Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work. Provide advice to the next group of students who will be taking this course. How has this course affected you today in your daily life and/or work? What should incoming students be aware of regarding this class? What strategies did you use that they may find useful? What advice can you provide to help them earn an A?

CO: 1Examine change over time in migration and settlement that contributed to diversity within the United States.Explain socio-economic causes and effects based on geography and the environment of continental United StatesWeek(s): 1, 3, 4
CO: 2 
Explain socio-economic causes and effects based on geography and the environment of continental United States.Week(s): 1, 2, 3, 4,
CO: 3
Explain the influence of historical events on American culture and society.Week(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 4
Analyze America's identity from the founding of the United States to modern era.Week(s): 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
CO: 5
Assess change over time in economy and/or technology.Week(s): 3, 5, 6
CO: 6
Analyze America's domestic politics and foreign policy in the WorldWeek(s): 5, 6, 7, 8
CO: 7
Analyze the relationship and relevance of past events to current events in American history.Week(s): 1, 7, 8

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Review chapters as needed
Review lessons as needed

Instructions
For this activity, reflect on the course content and address the following:

Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work.
Provide advice to the next group of students who will be taking this course.

How has this course affected you today in your daily life and/or work?
What should incoming students be aware of regarding this class?
What strategies did you use that they may find useful?
What advice can you provide to help them earn an A?

Requirements

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page

Describe what you think the goal of interfaith dialogue is? It is possible to have admiration for other religious people or ideas while also completely disagreeing with aspects of their tradition? Have you ever cooperated or worked together on a task with people from other traditions? Explain

 Describe what you think the goal of interfaith dialogue is? It is possible to have admiration for other religious people or ideas while also completely disagreeing with aspects of their tradition? Have you ever cooperated or worked together on a task with people from other traditions? Explain. 

How do personal life stories help us better understand the history of labor? Discuss how individual experiences within the workforce contribute to our understanding of labor movements, their challenges, and their influence on society. Explain the importance of these personal narratives in shaping the collective identity and driving change within labor movements.

History of Labor and Work in the U.S. Before the End of Reconstruction (96)

Final Examination Fall 2023

This examination is to be completed outside of class. Students are welcome to refer to as many sources as desired in answering these exam questions. There is no time limit or surveillance for this examination. The due date for returning the answers is December 20, 2023. You will post your responses on our Canvas site.

In this exam, you will write three (3) short essays, one from each color-coded section: Green Section, Blue Section, and Red Section. You may select only one question from each section.

The answer to each question should be approximately 250 words in length (about a single page, double-spaced). Students should ascribe to the rubric for the exam in completing each of the responses.

Our questions are based upon questions that you developed in our course discussions and weekly question posts. So, each page focuses historical issues with which you should be familiar.

Your short essay will express your opinion on the question that you have selected and provide supporting evidence for that opinion.

We have posted information on these historical issues in the Modules section of our Canvas site; however, you are always welcome to bring additional, relevant information from other sources that you feel are pertinent to your short essay. You are
not required to use sources outside our Canvas site. You will cite all sources upon which you rely for support. You should use the APA or MLA format for in-text citations within your essays. You will also provide a Works Cited page at the end of the exam (after the three essays) listing all the web sites, articles, books, and other sources that you have quoted.

Be sure to review the rubric that I have included here and in our syllabus on Final Exam Essay Responses. The rubric emphasizes that: 1. You are expressing an opinion on the question raised by the exam; 2. You are providing support (evidence) and reasoning to justify your opinion; 3. You are choosing your words thoughtfully; and 4. You are explaining why the historical question that you have selected is relevant in 2023. The purpose of this exam is for you to learn how to express a cogent opinion on an historical problem that is relevant today.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the Exam. Thanks for your attention and for your diligent work!

Dr. Lavin
610-724-1404 (Text or talk)

Labor Biography: How Workers’ Stories Shape History

1.
How do personal life stories help us better understand the history of labor? Discuss how individual experiences within the workforce contribute to our understanding of labor movements, their challenges, and their influence on society. Explain the importance of these personal narratives in shaping the collective identity and driving change within labor movements.

