The goal of this assignment is to argue a particular point of view that will broaden and deepen an understanding of your selected text. Therefore, your objective is to support a thesis, a focused argument with evidence. Your interpretation addresses meaning in the work itself, but your paper must be developed and supported with evidence from the text you have selected, the primary source, and also from secondary sources, scholarly articles and books.
Your essay will propose a central idea (thesis) that is supported and developed with several body paragraphs that grow systematically out of the central idea. Everything in the essay must be directly related to the central idea and must contribute to the reader’s understanding of that central idea.
Both the primary source, the selected text, and secondary sources are required to support the thesis.
Four to seven secondary, scholarly sources are required. Do not use unreliable online sources, such as Wikipedia or SparkNotes. Only scholarly sources are accepted.
The final paper will be five to seven pages in length, not counting the Works Cited page.
Everything in the paper, including citation and the Works Cited page (see attachment for an example), must follow current MLA guidelines. For specific information on how to use MLA format,

This assignment requires proper APA format. This includes a title page, reference page, and proper headings. An abstract will only be included in your final paper. Write a 4-5-page paper (in addition to the title page and reference page) for your literature review:

Select appropriate sources of evidence to support your research topic and compose a literature review supporting your proposal. Include a discussion regarding your investigation and search for the literature to gain knowledge related to your proposal. Please use appropriate headings. Sources are to be within 3-5 years unless the study was the “Mother of all Studies.” This means the earlier study precipitated all the research that followed. If you should use an historical study, be sure to include how the subsequent research supported the original study and/or negated the findings creating evidence that initiated a change in practice or beliefs.

“What do we mean when we say that something is true?”

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length – Double-space with standard 1-inch margins. Please use 12 point Times New Roman as your font.

APA Citation is recommended – but not required. MLA is OK – but be consistent.

Cite AT LEAST 3 Reliable Sources! Also refer to Plato if you like – to cite – use this format (Plato).

In this exercise you will find that there are likely different perspectives on the basic idea of what is “True” and what is not. Take a position and DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT! Find sources that disagree and prove them wrong!

Write up a brief description of why you chose the topic that you did. Remember, you should include references to support your idea. This can be part of the text and / or related articles that caught your interest related to this topic.
Scan Questia in Mindtap. In your proposal indicate what type of research you are finding on this topic. You can share with us the key words you are using when you are searching and if you are having any challenges. We can offer suggestions on how to narrow things down or find research on your proposed topic.
Try to propose a narrowed view of what you might want to study, propose a few questions or thoughts to give your marker a sense of where you are hoping to go.
Narrowed Topic of Interest
o Questions or approach to this paper o Keywords used in searching
o At least 2-3 source reference list

IT IS ON – divorce can have a large impact on a family as a whole, but in particular adolescents.

It is a formal essay and each answer should contain an introduction, body, and conclusion; have correct grammar and organized paragraphs; be double-spaced; and include citations to the text if quoting material from the readings. The questions, and thus your answers, are referring to the material in the readings and videos, unless otherwise noted. Your essay should be 3-4 pages for each question.
• HELPFUL/ A MUST INFORMATION: Be sure to reference a number of different readings and videos in your answers. (example)
• (Tim Wise, “On White Privilege,” 48 mts.) Watch
• The Matter of Whiteness,” Richard Dyer, Part 1, chp.1 (p.9-13). (Rothenberg, white privilege).
• “The Invisible Whiteness of Being,” by Derald Wing Sue, Part 1 chp.3 (p.19-28) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• “Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination,” bell hooks, Part 1, chp. 4 (p.29-33). (Rothenberg, White Privilege)
• Race: Power of an Illusion, part one,” 55 mts.) WATCH
• Race: Power of Illusion, PART TWO, The Story We Tell,” 55 mts.) WATCH
• Race: Power of an Illusion, part three, The House We Live In,” 50. mts) WATCH
• 1. Part 2, chp.1: “The Roots of Racial Classification,” Wander, Martin, and Nakayama (p.51-56). (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 2. Part 2, chp. 2: “The Chinese Exclusion Example,” Lee (p.57-63).(Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 3. Part 2, chp. 5: “Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness,” Foley (p.85-95) . (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 4. Part 3, chp. 3: “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” McIntosh (p.151-155) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 5. Part 3, chp. 6: “Are Iranians People of Color,” Shams (p.167-172) (Rothenberg, White privilege)
• 6. Part 3, chp. 8: “I Taught My Black Kids that their Elite Upbringing would Protect them from Discrimination. I was Wrong,” Graham (p.181-186) (Rothenberg, White privilege)

1. What is race, and what is race not? What is its origin in the U.S. and how has race and racial categories changed throughout our history? What about race has remained the same? Please discuss some–that means at least two–specific examples of “race” and racial categorization, and the consequences of these categorizations, from the history of the U.S. as noted in the readings and documented in the videos. (Hint: Be sure to include a discussion of the social construction of race in your answer.)

