Final Exam On Socialism

R‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ead Heaven On Earth: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism. Cite in Chicago Style (footnote and page number), from the book drawing content and support facts. Answer the Essay question: BUT answer it through the lens of Socialism, tie it all back to Socialism. What Robert Owens and Gracchus Babeuf’s views of Socialism were before Marx and Engels. Tie Socialism into all the Ism’s and how they are connected, alike or not alike. Give examples from the book to support. This is the Essay Question: In this class we have covered six subjects: socialism, Communism, fascism, Nazism, democracy, and Nationalism. Based on the readings and the lectures, please tell me what you can about each one of these and something about its relationship to the others. You do not have to tell me about the relationship of each one to all of the other five, but to some of them. You may speak about the relationship in theory and/or in historical practice. This is not a short answer test and there are no trick questions‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌. Obviously, you cannot tell me everything there is to know about these subjects. That would take volumes. Show me in a page or a few pages what you know about each of them. One caveat: I have used the word “socialism” in this course in two senses. One is an overarching term that includes Communism and other systems, including, arguably, fascism and Nazism. The other sense is as a synonym for one particular kind of socialism, namely, social democracy. In your answers, you may refer to “socialism” in either sense of the word (or both senses at different moments) but try to be clear about which sense you mean. (Answer the essay question through the lens of socialism, focus on that and tie everything back to that. Use the final I attached as a building block, I made good points before but didn’t focus them all around socialism and looking at each ism from socialism but them independently that is not what he wanted. I will send lecture notes tomorrow too. All in separate attachment‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌s

Journal Article Critique Over Self-Directed Learning

You will analyze and critique a peer reviewed journal article from a professional journal. The
article must address the topic of discussion. You must select an article that is less than five years
old. Your article critique must include the following:
 A summary of the author’s position
 An analysis of the author’s key points and the extent to which it is backed up
 Application of the article in the classroom
 Implications to teaching
The assignments must reflect current APA formatting and should include a title page, and
reference page. Each journal article critique must be 3-4 pages in length, not including the title
page and reference page.

Choose from the following Topics:

Module 6: Self-Directed Learning

EXPLANATORY SYNTHESIS – based on book South Side by Natalie Moore

(‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ This synthesis is supposed to be based on South Side book by Natalie Moore Chapters 1 through 4) Synthesis: something that is made by combining different things (such as ideas, styles, etc.) A synthesis is a written discussion that draws on material in several texts or across one text to integrate information. It is a standard form of academic and workplace writing. For example, analyses can synthesize and apply several theories to a case study in psychology. A research paper in any discipline synthesizes multiple sources. Argumentative essays synthesize information, theories, etc. into a claim or position. In the workplace, professionals synthesize information all the time. Newspaper and magazine articles synthesize primary and secondary sources; position papers and policy briefs compare solutions for solving problems in government and business; memos and letters synthesize ideas, events, and/or proposals. Your first synthesis will use material from The South Side. You will identify several topics that are discussed in chapters one through four. Then you will compare and contrast how the different chapters treat the topics you have selected. This essay is basically a summary of material in the text that you have selected and rearranged in order to focus it more narrowly and bring it together for a reader who has not read Moore’s book but who wants to learn about some of the topics she presents. Purpose of the assignment for this class: To promote mature academic thinking; to practice using quotations and paraphrases; to develop and practice summarizing and synthesizing. Step one: Brainstorm topics that we find in several chapters of Moore’s text. You will choose several of these topics that you will then synthesize into an essay. Step two: Develop a list or an outline of which topics you will synthesize and the main points from the different chapters that address that topic. On this list/outline, note the page numbers where you find these points so that later on you can document them in your draft. This essay will use a lot of paraphrasing and quoting, so it will be important to keep good notes that give you the information and page numbers you will need for accurate documentation. Step three: Start drafting your synthesis. Note that you might choose two topics and each topic will receive two or three paragraphs of attention. You might choose more topics and deal with each topic in one or two paragraphs. What is not useful, however, is to treat the issues so that one paragraph is devoted to one chapter and the next paragraph is devoted to another chapter. The purpose of the assignment is to synthesize material; therefore, each body paragraph will contain material from more than one chapter. Step four: As you have been drafting, you have been identifying passages from South S‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ide that you believe are worth quoting. We choose quotations based on how important the info is and how well-said it is. Step five: As you have been drafting, you have been using transition phrases such as “…in contrast to…”, etc. These transition phrases are simple, but when used well they give an essay coherence (aka “flow”) and a professional quality. Step six: After drafting your essay think about a thesis and an introduction. Since this is an explanatory synthesis, not an argument, your thesis will describe or explain what you will do in the essay. Your thesis might sound something like this: In this essay, I will describe how Bryan Stevenson’s text, Just Mercy, discusses how racial bias in the justice system has influenced mass incarceration and contributed to a system in which thousands of innocent people are imprisoned. (please note: I’m providing an example from a text that is not required reading for our class this semester, for demonstration purposes). Another example of a possible thesis that explores several topics could be something like: In this essay, I will analyze how Moore argues that the practices of redlining targets people of color and the poor, creating a new caste system. For your conclusion, think about what we learn when we compare and contrast the material in your essay. Compare/contrast syntheses always need a point, and a conclusion is a great place to make it. However, you may also include it in the thesis paragraph. The point of the comparison/contrast is the new understanding we get when we put some info next to other info in new ways. When you, for example, compare the history of the neighborhoods Moore has researched and described, what do we learn about our current culture? About racial bias in our own city and state? About conscious or unconscious racism within and outside of our current welfare system? In the conclusion you can move away from Moore’s text and into your own perspective about the importance of the material. Step seven: Revise and develop your draft. Edit your draft. Proofread your draft. Please note that those three things are all different stages in the writing process. Grading criteria and essay goals: Does the essay demonstrate an accurate understanding of the material in South Side? Is the organization a true synthesis of material and not a chapter-by-chapter summary of information? Are the quotations and paraphrases effective? For example, does the essay use a variety of signal verbs? Is the documentation accurate? Is the paraphrasing complete, avoiding plagiarism? Are the quotations usefully framed? Are the paragraphs well-focused and coherent with useful transition phrases? Does the intro contain a descriptive thesis? Does the conclusion usefully wrap up the material? Are the sentences basically clear? h‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ttps://

