What is “interest convergence”?

Brown vs Board of Education
1) What is “interest convergence”?
2) Name and explain three criticisms of the strategy that resulted in the Brown vs Board court decision.
3) Explain why you agree or disagree with one of these criticisms.
4) What is “the property interest in whiteness”?
5) What is racial literacy and how does it differ from racial liberalism?

Up the Creek: Fishing for a New Constitutional Order
Annotation Exercise
➢ Number the first eight paragraphs. A paragraph starts with an indentation. Please don’t count the passages that she cites (paragraphs that are inset from the main text) as new paragraphs. The following questions refer to the numbered paragraphs.

1) What is the key concept in the first paragraph?
2) What is the main debate examined in this paper?
3) Are these disputes about rights or sovereignty (according to Ladner)?
4) Why is it important to distinguish between ownership of fish and the right to regulate fish?
5) What is the Mi’kmaq view of the dispute?
6) Fishing is the means. What is the end?
7) What is the geographical anchor of the Canadian constitution? Why does she make this point?
8) The Magna Carta established a public right to fishing. Is that a good or bad thing for Ladner? Why?

➢ Turn to page 936. The Mi’Khaw Constitutional Order. Paraphrase the main idea of the first paragraph in this section.
● What is one thing you learned about the Mi’Khaw worldview and constitutional order?

– The Harm of Hate Speech
1) Waldron argues that there are two important things that are threatened when hate speech is unregulated. What are these?
2) Waldron briefly mentions a few of the arguments made by opponents of free speech. What are these?
3) What is the difference between hate speech and hate crimes?
4) What is the group libel? How can you use the concept of group libel to build the argument in favour of regulating hate speech?
5) How should we address speech that harms dignity without inciting hatred? Is there a slippery slope?

– “The Interview” by Douglas Starr
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/09/the-interview-7

1) Why does Kassin think that the Reid technique is inherently coercive?
2) Name one piece of evidence that proves it is easy to provoke false confessions? What do you think of that evidence?
3) What do we know about the significance of non-verbal cues in determining if a statement is true?
4) What is the PEACE technique? How does it differ from previous practices?
5) Imagine that a study finds that the PEACE technique leads to fewer false confessions but fewer convictions overall. Which one should be used?

: Questions on Waldron’s “Homelessness and the Issue of Freedom”
1) How does Waldron define collective and common property?
2) What is the libertarian proposal and why does Waldron think it is wrong?
3) What does Waldron mean when he writes, “The homeless have freedom only to the extent that our society is communist.”
4) What is negative freedom?
5) In his work on hate speech, Waldron emphasizes dignity. How does that concept apply in this essay?
6) What are the practical or legal implications of this argument? Does it help you reach a judgement about whether you support the City of Toronto’s decision to clear homeless encampments?

a. Compute the expected value for each distribution. b. Compute the standard deviation for each distribution. c. Compare and contrast the results of distributions A and B.

Problem 1 (5.1)
Given the following probability distribution:
Distribution A

Distribution B

X

P(X)

X

P(X)

0

0.50

0

0.05

1

0.20

1

0.10

2

0.15

2

0.15

3

0.10

3

0.20

4

0.05

4

0.50
a. Compute the expected value for each distribution.

b. Compute the standard deviation for each distribution.

c. Compare and contrast the results of distributions A and B.

Problem 2 (5.3)

Using the company records for the past 500 working days, the manager of Konig Motors, a suburban automobile dealership, has summarized the number of cars sold per day into the following table:
Number of Cars

Sold per Day

Frequency of

Occurrence

0

40

1

100

2

142

3

66

4

36

5

30

6

26

7

20

8

16

9

14

10

8

11

2

Total

500

a. Form the probability distribution for the number of cars sold per day?

b. Compute the mean or expected number of cars sold per day?

c. Compute the standard deviation?

Problem 3

Using the local branch office records of a bank for the past 2 years (520 weeks), the manager of the bank has summarized the number of mortgages approved per week into the following table.

Approved Home Mortgages per Week

Frequency of Occurrence

0

52

1

104

2

208

3

78

4

52

5

26

Total

520

a. Form the probability distribution for the number of approved mortgages per week?

b. Compute the mean or expected number of approved mortgages per week?

c. Compute the standard deviation?
Problem 4 (5.7)

Given the probability distributions for variables X and Y:

P(XiYi)

X

Y

0.4

100

200

0.6

200

100

Compute

a. E(X) and E(Y).

b. sX and sY

c. sXY

d. E(X+Y)

Problem 5 (5.9)

Two investments X and Y have the following characteristics:

E(X) = $50

E(Y) = $100

s2X = 9,000

s2Y = 15,000

sXY = 7,500

If the weight assign to investment X of portfolio assets is 0.4, compute the

a. portfolio expected return,

b. portfolio risk.

