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Question 1 Forming an immigration policy is difficult because people differ in their opinions about which types of immigrants will help an economy.  Many countries are developing point systems to help decide who will be allowed to immigrate.  Suppose you are developing a point system for the United States.  Name three characteristics of immigrants that you would weight highly in your point system.  Defend your choices with economic reasoning. Question 2 The recent pandemic will undoubtedly change some people’s thoughts about trade.  In general, is freer trade generally good for a country?  What exceptions, if any, should a country make regarding free trade?  In other words, what are “reasonable” justifications for restricting trade? Question 3 “Americans owed about $1.5 trillion in student loans at the end of March 2019, more than two times what they owed a decade earlier. The increase has come as historically high shares of young adults in the United States go to college and the cost of higher education increases.”  (Pew Research) Student debt has been a big topic of conversation in the Democratic presidential primary.  Some of the candidates have proposed forgiving a large portion of a student’s debt.  Explain the positive and negative aspects of doing so.   Question 4 “One-size-fits-all incentives like patents and exclusivity periods may not provide the right incentive for Humira [arthritis drug] or any other drug,” said Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “We probably are under-rewarding drug innovation for some types of diseases, such as early-stage cancers requiring long clinical trials, and over-rewarding it for others.”  -There Is No Single, Best Policy for Drug Prices, NYTimes, July 15, 2019. How should the developers of drugs be rewarded?  In your answer, give examples of drugs that are over-rewarded (through high prices) and ones that might be under-rewarded.  Question 5 Behavioral economics demonstrates how humans do not always behave rationally.  The book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman discusses why this is so.  Explain why humans do not behave rationally.  Give three examples of times when humans have problems making decisions. Question 6 “In the years ahead, Social Security does face a financial shortfall (Links to an external site.) that requires action by Congress. The combined trust funds for Social Security’s retirement and disability programs are on course to be depleted in 2035; without changes, funding from payroll tax receipts will be sufficient to pay only 80 percent of currently scheduled benefits.”  NYTimes, August 2, 2019,  7 of Your Most Burning Questions on Social Security (With Answers). LINK: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/business/social-security-shortfall-2020.html

Prepare and submit an essay of 500 to 800 words (with a typical font and double spacing, this will be between 2 and 3 pages). Your assignment should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. (If you cannot submit your file in in Word, please discuss other options with your mentor before submitting your first assignment.) Your essay should answer all the following questions. Be sure your answer is complete and that your writing is organized, clear, and grammatically correct. Properly cite any outside sources of information, including your textbook, in proper APA style. This is a midterm paper that will help you in preparing for your final project. In this paper you will also have an opportunity to give insights into the deliberative civil processes in the United States from your own perspective. Prepare a draft proposal for a particular individual engagement, for you as a citizen, in the process of democratic deliberation. The overall goal of your proposed action should be to allow you to become a more involved and responsible citizen; the engagement should have national or global importance. Choose a single issue-area that is, in your opinion, important for you as a citizen (for example, health care; education; veterans’ affairs; gender-based discourse; issues related to disabilities, etc.) Keep narrowing your focus until you can list one or two important question(s) you would like to tackle during your own engaged civic action. Identify any possible stakeholders (institutional actors) that are active in that particular field, and tell why you chose them. Identify institutional or other challenges to the action you suggest. Explain your choices and any ways you might propose to meet these challenges.

Much of the world was colonized by various European countries. Now, many of the former colonies are struggling economically and politically. Why? What is the legacy of colonialism they are dealing with? Should the former colonizers help their former colonies to bring them out of the periphery (based on a moral and/or legal obligation)?

In 1944, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of the U.S. government to order the internment of a minority group in the interest of national security, even though there was no evidence that any members of this group were disloyal to the United States. Should the same policy be applied today against U.S. Muslims or Muslim immigrants? Why or why not? Respond to at least 2 other students’ posts. The relevant learning objectives for this section are: Define the concept of civil rights Describe the standards that courts use when deciding whether a discriminatory law or regulation is unconstitutional Identify three core questions for recognizing a civil rights problem Remember to incorporate the course readings to form a foundation for your responses. Remember to discuss relevant examples. Additionally, you must properly cite the course text (Krutz, 2020, page number). Consult the Discussion Grading Guidelines for additional details.

