Since WikiLeaks has had an impact on modern journalism and has been credited as a form of social and political change has enhanced democracy:
Academic Blog Question:
Are the acts of the WikiLeaks’ organization a champion of freedom of information or a deviant organization? In your defence apply either conflict of functionalist theory and include a news article to show evidence of whether WikiLeaks is a champion of freedom of information or a deviant organization.
Hint: In your defence, apply ONE of the two following sociological perspectives – either conflict theory[1] or functionalist theory [2] and find a news story to show evidence of whether WikiLeaks is a champion of freedom of information or a deviant organization.

You are working as a police chief in a large metropolitan agency. After several recent Use of Force incidents broadcast nationwide, there have been many outbursts in the community your agency serves. As a result, you are directed by the City Manager to develop an action plan to address community concerns taking into consideration principle based management, ethical decision making, and a multicultural environment that has been accusatory with regard to racial discrimination and the lack of officer presence in the community. The action plan proposal is to be no less than 1500 words. The paper is to be in APA format and does not include, your title, abstract or reference pages.

Write a three-page paper that analyzes critical issues in the handling of the Conceptual Framework PowerPoint case. Be sure to incorporate important concepts presented in the notes section of the PowerPoint.

Each student will choose a disease and write a paper on the topic. The paper contributes toward the total grade for the written aspect of this class. You should include in your paper:

1. Reason for choosing the disease. This can be one that has affected you in some fashion or it could be a disease that you fear and want to know more about.

2. Overview of the disease:
• Symptoms, signs, etc.
• Demographics- people, places

3. Additional information about the disease
• Identify history of the disease. When discovered, by whom, where, etc.
• Current research on the disease. If there is no current research then reference past research that has changed how the disease is diagnosed, treated, etc.

i. Critical Thinking (1 page of your paper)
• Put yourself in the shoes of the person with the disease and/or the family members you will need to research this information to understand what an individual goes through and what the family might experience.
• “A day in the life” of the person with the disease-emotionally, physically, etc. How are family members impacted?
• c. Limitations, barriers, freedoms lost, stress associated etc. (for the person with the disease and family)
• d. What aspects of life do you realize that you/patient might have taken for granted before diagnosis?

How is the concept of belief best understood? For example, is it best to characterize the objects of belief as ‘propositions’ or ‘dispositions’ and, if so, what might those be?

What makes a person ready to do the right thing at the right time in the right measure, at the right moment? In Greek, there is a special word for just such an event: KAIROS.

Aristotle was intently interested in the development of character and much interested in the question of a good character. His book, Nicomachean Ethics is one of his most famous and enduring writings. Instead of asking whether a given action is right or wrong, Aristotle formulated other questions, such as how can we develop our character to be read to do the right thing, when called upon. Education, he thought, along with the training the intellect, also can be directed to the development of our character.

VIRTUE

I ask you to give some time to considering Aristotle’s definition of virtue, noted on page 257 of our text: Virtue is a habit or disposition of the soul, involving both feeling and action, to seek the mean [sometimes called the golden way] in all things relative to us, where the mean is defined through reason as the prudent man would definite it.

Each of us has to come to terms with our strengths and weaknesses of character. Some of your friends will become hugely famous or make a fortune; others of you will have bad marriages and no children and a miserable domestic life, while others will have a healthy relationship and a couple of good kids. We may be confronted with doing the right thing and fail at acting, in the manner of KAIROS, mentioned above; others, as depicted in the films for this forum, others succeeded. In the end, Aristotle argues that each of us wants happiness; we want to achieve happiness. However, the methods and preparation for happiness, as well as the goal or definition of happiness vary wildly.

Are you ready to do the right thing, when needed? Like firefighters, Aristotle would have us practice, train, reflect for the possible eventuality of doing the right thing, which involves courage. Though Aristotle gave examples of courage in battle, something the Greek man might have a good chance of enduring or experiencing, our text mentions everyday courage, broadening the concept to include many parts of contemporary life, without deflating this noble virtue. Give an example of your own, concerning courage. Tell us about it.

Reflecting on all we have read and studied this semester, what are your thoughts on the use of primary source documents in a history class? History since 1877.
Did they help you understand and/or appreciate United States history more than before you took this course?
What was your favorite primary source that you studied this semester? Why was this your favorite source? Explain.

Infographics is quite a challenge to me yet I have to do it. I have ready data on a spreadsheet. Please add the info to it and make comments about each section. Only focus on the information given. Make the work nice, readable and fun to look at. Put references.

If stress is considered subjective, then an event is stressful based on your interpretation of both the event and your resources. This assignment gives you the opportunity to evaluate a situation in two ways. You will begin with your primary appraisal (your immediate reaction) and will follow that with your secondary appraisal—your more reasoned evaluation of the event. You may choose to use the assignment from week one and continue to expand on your thoughts related to sources of stress in your life.

Once you are thoroughly familiar with the concept of primary and secondary appraisal, develop a four-column table:

Column 1: List an actual or hypothetical potentially stressful situation. You many reuse the examples from your first assignment.
Column 2: Describe the primary appraisal process as described by Lazarus and Folkman in 1987
Column 3: Describe the secondary appraisal process as described by Lazarus and Folkman in 1987
Column 4: Indicate the outcome.

Each scenario will be repeated, once for the primary appraisal and once for the secondary appraisal.

Situation

Primary Appraisal

Secondary Appraisal

Outcome

I was driving to work and the car in the slower lane pulled in front of me forcing me to break to avoid a collision.

I’m furious. He did that on purpose. He saw me and cut in front of me and then smiled. People like that have no respect for anyone else. I am just so tired of people taking advantage of me

I accelerated and cut in front of him and braked and manually signaled my displeasure.

It’s possible he didn’t see me, and the smile had nothing to do with me. It looks like he’s in a rush and just not a careful driver. In any case, I am not in that much of a rush.

There are lots of poor drivers on the road. I really cannot change that. I’ll just continue to drive safely and ignore them.

Length: 8 separate scenarios. 16 lines in all.

Your work should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards.

Essay One – Choose one of the films we watched in class and apply the Smart’s six dimensions of religion to the analysis. The emphasis of the paper should be on how all six dimensions of a religion reinforce each other. The paper should be no more than 5 pages and use the typical formatting guidelines, such as double space, 10 – 12 inch font, and 1.0-inch margins.

find the main problem of the movie.
Then start filling out some of the doctrines. (sacred text are not the doctrines.)
What are the main teachings? What are they trying to teach?
talk about Ethics: your do’s and don’ts.