This project provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of theoretical perspectives of deviance and their application to social issues and problems.

First, you must choose a form of deviance that interests you. This could be any topic we have been studying or will study or something else we are not covering that interests you. For example, topics might include: bulimia, hoarding, binge drinking, cutting, etc. Then, take two theories that interest you and compare and contrast them in terms of their application to the topic you have chosen. You may choose theories from Chapters 3-11 of Adler and Adler’s text.

You must fully and sensitively master, think through, and expand on the central concepts and questions of the two theories you have selected and stay grounded in our course readings, material I have posted on Blackboard, and class discussions. Draw on course material wherever possible in your project. This means you need to quote directly from readings in our text. It is more important that you draw more on our course material rather than rely on materials from other classes or from library or Internet research. I trust that you will agree that we have plenty of rich material to work with right here.

I am interested in how you demonstrate your own ability to think critically. Avoid using very long quotations and close paraphrasing of the readings. Some quoting from the readings is important though to support your points where applicable. I am most interested in how you discuss and interpret ideas in your own words and how you come to evaluate these theories in light of the topic you choose. When citing any sources, please be consistent throughout.

This paper must be two pages maximum. Late papers will not be accepted. Your paper must have page numbers, be double spaced and in 12 point Times font, in black ink, and with one inch margins. Be sure to put your full name on the file and on the actual paper.

The paper is worth 20% of your final course grade. I hope you enjoy doing this project and having a new way to think about theories set forth in the course.

 

and class lectures, you will be completing two Analytical Essays (3-5 full pages each).  To garner the highest possible score on each of these Analytical Essays, you must draft a clear thesis statement in the introduction to each of your Analytical Essays, and you must substantiate that thesis by referencing and analyzing specific information and ideas that are covered in the class readings, lectures, and/or media presentations.  In other words, it will not be enough to simply type, “I think that….” You will have to denote specific details from the lessons and explicitly cite the book pages, speeches, documentaries, and/or other sources you will be using to argue why your thesis is correct.  You will need to cite your sources in compliance with the Kate Turabian/Chicago Manual style of citation.  (See pages 11-12 of the syllabus.)   

For the Second Analytical Essay, you must cite at least 4 sources.  For the First Analytical Essay, all 4 sources had to be in-class sources.  For this Second Analytical Essay, at least 2 of the sources must be in-class sources.  Any additional sources can be in-class or outside sources.  However, you must properly cite every source you use. 

For this second of two Analytical Essays, draft a 3-5 full paged response to the following prompt:

How similar and different are the issues faced by and tactics used by proponents of the Black Power Movement of the late-1960s from those faced by and used by proponents of the modern-day #BlackLivesMatter movement?  And, what do the similarities and differences in public responses to those movements during their respective eras reveal about racial progress in America? 

Essay Response Rubric for each of the Analytical Discussion Board Essay Assignments 

A+ to A- Essay

B to B- Essay

C to C- Essay

D to F Essay

Introductory Paragraph and Thesis Statement

3 pts.

The introductory paragraph provides a context for the essay, garners the reader’s attention, and contains a clearly stated and well-developed thesis statement. Moreover, the thesis identifies the question and evaluates the relevance of the issue addressed in the essay prompt.

(3-2.7 pts.)

The introductory paragraph contains a thesis statement. However, it provides only a little context for the essay.  And/Or, the Introduction does little to explicitly garner the reader’s attention.

(2.6-2.4 pts.)

The introductory paragraph has a thesis statement that may be under-developed.  Such a thesis might not completely address the entire essay prompt.  And/Or, the Introduction does not provide much context for the essay.

(2.3-2.1 pt.)

The introductory paragraph merely paraphrases the essay prompt, and/or does not have a thesis.

(2-0 pts.)

Supporting Details and Analysis—Tells WHY the Thesis Is Correct and WHY Readers Should Agree

14 pts.

The essay clearly demonstrates a grasp of the subject matter in that it substantially utilizes and analyzes at least 3 relevant and specific supports to effectively defend the thesis. Moreover, the essay contains no to only a minor error in fact and/or function, and it meets the page requirement for the assignment (4-5 pages for General, 5-6 pages for Honors).

(14-12.6 pts.)

The essay utilizes at least 3 relevant and specific supports in defending the thesis. However, the analysis of those supports could be broader and/or deeper. And, it meets the page requirement for the assignment.

(12.5-11.2 pts.)

The essay offers at least 2 relevant and specific supports.  The essay contains factual information, but lacks much analysis.  And/Or, it is under the page requirement for the assignment.  Or, it only meets the page requirement because it feature less than relevant fluff.

(11.1-9.8 pts.)

The essay contains over-generalizations and/or little to no analysis. The essay demonstrates little depth and/or limited clarity about chronological history. It may also be under the page requirement for the assignment, literally or substantively.

(9.7-0 pts.)

Organization and Citations

4 pts.

The essay contains a clearly defined and organized introduction, body paragraph(s), and conclusion. Each body paragraph has effective transitions and begins with a topic sentence.  The essay properly cites 4 or more sources, at least 2 of those sources must be in-class sources. Moreover, the essay is engagingly written.

(4-3.6 pts.)

The essay is fairly well organized and properly cites 4 or more distinct sources, at least 2 of which are in-class sources.  However, the essay could be more engaging.

(3.5-3.2 pts.)

The essay may lack effective transitions between paragraphs or is less than well-organized.  The essay properly cites 4 or fewer sources, and fewer than 2 are in-class sources.  The essay may do little to engage the reader.

(3.1-2.8 pts.)

The essay is not well organized.  It may not properly cite at least 4 sources. 

