Category: Political Science

Part 1.
Mathematics is everywhere! In this assignment, you will learn about the

Part 1.
Mathematics is everywhere! In this assignment, you will learn about the idea of “mathematizing” your world. That is, learning to look at the world around you through a mathematical lens. You will also do a peer review of 3 classmates to see what they came up with.
First we would like you to take a look at some examples of how people have mathematized their world. You will see children asking mathematical questions as they interact with everyday items through descriptions from blog posts. I’ve also shared examples of counting tasks, a task called “which one doesn’t belong,” and “same-different.”
Hopefully, one of these examples will inspire you to mathematize something in your own world. Here are some choices for how you can complete this task. Have fun with it!
1. You can find an object or an activity and ask some mathematical questions about it on video or on a word document.
2. You could make up your own Same-Different (see below) through found objects or photos you already have.
3. You could make up your own Which One Doesn’t Belong (see below) through found objects or photos you already have.
Task 1: Look at examples
Example 1: Blog Posts to read for inspiration (Read at least ONE)
“PistachiosLinks to an external site.” from Talking Math with Your Kids
“Mathematical Art: KolamLinks to an external site.” from Thinking with Children
“PeepsLinks to an external site.” from Talking Math with Your Kids
Example 2: What’s the Same? What’s Different? Check out this websiteLinks to an external site. for more examples.
Inspired by my most recent trip to visit my family in Malaysia. What’s the same, what’s different about my two hands in this image?
Example 3: Counting Collections
Inspired by a tweet I saw about children and families working on interesting counting tasks at home. How many tangerines did abuelita peel that are on the plate?
Example 4: Mathematizing an activity
Inspired by my nephew Azriel teaching me a Fortnight Dance.
How long does it take Azriel to do one complete round of dance? How long does it him to do 10 rounds? 100 rounds? 1,000 rounds? n rounds? How many rounds of dance can he do in 3 minutes? 20 minutes? n minutes?
Example 5: Which One Doesn’t Belong? Check out this websiteLinks to an external site. for more examples.
Inspired by my friend’s garden last year. What reason can you give for why each one doesn’t belong?
Task 2: Make a video or take pictures and make a word doc to mathematize your world
Once you have read these posts, use video or images of something that matters to you or that you are doing in your everyday life. Upload a short video or very brief document.
1) Remind classmates of your name.
2) Your image/object/video and what inspired you or why it matters to you
3) A couple mathematical questions that you can ask.
Part 2
To launch us into our mathematical work together, we’re going to explore a famous game called Nim. Variants of Nim have been played since ancient times, all around the world. It is thought to have originated in China and is related to a Chinese game called “picking stones.” One of the earliest computers , the “Nimatron” from the 1940 World’s Fair, was designed to play Nim.
NimPicking Stones”Nimatron” Computer
We love Nim because it’s simple enough that elementary school students can play it, but it’s also deeply mathematical! There are even published mathematical papers about winning strategies.
We’re going to explore Nim in two stages:
Here, in this Initial Exploration, you’ll learn to play the game and start thinking about how to win it. You’ll upload to Canvas your initial ideas about how to win the game.
During our first synchronous class session, we’ll discuss winning strategies to deepen our understanding of the game.
It’s important to understand why we’re spending this time playing and analyzing Nim. It’s not because every elementary school teacher needs to know this game; they don’t! It’s because Nim gives us a chance to reflect upon what it means to learn and do math and about the kinds of mathematical experiences we want to provide elementary school students. As we mentioned in this introductory video, you’re wearing two “hats” in this course. With your “student of math” hat on, think about the structure of the Nim and how and why winning strategies work. With your “student of teaching and learning” hat on, reflect upon what your experiences with the game teach you about learning and teaching mathematics.
Task 1: Learn the rules of “1-2-3 Nim on the 20-Frame”
Read the directions: Initial Task_123 Nim on 20 Frame.docx
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You can watch one round of Nim. The person who takes the last object of 20 wins.
