Best Writer

Directions: Read Chapter one of the course textbook: Kowalski, T. J., II, T.J. L., & Mahoney, J. W. (2017). Data-Driven Decisions and School Leadership. Pearson Education (US). Additionally I have attached a PowerPoint for the chapter. In well developed paragraphs, written in APA format, address the following focus questions/prompts. Your responses must be comprehensive and not should statements repeated from the text. Include examples of how the concepts can be applied to practice. You infuse other research. Please use one additional source for each question along with the book.

1.What social forces influence decisions in schools?, describe each and how they may impact practice.
2.How do district and school climate, and especially the element of culture, in-fluence decisions?
3. What individual variables influence decision making?
4. How does your understanding of decision behavior affect your acceptance of data-based decision making?
5. How can community politics influence decisions made by principals and teachers?
6. What is the difference between school climate and school culture?, explain each, describe how they can be positively
shaped or developed in practice.
7. Why is school culture highly relevant to decision making?
9. What is decision-making style?, which style is least desirable for educators, give rationale.

The purpose of this test is to develop in the student an ability to
Absorb the importance of best practices in project management
View and comprehend the material learned from a high level
Synthesize wider reading with the knowledge acquired in classroom
Apply the learning in the proper context
Demonstrate understanding in an integrated manner
Develop academic and professional writing skills
Best Practices in Project Management
In this project management course, you have learned about the 10 project management knowledge areas and the five project management process groups as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). In the final module of this course, you were introduced to best practice project management.
Write an essay describing 10 project management best practices, one for each knowledge area. Among the 10 best practices:
At least five should be from your wider research, outside of the textbook.
At least five should be related to best practices that facilitate, support, or improve teamwork.
For each best practice, determine the process group to which the best practice belongs and elaborate on its use.
The existence of best practices does not guarantee their use, as you can understand from the conference paper titled “The Non-adoption of Best/Accepted/Promising Practices in Projects
(Links to an external site.)
”. Include a section in your essay with recommendations for improving the adoption of project management best practices in an organization.

Essay from primary sources. Professor gave two primary sources, Olaudah Equiano (Excerpt) “The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano written by himself 1789 AND EXCERPT from Thomas Phillips “A journal of a voyage made in the Hannibal of London, Ann 1693,1694 published 1732.

I chose to write about
African resistance to the slave trade. based on these primary excerpts. Other sources will be needed to ne used to explain the resistance and how they resisted against slavery and how the Europeans felt or what they did against resistance to the slaves.

Organizing Your Essay
Here is a general guide for organizing your essay.
Introduction: Introduce the topic your essay will address. Next, establish your essay’s main argument or thesis statement.
First Main Paragraph – Historical Context : Explain the historical context in which your primary sources originated.
Second Main Paragraph: Support your thesis by analyzing your primary sources and providing specific supporting evidence.
Third Main Paragraph: Support your thesis by analyzing your primary sources and providing specific supporting evidence. You can develop more supporting paragraphs as needed if you start new sub-topics.
Conclusion: Tie together the points you made in your essay and reiterate your thesis.

The field of nursing has changed over time. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, discuss nursing practice today by addressing the following:
Explain how nursing practice has changed over time and how this evolution has changed the scope of practice and the approach to treating the individual.
Compare and contrast the differentiated practice competencies between an associate and baccalaureate education in nursing. Explain how scope of practice changes between an associate and baccalaureate nurse.
Identify a patient care situation and describe how nursing care, or approaches to decision‐making, differ between the BSN‐prepared nurse and the ADN nurse.
Discuss the significance of applying evidence‐based practice to nursing care and explain how the academic preparation of the RN‐BSN nurse supports its application.
Discuss how nurses today communicate and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and how this supports safer and more effective patient outcomes.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

There are three sections to this assignment:
Presentation of Earned Value Calculations & Chart
Click on the Earned Value Calculations
Download Earned Value Calculations
[XLS, file size 37 KB] form to download it. Using Microsoft Excel, complete this form based on the information provided in your initial M6D1 message and the feedback from your classmates and instructor. Prepare an earned value chart using your calculations. You may refer to Figure 8-5 Sample Earned Value Chart on page 308 of the textbook. This chart should be specific to your project and its current major milestone.
Presentation of Project Performance Report
Click on the Project Performance Report
Download Project Performance Report
[DOC, file size 23 KB] form to download it. Complete this form based on the project performance information provided in your initial M6D1 message and the feedback from your classmates and instructor. The project performance report must have all the required details. The contents of the project performance report form should be sufficiently elaborate to demonstrate your understanding.
Exploration of Knowledge Transfer Methods & Tools
Over its lifetime, organizations acquire information, knowledge and wisdom. Organizational (institutional) memory retains this for future employees to access and use. Knowledge transfer processes ensure appropriate collection, compilation, storage and access to organizational knowledge. Using your experience in organizations as well as through your research, identify and critically analyze five different knowledge transfer methods or tools. For example, wikis are a popular knowledge transfer tool used by many organizations. Classroom training and orientation programs are a couple of examples of organizational knowledge transfer methods. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each method or tool included in your analysis.
Describe the knowledge transfer methods and tools you will utilize at the close of your project before the project team is disbanded, and explain the rationale behind your choices. Be sure to properly cite the sources of information used to inform your decision, providing at least one citation per source used that helped you arrive at a final decision.
Length and Formatting Requirements
Adopt the following presentation style unless a template is provided for your work:
Compose your work using Microsoft Word.
Each section must be at least 300 words (about a page) long.
Use 12-point Times New Roman font and double-spacing.
Organize your writing in sections with section headings.
Format section headings using Microsoft Word’s “Heading” functions.
Support the write-up with at least five additional sources as references.
Insert cover page and reference pages(s).
Cite and list references in correct APA style.
Check your work to correct any spelling or grammatical errors.

