Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited. Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare. Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country

Assignment 1: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid (NO PLAGIARISM)Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of the effects that war and peace have on the distribution of foreign aid, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3.
Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you:

Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited.
Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare.
Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country. Support your response with examples.
Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.  

When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format: 

Webtext Format:

Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.

Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.

Lecture Format:

Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.

Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from /bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

Internet Resources:

Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.

Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.
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; citations and 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 assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze how funding in the form of aid, investment, and loans moves from industrialized nations to the developing world to alleviate the problems caused by warfare.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

You will need to interview an individual a member of the culture you are studying for this semester (i.e., If you are writing your cultural communication practices paper on the culture of Peru, you would interview someone from Peru). What do you identify as the most important or distinct practices of your culture?How are gender roles addressed in your culture?How is social power, authority, or social roles in a hierarchy expressed in your culture?

For this assignment, you will need to interview an individual a member of the culture you are studying for this semester (i.e., If you are writing your cultural communication practices paper on the culture of Peru, you would interview someone from Peru).
What do you identify as the most important or distinct practices of your culture?How are gender roles addressed in your culture?How is social power, authority, or social roles in a hierarchy expressed in your culture?Ideally, you should interview someone from a different civilization (not Western Civilization) and someone who is not a Christian; this will allow you to learn about different perspectives from your own on the concepts covered in this topic. Consult with your instructor early on in the process if you are having difficulties coordinating an interview.
This interview can be in person or over the phone (some people who have emailed have found that their interviewees actually plagiarized the responses so you may use email but be very cautious and check the Similarity Score before submitting). This may be someone you know personally or that you locate through a local cultural center, club, religious organization or even an embassy or consulate. You need to obtain permission from this individual to list their contact information in your paper in the event that your instructor needs to verify your work. 
During your interview you should ask the following questions: 

What do you identify as the most important or distinct practices of your culture?How are gender roles addressed in your culture?How is social power, authority, or social roles in a hierarchy expressed in your culture?
In class, we learned that in “honor-oriented societies,” worth comes from one’s role or group membership and in “justice-oriented societies,” worth comes from what one does or doesn’t do. What is the role of honor/shame in your culture? Are honor/pride and dishonor/shame important concepts in your culture? 

After your interview, write a 750-1000-word paper summarizing and reflecting on the responses you received. What did you learn from this exchange? How did your perceptions change? Based on your discussion, how do you think your culture is perceived by others? You should incorporate at least three concepts from Chapters 12, 13, or 14 of your textbook in your response.
You must include at least one citation. You may use the textbook or a scholarly article on honor/justice, power distance, gender roles, or cultural practices.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

How does the student enrollment process at your school, or at a school with which you are familiar, support key mandates of current ELL laws? What accommodations in accordance with the current law and best practices are made during this initial and often stressful encounter for families who do not speak English? In your response, identify where your school falls on a continuum of small to large, and describe implications of your school’s size on meeting ELL laws.

1.       How does the student enrollment process at your school, or at a school with which you are familiar, support key mandates of current ELL laws? What accommodations in accordance with the current law and best practices are made during this initial and often stressful encounter for families who do not speak English? In your response, identify where your school falls on a continuum of small to large, and describe implications of your school’s size on meeting ELL laws.
 
2.       What are specific examples of positive sociocultural influences that can impact classroom instruction? What are some negative influences? What accommodations could teachers make to embrace the positive sociocultural influences of their student population?
 
3.        As a teacher, I have had students whose cultural norms are not well supported in the American education system. It is easy to say, “well they need to change their beliefs because now they are in America.”I do not think that is realistic nor appropriate. If I were to move to another country to work, should I be expected to change my beliefs and values? Many teachers go oversees to teach – should those American teachers oversees be expected to give up their values and beliefs because they live in a different culture?
 
