write a research of one of these questions

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Readings: Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, Chapter 24-25
Eric Foner, Voices of Freedom, Chapter 24-25

Please pick one question and write a paper five (5) pages in length (roughly
1,000-1,500 words), double-spaced, with proper citations (use either the
Chicago Manual of Style or MLA). All the papers are to be presented in Times
New Roman 12-point font. Be sure to use primary sources available in Voices of
Freedom and properly cite the readings.

1. During the 1950s and 1960s, questions about the nature of free market
capitalism and its effects on democracy, equality, and freedom began to emerge
on all ideological sides of the political and economic spectrum. Consider how
libertarians, conservatives, liberals, and the New Left discussed the impact of
capitalism on American society and American values around freedom and liberty.
Compare and contrast the central positions of each group. Be sure to engage the
primary documents heavily to insure a clear presentation of these positions.
What are the major concerns confronting the various groups and how does these
viewpoints effect the development of the Great Society?
Finally, weigh in on which ideas you find most compelling, but be sure to avoid
using the first person in your essay.

2. Along with the critiques of free market capitalism, the 1950s and 1960s
witnessed a period of challenge to the existing social order in the United
States. African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and women worked both together
and separately to demand receive more civil, political, and economic rights and
freedoms or as Dr. King stated ?We are determined to apply our citizenship to
the fullness of its meaning.? Consider their demands as presented in Voices of
Freedom and the positions of those who sought to limit the expansion of those
rights. What are the central and connected ideas in all three groups? What are
their specific grievances? How are they addressed by the American government in
the 1960s?

NOTE: USE ONLY THIS RESOURCES: Readings: Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, Chapter 24-25
Eric Foner, Voices of Freedom, Chapter 24-25

Project Timeline

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PART A

Minimum of 175 words:

  • What is the main purpose of the Organizational Background Statement? Why do you believe it is important?
  • What role do strong writing skills play in grant writing? What are some resources or tools you believe could help you improve your writing skills?

PART B

Assume that you are a member of a city-wide task force appointed by your mayor for the purpose of addressing the issue of homeless persons in your area. You have been tasked with developing a grant or foundation-funded proposal for a project to assist homeless persons in your community.

Develop a project timeline that lists the following:

  • The persons responsible for the project and their job titles
  • Tasks, goals, or duties
  • Projected dates when each part of the implementation of the grant will occur

Include a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that explains your timeline in detail.

NO PLAGARISAM

NO MAJOR GRAMMAR ISSUES

INCLUDE INTRODUCTION

INCLUDE CONCLUSION

follow these requirement to write this report

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Length: 700 words (about three pages), excluding exhibits

What: Conduct an interview and write a report about it. Include the questions you asked as an exhibit at the end of your paper (not part of the 700 word limit.)

Format: 12 point font and double-spaced with 1” margins.

Instructions:

You will interview a business owner, a manager, or an entrepreneur in order to gather information from someone with experience starting a business. Prior to your interview, prepare questions. Take notes during the interview. You may record interview, but you must ask permission of the interviewee prior to recording it. You do not need to disclose the name and title of the manager/entrepreneur or the name of the organization if the interviewee wants to keep it confidential. Please include the industry and offer as much description as possible about your interviewee to make sure the report is clear.

Written Project

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waX_geDmUBQ&feature=youtu.be

  • The study of healthy human nutrition includes topics related to socioeconomics and food security.I am so pleased to have the course Graduate Student and experienced Registered Dietitian, this video is about supplemental nutrition and shopping on a budget. The talk includes a description of the project and instructions. Submit your written work to the Turn-It-In submission link by the due date listed above. Written Project Instructions:1) Click on the “Project A” link above. Watch the lecture video.2) Research a government supplemental food program3) Calculate your hypothetical eligibility for that program. (You do NOT have to actually apply for any program.) Calculate the food “allotment” you would receive from that program for your current household for one week.4) Create a grocery budget in which you try to live on just that food allotment for one week.5) Go to a grocery store and see what foods you can/ can’t buy on that budget.6) Write 1-2 pages on your findings, the program you chose. What foods were allowed? What did you learn? What did you have to give up for the week to stay in budget? How has this changed your view of supplemental nutrition programs?

