...in America is based on polarization between the two major political parties: Republican (red states) and Democratic (blue states) Parties. Due to the presidential election results, there’s a division between the states that led to battleground. The "colors" of these states will not change. "While much "red and blue" ink has been spilled over whether elite polarization is mirrored by the public, existing research provides no consensus when it comes to answering this question. On the one hand, some scholars argue that if citizens take cues from party elites—as recent research suggests they do—then they should come to resemble party elites by becoming more ideologically oriented partisans" (Abramowitz & Saunders, 2008; Carsey & Layman, 2006; Hetherington, 2001). James Wilson, a political science...
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...atmosphere, and the tragedy is that there was no crew that came back safely to Earth. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) which had responsibility for investigating this crisis, found that the main factor which made the shuttle blow up was the bad decision made by the Mission Management Team (MMT). Even though the MMT had many pieces of information and evidence from the Debris Assessment Team (DAT) showing that the large foam might have caused damage to the Columbia and how much the DAT worried about the mission, they did not pay much attention. Moreover, the leader of the MMT decided for everyone on the team that the shuttle was safe and the foam strike was inconsequential. In fact, the performance of the MMT is a powerful demonstration of the way in which a small group can bring about critical failure. Small groups, today, is ubiquitous and becoming a substantial part of people’s work lives. Many organizations have made every effort to find how to make groups run successfully and how to make group interactions more productive. Sometimes, group dynamics can contribute to the failure and poor judgments. Surowiecki (2010) said that “instead of making people wiser, being in a group can actually make them dumber” (p. 441). So as to make every member think smarter and work together effectively, avoiding important pitfalls is the best way to reach those goals. [What a successful rethinking and recreation of your introduction! Your introduction is excellent! ] First...
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...government developed a cohesive procedure for naturalization. Immigrants at that time were granted citizenship after living in the U.S. for at least 2 years without criminal records. Every President since Dwight D. Eisenhower has taken executive action at some point regarding to immigration reform. With the last immigration reform act passed in 1986, the time to fix a broken immigration system is long overdue. Since the United States has been highly populated with diverse population including documented or undocumented immigrants, the government could have considered adopting the immigration reform specifically and permanently. Apparently, there are some reasons that take many years to process an immigration reform in Congress such as polarization in Congress, Federalism, courts’ decision, media impaction, and interest groups. It is hard to believe that why the government is not fully paying enough attention to immigration reform bill that is one of the most important not only for country itself but also for its economy. Now, we have estimated 11 million people living in shadows including men, women, and kids. There are many felons among these undocumented immigrants but ignoring this immigration reform will not solve any but it will gradually make people believe that the democracy even originated from here is weaker or the government is even more polarized than it is supposed to be for certain matter that will benefit the country...
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...education, whereas, teachers would see working class as less able pupils. The attachment of labels has important consequences for how others see a person and how he/ she comes to view themselves. Because the teacher judges pupils by their characteristics, the functionalist theory argues that the working class lack culture, which includes values, norms and language. Once labelled a deviant the label can attach to the whole identity of the student, not just the deviant act. Teachers perceive the ‘ideal pupil’ to be one who conforms to middle class standards of behaviour, which, according to Dune and Gazeley note that teachers tend to perceive the ‘ideal pupil’ as middle class. However there are other school factors which cause social class differences in educational achievement, such as, the self-fulfilling prophecy, streaming and pupil subculture. Interactionist sociologists have carried out studies on the effects of labelling. Interactionist sociologist’s study-small case, face-to-face, interactions between individuals, such as the classroom or the playground. Interactionist theories of education focus towards looking at what goes on inside education. They examined the way in which labelling is linked to other processes within schools that result in class differences in achievement, these processes include self-fulfilling prophecy and polarization into anti and pro school cultures. This in turn leads to students developing a negative opinion of themselves through low teacher...
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...analysis of the group dynamics of my chosen group. As a part of the analysis the group will be described including the purpose, goals, and demographic nature such as gender, education, and so forth. The stages are development experienced by the group is described and the structure and effect of the structure on the effectiveness of the group is written to help readers understand the importance of the group. Explanation of the dynamics of group behavior within the group and analysis of the effect that group has on me concerning group polarization, conformity, and groupthink concepts. Counseling Department for Georgia Department of Corrections There are many reasons to why a person joins groups but the main reason is because the group membership helps him or her form a need of satisfaction. When I decided to change my career goals and become a counselor instead of climbing the ladder of success from a security point, I wanted to personally experience how different jobs within the Department of Corrections work together to make the organization work effectively....
