Do you think the interest on payday loans is too high or just right? Should Christians charge poor people interest on loans?

Make a discussion post answering the question below with at least 1 citation in current APA format.  Discussion thread must be at least 300 words.

Respond to the following: Do you think the interest on payday loans is too high or just right? Should Christians charge poor people interest on loans?

Additional information:

• “Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain” (Leviticus 25:35–37, NIV).
• Search the internet for “Microloans” or “Microcredit” and review the interest charged on these loans.

Develop strategies for implementing the performance measures.

In this assignment, you will examine your chosen public health organization and consider the outcomes for which the organization should be held accountable. In M1: Assignment 3, you selected a public health organization for which you will develop a performance improvement plan. In this assignment, you will examine the organization further. You will set targets, goals, and objectives for the organization you have selected. Use the readings for the module to do the following: •Propose 3–5 specific outcomes for which your chosen public health institution should be held accountable. •Set targets, goals, and objectives associated with each outcome. •Develop applicable performance measures for monitoring progress toward meeting the targets, goals, and objectives. •Develop strategies for implementing the performance measures. Ensure you support your positions by citing authoritative sources from your textbook and other research you have conducted so far in this course. Follow APA style in your paper and include a reference list. The final product should be a 6–8-page paper in Word format, utilizing a minimum of 6 scholarly sources. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Include a title page, header, page numbers, abstract, use of Level I and II headings, in-text citations, and a properly formatted references page. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.  Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Assignment Components Proficient Maximum Points  Propose 3–5 specific outcomes for which your chosen public health institution should be held accountable. A minimum of three specific outcomes are identified. Outcomes are appropriate and feasible. Outcomes identified include coverage of most relevant items. 36  Set targets, goals, and objectives associated with each outcome. Targets, goals, and objectives established demonstrate comprehension of information and are relevant to each outcome. Targets, goals, and objectives are challenging yet attainable. 36  Develop applicable performance measures for monitoring progress toward meeting the targets, goals, and objectives. Performance measures created are adequate and/or relevant for monitoring progress toward meeting the targets, goals, and objectives. Measures created are likely to provide relevant data. 40  Develop strategies for implementing the performance measures. Strategies developed are professional and relevant for implementing the performance measures. Strategies are likely to allow for a smooth implementation. 40  Writing Components     Organization Write with clear organization appropriate to required format, including introduction, thesis/main idea, transitions, and conclusion, when appropriate. Introduction has a clear opening, provides background information, and states the topic. The assignment (e.g., report, presentation) is organized around an arguable stated thesis or main idea. Transitions are appropriate and help the flow of ideas. Conclusion summarizes main argument and has a clear ending. Writing generally provides a consistent coherency among ideas. 12  Usage and Mechanics Write using proper grammar, spelling, usage, and mechanics to provide smooth readability. Writing follows conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Writing skills are competent. Good command of language. Bullet points and/or sentence structures are accurate. Capitalization, punctuation, and indentation reasonably well followed. Spelling errors are very few. All errors are infrequent and do not interfere with readability or comprehension. 12  APA Elements Include proper attribution, paraphrasing, and quotations of all sources. Using APA format, accurately paraphrased, quoted, and cited throughout the presentation when appropriate or called for. Only a few minor errors present. 12  Audience and Communication Write specifically to key audience, using terminology and tone appropriate for the audience Writing is focused. Tone is adequately formal in keeping with the audience. 12  Total:   200

Identify what types of evidence might be subjected to preliminary or field testing.

The Difference Between Preliminary Field and Laboratory Testing

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

Handling and processing evidence is an integral component of crime scene management because it lays the foundation for everything the court must consider when weighing the admissibility of evidence. For the most part, the courts prefer testing being carried out in a laboratory setting. However, there are exceptions, such as times when an initial examination also yields valuable information. In this assignment, you will differentiate between testing that might be done on-scene versus in the laboratory, identify testing that might be subject to preliminary testing, as well as compare the different results yielded by preliminary field versus laboratory testing. Support your assignment with examples from this week’s required material(s) and/or a minimum of three other scholarly or credible resources and properly cite any references.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, please review the following:

You are also strongly encouraged to review the list of recommended resources, as they may assist you with this assignment.

