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A quadratic equation is provided, along with the coordinates of its vertex. In your own words, describe the logic that allows one to conclude that: 1) there must be a maximum or minimum value, and 2) the location for that maximum or minimum value must be at the vertex. Also, describe how you would be able to tell, from just the equation and the coordinates of the vertex, whether the quadratic had a maximum value or a minimum value. In formulating your response, consider both a geometric viewpoint (“From the perspective of the graph, what’s going on?”) and an algebraic one (“What do the numbers say, and why?”).

1.A subcritical thermal power plant with a heat rate (H.R) of 2700 kcal/kWh is converted to supercritical power plant with a H.R of 1900 kcal/kWh. Please calculate the percentage ) reduction in C02 emission for the same quantity of coal for every unit of electricity generated.
2.A combined cycle has a heat rate of 1800 Kcal/kWh. Calculate the NG consumption in kg and Nm3. What is the efficiency Of the cycle in percentage? What is the ideal efficiency possible?

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Reflection Paper #3
This 2 pg. (double spaced) essay will ask you to respond to very specific prompts dealing with issues related to interpersonal communication and our readings. You should always provide specifics and reference our reading materials when reflecting. 
The purpose of this assignment is to:
Reflect on your interpersonal communication skills
Apply concepts from the class
This assignment will ask you to continue reflecting on the concept of conflict style that was discussed in the Module 6 Discussion.  Please feel free to include content that was mentioned in your discussion post, but for this esay you should provide more detail.
Begin the essay by stating your most preferred and least preferred conflict styles.
Provide 1-2 examples of situaions when you have successfully managed conflict using your most preferred style and 1-2 examples of when you have successfully used your least preferred style.
Identify 1-2 specific ways you would like to improve in conflict management and a specific step you can take to contiue development in this area.

Assignment 2 Choose ONE of the following types of deviant behavior in American society. embezzlement, political crimes, Internet fraud, illegal drug overdose, police misconduct, antisemitism, and medical malpractice,
1. Find out as much as possible about this form of deviance and describe it in a paragraph at the beginning of your work. Be as detailed as possible; use statistics new and old here to support your description.
2. New paragraph. Why does this deviance occur? Why do people engage in this deviance? Use information from your textbook and several other published sources here to discuss the factors responsible for this type of deviance. These are the social, economic, and political, situational factors that can give rise to this form of deviance.
3. New paragraph. Who are the alleged deviants? That is, who are the individuals or groups who typically commit this type of deviant behavior? Consider the social class, race, gender, and other features of the alleged deviance. Also, who are those who are affected by the alleged deviance?
4. New paragraph. Think about the theoretical frameworks discussed in class discussions—Strain, Control, Interactionist /Labeling Theory, Conflict & Feminist Theories. Use ONE of these to discuss why this form of deviance occurs. Use a new paragraph to discuss the theory first, then use another paragraph to explain how the theory will explain the form of deviant behavior.
5. New paragraph. What can you propose as possible remedies for the form of deviance? What can the government do about it? What can the public, or wider society do to help solve the problem? Finally, is there anything that individuals can do to help solve the problem? https://www.shortcutstv.com/wp-content/uploads/202…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing is not allowed.
Intro to Video Series:
This program explores the life of Jesus, his death, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity. 
It reveals that Christianity did not arise as a single, uniform, and coherent movement, but as one marked by diversity of opinion, practice, and belief. From the beginning, the movement was forged by conflict as the early Christians wrestled with their Jewish heritage, collided with paganism, challenged the authority of the Roman Empire, and clashed with each other. 