Mean, median, and mode

I‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌nstructions In an APA formatted Word document, address the following: Part 1. What is the relationship between mean, median, and mode? Under what circumstances are they equal? Part 2. See th‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌e attached dataset for the salary paid to employees Calculate the simple and weighted arithmetic mean of salary paid. Calculate to Coefficient of Range Find the average deviation from mea‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌n

Victomolgy

A‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌nalyze how victimization data informs problem solving in criminal justice Scenario You are a crime analyst who has been hired by Pete Costa, the police commissioner in the city of Mason, to analyze an area of crime and victimization data. For this task, you will use the following sources of data: Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center, and the Polaris Project (which runs the National Human Trafficking Hotline). You will examine the data on rape/sexual assault, cybercrime, or human trafficking for the most recent year available. You will then present to the police commissioner a clear and sustainable plan to help reduce the risk of victimization. The plan will include the data examined, an explanation of how the data was collected, risk factors that increase the likelihood of being a victim of crime analyzed in the data, how victimization data can be applied to address problems in the criminal justice system, and identification of a National Institute of Justice program that can address the crime data analyzed. Directions Using the provided scenario and the data for one of the crimes below (the same crime you chose in the Module Four assignment), create a written plan to reduce the risk of victimization for the crime selected. Rape and sexual assault data (Click Crime Victimization for last year and then Full Report.) Cybercrime data (Click IC3 Annual Report for last year.) Human trafficking data Include the following required elements : Explain the data examined in relation to the crime you selected (150 to 200 words). Include the following in your description: Identify the crime. Describe the data. Id‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌entify trends or any distinguishing factors in the data. Explain how and why the data was collected (150 to 200 words). Include the following in your explanation: Identify the data source. Provide background information regarding the data source. Explain how the data was collected (survey, questionnaire, and reported crime). Explain why this data is collected. Identify risk factors that may increase the likelihood of being a victim of the crime selected (100 to 150 words). Determine who is most likely to be identified as a victim (people, businesses, or corporations) in that specific crime and the risk factors that may contribute to the victimization. Explain how victimization data is applied to address problems in the criminal justice system (200 to 250 words). Address the following in your explanation: Identify problems related to the crime selected. Provide an example that shows how the use of data for the crime selected can result in strategies to reduce the risk of victimization for that specific crime. Identify a program or practice from the National Institute of Justice that can address crime data analyzed (150 to 200 words). Select a program or practice deemed effective by the National Institute of Justice that addresses the crime selected. Summarize the program or practice. Explain how the program or practice may reduce the risk of victimization for the crime selected. What to Submit To complete this project, you must submit the following: For this assignment, create a 750- to 1,000-word written plan regarding the data analyzed, and focus on reducing the risk of victimization for the crime selected. Any sources should be cited according to APA style‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌.

