For this assignment, you must write a 600–1,000-word essay addressing the following prompt:
The unity of the Bible is demonstrated through the Divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit on the human authors of Scripture. The study of theology uncovers and articulates the unity of all the biblical texts when they are taken together. From the list of approved doctrines to address, demonstrate the unified nature of the Bible by tracing that doctrine through the four major plot developments of Scripture.
For example, The Bible describes God as love in 1 John 4:8. The way to interpret “God is love” is to look at the biblical story that reveals God’s character through His actions. When looking at the idea of love through the four major plot movements in Scripture we see God’s love demonstrated in His creation of humanity, His patience with humanity after the fall, His sacrificial death to redeem humanity from the fall, and His restorative work through preparation of the heavenly home. (This example would be substantiated and demonstrated with biblical support, and be elaborated on within the essay.)
Assignment Requirements:
1. Discuss the major movement of the biblical narrative/story, its main character, and its implications for understanding the unity of the biblical books.
2. Choose two topics from the approved topics list that are presented in Biblical doctrine with attention on how these theological topics unfold through the through the four major plot movements of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.
3. Using your theological examples, share the implications that these examples provide humanity’s relationship to God.
4. Incorporate at least 2 theological references in your paper using course resources.
5. Incorporate at least 2 relevant biblical references.
6. Write a clear introductory paragraph including the
thesis statement. A summative concluding paragraph must also be included.
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Reading Reflection
Student’s Name: Michael J Articles: Jonson and Jonson (p. 9-13, 2015)
Due date: Williams (p. 2-8, 2016)
Week: 2
Key Points:
1. Earliest innovations have allowed humans to share knowledge and relate them to some of
the great technological innovations now. Those basic innovations have yet to have any
major breakthroughs, the ones that we rely on the most especially. When it comes to
leaders in innovations the United States is always thought of, which is true, yet this
country is lacking some upgrades in important and failing social systems. Most of the
great new innovations we see today are not at all government and team run, but invented
by determined entrepreneurs (Jonson and Jonson, p.9, 2015).
2. Competency plays a really important role in the survival and profitability of a business.
There is core competence which is a main focus of the company in order to “survive and thrive,” and just the main concept of the business. Then there is distinctive competence which is something that makes your business or company unique and better than competitors. And individual competencies are the combination of learnable skills and natural ability that allows someone to accomplish a specific goal or dream. Lastly, collective competencies are the mixing of people with different individual competencies
within a team in order to be high functioning and successful. Then there are also the competencies that need to be proven to the public, such as the ability to practice as a lawyer or a surgeon (Jonson and Jonson, p.11, 2015).
3. Resilience is a part of finding your life purpose, striving for improvement and realistic world views. Confronting the brutal facts, improvising and looking for the reason something happened will always push a business owner forward in their progress (Jonson and Jonson, 2015).
4. Businesses should define themselves as their “core competence,” or main abilities, rather than the goods or services they provide. If they can identify their core competence, then they can know what they need to do in order to rise above the competition. Three tests in order to identify what a brands core competence is are knowing that a core competence
applies to a wide market, deliver a good perceived end product and should be difficult for competitors to imitate (Jonson and Jonson, 2015).
5. Competition is very important for business success. Over the last decade, the U.S. came in nearly last for amount of progress made out of 44 countries. Innovation and entrepreneurship needs to increase in order to increase competition. It is worried that the
U.S. is on a decline for innovative potential. Creativity and education needs to be increased especially in order to bring young people back into the entrepreneurship and innovation scene, which will in turn, create competition (Jonson and Jonson, p.12, 2015).
6. Japan’s innovation production and bold pioneering entrepreneurial companies have declined greatly. There are very little initiatives to teach more about entrepreneurships and startups to Japanese citizens, yet this is changing. They think it could be because it
used to be very expensive to register your new company, yet that has recently changed and been made much more affordable. Unemployment in Japan is also really low, and most people get a job as soon as they get out of college. And though that is great in a
way, many great inventions are created when someone has plenty of free time and discovers a great business idea amidst doing nothing or working with a hobby maybe (Williams, p. 7, 2016).
