Draft a short script of what you would say to that stakeholder that considers the promising arguments or action levers you might use in response to potential pushback.

1. What are Sherry Hunt’s values and motivations in this case? Do you share these values and motivations? How important (from the perspective of both personal well-being and organizational effectiveness) do you think it is for organizations to allow and encourage employees to voice their values and live their values in the workplace?

2. If you were Hunt at the end of the case, what course of action would you pursue? What person or what entity would you tell, how (e.g., by email, in person), and why? Be mindful of what motivates different stakeholders and therefore the resistance with which they may respond.

3. Draft a short script of what you would say to that stakeholder that considers the promising arguments or action levers you might use in response to potential pushback.

Do you think genetic modification experimentation is “unnatural” or interferes with the “balance of nature”?

Give a brief background on GMOs. What are they? What role do they play in our food production?

Genetically modifying organisms (GMO) is not a new technology; it has been around for thousands of years. The first genetically modifying happened 32,000 years ago with a wild wolfs that were domesticated and later selective breeding to give humans a variation of dogs with particular traits, looks, size, color, and strengths (Rangel, 2015). Today there are over 360 recognized dog breeds around the world, but GMOs through science did not take off until 1973. Scientists discovered they could cut out a gene from one object and paste it to another. GMO allowed the scientist to move an antibiotic resistance from one strain of bacteria into another, thus enabling antibiotic resistance to another object. After this discovery, a considerable amount of opposition occurred from the government, media, and other scientists on the ramifications it would have on human health and the Ecosystem (Rangel, 2015). In 1992 the first genetically engineered food was approved for consumption by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the FLAVR SAVR Tomato. Today GMO crops are farmed by over 17 million farms around the world. GMO crops have increased yields and lowered production prices by selective breading, advanced breeding, and gene modification breeding, which allows a gene to be removed from a crop or added to a different crop.  GMO’s has enabled crops to be drought resistance, stronger stalks, and roots, and prevent crop disease. GMOs have increased the world’s food production; in the U.S. alone, we plant 39% of GMO crops (Biotechnology Information, n.d.). What are the Benefits/Drawbacks?

Do you think genetic modification experimentation is “unnatural” or interferes with the “balance of nature”?

Humans have been shifting the balance of nature for thousands of years. Disturbing nature by tearing down trees, moving water flows, removing animals from their natural environment, and polluting the air. But in case I believe it’s for the greater good. We as humans have multiped by the millions, and the natural framing will not provide enough food for the human race. Creating drought-resistant crops can save many 2nd and 3rd world countries from famine and conflicts that come with famines.

Some genetically modified (GM) traits can also be produced by conventional crop breeding. In such a case, is the GM crop bad and the conventional one good?

I think genetically modifying (GM) a crop should only take place if you are unable to get the same results as conventional breeding. GM is generally only used when a gene does not exist in a species and wants to cross it with another crop. It also is used to speed up a crop deployment phase; conventional crop breeding takes multiple generations as GM could change the development of a crop in a couple of years (Royal Society, 2016).

Why do you think the use of GMOs is still such a divisive topic?

The public wanting a definite answer on is this have long term effect on human health as well as people disagreeing with alerting nature have caused division in the party’s that are for it and against it. On the other side, people are seeing the benefits and the future of being able to stop world hunger. These two sides could not be further from each other.

Using subroutines from the Sage example code for Simplified DES, write a function to compute Simplified DES Decrypt.

  1. Let temp_block denote a Sage variable that contains the output of the first application of function fK (f_K in the Sage example code) while encrypting with Simplified DES.  Using subroutines from the example sage Code, write sage code to recover the input block passed to Simplifed DES Decrypt.  Meaning reverse the first steps in Simplified DES Encrypt. You may assume that you have the first round key in a variable K1.
  2. Using subroutines from the Sage example code for Simplified DES, write a function to compute Simplified DES Decrypt.

Write a policy brief that analyzes the problem you chose specifically for your state.

You are a staff member for a state legislator. Many issues in your state have recently become a hot topic. The legislator has formed a committee to address some of the issues brought to them by staff. The legislator’s intention is to hear policy briefs and then implement action to begin solving some of the hot topic issues in the state. You have decided to present a policy brief on an issue that you are passionate about. You will need to prepare a short presentation to present your brief to the committee. Do the following:

Part I:

Write a policy brief that analyzes the problem you chose specifically for your state. The policy should be concise and follow the general structure of such a policy brief. At a minimum, your policy brief should contain the following:

· A title

· A summary of the problem

· At least 3 possible solutions

· Statement and explanation of the recommended solution with rationale

· The implications and benefits of the recommended policy

· Brief conclusion

· At least 3 sources used to support claims

· Graphics and/or other visual elements so it reflects the formatting of a professional policy brief

Provide a brief analysis of the work of art using the questions art historians ask and the words art historians use.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/orchardson-napoleon-on-board-the-bellerophon-n01601

Provide a brief analysis of the work of art using the questions art historians ask and the words art historians use. Consider the media (materials), methods, subjects of the work of art, and the reflections of the region and Contemporary Art movement.

How do the political, philosophical, religious, and social contexts impact the art of today? How does Contemporary Art differ from Baroque Art, which you studied earlier in this course?

Now that you have seen how art evolves over time and throughout history, reflect upon how your interpretation of art has changed since you examined the A Fall with the Rebel Angels in the “Post Your Introduction” discussion in Week 1. What differences are there between the ways you interpreted that work of art in Week 1 to your interpretation now? How will these changes impact the way you view art moving forward?

Discuss the technical skills required to have a CSIRT response team consisting of employees with other job duties (i.e., not a full-time CSIRT job category)?

Search “scholar.google.com” or your textbook. Discuss the technical skills required to have a CSIRT response team consisting of employees with other job duties (i.e., not a full-time CSIRT job category)? Why or why not? What factors will influence their decision?

Research how financial markets and institutions influence the US and global economies.

Research how financial markets and institutions influence the US and global economies.

Create a summary to present your research.

Choose 4 financial markets or institutions. Briefly explain what each specializes in (mortgages, stocks, government securities, etc.).

Compare how each financial market you identified influences the US economy and global economy.

Do you think the penalties for using scheduled drugs are appropriate?

Why do think drugs get “scheduled”? Do you think drugs should be “scheduled”? Do you think the penalties for using scheduled drugs are appropriate? If addiction can be viewed as a chronic disease, who should be socially and financially responsible for drug addiction treatment? Who should be responsible for drug prevention and intervention? law enforcement, schools, families, etc…