What are some of the unforeseen consequences of the following practices of punishment: capital punishment, solitary confinement, and panoptic surveillance? Keep in mind that these consequences might affect not just the prisoner, but others as well, and even society as a whole.
Draw on all three of Foucault, Guenther, and Camus in your response. Continue reading
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After 82 years in existence, Hostess took action to liquidate the company after disagreements with worker unions. The company filed for bankruptcy in January 2012 and, as a measure for restructuring the company, reduced employees’ wages and increased health care costs. As a result, employees became discontented with their work situation and commenced a strike. The company claimed it could not maintain production with so many workers on strike. When Hostess could not come to an agreement with one of the unions, the company announced it was shutting its doors for good.
Although the strike may have been the impetus for the immediate liquidation of Hostess, this is not the only reason the firm has been struggling. Failure to adapt to changing consumer tastes has dwindled sales of the snack cakes over many years. Continue reading
The media, be it television, radio, newspaper, or otherwise, is the public’s primary access to what’s happening in the community, state, nation, and world. The public is, in this way, exposed only to what the media chooses to present and the media’s version of events. How much power do you think the media has over the public, and can this power be trusted? Continue reading
Select any telecommunication topic on either: Convergence, Cloud Computing, or Security (can be anything that interests you with regard to system security – security your personal computer, social engineering, botnets, etc.). Your paper must be 6 double-spaced pages in length and cited to APA/MLA style guidelines. All papers will be submitted through Safe Assign to ensure that they are not copied from the Internet or other sources. Continue reading
Redesign a brand and website for a business . 1. Summary—in which you summarize the “problem” or need in the market and your idea, explaining how it addresses the problem… a. This part is written in paragraph form and should be about half a page b. You also need to identify and address your audience explicitly in this section c. In general, you are not writing this document for me. You’re writing it for the organization/ individual who is going to partner with you on this project d. Keep in mind, this is a persuasive document, so you must persuade your audience that it’s in their interests to partner with you on your idea Continue reading
In 1978, David Rorvik, in his book In His Image: The Cloning of a Man, claimed that after several years of research and experimentation, a wealthy businessman had been successfully cloned by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer into an enucleated human ovum, which had then been implanted into the uterus of a commercial surrogate mother. Rorvik did not cite sources because he claimed that he was allowed to tell the story only on condition of source anonymity. Continue reading
Should We Reject the Transhumanist Goal of the Genetically Electronically and Mechanically Enhanced Human Being? in the Science and Society course textbook, pp. 335–351. Transhumanism is alternation of the human body by genetic alteration, tissue regeneration, or machine enhancement. It is being increasingly viewed as a way to cure disease and reverse physical handicaps. Some futurists believe it is a way to promote the next level of human evolution. Continue reading
In debates about globalization, one of the divides is between scholars who assert that globalization is real and objective, and those who claim that globalization is imagined. Use Robinson’s theory of global capitalism to shed light on this debate. Particularly, use Robinson’s concepts such as Transnational Capitalist Class (TCC) and Transnational Capitalist State (TCS) to delineate reconfiguration of power and politics in the 21st century. Additional instructions: 1. MLA or APA style. 2. Length: 5 pages, not counting title, bibliography, or abstract. 3. Required sources: W. Robinson “A Theory of Global Capitalism”. 1. Follow basic guidelines and use academic formatting (5 full pages not including abstract, works cited and title pages; using APA or MLA style; in-text citations). Continue reading
Research the Kelley model of followership beginning with the article by Bjugstad, Thach, and Thompson (2006): Bjugstad, K., Thach, E., & Thompson, K. (2006). A fresh look at followership: A model for matching followership and leadership styles. Journal of Behavioral & Applied Management, then write an essay that addresses the following elements: Describe Kelley’s effective followership. Describe how a leader might utilize the Kelley model of followership to assess follower effectiveness. Identify the categories of followers. Continue reading
Use the Internet to research one
developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9. Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you: 1. Explore whether or not funding from international lending institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or hindering the social, economic, or political development of the country that you have selected. Support your response with examples. 2. Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the country that you have selected. 3. Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system. Support your response with concrete examples. 4. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Continue reading
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