2. What is white privilege? Why do many people we have read and watched this semester use the term “white privilege” (as opposed to other terms)? What are some specific examples of white privilege noted in the readings, documented in the videos, and seen by yourself in your life? How does class (economic class) interrelate with race and the origin of white privilege?

A criminal justice research paper developed at the 300-level requires much careful consideration and commitment to scholarly development. The research paper must be properly written with minimal grammatical and content errors.

You will write a 5–7-page research-oriented paper in current APA format. Your research paper must have a title page which must not be numbered and does not count toward the total page count of the paper. A complete bibliography using a proper alphabetical format must be at the end of the paper. The paper must include at least 5–7 references, in addition to the class textbooks and the Bible.

RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC

Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense: Is a Liar’s Squad Coming to Your Town?

Since 1963, a series of United States Supreme Court case decisions have clarified that, in criminal cases, prosecutors must disclose to the defense evidence favorable to the defendant. This includes information that may be used to impeach the credibility of government witnesses, including law enforcement officers. These decisions mean that police officers who have documented histories of lying in official matters are liabilities to their agencies, and these histories may render them unable to testify credibly.

With this in mind, you are the Chief of Police of a municipality. Your Deputy Chief of Police advises you that one of your officers was investigated for inappropriate use of one of the computers in the patrol division. As a result of this internal investigation, it was determined that the officer used this computer to search pornographic web sites. When confronted with this allegation, the officer denied any knowledge of this incident. Upon further investigation, the computer crimes analyst determined that the officer’s log on password was used to enter the unauthorized web sites. The officer then admitted to his wrongdoing and stated it would never happen again. This officer has been with your organization for 15 years, and the only other disciplinary action taken against him was for being involved in an at-fault traffic accident 10 years ago. As the Chief of Police, how would you handle this situation?

Would you terminate this 15-year veteran with a virtually clean record? Why?
Or would you impose significant disciplinary action as opposed to termination? Why?

As part of this research paper, read the following United States Supreme Court Cases:

• Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963)
• Giglio v. United States, 405 U. S. 150 (1972)
• United States v. Agurs, 427 U. S. 97 (1976)
• Kyles v. Whitley, 514 U. S. 419 (1995)
• United States v. Bagley, 473 U. S. 667 (1985)

Research papers will be graded according to the following general guidelines:

• Content
• Conformity to specified directions concerning structure and design
• Appropriate sources
• Accuracy of documentation and formatting of sources
• Unity (maintaining a controlling idea or thesis and not digressing from it)
• Coherence (establishing a smooth and logical flow of thought)
• Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Correct format

Plagiarism, the use of material not cited or not acknowledged or material deliberately copied or adapted in any way from an unacknowledged source, will not be tolerated and will result in a grade of “0” for the paper and/or the course. Any time more than 10 consecutive words are used from a single source, credit must be given to that source and the information must be contained in quotation marks using current APA style where the last name of the author from the bibliography, the publication year, and the page number should be listed in parenthesis. For example: (Jenkins, 1994, p. 27).

If 2 or more continuous lines from a single source are used, they must be contained in quotation marks, indented, and single-spaced. For example:

“For many years, management theorists have been trying to identify, define and proscribe various types of organizational and management behaviors. Their theories have ranged far and wide, indicating the depth and breadth of the problem, but, still no definitive solution has been found.” (McCreedy 1984, p.1)

In the event that you are using your own words to paraphrase the idea of another, at the end of the referenced material, again list the author’s name, the publication year and the page or pages. For example: (Robertson, 1999, pp. 6–10).

As a general rule, anything mentioned in your paper that is not common knowledge must be referenced.

Explain Austen’s free indirect discourse and technique to create terror, while satirizing the gothic novel? How are actual terrors such as the famine and colonization contrasted with catherine’s ridiculous delusion? What literary elements are used in the wording and narration to cause humor and suspense?

How are feelings of terror or dread being produced and/or undermined in Northanger Abbey? I want to mention the contrast between real world terror like colonization and the english famine at the time and catherine’s imagination.