(2.7-0 pts.)

Voice, Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization

4 pts.

The essay is written in the third person (unless otherwise directed).  It follows proper rules of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization, and/or there is no more than 1 typo.  Moreover, the essay is submitted on-time and in the proper electronic format (as well as a hard copy if directed to do so).

(4-3.6 pts.)

The essay is written in the third person (unless otherwise directed), contains only minor errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization. There are 2 minor typos. Moreover, it is on time and in the proper electronic format. (as well as a hard copy if directed to do so).

(3.5-3.2 pts.)

The essay might be written in the first person (when not explicitly directed to do so). It may contain 3 or more errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization. It is submitted on-time and in the proper electronic format (as well as a hard copy if directed to do so).

(3.1-2.8 pts.)

The essay might be written in the first person, (when not explicitly directed to do so). It consistently breaks rules of grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization. There are 4 or more typos.  Or, it is late or not properly submitted.

(2.7-0 pts.)

  

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1. Write a program that uses the TokenScanner class to display the longest word that appears in a file chosen by the user. A word should be defined as any consecutive string of letters and digits, just as it is in the TokenScanner class.

2. Write a program called CountWordFrequencies that reads a sequence of lines and produces a table showing how many times each word appears. Your program should be able to replicate the following sample run:

Enter the lines of text, ending with a blank line.

One fish

Two fish

Red fish

Blue fish

Blue: 1

Fish: 4

One: 1

Red: 1

Two: 1

3. Write a function elapsedTime that returns how many milliseconds are required to perform an operation. The elapsedTime function takes two parameters. The first is a callback function that implements the operation whose running time you want to measure. The second argument, which is optional and defaults to 1, indicates how many repetitions of the function call should occur between the time measurements. Although it is impossible to use Date.now to measure short running time, you can for example, see how long it takes to call a function 100,000 times and then compute the average running time by dividing the total elapsed time by the number of repetitions. You could therefore see how long it takes for the Math library to calculate the square root of 2 by calling: elapsedTime(function() {Math.sqrt(2);}, 100000)

4. When playing Scrabble, one of the most useful things to memorize is the list of all legal two-letter words. It is easy to use the English lexicon to create a list of two-letter words, but there are at least two strategies for doing so. The most natural one is to iterate through the words for doing so. The most natural one is to iterate through the words in the lexicon and print those whose length is two. A somewhat less obvious strategy is to generate all 26×26 combinations of letters and see which ones are words. Implement each of these strategies and then use the elapsedTime function from the preceding exercise to see which strategy is more efficient. 

5. One of the most important strategic principles in Scrabble is to conserve your S tiles, because the rules for English plurals mean that many words take an S-hook at the end. Some, of course, allow an S tile to be added at the beginning, but it turns out that there are 680 words including for example the words cold and hot tat allow an S-hook on both ends. Write a program that uses the EnglishLexicon class to display a list of all such words.

No plagiarism! Please put it in NotePad

 As faculty members, you have been asked to design a 4-hour Leadership Strategies course that would accommodate the learning styles for a selected 10 students. The students have all completed a learning style inventory in which three of the students are determined visual learners, four are kinesthetic learners, and the rest are auditory learners. Note: The intended audience for the course can be either newly graduated nurses or experienced staff nurses as you choose.Compose a 500-750-word paper which describes your plan to accommodate the learning styles of each student. This plan starts with defining course objectives; use the “A-B-C-D Method of Writing Objectives” resource as a guide. The objectives should incorporate Bloom’s taxonomy, be written at the appropriate level for the audience, and include at least two learning domains (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective). Make sure to include the following:

1. An outline of the course content and agenda that will be covered. 
2. Descriptions of the learning activities and the rationale for the learning activities selected
3. Strategies to assess learning, based on the learner objectives
4. Use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed resources less than 5 years old in addition to the course materials.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.Refer to “Learning Styles Rubric,” prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance. 

Research Paper:

 The final portfolio project is a three- part activity. You will respond to three separate prompts but prepare your paper as one research paper. Be sure to include at least one UC library source per prompt, in addition to your textbook (which means you’ll have at least 4 sources cited).

 Start your paper with an introductory paragraph.

Prompt 1 “Blockchain” (2-3 pages): Explain the major components of blockchain. Be sure to include how blockchain is affecting a global economy and how you see it growing in the future.

 Prompt 2 “Big Data” (1-2 pages): Describe your understanding of big data and give an example of how you’ve seen big data used either personally or professionally. In your view, what demands is big data placing on organizations and data management technology?  How does big data affect a global economy.

Prompt 3 “Government and Policies” (1-2 pages):  Discuss the role government plays in a global economy.  Also, look at what policies are currently in place and then discuss what policies should be put in place.

Conclude your paper with a detailed conclusion section. 

The paper needs to be approximately six to eight pages long, including both a title page and a references page (for a total of eight to ten pages). Be sure to use proper APA formatting and citations to avoid plagiarism.Your paper should meet these requirements: 

• Be approximately six to eight pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

Discussion:

 

There is a relationship between policy evaluation and production identification, policy evaluation and policy implement, and policy evaluation and policy formulation.  Can you explain this relationship and why they are important?

Please make your initial post and two response posts substantive. A substantive post will do at least two of the following:

• Ask an interesting, thoughtful question pertaining to the topic
• Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor
• Provide extensive additional information on the topic
• Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail
• Share an applicable personal experience
• Provide an outside source (for example, an article from the UC Library) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA)
• Make an argument concerning the topic.

At least one scholarly source should be used in the initial discussion thread. Be sure to use information from your readings and other sources from the UC Library. Use proper citations and references in your post.