4.       I believe that our school district is definitely in compliance with current ELL laws and mandates.  When registering for classes, our school provides the registration packets and all paperwork in both Chuukese and Spanish. We have a small percentage of Chuukese/Micronesian students and a small portion of Hispanic students. The numbers of both populations is continuing to grow from year to year as new students are coming in and new families are moving in to town. During the initial process and paperwork, the parents or guardians will fit out registration papers that will include health information and all the generic stuff but it will also include a home language survey which gives the school a great indication as to whether the student should qualify for ELL services. After the initial process, we have several liaisons that we use to contact the families in order to help them ease in to the new school. This has been a great help as far as attendance purposes and helping to get those students to school in a timely fashion. 

discuss what you are going to do in the writing and editing process to complete your research paper. You may want to anticipate the following questions in your discussion: What do I have left to write? How can I improve the drafted portion of my paper? What kind of information do I need to include to finalize the paper? Do I need more sources? How will I focus the remaining paragraphs?

Assignment Details
Style and format: MLA – both in-text and works cited entries are required
Assignment Prompt
Up to this point, you have carefully gathered, evaluated, analyzed, summarized, assessed, and reflected upon your research sources. It is now time to begin drafting the research essay. This assignment will guide you through the planning and drafting processes for your research paper, and will allow you to receive instructor feedback before submitting the final draft of your research project.
Assignment Requirements
Section 1: Select a substantial portion of your research paper to draft and insert into the assignment. This could be anything: the introduction and following body paragraphs, the body paragraphs/support from which you are going to build the rest of the essay, or the last several paragraphs of your research paper including the conclusion. This section should be no less than 2 pages, not including the Works Cited page. Supporting evidence from at least 2 of your sources should be incorporated and properly documented both within the text and on the Works Cited page.
Section 2: After you have inserted the rough draft of your research paper, write a paragraph explaining what part of your research paper you are working with and what you hope the reader takes away from it.
Section 3: In a final paragraph, discuss what you are going to do in the writing and editing process to complete your research paper. You may want to anticipate the following questions in your discussion: What do I have left to write? How can I improve the drafted portion of my paper? What kind of information do I need to include to finalize the paper? Do I need more sources? How will I focus the remaining paragraphs?
The goal of this assignment is to allow you to begin drafting the research paper in a meaningful way so that the final product is as complete and polished as possible.
Rules for formal and academic writing apply to the draft. (Note: First person point-of-view is allowed in the final two discussion paragraphs.)
Assignment 3 Checklist:
Before submitting the final version of this assignment, be sure your work includes:
A draft of a substantial portion of your research paper (at least 2 pages, not including the Works Cited page) (Section 1)Supporting evidence from at least 2 of your sources incorporated into the draft; sources should be documented both within the text and on a Works Cited page
An explanatory paragraph discussing the placement and purpose of the drafted material (Section 2)
A paragraph discussing direction for the rest of the essay (Section 3)

Describe either (a) an organizational change that was implemented (or attempted to be implemented) in the past, or (b) an organizational change that you are either currently implementing or plan to implement. That is, in this assignment, you have the opportunity to analyze either a “past change” effort or a “current or planned change” effort.

Task 1:
Write a minimum 2-page paper (single-spaced and 12 point type) that answers the questions posed below. Tie in explicit reference to our course materials as relevant to your analysis(see below attachments/reading video’s/reading articles). When doing so, italicize specific concepts or terms used and cite the readings/videos (at least 2 or more cites) or the relevant authors of the theories used. Given that I am familiar with all references(use references from videos and materials given below) from this course, you can simply put the authors’ names in parentheses to cite.
1. Describe either (a) an organizational change that was implemented (or attempted to be implemented) in the past, or (b) an organizational change that you are either currently implementing or plan to implement. That is, in this assignment, you have the opportunity to analyze either a “past change” effort or a “current or planned change” effort.  (You only need do one analysis).
If you described a “past change” effort, address the following questions. 
2.  What were the driving forces for change?
3. What were the restraining forces, i.e., those that help maintain the status quo?
4. Using Kotter’s model below, what strategies were taken (or should have been taken) to help make sure the organizational change was effective? Address each of the eight stages below with your assessment:
(a) Establishing a sense of urgency
(b) Forming a powerful guiding coalition
(c) Creating a vision
(d) Communicating the vision
(e) Empowering others to act on the vision
(f) Planning for and creating short-term wins
(g) Consolidating improvements and producing more change
(h) Institutionalizing new approaches
5. What was your assessment of the success of the organizational change effort?
If you described a “current or planned change” effort, address the following questions. 
2.  What are the driving forces for change?
3. What are the restraining forces, i.e., those that help maintain the status quo?
4. Using Kotter’s model below, what strategies are being taken (or should be taken) to help make sure the organizational change is effective? Address each of the eight stages below with your assessment:
(a) Establishing a sense of urgency
(b) Forming a powerful guiding coalition
(c) Creating a vision
(d) Communicating the vision
(e) Empowering others to act on the vision
(f) Planning for and creating short-term wins
(g) Consolidating improvements and producing more change
(h) Institutionalizing new approaches
5. What is your assessment of the likelihood of success of the organizational change effort? 
Reading Videos:

