SU De Extinction Discussion

We learn in chapter 15 about conservation efforts to protect endangered species. There are some groups that are trying to approach this issue from a different angle, they are working to bring species back from extinction (this is called de-extinction). One well known example of this is the research group working to bring the Woolly Mammoth back. There are several TedTalks that explain what is happening and how they’re doing it. My favorite is from 2013 and I’ve linked it here. Colossal is the name of a company that is actively working to achieve de-extinction. For the discussion board this week I’d like you to visit their website and explore the “de-extinction” page. I hoping we can get a lively discussion going this week about this concept. Questions to think about as you write your post:Is de-extinction a good idea? or a bad idea?If we bring an animal back from the dead what are some of the potential positive outcomes?If we bring an animal back from the dead what are some of the potential negative outcomes?How do you think bringing back something like the Woolly Mammoth would impact people, planet, and profit?

PCC Tuvan Throat Singing Discussion

STEP ONE: Watch ThisWatch this video, which is a clip from the award-winning musical Get Up! Stand Up!: The Bob Marley Musical, which is now playing in the UK.The idea behind the musical seems pretty self-explanatory: it’s the story of one of the greatest musicians and cultural figures of the 20th Century, put onstage as a play, using that musician’s own music to help tell the story, and as you’ll see, this show is like watching a play and a Bob Marley concert in one.After going through the Discussions on the birth and evolution of Musical Theater, and watching the above clip, start thinking about what kind of music, or what artist, or what style of dance, you would like to see form the basis of a Musical, especially one that hasn’t been done yet. Is it Klezmer music? Zydeco? Fado music from Portugal, Banda from Mexico, Icelandic sea shanties, Scottish pop music from the early 1980s? A favorite singer or band? It can be just about anything, but you will get points for originality. All you need to do is think about what you would like to see, and think about why.Post your idea below and MOST IMPORTANTLY: Post a clip of the music or performer so that we can get an idea of what you’re going for. I want to see what you come up with, and so do your classmates.Pick your two favorite ideas and tell them why you liked it so much. Is the story inherently dramatic, do you also love that band or that style, is the performer they mention particularly theatrical, do you think it would fit well with your idea? Anything you post is 100 percent correct as long as it’s honest and constructive.

UCL Equal Access to Higher Education in United States Policy Report

Write a 3,000-word policy report focusing on a particular ‘social problem’ in one specific country. Examples of the types of social problems that could be focused on include: homelessness, the challenges of an ageing population and social care provision or pension provision, unemployment and unemployment benefits, modern slavery or equal access to higher education. You need to critically analyse the policy responses to the social problem and identify some policy recommendations.

Miami University The Hunger Games Saga Essay

One contemporary work of fiction that tackles ethics on a massive scale is Susan Collins’ The Hunger Games. This trilogy of novels and the movies based on them deal with a variety of moral issues, some of which have relevance for all times of human history, some of which have particular contemporary relevance—they deal with problems that we are facing within human society today, whether or not we are fully aware of them as moral problems.(200 points) Write a paper (4-5 pages). Select some of the moral issues presented in The Hunger Games saga (three to four issues would be a good range, depending on how fully you intend to talk about them). You may use any of the installments in the trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) or the movies based on them. Begin your paper with a statement about which book(s)/film(s) you are working with (some moral issues change over the course of the saga). Make direct references to situations or dialogue within these stories.aAnalyze the moral issues you have chosen, using your own logic and feelings along with references to philosophers covered in the class (this can include material from the student summaries about contemporary moral problems). Ask what kind of moral theory best helps you answer the moral dilemmas in this story? Virtue theory? Kant’s categorical imperative? Utilitarianism? Something else, or some combination?Here are some examples of moral issues that are obvious in these stories, though you certainly do not need to limit yourself to the examples listed here:Killing: When is it justified, if ever?Civil disobedience (when is it right to resist authority, and by what means—nonviolent? Violent?)Altruism and self-sacrifice. Why do people do good? Why do they sacrifice themselves for others or for a greater purpose than themselves?How should children be treated, including using them as means to an end? (The Capitol uses children as a means of punishing the districts for rebelling, and as a way to keep them afraid of ever rebelling again.)Poverty—the hoarding of resources by a privileged few, while the many work to make that possible.The use of torture.Lying—the protagonists lie frequently. Is this justified? (Peeta, the hands-down “best” person in the story, lies skillfully to protect others, especially Katniss. Katniss also becomes adept at lying, and sometimes struggles more with being dishonest than with the rather obvious issue of killing.)Genetic engineering—the Capitol’s “muttations” (“mutts”), genetically enhanced animals used as weapons.Finally, answer this basic question: If you were put in the same position as the “tributes”, what would you do? (Peeta struggles with this before their first time in the arena: “If I have to die, I want to find a way of showing them that I’m more than just a piece in their games.”)

