Race & Ethnic Relations

Part I: Short Answer. Please answer one of the following questions in 2 pages. Feel free to write more if you find it necessary. (2-page minimum)
1. In your Fitzgerald textbook Chapter 8 deals with Economic Inequality and the Role of the State. Can you tell me why it is important to understand economic inequality from a structural standpoint and explain what the role of the state has been? How have people of color been impacted and specifically explain policies that impacted them differently than it impacted white people. In Chapter 9 Housing is discussed. Please include a discussion on housing and then briefly use the film, Race The Power Of An Illusion: The House We Live In, to tie the two chapters together.
2. In this short essay I would like you to discuss the main ideas developed in Chapter 11, Race in the Cultural Imagination. What does culture has to do with the perpetuation of white supremacy, systematic racism, discrimination and prejudice? What do you think we can do to change the cultural messages so we can change our institutions and change the minds of people to think outside the trap of race? Use one film watched in the 2nd part of this class and discuss how cultural ideas are used to maintain the status quo, white supremacy and systematic racism in American society.
Part II: Essay. Please Answer the following question in 4-5 pages. Please feel free to write more if necessary. (Please be concise in constructing this essay)
1. Race invades every institution in our society and education and the criminal justice system is no exception. Education is an important institution. Based on your readings in Chapter 7 on Education and the lecture on Education, how are students of color impacted? Please explain what are some of the barriers to equal education using the information discussed by Dr. Aguirre, Holly Sklar, the film featuring Tim Wise, the film Tracking by 60 Minutes and the movie Walk Out. Why is it important for people not to look at the issues that plague the education institution on a micro level rather than a macro level? What is the school to prison pipeline? Explain the connection between education inequality and inequality in the criminal justice system in terms of education, poverty, gender and race. Discuss the Criminal Justice System and why education can be used as a deterrent and why we pour more money in the criminal justice system rather than the education system. What does Adam Foss discuss? Why is Deanna Van Buren discussion so important in understanding the connection between opportunity and incarceration? Finally, Chapter 13 speaks about The Future of Race. What is the future of race according to Fitzgerald and what can we do to make our society better?

Repeated Measures ANOVA

****MUST be familiar with and have access to SPSS****
Dataset to use is included in “Uploaded Files (along with a sample paper).”
Homework instructions are as follows:
Repeated Measures ANOVA
For this homework assignment, we will practice running the
analysis and writing up the results, using the Rubric as a guide. Well use the
data set from Module 5 (one way ANOVA) but we will include more variables this
time (pre and post scores)

I. Introduction
The purpose of this study was to explore the use of the
Solution Focused Narrative Therapy model with cancer patients and those who are
in remission, in a group therapy setting, as a means of re-entry into life and
to discover whether using SFNT can affect positive outcomes of hope.
Comparisons between SFNT group therapy, traditional therapy, as well as a group
receiving no therapy, were made. Outcomes of hope were measured by the QOL or
the Quality of Life Instrument (Ferell, Hassey-Dow, & Grant, 2012) which
measures the quality of life of a cancer patient. All participants completed
the QoL Instrument before the treatment period began and again after treatment.
The purpose of this study (Homework #6) is to determine to what degree the
three treatment groups (SFNT, CBT, and No Therapy) pre to post test scores
changed over the course of treatment (TotalPre and TotalPost). Use the data set
Homework 6 Data.sav to complete this assignment.

II. Analysis
Fill in this section on your own. Remember, according to the
rubric, it should:

Clearly state what statistical analysis was
conducted

Clearly state the appropriateness of the
statistical tests

Clearly link the statistical tests to the logic
of design and analysis and

Describe the statistical tests them in enough
detail that they could be replicated by a competent data analyst
In other words, what analysis did you run, why is it
appropriate for this scenario, what are your dependent and independent
variables, what software did you use?

III. Data Issues
In this section you will

Report the results of any assumption checks you
made (and you should always check the assumptions of whatever analysis you are
running).

Use your notes to see what the assumptions are
for this analysis.

List the assumptions in this section and provide
directions for how to check them.

Once you have checked the assumptions, indicate
whether your data met those assumptions.

IV. Descriptive Statistics
Here you will provide the descriptive statistics for your
dependent variable(s) (TotalPre and TotalPost). Remember, descriptive
statistics are:

mean,

standard deviation,

skewness, and

kurtosis
These statistics can be tabled, and any interesting finding
can be highlighted with a sentence or two. Run the descriptive statistics for
your dependent variable(s) for this scenario. Report the descriptive statistics
in a table in this section. Comment on any noteworthy or interesting result.

V. Inferential Results
Inferential results are your statistical significance
results. When you ran the analysis were the results statistically significant?
Remember to look at the sig column in the SPSS output. Is the value less than
.05? Report the results of your significance test in this section.

VI. Effect Sizes
Here you will report the effect size for your result.
Remember, statistical significance tells us whether the result is likely.
Effect sizes provide information regarding whether the result is usefulyes/no
the result is statistically significant, but is it practically significant?
Effect sizes provide an indication of practical significance.
What is the effect size for this analysis? Report it here.

VII. Conclusion
Link your findings back to your research scenario,
qualitative interpretation of what you found.
You can handle this section. Report the conclusions here.

Read The Barbershop Chronicles, or alternative play, and a supplementary piece that contextualizes the work. Attempt to read the entire play before Thursdays class. Start reading the play during poetry since poetry readings are shorter.