How_to_Play_123_Nim.movDownload How_to_Play_123_Nim.movPlay media comment.
Task 2: Play“1-2-3 Nim on the 20-Frame” with someone.
As you play, try to come up with a “winning strategy.” That is, try to come up with a strategy you could use to win every game. In addition, think about when you know you’re going to win or lose. Can you tell you’re going to win or lose before the end of the game? You might have to play the game a lot before you can figure out a winning strategy!
You can print out this 20-frame and use small household objects (eg. coins) : 20 frame.docxActions
Or, you can use this online version: NIM21_p.htmlActions
Task 3 – Submit your initial ideas to Canvas.
Share your learning by describing your winning strategy for “1-2-3 Nim on a 20-frame.”(Up to 1 page.) Try to explain why the strategy works and how you know it will help you win every time. Include a diagram to make your thinking clear. It’s okay if you haven’t found a complete winning strategy yet! Just share what you’ve figured out so far. Tentative ideas and questions are welcome. If it helps for you to scan your diagram, you can use your phone, or an app to make a scan such as Genius Scan or Office Lens. iPhones can also scan documents through the notes app (just click the camera icon on a new icon and choose “Scan Document”). It’s okay if all of your work is handwritten or if you want to type some of it. But do try to use a dark pen so that others can easily read your handwriting. You can also use color pens for annotations.
PART 3
Each reading/ set of readings in this course has a reading response or discussion board. For reading responses, roughly, we expect your reading responses to be ½-¾ page, 1.5 spacing, normal margins. Feel free to exceed that length if necessary to explain your thinking. It’s also fine to write your response as bulleted paragraphs.
1) Watch Dan Finkel’s TEDx talk “5 Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching” (approx. 14 minutes). Dan is one of the co-founders (with Katherine Cook) of a Seattle organization called Math for Love (mathforlove.com) that aims to engage children in authentic mathematical work.
Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching | Dan Finkel | TEDxRainierLinks to an external site.
2) Watch this video of Danny Martin (he/him), a professor of mathematics education at University of Illinois, Chicago on the brilliance of Black children (approx. 32 min).
Martin, Math Education for African American ChildrenLinks to an external site.
3) After you have read, respond in writing to the following prompts. (Approx. ½ page in total; 1.5 spacing)
In his video, Dan Finkel describes 5 big ideas about doing and learning math. Choose the one that feels most meaningful to you, for whatever reason – it feels important, challenging, surprising, etc. State the principle, explain what it means in your own words, and then explain why you chose it.
Make connections between Finkel & Martin’s video. What does it mean to recognize Black children’s brilliance? What do teachers need to do in order to better serve historically marginalized student .
PART 4
Now that you’ve explored and counted in Base Six (which we called Base “Splat”), it’s time to try adding and subtracting!
As you do the tasks below, keep in mind our purpose for exploring alternate bases like base six. We’re not suggesting that elementary school students should learn to work in alternate bases; it’s sufficiently challenging for them to learn base ten! It’s useful for us to work in alternate bases for two reasons:We’re so fluent in base-ten that it can be hard for us to see all of the concepts and skills involved in learning it. Re-learning to count, add, and subtract in alternate bases can help us unpack what we learned in elementary school, which should make us better teachers.
When we work alternate bases, we face some of the same struggles and challenges that children experience when learning base 10. It can remind us what it’s like to learn this content and make us more empathetic to children who struggle with it.
Task 1: Try Adding & Subtracting in Base SplatDownload this “Operating in Base Splat” handoutActions and solve the problems. You can also just copy the problems on a blank sheet of paper. Note that in every problem, the numerals are already in Base Splat. For example, here’s a picture of the first problem.If you get stuck on any of the problems, try drawing a picture or using objects like counters!Note that you only need to complete the first page of problems (#1 – 6); the second page is optional. Task 2: Check Your Understanding on Problems 1 – 4Check this answer keyActions for problems 1 – 4.Task 2: Submit Your Answers to Problems 5 & 6Upload to Canvas a picture of your solutions to problems 5 & 6 on the handout. We will discuss your strategies for those problems next class.