Problem 6 (5.12)

You are trying to develop a strategy for investing in two different stocks. The anticipated annual return for a $1,000 investment in each stock has the following probability distribution:

Return ($)

Probability

Stock X

Stock Y

0.1

-100

50

0.3

0

150

0.3

80

-20

0.3

150

-100

Compute the

a. expected return for stock X and for stock Y.

b. standard deviation for stock X and for stock Y.

c. covariance of stock X and stock Y.

d. Would you invest in stock X or stock Y? Explain

Problem 7 (5.13)

Suppose that in the above problem (Problem 6) you want to create a portfolio that consists of stock X and stock Y. Compute the portfolio expected return and portfolio risk for each of the following percentages invested in stock X:

a. 30%,

b. 50%,

c. 70%.

d. On the basis of the results of (a) through (c), which portfolio would you recommend? Explain

Problem 8 (5.19)

If n = 5 and p = 0.40, what is the probability that

a. X = 4,

b. X £ 3,

c. X < 2,

d. X > 1.

Problem 9 (5.21)

The increase or decrease in the price of a stock between the beginning and the end of a trading day is assumed to be an equally likely random event. What is the probability that a stock will show an increase in its closing price in five consecutive days?

Problem 10 (5.22)

Sixty percent of Americans read their employment contracts, including the fine print. Assume that the number of employees who read every word of their contract can be modeled using the binomial distribution. For a group of five employees, what is the probability that

a. all five will have read every word of their contract?

b. at least three will have read every word of their contract?

c. less than two will have read every word of their contract?

Problem 11 (5.23)

A student is taking a multiple-choice exam in which each question has four choices. Assuming that she has no knowledge of the correct answer to any of the questions, she has decided on a strategy in which she will place four balls marked A, B, C, and D into a box. She randomly selects one ball for each question and replaces the ball in the box. The marking on the ball will determine her answer to the question. There are five multiple-choice questions on the exam. What is the probability that she will get

a. five questions correct?

b. at least four questions correct?

c. no questions correct?

d. no more than two questions correct?

Problem 12 (5.27)

When a customer places an order with Rudy’s On-Line Office Supplies, a computerized accounting information system (AIS) automatically checks to see if the customer has exceeded his or her credit limit. Past records indicate that the probability of customers exceeding their credit limit is 0.05. Suppose that, on a given day, 20 customers place orders. Assume that the number of customers that the AIS detects as having exceeded their credit limit is distributed as a binomial random variable.

a. What are the mean and standard deviation of the number of customers exceeding credit limit?

b. What is the probability that zero customers will exceed their limit?

c. What is the probability that one customer will exceed his or her limit?

d. What is the probability that two or more customers will exceed their limits?

Problem 13 (5.31)

Assume a Poisson distribution.

a. If l = 2.0, find P(X ³ 2).

b. If l = 8.0, find P(X ³ 3).

c. If l = 0.5, find P(X £ 1).

d. If l = 4.0, find P(X ³ 1).

e. If l = 5.0, find P(X £ 3).

Problem 14 (5.33)

Assume that the number of network errors experimented in a day on a local area network (LAN) is distributed as a Poisson random variable. The mean number of network errors experienced in a day is 2.4. What is the probability that in a given day

a. zero network errors will occur?

b. exactly one network error will occur?

c. two or more network errors will occur?

d. fewer than three network errors will occur?

Problem 15 (5.37)

The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains statistics for mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers. In 2003 Delta had 3.84 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers. What is the probability that in the next 1,000 passengers Delta will have

a. no mishandled bags?

b. at least one mishandled bag?

c. at least two mishandled bags?

Problem 16 (5.41)

In 2004, both Lexus and Kia improved their performance. American’s Lexus had 0.87 problems per car and Korean’s Kia had 1.53 problems per car. If you purchased a 2004 Lexus, what is the probability that the car will have:

a. zero problems?

b. two or fewer problems?

What is the significance of developed countries (North America, or U.S and Canada) using 3rd world countries resources? Why do we do this? What will this cause?

