Please complete the following questions about the film Ender’s Game. Refer to class materials in your answers. The assignment should be a maximum of 5-7 pages, double spaced. It does not have to be in essay format but answers should be given in complete sentences rather than point form.

1. How do the military authorities in the movie define war? What kind of language do they use to define it?

2. What role does the film put us in, as viewers, on the question of child soldiers? Do you feel uncomfortable with the use of children in the film? Are the reasons for using them justifiable?

3. What issues does the film raise around genocide? What are the justifications? How are the moral issues dealt with by the Earth military?

4. We discussed the ways in which individuals are turned into soldiers who will kill. How are those techniques used on the children and youth in this film?

5. What techniques are used to get around the youths’ confrontational tension/fear response to violence in the movie (see article by Randall Collins)? Describe these techniques. What techniques are used in their training to convert them from civilians to soldiers (see Gwynne Dyer article)?

6. Is the film telling us anything about the militarization of our own society and our motives for supporting wars today?

In this executive summary report, you will look at a variety of factors and work to answer the question “who is this person?” You will examine criminal statistics, lifestyle, upbringing, medical and mental health information, along with a range of other information, that will help you answer the “who, what, when, where, and why” of your chosen case. There is no piece of information that is too small to help you build the mosaic of how past activity can help predict future activity. Your profile will be thorough, addressing all of the areas and questions above for the aim of assisting investigators to understand the criminal and his or her motivations and motives as well as the risk of the criminal activity continuing in the future. Through prompts and independent research outside of the text, you’ll peer into the world of investigative profiling

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For this task, you will complete a draft of the profile portion of the final project assessment. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
III. Profile
A. Develop a demographic summary of the individual based on analysis of data from the case.
B. Explain the impact that biological factors of the case had on the individual’s behavior
C. Explain the impact that developmental factors of the case had on the individual’s behavior.
D. Explain the impact that environmental factors of the case had on the individual’s behavior.
E. Apply theories to the emerging hypothesis of the motivation of your chosen subject. In your response, consider the biological, psychological,
social, and criminal violence theories.

