Applied Sciences

First read Topic: Slow food First, explain in your own words what “slow food” is. Second, explain how the preparation of tamales, either as you know it personally (if you have some experience), or as you see it in the video, fits the criteria for “slow food.” Be sure to mention specific details about making tamales, and connect them to specific ideas about “slow food.” Third, discuss your own habits regarding food consumption. In what ways do you honor the tradition of “slow food” in your own daily routine, or in what ways do you not? (There’s no judgment here. Just an opportunity to reflect.)

Post a reflection on the novel to your portfolio. Consider what you think the novel is designed to communicate to us, and how you think we’re intended to relate to the characters in the story. How does Adichie uses her novel to reflect on and communicate about the world (whether we’re talking about the geographical world the characters inhabit, or their social world, or their psychological or emotional world)? Choose any angle on these questions that interests you. You can use the focus questions provided with the reading assignment as a prompt, but you may also choose to reflect on another aspect of the novel that interests you. Include specific details from the story to support your analysis, quoting at least one passage. Don’t forget to use MLA format, citing content taken from the book with the author’s name and page number in parentheses.

Write a 350-375 word paper about Aviation Maintenance outsourcing and offshoring, Maintenance repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities. Explain how these facilities are an established way of cutting cost and maintaining aircraft.  Use two References.  Reference the uploaded file for grading rubric.

Now, in the final week, your job is to revise, compile, and edit these reports into a summary report of no more than 1,200 words (5 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, excluding figures and references list) that captures your most salient points and significant research.  As you have generated between 2,000 – 3,000 words (8-12 pages) through the process of writing your earlier reports, this step will require careful synthesis of your most significant points. Please review your feedback and comments for your earlier reports as you undertake the process of compiling your final report.  Evidence, Claims, and Sources   The claims in your final report should be supported by a minimum of 10 sources that meet the following criteria: Use scholarly sources (i.e., journal articles, books published by university presses, etc.), government websites and reports, or publications from any of the organizations the American Association of Geographers: list of leading climate change organizations  (Links to an external site.) .  You may not use popular sources, including news media, unless you can make a case for the information being otherwise unavailable (e.g., a highly local and well-respected newspaper); however, you may find that newspapers, documentaries, and television news coverage found on YouTube may give you a good illustration of your scenario.   Report Structure  The report will use the Description, Analysis, Projection structure, a common framework used in technical writing:  DESCRIPTION: Describe the evidence for the prediction that your community is vulnerable to the disruption. Explain the related systems as they are supposed to function. E.g., Climate scientists predict frequent and severe storms that will disrupt fuel supply chains and take down transmission and distribution lines. Households are dependent on electricity for a variety of functions.  ANALYSIS: Identify the points of vulnerability, and the current ways the system is resilient or weak. E.g., Describe the backup systems and repair response systems that utilities have for small and moderate disruptions. Describe the key points of vulnerability and limits to their systems. Use historical reports from the media to document your findings. Point out political, economic, and cultural factors that underpin the strengths and weaknesses of current systems.  PROJECTION: Make your recommendations for vulnerability reduction and disruption response. Describe how you might work within existing political, economic and social spheres to implement your recommendations, and the barriers you may face. Describe several community-based social marketing techniques that could be effective for creating the changes you are recommending. E.g., Distributed energy (more off-grid solar systems) might be less vulnerable to outages than our current centralized system. Utility companies have put up legal barriers to off-grid systems. How might we incentivize decentralized solar systems while addressing the legitimate concerns of the utility companies?  Note: You may find this CBSM toolkit  helpful with this section of your report.  Final Report Evaluation  Evidence for the prediction that climate change may lead to the disruption chosen for the project Description of related systems   Identification and description of vulnerabilities and strengths in existing systems and connections to social/cultural, economic, political factors that contribute to them Identification of ways vulnerabilities could be reduced, considering potential social/cultural, economic, and political barriers Identification and description of how a community should plan to respond, including connections to specific community-based social marketing strategies  In-text citations: APA formatted citations are present throughout the report, whenever outside information is included?(evaluated in the professionalism rubric)  Writing mechanics (spelling, grammar, and coherency) (evaluated in the professionalism rubric)  Organization and structure (evaluated in the professionalism rubric)

