Applied Sciences

Pick a topic for the uploaded Chapters on Chemical and Biological Threats in an upcoming Research Paper. You will discuss a brief synopsis of the properties, effects, how it relates to chemical threat, along with which FTO would utilize this threat.  Your only creating a thesis and small introduction for professor approval. THIS WILL NOT BE THE PAPER!

Museums are institutions created in the public interest. They engage their visitors, foster deeper understanding and promote the enjoyment and sharing of authentic cultural and natural heritage. Museums acquire, preserve, research, interpret and exhibit the tangible and intangible evidence of society and nature.  Museum visits increase students’ cultural capital; in turn, school groups help museums reach non-traditional museum goers. It is important to understand that  your visit to a museum is part of this course.  You will be writing a two page paper analyzing a work of Art chosen from your visit to a Museum of your choice or one of the Virtual Museums listed below.  Guggenheim Link  (Links to an external site.) Louvre Link  (Links to an external site.) NGA Link  (Links to an external site.) British Museum Link  (Links to an external site.) Met Link  (Links to an external site.) Your Paper must include: 1. Cover page: Name Course Professor 2. Images: Picture of Artwork Title Medium Artist Location (Link you used/Museum visited) 3. Two Written Pages (minimum): What is an analysis?   It answers the question, “How did the artist do it?” The following are various elements that constitute analysis. You’re paper can be based on one of the following types of analysis: a. Determination of subject matter through naming iconographic elements, e.g., historical event, allegory, mythology, etc. b. Selection of most distinctive features or characteristics whether line, shape, color, texture, etc. c. Analysis of the principles of design or composition, e.g., stable, repetitious, rhythmic, unified, symmetrical, harmonious, geometric, varied, chaotic, horizontal or vertically oriented, etc. d. Discussion of how elements or structural system contribute to appearance of image or function e. Analysis of use of light and role of color, e.g., contrasty, shadowy, illogical, warm, cool, symbolic, etc. f. Treatment of space and landscape, both real and illusionary (including use of perspective), e.g., compact, deep, shallow, naturalistic, random g. Portrayal of movement and how it is achieved h. Effect of particular medium(s) used i. Your perceptions of balance, proportion and scale (relationships of each part of the composition to the whole and to each other part) and your emotional j. Reaction to object or monument Remember you must select a work of Art from a museum you visited whether in person or online. You must state which of the analysis processes your paper is based on, and must tell us which museum you selected the work from, and briefly explain why?    4. Citations: MLA format Minimum of 3 Citations Do not Plagiarize: What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the act of using others’ information without giving credit or acknowledging them. There are many examples of plagiarism. Completely copying another individual’s work without providing credit to the original author is a very blatant example of plagiarism. Plagiarism also occurs when another individual’s idea or concept is passed off as your own. Changing or modifying quotes, text, or any work of another individual is also plagiarism. Believe it or not, you can even plagiarize yourself! Re-using a project or paper from another class or time and saying that it is new is plagiarism. One way to prevent plagiarism is to add citations in your project where appropriate. sources: https://www.citationmachine.net/  (Links to an external site.)   5. Final Step: Submit your paper by uploading it to canvas.  Rubric Critical Thinking (CT) (2) Critical Thinking (CT) (2) Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Evidence 35.0 pts Exceeds Expectations – Full description of evidence or collection of sources indicate inclusion of sufficient variety. Information about the sources assesses reliability and weights the sources accordingly. -OR- Irrelevant data/information is excluded, and the exclusion is noted and justified. 23.34 pts Achieves Expectations – Adequate description of evidence, or collection of adequate source information. Information about the credibility of sources is included. -OR- Irrelevant data/information is correctly excluded. 11.66 pts Does not meet Expectations – Evidence is inadequate, sources are not cited, or sources are used inappropriately or not at all. Credibility of sources is not examined. -OR- Irrelevant data/information is included in analysis. 0.0 pts Did not Attempt 35.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Analysis 30.0 pts Exceeds Expectations – Information from a variety of viewpoints is analyzed demonstrating use of logical principles and avoidance of logical fallacies. 20.0 pts Achieves Expectations – Information is analyzed for relevance and accuracy. 10.0 pts Does not meet Expectations – Information is narrated or described, not analyzed for relevance or accuracy. 0.0 pts Did not Attempt 30.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Evaluation and Synthesis 35.0 pts Exceeds Expectations – Potential judgments are presented and justified based on logic and evidence. Therefore, conclusions and/or outcomes are clearly explained and justified. Priorities in judgment are evaluated. 23.34 pts Achieves Expectations – Judgment on the value of the information is logical and based on evidence provided. Therefore, conclusions and/or outcomes are clearly explained and justified. 11.66 pts Does not meet Expectations – The judgment is superficial or source information is accepted without examination. Therefore, no conclusions are given, or conclusions unrelated or not logically derived from evidence. 0.0 pts Did not Attempt 35.0 pts Total Points: 100.0

