Once during the quarter, you will be asked to post a written presentation to the discussion forum for that week (in the thread labeled with your name). Your presentation should be on the literary text for that week (e.g., Letters from Rifka) and any other texts or topics from that week that you may wish to discuss. In your presentation, you will present a discussion […]

Paula is a 43-year-old HIV-positive Latina woman originally from Colombia. She is bilingual, fluent in both Spanish and English. Paula lives alone in an apartment in Queens, NY. She is divorced and has one son, Miguel, who is 20 years old. Paula maintains a relationship with her son and her ex-husband, David (46). Paula raised Miguel until he was 8 years old, at which time […]

There is a very interesting discussion about the Feminization of Poverty in your Schaefer text. It is interesting to note that conflict theorists place the blame on sex discrimination and sexual harassment.  But I wonder, from the functionalist view, could the reason lie with personal decisions? What are your thoughts on the causes of the Feminization of Poverty? What are your thoughts on solutions? You may […]

Utilizing the National Standards for Professional Learning and other similar resources as a guide, analyze and apply  what you have learned to your own organization or choose an  organization of interest. As a minimum include the following resources:   learning designs, outcomes, leadership, data implementation and  learning communities.  Develop an action plan for improvement relating to your current organization or another organization. The written paper should […]

Conduct a quick research and provide your thoughts on “Psychic Unity.”  Psychic Unit, interestingly enough, underlies both the traditional (Boas: historical reconstruction) and scientific (Binford: laws of human behavior) approach to archaeology. To me, Psychic Unity seems more appropriate for the Processual Approach (New Archaeology) that aims to develop cross-cultural models and laws/patterns of human behavior.  As biological, predictable, and logical beings (according to scientific […]

Substance use is another common problem among many adolescents. An important consideration is severity of use—mild, moderate, or severe—which helps clinicians distinguish reductions or increases in frequency of use, as well as potential physiological impacts. For example, an adolescent might drink alcohol every weekend to the point of intoxication but not become chemically dependent. An adolescent who is using heroin on a daily basis is […]

Once a child or adolescent engages in violent or aggressive behavior, the behavior is very difficult to change. This is partly because aggression often works as a strategy for children and adolescents to get what they want, and it is self-reinforcing. There are several evidence-based strategies for helping children and adolescents control themselves and refrain from violent or aggressive behavior. It is important to understand […]

1. In a previous week’s discussion, we touched on the whole community approach.  This not only involves the public safety agencies focusing the emergency services and emergency management functions, but also the various members of the community.  Now we are going to take a look at public/private partnerships.  Discuss what this concept is, what is the importance of this type of partnership(s), and identify a public/private […]

 In 500 words or more (no less), explain the difference between normative ethics and meta-ethics. You may use examples, but you will still need to include a full scholarly definition of each, with commentary. You may use any scholarly source other than a dictionary, to include online video lectures. You may use Wikipedia as a starting point, but be aware that Wikipedia is not a […]

Explain, reconstruct, and evaluate John Stuart Mill’s argument claiming that (1) we cannot only quantify pleasures, but can qualify them as well (higher and lower pleasures); and (2) that anyone knowledgeable with both kinds of pleasures would always prefer the higher pleasures over the lower ones (you will these arguments in pp. 10-14). Deal with the two arguments separately, even though they are obviously related. […]