Summarize the salient points of the Supreme Court case Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow and Jane Doe v. Acton-Boxborogh Regional School District.
Religion and politics have traditionally been highly debated topics in our society. Recently, the Pledge of Allegiance has added to this debate.
American citizens have generally recited the Pledge of Allegiance at important ceremonies ranging from presidential inaugurations to the beginning of the school day. The pledge has a great deal of sentimental value to many Americans, but also creates a great deal of controversy for others.
Review The History of Legal Challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance by reading the Supreme Court cases Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow and Jane Doe v. Acton-Boxborogh Regional School District, which highlights the debate.
Write a 23 page paper in which you:
Summarize the salient points of the Supreme Court case Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow and Jane Doe v. Acton-Boxborogh Regional School District.
Explain the decisions of the Supreme Court in these cases in brief.
Discuss whether or not you think public schools should require students to recite the pledge. Why or why not?
Provide three quality sources.
Discuss the origins and impact of that issue/problem, and develop a social justice response to this problem with the assumption that you have the resources and power to promote change.
Graduate school and the social work profession require a significant amount of writing. As part of your application for admission to the MSW program at SFSU, you are to write an essay detailed below. This essay will be used to assess your writing skills along with critical and analytical thinking. Please provide citations for all sourc. One page is about 220-270 words. A statement that does not follow these guidelines or abide by the page limit may not be reviewed.
Essay Analytical Question Select a social issue/social problem that you are likely to encounter as a social worker in todays society/world. Discuss the origins and impact of that issue/problem, and develop a social justice response to this problem with the assumption that you have the resources and power to promote change.
What happens to the longevity of worms when RNAi is used to knockdown HIF-1 in MIT mutant worms?
Answer questions 1-4 by reading the following article. All answers must come from SOLELY from the following journal article . The answers should be 1-2 sentence and it should summarize the answers EFFECTIVELY and CONCISELY in 1-2 sentences unless specified otherwise. In question 1, you may use 4-5 sentences.
click on the link to access the article.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838777/
1. Explain the relevance of testing the phenotype of RNAi treatment for 400 genes on wild type or MIT mutant c. elegans .
2. What important discovery does this paper make about TAF-4 and HIF-1?
3. In worms, approximately how many genes does HIF-1 regulate during hypoxia?
4. What happens to the longevity of worms when RNAi is used to knockdown HIF-1 in MIT mutant worms?
create an initial post that discusses how the documentary and the process of the ACAs enactment reflect themes and issues from the course, such as those relating to interest groups, political parties/partisanship, the presidency, and Congress.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is one of the most significant policies enacted by the federal government in recent decades, and it has been a source of significant political and legal battles in the decade since its enactment.
For this discussion board assignment, view the documentary, Obamas Deal about the enactment of the ACA. Then, create an initial post that discusses how the documentary and the process of the ACAs enactment reflect themes and issues from the course, such as those relating to interest groups, political parties/partisanship, the presidency, and Congress. Reply to at least 2 other students.
Your initial post should be at least 400 words and should apply and analyze course material.
Grades will be assessed using the following rubric:
Content of initial post (50 points):
Content of reply posts (10 points):
Discussion board basics (10 points):
Grammar, spelling, netiquette, etc.
Video link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/obamasdeal/ (Links to an external site.).
Video transcript: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamasdeal/etc/script.html
Write a summary of the proposed credit rating change you researched state, the justification for the change by the credit rating agency, and the implications for the government unit.
Question Description
You can use the search term state credit ratings and sort your results by newest to oldest. The results display various announcements about credit rating upgrades and downgrades, and some of them include local governments. By sorting the newest changes first, you can examine some of the most recent developments in state and local debt finance.
Browse the announcements and focus on credit rating changes for a state or local government. Review the article, and if you need more information, you can use the state or city name and the term credit rating to do a broader Google search for additional articles. Most of the time, the article on Lexis-Nexis should be sufficient for this Discussion
Write a summary of the proposed credit rating change you researched state, the justification for the change by the credit rating agency, and the implications for the government unit. Your initial post should be 250 words. You will not be able to view any posts from classmates until after you have posted your response to this discussion..
describe some of the public health implications of these disasters and FEMAs role in preventing controlling these situations. Were they effective?
The Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) has been intimately involved with local disasters in the last decade. Review some of the work that FEMA has been involved in recently in your area. Investigate and describe some of the work done by FEMA after a recent disaster in your area. Using approximately 200 to 400 words, describe some of the public health implications of these disasters and FEMAs role in preventing controlling these situations. Were they effective? Be sure to show accurate evidence to defend your position! Include at least two scholarly references (using APA formatting and style) to guide your discussion. Also, using approximately 100 words, comment on at least five other students posts on at least three separate days
find five (5) interesting posts from any of the security blogs you wish and summarize each one the same as the tweets.
Question Description
find recent tweets that are particularly interesting to youpertaining to cybersecurity taken from accounts that mostly tweet about cyber security. For eachof these people, post a link to a tweet that is particularly interesting, and summarize it in abouttwo sentences each. Do not just cut and paste, anddo not just take the first line or two of the main content of the tweet. Actually summarize it foryourself.
find five (5) interesting posts from any of the security blogs you wish and summarize each one the same as the tweets.
As part of your disaster planning for your facility, what sort of proactive readiness can a hospital do to plan for an active shooter in your facility?
In recent years, there has been an upswing in active shooter scenarios involving multiple innocent victims. This has occurred at schools, shopping malls, movie theaters, and other public and semi-public locations.
For your first post, respond to the following questions:
Research several active shooter scenarios in the literature. Post two or three specific incidents and describe whether you notice any commonalities. What lessons were learned from the emergency response operations?
As part of your disaster planning for your facility, what sort of proactive readiness can a hospital do to plan for an active shooter in your facility?
Respond to at least two classmates posts.
Post at least three (3) times to the discussion forum. All answers and replies should be substantive. Back up all positions/opinions with credible peer-reviewed literature research
What would you do as a nurse leader if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
Question Description
Im working on a nursing discussion question and need a sample draft to help me study.
Your discussion post should look like:
Paragraph one: What would you do as a nurse leader or nurse manager (depending on your last name) if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
Paragraph two: Why is it important to update policies and procedures? What are the risks if they are outdated?
Paragraph three: What is your role as a nurse leader or nurse manager (depending on your last name) in assuring policies or procedures are up to date?
Resources: Where did you find your data?
Directions
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion
Step 1: Read the following case study:
A nurse has an order to complete a procedure on a patient. After reading the procedure, the nurse notices that it is not best practice and it has not been updated for 6 years. The nurse takes this issue to the nurse leader (charge nurse) and the nurse manager (unit manager).
Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would answer the nurse manager question. Please review the differences in these roles before posting.
The First Letter of your Last Name
Question to Answer
A-M
What would you do as a nurse leader if your policy or procedure conflicts with the most recent evidence? Describe your response to this nurse.
Why is it important to update policies and procedures? What are the risks if they are outdated?
What is your role as a nurse leader in assuring policies or procedures are up to date?
Research the potential impact of recent fiscal policies on the US debt and write an initial post of 150 words or more on the topic.
Question Description
Im working on a international economics question and need support to help me learn.
US Debt and Fiscal Policy
Link:https://youtu.be/OmjkEM3AJ1Q
Watch the video above. Do you agree? Research the potential impact of recent fiscal policies on the US debt and write an initial post of 150 words or more on the topic.
Your initial post must include one scholarly source (advice: if it is not listed on Google Scholar (Links to an external site.), it is most likely not a scholarly source).
You must comment on one of your classmates posts.
