Read from the book of Genesis ch. 1and 2.
1. How differently are the God, the creation of the World and humans portrayed there?
2. How do you understand that the humans are created “in the image and likeness of God”?
3. For what purpose did God create humans?
4. Is a woman created in the image of God? (See in the NT 1 Cor 11:7)
Read Gen. 2-3.
5. For what reason is a woman created?
6. Who is guilty and for what in Gen 3?
7. How does the behavior of Adam and Eve characterize them?
8. What is their punishment?
9. How does this story reflect the ancient Hebrews’ views about women?
Read Gen. 4-11.
10. Choose 3 stories from Gen. 4-11. The origin of what does each of them try to explain? What is the theological message or moral of each of them?
11. According to you, what is the overarching or central theme in Gen. 1-11?
12. Find in Gen. 4-11 at least 3 inconsistencies or contradictions, briefly indicate (give references) those “problematic” passages. (For ex. in Gen. 1 the humans are created last (on the 6th day) and both man and woman together, while in the Gen. 2 a man is created before animals and a woman)
Read about Jewish Sabbath from http://www.jewfaq.org/shabbat.htm
13. Why do the Jews celebrate Sabbath? What do they celebrate? What do they do and what are they forbidden to do (give 3-4 examples) on Sabbath?
Part I
Learn how differently the Jews and Christians understand the creation and further destiny of the humans. (Gen. 1-3)
14. Read from the apocryphal/deuterocanonical book Ecclesiasticus, or The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach (usually called simply Sirach- written in the 2nd cent. B.C. E) Sir.1:1-20; 15:11-20; 16:24-17:17;
from the apocryphal/deuterocanonical book Wisdom of Solomon (1st cen. B.C. E.) Wis. 6:17-20 and from the canonical book of Proverbs (4th cent. B.C.E.) 3:13-18; 8:22-36.
Briefly answer the following questions:
a) What does the author of Sirach omit when he retells us the story about the creation of man (Sir. 16:24-17:17)? What does he say about the humans’ ability to make right choices (Sir.15:11-20)?
b) What is the role of Wisdom and the divine instruction (=Torah) in creation and in the destiny of humans (Sir. 1:1-20; Wis. 6:17-20; Prov. 3:13-18; 8:22-36)?
15. What is the traditional Christian understanding of Adam’s and Eve’s sin and its consequences (see Romans 5:12-21; 7:15-25(NT sec.)) and how does it differ from the Jewish one?
Part II
The origin of what does the story about Noah and his sons (in Gen 9) try to explain? Who are the descendants of Ham, Shem and Japheth? Where do they live?
Read Gen. 12, 13, 15. 17.
Answer the following questions:
16. a) What is promised to Abraham by God in Gen. 12:1-9 and Gen. 13:14-18? How are these promises accomplished throughout the story (Gen. 12-21)?
b) How do these promises differ from those in Gen. 15:13-16?
c) What is the unique feature of the covenant made between God and Abraham in Gen. 17? How does this covenant differ from the covenant with Noah? What is the sign of the covenant in Gen. 17?
17.. Try to find out what your name means. Who gave you your name? Why?
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Research the case at Oyez (www.oyez .org) or FindLaw (www.findlaw.com) or any (www.gov). Write a brief summary of the facts of the case (in your own words).You can use other sources of information that you find on the internet as long as they are reputable. You cannot use Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica
A good essay will include the following:
1) General Introduction thesis statement (the issue presented and background of case)
2) The Constitutional issue or questions (include amendment(s) involved,
3) Arguments supporting the issue and arguments against the issue,
4). The court’s ruling, and rationale behind the decision
5) your opinions… Do you agree with the ruling? Why or why not? How has this case helped/changed society today?
Format Instructions:
Your paper should be typed – 12 inch Times New Roman, Double Spaced, One-Inch margins
Include citations (endnotes or footnotes) and Works Cited page.
Three Page Minimum – 5 Page Maximum, does not include work cited page.
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We have learned the differences between types of representation that women leaders and legislators can offer while in office. Moving beyond formal and descriptive representation, that is, simply by being elected to represent the interests of constituents, choose a woman elected official and assess whether she makes or attempts to make a substantial difference in representing and advocating for women’s issues and interests. As Hannah Pitkin has defined it substantive representation means, “acting in the interest of the represented, in a manner responsive to them, (Pitkin 1969, 209). This means you will need to define the field of women’s issues and interests and then find out what areas your elected official advocates in her work. This can be through fund-raising, campaigning, working with parallel advocacy groups, writing, introducing and voting for legislation, public speaking or writing. You will produce an essay 5-7 pages in length that describes your officials most important advocacy activities for women’s issues.
