1.In what ways are new service delivery and payment models (including those being developed and evaluated through the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation) designed to: Improve efficiency and curtail spending? Expand coverage and access? Improve coordination and quality of care?

2.The patient-centered medical home has been established as a model for transforming primary care and improving efficiency and effectiveness in the health care system. What are the changes that most medical practices would need to make to become patient-centered medical homes? Do you agree with them?

In Order to Complete this Assignment, You Must Answer:

Describe in detail the method that you will use to create a business concept.

Why did you choose this method?

How did you use this method?

You do not need to create a business, instead discuss the technique you will use to create the business.

Discuss and explore what you think the current White House economic stimulus plan for transportation will have on the U.S. transportation infrastructure, its issues, business, people’s lives, and policy.

The paper should discuss and extend the information on this topic, and to expand by giving real-world scenarios, which reflect this topic of the stimulus plan or proposed plan or idea at least of a plan.

Articles selected for references should be peer-reviewed and from authoritative websites. The paper should also include an Abstract page, Introduction, Conclusion and any other section appropriate to your paper.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST the experiences of SUICIDE BOMBING from the perspective of TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS.

This written assignment is an opportunity to compare and contrast the experiences of two different insurgent groups given their particular perspective across multiple data points. It is also an opportunity for you to become acquainted with ‘The Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism’. one of the most comprehensive searchable databases on suicide attacks occurring between 1981 and 2011. This database includes information about the location of attacks, the target type, the weapon used, and systematic information on the demographic and general biographical characteristics of suicide attackers. You can access the data site using the following url and the search instructions below: https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/ (Links to an external site.)

(Search instructions: do an “Advanced Search” then “Attack Type” – choose the Suicide Attack box and then hit search. Use further filters to compare two groups.)

You will compare and contrast the experiences of suicide bombing from the perspective of two different groups. Your comparative contrast will need to include:

a) who was targeted;

b) the average fatality rates;

c) methods of operation; and

d) any other pertinent information you feel is relevant

I- Format

A. Title page that includes name, topic, course title, date, instructor.

B. Structure

1. Neatly typewritten

2. Spelling and grammar

3. Logical topic development

C. Length (1 – 2 page[s] not counting title page

D. APA general formatting rules and citations throughout the paper

II- Content

A. Summarize:

1. What are the main arguments?

2. What type of research & design?

3. What is the point of this article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article is about, what would you say?

B. Assess:

1. How is this a useful source?

2. How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography (only for 2nd and 3rd annotated Bibliography)?

3. Is the information reliable? p. 323 – 324

( Resources for Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition)

4. What are possible extraneous variables and limitations? p. 37-38, 154

5. What is the goal (objective statement) of this source? How do the findings describe meeting (or not meeting) this goal?

C. Reflect:

1. How it fits into your research.

2. How this source is helpful to your Research

Utilization project.

 Specific contributions in helping shape your argument.

3. Ways this article has changed how you think about your topic.

1. APA style

2. Article criteria: <5 years, nurse authored,

3. USA published

III. References

Only obligatory: an empirical research reference is the article itself – reference at top of bibliography per example on OWL website. Please use headings as reflected in A, B, & C.

A Doll House

Using short-essay format, answer one of following questions. Identify only the prompt # in your response (for example, #1, #2, #3…). Develop an introduction and critical focus, then support your answer with specific evidence from the text. Paragraph your response. In your conclusion, let your reader know why you believe your interpretation is significant in relation to your topic.

1. At the end of Act I, Torvald makes a remark which carries a good deal of dramatic irony. He says that an “atmosphere of lies infects the whole life of a home.” What “lies” are we aware of that Nora has felt obliged to tell? How much does she recognize the implication of his statement when she adds, to herself, “Poison my home? … That’s not true. Never. Never in all the world.” Although we are not aware of any lies that Torvald has told, is there any sense in which he may have “infected” his relationship with Nora? In what way does Ibsen complicate concepts such as lies, truth, the law as the play moves forward?

2. Dr. Rank introduces the concept of “moral disease” which Torvald also remarks on to Nora at the end of act I. He and Torvald are both referring to Krogstad, but Mrs. Linde offers another way to look at Krogstad, as a man who is “changed,” a “widower… with many children.” What is the significance of these altering perspectives within the play?

3. Is Nora a good mother? This is a broad question so it’s important that you base your interpretation, however, you respond, on clear textual evidence from the play. As you prepare to respond consider Nora’s attitude toward her children in act 1 and act 2. Is there any change; if so, why? Take time to look over the end of act 1 and the first section of act 2, Nora’s interaction with Anne-Marie.

