Political science

Read the article and write a 5 sentence thesis statement about the article whether affirmative or negative. Prompt: Develop one thesis in response to the week’s readings. This thesis and its explanation should be one paragraph long, with no more than five sentences. Example: “Elgendy claims that Batman is a more praiseworthy superhero than Superman since one should be praised for one’s virtues – such as ingenuity, resourcefulness, and discipline – rather than one’s innate capacities. However, I argue that these “virtues” are not accurately situated if they are separated from the virtue of discernment or prudence, which Batman fails to show. Specifically, Batman neglects to understand his practices in light of Gotham’s social and economic conditions. If he did, he would realize that his nemeses are an after-effect of widespread deprivation and desperation and that his resourcefulness and discipline would be put to more just use in redistributing his fabulous wealth rather than using it to creatively beat up bad guys.” Notes: 1.)  Your thesis may be interpretive – concerning how to understand what we’ve read – or evaluative – making your own argument in response – or some combination of both, keeping in mind that a good thesis is clear, concise, and makes a defined claim. 2.)  You may write about just one of the week’s assigned texts, or more than one, keeping in mind that a good thesis is clear, concise, and makes a defined claim. 3.)  Your thesis should be neither obvious nor beyond the pale. If any reasonable person of goodwill already believes your thesis, then it’s obvious. If any reasonable person of goodwill couldn’t actually affirm your thesis, then it’s beyond the pale. These categories are subject to contestation, but the point of invoking them is to say that we should both express care for each other, even in our thought experiments, and muster enough courage to venture significant claims.

Instructions:Due date: Sunday, November 1 by 11:59 pm.Respond with an essay of about 1,200 words.Save your essay file in either Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) or if you use a different word processor, save the file in Rich Text Format (.rtf)Use your last name as your filename.Upload your file here in Canvas.Respond to this question:What does “The Fog of War” inform us about the role of the individual in International Relations? (Think about the individual “level of analysis”.) In addition, synthesize McNamara’s experience in professional life with material about foreign policymaking you learned from Chapter 4 in Lamy, and about Security Policy from Chapter 6 The Fog of War: Official Website  https://www.sonyclassics.com/fogofwar/Errol Morris’ Website on “The Fog of War” http://www.errolmorris.com/film/fow.htmlStudy Guide for “Fog of War” with an Essay by Roger Ebert  https://documentaryheaven.com/the-fog-of-war/

Assignment 1: Evaluating Sources for a Historical Topic Due: Week 3 Points: 105 Skill(s) Being Assessed: Problem Solving Criteria for Success: In this assignment, you will: Identify sources relevant to your topic. Identify key elements of the documents (who, what, when, why). Effectively identify biases and perspectives of your sources. Effectively identify facts present in the sources. Effectively identify why the source is credible. What to submit/deliverables: Questions submitted in Chapter 3 of the web text. What is the value of doing this assignment? This assignment gives you an opportunity to practice the skill of problem-solving. It will show that you can find and evaluate relevant, reliable, and credible sources. Problem-solving is a universal skill and one you will continue to refine as you progress throughout your career. This assignment asks you to use what you’ve learned in the first three weeks of the course about finding and evaluating sources. Worried about where to start? The good news is that you’ve already laid the foundation with the web text activities in Chapters 1 and 2. This assignment will use what you wrote in those activities to help you record your response. Your goal for this assignment is to: Practice your problem-solving skill. You will do this by applying what you know about sourcing to evaluate sources on your chosen topic. What you need to complete this assignment: Your chosen issue and topic from Chapters 1 and 2 of the web text.The answers you provided in Chapter 3 of the web text. Your completed assignment, downloaded from Chapter 3 of the web text and uploaded and submitted to Assignment 1 in Week 3 of Blackboard. Steps to complete: In Week 3, complete the assignment and submit it to the Week 3 Assignment 1 link in Blackboard using the following steps: STEP 1: Review the scenario: Imagine you represent your company at a service organization dealing with one of these two issues: Facing Economic Change or Engaging Civil Rights. Your supervisor has asked you to research information related to the history of one of these issues for your organization to help new employees and volunteers understand it better. Your predecessor already started a list of sample primary and secondary sources and collections of sources.In this assignment, you will take the first step in creating your presentation to help new employees and volunteers understand how historical events can be applied to one of the issues currently affecting your organization. To do the research necessary for your presentation, you will need to choose four sources that are credible and relevant for the issue facing your organization.STEP 2: Using the writing templates in Chapters 1 and 2 of the webtext, you will select the specific issue or topic you want to address and identify keywords that can focus your search for and identification of sources.STEP 3: Then, from a collection of sources, you will choose two primary and two secondary sources that have relevant information for the historical events you want to include in your presentation. To put together your list of sources, the web text writing templates will guide you through a set of questions to evaluate the credibility of each one.