2.
How have individual life stories shaped the course of labor history, influencing the progress and challenges faced by workers and their movements? Could you provide examples of individuals that have made great impacts on labor history?

3.
How do autobiographical writings and biographies contribute to a deeper understanding of individuals’ lives, and what key elements are crucial in effectively conveying the struggles and historical environment these individuals went through? 

4.
In ‘The Dance and the Railroad,’ playwright David Henry Hwang explores the experiences of Chinese railroad workers in the 19th century. This play, coupled with Hwang’s insights in his YouTube interview, serves as a unique biographical narrative that sheds light on a specific aspect of labor history. How does biographical writing, like that represented in Hwang’s work, contribute to our understanding of labor history? Discuss the importance of individual stories in illuminating broader historical trends, using ‘The Dance and the Railroad’ as a primary example.

5.
Discuss how the historical experiences of Chinese American railway workers have impacted the development of the American railway system and broader social history. Explore how their personal stories reflect the issues of labor rights, racial relations, and immigration policies of the time, and how these narratives help us gain a more comprehensive understanding of America’s history and cultural diversity.

6.
Explore how the life stories of individual workers, told through biographical writing, deepen our understanding of labor history and its influence on our comprehension of societal and economic development. To what extent does such biography reveal the historical and cultural value of the workforce?

7.
How could reflecting on personal experiences and narratives inspire others to think critically and develop a more profound appreciation for the history of work?

Labor Conflicts, Strikes and Negotiating for Peace & Justice

1.

How might the Rutgers strike this spring impact our understanding of historical labor struggles, and what lessons could students of Labor History learn from analyzing the implications of such contemporary events? You may wish to consider how events have affected people whom we know. Consider how the Labor Movement affected people in the past and present. What did we learn about the process of negotiation?

2.

How have labor disputes evolved over time in terms of their underlying causes, methods of resolution, and the role of technology in communication and organization, and what lessons can be learned from the historical progression of labor conflicts compared to contemporary ones?

3.

How has the role of social media influenced the organization and public perception of labor strikes in the present day compared to the 19th century when such technology didn’t exist?

4.

Nowadays, worker unions have a great influence on modern labor disputes. In the context of the 1835 Paterson strike, how could a union’s involvement aided in advocating for workers’ rights during this time. What were the issues and how did the workers advocate for themselves? How did management respond? What can we learn in 2023 from people who struggled with the conflict in 1835?

5.

What are the different ways that governments have responded to labor conflicts in the past and present?

6.

To what extent do the hardships faced by Chinese railroad workers in the past draw parallels with the struggles of today’s labor force? Are there persistent challenges in achieving fair labor practices and worker rights and how could they be addressed?

7.

In what ways do the strategies, participant demographics, societal impacts, and technological influences of 19th century labor strikes contrast with those in 2023, amidst evolving labor laws, globalization, and digital communication?

Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Labor Rights

1.
How does Isabel Wilkerson’s film ‘An Outrage’ and the events of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike together illustrate the interconnectedness of civil rights and labor movements in the United States? Additionally, in what ways do these historical events pose unique challenges and perspectives in the field of biographical and historical writing?

2.
To what extent did the legal proceedings of John Brown’s trial reflect the broader societal attitudes towards his actions and the issue of slavery during that period, and how did this impact the perception of justice in the context of the time?

3.
What were the prime motivations and methods of activism of Ida B. Wells? Consequently, what were some obstacles which she had faced throughout her activism and how was she able to circumvent those barriers? 

4.
What were the key factors that contributed to the significance and impact of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike in civil rights and labor movements?

5.
How does varying media coverage of events such as the Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968 impact the public’s attitude towards labor movements and civil rights issues?

6.
How does the biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and key figures in the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike enhance our understanding of civil rights, labor rights, and their relevance today?

7.
In the film An Outrage, it is mentioned multiple times that people do not like to talk about the lynchings of the past. Do you think that it is best to revisit this topic in modern conversation or do you think it is best to leave it alone? Why?

8.
How did the Dr. Martin Luther King speech affect labor market in 20th century, and what is his assessment of labor history in the speech?

