Applied Sciences

Once again you will write a 3-4-page essay in current APA format that addresses the questions below. Your essay must include at least 2 references to scholarly sources (the course material and/or other scholarly sources). All citations must be in current APA format and a reference page must be included at the end of your essay. The reference page does not count towards the 3-4-page total. Unlike the short essay, you do not have the PowerPoint option for this assignment. In your essay answer the following questions in complete sentences: What methods did Wassily Kandinsky use to change art? How did he feel about art and spirituality? Why was Kandinsky considered the pioneer of abstract art and who were some of his influencers and cohorts? Once you have completed this assignment you should be able to understand why Kandisnksy is credited with being the founder of abstract painting and how he used spirituality to influence his art.

Please watch the following video: https://www.ted.com/talks/brenda_laurel_why_not_make_video_games_for_girls Why Not Make Video Games For Girls? While the video that you just watched offers an interesting perspective (though slightly dated) on gender and the gaming industry, it has also received a fair amount of critique. In order to develop a well-rounded understanding on the topic of gender and the gaming industry, please read the following article critiquing the TED Talk that you just viewed: Girl Games: Adventures in Lip Gloss https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3252/girl_games_adventures_in_lip_gloss.php You are also encouraged to explore the other critiques out there regarding this TED Talk. Try using search terms like “critiques of Purple Moon and Rockett” to further explore this topic. Now that you’ve had an opportunity to explore various perspectives on the topic of gender and the gaming industry, specifically in terms of the Purple Moon company, respond to the following questions. Compare and contrast your initial reactions to the TED Talk and the “Girl Games: Adventures in Lip Gloss” article. Did the article change your opinion of the TED Talk? How so? After learning a little about the gender research that Laurel performed before creating her games, do you think she asked the right questions? Did she use the feedback she received in a productive way? If you were doing research to figure out what a certain demographic (doesn’t have to be gender-based) was looking for in a video game, how would you structure your research differently? A quote from the article regarding Laurel’s research says: “This is just another example of the tawdry history of sex difference research that is driven by stereotypes and results in reinforcing those stereotypes,” says Dr. Barrie Thorne, Professor of Sociology at U.C. Berkeley and author of the definitive text Gender Play. Do you agree with this point of view? What issues do you see with the Rockett game and Laurel’s research? The way that we view and understand gender identity and gender expression has changed significantly since the TED Talk was filmed. Do you think that gender is as strong a demographic in gaming today? If so, why? If not, what are the audience categories that video game designers should be taking into consideration instead? Does your personal concept of gender (or how you view/understand gender) impact the kinds of video games that you choose? Are you more or less likely to choose a game that offers a diverse and/or broad concept of gender? Explain. Ultimately, Laurel’s company, Purple Moon, was bought out by Mattel, a company best-known for their Barbie products. What do you think that Laurel and Purple Moon could have done differently to (potentially) avoid being bought out? Explain.

After reading the reference material provided: 1.      What factor do you find to be the most critical to a successful meeting? 2.      Describe why you find this factor to be the most important one. 3.      Explain how you would manage this factor as a meeting manager.   Requirements 250-word count (minimum) One APA Citation (minimum)     Reference Material https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or8_RchXkb4&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp0VAutGFyg&feature=emb_logo https://www.scoro.com/blog/tips-for-effective-meeting-management/ https://hbr.org/1976/03/how-to-run-a-meeting https://www.thebalancecareers.com/meeting-management-to-improve-productivity-2275301 http://projectmanagementhacks.com/meeting-tips/ https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/great-meeting-management-advice/