Please write an analysis report about the recent hacktivist group “Anonymous” attack on Department of Justice In the report, please answer the following questions:1- What type of attack was launched on DOJ2- What was compromised or breached?2- How was the attack accomplished if known?4- Your own analysis and feedback about the attack?The report must be at least 2 pages not including the cover and reference pages and must follow the APA style. You must include at least 2 references

It should briefly (in very few sentences) lay out the basic facts of the case.  These are usually generally agreed upon by the time it gets to the final appeal stage; i.e., the Supreme Court or a Federal District court. What is much more important is the issue at law – the dispute about what the law means or how it should be interpreted. What was the majority of the court’s decision in the case, and – more importantly – what was the basic reasoning behind this decision? What was the decision and reasoning in the minority? This is important !!!, please write the minority’s decision and reason. Do you agree or disagree with the court’s decision?   Explain why.

Pick one of the four frameworks discussed in the book and write a classic research paper describing the development of the framework, situations where the framework is best employed, and the advantages and disadvantages of the framework as compared to the other three frameworks.

I would like to research anything related to Covid-19 because I work in the hospital as an Emergency Technician in ER. I can easily relate or revise anything that’s why I picked this topic. Write a 1.5-2 page issue proposal (double-spaced) about the issue that you will be exploring in your research paper. The title of the paper should name the topic and the type of essay you will be writing. (Example: “Legend of Zelda: Video Game Analysis” or “Death Penalty: Argumentative Essay” or “Meditation: Concept Essay.”) Instructions: Paragraph #1: Introduce the issue, offering context and general information. End the introduction with the research question or questions you are interested in exploring. (The research process must always start with a question.)  Paragraph #2: Explain why it is compelling to you. Paragraph #3: Describe what you already know about it. Paragraph #4: Explain what more you need to learn and how you will begin to find the information. Be specific. For example, mention the types of key word searches you will use, the specific places you will seek information. (“Library databases” is too broad. Which databases will you search?)

Some people think that to prevent voter fraud, that we need to require voters to present a valid picture ID.  Others feel that this approach is a means of suppressing minority voters.  I want you to explore this issue further – does Texas need a voter ID law? Write a 500 word essay on this topic.

must back your summary up with brief quotations every now and then to show us where you’re seeing your interpretation (with page numbers).1. Summarize  “Passing” Chapters 6-12, explaining the increasing tensions he experiences, the causes of that tension, why it keeps increasing, various opportunities he receives (and how he got them), and why he finally ends up in “Purgatory,” and what purgatory means for him, using brief phrases as quotes to back up your points. You might consider: In Chapters 6-11, what obstacles does Vargas encounter in trying to pursue employment in his field? What strategies does he use to overcome these? In Chapter 10, what new direction does he go in, and why?  What are some examples of an opportunity he had to pass up because of his documentation status? What’s at least one lucky break he got, for example in Chapter 11?2. Summarize Chapt. 13-17.  How does his view of himself change and how does that relate to how people relate to him in public?  You might check out the article he mentions in Chapt. 17https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html  .You’ve seen this before. Do you think he really considers himself an outlaw?  Be sure to cover in depth the end of Chapt. 17  (page 132-on in the print book). Explain how he explains three different kinds of legislation in the 1960s and how he thinks they are related to one another. On page 133, why do you think it’s so important to him that Kennedy believed in a nation of immigrants? Why do you think he cites this book to his readers; is he trying to persuade a certain kind of reader, and if so, how? What effect did Kennedy’s legislation bring to the United States? On page 134, what are the “white supremacist…phrases” he notes?  At the end of the chapter, he notes three kinds of people who do not fit into the “immigrant” narrative that he’s writing: Puerto Ricans (how are these similar to Filipinos?), African Americans and Native Americans. Explain how these last two in particular don’t fit into the narrative that “everyone is an immigrant.”3. Respond: the text and you: In these chapters, what stood out to you in particular, and why? Was there an aspect that resonated with you?