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Drawing upon a criminological theories, critically evaluate the impact of the media portrayal of female offenders on women in the criminal justice system

(Part 1) Descartes claims that he “regularly has all the same experiences while asleep as madmen do when awake.” Suppose your dreams aren’t quite as vivid as Descartes’s: you only dream in faint shades of gray, and you only dream about dragons. Does that mean that you should not be worried by the thought that you don’t know you are not dreaming?
(Part 2) There is arguably a disanalogy between Jonathan Vogel’s example of Dr. G and ordinary cases of knowledge by perception, say, knowing that there is a book on the table in virtue of seeing a book on the table. Suppose Dr. G knows that Roger has an allergy because this hypothesis best explains Roger’s symptoms. Dr. G’s knowledge involves fairly sophisticated reasoning from her evidence that Roger is sneezing, that Roger has moist eyes, and so forth. If knowing by vision that there is a book on the table is similar, presumably it also involves sophisticated reasoning. Is this plausible? How do you think Vogel would respond to this worry?

Write a research paper on the uses of medical marijuana.

Evidence suggests that patients do better when their expectations about specific benefits of nursing care are discussed and met. Design a “comfort contract” whereby patients or their surrogates designate an expected level of postsurgical overall comfort, and also where they can specify chronic discomforts and interventions that they use at home for relief.

Describe what Pearson’s correlation measures (i.e., how many variables and what types)?
What are the symbols for Pearson’s correlation in the sample and in the population?
What is the possible range for Pearson’s correlation?
Lastly, identify a perfect linear relationship and explain how a positive versus a negative linear relationship are different.

Walden University Academic Skills Center. (2017). Create a table. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/ld.php?content_id=51655067

https://brainmass.com/statistics/descriptive-statistics/descriptive-statistics-for-howell-data-set-in-spss-343279

topic selection must be driven by you and your interests.
We all know that we basically can’t live without technology. However, what does that really mean? It will be super important to focus here as technology is a massive subject. Start by thinking about a specific type of technology and go from there.
It will be important approach this topic as scholars and use unbiased, academic research to support your claims.
Potential topics:
Technological literacy – what do we need to know to understand a certain type of technology? Are we making any assumptions about what people do or do not know? What about certain age groups?
How technology is/isn’t changing our writing – Is texting/im-ing/email impacting our writing? Is it making it better or worse?
News and social media – how reliable is the information we find on social media? What should we know before clicking that link? What does it say about someone when they post a certain article? How does social media impact our understanding of news and information?
Has it become more difficult to spot the difference between biased and unbiased information now that we have access to so much information online? Why is it important to focus on unbiased information? Do sources matter? What should we know about where we get our information?
these are all just suggestions and barely skim the surface of any of these potential topics. You are free to move in a direction that you find interesting. As this is an arguementative essay type paper it should explain and defend your ideas and topics in a reasonable, educated fashion by composing a thoughtful and convincing research paper.

WORKS CITED PAGE –
At least five scholarly sources must be clearly used and cited in your text and listed properly on your Works Cited page.
Your paper must show clear evidence (direct quotes and summaries) of all of your listed sources, and all evidence must include correct in-text citations.
GENERAL FORMAT
Typed in standard 12 point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins.
Do not attempt to play with margins, font size, etc. to make papers appear longer
Since I review your word count, such measures are pointless!
Include an appropriate title centered on the first line.
Write in an academic/professional voice for an academic/professional audience, avoiding slang and casual language.
The use of the second-person perspective (“you”) is not appropriate or acceptable in this essay.
SOURCES

1. https://ssc-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_SSC/iskthp/cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_00377996_2019_1580666

2. https://ssc-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_SSC/iskthp/cdi_proquest_journals_2376323039

3. https://ssc-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_SSC/iskthp/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2054941605

4. https://ssc-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_SSC/iskthp/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2054941605

