Pascal’s Wager: What makes a belief rational? Is it evidence or something else? What is Pascal’s position on belief without evidence? What exactly is “the wager,” and what does it have to do with whether or not one ought to believe in God? What are some objections to the wager? Do the objections successfully puncture the argument, or is it sound? Why or why not?
Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a
statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale,
challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship
between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion
100-150 words, apa format, intext citations and references
-What were the main pollutants that caused hazards to aquatic life?
Currently there is a new threat to aquatic life, especially in lakes.
This new threat is micro-beads. Micro-beads are the small plastic
particles in many cosmetic products and toothpastes. Once these
particles are washed down the drain, they go through the plumbing
system, and end up in the environment, at the bottom of lakes and
rivers. Plastic has a long decomposition time-frame, and this causes
flat out pollution.
-How did these pollutants affect the health of aquatic life adversely?
The main hazard of these micro-beads occurs when aquatic life, mostly
fish, consume them by mistake. The particles get stuck in their
digestive systems, creating health issues, and even causing the fish to
starve and die. Another hazard is that when micro beads coat the body’s
of water depths, they impede the growth of aquatic vegetation.
-What are the various ways to prevent occurrences of such episodes in
the future? Explain how these ways will help in the prevention of such
episodes.
Prevention of such pollution is quite easy. Halting the production of
micro-beads in cosmetic products is a great step in the process. The
second step should be to clean up the already expelled micro-beads. This
step, however is very difficult because they settle at the bottom of
lakes and cannot be reached. There is also a lack of technology to
gather masses of such small particles without damaging the environment
further.
-Discuss the association between environmental pollution and hazards to aquatic life.
Pollution hurts aquatic life in many ways. The water cycle is an
important aspect of why this pollution occurs and hurts the aquatic
environment. Rain and runoff carries much of the debris, trash, and
waste humans make down to bodies of water. Here the filth all settles
and takes a long time to decompose. Depending on what the pollution is
specifically, like oil, or plastic candy wrappers, the environment is
affected in different ways. In the case of micro-beads, it hurts the
underwater vegetation by “choking’ it. It also hurts animals and fish if
they consume it, since it is not edible.
Microbeads, an environmental hazard. (2015). CTV National News – CTV Television
Select one (1) not-for-profit organization in an area of interest to you and review the financial statements and audit report for the organization. The financial statements and audit report of the not-for-profit organization should be readily and publically available on an active Website.
Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
125-175 words for each question:
Describe the legal,
cultural, and ethical challenges that confront the global business presented in
your selected case study. (Case study attached)
Ch. 4
We have a
tradition of the separation of Church and State in the US and typically Religion
is not a factor in our workplaces. That is not always the case in many other
countries. It will be also become more and more of an issue in the US as we
absorb more needed immigrants.
As a manager, how would you navigate all this?
Ch. 5
Are there any universally
defined, accepted and practices ethical standards? If so, examples?
Accountable and Responsible:
How can leaders drive down
an ownership attitude in their organizations? Where accountability and
responsibility is embraced down and across the firm?
W3
How can leaders/firms navigate
the demands, nuances and rules for localization in a cost effective manner?
In the role of a forensic counselor, you will be charged with subscribing to a particular theory to guide your practice. Some of the most well-known theoretical approaches to treatment are psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and client centered.
For this assignment, complete the following:
Post your response in a minimum of 400–500 words.
All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
2-Describe your most meaningful accomplishment in the classroomthat positively impacted students.What key strategies contributed to your success? How did you track your progress to ensure that you were successful?
1. In recent lessons, you have been
reading about some of the challenges and issues that the United States faces in
both foreign and domestic affairs. The following chapter highlights from Chapters
39–41 underscore some of these challenges:
Review the Looking to the
Future and Charting Future Courses activity sheets from the Divisions and New
Realities lessons.
Of all the challenges and
issues that the United States faces, which do you believe is the most serious
in terms of foreign affairs and which in terms of domestic affairs? Choose one
of each and write an essay that describes each issue and explains why you believe
it is the most serious.
There is no right or wrong
answer—you will be graded, in part, on how well you make the argument that each
issue you chose is the most serious. Refer to the rubric and scoring
instructions on the next page to see how your teacher will grade this
assignment.
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Reading Assignment
NO PLAGIARISM PLEASE!
2-3 pages double spaced. APA format. Times New Roman size 12 font. ONLY answer 2 questions.