 Why Change Is So Hard

Reading Articles/video:
https://www.mindtools.com/aicks4s/the-mckinsey-7-s-framework
Reading Materials:
Please see attached files “Kotter” “MBA 621 Organizational change” files.
Task 2:
share at least THREE takeaways from the readings/videos-2 to 3 paragraphs(Please see above video/reading links/Attached  files) on organizational change 

What is the number of people who are below the poverty level with a high school diploma, but no college experience? What is the number of people who are below the poverty level with a bachelor’s degree or higher?

The U.S. CensusLinks to an external site. Bureau’s Web site has a variety of statistics and information about poverty in the United States. Go to the site at http://www.census.govLinks to an external site. and explore.
Exercise 1
From the home page of the Web site, enter Poverty in the search box. Several options will appear in a list. Scroll down until you see this option and then click on it: Poverty in the United States: 2021
Then, scroll down and click on Table A-1:
An Excel file will be downloaded. Locate the file and open it.Referring to the section of the table for 2021, scroll down until you see the heading Education Attainment.What is the number of people who are below the poverty level with a high school diploma, but no college experience?
What is the number of people who are below the poverty level with a bachelor’s degree or higher?
Does this data imply that a college education reduces the likelihood that a person’s income will fall below the poverty level?
Feel free to explore other data in the table
One reason to study public policy and policy analysis is to help evaluate what political candidates, and others who comment on policy issues, are saying about a particular problem or policy alternative. For this exercise, you will assume the role of a member of Congress.Exercise 2
Referencing data from the poverty exercise, write a 1 – 3 page opinion expressing your beliefs about how seniors age 65 and older who are receiving social security benefits may, or may not, help to keep these seniors out of poverty. Assume your colleagues in Congress should know what your position is regarding any linkage between social security and poverty.
In your written opinion, you must reference one resource supporting your position. Online or print sources are equally useful. For example, you could Google “is there a connection between social security and poverty” to find some online info. Include a quote in your written opinion from the resource you’ve chosen and be sure and list the actual reference. Don’t concern yourself with a specific type of resource citation. Just tell me what you used.
you may use paragraph-style and write it out. Paper: no cover page, 1 – 3 pages including any necessary attachments, double-spaced where appropriate, 1” margins, 12 point font, a reference page is not necessary (but see above for clarification).

A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, diabetes, environmental allergies, and colon polyps presents to the office with a complaint of persistent dry hacking cough that does not improve with over-the-counter treatment with antitussives and allergy medications. The man reports that he has had the cough for 3 months and is tired of the coughing spells he experiences. His medical history reveals that he started taking lisinopril 6 months before this appointment, has taken an over-the-counter allergy medication for several years, had his last colon polyps removed 6 years ago, and his blood pressure today is 145/70. Other medications include metformin XR 500 mg daily, aspirin 81 mg once daily, and loratadine 10 mg daily. The physical exam is negative for any issues other than his mild neuropathy from long-term diabetes. The cough is noted to be dry and hacking as the patient has described. The man is not in acute distress.   1. What questions would have been asked as part of the medical history? 2. What physical aspects would have been completed as part of the physical exam?    3. Based on the medical history and physical exam, what is the most likely cause of his cough? The most likely cause of this cough is the Lisinopril medication, that belongs to the angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitor( ACE) inhibitors

Cough case study
A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, diabetes, environmental allergies, and colon polyps presents to the office with a complaint of persistent dry hacking cough that does not improve with over-the-counter treatment with antitussives and allergy medications. The man reports that he has had the cough for 3 months and is tired of the coughing spells he experiences. His medical history reveals that he started taking lisinopril 6 months before this appointment, has taken an over-the-counter allergy medication for several years, had his last colon polyps removed 6 years ago, and his blood pressure today is 145/70. Other medications include metformin XR 500 mg daily, aspirin 81 mg once daily, and loratadine 10 mg daily. The physical exam is negative for any issues other than his mild neuropathy from long-term diabetes. The cough is noted to be dry and hacking as the patient has described. The man is not in acute distress.

