Applied Sciences

Questions (short answer but please 1-2 paragraphs MAX) What is the difference between LDPE and HDPE polyethylene and give common examples of each. (1 pt) List the steps needed to successfully recycle plastic and describe why can it be cheaper to buy new plastic instead of recycled plastic. (1 pt) What are the four R’s (one sentence describing each) (1pt)? What food production process utilizes the most energy? Why do you think this number is so big? (1 pt) What are some methods to improve sustainability in the food production industry? Are there any barriers? (1 pt) Describe a method of Integrated Pest Management. (1 pt) Can crop growth keep up with global population growth? If no, explain why. If yes, what are methods to support your answer. (1 pt) The danger of GMOs is often debated. What is your take? Provide three examples to support your opinion. (1 pt) List the steps needed to successfully recycle plastic and describe why can it be cheaper to buy new plastic instead of recycled plastic. (1 pt) Global CO2 emissions are expected to decline by record amounts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Do you think the decline will last? Why or why not? (1 pt)

Your task is as follows:   If we believe Liu’s thesis, that 21st century America –by dint of its diversity and the appropriation of digital realms for cultural commentary –will disavow one man who defines ‘cultural literacy’, then we must work as omni-Americans to collectively define the boundaries of cultural literacies.   This isn’t easy work. We’re all different, and what’s popular today will be left behind tomorrow, mere detritus in the vast floating jetsam that is popular culture. Still, some things endure in our culture. If Hirsch laid the foundation for it some 30 years ago, and we-all have the means to update that list today, what does a revised list look like?   As part of your response, I want you to clearly understand the implications Liu makes in his article, but I also want you to reference entries from Hirsch’s work; the latter might be items that you’d replace, or that you’d keep, or that you think could be a one-for-one swap for a ‘thing’ from our culture that better defines literacy today.   Allow me an example: “wireless” is not an entry in Hirsch’s book. It could have been, because prior to the 1920s, people called radio ‘wireless’. It has other applications, too: garage door openers, deep-space communications, cordless telephones, etc., are all wireless. But with the rise of cellular technology in the 1990s, the term wireless was revived. One could make a fairly convincing argument (albeit using Liu’s directives as well as the other pundits we’ve read this semester) that that’s one possible update for the list.   So, in short, applying Liu’s conceptual framework for an updated list, and using Hirsch’s list as a starting point, how do you go about facilitating that list? What does it now include? And why have you included those items?

FINAL PAPER CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS This assignment is based on Sidney Lumet’s film, Network (1976). Students are responsible for locating and watching the film. It is in print on DVD and is widely available on video streaming platforms. Essay Format and Length: Essays must be typed and double spaced in MLA format.  5-7 pages (including a required “Works Cited” page). You are to construct your essay based on the following questions and discussion points: Briefly describe and summarize (in your own words) Mr. Jensen’s famous “forces of nature” speech to Howard Beale? Give an example of how the worldwide corporate and financial domination that Mr. Jensen spoke of continues today. Name a specific company or corporation that owns and controls several media outlets. How much control does that particular company have over its media content? Briefly summarize Howard Beale’s “turn off your television set…turn them off…” sermon / speech during his first revised newscast. Did audiences perceive this film as pure satire or fantasy in 1976?  How has this film become less of a satire and more of a “prophesy” about the current state of reality television?  (NOTE:  This question will require you to locate original 1976 newspaper and magazine film reviews as well as other relative material to support your answer). Valid sources for an academic research paper include: Original film reviews (New York Times, Variety Magazine, Cinema Today). Books about specific films or directors (filmographies, biographies, and autobiographies). Interview transcripts (with directors or actors…Ex: Hitchcock / Truffaut). Video and audio interviews (must be cited properly and written transcription-style in your finished essay). Critical essays by notable film historians (Robert Osbourne, Roger Ebert etc…). Sources that are not valid include: Personal blogs, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter Wikipedia or any other facsimile Product reviews from commercial retail sites (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.) IMDB (Internet Movie Database) reviews and plot summaries

write about the topic, there is no specific question that needs to be answered. just write about how green house gasses are unaffected by visible light but how they affect the rest of the environment.

Research project on an issue in sport social media. Include the following: What context and issue are you studying? Why is it relevant? What perspectives are most relevant to your topic (i.e., business, communication, societal issues, sport performance)? What is your research question (or hypothesis)? What method(s) will you choose, and how will you conduct your study? How will you analyze your data? What do you hope to learn, and how might it contribute to the industry (i.e., the “real world”)? ISSUE: Media only focusing on the highlights of an athlete and not their mental health. QUESTION: Why doesn’t sports media focus on athletes mental health and behaviour more, rather than just their highlights? SOURCES: 2 out of the 4 sources need to be academic, they also need to be relevant. OTHER: do not include an abstract, and turn question into a thesis statement.

