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The right to freedom of speech is a cornerstone of the bill of rights and the American system of government, but this freedom is not without limits. Discuss five ways this is important to Information Technology. Create a Canva brochure that you could use with new IT employees in the work setting so that YOU and the employee understand the importance of Freedom of Speech and the IT professional.
Select two types of software engineering models. Explain how they are used to help engineers define, design, and develop software systems.
Select any example visualization or infographic and imagine the contextual factors have changed:
If the selected project was a static work, what ideas do you have for potentially making it usefully interactive? How might you approach the design if it had to work on both mobile/tablet and desktop?
If the selected project was an interactive work, what ideas do you have for potentially deploying the same project as a static work? What compromises might you have to make in terms of the interactive features that wouldn’t now be viable?
What about the various annotations that could be used? Thoroughly explain all of the annotations, color, composition, and other various components to the visualization.
What other data considerations should be considered and why?
Update the graphic using updated data, in the tool of your choice (that we’ve used in the course), explain the differences.
A woman in her mid-thirties suffered from a rare malignancy in her brain and around her spinal cord. She had surgery, and most of the tumor mass was removed, but residual tumor remained in the brain and around the spinal cord. The doctors informed her that chemotherapy and radiation were possible treatment options but could cause serious problems such as sepsis, a permanent loss of IQ and stature, and even death. She wished to proceed with the therapy.
After undergoing aggressive chemotherapy and radiation, she did independent research and read of several drugs being administered for cancer in other states that were unapproved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and were illegal in their home state but were touted by physicians using them as “miracle cures.” The woman is considering suing her physician for failure to disclose alternative treatments, thus depriving her of informed consent.
A court awarded summary judgment to the physician.
Respond to the following questions about this case:
In your opinion, does the court’s decision seem warranted? Why or why not?
Under the doctrine of informed consent, should a physician be responsible for informing patients of all treatment options, even if some of the treatments are illegal or not yet proven effective? Explain your answer.
Based on viewing the Johnson & Johnson video, what are your thoughts about health care inequalities and the need for continuing reform? (Share at least 2 points of view.)
Pick a product or service that you consume on a regular basis and speculate on what the elasticity of demand might be for that product. What might be the income elasticity of demand for that product? Explain and support why you think the product has the elasticity that it does based on how price sensitive you think people are when it comes to this product or service.
Travis Kalanick was the founding CEO of the ride-sharing giant Uber. Under his leadership, Uber has become a globally successful firm with a valuation of over $60 billion. Kalanick is in his early forties, but Uber is the third firm that he started. Earlier in his career, he founded the file-sharing company Scour which ended up going bankrupt due to lawsuits. He had more success with another file-sharing company called Red Swoosh, which he later sold for $19 million.
In spite of all of his accomplishments and success, he has always been a controversial CEO. Recently he was caught on video berating an Uber driver, a video that went viral. He has also faced allegations of fostering a toxic corporate culture. After facing a continuing wave of negative publicity, Kalanick had to step aside as CEO but remains as a powerful member of Uber’s Board of Directors. He is also still one of their major shareholders, so even though another CEO will be managing the day-to-day, affairs he is likely to remain as a major leader within Uber.
After you have reviewed the background materials and done some research on Travis Kalanick, write a 4 full-page paper (excluding title and references pages) to include at least three scholarly sources from the required or optional readings list addressing the issues below. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a charismatic leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.
Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transformational leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.
Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transactional leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.
Overall, what do you believe are the main benefits and drawbacks of Travis Kalanick’s approach to leadership? Do you think he needs to make major changes in his leadership style?
• Select one question to answer each week.
• assignment should be 500+ words long.
• writing assignment should be composed like a short paper, featuring at least three
• paragraphs. Include an introduction, paragraph(s) with supporting evidence, and a conclusion.
• response should reflect your thoughtful, analytical engagement with the course material.
• Grammar and punctuation will count towards your grade.
• Make sure you are demonstrating your mastery of the readings in your response! You must include a meaningful quote from the assigned text in your writing assignment. Here is what to do:
o First, write down the exact quote, including quotation marks and the page number.
o Next, summarize the meaning quote in your own words.
o Finally, discuss how the quote applies to the argument that you are making in your
paper.
2. “The Politics of Women’s Bodies: Sexuality, Appearance, and Behavior 4th Edition” Ch. 10: Hill Collins argues that negative images of African American women in popular culture “work to obscure the closing door of racial opportunity in the post-civil rights era” (174). What does she mean by this? What evidence does she provide and what path do you see for the future?
1. How does the text define religion, and what role does religion play in your life? Think of any two social institutions such as education or marriage and family which adhere to the religious principles of the majority. Hypothetically speaking, how would society be structured if those religious principles were removed. (CSLO 4, USLO 7.1)
2. Emile Durkheim believed that religion promotes social cohesion, social control, and offers meaning and purpose to human life. Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Provide at least 2 specific instances, from your experience or others’, to support your viewpoint. (CSLO 4, USLO 7.2)
3. German sociologist and political economist Max Weber (1864–1920), in his seminal work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, believed religion to be a precipitator of social change. Critique his approach and argue against his view point to show that changes in religious ideals did not create capitalism. (CSLO 4, USLOs 7.2, 7.5)
4. German philosopher, journalist, and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx (1818–1883) studied the social impact of religion and believed religion reflects the social stratification of society. He argued that religion maintains inequality and perpetuates the status quo. Pick a social situation or an event in the past 5 years, and using an NBC Learn video clip, support or critique Marx’s take on religion.
1. How is masculinity explained in the text, and how is it different from the biological sex, “male.” Using specific examples, discuss why patriarchal masculinity is not the only form of masculinity accepted in the present. (CSLO 5, USLO 6.2)
2. How is femininity explained in the text, and how is it different from the biological sex, “female.” Using specific examples, discuss why societies perpetrate issues such as sexism, double standards, and objectification of women. (CSLO 5, USLO 6.2)
3. Pick a celebrity who does not fit the strict binary system of being a man or a woman. Then, use concepts such as gender dysphoria, homophobia, and transphobia to discuss the struggles faced by the celebrity. How did researching the famous figure enhance your own understanding of gender identities? (CSLO 5, USLO 6.5)
4. Use one of the three theoretical perspectives: functionalism, conflict, or symbolic interactionism, to discuss the social construction of gender. Research a culture that has a unique system of gender roles and describe the system with the theoretical perspective you chose to addess the social construction of gender