Purpose:
To analyze a health policy at the federal level
Objectives:
1. Identify a health issue that you have an interest in researching
2. Identify a federal policy related to your chosen topic (passed or introduced in the past 5 years)
3. Determine key stakeholders that support or oppose the policy you have chosen
4. Incorporate a nursing lens to write your paper; you will address the health issue and policy implications
How to begin your Health Policy Analysis Paper Assignment
• Select a health issue as directed and identify a federal policy associated with your issue; introduced/passed within the past 5 years (2016 or sooner)
• Search for scholarly journal articles to support your view on your topic of choice. It is important to use resources from the past 5 years unless you are citing seminal work.
Mechanics of Paper:
• The length of the paper is not to exceed 5 pages. The page limit will be strictly enforced and no sentence beyond the 5th page will be graded.
• The page count does not include the title page, references, or appendix.
• No abstract
• The length of each section should be dependent on point allocation. Review the grading rubric and template closely during paper development. For example, a section worth 5 points will be longer than a section worth 2 or 3 points.
• Use 12-point font for all the paper including the Running head; (Times New Roman), double-spaced, and 1-inch margins.
• The formatting must adhere to APA guidelines
• It is crucial to use headings and sub-headings for each section. One giant “scrolling document” without headings is very difficult to read or follow therefore such a document will not be accepted. Use headers to denote different sections of paper according to the rubric and as found in the template.
• Create a policy brief (see Mason et al., 2016, Box 7-3, p. 69) and include it as an Appendix. You will prepare the Appendix as if you are presenting your argument (either in support of opposition) to a committee in Congress. It is unlikely the policymaker(s) will understand “nursing lingo” and therefore write this document using a clear message so anyone can understand your call to action. The Appendix does not count in the page count. The Appendix is single spaced.
• Use as many references as needed to support your analysis however-
o use at least 2 published journal articles;
o use no more than 2 websites;
o Use your Mason book for at least one citation/reference
o For any policies you cite, you must reference using APA or Blue Book (examples are found in Modules/click on course information/ click on Useful Resources. For details see Blue Book (20th edition)-found online at: https://law-hawaii.libguides.com/c.php?g=125476&p=821697; (Links to an external site.)
• Submit as a Word document only in the appropriate drop box in Canvas; your work will be reviewed using “Turn It In” to ensure originality.
Graded Content (see template for additional details)
• Introduction -ID health issue and the policy you have chosen to research. As you develop an outline for your paper, make sure you incorporate a nursing lens as you draft the paper. This section should “catch” the reader’s attention and provide a roadmap for what you will cover in the paper; “paint the picture” and give the reader a reason to take notice of the issue and want to continue reading.
• Background Include applicable local, state/regional and national perspectives. This section should utilize as many statistics, facts, figures, and monetary amounts as possible. Points will be deducted for general information presented without specifics. Sub-headings of the background include addressing social, economic, ethical, and political/legal factors with specific attention to the following:
* Social Factors (how patients are impacted, why is this a problem? how does it impact your patients?) Using supporting resource material cited and referenced;
* Economic Factors (how much money will it cost or save to implement the new policy? Use specific dollars, percentages, and numbers) supported by resource material cited and referenced properly.
* Ethical Factors (address ethical principles violated or addressed); Cardinal bioethical principles are autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence. Cite and reference using scholarly sources.
* Political/Legal Factors (what legislative action on this topic has been introduced or passed at the national level? What was the impact?)Cite and reference using scholarly sources and laws.
• Stakeholders. Do not merely list the stakeholders; clearly address what “stake” each has in the policy. Do not forget to include your patient (or system) population.
• Policy Goals/Objectives (Identify at least 2). In bullet form, ID and describe at least two objectives that address the issue you have identified and speak to it using a nursing lens.
• Summary/conclusion. Ties your paper together and has a patient perspective. In other words: What did you cover in the paper? Include implications of the health policy issue you chose and how patients/systems/communities are/were/ can be impacted; also address the implications of “doing nothing” and consider what that would mean relative to this issue.
• References
• Policy Brief (Appendix) The appendix should be a “stand alone” document that could be used by you (DNP Nurse Advocate) to argue from a nursing perspective why change is needed.
o This 1 page document would be suitable to give to legislators who do not have a nursing background. Think of this document as a 1 page summary of your paper that highlights the major points. Do not include references on this document.
o You will need to reference the Appendix in the body of your paper (example, “see Appendix for a policy

Rhetorical strategies include all of the subjects we have covered from The Little Seagull Handbook. We have covered how a writer uses the context of the writing to engage the audience and adopt an effective tone. We have looked at how paragraphs and essays can be developed using rhetorical strategies like definition, narration, desсrіption, and process analysis. Use the strategies we have talked about to discuss the letter. What writing strategies does King use to reach and influence his audience? Who was his original audience for the essay?

Requirements:

MLA Style

450-500 words

Quotes should be taken only from King′s letter. No outside sources should be used for this assignment. The purpose is to see how you are able to take what we have discussed in class and use it to analyze a document on your own.

also only follow one Rhetorical Strategy.
Focus how he says it, conveys it to get his point cross.

– the rhetorical strategy I wanna use is the biblical allusions he uses to convey his point across

Readings, Resources, and Assignments
Required Textbook Readings Read

Why is NIMS and ICS the one-size-fits-all response to significant national incidents?

https://www.fema.gov/strategic-plan

Multimedia Resources Watch
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOa8jiEmkIc
(9:31 min)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ2avnkmeEk&feature=youtu.be
• (3:00 min)
Interact
• https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