Three discussion question | Education homework help

  
QUESTION ONE
Choose one of your favorite products. Analyze the companys marketing strategies, referring to the eleven-point checklist. To what extent did their strategy contribute to your purchasing the product? Discuss ways in which you might improve the strategy without resorting to fallacies or misleading advertising. Upload an image of your product so your peers can see it too.
Favorite product is monster energy drinks 
250 words
QUESTION TWO
Politicians have adopted many modern marketing strategies with advertising, polling, telemarketing, and demographic targeting. Identify specific examples of marketing strategies used in recent political campaign. Looking back at the section on “Critical Thinking and Democracy” in Chapter 1, discuss ways in which marketing in politics might violate the democratic process.
250 words
QUESTION THREE
In preparing for this discussion, take some time to view this week’s required videos again. Next, read the following quotes from Nersesian (2016):
Climate change is the mantra of those who blame carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere as a sole source of problems that at times include volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Climate change has been part of Earth’s repertoire for as long as it has existed. There may be other contributors to climate change besides anthropomorphic gases. Perhaps it is time to acknowledge the ultimate unpredictability of climate rather than bet all the chips on a seemingly predictable, but often wrong, oversimplified, deterministic, single variable climate model. Ironically, this book, in looking at fossil fuels as a finite resource and what might be left in a century, concludes along with the global alarmists that reducing carbon dioxide fuels is a desirable course of action—but motivations are far different. (p. 495)
Climate change is continual with warming and cooling cycles, and within these cycles weather patterns change significantly. Treating climate change strictly as a twentieth and twenty-first-century phenomenon that started with burning fossil fuels is absurd. (p. 506)
Carbon dioxide rising simultaneously with temperature is not a persuasive argument that carbon dioxide is a cause of global warming. To the degree that carbon dioxide lags temperature, then the inference is that carbon dioxide does not cause global warming, but is a consequence of higher temperatures. The mechanism that would cause carbon dioxide to lag a rise in temperatures would be warming oceans giving up some of their carbon dioxide content. Methane seemed to follow temperatures better than carbon dioxide throughout … [the most recent] 160,000-year climate history. (p. 511)
Simply put, Nersesian (2016) claims that climate change is not a product of mankind’s use of fossil fuels.
Use the LibraryLinks to an external site. and any evidence presented by Nersesian (2016) to either validate or refute his claim. Remember to take into account the credibility of your sources (including Nersesian). Post a thread that is no less than 350 words and no more than 500 words (not including the References list), stating and defending your conclusion. Title your thread either “I Agree with Nersesian” or “I Disagree with Nersesian.” Whichever position you present, you must fully commit. For purposes of the initial thread, there is NO middle ground!
Make sure to support your work using reputable sources.

Texas government writing assignment 2

 Select ONE of the following topics to answer for Writing Assignment 2. The writing assignment should be a minimum of 750 words. 

During the 2020 COVID pandemic, Governor Greg Abbott was criticized by members of both parties — by the Democrats for inadequate restrictions and by the Republicans (his own party) for having too many restrictions.  In response, a constitutional amendment was proposed in the 2021 Texas legislative session that would limit the powers of the governor in a pandemic or other crisis.  What restrictions on the governors powers were proposed?  What were the arguments for and against these restrictions?  What happened to this proposal during the regular session?  Do you believe that the governor exceeded his authority during the pandemic or do you believe the governors actions did not go far enough?  Be sure to explain your position in detail.  

How are state judges selected in Texas?  Discuss two different methods used in other states for selecting judges. What are the arguments for each of the selection methods you discussed?  How do you think that Texas judges should be selected?  Explain your reasoning.   How does being appointed or elected affect the accountability and independence of judges?  How informed do you think the public is about judicial elections and judicial candidates?

Read Chapter 11 in the textbook.  Texas is considered to have one of the most regressive tax structures in the nation.  Define regressive and progressive taxes.  What makes the Texas tax system regressive?  How might Texas make its tax system more progressive?  What would prevent Texas from having a more progressive tax system?  Is it the job of the tax system to promote equality of taxation across all income groups?