  • Rubric for Written Project

    Assignment A Grading Rubric. 60 pts total

    20Well written, Concise; free of grammar and punctuation errors. Student’s thoughts and ideas flow well and logically. Within 1-2 pages. 20Clearly defines supplemental food program of interest. Well-researched. Gives specific examples of nutrition program’s qualifications and week/ monthly allotment. Give examples of foods allowed by that program. 20Clear mention of how student had to accommodate to meet the food allotment budget, foods that had to be substituted to stay within the allotment. Mention of challenges following the supplemental food budget. Clear mention of what student learned from this assignment. Mention awareness of food programs.
    10 Some errors, but over all structurally cohesive. Mostly Concise. Some writing is a little. Less than 1 page. 10Murky description of any governmental food supplemental program. Vague/ generalized. Does not list program by name. Program parameters not clearly defined. Little mention of allotment details for that program. 10Brief or vague mention of diet changes made. Mostly generalizations (“I ate less.”) Slight mention of what the student learned—again, vague or generalized. (“I learned budgeting.”)
    0Illegible; excessive grammar or punctuation errors; no attention grammar or formatting rules. No obvious sign of effort. 0Student did not choose any supplemental program. No research was done. No specifics are given. No weekly allotment is mentioned. 0No mention of how the student managed to stay in budget. No mention of food substitutions. No reflection on the overall experience
    Total: 60 pts

Complete Nursing Scientific Foundations Discussion (WALDEN) 350 WORDS

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Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and follow APA guidelines as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references).

YOU MUST USE THE REQURED READINGS AS REFERENCES FOR THIS DISCUSSION POST

Discussion – Week 11

Evidence-Based Practice

Within a busy health care environment, it can be difficult to recognize the influence of theory; yet theory plays a critical role in nursing practice as well as nursing research. The ultimate purpose of learning about theory in this course, and throughout the DNP program, is to strengthen your ability to promote evidence-based practice. Consider what you have learned in this course about the relationships among philosophy, science, theory, and practice; how could the insights you have gained help you to facilitate the application of evidence-based practice in a health care setting? How can an EBP model support this application?

For this Discussion, you will consider the various EBP models as well as the difference between EBP and clinical research.

To prepare:

  • Reflect on the EBP models presented in the Learning Resources and their application in clinical practice.
  • Recall the clinical practice problem you identified for Application #5, and consider which EBP model would best support investigating that problem.
  • Also, contemplate the difference between the application of research in evidence-based practice and clinical research and the role of the DNP-prepared nurse in both.

By Day 3 post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

  • Which EBP model would best support the exploration of the practice problem you utilized for Application #5? Include a brief summary of your practice problem and the rationale for your EBP model selection.
  • Provide a summary of how evidence-based practice differs from clinical research, and include your perception of the role of DNP-prepared nurses in both.

Required Readings

McEwin, M., & Wills, E.M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.

  • Chapter 19, “Application of Theory in Nursing Research”
  • Chapter 19 delves into the application of theory to nursing research and provides examples of its importance and use.

Gray, J.R., Grove, S.K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Review Chapter 1, “Discovering the World of Nursing Research”
  • Review Chapter 1 focusing on how theory is applied to nursing through evidence-based practice.
  • Chapter 19, “Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Evidence-Based Practice”
  • This section of Chapter 19 presents strategies for transitioning the nursing profession toward EBP.

Fitzpatrick, J. (2010). Connecting or disconnecting the dots between research and evidence-based practice. Applied Nursing Research, 23(1), 1. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2009.10.001

This brief editorial calls for practitioners to be aware of the difference between research and evidence-based practice.

Ganz, F., Fink, N., Raanan, O., Asher, M., Bruttin, M., Nun, M., & Benbinishty, J. (2009). ICU nurses’ oral-care practices and the current best evidence. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 41(2), 132–138. doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01264.x

This article explores the use of evidence-based practices in the ICU.

Kenny, D. J., Richard, M. L., Ceniceros, X., & Blaize, K. (2010). Collaborating across services to advance evidence-based nursing practice. Nursing Research, 59. S11–S21.

This article discusses the implementation of EBP through the collaborative efforts of nurses at two medical facilities.

Krom, Z., Batten, J., & Bautista, C. (2010). A unique collaborative nursing evidence-based practice initiative using the Iowa model: A clinical nurse specialist, a health science librarian, and a staff nurse’s success story. Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, 24(2), 54–59. doi: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181cf5537

This article discusses the efforts of a clinical nurse specialist, a health science librarian, and a staff nurse to heighten staff nurse awareness of the evidence-based practice process.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2010). The Iowa model of evidence-based practice. Retrieved from http://www.uihealthcare.org/otherservices.aspx?id=…

This website provides numerous resources that explain and support the Iowa Model of EBP.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Theoretical and scientific foundations for nursing practice: An evidence-based practice model [Video]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

In this media presentation, Dr. Kathleen White discusses the Johns Hopkins model for evidence-based practice. Dr. White presents how the model was developed and provides examples of how each stage of the model is applied in nursing practice.

