Week 8 – Discussion: Consumption Politics (Original Post Due Wednesday, Responses Due Friday) Watch “The Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard (2007) and read David Owen’s 2009 essay regarding the relationship between environmental protection and economics. For many environmentalists, a seemingly obvious solution to global problems is to reduce consumption of goods (i.e. Story of Stuff). However, our consumption of “stuff” is intricately tied to […]

Review the list of four (4) public policy issues below. Choose an issue and present a policy analysis of the pros and cons of each issue. Your analysis should include: A summary of the issue Three (3) arguments in favor of the issue Three (3) arguments in opposition to the issue A conclusion as to whether the policy issue should be instituted or not, and […]

Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Paper, an argumentative essay, and explain why further research on this topic is important.       The global societal issue that is caused by Veterans begin with mental health issues and getting addicted to drugs. What people don’t realize is that when our military men and women come back from the war they have […]

MIDTERM DRAFT ESSAY TOPIC & INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT: You need to read this whole document carefully. It contains all the important information and guidance you need for BOTH your midterm draft and final version of your essay. Print this file to ensure you are not missing important details, and keep it with you to help guide your work. Highlight the areas in the instructions that may […]

  Research, review, and analyze Anti-Miscegenation Statutes in the United States and chose two (2) relevant cases. Then, write a 4-5 page paper in which you: Analyze and evaluate each case independently by providing the following (about two paragraphs per case): Facts of the case Issues Rule        2. Compare and contrast both cases in regards to the Anti-Miscegenation Statutes. Your assignment must: Be typed, […]

A lot of the links we were supposed to chose from weren’t working for me, so in this case, I just picked the first one that popped up that worked. Women in certain parts of the world have a tough time when it comes to issues that arise involving their health. Gender norms tend to affect this as well. According to the World Health Organization […]

As I processed the information on asthma in Pennsylvania I have learned that we know a lot more about it than we ever did at any time. Unfortunately, just as with other diseases children are more predominantly impacted and the elderly are more severely affected. Asthma affects all races, ages, and genders, but is more common in children than adults (state and local tracking programs, […]

A common resource is a resource like pasture or water that provides tangible benefits to all the users. However, an issue of concern regarding common resources is the concern about use and overuse mainly when there are poor management systems to protect the resources. This assignment will briefly describe the environment as a shared resource to determine how it is best managed, the concepts of rivalry […]

Basic Format  1. 7 pages – 3 pages of summary, 3 pages of critical analysis, and 1/2 page conclusion. 2. 12 font  3.Times New Roman 12 point font  4. use subheadings to denote the sections of the paper. – subheadings: introduction, summary, critical analysis, and conclusion.  5. Use paragraphs that are divided by concept or idea. Each page should have a minimum of two paragraphs.  […]

Fascism can be described as a political movement that was created by Benito Mussolini, the eventual dictator of Italy. Shubert & Goldstein (2012) write that his “ideology was a rather vague blend of anticommunism, Italian nationalism, promises of social reform, and appeals to the revival of Italy’s past role from the Roman Empire as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Sea.” The reason that many […]