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...through observation, experimentation, and formulation and testing the hypothesis, basically using the scientific method to perform the results. Scientific knowledge is the knowledge that has been gained from analyzing evidence. Non-scientific knowledge is the gathering of information by people or institutions that do know use the scientific method. 3. Why do people mistake what is in diet energy drinks for actual energy? Some ways people might mistake diet energy drinks for actual energy is because when you have energy drinks it is advertised for features of increased muscle strength and endurance, to give you more energy to do things. To make up energy that you are lacking so you can get the necessary task done. I don’t know why and how some...
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...History and Future of Workplace Automation† David H. Autor T here have been periodic warnings in the last two centuries that automation and new technology were going to wipe out large numbers of middle class jobs. The best-known early example is the Luddite movement of the early 19th century, in which a group of English textile artisans protested the automation of textile production by seeking to destroy some of the machines. A lesser-known but more recent example is the concern over “The Automation Jobless,” as they were called in the title of a TIME magazine story of February 24, 1961: The number of jobs lost to more efficient machines is only part of the problem. What worries many job experts more is that automation may prevent the economy from creating enough new jobs. . . . Throughout industry, the trend has been to bigger production with a smaller work force. . . . Many of the losses in factory jobs have been countered by an increase in the service industries or in office jobs. But automation is beginning to move in and eliminate office jobs too. . . . In the past, new industries hired far more people than those they put out of business. But this is not true of many of today’s new industries. . . . Today’s new industries have comparatively few jobs for the unskilled or semiskilled, just the class of workers whose jobs are being eliminated by automation. Concerns over automation and joblessness during the 1950s and early 1960s were strong enough that...
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...In the treaty, Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Article 2 gives acts on what is considered genocide which states, “(a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group” (United Nation 1). These acts all reflect on the tragedy of the Holocaust. In Article 1, the UN explains that “whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, [genocide] is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and punish” (1). What the UN means by this is that genocide can be done at any place and at any time. These two quotes are crucial because they help us identify whether or not an act can be named as...
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...Question . Binder states that one cause for Congressional stalemate is intrabranch politics since she states that unified party control of government does not guarantee compromise necessary for breaking deadlock because the minorities tend to speak out when their party gains unified control of Congress. a. The impact of parties is another cause because as the two parties have polarized and the political center has stretched thin over the recent past, less evidence indicates that legislative performance has risen in lockstep. Paradoxically, far from ensuring that voters will be given meaningful choices between competing party programs, the polarization of the parties seems to encourage deadlock. b. Lastly, the consequences of bicameralism are also a cause. According to Binder, Bicameralism is “the most critical structural factor shaping the politics of gridlock.” Bicameral differences arise due to structural differences between the House and the Senate elections to ensure that policy views will not be distributed identically in the two chambers. Even when the same party controls both chambers, we cannot assume that the two chambers desire the same policy outcomes. 3....
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...better leaders." I been fond of a set of expressions HROUGH use to underscore the importance of an idea or a cause I sometimes the years, I have believe important and worthy of personal or institutional investment, or both. The expressions fit together like this: our society has a particular problem that needs attention; our colleges and universities, being institutions broadly representative of our society, also have this problem (as we should expect): we need to work on this problem in our colleges and universities; if we cannot solve this problem in our institutions of higher learning, then I have little hope that our society will be able to solve it: our law school needs to set an example for the rest of the university as to how we can work together to solve the problem. When I articulate this message in a speech, conversation, essay, or dean's column, my goal is invariably to persuade the listeners or readers to action-not just to join me in supporting a cause. but to join together to...
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...Chapter 9 Nervous System Nervous System Function: The nervous system is composed of neurons and neuroglia. _____sensory_______ _______receptors______ at the ends of peripheral nerves gather information and convert it into nerve impulses. When sensory impulses are integrated in the brain as _______sensations_______, this is the integrative function of the nervous system. Conscious or subconscious decisions follow, leading to motor functions via ______effectors________. | The Central Nervous System is made up of the ____brain_________ and ______spinal cord______ ______________. | The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of the _____spinal_________ and ________cranial__________ nerves. | Neuroglial Cells fill spaces, support neurons, provide structural frameworks, produce myelin, and carry on phagocytosis. Four are found in the ________________ and the last in the __________________. _______________________ cells are small cells that phagocytize bacterial cells and cellular debris. ________________________form myelin in the brain and spinal cord. __________________ are near blood vessels and support structures, aid in metabolism, and respond to brain injury by filling in spaces. ________________cover the inside of ventricles and form choroid plexuses within the ventricles. ______________________ cells are the myelin-producing neuroglia of the peripheral nervous system. | Neurons:...
