Paper 1 Michael

 

Looking back at the history of the United States helps open our eyes to the positive and negative impacts of decisions made by our elected officials. No matter who is President, we can find many accomplishments and failures a like. President Lyndon Johnson is no different. He had many successes and failures. One of his most notable accomplishments is creating the Great Society. This was his plight to attack poverty, race, and immigration. He decided after a report produced by the Council of Economic Advisers in 1964 that he would work to eliminate poverty. The report “estimated that 22 percent of the nation’s population lived in poverty, lacking adequate food, shelter, and clothing” (Schultz, 2013, p 494). He persuaded Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which was designed to include many programs to eliminate poverty. Many of these programs delt with education and jobs. He also worked to create Medicare and Medicaid to provide medical insurance for the elderly and poor (Schultz, 2013). When it came to civil rights of Americans, he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which “outlawed discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion or sex” (Evaluating the success of the Great Society, n.d. para 7). It also allowed lawsuits against segregated schools. These programs all were seen as a positive to LBJs presidency. One last positive to look at was his work on immigration. He got rid of the national origins formula from the 1920s and opened the United States up to all immigrants (Evaluating the success of the Great Society, n.d.). These were all considered positive accomplishments of his presidency. Many see his biggest failure as the Vietnam War. His fear of the domino theory that was the thought that if one country fell to communism the surrounding ones will also fall to communism (Schultz, 2013). He felt the way to help Vietnam was to send more troops but could not get Congress to declare war on Vietnam. Instead, it turned into a police action. His involvement in Vietnam was the downfall of his presidency. As the war continued, America was rocked with protests and he lost popularity with his own political party (History.com Editors, 2009). This was his political demise. Still to this day people question why we were there.

After my research, I would say that over all President Johnson did a lot of great things for the United States. we cannot judge a president off of a few mistakes. We need to keep an open mind and look at the Presidency as a whole. My opinion is that Johnson made great strides in America. His Presidency had great impacts on the citizens of this country. While I felt his decision on Vietnam was wrong, his idea of the Great Society had a positive impact on our country.

References

History.com Editors. (2009, October 29). Lyndon B. Johnson. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/lyndon-b-johnson#section_6.

Schultz, K.M. (2013). HIST, Volume 2: US History Since 1865. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

WP Company. (n.d.). Evaluating the success of the Great Society. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/great-society-at-50/.

paper 2 Beau

 

Lyndon B. Johnson, Estate of Kennedy

November 22 of 1963 marked a change within the course of the United States, several trigger pulls of Lee Harvey Oswald left the president sitting dead with the Cold War still predominant, racial injustice prevalent, -discontent with the state of the United States involvement in the Vietnam war coming to the forefront. To compound the issues of the time, the Civil Rights Movement was in full swing, achieving success, with the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, Civil Rights Act, and mass protests against the equal but separate segregation being predominant milestones (Schultz, 2013).

Schultz states that Lydon Johnson, a man who was a skilled politician, but lacked the charisma of his predecessor, viewed poverty as more divisive than race, would seek the nations transformation through American liberalism with a series of programs that sought to end poverty while expanding upon education (2019). This was to be achieved through what the president called a “Great Society”, meaning that teachers would be staffed, well paid, with no child allowed to go hungry or unschooled, with human beings having the dignity of having a job (Schultz, 2013).

Johnson held several liberal views, with many bringing advances to the country, was the first president to appoint an African American Supreme Court justice, committed to the civil rights movement, championed immigration through law with the Hart-Cellar Act, with was one of the most influential acts in changing the appearance of American Society (Schulzt, 2013). Johnson falls within a pantheon of important presidents within the twentieth century, though he did have many exceptional achievements, accompanied by several terrible failures (Dallek, n.d.).

Successes

Johnson, who was not just content with his predecessors proposals, championed voting rights, immigration reform, environmental protection, cabinet departments for transportation – housing within urban development, while implementing the much-needed cultural reforms such as the National endowments for the Arts and Humanities (Dallek, n.d.). His war upon poverty is a major contributor contributing factor to his successes, having lived in poverty himself, he eliminated urban slums, crating public housing, while expanding upon social security. These acts allowed him to reduce the percentage of Americins living in poverty from 23% to roughly 12%, with his domestic reform said to rival the record of liberal alterations to FDR’s New Deal (Dallek, n.d.). The civil rights actions were the predominant methods that permanently changed the South, opening the roadway for equal treatment of African Americans in the country regardless of local -region.

