Assignment Directions

You are the new Secretary of Homeland Security. You are drafting a Policy Document for the Trump Administration that explores Port Security past 2021. MTSA and S.A.F.E Port are key legislations; the Secure Freight Initiative is a process embraced by the world.

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For this assignment, complete the following steps:

1. Download the to write your paper.
2. Locate sources to aid in writing your paper.
3. Draft a Policy Document for the Trump Administration that explores Port Security past 2025.
4. Address the following in your white paper:

• What are YOU recommending be the next issue to address within this homeland security issue? Is the most significant issue cyber-related? Is it the use of containers as weapons? Is it terrorism, including domestic terrorism? Is it piracy? Is it human trafficking? Is it drug smuggling? Choose your issue.

5. The typical format for a White Paper is:

• Define the issue
• Analyze it
• Summarize your findings and recommendations, including the Course of Action.

Submission Guidelines

• Your paper must be at a minimum of 5-7 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum requirement).
• Scholarly and credible references should be used. At least 6 scholarly articles are required for this assignment.
• Scholarly sources include peer-reviewed articles, government publications, and academic texts.
• Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double space.
• Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
• Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
• Use the Template that is provided to develop this assignment.
• All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

This is a Database design assessment. It needs to be completed using Microsoft Access software.

This is a proposal paper that needs to be revised into a systematic proposal. It has been written as a quantitative proposal. The information can be kept, but needs to be written as if its a systematic proposal and also include raw data and analysis.

Instructions and Rubric uploaded. Thank you in advance

Assignment Instructions

Directions

You will complete a portion of your Portfolio Project. For detailed directions, please refer to the Portfolio Project Directions and Rubrics document available in the Course Assessments folder.

POLS 160

Homework Assignment Three

Description: This assignment is designed to facilitate students ability to make connections between the

readings, explore specific concepts from readings, as well as finding and providing evidence from the

texts to support their claims.

Instructions: Respond to ONE of the following prompts, providing evidence DIRECTLY from class

materials/readings to justify your response. The response should be in essay format including an

introduction, thesis statement, supporting evidence, conclusion, and reference page. In-text citations

and references should be in APA format. Failure to show evidence directly from the readings to support

your answer will result in a reduction of points. This assignment is due by 11:59pm Thursday March 5th

and is worth up to ten points.

Prompt One: Trace the root cause(s) of political inequality as explored by Rousseau. Describe how labor

and private land ownership are connected to inequality and how Communism, according to Marx, is a

viable solution to class/economic inequality. Do you agree with Rousseau and Marxs findings? Why or

why not? Give at least one specific example to justify your response.

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Midterm Questions

Please use the writing guidelines from your syllabus to address the questions. Your answers must

be typed and emailed to me on their due date. Please use Blackboard Dropbox to submit your

exam, make sure you have all answers under one file, do not send multiple files, combine all

answers into one single Microsoft Word document. Finally make sure you name your file using

your last name and do not forget to let me know which questions you are answering by labeling

or copy/pasting the question as a title-head of your answer. Thank you.

Short answer questions (Around 200 words each, Choose any 4):

1.

Describe Rousseaus view of learners.

2.

According to Locke, what is good education?

3.

Ron Miller highlights restrained democracy in US education, what is his argument?

4.

What are some of the core principles of critical pedagogy (Freire)?

5.

Explain what Locke wants argue with his Tabula Rasa claim.

6.

What is the banking model of education?

7.

Describe Deweys view of experience in education.

8.

What is the factory model of education?

9.

How does Puritanism influence US society and education?

Essay questions (Around 600 words each, pick any 2)

1.

According to Dewey, there is a progressive form of experience educators should cultivate

that re-evaluates our approach to past-present-future. Explain Deweys idea of

progressivism while reflecting on the possibilities as well as challenges of his view.

Question whether our current educational models reflect Deweyian models or not?

2.