Watch the following video below and answer the following questions:
https://vimeo.com/69197975?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=2720585

What are the steps involved in getting “stuff” in the flow chart?
Why is this said to be a “linear model”?
What is the significance of developed countries (North America, or U.S and Canada) using 3rd world countries resources? Why do we do this? What will this cause?
What happens at production?
What groups are at the biggest risk for accumulating toxins in their system?
What happens to the people who move out of the areas we have stripped for resources?
What does “distribution” mean?
How are prices kept down?
If the price of stuff does not reflect the true costs of its extraction and production, who pays for it?
What does “externalization of costs” of production mean?
Why does consumption “drive” the system?
What percentage of materials in North America are still in use six months after their date of sale?
How can we run a planet on this level of materials?
Who “designed” our consumer oriented society?
What seems to be the ultimate purpose of the American economy?
What is “planned obsolescence”? Give some examples. (2 or more sentences)
What is “perceived obsolescence”? Give some examples. (2 or more sentences)
What seems to be happening to “happiness” in North America? Why?
What are the two main leisure time activities?
Why do we seem to be on a treadmill of work – watch – spend?
Why is incineration bad?
Which two places in the linear model does recycling help to reduce?
What can you do? (3 or more sentences)
Over the course of this week, have you thought twice about “buying” some “stuff”? Will you give more thought to your purchases in the future? (3 or more sentences)

A local leader in the el paso border area Border Leadership

1) Local Leader Profile

You will complete a 4 to 5-page paper on a local leader and how their innovation, communication, leadership style, unorthodox approach, etc. has led to their success on this border community. You can use local newspaper/magazine articles, leader/community testimonies, and even personal experience to make your argument. However, this still should read as an academic effort.

1. What it is that you understand a culturally competent health care organization to be? 2. Where the organization falls short of cultural competence? 3. What steps will you take to change the culture?

To prepare for the project, revisit your discussion assignment entitled “Can We Talk?”

— Then, watch the four parts of “Worlds Apart: A Four-Part Series on Cross-Cultural Health Care.” The four parts are to be found here:

World’s Apart: A Series on Cross-Cultural Health Care
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5d_iPaUrWw
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8u0fx7sa-Q
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkOiWJdoTI
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlXd2ictsmY

Final Project First Part: In OUTLINE form, present a general plan as Health Care Organization administrator to change the culture of the organization to become culturally competent. Including:

1. What it is that you understand a culturally competent health care organization to be?

2. Where the organization falls short of cultural competence?

3. What steps will you take to change the culture?

Summarize the main theme of the book. What is the overall perspective, purpose, or argument of the book? If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be?

BOOK: Simons, Anna, Joe McGraw, and Diane Lauchengco. The Sovereignty Solution: A Common Sense Approach to Global Security. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2011. ISBN: 9781612510507.

The Book Critique and Policy Review Paper Assignments must be 6 pages, not including the title and reference page. Format the body of your review in 4 main sections: summary, critique, application, and policy review. Do not summarize or critique the chapters chronologically. Consider the book as a whole. Avoid excessive quotations. State the authors’ viewpoints in your own words and give specific page references when paraphrasing.

· Summary

Summarize the main theme of the book. What is the overall perspective, purpose, or argument of the book? If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be?

· Critique

This section needs to balance the book’s strengths and weaknesses in order to unify your evaluation. What strikes you as noteworthy? What has the book accomplished? In what ways was the book effective or persuasive? Challenge assumptions, approaches, or arguments made by the author. Does the argument make sense? You can offer agreement or disagreement and identify where you find the work exemplary or deficient in its knowledge, judgments, or organization. Provide concrete evidence for your assertions. Support judgments with references from the textbook reading in this course and other scholarly resources. All citations must be in current Turabian. Be sure that your evaluation is balanced, respectful, and fair. Control the tone of your critique.

· Application

This section must demonstrate how the book has enhanced your understanding of current public policy issues. Why is this topic important today? How can this information be used in forming and maintaining a strong foreign policy?

· Policy Review

Identify and assess a current public policy issue in current events in light of the theories presented in this material. Do not merely state what the policy is. Explain the policy and provide a short but detailed briefing on the policy. Additionally, state if the policy is good or bad based on the perspective you gained in reading this book. You must also introduce new ideas that go beyond the book if they complement ideas you have gleaned from reading in the book.

Need help with the sql server database (how to work with data types)

Watch the videos on SQL Training online. SQL Trim, Rtrim, Ltrim, SQL Substring, SQL Like Filter, SQL Convert Function, Cast Function, How to filter Datetime in SQL Server

NOTE: ONLY RETURN THE TOP 10 ROWS!

