GRADUATE LEVEL PAPER – 4  REFERENCES WHICH MUST BE SCHOLARLY ARTICLES.

No books can be references, they must be scholarly journals.

4 page double spaced 12 font Times New Roman APA.

Answer the question What are the strategies that managers use for dealing with three types of difficult workers?  First, you have to identify the type of difficult worker and then provide the management strategies.

Today, the Internet provides an unprecedented amount of information by way of blogs, videos, and podcasts. Conduct a critique of one blog, one video, and one podcast, which provide information that addresses the topic of your Final Research Paper (UNDER AGE DRINKING). Assess the authors’ use of bias, validity, and applicability of information. Examine the influence of web-based information on global citizenship and multicultural understanding. Then, compile a list of three factors you believe should be considered when evaluating Internet sources for use in researching information.

The paper must be three to four pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. In addition to the three multimedia sources you are analyzing, support your points with at least two scholarly sources. One of the scholarly sources must be from the Ashford Online Library. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page.

2 Topics, 100 to 150 words each. No title page needed, 1 refernce.

Topic1: Weapons of mass destruction

Discuss the types of weapons of mass destruction available to terrorists today and the capacity of each to create mass destruction

Topic 2: Anthrax

Discuss the use of anthrax as a biological weapon.

Have already written one and a half page. You only have to write 3 and a half page.

Write a five-page paper (typed, double-spaced) in which you discuss these two paintings.  Read the sections in Gardner on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.  No further research is necessary.

  Your paper should focus on the stylistic changes involved in the shift from “Impressionism” to “Post-Impressionism” as exemplified in these paintings.  Van Gogh–as Gardner explains–was influenced by, but also reacted against, certain aspects of Impressionism (represented here by Pissarro).  Explain this historical development more fully in reference to these paintings.

  The paper should be a careful visual analysis of the paintings, at the same time incorporating your specific observations into the larger scheme of the development from Impressionism to the Post-Impressionist style of Van Gogh.  Discuss each painting in the context of what you have learned about that artist from the Gardner book and from class lecture.  Points to consider include the following.  How does each painting relate to the broader characteristics of the artist’s work, and of Impressionism (for Pissarro) and Post-Impressionism (for Van Gogh) in general, as discussed in Gardner and in class lectures?  You may compare the paintings at the museum to other paintings in the Gardner text by these artists.  With regard to the paintings in the museum, consider the artist’s style:  including the quality of the brushstroke (its width, the thickness of paint, directionality and other characteristics), and the use of color.  Think about the quality of light in the scene.  To what degree is the artist sensitive to the element of time, and does the landscape seem to record a particular time of day or season of the year—or not?  How does the artist distinguish different textures:  grass, foliage, stone, wood, etc.?  (Or is the texture of the painting more about the materiality of paint rather than that of the object depicted?)  Think about what the artist is looking at and how he composes the scene. Note the viewpoint within the scene:  does the artist seem to be looking at, down, or up at the scene and does this affect your reaction to the landscape in any way?  What are the general spatial qualities of the landscape:  does it convey a sense of depth or is it relatively flat?  Is there a human presence in the landscape and what effect does this have?  What kind of landscape is depicted in the painting:  wild or “cultivated”, i.e., including or bearing the imprint of a human presence?  Finally, can you link up any of these observations of the paintings’ visual qualities and subject-matter with the underlying ideas and motivations behind the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements, and the artistic ideas of these artists, as recounted in Gardner and in class lectures?  

  You do not have to devote equal time to all of these questions with regard to each painting.  The important thing is to relate your visual observations of each painting to what you know about the artist’s style and ideas about art, and to organize these points into a coherent argument about the development of landscape painting from Impressionism to Post-Impressionism.  The paper will be graded equally on the content AND the quality of writing. 

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Applying an Ethical Theory

Please read these assignment instructions before writing your paper, and re-read them often during and after the writing process to make sure that you are fulfilling all of the instructions.Overview
The following short essay assignment is designed to help prepare you for an important part of the Final Paper. In this essay, you will do the following:

Topic: Is Torture by the Military Ever Justified

• Choose either utilitarian or deontological ethical theory to apply to the ethical question.

• Explain the core principles of that theory.

• Demonstrate how the principles of the theory support a certain position on that question.

• Articulate a relevant objection to the theory on the basis of that argument.

Instructions
Write a five paragraph essay that conforms to the requirements below. The paper must be 600 to 900 words in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The paragraphs of your essay should conform to the following guidelines:

1. Introduction
   The introduction should be one paragraph, no more than 120 words. This should clearly delimit the ethical problem or question under consideration, and define the essential issues. You may build upon the problem you raised in the Week One Assignment, or you may choose a different topic, but it must be from the list of acceptable topics.  The last sentence of the introduction should briefly summarize the conclusion or position on this issue that you think is best supported by this theory, and succinctly state what the objection will be. Remember that your essay will not be concerned with your own position on this issue, but what someone defending the chosen theory would conclude.

2. Body Paragraphs
   Each paragraph in the body should start with a topic sentence that clearly identifies the main idea of the paragraph. Each paragraph should have at least four sentences.

   1. Theory explanation:
      This should be approximately 150 to 200 words explaining the core principles or features of the deontological or utilitarian theory and the general account of moral behavior it provides.

      • You must quote from at least one required resource that defends or represents that theory. Please view this list of acceptable resources.

   2. Application:
      This should be approximately 150 to 200 words, and should address how the principles or features of the deontological or utilitarian theory apply to the problem or question under consideration and identify the specific moral conclusion that results from that application.

      • Your application should clearly show how the conclusion follows from the main tenets of the theory as addressed in the previous paragraph. Please see the associated guidance for help in fulfilling this requirement.

   3. Objection:
      This should be approximately 150 to 200 words raising a relevant objection to the argument expressed in part “b.” A relevant objection is one that exposes a weakness in the theory as it applies to your problem, and so you should explain how it brings out this weakness.

      • Note that this does not necessarily mean that the objection succeeds, or that the conclusion the theory supports is wrong. It may be an obstacle that any adequate defense of the conclusion would have to overcome, and it may be the case that the theory has the resources to overcome that obstacle. Your task here is simply to raise the objection or present the “obstacle”.

3. Conclusion
   The conclusion should be one paragraph, no more than 150 words. The conclusion should very briefly summarize the main points of your essay and must contain a paraphrased restatement of your thesis.

Resources Requirements:

• You must use at least two resources to support your claims.

• At least one of the resources should be one of the Required or Recommended resources that directly represent the theory you have chosen, and must be drawn from the list of acceptable resources.

• The other source should pertain to the particular issue you are writing about, and should be drawn from the Required or Recommended readings in the course, or found in the Ashford Library.

• You are encouraged to use additional resources, so long as at least two conform to the requirements above.

• The textbook does not count toward satisfying the resources requirement.

• To count toward satisfying the requirement, resources must be cited within the body of your paper and on the reference page and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.