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Critical appraisal aims to identify potential threats to the validity of the research findings and make informed decisions about the quality of research evidence. Using a Critical Appraisal of Research Evidence Download Critical Appraisal of Research Evidence allows consistency when reviewing several studies.
On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussain invaded Kuwait. The US response was swift and effective. On January 16, 1991, the U.S. and other U.N. members began daily bombing raids, and on February 23, 1991, the ground assault began. Within one hundred hours Kuwait was liberated and the first President Bush declared a cease-fire.
In his State of the Union address in January 2002, the second President Bush stated that we must “prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and allies with weapons of mass destruction.” On the night of March 19, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom began, and by mid-April Saddam’s statues were toppling. Swift and short, on May 1, 2003, standing before a huge banner declaring “Mission Accomplished” aboard an aircraft carrier, President Bush declared victory in the Iraq War. Was this declaration premature?
INSTRUCTIONS
• Review and identify relevant sections of Chapters 27, 30, 31, and 32.
• Read the following linked article www.English.Illinois.edu/maps/Vietnam/interpretations.htmLinks to an external site.
• PBS Frontline-The Gulf War link.Links to an external site.
• The Whirlwind War link- The Gulf War.Links to an external site.
• Utilize at least one of the linked sources provided in this assignment to support your discussion.
• Identify and incorporate at least one additional outside source to support your discussion. In addition to the textbook, you may use any material outside of the textbook that is recommended in the Additional Reading section at the end of each chapter. You are also encouraged to do your own research and identify relevant sources. Please keep in mind that WIKIPEDIA is
Compare the Gulf War with one of the following wars: the Korean War, Vietnam, or the Iraq War, identifying and discussing similarities and differences that may explain why the US “won” the Gulf War, but did not “win” the other. In your opinion, are these valid comparisons?
Mary is 25 years old and married to her husband Andy for 5 years. Over the years Andy became violent and he
started to control Mary’s day to day activities closely. Andy prohibited Mary from seeing her family and friends.
He does not let her to go out except for the weekly shopping. One day Mary wanted to meet her friend Nelia and
told Andy that she was going to the supermarket as they had run out of milk. However, Andy decided to come
home early on that day and saw Mary and her friend sitting in a cafeteria. When Mary arrived home, she was
beaten up by Andy. The following day when Andy was at work, Mary rang the local police station and asked
them to help her. The policeman perceived this as a private affair between the couple and considered it as an
isolated incident.
Discuss Mary’s victimization by considering the victim typologies, routine activity, and lifestyle theories.
Q1. In paragraph form, define and describe disaster recovery. Define and describe business continuity. Discuss the threats posed by disgruntled employees and how to mitigate those threats. Identify and cite a real-world example of an organization put at risk by a disgruntled employee.
Q2. Write a research paper that contains the following:
Define service-oriented architecture. Explain how service-oriented architecture works.
Explain how webpages differ from web services.
Discuss what it means for a web service to be interoperable.
What insights did you gain from the activity in terms of your identities and aspects of power and privilege?
In what ways do you envision your diverse identities and associated power, privilege, or oppression influencing the social worker–client relationship? Provide an example.
watch Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, narrated by Peter Pears.
In a word document file, LIST all instruments and their families in the order that they are introduced in in the video. Ex. Violin (Strings), Saxophone (woodwinds), etc.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of screening
analyze the following utilizing the Model Penal Code:
1) Scott breaks into a house with the intentions of stealing some jewelry. He is surprised that the owner is at home, grabs his gun, and fatally shoots him. What charge can be filed against Scott? Discuss why.
2) Brett sneaks into a warehouse intent on theft and is surprised by a security guard, whom Brett knocks down a flight of stairs, killing him. What crime was committed? Discuss why.
3) Liza drives 80 MPH on a windy road, drives off a cliff, killing his passenger in the crash. What charges can be filed against Liza? Discuss why.
4) Please share any similar cases that you found. How did conducting research and going through each step of legal analysis help you to reach this conclusion? Analyze how you applied critical thinking and legal analytical skills to assist you in this regard. What new research and/or analytical tool or method did you try for the first time this week? What do you think you do well and what would you like to strengthen so that you continue to improve?
5) Collaborate with each other as the week goes on to make all aspects of this Discussion as robust as possible.
Evaluate Marketing Website Assignment: Access the following
Website: https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/
Kraft Foods uses this Website as a part of its marketing strategy. Review the Website and write a 2 page summary on its effectiveness as a marketing tool. Include the things that you feel work well and the things that you feel could be done better.
Define channel strategy
Design a sales management plan
Using the same 3-4 business ideas from last week, outline which of the three primary forms of organization are appropriate for each. Why? What are the costs and benefits of each form of organization based on your proposed business idea?