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Compare and contrast the film Smoke Signals with Alexie’s short stories. What gets lost in the Hollywood translation? What is improved upon?

You are working for a neurological research center, and they need additional reading material for their waiting room.

 

 

Create a 2- to 3-page illustrated brochure that includes the following:

 

 

• The anatomy of a neuron
• A description of the neural impulse
• The stages of neural conduction
• The function of the primary neurotransmitters
• An example of a physically painful experience that contrasts the neural conduction process under normal circumstances and under the influence of an opiate drug

 

 

Include two to three peer-reviewed sources.

 

 

Format your brochure consistent with APA guidelines.

 

 

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Over the years, technology has not only changed the way individuals utilize it but also how organizations utilize it. As each generation of technology improves and changes, the availability of technology in the field of business analytics also changes. Therefore, businesses need to do all they can to keep current with these trends and ensure their staff is current as well.

Using the university online library resources and the Internet, research the latest technology that is being utilized in the field of business analytics for data-driven decision making. Select at least 2 scholarly sources for use in this assignment.

Complete the following:

• Find and describe at least three technological components that are required for data-driven decision making. Be sure to explain how each component is relevant to business analytics.
• Describe how a company would implement each of these components of technology. Explain the purpose and how it would be utilized within the company. Explain any other considerations that should be taken into account.

Utilize at least 2 scholarly sources in support of your assertions.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

1. Briefly discuss the differences in the old Minimum Foundation Program (1947) and the FEFP (1973).
2. What part of the basic FEFP formula (State Aid = WFTE x BSA – (.96 AV} provides A. equity for students and B. equalization of funding for districts?
3. Review how student transportation dollars are calculated. What are the two major components?
4. What is the function of Workforce Development funds?
5. What are Categorical Program funds? How do they differ from general FEFP funding?
6. What are the four constructs on which the FEFP is based? ( Page 1–2^nd paragraph )
7. Briefly define the following:
   1. Full time equivalent
   2. Program cost factor
   3. Weighted FTE
   4. Base student allocation
   5. District cost differential
   6. Sparsity supplement
   7. Supplemental academic instruction
   8. 0.748 Mills Discretionary Compression (audio is incorrect-changed from Local Discretionary Equalization).
   9. ESE guaranteed allocation
   10. Required local effort
8. As a school principal, you will be responsible for reporting two primary FTE counts each year and possibly two additional FTE counts for summer programs. What you are required to report is the Weighted FTE for your school in each report period. Since there are two report periods in the 180 day school year (October & February), you should divide each total count by 2. Your assignment is to compute the first semester FTE count for the elementary school depicted below using Program Cost Factors in the current Statistical Report. You must show all of your work.

THIS IS A TK20 ASSIGNMENT and must be reported in TK20 and the regular course dropbox.

Grade     Basic Students     ESE Service Level 4     ESE Service Level 5

K               92                               4                                    2

1                90                              3                                    3

2                103                             3                                     2

3                103                             2                                    3

4                99                               4                                    3

5                94                               3                                    3

 

 

• Service Levels 1 through 3 have been left out of the calculation on purpose to simplify the exercise. In reality they are included in the basic student count and then are credited with a set additional amount of dollars from the ESE Guaranteed Allocation.
• On page 5 or 6 of the Statistical Report you will find a list of requirements for participation in the FEFP. I am not requiring you to report them to me but it is important that you be familiar with these requirements.

Assignment 1: Leader Motivation and a Well-Managed Change Process

Motivation theories are defined by something that increases the chance of a behavior occurring to reach a particular outcome. Organizational transformation can be addressed through the process of stages dependent upon certain motivational behaviors. In this discussion, you will choose the most appropriate motivational theories as they relate to managing change in your chosen company. Choose a company (your employer is okay) going through a change wherein the leaders and employees are resistant to the change. Discuss the motivational process of both the chief executive officer (CEO) implementing the change and the leaders and employees being persuaded to accept said change. Provide recommendations to further motivate the leaders and employees to accept said change. Be sure to include how you will measure employee motivation.

In this discussion, be sure to address the following questions:

• What is the name of your company (unless you are using your employer), and what is the current change being resisted?
• Why is the change being resisted?
• What is the current motivational process of the chief executive officer (CEO) to effect the change?
• What is the current motivational process of the leaders and employees to accept the change?
• Which motivational theory best describes how to move your chosen company forward with the change identified? Describe the theory.
• What recommendations do you have, as an industrial/organizational (I/O) professional, to further motivate the leaders and employees?

