Is “Race” a Valid Biologically Meaningful Concept?

Is “Race” a Valid Biologically Meaningful Concept?
After reading Chapter 5, please discuss, “is race a valid biologically meaningful concept”? What was Franz Boas’ contribution to discrediting “race” as a means for understanding human biological variation? What was Richard Lewontin’s contribution? Why is human variation such as skin color better understood with the concept of geographic clines rather than “race”?

Primate Diversity
After reading Chapter 6 please discuss the following: according to Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, what are the three main characteristics that all primates share? Describe in detail at least two arboreal adaptations among primates not shared by other mammals. Finally, looking over the four main categories of primates listed in Figure 6.1 (p. 134) what are at least two traits that are unique to each of the four groups? In other words what are two traits only shared among prosimians, only two that are shared among New World monkeys, only two that are shared among Old World monkeys, and only two that are shared among apes?

Real Estate Portfolio Prospectus

Hoyas Investments is a startup investment fund developed by several successful, high net worth Georgetown alumnus. Hoyas can take more risks than traditional institutional investors and is, therefore, looking for higher and faster returns. You are responding to a Request for Proposals from their real estate fund manager to place $100 million in real estate investments. The RFP specifies that $80 million should be placed in relatively safe, top-tier markets and that $20 million should be placed in an emerging market with a focus on social responsibility as well as higher returns.

Your 10 to 12 page Prospectus should include:

Executive Summary – No more than 500 words making a compelling case for your choice of places to invest.
Detailed Descriiptions of the Investments – Which cities and what sectors, i.e. residential, office, retail, hospitality, industrial, logistics or land.
Market Analysis – A real estate market analysis for your specific cities and property types including past returns for the last 5 years and forecast for the next 3-to-5 years.
Investment Strengths and Risks – Why these cities over others? What are the greatest risks for performance over the next 5 years in these cities and with these property types?
Performance – IRR over 10 years for the $80 million, 3-to-5 years for the $20 million.
Exit Strategy – When do you plan to sell the investments, and what are the tax consequences and risks associated with repatriating the capital from overseas investments?
Your final project is expected to be of high quality and submitted in the proper format. It will be considered for writing, content, and professional appearance including the use of proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and structure.

Week 3 – Journal Price Strategy [WLO: 1] [CLO: 3] Prior to completing the quiz, review Chapter 5, Table 5.3: Pricing Strategies and Objectives of the course text. Instructions This week, you will have an opportunity to practice completing identifying pricing strategies.

Price Strategy
[WLO: 1] [CLO: 3]
Prior to completing the quiz, review Chapter 5, Table 5.3: Pricing Strategies and Objectives of the course text.

Instructions

This week, you will have an opportunity to practice completing identifying pricing strategies. Fill out the below table and submit it to Waypoint as the journal requirement for this week. You can access the table by downloading the Week 3 Journal Entry

COURSE MATERIAL:

Text
White, S. (2012). Principles of marketing (2nd ed.). Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

This text is a Constellation™ course digital materials (CDM) title.
Articles
Keim, B. (2007, December 15). Are Diesel’s “global warming ready” ads evil … or fun? (Links to an external site.) Wired.
Solomon, M. (2015, January 26). Truthiness and consequences: Today’s consumer trend of values-based shopping (Links to an external site.). Forbes.
Multimedia
Chan, G., & Gibson, T. (Directors). (2009). Market research (Segment No. 2) (Links to an external site.) [Film segment]. In S. Garner (Executive Producer), Marketing, research and segmentation. ClickView.
Harvard Business Review. (2008, June 30). The five competitive forces that shape strategy (Links to an external site.) [Video]. YouTube.
MindToolsVideos. (2018, September 19). How to use SWOT analysis (Links to an external site.) [Video]. YouTube.
Tribus. (2013, May 6). What is integrated marketing (Links to an external site.) [Video]. YouTube.
Vale, J. (Director). (2011). Burberry (Segment No. 4) (Links to an external site.) [Film segment]. In C. Sillery (Executive Producer), Fashion: Superbrand chic [Film]. BBC.
Web Pages
American Marketing Association. (n.d.). American Marketing Association (AMA) (Links to an external site.).
University of Arizona Global Campus. (n.d.). Building and optimizing a modern resume (Links to an external site.).
University of Arizona Global Campus. (n.d.). LinkedIn overview and best practices (Links to an external site.).
University of Arizona Global Campus. (n.d.). Schedule a phone appointment (Links to an external site.).
University of Arizona Global Campus. (n.d.). Self-Assessment (Links to an external site.).
Claritas. (n.d.). Segment details (Links to an external site.).
Claritas. (n.d.). ZIP code look-up (Links to an external site.).
Converse. (n.d.). Custom shoes (Links to an external site.).
Etsy. (n.d.). PearlsAndLavender (Links to an external site.).
Royal Treatment. (n.d.). Royal Treatment (Links to an external site.).
Social Media Association. (n.d.). Join SMA (Links to an external site.).
Websites
Association for Business Communication (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Association for Women in Communications (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Bank of America (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Budweiser (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Claritas (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
eMarketing Association (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
H&M (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
International Association of Business Communicators (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Social Media Examiner (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Southwest Airlines (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Subaru (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Taco Bell (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Uber (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).
Under Armour (Links to an external site.). (n.d.).