As for all forum questions, please use the forum question to guide your discussion and write your post in a paragraph(s) format. You do not want to repost the question and then insert your answer. Using references to support your work is important that correct APA format uses in-text citations. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ We learn parenting skills from many places. Perhaps our biggest influence on our attitude towards parenting is from our parents and how we were raised. We also are influenced by media, science, religion, and other sources. Our question is, what if a license was required to become a parent, as suggested by David Lykken in our week one readings. What do you think should be required to obtain that license? At first blush you may think this could never happen, and it may not. But the point is to think of why a license could be needed; think of the benefits, what would be needed to overcome objections. How do values enter in to the discussion? Use one theory from this list and apply it to your argument of license or not. Erikson’s Lifespan Theory of Development Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory of Development Jean Piaget’s Constructivist Theory Socio-Culture Theory of Lev Vygotsky

Return to the criminal justice problem you selected for Assignment #1 and walk it through the entire 7-Stage Model. This must be a detailed account of the problem and include all seven stages. NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO FOCUS ON ONE PROBLEM OR ONE POLICY RELATED TO YOUR TOPIC Analyze the problem Set goals and objectives Design the program or policy (for this paper you only need to select one).  Develop an action plan Design a monitoring system (including a Gantt chart) Evaluating Outcomes (you only need to identify what type of evaluation method you might use to evaluate your program). Discuss how you will reassess and review your program or policy.  Your paper must be detailed. Use the Appendix at the end of the textbook as your checklist to ensure you have covered all aspects of all seven stages. The paper when completed should be a minimum of 6-8 pages in length (more if needed). Use the textbook and at least 4 outside sources to support your key points. Use the APA style of referencing to cite your sources.

SUBJECT OF THE SCIENTIFIC ESSAY The Swedish Language in transformation. The influence of the English language on the Swedish language. QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: – How has the english language affected Swedish society? – How do we notice the impact of the English language on the Swedish language today? Essay template: 1. Summary 2. Introduction 3. Purpose & questions 4. Background (previous research in the field) 5. Method 6. Results 7. Discussion 8. References (harvard or oxford, you decide) About 3000 words

DISCUSS per rubric B:  how the four cultures met by Odysseus relate to the shield culture: Extra credit: how does Homer represent Odysseus in regard to the island offshore just offshore from Cyclops land? How would Odysseus cultivate it & why haven’t the Cyclopses do so?.

You will choose a topic directly related to the study of intelligence analysis and write a 8-12-page research paper on that topic, making use of a minimum of 5 different sources. The paper must be written in APA format and adhere to the standards of academic writing. 1. What is “counter-terrorism?” What counter-terrorism methods have been successful? What can governments do to improve counter-terrorism programs? 2. “International institutions don’t matter in counter-terrorism. Just look at what happened in Rwanda.” Do you agree or disagree with this assessment? Address the role or lack of role of international bodies in counter-terrorism. 3. What is the role of the press in counter-terrorism? How has the press contributed to the escalation of terrorism? How has the press contributed to counter-terrorist activities? 4. Have suicide attacks helped or hindered terrorist groups’ goals? How has the advent of suicide attacks changed counter-terrorist strategies?

Enterprise Risk Management is a process where organizations review risk or risk silos to better understand how risk impacts the organization, but more importantly the affects of a risk silo and its impacts on another risk silo and those residual impacts. Many organization create scenarios to understand possible implications; for example, “a drop in sales affects on finance and maintaining workforce levels”. Each risk silo in itself has impacts and requires management. ERM would investigate other outcomes as they interact and may present changing dynamics. After reviewing the “Enterprise Risk Management” article — LINK HERE ( https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet02-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/5d01252a127d8/7329389?X-Blackboard-Expiration=1608325200000&X-Blackboard-Signature=ZVybnir144rtLaCCk%2BVZiIMRSqrVTBKeK3FUcxIAfeM%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=157277&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Risk%2520Informed%2520Decision%2520Making%2520Week%25201.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20201218T150000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAZH6WM4PL5SJBSTP6%2F20201218%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=37d375c7dcad258b8051f54e07ad631fe420fe3d77fb678e9eab1d78a444f782 , incorporate the following into a paper. An in-depth description of Enterprise Risk Management (you may use additional sources and research) The importance of program sustainability Explain the purpose of taking risk out of siloed functions What is the purpose and value of Risk Registers Explain why organizations have included into the risk management portfolio non-financial activities, such as ethical corporate practices and external social and environmental activities Close the paper by articulating an understanding of the resources committed to ERM practices. Do they benefit to an organization? Why or why not?