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...On October 1st of 2013, tourists traveled to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC. hoping to spend the day interacting and learning about the various animals featured there. However, upon their arrival, visitors found that the gates were still shut with a sign stating that the National Zoo was closed that day due to the government shutdown (Terkel). Imagine the disappointment the many tourists and visitors, both local and from out of state, experienced that day as, not only the National Zoo, but all Smithsonian Museums and National Parks (such as the very popular Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming) were forced to send their workers home and close down due to the government shutdown. The last shutdown occurred in 1995 under the Clinton administration. This time, almost twenty years later, the shutdown of 2013 resulted because, in the words of current President Barack Obama, “one faction, of one party, in one house of Congress, in one branch of government [...] didn’t like one law” (Bruce). This faction’s members highly opposed Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Art, also known as Obamacare, believing it to be unconstitutional. While Obamacare is now undergoing much debate by both Republicans and Democrats despite its approval back in 2010, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives held the American budget as hostage in order to delay the Act which unnecessarily furloughed thousands of federal workers, caused economic difficulties, and potentially...
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...IMPROVISED MODEM BROADBAND ANTENNA Chapter 1 Problem and Its Background Introduction The internet nowadays could be considered as a secondary need in everyone’s lives. Most devices nowadays were produced to have an internet connection to allow surfing. The internet nowadays evolved so rapidly in our everyday lives. It serves as a medium of communication and it also passes information across the globe. There are some questions though about the internet, on it works or how could it provide our daily needs. Many of us have many questions about the internet, especially about its signals. Internet users in rural areas are frequently experiencing dropped signals from their broadband modems. Those dropped signals will lead to incompletion of information and communication. This Improvised modem broadband antenna could answer and provide solutions for the problem of dropped signals experienced by internet users. As this research continue to progress, there are a lot of innovations observed that can manipulate the internet signals by using some recycled devices that can be found in anyone’s homes. This study will be quite interesting for the involvement of the internet in the modern era, and for the reason that this will be very useful for internet users that does not want an occurrence of dropped signals in their broadband modem. Background of the Study The increasing number internet users led us to do this study. This study attempts to end the problem that most internet...
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...???????? Table of Contents Synopsis 3 Legacy Left for Rachel 3 Looking forward: A fail effort to Transform OHHA without changing people 3 Failed to diagnose needs of nurses 4 Hiring issues: Traditional dilemma between Experience and EDUCATION 5 Treating symptoms as disease: changing structure 5 Lack of communication lead to further Polarization of staff 6 The Leading CAUSE of problems: Lack of Leadership shown by RACHEL 6 Oneida Home Health Agency: A Classic case of Mismanaging Change Synopsis Oneida Home Health Agency (OHHA) is a growing healthcare organization serving many different communities. Federal regulations had played their part in shaping environment for OHHA. Staffing and reimbursements processes were evolving more and more complex. From 1973 to 1978 Federal support for healthcare had helped OHHA a lot to increase workforce and offer more services to community. This increasing spread of services also brought complexities for management. Unfortunately OHHA didn’t enjoy senior management commitment for long. Chuck, executive director, played his instrumental role in recent growth of OHHA but later in his tenure, his lack of dedication for OHHA had resulted in inefficiencies like lack of reporting and monitoring. As a consequence most of responsibility fell on shoulders of Dorothy, nursing director who lacked the financial and managerial expertise. Legacy Left for Rachel Rachel Nelson...
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...13 Agent-Oriented Novel Quantum Key Distribution Protocol for the Security in Wireless Network Xu Huang, Shirantha Wijesekera and Dharmendra Sharma University of Canberra Australia 1. Introduction Wireless security is becoming increasingly important as wireless applications and systems are widely adopted. Numerous organizations have already installed or are busy in installing “wireless local area networks” (WLANs). These networks, based on the IEEE 802.11 standard, are very easy to deploy and inexpensive. Wi-Fi allows LANs to be deployed without cabling for client devices, typically reducing the costs of network deployment and expansion. As of 2007 wireless network adapters are built into most modern laptops. The price of chipsets for Wi-Fi continues to drop, making it an economical networking option included in ever more devices. Wi-Fi has become widespread in corporate infrastructures, which also helps with the deployment of RFID technology that can piggyback on Wi-Fi. WiFi is a global set of standards, unlike mobile telephones, any standard Wi-Fi device will work anywhere in the world. Other important trends in wireless adoptions are including the introduction of wireless email with devices such as the Blackberry and The Palm VII, rampant digital cell phone use, including the use of short message service (SMWS), and the advent of Bluetooth devices. But the risks associated with the adoption of wireless networking are only now coming to light. A number of impressive attacks...
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