250 words for the Initial Post and 200 words response to each student post

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Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Introduction
Efforts to improve, alter, or reorganize the intelligence community are as old as the community itself. The use of the word “reform” remains problematic in that it can imply that something that needs fixing, as opposed to simply being improved. (Lowenthal, 2017)

Initial Post
What are the human elements that can complicate intelligence reform? Can you find past examples that support your position from past accounts in a journal article or newspaper? You may also find some useful information in the resources section above.

Secondary Posts
Read postings provided by your instructor or fellow students. Read and respond to the conclusions drawn by your classmates. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply throughout the week.

Writing Requirements

  • In addition to one initial post, respond to at least two peers.
  • Initial Post Length: minimum of 250 words
  • Secondary Post Length: minimum of 200 words per post
  • Using APA format, provide at least one citation with corresponding references page and use appropriate in-text citation(s) referring to the academic concept for the initial post.

student 1: “Humans and their expectation of not being taken advantaged of are always getting in the way of intelligence advancements. I mean it is just a little water boarding, what is the big deal… Of course that was sarcasm, but there is the issue of human rights overall that play a big role in the intelligence world. There have been studies that have suggested that torture does not provide accurate information and intelligence. It has been suggested that most people will say what they think you want to hear, just to get torture to stop. One of the issues is also not so much that the CIA engages in torture, but “The CIA and some of the other intelligence agencies have been notorious for encouraging (or otherwise associating with) those committing gross human rights atrocities—i.e. torture, ill-treatment, disappearances, and extrajudicial executions—or similar violations of the laws of war” (Salinas,1997, para 7).

When this type of situation presents itself, and the U.S. intelligence community hides behind the methods and sources protection theory, it opens itself up for scrutiny and objections from the public. When we lose the faith of the public we lose the ability to do the job we need to do within the intelligence community. When this happens enough times we end up with situation like Snowden and Manning that decided that they are going to spread information that they feel is damaging. This not only hurts us here at home, but it damages us abroad as well. We work with foreign countries all over the world as allies. When it is leaked that we were collecting information on our allies, it destroys the trust they have in us and could lead to major conflicts down the road.

Salinas, C. (1997) Human Rights and Intelligence Reform. Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved

From: https://ips-dc.org/human_rights_and_intelligence_reform/

student 2:”As we have learned from our reading this week in Lowenthal and our class lectures, often in the intelligence community, when there is a significant failure in intelligence, there are significant reforms of our intelligence communities (Korsog, 2019; Lowenthal, 2017).

After the events of 9/11 and the failure of the intel community, several bipartisan and independent commissions were developed to review the condition and actions of the intelligence community. Most of them came to the same conclusion and identified several areas of reform — many of these dealt with the human element of intelligence. Two human aspects were identified as most vital for reform (Rosenbach and Peritz, 2009).

The first was collection and analysis. Several of the committees found there was a critical weakness in the intelligence communities’ human intelligence (HUMINT) collection efforts. The investigations found the need for greater integration of analysis and collection disciplines (Rosenbach and Peritz, 2009).

Secondly, it was in human capital itself. According to the various committees, a number of people working in the intelligence world had become complacent since the Cold War era. The members of the intel community were well-positioned to combat an enemy like the old U.S.S.R.. However, the average intelligence analyst had not evolved- culturally, demographically, or linguistically. This lack of evolution made them ill-equipped to target the diverse modern threats in the post-Cold War era and today’s environment of non-state sponsored terrorist groups (Rosenbach and Peritz, 2009).

The findings from these investigations and the desire from Congress to make reforms in our nation’s intelligence-gathering led to the most drastic change in the intel community since its creation. In September 2004, Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA). The IRTPA addressed several of the human aspects identified by the post 9/11 investigations (Rosenbach and Peritz, 2009).

Some of the most prominent aspect to reforms with the human element was to implement a five-year strategic human capital plan that would broaden the intelligence communities talent pool and compensate employees according to their performance. The act also called for a 12-month rotation in other agencies as a prerequisite for promotions to senior ranks and added more cultural training to the program. It also made changes to improve the process of obtaining security clearances. The legislation also addressed changes to the evolving and transnational nature of HUMINT and instituted collaboration on information sharing amongst the intel community (Rosenbach and Peritz, 2009).

I recently read an article in the Federal News Magazine that shows fifteen years after the IRTPA was passed, the intelligence community is still facing issues with regards to the human element. The article noted that there are still issues with intel agencies being able to hire recruited employees due to problems with obtaining a security clearance. One disqualifying factor, for obtaining specific clearances, can be financial debt because a bad actor can potentially use that as leverage to compromise an intel agent. This becomes a problem when today’s students can graduate with large sums of student debt. The article stated the average debt is $45,000 for potential hires (Moges, 2019)”.