Submission Details:

• By Saturday, September 26, 2015, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
• Through Wednesday, September 30, 2015, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, identify the similarities and differences between what you have constructed and what your classmates have. In your response, consider:
  • Posing a question to your classmates’ posts
  • Making an observation about the content of your classmates’ posts
  • Commenting on an idea or a concept
  • Highlighting an experience or insight gained from reading your classmates’ posts

To critically analyze and interpret visual and textual aspects of media.

DESCRIPTION:  Choose a form of media that incorporates both visual and textual aspects (i.e. movies, music videos, CD artwork and song, children´s books with illustrations, cultural icons, or movie/book comparisons). You should write from an objective point of view as in most news and magazine articles. You should not just state the visual and textual elements, but you should also analyze them together with a new way of seeing the relationship between the visual and the textual. You will build on the observation and analytical skills employed in Paper One with the objective of exploring connections between written and visual texts.

You will be required to analyze elements of the visual text like image, layout, color, design, and lighting. You will also consider qualities of the written text, such as voice, tone, audience, and style. Then compare the two texts and how they work with and /or against each other. You will make a specific claim about the media´s ideas, values, and overall message and support this argument with details obtained through close observation and analysis.

 

SUGGESTED LENGTH:  6-8 pages

 

SUGGESTED READING: “How Do You Measure A Year in the Life?” by Lindsay Cohn (Our Own Words 2013-2014 Edition).

Legal Aspects of Safety and Health
Unit II Assessment
Question 1
How did the rules of liability change regarding “to whose employee does the duty run”?
The Second Circuit established a new series of affirmative defenses and an expanded liability rule in 1975.
An older, narrower liability rule was affirmed by the Second Circuit in 1975.
The multi-employer worksite liability rules were abolished.
General construction contractors were excluded from the question.

Question 2
Who bears the burden of proof on a “de minimis” issue (violation)?
the commission
the employee
the employer
the contractor

Question 3
Which of the following is false regarding the new 2002 Recordkeeping regulations?
The term “lost workdays” is eliminated.
Employers must review the 300 log information before it is summarized on the 300A form.
The annual summary must be posted for one month instead of three.
Employers are no longer required to count days away or day of restriction beyond 180 days.

Question 4
What is the new name of the OSHA summary and Log Form and Incident Report Form under the new recordkeeping regulations after January 1, 2002?
OSHA 200, 201 LF, IR 2002
OSHA 300, Log OSHA 300A, 301
OSHA 2002, Log 2002 A, IR 2002
OSHA 301, IR 2002

Question 5
Which of the following is not a part of the new 2002 Recordkeeping regulations regarding reporting information to the government?
Employers must provide records to an OSHA compliance officer who requests them within 6 hours of the request.
Employers must call in all fatal heart attacks occurring in the work environment.
Employers do not need to call in commercial airplane, train, subway or bus accidents.
Employers do not need to call in public street motor vehicle accidents except those in a construction work zone.

Question 6
Which of the following is false concerning the employer’s substantive affirmative defenses?
A citation may be vacated if the employer proves that an alternative method of protection was used.
In considering the infeasibility defense, courts have concluded that it encompasses both technological and economic factors.
The commission has held that employers need not strictly comply with a standard, to the extent that compliance would create greater hazards than non-compliance would.
The commission requires the employer show two elements of proof that he required his employees to take protective measures to comply with the standard.

Question 7
The D.C. Court of Appeals formulated a test for determining whether the general duty clause of the OSH Act has been violated in which case?
Donovan v. Missouri Farmers Assn.
National Realty and Construction Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Caterpillar Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Phoenix Roofing, Inc v. OSHA

Question 8
The General Duty Clause allows inspectors to cite employers for exposing employees to a recognized hazard that:
has not been specifically addressed in the regulations.
has been specifically addressed in the following guidelines and regulations: NIOSH, NEPA, EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations.
exceeds the bounds of reasonable cost-benefit analysis.
falls under Section 8 of the OSH Act.

Question 9
Regarding the replacement of the General Duty Clause with OSHA Standards, all of the following, except which one, are examples of the Field Operations Manual instructions to OSHA inspectors? “The General Duty Clause:
shall not be used when a standard applies to a hazard.”
shall not be used to enforce “should” (voluntary consensus) standards.”
shall not normally be used to cover categories of hazards exempted by a standard.”
shall not be used to impose a more lenient requirement than that required by the standard.”

Question 10
The General Duty Clause applies to __________ covered under the OSH Act.
all employers, most industries
most industries, most employers
all industries, all employers
any employer and industry with over 50 employees

Question 11
Explain and discuss how the 2002 recordkeeping rules affect issues dealing with specific disorders and other issues (i.e. privacy, access, fatalities, etc.).