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READ:
• https://www.fema.gov/strategic-plan
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
WATCH:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOa8jiEmkIc
• (9:31 min)
First responders, governments, and individuals in the public/private sectors train and prepare for worst-case scenarios. One of the most feared terrorist incidents is the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or a “dirty bomb.” After the events of 9/11, the U.S. government established a standard protocol for managing emergencies such as a WMD to better prepare communities to respond during and after an attack.
Approaching the Objectives
The FEMA. https://www.fema.gov/gov Web site provides the following information regarding the National Incident Management System.
READ:
• http://www.hlswatch.com/2010/06/08/why-is-nims-and-ics-the-one-size-fits-all-response-to-significant-national-incidents/
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Developed by the Department of Homeland Security and issued in March 2004, the NIMS will enable responders at all jurisdictional levels and across all disciplines to work together more effectively and efficiently. Beginning in FY 2006, federal funding for state, local and tribal preparedness grants will be tied to compliance with the NIMS. One of the most important ‘best practices’ that has been incorporated into the NIMS is the Incident Command System (ICS), a standard, on-scene, all-hazards incident management system already in use by firefighters, hazardous materials teams, rescuers and emergency medical teams. The ICS has been established by the NIMS as the standardized incident organizational structure for the management of all incidents.
The NIMS provides a consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework within which government and private entities at all levels can work together to manage domestic incidents, regardless of their cause, size, location or complexity. This flexibility applies across all phases of incident management: prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. The NIMS provides a set of standardized organizational structures – including the ICS, Multi- Agency Coordination Systems and public information systems – as well as requirements for processes, procedures and systems to improve interoperability among jurisdictions and disciplines in various areas.
The History of Incident Command System
The concept of ICS was developed more than thirty years ago, in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in California. During 13 days in 1970, 16 lives were lost, 700 structures were destroyed and over one-half million acres burned. The overall cost and loss associated with these fires totaled $18 million per day. Although all of the responding agencies cooperated to the best of their ability, numerous problems with communication and coordination hampered their effectiveness. As a result, the Congress mandated that the U.S. Forest Service design a system that would “make a quantum jump in the capabilities of Southern California wildland fire protection agencies to effectively coordinate interagency action and to allocate suppression resources in dynamic, multiple-fire situations.”
The ICS is a system designed to manage any size of incident from its beginning until the requirement for management no longer exists. The Incident Commander is in charge of an incident and is a title that can apply equally to an engine foreman or to the chief of a department depending upon the situation. The structure of the ICS can be established to expand and contract as needed to meet the changing conditions of the incident. It is intended to be staffed and operated by qualified personnel from any emergency services agency and may involve personnel from a variety of agencies.
Incident Command Systems
As mentioned in previous lessons, a terrorist attack or any large-scale emergency will often require resources out of the scope of an agency’s typical response. Due to the complexity of these incidents, multiple disciplines will often work simultaneously on the scene, each focusing on their own specialty, but with the common goal of aiding victims, eliminating the threat(s), all while minimizing their own risk. Due to the size of these tasks, similar agencies from neighboring jurisdictions will need to assist.
An incident command system allows any given agency to account for all available resources, to allocate them most effectively, and increase their span of control from normal operations. The system also allows emergency services to contain and control a threat until it can be eliminated.
The ICS organization develops upon a foundation of five major management functions. These functions include the following:
• Incident Command: The Incident Commander sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities and has overall responsibility for the incident.
• Operations: Operations conducts operations to reach the incident objectives and establishes the tactics and directs all operational resources.
• Planning: Planning supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources, collecting/analyzing information, and maintaining documentation.
• Logistics: Logistics provides resources and needed services to support the achievement of the incident objectives.
• Finance & Administration: F and A monitors costs related to the incident. It provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analyses.
When a first responder arrives on the scene of a catastrophic incident, he or she must recognize any limitations and communicate the need for additional resources to their supervisors. The supervisor’s role is to accept this communication and lower all egos and jurisdictional ownership and begin to allocate more assistance.
This supervisor often becomes the Incident Commander, because this individual is the first supervisor involved and often has the most up-to-date, working knowledge of the incident. Other times, this role will be assigned to the highest-ranking officer involved. He or she will begin to assess the incident and establish a command post.
A command post should be established in an area inaccessible to the media or general public. It should be a safe distance from the incident so that personnel operating from the command post are not in immediate danger. During 9/11 a command post was established in the lobby of one of the towers. When the towers fell, the entire command post was destroyed resulting in mass casualties of high-ranking law enforcement and fire personnel.
Staging is an identified area where those who have not been assigned a position or duty will report. While a first responder’s is ingrained to immediately report to “ground zero,” this is not a coordinated or well-planned decision. Staging allows responding personnel to be accounted for and placed appropriately.
A Liaison officer is a Command Staff position consisting of a single person who acts as the on-scene contact point for representatives of assisting agencies assigned to the incident. A Liaison Officer may designate one or more assistants from either the same or another assisting agency or jurisdiction. Liaisons ensure that accurate and timely information is reported to the Incident Commander.
During an incident, an area for the media will also be identified. This allows information to be presented and shared in a coordinated manner. Cameras and reporters may try to access the actual scene, and this could be very dangerous for them and first responders who may still be looking for a suspect or threats. A public information officer (PIO) will coordinate with the responding media and be the spokesperson to share information as it comes in. The goal of the PIO. is to communicate ongoing or eliminated threats, to pass on critical information that may assist in the investigation of the incident, and to calm the public by keeping them informed with accurate information and serve as official rumor control for the incident.
An incident command system allows an agency to expand their span of control and allow the experts in a given discipline narrow their field of focus and most effectively address a threat or incident. The ICS is also used for planned events such as a sporting event.

