Author: chris

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an angry young man who hated the segregated world of the American South and the injustices he saw inflicted on African Americans all over the nation. In adulthood he came to feel that anger offered no solution to the problems that he and other African Americans faced. What made him changed his mind? What were the roots of the philosophy that he adopted and used to land the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s? How did King give Americans a sense of self-worth and the tools to achieve their aims?

2. What were SNCC and SCLC? How did these organizations differ from each other? In what ways were they alike? What changes took place in SNCC after the mid 1960’s? How did Black Power differ from civil right movement under King?
3. What were the two accomplishments of civil right of the mid-1960’s?What specific action did King and his followers undertake to influence public opinion and effect legislative changes and at what cost?
4. Describe the internal and external difficulties that beser King and the civil right movement in the late 1960’s. How did King defuse charges that he was a Communist? How did he react to the FBI crusade against him? To white and black backlashes? To the attacks on his policies that seemed to come from all sides? What did his support of the anti-Vietnam war movement cost him?
5. Why do you think Americans were receptive to King’s pacific message and nonviolent approach in the 1960’s? Do you think similar tactics would be effective against oppression in a country such as the People’s Republic of China?

 

1. What do you think of Erik Erikson’s psychological model and Lawrence Goodheart use of it in this selection? Explain your reason.

 

 

2. Discuss Malcolm X’s evolving racial feeling about himself in particular about whites and African Americans in general.How were they influenced by his childhood experiences, his life in the ghetto, and his experiences with the Islamic movement? What effect did education have on his views?

 

3. According to Goodheart “the shaping of Malcolm’s sense of self as a counterpart to the historical oppression of African Americans constitutes a central theme in his life”. In what way do you think his personal feelings reflected those in a large community? Compare his appeal of that of Martin Luther King Jr., about whom you read in the last selection. Why do you think Malcolm X have a continued appeal? What does that say about racial relations in the Untied States since the death of Malcolm X?

 

4. What is Goodheart final analysis of Malcolm X and the success and failures of his career?

 

5. Compare Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., their personalities, their backgrounds and their personal reactions over time to racial discrimination. Compare the two approaches to dealing with racial injustice in America. Which was the most effective and why? Did they help or hurt each other?

PART 1

1 Describe Wilson and Brown’s typologies of police, and explain how each might use        discretion.

. 2 Describe Sherman’s police “values” and Herbert’s normative orders

PART 2

1. List some laws justified by legal paternalism. Provide the rationale for such laws, as well as opposing arguments. Discuss some types of laws that are justified by legal moralism. What are the major arguments for and against such laws?
2. Describe in detail the evidence for and against the bureaucratic justice model of the system.

 

5. Provide some examples of the types of issues covered in Chapter 3 (for prosecutors) and Chapter 4 (for defense attorneys) of the ABA Criminal Justice Standards.

PART 3

2. What are the three different objectives or approaches to prevention? Explain some issues with each.

 

4. What are the criticisms of the supermax prison? Compare them to the Supreme Court’s definition of cruel and unusual punishment.

PART 4

2. Describe the role ambiguity that Cos faced in the 1970s and 1980s. What are the role types of officers identified by R. Johnson?

 

4. Explain the two areas where probation and parole officers have discretion.

Assignment 2: RA 1: Organizational Development Intervention Presentation

For this assignment, you will be creating an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy presentation of approximately 6–8 slides for a fictitious company. Your ability to persuade and influence leadership with precise and concise points is key to good consulting. Your knowledge and emotional intelligence are needed to assist this organization in increasing team performance and overall company effectiveness. You are to read the scenario provided and follow the directions below to create the presentation as an external consultant for the board of directors.

Background Scenario

Declining employee morale, conflict within and between workgroups, and employee performance problems led the newly appointed division manager of company X to search for an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology professional. The manager would like you to assist with the analysis and development of an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy that will improve team effectiveness and organizational performance. There are twenty-five staff members employed in the division. There is no union organization involved. After an initial meeting with the division manager, you have been asked to present the organizational development (OD) intervention strategy to the executive board. You will be bidding for the opportunity to assist company X in its efforts to improve morale and increase employee and group performance within the division.

Other consultants will be presenting to the executive board as well.

Directions:

In 6 to 8 slides (including detailed speaker’s notes):

1. Describe your organizational development (OD) practitioner competencies.

• What makes you the best candidate for this opportunity?
• What are your credentials?

Select an organizational development (OD) intervention strategy for the scenario above. Begin by reviewing the four categories of organizational development (OD) interventions. There may be multiple issues to be addressed at the same time. Develop and explain your intervention plan.

• How will you organize the plan so the organization can change effectively and efficiently?
• What will most likely transform the organization in the given scenario (i.e., structural, technical, or behavioral change or a combination of these)?

Develop 8–10 pertinent interview questions you will ask management. Include your rationale for selecting your intervention strategy. Explain what assessments you will need to perform. Describe the data that you might need to collect from the organization. Explain how you will collect data and measure results. Justify your answer. Create and explain a reinforcement strategy or a transfer-of-skills plan. How will you be certain that the change has become the new normal and will continue once your consulting contract is terminated?

Your final product will be a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of approximately 6 to 8 slides in length (including detailed speaker’s notes). You will utilize three to four scholarly sources in your research. Your presentation should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

To participate in the following discussions, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation.

