Watch The A-Team episode, “Black Day at Bad Rock” (1983).

Lecture on Conservatism and the Reagan Revolution; Escalating and Ending the Cold War; and Culture Wars. Please view The A-Team episode, “Black Day at Bad Rock” (1983). Please be sure to draw on specific examples from the episode of The A-Team in your response. Questions to be answered: (each question needs to refer to the minutes in the episode) Please describe the members of the A-Team. Specifically: What are their values? What are their strengths? What binds them together? What are differences between them? Members of the A-Team are Vietnam veterans. How is the presentation of the members of the A-Team similar or different than other representations of veterans in US media? What role do women play in this episode? Does the show reinforce or contradict traditional views of women? How so? How does the episode define good versus bad, morality versus immorality? How does the show position the government — is it an agent for good within the show? Why or why not?

Describe Personal Leadership Philosophy.

This paper is a statement of your personal philosophy of educational leadership, which should focus on the purpose of leadership, which is why leadership is carried out and not so much how it is carried out. Your purpose of leadership is to emphasize the long-range impact you believe leadership should have on stakeholders and on the community—the outcome of leadership. As you convey your philosophy, you are to focus on its outcome rather than on methods and practices. Those are tools of carrying out your philosophy; therefore, a simple discussion of leadership strategies does not make up your philosophy of leadership. As an academic paper, it is to be supported by the body of knowledge in the field, which is to include references to the literature from educational philosophy, psychology, curriculum, and learning theory. Treat this as a position statement, a persuasive paper. Make declarative statements of “ought” and “should.” Follow the length requirement outlined in the syllabus of 4–6 pages, use current APA format and include a minimum of 4 references. HEADINGS: To ensure the paper meets the requirements of the rubric, you are to include the elements listed below. Note the required headings that are to be placed in the same order in your paper as they appear in the outline below. 1.Title Page a.Title: Consider the title of your paper to be your motto, slogan, or bumper-sticker version of your philosophy. It should be clear enough to give the reader some idea of what you believe about the purpose of educational leadership. Avoid statements that sound vague or flippant or that focus on procedures and practices. Consider adding a subtitle. Subtitles can bring clarity to the main title. b.Other Information on Title Page •Candidate Name •Candidate ID# •Course# and Section •Professor’s Name 2.Abstract •Place the abstract after the title page and before the introduction to the paper. •The abstract should be what you would write on an employment application or what you would say verbally in an interview if asked directly about your philosophy of educational leadership. •First Sentence: Write your thesis statement first. It should state what you believe the long-range impact leadership should have on stakeholders and on the community. •Paragraph: Subsequent sentences should practically explain what you will do in your leadership to carry out the philosophy you stated in the first sentence. 3.Introduction (Do not use a heading for this section.) •The purpose of the introductory paragraph is different from the abstract. Do not simply copy the abstract. •In this section, introduce your thesis statement that will be developed throughout the paper. •It is best to place the thesis statement at the end of the introduction. This serves as a transition into the rest of the paper. oThesis Statement: The thesis statement and introduction to it should focus on the purpose, outcomes, goals, and impact of educational leadership. It should not address how important it is to have a philosophy of leadership and should not focus on practices. Focus on the “why” instead of the “how.” 4.Philosophy of Educational Leadership (first heading) •This section should flow smoothly from the previous one and should continue to focus on the “why” of educational leadership—the long-range impact you believe leadership should have on stakeholders and on the community. Save the “how” of education for the next section. •This is the core part of the paper where you expound more specifically on your thesis statement. •State what you believe. Don’t feel obligated to embrace a particularly established philosophy. However, you are to situate your beliefs among others by citing ideas that illustrate yours or are in opposition to yours. •Refer to the knowledge base in educational leadership that includes psychology, philosophy, and theory. Don’t try to cover everything; just identify one or two key theories that might illustrate your own beliefs about the purpose of leadership. •Be cautious about assigning to yourself a label that you do not fully understand. If you don’t understand all that the label entails, you could unknowingly convey inconsistent ideas throughout your paper. 5.Leadership Practice (second heading) •This section should flow smoothly from the previous one. •Address what you will implement in your leadership practice, which is the “how” part of leadership. •What practices, strategies, or methods will you tend to use most frequently? Why? •What do you hope to accomplish by using these strategies? •Now would be a good time to go back to the introduction and ask yourself, “Did I address leadership practices in the introduction instead of the purpose/impact of leadership?” If you did, revise the introduction so that it addresses the purpose of leadership. Come back to this section to focus on the process of leadership. 6.Relationships (third heading) (Remember that the questions listed in this guide are only to stimulate thought. You are not required to answer them systematically. Doing so might make your paper too rigid.) •What is the role of the follower/faculty? •What is the role of the leader/administrator? •How should they relate to each other and why? •What other relationships are important in educational leadership and why? 7.Diversity (fourth heading) •What diversity factors need to be taken into account by the leader? •How do factors of diversity impact leadership? gender issue of “he or she.” Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement: Pronouns must agree in number with their antecedents. It is incorrect to write, “Each principal [singular] should manage their [plural] own school.” Gender Issue: It is considered sexist if you repeatedly use singular antecedents and follow them up with masculine pronouns. For example, “Each principal should manage his own school.” It is also problematic if you redundantly use “he or she” and “his or her.” (Please don’t use “he/she” or “his/her.”) Some writers solve this by stating to the reader that, for simplicity’s sake, the pronouns will be masculine or will rotate periodically between masculine and feminine.