9.
How do the documentary ‘An Outrage’ by Isabel Wilkerson, the historical context of lynching, the significance of the Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968, and the art of writing biography intersect to illuminate the African American experience and its impact on American society?

Rubric

Final Exam: Short Essays

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

Supporting Evidence/Proof

Student must provide historical evidence supporting the opinion stated in the essay. Evidence needs to align with or prove the opinion in a manner that reflects an understanding of the workers.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Statement of Opinion

Student must express an opinion regarding the essay question. This opinion should be contained in a carefully worded sentence (or possibly two sentences).

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Writing

Writing on the short-essay exam answers should reflect careful reasoning. Good word choices demonstrate good thoughts.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Relevance

Short essay also must explain how problems of workers of the past are relevant to the struggles of workers in the present.

5.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

5.0 pts

Total Points: 20.0

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How can you relate to the skills, resources, and motivational factors your peer discussed? 2. Explain one of your strategies that may be helpful to a fellow student.

For your response posts, address the following:

1. How can you relate to the skills, resources, and motivational factors your peer
discussed?

2. Explain one of your strategies that may be helpful to a fellow student.

Remember, this assignment is graded on the quality of your initial post and at least two
response posts to your classmates.

___________________________________

Peer 1:
Zee Rivera

Hello everybody!

I’ve learned that the value of time management and goal setting are important for your

future success because it allows you to construct an effective plan where you can develop

stability in your school and personal life. Managing your schedule to where you have

time to complete your academics and enjoy the outside world is a great method to help

you stay organized and maintain your motivation on your desired objectives. It’s not

easy at times since it’s inevitable for things to occur and mess up our plans but it helps

us stay committed to what we want to achieve and keep our eyes on the prize. These

behaviors will definitely be a helping hand for me and my future because I have so many

things I want to attain and I’ll be able to make my visions a reality in the end.

You can apply these skills, resources, and motivational factors from this course to your

everyday life honestly. You’re always going to find a way to juggle time with jobs, kids,

personal life, etc. but as long as you create a time planner of some sort then it can get

your head on the right path and relieve some stress off your shoulders. Distractions can

become a huge factor as well but once you start to get the hang of learning how to split

your time onto things that are more important than others then you’re going to be

perfectly fine and your hard work is going to take you places.

With all that being said, Thank you so much Professor Thayer and fellow peers! It was a

delight to interact with you guys and I wish you all the best on your academic journey.

Happy Holidays Everyone! ??

__________________________________________________________________-

Peer 2 :
Kat Lapolt
I have learned that time management and goal setting will play a bigger part in my academic
success than I had originally thought when I started this course. These behaviors will help me
succeed by helping me stay motivated and on track.

These skills will help me in a future course that may have a lot of assignments. or a course that I
might not like taking that much.

Some thing I struggled with in this course was goal setting. I have never been all to great at
creating goals for myself I feel the skills we learned in this course will help me a lot with this in
the future.

  The Internet provides information quickly and efficiently through a variety of platforms. The ability to efficiently filter and evaluate the abundant information is crucial. For this assignment, select a grade level and choose a current STEM integrated topic that you would teach. Create a digital newsletter with hyperlinks to videos, websites, and valuable resources related to the STEM integrated topic. This digital newsletter will be given to families to inform them of the current technological tools and resources that will be implemented in the STEM classroom. Your digital newsletter should include: Two videos that demonstrate instruction in a STEM classroom. Three examples of presentation tools used in a STEM classroom.

 
The Internet provides information quickly and efficiently through a variety of platforms. The ability to efficiently filter and evaluate the abundant information is crucial.
For this assignment, select a grade level and choose a current STEM integrated topic that you would teach. Create a digital newsletter with hyperlinks to videos, websites, and valuable resources related to the STEM integrated topic. This digital newsletter will be given to families to inform them of the current technological tools and resources that will be implemented in the STEM classroom.
Your digital newsletter should include:

Two videos that demonstrate instruction in a STEM classroom.
Three examples of presentation tools used in a STEM classroom.
Three informational websites with relevant information to help parents and families at home understand the STEM concept or reinforce the learning presented in class.
Two examples of current technological resources and/or tools that students will use in the classroom.