Conflicts in “Rasin in the Sun”

L‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ENGTH: Eight (8) pages or more, 2500 + words. MINIMUM eight full pages Format: Correct MLA formatting, including all in-text citations and Works Cited page. WRITING TOPIC: Conflict in A Raisin in the Sun 1) A correctly formatted Works Cited page listing all sources to be used in your essay, INCLUDING the play A Raisin in the Sun. 2) A list of quotations to be used from these sources in the body of your essay, including in-text citations, correctly cited and formatted. -This mini-research paper requires a minimum of THREE (3) outside sources, in addition to at least FIVE (5) quotes from the play. It is also required that each articl‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌e or book have an author’s name attached to them, so general quotes from websites such as Wikipedia are not eligible. To be absolutely clear, the following sources ARE NOT permitted for this assignment: .coms, .edus, .nets. orgs. or any general website. Again, your sources must be academic level, either from a database like EBSCO or from an academic book. ESSAY WRITING PROMPT Who is in conflict in A Raisin in the Sun? Write an essay exploring at least ONE (1) external conflict (man vs man (or woman), and at least ONE internal conflict (Man or Woman vs Self). Lastly, write about a third conflict, either internal or external (your choic‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌e).

CRITICAL RACE

�‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌��One Crazy Summer”(Garcia-Williams, 2010) is a short novel written with teens and young adults in mind. This novel tells the story of three pre-teen sisters who travel from Brooklyn to Oakland in 1968, at the height of the Black Power Movement to reunite with their mother who has allegedly abandoned them. Throughout the story there is tension and symbolic representation around “nommo”, including the mother’s refusal to speak her youngest daughter’s “given” name, since this was not the name she gave to her daughter. Additional incidents around self-definition arise as there is a confrontation around the terms “colored girl” or “black”. The book serves as a case study for understanding family in the context of environment, and self in the context of family and community. The Critical Race Assignment, requires students to connect the course readings, book context, and research and historical documents. You will utilize this context to; PART I Talk about yo‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ur self-described racial identity, using Cross’(1978)“ Five Stages of African American Identity”, and Boyd-Franklin’(2003 ) Black Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experience. PART II 1.) Interview a member of your family or community to provide additional first-hand insight about the community climate of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movement. 2.) What do they remember about the political climate at the national and/or local community level during this time period? 3.) How did the social policies, customs, or traditions impact their aspirations and interpretation of the family in community? In other words, what critical racial tenants impacted the functioning of families? 4.) Examine gender roles and identity, as well as race and power dynamics. Discuss the social issues around employment, education, economics, politics, and the incidents of community unrest. The paper is submitted in APA format with appropriate references. The p‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌aper should be between 3-5 pages.

ancient Egypt mythology

Select a topic on any African civilizations PRIOR TO THE COLONIAL PERIOD (i.e., the mid to late 1800s). PLEASE EXCLUDE STATES and EMPIRES from the potential topics.

Students will submit a summary of their paper (150 words) and an annotated bibliography (100-150 words) of at least five (5) references, including at least three scholarly articles(opens in new window).

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The Sociological Imagination

1. What are the key points discussed in the Sociological Imagination: The Promise? Soc Promise.docx.Actions

2. Read this: The Personal Is Political.pdfActions

3. Give an example from your own life to explain ‘people troubles and public issues’.

4. List and briefly discuss the top five news events (from your perspective) that happened in the past 50 years.

Read the Governor Steve Sisolak’s Proclamation ” Racism, As A Public Health Crisis”.
https://gov.nv.gov/News/Emergency_Orders/2020/2020-04-01_-_COVID-19_Declaration_of_Emergency_Directive_011/

5. What are the ”troubles of individuals and what values are threatened? What is the document suggesting will assist in alleviating systemic racism?

6. Take a stand. What do you think about all this hullabaloo?

Health Production Function

Write a 2-4-page executive summary recommending resource investment in a program based on its potential to deliver positive health and economic outcomes.

As a health care professional, you must have a foundational, high-level understanding of health care economics:

One part of this foundation comes from understanding:
The basic laws of economics as they apply to the health care industry.
How the health care system creates unique economic challenges and burdens on all stakeholders.
Another part of this foundation comes from understanding:
The history and trends in health care economics around such topics as the role of the government and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Trends in patient payments.
The resulting changes in health care expenditures, as well as areas for improvement in the health care system (Feldstein, 2012).
Another key is understanding the concepts and processes involved in the production of health care:
Multiple inputs influence health and wellness.
Medical care is only one input, although a significant one.
The health production function and decision rules for allocating health care resources is a key component of the first assessment in this course. For this assessment, think about the ways in which health production efficiency, both technical and economical, can help drive decisions on the allocation of resources (inputs) to drive improved patient health and results (outcomes) (Feldstein, 2012).