What needs to be taken into consideration to create a feasibility study (e.g., human resources, community needs, and technological advances, federal and state regulatory issues)?

Evaluating Feasibility The concept of a feasibility study is central to viability, the “worth to the effort” ratio, and return on investment (ROI). What needs to be taken into consideration to create a feasibility study (e.g., human resources, community needs, and technological advances, federal and state regulatory issues)? Within this section, you will research and design an economical health care service that is responsive to a given market. This research stems from understanding your target population and present need in health services. Furthermore, as you have seen from the Daniels and Dickson (1990) article, you must appraise your human resources, capital investment, and how your effort will yield a return on investment from a facilities perspective as well as the tangible greater good of providing healthcare to a community. Strategic Effect Analyze the role of public policy with regard to your project. What policies and processes should be in place to create an effective program? How will you measure the effectiveness of your program and your provision of health care services? Develop a microeconomic model that is responsive to the specific health care service demands of your target population. For example, the current trend of the medical home model, which allows for the coordination of care, allows for better communication among service providers as well as convenience for patients. Is the population a market priority? How does your program serve a need for your target population? Market Analysis Within this section you will identify the population demographics, who your competitors are, and whether or not a real need for the services you are proposing exists in the community. As you examine the demographic and population needs using Census data and other reliable sources, you must also consider what competitors, if any, exist in the present climate. This requires an evaluation of the present socioeconomic and cultural trends influencing how people make decisions in health care. In addition, in this analysis you will need to compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives among health care’s organization models. This comparison requires an understanding of past challenges and incentives that other organizations have implemented. Financial Analysis This section includes the revenue, expenses, and net income. Compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives by finding and describing multiple sources of public and private funding (e.g., grants, donations, awards, special projects) for this project. Include a reference list for your funding sources that is formatted in APA as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Next, identify the funding constraints for each source. Include limitations of monies awarded, timing issues, fitting the needs of the funding sources, difficulties of connecting with private funders, etc. Finally, specify the internal ramifications of moving forward using SWOT analysis. What are the fixed and variable costs associated with your project? What are the annual maintenance and operation costs? Elaborate on how you arrived at your sensitivity analysis conclusions. Operations Performance This section examines the incremental effect of how your proposed service will impact all aspects of health services. This portion of the study explores how the statistical data you have researched affects the proposed service in terms of efficiency and value. This can be difficult to measure initially. However, through incremental and ongoing evaluation of operations, you can begin to see what constitutes the best performance in this instance and how it serves the target population. In this section, you will further illustrate the incentives and challenges faced by a health organization and communicate the relevance of economics within the U.S. health care system as it pertains to your proposed services. Inpatient If your proposed study has an inpatient component, this section will analyze on volume of patients, types of payers, and how utilization rates impact your proposed study. In addition, you will further explain how your new inpatient service will add value for patients and improve the financial viability of the institution. This section will require you to use both qualitative and quantitative data to justify the plan. Hospitals operate in terms of how many beds are occupied relative to how many are empty. Most CEOs want to see that a unit is running at near full capacity and that volume is increasing year to year. Analyze how your proposal will meet these demands by explaining the data you have collected and predicting potential financial outcomes. Finally, evaluate and explain how value-based care will impact your ability to maintain margins within this newly proposed service. Outpatient If your proposed study has an outpatient component, examine how admissions, revenue, and workflow of staff will improve the efficiency of your proposed service. Analyze how your outpatient service will add value for patients and improve the financial viability of the institution. Justify your plan with appropriate data. As stated in the inpatient section, the content here applies much the same way. However, the caveat for outpatient services lies in the ambulatory setting. This aspect should be most interesting under conditions created by the Affordable Care Act. The new paradigm shift will be toward more preventative, primary, and outpatient care settings to reduce the numbers of patients being admitted to hospitals. Please explain how your proposal takes these conditions into consideration. In this section, you will further compare and contrast economic challenges and incentives among health care’s organization models in an outpatient setting. You will also further augment your design in an economic framework that is responsive to your market. Outlook This section examines future implications of your proposed services and how they will impact the future health outcomes of the community and financial health of the services being provided. Analyze economic theories that are germane to the provision of your proposed health services. What adjustments might you need to make in terms of what the “unintended consequences” may be? For example, Baylor Hospital in Houston proposed and spent 250 million to create a brand new hospital that currently stands empty because it was built during the U.S. economic downturn, the loan was no longer able to finance the construction, and the initial examination of its necessity did not play out as expected. Provide conclusions and implications of how your feasibility study fits within the larger context of the system of services currently being provided. How do they work with one another within the larger health care system?

