Where does the revenue come from?

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City of Oakland, CaliforniaThe objective of this paper is to understand Municipal Budgets. As such, please identify a city and analyze it from a budgetary perspective.12pt. Times New Roman or 11pt. Arial Font, with 1 inch margins . Please NO DIRECT QUOTES.2 Points: Introduction. This is not just one paragraph. An Introduction should introduce the paper. It should tell me what I’m going to read. It should include a little bit about the city, like demographics, type of government, and interesting facts. The introduction should introduce the budget. It should have the overall size of the budget, major departments you’ll be writing about, and major changes to the budget on account of COVID-19. Your introduction should be a mini-form paper. Tell me what you’re going to tell me in detail later on in the paper.5 Points: Identify the goals of the budget. Here you go into detail about the goals of the budget. Tell me about it. Who are the stakeholders? What departments will be impacted?5 Points: The OVERALL budget. Tell me about the three categories—governmental funds, proprietary funds, fiduciary funds, as applicable. Where do the budgetary outlays go?
Where does the revenue come from? Do they have any special revenue funds? Do they have
intergovernmental resources? Tell me about the debt service and pension liabilities of the city.3 Points: Explain their Capital Assets. What capital projects have been budgeted for the next fiscal year. What is their portfolio of asset?6 points: Analysis of budget priorities. Show the evidence that the budget is in fact supporting the identified goals. It would be helpful to analyze two or three departments.
Tell me about the departments (salary, personnel, etc.) and how they demonstrate through appropriations a commitment to stated goals.2 Points: Elected Mayor/City Manager! Identify a goal that is needed in your city, and how you would address that goal through the budget.2 Points: Grammar. Please be sure to use proper grammar when writing your papers. If you need a grammar refresher, please see Strunk and White’s Elements of Style: http://www. jlakes.org/ch/web/The-elements-of-style.pdf

Which determinist argument against free will is strongest in your view?

 

In order to complete this discussion, you need to first:

  • read “Science Hasn’t Defeated Free Will” by List
  • read chapters 10-11 of Dew & Gould
  • read “Loki and the Problem of Determinism” by Chilton

If you have not done so, stop now to read that material.

For your thread, refer to the above sources as you answer the following questions:

  1. Which determinist argument against free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)
  2. Which single argument supporting free will is strongest in your view? (Give your reasons.)

Your thread should demonstrate that you have reviewed all the assigned readings.

discuss how the application of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs contributes to effective communication in a criminal justice organization.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is just one of several motivational theories discussed in this unit. It is a foundational concept in the role of a criminal justice administrator, whether in law enforcement, corrections, or courts.
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For this assignment, you will examine Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Each of the levels in the hierarchy of needs must be examined in detail as it relates to administration and personnel. Make certain that your essay meets the criteria below.
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First, include an introduction. Then, explain how a criminal justice administrator could apply Maslow’s model in each of the leadership theories (trait, style, and situational leadership) discussed in Chapter 2 on pp. 36–40 of the textbook. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your explanation.
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Second, briefly identify one other motivational theory from the textbook (pp. 41–46) that can also be applied in all three criminal justice sectors. Give an example of how it could be used in each.
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Third, discuss how the application of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs contributes to effective communication in a criminal justice organization. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your discussion.
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Finally, analyze the connection between Maslow’s beliefs and how they relate to an administrator’s requirement to be aware of and respect the rights of employees. Give an example from each of the three criminal justice sectors (law enforcement, corrections, and courts) to support your analysis.
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Your essay must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title page and references page. You are required to use at least two sources to support your essay, one of which may be the textbook. All sources used must be properly cited. Your essay, including all references, will be formatted in APA Style.

Describe the three categories of ratios used in ratio analysis.

 

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 300 words in length, and you should respond to two additional posts from your peers.

Ratio Analysis

Describe the three categories of ratios used in ratio analysis. When working on assessing the company you chose, which of these ratios do you think is the most important indicator of successful performance, why?

Explain and assess: what does this mean and is it a development to lament or approve?