Optional Resources

Dufault, M. (2004). Testing a collaborative research utilization model to translate best practices in pain management. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 1. S26–S32. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475X.2004.04049.x

Fineout-Overholt, E., & Johnston, L. (2005). Teaching EBP: Asking searchable, answerable clinical questions. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2(3), 157–160.

Maramba, P., Richards, S., Myers, A., & Larrabee, J. (2004). Discharge planning process: applying a model for evidence-based practice. Journal Of Nursing Care Quality, 19(2), 123–129.

Newhouse, R.P. (2007). Diffusing confusion among evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 37(10), 432–435. doi:10.1097/01.NNA.0000285156.58903.d3

Newhouse, R., Dearholt, S., Poe, S. Pugh, L., & White, K. (2005). Evidence-based practice: Practical approach to implementation. Journal of Nursing Administration, 35(1), 35–40.

Translating a short writing into french

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Utilisez un (1) infinitif +à et un (1) infinitif + de. Utilisez le pronom Y (une fois) et le pronom EN (une fois).

Social network is very common these days (nowadays). With facebook as the avant garde in 2004. The use of social network is now for everyday use, we’re always on our phones, laptops and tablets browsing on Social media. We use social network to connect to our friends, our family and loved one, to update news all around the world. However, come along with goods, there are some bad. Some people use social network to spread misleading information, negative information. These information could be harmful if we do not know how to filter it. Also there’s a chance of having your personal information/ data be stolen by these social network. Therefore, use it with care. The choice is yours to make. But be aware!

Pathophysiology Homework

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The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

  1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
  2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
  3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
  4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
  5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
  6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.

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

VBA in Excel

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Problem 1: Super Coder [20 points]

You’ve just joined a new business analytics department and your first assignment involves analyzing an Excel VBA program written by a former employee of the company. This employee, who liked people to call him “super coder”, wrote a small Excel VBA program that did something with customer account data. The file you’ve inherited is named FlagOverdueAccts-BigMess.xlsm and it contains a subroutine called procedure1(). The file itself was named by the annoyed employee who inherited the totally uncommented code.

Part 1.1 – Cleaning and Commenting

Thoroughly comment the code so that anyone with basic VBA experience will know exactly what is going on in the program. Fix up the indentation and add appropriate blank lines to make the subroutine more readable.

You’ll notice that Range(“A3”) appears a few times. Modify code to avoid hard coding in the cell reference “A3”).

Several of the variables have “bad variable names” – rename them to something more appropriate. In particular, here are the Dim statements for some of the poorly named variables:

Dim cell1 As Range

Dim cell2 As Range

Dim n As Integer

Dim dollars As Currency

Fix the button captions. Rename the procedure1() and procedure2() Subs with more appropriate names

Part 1.2 – Program Enhancements

Modify the first procedure so that:

  • The results range is sorted in descending order by amount due.
  • Finish procedure2() so that it clears out the results as intended. Obviously, it needs to work no matter how many or how few rows are in the results table. Rename procedure2 to something more appropriate.

Problem 2: Break Even [20 points]

Finish up the BreakEven-W12-Problem.xlsm problem we started in class. See BreakEven-W12-Demo.xlsm for how it should look and work. Both files are available in the Downloads-Module05-VBA.zip file. There are also Screencasts on Moodle that walk you through the solution (yes, the answers are in the videos). This problem is designed to introduce you to basic range object referencing and manipulation. To get 15/20, you must get the “basic version” working correctly (described in the program comments) and to get 20/20 you need to get the “above and beyond version” working correctly. That’s the version that the Demo file illustrates and includes the message when the break even point is detected and the Goal Seek part.

Problem 3: User defined functions for log snooping [20 points]

I’ve provided you with a file called access_log.txt. It’s an Apache server log. For those of you don’t know, Apache is the primary server software underlying the internet. Learn more at http://httpd.apache.org/. You can read about the format of Apache log files at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/logs.html#common.

In this problem, you are taking on the role of a security analyst who is checking into some possible irregular traffic hitting your servers.