How to choose your subject:
The elected official must be a recent or continuing politician in local, state or federal politics in the U.S. or a current elected official in another country. I have emphasized elected because politicians who are appointed or members of royalty do not count because they do not have to convince people to vote for them despite the fact that they are women or because they are known advocates of women’s issues.
Once you have chosen your subject, please answer most of the following questions in essay format. You should not answer them separately but work them into a paper with an introduction, middle section and conclusion. Make sure the paper has a logical flow that connects each question to another or organizes them by themes. Some of the questions may not be relevant to your elected official so do not worry if you cannot answer every single one. Rather, choose the most important ones for your elected official.
These questions are drawn from the text on page 191 of the Paxton and Hughes textbook (this page is attached to the assignment in RN). Use them to guide your study as you research your candidates’ legislative history or governing style for answers to these questions. All politicians have official web sites with their voting records and issue priorities listed on them that you may consult. You will also need to conduct research at the library concerning bills they’ve introduced or by consulting academic research that puts the politician’s work into a political science framework. Pay close attention to the electoral framework or “rules of the game” she must follow in order to be successful.
1. Does she view women as important constituents? Furthermore, does she “see” her female constituents better than male politicians do? What kinds of assumptions does she make about her female constituents interests and needs?
2. Does her attitude and do her policy positions demonstrate priorities that differ from males in her legislative environment? How does she prioritize these issues? Is it different from her male peers?
3. What party is she from? How does it view women as constituents and how does it feature women issues in its party platform?
4. Examine her voting record. Does she favor “women’s issue” bills more than her peers?
Examples: domestic violence, health, education, reproductive rights, child care, gay and lesbian rights (Kaufmann 2002), military withdrawal, health care, social services.
5. Is she writing bills of interest to women? Taking the initiative to act for women in other ways?
6. Has she been able to get any women’s issue bills (or any bills) passed after initiated? Assess her power relative to other male colleagues in her institution (Senate, House, national assembly, parliament, office of President or Prime Minister)
7. What is her stance on reproductive rights, childcare policy and pay equity?
8. Does she have a different legislative style than her male peers? Does she act through traditional channels of power such as party elites or clubs or have other channels arisen due to women’s impact on institutions in the country where your politician resides? Does she make use of women’s policy machinery? (Women’s caucus, Women’s ministry).
9. How many other women are in office with her? Is she better able to negotiate politics because of the other women legislators, leaders?
10. Does she chair or is she a member of any committees? Powerful ones?
11. Did she have assistance from any PACs (political action committees) or quota systems? Do these groups enable or constrain her in representing women? Describe them, if applicable.
12. Does she have any political impact outside her legislative body or institution? If so, where?
This assignment will cover the material from the first 6 weeks of class. Each student should choose a presently- elected woman politician to research. Students will have to organize the answers to these questions in a way that makes sense given their particular politician’s background and data. Not all of the questions may be relevant or important to your candidate. That’s the goal of the assignment: to get you to pick the ones that best fit and describe how they work. The basic or overall premise of the paper is to assess whether or not your candidate substantively represents women and their interests. This means you will have to identify “women” and their specific interests with respect to your politician. You could decide that your candidate does not substantively represent, explain why, and choose another form of representation for her (i.e. formal, descriptive or neither). Go back to the lecture on Representation from Week One for these designations.
In composing this research essay you should draw on the material we have covered in the first six weeks of class to assess your candidate, including: representation, power, gender, women’s v. feminist interests, whether women can adequately represent or function in democratic politics given the structural limitations of the liberal tradition, and the overarching challenges or “obstacles” to women running, representing women and staying in office while doing so.
Students will be assessed by how well they organize the essay, the choices they make for questions for their candidate (appropriateness, fit), how well they incorporate insights from the material in the first six weeks (since it follows thematically). Not all materials have to be represented but either many should be or a few should be substantively covered to receive a strong grade.
Students need to have 4-5 sources from outside the course that are credible news or government sources. You should use the search databases at Milner Library for this purpose. If you have questions, you may contact Grace Allbaugh, our subject librarian, at gkallba@ilstu.edu . It is also helpful to consult your politician’s web page and congressional record (if any).
The final product will be 5-7 double spaced, typed pages. You should have 4-5 sources from outside the course work. In addition, the paper should include an analysis of how the material from the first six weeks of class has informed you on how to assess your candidate. For example, is your official limited by one of the overarching challenges we learned about from Week Six? Is your official constantly having to justify her being a “woman” in politics demonstrating the double-standard of the liberal tradition from Week Four? Is your candidate a person of color and therefore expected to represent competing or mutually exclusive constituencies? The paper is due on Please be sure to cite your sources using a recognized academic format such as MLA or Chicago.
