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How would you characterize key elements or tactics used by the Spanish or Portuguese to establish empire? Motives? Results?

Prepare: Read Benjamin, Thomas. The Atlantic World: Europeans, Africans, Indians and Their Shared History, 1400-1900. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Chapter 3: Conquests: Forging the Iberian Empires in Africa and the Americas. Chapter 4: Realms: The Overseas Empires of Spain and Portugal. Fassnacht, Max, Stephanie Fink, Robert Jackson, and Michelle Warn. “The Anatomy […]

What are the advantages or disadvantages of the technology or gear? What advancements or potential for advancements exist in the use of this type of technology or gear? 

Using Microsoft PowerPoint or similar presentation software, create a slide presentation that outlines at least two different types of technologies or gear that are utilized as personal protective equipment (PPE) in the prevention, response, and/or recovery for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents. Your presentation should address the […]

 Summarize the incident, to include any background information relevant to understanding its occurrence

n 1995, a terrorist organization, Aum Shimrikyo, used sarin gas in Tokyo, Japan. For this assignment, utilize the Waldorf Online Library to research the Aum Shinrikyo incident. You will then write a case study of the incident. Your case study should address, at a minimum, the following items: Summarize the incident, to include any background […]

Explain your views on the role of self-esteem in a child’s healthy development.

What Builds Healthy Self-Esteem? Positive self-esteem helps children succeed in school and in life. Your course text discusses the ways that family, school, peers, mass media, and community act as socializing agents that can influence the development of self-esteem. To explore the topic of self-esteem further, review the “Influences on the Development of Self-Esteem” section […]