Read about Welfare Policy and Medicaid and Health Care Policy in Chapter 12 of your textbook. Also, review Sections 2 and 5 of the Poverty in Texas content by the Texas Politics Project and the Texas Tribune article Poverty in Texas drops to lowest level in a decade.   Why does Texas have such a high poverty rate (when compared to other states in the U.S.), and what steps might the state government take to reduce the poverty level?  How does the political culture of Texas (refer back to Chapter 1) influence the governments response to poverty?  What are the conservative vs. liberal explanations for poverty (see section 5 in the Poverty in Texas content)?  What role do you believe the state and federal governments should play, if any, to reduce the poverty rate?

Discuss how the racial/ethnic makeup of the overall prison population and the death row population in Texas compares to the racial/ethnic breakdown of the general population in Texas.  (Review “Who are Texans?”  Chapter 13)  What might explain the racial/ethnic makeup of the prison population in Texas?  Which regions of the country have higher incarceration rates and death penalty usage?  (Review “Texas and the Nation”  Chapter 13)  What do you think explains the differences in the regional patterns of incarceration and death penalty usage?  After reading Chapter 13, how do you feel about the fairness of the Texas criminal justice system?  To respond to crime in Texas, should the state decriminalize certain behavior, reduce sentence lengths, invest in crime prevention (such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation), or build more prisons?

Biology assignment organ systems website recommendation blog

Part 1: Initial Blog Post on an Organ System
Now that you have had a chance to study the organ systems of the body, choose one system and research it further. Find a credible and reliable, scientific website that augments what you have already learned about that particular organ system. No duplicate websites are permitted.
[NOTE: Neither open resources nor open blogs can be used as sources of information; see Researching Information within the class for more information on appropriate credible/reliable sources of information]. 
[Not citing a specific reliable academic/scientific resource is an automatic 10 point deduction].
Share the website with the class by writing a full paragraph summary (150 words minimum) of what you have learned or have found particularly helpful when reviewing the website. Do not copy and paste directly from the website. This blog should be written in your own words.  Also required within the initial blog post is sharing the website (specific URL) and what you have learned from this resource and/or have found particularly helpful when reviewing the website.  Do not copy and paste directly from the website. This blog should be written in your own words.Any content and paraphrased information from the resource (URL) must be properly cited per APA including the specific URL (website) you are recommending.  The blog post must be directly posted in the classroom; please do not upload a Word document only.  
The initial blog post is strongly suggested to be posted by 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday of Week 3.
Part 2: Response Blog PostPeruse some of the Blog entries made by your fellow classmates. Choose at least one that you found useful and comment on how the website helped you with this weeks content. The comment should be 100 words minimum.For Part 2 – posting the Blog Response Post to a fellow classmate, click the “Week 3 Assignment – Organ Systems Website Recommendation Blog” to enter the assignment. The screen will refresh and on the right side will be a black bar with “Blog details” on it and below that will be your name and a down arrow. Click the arrow and all the people who have posted blog posts will be listed. Read through the post by selecting the fellow student’s name and the screen will refresh – scroll to bottom and on the bottom left will be the student’s blog post. When ready to respond, click “Comment” at the end of the blog post and then a space will open below the blog post you are responding to. When done with the response blog post, click “Add”. Then the response blog post is posted.
The Week 3 Assignment – Organ Systems [Website Recommendation] Blog is worth a potential total maximum of 100 points and there are two components: (1) Part 1: your initial blog post, 150 words minimum, discussing a credible and reliable, scientific website (10 points maximum) that augments what you have already learned about that particular Organ System. The initial blog post will be scored on topic (10 points), grammar and spelling (10 points), content and discussion of the organ system (30 points maximum), usefulness of the website (10 points maximum), submitted on a different day than Part 2 (5 points) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 150 words (5 points) (2) Part 2: response blog post to a fellow classmate and it will be scored on grammar and spelling (2.5 points), content and discussion of what was learned about the organ system from the blog post and/or visiting the website and resource (15 points maximum) and meeting the minimum blog post length of 100 words (2.5 points maximum).