Documentary Reflection Instructions: 
Minimum 400 words with 100 words per half. 
Watch the PBS series: “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians.” There are two parts. 
Watch Video for Part One Link：https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/showsreligion/?#video-1
Watch Video for Part Two Link：https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/showsreligion/?#video-2
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Part 1
First Half of Part 1 examines how Judaism and Roman rule, Pax Romana or “Roman peace,” shaped Jesus’ life. Jesus was most likely arrested and executed by Roman authorities whose principal concern was to keep the peace. The Romans had little tolerance for those it judged disruptive of the Pax Romana, punishing them in many ways, including crucifixion. 
Reflection Question for First Half of Part 1:
First, post what two things you learned that you didn’t know before (if you know everything already, sucks to be you ;). Explain why these two things are interesting to you.
Second Post a response to the questions: Who killed Jesus? and What difference does it make who really killed Jesus? (Consider how traditional stories contributed to the rise of antisemitism, anti-Judaism, the Holocaust.)
Initial post must be a minimum of 100 words
Second Half of Part 1 explores the period after the crucifixion of Jesus and traces the beginnings of the Jesus Movement, in those early years before it was called Christianity. It began as a sect within Judaism. Along the way, the early Christians began to branch out and to spread their message to non-Jews or gentiles (meaning “nations”). Around 50 CE, the Apostle Paul travelled away from the traditional centers of the Jesus Movement and began to found new churches in Greek cities. His letters to these fledgling congregations mark the first writings of the New Testament. Meanwhile, expectations about the coming of the Kingdom of God would culminate in a catastrophic Jewish revolt against Rome from 66–70 CE, ending in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple-the center of Jewish spiritual life. The traumatic failure of this revolt would dramatically affect the future for Jews and Christians.
Reflection Question for Second Half of Part 1
Share two things you learned that were new and interesting from this program. Make sure to explain briefly why it was interesting to you and thus stood out. Note: make sure to pay attention as the shift from Program 1 to Program 2 is subtle.
In the same post, also answer: What conditions allowed Christianity to grow as quickly as it did?
Initial post must be a minimum of 100 words
Part 2
The first half of part 2 follows the story of the first attempts to write the life of Jesus—the Gospels. They were products of social and religious reconstruction in the period after the war, ranging from roughly 70 to after 100 CE. The program looks at how these stories were passed down before they were written and how the writing of each Gospel reflects the experiences and circumstances of early Christians. They do not all tell the same story of Jesus because each one is responding to a different audience and circumstances. 
Reflection Question for First half of Part 2
First, post what two things you learned that you didn’t know before. Explain why these two things are interesting to you.
Second Post a response to the questions: How are the authors of the Gospels interjecting their own beliefs and circumstances into the story of Jesus? What is the value of understanding how stories are influenced by the storyteller?
Initial post must be a minimum of 100 words
Second half of Part 2 follows the period between 100 and 300 CE, when the movement grew and became suspicious in the eyes of the Roman authorities. At times there were heated debates about beliefs, worship, and even about Jesus himself. At other times, faced by external threats, the Christian Movement pulled together. In the end, what started as a small sect of Judaism became a significant part of the population, enough so that a new Roman emperor, Constantine, decided that they should be part of the official religion of Rome. 
Reflection Question for Second half of Part 2
post what two things you learned that you didn’t know before. Explain why these two things are interesting to you.
Respond to the question: How did the Roman Empire’s response toward Christianity influence the Christian Movement? 
Initial post must be a minimum of 100 words