1. What questions would have been asked as part of the medical history?
2. What physical aspects would have been completed as part of the physical exam?   
3. Based on the medical history and physical exam, what is the most likely cause of his cough?
The most likely cause of this cough is the Lisinopril medication, that belongs to the angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitor( ACE) inhibitors
4. What other possible diagnoses should be considered?
Other possible diagnostic are Allergies, Asthma, Common cold, Influenza (Flu), Bronchitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Post nasal drip, Lung cancer.
5.  Are there any other tests that should be completed before producing a diagnosis? Why or why not?
6.  What is the treatment for this patient, including education?
Research: (APA Assignment), Title Page, Introduction, Headings. Citation and reference page is required. 
Length: A minimum of 750 words, not including references

Citations: At least two high-level scholarly references in APA from within the last 5 years.

Expectations

APA format with intext citations,
Word count minimum of 750, not including references.
References: at least 2 high-level scholarly references within the last 5 years in APA format.
Plagiarism free.
Turnitin receipt.

Create a presentation (powerpoint) and then make a video of that presentation (screencast) that summarizes the incident and answers the following questions: Should posting fake news be considered a cybercrime? Why or why not? If so, what should the punishment be? Should steps be taken to prevent fake news? Why or why not? If so, who should be responsible for preventing it?

The publication and spread of Fake News and false information has become a major political issue as social media has gained importance in the modern internet-connected world. To explore the topic, do the following:
Research and find an example of an incident involving fake news.
Read the following article about what defines a cybercrime: https://www.britannica.com/topic/cybercrime
Cybercrime | Definition, Statistics, & Examples
Cybercrime, the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the Internet, has grown in importance as the computer has become central to commerce, entertainment, and government.
www.britannica.com
Create a presentation (powerpoint) and then make a video of that presentation (screencast) that summarizes the incident and answers the following questions:
Should posting fake news be considered a cybercrime? Why or why not? If so, what should the punishment be?
Should steps be taken to prevent fake news? Why or why not? If so, who should be responsible for preventing it?
Your presentation should be a minimum of 6 slides and should include a title slide and a references slide. Include MLA style citations with the links to your resources about the incident you choose. You must include at least one resource.
Your video needs to cover all of the required points, but be brief and concise. Aim for between 2 – 6 minutes. Upload your video to Youtube. Your post should include the link to your Youtube video.
To receive full credit for this discussion topic you must respond to the post of at least one of your classmates. Your response must contribute more to the discussion than simple agreement and be at least words in length. Ideally, you will add a fact or idea about the topic that your classmate did not mention or share a personal story about the topic. If you post early you will be able to write back to anyone who responds to your post, creating a real discussion, which is the point to this exercise.
Summary of Requirements:
Video (2-6 minutes) that relates a fake news incident and explores the topic of fake news and cybercrime. The video must be a screencast with your voice over a powerpoint presentation that you create with a minimum of 6 slides.
Presentation needs to have a title slide and a references slide with a citation for at least one resource on the fake news incident you selected on the last slide.
50 word response to classmate (This should NOT be a restating from your original post)

Watch this video that highlights “the Bystander Effect” by KenBrown from the University of Iowa who actually explains this phenomenon and the misunderstandings of previous events and research findings:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufs8cKyzLvgLinks to an external site. 1. What interpretation is challenged in this video and how does he explain the finding for why people do not help in a group? 2. What advice does he give (taken from Cialdini’s research findings and advice) for when YOU need help?