Provide approximately 200-300 words and a reference citation for your source material.

Question 12
Define and discuss the defenses that an employer may raise to a citation. Give some examples of case law in your response.

Your response should contain approximately 200-300 words and a reference citation for your source material.

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In your view, what are some of the problems you see with the current Medicaid and Medicare programs?  What suggestions do you have that might help to “fix” the situation?  (Hint:  Use some sources to support your argument.  You can use sources such as newspapers and/or magazines.)

Daniels, Morna. “Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Aldine 6.12 (1873): 238-39. The British Library. The British
Library Board, 2006. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. URL? Is this from JSTOR? Another database?
Morna deconstructs and explains the various iterations and traits of the Little Red Cap tale, examining cultural details that contribute to the development of the story (such as the hat/cap that later transformed into a cloak) and peering at scans of physical copies of the story. This supports any notion that a fairy tale consists of many components that evolve over time.
Gardner, Martin. “Little Red Riding Hood.” Are Universes Thicker than Blackberries?: Discourses on Gödel,
Magic Hexagrams, Little Red Riding Hood, and Other Mathematical and Pseudoscientific Topics. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003. 177-87. Print.
In this portion of the book, Gardner also explores the saucier, controversial areas of the fairy tale, but in a rather tongue-in-cheek fashion. Though he explains the scenarios from the versions discussed, it is implied that they are unreliable, overly subjective, or ridiculous. Whether or not he is correct, it can be utilized as a warning when analyzing for hidden meanings, and looking too far.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. “Little Red-Cap.” Project Gutenberg. Michael Hart, 5 Nov. 2012. Web. 11 Feb.
2015. URL?
A prime example of the enigma behind the mask in and that of itself; one of the reformed tales that set the standard for Little Red Riding Hood the world over demonstrates that underneath the mass of benevolent stories, there exists a darker strain. In addition, it is representative of the multidimensionality of fairy tales, for it is a compilation from many verbal sources.
Karpman, Stephen B., M.D. “Fairy Tales and Script Drama Analysis.” Transactional Analysis Bulletin 7.26
(1968): 39-43. KarpmanDramaTriangle. Stephen Karpman. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.
An interesting take on the fairy tale from a theatrical perspective, analyzing the ways at which a particular role can be interconnected with the others, each character sharing similar traits and representing a facet of a larger whole. It also provides a model of interchanging positions (Persecutor, Rescuer, Victim) and explains how the tale is made “dramatic” by the shifting of these positions.
Orenstein, Catherine. “The Punishment of Red Riding Hood: Fairy-Tale Fetish.” Little Red Riding Hood
Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale. New York: Basic, 2002. 205-18. Print.
This chapter centralized upon the more modernistic and risqué adaptations of Little Red Riding Hood, in both film and dirty jokes. It analyzes the development of the tale, specifically the sexual aspects, from symbolic innuendos into sometimes blatant and “hardcore” pornography. This contributes to my thesis in two fashions: not only does it demonstrate that tales can possess dark secrets beyond their newer exteriors, but they are also fluid in that no iteration is the same and can hold multiple perspectives.
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Details & Directions , in a five-paragraph essay that is two to three pages in length, please address the following:
Paragraph 1: How would you explain learning to someone who has not taken this class? Review the explanations given in the textbook to help you formulate your response. How have your views of learning changed as a result of this class? You may wish to look back at your introduction from Week One, in which you were asked to define the term learning and compare that definition to what you know now.

Paragraph 2: Describe yourself as a learner in terms of how you typically use your team of Learning Patterns. Identify your Learning Pattern scores and describe the ways in which you use each Pattern. Also, explain how all four Patterns interact together as you take in the world around you and make sense of it.

Paragraph 3: Analyze the benefits of your unique combination of Learning Patterns by identifying strategies specific to each Learning Pattern that you used to complete readings, discussions, assignments, and quizzes in this course. Describe how you took advantage of your learning strengths to become a more intentional learner.

Paragraph 4: Analyze the challenges of your unique combination of Learning Patterns. Describe how you used or should have used the concept of FITing your Learning Patterns to ensure your success as a student in this class. Identify the strategies and resources you will use to better FIT your Patterns to become a more intentional learner in future courses.

Paragraph 5: Reflect on the past five weeks and describe what you enjoyed most about this class and what you would change about the class. Also, share what your expectations of online learning were when you began this course. Were your expectations met? Why, or why not? Consider the course content, online learning platform, and interactions with your peers and instructor when reflecting on your expectations.
This assignment must be double spaced, written in Times New Roman 12-pt. font, and submitted to Waypoint as a Microsoft Word document.