Civic Engagement Reflection Paper

This is a course about doing 4 times of services in community center, 3 hours each time from 330 to 630pm. I played with children there, helped them with their homework, played basketball, played word games. Now I need a reflection paper on it, the rubric and requirements are attached. 650 words.

Compare the coverage of a news item in different ethnic newspapers.

Hi threre for this assingment I need 2 pages for each report, you can pick any 3 of them, and here are the instructues:Three 2-page field experience reports (submit on canvas) are due throughout course.  Each report should integrate at least one idea from our course readings (a different idea each time).  Be specific in referring to the idea and cite the pages where the information can be found in the text(s).  When you refer to the idea in the text, you need to define it (so that I know you know what it means, and then explain why the experience is an example of that.  Each report should be carefully proofread and demonstrate a high level of competence in written communication.  Choose your field experience from the following list and complete them in any order you choose.  You can only do each experience once, so for this course, you will need to complete three different activities. :  Compare the coverage of a news item in  different ethnic newspapers.  What, if anything, is different about the way the story is represented in the different sources? *newspapers can be in any language you can read. :  Interview someone from another culture who is living in the US.  You can ask such questions as:  What surprises did you encounter when you came here?  Do you feel you have adapted?**International Ss – interview someone from a culture other than your own.:  Visit an area of Salt Lake/utah that is a gathering place for people different from your own cultural group.  How do you feels as a “foreigner” there?  Do you speak the language? What differences in communication (verbal and nonverbal) do you observe? What other differences do you notice? :  Watch a foreign film (not made in the US or English-speaking Canada) and describe what you learned about another culture’s communication by watching the film.**International Ss – choose a film from a culture other than the US or your own. :  Read a piece of fiction from another culture.  What does it teach you about that cultures’ communication? :  Find someone on line from another culture and communicate with them via e-mail at least five times.  Can you tell the person is from another culture from their on-line communications? How?  (Please save each e-mail message and include a printed copy in your analysis.) *Be Responsible.  

Ideally, local governance is an opportunity for face-to-face democratic governance.

Discussion—Citizen Participation in Local GovernmentThe local level of the government is closest and most accessible to citizens. In addition, the local government affects us most often, whether it is through the provision of basic services (such as water, sewer, and waste disposal), road building and maintenance, crime prevention and response, or public schools for children. Ideally, local governance is an opportunity for face-to-face democratic governance. However, election results show that the fewest citizens participate in local elections, and survey research reveals that few people attend city council or school board meetings.In this context, discuss the following: 

DSL Communications

DSL Communications
1.Complete hands on project number 4 on page 337 of your textbook by researching the four technologies listed in the project..
2.Write at least a two page paper in current APA format that discusses how each of these technologies are used in DSL communications, and compares all four to provide the major capabilities, shortfalls, and weaknesses of each..

Parental substance misuse and the risks to child welfare

Introduction paragraph explaining what is being discussed and its importance
Demonstrate wide reading and detailed search
Up to date journals and other literature
Summarise reading thematically , not by author
Main aims and objectives
Highlight trends, over time or geopraphically
Identify gaps or anomalies
Demonstrate you understand your reading and what you have written

Real Estate Appraisal

A real estate appraisal is a valuation of real property, and there are three different approaches used. In 750 words or more, write a short essay describing each of the 3 real estate appraisal approaches, including definitions, processes, terminology, and methodology (Hint: The key word is “appraisal,” not “assessment.”

Final Essay

It;s not an actual essay, It\’s about answering questions.
Some of the questions\’ answers should be as a paragraph or two, but most of them are short brief answers.
Each question has to be answered independently and clearly.
Here are the questions:

A) Explain the nature of trade and benefits to people from trade. Discuss comparative advantage, specialization and gains from trade. Also, explain conditions where trade is not mutually beneficial.

B) What is efficiency and why is it important?

C) Explain why the profit maximizing production is found where the marginal cost of production is equal to the marginal revenue of that production.

D) Calculate GDP and Real GDP from the following information. Consumption=1,000. Private Investment=150. Government Spending=400. Exports=100. Imports=150. Social Security Payments=300. CPI=150.

E) Identify four functions of the Federal Reserve Board and explain how each of them is important.

F) In class you saw financial notes from the Confederate States of America. Was this money? Why and why not?

G) How does Income and wealth distribution impact GDP? Why do many economists express concern about the current income and wealth distribution in the United States?

H) Why does it matter that financial markets are regulated, competitive and liquid?

I) Why is a return to the gold standard a bad idea? If the goal is to remove the threat of inflation from Federal Reserve action what is an alternative approach that does not have the problems of the gold standard.

J) OIL: Assume the world price of oil in 2006 was $80/bbl. In 2006 a technological advancement lowered the variable cost of producing oil from shale formations to $55/bbl. What is the expected direction of change for oil production and price?
In 2015 the United States and its European allies negotiated an agreement with Iran which will allow Iran to begin exporting oil again. What effect does this have on the price and quantity of oil?
At what price do you expect to see quantity begin to fall?
In December 2015 the Saudi Oil Minister announced his intention to put the new production from 2006-15 out of business. At what price does this happen?
Finally, you are planning a driving trip across the country and back. Do you expect the price of gasoline to be cheaper this year or next year?

The Taming of the Shrew

Discussion board posting # 3

Now that you have both read and viewed this truly entertaining play, please consider this question: is all the drama in this play really Baptista\’s fault?
Discussion board posting # 4
Kate’s final speech (5.2.140-184) is generally considered the key to any reading of this play. Kate’s speech appears to signal her acceptance of her subordinate role as Petruchio’s wife. In other words, Petruchio has won; he has successfully tamed Kate. Is this the only way, however, to read this speech? Has Kate been tamed?

Policy Memo

Policy memo
Write a letter to your U.S. representative or senator about a current policy of your choice. In that letter, you need to do the following:

Address it to the correct U.S. representative or senator who represents you (at the US Senate or House of Representatives, NOT at the Texas Legislature/Senate)
Explain who you are (i.e. you’re their constituent!)
Describe in some detail a specific current national public policy or law that you would like to see changed. This policy can be in the area of economics, foreign policy, social policy, gun policy, drug policy – i.e. anything having to do with US Law or Policy.
Explain your alternative public policy solution or what change in the law you would recommend. Give at least two reasons with supporting evidence to show why your policy solution is preferable,
Ask for their opinion and use language suitable for communicating with a legislator.
Format:

Your letter should be typed, single-spaced, and a minimum of one page in length, including the salutations and greetings expected in a letter (i.e., To the Honorable Representative Smith, Yours Sincerely, etc.).

Letter must be at least 500 words in length but no more than 800 words.
You must give at least three (3) Citations from the textbook and relevant literature.
Include a works cited page.
MLA format required (single spaced though)