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This homework, we’re focusing on states and the concepts of sovereignty, power and governance. You have two options. Answer just one of the questions below. Choice 1:  After reviewing  INTERACTIVE CFR’s Crisis Guide on Eastern Congo or click on the link  https://www.cfr.org/interactives/eastern-congo#!/?cid=main-interactive_dap-the_eastern_congo explain why it is considered a weak state. Define the terms you use, such as the weak and failed state. Please be sure to support your thoughts with references to the course materials and please be sure to use Turabian style citations (author-date). Choice 2:  As explained in the Week 4 lesson notes, IGOs are supranational organizations that are heavily connected to regional or international security and international law. A prime example is the UN. Today, the UN is involved in a number of peacekeeping missions around the world. Each time the UN intervenes it sets precedent, which could evolve into customary law. For this option, please visit the UN peacekeeping homepage and choose one current or past mission to focus on (you can choose the mission in Somalia. For that mission, explain the circumstances that created the need to intervene (background), if the state is weak or failed, the purpose of the mission (mandate) and any interesting facts and figures about it. Be sure to use more than two sources and reference the course material.  Please be sure to paraphrase the information rather than quoting it. I recommend thinking of it as telling the story behind the mission much like the producers did in the movie Black Hawk Down. What happened and what did the UN do about it? Is there something unique about the mission that is setting precedent or impacting international law?

Write a comparative essay about the character Atticus finch from to kill a mockingbird and Macbeth from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth.

What is the difference between RFC 5321 and RFC 5322? What are the SMTP and MIME standards? What is the difference between a MIME content type and a MIME transfer encoding? Briefly explain base64 encoding. Why is base64 conversion useful for an e-mail application? What is S/MIME? What are the four principal services provided by S/MIME? What is the utility of a detached signature? What is DKIM?

A growing trend is a concept of supporting green initiatives and sustainability. It is now becoming easier to support these initiatives with mobile apps that support green lifestyles. Search the Internet and write a short paper (400-500 words, not including in-text citations and reference list) identifying at least five mobile apps that will help you go green. Give a brief explanation describing the functionality that each app provides. Suggested Websites http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/sustainable/5-green-mobile-apps.htm http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/07/top-apps-help-people-live-sustainable-life/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-turow/5-apps-to-help-you-live-a_b_5849740.html https://www.activesustainability.com/sustainable-life/top-10-apps-for-sustainable-living/

Choose a problem, large or small, and argue for the best way to solve it. You may choose a small, localized problem, such as how to keep the French fries hot at the restaurant where you work, or a much larger problem, like global warming, or something in between. Choose something that interests you, so that you can enjoy writing this paper. Whether your problem is large or small, the first step is to explain exactly what it is, and why it’s a problem. Some problems are well known and we all agree that they are problems (high college tuition? Air pollution in Southern California?). Other problems, perhaps relating to your own area of expertise or experience, are not known to the general public, so you must begin by explaining what they are. Sometimes we all understand what the issue is but may not agree that it’s actually a problem (low minimum wage; income inequality; availability of firearms) so you need to be careful. If it’s going to take too long to persuade the audience that the problem is really a problem, pick another topic. We can all agree that smoggy air, cold French fries, and unaffordable tuition are problems (?), so these would be easier topics. After you have defined the problem, you will need to explain clearly, specifically, step by step, how you propose to solve it. The most common weakness in these papers is vagueness, so be as specific as possible. Then your real task begins: you need to argue in favor of your solution. You need to defend it against two types of attack: 1)     Counter arguments, in which people say that your solution is not going to work, or would have unacceptable side effects; and 2)     Counter proposals, in which people say “Yeah, your idea might work, but forget your idea because mine is better.” The structure of your paper is up to you. It might flow most naturally if you addressed the counter-proposals first and got rid of them before presenting your own solution. Or you might decide to present your idea first, then shoot down the counter-proposals. It’s generally not possible to deal with counter-arguments until after you’ve made your proposal, but you may decide how exactly you want to set up the structure of this paper. The main thing is: HAVE a structure; don’t just throw your ideas out in a stream of consciousness. Make a plan for how best to convince the skeptical reader. I offer two specific cautions regarding solutions. 1)     Avoid solutions that involve forcing everyone to take some kind of training class. This seems to be the first thing that students want to propose: “To solve the problem of _______, we need to introduce a class in high school to raise awareness of __________.” There is already a shortage of time in high school to cover the essentials. Where would you find the time to hold such an awareness-raising class? Make everyone get to school early? Make them stay late? Cancel lunch? Cancel some existing course material? And besides, really now, do you think that people would listen in such a class, even if you found time to conduct it? Maybe, but . . . . there are a lot of problems in the world. We would be at school until midnight if we solved each one with an awareness class. 2)     Avoid solutions that involve spending large amounts of money, unless you have some clever, relatively painless way of raising the money. Please don’t raise my taxes—unless you absolutely, positively must. After awareness classes, the most popular solution to everything seems to be throwing giant piles of (other people’s) cash at the problem. I’m not saying that you can’t spend some money; just be aware that money is a precious commodity, and in the real world, people get upset very quickly when you propose taking their money. Keep your costs down; tell us specifically what the costs will be; and think of some clever, painless way to get the money. (Of course, the most elegant solutions don’t involve money at all . . . just better ways of doing things.) NOTE: you might need to do some research to determine cost estimates. Be sure to clarify whether your solution is mandatory, or just a suggestion. Sometimes students “solve” problems by making suggestions that are reasonable, cheap, and theoretically effective . . . but totally inadequate without some realistic model of enforcement. For instance: “To solve the problem of childhood obesity, we need to get kids to eat less fast food and get more exercise.” Yes, Captain Obvious, thanks for that. Now how we will do that? If you can explain how to actually make those things happen, great! You have a good proposal.  On the other hand, be careful about making things mandatory. “We need to get the government to send the police to make sure that kids get their exercise!” Whoa, easy there. Yes, I get papers like that. Your challenge is to find the right balance between the suggestion that nobody follows, and the kind of inappropriate coercion that makes people rebel. This assignment is more challenging than it might have seemed at first. Give it some careful thought—and do have some fun with it. Remember: counter-arguments and counter-proposals—defend against them.