For this assignment, write a 750-1,000-word commentary that addresses a trend/topic related to ADHD.

This means that your essay should review a single trend related to ADHD. For instance, you could analyze one of the following trends (you are not limited to this list; these are suggestions):

• Increase in ADHD Diagnoses
• Impact of ADHD on a Child’s Schooling
• Impact of New ADHD Treatments
• Hidden Dangers of ADHD Medications
• The Reasoning Behind ADHD Awareness Week
• ADHD and the Zombie Phenomenon
• ADHD Drug Overdoses
This essay is NOT a summary of several different elements of ADHD. Rather, it is an analysis of a single trend related to ADHD, including various elements of that single trend.
Your review should include at least five scholarly sources outside of class texts.
Directions
1. Label or Identify the Subject: Provide the name for the trend and provide some context or background for the subject.
2. Explain the Subject: Find a pattern of meaning in the trend (e.g., speculate as to causes and effects of an event, compare with a similar case, or offer an example).
3. Make a Judgment/Offer an Opinion: Evaluate the trend using third person; offer praise or critique the trend, offering evidence to support your claims.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WVXJ2X8

You are creating an Employee Satisfaction Survey to help the leaders in your organization understand what drives and motivates their employees. This is your survey and you can develop your organization any way you choose when answering the questions. (link to survey above)

Use Survey Monkey to develop your survey. After the survey is developed, take the survey to ensure that your survey flows and answers the following questions:
What are you looking to achieve with this survey?
How are you going to use the data?
How should the data be displayed?
With the questions you asked what policies, procedures or processes will you be gathering data on?
Do you feel your survey will actually provide usable data to change the policies, procedures or processes from the previous question? Why or why not?your answer should be at least a page long, well developed and properly written in APA format. Ensure you have properly formatted references and provide the link to your survey.