Reference
Feldstein, P. J. (2012). Health care economics (7th ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar.

Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

Competency 1: Analyze historical perspectives and current trends in the health care industry.
Describe the current state of a health care organization with regards to alignments to historical health care industry trends.
Explain how a health care organization needs to change to better align itself with current trends in the health care industry.
Competency 3: Analyze the evolving economic reimbursement trends, methods, and technology.
Analyze two current programs in a health care setting with regards to the inputs required to operate and its outputs with regards to health outcome rates and patients served.
Competency 4: Analyze how economic and stakeholder influences affect operational planning and decision making.
Propose whether to reallocate, maintain, or increase funding for current programs based upon available resources and projects outputs.
Explain how opinions and agendas of stakeholders influence decisions related to the funding of programs in a health care setting.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with expectations for health care professionals.
Write following APA style for in-text citation, quotes, and references.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Professional Context
The ability to research, examine, and determine the most efficient ways to allocate resources in order to produce to best health outcomes is a key competency for health care economic professionals. In the complex field of health care, there will always be multiple ways and multiple programs in which an organization can invest resources. It is the health care economics professional’s responsibility to examine the cost of the inputs in comparison to the historic or projected output of health and then make recommendations regarding investment. Looking at investment is not always entirely about the amount of positive outputs—technical efficiency, economic efficiency, and stakeholder priorities will all also play a part (Feldstein, 2012). Being able to not only understand and crunch the numbers, but also navigate these other considerations, is vital in becoming an effective health care economics professional.

Scenario
You are a health care economics professional with specific expertise in using a health production function to allocate resources. A member of the Board of Directors has asked you to prepare an executive summary that will help the board understand the current practices of the organization and where the organization should align itself in light of current and emerging trends. Additionally, you have been asked to analyze the inputs and outputs of two current programs in the organization in order to make allocation recommendations about how to best utilize the available resources to achieve the best possible outputs for the programs.

Instructions
This assessment has three main parts:

The first part is your examination of the organization’s current practices and alignments with historical health care trends, as well as how the organization needs to change to align itself with current and emerging trends.
The second part is your analysis of two existing programs that could be candidates for further investment (Note: You may use two program examples from your textbook, your own research, or your own organization as the context for your analysis and this executive summary.).
The third part is your proposal on how to allocate resources for the two programs, as well as a brief explanation of how the views of the stakeholders influenced your decision making project.
If you have not already, it may be helpful to complete the formative activity to check your understanding of the economic concepts relevant to this assessment.

Economic Elements in Health Care | Transcriipt.
Consult the scoring guide to make sure you are meeting the communication criteria and achieving your desired rubric level.

Part I: Current State of Organization and Potential Changes to Align with Trends
Describe the current state of a health care organization with regards to alignments to historical health care industry trends. (Competency 1)
For this, use either an organization that you currently or previously had worked for, have researched as an organization you would like to work for in the future, or one that was present in the textbook or other research you conducted.
Explain how a health care organization needs to change to better align itself with current trends in the health care industry. (Competency 1)
Continue using the organization that you described to meet the first scoring guide criteria.
Part II: Analysis of Current Programs
Analyze two current programs in a health care setting with regards to the inputs required to operate and its outputs with regards to health outcome rates and patients served. (Competency 3)
As noted in the instructions above, you may use program examples from your textbook, your own research, or your own organization. Be sure you choose examples for which you can report the inputs, outputs, and approximate patients served.
Part III: Resource Allocation and Stakeholder Reflections
Propose whether to reallocate, maintain, or increase funding for current programs based upon available resources and projects outputs. (Competency 4)
Use the two programs you analyzed in Part II. It will be helpful to cite evidence (literature, your textbook, or current health improvement initiatives [like those being pursued via your state’s Department of Health] to help support your proposals.
Explain how opinions and agendas of stakeholders influence decisions related to the funding of programs in a health care setting. (Competency 4)
Make explicit reference to the stakeholders and their statements in the Scenario section for this assessment, or to specific examples from your current or former career experiences.
Additional Requirements
Written Communication: Prepare an executive summary free of errors that detract from the overall message. Writing must be clear, precise, and scholarly, with concepts that flow in a logical order.
References: Cite at least three references from peer-reviewed journals, in addition to your text.
Length: Submit a 2–3-page executive summary, not including any title or reference page.
APA: Use correct APA style and formatting. You may find it helpful to use the following:
APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX].
APA Style Paper Template [DOCX].
APA Style and Format.