Analyze a specific example of a government policy (or policies) that has (or have) inaugurated a major shift in the regional industry of your choice. Over what period did this shift occur? How did this policy come about? Why then? What were the driving forces behind it?
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Mosco identifies labour, and the specific conditions of creative labour, as one of the key issues for those doing political economy of media. Analyze such conditions of labour for a given media industry. What are the key issues or challenges faced by workers in your chosen industry? How have the conditions of labour changed over time?
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Imagine having to teach people about data collection and data analytics (specifically in the realm of social media – gender, age, language, and location) who know nothing about either of the two topics.
*Build a 10 minute discussion that can also be used to disseminate as a quick reference guide to the beginners comprised of no more than 2 pages excluding a cover page.
To paraphrase Karl Marx: Men and women make history, but they do not make it as they please. Hernandez and Beckert both write about the way that the Chinese in California and the working class in New York influenced the history of these regions. Even though the Chinese and the workers were not the victors in their respective conflicts, they did shape and influence identity, law and politics in various ways.
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Describe how music or various types of music affects the brain.
-Background information on the topic including historical and modern perspectives.
-How does the topic illustrates the “mind-body” connection? Is the topic more focused on the “mind” or the “body”
-Provide scientific explanations for what is going on in the brain and body during engagement in this subject matter
ACME Inc. gave generous vacation benefits to its employees. New employees received three weeks of paid leave, and employees with over 25 years seniority received six weeks of paid leave. With the economic downturn, ACME decided to give all employees only three weeks paid leave a year, to boost worker productivity. The employees with over 25 years seniority (all over 40 years old) sued ACME under a disparate impact claim, claiming that the policy deprived them of a benefit, while it did not deprive younger workers of that same benefit.
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How did you get to class this week?
In your response, consider the following:
How did you physically get to class (mode of transportation)?
What factors needed to be in place in order for you to get to class? (examples of things to consider include: child care, your personal health and hygiene, desire to attend class, financial aspects related to tuition, transportation, clothing, etc., getting your work schedule approved – anything you can think of that needed to in place for you to get to class)
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