Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

This is a CLC assignment.

 

Choose one of the two following assignments:

 

Cult Activities and Psychological Manipulation

 

Visit the Ex-Cult Resource Center website and/or the International Cultic Studies Association website, and check out a few of the links investigating cultic activity and psychological manipulation.

 

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you share your discoveries.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

Groupthink and 12 Angry Men

 

View the movie, 12 Angry Men (1957), Orion-Nova Productions.

 

Write a paper of 500-750 words in which you discuss:

  1. Patterns of persuasion and conformity
  2. Issues of prejudice
  3. Reliance on cognitive heuristics

Did the group in the film demonstrate group polarization? Are they at risk for groupthink?

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Describe the physical and cognitive issues involved in aging.

Write a paper of 500-750 words, in which you evaluate your opinions and beliefs regarding older adults and address the following:

  1. Describe stereotypes about the elderly that are prevalent in society, and how those stereotypes affect your personal beliefs concerning the elderly.
  2. Describe the physical and cognitive issues involved in aging.
  3. Discuss the mental health treatment issues involved in working with the aging client. Include end-of-life considerations in your discussion.

Include at least two scholarly references in addition to the textbook in your paper.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Should Humans Eat Meat?

DUE DATE :NOV 01

Topic:  Should Humans Eat Meat?

Most people eat meat at least once, if not many times, every single day.  It is such a common thing to do, and so ingrained in our culture and habits, that few of us think about it deeply at all.  Everyone does it, so we do it.  But is it really a rational thing to do in the modern world?  Einstein once said “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”  Hmm, most people think he’s a pretty smart guy.  Should humans be eating meat, or should we all become vegetarians?  There are actually many facets to this debate.  People have considered the implications of meat versus vegetarian diets in terms of ethics, health and impact on the environment.

Your task is to make a claim whether or not humans should eat meat for some specific reason, and present an argument that is well-structured, convincing, and efficiently written to support your claims.   Do not try to take on too much in this assignment — focus on one small, specific issue related to this debate.

Remember that this is not about presenting your opinion, it is about presenting a compelling and efficient argument. You are not stating what you think or believe, but rather, you are trying to convince others that they should share your perspective. To do this well, keep the following in mind:

Make sure your point is clear early on, and make sure there is one primary argument (not several).  Your primary point should be obvious within the first paragraph.

Provide support for your claim.  Use logical arguments and reliable academic sources to persuade the reader of your position (see the section below about citations).

Stay on topic.  For example, if you were writing an argument about legalizing marijuana and your primary argument was that legalization would lead to economic benefits for all of society, then when you give specific examples in support of this, make sure each example is tied to that economic benefit argument (i.e.) don’t suddenly start talking about social justice issues, or addiction issues, etc.

Do not fall victim to argumentative fallacies.  What are they?  Here is a one website that will introduce argumentative fallacies to you , and  here is another .

Keep in mind that when TAs consider the strength of your argument, one of the things they will consider is how easy it is to come up with an effective counterargument.  If it’s easy, then your argument is not that strong.  So consider this as well … are there obvious counterarguments?  If so, be sure to address them in your work.

Although the work you submit in the “Create” phase is called a draft, your work should still reflect your best effort.  When you try hard to create a strong draft, the comments you get help you create an even better final version.  If you submit a poor first draft, you tend to get comments that say “this is awful”, which doesn’t really help you much.  To put this another way, the TAs grade your draft as though it were a final product. Two of the twelve marks for the peerScholar assignment are based on the quality of your initial composition.

Before you write your assignment you should go into peerScholar, and click on “Assignment” and then the “Rubric” button to review the rubric that the TAs will use to assess your work.   Sometimes students are disappointed with their peerScholar grade and often this disappointment is the result of them not paying close attention to what it is we are looking for.  To be as explicit and helpful as possible we are giving you the same grading rubric we give to our TAs when we meet with them to discuss grading of pS assignments.  When you are finished any given phase, check the rubric again to ensure you have done everything to the best of your ability.

Citations

Any claim you make that is not obviously true must be backed up by a citation, in APA style.  By that, we mean both an in-text citation and a reference list in APA style.

With respect to the citations you use, stick to primary sources.  Remember – your argument is only as strong as the information backing it up.  If you use scientific peer-reviewed journal articles, it’s likely that your information is legitimate.  If you’re citing something like a blog or a newspaper article, it weakens your claims.

This  is a good starting point if you have never searched for psychological journal articles before. If you need further assistance, please visit the  UTSC library !

Word Limit

Part of the task is to create an efficient argument.  Your argument should be between 300 and 500 words.  We won’t be checking specific numeric count within the peerScholar system, but if your work is noticeably outside these guidelines, you will lose marks. Your in-text citations and reference list do not count toward the word limit.

Define this leadership theory, and explain how to implement it into Woody’s organization to improve the relationship between management and floor workers

Read the following scenario:

Woody’s Veneer Factory has contacted you because the board wants their organization to be evaluated to determine the reasons for loss of money, increases in garbage fees, and loss of production. The data given to you shows that veneer production is at its lowest point and the cost of recycled material disposal has nearly doubled in the past quarter.

On the day your team went to meet the factory superintendent, Max Barath, you saw one of the floor managers, Dave Flores, outside of Max’s office with a bag of ice over his eye. When the team inquired about the injury, Max stated, “It’s not a big deal. The quality control officer, Ken Howk, got upset with Dave and got in a little fight. Don’t worry about it. These two are old high school chums and this kind of thing happens now and then.”

Through several weeks of your assessment, your team has noticed troubling occurrences happening in the factory. The factory managers that are located on the top floor are very abrasive and condescending to the people on the floor. There is a definite ‘us versus them’ attitude. There is also a lack of communication. Most of the communication is done on a bulletin board out front.

Your team has also noticed that the floor workers are grinding up some of the good veneer. Management believes this is happening, so they are sneaking up in the cat walks to try to catch the floor workers in the act. But the floor workers have placed spies to watch out for the managers, particularly in the administrative areas next to the management offices. Whenever a manager comes out of the office, the administrative staff will call or text down to the floor to let the workers know so they can stop grinding up the good veneer. In addition, several employees on the floor are used as look outs and use hand signals to let everyone know what is going on.

You are tasked to give a full report to the investors who pay for this factory.

 

 

  • Provide at least two examples of leadership theories and how to implement them in order to improve the relationship between management and floor workers. At least 350 words
  • Leadership Theory #1. Define this leadership theory, and explain how to implement it into Woody’s organization to improve the relationship between management and floor workers
  •  Leadership Theory #2. Define this leadership theory, and explain how to implement it into Woody’s organization to improve the relationship between management and floor workers