From a Marxist perspective, schools reproduce a social structure that is merely a

reflection of relations of production and that our curriculum, school structures have all

being co-opted by the value we place on capital. Considering teaching and learning

today, do you agree?

3.

Ron Miller draws connections between several historical trends between socio-economic

dynamics that have influenced US education and educational philosophy. Describe and

evaluate his argument.

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Midterm Questions

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4.

What are some of Lockes views on education? How does Freires critique of the

banking model of education or Deweys criticism of traditional education directly

challenge Locke? Do you agree or disagree with their critique?

5.

Rousseau and Dewey seem to have similar foundational views on learners and education,

explore what those similarities are as well as potential differences in their approach.

6.

Traditional education works well for students who come from privileged opportunity

structures. However, as Freire and Dewey would argue, traditional education is not

democratic. Describe traditional education and how it may work well for some and reflect

on it excludes others and becomes undemocratic.

7.

Reflect on Freires insistence on critical pedagogy (problem posing and dialogue) as a

means to create democratic social justice education. Explore possible connections of

Freires ideas to Rousseau or Dewey.

8.

Freire argues that banking model of education can become oppressive and creates

conditions of dehumanization. Explain how and why?

9.

For Illich, the institution of schooling as well as society as a whole needs deschooling.

Explore Illichs call for deschooling and the possible characteristics of a deschooled

school and/or teacher.

10. Considering different views we have encountered, explore what the role and purpose of

education is. What would be a suitable settings for learning that are meaningful and

positive?

include 2-4 references on both of the essays and in the short answers if you use them

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Drawing on nine mandatory or optional readings from lessons one to six and your

textbook, conduct a review of the literature. The goal of the exercise is not to assess the

readings but to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established

to make sense of sex work and to create a theoretical framework.

A literature review synthesises what has been published on a topic by accredited

scholars and researchers. In writing a literature review, you aim to convey what

knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic to your reader. Your literature

review is not just a descriptive list of material available or a set of summaries.

Paper Structure

Structure your paper with an introduction, body and closing remark a 5-page limit, not

including the bibliography. Any pages included above the page limit will be removed.

Papers must adhere to the following formatting guidelines:

Word document only

Double spaced

Typed with one-inch margins

Font: Time New Roman, size 12

No cover page

Page numbers included

Important: Include references for any arguments that refer to or build upon theory and

concept, fact, and definition that is not your own. Not following the directives will

automatically result in losing marks.

Reflecting on political behavior in the 2024 election and the political climate through 2025: 1. How did generational voting patterns shape the 2024 outcome? Use at least one specific statistic by age group (1829, 3044, 4564, 65+). 2. What trends should political parties pay attention to as they prepare for 2026 and 2028 to gain your vote? Think about turnout, persuasion, and whether any generation is becoming less predictable. 3. How are evolving generational priorities (examples: cost of living/housing, reproductive rights, climate/energy, student debt, immigration, digital privacy) impacting your turnout and political engagement? 4. Strategy question: What should candidates do to connect with Millennials and Gen Z without losing Gen X and Baby Boomers? Be concrete (messaging, policy emphasis, where they campaign, who they use as messengers, what they should stop doing). You must use at least two sources total, and they must include: A 2024 age-group voting statistic (Required): Use a reputable dataset/report (examples include the Roper Center How Groups Voted 2024, AP VoteCast, or Pews validated-voter analysis). Roper Center+2AP News+2Links to an external site. A youth turnout or youth vote finding (Required): Use a youth-focused research source such as Tufts CIRCLEs 2024 youth vote data. CIRCLE+1Links to an external site. Required Quote Rule: Your post must include one direct quote (1025 words) from one of your sources with a precise locator: If its a web page: include the organization + page title. If its a PDF/report: include the page number. Example formats: QUOTE… (Pew Research Center, Behind Trumps 2024 Victory…, p. X). Pew Research Center+1Links to an external site. QUOTE… (Roper Center, How Groups Voted in 2024). Roper CenterLinks to an external site. must be 300 words