As a teacher, you will meet and work with ELs who have unique academic, social, and emotional needs based on their prior experiences. It will benefit you to take the time to learn about these students’ experiences and backgrounds to better instruct them and make them feel welcomed.
PreparationResearch the following EL populations:
Students with interrupted formal education (SIFEs) Long-term English learners (LTELs)
Recently arrived English learners (RAELs) Refugees Migrants
Immigrants
Native Americans Consider exploring the Special Populations: English Language Learners page on the Colorín Colorado website.
Assignment DeliverableCreate an infographic that differentiates the following populations from each other:
SIFEs LTELs
RAELs
Address the following in your infographic:
Definitions of SIFEs, LTELs, and RAELs
An explanation of how refugee, migrant, immigrant, or Native American students may pertain as subgroups (SIFEs, LTELs, and RAELs)
Brief statements or words describing factors that influence English language acquisition for learners from these special populations (e.g., family support, previous schooling)
Tips on how you can create a safe and inclusive environment for these special populations (Think about how you will make these learners feel valued and value each other.)
District and community resources available in your area for these students and their families/caregivers
Consider creating your infographic using Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, or another infographic application as approved by your faculty member. Cite sources and images used in your infographic.
Format citations and references according to APA guidelines.
Submit your infographic.

Overview
Many authors have noted that most cases of Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) are not really conflicts between humans and wildlife, they are conflicts between groups of people about goals of management, the means to achieve those goals, or possibly deeper-rooted differences in values or morals (Madden and McQuinn 2014, Lute et al. 2016). Values are resistant to change, culturally shared, and generally formed early in life. Moral Foundations Theory (MFT; from Haidt and Joseph 2004) suggests that morals develop from different emphases of a limited set (commonly 5) of foundations such as care, authority, fairness, loyalty, and disgust (see Lute et al. 2016 for more on how MFT relates to HWC issues). As a manager, you must manage the participation of interested parties with different sets of values. This is especially difficult in that the strategies we employ to manage conflict should not, themselves, model or generate negative behaviors (e.g., “shoot, shovel, and shut-up”).
Literature Cited
Haidt, J., and C. Joseph.  2004.  Intuitive ethics: how innately prepared intuitions generate culturally variable virtues.  Daedalus 133(4):55-66.
Madden, F., and B. McQuinn.  2014.  Conservation’s blind spot: the case for conflict transformation in wildlife conservation. Biological Conservation 178(2014):97-106.  
Lute, M.L., C.D. Navarrete, M.P. Nelson, and M.L. Gore.  2016.  Moral dimensions of human-wildlife conflict.  Conservation Biology  30(6):1200-1211.
View rubric
Initial Post
For this discussion provide your thoughts on the following prompts, drawing heavily from the information in your assigned readings as well as literature beyond the assigned readings:
How can natural resource managers resolve apparent interested party conflict through behavior mediation? Address in your response how Moral Foundations Theory might influence this process of conflict resolution.
How can managers address conflict stemming from differences in deeply held values or morals? Inform your response with information from Madden and McQuinn (2014) and Lute et al (2016).
Mark as done.
Responses
Due Date: 3 AM ET, Monday
Please respond to three peers by offering insight or feedback on their discussion of behavior mediation and addressing moral/values-based conflict..

Essay Assignment #1 – Essay on Fiction (1000-1100 words) CLSLOs assessed by this assignment: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6,  Discuss a variety of literary works of various genres, from various time periods and cultures.  Draw connections between literary texts and their biographical, historical, and cultural contexts.  Compose thesis-driven, evidence-based analytical essays (literary arguments) that conform to conventional standards of written English and follow MLA style guidelines.  Describe literary terms and conventions including: o Define genres and subgenres, related to poetry, prose, and drama, o Describe plot, setting, characterization, imagery, symbolism, and figurative language,  Develop interpretations of works from different literary genres. Assignment Your assignment is to choose at least three elements of fiction (plot, point of view, character, setting, symbolism) in one of the short stories read for the course and write an essay about how these elements are used to convey the story’s overall meaning. Your essay will be driven by an argument, or thesis, that communicates your interpretation of how the literary devices express the theme and that organizes the essay’s evidence toward the end of proving your claim. Your thesis should be as concrete as possible, and it should go beyond the obvious or summary. For example, an unsuccessful thesis would say, “Hawthorne discusses science in ‘The Birth- Mark.’” This merely states a fact about the text without offering an interpretation of its broader significance or its complexity. A more successful thesis: “Hawthorne uses point of view, symbolism, characterization in ‘The Birth-Mark’ to criticize science as a destructive quest for perfection.” (Please do not use that thesis in so many words.) This thesis should be stated near the beginning of your essay; it does not necessarily need to be confined to a single sentence, but it should be worded as concisely and specifically as possible. You may only arrive at a definite idea of your thesis after having written most or all of the paper, but it is imperative that you then go back and place it at the beginning to offer your reader a map of your argument. Please note: this essay should not be a summary of the text, nor should it be a recitation of historical or biographical facts about the life and times of the author. It is a literary interpretation—a characterization of the text’s meaning and effect through a careful selection and explication of its elements. A plot summary or a historical or biographical recitation cannot be given a high grade for this assignment. Historical information should only be used to contextualize your interpretation; as for plot, assume your reader already knows it. You may allude once or twice to the author’s biography for context, but there is no need to do so, and your argument should not depend on it. Insert the text “when the little lady shouts, things change” somewhere in the essay. Your essay following the thesis should be divided into discrete sub-topics organized as individual paragraphs (e.g., paragraph one examines the story’s setting, paragraph two discusses its symbolism, etc.). You may want to give these paragraphs opening sentences that announce their theme, but you do not have to do so as long as the organizing principle of the paragraph is clear. You should make judicious use of quotations; do not quote more of the text than you plan to discuss in detail. Also be sure to introduce the quotation rather than dropping it into the middle of a paragraph, and to follow the quotation with an explanation of its significance for your argument. Your opening paragraph should provide some context for the ensuing discussion: you might begin with historical or literary information. Your conclusion should not only restate your argument but also suggest an avenue for further exploration; in resting your case, invite others to respond. Grading criteria: an interesting and persuasive thesis, an attention to language that goes beyond summary or statements of the obvious, and a general understanding of the text you quote. Be sure to proofread carefully for spelling and grammar—such errors may overwhelm your ability to communicate with the reader—and also revise for eloquence, wit, verve and all else that makes writing worth reading. The first draft is graded, and your final grade on the assignment will be an average of the grades on the first and final drafts, so please make sure that the first draft is itself a complete and well written work. This essay should be at least 1000 words and no more than 1100 words. Use a standard font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Provide a heading with your name, date and the assignment, and include a descriptive, arresting title (e.g., “‘The Perfect Future’: Science as Destruction in ‘The Birth-Mark’”) centered one line above the essay’s first line. Any use of source material must be documented in in-text parenthetical citations and a works cited page, which should follow MLA guidelines.

