Aviation Legislation
For this assignment, conduct research and consider current national and international regulations. As the aviation industry is evolving, regulations need to adapt to meet the changing landscape. Research one national and one international regulation to identify an area where the regulation could be improved based on current, or future, industry changes. As an example of […]
urban farming
ANALYSIS, ARGUMENT, AND EVALUATION: Please read the report on Urban Farming that you can access at the following link: http://seedstock.com/2014/05/27/10-american-cities-lead-the-way-with-urban-agriculture-ordinances/ Analyze and comment the issues that the report addresses. Then, do two – five e interviews in your community, and ask people whether they know and practice urban farming, and what they think about its […]
Descriptive Statistics
Visit one of the following newspapers’ websites: USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, or Washington Post. Select an article that uses statistical data related to a current event, your major, your current field, or your future career goal. The chosen article must have a publication date during this quarter. The article should use […]
Policy Outcomes
Write five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: (Note: Refer to Chapter 6 Review Question 4 for criterion 1.) Construct constitutive and operational definitions for any three (3) of the actions and outcome variables listed in the shaded box under Review Question 3 at the end of Chapter 6. (Note: The box includes […]
Political Science / Political Theory
Reflect on the role of the “intellectual” or philosopher in public affairs. As we saw in the Euthyphro, the Apology of Socrates, the Crito, and The Republic, Plato urges us to consider how the general public often does not appreciate the value of philosophy. While in Aristophanes’ Clouds, we see a dismissive attitude to the […]
Employment
1. As discussed in class this semester, employment laws are loosening, and more employers are open to hiring people with a criminal past. Do you believe this is a good strategy? Yes or No and Why? 2. What criteria do you feel would be appropriate to for the candidate with a criminal past to meet? […]
Cuban Music Influence on American Culture
1, Abreu, Christina D. Rhythms of Race: Cuban Musicians and the Making of Latino New York City and Miami, 1940-1960. The University of North Carolina Press, (2015). 2, FERNÁNDEZ, RAÚL A. “The Course of U.S. Cuban Music: Margin and Mainstream.” Cuban Studies, vol. 24, 1994, pp. 105–122. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24485772. 3, Gil, Sonia. “The Origins of […]
“Ongka’s Big Moka”
We watched “Ongka’s Big Moka” in class, about a leader in Papua New Guinea who was attempting to organize a big feast for a neighboring society. The film is an excellent example of the “Big Man” system. How did Big Men acquire power? (1 point) What sort of powers did Big Men have and not […]
sedentism as a way of life.
After living as nomadic foragers for millennia, humans started to switch to sedentism as a way of life. Archeologists have determined that sedentism began thousands of years before widespread gardening began, so we know that it wasn’t garden technology and knowledge that prompted living in one place year-round. What do Chase-Dunn & Lerro suggest as […]
Implications of the Future
Thinking about the material presented this week, what are the implications for the future with which business should be concerned today? What are your ideas for overcoming these future issues? Discuss strategies to tackle the resistance to change you might experience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oTLyPPrZE4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvNYIW7tTZk Use this source: Jones, G. R. (2013). Organizational theory, design, and change: […]