Important Research Information
• Using material from a source https://www.tjc.edu/info/20028/library/115/online_resources/1
• For directions to electronic data bases click on Library Resources on your left.
ENGLISH 1302 RESEARCH PROJECT
A 12 Step Process for A Painless Research Paper
Using MLA documentation style, you will write a 2000-word paper using one of the following short stories found in Literature and the Writing Process, 11th ed.
• “Hands” by Sherwood Anderson
• “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner
• “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty
• “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
• “The Grave” by Katherine Anne Porter
• “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury
• “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood
The paper must be based on your own original thesis and must include references to five (5) secondary sources. THESE SOURCES MUST COME FROM THE TJC DATA BASES. NO INTERNET SOURCES WILL BE ACCEPTED. (See link above for data base instructions).
It is suggested that you work through each of the following steps in order to complete a successful research paper.
Step 1: Prepare
List the major elements of short fiction which we have discussed: plot, character,foreshadowing, setting, point of view, symbolism, style and theme. Write a brief description of each element as it pertains to one or two of your favorite stories. During this process, you will probably home in on one element in one story that seems to stand out to you. Brainstorm, jot down ideas, and choose something interesting to you which has possibilities for a detailed analysis.
Step 2: Select
Choose one story; reread it carefully two or three times.
Make notes as you read.
Look for a focus.
Step 3: Analyze
Write a sentence expressing your interpretation of the theme of the story. You cannot proceed until you have an understanding of what the author is trying to tell us about human nature.
Step 4: Focus
Write a tentative thesis statement. This should include the title of the story and the author’s name. It should also include the one element which you will focus on in your analysis and it should relate that element to the theme of the story.
Here is an example of a good thesis from an earlier short story:
In “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson uses simple objects—a box, some stones, some slips of paper—to symbolize the narrow-mindedness and brutality that result from superstitious thinking.
The element to be examined is the symbolism of objects. The theme is the danger of superstitious thinking.
Step 5: Research.
Begin the hunt for five required secondary sources. Secondary sources are written about the primary source (the short story). You may go to the library and search the indexes by story title. Ask a librarian to direct you.
Another source is the collection of online databases provided by the TJC library on the TJC website for all TJC students.
The best sources are literary journals. No internet sources will be accepted. No Wikepedia, Schmoo University or Sparknotes.
When you have found secondary sources, read and study them carefully and select at least five usable ones.
Step 6: Make source citations
Prepare a citation for each of the sources you plan to use. Consult the textbook or website for proper MLA form. Write each citation as it will appear on your Works Cited page. You should have a total of six sources, five secondary sources and one primary source. Arrange them in alphabetical order for your Works Cited page.
Step 7: Read
Read through your secondary sources and mark important passages. Consider jotting notes in the margins and using symbols to draw your attention to certain ideas. Highlight only the portions of each source which you are interested in quoting or paraphrasing in your paper.
Step 8: Plan and organize
If your tentative thesis still applies, write a rough sentence outline combining your own thoughts with those from the outside sources. If needed, revise the original thesis statement before writing.
Step 9: Works Cited
Prepare your Works Cited page. The title Works Cited should be centered on the top line. List the sources in alphabetical order. Remember to use a hanging indent. Consult MLA link for detailed instructions.
Step 10: Start writing
Begin writing the first draft of the paper.
Try writing the introduction first. It should begin with an interesting lead-in and move smoothly to your thesis statement. It may end with an essay map or forecasting statement briefly naming the main points to be covered in the body of your paper. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence (follow your tentative plan), and each paragraph should follow through on the idea in the topic sentence. When you include any borrowed information, use the MLA in-text citation system. The conclusion should be strong and should refer to both the lead in and the thesis in the introduction.
When you have finished the rough drafting phase of the paper, remember to let it rest for a while, at least 24 hours. Review the concept of plagiarism before you begin any revision. See Avoiding Plagiarism on page 81.
Step 11: Revise
• Check for coherence (smooth flow of ideas in an understandable sequence).
• Check for unity (single focus of all material within each paragraph). Cut any unnecessary or irrelevant information.
• Make sure each quote blends in to the flow of ideas.
• Eliminate all material that does not support the thesis statement.
• Use the Using Materials page above as a checklist for MLA form.
• Check for grammatical and mechanical rules.
o Tip: Read the final draft aloud and listen for a smooth flow.
o Tip: Read the final draft backwards (last sentence first) to check for sentence errors.
• PROOFREAD! PROOFREAD! PROOFREAD!
Step 12: Presentation
Submit your final paper as one document in the following order:
Final draft
Works Cited page

Directions: As suggested in the learning object for this module, Imagist poets wrote in a minimalistic, often stark, manner that attempted to express very complex ideas, emotions, and experiences in the form poems that fixated on the presentation of single, seemingly mundane image. In this essay, you will explore two imagist poems – “Oread” (pronounced Oh-ree-ad) by H.D. and “Blizzard” by William Carlos Williams. H.D.’s poem takes its name from a figure in Greek mythology by the same name – an Oread is mountain nymph or what might be considered a kind of fairy. In contrast to the mythical, otherwordly quality of “Oread”, Wiliams’ poem contains a kind of stark realism. Both poems are included in the Module 3 Readings.
In this essay, you will offer a comparative analysis of the two poems. After considering each poem’s theme, as well as its use of figurative language and poetic form, explain whether you think that both of these poems should be considered part of the same literary movement.
• What do these poems share in common?
• How do they differ?
• What larger concept, problem, or issue are these poems attempting to address metaphorically?

