Mason crime

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This assignment will assess competencies 1. Examine the motivations, drives, and outcomes of serial killers and 5. Analyze victims of serial killers.

Directions: Throughout our course we will relate our concepts to the Manson case. This is perhaps one of the best known examples of a serial killer in our modern history. If you are not familiar with it, please read the supplement book Helter Skelterand/or research the case online. The Crime Museum is a good place to start.

In a one to two page essay, address the prompts below. Your assignment should be double spaced using 12 point Times New Roman font (black).

  • Summarize the murders that the Manson Family were involved in.
  • Research the background of the victims. Why were they chosen? Were there any common demographics/characteristics?
  • Apply one theory from your textbook to describe why these crimes may have occured.

Creating the Mix

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write 750–1,000 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

The board members were very impressed with your presentation and how you are moving through the product development process. Michelle is ready now to start looking at the promotional part of the plan. She has been reading technical publications that laud the advantages of high-tech or digital promotional tools (i.e., Internet, social media, blogs, etc.) over traditional approaches (i.e., TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines) to reach potential customers. You catch up with her in her office before she leaves on a business trip.

‘Michelle, I want to speak to you about the e-mail you sent regarding the promotional tools we should consider for the new product,’ you say.
“I have a few minutes before I have to leave,’ she says. “Go ahead.”
“Well, I agree that digital media is the trend, but I think traditional advertising and promotion should still have a place in the plans,” you say. “I know you don’t have time now, but I would like to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of each type of promotional tool as they relate to the target segment and branding strategy. When can we get together and talk about this?”
“I really do want to talk about this,” she says. “I need to know what type of media you think would be best for MM’s new product. Can send me an e-mail with your thoughts on the subject and I’ll read it on the plane? We can get together when I get back to finalize the choices.”
“Thanks, Michelle. I will do that,” you say.

Business Communication

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PART A – PLEASE RESPOND TO CLASSMATE DISCUSSION WHETHER YOU AGREE OR NOT & A DETAILED WHY: Master – Part One: My Script

I will be as straight and as transparent as company policy allow me to be. The company is indeed plannings reorganization, and there will be a mass downsizing across all departments. It will not come as a surprise to you as we know the company has been losing revenue for quite some time. It must be a hard decision for company leaders to make such a tough decision. I want my team here the news from me first hand rather than from rumor mill.

I promise it will not be easy for the next few weeks. We may lose some colleagues, but I will assure you I will try my best for my team. I will like to hear what you have to say. I would also like all of you to suggest the ways we can recommend to save on expenses and generate more revenue.

We will be scared. I will be honest with you; I am afraid. We have to focus on our work. We have projects that are in flight. Staying focus on the job is the only we will be able to go through this phase. We control our destiny, and we do not want a decision about us to be made easy.

I will share any information I receive as soon as I am able to share it with you. I will be scheduling one on one session with everyone over the next couple of days. If you have something urgent, please feel free to walk into my cube. I will schedule a short half an hour meeting every morning to go over the update and talk about daily deliverables.

We are highly motivated individuals in the team. We have achieved many victories together. We will pass these rough seas with the same courage. I will like to take you guys out for lunch today. Let us celebrate the successes we had as a team.

Part Two

What is your communication strategy with your team? My Communication strategy is Tell/Consult. As a leader of the team, you are breaking bad news to the team. Team interest is running high on what you have to say. It is beneficial to go right to he the point. The message strategy needs to be direct. One may not have all the information, but the situation demands a leader to approach the situation with respect, candor, and transparency.

How often will you provide communication to your team about updates? You need to keep them informed, but not panicked.

I plan to hold daily meetings and update the team as soon as I can share information with them. I want to provide a channel for the team to voice their concern rather than keeping it within themselves. The team will feel relax, and with negative thoughts out of their mind, I can hope they stay focus on the task at hand.

How will you get your key message across, while keeping your team productive? It is the most challenging task as a leader to keet the team motivated during downsizing. The daily morning meeting will help them voice their concern and stying on top of the daily task.

What can you do to reduce the challenges of distraction and the rumor mill for your team? I will communicate strategically, focusing on important news. I will be transparent in my communication. I will share any information with the team as soon as possible, squatting the rumor mill.

PART B – PLEASE RESPOND TO CLASSMATE DISCUSSION WHETHER YOU AGREE OR NOT & A DETAILED WHY: The focus of any organization is to maximize financial gain. If the company increases its profit, then management will reduce costs and maximize revenues. Therefore, an organization may decide to downsize its employee teams to reduce costs. It’s vital to choose an appropriate strategy to convey the bad news to the affected workers.