7. There are often lots of options in the U.S. for startups in entrepreneurship with help from
their university. This provides young entrepreneurs with funding and investment opportunities. In Japan, there are not nearly as many resources to get funding though they are trying to increase the amount of university-funded entrepreneurship help (Williams, p.8, 2016).
8. Core competencies are collective areas of expertise that the entire team must practice in order for the business to run according to their purpose and what they stand for. For example, I work at a chipotle and a Core Competence that we practice every day is excellent customer service. Distinctive competencies are things or areas that a business does better or is unique from any other business. One of Chipotle’s Distinctive Competencies is that food served fast doesn’t have to be a fast food experience. Meaning
that we try to give customers an experience similar to a sit-down restaurant, food that is of high quality, non-GMO and organic, while also preparing their food quickly. This sets them apart from other fast food restaurants. (Matthews et al, 2015, p. 11)
Relating the readings with my personal experience:
I often think about how lucky we are as students at such a supportive school such as UVM, and personally for me, I have supportive and inspiring parents who believe in me. I know for a fact, that if I really needed funding for some new venture and idea, I could definitely get the help and loans that I needed from family, our generous and supportive school, and if they could not help me, I am sure they could refer me to someone who eventually would. I think that the amount of opportunities we have been given in such a nice school like this is unbelievable and
forgotten, most definitely taken for granted. Regarding the decline of innovations and startups in Japan, and the lack of education about entrepreneurship, I do believe though that it would help immensely if they had a required high school class in entrepreneurship, innovation and resilience (such as this one). I have found this class to even already to be very inspiring and motivating. It is a period of my day where I get to really think about what I want to do with my life and what makes me really happy, which sometimes you forget to think about when you have such a busy schedule. If you are given the opportunity to think like that and open up your mind to the possibility of starting your own
company or brand, then you will continue to do so. And like we learned in this reading too, it completely benefits the economy to create and build a business, as it supplies jobs and creates a new market possibly, but also encourages competition, which will then in turn motivate others to make more innovations. It is a whole circle that should definitely be far more encouraged in school systems throughout the U.S. as I believe it would create a fair amount of more young
entrepreneurs. I liked learning the definition of “core competence” as it is a term I have never heard before. It makes me think of my mom’s business and what its core competence is. She has a law firm that does elder law and estate planning, so she plans out people’s will and assets and organizes their legal documents, along with helping with placement for peoples parents in nursing homes and all the documentation that goes along with that. She offers a service for a nurse to come to their house and she has her nurse employee be at the office, make house visits and talk on the phone to her elderly clients in need of assistance with someone compassionate,
understanding and good at dealing with other problems. My mom offers her as someone that
people can call when their parent or loved one dies as she is pretty much a professional at calming people down while being understanding and telling them what they need to do next legally without sounding cold. It is a very original idea, and so I believe that is what her business’s core competence is.
Questions for discussion:
1. Core competency is discussed as being very important, but isn’t it redundant. Why might
someone start up a business if they have no competency?
2. What kind of progress are the other countries making if the US is second to last in
progress over the last decade?
3. One speculated reason for Japan not producing as many fast paced and bold innovations recently because they are too much of perfectionists. How could you change this concept in Japanese entrepreneurial culture?
Outcomes of my discussion with my learning partner:
• In discussion we decided that a common theme which was prevalent in all articles was that resilience is one of the most crucial aspects of creating a successful and profitable business.
• If you take a look at most of the successful individuals mentioned, all of them had a well
developed ability to improvise when a situation didn’t go as planned. To go deeper, Steve
Jobs’ project NeXT wasn’t actually intended to succeed, however it was developed to
influence Apple to rehire him. He never cared about the OS (Operating System), instead
he aimed to create a well designed product which would spark the interest of companies,
not consumers.
• Surrounding yourself with a good supportive team of individuals in theory can be a good way to increase your resilience, but in reality, some people can work better without “noise” surrounding them (i.e. those with strong vision or passion, Steve Jobs.)
