Write an essay for 2 of the 3 prompts. 

Essay Requirements: 

Submit 1 ½ – 2 pages for each question. Three paragraphs minimum. 12 point font. Single spaced. Be sure and include the numbers of the questions you answer.  

Essay Prompts:

1. As in K-12 public schools, accountability has become a major issue in higher education. Defining how to measure accountability in Texas at the college level is controversial to say the least. Some lawmakers claim success- based funding for state colleges is the answer. Graduation rates are often cited as a simple way to compare schools. Do you think higher graduation rates should result in more funding? Why or why not?

2. Texas is one of nine states without a personal income tax (the others are Alaska, Florida, Nevada New Hampshire, Tennessee, Wyoming, South Dakota and Washington. Should Texas consider implementing an income tax to keep property tax increases under control? 

3. Texas does not have term limits (some local governments do). You can stay in office in Texas as long as you are reelected. Some political observers say term limits would encourage turnover and bring in new ideas and attitudes. Those who disagree believe there is institutional wisdom that would be lost if elected officials were not allowed to run for reelection after a set number of years. What is your view? Should Texas incorporate term limits? 

 

Unit 4. Reading and Writing: India, China, Japan

(click on above link to access reading assignment)

Writing Assignment:
Summarize the information on the architecture and sculpture of Angkor Wat.

Writing Assignment for Unit 4 Reading & Writing should include: SIX summary Paragraphs of the 6 Topics from the reading assignment. (6 paragraphs required)

Write six summary paragraphs; one for each topic in the reading assignment.

Relate important points topic-by-topic.

Each summary paragraph should have space between paragraphs.

A run-on paragraph cannot be graded.

Do not use headers or ‘quotes’ from the reading assignment.

Do not use ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘my’ in writing summaries.

Do not cut and paste or copy any of the text in the reading assignment and then change it because TURNITIN will read it as copying and not as original. 

TURNITIN SIMILARITY SCORE SHOULD BE 0% – if you are summarizing in your own words…

Take notes in your own words and then summarize.

Summaries that are too close to the original text will receive little or no credit.

OTHER ANSWER SOURCES ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

(It is important to see what you think about what you have read, and viewed. You must be original!)

You must attach the file as a WORD document: if you do not have WORD you can get an online version through BC or download OpenOffice and save the document in WORD format. Check for the DUE date for each assignment. To post: Follow the directions and then go to “Submit Files” then “Add a File”, “Upload” then “Add” then, “Submit”.

How to check your turnitin % score:
When you submit your writing assignments you will see your Turnitin % score after the paper has been submitted; you can click on it to review what is similar. If you need to make changes to your assignment you can but would have to submit a new file with the changes (the system allows for more than one submission as long as it is submitted before the deadline / the most current submission is graded). If you are submitting the assignment too close to the deadline there is no time to check your score and make changes; it’s important to work ahead so if needed you have time to make changes. The Writing Assignment is open for 9 days (check the course schedule for dates and times).

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Part 1

Please provide an original response!!!!

A new movement has started since the early 2000s, where some political groupsare trying to remove American history from our children’s school curriculum and textbooks, specifically slave history. However, these groups also do not want to cover segregation or civil rights.  By removing the history that we have just covered in these last eight weeks, the  African American communities would be denied their connections to American History.  Recently, African Americans have created movements such as “Black Lives Matter”  to counteract these other groups.  Many tie slave history to the development of segregation and racism that has spread throughout our country.  A Historical Trauma has affected generations of African Americans because of what their ancestors had to endure just to survive in this country. This distrust has developed towards different groups, agencies and organizations. For those who are not affected, trying to understand what it means to be an African American in the United States showcases the need for this history to be taught in all schools and to every American.
 

Your assignemt  is to prepare a letter to the editor of your local newspaper that would explain to all of America why African American History  should be taught in American schools.  Explain why every American should known this history and propose how knowing specific parts of this history could help mend race relations in the United States.  You will be expected to use specific facts, events and people to show how knowing this history can explain the trauma that has affected so many Americans.  These facts, events, and people must come from your required work this term and from research in the library or from the course bibliography.  In your letter, demonstrate the breadth of knowledge you have gained from this work. Do not forget to use in text citations because you will be using multiple sources.