The appropriate strategy to pass bad news – As a middle manager, I will explain the background and give the necessary information to make the affected employees understand the causes of extreme action. I will let them know our appreciation for their hard work and provide alternatives for them. I will inform them that they are very competent and qualified to quickly secure a working opportunity in many organizations that intrigue them. I will assure them that the organizations will write a recommendation on their behalf.

Frequency of communication – For their departure, it is necessary to avail of relevant and sensitive information always to ensure a smooth transition. I will ensure the payment for their salaries on time and other benefits within the specified time period. I will also allow them to raise their views and concerns because communication is two-way traffic.

Getting the message across but keeping productivity – Be able to maintain productivity as normal; it should be clarified that the decision was taken for prosperity of the organization, and those who retained their positions should work hard to achieve the goals of the organization. The same, the team members should be allowed to give views on how to execute the duties as per the expectation. When workers can be part of the decision-making process, they feel appreciated and will work hard as they will take what they are doing as their own.

Mitigating challenges of distraction and rumor within the team – To avoid distraction and to rumormonger, I will avail sensitive information frequently, and I will dismiss any misleading messages should officially. The news should be passed quickly to eliminate gossip (King, 2009).

Strategies – Be respectful, Be transparent, Provide clear information and explanation, and Acknowledge employee’s emotions

Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

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What were your reactions to the video about Stone? How does his life reflect the principles of Habit 1, Be Proactive? In what ways is Stone a leader? (Your initial input should be about 150 to 250 words in length

Read pages 66-93, “Principles of Personal Vision,” in the textbook by Stephen Covey.

Habit 1 Summary and Application Paper.

First, summarize the key topics presented in the readings and videos for Habit 1. Be sure to mention the circles of influence and concern, Viktor Frankl, and Ben.

Second, after some personal reflection, discuss how you intend to apply one specific aspect of the Habit 1 material to your personal or professional life.

In your personal application, be sure to be specific. Include the some elements of a SMART application. For example, an unsatisfactory application would be something like, “I will be more proactive.” A good application should refer to the “who, what, where, when, and how” of what it is you plan to do.

Art Survey U4R

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Instructions

Read the definition of postmodernism listed below.

The Art Story: Postmodern Art http://www.theartstory.org/definition-postmodernism.htm(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Choose one of the artists listed with the postmodernism definition on D2L (Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Bruce Nauman), read the websites, watch the videos, and look at the artwork associated with the artist, and answer the following questions.

  • Does the artist’s work fit into the modern or postmodern category? Why?
  • Describe the work of art using formal analysis and contextual analysis.
  • Does it remind you of anything we’ve studied in class up to this point?

Artist 1

Artist 2

Artist 3

Those are 3 directions to respond. Avoid plagiarism. The due date is on Nov 18 ( AT NOON)

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1. Chapter 10 discusses idealism, the claim that nothing exists but our minds and their ideas. Many people find this a difficult theory to grasp, let alone accept. Watch the video below about idealism; it succinctly explains the theory as well as objections to it. Then, explain your understanding of idealism and your response to it. Do you accept idealism? Why or why not? If you don’t accept it, how do you refute it?

George Berkley’s Idealism. YouTube video file. [8:58]. Philosophy Vibe.. 2016, April 24. youtu.be/v-lDlxVQy4c

2. The film The Matrix is in large part based on Descartes’ Meditations, specifically the Evil Genius argument, and Plato’s allegory of the cave (video below). In The Matrix, one character, Cypher, wants to return to the matrix (a computer simulated reality), knowing full well that nothing he experiences there will be ‘real’ (see Agent Smith and Cypher video below). In thinking of how you value your experiences, specifically, what you value about them, is one criterion for assigning value related to whether or not an experience is real? Does it matter to you if something ‘really’ happened? Or, if you experience it as real, is that all that matters? If, at the end of your life, you were to find out that all of it had been a computer simulation, would that change the way you value the ‘experiences’ you had? Explain why or why not.

The Cave: An Adaption of Plato’s Allegory in Clay. YouTube video file. [3:10]. bullheadent. 2008, April 18. youtu.be/69F7GhASOdM

Agent Smith and Cypher. YouTube Video file. [1:11]. pumasheen. 2006, Dec 12. youtu.be/Z7BuQFUhsRM

3. State your understanding of Descartes’ dream argument and his Evil Demon/Genius argument. Exactly how do you know that you are not dreaming right now? Given the strength of the Evil Demon argument, how do you think one can escape the skepticism it seems to entail? What do you think we can know with absolute certainty? Defend your response with reasons and examples.

