Imagine you are a political writer with your own blog. You write about current events and what they mean for the U.S. government and its citizens. For this blog post you will choose an event from the last three months involving U.S. political issues or policies related to one of the following:

The U.S. President.
Congress.
Administrative departments.
Political activists.
Judicial rulings.
A campaign.
An election.
Next, choose one reputable news source that has reported on your chosen event. Be sure it is a news source that offers well-written and well-researched news. It is recommended that you choose from one of the following news sources:

Liberal leaning news: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Vox, HuffPost, Politico, CNN, Time Magazine.
Conservative leaning news: National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, Fox Online News, Washington Examiner.
Centrist News: NPR Online News (National P

Activity: A Policy You Would Change
This brief activity will serve as preparation for your last assignment, which is due next week.

If you could change any U.S. domestic policy today, what would it be? For this activity, choose a policy you would like to change, submit a brief explanation of the policy you would like to change, and identify three references to support this policy change. This is the same policy you will use to write your Final Reflection assignment (due next week).

Your policy choice will need to be approved by your instructor before you begin your Final Reflection assignment. Approval will be provided through your rubric score for this activity, after it has been submitted. If your policy and/or references are not approved you will need to read the instructor feedback and provide an updated policy and/or references to be approved before submitting your final assignment.

Here are just a few examples of domestic public policies to choose from:<

Create a five-paragraph self-reflection research essay of 500-750-words that includes: an introduction with a mapped thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

The following sub-topics should be the basis of your thesis statement and three body paragraphs:

Explain how you can apply the knowledge learned in this course towards effective communication within your field of study.
Explain areas of strengths in communication you feel you will bring to your field of study.
Explain areas of opportunity that you can work on in regards to communication within your field of study and why developing these communication skills will be important to you personally.
You may use First Person point of view in the writing, as it is a personal reflection.

Take some of the main problems that disturb us in the United States today: neglect, poverty, inflation, pollution, racial discrimination.
To what extent do you find such problems in societies run by tradition: by command? What is your feeling about the responsibility the market system bears for these problems in the United States?

You may use articles from the internet

Take some of the main problems that disturb us in the United States today: neglect, poverty, inflation, pollution, racial discrimination.
To what extent do you find such problems in societies run by tradition: by command? What is your feeling about the responsibility the market system bears for these problems in the United States?

You may use articles from the internet.

Week 7 Assignment - Planning Considerations for the HR Project

Overview

At this point, you have organized your HR project team and you are familiar with the importance of leading and managing the project and team. It is now time to plan your project, which happens to be a large and critical part of project management. Project planning tends to be collaborative and integrative in that many factors, such as scope, resourcing, budgeting, and risk, need to be considered.

Instructions

Write a 56 page paper in which you:
1.Define and discuss scope and scheduling as they each relate to project management, and provide a statement of importance to your project team so they know the relevance of each task.
2.Select four behavioral skills, associated with project resourcing, that you consider to be critical and explain your rationale. Review the behavioral skills associated with project resourcing listed in the textbook in Section 9.1.

3.Explain to the ma

Essay question 1: (30/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) What is the main argument in each of the following two articles? (10 points):
i) Barbara Ehrenreich, "Serving in Florida," 11-50.
ii) Naomi Klein, "Threats and Temps," 173-192.
b) Compare and contrast them, providing specific examples from them to illustrate (20 points).
Essay question 2: (35/100 marks). Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Using an example from Sinclairs The Jungle, give a brief explanation of private ownership of
the means of production (10 points). b) How is the concept of "social ownership" -- as explained
by Huberman and Sweezy -- manifested in the film La Toma? Explain, using examples directly
(and only) from our course material to illustrate your answer (25 points).
Essay question 3: (35/100 marks): Word limit 500 words or less:
a) Briefly compare Tammy's story (and the 2013 update) to that of Jurgis Rudkus and his family
in Sinclair's The Jungle, with specific ref

Write a one to two page paper  that answers the following question:

The fiscal stimulus and tax policies by the federal government are partly to blame for the recent spike in annual budget deficits and increasing cumulative national debt.  Is the increase in our deficits and cumulative debt worth it at this time?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of this position?  What are the basic options to reduce the annual deficit?  Which course of action do you like the best and why?

Development of Problem-Solving Skills

Our ability to solve problems changes as we age.  Please cite at least 10 ways in which you learned that a person may be able to enhance their problem solving skills during a particular stage of development (i.e. Child, adolescent, adult, older adult) and give a specific example.

Choose an editorial article (An editorial is an article that presents the writer's opinion on an issue supported with facts) from the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. Browse the library and choose an editorial that addresses a business issue that interests you.
Instructions:
Write an essay describing the following:
Citation of the article and a brief summary of its contents
What are the premise(s) in the article?
What evidence is presented? Is it credible?
Can you independently verify the evidence presented?
How are counterarguments addressed?
Does the writer represent a particular interest?
How is language used to develop the argument?
Do you detect any errors in knowledge, evidence, or thinking?
Does the writer use any types of appeals or commit any fallacies?
Overall, how compelling is this article?
Be certain to carefully research your analysis using at least 3 credible sources.