How specifically is the text producing feelings of terror or How specifically is the text producing feelings of terror or dread and how is it sustained or undermined by the action of characters, the description of places/people, or the unfolding of plot? What do these descriptions of terror and/or their ultimate undermining mean in the context of the novel?

In what ways does Austen make her reader anticipate a “Gothic” turn in her tale? What are we expecting as readers to happen and why are we expecting it?

In what ways does Austen follow through, or not, with these expectations?

Finally, what does it mean that she sets us up for a terrifying situation and does or does not follow through? What are the implications for her characters and for her story?

Again, demonstrate through the language, action of the characters, narrative assurances, etc. from the text how terror is being produced and/or deflated. You will need to balance quotes from the text with your own readings and interpretations of what those quotes mean.

Write a proposal for how to encourage healthier eating at a school. Your proposal should address a problem that you have identified and be addressed to an audience that might help you solve the problem. Possible audiences are student government, our principal, parents of students, or the superintendent of LAUSD. You may want to propose changes to the food that is available to students or ways of educating them to be consumers of healthier food. You should provide a justification for the solution you propose based on your knowledge of the issue (this would include any research you conduct) and must include at least 3 sources of information, including examples and /or quotations from the articles.

There is no single accepted definition of corporate social responsibility, so comparing two organizations or several organizations can bring up a lot of confusion. The two major areas to focus on are benefits to society and benefit to business. When it comes to benefits to society ITC excels, they have a lot of initiatives to benefit society, such as farming (e-choupal), watershed developments, and education initiatives. Not only that, but ITC generates lively hood for over 5 million people. Giving these programs I would say ITC in not consistent with others in the industry, but they excel beyond all others in their corporate social responsibility.
ITC LTD decision making process it not a simple policy that was developed overnight, it has evolved into a plan called corporate governance. The challenge of governance for ITC therefore lies in fashioning a model that addresses the uniqueness of each of its businesses and yet strengthens the unity of purpose of the Company as a whole. The corporate governance is based on two principles “Management must have the executive freedom to drive the enterprise forward without undue restraints” and “This freedom of management should be exercised within a framework of effective accountability”. Checks and balances are utilized in executive management to ensure the decision making powers are not abused, but are used with care and responsibility to meet stakeholder’s expectations.
Social responsibility and business ethics are concepts that usually go together for a business environment. Business ethics represents the company’s moral principles to ensure employees are acting in an ethical manner while completing business functions. Social responsibility is ideals that society and governments hold that a business should not conduct themselves in a manner counterproductive to societal norms. The two ideals come together when a company writes a code of ethics to prove the company only acts in its best interest so long as it does not damage the company social responsibility. Given these ideals ITC LTD has consistently strived to benchmark its services, products, and processes to exceed global standards. It instills in all its employees the company’s core values from day one; they also state that they provide “a commitment beyond the market”.
Empowerment is an essential concomitant of ITC’s first core principle of governance that management must have the freedom to drive the enterprise forward. Empowerment unleashes the creativity of employees, but given checks and balances scheme this could lead to problems. Check and balances are in place so no one person can overstep their bounds, but personalities can wreak havoc on that type of system. What one person might think as a good idea another could think of bad idea, in that lies the conflicts of personality. How is it one person can say another’s idea is good or bad? Also ITC is structured so that the boards of directors are accountable to shareholders and management is accountable to the board of directors. Given that structure the board can have almost unlimited power to do as they please as long as it benefits the shareholders.
Utilizing specific components of Strategic corporate social responsibility ITC LTD will be able to excel. The need to focus on defining their message they need to focus on what they want to do. They can’t one year decided they want to clean neighborhoods and next year plant trees, there needs to be a clear message. Next area to focus on would be creating a scorecard. A score card focuses on measureable and achievable goals and allows transparency and to be able to measure progress. But utilizing this LTD must be honest about any setback or delays. The last major focus area would be seeking publicity. Reaching out to media outlets to promote CSR activities gives LTD positive exposure.
Other major organizations and competitors utilize these components very well. Corporate social responsibility plans are drafted approved by boards and posted on company’s websites. They focus on what they want to accomplish and give long time goals that don’t stray from original plan. But not all organizations utilize these methods some just “shoot from the hip” sometimes that works and they are very successful but more often than not they fail and end up with negative exposure. Nowadays with the frequency of social media and the internet almost all companies post and promote on these mediums.
Internal influences which have impacted a corporate social responsibility plan come mainly from higher level employees. These employees either embrace the changes or resist changes. Employees that resist changes are difficult because they may go along with the plan but if the “whole heartily” don’t believe in the plan it is destined to fail. External influences can come from a number of areas whether it is the general public, government pressures, even lack of standards can play trouble.
Potential risk are always their when making a plan but the key is not to rush the plan. False starts result from a lack of adequate implementation planning. This could be because the subject is difficult to plan or predict, or because the implications and issues that arise once work begins are unexpected and stall the implementation process. Commonly, weaknesses across the other enablers also show themselves in an inability to hold a coherent program of actions together. ITC has consciously chosen the path less travelled. A path that has led it to create sustainable livelihoods for 5 million people. For ITC this is an expression of a commitment beyond the market. Of a conviction that country must come before corporation. A true pride in being Citizen First.
ITC LTD generally likes to take the path less travelled when it comes to corporate social responsibility. Given this I would suggest realigning some of its strategy’s to “safer” policy’s and initiatives. While the current plan has worked very well it leaves a lot of room for failure, which can cause a lot of negative publicity. Researching leading competitors in the area to find out what avenues they have taken on their CSR program, and potentially following some of their established programs. Once programs are decided on I would look at partnering with competitors to reduce the risks to our company.
Revising a strategy plan would consist of the seven steps to effective corporate social responsibility. Defining the message which layout exactly what needs to accomplish this step would also involve customers for input. From their creating a measurement system or “scorecard” that way goals are measurable and we aren’t just “winging it”. Partnering with non-profit organizations to lend credibility and promoting on social media (events, solicit ideas, experiences and concerns). Finally creating reports that include pictures graphs and stories to present to stakeholders and shareholders will appeal them and increase confidence in the plan.
Considering influences is a huge part to any corporate social responsibility plan. Internal forces are things that an organization can easily change or improve. Internal influences are normally employees, by creating a solid well thought out plan and being transparent will go a long way to motivating employees to back and promote the plan. External influence is efforts a company makes to manage its relationship with the external world. This relationship can and should include a wide variety of activities: not just corporate philanthropy, community programs, and political lobbying, but also aspects of product design, recruiting policy, and project execution.
Ethics were considered in the original plan while revising but it was found that there were no problems so no need to change anything. ITC LTD is committed to the community which is shown by focusing their CSR plans on areas that no others dare to enter. The CEO is committed to help the “average person” .They have proven this time and time again with all the programs they have created such as watershed development programs, E-Choupal rural digital physical infrastructure, renewable energy, and wealth out of waste programs.

