1. Describe how the group will obtain a random sample of participants.
2. Discuss how the group will ensure the study has high internal validity. Will the subjects be assigned randomly to the groups? Why or why not.
3. Are there any ethical concerns about the treatment of participants emerging from the experiment?
4. Consider the data presented, would you use t or F score? Why? include the appropriate effect size.

(I attached the paper to reference for this assignment)

Include at least two to four scholarly sources.

Write: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The minimum word count does not include references. Choose two of those critical approaches and address the points below.

• Describe each critical approach in detail.
• Compare and/or contrast the two critical approaches. How are they different and similar?
• Determine which critical approach you find most useful for examining the conflicts and meaning in literature.
• Explain why you chose this particular approach as the most useful. Why does it appeal to you?

The Five Critical Literary Theories that we will learn about in this class include: ● Formalism or New Criticism ● Reader Response Theory ● Psycoanalytical Theory ● New Historicism Analysis ● Post-Colonial Theory

Unit 1: Essay: Compare and Contrast the United States from 1776-1870

● Read through all the information on how to set up your essay, as well as the grading rubric.

● Be organized. You are writing an essay that considersabout 100 years of history.

o Create a t-chart

▪ THIS WILL NOT BE TURNED IN! Use this to stay organized.

● Below are some suggested topics.When you choose a topic, then throughout the essay you will prove, with facts to support, how the US changed over about 100 years.

o How the size of the US has changed

▪ Louisiana Purchase

▪ Texas

▪ Oregon Territory

▪ Mexican Cession

▪ Gadsden Purchase

o New innovations/inventions

▪ Morse code

▪ Telegraph

▪ Cotton Gin

▪ Steamboat

▪ Railway innovations

▪ Steam shovel

o Key events

▪ US Constitution/Bill of Rights

▪ War of 1812

▪ Missouri Compromise

▪ Indian Removal Act

▪ California Gold Rush

▪ Dred Scott v Sanford

▪ Civil War

o Citizenship/Right to Vote

▪ Property Owners (mostly white males) can vote

▪ Free white immigrants can be naturalized

▪ Mexicans granted citizenship, but not voting rights

▪ Voting rights extended to all white males (not just property owners)

▪ African Americans granted citizenship and voting rights given to males

In your essay:

● Thesis statement: last sentence of your first (introductory) paragraph:

o Example: Three American inventions, between 1776-1870, that changed the United States were ________, ________ and _________.

● 3-5 paragraphs minimum

● MLA format:

● Refer to the Message Board #5. Citing Sources in MLA format for more information

● Times New Roman, 12 pt font – The essay must be typed.

● Back up your argument with facts which you have researched

● Pick 3-4 ideas that prove how the US has changed(from your t-chart in

o For example: Pick three inventions that helped change the US during 1776-1870 and explain what the inventions were and how they changed the US.

Part 2

You are creating a story about an immigrant from a country of your choosing (in Europe or Asia). Pick the place, do some research about immigrant experiences in that country. You get to write the narrative to accompany pictures and tell how they came to America. Make sure you include information about what it was like in their native country, why they chose to immigrate, what the journey was like, what it was like when they got to America, and how they ended up living. Write the story and use your research to make it authentic. Pick powerful images to attach to your story that make the story compelling. Watch this short video that walks you through this project step by step.

Big Ideas:

▪ Review information about immigration to the United States in the late 1800s

▪ Think about: Angel Island vs. Ellis Island

o What countries were immigrants coming from?

o How were immigrants treated?

o What jobs were immigrants doing?

✓ Choose a character for your storyboard / PowerPoint Presentation

▪ Pick a country they are coming from

▪ Male/female

▪ Age

▪ Where to the US did they immigrate?

✓ Research immigration to the United States in the late 1800s

▪ Use your textbook, online links and information from Discovery Education videos

▪ Extra research links are your portfolio lesson 6

▪ Think about: why did they leave their home country?

o What was their port of entry?

o What community did they settle into in the US?

▪ Use notecards or a word document to organize your research

▪ Keep track of all the websites you use!

✓ How does your characters _________ affect their immigration/experience?

▪ Age?

▪ Country of origin?

▪ Gender?

▪ Education level?

▪ Level of English?

✓ Make a storyboard / PowerPoint Presentation

▪ historically accurate

▪ talks about your character’s life BEFORE, DURINGand AFTER immigration

✓ What are you turning into me?

▪ A story about immigration

o Storyboard: create a table with 8 boxes: think comic strip

▪ At least 8 panels(squares)

▪ Created on a word document

▪ OR: PowerPoint: 1 slide per panel

▪ Use both words and pictures

o If you use pictures off of the internet, you must cite where you got it

▪ If you DO NOT cite where you got your pictures off the Internet, I will send your portfolio back to you.

o If you are a good artist: draw pictures and scan them into your project

▪ Work cited page: remember you are doing research for this portfolio and also cite your pictures.

This week’s readings examined the range of threats the nation must prepare for in providing for homeland security. Applying and analyzing the information you gathered from those readings, as well as your personal/professional experiences, please respond to the following, using the readings to support your response as needed.

1. Identify the top three threats to homeland security and why you chose those as the the primary threats.

2. Considering individual tactics, which one do you consider to be the most intimidating and which do you see as the most likely to be used to carry out the next attack on U.S. soil?