• Informed risk taking v.s. Blatant risk taking – it is dangerous to assume that risk taking in
general is a good business practice, however, sometimes it is important to be able to
throw all your chips in, and make a big move, to move ahead, where others wouldn’t be
as brave to do so. It is important to calculate the risk v.s. Reward ration and then make a decision next.
Synthesis:
The overall learnings of these readings and discussion was mainly about competition and
how that makes the market thrive, the encouragement needed in order to make more
entrepreneurs and how that also makes the economy thrive, and the importance of knowing and
having different “competences” in your business in order for it to do well. You want your business to not just survive, but also to thrive, so you need to identify what sets you apart from other alike businesses. Throughout these readings, I learned and read about some very thought provoking and eye-opening topics, and it especially got me thinking how the U.S. should offer high school entrepreneurship and innovation classes in order to stimulate and excite young potential entrepreneurs.
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The marketing plan you develop for this Major Project should use an all-inclusive (holistic) approach for a company’s specific product or service. Think and write in a more inclusive manner (i.e., traditional marketing, network marketing, print, radio, television, web-based, app-based, social media, etc.).
For example, do not focus solely on social media marketing as you did in Minor Project 2, but focus on additional marketing strategies which may be more applicable to the selected business, organization, or specific product or service.
You need to invest the time to format this as a professionally-prepared and visually-appealing proposal. It is strongly recommended that you use graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and other visual images which best communicate the content of this project.
Each of these projects are for you to formally present, or for presentation to CEO’s, CFO’s, and COO’s who don’t typically take a lot of time to read long narratives. They want the facts and to comprehend the document in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
Content/Format: Using the outline below, produce a marketing plan for a product or service of your choice. You are encouraged to use the business you have been working with for minor project 1 and minor project 2. Use the applicable prior research data and information where appropriate in the outline below. This can also be your future business product/service, your current business product/service, the product/service for the business where you currently work, a friend’s business product/service, or another business with whom you have contact.
Make sure your marketing plan has ALL of the headings below. Points are deducted if sections are left out.
Cover Page
Table of Contents (Using Word TOC Command)
Executive Summary
Introduction
Brief Company History, Purpose, Mission, Vision
Brief Product/Service Description
Product/Service Goals & Strategic Objectives
1. Market Research
Current Market Situation
Industry Trends
Industry Analysis
2. Product/Service Description
3. Customer Identification & Description for Product/Service
Consumer/Customer identification & Description
Demographics
Psychographics
Consumer/Customer Analysis
4. Current Competitive Situation
Competitor Analysis
5. Distribution Channels
6. SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Converting the Weaknesses to Strengths
Converting the Threats to Opportunities
7. Marketing Strategies
Positioning
Product
Pricing
Distribution
8. Communication Strategies
Advertising
Public Relations
Promotion
Communication Plan
Crisis Management Plan
9. Marketing Budget (Based on the proposed marketing/advertising activities included in this marketing plan)
Sales projections (for 12 months)
Expense projections (for 12 months)
Financial Analysis
10. Implementation Strategy
Action Plan and/or Next Steps
Media plan
Schedule (Gantt Chart)
Assignments (Who does what when)
11. Evaluation Method(s)
How do you know if your marketing plan is working?
Lead tracking systems
Sales reviews
Other
12. References, Bibliography
13. Appendices
There is no length limit on this major project. It needs to be as long as it needs to be. This project is estimated to take 20 hours. You may need six hours of reading in addition to the two hours of reading for the period still available. You should spend another six hours thinking through the sections.
Be sure to demonstrate your knowledge of marketing strategy. Set clear SMART objectives.
Show how the strategies relate to the objectives. Show how you will measure results.
Use the remaining eight hours of the allotted time to write the report.
Make the report a professional polished document.
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Step Two: Find 5 learning activities mentioned in the article and list them on the Connecting Foundations Worksheet.docxPreview the document
Step Three: Using the Preschool Foundations connect at LEAST 2 foundations to the activities.
