Category: Essays

STEP 1:

Select only ONE question from the four options detailed below in order to research and write your Annotated 
Reference List:

Q1. Discuss biological or psychological positivism’s influence on contemporary criminal justice policy and practice 
by using contemporary examples. 

Q2. Analyse the most significant contributions to criminology from the Chicago School. Explain and justify your 
choices by highlighting the current relevance of the contribution to contemporary criminological thought. 

Q3. With examples, discuss Downes and Rock (2011: 136) proposition that “Structure and culture make 
incompatible demands and it is at these points of pressure that subcultures have evolved to ‘solve’ the problems 
that arise.”

Q.4. Choose ONE of the issues listed below and analyse contemporary discussions of your chosen issue using the 
labelling perspective as the analytic frame. 

• Terrorism and terrorist OR
• Immigration and asylum seekers

STEP 2:
Once you have selected your question, identify two different sources that could be used to answer your chosen 
essay question. These two sources will include:

• One peer­reviewed journal article (Scholarly) and either
• One newspaper article (Non­scholarly) or
• One government website (Scholarly) or
• One book chapter (Scholarly)
Based on the above, one of your two sources MUST be a peer­reviewed journal article. 

STEP 3:
Having identified your two sources, you are to summarise each source and use the source to construct an 
argument to address the essay question (application). In constructing your argument you may focus on key 
sections/arguments and or evidence found within the source that can help answer your essay question.


format of answering the question

Assessment One Research Exercise: Annotated reference list
Assessment question
[Insert your chosen essay question here]

Type your responses in the boxes below:

Reference 1: Journal article (scholarly)

[Use the UWS Havard Referencing Guide to correctly write out the reference details]


Annotation 1: Summary

Annotation 1: Application: Develop an argument in response to your essay question using the evidence (conceptual and/or empirical) found within your chosen source. Make sure to clearly extract evidence from your source as part of your argument.


Reference 2: Newspaper Article (Non-scholarly) or Government Report (Scholarly) or Book Chapter (Scholarly)

[Use the UWS Havard Referencing Guide to correctly write out the reference details]


Annotation 2: Summary




Annotation 2: Application: Develop an argument in response to your essay question using the evidence (conceptual and/or empirical) found within your chosen source. Make sure to clearly extract evidence from your source as part of your argument.

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Please Note that the Reference page & the Cover page don’t count as a page. Please make sure all instructions are followed and all grammar is correct. My last paper I recieved 178 out of 200 points due to grammatical Errors. As always thanks for your professionalism!

BUS 309 

Assignment 2: The World’s Most Ethical Companies 
Due Week 8 and worth 300 points 

Review the Ethisphere Institute’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, located at ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/. Research a sampling from the organizations from the list, and identify one (1) company that you believe treats its consumers, the environment, and employees in an exceptional and morally praiseworthy manner. 

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: 
1. Determine at least two (2) ways in which the chosen company behaves in a morally responsible way toward each of the following: 
a. consumers 
b. the environment 
c. employees 
2. Predict the effects that these morally conscious decisions would have on the company’s bottom line. 
3. Review the company’s policies from a critical perspective, and list at least two (2) areas where the company could improve its treatment of consumers, the environment, or employees. Justify the response with specific examples. 

4. Use at least three (3) quality references. (Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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; 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 page length. 


The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: 
• Recommend viable policy options that address the selected business areas, reflect key ethical considerations, and foster an ethical work environment. 
• Analyze the concepts of public safety and government regulation along with the role of business responsibility. 
• Recommend ways in which businesses can be partners with nature by applying the concepts of business ethics, business ecology, and environmental ethics. 
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics. 
• Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics. 

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I would like the aforesaid essay to be written in an argumentative style.

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Vote of thanks for a joint prayer meeting with another church

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Purpose:

The primary goal of this exercise is to apply your developing sociological knowledge and skills to the analysis of a current event.