Failures

Dallek (n.d.) notes that though his domestic policies changed the direction of the nation, his overseas affairs, with Vietnam especially, did not replicate the courage of wisdom found with his backing of civil rights. His decisions, based on the belief that a failure to fight the limited war within Vietnam would be against the national interest in combating communism, would ultimately lead to a larger war with Russia and China (Dallek, n.d.). Criticism of his mishandling of the war, the death toll of American soldiers, – the massive incurring debt led to doubts throughout the nation. Televised coverage turned negative, with reports becoming exceedingly negative, with reports stating the war could not be won on acceptable terms to the United States (Schultz, 2013). The Vietnam conflict created a nation so divided that Lyndon B. Johnson withdrew his presidential bid, paving the way for Nixon, the only president to resign within the history of the nation (Dallek, n.d.).

Legacy

Johnson’s legacy will always be held with mixed feelings, as his historical reputation full of recriminations over Vietnam, but also with admiration through his great social -liberal changes. His War on Poverty, advancement of Civil Rights, immigration reform did much to create the diverse nation that we live in today. Feuerhed (2017) states that scholars mostly agree that the Great Society made an impact, which greatly aided the elderly poor, that of African Americans, who saw an income raise of half within that single decade. While not what I would subjectivly call the best president in history, is an influential character to be forever thought about in a historical context.

Resources

Feuerherd, P. (2019, February 6). How great was the great society? JSTOR Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/how-great-was-the-great-society/

Schultz, K.M. (2013). HIST, Volume 2: US History Since 1865. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Mr. Dallek. (n.d.). How do historians evaluate the administration of Lyndon Johnson? History News Network. https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/439

Please number and answer the following questions, based on lectures as well as readings and occasionally a video.  When you refer to the reading in your answer, put the author’s last name in parentheses – example: (Gerson).  Do not repeat the question; simply number then answer.  Your total word count for this exam should be minimum 1500 words, typed, doublespaced.  At the top of your exam please put your name, class, and word count.  You will submit this Exam as a Word doc via Canvas by the due date/time posted in Canvas.  All answers must be in your own words; no direct quoting from lecture material or readings is allowed.  Please note that while this exam is open (that is, open-note, open-book), you MAY NOT work with other people on this exam.  This exam is to be completed by you individually; any collaboration with other people on this exam constitutes cheating, so please be sure to work independently.  Please note that exams that are late or under the word count or have direct quoting will not be accepted. 

1)  Based on the Module Work and Families – lecture: What is the second shift?  Why do (on average) women do most of it?  How does the gender pay gap often relate to the second shift?  Based on reading (35)Gerson: What do these women and men want ideally in terms of family and paid work?  Why do they have a Plan B?  What are the differences between the women’s Plan B vs the men’s Plan B?  Based on reading (37)Meyers and Demantas: What is a mancession, and why is this concept misleading?  How did these men respond to the mancession?  Give specific examples.

2)  Based on the Module Dating/Sex/Cohabitation/Marriage – lecture: How have dating and marriage changed throughout US history?  Based on reading (17)Schwartz:  Explain the three pieces of evidence that Schwartz offers to support her thesis that Americans are fearful of and misinformed about sex.  Next, explain two sources of fear about sexuality.  What is Schwartz’s answer to this issue?  That is, explain what she proposes for us to reduce sexual anxiety.

3)  Based on the Module Domestic Violence – lecture: Research shows that many victims of domestic violence have different experiences when it comes to trying to get help.  Explain how experiences differ for heterosexual men victims vs heterosexual women victims, racial-ethnic minority women victims and immigrant women victims, and gay men victims vs gay/lesbian women victims.  Next, explain with examples three sociological explanations for domestic violence. 

4)  Based on the Module Divorce – lecture: What are some pros and cons of divorce for each of the following – men, women, and children?  Based on reading (21)Rutter:  Explain two points from the reading that support Rutter’s case for divorce.  Based on reading (22)Coleman and Ganong:  Explain two things we have learned from research on stepfamilies.  

  

1. Briefly describe a few activities that a typical student might do on any given day that reflect the effects of globalization.

2. Explain why an increase in demand for a good does not lead to an increase in supply. What does an increase in the demand for a good lead to?

3. Discuss the effectiveness of the slave redemption programs in Sudan when it is assumed that the elasticity of the supply of slaves is perfectly inelastic. Use a supply and demand diagram to help illustrate your response.

4. Explain in your own words why the imposition of a tax results in a deadweight loss. Given this, should we eliminate all taxes on goods/services because they result in deadweight losses? Explain why or why not.

5. Oil futures prices are a noisy signal of war in the Middle East. Explain whether this statement is true or false.

6. Many times after natural disasters such as hurricanes, prices are controlled so that it is illegal to charge any price greater than “pre-hurricane” levels. For consumers who value these goods very highly, is this a good policy? If prices were allowed to increase, what do you think would happen to supply of these highly valued goods? Explain.