5. https://ssc-flvc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FALSC_SSC/e33ljj/cdi_proquest_journals_2421074316

Step 1: Choose one area of government regulation
Choose one specific area of government regulation (often called an Act) to research. Keep your topicr focused on this single regulation.
Approved Research Topics
Antitrust (or competition) policy and regulation (for example, the Sherman Antitrust Act)
Communications: TV, telephone, internet (for example, the “net neutrality” issue)
Product quality or consumer safety, including drugs and food, the FDA (for example, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Environmental Regulations/EPA (for example, the Endangered Species Act)
Banking and the financial sector (for example, the Dodd-Frank Act)
Be sure you keep track of your sources as you research, as you will need to cite them on your document.
Step 2: Content
Write using your own words. Do not copy and paste from any source without putting the copied information in direct quotes and citing the source. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU COVER EACH AREA BELOW!

Identify the regulation or act you chose and provide a definition for it.
State your position on the issue. Are you in favor of the regulation? Or, do you favor deregulation?
Reasons for your position. Make a list of reasons why you hold your position. You should have at least three well-developed reasons.
Counter-argument and defense. Share a major counter-argument from the opposing side. Explain why you believe your position is correct in spite of the counter-argument.
Economic Impact. Explain your solution to the issue you researched. What is the economic impact?
Image. Add a relevant image to your poster for impact. Political cartoons would be a good choice. Be sure to cite the source of your image.
Works cited. Before starting to research, consider the quality of your sources. Better sources are government websites, organizational websites, or major media articles. These are generally more reliable sources than a personal blog or a website created by an individual (unless that individual is a highly credentialed expert in the field).

You should have at least two sources to cite. APA format is preferred, but any method done correctly will be acceptable.

Considering the indicated symptoms for all three cases below you are required to:
1. Indicate the possible etiologies in a general way and the steps you would take to diagnose, treat, and manage these cases, with consideration of pharmacological intervention
2. You don’t need to discuss every detail of your treatment – just write from the standpoint of a clinical psychotherapist who does not prescribe medication, but coordinates care with physicians who do.
Case Studies: Respond to all three (3):
1.Bob is a 47-year-old Native American man who comes to you with his wife of 15 years. He appears agitated and complains that he feels anxious. His wife reports that Bob has had a lot of trouble sitting still, frequently jumping up and pacing. While he has been this way throughout their marriage, it is getting increasingly worse. Bob tells you that he is a lot like his abusive father, who died of alcoholism. Bob feels that if he drank, he’d be able to relax, but swore he would never be like his father. The wife tells you that the children are frightened when Bob gets agitated as he has punched holes in walls. You notice the wife looks frightened when you ask her if she feels the children are safe in the home.
2. Steven is a 7-year-old Korean American first grade student brought to treatment by his mother. He has been disruptive in class. His teacher and the school counselor are strongly urging that Steven be put on medication for ADHD, but his mother is reluctant to do so. Steven is described as exceptionally gifted and appears bored in the classroom. His mother tells you that Steven is impatient and rageful to his younger sisters at home. She is afraid Steven is taking after his abusive father, who no longer lives in the home due to domestic violence. She tells you
that their father is allowed to visit the children in the home under her supervision.
3. Melinda is an exceptionally bright, 17-year-old African American young woman, in her first year at a state college. Both parents accompany her to your office. When she came home for spring break, she started talking nonsense, saying that the college’s biology department is using a high-powered laser to alter the DNA in her brain.
She has always been an “A” student and has never shown any sign of psychiatric disturbance prior to this.