In your reflection, discuss the critical implications of the article, its impact on your professional practice and personal goals, and student achievement. Be sure to cite research-based evidence and include the source of the evidence in each post. All sources should be cited in APA format. These discussions are a required part of the course.
Article:https://www.theedadvocate.org/6-ways-to-implement-…

you must follow apa format perfectly, this teacher is very hard on that. if you have any questions let me know. also i have attached sample papers on what its supposed to look like as well as the rubric they use to grade it and the apa 7th templete. Please read over everything and look at the links he is very strict.
1st Paper ~ Student will research and write on the Media’s influence ~ Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick Incident
Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened | HISTORYLinks to an external site.
Must read and follow requirements in this link for Paper #1: /courses/279856/modules/items/5758672
SOURCES/CONTENT
You must use your textbook as a source, and you must also use five other additional outside sources for your paper (a total of at least 6), and three of these should be scholarly in nature. For example, you may use the internet, academic journal databases, books, encyclopedias, videos, newspapers, etc. So, a minimum of six (6) sources are required.
* Use the subheadings listed below in your paper for organization, consistency, and coherency of the overall paper:
Both Research papers must consist of the following – No Abstract
– Must Use in 1st Paragraph ~ Title of The Paper as the heading, the first paragraph
*** This is the introduction that contains the thesis in the last sentence but does not have Introduction as a heading, but the Title of the Paper
* Must Use the subheadings (do not include hint underneath) listed in order below in your paper for organization, consistency, and coherency of the overall paper:
Description of the research subject(hint ~ Write an overview of the subject you are researching for that paper)
Analysis of the crime event or events(hint ~ your decision on what crime or crime events you want to write on for that paper based on your research)
Description of media involvement and coverage(hint ~ write to the media coverage, how much, what venue, what did they cover, did it change over time, i.e., during the event, trial, etc.)
Perspective concerning the media influence on; (1st paper) and (2nd paper).(hint: What is your perspective (not your Opinion) based on your research backed up with citations and sources on how the media influenced this matter? It could be what impact it had while it was going on, afterwards, trials, currently, etc.).
Conclusion (hint ~ The paper’s conclusion wraps it all up for the reader who is your grade)
** (Overall, the last hint ~ Review the APA Module Again before submitting the papers ~ I structured this paper format approach so that one segment flows nicely into the next one. Again, sentences should not be more than 25-30 words. Paragraphs approx. 5-6 sentences, with proper indent. Use APA 7 citations and references.)
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Format
Each paper must be in APA 7 format (NO ABSTRACT) and include a title page, body *Thesis is last sentence in first paragraph of body* (include subheadings above), and references/work cited page. Intext citations are required when citing your sources and must be in correct APA format. The length of the body of each paper is to be 1500 words, written in 12-point font and double-spaced, papers should be a minimum of 1500 words, not counting the title page, and reference page. Papers are to be submitted through the course website.
Due to time constraints, late submissions cannot be accepted and will forfeit feedback.
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION POLICIES
Submissions are to be submitted in MS Word or Adobe PDF.
When submitting an assignment, you are responsible for saving a copy before submitting it, in the event the Course website computer system malfunctions. Save the assignment on your computer hard drive or a removable medium then submit the assignment.
Save the file in the format “LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME-FINALPAPER” and do not use the # symbol in the file name.
All writing assignments will be submitted to turnitin.com through the course link in Course website. All work must be original to you and done for the first time this semester for this class.
Email submissions and hard copies are not accepted.If you miss the deadline for submitting the draft copy, you will have voluntarily forfeited feedback and will have to submit a final paper with no revisions allowed.