APA style essay with an Abstract
12 font double spaced
4-pages minimum

What was the role of “el barrio” for Puerto Ricans living in New York City?
Given the number of Puerto Ricans in New York over many generations, some use the term “Nuyorican” or “Boriqua” or “Boriken” or “Borinquento” to describe this particular identity and experience. How did these terms come about? What is their significance to the Purto Rican experience? Do they unite or divide?
Puerto Ricans voted to become the 51st U.S. state — again, what would persuade mainland Americans to support their bid, and what does that mean for the 50 states and Puerto Rico?
What is the state of Cubans today in the United States?
Many Dominican people flee to the United States, the land of their oppressors’ support; what effect do you think this has on them?
What were the educational prospects for Mexican American students, and has it changed?
What personal anecdotes do students like Paula Crisostomo and Carlos Muñoz share to describe how the school system perceived them and their potential?
According to Moctesuma Esparza, what term did students adopt to reference their identity and why?
What is the current state of Mexican Americans?
What is the state of the Chicana/Chicano identity?
What is going on with Mexican American and Chicana/Chicano Studies?
Why did the Raza Unida Party fail?
Why do we not see more representation of the Mexican American or Chicana/Chicano other than stereotypes, crime, or hypersexualization?
Mexican Americans played a pivotal role in ending school segregation; why is Brown vs. Board of Education always the reference point?
Who were some of the key players in the effort to organize farmworkers?
Why are Dolores Huerta’s narrative and prominence not as loud as Chavez’s?
Have Cubans ever overcome the view of media portrayal?
What effects has American policy had on Central America over the years, and how has it impacted those here?
Who is responsible for the merger of Spanish and English music fans, Gloria Estefan, Selena Quintanilla, or someone else?
What became the Mexican American, Chicana/Chicano, Hispanic, and Latin movement? Where does it stand, and does it have significance today?

Specifically, for this M7D1 discussion, you are required to:
Critically reflect on your successfully or unsuccessfully closed project to explore the lessons learned as well as opportunities for its expansion in the future.
Introduce your term project to refresh the memory of the readers of this post.
Explain with rationale the way by which the project has been brought to an end. You may refer to the four ways listed on page 336 of the textbook.
Prepare and share the transition plan to handover your completed project. You may refer to Figure 9-4 Sample Transition Plan on page 340 of the textbook.
Justify, in the context of your project, the need for a transition plan.
Identify who your project needs to be transitioned to at closing.
Describe the assumptions supporting the transition of your project.
Define the work required to be performed after completion of your project.
Critically consider the various challenges encountered during your project’s lifetime. Evaluate the causes behind what worked well and what did not to prepare the lessons-learned report for your completed project. You may refer to Figure 9-5 Project Lessons-Learned Report on pages 347 to 348 of the textbook.
List in detail the main lessons learned from this project.
Explore what may need to be executed differently in future projects that are like yours.
Finally, in a reflection of at least 30 words, describe the most interesting and challenging parts of preparing for this discussion post, as well as any recommendations to your classmates for bringing projects to a successful closure.
Responses: Read the initial posts from your classmates. From the perspective of a project sponsor, critically analyze the project details provided by your classmates and share your opinions. The feedback must detail, clearly and specifically, what has been presented well and what can be improved upon. Your review can cover topics ranging from the mechanics of writing to the rational strength of the content. Other examples of your critical responses may include:
Exploration of the project transition methodology.
Queries on the future work on the project.
Examination of opportunity to apply lessons learned to other projects.
Debate on alternative approaches to project execution.