Write a 2000 word report about the geology of a particular area of California. This area may be a major national or state park, or perhaps a particular county where you grew up. Your paper should have four important sections.   Please label them with appropriate headings I.  Geologic features:  Describe the geologic features (rocks, structures — faults, landforms) of the area. Explain any geologic terms in your own words. Example: “Gneisses outcrop in the northeastern and central area. Gneisses are foliated metamorphic rocks with layering between micas and feldspars. The layering forms synclines and anticlines through out the area. Synclines are folds that open upward, and anticlines open downward.”  Also explain any spatial relationships between the features. What is the sequence of layering? Which rocks are next to each other, which rocks intrude others, what rocks do the faults cut, which is/are older/younger. II.  Geologic history:  Explain the geologic history of the area. Refer to geologic time periods or dates. What kind of plate tectonic activity was going on?  What mountains were forming?  etc. III.  Map of the area of interest:  Please include appropriate map scale and citation. IV.  Bibliography:  Please use MLA format.  Please observe the minimum source requirements described below. Style This is to be written in an informative and technical style. Please be clear and to the point. Avoid poetic metaphors and philosophical statements that are not related to science or geology. Use correct spelling and grammar.  Use Times or Palatino font in a 12 point size, one inch margins, double spaced, on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. All outside references must be appropriately cited.  Research Strategies You may research this paper by either participating in a scheduled field trip and examining the rocks for yourself (with instructor guidance), or you may carry out your own library research.  References The following are references that you may find useful. You may use other appropriate references not listed here. If you choose to do most of your research on a field trip, you must use at least one library/book reference. If you do a library report instead of a field trip report, you must use at least three references, and two of those references must be a book, magazine, or online library source.  After using two library references, you may use online references.  Make sure that your online references are from reputable government or academic organizations.  Do not use wikipedia as a source.  If you find information in a wikipedia article that interests you, please see which source the article references.   California Geology Magazine Alt, David D. & Hyndman, Donald W.; 1975, Roadside Geology of Northern California; Mountain Press Publishing; 249 pg. Durrell, Cordell; 1987, Geologic History of the Feather River Country, California; University of California Press; 337 pg. Harden, Deborah; 2004, California Geology; Prentice Hall; 552 pg. McPhee, John; 1993, Assembling California; Farrar Straus, and Giroux; 304 pg. Sharp, Robert P. & Glazner, Allen F.; 1997, Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley; Mountain Press Publishing; 319 pg.  Sharp, Robert P. & Glazner, Allen F.; 1993, Geology Underfoot in Southern California; Mountain Press Publishing; 224 pg.

NOT THE WHOLE PAPER REQUIR LOOK ONLY FOR THE ATTACHED PART AND DO IT WITH ALL ITS REQUIREMENTS AND ZERO PLARIGZIME. The step will be included in uploaded files to have an idea about topic I in need to wrote about part that l will be uploading with all requirements and instructions below. 6) General Structural Features of the Enzyme: (if you cannot find all of the information for human enzyme, it is OK to describe from other organisms) ? Size of the protein. ? Primary structure = amino acid sequence ? Secondary structures such as alpha helices and beta sheets info ? Special features such as active site information, binding site, cofactor or prosthetic groups binding sites, or any other special features from tertiary structure and folding ? Quaternary structure (if it is monomer, dimer, trimer, or tetramer, in different organisms) and any other structural details you find for each subunit ? Is there any “homology” (= similarities) described for different organisms ? Any post-translational modification the protein undergoes ? Information from crystal structure studies by authors ? Now find references and find the pictures of the enzyme structure. Include them in the report, continue to give figure numbers, description (legend) and reference. 7) Physiological/Biological Function of the Enzyme: • Describe the general function of the enzyme = in which metabolic pathways the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme involved, or what roles does it play in the organisms = How is it useful for the organism • Make sure you have read the publications about this, not just what the database directly gives and include all the additional information you found from these publications. 8) Inhibitors (and activators if available): (you can find this in Brenda site and for details read the publications listed in the Brenda site) • Which are the inhibitors (and also activators) for your enzyme? (You can first get it from the Brenda site, and then look for details from the references the site lists). List all the ones you find. • Are these activators and inhibitors physiologically generated within the organism, or are they external ones? • What is the mechanism by which they activate or inhibit? (for at least one inhibitor and one activator you must describe in detail) • For the inhibitors (at least one inhibitor) what are the kinetics data (Ki Inhibitor constant, IC50 = What is the conc for 50% inhibition). • What are the consequences of inhibition or activation. 9) Medical, diagnostic, or industrial or other types of applications: Describe any of these applications you find from the databases and the references that are listed in the database, to find enough information. Which applications Why or how is the enzyme involved in these applications. 10) Mutations or other impairments, and Diseases caused by mutations, impairments or deficiencies of the enzyme: • What types of mutations or impairments or why the deficiencies are caused • What happens to the enzyme due to the above • What are the consequences? 11) Conclusions: (just create this title; you will work on the writing part for final step of the project) 12) Acknowledgements: (just create this title, but you will work on this for next step of the project) 13) References: In APA style, for ONLY those references you used this time, for the different sections of the report. Follow all instructions needed and zero plarigzime please.