Directions and Suggestions:

Choosing a Current Event. A current event refers to something that is happening in the world at present (i.e. the war, the presidential inauguration, 1:4 teenage girls contracting an STD, etc), and they are usually described on the news and in mass media. You must choose a report (written, from the radio, or televised) of an event that has been reported on within 3 months of the assignment deadline. Remember, the event you choose must have some relevance to the study of society, and you must properly cite the source from which you got your report.

Describe the Current Event. Second, you will need to provide a brief summary of the current event. This should include details such as location, timing (i.e is this an ongoing event, does it appear to be a one time event, is this an example of an event that happens frequently), people involved, and any analysis offered by the report(er).

Analyzing the Current Event. The final step in the process is conducting an analysis of the current event using knowledge you have gained from the course to-date. The most important thing here is that the analysis should not just be your opinion about the current event, but grounded in sociological theory and prior research. You will need to use at least 6 sociological concepts covered in this course to analyze the current event (i.e. social construction, stratification, social control, crime, deviance). (hint: sociological concepts should be clearly identified, defined AND then applied; ANY paraphrasing or direct quotes used from another source should include APA formatted in-text citations and a full citation at the end of the essay)

References. Remember you must cite the source from which you found your current event report as well as any of the readings you directly or partly referenced.

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please modify the excel spreadsheet provided and do a cash flow for the construction of a signle dwelling. the uploeaded information word doc will need to be used as a reference point as the excel spreadsheet needs to reflect the cost break down and gantt chart.

THE TASK
You are required to establish a cash flow for the project that reflects the construction programme.
For the purpose of your cash flow please assume the following:
• Client credit terms are as per the HIA contract
• Subcontractors and supplier credit terms are 30 days
• Preliminaries are to be spread evenly over the project
• All subcontractors and suppliers submit a claim for works complete for the week at the end of each week

• An excel spreadsheet showing the cash flow forecast and a line graph showing the money in, money out and net total

all information is uploaded the money in is the progress payment mentioned in the attached doccument i.e stages as reflected in the gantt chart

please note the actual budget and make sure it all balances

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Last week you examined various types of interpersonal influence—strategies by which other people guide your thoughts and actions so they can meet their goals. This week you will examine intrapersonal persuasion or self-persuasion. Self-persuasion occurs when something you have done causes you to change your attitudes, beliefs, and future behavior. This type of change can be rather impactful—after all, you are doing it to yourself—and as a result, self-persuasion is a very powerful strategy for getting you to think and do new things.

To illustrate how self-persuasion operates, imagine that someone asks you to sign a petition to support higher taxes as a first step toward getting you to vote in favor of a new tax initiative. If like many people, you hold a negative attitude toward paying more taxes, you might resist the first request. However, if the person was able to get you to sign the petition, your behavior of signing the petition would be inconsistent with your attitude toward paying more taxes. The inconsistency between your pro-tax behavior and anti-tax attitude would create a state of discomfort called “cognitive dissonance.” As you see in the reading, many people reduce their discomfort in this situation by changing their attitudes and beliefs about what they have done. In this case, you would likely justify signing the petition by “softening” your attitude toward paying more taxes. The way in which you rationalize or justify your discrepant behavior leads to some very interesting and, on occasion, some rather unusual adjustments in what you subsequently think and do.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Read all of Chapter 4 in the course text, Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives.

• Think about how you would define cognitive dissonance and reflect on the different ways in which you can reduce it. Consider what it means for a cognition to be “least resistant to change” and how that predicts how you are likely to reduce your dissonance.

• Think about how the concept of “induced compliance” relates to the tax petition example in the lead-in. Carefully consider the role of being paid for signing the petition and why being paid very little would cause the most need to adjust your attitude to favor paying more taxes and voting for the new initiative.

• Reflect on why making a decision between two alternatives is likely to create some dissonance. Think about how “spreading the alternatives”—adjusting attitudes so they are more favorable toward the chosen alternative and less favorable toward the rejected alternative—reduces dissonance. Consider what type of decision would create the greatest amount of discomfort and need to “spread the alternatives.”