Useful Resources:
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Health Care Reform Resources
Department of Health & Human Services (Links to an external site.) – Use the tabs on the left under About the ACA to explore different components
Kaiser Family Foundation (Links to an external site.)
Biden’s Changes to the Affordable Care Act (Links to an external site.) – Beware that many online resources sources have NOT updated their information to reflect all the changes that have happened to the Affordable Care Act! This article does a good job of including updates.
The purpose of this assignment is to understand how international health care systems compare to the United States. Students will also explore the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and predict how it will affect America’s system of health care delivery. Follow the instructions below to fulfill all stated requirements.
Technical Requirements:
900-1300 words (does not include in-text citations or reference page)
Double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1” margins, essay format
Less than 20% of the word count should be direct quotes
Submit to the correct link in Assignments. This uploads your paper to TurnItIn, a plagiarism detection device. See plagiarism information under Institutional Policies.
Correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc.
Use APA referencing style (see guide in Canvas). You do not need to include APA formatting (for example, title page, running head, or abstract)
All information must be from reputable, reliable, and unbiased academic sources. See Canvas for a list of good sources.
Example of a website that lacks reliability – Wikipedia
Example of a biased website – Heritage Foundation
Content Requirements:
Introduction paragraph (minimum 4 sentences) – Last sentence is a thesis sentence
Briefly introduce the topic
The last sentence of this paragraph should be your thesis statement. A thesis statement clearly states what your paper will cover and gives an overview of the points you will make.
Hint: Write your thesis sentence last. That way you can focus the flow of information within the body of your paper and then make your thesis sentence match all topics at the end of your writing.
Example: “This paper will explore various health systems around the world and how they compare to the United States using dimensions such as quality of care and access.”
Dimensions of Health Care paragraph
Click here for the international comparison of health systems article to complete this section of the paper. (Links to an external site.)
In 1-2 sentences for each dimension, define all 5 dimensions (care process, access, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes) that are used to evaluate the health care systems of each country.
Define each dimension of health care. Do not describe how each dimension relates to the U.S. or other countries at this time.
Be sure to summarize this information into your own words to avoid plagiarism.
This information can be found in the How We Measured Performance section near the bottom of the full report.
Keep this section as concise as possible to avoid exceeding the maximum word count of 1300 for this assignment
Rank Comparison of Health Care Systems paragraph
Identify 1 dimension you think is the most important to health care and explain why it is most important to you (minimum 2 substantive sentences).
Identify the country whose health care system received the highest overall rating in this dimension in the article.
Describe the reasons for achieving this ranking (minimum 3 substantive sentences)
Identify the country whose health care system received the lowest overall rating in this dimension in the article.
Describe the reasons for achieving this ranking (minimum 3 substantive sentences)
This paragraph will require additional research to find this information. Be sure to use reliable, unbiased sources in this discussion and include appropriate citations using APA referencing.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) paragraph(s)
Section overview: The PPACA encompasses many components addressing health care in the U.S. You will start by describing 2 specific components of the law. In your research, you will find that some components of the PPACA have been changed since it was signed into law in 2010. Research and report if the parts you describe have changed, and what their impact has had on our healthcare system.
Component 1 paragraph – Identify and describe a main component of the PPACA. Main components include specific aspects of the policy. For example, allowing children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until 26 years old.
Describe this specific component (minimum of 2 substantive sentences)
Identify if and how this component has changed since the PPACA became law (1 sentence)
Provide data/statistics/numbers describing the impact this component has had on our healthcare system (minimum of 1 substantive sentence)
Component 2 paragraph – Identify and describe another main component of the PPACA.
Describe this specific component (minimum of 2 substantive sentences)
Identify if and how this component has changed since the PPACA became law (1 sentence)
Provide data/statistics/numbers describing the impact this component has had on our healthcare system (minimum of 1 substantive sentence)
Conclusion paragraph (minimum 4 sentences)
Now that you have researched health care in the U.S. and abroad, you have the opportunity to share your viewpoint of U.S. health care. The goal of this paragraph is to describe your opinion of the current direction of health care reform in the U.S. (Students are expected to use first person in this paragraph).
Some possible discussions in this paragraph could include:
Ways the PPACA affects the U.S. health care system
Ways you have personally been affected by changes in health care since the implementation of the PPACA
What you specifically like/dislike about the PPACA

1. Make 2 specific points which connect the video
to chapter 3 and two points for chapter 4.
(you can apply concepts from the chapters,
such as mortality rate, incidence, prevalence, epidemiology, epidemiological
transition..) 2-3 paragraphs

2.
If you were going to create a “Ted Talk” (short presentation) that educates people
about coronavirus 19, what are 4 important points you would
include in your talk? (these can be
brief bullet statements… ) 1 -2
paragraphs (Suggestion: Go to the Center
for Disease Control website to make sure you get updated info)

For this week’s assignment, you will need to write a 2-3 page minimum (minimum does not include cover page or reference page) essay describing:
Why are good written and verbal communication skills highly prized by employers?
Why do you think that employers feel today’s workforce are not properly equipped with writing or listening skills?
Do you consider yourself to be a good listener? Explain.
How can you improve your nonverbal skills?
Does your employer do enough to improve their communication to their employees? Can they improve? Explain. (If you are currently not working, please reference a past employer).
Requirements!
– Your essay should be in APA format (RESEARCH is expected!) Include 2 outside references of academic journals found in the online library, a title page, and a reference page.
– Do not rewrite the questions; the paper should flow as one.
– First person is allowed in this assignment