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Describe the effect that obesity (childhood and / or adult) has had on you personally or your community.

Due Week 9 and worth 65 points

Obesity in America is considered an epidemic. There are many contributing factors to obesity (both childhood and adult), such as biological, environmental, social, or economic factors. Review the information on obesity on pages 383 to 385 in the textbook. You may also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research obesity and its causes.

Discuss one (1) sociological theory that relates to the selected contributing factor to obesity.

Due Week 9 and worth 65 points

What amendments are required to the Act as more baby boomers age?

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

This assignment will help you understand the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age for anyone over the age of 40. This kind of legislation, like other types of anti-discriminatory legislation, will not end all discrimination. However, such laws clearly state society’s values.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Based on your research, create a 4- to 5-page paper in a Microsoft Word document that includes answers to the following questions:

Which demographic groups are protected by this Act?
Which types of discrimination are prohibited under the Act?
Is the Act still relevant for seniors today? If yes, how? If not, why not? Provide examples.
What amendments are required to the Act as more baby boomers age?
Has this Act affected any of the minority groups in US? If no, why not? If yes, how?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format. in-text citatio

Describe your reactions to the stressful event during each stage.

Throughout this unit, you have learned that certain links exist between emotions, motivation, and stress. In fact, if one does not handle his or her stress effectively, numerous health issues could arise.

For this assignment, you are to compose a two-page reflection paper in which you examine a current or former stressful event in your life. You must embrace Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (GAS), and describe your reactions to the stressful event during each stage. Be sure that you recount the various facial expressions that you displayed as you progressed through each stage as well. What coping strategies did you embrace to help solve the problem? Additionally, how was your professional work impacted by the stressor? Furthermore, did you experience additional conflicts with other individuals as you endured this life trial?

You must effectively examine each of the areas listed above. Furthermore, you should visit the Online Library to identify a source that provides specific information on how this stressful issue could impact your health, future goals, and motivation. You must integrate the textbook as a source as well.

Tips for writing your Reflection Paper:

Introduction – This is meant to give a concise overview of the featured stressful event and is usually one paragraph in length. In your introduction, you will reveal the featured stressful event that you will examine for this paper.

Summary – This contains your description of the required areas listed above in the opening statement, including Selye’s GAS, your facial expressions, coping strategies, professional impact, and relationship conflicts.

Analysis – In this portion of the paper, you should provide information from the textbook and an additional source identified from the Library to analyze the impact that the stressful event could have placed upon your health, future goals, and motivation.

Conclusion – This summarizes your final reflections for the featured topic. For instance, what implications have you uncovered during your research that you will apply to future stressful events?

Note: Do not forget to double space your response and use Times New Roman 12 pt. font. This written assignment should have a cover page, two full pages of content in which you organize the four sections of the reflection based on the guidelines as listed above, and a references page. You are required to utilize the textbook and one additional source for this assignment. Both sources should be included on your references page. You should also have accompanying in-text citations for each source that you have used throughout your response.

Discuss how early childhood education has evolved and its impact on cognitive development in early childhood.

Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on development during infancy and early childhood.
Compare and contrast at least two different kinds of caregivers (e.g., stay at home parent, daycare, grandparent, nanny) and the positive and/or negative impacts on development during infancy and early childhood.
Discuss how early childhood education has evolved and its impact on cognitive development in early childhood

Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on development during infancy and early childhood.

TILTLE IS PARENTING AND EDUCATION DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD PAPER Prepare a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine various forms of caregivers, parenting styles, and early childhood education. Be sure to include the following items in your assessment:

Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on development during infancy and early childhood.

Prepare a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine various forms of caregivers, parenting styles, and early childhood education. Be sure to include the following items in your assessment:

International Business discussion board replies for students.

International Business discussion board replies for students

Post a substantive written response to 2 other classmates’ threads. Your response must identify specific weakness(es) as well as note the strengths of the post. By identifying a weakness (content based, not a spelling/grammatical aspect), you display the critical thinking skills required in a graduate course. Refrain from making statements like “I really couldn’t find a weakness to your thread but the assignment required it . . . ’’+ an insubstantial critique, as this is your chance to help your peer write stronger in their future threads. You should put as much time into your reply phase as you do your thread. The strongest scores on that portion are reserved for those replies that incorporate specific evidence rather than making opinion-based statements. Please maintain the proper tone in your critique by addressing the issues instead of attacking the person.

2 replies of at least 200 words each. For your 2 replies, you must incorporate a minimum of 2 different resources citing them in current APA format. You may use the textbook, scholarly journals, the Bible, and governmental websites.