Support your findings with a minimum of two scholarly resources

Identify one concept or topic that you learned about during the semester where the  juxtaposition of the online lessons and the personal narratives (memoirs, your own experiences, your classmates’ experiences, and/or interviews) led you to a deeper understanding of the course material. For instance: · Did you understand the concept  more deeply as we explored different personal narratives? · Did your understanding of the concept  change as we added more narratives? · Was your understanding of the concept 

Main Question
For your final paper, you will reflect on the way these different ways of learning and sources of information contributed to your understanding of diversity and human development. Respond to the prompts below in a cohesive, formal paper.

1.
Identify one concept or topic that you learned about during the semester where the 
juxtaposition of the online lessons and the personal narratives (memoirs, your own experiences, your classmates’ experiences, and/or interviews) led you to a deeper understanding of the course material. For instance:
· Did you understand the concept 
more deeply as we explored different personal narratives?
· Did your understanding of the concept 
change as we added more narratives?
· Was your understanding of the concept 
challenged by one or more narratives?
2.
Through the body of your paper, describe how the combination of information sources helped you learn more deeply. Be sure to provide details from the online lessons and personal narratives to support your main points. As you think about your answer, reflect on the following:
· How would you have understood the concept or topic with just the material from the online lesson, but no personal narratives? Would your understanding have been complete, or was something missing?

· How would you have understood it with just one of the personal narratives? Would your understanding have been complete or would something have been missing?

· How did your understanding of the topic or concept deepen or change with additional sources of information?

· Which information sources most strongly influenced your understanding of the concept or topic, and why?

· What did you learn that was new, different, or deeper from each information source?

3.
Conclude by providing a more complete and complex description of the topic or concept, based on the nuances that you explored in your paper.
Choice of Paper Topics

To help you get started, here is a list of some of the main topics we covered this semester. As you learned throughout the semester, many of these topics overlap. You are welcome to bring additional course concepts into your paper, but be sure to stay focused on one main topic.

This list is not exhaustive – if you have a different topic that really interests you, ask the instructor if you can write about it. We want you to pick a topic that really interests you.

· The influence of context on development

· The appeal and dangers of a single story

· Inequality

· Diversity

· A good life or a meaningful life

· Agency within structural constraints

· Resilience

· Culture

· Risk and protective factors

· Internal working models & adult relationships

· Gender roles

· Family relationships & interdependence

· Factors influencing decision-making

· Balancing critical reflection & empathy

· Being open to alternate ideas

Paper Structure
Introduction

Introduce the topic you will be discussing in the paper, along with which personal narratives you will be using (memoirs, sharing posts, and/or interviews).

Tips: The introduction paragraph should not be too long because you want to get to the heart of the paper relatively quickly, but it should be long enough that it gives the reader a good sense of the overall tone of your paper and what the reader can expect going forward. The introduction paragraph should be a road-map for the reader.
Presentation and Analysis of Evidence

For the heart of your paper, discuss your topic in depth and provide examples to back up your claims. Here is a sample structure for the paper:

·
Point #1 (one or more paragraphs): Describe what you learned about the topic from the online course content, along with references to that content. What did this information contribute to your understanding of the topic?
·
Point #2 (two or more paragraphs): Describe what you learned about the topic from the personal narratives (memoirs and/or interviews), along with references to the narratives and citations where necessary. For each personal narrative, be sure to explicitly discuss how this information further shaped your thinking about this topic.
·
Point #3 (one or more paragraphs): Take a step back and compare/contrast the various information sources. How does the combination of the two sources bring you to a deeper understanding of the topic? Describe the evolution of your thinking as you learned about this topic.
·
Point #4 (one paragraph): Be sure to explore alternate ideas, narratives that don’t make sense given what you know about the topic or questions you still have about your topic.
Conclusion

Your conclusion should provide a summary of the main points in your paper as well as any final thoughts you have on the material. In your conclusion, be sure to:

· Provide a more complete or complex definition or description of the topic or concept.

· Summarize the way multiple information sources helped you develop this more complex understanding of your topic or concept.

