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Choose one of the following discussion prompts, and write a 250-300 word response.

These are all based on things covered in Zinn, chapters 1-2 (on D2L under Content) and the first 2 chapters of your Of the People textbook.

1) Reflect and respond to the following: Columbus planted the ideological seeds that came to characterize European colonization of the Americas: the quest for wealth and power was noble and courageous; white domination of the nonwhite races was natural and inevitable; and Christians were superior to non-Christians.

2) We are often led to believe that slavery was restricted to the southern colonies. What evidence can you find to indicate that slavery was an issue for all the colonies, not just those in the south? Why do you think the belief that slavery and all its problems was confined to the southern colonies and later to the southern states continues to have credence in contemporary society?

3) Describe 2 or 3 major developments in American Indian civilizations in Central and North America prior to 1500.

4) How did French, Dutch, and English colonialism in North America differ from Spanish colonialism in Central & South America?

Choose one of the following discussion prompts, and write a 250-300 word response.

These are all based on things covered in Zinn, chapters 1-2 (on D2L under Content) and the first 2 chapters of your Of the People textbook.

1) Reflect and respond to the following: Columbus planted the ideological seeds that came to characterize European colonization of the Americas: the quest for wealth and power was noble and courageous; white domination of the nonwhite races was natural and inevitable; and Christians were superior to non-Christians.

2) We are often led to believe that slavery was restricted to the southern colonies. What evidence can you find to indicate that slavery was an issue for all the colonies, not just those in the south? Why do you think the belief that slavery and all its problems was confined to the southern colonies and later to the southern states continues to have credence in contemporary society?

3) Describe 2 or 3 major developments in American Indian civilizations in Central and North America prior to 1500.

4) How did French, Dutch, and English colonialism in North America differ from Spanish colonialism in Central & South America?

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a) Visit the online library to identify and cite an additional definition of organizational culture and compare it to the definition offered in textbook.

b) Do either of these two definitions help explain why some organizations have a ‘strong positive’ organizational culture, that enhances a firm’s competitive advantage? Explain why?

c) What role does culture play with a weak or negative culture with respect to a competitive advantage?

2) Review the strategic management concept of ‘control mechanisms’ to explain how powerful cultures impact employee behavior, and discuss the effect this type of culture has on these same mechanisms.

3) In Chapter Ten, the authors argue that the type of diversification strategy a firm follows has important implications for the type of reward and evaluation system it should use. Review these strategic management principles, then, reflect on your personal strategic leadership style to predict which diversification strategy are you most likely to succeed. Explain your response.

4) What is a double loop learning organization? From a strategic management perspective, how does this concept influence an effective organizational design? How does this concept tie-in with the views presented in our textbook, that there is ‘no one best way’ to design an organization’s strategic reward and evaluation system?

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a) Visit the online library to identify and cite an additional definition of organizational culture and compare it to the definition offered in textbook.

b) Do either of these two definitions help explain why some organizations have a ‘strong positive’ organizational culture, that enhances a firm’s competitive advantage? Explain why?

c) What role does culture play with a weak or negative culture with respect to a competitive advantage?

2) Review the strategic management concept of ‘control mechanisms’ to explain how powerful cultures impact employee behavior, and discuss the effect this type of culture has on these same mechanisms.

3) In Chapter Ten, the authors argue that the type of diversification strategy a firm follows has important implications for the type of reward and evaluation system it should use. Review these strategic management principles, then, reflect on your personal strategic leadership style to predict which diversification strategy are you most likely to succeed. Explain your response.

4) What is a double loop learning organization? From a strategic management perspective, how does this concept influence an effective organizational design? How does this concept tie-in with the views presented in our textbook, that there is ‘no one best way’ to design an organization’s strategic reward and evaluation system?

Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion.) (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Identify at least two methods needed to avoid restriction limits.

Method 1: (Place your response here!)

Method 2: (Place your response here!)

Discussion 2

Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making these challenges could be minimized. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion.) (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion.) (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Identify at least two methods needed to avoid restriction limits.

Method 1: (Place your response here!)

Method 2: (Place your response here!)

Discussion 2

Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making these challenges could be minimized. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

Method 1: (Place your response here!)

Method 2: (Place your response here!)

Discussion 2

Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making these challenges could be minimized. Justify your answer with examples. (Place your response here!)

Habits and social behavior

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper analyzing the formation of habits using behavioral and social/cognitive approaches. Your paper should cover the following areas:

Analyze one of your habits. How did you develop this habit? Were there role models for this habit? Which people influenced the adoption of this habit?
Why do you continue it? Has there been a time when you have attempted to break this habit?
Use the behavioral personality theory to explain why you have this habit.
Describe components of social/cognitive theory that explain why the habit formed.
Develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to change this habit.
Between the behavioral and social/cognitive theories, which one do you find best explains your personality?

Within your blog, you must:

Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
Describe (in general) the standards for English language arts.
Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic impact.
Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential strategy for the CCSS.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for English language arts.

Use your course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines including title and reference pages.

Within your blog, you must:

Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
Describe (in general) the standards for English language arts.
Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic impact.
Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential strategy for the CCSS.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for English language arts.

Use your course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines including title and reference pages.

Within your blog, you must:

Describe (in general) the standards for mathematics.
Describe (in general) the standards for English language arts.
Summarize the Common Core State Standards initiative including their purpose (i.e., the expectations of the CCSS) and academic impact.
Discuss how differentiated instruction is an essential strategy for the CCSS.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
Explain five or more differentiated strategies, tools, or activities that will support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS for English language arts.

Use your course text and at least two scholarly articles from the Ashford University Library or Google Scholar to support your research. Your paper will be formatted according to APA guidelines including title and reference pages.