The First Student You are responding to- Monica Fields

Middle East and North America (MENA) covers all the Middle Eastern countries and the Maghreb countries; MENAs region is extended from Morocco to Iraq. The population in MENAs region alone includes about 355 Million people which is about 6 percent of the entire world’s population. (WBG, 2015.)

Pan-Arabism was an advocacy group in the Middle East that was mainly aiming to help rebuild the culture and political unity within the Arab nations throughout the Middle East countries. (IFCJ, 2015.) Pan-Arabism main focused was not the economic integration of the Arab Nations but only on how they could bring the nations back together and they thought that in doing this that it would some home work together in rebuilding the Arab nation’s economy. Although, unity is never a bad thing it was not the root of the Middle Eastern nation’s problem which caused more issues.

Pan-Arabism plans brought weaker bonds in integration, lower political and economic development, ethnic divisions, severe division among the Islamic culture, and most important a lack of security throughout the Arab nations. (Lynch, 2010. Pg.205) The lack of success in the Arab nations are mostly because of the protectionism and a lack of liberalization within the region’s economies, region economies that do not complement one another, underdeveloped political systems, and continuous political and security division among and within the nations.

MENA noninvolvement with the World Trade Organization (WTO) is partly the reason for their lack in integration. MENA not participating in global and regional trading caused their countries to lack in the finances that is needed to build a stabilized economy and governments. MENA has government officials that are secretive and corrupt only looking out for royal families and high ranking individuals, leaving the rest of the economy poor. In the Middle East there is more than 20 million unemployed men and women with the population increasing steadily each year. Due to the large numbers of unemployed individuals it cause animosity among the nations because their economy and political systems is severely under built. (WBG, 2013.)

The largest Christian community is the Egyptian ethnoreligious community of Copts. The Copts is decreasing due to the number of attacks that they endure from the Islamic nations. The Copts suffered their churches being bombed, set on fire, and many killings that made them feel as if their lives were in danger. Although, the Coptic community endured numerous hardships they have no intentions on stopping their outreach no matter the cost. The Coptic Church has more than 550 churches outside of Egypt. This challenge on trying to spread this outreach is very difficult due to them being ill-equipped.

References

WBG. (2015.) The World Bank. Middle East and North Africa. Retrieved From: http://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/overview#1

WBG. (2013.) The Word Bank Group. Trade Integration in the Middle East and North Africa. Retrieved From:http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/EXTMNAREGTOPPOVRED/0,,contentMDK:22492441~pagePK:34004173~piPK:34003707~theSitePK:497110,00.html

IFCJ. (2015.) International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Stands for Israel. Pan-Arabism. Retrieved From: http://www.blog.standforisrael.org/issues/world-opinion/pan-arabism

Lynch, D. (2010). Trade and Globalization: An Introduction to Regional Trade Agreements. United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.

The second student you are responding to- Nicholas Driver

Why lack of economic integration between Middle East and North Africa (MENA):

With Pan-Arabism and the establishment of the Arab League in 1945, some form of economic bond between the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should have been established and ultimately sustained. Due to a variety of factors, however, this unfortunately has not come to fruition. (1) Low levels of economic and political development, (2) ethnic divisions, (3) strong divisions between branches of Islam, and (4) a lack of security in the region have each individually (and quite severely) deteriorated the promising economic integration intended by the aforementioned missions (Lynch, 2010, p. 205). The lack of economic integration isn’t speculative either. “Empirical analysis shows that Arab trade with the rest of the world is low and remains below foreign trade of countries with similar levels of development and per capita income” (Romagnoli, 2008).

In general, protectionism and a lack of liberalization within the region’s economies have also been a primary blame for the lack of economic integration in MENA. Their regional economies also fail to assist one another to be optimally effective. The underdeveloped political systems and continued political division creates leadership that pulls countries in different directions rather than with a single, unified goal (Lynch, 2010, p. 205). The United Arab Republic (UAR) was formed by Syria and Egypt in 1958 with the intent to help unify the MENA; however, political division between the states nudged Syria out of the UAR. These instance of disunity cannot foster a prosperous joining of economies.

MENA nation’s noninvolvement with WTO:

MENA’s poor performance is obvious and can be partially accredited to their lack of involvement in the World Trade Organization (WTO). With high tariff barriers continuously in force and on-going political and security issues still running amuck, MENA’s delay of entering into the WTO has potential to explain the reasons for poor trade performance of the Arab countries (Romagnoli, 2008). MENA has since recognized that their lack of involvement in super economic power markets are hurting their opportunities for accelerated economic development. As MENA progresses, they appear to be gravitating towards joining the EU (Péridy, 2012). With EU membership, they will have access to privileged industrial markets that will help resolve many of the reasons why economic integration fails to exude a dominating presence within MENA. A strong economic will help blend political visions during development and generate a more nationalism embrace rather than a focus on ethnic/religious division.