In your paper, address the following:

• Identify what types of evidence might be subjected to preliminary or field testing.
• Describe at least two types of testing that might be done on scene.
• Differentiate between why some evidence can and should be subjected to preliminary testing on scene, while other types should not.
• Explain how the on-scene test compares to laboratory testing.
• Compare and contrast the results yielded by preliminary field versus laboratory testing.
• Compare and contrast the admissibility of on-scene versus laboratory testing at trial.

The Difference Between Preliminary Field and Laboratory Testing paper

List and discuss the reasons why environmental planning can be difficult to pursue.

Environmental Planning

List and discuss the reasons why environmental planning can be difficult to pursue. How does federal environmental planning influence state and local environmental planning? Discuss some examples in which the U.S. government has taken steps to address environmental planning. Lastly, what are some economic and political implications that can be associated with environmental planning? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

 Political Theories

How did the ancient Athenian citizen oath address the issue of the governmental responsibility to future generations? How do the theories posited by Edmund Burke, John Locke, and David Hume relate to inter-generational government responsibility? How does the aforementioned political theories associated with government’s responsibility to future generations relate to the contemporary issue of environmental policy in the United States? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Required Resources

Text

Levy, J. M. (2013). Contemporary urban planning (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall Press.

• Chapter 15: Environmental and Energy Planning
• Chapter 16: Planning for Metropolitan Regions

Article

Fredrickson, H. G. (1994). Can public officials correctly be said to have obligations to future generations? Public Administration Review, 54(5), 457-464. Retrieved from https://publicadministrationreview.org/

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information that will assist you in your discussions this week.

Identify at least one type of data that may be qualitative in its raw form and explain how it could be transformed to numerical form so that it could be made quantitative.

When it is time to analyze data, the first issue that has to be decided upon is whether or not the data is numerical (quantitative) or non-numerical (qualitative). Consider the types of data you discussed in u02d1 (structured, semi-structured, quasi-structured, unstructured). Classify the data you examined as either quantitative or qualitative. Identify at least one type of data that may be qualitative in its raw form and explain how it could be transformed to numerical form so that it could be made quantitative.

What is the connection between oral language acquisition, oral language proficiency, and learning to read?

  For this semester, the Reflection will consist of 1 page (no more than 2 pages!), single-spaced, Times Roman 12 size font pages. 

• Please use the questions below to complete your Reflection.
• Select one (1) question/prompt from the list below to respond to in your reflection.
• Copy the question at the top of the page and develop your answer as instructed in the bullets above.  Please make sure to reference your work just like you’ve been doing with the Sensational Sixes. Remember, you should use your CORE book and/or Reading Rockets (Links to an external site.) for support.  Additionally, there are a few links embedded in the questions below that will also be useful in developing your responses.
• Choose and Respond to one of the questions below.

Guiding Questions

1. What are the foundations of reading instruction? (Hint: Sen Six) How are these foundational components interrelated?
2. What is the connection between oral language acquisition, oral language proficiency, and learning to read?
3. What is dyslexia? (Explain with details and include ways to help students with dyslexia)
4. What are appropriate strategies that support early literacy acquisition, including principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), to address all learners including those with dyslexia? Follow this link for additional information:  What is Universal Design for Learning (Links to an external site.)
5. What are the processes, skills, and stages of word recognition and literacy development? How do these processes, skills, and stages relate to assessment and instruction? How do these processes, skills, and stages relate to ELL students and students with special needs including those with dyslexia?  Use the following link for additional information:     Word Recognition and Instruction in Early Literacy with Guidelines for Children with Disabilities (Links to an external site.)

explain why the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances are important for our democracy.

Prepare: Read Chapters 1 and 2 of American Government and review the Week One Instructor Guidance.