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What have you done?
I have finished writing the book about mental health awareness and currently trying to get it published which should last about a month and a half for this to process.  Then the next steps would include making a presentation which I already have an outline for and trying to present proposals to schools to present the slideshow about the importance of mental health while also including in this presentation certain questions about how kids feel that certain aspects relating to  mental health have been throughout their lives and to what extent do they feel aware of these. I have also started to interview and ask certain questions, especially on the subject of psychologists on specific areas of mental health that I should be focusing on and the ones that are more or less easier to report, and what type of questions I should formulate 
What have you learned?
Through the writing process, I have learned how to implement terminology in regards to psychology in a way that is easy to understand and try to synthesize information for younger audiences to grasp but the importance of mental health especially in regards to self-esteem and a person’s feelings. I have also learned the different coping mechanisms that a person needs to implement to help themselves improve their perception of their cells as well as what different techniques Professionals in the field use to address and identify causes of negative perceptions of oneself 
What are your next steps?
My next steps are To finish collaborating with an NGO that specializes in providing mental health and interview the workers and the head of the NGO to understand what type of situations and the impact they believe they’ve had on their Community as well as the changing perception that they aim to produce in the community and also explain why it’s important in especially Peru for us to work towards Mental Health 
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1.  What are some of the key differences in studying Comparative Politics versus

1.  What are some of the key differences in studying Comparative Politics versus International Relations? How does studying comparative politics enhance our understanding of global political dynamics and international relations? 
At the end, you must ask a relevant question to your post 

based on the information in the document provided, write the methodology that is

based on the information in the document provided, write the methodology that is appropriate with the style and the topic of the attachment 

Find a NEWS article that addresses a current political issue of concern to voter

Find a NEWS article that addresses a current political issue of concern to voters in the U.S. There are numerous possibilities, such as immigration, election interference, trade, healthcare, climate change, abortion, corruption, etc. It must, however, be an issue that is not a topic of another one of your essays. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.)
Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions:
Based on the article you chose, what is the political issue and why is it important to voters in the U.S.?
How do current political parties in the U.S. stand on the issue? Do you think their stances are reasonable and based on facts or are they designed to simply appeal to voters’ biases and emotions? (See Chapter 16 for information on political parties.)
How can social science research be used to better inform politicians and voters about the issue, i.e. where can someone go to get reliable information about the issue to make an informed decision?

Keeping in mind our goal of evaluating China’s domestic strengths and weaknesses

Keeping in mind our goal of evaluating China’s domestic strengths and weaknesses, and related to this, speculating about its future role in the global community and its status in the international order, discuss what you think are some of the most relevant economic, political or social trends/characteristics/challenges described in the readings and other supplemental materials. What observations offered in the course materials strike you as most relevant and interesting? In each instance, in addition to describing the nature of the trend/characteristic/challenge, assess whether, in your view, the item being discussed has positive or negative implications for China’s future—both domestically and for its standing and influence in the global system. Cumulatively, in your view, do these trends/characteristics/challenges lay the foundation for future Chinese strength and continued growth/expansion, for consolidation of the status quo, for collapse, or for something else? 
It is important to note that I am looking for what you think based on what you have read/watched/listened to, rather than specific arguments offered by the material’s author. That said, you must support your discussions with specific examples/supporting evidence from the materials–this is not simply an opinion essay, although I do want to hear what you think.
Your essay must clearly demonstrate that you have read and thought about the assigned book and other required materials, meaning that I expect to see explicit reference to and examples from the required materials in your papers. In addition to the book, your essay must also reflect upon and reference each of the required videos/podcasts/articles for the module.
Essays may NOT reference sources from beyond the readings assigned for this course.
Essays must be seven full pages in length; the bibliography is not included in the seven page count. 
Guidelines for written work: all written work (essays and paper) for this course must conform to all of the following guidelines:
All documents must be submitted in Word, not PDF format. PDF documents will not be graded. 
Type size: 12 point Times Roman ONLY
Line spacing: double-spaced papers ONLY.
Margins: Left-hand margin justification only, maximum one-inch margin top, bottom, left and right. 
Indentation: half-inch indentation to begin each paragraph.
Paragraph spacing: NO extra line spacing between paragraphs. Be sure this option is turned off in your Microsoft Word settings.
A title page is required for final research paper only. Title page should include the paper title, your name, professor’s name, course name and number, and date.
For all other assignments, please place your name only in the right-hand corner of the first page only. No titles, dates or course references should be included on other assignments.
Pagination: number all pages except title page.
Structure and organization: all papers must be organized around assigned questions and, where appropriate, should use section titles/headings and subsections throughout.
References: provide a complete bibliography using Turabian for the social sciences as presented on the library website: https://guides.lib.jmu.edu/ld.php?content_id=43039154.  You can also find this formatting information in the course documents module. All bibliographic materials should be presented on a separate final page of the paper; the bibliography page does NOT count towards the final required page count for assignments.
Citations: use in-text citations only; no endnotes or footnotes. Follow the within-paper style presented in this author-date formatting document found in the course documents module or in the course writing guidelines.
All written submissions for the course must include a signed honor code statement: “This work complies with the JMU Honor Code.” (See Honor Code in the Course Documents module.)
All written submissions for the course also must conform to the course writing guidelines. Be sure to consult the writing guidelines document concerning usage and style issues. This document sets the standard by which I assess your written work: i.e., if the guidelines say you should indent and single space long quotations, be sure you do so. I intend for you to read and comply with the writing guidelines; they are not just another handout designed for the recycling bin! You must comply with all the standards established in this document—failure to do so will result in at least a letter grade deduction in your paper grades.
All assignments are due at the time specified in this syllabus. Late work, when accepted, will be subject to a penalty.
All work submitted for this course must be original to the course. You may NOT submit, in whole or in parts, research or other work prepared for another course.

