Should the Electoral College be abolished in favor of direct election? Why/Why not?

How would winners and losers be affected if we selected presidents on the basis of popular vote totals? How would presidential campaigning change?

This naturalistic observation should focus on a children’s play group children 9 and under. These observations can be of peers fight, playing, talking, working together. The observed behavior must be social, involving two or more children or youth, and must be focused on the interactions between children or youth (not on the interactions between children or youth and adults). These observations should be naturalistic, meaning that those being observed do not know they are being observed or their behaviors don’t appear to be influenced by the observation.

The running record technique will be used. In other words, students will take notes of the behaviors they observe as they are occurring, trying to capture as much as they can. These rough notes should be turned in as the last page of your paper. Students will report on 30 minutes of naturalistic observations of each observation.

Find an example of a kid engaged with another kid where neither kid has a disability. The social and emotional development of children with disabilities may be different from other children in important ways.

These papers should be brief 2-3 pages in length (not including the running record for the observation). Each of these short papers must:

1)         First, describe in detail a developmentally normative / appropriate behavior observed in the world. These behaviors can focus on developmental behavior observable at any stage of life after birth. These observations can be made of kids on the street, family members at a holiday celebration, a movie or tv show. For example, you might observe a conversation on the tv show “Modern Family” that relates to the stresses and pressures of parenting teens. The description of these behaviors should be complete enough to be able to identify the developmentally normative nature of the behavior and should include a description of the social and cultural context in which the behavior occurred. (1-1.5 pages)

2)          Next, connect the observed behavior(s) to either a developmental theory. What developmental theory have we touched on in class that relates to the behavior? Following our example of “Modern Family”, you might relate the stresses and pressures of parenting teens to the role transitions that parents and teens are going through as described in Erikson’s psychosocial stages. (1/2 page)

3)     Third, connect the observed behavior to scholarly empirical research. What is some related research that touches on this topic of development or otherwise influences how we might interpret this behavior? Again, with our example of stresses related to parenting teens, you could do a quick search through the library website or Google scholar for “parent”, “adolescent”, and “stress”. A quick search using these terms found Laursen, Coy, & Collins’ 1998 meta-analysis on parent-child conflict in adolescence. In a couple sentences describe what the research found and how it relates to what you observed for part 1. (1/2 page)

You may use the videos at this website as a focus for your observation:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/rmvideoseries

If you use these videos, choose from amongst the videos that are naturalistic (showing kids doing their thin without attending or directly responding to the camera or an adult).

Continuous Assessment (CA) – Topic 2 – Semester 2 2020-2021
Course: ENGL. 112
Write at least 200 words on the following research topic:
Why do you think the government should regulate advertising?
Student instructions:
 Write your answer in your OneDrive Microsoft Word template
 Think of 4 ideas related to this topic, and then write them in your First Draft
answer
 Complete the task, meeting the task deadline
 You must meet the full word count in both drafts
 You MUST use the feedback from your teacher when you write your Final
Draft answer
 Write your Final Draft answer in your OneDrive Microsoft Word template,
meeting the task deadline
 Outside of class practice for your oral presentation of topic 2
 During class, in week 12, orally present your Final Draft

Common First Year
English Language Skills Department
King Saud University

Assignment: Interview Question on Patriotism and Military History

There are many rituals in the military that are highly symbolic such as the Tomb of the Unknowns or the Funeral Flag. These have long and significant histories that are not known to many. Those that do know the histories recognize the significance and honor that accompanies them.

For this Assignment, select one of these highly regarded actions and write a 1-2 page paper explaining its history, meaning and implications. Include at least two questions about it you will be asking your subject for your paper. Be sure to include why it is important to ask about that information.

Submit a 1-2 page paper in which you accomplish the following:

• Describe a ritual that occurs in the military
• Explain the history, meaning, and implications of this ritual