Christian Community in MENA (increasing/decreasing):

As the world’s largest Christian television broadcasting network, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) helps to spread the gospel throughout the globe. Unfortunately, TBN cannot overcome the outstretched hand the MENA holds out to prevent Christians from influencing their citizens. The disproportion between Christian and Muslim birth rates as well as Christian persecution in the Middle East, however, have signaled that Christianity is decreasing. “Muslims as opposed to Christians are strongly against competition” (Er, 2008). Although Christians have tried ministering in the MENA, Muslims and Islamic radicalisms have persecuted and shooed out those that try to bring Christianity to those open to the gospe

. Define the problem in the scenario that you have chosen.

When faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”

Choose one (1) of the problem scenarios as a topic choice for your paper (Note: Your professor must approve your topic choice before you begin work on the assignment.)

Scenario 1: You have worked at your company for eleven (11) years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor’s degree in order to increase your chances for a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree, when a supervisor’s position in a competing company becomes available in another state. The start date is in two (2) weeks, during your final exam period for your courses. The position offers a $15,000 per year salary increase, a car allowance, and relocation expenses. Your former supervisor works for the company and is recommending you for the position based on your outstanding job performance; if you want the job, it’s yours. All of the other supervisors at this level in the company have Master’s degrees, so you know that you would be expected to earn your Bachelor’s degree and continue on to a Master’s degree. Your present company offers tuition reimbursement, but the new company does not.

Scenario 2: Your child comes home from school with an assignment sheet for a school project. He / she is very excited about the project and begins work immediately, doing research on the Internet and gathering materials. You read over the assignment sheet and notice that your child is not including all of the required items in the project, and you have some ideas for how to improve the quality of the presentation. You recently read an article in a parenting magazine about the importance of a child developing responsibility for his/ her own learning. You recall the many ways in which your parents took over your school projects. You, on the other hand, want to encourage your child’s confidence in his / her ability to complete a project independently. The next day, you are at the grocery store when you see a parent of a student in your child’s class. That parent has spent over $30 in supplies for the science project and is taking a day off of work to put the pieces of the project together.

Scenario 3: You have two jobs—one during the week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and one on Saturday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You are taking two classes—one that meets from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, and one class online. You have two kids—one who plays soccer, and one who is in band. You have two elderly parents who no longer drive. You have two siblings—one who lives two (2) miles away, and one who lives in another state. You have two (2) papers due in your classes the same week that one (1) of your children has a soccer tournament, and the other child has a band concert. You are coaching the soccer team, and you are in charge of fundraising for the band. You have a goal to complete your degree in two (2) years. Your doctor tells you that your blood pressure, your cholesterol, and your weight are too high and recommends several medications that cost you nearly $200 per month after your insurance co-pay.

Scenario 4: You are a sales representative for a company that encourages staff to log time in the field and away from the office. You are expected to begin and end your day at the office. You notice that each day when you arrive and return another co-worker is already there, and you wonder whether this person spends most of his / her time at the office. At your weekly sales meeting, you are informed of your co-workers’ outstanding sales performance. You suspect that this co-worker is spending more time flattering the boss instead of working leads in the field, and as a result is getting the best client referrals. Your own sales numbers have steadily decreased since this other sales representative was hired.

Scenario 5: Professor’s Choice – problem scenario presented by your professor.

Scenario 6: Student’s Choice – Problem scenario presented by you.

Review the six-step problem solving process outlined in the webtext, based on the article “The Problem Solving Process” located athttp://www.gdrc.org/decision/problem-solve.html:

Step One: Define the problem
Step Two: Analyze the problem
Step Three: Generate options
Step Four: Evaluate options
Step Five: Make your decision
Step Six: Implement and reflect

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Define the problem in the scenario that you have chosen.

2. Analyze the problem in the scenario.

3. Generate options for solving the problem in the scenario.

4. Evaluate the options for solving the problem.

5. Decide on the best option for solving the problem.

6. Explain how you will implement the decision made and reflect on whether this option was the most effective.

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.
Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

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 Style 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.

You should follow these submission guidelines:

Submit the paper draft to Turnitin.com and then submit the originality report with the draft to Blackboard.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Recognize the hindrances to the decision-making process in order to apply problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.
Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic

What are the long-run implications on price level and GDP?

Keynesian vs. New Keynesian

Both the traditional Keynesian theory and the new Keynesian theory indicate that the short-run aggregate supply curve is horizontal.

Tasks:

Answer the following questions:

Is there any difference between the two approaches of the Keynesian theory and the new Keynesian theory in terms of short-run implications?
What are the long-run implications on price level and GDP?