Some Suggested Resources:
National Council for Research on Women:
www.ncrw.com
Women’s Legislative Network (National Council on State Legislatures):
www.ncsl.org/programs/wlnl
Center for American Women in Politics: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/index.html
• Congress.gov: records from the Library of Congress. You can search by member, which gives a biography and list of sponsored/cosponsored legislation. The legislation can be broken down by status and subject. https://www.congress.gov/
• Proquest Congressional Publications: Library database that collects congressional information. Using the Member Records section (“Members & Committees” – Member Records) will give them a fairly exhaustive list of their congressional record including bills sponsored, floor statements, voting records, and committees. Just search for a person, then click “member profile” from the list of limiters on the left. http://library.illinoisstate.edu/library-materials/find-materials/detail.php?id=30
• Vote Smart: includes a biography, voting history, policy position summaries and text of speeches http://votesmart.org/
As you’ve surfed the Web, chances are strong that you’ve seen targeted
Google text ads on a number of different websites. You’ve probably also
noticed sponsored links on the Google website that relate quite
closely to the topic you searched. Google offers two advertising
programs—Google AdSense for Web publishers, and Google AdWords for
advertisers. Look up Google advertising on the Internet
(www.google.com/ads) and take their virtual tour of each of these
programs. Write a brief description of how each program works, and
include your thoughts on why both programs have been so successful.
If you were a Web publisher or an advertiser, would you use these
programs? Why or why not?
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Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
Purpose: The learning outcomes for this course prepare the student to be knowledgeable and capable of planning and providing Principles of Development-Based Education to young children. The following guiding principles of Development-Based Education are from among those adopted by: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), (1988). The following principles listed for this Signature Assignment is embodied in development-based education that is supported by recent research studies that document how children develop and learn.
Principles of Development-Based Education:
1. Domains of children’s development-physical, social, emotional, and cognitive are closely related.
2. Development occurs in a relatively orderly sequence, with later abilities, skills, and knowledge building on those already acquired.
3. Development proceeds at varying rates from child to child as well as unevenly within different areas of each child’s functioning.
4. Development and learning occur in and are influenced by multiple social and cultural contexts.
5. Play is an important vehicle for the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children and a reflection of their development.
6. Children demonstrate different modes of knowing and learning and different ways of representing what they know.
7. Children develop and learn best in the context of a community where they are safe and valued, their physical needs are met, and they feel psychologically secure.
1. Students will integrate knowledge, reflection, and a critical perspective on early education through addressing one or more specific theories written within this assignment.
2. Students will indicate how young children’s characteristics and needs are met through the discussion of play as a viable centerpiece within a curriculum as well as a discussion of one or more theorists that address the importance of play and related activities that actually strengthen academic achievement in children rather than detracts from it.
*** Assignment must be submitted to Moodle
Content 70
Writing 30
Description of Assignment:
*** In a minimum of three to an extension of five (3-5) full pages,
1. Present research that supports a rationale for the value of children’s play opportunities.
2. Provide evidence to explain the rationale/belief for the use of play in developmentally appropriate practices for teaching and ensure learning for all children.
3. Reflect on appropriate strategies for including play as a means of teaching “content” to young children.
4. Present your beliefs/opinions about the importance of play as a means of teaching content. Be sure to cite your sources to back up your belief/opinions.
5. Include research that demonstrate the importance of social opportunities such as recess, sports, and subject areas including art, music, motor development, etc.
6. Present a critical analysis of the importance of the inclusion of arts and sports in the school versus the elimination of these by supplementing the school day with more seat time in academic study.
Consider headings for each sections.
Reminder When presenting your opinion, correctly quote your references and thoughts of theorist to ensure that your opinion is not misaligned with a theorist’s original ideas.
7. Include information from current research based peer reviewed journals from 2005 – current date that value play as well as other areas including academics that help a child to grow developmentally healthy and well rounded.
*** It is expected that you will use a minimum of two direct quotes from published experts in the field .
*** Include a minimum of three references: textbook, peer reviewed journal, reputable internet resource.
*** The paper must be APA format with a title page and reference page included.
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Consider your values. What matters to you? What doesn’t? What characteristic do you embody that you value the most? Is it kindness? Determination? Open-mindedness? Choose your most important value and define it. Some questions to help you get at this are: What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? Why is it important? Further, consider this value in a larger social context. What is its role in society? How would the world be different if more people embodied this value?