I think just the nature of the intelligence community will always be faced with issues regarding the human aspect.

Korsog, K. (2019). Week 7 – Lecture 2 Slides. Retrieved from https://online.tiffin.edu/course/view.php?id=19308

Lowenthal, M. (2017). Intelligence: from secrets to policy. Los Angles, CA: CQ Press.

Moges, A. (2019, November 22). IC faces human capital challenges like any component of government. Federal News Network. Retrieved from https://federalnewsnetwork.com/intelligence-commun…

Rosenbach, E., and Peritz, A. (2009, July). Confrontation or Collaboration: Congress and the Intelligence Community. The Intelligence and Policy Project of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Retrieved from https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/intellige…

Online Course for World Literature Eng 231

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Im already at the end of week 1 so there are 7 weeks remaining, This post will pay for 23 days out of the 7 weeks since that is the max amount of time I can request for the deadline on studypool . This will pay for 3/8 quizzes and 2/4 discussions.

Remaining assignments left for this course:

– 8 quizzes (10-15 questions usually only 10 questions)

– 4 discussions (varies 200-800 words, some might have to be worked on with others in the class via online)

– 1 essay (min. 800 max. 1000 words)

textbooks: (i can provide if needed)

Puchner, Martin, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of World Literature (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Shorter 3rd ed. Vol. 1. New York: Norton, 2012. Print.

Apuleius. The Golden Ass (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Trans. P.G. Walsh. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Print.

3520 paper project 5

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Research Paper

For Week 3 you conducted an annotated bibliography on a set of topics.

  1. The major developmental theories for children and adolescents.
  2. Impact of current trends on developing children and adolescents.
  3. Impact of geography in the sequence of development.
  4. Physical development from childhood through adolescence.
  5. Cognitive development from childhood through adolescence.
  6. Social and personality development from childhood through adolescence.
  7. Emotion and language in varied contexts (e.g., home, school, peers).
  8. Age-appropriate milestones and anomalies.

For this assignment you will utilize that information and what you learned from this course on a research paper regarding the topics chosen.
For this week you will write your paper. The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:

  • The length of the paper should be 12–14 double-spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages).
  • For the main sections it should have a:
    • Title page
    • Introduction
    • Literature review
    • Conclusion
    • Reference page(s)
  • The paper must use proper APA style for citing sources and references.
  • Introduction: This should be 1–2 pages in length. The introduction provides a brief overview of what will be covered and the purpose of the research paper.
  • Literature review: The literature review is taken in part from what you had written in Week 3.
  • Discussion and conclusions: The difference between a great research paper and a marginal one is the depth and originality of the discussion and conclusion section. This is where you bring together what you learned from the literature review (as well as through the course) in your concluding remarks regarding your topic. The discussion and conclusion section should be 1–2 pages in length.

The fours S

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Read the following scenario that describes the game of Red Rover (an
activity in the hall of shame!). Reflect on how this game violates the
Four S’s as outlined in Chapter 8: safe, success, satisfying, and skill
appropriate.

Two teams face each other across half of a basketball court and take
turns calling players over from the opposite side. After Team A decides
who it wants to challenge, the members join hands to form a long chain
and call for Team B to “send Frank over.” Frank then runs as fast as
possible to either break through or dive under the chains formed by Team
A. If Frank fails to break through, he becomes part of Team A. If he
succeeds, he returns to his team together with the two players of Team A
who were at the point he broke through. Team B now calls over a player
from Team A.

You can choose to discuss Red Rover or any of the other games that
violate at least one of the four S’s. Some examples are: dodge ball,
“Messy Back Yard”, relay races, tug of war, “Simon Says”, musical
chairs, tag, etc.

Explain the basics of the game/activity that you chose and how it is
usually played. Give an analysis of how it specifically violates at
least one of the Four S’s. Finally, include a detailed explanation on
how you would modify and adapt this activity so that it meets all of the
Four S’s: safe, success, satisfying and skill appropriate. It might be
that the activity would need to be completely revised and a new activity
would need to take its place in order to not violate the Four S’s. In
that case, explain which activity you would use to replace this one.

GEN 102 Ashford University

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Digital Literacy Audit

[WLOs: 1, 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Transcript

Prepare: Review the Week 5 Guidance, video above (Links to an external site.), and review the material covered in the previous weeks of this course.

Reflect: As we wrap up this course, please take some time to reflect on what you have learned about yourself by exploring the digital world around you, your online presence, digital communication, using digital tools to achieve career goals, and your financial future.