Generic strategies model

Hi eveyrone,

We agreed in class that we all use the EXACT same GIP in our Zoom case Ecosystem writeup:

1. Goal (altruistic): Zoom provides frictionless video communication environment in order to encourage professional interaction.

2. Industry: Online video technologies

3. Product: Meetings

Do not use any other GIP than the agreed upon GIP that we developed in class.

Please be sure to follow the posted sample paper that you can find in Blackboard. The ecosystem that we will be examining is: Professional Interaction.

You need to have 3 components in your paper:

1. Industries (be comprehensive) – need 3 characteristics per industry

2. Relationships – between industries – need to justify why that relationship is important.

3. Draw the model in PowerPoint and copy over to Word (using Paste Special, PDF or picture)

Summary of a Research Article

Locate a recent scientific research article on a topic that is of interest to you. The topic must be social work related, (Not a biological or medical study).

The article should be based on an original quantitative study, rather than a meta-analysis or literature review.

Complete the attached form by providing the information that is identified in each of the headings. The information should be typed using single spacing. Adjust the font so that all of the information will fit on one page.

As shown on the form, most of the page should be used to summarize the major findings of the study and the implications of the findings for social work practice. Please make sure to present this information in your own words.

Sample: Describe the types of people who participated in the study, the overall sample for the study and provide any relevant figures for subgroups in the sample.

Methods: In this section, identify the type of research design that was used (Experiment, survey, etc), the measures that were used, and the statistical procedures that were used.

At the end of the form, provide your opinion and observations about the article. .

Also make sure to put your name on the form. and to bring a copy to our next class session.

How does Delores Williams define and describe Womanist theology? What does Williams have to say about womanist consciousness? How does Mitzi Smith define womanist biblical interpretation? Why is womanist biblical interpretation necessary?

How does Delores Williams define and describe Womanist theology? What does Williams have to say about womanist consciousness? How does Mitzi Smith define womanist biblical interpretation? Why is womanist biblical interpretation necessary?

file:///Users/mingdugondu/Downloads/Delores%20Williams%20Sisters%20in%20the%20Wilderness%20chapter%206.pdf

The “In’s and Out’s” of Positive Behavior Supports

Discussion Prompt: The “In’s and Out’s” of Positive Behavior Supports
After completing the Reading/Viewing Assignments, discuss the steps in developing a school-wide PBIS by answering the following questions:
Have you seen this done in a school?
What do you believe would be the benefits?
If you have seen this done, explain the pros and cons of using this type of behavior program in schools.
How do you think schools can/should design a PBS plan that is culturally responsive and specifically addresses student cultural norms and differences?

Physical Education

Article can be found at the link below:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5609493/

Research Article Summary

Kinesiology career areas should benefit their clients. Techniques used by the professionals should have evidence that they actually work. That evidence normally comes from experimentation and publication of the results in peer reviewed journals. Your assignment is to find and summarize 2 research articles in a specific fashion. Along with providing you with information, learning the process will be useful in your academic future. Remember that two summaries and the two articles will need to be submitted.

The choice of topics for the research article summaries will be up to the student. The articles should provide evidence of the outcome of some process or service provided by the career area in which the student wishes to work. Each article can only be used by one student. Please do not share your research articles with others in the class. If articles are duplicated, students will share the same points between them. Search for new articles, not ones used for a different class. Submitting work from a different class is a form of academic dishonesty.

A copy of the full article must accompany the summaries to receive full credit. Completion of the assignment based on just an abstract will receive no credit. The article should be peer reviewed original experimental research. It should not be a published document where someone writes about someone else’s research. That’s what you are supposed to do. Your source needs to be firsthand or what is called a primary resource. If it does not have a methods section is not likely experimental.

Follow these instructions completely for full credit. Check the rubric for scoring details:

1) Find and download a research article related to techniques, processes, or outcomes that occur in the career in which you wish to work. Many should be evident at your internship site. The published research is essentially evidence of the usefulness of the work done in the career area.

2) Type a 1-page summary of the article using the following topic areas. Use the sample on the next page as a guide. Complete sentences are required; not just lists of information.
A. Article information in APA format
B. General background
C. Purpose of the study
D. Methods
1) Subject number and characteristics
2) Equipment
3) Procedures
E) Results
F) Discussion/Conclusion

compression exercise

This week our readings taught us how to make great images and to write highly conscious, compressed prose. The Exercise for the week is to write a 1000-word piece of flash fiction (you can respond creatively to / emulate one of the readings, or borrow the opening line of one of the pieces, or come up with something entirely new, perhaps stemming from that great escalation generative writing exercise in the lecture) that you then cut down to 500 words, then 250 words. Be attentive to the imagery work our craft authors are outlining for us this week. A great flash piece can start with an image, end with an image, or (most often) rely on an image that it changes its relationship to over the course of the piece, as we see in the Saunders short story, with the pole. Include all three versions in this order in your post:

250-word version

[text here]

500-word version

[text here]

1000-word version

[text here]

*remember our work with objects, concrete, sensory details, closure, and attentive language (subjects and verbs close together, few adjectives and adverbs), and remember to start your piece close to the peak action you want to describe. Remember, too, our work with duration, scene, and setting.

Please do not exceed the length limit, as the limit is present so that all Exercises can receive generous and timely feedback. You will have a chance to expand later, and concision is a real virtue in Sudden Prose! (Most word processing programs offer a “word count” tool, or you can copy paste the text of your story here, at wordcounter.net, and get a word count that way.)

I look forward to reading your Exercises!

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