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Discuss the importance of stories in our lives. What types of stories do you enjoy. Why are stories important

FundingPrison privatization has prospered because of claims that for-profit facilities are more cost efficient at providing services than publicly-run institutions. The evidence does not support this assertion. The American prison system is massive and most of it has to do with the way the American legal system works and how it has changed over the last 40 years. In the 1970’s, lawmakers were dealing with a nationwide rash of drug-use and crime. By declaring a nation-wide war on drugs in 1971, President Richard Nixon set a precedent for hardline policies towards drug-related crime. The runaway growth of US corrections did not come overnight, and did not come from the government alone.New York governor Nelson Rockefeller followed suit declaring “For drug pushing, life sentence, no parole, no probation.” His policies once put into action promised 15 years to life in prison for drug users and dealers. His policies catalyzed the growth of a colossal corrections system that currently houses an estimated 2.2 million inmates.The business of prisons is deeply intertwined with a number of issues ranging from accounting shady accounting practices, to recidivism and other hidden social costs. However it is difficult to discern whether private prisons are a better use of taxpayer dollars especially if they serve government interests ahead of civil liberties and transparency.Is mandatory minimums part of the problem of not only crowding but also funding issues?Is prevention before incarceration an option?ReferenceGalvin, G., Underfunded, (2017). Overcrowded State Prisons Struggle With Reform. Retrieved from: http://usnews.comGotsch, K., & Basti, V., (2018). Capitalizing on Mass Incarceration: U.S. Growth in Private Prisons. Retrieved from: https://www.sentencingproject.org/Kincade, B. (2018). The Economics of the American Prison System. Retrieved from: https://smartasset.com

PAPER ONE: A PROFILE ESSAY (BASED ON A FAMOUS INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS OVERCOME ADVERSITY) Describe the person and tell what happened to them and how they used their experience to become a better individual because of it. This paper is where you will give some background details of the person. Three sources are required that you plan to summarize for your paper. MLA Format is required for this paper. 750-1000 words

Please keep these questions in mind as you work through this week’s text and documentary film.What were the specific historical and environmental conditions that gave rise to hip hop culture?How did the Cross-Bronx Expressway change the neighborhood of the South Bronx?How does Jeff Chang characterize the “politics of abandonment” in the South Bronx?How did Kool Herc’s family influence his relationship to music?What is the difference between hip hop culture and rap?Based on the film, how would you define “the art of rap”?To learn more about Jeff Chang, visit his website: https://jeffchang.net/By the end of this module, students will be able to:place the birth of hip hop in the social historical location of the South Bronxidentify Kool Herc’s influence on hip hop culturedevelop a working understanding of the key difference between hip hop culture and rapReadings? Complete readings and answer discussion questionsIntro: NecropolisActionsMaking A Name: KoolHercActionshttps://nymag.com/anniversary/40th/50665/ Our discussion question for the week:From what we’ve read and viewed thus far (including this week’s readings and film), how would you characterize the relationship between hip hop culture and rap?Please incorporate the reading and film into your initial post on Wednesday.It might be helpful to think of the first response as working towards your assigned definition of hip hop. In other words, use this week’s film, readings and posts to start gathering and preparing your thoughts and quotes for the paper (more details on syllabus). It might be helpful to think of your conversations with others as part of working out your rough draft.Try to minimize phrases like “I feel like…” It’s fine to write in the first person, but I want to see that you have heard and understand what authors and artists have to say on the subject.As always, please cite references, including the names of any artists quoted from the documentary.

Develop a power point presentation for a Port Improvement Plan (PIP). The presentation will examine the Port of Charleston. Do not include any secure, confidential or private information in your plan. Your PIP should include background about the port, its products and services, markets, and strategies (e.g., green port). Also describe its current freight flows and future freight flows after implementation of one or more of your recommended improvement projects would be executed. Use a multi-year planning horizon.Length: Minimum of 20 and maximum of 25 slides, including cover slide and referencesStyle: Power Point, professional style, Appropriate APA citationsExample Template for PIP1.Background information about the port: industry classification; markets, location, # of employees, products & services, suppliers, other pertinent information2.What are the port’s strategic goals?3.What are the strengths of the port?4.What are the weaknesses of the port?5.What metrics does the port utilize?6.What improvement initiatives and innovations has it implemented?7.What improvement initiatives and innovations should it consider?8.What should be the next step be to improve the port?9.Provide data from the case to support your conclusions as necessary. Compare your supply chain to an exemplar, standard, benchmark, or best practice.This presentation must be creative and integrate photos, diagrams, charts and graphs. The text must not be simple copy and paste bullet points, but instead include original ideas and own analysis on academic literature. The text should also explain the images, diagrams, charts, and graphs. This presentation must precisely follow the example template outlined above. Furthermore, in developing the presentation, it should be laid out in a logical sequence, highlighting the main points followed by the supporting points.

Write a clear, well-organized response to each of the following prompts. Each of your responses should be a minimum of 400 words in length. Your responses should balance personal reflection with information from the lesson materials and required readings.You must use at least three resources, one of which may be the online lesson. Do additional research as necessary. Include in-text citations and a reference list in APA format.Review Carl Roger’s theory of a fully functioning person. Think about a current relationship you are in (partner, therapist, friend, parent) and consider which characteristic(s) of being a fully functioning person might be the most difficult for you to overcome?Consider how cultural differences between two people might be a factor in achieving unconditional positive regard. What barriers might exist that would prevent a person from achieving unconditional positive regard? Discuss thoroughly.How can Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs be useful in today’s world? Please spend some time watching the TED Talks video as Chip Conley talks about “Gross National Happiness” – an idea and principle used by the Butanese Government, based on Maslow’s hierarchy. What are your thoughts of the idea of Gross National Happiness? Is this something that we, as a Western society, can accomplish and achieve?Finally, consider about how you can use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in your own life. Make a list of your own goals and compare these goals with the hierarchy. Do you believe you are you on the right track to achieving your goals? Why or why not? Are there things you need to do first before accomplishing your goals? If so, what might they be?