Four options. Please answer ONE of the following:

1) Having learned about the different types of Buddhism from Prothero and the course optional video lectures, how would you sum up the major differences? What are the variables that seem to differ among these schools of Buddhism? When you consider factors such as accuracy of its view of life, psychological benefits, moral guidance, and other values you might hold, does a particular form of Buddhism seem more attractive to you than others?”

2) Seth Zuiho Segall’s “The Best Possible Life” is a thoughtful reflection on how Buddhism has changed and will change as it develops in the West. Please explain how the Problem-Solution-Technique process is present in the article. What are issues or problems that bring Westerners to Buddhism? What would a resolution to these issues look like? He thinks this solution will require a blending of Western thought (from Aristotle) and Buddhism, something he calls “eudaimonic interpretation of awakening.” What are his “dimensions” (techniques?) of this awakening?

3) Please analyze Veseley-Flad’s article on Black American Buddhists’ practices (“For Black Buddhists Struggling With . . .”) through the notions of congruence and relevance explained in the first three pages of Segall’s article (“The Best Possible Life”).

4) Consider Moffitt’s “The Mindfulness of the Buddha,” Goldberg’s “The Long Marriage of Mindfulness and Money,” and other readings on meditation and mindfulness. Across these articles, we see how Buddhist mindfulness meditation has been transformed by its adoption and popularity in the West, even to the point of becoming “Buddhism stood on its head” (Goldberg). Explain and assess: what does this mean and is it a development to lament or approve?

Explain in 3–4 sentences how your personal values, worldviews, life experiences, and/or your personality influenced your selection of the top three theories or models.

The Theoretical Evaluation Self-Test (TEST) was developed by Daniel Coleman. It is a quantitative instrument that measures a therapist’s theoretical orientation. It consists of 30 close-ended statements with a 7-point Likert scale, asking the extent of agreement about “psychotherapy, the human psyche, and the therapeutic process” (Coleman, 2008, p. 74). The seven theoretical orientations that are measured are psychodynamic, biological, family systems, ecosystems, cognitive, pragmatic, and humanistic.

For this Discussion, you take the TEST to stimulate self-reflection. You will also take some time to reflect on all the different theories and models covered in this course.

  • After taking the TEST, post your results.
  • Explain in 2–3 sentences the extent to which you were surprised or not surprised by the TEST results and explain the reasons why you were surprised or not surprised.
  • After looking back at the array of theories and models that were covered in this course, identify the top three theories or models that most appealed to you.
  • Explain in 3–4 sentences how your personal values, worldviews, life experiences, and/or your personality influenced your selection of the top three theories or models.

Resources

Coleman, D. (2008). Theoretical evaluation self-test is an interactive test of theoretical orientation for mental health clinicians or graduate students [Interactive media]. http://web.pdx.edu/~dcoleman/test.html

Coleman, D. 92003). Learning about therapy theories: An empirical test of an experiential technique. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 23(3/4), 73-89.

https://doi.org/10.1300/j067v23n03_07.

How do staff at their school work to develop the FBA?

 

Scenario

Interview a special education teacher, behavior support specialist, school psychologist, or Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Specialist and ask their perspectives on conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) in the school setting. (If you are unable to speak to someone directly, watch a You Tube video with a behavior specialist and react to the same questions below).

  1. What do they say about the process?
  2. How do staff at their school work to develop the FBA?
  3. What personnel are involved at their school?
What were the primary Soviet critiques of the United States, and what symbols did these posters use to communicate them?

The Cold War era was one of intense diplomatic, proxy, and global conflict between the two binary superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union, each seeking to make wins on each other through any means possible, including things like the space race, arms build up, and regular propaganda. Examine the two Soviet propaganda posters and answer the following questions in complete sentences. Each question should have support for your position. When you are done, comment on the arguments made by two of your colleagues. About 300 worlds

  1. What were the primary Soviet critiques of the United States, and what symbols did these posters use to communicate them?
  2. Is there value in studying a rival’s propaganda against your own country, and how effective is propaganda. Where do we see the same tools and tactics that make propaganda effective in our daily lives?
  3. Propaganda like this shaped the Soviet people’s view of the United States. Imagine you are an American – how would you explain the criticisms leveled in these posters to a Soviet citizen?