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Business and Society

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Define science and define technology how are these concepts different and how are they similar and explain the connection between these concepts by using examples.

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As scientific progress and technological development tend to see spurts of rapid progress often stimulated by economic incentives - , how could we make sure that society as a whole remains involved in the assessment of its merits and risks?

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Governments have limited budgets. Which metrics should governments use when allocating money between basic research support, versus other public goals (including both health goals, such as vaccines. and non-health goals, such as education, housing, the environment, crime prevention etc.).

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What is the appropriate role of the private sector in scientific inquiry and technological development in a market-based political economic system?

Indigenous Knowledge

topic: Pine Tree

  These Indigenous Items will be available to explore digitally.  Students will be responsible for choosing one Indigenous object.  This object will be come the subject of both your Term 1 Essay and you will also prepare an online presentation on your findings.  The objective is to learn as much as you can about the item, including accessing knowledge through a variety of methods.

In Indigenous Studies, it is common to capitalize Indigenous.  There are some inappropriate use of terms, specifically the Aboriginals (Aboriginal peoples), Indigenous tribes tribes is often used in an American context and in India and other countries with British colonial histories

Discussion: Sex, Gender, & Feminist Movements

This is a discussion board post-
Referring to the required videos -- A Marxist Perspective on Women's and LGBT Oppression in North America, Biological Sex Is NOT so clear cut | ABC's of LGBT, and Honoring Eve Symposium: Feminism and Queer Theory -- analyze how institutional sexism impacts Emergency Medical Services ( I am a male EMT, so please make it seem like it's from the inside).  In your discussion posts, consider the institution's history, language, structure, culture, and target population. In your responses, analyze institutions' similarities and differences and how they may intersect.

For each discussion forum the following are expected:


Refer specifically to the assigned readings and/or video in your posts.

Videos to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8MFPQ9b0xg&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNLrdvxTWwk&feature=youtu.be&t=53m37s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb9lmSkT5dQ&feature=youtu.be

Please post a journal entry about how sex, gender, and sexism have influenced the structure and function of Emergency Medical Services

This is a journal entry for a race class and gender class. Be sure to define, apply, and synthesize concepts. I need 3 sources for this.
I am a male Emergency Medical Technician so please write it like someone on the inside.
This journal entry must be able to be fit into a place in this essay. Please write it separately, but let me know where exactly in the essay this can be added to.

Scientific method for everyday life

You are to give a detailed description and application showing how you might try to resolve an everyday problem using the scientific method. Think of a broad topic that you are interested in that you believe would make a good topic to study in the social sciences. This assignment should be at least three pages (not including cover page and reference page) that shows how you might try to resolve an everyday problem using the scientific method.
1.A clear description of the steps used in the scientific method. (Ask a question, research existing sources, formulate a hypothesis, design and conduct a study, draw conclusions, report results.)
2. A clear description of an everyday problem that you think you could resolve using the scientific method.
3. A well-formulated research question that identifies the issue you are trying to resolve. The research question should be written in the form of a question.
4.A well-formulated and testable hypothesis that makes a statement about the

Globalization and Trade

Clearly integrating information found in our text,  discuss one peripheral or semiperipheral nation through the lens of World Systems Theory. (Optional: you may also use information from other scholarly reputable sources such as peer reviewed academic journal articles (NO MORE THAN five years old), in addition to our text.)
Explain why this nation is a "peripheral or semiperipheral" nation.
What are the consequences of being a peripheral or semiperipheral nation for this country as a whole?  For the life chances of its citizens?
What relationships do "core nations" have with this country? OR, What responsibilities do "core nations" have for the outcomes of this country's citizens

Organizational Processes

Option 1
What are the factors (discussed in required readings) that can lead to dysfunctions of organizational communication? Could workforce diversity influence the effectiveness of organizational communication?
Based on your personal experience, provide a concrete example how dysfunctions of organizational communication happened in your organization and how it was resolved (if ever resolved). What's your recommendations to avoid dysfunctions of organizational communication?

Lobbying Essay

Discuss campaign finance reform policies, including the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 , and efforts under the Obama and Trump administrations. Make an argument as to how effective or ineffective these efforts were, either practically or politically. If relevant, explain how such laws affected the ability to self-finance campaigns. Support assertions with facts and data. Essays should be about 750 words in length, not including repetition of the question or reference list.
Essays should be written in third person perspective. The goal is to create a scholarly argument by presenting a thesis statement and then providing evidence to support that position. "I think, I feel, I believe" and "in my opinion" should appear nowhere in the essay. Personal opinions are not necessary and may weaken your argument.

Social studies

Write a reaction to the movie below. Be sure to answer the following question.

The Wave seems to depict the ideas of the Asche Conformity experiment and the Milgrim Experiment in a real world situation. Having watched the film, what is the overall message?  Do you agree or disagree with the message? What did the film do well in illustrating its point, and what could the film have done better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJQCIYs0eiI

Sociology

We have talked these few weeks about several agents of socializationfamily, education, religion. How do you view the importance of these agents in developing citizens of a country? How do they pass on cultures, traditions and rituals? Are there ways in which these agents can become politicized and pass on values and norms that may have an agenda?  Is that ok and even expected? Be thoughtful in your answer. Let me know the positives and negatives of agents of socialization.