1. What is partisan polarization? Discuss both causes and consequences of partisan polarization. How has partisan polarization varied over time? How does partisan polarization manifest itself differently in the House vs. the Senate and how does partisan polarization impact different stages of the legislative process?
Your report must include: 1) What/Where/When: The name of the artist or group performing, the date and location of the concert, any other details about the venue, concert theme, performers, etc. (opening paragraph) 2) A discussion of music from the concert using musical terminology, including the title and composer and a description of each piece in terms of the musical elements (body paragraphs). 3) Your opinion as to the quality of the performance and whether or not you would recommend it, supported by musical evidence (closing paragraph). 4) A copy of the program (as a picture or scanned PDF file) or the URL
section 11. Provide an example of a two interview questions that definitely should not be asked by a potential employer of a potential employee in a job interview. Explain why each question should not be asked why. 2. As to each of your inappropriate questions, what would be a permissible question for the same subject of the inappropriate questions? In other words, what could you ask to get what you are after that would not be illegal?Use a minimum of one HR/legal reference. Here are two references to get you started. list referencespart 2 Discuss what is important to HR professionals as it relates to the SHRM Code of Ethics. What does the concept of professional responsibility mean to you?list refrencessection 2 part one Situation: A disaster recovery business responds to calls from [potential] clients who have had a “disaster” damage their home – for example, a pipe burst and caused a flood, or the cat knocked over a halogen lamp causing fire damage in the living room, or a hurricane has broken a window and damaged a room. Business has picked up and this small, 2-person company decides to hire a new employee.This new employee will staff an office from 9-5 M-F and take calls 24/7 from people who have had a disaster. The new employee will keep track of invoices, billing, payments, etc. The new employee would need to carry a mobile phone and answer calls that could arise 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Your friends know you’ve taken an employment law course and ask you for help.Draft a memo setting forth the legal responsibilities (if any) towards this person. 1. Discuss in detail, in relation to both federal and a specific state law, if the company has to pay the new employee by the hour for each hour they carry the mobile phone? 2. What does being “on call 24/7” really mean?3. What can or cannot the new employee do while on call 24/7?Support your conclusions in 1-3 with federal and specific state law. part 2 Discuss what is important for HR professionals to know about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).a. There is much discussion about the federal minimum wage which is currently at $7.25 per hour (effective July 24, 2009). Many states also have minimum wage laws. What would you consider is a fair minimum wage and what is your rationale from an HR perspective?b. Discuss the differences between exempt and non-exempt employee? How does overtime compensation impact this designation? section 3 part on eA male employee complains to his supervisor. The employee is gay. He says another employee – who is straight – says things whenever the gay employee passes the straight employee’s cubicle. The gay employee says the straight employee makes sexually suggestive remarks to him, like “Nice buns” or “Nice basket” or “I’d let you ‘do’ me, even if I am straight.” The straight employee shows pictures of handsome men from his sports magazine to the gay employee and says, “I bet you wouldn’t throw him out of bed for eating crackers!” or “I bet you’d like to see his baseballs!”The gay employee finds this behavior offensive; he is in a long-term relationship and has no interest in the straight employee. He finds it offensive to have pictures of these handsome athletes shoved in his face along with suggestive comments. The gay employee demands that something be done or he will seek legal advice.The supervisor shows up at your HR door. He wants answers for the following questions:1. “Federal law doesn’t protect against anti-gay harassment, does it? Why or why not?”2. “Can he sue under a specific state law”?3. “Can’t I tell him he has to live with this?” Why or why not?”4. How does this situation seem different for a more traditional harassment scenario (e.g., a male supervisor “hitting on” his female secretary, who fears for her job if she complains to anyone)? Be specific. part 2BFOQ’s and “business necessity” sometimes serve as exceptions to the rule that you cannot discriminate in employment decisions.1. What is the Bona Fide Occupational Qualification defense for businesses? Be specific.2. What is the Business Necessity Defense for businesses? Be specific.3. Locate one real life case from a court or other tribunal where a BFOQ argument carried the day–or did not. Summarize the case. Do you agree or not with the decision? Why or why not?4. Locate one real life case where the argument “business necessity” carried the day – or did not. Summarize the case. Do you agree or not with the decision? Why or why not?
Answer questions 1, 2, 4 and 5Week 1 Assignment Adapted from Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (Bennett, Briggs, & Triola, 2017)Understanding: Define the terms as they apply to statistical studies: sample, raw data, sample statistic, confidence interval, margin of error, census. Describe the five basic steps in a statistical study. Give an example of their application in a topic related to your research interests. Explain why the following statement is true: The 95% confidence interval for a poll suggested that support for Governor Garcia is between 55% and 60%. Therefore, we can be certain that a majority of the population supports the governor.Given statement is True because the lower limit for confidence interval is above 50%, which is the majority level.Any percentage above 50% shows that the majority is supporting the candidateHere, lower limit is 55% and upper limit is 60%Hence, both limits are above 50%, which shows that majority support the Governor GarciaExplain why this is false: One study of heart disease involved treating male physicians with daily doses of aspirin. Because the study concluded that aspirin helps males avoid heart disease, it follows that females can also avoid heart disease by taking aspirin. What is peer review, and why is it useful? ‘
Complete the following essay in 4-5 paragraph using the standard essay format of introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion.Discuss the similarities and differences between the American and French Revolution. Include the events leading up to the events leading up to both and the outcomes of both.
Positive Behavioral Support Systems (PBSS) are systemic, school-wide approaches to student management that are integrated into a school’s strategic planning and school improvement process. Use the questions to guide an original response and comments to at least two peers.How will/should a Positive Behavioral Support System (PBSS) look different—or be developed and implemented differently—at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels?- What is the role of the principal in developing and implementing a PBSS in a school?
sing the same manufacturing company you selected for the Week 2 Assignment:Discuss the influence of three to four of the trade-offs from the following list and give an example of each in relationship to the chosen company:Lot Size-InventoryInventory-Transportation CostLead Time-Transportation CostProduct Variety-InventoryCost-Customer ServiceDiscuss three to four methods of coping with the bullwhip effect from the following list and give an example of each in relationship to the chosen company:Reducing uncertaintyReducing variabilityLead time reductionStrategic partnerships
Research on the food/nutritional requirements implemented by your state, create a 1-2 page handout for families or child care providers outlining current nutritional practices for infants and toddlers and identify 2-3 activities to promote healthy eating while supporting children with special needs, delays, or dietary needs.
Why, according to Alexander Hamilton in Federalist #78, are the courts “the least dangerous branch?” Is Gerald Rosenberg’s analysis consistent with Hamilton’s view of judicial power?
Reduce your personal (or household) water footprint.First, take one day to track how much water you use on a regular basis. Track the number of minutes you have the sinks on, how many times you flush the toilet, how many loads of laundry you run. In addition to thinking about your direct water usage, think about indirect usage, such as how much water is used to grow the food you consume or to generate your electricity. Here is a useful water footprint calculator (https://www.watercalculator.org/wfc2/q/household/) that I recommend using as part of this exercise. Do some research and think about how much water you regularly use over the course of a week. Then, spend two weeks trying to reduce that water consumption. See how much you can cut it down. In the final discussion post (Week 10), you can reflect on what strategies you used and what was the most effective. Were you surprised by how much water you used, and have you thought much about indirect water usage? Where you live, is water shortage a concern? Why or why not, and how should we think about the uneven distribution of water access globally?
