Chapter 1: The Constitutional Foundations The historical background of the law and Constitutional law in the very first chapter It is a treasure chest of information and ripe with controversy-exactly what our founding fathers envisioned. Put on your critical thinking hat and let’s get started! Here are a few areas which you might want to […]
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How many times have you felt mentally unwell in the past 30 days, for example, due to stress, depression, or emotional problems?
Excerpt from “The Emotional Effects of Debt” By Bill Fay, from https://www.debt.org/advice/emotional–effects/ Source 3: Exercise Can Make You Happier Than Money, According to Research from Yale and Oxford16 It’s clear exercise has health benefits both physical and mental but what if we could actually prove it was more important to your mental health than your […]
What did the Revolution mean to different groups of Americans?
Ensure you have read Colonial Society (Chapter 4) and The American Revolution (Chapter 5) in the American Yawp textbook and all of the following primary sources: Boston trader Sarah Knight on her travels in Connecticut, 1704 Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740-1741 Jonathan Edwards Revives Enfield, Connecticut, 1741 Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768 Extracts […]
Discuss at least two (2) reasons for the increasing errors in outpatient settings.
Course work assignment Discussion Questions: 1. Identify the role of patient safety and its influence on federal initiatives that are used to prevent unintentional death as a result of medical mistakes. 2. The majority of healthcare errors occur in inpatient settings. Errors are becoming increasingly common in outpatient settings. Discuss at least two (2) reasons […]
Does debt cause mental illness, or does mental illness cause debt? Yes.
Source 2: The Emotional Effects of Debt By Bill Fay 5 It is unclear who first said, “Money can’t buy happiness.” Whoever it was, they probably were not staring at a tall stack of bills and an empty checking account. Money cannot buy happiness, but it is the only thing that will pay those bills. […]
Why did Solomon Northup choose to write about his life in 12 Years A Slave?
Touching Americans Through The Truth About Slavery Why did Solomon Northup choose to write about his life in 12 Years A Slave?
How it was also a war against states accused of supporting them or considered a threat to the security of the United States and its allies.
War on Communism and War on Terror Make a comparison between the concepts of War on Terror and War on Communism, which are the two main reasons that led America to intervene in the two countries. To combat the spread of Communism, in a particularly animated period of the Cold War, the Americans decided to […]
What issue(s) impact Asian Americans in higher education today, and how have they affected you or anyone you know?
Academic goals How will a college education help you realize your personal and academic goals? What issue(s) impact Asian Americans in higher education today, and how have they affected you or anyone you know? Which individual has been an influential force in your life? Explain why. Describe the way(s) you have served or plan to […]
Do you think that African Americans have made significant progress in their struggle for equality?
Cultural and Social Do you think that universal truths underlie all religious belief? Do you think that the different religious traditions and their different views are incompatible? Why or why not? Do you think that patriarchy (rule by men) and racism are institutionalized in Western philosophy and culture? Why do you think so, or not? […]
Write policies to address poverty-Which of the two would you say is correct, and why?
Imagine that you are at a family gathering next week when a heated debate ensues between your favorite aunt and uncle. Your uncle proclaims that Americans do not care about poor people and are not supportive of policy interventions to help the poor, but your aunt argues that Americans care very much about poor people […]