7 Steps to Effective Corporate Social Responsibility. (n.d.). Retrieved May 26, 20

Well well well – CDs are dying,,, dying… dead – Best Buy no longer sells them – where will anyone go to buy a CD. RIP cassettes and the lovely 8-trak. Did you know there were records players in cars in the 50’s and 60’s.

I want you to create a script for a podcast that reviews the course materials from this week (the death of CD’s) and then covers another medium that has recently been under attack. Newspapers? Magazines? Movies (to a lesser extent)? Go ahead and alert your listeners to the plight of the medium you chose.

If you are doing newspapers please be sure to read this article
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/21/los-angeles-times-new-owner-patrick-soon-shiong-interview

Submit:

1. This assignment should be a script for a podcast. It should be five to minutes long if you speak it. In practice the script should be 2-4 double spaced pages. Make sure you read it aloud before you submit to make sure.

2. Introduce the name of the podcast. Who is it sponsored by? Are you a personality? What is your audience? Have fun with this. Be imaginative. You can even add in sponsors.

3. Spend about a minute introducing your audience to what you learned this week. How and why are CDs disappearing? What do artists need to do to be successful today (particularly new ones)?

4. Introduce your readers to a dying medium of your choice (newspapers, magazines, etc)

5. Briefly describe the history of this medium (the free textbook we used to read about public relations would be a good place to start)

6. Find some statistics to show that the medium is indeed dying. Include them in your script.

7. What new medium threatens the old one. What can you audience do to save the medium?

8. Please be sure to include any sources you used in APA format.

Watch:

Steve McCellan Talks about the Death of CDs and the Rise of Streaming

Watch:

No CD

Read:

The Rise and Fall of Compact Disks

Read:

In the Groove: Czech Firm Tops List of World’s Vinyl Record Producers

Read:

What Streaming Music Services Pay

Read:

How to be a Successful Musician – 6 Tips for Independent Artists