Reflect: The U.S. Constitution is the cornerstone of our federal government. The Constitution establishes a basic operational framework that enables the three branches of government – executive, legislative, and judicial – to interact and function as a unit. Embedded in this operational framework are two key principles: separation of powers and a system of checks and balances. Think about how these branches interact and the importance of these checks and balances and separation of powers.

Write: This post must be 300 words, explain why the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances are important for our democracy. Provide recent, real-world examples of the separation of powers and checks/balances in action (one example each). Also, discuss how the Constitution protects individual and group rights. Again, provide a recent real-world example of these Constitutional protections being applied here in the U.S.

Describe your political philosophy based on the results of the Political Typology Quiz.

Prepare: Prior to posting your introduction, read the two articles provided by the Pew Research Center on Political Typology: Key Facts from Pew Research’s Political Typology and Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology. Next, take the Political Typology Quiz by clicking on “Begin Quiz” at the bottom of the web page. Respond to the questionnaire to get information about your political philosophy or ideology. Save your results for future reference in this course.

http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/26/key-facts-from-pew-researchs-political-typology/

http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/26/the-political-typology-beyond-red-vs-blue/

Write: Describe your political philosophy based on the results of the Political Typology Quiz. Include why you agree or disagree with the results. If you disagree with the results, please discuss what you found inaccurate about the results and what you contend is your personal, political ideology. 150 words

Based on the theory that you have chosen, develop a statement that can be used by the police chief to provide information to the public.

Unit V Case Study

Read the following scenario and complete the following assignment:

As the public information officer for the county police department, you are called to the chief’s office to discuss an issue:

A police officer was detained yesterday following a crash with a school bus due to suspicion of driving under the influence. Reports are citing quoting sources that say that this officer has been pulled over three times before for driving under the influence, but nothing had been done because his “buddies” helped cover the incidents up.

The chief has asked that you prepare a statement for the news conference that will be held at 1:00.

Assignment: Choose a theory of crisis mediation discussed in this chapter and explain why you think it is appropriate for handling this organizational crisis. Based on the theory that you have chosen, develop a statement that can be used by the police chief to provide information to the public. Your completed document should be two to three pages.

Identify one (1) current issue facing the United States today (from the past 6 months). Analyze the respective roles of federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U.S. Constitution constrains the federal and state responses to the issue. Explain.

Assignment 2: It May Not Work in Politics

Due Week 10 and worth 225 points

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which the student addresses the following three (3) items using headers to separate each response:

1. Congressional Ethics: Identify one (1) member of Congress who has been charged with ethics violations in the past 2 years (include the date). Briefly discuss the reason for the charges and provide two (2) reasons why you agree or disagree with the verdict and any penalties. Provide examples to support your answer. Consider how the verdict and penalties impacts your trust of the members of Congress.
2. Third Party Candidates: Discuss two (2) political reasons why a third party candidate has never been successful in winning a presidential election. Provide examples to support the answer. Consider the political impact of the Republican and Democratic Party if a third party was successful.
3. Federal and State Authority: Identify one (1) current issue facing the United States today (from the past 6 months). Analyze the respective roles of federal and state authorities in addressing the issue. Determine whether the U.S. Constitution constrains the federal and state responses to the issue. Explain.

In your research, you cannot use Wikipedia, online dictionaries, Sparknotes, Cliffnotes, or any other Website do that do not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are to:

• Identify informed opinions on issues and questions involving the U.S. government, national political processes, policy making, and the notion of democracy.
• Employ terminology used to study political science and American government.
• Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.
• Describe the basic values of American political culture.
• Explain how the federal system of government works.
• Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.
• Describe the importance of an informed, effective citizenship for the national government and political processes.
• Use concepts from our study of U.S. national government and politics (such as models of democracy) to discuss government and politics in state, local, and international contexts.
• Examine the evolution of presidential power in military affairs.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.
• Write clearly and concisely about U.S. government and politics using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.