EXAMPLE of how to list the foundations:
3.0 Social and Emotional Understanding
3.1- Seek to understand people’s feelings and behavior, notice diversity in human characteristics, and are interested in how people are similar and different.
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1. What sorts of things do I regularly document? What areas might I be missing
1b. If you currently are not in a classroom: Think about what do think you would want to document and why
2. What methods do I currently use to document children’s learning? What are some new methods I might try?
2b. If you currently are not in a classroom: Do a little research and find out what tools are available to use for documentation
3. How do my current or future documentation practices help or will help my understanding of children’s needs? How do I or will I use documentation to adjust how I teach and support children?
4. How can I set aside time to ensure that planned documentation happens regularly? How can I plan ahead to ensure that I am prepared to document spontaneous moments?
5. How do I share what I document with families? With other colleagues? With the children themselves?
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Take a look at the 1793-1857 timeline attached. For this assignment, pick one of the events identified on the timeline and discuss how that event prompted a change in national philosophies or ideals (attached). In addition to discussing a specific event from the timeline, take into consideration how the nation’s views had evolved to the point of the event you choose. Below are the steps you will need to take in order to successfully complete this assignment.
Step 1: Choose an event.
Choose an event from the timeline attached that interests you the most. Your research will surround this event.
Step 2: Conduct research.
Conduct research around the event you chose. For this assignment, you are required to utilize at least one source from the CSU Online Library. Your source can either revolve around the event you chose or it can focus on the philosophies and ideals before/after your event, whichever supports your writing more. Note that you may not find an article specifically addressing both the event you chose and the philosophies surrounding it; in most cases,you will need to use your critical thinking skills to infer the information. You may use more sources if you would like, but those sources cannot include Wikipedia, biography.com, history.com, or other encyclopedias.
Step 3: Plan and reflect.
Reflect on the change in American life before and after the event you chose. Once you have completed your research, you should sit back to think about what it means to see if you notice any trends and to have a better sense of what you want to convey in your writing. Although it is not required, you may want to develop a short outline to help you organize your thoughts and ideas. Use some of the following prompts to help guide you:
?Ask yourself about how historical figures and groups related to your event were shaped by this time period and environment.
?Ask yourself how the lives of the people around before and after the event were impacted.
?Ask yourself what qualities, ideals, and philosophies you would most like to emphasize, and make sure the facts that you present support it.
?Find the perfect anecdote to demonstrate these qualities.
Step 4: Write your assignment.
Your final assignment should include a title page, a minimum of two pages of content, and a reference page. As you are writing, be sure to keep the following in mind:
The introduction should engage the reader and clearly present a summary of the main points that clarify your point of view. The introduction should also include a thesis statement.
The quality of your writing should demonstrate critical thinking.
Organization should clearly present points arranged to illustrate your opening points.
Writing should be clear and concise with no spelling,grammatical, or punctuation errors.
APA formatting guidelines should be used for this assignment.
DISCUSSION 1 Confidentiality Agreements
Research the Internet or other resources and find a minimum of two confidentiality agreements. Based on your available resources, evaluate the agreements. Comment on the important elements they cover and that you should consider in your own agreements. Are there any specific concerns related to your industry, product, or service?
DISCUSSION 2 Associates
Do you anticipate needing associates? Even if you do not see an initial need for associates, respond to the following:
• Where would you look for associates and how would you recruit them?
• What kind of training do you believe is necessary to provide ongoing skills development?
• How would you fund the training and recruitment?
• What kind of incentive programs would you consider to keep key personnel on board?
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No sources really needed in this assignment- off of the questions provided(own thinking).
The foundation of heteronormativity is the assumption that everyone is naturally heterosexual. This assignment is designed to get you to identify how this way of thinking is pervasive in our society. It does this by flipping the script and asking heterosexuals questions that LGBT individuals are sometimes asked about their homosexuality.
The first step for completing this assignment is to look at the questions below. YOU SHOULD NOT ANSWER THEM. We are not asking you to tell us about your sexuality. Instead, you should think about why we do not question heterosexuals in the same ways we question homosexuals.
