School trouble with drugs

A 13-year-old boy living in urban poverty with his mother and six younger siblings is currently getting in trouble at school. He has never been in trouble before. But the teachers say he is becoming belligerent toward authority figures, sloppy in his schoolwork and ignoring friends he has had since kindergarten. He also is beginning … Read more

The Psychology of Barack Obama

Read the essay “The Psychology of Barack Obama” and post whether you find Barber’s classification convincing.  The author concludes that President Obama is an Active Negative, potentially a dangerous president.  Do you agree with that?  Defend your answer.

Determining Conditions of Probation Simulation

Part 1 Completethe CJi Interactive Simulation: Determining Conditions of Probation, found in Ch. 12: Corrections in the Community located on the student website. Take noteson the answers you selected and prepare a summary of the outcomes of your selections to share with your team. Part 2 Write a 400 word summary of the conditions of … Read more

Explain what the biggest obstacles are to a more sustainable future… either on an individual, community, or global level.

Overview of the Assignment: Because sustainability has been a central theme of the course, this essay assignment is intended for you to reflect on the various examples and aspects of the field. Sustainability wears many different hats. As we have said, it involves a lot more than simply “environmental protection” (though that is certainly one … Read more

Everything that Rises Must Converge

This assignment is worth 10% of your overall course grade. Your essay should be approximately 3 double-spaced pages, formatted in MLA style. **The assignments that you do in this course are all related. The feedback I give you on your discussion posts is designed to help you learn how to write about literature for future … Read more

Multiculturalism in the News

Research news stories for the Multiculturalism in the News assignment due in Week Six; each team member must select one news story. The stories must have occurred within the past 6 months and must illustrate the effects of multicultural conflict. Provide a short summary, up to 150 words, for each news story. Describe how the … Read more

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two most brilliant men in the early history of the United States. Compare and Contrast them in terms of their backgrounds, the roles they played in early U.S goverment and their positions on the key issues which confronted the new nation

The book i am using in class is, The American Promise~A history of the United States.    ISBN: 978-1-476-1345-6 ( Combined Edition ) or  ISBN: 978-1-4576-1346-3 ( VOL. 1 )   Website please put it on your own words and provide with the link of the website.   Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two … Read more

The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making

The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making Consider the following two scenarios: Scenario 1: James works in the accounting department of a large firm. While going over the books for the past several months, James notices that someone has altered the figures to increase earnings by several thousands of dollars. He suspects that … Read more

At what point does a disease become an epidemic, endemic, or pandemic? What are the parameters that define each of these states of a disease’s effect?

Epidemic, Endemic, and Pandemic Occurrence of Disease(s) One aspect of epidemiology is the study of the epidemic, endemic, and pandemic occurrence of disease(s). Some critics may argue diseases and conditions such as bird flu are endemic in many countries, and some may argue human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or AIDS is a series of epidemics. Research … Read more