Drawing from the class-wide household chemicals glossary we have built, you will choose three household products to investigate in depth.  [You are not limited to products listed in our glossary, but it would serve as a useful starting point.]  For each product, you will address at least 2 of the following 3 questions:  a) Formulation – What chemicals constitute product?  b) Function – What is the purpose of these chemicals? How do their chemical properties enable this purpose and/or use?   c) Fate – What happens to these chemicals in the environment after their use? What happens to them?   The discussion of each chemical should be at least 400 words and the entire investigation should be at least 1600 words.  (One page of text, double-spaced, with a 12 point is approximately 400 words.) Chemical glossary: Ceramide Glycerin Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Lactic acid Alklbenzense sulfonic acid Sodium hydroxide Hexoxyethanl Isopropanol Sodium Monoflurophosphate Azithromycin Chlorpheniramine maleate Phenylephrine bitartrate Loratadine Diphenhydramine Acetaminophen Dextromethorphan Bhr Ibuprofen Fexofenadine Melatonin

Be sure to include specific examples from the text, and lecture material. What is the difference between race and ethnicity? Is there a difference between race classification in ancient and modern societies? How is discrimination different from prejudice? How do color complexes vary throughout the world? Why is ethnicity important to an individual and a social group? Define and distinguish ethnic groups from each other in your own society? What must a cultural anthropologist do to prepare herself/himself for fieldwork? What are the challenges/and or difficulties in fieldwork? How might these affect data? How might an anthropologist’s theoretical framework influence their data collection and interpretation? Use examples from Raybeck. REQUIREMENTS: Cover sheet that must be in accordance to research standards, and contain title, name, course, instructor and date. This page is not numbered. Text begins at the top of page 1. Number all pages of the essay. Staple essay in the upper left hand corner! Do not use plastic covers. Paper must be at least 3 pages in length, and no more than 6 pages. Use 12 font. All margins 1 “. Double space all text. REMEMBER: use specific ethnographic material to support general statements. Without specific examples, the best score you can receive is a C+. Paper must include an introduction with a thesis statement and a conclusion. Avoid using direct quotes. Paraphrase information and cite text used. GRADING CRITERIA: Follow paper requirements as stated above. Overall organization of the paper and the clarity in the presentation of the analysis. Extant of thoughtful, insightful, and creative analysis. Correct, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Proof read your papers. Papers that are submitted to me 1 week in advance to the due date I will offer assistance with and edit, one time before the final paper is submitted. Late papers will be docked 10 points! source you must use: View: Racial/Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination: Crash Course Sociology #35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSddUPkVD24 View: A Girl Like Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyI77Yh1Gg Chapter 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity (see under content). Schaefer, R. (2015),  Racial and ethnic groups (14rth ed.). New Jersey: Pearson education, Inc.