John Cage re-imagined the piano as a one-person percussion instrument. Choose an instrument that you find interesting (the human voice can count), and find 2-3 examples of musicians pushing the technical possibilities of that instrument beyond traditional limits. Describe the things they do? How do these new techniques expand into new areas of sound? Are these techniques just “gimmicks” or are they truly expressive? Please supply links to video or audio recordings of the pieces/songs you find. – use the outline as much as you can  – its a compare contrast essay  – use 2 youtube sources, and 1 internet source

Read and critically analyze “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” by Richard Lee.  Natural History. 1969.  A scholarly essay (approximately 500-750 words) is to be constructed addressing the following questions. 1.    To which field of anthropology would this article be assigned? Why? (one to two sentences) 2.    Which other anthropology field could it be assigned? Why? (one to two sentences) 3.    How does it apply to class lecture with specific and detailed examples? (six to ten sentences) 4.    How can the information discussed apply to your Personal or Professional and/or Academic/Social experiences in the world? (four to six sentences) 5.    Discuss a particular point that you found interesting. Why? (two to four sentences) •    Works cited must be in APA citation format at the end of the paper. •    Points will be deducted from the assignment grade for gross proofreading errors (varies according to level of errors).     While writing the essay be sure to include the answers to the following questions but also try to “think outside the box”. Do not limit answers to the obvious, superficial response. Stretch your intellect to explore other areas of lecture and test to see if they apply to these particular articles. The expectation for the essay is coherent, logical, relevant arguments and insights to fully demonstrate the student’s mastery of the anthropological concepts discussed in this unit.

Each student must develop a thesis statement that analyzes the question related to biological anthropology. Thesis statements should outline the main argument of your analysis. Your thesis is your central argument, and can contain the main points you will make. In the body, the student must address the various viewpoints on the topic of the paper (in addition to the stance you are taking). The student will also discuss the significance of the topic research (why is this topic, question, argument important to biological anthropology? The study of evolution? Society at large?) Students should include a historical, political, and cultural context in their analysis of the author’s argument. The conclusion should summarize your main argument and add concluding insight. Use at least 3 academic sources to support their analysis. All sources need to be properly and consistently cited using an established citations method (i.e. APA, AAA, Chicago, MLA) and included in a bibliography. double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins

Double spacedTimes New Roman Font Size: 12Find and use 5 peer reviewed academic journal research articles.As city dwellers, we’re often busy working and/or going to school. Many of us leave our homes and get in our cars, or bikes, or skateboards, and get on the road. At this speed, we miss or ignore many environmental conditions that make our landscape. You are assigned to explore your local environment. What are the weather conditions or climatic patterns? What wind patterns dominate this area? What temperature ranges do you experience? How do you experience moisture such as storms, clouds, or fog . Then I want you to explore a country that you would like to visit or live in. You will write about this location’s weather patterns,  and/or the hydrologic features that are present there. Then I want you choose one topic that we are covering in class and compare and contrast your local environment to the environment you are researching. (Examples of topics: weather, extreme weather (tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis). Articles and books must relate to the physical geography of 1 country or region of your choice. Do not quote the articles, paraphrase or summarize them in your own words instead.APA formatFor your Works Cited page (required) provide:Name of AuthorTitle of Article or bookDate (Year)Name of the peer reviewed Journal

JK Galbraith claims that economic ideas have “accommodated” changing  politics. What does he mean? Do you think he is correct? How might economic ideas about the environment have “accommodated” trends in environmental politics? The primary criteria used in evaluating written work will be:  1) Mechanics: Your work must be completely free of grammatical errors, spelling errors, or major factual errors. References can be in any style but the same format must be used consistently and they must be accurate.  2) Writing style: Your papers should be written in a clear and unambiguous style which assists, rather than impedes, communication with the reader.  3) Structure: Your written work should have a clear focus, provided by the research question, and a structure which logically flows from that focus.  4)Precision and accuracy: Precision means saying exactly and specifically what you mean, avoiding ambiguity and vague generalities. Accuracy refers to the absence of major factual errors.