Tips: A good conclusion not only reminds the reader about what the paper was about, but also pushes the discussion just a little bit further so that the reader is still thinking about the issues even when the paper is over.
The Nitty Gritty

· 3-4 pages, double-spaced

· 12-point standard font (Times New Roman, Calibri, etc.)

· APA style in-text citations

· APA style reference list, if you draw from outside sources. You do not need a reference list if you are only using class resources.

· Writing style matters! Make sure you have an introduction, one clear point per paragraph, a logical order to your paper, and conclusion to help frame your paper.

· Papers must have limited typographic, spelling, and grammar errors to receive a passing grade.

Occupancy 56.3 68.2 76.5 82.9 87.2 82.2 80.9 ADR  $115.21 $165.80 $170.95 $182.62 $187.38 $184.52 $196.83 RevPAR  $64.86 $113.08 $130.78 $151.39 $163.40 $151.68 $159.24 1. What day has the highest RevPAR? 2. What day has the highest ADR? 3. Which performance Metric is the main driver of the best day in RevPAR performance? 

  
                    Sun  Mon  Tue  Wed   Thu   Fri    Sat
Occupancy 56.3 68.2 76.5 82.9 87.2 82.2 80.9
ADR  $115.21 $165.80 $170.95 $182.62 $187.38 $184.52 $196.83
RevPAR  $64.86 $113.08 $130.78 $151.39 $163.40 $151.68 $159.24
1. What day has the highest RevPAR?
2. What day has the highest ADR?
3. Which performance Metric is the main driver of the best day in RevPAR performance? 

What if a highly lethal pathogen with a short incubation period had never even been encountered before? · How long would it take public health officials to develop a new diagnostic test and write a case definition? · What if some pathogen could produce a localized outbreak then render itself harmless?

write a response to the following: In this chapter, we learned the Jason group warned of many risks that are now possible today in Biotechnology. With that in mind, consider the following questions:
· What if a highly lethal pathogen with a short incubation period had never even been encountered before?
· How long would it take public health officials to develop a new diagnostic test and write a case definition?
· What if some pathogen could produce a localized outbreak then render itself harmless?
· Conversely, what if a pathogen could continually alter itself in such a way as to evade treatment?

RUBRIC BELOW

 Wk 8: Written Assignment Rubric

14 points

20 points

Content

Response thoughtful and fairly well written; most opinions supported with facts

The response to the assigned topic was thorough and well written, with varied sentence structure and vocabulary; opinions were always supported with facts.

Idea Development

Good reliance upon examples and details to illustrate and develop ideas and opinions.

Excellent use of examples and details to explore and develop ideas and opinions.

Organization

Contains an introduction, some development of ideas, and a conclusion.

Very logically organized; contains an introduction; development of the main idea (or ideas), and conclusion.

Mechanics

Few or no spelling errors; some minor punctuation mistakes.

Flawless spelling and punctuation.

Citations

Citations included in proper format with few or no errors, or no citations needed

Citations included in proper format with no errors or no citations needed

HSE430Wk8QADiscussionForum.docx

HSE 430 Wk 8 Q&A Discussion Forum

Reforms in Intelligence

Discuss needed reforms in intelligence and the connection between intelligence and information technology. Explore lessons learned in the intelligence following the attacks on September 11th and the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Discuss how intelligence services in the United States works with foreign intelligence services.
Discussion forum participation will be graded using the following criteria:

3 points

4 points

5 points

Engagement / Interaction

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with
 two or more peers

Participation

participated on one days=

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

participated on
 two or more days

Content / Topic Relevance

discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic

Timeliness

responded to main topic one day after the first post due date

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

responded to main topic the day of the first post due date

Content / Topic Knowledge

displays a good understanding of the material

displays a very good understanding of the material

displays an excellent understanding of the material

HSE304Week8Essay.docx

HSE 304 Week 8 Essay (500 word)

After reading the required assignment, “Ethics: Professional Ethics for Volunteers”, write an essay of at least 500 words on the importance of ethics within the volunteer models, especially as it pertains to human resources and managers.
The essay should be written in APA 7th Edition with cited resources. The assignment will be graded pursuant to the rubric provided.

