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The article I choose to write about is the army decision to deny the Dakota pipeline permit. “The 1,885 km Dakota Access Pipeline, owned by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners LP, had been complete except for a segment planned to run under Lake Oahe, a reservoir formed by a dam on the Missouri River”(ALJ 2016) “Instead, the Corps will be undertaking an environmental impact statement to look at possible alternate routes,” Archambault said. “We wholeheartedly support the decision of the administration and commend with the utmost gratitude the courage it took on the part of President Obama, the Army Corps, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to take steps to correct the course of history and do the right thing.”(NYP 2016) The New York Post article gave recognition and praised the administrations that made this possible. The Aljazeera article, on the other hand, gave a brief description of the account as to what happened. The issue with the pipeline is how it would contaminate the water supply and damage sacred tribal lands with disregards to the citizen that live there on a daily basis. However, currently, Other options are now being examined.

1. Compare and Contrast the terms:

a. typical development

b. at developmental risk

c. atypical development

2. a. Consider the terms Resiliency and Vulnerability. Discuss how these traits differ in their effect on the social-emotional capacity of young children.

2.b. Describe how Resiliency or Vulnerability each impact a child’s overall ability to participate successfully in pre-k activities, make friends, solve problems, etc.

3.a. Define what is meant by Prenatal Intoxicants. List 3 Prenatal Intoxicants as examples.

3.b. How does this information impact you as a potential parent or friend of someone who is pregnant?

4. Discuss the correlation between poverty and developmental delays in young children.

5.a. List at least 4 characteristics or behaviors might lead you to believe that a child has a hearing loss?

5.b. List at least 4 characteristics or behaviors might lead you to believe that a child has a vision loss?

6.a. Describe at least 4 appropriate steps to take during an asthma attack.

6.b. Describe at least 4 appropriate steps to take during a grand mal seizure.

7. I often hear the question: “When do the needs of 17 children come ahead of the needs of 1 child with significant challenging behavior?” Discuss how you would respond to a parent or co-worker who asks this question regarding one of your students.

An evaluation asserts a judgment about a person, place, idea, object, or service. Consider the magazine Consumer Reports which consists largely of “objective” evaluative arguments. Consider local news and entertainment magazines which often offer “best of” issues or articles touting readers’ or critics’ favorites: the best place to go on a first date, best movie theatre, best bookstore, best coffee house, best news anchor, best ice cream, best actor, best nail salon, or even, “sexiest man alive”. For the subject of an evaluative argument, select a product or service to develop your own “best of” essay. On which products or services do you consider yourself an authority? On which have you developed an opinion that can be supported by evidence?

First, discover the qualifying reason to bring these three or four product or service brands together: are they the top-grossing? in the same neighborhood? most popular for a particular demographic? Make sure that you are evaluating like things: Ice cream and frozen yogurt are not the same thing. Frozen pizza and freshly-baked pizza from a restaurant are not the same. Yoga and cross training are not the same sport. Denny’s and Benihana’s are not parallel restaurants. If you operate on this wide a scale of subjects, the evaluation will be obvious and generalized.

You will need to determine the criteria that will support your evaluation. First, discover the specific criteria by which you can measure your “best” choice. Seek to make use of both quantitative and qualitative evidence to examine how those subjects meet or fall short of the stated criteria. Compare/contrast one brand against others in that same category (for example, one brand of pizza against another: Dominos, Little Caesar’s, Pizza Hut in a point-by-point format (which means weaving the brands/services together by one piece of criteria at a time rather than discussing each brand/service ina separate block.) . Be specific in weighing each against the same criteria (“The Domino’s pizza crust chewed like cardboard, was topped with a sauce bitter from too much oregano and was meager in the amount of cheese, in contrast to the Pizza Hut pizza that. . .) to justify your “best choice” claim. Also consider whether your readers will accept your criteria or whether you will need to defend those chosen criteria also. Do you have enough criteria? Will your readers understand and agree with your criteria in order to consider your choice a well-informed one? Are you employing the same criteria for each product (density of crust must be compared/contrasted to density of crust).

In your introduction, establish the subject of your evaluation along with your ethos. What credentials do you bring to your subject to make your evaluation credible? The thesis in your introduction should establish your specific evaluative claim, products under examination, and suggest by which criteria you have made your judgment

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Complete the Learning Exercise 1.14 – How Good Are Your Decision Making Skills? survey (located in Chapter 1 of the textbook).

Instructions:

1. Answer each statement as honest as possible. Once you have completed the survey, grade your responses.
   • 0 = Not at all
   • 1 = Rarely
   • 2 = Sometimes
   • 3= Often
   • 4= Very Often
2. Then, add up your statement responses – total points for each of the six elements.
   1. Establishing a Positive Decision-Making Environment (Statements 3, 7, 13, and 16) Total 16 points
   2. Generating Potential Solutions (Statements 4, 8, and 11) Total 12 points
   3. Evaluating Alternatives (Statement 1, 6, and 15) Total 12 points
   4. Deciding (Statements 5, 10, and 17) Total 12 points
   5. Checking the Decision (Statements 2 and 9) Total 8 points
   6. Communicating and Implementing (Statements 12, 14, and 18) Total 12 points
3. Then, rate the degree of positiveness for each of the six elements.
   • Example: My score for the first element (Establishing a Positive Decision-Making Environment) Total 16 points is:
   1. 1. Statement #3 – I answered Rarely = 1 point
      2. Statement #7 – I answered Sometimes = 2 points
      3. Statement #13 – I answered Sometimes = 2 points
      4. Statement #16 – I answered Very Often = 4 points
      5. Total points 9 out of 16
4. Now, evaluate each element.
   • For the example above, you might summarize that you are a moderate when it comes to establishing a positive decision-making environment. I feel that this is inaccurate, because I always establish a positive decision-making environment. The reason I say this is because everyone at work tells me that it always feels positive when I am in charge. (This is just an example)
5. Your paper should be:
   • One (1) page
   • Typed according to APA style for margins, formatting and spacing standards

For this assignment, you will write a proposal or a call to action. This argument will urge the reader to do something to fix the prison-related problem you researched in Essay II. You may use your research paper as a basis for your argument. You should use sources in your argument, but you probably will use no more than 5-7 sources for this assignment: Your argument will be more agile and muscular than your research essay — paraphrase and summarize sources when necessary and quote only the parts of your source that are most essential.

Your paper should be about 750-1000 words or around 3 pages. You will use a Works Cited page and in–text citations.