1> You will be doing part 2 of the project document. You will choose a community on second life related to any BTS fandom (kpop band) to research. You can find any community of your choosing to write this. You will then follow the proposal guide as is. you must include anthropological theories that relate to the community you are talking about.  2. you will have to create a basic resrecah question that focuses on a central issue that effects the community that relates to gender, identity, race, age etc. (does not have to be all of these could be 1 or multiple) the reproach question must answer who, what, where, when and why. YOU MUST have a direct question like “how has a persons off-line identity changed after being apart of the BTS second life fandom” you must then talk about the specific group you will observe, for example, make and females between the ages of 18-25 on second life PARTICIPANTS MUST NOT BE UNDER 16! KEEP IN MIND you are not conducting any interviews you are only discussing the approach to how you will conduct interviews, that’s what you are proposing. You must include all these sections  Sections to Include: Each section should be set off with a section heading/sub-title. The total proposal should be between 2400-3000 words, not including the bibliography. Title – Your title should be concise. It can be divided into two sections before and after a colon (:). Rather than being cute or witty, you should aim to include all or most of the key words that pertain to your proposed research. Introduction (/20)- This section, which should be one- two comprehensive paragraphs that will first introduce your topic and community and provide some background information about your chosen community. It should provide enough information about the chosen topic and community that any general reader can understand exactly what the project is about. It should peek the reader’s interest and clearly outline why it is focused on anthropology. There should also be at least one sentence explaining how anthropological theories will be used to support the main argument. Clarify the purpose and rationale for your research. Be brief, and concise, and do not devote a long stretch of time to explaining the details. At the end of the introduction you should state your research question in one sentence. In this one sentence you need to inform your reader about who, what, where, and why your research is significant. This should be a refined version of the question that you wrote for your Site Selection assignment. There are links to articles on how to write a research question below, but if you are still having trouble formulating your ideas I would suggest contacting the Writing Center at York. Review of Literature and Theory (/60)- This section will be approximately 4-7 paragraphs in length. It needs to contain a more in-depth explanation of your research objectives by contextualizing it within a body of scholarly literature. Given what has already been written on the topic, why is your research important? What will it contribute to our knowledge, within the discipline of anthropology? To answer these questions, you must place your research within a theoretical and conceptual framework and review the work of other scholars. All of the sources you have listed in your bibliography should be mentioned here (even if some are only mentioned briefly) In your discussion, make sure to outline the theories that are most important to you, and discuss how other anthropologists or scholars have investigated this or similar issues. Understanding your theoretical and conceptual framework will require a lot of thought, so don’t try to write this part in one night! Take time to think about how your research will complement or refute extant scholarly writings.   If you have never written a literature review before you need to do some research to figure out how this is done. The biggest mistake students’ make is writing an annotated bibliography for this section….there is a big difference between the two. You will receive 0 if you submit an annotated bibliography. A literature review is written in formal essay-style and should clearly summarize what other authors have said about your particular topic and community. All authors listed in the bibliography should be mentioned here. It also needs to answer the question: How will this research add to the anthropological literature on the chosen topic? Anthropology theories must also be summarized and outlined in terms of how they apply. As a fourth -year student you are expected to know how to write a short literature review. If you have never written one, I would highly recommend contacting the Writing Center at York. There are also links to articles below that might get you started. Also, the best way to learn is to read others literature reviews which usually follow the introduction in all anthropological articles. Methods (/60) – This section should answer the questions of where, who, how, and when: 1) where will your field site be? 2) What methods will you use to investigate the problem you have posed? 3) What schedule do you plan to follow to accomplish all of your goals? This section should clearly outline the methods used, why and how they will be used? Where the research will take place and a bit about the demographic involved. It should also include a brief timeline as well as references to anthropological theories about your chosen methods and methodologies. Remember: your methods must conform to the Generic Protocol and our ethics clearance rules. In summary include: 1) Describe the digital place/places you will conduct your research and offer important information regarding its social importance and users etc. 2) What methods will you use to investigate the problem you have posed? You need to explain how you will contact the participants and develop a relationship with them. Make sure you explain in detailed how the methods you have chosen (and need to use due to ethics clearance) will work for your particular project, are anthropological, and will benefit the creation of a digital ethnography. You need to cite anthropology sources here. Also, explain the amount of time you will spend, if you are doing any reviews of digital documents (including review of newspapers, historical archives, etc.); and if you plan on taking photographs or videos etc. Discuss your research procedures in down-to-earth, precise language. What are your strategies for collecting information? How do you plan to organize your field data: will you keep a field log? Will it be written by hand or typed on a computer? How will you contact your participants? 3) What schedule you plan to follow to accomplish all your goals? The “Method” section should end with a timetable or timeline (which can be in chart form) that outlines when you intend to complete each step of your research and writing up. List of Interview Questions (/20_–The whole class will focus and use the basic interview question list provided (11 in all) but you also need to create 5-10 open ended questions that are more specific for your particular project focus. Make sure they are “open-ended” and not close questions. We discussed the difference in Week 7. Bibliography (/20) – This should include the sources you have or should consult, which link up with your Literature Review. For the proposal you need a minimum of ten sources (80% anthropology) you   found outside of the course material, plus any sources from the course you would like to use. Do not rely on course materials for your research project. Most of these should follow from your Site Selection. Your mark here will be based on the correct formatting, and appropriate choices (all anthropology or related to anthropology), closely related to your topic (as explained in the literature review), fairly recent (most after 2000). Remember your project is focused on “Digital Ethnography” so make sure most of your sources are as well. The more current the sources the better! All references cited in the proposal should be included in the bibliography. Use the “Author-Date” Chicago Manual Style only. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html Spelling, Grammar, Style, Presentation in-text citations etc. (/20)