1. Define this mental illness and describe briefly its existence in these countries. 2. What cosmologies, cultural ideas and imagery are brought to interpretations of this mental ill- ness within these particular communities? 3. What are the current treatment systems for dealing with this mental illness in these two contexts? 4. What contribution could (or have) anthropological methods (e.g. case studies, ethnography, long-term fieldwork, participant-observation) make to understandings and treatments of this men- tal state/illness? In what ways do they add to/unsettle understandings derived from the biomed- ical psychiatry model? 5. Having critically examined the current medical treatment/cultural response to this ‘illness’, what do you see as a productive, effective, and useful way to approach its treatment in order to im- prove the lives of those suffering? Draw on at least FOUR credible secondary sources. At least two of these sources must adopt an ethnographic (anthropological) approach to understanding this issue.

In recent years, more and more scandals are coming into the public view through the Internet and social media because the latter are now considered as a venue for online activism. Analyze the advantages and risks of exposing wrongdoings and seeking justice online. Use specific examples to support your claim. use 2 readings that i give you as reference and also add one addition academic sources.

How has the Motion Picture influenced the state of national and world affairs today? How have you been personally influenced by Motion Pictures? Minimum 750 words.

Situation As a senior intern at the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME), you’ve been asked to present to next year’s interns at the APME annual conference. New interns typically gather for dinner, speeches, and presentations the Friday night before the weekend conference; your presentation will train interns on government regulations and policies and how they impact the communication profession and will describe your approach to balancing federal laws with professional ethics. Directions Describe how you would balance federal laws that challenge your profession’s ethics. For your APME presentation, include the following essential elements: * Describe how the First Amendment bears on contemporary communication practices. * What is and is not protected by the First Amendment * What’s covered * What’s excluded * At least one related current controversial topic, such as Ayyadurai’s suit of Techdirt * Explain the impact federal regulatory bodies have on the work of communications professionals. * Federal Communications Commission (FCC) * Net neutrality * National Telecommunications and Information Administration * Describe the interrelationship between government regulators and the public or corporations. * Evaluate the balance of compliance with national security measures with maintaining source confidentiality. Be sure to use concrete examples. What to Submit Every project has a deliverable or deliverables, which are the files that must be submitted before your project can be assessed. For this project, you must submit the following: Presentation Your presentation should include 9 to 20 slides with speaker notes. Use the presentation template created for this specific assignment. The presentation must include: Describes the relationship of the First Amendment to contemporary communication practices Explains the impact federal regulatory bodies have on the work of communication professionals Describes the interrelationship between government regulators and the public or corporations Evaluates the balance of compliance with national security measures with maintaining source confidentiality by using specific examples

For this assignment, you will pick a research article published in the past 10 years that describes the engineering of an enzyme and its use in a biocatalytic application. Please ensure it is a RESEARCH ARTICLE and NOT A REVIEW. Prepare a Powerpoint presentation (15–20 slides) that describes the article. Goals To learn about enzyme engineering and biocatalysis, using all the knowledge that you acquired in class To learn how to read a research article, extract and convey essential information. Pick a research article that describes the engineering of an enzyme and its use in biocatalysis –       For help in finding a suitable article, you can use PubMed or Google Scholar. Journals that publish this type of study include: Nature, Science, Nature Chemistry, Nature Catalysis, Nature Communications, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, ACS Catalysis, etc.   Include, as necessary for understanding, information such as: –       Name of enzyme and EC number –       Cofactor required –       Substrate –       Kinetic parameters (kcat, KM) –       Reaction catalyzed and mechanism –       Reaction conditions (pH, T, solvent, etc.) –       Assay used to characterize enzyme –       Mutagenesis method and screening/selection assay –       Type of enzyme engineering (rational design vs directed evolution) –        Enzyme structure –       Type of biocatalytic transformation (e.g., fermentation, biotransformation, etc.) –       Biocatalytic process (e.g., deracemization, direct asymmetric synthesis, kinetic resolution, cofactor recycling, etc.) –       Use 3–5 bullet points on slides if necessary (except when showing figures). When showing figures, include short legend to understand the figure. SUGGESTION: use a sentence to provide take-home message, either as title of slide or as statement at the bottom of your slide (see example assignment). Guidelines: 1.     Introduction (5–7 slides) a.     Explain context and background needed to understand paper (i.e. what is the current state?of?the?art? why should we care about this study?) b.     Describe system under study (i.e., enzyme and/or method) c.     Clearly state the objective and hypothesis of the current study 2.      Methods and Results (8–12 slides) a.     Describe what the authors did and show results from article (i.e. copy/paste figures and tables, with appropriate legend so that reader can understand) b.      Explain important methods, especially if these are new engineering strategies 3.      Discussion and Conclusions (2–3 slides) a.     Put these findings in the context of the field (i.e. discussion, how does this compare to previous methods or previous work?) b.      Summarize what the findings of the paper were (i.e., what was achieved? Did it work?) c.     Future directions   Please ensure to answer all key points