Read both articles on causes and contributors to food insecurity and globesity. State your opinion by agreeing or disagreeing. Include examples from the articles below. Erin Madar (2013). Stephen Kline: Globesity, Food Marketing and Family Lifestyles & Youth Adolescence.Preview the document Gundersen, C. & Ziliak, J.P. 1-19 (2014).Childhood food insecurity in the U.S.:Trends, causes, and policy options.Preview the document
With so many variations in health care insurance, you have a hard time understanding your own policy coverage. What role do you have in assisting your patient in understanding their insurance or coverage?
Should focus on recommendations, B. be clear on alternatives considered, and C. Must discuss and support the analysis and/or the recommendations based on theory relevant to the case that we have discussed and/or read (integration of textbook chapters previously discussed and assigned for that day & outside sources)Question: 1. What conflicts must foreign oil companies resolve in deciding whether or not to invest in Ecuador?2. What objectives and whose interests appear to be carrying the most weight in this case? Which should dominate?3. Is there a strategy that makes sense for a firm to continue to pursue upstream oil business in Ecuador? What would you – as an “external consultant” – recommend the protagonist of the case to do?
Produce a written report of the usability of different university websites.
Imagine you were given supreme control over everything in our galaxy except the planet earth and it’s living beings. That is, you could control the sun, all planets, asteroids, and comets in the solar system, and all the stars and their planetary systems in the galaxy. What three (or more) things would you change to improve life on the earth? For each, you much provide why/how the change would improve life based upon scientific reasons as to how the change affects life on earth.
You have been assigned to the recruiting division of your police department. Your chief is concerned because there don’t seem to be many women applying to be police officers with your department. You currently have 10 women in your department of 250 sworn officers, but that is below the number the chief would like to see. Your chief asks you to determine how many women you should strive to hire to put the agency in line with the national average. The chief also requests that you research why women aren’t applying, what might be keeping them from seeking the job, and what efforts you can put forth to increase the numbers. You are to come up with a recruitment plan addressing all these issues.
Dealing with mandated programs versus discretionary programs is among the budget challenges faced by public administrators. In essence, a mandated program is one that is required by law or directive, while a discretionary program is one that is tied to a service or function the government wishes to provide, but which is not specifically required by law. For example, law enforcement might be mandated to provide investigation of crimes, but not to engage in crime prevention programs within the community.For this discussion, address the following questions:What might be the rationale for unfunded mandates?What are the potential challenges for a public administrator in providing mandatory programs, but not discretionary ones, based on limited funding?What might be the potential challenges for a public administrator in providing discretionary programs, but not all mandated ones, based on limited funding and greater public support for the discretionary program than the mandated ones?
Your language is very strongly negative. If you were to use this language when working with families of students with disabilities, you would likely cause a lot of controversies.Has autism affected people for centuries? When was it first diagnosed?Remember the saying, “When you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism.” You do not want to generalize too much.Education research changes quickly. You really want to limit your sources to the past five years. Anything older than 10 years should not be used unless it is the only possible solution. Remember to provide sources for all of your claims. Where did you get the definition of autism?Are people with autism excluded from “liv[ing] freely with other people”? That sounds illegal.
How do we engage and participate in the governance process during emergencies like the one we are currently living through? Do virtual meetings offer an avenue to participate? Who is most likely to participate? Who will be left out? How can we ensure transparency in the governance process during emergencies? How is the local government responding to this particular crisis? What is the purpose of the body? What are their stated goals/mission? What are they trying to accomplish? What is on the agenda and how does it relate to the stated goals?Who makes up the membership of the body? Are the members appointed or elected? Who are these members accountable to? What demographics do they represent? For example, are they young or old? Mostly white people or are there people of color? What does the composition of the body say to you about the process of democracy? What was the dynamic of the meeting like? Was the public present? Did they engage with any of the items covered on the agenda? How did the officials respond to the public?What connections do you make with the topics we have covered in class? How is power displayed and performed? Do these bodies actually have decision-making power? How does community and residents influence the process? What are your thoughts on the governance process? Can the process be improved? If yes, how so? What did you learn about the governance as a result of attending this meeting?
How does this portrayal of the natural world correspond to other themes within the novel? How does the world Ree inhabits both shape and reveal her character and the character of the Ozark mountain people in general? 2/ In what ways are families in Winter’s Bone poor? In what ways might they be rich? What holds families together and sets them apart from families that collapse? What do you think Woodrell is saying about Ozark culture and codes? 3/ How do themes in Antigone echo in Winter’s Bone and add insight and depth to the story? 4/ In Winter’s Bone, how does Woodrell dispell stereotypes of Ozark mountain people as “hillbillies” or “white trash”? Or does he reinforce them?