It’s a research paper and I need you to do an intro. It’s a research paper and annotated bibliographies. Here’s what I have so far. I just want you to add on, also make your writing sound like mine as I’m not the best writer. Through my research, I’ve come to realize this fact Both the Iliad and the Odyssey depict heroes who seek revenge to satisfy there desires. Achilles, for example, kills Hektor to avenge the death of Patroklos. Achilles goes as far as to mutilate hectors corpse by tieing him to the back of his chariot and dragging him across the fields around Troy. To readers of modern times, revenge his considered harmful. But I think that homer was trying to convey this message. Revenge was a form of justice and that through this form of justice. But the attack was a form of justice. In both the Iliad and the Odessy, revenge is seen as justice in the protagonists’ eyes. Stanton, Judith (1984). Research Note: A New Perspective on Revenge and Justice in Homer. Bridgewater Review, 2(2), 26-27. Available at: http://vc.bridgew.edu/br_rev/vol2/iss2/13 Judith Stanton argues that modern readers see Achilles’ actions of revenge against Hector is exceptionally erratic. But revenge was A way to administer justice that heroes like Achilles claim to believe they needed. Attack was a necessary tool for punishment. Stanton suggests that though revenge may be crude in our eyes today, in fact, in the ancient times of homer is was utterly natural. Achilles knew what he was doing, but he felt that Hector needed punishment for killing Patroklos. Achilles then exacted this punishment.  I think that to the ancient Greeks, revenge was a form of justice that would be considered the norm of the day. An excellent example of true revenge slash justice is when odysseys finally make it home. From the book, he cries, “With a dark look, the wily fighter Odysseus shouted back, / ‘You dogs! you never imagined I’d return from Troy – / so cocksure that you bled my house to death, ravished my serving -women – wooed my wife / behind my back while I was still alive! / No fear of the gods who rule the skies up there, / no fear that men’s revenge might arrive someday – / now all your necks are in the noose – your doom is sealed!'” (Homer, The Odyssey, 22:35-42). In my opinion, the people of Ithaca that turned away from Odysseus got what they deserved, and that revenge became a justice. Loney, A. (2015). EURYKLEIA’S SILENCE AND ODYSSEUS’ ENORMITY: THE MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF ODYSSEUS’ TRIUMPHS. Ramus, 44(1-2), 52-74. DOI:10.1017/rmu.2015.3 Here professor Alexander Loney reflects on Odyseesus triumph over the suitors he’s got revenge on. There I feel that Homer tells us the satisfaction of justice. Years the authors have ravaged Odyseesus home by drinking and staying there. Were the suitors only wanted Odysseus lands and Titles. Here Odysseus gets a sentence. And homers teachings come to fruition. Odysseus receives his revenge. And I got to agree with Alex Loney. That revenge though it may have justice is dark and foreboding. Though during this time, justice and revenge go hand in hand, according to Alex Loney, he claims that when Odysseus gets his revenge, he becomes a darker version of his former self. Maybe that’s what homer was trying to convey in his writings. In my opinion, I believe that homer truly believes that revenge and justice go hand in hand. But you also lose a bit of humanity when revenge is administered. Maybe that’s why Achilles gruesomely killed Hector as his soul darkened through malice. Ransom, Revenge, and Heroic Identity in the Iliad, by Donna F. Wilson. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-80660-7. Pp 248. Donna F. Wilson claims that Achilles and Agmenmon were bitter rivals. In fact, the reason why Achilles refused to fight was because of Agamemnon. Wilson argues that this was done to the treatment that Achilles took from Agamemnon. Achilles and Agamemnon hated each other. And according to Wilson Achilles truly wanted to humiliate Agamemnon. Wilson uses a broad term of knowledge to explain why Achillies didn’t kill Agamemnon. But in my best of knowledge, it is because Athena wants Agmenmon alive. So Achilles just doesn’t do anything. I believe that this is a homer telling of Achilly’s minor justice. Agamemnon was a greedy man and Achillies felt that humiliation would do Agmenmon greatly. I feel that homer tells the audience how revenge can be big or small.