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:Which of the ethical decision-making models, discussed in the introduction of Media Ethics, do you use most? Why?

I have to write 2 peer responses this is the article that we had to review and ill post their reviews at the bottom.The Appointment in Samarra”(as retold by W. Somerset Maugham [1933])The speaker is DeathThere was a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant to market to buy provisions and in a little while the servant came back, white and trembling, and said, Master, just now when I was in the marketplace I was jostled by a woman in the crowd and when I turned I saw it was Death that jostled me. She looked at me and made a threatening gesture, now, lend me your horse, and I will ride away from this city and avoid my fate. I will go to Samarra and there Death will not find me. The merchant lent him his horse, and the servant mounted it, and he dug his spurs in its flanks and as fast as the horse could gallop he went. Then the merchant went down to the marketplace and he saw me standing in the crowd and he came to me and said, Why did you make a threating getsture to my servant when you saw him this morning? That was not a threatening gesture, I said, it was only a start of surprise. I was astonished to see him in Bagdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.Two required peer responses1.Death not being omniscient is what sets the fable into action. If she had known that the servant would have been at the market then she would not have been startled, therefore the servant would not have left Bagdad to flee from death.Death is sometimes portrayed as a shadow or menacing figure. However, here we see death personified as a woman, I think this characterization of death could be in part of where the story takes place. A lady in a marketplace is not as scary as a figure of darkness. Furthermore, in society women are seen as nurturers, life givers, I think death being a female could be a twist on that, women can give life but they can also take itI think the moral of this story is that sometimes we run from something only to end up in a situation far worse. I also think it could mean that most things is set in stone, you cannot change destiny. The servant thought that he was running away from death only to run into it. I think it’s somewhat useful, I don’t blame the servant for running, I think we should carefully pick our battles, and I think one against death is a losing one. However, sometimes we give up too easily, the servant did not even try to put up a fight he just ran.2.In this story, if Death was all knowing she would’ve been prepared to see the servant in the market. Her not knowing he would be there was just as startling to her as it was to him. It would’ve taken away the element of surprise to the story.Death being portrayed as a women rather than a man creates an entire new aspect to the story. Death is often seen as a man in an aggressive state or a dark, black figure. Women are normally portrayed to be fragile and seductive. Therefore death being in the state of a women creates a new essence to the character.The lesson in this text is to not try and outrun or change your fate. You need to accept things as they are or as they come and allow the universe to align itself around you.

Section I: (Slide #8)From the Hempis Gonpa Celebration of the Tibetan New Year video, please answer the following questions:a) Who performed the dances and are they gender specific?b) Were the dances secular or non-secular in their origins? Are the dances secular or non-secular in present day?c) Why did they dance and what was their motivation for their dances?d) Describe the detail of the costuming and masks.e) What was the purpose for the masks?f) Are the performances accompanied by music or instrumentation?Section II. (Slide #9) From the Tibetan Monastic Dance – ‘Cham’ video, please answer the following questions:a) What was the significance of having the dances performed before the Tibetan New Year?b) What types of instruments are used during the performance?c) What is the kangling instrument made from and what is its symbolic significance?d) What is the ritual surrounding the creation of the sacred peace mandala? What is the symbolic representation of the mandala and the lesson behind the ritual?Section III. (Slide 11) From the National Geographic Video, The Science of the Mind – Sacred Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, discuss the following:a) Many practice Buddhism as a religion. In the video, the narrator/host discusses that Buddhism is “neither a philosophy nor a religion, but a path to wisdom.” As discussed in the video, using the tenets of Buddhism, choose one that may apply to your daily life and explain why.b) In our course thus far, we have studied how the use of rhythm, repetition with movement and dance, the use of elixirs/herbs/incense, for example, are ways to assist the human body in the connection to spiritual realms. Is this the case with the practice of Buddhism? Through contemplative study and meditation, what is the goal for the Buddhist?

**If you’re unable to physically observe a classroom, find a YouTube video as it relates to “print”. When submitting your assignment make sure you paste the link to the video in the comment box.Title: Print Awareness/Concepts ObservationAssignment: Observation of Print in a Preschool ClassroomObserve a Preschool or NC PreK program. Notice and list all print script letter forms found in the classroom that are within the children’s view or eye level. Report what you see in 2-3 paragraphs. In the first paragraph, talk about what you see as print worthy in the classroom. Take time to look around the room and see what is on the walls and around the room that is printed. In the second paragraph or (list) talk about everything that you see that is print worthy and at the children’s eye level. Talk about these items and how they are used and are beneficial to the children in their quest to learn the alphabet and learn words- print concepts. If you want you can add a third paragraph that includes your concerns about the lack of print in the room or your approval of what is print worthy in the room.Grading CriteriaThe assignment is worth 100 points.First Paragraph with 7-10 sentences- 40 pointsSecond Paragraph (or list) with 7-10 sentences or at least 15 items listed- 40 pointsThird Paragraph if needed and Grammar and spelling errors- 20 points