Part A: This phenomenon really happens!
This short video is partially hosted by the very famous Phil Zimbardo who discusses helping behavior (or the lack thereof). The scenes in this video is unbelievable! Watch this clip and answer the questions below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4S1LLrSzVELinks to an external site.
1. What are your reactions to this video?
2. What is the explanation is given in the video for the lack of helping?
3. What factors seem to make the difference in others offering help?
Part B: ACTUAL FOOTAGE FROM LATANE AND DARLEY
This next clip includes ORIGINAL FOOTAGE of the research conducted by Latane and Darley! These individuals conducted research and found one of the most interesting set of research findings in Social Psychology related to their attempts to explain when people are less . This clip isn’t long but I want you to see these researchers in their prime! ??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lJPdsGdcQLinks to an external site.
1. What was the eliciting event that sparked the research interests in Latane and Darley?
2. What kinds of studies did Latane and Darley do? Be specific and explain clearly.
3. What are your overall reactions to what you viewed in the clip?
JUST FOR FUN: This next video is just for fun. The Bystander Effect was replicated. It’s interesting though that they refer to “Empathy” in this video, but it’s really not about empathy per se. It’s about highlighting ONE condition in which people are more likely to help–that is, when they face the situation by themselves… alone! Again this is just for fun…. Go to Part II to finish the assignment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy6eUTLzcU4Links to an external site.
Part II
Watch this video that highlights “the Bystander Effect” by KenBrown from the University of Iowa who actually explains this phenomenon and the misunderstandings of previous events and research findings:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufs8cKyzLvgLinks to an external site.
1. What interpretation is challenged in this video and how does he explain the finding for why people do not help in a group?
2. What advice does he give (taken from Cialdini’s research findings and advice) for when YOU need help?
3. How is helping behavior related to social change? Please bring out information from the video.
4. Can you think of a time when you or someone you know might have benefitted from this information? Did you ever need help but no person responded or if they did, it was too late?
JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION: This clip discusses what history got wrong in the Genovese case. There was some help offered in the Kitty Genovese case, but it was just too late…. This doesn’t negate the findings in the Latane and Darley research, but you should hear the truth about the story that was the impetus for an amazing set of research findings!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBckLqe2c5YLinks to an external site.

This is a personal reflection paper outlining your strengths and weaknesses in performing a clinical write up and diagnosing disorders. Reflect on this semester, and your experiences interviewing someone.   Some guiding questions include: As a clinician what are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? When would you seek help from your supervisor or refer a client? What areas of psychopathology interest you?

Personal Reflection/Resources Paper
 
This is a personal reflection paper outlining your strengths and weaknesses in performing a clinical write up and diagnosing disorders. Reflect on this semester, and your experiences interviewing someone.
 
Some guiding questions include:
As a clinician what are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
When would you seek help from your supervisor or refer a client?
What areas of psychopathology interest you?
What treatment modalities interest you?
What disorders are you hesitant to work with? 
What population would you like to work with?
 
Please include in your reflection two additional resources(empirical journals, websites, further training opportunities, ect.) that you could utilize to strengthen your skill set, and learn more about performing a clinical interview, writing a clinical write up, and/or diagnosing a client. Compare and contrast the two resources, and state how it would help you strengthen your clinical skill set.
 
 
I need 3 papers APA format
 
please see how this work will be graded :

Organization

Information is very organized with well constructed paragraphs.
10 pts

Information is organized with well constructed paragraphs.
9 pts

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well constructed.
8 pts

The information appears to be disorganized.
7 pts

The information is disorganized.
6 pts

10 pts

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. A very thorough reflection on the clinician’s skill set.
10 pts
 
 

Information clearly relates to the main topic. A good reflection on the clinician’s skill set.
9 pts

Information relates to the main topic. A decent reflection on the clinician’s skill set.
8 pts

Information has little to do with the topic. Little insight into the clinician’s skill set.
7 pts

Information has nothing to do with the topic, and there is no insight into the clinician’s skill set.
6 pts

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
8 pts
 

A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
6 pts

Numerous grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
6 pts

Many grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
5 pts

Quality of the Compare and Contrast Two Additional Resources

A very thorough compare and contrast of two resources, and a very thorough evaluation of how it would enhance the clinician’s skill set.
10 pts

There are two resources that were compared and contrasted, but it was not a thorough evaluation of how it would enhance the clinician’s skill set.
8 pts

There were two resources identified, but little evidence of a compare and contrast. Little to no evaluation of how the resources would enhance the clinician’s skill set.
7 pts

Two resources were identified, but there was no compare and contrast. Little to no evaluation of how the resources would enhance the clinician’s skill set.
6 pts

Description of criterion

The assignment was turned in on time
2 pts