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The documentary Three Identical Strangers looks at the possible connection between genetics and mental health. After watching the documentary, do you think that our genetics or our environment have a stronger influence on our mental health? Support your answer.
Consider the argument made by feminist theorists that it was not enough to just add the variable sex or gender to studies designed primarily with male respondents in mind. Review this graphic depiction of the connection between theory and research. What might a more inclusive research design look like through the lens of feminist theory?
1. Download the DEMOSURVEY.sav data set and open it with SPSS.
2. Choose two categorical variables (nominal and ordinal) and one continuous variable from the data set. Compute the frequency distribution table with the categorical variables and select the bar graph. With the continuous variable, compute the mean (M), standard deviation (SD), minimum (Min), maximum (Max), first quartile (Q1), median (Mdn), first quartile (Q1), third quartile (Q3), Interquartile range (IQR), and Standard Error (SE), and select the Histogram.
3. Save your output by putting your last and first names on the file name.
4. Describe/explain the summary statistics you computed for each variable.
Note: You can only load statistical software on a computer if you have administrative privileges. You need an internet connection to authorize the single-user license for SPSS, but afterward, you can work offline, running statistical analyses with your SPSS program.
The UKs grand strategic goals are out of alignment with its material resources. Discuss.
What do the rules of war tell us about targeting civilians during military operations.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220068/https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6173897153146757813&q=operation+enduring+freedom&hl=en&as_st=2006https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13533312.2014.993177
In the article “The Myth of Police Reform” Coates uses three analogies to get his points across. You will need to analyze two of them.
Recall that an analogy is a comparison of one situation to another that is used to help the reader understand one situation better by connecting it to another situation that is either simpler or more familiar to the reader. The comparison may also be dramatic in order to create an emotional response. The two situations will not be entirely similar, but they should have something very important in common.
For example, I recently heard an interview where someone said that in several states, someone who denies that former President Trump lost the last election is running to become the Secretary of (their) State. The person being interviewed explained that the Secretary of State is responsible for ensuring that the election process is followed properly. The person said that having a Secretary of State who had pushed for overturning President Biden’s election even after scores of judges and independent researchers found no evidence of significant election fraud was like having an arsonist in charge of a fire station. The mental image of a person running around setting fires when they are supposed to be extinguishing them and supervising others who are supposed to do the same certainly illustrates a ridiculous and highly dangerous situation, which is what the speaker was saying would be created if these election results deniers were elected.
In an analogy, the comparisons may be signaled by words or phrases such as “like”, “just as”. “is to”, “is akin to” or “tantamount to”. An analogy may also be a metaphors, where one thing is called another, as in “The investigation is a witch hunt,” which is meant to imply that invsetgitors are looking for something that does not exist, just as people did in the actual historical Salem witch hunt that resulted in the execution of many ordinary women believed to have been spell-casting evil- doers.
For this short two- paragraph writing assignment, follow these steps:
1.Identify the exact words Coates uses in one analogy. (Place these words inside of quotes)
2. In your own words, tell what two situations are being compared.
3. Examine Coate’s word choice in the analogy, especially in the situation he invents to compare to the real one he is writing about. Answer this question: Why would he choose these exact words to get his message across? In other words, what do the words he chose in his comparison bring to mind or make you visualize?
4. Was the analogy likely to help the targeted reader, (probably an educated American who is interested in current events and policies, based on the magazine in which this article was published) understand his point? Why or why not?
Demographic factors such as age, race, gender, and socioeconomic class have all been identified as factors in the crime rate. What are some of the negative impacts that can occur when the demographics of those policing are different than the demographics of those being policed?
What are long term outcomes proven to be more effective of youth participation in diversion programs versus incarceration in King County
Research the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995 and the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017.
Discuss the details of both bombings and the investigation that occurred.
Where did the investigation lead and what was the timeframe for the conclusion of the case?
If there were any type of legal proceedings, discuss them in your paper.
What are the similarities or differences between these two cases?
Should there have been different steps taken in the investigation?
You must use a minimum of 3 references, one must be the textbook
Part I: How would you categorize the 18 various agencies and offices that make up the U.S. Intelligence Community? In other words, are there groupings you can place some agencies into together based on purpose or typology and what might these groups be?
Part II: Discuss four members of the U.S. Intelligence Community that you think are the most important players in supporting the Homeland Security Enterprise with intelligence.
Part III: Do you think it is really necessary that the U.S. has all of these 18 intelligence agencies? What would be your recommendation?