Write: In a five-paragraph essay that is two to three pages in length, address the following bullet points:

  • Paragraph 1: Discuss at least three ways in which changes in digital technology have impacted your personal, academic, and professional life.
  • Paragraph 2: Define “digital citizenship“ in your own words and describe three ways in which you plan to practice good digital citizenship in your personal, academic, and professional life.
  • Paragraph 3: Select three digital tools presented in this course and explain how you will use each one of them in your personal, academic, or professional life. (Hint: Review the Digital Tools page)
  • Paragraph 4: Critically evaluate your own social media use. Explain any changes you should make to maintain safety and security to your personal and professional online presence. Analyze the benefits and risks of the increasing use of social media in our society.
  • Paragraph 5: Identify three pieces of financial information that will help you make informed financial decisions about your future and eventual retirement.

This assignment must be double-spaced, written in Times New Roman 12-pt. font and submitted to Waypoint as a Microsoft Word document.

Save your work and then submit your Final Paper using the Assignment Submission button. If needed watch the Introduction to Waypoint and Originality Reports (Links to an external site.) video for instructions. Check your submission was successful.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) (available in the classroom) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

HELPNOWlogo.png Watch Introduction to Waypoint and Originality Reports (Links to an external site.) for instructions.

Late policy: Written assignments are due on the specified days in the course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late. If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up to and including a grade of 0% for the assignment.

Illustration Essay

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Writing Assignment: Illustration Essay
You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment, but you may first submit an optional
DRAFT. This will allow you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your revision. You should
always avoid focusing solely on the grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to the
course lessons and your own revision ideas. Always expect to revise beyond what the DRAFT grader
specifically notes.
In short, an illustration essay will use clear, interesting examples to show, explain, and
support a thesis statement (remember, your thesis is your main argument, or the main
point you’re trying to make). One key to an effective illustration essay is to use enough
details and specific examples to make your point effectively. In other words, descriptive
writing is key.
You have several options for this assignment, so you will need to choose one:
 Illustrate the ideal work environment. If everything was perfect at work, what would
it be like? Describe everything in this environment—perhaps from the dispositions of
your coworkers and supervisors to what clothes you wear to work.
 Illustrate what it means to be a “true friend.” What does being a “true friend” mean
to you? What “true friends” have you had, and how do their actions coincide with
being your definition of a “true friend?”
 Illustrate how your favorite team or player received their current standing or
ranking. How did the team or player do in the most recent season? What qualities did
this team or player demonstrate to earn this ranking?
 Look at your favorite poem or short story, and use illustration to explain what
makes it your favorite. Do you enjoy the author’s language? Do you enjoy the
storyline? What else do you enjoy that makes it your favorite?
 Illustrate the purpose of props on the set of your favorite media production. What
props are there? Why are they important?
 Illustrate how to create your favorite dish. What steps are required to create this
dish? Be sure that you take your audience through this process step by step!
 Illustrate how to play your favorite game. What steps and/or actions are necessary
to play this game? Take your readers through the motions, step by step.
The questions above are designed to help you begin brainstorming ideas; however, you are
free to develop your own brainstorming questions and use them to develop your essay.
Since the purpose of this essay is to illustrate, you should have enough specific details and
examples for your essay to be considered an illustration essay.
Many illustrations may come from your personal experiences. However, even personal
experiences should be supported by research in college essays. Thus, you must cite at least
one credible1
source to earn maximum credit for this essay. This resource from the course
1 Please note: Basic dictionary sources, user-edited websites (e.g., Wikipedia, eHow, etc.), and sites that house
databases of quotations are not considered “credible” sources. You will lose points in the Research category of the
rubric if your sources aren’t credible.
will help you understand more about evaluating sources. Failure to use and cite at least one
credible source will result in a point deduction from your grade. Properly cite your source(s)
in MLA format and include a Works Cited page (this resource from the course will help).
Review the rubric for this essay to get an idea of how your work will be assessed.
As with all college writing, your essay should have a strong thesis statement in addition to an
introduction, body, and conclusion.
Thesis hints: Here are some general and specific examples of how you might think about your
thesis for this assignment:
General:
If you are illustrating qualities that make up something:
In order for a friend to be considered a true friend, he or she must be (characteristic 1), (characteristic
2), and (characteristic 3).
OR
If you are illustrating a recipe:
(Add a range of ingredients), (add major utensils needed), and (add time necessary) are all that are
required to make (add dish).
Specific:
If you are illustrating qualities that make up something:
In order for a friend to be considered a true friend, he or she must be loyal, honest, and trustworthy.
OR
If you are illustrating a recipe:
Fresh produce, mixing utensils, and about a half an hour are all you need to create excellent
guacamole.
The guidelines for this assignment are as follows:
Length: This assignment should be at least 500 words.
Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the
following information:
 Your first and last name
 Course Title (Composition II)
 Assignment name (Illustration Essay)
 Current Date
Format:
 MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited2
 Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page
2 This resource may be helpful as you are making MLA formatting decisions:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01…
 Double-spacing throughout
 Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)
 Title, centered after heading
 1” margins on all sides
 Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txt
Underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.