Topic 1: Food Chains
Most biological energy on Earth can be traced back to one single source: the sun. Plants and blue-green algae use photosynthesis to trap the electromagnetic wave energy generated by the sun, transforming it into chemical energy in the form of food for themselves and for other creatures that eat them.
Sounds simple so far, right? In an effort to simplify the way you think about creatures and their energy relationships, you often use food chains that show a very clear link between creatures and the things that eat them. Here is one example:
Rose bush > Beetle > Robin > Domestic Cat > Coyote
Organisms are connected by an arrow that points toward the creature consuming it.
While this kind of chain is great for visualizing how some creatures eat, it is not very realistic since most creatures eat a variety of foods. Most robins, for example, like to eat many kinds of insects, not just beetles. It also does not take into account other organisms that contribute like parasites, detritivores, or decomposers.
For additional information, review the food chains and food webs resource.
To demonstrate how real creatures behave and to better portray the flow of energy through an ecological community, food webs are often used as described within the energy flow section of the module above.
Please respond to the following questions throughout the week.
1. Provide an example of a food chain in the area where you live.
2. Humans are parts of food chains and food webs, too. Where on a food web would you typically find humans (near the bottom with the producers, at the top with carnivores, or somewhere in between)? Explain.
3. What are some advantages of being part of a food web rather than a food chain?
For Questions 4–6, use the following food web for Lake Michigan:
Lake Michigan Food Web. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.glerl.noaa.gov//pubs/brochures/foodweb/LMfoodweb.pdf
To see this PDF, you will need to download the free Adobe Reader.
4. In the Lake Michigan food web, is it possible to identify the most important producer? Why or why not?
5. Provide at least two types of impacts that humans could have on this food web.
6. Read the description of the sea lamprey on page 2 of the food web. This species is described as non-native. They reached the lake through canals and locks built in the 1800s.
o What challenges could occur within a food web when a new predator like this is introduced into an ecosystem?
o Do you think steps should be taken to eradicate this species from the food web? Explain why or why not? If so, what steps can be implemented?

There are 6 (specific) requirements which must be fulfilled. However, you are ultimately responsible for choosing the topic and direction of your essay. There are obviously general requirements of any argumentative paper but I will add a rubric outline for argumentative papers below.
If you muck up one of these, then expects big points off of your paper:
1. Find a movie, short story, documentary, or complex news item (not a one-page article but only investigative or in-depth pieces, check with me if you are unsure) to base your analysis around and focus your thesis.
I have given you a few suggestions: the movie “Her” for philo of mind and “Minority Report” for free will.
2. You must present a philosophy of mind, personal identity, philosophy of religion, or free will topic. The purpose is to argue/explain, for example, a theory in the philosophy of mind in terms of the movie “Her”. Examples: Functionalism, Substance Dualism, Property Dualism, etc… In this case, you would be arguing that the character Sam is a mind as a way to make the case that the theory you are advancing/arguing for is the best answer to the mind-body problem.
3. Include an objection to your view. Some possibilities (if using “her” for POM):
Could there be another theory that best explains our intuitions about thought experiments in the movie/show?
Use objections found in the book and speak about it using scenes from the movie (or one of the readings, videos, other content found on canvas).
Does your theory lead to some absurd consequences whether in real life or via the movie’s world?
Is there a possible way to develop a contrasting view of the OSes from the behavior of one of the characters?
4. Include discussions of the thought experiments, ideas, philosophers found in the textbook and links given to you by the prof.
5. You must include one secondary source and provide a full works-cited page. (This means citing the articles we used IN CLASS, from the research, the textbook, and EC work). This also means you SHOULD be using the course material to help make your case in addition to the secondary source from the textbook.
6. Word Minimum: Roughly 1500 -1800 words (MINIMUM). It is permissible to go over the 1800 words if needed (no excuses about not knowing you could write more to fulfill the tasks).
*Most Importantly! You SHOULD meet with me to discuss your paper before you start writing it. I want to lead you in a successful direction. If you cannot meet with me during office hours, I can arrange to meet on Canvas (appointy!). You don’t have to, but it is highly recommended.
Note: Remember, our discussions about your first papers! Part of the difficulty of writing philosophy is planning and organization. If you can organize and plan your paper correctly, then the hard part is over.