Summarize the author’s main ideas, apply three criteria from the CRAAP Test to evaluate it, and explain how this text could be used.

For a selected text, summarize the author’s main ideas, apply three criteria from the CRAAP Test to evaluate it, and explain how this text could be used. This essay makes use of one (1) resource minimum. Option 1: Text for your topic / question Summary of the text, including the author, title, and main argument and ideas (1 paragraph) Select 3 criteria from the CRAAP text and use them to evaluate the text (2-3 paragraphs) Explain how this text could be (or couldn’t be) used to answer your question and why (1-2 paragraphs) Option 2: Text from D2L Summary of the text, including the author, title, and main argument and ideas (1 paragraph) Select 3 criteria from the CRAAP text and use them to evaluate the text (2-3 paragraphs) Explain whether or not the author of this text makes a good case and why or why not (1-2 paragraphs)

According to the 4 articles to finish a paper about east Asian history.

For the Major Assignment, you are required to demonstrate your understanding of major East Asian philosophies/schools of thought through the following scenario: ·Imagine that there are 4 candidates running for an election to become the Supreme Ruler of a country called Idealland.One candidate is a Confucian, one is a philosophical Daoist, one is a Mohist, and one is a Legalist.You may make up names for each candidate if you wish. ·The Supreme Ruler would have full legislative and executive powers (ie. he/she would be able to make any law he/she wants, and implement it in any way he/she wishes). ·For each of the 4 candidates, describe what his/her policy/position would be in the following areas: 1. the kind of government needed in Idealland (ex. the structure of the government, what the government would be responsible for, what the population would be free to do on their own, what kinds of people would be recruited to serve in the government and how they would be recruited, etc.) 2. taxation and how taxes will be used (ex. to pay high salaries to government officials, to support universities, to pay for universal healthcare, to maintain a large military force, etc.) 3. criminal justice and legal punishments (ex. what kinds of legal punishments should exist, what crimes are considered especially serious, etc.) 4. relations with neighbouring countries (ex. whether to treat all neighbouring countries as equals, whether relations should be friendly/defensive/offensive, etc.) 5. the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, supposing that an outbreak in Idealland has not yet occurred, but is expected to occur very soon after the election