Articles for weekly assignment:

Countering violent Islamist extremism: The urgent threat of foreign fighters and homegrown terror: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Testi…

Report Credits F.B.I. With Progress Since 9/11, but Says More Is Needed: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/us/fbi-911-revi…

2014 Quadrennial homeland security review: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publicatio…

The Strategic National Risk Assessment in Support of PPD 8: A Comprehensive Risk-Based Approach toward a Secure and Resilient Nation: https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/rma-strategic-…

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 350 words. Please respond to at least 2 other students.

Responses should be a minimum of 150 words to each student and include direct questions.

Forum posts are graded on timeliness, relevance, knowledge of the weekly readings, and the quality of original ideas. Sources utilized to support answers are to be cited in accordance with the APA writing style by providing a general parenthetical citation (reference the author, year and page number) within your post. Refer to grading rubric for additional details concerning grading criteria.

Student #1 John

The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) was a very interesting read because it is a refined version of the first 2010 Quadrennial Review and highlights the evolving landscape of homeland security threats and hazards. The focus areas in the 2014 review include: a decentralized terrorist threat; the growth of cyber threats; natural hazards, pandemics and climate change that pose problems to interdependent and aging U.S. infrastructures; border security; immigration and strengthen national preparedness and resiliency (QHSR, 2014). According to the “legal requirement” outlined in this review on page 11, it is conducted by the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) starting fiscal year 2009, and every 4 years. Each quadrennial home security review shall be a comprehensive examination of the homeland security strategy of the Nation (QHSR, 2014).

The 2014 QHSR provided me a baseline to which to analyze the most recent threats and or hazards to homeland security and homeland defense. It most certainly adds truth to the professor’s statement in his week 1 wrap-up, “the overlap between them is constantly changing, based upon the threats being addressed and the factors that affect them.” But the nature of this world is not one-sided because the forces at play against our nation is adapting their tactics also.

One key report written by Rasmussen (2015) addressing DHS and Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) that speaks about an alarming increase in Foreign Fighters traveling to Iraq and Syria. From his assessment they were able to figure out that at least 3,400 of these fighters are from Western countries and over 150 persons from the United States have traveled or attempted to travel to conflict zones abroad (Rasmussen, 2015). The battlefields of those conflict zones provide these fighters with combat experience and training, and as a result could pose a threat to U.S. soil upon their return (Rasmussen, 2015). It is obvious the homegrown violent extremist threat is one that is urgent and rising especially when they do return to American to fight on their home turf.

How are these American born radicals being recruited? The internet propaganda threat is the reason for this movement. This type of cyber threat is not often the first thing that comes to mind, but it is as dangerous as computer hackers are to information technology. The internet has evolved to numerous ISIL internet influenced propaganda that are specifically designed to target Western born radicals especially Muslim Americans (Levin, 2015). It allows violent extremism to flourish in America by providing a venue to unify with like-minded violent extremists in a medium that is easily accessible to anyone with a computer (Levin, 2015). ISIL uses the most popular social media platforms to disseminate this messaging—YouTube, Facebook and Twitter (Rasmussen, 2015).

Now the perfect storm. There was a movie I recently rented from Redbox called “The Hurricane Heist” where a group of criminals infiltrates a U.S. Mint facility. The plan was to steal 600 million dollars and escape using a Category 5 hurricane as cover. This natural disaster threat took out these critical infrastructures: electrical, information technology and communications sectors in one full sweep that allowed the criminals to escape with the loot.

The combination of all three threats in a planned attack would be intimidating to U.S. security and could be a possible idea for the next attack on U.S. soil.

Reference:

Department of Homeland Security (2014), The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security review, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office

Countering violent Islamist Extremism: The urgent threat of foreign fighters and homegrown terror: Hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. Congress (2015). Testimony of Nicholas Rasmussen.

Levin, B. (2015), The original web of hate: Revolution Muslim and American Homegrown Extremism, American Behavioral Scientist, 59 (12), 1611-1625

Student #2 Clayton

Threats that we face at home are always evolving. In the most recent Years we have seen a lot of Domestic Terrorism. Domestic Terrorism I believe is the biggest if not most dangerous threat we face to this day. The reasoning I have behind this is the fact that Domestic Terrorism can vary widely, appeal to diverse individuals, and is very hard to stop. The motivational factors that lead someone to carry out such acts of violence can differ from person to person which in itself causes a huge threat. These types of Terrorist attacks and actions are also very hard to stop. Personally I think, another huge threat that we face is Agro Terrorism. The road to a successful agricultural attack may be very hard, but if successfully completed could kill or injure thousands of people. Carrying out an attack on our food industry and or farm industry that covers a very wide consumer base with successful poisoning for example could yield thousands of lives lost. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said that Aviation threats are on top of his radar, and I agree with him. The Aviation industry to me seems very vulnerable. Not only that but Airplanes transporting hundreds of people travel internationally all over the world. He goes on to say that one of these airplanes filled with nothing but Americans would yield a tremendous loss for us and just the same a massive victory to those who wish harm on us. I think that the one I for see to stay one of the biggest threats to us on U.S. is the danger of Domestic Terrorism. This can come in so many forms and by different people. Individuals that can conceal their intentions long enough in order to escape Intelligence Agencies and or Law Enforcement have a very good chance in causing Harm to the American People and our Allies. Internet Forums and other Platforms have proven to be breeding grounds for prospective Terrorists, and I think our continued focus to strive to stop those individuals in their tracks will prove to be successful. With our ever evolving team and Equipment I think we are doing everything we can to stop attacks to the best of our capabilities.

Susan Jones on Greatest Threat to Homeland Security https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/g… 2017

V/R

Clayton