What was Social Darwinism and how did it negatively impact Americans during this period?

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Please answer the following questions using your readings, the lecture, and the presentation for this week. Responses should be 2-3 complete and grammatically correct sentences at minimum. (10 Points Each)

  1. What was Social Darwinism and how did it negatively impact Americans during this period?
  2. What were the key elements for industrialization that the United States developed during and after the American Civil War?
  3. What was the “New South” and what industries did southern states introduce during the 1880s to 1900?
  4. How were the resources and people of the frontier west exploited by the growth of the United States during industrialization?
  5. Three years after the western frontier was closed, a “financial panic” set in and lasted until 1897. Why did that panic occur and what were its effects?
  6. What were some of the types of responses used by the U.S. government in response to strikes organized by Labor Unions and associated groups?
  7. What were some of the laws and policies instituted by the states and the U.S. government that negatively impacted African American civil rights?
  8. What was “Nativism” and what did its followers want?
  9. How did the new literary genres of Science Fiction and “Rags to Riches” dime novels help determine American cultural attitudes?
  10. How did the inventions, entertainments, and literature of the Gilded Age affect American culture?

Explain why the community interests you in a professional capacity

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o What is your chosen community?

o Explain why the community interests you in a professional capacity

o Explain why your chosen community is important, what they offer both the

society and the individual

Community mapping

o Describe the challenges faced by your chosen community and how they arose,

supported by evidence. Deal with each challenge in turn, and try to identify the

root causes that brought those challenges about, whether they be economic or

social in origin. Try to identify at least three challenges.

o Use a range of sources to build this assessment of the context that your

community occupies in society. Some good examples of data sources include,

but are not be limited to:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Bureau of Statistics

National Seniors Australia? Atlas of Productive Ageing

Australia Council for the Arts   Artefacts

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Australian Institute of Criminology

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

A helpful series of links to many sources of national databases are available

here:

https://www.australia.gov.au/about?australia/facts?and?figures/statistics

Desirable outcomes and goal setting

o Identify at least 3 goals or desirable outcomes for your chosen

community, based on either your own experiences in that community, or

conversations you have had with your peers amongst that community.

For each desirable outcome:

1) Describe what the goal is;

2) Explain how that goal relates to the challenges you identified in your

community mapping;

3) Illustrate the reason for that goal using examples of experiences from your

chosen community

Nanotechnology and Rare Earth Elements

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“Nanotechnology and Rare Earth Elements” Please respond to the following:

  • Watch the video titled “Nanotechnology Today – Fuel Cells, Buckyballs and Carbon Nanotubes – Bytesize Science” (7 min 24 sec) under the Nanotechnology terms section of the Science Corner. You can also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndJlgTkm0oQ. Next, use the Internet, Strayer Library, or go to this open source e-journal Website at http://link.springer.com/journal/13204to research articles on nanotechnology. Then, select one (1) product of your interest that uses nanotechnology, and describe the overall benefits and drawbacks as well as the positive and negative impact that the product you have chosen has on human lives. Identify one (1) challenge (e.g., safety issue, ethical issue, etc.) that is related to the product in question and describe one (1) change that you think law makers should make to the current regulations over nanotechnology.
  • Watch the video titled “Why We Need Rare Earth Elements” (3 min 18 sec) under the Rare Earth Elements terms section of the Science Corner. You can also view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqoQfN9DgNs. Next, identify at least one (1) challenge (e.g., economic impact, environmental concerns, human rights, etc.) that is associated with mining rare earth elements. Suggest one (1) way for the government to mitigate the challenge in question.
  • Fresh water is vital resource. Is it possible to use icebergs as a source of freshwater? What obstacles – technological, social, environmental & political – do you foresee for such an endeavor?

Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.

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Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which the student answers the following three (3) items using headers to separate each item:

Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights events (past or current) that have influenced a sense of social responsibility in the American government today. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: In your response, consider how the events influenced the way state, local or national political leaders or agencies responded in a socially responsible or ethical manner toward the community.

Discuss two (2) media events (past or present) that have positively and or negatively influenced the public’s opinion of a government agency. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider how a news story or media coverage of an event positively or negatively changed the public’s opinion (or perception) regarding how responsible a government agency should be towards meeting the needs of its customers; i.e. the American people.

Discuss two (2) differences between the Republican and Democratic parties that may have an ethical impact (positively or negatively) on the American people. Provide examples to support your answer. Note: Consider the different ideals, values, morals, and/or goals held by the Republican and Democratic parties, and their different views on the ethically or morally right way to govern and make the best policies for the people they serve. Determine if your example presents any type of ethical concerns for or against the public interest of the American people.

In your research, you cannot use Wikipedia, online dictionaries, Sparknotes, Cliffnotes, or any other Website do that does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are to:

Identify informed opinions on issues and questions involving the U.S. government, national political processes, policy making, and the notion of democracy.

Employ terminology used to study political science and American government.

Distinguish between civil rights and civil liberties in the context of Supreme Court protection of freedom of expression.

Develop reasoned written and spoken presentations on issues and questions involving the U.S. government and national political processes using information in the course.

Explain how the federal system of government works.

Explore different perspectives on issues and questions about the U.S. government and national political processes.

Describe the importance of an informed, effective citizenship for the national government and political processes.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in the field of U.S. government and politics.

Write clearly and concisely about U.S. government and politics using proper writing mechanics.