Intake form Assignment, psychology homework help

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Intake Form Assignment

This week, you will be completing an intake form for a client. Completing an intake form is a very common practice for human services professionals, and, as you can imagine, is a task that takes effective listening skills. In this activity, you are going to have the opportunity to complete an intake form for a client.

You have your choice of one of four clients to use for this Assignment. Go to the California Homeless Youth Project website, and watch the following four interviews:

The Street Through My Eyes

My Son Saved My Life

From Pillar to Post

Homeless Youth Finds Success With Transitional Housing

Source:California Homeless Youth: Video Wall. Retrieved from http://cahomelessyouth.library.ca.gov/Videos/All_Videos/voices02.html.

Select only ONE client and respond to the questions below.

Questions to answer for the intake form. Requires detailed explanations.

1. Which client did you choose?

2. Present the problem

3. How did the client present in the Interview?

4. What were the client’s expressed Goals, Expectations and Requested Services?

5. Provide any additional Relevant Information.

6. What is your impression and recommendation for this client?

Please provide professional thought out answers with descriptive, thoughtful and detailed insight into the responses to each question.

Elements of a Marketing Plan Report, homework help

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Watch the video case study “Geek Squad: A New Business for a New Environment.”

Read the case study discussion on pp. 88-89 of the Marketing text. Keep this case study in mind as you complete this assignment.

Write a 1,050-word report using your company or one with which you are familiar (if you prefer, your facilitator can assign one to you). Answer the following questions for your chosen organization.

  • Explain what the specific key environmental forces are that created an opportunity for your company.
  • Identify if there have been changes in the purchasing patterns of your organization’s target market in recent years.
  • Conduct an environmental scan for your chosen company to identify key trends. For each of the five environmental forces (social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory), identify trends likely to influence your company’s marketing efforts and product offering in the future.
  • Explain what differentiation strategy your company should undertake to encourage their target market to choose them over other competitors.
  • Analyze what lessons you might learn from the Geek Squad case study.

Include at least three references, at least one of which must come from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Need someone that can also do power point as this assignment will have 3 parts to it. This paper will need an intro and conclusion. Please keep plagiarism to a minimum and cite all references to include a reference page. Thank you for your help. If you have any questions when chosen feel free to ask.

Form a Contract and relate the facts of your example, business and finance homework help

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  • Thinking back on the last few months, consider a time when you encountered a friend or business associate who promised or agreed to do something but did not follow through. For example, did someone agree to sell you something but at the last minute changed the price? Or did someone agree to perform a service, but then later said he or she was too busy?
  • Relate the facts of your example. Then, based on the materials in the reading and lecture, explain why the facts you presented did or did not meet the legal requirements for a contract. Be sure to support your response.
Related materials: Forming a Contract and Requirements for a Contract

Homework #1 Professional Licensure and Goals

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Complete Homework #1 Professional Licensure and Goals (Links to an external site.). The homework assignment is shown below and is also available in the linked Word document. The assignment should be submitted on-line as a Word document by the start of class on Monday Jan. 27. Keep in mind that you are also expected to read of the ASCE Code of Ethics (available in the Canvas Course Materials Module under Lecture #1) and to form your 4 member team for the Contemporary Issues presentations by the start of class on Monday Jan. 27.

The purpose of this homework assignment is to get you, as an almost young professional, to think about your professional and other goals and what it will take to achieve them. I have attached links to documents you will need to review to complete the homework assignment.

  1. Write realistic goals for yourself for 2 and 10 years from now in each of the following areas and identify one specific thing you can do within the next year to help you to start accomplishing that goal:
  • a. Position or function (for example: design engineer, project engineer, project manager, engineering manager, engineering principal, business owner, instructor/professor, etc.)
  • b. Field of practice (for example: Highways, Transportation, Structures, Geotechnical, Environmental, Water Resources, Construction, Sales, etc. – or maybe you want to move out of Civil Engineering into another field altogether)
  • c. Other professional accomplishments (for example: start your own business, hold elective office, participate in professional or community organizations, publish or present a paper, earn your master’s or PhD, travel, etc.)

Read Pennsylvania’s requirements for professional licensure and continuing eduction requirements (links are given below) , then answer questions 2-5.

2. Fully describe the process to become a licensed professional.

3. What is Pennsylvania’s continuing education requirement in hours/year?

4. List 3 types of activities that may be used to satisfy a professional development hour (PDH).

5. Write a brief paragraph explaining why continuing education is important to the engineering community and the general public

Requirements for Professional Licensure: PA (Links to an external site.)

Continuing Education Requirements: PA (Links to an external site.)