Try to consider and articulate any negative sides to the value you choose. Is it possible to take this value to the extreme? What would that look like? A successful argument anticipates contestation and pre-emptively addresses it.
Format: 4-6 pages; must be consistent with MLA or APA formatting standards.
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1. Include a title that explains in a sentence what you learned or noticed. Include numbers on your submission to identify which part of the assignment you are taking care of.
(Generate vehicle plate numbers) Assume a vehicle plate number consists of three
uppercase letters followed by four digits. Write a program to generate a plate
number.
5. The output of your code that shows what you have works.
President Roosevelt grievances of African American
President Roosevelt grievances of African American
Your textbook describes how President Roosevelt and the New Deal failed to
address the specific grievances of African Americans – and yet, in the1934 elections, northern black voters switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party. How do you explain this apparent paradox?
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
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Volcanic eruptions are a source of minerals, gases and aerosols in both the ocean and atmosphere. We will discuss volcanoes by finding and posting two examples of erupting volcanoes that are clearly affecting the ocean or atmosphere.
Find two good pictures and/or videos of erupting volcanoes.
Possible search terms are: ash plume, eruption column, fissure eruption, nuee
ardente, pyroclastic flow, submarine volcano, subsea volcano, underwater volcano, undersea volcano, volcanic eruption, volcanic vent.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
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Week 2 Forum: Share Project Plan: Task Definition and Information Seeking Strategies
In the Week 1 and Week 2 lessons, you have read about two steps of the Big 6 model: task definition and information seeking strategies. As you consider the Field of Study Project, complete a project plan and source possibilities. Please read the entire discussion forum directions before completing this forum.
Part I:
First, click on the Assignment tab to review the instructions for the Field of Study Project ( WILL LIST AT THE BOTTOM). Once you have reviewed the instructions, proceed with this week’s forum topic.
Any good project has a plan that helps you meet your goal. With that in mind, what are some steps to take to create your plan? How will you get your mind flowing for ideas for the project plan?
The goal is to create a project plan for the Field of Study Project. The steps of project planning may include:
· Understanding the scope and value of the project
· Planning a method to communicate the plan
· Selecting a topic/theme
· Considering critical thinking questions/statements to research
· Selecting subtopics which relate to the questions
· Brainstorming new ideas that should be included in the plan
Next, choose a career interest topic which is realistic and one that you are actually interested in learning more about. The career interest might be a field in which you could become employed after completing your APUS degree program or additional training.
After choosing your career interest topic, complete your project plan. Here are some ways you can create your plan: make an outline, mind map, flow chart, matrix, paragraph(s), or graphic organizer in order to share your project plan. Your project plan should include topic choice, your plan, why you chose your topic and what new information you are excited about learning in your research. Keep in mind that a robust project plan will make your research and project construction easier.
Part II:
This is a reflective paragraph that represents your critical thinking process when thinking about possible sources. You are NOT looking for specific sources now. Consider the best possible sources as presented in the Week 2 Lesson. What type of sources will work best for your research? How can you support your project plan with credible, current, reliable, accurate, and relevant information?
Part III:
Submit Parts I and II into the text box of the forum (not as an attachment) to share with your classmates. If you use Word, copy your document and paste the document into the forum by using the Word icon on the toolbar. If your project plan includes a URL, then copy and paste the link into the text box.
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Assignment Instructions
Goal: Demonstrate the ability to create a field of study project that uses both research-based and personal content while using presentation software to communicate with an intended audience.
Course Objective: CO3
During the first six-weeks you formulated a project plan, researched the content of the plan, and collected quality academic and non-academic sources. For the week 7 Field of Study Project you will create a PowerPoint presentation that builds upon the week 2 Project Plan and the week 4 Location and Access (Source Organization worksheet) that effectively communicates the knowledge you have gained during COMM110.
Please consider the following:
Presentation will include an introduction, body, conclusion, and properly formatted reference/work cited slide in the citation style of your degree program (APA, MLA, Chicago).
Clear evidence that the topic was researched and expanded upon the week 2 Project Plan.
Presentation provides audience with information to increase their knowledge of the topic presented.
Presentation engages the audience by using elements such as images, graphs, and charts. Appropriate citations must be included.
Three (3) vetted credible sources. One (1) of the sources must be scholarly and from the library.
Appropriate length 7-9 slides.
If you have multimedia skills and want to add creative content to your presentation, please do! Try to add any of the following enhancements and as you do, think about how it will impact your presentation and improve communication with the intended audience.
Voice narration, closed captioning, script.
Appropriate background music (must be cited on reference page).
Creative use of slide animations and transitions.
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