CCC Long Term Debt for Apple Inc Questions

Instructions Refer to the most recent 10-Ks (Year Ended in 2022) for Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.NOTE: Some answers are numerical, fill-in the blanks. Please adjust all answers for the units, and include the ‘,’ separators (e.g., 11 million or 11,000 thousand should be entered as 11,000,000), if required.Refer to Note 7, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Apple.For the year ended 2022, how much was the total (both current long-term) Term Debt owed by Apple (do not include any adjustments)?1 – Search for “Note 7” to go directly to this note.2 – Look under the column titles. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer._______________Q2) Refer to Note 7, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Apple.For the year ended 2022, how much was the “Unamortized premium/(discount) and issuance costs, net” for Apple?1 – Look under the title. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer.Refer to Note 7, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Apple.The amount from the previous question regarding Apple’s “Unamortized premium/(discount)” represents a premium.FalseQ4) Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Apple.For the year ended 2022, how much did Apple receive for the Issuance of Term Debt?1 – Search for “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows” to go directly to Apple’s Balance Sheet.2 – Look under the title. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer.Q5) Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Apple.For the year ended 2022, how much did Apple pay on the repayment of Term Debt?1 – Search for “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows” to go directly to Apple’s Statements of Cash Flows.2 – Look under the title. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answerQ6) Refer to Note 6, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Alphabet.For the year ended 2021, how much was the total debt (include both Notes Future Lease payments) owed by Alphabet (do not include any adjustments)?1 – Search for “Note 6” to go directly to this note.2 – Look at the last sentence before the table. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer.Q7) Refer to Note 6, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Alphabet.For the year ended 2021, how much was the “Unamortized premium/(discount) and issuance costs, net” for Alphabet?1 – Search for “Note 6” to go directly to this note.2 – Look at the last sentence before the table. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer._________________Q8) Refer to Note 6, in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for Alphabet.The amount from the previous question regarding Alphabet’s “Unamortized premium/(discount)” represents a discount.FalseQ9) Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Alphabet.For the year ended 2021, how much did Alphabet receive for the Issuance of Debt (net of costs)?1 – Search for “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows” to go directly to Alphabet’s Statement of Cash Flows.2 – Look under the title. What units do the numbers represent? Since the amounts are in “In millions,” add six zeros to your answer.Q10) Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Alphabet.For the year ended 2021, what was Alphabet’s cash outflow for Alphabet related to the repayment of Debt?you might need this link

SOCW 6446 Walden University Week 9 Substance Use Lindsey Worksheet

Lindsey is a 12-year-old white female referred to counseling for substance abuseproblems. Lindsey lives in a foster home. She was removed from her mother and stepfather’s home at age 7, when the federal authorities conducted a raid and discovered a methamphetamine lab in the home. Lindsey and her foster mother report that Lindsey initially was given alcohol by her mother and stepfather at age 4. She began smoking cigarettes at age 7, just before the police raid. Lindsey was returned to her mother’s care at age 9. She began smoking pot shortly thereafter. At age 11, she tried methamphetamines and cocaine, had a bad experience, and ended up hospitalized and, once again, removed from her mother’s care. She is now in permanent foster care. The foster mother is very concerned about Lindsey’s well-being. Although there have not been any incidents of methamphetamine or cocaine use, Lindsey has been caught smoking cigarettes and pot on several occasions. Lindsey was also caught at school selling a small amount of pot and sent to the local juvenile drug court. The drug court referred her for counseling. When you meet with Lindsey alone, she insists that pot is not a problem. She refers to it as an “herb” and as “all natural.” She says she would never go down the road that he mother went down but that pot is different and it just keeps her mellow and out of trouble. She claims that pot is her medicine and that she needs it to function at home and at school.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 likely to develop a physiological dependency on the drug, and to require detoxification as part of the treatment process. Treatment for any level of severity can be a long process, and there are several things to consider. First, treatments must be individualized to meet the needs of the child or adolescent. Second, treatment needs to be accessible and address an array of issues beyond just the substance abuse. For example, an adolescent trauma survivor might be using substances as a coping mechanism. In order to maintain sobriety, the trauma issues must be addressed. Third, clinicians must continually monitor and update treatment plans, monitor for changes in substance use frequency and amount, and facilitate both individual and group counseling. Fourth, a child or adolescent must stay in treatment for an extended period of time, whether it is outpatient or inpatient. Treating substance use takes time, particularly if the child or adolescent does not believe he or she has a problem. Finally, substance use treatment should include monitoring of medical conditions such as infectious diseases, as many adolescents tend to become promiscuous when using substances. Keep in mind that recovery from substance use is a lifelong process. Relapse rates are very high for adolescents, and it is important to encourage them to engage in a lifelong commitment of sobriety.For this Assignment, select one of the substance use case studies (Case Study 3 or Case Study 4) located in this week’s resources. Consider a treatment plan, including a diagnosis, intervention, and prevention technique for the child or adolescent. Think about how you might include the parents/guardians in the treatment plan.The Assignment:Select one substance use case study (Case Study 3 or Case Study 4).Complete the Treatment Plan Guidelines template provided in this week’s required resources based on the case that you selected.I ATTACHED THE TEMPLATE YOU ARE TO USEALSO HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES FOR THIS WEEK Harris, N., Brazeau, J. N., Rawana, E. P., Brownlee, K., Klein, R. (2017).Self-Perceived Strengths Among Adolescents With and Without Substance Abuse ProblemsLinks to an external site.. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(2), 277-288 Piehler, T. F., Winters, K. C. (2017). Decision-making style and response to parental involvement in brief interventions for adolescent substance useLinks to an external site.. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(3), 336-346.