Violence in Media, law homework help

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  • Analyze the impact of multiple media on violence in society.
  • Examine whether violence in media promotes the normalization of aggression, the desensitization to violence, the committing of violent acts, or a lack of empathy in children and perhaps even adults. Why or why not?
  • List any psychological or social theories that support your position.
  • Discuss how violence in media impacts, involves, and is relevant to the criminal justice system and the determining of dispositions.

Use the following 2 references in the essay:  1 page essay.  Add additional sources as needed.

Henggeler, S. W., & Sheidow, A. J. (2003). Conduct disorder and delinquency. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 29(4), 505-22.

Buitelaar, J. K., Smeets, K. C., Herpers, P., Scheepers, F., Glennon, J., Rommelse, N. N., & J. (2013). Conduct disorders. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 22, 49-54.

You are preparing a PowerPoint presentation to senior leadership, documenting a

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THIS MUST BE DONE APA FORMAT.  Must put notes in POWERPOINT 11-12 slides with correct citations and references

Assume one of the following roles and viewpoints as you complete the assignment:

· Principal for a private school for K–12

· Principal for a public school

· Hiring manager for institution of higher education

· Military (overseas or domestic)

· Corporate training managers (or HR staff responsible for training)

You are preparing a PowerPoint presentation to senior leadership, documenting a recruitment, selection, and development plan for a position within your organization. Your presentation must include at least the following:

· A description of the organization, and how the position fits into the mission and current strategy of the organization.

· A description of the position requirements.

· A recruitment plan, incorporating both internal and external recruiting.

· A selection procedure to be followed and selection documents to be used.

· A development plan applicable to the position, describing both internal and external development, with career as well as job task development considered.

· Citations and references as they apply to the job itself, or to the processes of recruitment, selection, and development of employees. 
Supplement:

11-12 slides with notes and has to be APA format with references

Case Study on Death and Dying (week 5)

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PLEASE READ THE DETAILS OF THE ASSIGNMENT. !!!!!!!! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

Also please write it s an essay format, introduction, thesis and conclusion. Use references as well as APA format. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read very carefully the instructions and if you have any questions DO NOT HESITATE to contact me.

the questions i will be

The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and acceptance of a diversity of faith expressions.

The purpose of this paper is to complete a comparative ethical analysis of George’s situation (attached is the GEORGE case study, please see) and decision from the perspective of two worldviews or religions: Christianity and a second religion of your choosing. For the second faith, choose a faith that is unfamiliar to you. Examples of faiths to choose from include Sikh, Baha’i, Buddhism, Shintoism, etc. (I would like to pick BUDDHISM)

In your comparative analysis, address all of the worldview questions in detail for Christianity and your selected faith. Refer to Chapter 2 of Called to Care for the list of questions. Once you have outlined the worldview of each religion, begin your ethical analysis from each perspective.

In a minimum of 1,500-2,000 words, provide an ethical analysis based upon the different belief systems, reinforcing major themes with insights gained from your research, and answering the following questions based on the research:

  1. How would each religion interpret the nature of George’s malady and suffering? Is there a “why” to his disease and suffering? (i.e., is there a reason for why George is ill, beyond the reality of physical malady?)
  2. In George’s analysis of his own life, how would each religion think about the value of his life as a person, and value of his life with ALS?
  3. What sorts of values and considerations would each religion focus on in deliberating about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?
  4. Given the above, what options would be morally justified under each religion for George and why?
  5. Finally, present and defend your own view.

Support your position by referencing at least three academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the course readings, lectures, the Bible, and the textbooks for each religion. Each religion must have a primary source included. A total of six references are required according to the specifications listed above. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

CLASS MATERIAL , FOUND BELOW:

http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/intervarsity-press/2006/called-to-care_a-christian-worldview-for-nursing_ebook_2e.php

http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2005/05/ccas2-0505.html

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Management response

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The course assignments all provided great lessons that I can use in my current career as an Administrative Brokerage Assistant and my future career as a Human Resource Director. I most enjoyed learning about the EEOC. The EEOC lesson taught me more about the process and involvement of the EEOC in discrimination cases, which I hope to build on in the future. The succession plan was the most fascinating for me due to the timing. Currently, my place of employment is transitioning in a new President. The last President change took place in 1991.We also have many individuals reaching retirement age around the same time. The succession lesson plan provided a lot of insight and helped me understand the process.