Browse the file to get sense of structure

  • IP address (or domain name)
  • date time
  • HTTP command (GET, POST, HEAD, …)
  • Filename/URL
  • return code (2xx is good, 3xx is redirect, 4xx is error, 5xx is ?)
  • data size returned

Part 3.1 – Manually import log file into Excel

Import the access_log.txt file into Excel. Import it as a TAB DELIMITED file so that each record gets imported into Column A in your spreadsheet. Here’s a screenshot of the top of my Excel file:

Save your file as apache_log_functions.xlsm (yes, as a macro-enabled workbook). You’ll be doing all the work for this problem in this file and you’ll be turning it in as part of the assignment.

Part 3.2 – Creating a function to extract date and time from a log file line

Let’s assume you want to be able to quickly filter lines by dates or times of the log line. You’ll see there is a datetime stamp right after a left bracket – “[“. To make this easy you are going to create a simple VBA function that returns the datetime value for a single line passed into the function. Then you could use this function in a worksheet formula in some column to the right of your data. Each row containing the string of interest will end up with a datetime value and then you could Autofilter the whole range and just see the records of interest. For lines which don’t contain dates, we’ll have our function return a zero.

This function will be called GetApacheDateTime. It will take one input arguments. The first is a string representing an Apache log line. To help you out, here’s a code skeleton. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU USE THIS CODE SKELETON.

Remember, you can and should debug and test your user defined function using the Immediate Window, or the spreadsheet itself, or a “tester Sub”. See the Variables and Procedure Basics screencast which covers creating, using and testing user defined functions.

IMPORTANT: Remember, functions take input arguments and return values. As you can see from the screenshot above, the first input argument is a string. So, your function should NOT reference anything else in the workbook or worksheet other than the argument passed in. That’s the whole point of functions. Also, as you can see from the function declaration, your function will simply return an Excel datetime value. It will NOT explicitly modify the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will get modified when you use the function in a cell. A user defined function is just like any other Excel function.

Once you have it working, use it in formulas in Column B and then filter so that only those records from March 9, 2004, are shown. Here’s what the answer will look like.

Hacker Extra – Grabbing the HTTP command

While you are pretty excited about your GetApacheDateTime() function, you decide you’d like to also have a function that returns the HTTP command – e.g. GET or POST or whatever, along with the URL. For example, from a line that looks like this:

195.246.13.119 – – [09/Mar/2004:01:48:28 -0800] “GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1” 200 1078

you’d like your function to return

GET /favicon.ico

as a string. Notice we do NOT want the HTTP/1.1. We just want the HTTP command and the URL. We’ll call this function GetApacheHTTPCommand(). Just like the previous function, it takes a string representing the log line as its only input. As in the previous part, if you get this working, use it in Column C to show me that it works. Here’s my output.

Since this is a Hacker Extra, no screenshot. But, here’s a few hints:

  • Obviously the HTTP command along with the URL appears between the double quotes.
  • There’s a space between the HTTP command and the URL.
  • The URL ends with the last character before a space.

Quick writing prompts

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Write one original response to each of the prompts. Use headings (dev. 1, dev, 2, etc.) Each response should be 100-150 words). This does not need to written in APA format. No cover page, no reference page

Dev. 1

The following is an excerpt from Richard Foster’s book Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home:

Today the heart of God is an open wound of love. He aches over our distance and preoccupation. He mourns that we do not draw near to Him. He grieves that we have forgotten Him. He weeps over our obsession with muchness and manyness. He longs for our presence.

He is inviting us to come home to where we belong, to come home to that for which we are created. His arms are stretched out wide to receive us. His heart is enlarged to take us in.

For too long we have been in a far country; a country of noise and hurry and crowds, a country of climb, push, and shove, a country consumed by technology, a country of frustration, fear, and intimidation. And He welcomes us home: home to serenity and peace and joy, home to friendship and fellowship and openness, home to intimacy and acceptance and affirmation.

The key to this home, this heart of God, is prayer. And if the key is prayer, the door is Jesus Christ. How good of God to provide us a way into His heart. He knows that we are stiff-necked and hard-hearted, so He has provided a means of entrance. Jesus, the Christ, lived a perfect life, died in our place, and rose victorious over all the dark powers so that we might live through Him.

We may enter through the door of God’s grace and mercy in Jesus Christ.

Dear Heavenly Father, I am so grateful for Your invitation to enter Your heart of love. As best I can I come in. Thank you for receiving me. Amen.