7. Briefly discuss any benefits of “protectionism”. 

8. Is a market that generates external benefits considered economically efficient? Explain why or why not .

9. The National Football League (NFL) has long been accused of benefiting from monopoly power. Explain how the NFL protects its monopoly power, and what would you expect to happen to the number of teams and ticket prices if the NFL lost its monopoly? 

10. Explain the two basic principles of successful price discrimination. 

11. iTunes is an online digital media store operated by Apple. Songs may be purchased individually, and each song has a popularity meter that keeps track of how many consumers have downloaded the song. What information does the popularity meter on iTunes give to consumers, and does the meter itself influence how many consumers download songs? Explain.

 

Assignment Description

In the fast-paced, evolving enterprise environment, there is a need to integrate systems, whether with recently acquired organizations or with the latest off-the-shelf technology. The challenge seems insurmountable without some formalized approaches, tools, techniques, and best practices to support the effort. You will select a manageable systems integration project so that you will have practice with all phases of the systems integration process, from determining enterprise integration requirements through the final implementation planning.

Project Selection

The first step will be to select an enterprise as the target for your systems integration project, along with a list of the major systems to be integrated within the target organization. This project will be used as the basis for each of the assignments throughout the course and should conform to the following guidelines:

• Nontrivial: The selected enterprise should be large enough to reflect the need to integrate systems.
• Domain knowledge: You should be familiar enough with the organization to allow you to focus on its system’s integration needs.

Select an enterprise that fits these requirements, and submit your proposal to your instructor before proceeding further with the assignments in the course. Approval should be sought within the first few days of the course. Your instructor will tell you how to submit this proposal and what notification will be given for project approval.

Assignment Guidelines

For the assignments in this course, you will be developing a comprehensive Systems Integration Design Proposal as your project. Your first task in this process will be to select an enterprise to use as the basis of your project. You will also create the shell document for the final project deliverable, which you will be working on during each unit. As you proceed through each project phase, you will add content to each section of the final document to gradually complete the final project delivery. Appropriate research should be conducted to support the analysis in your report, and assumptions may be made when necessary.

Following is an outline for the comprehensive design proposal that will evolve throughout the course. This deliverable will be created in incremental steps. For Week 1, submit the following for review by your instructor: the proposal shell and completed sections Project Information, Project Plan, and System Integration Best Practices, labeled “Week 1.”  The Requirements Specifications section will be completed and delivered during Week 2, and so on.

• New Content (Week 1) 
  • Project Information
    • Provide a brief description of the enterprise (can be hypothetical) where the system integration design proposal has the potential of being adopted.
    • Describe the overall project objectives.
    • List the business or technical needs that will be met by the project.
    • List the major components of the project (major systems that will be integrated).
      • This list may change after further analysis is completed.
    • List the boundaries of the project (what the project will not address).
    • Material can be taken from the approved proposal that you submitted.
    • Be sure that this project is approved by the instructor.
  • Project Plan
    • This contains the work breakdown structure (WBS) for all of the tasks that will be required to complete the project.
    • Determine the start and completion dates (within the course’s start and end dates).
    • List other resources that are required to complete the project.
  • System Integration Best Practices
    • Based on what you learned during completion of the Discussion Board activity, identify best practice areas you will cover in your project.
    • Provide a diagram that shows the process flow that you intend to use for designing the systems integration architecture.
• Make sure that the document is in APA format.

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Grades Awarded 

LO1 Compare ways in which change impacts on an organization’s strategy and operations.

LO1 & LO2 

D1 Draw conclusions and recommendations with valid justifications for planning effectively for change and applying change impact analysis.

P1 

M1 

P2 

P3 

M2 

D1 

P1 Compare different organizational examples where there has been an impact of change on an organization’s strategy and operations

M1 Assess the different drivers for change in each of the given examples and the types of organizational change they have affected

LO2 Evaluate the influences that drivers of change have on organization behavior.

P2 Evaluate the ways in which internal and external drivers of change affect leadership, team and individual behaviors within an organization.

P3 Evaluate measures that can be taken to minimize negative impacts of change on organizational behavior.

M2 Apply appropriate theories and models to critically evaluate organizational response to change.

LO3 Determine how barriers to change influence leadership decision-making.

D2 Critically evaluate the use of force field analysis in the context of meeting organizational objectives.

D3 Critically evaluate the effectiveness of leadership approaches and models of change management.

P4 

M3 

D2 

P5 Choose an item.

M4 Choose an item.

D3 Choose an item.

P4 Explain different barriers for change and determine how they influence leadership decision-making in a given organizational context.

M3 Use force field analysis to analyses the driving and resisting forces and show how they influence decision-making

LO4 Apply a range of leadership approaches to a change initiative.

P5 Apply different leadership approaches to dealing with change in a range of organizational contexts.

M4 Evaluate the extent to which leadership approaches can deliver organizational change effectively applying appropriate models and frameworks.