1. What do you think caused your heterosexuality?
2. When and how did you first decide you were a heterosexual?
3. Is it possible your heterosexuality is just a phase you may grow out of?
4. Is it possible your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?
5. Isn’t it possible that all you need is a good Gay lover?
6. Heterosexuals have histories of failures in Gay relationships. Do you think you may have turned to heterosexuality out of fear of rejection?
7. If you’ve never slept with a person of the same sex, how do you know you wouldn’t prefer that?
8. If heterosexuality is normal, why are a disproportionate number of mental patients heterosexual?
9. To whom have you disclosed your heterosexual tendencies? How did they react?
10. Your heterosexuality doesn’t offend me as long as you don’t try to force it on me. Why do you people feel compelled to seduce others into your sexual orientation?
11. If you choose to nurture children, would you want them to be heterosexual knowing the problems they would face?
12. The great majority of child molesters are heterosexuals. Do you really consider it safe to expose your children to heterosexual teachers?
13. Why do you insist on being so obvious and making a public spectacle of your heterosexuality? Can’t you just be what you are and keep it quiet?
14. How can you ever hope to become a whole person if you limit yourself to a compulsive, exclusive heterosexual object choice and remain unwilling to explore and develop your normal, natural, healthy, God-given homosexual potential.
15. Heterosexuals are noted for assigning themselves and each other to narrowly restricted, stereotyped sex-roles. Why do you cling to such unhealthy role-playing?
16. How can you enjoy a fully satisfying sexual experience or deep emotional rapport with a person of the opposite sex when the obvious physical, biological, and temperamental differences between you are so vast? How can a man understand what pleases a woman sexually or vice-versa?
17. Why do heterosexuals place so much emphasis on sex?
18. With all the societal support marriage receives, the divorce rate is spiraling. Why are there so few stable relationships among heterosexuals?
19. Considering the menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual like you?
20. There seem to be very few happy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed with which you might be able to change if you really want to change. Have you considered trying aversion therapy?
21. A disproportionate number of criminals, welfare recipients, and other irresponsible or antisocial types are heterosexual. Why would anyone want to hire a heterosexual for a responsible position?
22. Do heterosexuals hate and/or distrust others of their own sex? Is that what makes them heterosexual?
23. Why are heterosexuals so promiscuous?
24. Why do you make a point of attributing heterosexuality to famous people? Is it to justify your own heterosexuality?
Remember to respond to all of the prompts below in your assignment. After reviewing the questions you should write a 1-2 page response where you answer the following prompts:
1. Have you ever heard any of these questions asked about or of LGBTQ individuals?
2. What did this exercise bring up for you? What did you notice while participating in this exercise? How did you feel?
3. How did this exercise highlight assumptions around heterosexuality being the “norm”? What does this exercise reveal about heteronormativity in our society?
The criteria we will use to grade this assignment include:
Grammar and spelling
Organization
Addresses prompts in the thoughtful way
Paragraph development (1-2 pages)
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The essay must be written in American Sociological Format (ASA) format. The rubric and guidelines will be in the attachments for this essay order.
Purpose: You must now complete the final phase of the writing process by integrating your annotated bibliography research and any feedback received into a final essay. The central aim is to synthesize and integrate your research into a coherent and empirically supported argument.
Topic: This topic examines the intersection between inequality and criminal justice. Inequality can be inequality of class, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and so on. Criminal justice refers to the intersection of one of these topics with some elements of the criminal justice system, such as police, courts, border security, sentencing, corrections, parole, and so on. You should focus on ONE topic (for example, race and sentencing, gender and policing). The aim is for you to choose an axis of inequality and discuss how it interacts with a component of the criminal justice system. You are to make a clear argument in the form of a thesis statement and then support your argument with the material located through your research (library and scholarly database searches). More information will be provided in lecture.
Structure: You are free to structure the paper in any way that helps you to convey your argument more effectively. Headings and sub-headings may be used if appropriate.
Document Parameters: The paper must be 8-pages (12 font, double spaced, 1 inch margins), excluding cover page and references. Failure to adhere to these parameters will result in penalty. Don’t get creative with the font, margins, or spacing.