INSTRUCTION:
For this file assignment you need to do some preliminary research to identify your domain of study. To begin with you should describe what you are interested by providing one detailed example. The example can be drawn from your own experience, or one that you have learned about from other scholarship (i.e. from ‘existing research’.) Once you’ve explained a concrete example of what interests you (“in your own words”), compare and contrast how two different sociological perspectives presented in the Annual Review of Sociology article you read for Discussion Board Post #1 would understand the situation you describe. Conclude your paper by outlining the kinds of research you could do to help you to explain the significance of your case. If it helps use the following outline (each point is a short paragraph):

YOU MUST ANSWER the following QUESTIONS

1. Provide a Detailed Description of the case that interests you
2. Explain how one sociological perspective you could use to analyze this case would understand the case
3. Explain how another sociological perspective you could use to analyze this case would understand the case
4. Describe a what kinds of research studies could help you tease apart the difference in these existing sociological perspectives. What kinds of data would you need to really know which perspective is right, and what kinds of patterns would you look for in that data?

Discussion Board Post #1
Inequality in the U.S
The United States has the largest immigrant population, which has grown from 7.9 percent of the total populace to 19.8 million people. A large number of foreigners have perpetuated inequality making it worse over time. The paper aims at exploring inequality in the United States based on evidence from the article.
Inequality on the basis of earnings is evident among immigrants. According to Waters and Karl, inequality is because immigrants face barriers to the inclusion of the host country’s economy (437). The lack of networks in the host country means that it is difficult for immigrants to get jobs and they face many barriers as they enter in the professional and internal labor markets. It is further difficult for them because they have foreign credentials which may not be recognized in the host country. This has pushed immigrants into entrepreneurial activities where they can utilize their skills without necessarily needing to conform to requirements of an organization. Inequality has resulted in the emergence of enclaves which is an area concentrated with ethnic firms which employ people from similar ethnic minorities. Minorities in the United States prefer to work in enclaves because they will have a better livelihood compared to working outside the enclave (Waters and Karl 438). An example of an enclave is found in Miami which employs Cubans. This explains why Cubans are doing well economically compared to Hispanics.
This article highlights that American Indians are the most disadvantaged group based on educational attainment and poverty. According to the census conducted in 1990, American Indians were found to be the smallest of the minority groups with a population of 1.96 million, but with a high rate of poverty due to their geographical isolation as well as lack of resources (Waters and Karl 429). Further, African Americans have long been treated unfairly from the legal segregation in 1960 to the present day. In 1940, there were more women participating in the labor force in comparison to whites and black women had been employed for more years than their white counterparts. However, despite them being more involved in the labor marker, their earnings were not growing. An analysis of data between 1969 and 1987 revealed that earnings by white women had grown more than those of blacks. This clearly shows the presence of a racial wage gap among American women (Waters and Karl 430). The trend is projected to continue, especially because the American economy seems to have stalled. The participation of African Americans is generally skewed with them recording higher rates of joblessness compared to whites.
The increase in female-headed families among Black Americans has increased racial disparities and poverty among them. This is because having a high number of female-headed households have been found to be closely associated with poverty (Waters and Karl 427. As such, blacks have been found to live in areas with high rates of poverty and with limited amenities. The lack of social amenities has made blacks unable to transit through the levels of education, hence making them eligible for low wage jobs. The neighborhoods which they live in are characterized by high rates of crime, teenage pregnancy, and illegal activity further perpetuating how they are disadvantage treated.
One idea that helped me refined my research interest: the inequality in the United States is evident which has made it difficult for immigrants, racial minorities and blacks to actively participate in the labor market. The effect is having these groups have low education levels, which make them unable to compete effectively with their white counterparts.

Works Cited
Waters, Mary C., and Karl Eschbach. Immigration and ethnic and racial inequality in the United States. Annual review of sociology, Vol. 21, No.1, 1995, Pp. 419-446.