Read The Barbershop Chronicles, or alternative play, and a supplementary piece that contextualizes the work. Attempt to read the entire play before Thursdays class. Start reading the play during poetry since poetry readings are shorter.

Writing assignment 7: Reflect on your poetry journey in this course. Write a 2-3 page paper that juxtaposes either your expectations coming into the class with your experiences now leaving the poetry section of the course, or what you think a typical poetry introduction in an ENG 102 class would entail. Regardless of your decision, make sure to address poetry centered on race, relationships, and gender identity and the ways they affected your critical lens.

US employer-sponsored healthcare system

Is the US employer-sponsored health insurance policy logical approach to providing health insurance coverage? What are the advantages and disadvantages of employer-based health insurance.

Please forward me the articles along with the paper.

Porter’s 5 Forces: Analyzing the Competition

Porter’s 5 Forces: Analyzing the Competition

Please research
and answer the following questions to generate a thoughtful discussion:
Explain why it is essential for
Costco’s corporate accounting, marketing, and operations management business
units to access and analyze information about individual store sales.
Explain how systems thinking supports
business operations and how MIS solves the issue with information silos
throughout Costco’s entire worldwide organization.
Only members of Costco can purchase
products at Costco. Which of Porter’s Five Forces did Costco address through
introducing its members-only program?
How is Costco addressing the other
Porter forces?
Which of the three generic strategies
is Costco following? What is their rationale for pursuing this strategy?
Explain why competitive advantage can
only be temporary

What moral concepts do you think might be relevant to the issue of the death penalty?

What is Ethics?
question 1: What moral facts do you think might be relevant to the issue of the death penalty?
What moral concepts do you think might be relevant to the issue of the death penalty?
What moral standard would you appeal to in coming to your own conclusion on the issue of the death penalty?
moral therioes
question 2: Do you think values are relative? If so, what are they relative to? If not, why not?
Virtue Ethics
question 3:Explain what virtues have helped you become the person you are today?
What virtues would you like to have more of?
Natural Law
question 4: Is “goodness” invented by man, or does it exist independently of man and is discovered by man? Is human nature essentially “good”?
question 5: Are there natural eternal laws? If so, what might be an example of one? How would you know? If not, why not?

Reflection is an important part of any course. As you reflect back on the last semester, how do you feel that your communication skills have improved as a result of your study of argument? Be specific and give examples. Discuss this among your peers. Your discussion should exemplify critical thinking skills and promote robust engagement among your peers.

Reflection is an important part of any course. As you reflect back on the last semester, how do you feel that your communication skills have improved as a result of your study of argument? Be specific and give examples. Discuss this among your peers. Your discussion should exemplify critical thinking skills and promote robust engagement among your peers.

Archaeology

Paper 1: Archaeology
Must be turned in on Canvas. If unable to submit it, you must email it to me.
Please bring a hard copy to class.
Write a 3 page paper on an archaeological site (DO NOT choose a hominin (aka ancient human) site). Size 12 font, Times New Roman, Double Spaced
Suggestions of questions to address:
*You do not have to answer all of these. These are here to help you if you get stuck. Tell me about your site.
What is the site
How was the site and excavated?
Why is this site important?
How did the discovery of the site contribute to the overall understanding of the past and the culture? Can be specific or broad.
What does this site tell us about the people who lived there/used it?
Include a works cited page: at least 2 peer reviewed sources
APA or MLA format
IN-TEXT CITATION!!!!
DONT OVER QUOTE

Historical Context and Introduction

Prompt In this project, you will write the introductory
paragraph of a history paper based on one of the questions you identified in
your topic exploration worksheet. To do this, however, you must first find out
a bit more information about your topic and draft a research plan. This will
allow you to transform your question about your topic into a thesis statement,
as well as give you the background information you will need to craft an
interesting introductory paragraph. You will not write the entire paper, just
the introduction to the paper that concludes with a thesis statement.
Question identified: How did the U.S. Constitution
came about?
The following
critical elements will be assessed in a Word document that combines both your
research plan (Critical Elements I and II) and your introduction (Critical
Element III). Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I.
Write your introduction. A. Write your
introduction. Be sure to incorporate your background information and to
conclude with your thesis statement. B. Based on your primary and secondary
source research, turn your research question into a thesis statement that
addresses your topic and how it has been influenced by its historical context.
II.
Use
primary and secondary sources that address the historical context of your
topics to respond to the following critical elements. Be sure to cite your information
using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have
selected, address the following questions:
A. Summarize the topic using
primary and secondary sources. In other words, what was going on in the
world/area/society around the event?

B. Discuss how the historical context impacted the topic. For instance,
what was happening in the world/area/society around the event that impacted how
it occurred?

The integrative approach

For assignment, please look at the ABC clip on Elizabeth Vargas and read chapter 2 about the integrative approach. Then answer the following questions:
Based on the book, describe the five areas of the multidimensional model of abnormal behavior, listed below, and give two examples of each area.
Biological (genetic aspects)
Behavioral and cognitive aspects
Emotional
Social & cultural
Developmental
(b) After viewing the Elizabeth Vargas clip, try to answer and give examples to the following 5 areas (the multidimensional model of abnormal behavior). What could be a cause in each of the five areas that could have led to her developing an addiction? Some of the areas are clearly addressed in the clip, and some area you might have to hypothesize about.
Biological (genetic aspects)
Behavioral and cognitive aspects
Emotional
Social & cultural
Developmental