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What are your implicit biases? Throughout your textbook (pp. 22, 66, 67), biases are discussed as potentially serving as a hindrance to family engagement and open communication. For this assignment, you will write a paper examining your personal biases and evaluating your school’s policies and communication practices relative to biases that could negatively affect family engagement.   1. Review the information found in the textbook related to biases.  It is scattered throughout, but particular emphasis can be found in Chapters 2 and 4. 2. Log into the NAEYC website and locate the NAEYC Position Statement, Code of Ethical Conduct, and Statement of Commitment (2016). Find the principals that refer to biases.  P.1.1 is a perfect one, to begin with. 3. Write a three-page paper that includes the following sections. b. Page one – Cover page c. Page two – Introduction to a discussion on how personal biases can hinder open communication and family engagement. You must reference NAECY and the textbook in this discussion.  d. Page three – Discussion on implicit and explicit biases. Examine your personal biases, the ones you are aware of, and the others that you may not think about that often. To help you in this exercise, think about the times a parent comes into your classroom and you think certain things about that parent, but you wouldn’t dare say those thoughts out loud. Your personal biases may be related to a variety of things such as parenting, cultures, races, dress, gender identification, body size, skin color, economic status, etc. Examine your personal biases and how they shape your behavior and interactions with families and co-workers.  e. Page four – Examine your school’s communications and practices that might be interacting with your family engagement opportunities at the school. Identify three to five examples of where the school’s communications need to change because they currently include implied biases or even unintentional biases. Page four should also include a conclusion to your paper. f.  Page five – Reference page (your textbook and NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct) h. Write your paper using a basic APA 7th edition format. (cover page, three pages for the body, reference page, double space, 12 point font, Times New Roman, 1 in margins on all sides)

To assimilate theoretical knowledge on a particular topic in the course and integrate it with relevant current research and industry practices. Students will be required to read and synthesize several journals and magazine articles on the selected topic and compile a comprehensive term paper of 8-10 pages. Emphasis will be placed upon the quality and relevancy of independent research, information synthesis, and the professionalism, organization, and clarity of the presentation of the paper. A key priority should be given to the “Strategic Supply Wheel”

How did the goals of the English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and French differ in establishing overseas colonies? Include your name, student number, course number, the course title, and unit number with your writing assignment. • Begin each writing assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by the actual question itself (in bold type). • Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs, and conclusion). • Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.

The cultural object is understood in a broad manner as an object, space that ‘communicates’ cultural or symbolic values and can entail an advertisement, a garment, an exhibition, an Instagram account, or a retail space. You are expected to analyze this ‘cultural object’ as a cultural process in its political, spatial, and socio-historical context by drawing on the theories, concepts, and ideas covered during the module. Please add images, photographs into your essay and add them to your argumentation.

Should abortion be legalized?

(1) this essay should discuss the economic background, development, significant events of the UK between the years 1750-1914 (2) the essay 5 pages limitation does not include a citation. (3) Body of paper supports the central thesis; brings to bear appropriate and persuasive evidence. Conceptual sophistication and engagement with the topic; recognition of limitations and counterarguments; thoughtfulness; originality of ideas. Explicit use of economic theories, models, and data. (4) please search sources on google scholar and make sure all the sources are scholarly. (5) please follow the MLA format citation rules strictly. (6) Assessment of the paper as a whole, including the soundness and sophistication of its arguments and its fit with the rhetoric of discourse in Economics. (7) Tone, terminology, and other language choices appropriate to professional economics, to the intended audience, and to the type of writing.

In no less than 250 words, describe a solution to securely connect a remote worker from their home and connected to the Internet to their company network.  How does this solution work and what is needed on the company network and the remote worker’s network to accomplish your solution?  Respond to two other learners by the end of the week. 

Select a post-exploitation attack tool that may be used by an attacker. Explain how the tool works and how a defender may prevent and detect this tool from being successful. 