The answers to the questions will come from the chapters of the text. I have attached a copy of the chapter readings. Please use this textbook on the work cited page. I have included a guideline on how the paper needs to be cite
Clarke, Edward J. (ed.).2008.Deviant Behavior: A Text-Reader in the Sociology of Deviance.Seventh Edition. New York: Worth Publishers
33.The Moral Career of the Mental Patient, Erving Goffman
34. Suspended Identity: Identity Transformation in a Maximum Security Prison, Thomas J. Schmid, Richard S. Jones
35. The Social Organization of Deviants, Joel Best, David F. Luckenbill
36. Managing the Action: Sports Bookmakers as Entrepreneurs, Phyllis Coontz
Answer two questions:
1. Describe Goffman’s “moral career of the mental patient” through its three phases. How is the patient’s self-identity thus gradually redefined in the context of the hospital as a total institution.
2. Summarize the Schmid and Jones suspended identity dialectic as graphically illustrated in Figure 2 (p. 507). How does this model of identity transformation differ from that associated with brainwashing or conversion?
3. List and discuss Best and Luckenbill’s five propositions for the sophistication of deviant organizations.
P.S. I have a few more assignments that I will allow more time to complete. This assignment caught me off guard. I always tip
Guide for Citing paper
USE THE APA FORMAT IN CITING TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS FOR REFERENCES (especially include alphabetized LAST NAME OF AUTHOR and DATE as shown):
Becker, H. S. (2008). Career Deviance. In Edward J. Clarke (Ed.), Deviant Behavior: A text-reader in the sociology of deviance (pp. 198-200). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Hirschi, T. (2008). A Control Theory of Delinquency. In Edward J. Clarke (Ed.), Deviant Behavior: A text-reader in the sociology of deviance (pp. 172-178). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
OR
The CORRECT chapter Number in Clarke can be substituted for pp.:
Becker, H. S. (2008). Career Deviance. In Edward J. Clarke (Ed.), Deviant Behavior: A text-reader in the sociology of deviance (Chapter 17). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Hirschi, T. (2008). A Control Theory of Delinquency. In Edward J. Clarke (Ed.), Deviant Behavior: A text-reader in the sociology of deviance (Chapter 15). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Review Presentation 2:
Engage in Discussion Questions
Read Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Assessment
Check for Understanding #2 – Post answers to questions 1-3 on page 30.
Web Activity #2 – Complete one of the Web Activities.
Case Study #2 – Create an inventory of instructional initiatives for your building. See page 20 in Data Wise Action.
Scholarly Article #2 – Research and locate a scholarly article of choice regarding Using Assessment and Data to Drive Instruction and Improve Education and prepare a 1-2 page reflection.
Sidenote: I am a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student (M.A.) Class is Data Assessment & Analysis, meant for people on a path to being a principal in a school but can be adjusted based on your path (mine is to be a therapist but there is a school at my internship, although I work as a residential therapist to kids that live there and go to school there).
This is several short assignments that all need completed. Please acknowledge that before saying you are prepared to finish these.
I will provide the textbook login.
Textbook: Assessment In Special And Inclusive Educ. by: Salvia
Link: https://bookshelf.textbooks.com/#/books/1111784949
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Discussion 2:
Answer the following questions in proper paragraphs (5+ sentences per paragraph).
Single-spaced. No cover page needed. Refer to attachments and the book if you need to. Cite them if necessary. Outside sources are okay as well. APA formatting.
What steps does your current school take to build staff members assessment literacy?
What could your school do differently to ensure staff members were better equipped to work with data to improve student achievement?
What ways have you seen assessment data misused and how can you as an administrator take steps to ensure this misuse does not occur?
What will you do as an administrator to ensure your staff is prepared to work with data and to use data appropriately?
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Check for Understanding #2
After reading Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Assessment answer Check for Understanding questions 1 – 3 on page 30.
1. What are 3 major laws affect assessment practices?
2. How do the major components if IDEA affect assessment process?
3. How do the broad ethical principles of beneficence, competence boundaries, respect for the dignity of persons, confidentiality, and fairness affect assessment practices?
Write it in paper format. APA formatting. Will provide the textbook. Please cite it and use as a reference. Cover page & running head please.
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Web Activity #2
Type “IDEA Changes” and “NCLB Changes” into any search engine and make note of at least 3 changes to the laws, rules, regulations that will impact you as a school administrator.
Write in essay format. Cover page and running head. Cite the websites used. APA formatting.
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Case Study #2
Review the attached information and create an inventory of instructional initiatives for your building using the attached chart as your guide.
Will attach the chart. Follow the attachment to complete.
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Scholarly Article #2
Research and locate a scholarly article of your choice that focuses on the use of assessment and data to drive instruction and improve education and prepare a 1-2 page reflection paper regarding the article. APA format. Cover-page. Cite the article.
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