Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.
Discussion 1: The American Revolution
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:
· Textbook: Chapter 5, 6
· Lesson
· Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the leading causes of the American Revolution.
· The Proclamation Act of 1763
· The Navigation Acts
· The Stamp Act
· The Declaratory Act
· The Townsend Act
· The Boston Massacre
· The Coercive Acts
Then, address the following for your selections:
· Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the British Parliament on British North America. Which of your two selections do you consider the most significant and why?
· Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.
Follow-Up Posts Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different acts, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same acts, build on their posts by providing additional information about the acts that you have not already noted in your own post.
Publication Date: 2014
APA Citation
OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Intr
Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787.
Discussion 2: Confederation and Constitution
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:
· Textbook: Chapter 7, 8
· Lesson
· Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.)
· Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post For the initial post, address the following:
· Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States was faced with under the Federation government.
· Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.
Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post:
· Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787.
· How did ratification lead to the formation of America’s first two political parties, the Federalists and Anti-Federalist?
· What were the major differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and who were the best-known members of each party?
Follow-Up Posts Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose a different perspective, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same perspective, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.
Publication Date: 2014
APA Citation
OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. Retrieved from https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction
Should suicide precautions be put in place for either patient?
Activity Questions
Review the scenarios and answer the below questions utilizing the attached material and resources.
Name some of the suicidal risk factors for the individuals:
Are either patient actively exhibiting any suicidal behaviors? If so, explain.
What assessment items are you able to answer based on the information you have already been provided?
What are some assessment questions you may want to ask this individual to obtain more information?
What level of risk would you consider these individuals to be? Should suicide precautions be put in place for either patient? If so, what precautions would you implement?
Table 27-2
Levels of Suicidal Behaviors
| Suicidal ideation | Expressed thoughts or fantasies with no definite intent—may express ideas directly or symbolically |
| Suicidal threats | Verbal or written expressions of intent without actual actions |
| Suicidal gestures | Actions that result in little or no injury, but communicate the message of suicidal intent |
| Parasuicidal behaviors | Unsuccessful attempts with a low likelihood of success |
| Suicidal attempts | Serious self-directed actions with the intent to end one’s life |
| Completed suicide | The successful ending of one’s life |
Box 27-3
Assessment the Potential for Suicide
“What has been the most difficult moment for you in the recent past?”
“Have things been so bad that you have thought about escaping? If so, how?”
“Are there times when death seems like an attractive option to you?”
“Have you thought of harming or killing yourself?”
“If you were to harm yourself, how would you do it?”
“Do you have access to the items you would need to carry out your plan? (This includes a gun, medications, a rope, an enclosed garage.)”
“Have you thought about or attempted to harm yourself in the past?”
“What has kept you from harming yourself thus far?”
“What might keep you from harming yourself in the future?”
“Do you think you can control your behavior and refrain from acting on your thoughts or impulses?” This is the most important question to ask.
Based on your assessment, provide a glimpse of what the future of healthcare analytics may look like.
The role of analytics has recently taken its place in the health care community. Share your understanding of how the five levels of analytical capability will affect the two major areas of fiscal and operational, and clinical and patient safety. Additionally, be sure to address the following:
- the defining descriptive and predictive analytics that will affect the future of “big data” in health care. Considering the current factors affecting the future of analytics in health care may be related to meaningful use, the accountable care organizations (ACO), and the protection of patient privacy. Based on your assessment, provide a glimpse of what the future of healthcare analytics may look like.
How will you use your opportunities for self-awareness?
Read these sources about the Johari Window, and then complete a self-assessment using the Johari Window. Post your Johari Window and determine your opportunities for self-awareness and areas for improvement.
· How will you use your opportunities for self-awareness?
· What will you do about your areas of improvement?
· What goals will you set for yourself to make those improvements?
· How will you make this a priority?
Explain how you believe the data influenced the decision.
Visit the website of any publicly traded company of your choice (via web search or www.sc.gov) and identify and provide two (2) examples of the decisions that the company’s senior executives made using data to achieve various goals (business expansion, merge, acquisition, increase success and profitability, and the like) Explain how you believe the data influenced the decision.
Compare and contrast the concepts of motor learning and motor performance, provide an example.
1. Compare and contrast the concepts of motor learning and motor performance, provide an example.
2. Select and define a movement, including the environmental predictability and task organization. When teaching this movement, how do the concepts of skill and ability interact?
discuss your opinion on this case and what it means for the future of programs like this.
Sport sponsorship is a great way to generate revenue for a professional sports team, tournament, stadium, or individual sport. It is also a great way to promote a product, which is why it is a billion dollar industry. Naming rights for National Football League (NFL) football stadiums bring in $20 million a year. NASCAR racing teams count on multiple sponsors in order to help with costs, and minor league and major league baseball team’s count on giveaways or contests to bring in fans.
Consider yourself the marketing director for the ” Frisco Roughriders Minor League Baseball Team” (real team alert!) Ticket sales are down and you need to bring in more fans quickly: Come up with promotion ideas to enable the Roughriders to draw in fans with the following in mind: Using bullet points, what age group are you targeting? How? Why? Give an example for each category:
1. Giveaway (Who is your target audience?)
2. Theme Night
3. Contest
Q12
outside research is a necessity: Start by reading the 95 page decision by Judge Underhill regarding the Quinnipiac Cheerleading Squad and Title IX: 194_QuinnipiacDecision7-21-10.pdf
Please discuss your opinion on this case and what it means for the future of programs like this. Please remember to list your references.
Discuss the early history of the criminal theory and its application to crime control i.e., Positivist School vs. Classical School, plus gender, class, and race as they relate to crime.
This week’s reading provides an overview of the changing boundaries of criminology, counting crime and measuring criminal behavior, and the schools of thought throughout history pertaining to the study of those that commit a crime. Discuss the early history of the criminal theory and its application to crime control i.e., Positivist School vs. Classical School, plus gender, class, and race as they relate to crime. Also, discuss if racial profiling is justifiable? Ever? If the answer is yes, discuss how effective the profiling must be to remain justified? If the answer is no, do the events of 9/11 suggest a justification for other forms of ethnic profiling?
How do genetic and environmental factors work together to influence emotional and moral development?
How do genetic and environmental factors work together to influence emotional and moral development? What can parents do to ensure healthy emotional and moral development with their children?
This week you’re going on a field trip – an internet field trip! Please do a search online for a current event that relates to the material in the reading this week. Give a brief summary of what you found and explain how it fits in with what you learned this week. Don’t forget to cite your source!