Sources: Be sure to cite all sources appropriately. For this assignment you must have a minimum of eight (8) sources. See Annotated Bibliography assignment for source criteria (I recognize that this is two more sources than for the annotated bibliography but the source criteria remains the same). You are of course free to use more than eight sources.
Due Date: Essays must be submitted via the course website by the beginning of class on March 19, 2019. The penalty for late assignments is 2% per day late calculated on a 24 hour turnover beginning after the start of class. Papers more than 7 days late will receive a grade of zero.
Evaluation: The paper is worth 35% of your final grade. See evaluation criteria and grading scheme below.
Criteria Novice Competent Proficient
Organization
Introduction
20% Introduction is not developed. Does not provide general subject matter, a thesis statement or an outline. Introduction is superficially developed. Presents a thesis statement and rough outline of the paper. Introduction is thoroughly developed introducing the general subject of the paper and narrowing down to the thesis statement (argumentative statement). Thesis statement is followed by an outline of the subsequent sections of the paper.
Body
40% Body has no shape and shows no attempt at organization. Paragraphing is haphazard and no transitions are used. No attempt is made to use data to back up points made in the paper. Body has no discernible shape and shows superficial organization. Paragraphs contain more than one idea. Transitions are superficial. Data is used sparingly throughout the paper. Body has clear shape that demonstrates organization. All paragraphs contain one main idea and supporting sentences. Appropriate transitions are used. Arguments are supported with appropriate data
Conclusion
10% Restates ideas in intro Restates ideas in intro, provides summary of main argument and unique or interesting observations. Presents ideas in the intro. in a fresh way. Provides main summary of the argument made, any unique observations and suggestions for future research/policy suggestions
Grammar, spelling, punctuation
10% Mistakes prevent the reader from following the paper. Shows many mistakes in these areas. Shows little or no grammar, spelling and/or punctuation errors.
Sentence structure
10% Uses all simple sentence structures. Uses varied sentence structure. Uses mature and varied sentence structure.
Referencing
10% ASA style is not utilized. ASA in style is used inconsistently throughout. ASA style is used consistently throughout.
Grade Range 0-59% 60-76 77-100
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Individual Exercises explain the mistake. Here are six misconceptions about critical thinking habits of mind or critical thinking skills. Write a brief explanation of why each is wrong.
1. Calling on people to be systematic means that everyone must think the same way.
2. Critical thinking habits of mind are always positive.
3. People with a strong desire to be analytical have the skill to foresee the consequences of options and events.
4. People who have not taken a course in critical thinking cannot have strong critical thinking skills.
5. Critical thinking is applying the six critical thinking skills in their proper order one after the other.
6. Self-monitoring and self-correcting are unnecessary skills when your ideas are right in the first place.
Reflective Log
Mark Twain is reported to have said, “ I have never let my schooling interfere with my education”. Connect that sentiment with “The experts worried that school might be harmful!
Should K-12 schooling be designed to prevent students from learning to think critically for themselves? Why or why not?
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Based on the videos, describe the impact of pesticide resistance on the environment and subsequently human health.Are there alternative strategies to pesticide use for controlling pests/vectors of disease?
Provide explanations and support for your answers.
Healey, B. J., & Walker, K. T. (2009). Chapter 11: Ergonomics. In Public health/environmental health: Introduction to occupational health in public health practice. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Jossey-Bass.
Institute of Medicine. (2000). Chapter 3: The changing workforce. In Safe work in the 21st century: Education and training needs for the next decade’s occupational safety and health personnel. Washington, DC, USA: National Academies Press.
Montano, D. (2014). Chemical and biological work-related risks across occupations in Europe: A review. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 9: 28-41.
Painter, J. A., Hoekstra, R. M., Ayers, T., Tauxe, R. V., Braden, C. R., Angulo F. J., et al. (2013). Attribution of foodborne illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths to food commodities by using outbreak data, United States, 1998–2008. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19(3): 407-415.
