1. The City of Los Loco is located in the State of Confusion, but is on the border with the State of Washington. For a number of years Loco and the outlining area had an active granite industry, but recently production has been declining. To boost production, the City Counsel passed an ordinance requiring all […]

One of the most horrific nightmares that can haunt a person is the visualization of being a victim of a serial murderer. Most serial murderers kill numerous people before they are tracked down and apprehended. Although this trail of murderous rampage produces a considerable amount of fear in the public, it also provides criminal profilers […]

Second, create search terms that may be helpful in identifying the issue that you spotted. Conduct your Google search. Having found a relevant statute, case or commentary involving the issue you are exploring, plug that same case or statute into a Google search and examine the results for cases similar to yours. Keep repeating the […]

Do you think the U.S. jury system should be adopted by other countries? What factors do you think should inform a country’s decision to adopt a jury system?   Identify situations in which you would choose ADR over litigation. Explain your answer. Do the same for situations in which you would choose litigation over ADR. […]

a. Why do the populations keep growing in exponential growth, but plateau in logistic growth?   b. In logistic growth, which variable is most important in determining final population size? Why?   2. Using the Writing Guidelines document, write one well-structured paragraph (5–6 sentences) on one of the following topics   a. Select either a […]

1. All terrestrial organisms must have adaptations for dealing with the difficulties of living on land compared to living in water. What are five of those difficulties? Compare the adaptations found in terrestrial plants to those found in terrestrial animals for dealing with each of those difficulties.   2. Compare and contrast the exponential and […]

Application of Restorative Justice to Juvenile and Adult Crimes   Have you ever learned about a sentence given for a specific crime and questioned whether it would propel the offender further into a life of crime rather than rehabilitate him or her? If so, you are not alone. There is a significant “decarceration” movement in […]

There is a great deal of debate over how effective criminal profilers are at describing murderers. This issue was the center of a number of legal cases, such as Ohio v. Shelton , Louisiana v. Code, and Delaware v. Pennell, pertaining to whether criminal profilers should be considered expert witnesses. The ruling in these cases […]

DQ1 Ecological Footprint Calculator   Take a look at your results from the Ecological Footprint Calculator you completed this week and briefly respond to the following questions:   What is the total number of acres needed to support you?   How does your Ecological Footprint break down into the different consumption categories: Food, shelter, mobility, […]

DQ1 Reflection   We covered a lot of material over the past few weeks. Reflect on our course and answer the following questions:   Which topic(s) covered in this course did you find the most interesting? Is it the same topic(s) you indicated in your Expectations Essay Assignment in Week 1?   Which topic(s) did […]