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Dev. 2

The following is an excerpt from Richard Foster’s Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home:

“Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.” St. John Vianney

How very strange that the Prayer of Examen has been lost to we who live in an age of obsessive introspection. It is actually possible for people today to go to church services unit in and unit out for years without having a single experience of spiritual examen. What a tragedy! What a loss! No wonder people are weak. No wonder they are barely hanging on.

How much richer and fuller is the biblical witness. The Psalmist declares, “Yahweh, you examine me and know me” (Ps 139:1). King David witnesses, ‘The LORD searches every mind, and understands every plan and thought” (1 Chronicles 28: 9). Paul reminds us that “the Spirit searches everything even the depths of God” (1 Cor 2:30). These folks of faith knew the examen of God, and they experienced it not as a dreadful thing but as something of immeasurable strength and empowerment.

So what is this prayer of examen? It has two basic aspects:

  • Examen of Consciousness through which we discover how God has been present to us throughout the day and how we responded to His loving presence. It is the means God uses to make us more aware of our surroundings. He invites us to see and to hear what is around us, and, through it all, to discern the footprints of the Holy.

2.In the Examen of Conscience we are inviting the Lord to search our hearts to the depths. Far from being dreadful, this is a scrutiny of love. We boldly speak the words of the Psalmist, “ Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Ps 139: 23-24).

Precious Savior, why do I fear Your scrutiny? Yours is an examen of love. Still I am afraid…afraid of what may surface. Even so I invite You to search me to the depths so that I may know myself and You in fuller measure.” Amen.

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Dev 3

The following is an excerpt from Richard Foster’s Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home.

As difficult as the time of struggle is, we must not despise it or try to avoid it. It is an essential part of our growing and deepening in things spiritual. In time we begin to enter into a grace-filled releasing of our will and a flowing into the will of the Father. It is the Prayer of Relinquishment that moves us from the struggling to the releasing…releasing with hope. Even when all we see are the tangled threads on the backside of life’s tapestry, we know that God is good and out to do us good always.

Oh Lord, how do I let go when I am so unsure of things? I’m unsure of Your will, and I’m unsure of myself…That really isn’t the problem at all, is it? The truth is I hate the very idea of letting go. I really want to be in control. I’m afraid to give up control, afraid of what might happen. Heal my fear, Lord. How good of you to reveal my blind spots even in the midst of my stumbling attempts to pray. Thank you! But now what do I do? How do I give up control? Jesus, please teach me Your way of relinquishment. Amen.

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Dev. 4

Speaking Truth

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. (Ephesians 4:25 ESV)

“Truth” is a dying word in our contemporary vocabulary. Truth ceases to exist in a world that claims multiple truths even when they contradict. Yet we find in this verse and throughout the Bible the mandate to speak and live truth in our lives. Jesus himself claimed to embody truth (John 14:6).

Counselors are often called upon to speak truth into the lives of others. This does not mean that we are condescending or aggressive in this but it does mean that we create an atmosphere of discomfort as we help clients see themselves honestly. Yet it is all too easy to be concerned about truth in another’s life while forgetting to be honest with ourselves.

How can you be honest with yourself today? How can God speak truth into your own life and create the atmosphere of discomfort and change?

writing assignment to analyze the econ article

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Purpose: In this assignment, you will write a critical evaluation of the article “Don’t Ask

Me About My Salary History” by Kristin Wong (2019). You will analyze the article and

relate it to the experiences of people around you.

Steps:

1. Read “Don’t Ask Me About My Salary History”. In one paragraph, briefly

summarize the paper’s primary conclusion and the evidence the author uses to

support her hypothesis.

2. Explain the difference between taste-based and statistical discrimination. Will the

proposed policy change hiring patterns if firms have taste-based discrimination

against women? What if firms statistically discriminate against women? Provide

economic reasoning in your answers to these questions.

3. Do you think this policy will help to close the gender wage gap? Do policies that

intend to reduce discrimination always have their intended consequence? Refer to

a paper on our reading list to answer the second question.

4. Talk to 2 people who have worked for at least 5 years—people you know well

enough to have a conversation about wage negotiations. Discuss with each of

these people their experiences negotiating their wages. Were they asked about

their past salaries? Do they think their salary was tied to assumptions about how

much they had previously earned? How do their experiences compare with those

described in the paper?

5. Revise your draft.

 Check: does each paragraph express one clear idea? Do you tell the reader

what that idea is in a topic sentence?

 To make sure that your writing is concise and clear, take a word count of

each paragraph, and then cut 10% of the words.

 Print your draft and read it out loud to help you identify spots where the

language or ideas could be clearer.