• Consider why working hard to achieve a goal can cause you to experience cognitive dissonance. What do you think causes more dissonance: working hard and achieving the goal, or working hard but failing to achieve the goal? The key to answering this question is to identify the inconsistent cognitions that lead you to justify your efforts.

• Think about whether you “feel” aroused and uncomfortable when your behavior is discrepant from your beliefs. Does your experience match what the research says about the experience of dissonance?

• Consider whether aversive consequences are critical for you to experience dissonance, or whether dissonance is greatest when your behavior is inconsistent with an important self-view, such as being an intelligent or moral person. Also consider whether you know anyone that does not seem to ever experience dissonance, and what it is about the person that “insulates” him/her from feeling discomfort when behavior is inconsistent with attitudes and beliefs.

• Finally, reflect on how culture may influence the experience of dissonance and how the behavior of others can cause you to feel vicarious dissonance.

With these thoughts in mind: APA style format, No Plagiarism and must be cited with references. Assignment must be done according to course rubric. Thank you

Write 1 page brief description of a time when you experienced cognitive dissonance as a result of making a difficult decision, saying something that you did not believe, or working hard for nothing. Identify the inconsistent cognitions that were the source for your discomfort and explain how you reduced the dissonance. Using either a cultural or personality analysis, describe the type of person who might not have experienced dissonance in this situation. Finally, describe how you think you can avoid justifying a discrepant act and instead learn from your “mistake.”

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.
Reference:
•    Reading
Course Text: Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives
Chapter 4, “Actions and Attitudes” (pp. 63–79)

Article: Stone, J., Aronson, E., Crain, A. L., Winslow, M. P., & Fried, C. B. (1994). Inducing hypocrisy as a means of encouraging young adults to use condoms. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20(1), 116–128. Available here

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The research in the textbook shows a number of ways in which dissonance causes people to rationalize or justify discrepant behavior. Whereas rationalization can prevent people from learning from their mistakes, dissonance can also be used to motivate people to make changes that benefit them and society (i.e., pro-social behavior). An example of this can be found in the research on using hypocrisy to induce dissonance and behavior change.
To prepare for this assignment:
•    Read the paper by Stone and colleagues (1994), paying particular attention to the use of hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance to motivate people to practice safe sex.
•    Think of the hypocrisy paradigm, pay particular attention to how you would define and explain it, and consider ways that dissonance in hypocrisy differs from dissonance in an induced compliance paradigm.
•    Think about how researchers test the effect of hypocrisy on behavior and how it can be measured.
•    Consider the limitations in the Stone, et al., study and think about how you might avoid them.
•    Then think about designing an induction of hypocrisy that would motivate people to use sunscreen.

The assignment (1 page): APA style format, No Plagiarism and must be cited with references. Assignment must be done according to courses rubric for full grade. Thank you

(1)Briefly define and explain the hypocrisy paradigm. How does the dissonance in hypocrisy differ from the dissonance in the induced compliance paradigm? Why do the researchers predict that hypocrisy motivates people to change their behavior
rather than their attitudes?

(2)Explain how the researchers tested the effect of hypocrisy on behavior change in this study. Specifically, describe who the subjects were, what they did in each condition of the study, and how behavior change was measured. Summarize the results of the study.

(3)Assess and explain the problems you see with the study and the conclusions drawn by the researchers. Describe two limitations to the study and explain how they impact the results.

(4)Design an induction of hypocrisy to motivate people to use sunscreen more often when they spend time in the sun. Describe who the target individuals would be and then explain how you would get them to make a public commitment to the use of sunscreen and how you would make them mindful of past failures to use sunscreen. Finally, explain how you would measure their motivation to reduce dissonance by changing their behavior.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.

Reference:
Reading
Course Text: Persuasion: Psychological Insights and Perspectives
Chapter 4, “Actions and Attitudes” (pp. 63–79)
Article: Stone, J., Aronson, E., Crain, A. L., Winslow, M. P., & Fried, C. B. (1994). Inducing hypocrisy as a means of encouraging young adults to use condoms. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20(1), 116–128. Available here.

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