4. According to Robert Evans, “Nora is often considered one of the first, most important, and most influential modern feminist heroines. Why, how, and to what extent does she still seem an exemplary feminist heroine today? Does she fall short, at all, of contemporary feminist expectations, or can she still be seen as a worthy feminist role model?”

5. Refer to the case of Laura Perterson Keiler as Ibsen’s source for Nora. Does knowing Keiler’s story influence your interpretation of Nora. If so, how? Ibsen himself comments that he wrote the play “without any conscious thought of making propaganda,” instead his task was to portray the value of human rights. How does Keiler’s story dramatize this?

Is there the potential for a Land Value Tax in Ghana?

Sub Questions

• What is the case for property tax reform in Ghana?

• What are the theoretical benefits of LVT?

• What mix of objectives might be appropriate for an LVT to seek to achieve in Ghana?

• What are stakeholders’ perceptions of a potential LVT in Ghana?

• What are potential social, economic, practical, and political barriers to the introduction of LVT in Ghana?

• If the potential to introduce LVT in Ghana exists, what key issues would need to be considered by policymakers?

These research questions will be answered by exploring the perspectives of different agencies, actors, and stakeholders in the Ghanaian context.

You are required to develop a theoretical framework to answer the above research questions.

This study adopts an interpretivist / constructivist paradigm and as such a corresponding theoretical framework must be used. The theory of institutionalism has been suggested by supervisors (rational choice institutionalism, historical institutionalism, normative/sociological institutionalism and discursive/constructivist institutionalism. The discursive/constructivist instititutionalism aligns with the interpretive nature of the study and would be the preferred choice, subject to the writer’s views.

Guide to developing the theoretical framework

– Why a theoretical framework?

– The role of theoretical frameworks in qualitative research (where it can sometimes be regarded as problematic )

– What frameworks did I consider?

– Why did I reject/ choose the one I have

– What makes it really applicable to my context?

– What assumptions is the stance based on?

– What makes them unique?

Contemporary Film Analysis Project:

Many films depict the complexities of familial relationships. We will use this medium as a resource to provide a means for you apply what you’ve learned in this course regarding marriage and family. You may choose either “The Story of Us” or “Bend it Like Beckham”. You may find these film at your local video store or online via Netflix, Blockbuster or Itunes.

Choose the film and watch it at your leisure. Even if you have seen the film sometime before in the past, watch it all the way through.

Choose a relationship dynamic in the movie (e.g., husband and wife, parent and child, friendships) and explore how that relationship evolved throughout the movie. Take notes while watching the film that cover the following questions:

• How does time change the relationship?

• What communication patterns did you notice?

• What were the strengths of the relationship and challenges they endured?

• How does the life cycle stage affect their relationship? How would you have managed the situation or a similar one in your own life?

Take notes regarding specific scenes and quotes you find compelling.

Application Exercise: Gender Roles

The BEM Sex-Role Inventory is a checklist completed by the participant with the goal of trying to determine how masculine or feminine an individual is. Before taking the survey, please read all of the assignment directions, making special note of #4 BEFORE you take the survey. You may want to note these 10 words as you work. Each page of the survey represents a different gender category: masculine, feminine, and androgynous (not necessarily in this order). Once you have read the assignment directions, begin the BEM Sex-Role Inventory(https://www.psytoolkit.org/c/3.3.2/survey?s=BsNnQ)

Take the online inventory and get your score. Record or take a screenshot of your score(https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-any-device). Note the category you scored the highest in, does this match your current gender? My gender is Male

After completing the inventory and recording your results, in 2 pages answer the following questions:

1. What were the results of your sex-role inventory?

2. Do you agree or disagree with your results?

3. Explain why or why not. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this inventory?

4. From your perspective, list five words that would be considered “feminine” and five words that would be considered “masculine” in nature. What influences you to consider each of these words as either masculine or feminine?

5. Do you think contemporary society should concern itself with what is considered feminine and what is considered masculine or just focus on equality between the sexes? Explain your perspective.

6. Provide any other thoughts or insights you have on the gender or gender stratification.

Using the SWOT Analysis form Download SWOT Analysis form (In the Attachments Upload Files) , and information from the lesson, create a SWOT analysis that meets the following requirements

The analysis needs to be of a Fortune 1000 company or your own company [assuming it is publicly traded] that details its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

The company must be publicly traded so you can access financial information (needed for lesson 6 assignments).

You must use and cite library resources, or other web sources, such as Morningstar, Yahoo Finance, CNN, MSNBC, Hoovers, etc. All references should be cited appropriately using APA format.

Continue gathering library citation resources, web pages, etc., from which you can gather information on this company (again, this will be needed for this assignment and lesson 6 assignments). All citations will be included on your submissions.

Few links if you need them:

https://investors.universalmusic.com/reports/

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/umg/financials/cash-flow?countrycode=nl