This post must be at least 500 words.  If you wish, you can add to the letter some ways to heal our nation.  What steps can we use to end racism and division among communities and cultures. 

Part 2

RespoNd to both students separately !!!!!!

Original Post is part 1

Pamela

Dear Sun Herald,

My name is Pamela Hill and I am here to render your writers and editors some inspiration and encouragement on learning African American History and the importance of this topic being taught in our children’s school curriculum.  African American History plays a very large role in the production of America as well as the energy that guides this country’s moves towards a better future. In this letter, I will highlight some events that have contributed to the state in which America is in today and reveal things that can be done to move towards a better, brighter American Future. I ask that your paper put this in an article in next week’s paper. 

African American History begins at the time in this world when the Atlantic Slave Trade started. Once that ended in 1808, salves then had to undergo the Domestic Slave Trade within America. This is the foundation of how things began on this continent.  This is the story that is mentioned in the textbooks however the effects are the areas that are not spoken on and these stories are the ones that will help a lot of Americans population co-exist today. The story tells how Africans were brought from Africa to America to be laborers.  Once Africans arrived in America, African families were torn apart, sold and physically separated from one another. Many were killed and mistreated. Many violated sexually and used for that purpose. “The most well-known master-slave relationship was between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, who was also half-sister to Jefferson’s deceased wife Martha. Together over the course of at least 25 years, it is assumed they had four children together.” (Lesson 4).      

Over time there eventually came to the point where slavery was coming to an end. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which granted freedom to slaves in rebellious states. This prompted the debate for the decision to grant slaves either immediate or gradual emancipation. This also showed that there was a resistance in the south for this act. This prompted Anti-Slavery Activism throughout the country which quickly put light on groups of whites that were in the fight with African people to help bring their freedom. “The first group to actively oppose slavery in the Colonies was the Quakers, a religious group that began in England in the seventeenth century. By 1774, the Quakers required their leaders who were slave owners to free their slaves or to face expulsion from the faith.”  (Lesson 5).  These are stories that need to be shared and taught to the younger generations to show that not all whites were enemies. 

Overall, slavery has a bad reputation and rightfully so however, the stories about all whites and blacks eventually coming together to fight for freedom needs to be told more offer to show that we can make major moves if we come together. The fact that America went to war within itself shows that not all had that slave mentality. I think this is important because America needs to heal from this and the only way to do it is through acknowledgment and acceptance. The past is the past, it’s important to know where we came from to understand where we are going and how we not to make the same mistakes that held up back in the past.

Thank you for your time,

Pamela M. Hill

Condae

Sender: Condae Greene

Topic: Why African American History Should be Taught in School

Atlanta-Journal Constitution Editor, 

African American history is American history. It is important that it be taught in schools for a multitude of reasons. The first reason is for transparency. Many students these days are being taught inaccurate African American history such as the case in the McGraw-Hill geography textbook in Texas where slaves were referred to as “workers brought from Africa to work on agricultural plantations” (Dart, 2015). This type of false information not only misinforms students of the truths of American history but also gives them pretenses that African slaves were not forced to come to the United States. Students should be encouraged to discuss the lives of slaves and how they were treated by their owners. This could also be compared to modern day slavery that happens in other countries such as Kuwait and it would allow students to understand these atrocities. 

 In addition, America is prosperous because it was built on the backs of free slave labor. There are some historians who disagree at that statement but without the commodities coming from the South and being pushed to the factories in the North for processing, there would not have been an economic boom that occurred in the Americas and Europe. Breaking down the entire economic benefits of slavery and why it was continued for so long will give students a better understanding as to why the Civil War occurred and why Southerners were so keen to continuing slavery. 

Also, the achievements and contributions of African Americans are often shadowed by the negative stereotypes that have been ingrained into the psyche of many Americans. Students need to be taught the about the achievements, culture and contributions of African Americans not just what they see on television. Often what is shown on television only portrays the typical stereotypes of uneducated African Americans and if this is all that students of other races as well as other fellow African Americans see and absorb, that is what they will only think. Preventing the further spread of these stereotypes and then allowing students to share their similarities will help encourage the building of friendships and prevent racism. 