Develop a vocabulary for criticizing, evaluating, and describing works of art. You are asked to act as an art critic and analyze a series of works. When art critics discuss art, they describe artworks in terms of style and medium. Art critics interpret meanings of art and make judgments of a work’s validity to the importance of a piece in the larger context of art history and culture. Art critics also evaluate art in the context of aesthetics. You will assume the role of a critic. View each piece of work listed below and analyze it as a piece of art, identifying key elements of the work and using terminology common to the discipline. Using a few concise paragraphs for each piece, your analysis should discuss each work as a critic would and include, using the proper vocabulary, what you think the work is about. Elements-identify the key elements and explain to them Vocabulary- uses the common vocabulary of that field of art with explanation Subject/movement-explains what the piece is about or the movement the piece represents in detail Coverage- pieces thoroughly discussed and insightful details provided.

Students are responsible for one 8-page (double spaced) marketing plan that is due at the end of the course.  It is to be documented in the APA style. www.apastyle.org  The weekly assignments in Week 1-3 are part of the marketing plan.  Students are advised to make changes to their work based on instructor feedback before incorporating it into their final project in Week 4.  Each student will develop their marketing plan for a proposed business or for an existing small business.  Large, regional and national chains and well-established businesses such as Nike, Home Depot, or Starbucks with NOT be approved for project topics.  A local business in your area will work well for this project, or maybe you have a business idea of your own. This is a perfect opportunity to flesh out your ideas and write a marketing plan for your own proposed business.    Assignment 1:  By the end of Week1, submit a one-page (double-spaced) introduction to your marketing plan.  The introduction should briefly describe the company including the location(s), product/service offered, key information, and a very brief background.  Avoid using first-person voice if writing about your own proposed business.  This will be the first page of your marketing plan, so make it good! Assignment 2:  By the end of Week 2, turn in the following portions of your marketing plan (these should be in a single document with four different section headings): Mission Statement (1-3 sentences long) TOWS Analysis (This is a table.  Refer to the example given in the assignment instructions.) Marketing Objectives (Three to five S.M.A.R.T. marketing objectives.  Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound.) Target Market (Fully describe the target market(s) in terms of geographic, demographic, behavioural, and psychographic variables. This should be one paragraph in length for each of the target segments.) Also by the end of Week 2, make an appointment with the Writing Center for the last half of Week 4.  Include the date and time of your appointment on the title page of your Week 2 homework assignment.   Assignment 3:  By the end of Week 3, submit the following sections of your marketing plan:   Positioning Strategy (How does/will the company attempt to position itself in the minds of the target market as distinct from, and better than, what competitors have to offer?) Product/Service Tactics (Refer to Chapters 10-12 for what to discuss in this section.) Place (distribution) Tactics (Refer to Chapters 13 and 14 for what to discuss in this section.) Final Project:  By the end of week 4, submit your complete marketing plan. You have composed parts of the plan through your weekly assignments. Now it’s time to complete the remaining sections of the marketing mix and add a conclusion, title page, and References page.  The body of your document (not counting the title page, references, and appendix) may not exceed eight double-spaced pages.  The title page should include the name of the reviewer from the Writing Center and the time/date that your meeting took place. The components required to be in your plan are shown below. Marketing Plan Components Title Page Introduction (brief intro to the company – no more than one page) Mission Statement (1-3 sentences long) TOWS Analysis (This is an internal and external situation analysis presented with corresponding strategy options in a table as shown in the example.)  Marketing Objectives (These need to be ‘S.M.A.R.T. objectives’ with each objective meeting the five elements of the SMART acronym. Google this term if you don’t know what it means.) Target Market (Write a one-paragraph descriptive profile of each target segment). Positioning Strategy (How does the company want to position itself in the minds of the target market as distinct from, and better than, what competitors have to offer?) Marketing Mix:  ·         Product/Service Mix (see topics in Chapters 10-12) ·         Place Mix (see chapters 13-14) ·  Promotion Mix (see chapters 15-18) ·         Price Mix (see Chapter 19) Conclusion (one paragraph wrap-up and call to action) References (APA format. Remember to cite any interviews you conduct with company owners or staff.)  Remember that in-text (parenthetical) citations are required in the body of your paper if you use sourced information or quotes!