Wk8 Essay Rubric

20 points

15 points

10 points

Logic & Organization

Develops ideas cogently, organizes them logically with paragraphs and connects them with effective transitions. Clear and specific introduction and conclusion.

Develops unified and coherent ideas within paragraphs with generally adequate transitions; clear overall organization relating most ideas together, good introduction and conclusion.

Develops and organizes ideas in paragraphs that are not necessarily connected. Some overall organization, but some ideas seem illogical and/or unrelated, unfocused introduction or conclusions.

Language

Employs words with fluency, develops concise standard English sentences, balances a variety of sentence structures effectively.

Word forms are correct, sentence structure is effective. Presence of a few errors is not distracting.

Word forms and sentence structures are adequate to convey basic meaning. Errors cause noticeable distraction.

Spelling and Grammar

The writing is essential error-free in terms of spelling and grammar.

While there may be minor errors, the writing follows normal conventions of spelling and grammar throughout and has been carefully proofread.

Frequent errors in spelling and grammar distract the reader.

Development of Ideas

Explores ideas vigorously, supports points fully using a balance of subjective and objective evidence, reasons effectively making useful distinctions.

Supports most ideas with effective examples, references, and details, makes key distinctions.

Presents ideas in general terms, support for ideas is inconsistent, some distinctions need clarification, reasoning unclear.

Purpose

The writer’s decision about focus, organization, style, and content fully elucidate the purpose and keep the purpose at the center of the piece.

The writer has made good decisions about focus, organization, style, and content so as to achieve the purpose of the writing.

The writer’s decisions about focus, organization, style, and content sometimes interfere with the purpose of the writing.

FinalProject.docx

Final Project

For your final project, you will submit your final two scenarios from the discussion forums in Week 6 and 8. You should add these two scenarios to your other project submission that you uploaded in Week 6 so that there are now 6 total scenarios in your final project submission.
The two new scenarios should be edited to include any suggestions or tactics that you might have discovered after making your initial post. You should also ensure that you have used appropriate punctuation and grammar for this submission, as it is part of your overall project.
You will see a template in this week’s announcement.  Use the template to keep your scenarios organized.
As a part of your final project submission, you will also need to write at least 1 or 2 paragraphs to summarize what you think are the most challenging obstacles to creating an Emergency Action Plan as a Homeland Security Professional.

RUBRIC BELOW

5 points

10 points

20 points

Does the project demonstrate an understanding an action plan and the various applications for each scenario?

Presented a moderate understanding of the action plan and applications for each scenario.

Presented an understanding of the action plan and applications for each scenario by effectively using examples and evidence.

Presented and analyzed the individualized scenarios and applications by effectively using examples and evidence.

Does the project demonstrate that the author has critically evaluated and analyzed the topic, incorporating guidance from the discussion forums?

Presented relevant information relating to topic but failed to add guidance and tactics from the discussion forums.

Presented relevant information relating to the topic by providing data and adding needed information from the discussion forums.

Presented relevant information relating to the topic by providing data and adding needed information from the discussion forums with applicable knowledge and comparisons.

Submission of Scenarios

Presented and explained, in detail, only 1 scenario for the action plan.

Presented and explained, in detail, only 2-3 scenarios for the action plan.

Presented and explained, in detail, all 4 scenarios for the action plan.

Integration of Knowledge

The project did not demonstrate that the author fully understood the concepts learned in the course.

The project somewhat demonstrated that the author understood and applied the concepts learned in the course.

The project demonstrated and supported the concepts learned in the course.

Overall Mechanics/Professionalism

The author’s writing contained many grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors, demonstrating a lack of professionalism.

The author’s writing included some grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors, distracting from professionalism.

The author’s writing was mostly free of grammatical, spelling, and/or punctuation errors, demonstrating professionalism

HSE420WK8DP.docx

HSE 420 WK 8 DP

Select one of the following prompts to answer:

Prompt 1: What can be done to mitigate the threat of unregulated laboratories conducting research using synthetic biology procedures and services?

Prompt 2: Dr. Jim Davis stated that the three most likely bioweapons scenarios that the United States and its allies might face in the future are the following:

1. An agroterrorist event against the United States
2. A bioweapons attack on U.S. and allied troops in the Middle East
3. A bioterrorist attack against a large population center in the United States or an allied state.
Based on what you know now and the current world situation, are these three possibilities still valid? What has changed since 2002 to make these three scenarios more or less likely?