Lastly, teaching African American history will give African American students the knowledge of self. Most other cultures have deep histories that were passed down from generation to generation. African Americans were not afforded that opportunity. Most do not know which country or tribe that their ancestors came from. That sense of pride that they could have had from their mother country had been taken from them. Teaching the histories of pre-slavery African countries will give the students’ knowledge of what their ancestors accomplished, as well as how they attributed to the slave trade. Currently, students are only taught very broad stroke African American history which is typically only taught during the month of February. That is not enough time to cover the vast amount of contributions to economics, science, innovation, civil rights as well as the forces that tried to prevent such progress. 

All in all, in order for the racism and xenophobia to be lessened, African American history must be taught in school. It is owed to the welfare of all students, black, white, yellow, or brown, to be taught about this history so that everyone can live in harmony.

V/r, 

 

1. Examination of Health Care Laws
   Introduction
   The health law field currently has undergone and will continue to undergo, enormous change. Among the multitude of challenges are legal implications that come with electronic health records (EHRs), payments based on patient outcomes, mergers, fraud, insurance disbursements, and antitrust laws—just to name few. In addition, disruptive medical innovations, such as biotechnology and treatment research, have created new concerns over ethics and privacy.
   To perform proficiently as a health care administrator, the current environment requires that you have an understanding of key health care laws such as the following:
   • Stark Law.
   • HIPAA for Professionals.
   • HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule.
   • Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA).
   • A Roadmap for New Physicians: Fraud & Abuse Laws; Anti-Kickback Statute.
   • The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
   • Instructions
     In this assignment, imagine you work as an administrator in a hospital or health care organization. You are being considered for a promotion and are being asked to prepare a report for senior leadership that demonstrates your knowledge and interpretation of one of the above-mentioned health care laws.
     To complete this report, select a court case where one of these health care laws was violated. Write an analysis of the law and the selected case following the SESC formula: State, Explain, Support, and Conclude. Be sure to also address how organizational leadership in the selected court case could move forward to ensure that the health care law isn’t violated again in the future.
     Your report should be at least five pages long and should include a title page and references for a total of 7–8 pages.
     Strayer Writing Standards
     This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
     Grading Criteria
     The grading criteria for this report is as follows. It must include the elements listed below, so be sure to address each point. You may also want to review the performance-level descriptions for each criterion in the scoring guide to see how your work will be assessed:
   1. Analyze a court case where a health care law violation occurred.
   2. Analyze the health care law that was violated in the selected case.
   3. Evaluate the implications of the selected law on the health care system.
   4. Recommend how the hospital should protect against another violation.
   5. Support your thesis statement following the SESC formula (State, Explain, Support, and Conclude).
   6. Use at least three peer-reviewed articles less than five years old.
   7. Provide appropriate in-text citations and reference section.
   8. Meet clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements.

 

As a cybercrime professional you have many tools in your arsenal to stop network, DOS and/or Windows attacks.

Read the article, 21 Best Free Digital Forensic Investigation Tools, which briefly describes many of the tools.

Select two forensic investigator tools from the list below:

• Autopsy.
• Magnet Encrypted Disk Detector.
• Wireshark.
• Magnet RAM Capture.
• Network Miner.
• NMAP.
• RAM Capturer.
• FAW Forensics Acquisition of Websites (This is a tool to acquire Web pages for forensic investigation).
• HashMyFiles.
• CrowdResponse.
• ExifTool.
• SIFT.
• Browser History Capturer and Browser History viewer by Foxton.
• Sleuth Kit.
• CAINE.
• Volatility Framework.
• Paladin Forensic Suite.
• FTK Imager.
• Bulk_Extractor.
• LastActivityView.
• FireEye RedLine.

Write a 1–2 page paper in which you compare and contrast the two tools you have selected:

• Describe the tools you have selected:
  • How do each of the tools work?
  • How are they different from each other?
• Why do you believe that these two tools are the best choice to stop network, DOS, and/or Windows attacks? Provide a rationale.
• Describe an event or instance when one of these tools is the superior counter measure.
• Use three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.