1. Write a SELECT statement that returns these columns from the db1.MyGuitarShop.Products table:

a) The List Price column

b) A column that uses the CAST function to return the List Price column with 1 digit to the right of the decimal point

c) A column that uses the CONVERT function to return the List Price column as an integer

d) A column that uses the CAST function to return the List Price column as an integer

Query goes here

Screen Shot goes here

2. Write a SELECT statement that returns these columns from the db1.MyGuitarShop.Products table:

a) The Date Added column

b) A column that uses the CAST function to return the Date Added column with its date only (year, month, and day)

c) A column that uses the CAST function to return the Date Added column with its full time only (hour, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds)

d) A column that uses the CAST function to return the Date Added column with just the month and day

Query goes here

Screen Shot goes here

3. Write a SELECT statement that returns these columns from the db1.MyGuitarShop.Products table:

a) The Order Date column

b) A column that uses the CONVERT function to return the Order Date column in this format: MM/DD/YYYY. In other words, use 2-digit months and days and a 4-digit year, and separate each date component with slashes.

c) A column that uses the CONVERT function to return the Order Date column with the date, and the hours and minutes on a 12-hour clock with an am/pm indicator.

d) A column that uses the CONVERT function to return the Order Date column with just the time in a 24-hour format, including the milliseconds.

Testing the concentration of the active ingredient( drano liquid) find the concentration of the active ingredient for a households with sodium hypochlorite. The experiment carried out is a titration by using a known solution of hydrochloric acid.

In this experiment we’re trying to find the concentration of the active ingredient for a households with sodium hypochlorite. The experiment carried out is a titration by using a known solution of hydrochloric acid.
The equation we need to use is the CaVa=CbVb, where the C are the concentrations of the acid and base respectively, and the V are the volumes of them using in the tritation.
In this experiment we have to solve for Cb, so we need to take a defined volume of sodium hypochlorite solution and add a known solution drop by drop of HCl, for example 1.00M and record how much volume of this was used in the titration.

 

Was the individual successful in his or her overall goals and objectives? If successful in their areas of struggle/leadership, in what ways were they successful? If they were not successful, why did they fail? If you believe it is not as cut and dry as this, explain why. Also, what is the individual’s overall legacy and how did they alter American history?

Myrlie evers-williams topic

Research Paper: Each student is required to write an 6-8-page research synopsis paper of your choice on an African American leader (with professor approval). Again, please note that neither the coversheet or reference pages can be counted towards satisfying the 6-8-page requirement. Students must get approval from the professor regarding your selected leader no later than February 8th . Each paper must discuss the ideology of the leader chosen, their impact upon America or their community, as a whole, and the African American struggle for social and political equality in particular. One must consider certain questions: Was the individual successful in his or her overall goals and objectives? If successful in their areas of struggle/leadership, in what ways were they successful? If they were not successful, why did they fail? If you believe it is not as cut and dry as this, explain why. Also, what is the individual’s overall legacy and how did they alter American history?

Produce one logical map which shows a layer 3 map of the network and includes all subnets and address ranges for each subnet. Produce documents which show each physical network, a layer 2 picture. One for each network.

You are designing a network for a small business.
You available the following equipment:

Gigabit Manageable Ethernet switches

48 port switches

24 port switches

8 port switches

You can use any number of these switches.

You do not have to use every port on any switch. Document the

unused ports as available for later expansion.

Routers with 2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

Gi0/0

Gi0/1

and one serial interface

Ser0

You can use any number of these routers.

You do not have to use every interface on any router. Document the

unused interfaces as available for later expansion.

You also have one (and only one) Router/firewall with two

1000Mbps Ethernet interfaces

eth0

eth1

This company has 3 sites.
Site A has 5 rooms.

Site B has 1 room.

Site C has 4 rooms.

You are have been assigned the net block 128.60.80.0/23 by your ISP. You will link up

to them with via a serial link using 54.4.5.8/30 (.9 is them, .10 is your end).

At Site A you have 5 rooms which need to support up to 45 hosts each.
They can all be on the same subnet (but don’t necessarily have to be)

At Site B you have 40 workstations. They should all be on the same subnet

At Site B you also have 25 servers behind a router/firewall. These hosts

are to be firewalled from internal as well as external hosts.

The router/firewall has 2 Ethernet interfaces (eth0 and eth1)

At Site C you have 4 rooms with 20 workstations each.

They can all be on the same subnet (but don’t necessarily have to be)

Site A links to Site B via a dedicated Serial interface.
Site B links to Site C via a dedicated Serial interface.

Site C links to the ISP via a dedicated Serial interface.

Divide up the /23 you have been assigned to accommodate the needs of the site.

Submission requirements –

Produce one logical map which shows a layer 3 map of the network and includes all subnets and address ranges for each subnet.
Produce documents which show each physical network, a layer 2 picture. One for each network.