The 2nd of 2 group “it’s your gavel

 
Group: “It’s Your Gavel” Question Assignments Guidelines Requirements:
1. A list of participating and non-participating student names. As well as, screen shots evidencing compliance by each student with the Group Work Assignment Guidelines Requirements  noted above.
2. Complete detailed answers addressing each of the issue(s)/question(s) in the selected cases using proper English. APA Style is required only for citations and references.
3.The issue(s)/question(s) shall be repeated in full and followed by the group’s narrative response which must include substantively and properly used APA Style citation for sources.
4. The references used for each issue(s)/question(s) shall follow each narrative before proceeding to the next issue(s)/question(s), if any.
5. At least three (3) “External Authoritative Sources” are required in addition to the textbook and case for maximum points on EACH issue/question.
     5.1 Each paragraph and each substantive issue addressed in an answer must have at least one “External Authoritative Sources” cited (not including the text book or case).
     5.2 It is unacceptable to have any paragraph(s) or issue(s) with zero sources cited
     5.3 It is improper to have one paragraph or issue contain all three “external authoritative sources” 
6. The assigned cases are as follows. See Course Calendar for Due Dates.
Module 4 – Kirk v. Mercy Hosp. Tri-County, 851 S.W.2d 617 (Mo. Ct. App. 1993). Found in Ch 20 (pg553-554). 
7. A source cannot be referenced unless it was cited in the narrative answer.
8. The text book and case study must be cited just like any other source. It is not permissible to write In the text book or In the case study… unless the proper APA Style citation is found at the end of the sentence.
9. Any direct quote in the narrative must include the page or paragraph number at the end of the citation.
10. It is improper to place a citation/source at the end of a paragraph if material from the source appears before the last sentence in the paragraph.
11. It is improper to place a citation in the middle of a sentence. One can lead with the source in the sentence but cannot use a citation within parenthesis except at the end of the sentence.
12. “External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: articles from published books, peer reviewed journal articles, education and government sites as well as non-partisan national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc) provided, however the article selected must have:
     12.1 Authors; and
     12.2 In text citations and references to support statements made therein.
      12.3 Under no circumstances are newspapers (e.g., the Wall Street Journal), blogs (regardless of source), editorials, panel discussions, definition of terms, the assigned case study, “dot com” sites, and text books from the course or other courses to be used. The foregoing are not considered authoritative for this course.
13.  It is recommended students review the adobe connect session with FIU Libraries and Writing Center on APA Style formatting and contact them personally if more assistance is needed.
14. Proper Submission Required: The assignment must be posted in the appropriate Assignment Folder.
15. Late submissions are not accepted
16. Grading Rubric for 10 maximum points per assignment:
It’s Your Gavel Group Assignments Rubric
4 – Excellent
3 – Good
2 – Fair
1 – Poor
All assigned questions/issues were answered in their entirety in the students’ own words and not a string of direct quotes. 
The submission complies with the proper APA style of in-text citations and references
All assigned questions/issues were answered in their entirety in the students’ own words; however there were a few stings of direct quotes.
The submission complies with the proper APA style of in-text citations and references with minimal errors.
The assigned questions/issues were not answered in their entirety; or most of the content was not the students’ own thoughts it contained an excessive amount of direct quotes.
The submission does not fully comply with the proper APA style
The assigned questions/issues were not answered in their entirety and most, or if not all, of the content was a string of direct quotes.
The submission does not comply with the proper APA style
4 – Excellent
3 – Good
2 Fair
1 Poor
Each question/answer response cites the text book and MORE THAN two external authoritative sources.
Each paragraph and/or issue uses MORE THAN one external authoritative source (not including the text book)
Use of two external authoritative source per issue, question, or paragraph.
Submission contained only one external authoritative source in the entire submission. 
Submission did not contain any external authoritative sources.
2 – Excellent
1 – Good
0.5 – Fair
0 – Poor
Submission is clear and concise.
Submission is clear, concise, with minimal errors. 
The submission was somewhat clear and concise – more than minimal errors