Write a Policy brief that argues that the government should offer menstruation p

Write a Policy brief that argues that the government should offer menstruation products for free to those who need it.
Please make a policy proposal based off the instructions and the initial draft detailed on the paper as well.

The 3000-word count must be met before adding bibliography and Chicago style cit

The 3000-word count must be met before adding bibliography and Chicago style citations. Please provide full Ai/plagiarism report.

This PowerPoint Presentation will measure your understanding of the concepts cov

This PowerPoint Presentation will measure your understanding of the concepts covered in this course to this point.
For this assignment, you are going to create a PowerPoint presentation that would be appropriate to present to a class of high schoolers.
Imagine that you are presenting a proposal to a congressional committee regarding a policy that would be beneficial to the United States. You should identify how you will pursue implementation of your policy and the challenges and pressures you will face in the process.
At a minimum, your PowerPoint must include the following:
the policy, whether it is foreign or domestic, and why it is important;
the role of political parties in the process;
the role and influence of interest groups and citizens;
the involvement and function of the federal government in the process;
the ways the media will be used to influence the development and implementation of the policy.
Your presentation must be at least ten (10) slides in length, excluding the title and references slides. You must also include at least four (4) graphics such as images/charts/photos.
PowerPoint Recommendations:
Select a simple, uncluttered PowerPoint design theme.
Present your content in a creative, eye-catching manner.
Use light backgrounds with dark fonts for optimal contrast.
Use bullet points- avoid long paragraphs.
You must include at least three (3) scholarly references as your sources, one of which must come from the CSU Online Library. Your textbook/ebook may also be included as a source.
All sources included in the presentation must be cited, including your four images/charts/photos, using APA style.

Part 1:
Assess the evidence on the role of ideology in mass political belief sys

Part 1:
Assess the evidence on the role of ideology in mass political belief systems. Based on this evidence, do you think ideology structures most people’s political thinking? Does ideology help organize political belief systems? Why or why not? Please describe your interpretation of the evidence, any criticism you have of the evidence, and how the evidence supports your argument. 
Part 2:
For this discussion, you need to read Hetherington and Suhay (2011).
What is authoritarianism? What is the theory about how authoritarian personality relates to support for restricting civil liberties and the use of force? Describe some of the evidence used to test the theory and how well the evidence supports the theory? What other political objects (policies, candidates, behaviors) might authoritarian personality help explain?