What facets of the prison-industrial complex do you think exist in your community?

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1. This discussion is much more straightforward: where do you get your news? Can you identify the leanings or inconsistencies in the content featured in your chosen media source?

Please think critically and as Dr. Cornel West once said, “it takes more courage to examine oneself and corners of one’s own mind, than it does to face an opponent on the battlefield”; so don’t be shy, please consider the question.

2. For this final journal assignment, students must provide a short response to the following questions:

1. What facets of the prison-industrial complex do you think exist in your community?

2. Please provide a case that is currently in front of the Supreme Court of the United States that will set important legal precedent.

3. How does the Judicial Branch of government check the actions of the Legislative and Executive Branches in our system of government?

Researched knowledge of motivation, as well as physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development principles learned in this course, to suggest strategies that help motivate typical adolescent students.

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Motivating students is something that all teachers must learn how to do and it can be done through the use of various forms of technology, instructional, and engagement strategies. It is crucial for all teachers to identify a variety of ways to motivate students.

Develop an 8-10 slide presentation that is used as a professional development to persuade faculty and staff in your school to implement motivational strategies to promote student success and ethical education. Be sure to include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.

Include the following in your digital presentation:

  1. The role of motivation in adolescent learning, including strategies to promote student success and ethical education.
  2. Researched knowledge of motivation, as well as physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development principles learned in this course, to suggest strategies that help motivate typical adolescent students.
  3. Prevention or intervention techniques to support and motivate students who might be struggling or facing a challenging situation like a learning disability.
  4. Digital tools and resources to support learning and motivation.

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

write a review of the literature on a topic of their choice, generate a hypothesis for future study, and suggest a method of inquiry appropriate for testing the hypothesis.

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5-6 pages in length (double-spaced)

200 points possible

The research paper assignment is designed to give students a view in to the scholarly research conducted in the discipline of Speech Communication. Students will write a review of the literature on a topic of their choice, generate a hypothesis for future study, and suggest a method of inquiry appropriate for testing the hypothesis. Students will independently write their papers.

Possible Topic Areas–( your actual paper topics will be more specific)

Relational Aggression                  Teacher/Student interaction

Reality TV                                  Cultural Differences

Gender Differences                     Organizational Grapevines

TV Content                                Campaign messages

Management Communication         Dating rituals

Marital Communication                 Parent-child interaction

Mission statements                         Flirting

Doctor-Patient interaction         Effectiveness of Communication Training

Don’t see anything that sounds interesting? You can generate your own topic. E-mail me to discuss your ideas.

PAPER REQUIREMENTS

Each Paper must include the following elements, each clearly labeled:

1. A brief introduction (1 paragraph) to set up the focus of your topic.

2. A brief review (3 pages) of the literature– this is a summary of the research done on this topic with at least 3 sources. Papers should cite sources using the APA (American Psychological Association) format. Consult the BC library website for helpful information on this style of documentation and other research paper assistance (https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/research-guides/ (Links to an external site.)).

3. A (1 sentence) hypothesis for study. A hypothesis must be written so that it can be proven or not supported on the basis of your study. For example “which type of relational aggression (rumor- spreading, silent treatment, etc) causes the most pain?” is not an acceptable hypothesis. “Rumor spreading is the most frequently used tool of relational aggression in girls” would be acceptable.

4. A detailed description of research methods (1-2 paragraph discussion) which explains the process you could realistically use to test your hypothesis. For example, in this section you could say that “two researchers will conduct a survey of 300 middle and high school girls at 6 different schools in the Seattle Metropolitan area.” You may choose any one of the research methods discussed in the text in Chapter 13 (except rhetorical criticism). For example, you could create a lab experiment and bring in subjects, conduct a survey, engage in a structured observation of subjects, or do an ethnographic study of conversation of a particular group of people.

If you suggest a survey, please include the survey questions in Appendix A (following the reference page). If you suggest an observation or a content analysis, please include the criteria you will use in Appendix A (following the reference page). If you suggest another research method (such as a lab experiment or ethnography), please contact me about how to present the details in Appendix A.

5. A reference section including all sources cited in the review of the literature

Are significant changes needed in regards to offender reentry into the communities? Discuss?

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. Research offender reentry in the U.S. at THIS LINK. In a narrative format of 500 or more words, outline the issues, problems and concerns pertaining to offender reentry in the United States. Cite relevant changes, trends and other information to give an accurate overview of the current situation.

2. Are significant changes needed in regards to offender reentry into the communities? Discuss?

3. As a member of the criminal justice system, discuss the pros and cons of a half-way house being opened in your neighborhood. Would you support or oppose this venture?