In Lecture 7, we discussed about trade in Mesopotamia, especially the Gulf trade. From the reading, Pulak (1998) discusses another trade route in the eastern of Mediterranean Sea. Both illustrate the importance of trade in the development of complex cultures in Mesopotamia. For this assignment, compare these two routes of trade using archaeological evidence. (1) What was the structure of the long-distance trade? That is, who carried what from where to where and how did they carry it? (2) How do we, as archaeologists, detect this long-distance trade? That is, what is the evidence that this process occurred? (3) What was the importance of this long-distance trade to the development or maintenance of the society at one end of the trade route or the other? That is, how did it support the social and/or political structure of that society?

Review Chapters 6 and 7 of the Frankfort-Nachmias & Leon-Guerrero text and in Chapter 7, p. 188, consider Hispanic migration and earnings and focus on how different levels of confidence and sample size work together. Review Magnusson’s web blog found in the Learning Resources to further your visualization and understanding of confidence intervals. Use the Course Guide and Assignment Help found in this week’s Learning Resources to search for a quantitative article related to confidence intervals. Using the SPSS software, General Social Survey dataset and choose a quantitative variable that interests you. Using SPSS: Take a random sample of 100. Calculate the 95% confidence interval for the variable. Calculate a 90% confidence interval. Take another random sample of 400. Calculate the 95% confidence interval for the variable. Calculate a 90% confidence interval. Post your results, the mean of Age to verify the dataset you used, and an explanation of how different levels of confidence and sample size affect the width of the confidence interval. Next, consider the statement, “Confidence intervals are underutilized” and explain what the implications might be of using or not using confidence intervals. Provide examples based on the results of your data. Also, use your research to support your findings.

Write a two-page paper, plus the title page and a reference page on the following statement: Describe one or more ethical behavior issues in handling food and beverage products returned to a manufacturing company and a retail store. ****Chose a real example****

Please write a complete essay about one of the following questions. Remember to follow the following format: Introductory Paragraph Introduce your topic using archaeological concepts and approaches. Include a clear thesis statement in which you state what your essay will be about, ensuring that you answer the essay question. Body Paragraphs Support your thesis statement with clearly organized points. Make sure that archaeological concepts and approaches are used in analysis in each paragraph. Support these points with concrete examples, information, data from the articles (and text and lectures where pertinent). Concluding Paragraph 1. We have seen in this course that although archaeology is a science, it is not free of politics. What kinds of conflicts around artifacts and bones have archaeologists and Native Americans encountered? How have they been resolved? What are your recommendations for successful research in the future? Refer to the articles (Frozen in Time, Pueblo Indians Receive Remains, and Africa Rejoices) and the lecture. Or 2. For urban, state level societies to develop, agricultural intensification was necessary to produce more food. What are some techniques of agricultural intensification? Does this intensification require state level organization? How might archaeological understandings of intensive agriculture help in food production today? Please refer to Secrets of El Dorado and Footplows and Raised Fields for data and evidence.

In this discussion, we will explore some of the minerals vital to human health. Among the most abundant of the essential minerals in the body are: Calcium Phosphorus (or the polyatomic phosphate anion, if you prefer) Sodium Potassium Magnesium Chloride Select a mineral that is critical for human health, either from the list above or another mineral of your choice. Then, respond to the prompts below. In your post, please address the following topics: State which mineral you have chosen. In what ionic state is the ion active within the body? In approximately one paragraph, summarize the physiological role of this ion. In approximately a sentence or two, please identify and briefly describe a disorder associated with a lack of or surplus of this ion in the body. As an example, watch this Khan Academy video that explains how the calcium ion is necessary in muscle contraction, specifically heart muscle contraction.