Instructions Find an article in your local newspaper about a local policy issue that affects you. For example, an article concerning your county’s decision to privatize your trash collection service. Summarize the article and explain how this issue affects you. Is the article neutral? Why or why not? How might you influence this policy in the future? Be sure to include a scanned copy of the article in your submission in addition to citations. There are several free scannable apps on the market such as Scannable. If printing is an obstacle, you may include a hyperlink to the article. However, if the link breaks or can not be accessed the burden falls on you to produce that article or to risk losing points. Articles may not be more than one month old. Writing Requirements (APA format)Length: 3 full  pages (not including title page or references page)1-inch marginsDouble spaced12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page

Prompt: Explain the relationship between a Senior Leader’s role in establishing and sustaining a positive and ethical climate and the role of leadership in the exercise of moral courage (think about your responsibility to establish a positive ethical climate and how this impacts moral courage). Assignment Instructions: Write a 400-500 word substantive journal entry responding to the prompt above Reflect upon the below questions before you begin: How does a Sergeant Major help to sustain and maintain an ethical command climate in war? The response should discuss how the Sergeant Major would assess and develop the climate and ensure that the organizational conduct, policy, and norms are aligned with stated values. What is the Sergeant Major’s role in fostering an environment where moral courage is displayed?      Your response should discuss the relationship between physical and moral courage and how power affects the demonstration of moral courage. For more information on War read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War

The Two questions to be answered Q1  Is Google evil?  Explain… Q2 What are some of the ethical dilemmas that nanotechnology technologies present?.600 words min (approximately 300 words per question) You may consult the text and additional literature/news resources to help you prepare your answer, but your paper must be the result of your own personal commentary and opinions only 3 Requirements: (1) Indent each paragraph, (2) Double-space your paper, & (3) Answer question in your own words You will be penalized if you include any of the following: Title Page, page #’s, References Page, the extra spacing between paragraphs, your name on the paper, title, repeating of questions, etc. — No formatting, content only Word format only Avoid/Do not include: Intro & Conclusion — go right into your analysis — paper is too brief to include intro & conclusion You will be penalized if you have a high similarity score; this will show that you excessively utilized information from your sources to help you prepare your paper. The key to preparing for this paper is to read about the question you are addressing and then to formulate your own opinion without overly-relying on your sources. Purpose of this Commentary Essay: An opportunity for you to focus on and explore, compare, and discuss the various research perspectives as introduced by the class text without having to worry about the specific points of APA-formatting guidelines.

Impressions of the US Constitution. Your task is to write a paper with 8 sections, seven of which correspond to the seven articles of the US Constitution, and one of which corresponds to the Preamble. In each section, I would ask you to just state generally what the relevant section of the Constitution is about, and provide your initial impressions, thoughts, and feelings about it. The book by Beeman is a helpful guide to understanding the somewhat obscure or opaque language of the Constitution.  The essay should be based on the book:   The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution: A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections from The Federalist Papers.

It is not always about technology! A historic day for peace took place in Washington today, Aug 15/2020, 3 countries made peace under President Trump Administration. A day that promotes peace and love and hopefully will spread in many places throughout the U.S. and the world should be recognized. In 2 paragraphs, (font 12, times new Romans, single space)List the names of these countries, In your opinion, state the pron’s and con’s of this peace plan and what it might bring to our nation, and the world from Lower oil prices, arms deals, open markets, tech deals…etc. For more information read this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump

Congratulations. Your project has been staffed and you are about to meet with the team for the first time. Initial impressions are important and you’ll need visuals for your presentation. Create a slide show (in PowerPoint or similar software) in which you address the following, in this order:Goals: What the project hopes to accomplish. Critical Success Factors: Identify at least four different stakeholders; for each, list at least two things that the stakeholder requires in order to deem the project successful.Acquisition strategy: Should the system be built in house, created by a contractor, purchased off the shelf and customized, or leased as a service? Explain your rationale. Resources: For in-house development, what people and skills are required, and what development life cycle do you recommend? Otherwise, identify three candidate organizations that can deliver the system.System functions: In a table format, summarize the types of users for the system; the business reason(s) each would use the system; the ways that the system supports each of these needs and how this support differs from the current system.Connectivity: Provide a diagram that shows how the system will connect to the other information systems and what data flows among them.Security: List the most serious cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities of the new system. Suggest strategies to address them.Mobility: Identify the system’s capabilities for mobile use. Include a title and summary slide.Use one slide for each of the preceding eight points.Include speaker notes or audio narration that explains each slide more fully.Absolutely no plagiarism Follow all directions given above Use the downloads below to help with the power point Make sure you stay on topic with each question and a slide follows afterUse scholarly references if applicable Follow APA format Develop a business case to convey the value of the information systems solution to an audience of diverse stakeholders.

Organizational Publicness and Employee Satisfaction with Federal Employment.” Employee Satisfaction (may include a review of job satisfaction) [review that covers definition, explanations, why it is important, how it has been measured] Review that covers the determinants of employee satisfaction that covers organizational factors such as [Personal experience, Relationship with supervisor, Relationship with management, Experience with the agency, Relationship with colleagues [work unit]] Review that covers the determinants of employee satisfaction that covers personal socio-demographic factors such as Gender, Supervisor, Race, education, etc.     REFERENCES Agarwal, P., & Sajid, S. M. (2017). A study of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and turnover intention among public and private sector employees.Journal of Management Research, 17(3), 123-136. Akhtar, S. N., Hashmi, M. A., & Naqvi, S. I. H. (2010). 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