Do you agree with the authors’ assertion that participation is the most fundamental of the basic distinctions of art? Why? If you disagree, which do you think is the most important and why? Do you have any experiences with art to draw on to support your claims? 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. 350 words

Final Project and Presentation details: Students will perform data collection and analysis on a topic of their choice, with the goal of establishing a linear correlation. Often times this portion of the project is more art than science since many experiments do not turn out a linear dependence. Students must submit a project summary by July 31st, 2020 so that the instructor may modify it or make suggestions. The data should be collected, along with statistical errors on the measurements. Students will then perform a linear regression on the data, and attempt to make a sound statistical prediction using the regression. The final presentation should be 7-12 slides in PDF or PowerPoint format, which will be presented remotely to the class via Zoom in the final week of class. In addition to the technical correctness of the conclusions, students will be assessed on the clarity of the presentation. As such, the instructor will provide practice sessions, training, and advice on the presentation of the topic by appointment with the students.

The formal search of the literature is an integral part of the research process. After identifying a research problem or topic for a study, the researcher must begin to gather as much information as possible about his or her topic. Beyond anecdotal or artifact types of information, the content of scholarly articles—found in various databases and on the Internet—represent the core of the formal literature review. The articles found in the literature review may be about research studies on topics similar to the one you have chosen, or they may be theoretical or conceptual in nature. For this assignment, you will complete a literature review of best practices to address a hypothetical scenario presented in the instructions below. By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAs and practice behaviors: C4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice ·         C4.GP.A Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research. ·         C4.GP.C Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery. ·         C9.GP.Select and use appropriate methods for the evaluation of outcomes. Instructions Scenario: The city of Erickson has allocated 4 million dollars to develop an outpatient mental health treatment center for people in the community who are homeless. They have asked you to recommend two best-practice methods for the new service. Conduct a review of the literature and select two intervention strategies from the literature which you will recommend. Please be sure to cite at least seven journal articles. Include the following: ·         Select two interventions based on critical analysis: o    How might these studies inform the creation of a new service delivery model? o    What do you know about the origins, prevalence, and correlates of the problem? ·         Analyze how a search of the literature on the topic that you have selected can inform both the researcher and influence the research design process: o    What functions does the literature review serve with respect to the scenario provided? o    How you might go about conducting a literature review for the intervention strategy? Describe the steps you might take. ·         Evaluate sources of information that might be related to your topic: o    Evaluate each article. o    Reflect on the applicability of the article to your proposed question. Use the APA Paper Template [DOCX] to write your assignment. Additional Requirements The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements: ·         Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. ·         APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA Style and Format standards. ·         Length of paper: 3–4 double-spaced pages, not including cover page and references page. ·         Font and font-size: Times New Roman, 12 points.

What is the effectiveness of IDS/IPS tools on actually detecting/preventing an attacker? Are they worth installing for network defence? Why or why not?