• Functions of Marketing Management 

  Assume you are the Marketing Manager for Target or another brand. How would you apply the four functions of the marketing management process in your role? In your answer, identify how a marketing manager might realize when it is time to focus on one function or another. You must use the text and at least one additional scholarly source.

  Guided Response:

If you select Target, you may use Video 9.1: Marketing Success as a source. Approach this discussion from the role of a Marketing Manager. Review several of your peers’ posts. Respond to at least two of your peers and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Challenge your peers by asking a question that may cause them to reevaluate their explanations for the four functions of management. Provide examples that support your peers’ explanations.

• Marketing Plan 

  Imagine you are consulting with a manager of a business that sells cleaning supplies to nursing homes. Your client wants to develop a marketing plan but has a small budget for marketing his business. How would you show your client the benefits of a marketing plan? If your client does not agree with your marketing strategy for his business, explain how you would respond and what approach you would use to convince the client the marketing plan can be successful. You must use the text and at least one additional scholarly source.

  Guided Response:

Respond to at least two of your peers and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Challenge your peers by asking a question that may cause them to reevaluate their explanation of the marketing plan. Assume the role of the client for at least one of your peers’ posts and present questions, as well as reasons the client may not accept the marketing plan based on what you have learned.

As the rate of innovation increases, companies face expanding product/service lines, shorter product and service lifecycles, and more frequent product/service transitions. All of these can bring tremendous value but also pose enormous challenges and risks.

 

The article “The Art of Managing New Product Transitions” by Erhun, Gonclave, and Hopman (2007) from the readings for this module includes a matrix titled “Product Drivers and Risk Factors,” which focuses on Intel, a company that manufactures high-tech products (p. 76). Based on your readings and research, address the following issues:

 

• Redesign the product risk factor matrix so that the factors are appropriate for a services firm that delivers traditional tax accounting and audit services. For example, among the supply risks, assume that the company relies on individuals with specific knowledge of the tax law in the jurisdictions where its clients operate, be it state, federal, or foreign.
• Now, assume that the firm wants to develop a management consultancy practice. (Alternatively, you may choose to add a legal services line instead.). Create a separate new matrix that summarizes the additional risk factors for this firm launching a management consultancy or legal services line. What additional risk factors are you adding to your matrix?
• Explain how the business risks differ between traditional tax and audit services and management consulting services. In your opinion, what are the three biggest risks the firm faces if it diversifies into the new service line?
• Recommend whether the firm should organically grow into a consultancy service or acquire a third party to achieve new goals. Justify your recommendations.

Develop a 6–8-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

• A title slide
• An agenda slide
• A reference slide
• Headings for each section
• Speaker notes to support the content in each slide

THESE ARE NOT RESEARCH PAPERS, JUST ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN ONE PARAGRAPH.

 

 

 

Question 1   Place yourself in the position of general manager of a service department. How might formally written job requirements help you to manage your work unit?

 

 

 

 Question 2  Organizations are increasingly operating in ambiguous yet dynamic environments.  Do these new organizational environments dictate more or less human resource planning activity? Why or why not? Support your answer.

Assignment 2: Resolving Performance Problems with the Network

 

XYZ Inc. has a small office with 80 users in California. The office employs a file and print server that caters to user requests.

 

Recently users have complained that it takes a lot of time to retrieve files from the server. In addition users have also complained that at times it takes a while to service print requests.

 

A network administrator of XYZ Inc. says that this is occurring because the network is not functioning at performance levels. What do you think are some possibilities for the cause of the problem? If making assumptions, please state what those assumptions are. What do you think would be possible solutions? Include a drawing of the topology that should be used and what types of networks you propose would work here and the accompanying justification.

submit a document describing the possible causes of the problem and the possible solutions.

• Select a movie or TV show that effectively communicates the culture, values, and norms of a society that is different from your own culture.
  • The movie or TV should meet the following requirements:
    • Must be a foreign film with subtitles
    • Provide you with a glimpse of what life is like in another culture
    • The process of watching this movie or TV show should provide you with a unique cultural experience.
• Watch the movie or TV show that you selected, and use your reactions as part of your response to the following topic:
  • Define ethnocentrism. Discuss how ethnocentrism affects individuals and societies.

Write a paper of 2–3 pages addressing the following:

• Provide a comprehensive overview of the concept of ethnocentrism.
• Use your cultural experience of watching the selected movie or TV show to discuss the effect of ethnocentrism on individuals and societies.
• Use any personal experiences that you may have had visiting different countries around the world as part of this paper; however, do not let your personal experiences with other cultures be the focal point of this paper.
• The focal point of the paper is your cultural experience watching the selected movie or TV show and your comprehensive overview of the concept of ethnocentrism.
• Please note that this paper is not intended to be a summary of the movie or TV show.
• This paper is not a book review or overview of the movie or TV show you selected.
• Focus on the cultural observations that you are able to make based on this experience and your discussion of the concept of ethnocentrism.

Write one paragraph for each of the following three topics. The entire assignment consists of three paragraphs and should fit in less than one page

 

1. Why is Capaneus (Inferno 14) so important in understanding the psychology of the sinners in hell?
2. Identify the religious issues Dante faces in Inferno 19.
3. Define the allegorical representation of Lucifer (inferno 34)