Prompt 3: What is the most likely reason for biosecurity programs to increase in scope and complexity

Resource: Chapter 14 PowerPoint
Book: Ryan, J. (2016). Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann.

RUBRIC BELOW

1. Discussion Forum

Discussion forum participation will be graded using the following criteria:

2 points

3 points

4 points

5 points

Engagement / Interaction

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with at least one peers

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

engaged in a meaningful and relevant dialog with
 two or more peers

Participation

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

participated on one days=

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

participated on
 two or more days

Content / Topic Relevance

discussion forum contributions rarely addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions sometimes addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions very often addressed the main topic

discussion forum contributions always addressed the main topic

Timeliness

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

responded to main topic one day after the first post due date

N/A – no points are available for this criterion

responded to main topic the day of the first post due date

Content / Topic Knowledge

displays a fair understanding of the material

displays a good understanding of the material

displays a very good understanding of the material

displays an excellent understanding of the material

HSE304ProfessionalEthicsinVolunteerAdministration-2006.pdf

Do you think the government, using both fiscal policy and monetary policy, faces any trade-offs in trying to control for inflation vs. unemployment. What do you believe is more of a problem towards long-term economic growth: persistent inflation or unemployment? Make sure to use your readings and what you learned in the modules to justify your arguments.

ECO110HA: Economics for Life

Final Exam

In this module you will complete the Final Exam. This exam covers materials from the second half of the course. For this exam, you will download the exam word document from the course menu. The questions should be written succinctly, using the proper terminology, while showing and explaining all work.
Submit the Final Exam to the Dropbox
no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)

1. According to your readings, and from what you have learned in Module 5, how could war stimulate the economy? Explain in detail, making sure to mention the impact government purchases have on Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Also, make sure you make mention of how government purchases affect the private sector. Finally, describe how government purchases, in your opinion, have helped to stimulate or hinder the U.S. economy. You must provide sound economic analysis in your answer.
2. Do you think the government, using both fiscal policy and monetary policy, faces any trade-offs in trying to control for inflation vs. unemployment. What do you believe is more of a problem towards long-term economic growth: persistent inflation or unemployment? Make sure to use your readings and what you learned in the modules to justify your arguments.
3. According to your readings, it will always make economic sense for you to start a business if your business can make economic profit. How does economic profit differ from accounting profit? Have you ever considered starting a business? If you were to start your own business someday, describe the revenues and costs you would consider (make sure you are describing economic profit in your analysis).
4. Suppose you wanted to open a new business in your hometown. Based on what you learned about the different market structures:
a. Describe your business (the product or service, the ideal size of your firm, the requirements needed to enter this market, etc.).
b. Describe the market you would operate in, making sure to detail the characteristics of the market structure and also the opportunities and challenges you might face.
5. As noted in the video
Stalag 17 and in your readings, many things have been used as money over time: cigarettes, gold, paper currency (like the U.S. dollar), etc. Describe the functions of money and consider the U.S. dollar as an example. Although the U.S. dollar has little or no intrinsic value, why do people want it so much? Can you think of other examples of things that act as “money” in our society?

What is important in the King and Welty pieces? Are they both literacy narratives? Why or why not? What kind of advice does King give? How can you use this advice? Who does King write for as an audience? Why is this important? How is this similar or different from Amy Tan? Is writing a process? Is it pure talent? What does King say? What is one sentence in King’s narrative that you find extremely important and useful? 

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What is important in the King and Welty pieces? Are they both literacy narratives? Why or why not? What kind of advice does King give? How can you use this advice? Who does King write for as an audience? Why is this important? How is this similar or different from Amy Tan? Is writing a process? Is it pure talent? What does King say? What is one sentence in King’s narrative that you find extremely important and useful? 
What does Welty write about? What can you take away from her narrative? Think about her mechanics. Are they the same as Amy Tan? Tell me why or why not? Tell me the significance. Why does Welty write? How did she come to writing? Why is this important?