Blog #1: Tuna’s End: The Fate of the Bluefin, the Oceans and UsPaul Greenberg’s article in the June 27, 2010 New York Time’s Magazine discusses the perilous fate of the Bluefin Tuna (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/magazine/27Tuna-t.html (Links to an external site.)).The conclusion of the article states:’Perhaps people will never come to feel about a tuna the way they have […]

YOU need to write at list 600 words  1) What is the difference between management and leadership?2) Specify some characteristics of a good leader.3) Specify some characteristics of good manager.4) Does a good leader have to be a good manager? Does a good manager have to be a good leader?5) Martin A. Levin distinguishes between political […]

What is the most important political issue to YOU? Why? In what ways has the American political system been succeeding/failing to deal with that issue? Why? Which theory, concept, and/or idea is most relevant for explaining such successes/failures? What should be done and why? Make sure your answers distinguish between the way things empirically are […]

What do Political Scientists say are the expected functions of the Media in a democratic system. Make sure you consider the media’s role as: A Watchdog Clarifier of Electoral Choices Explainers of PolicyNext, weigh the intervening factors (corporate ownership, mergers and acquisitions, various ‘templates’ such as ‘infotainment’, practices like Framing, Priming, and Agenda Setting) that […]

Watch an approved public meeting (e.g. city council or county commission, advisory board meeting, budget hearing) and write a 1-2 page reflective summary of the proceedings. Share your personal impressions of the meeting’s proceedings and atmosphere. Be sure to include the date, time, location (working website link, if online), and the purpose/convener of the meeting. […]

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 1, 2 Lesson Local newspaper APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)InstructionsFind an article in your local newspaper […]

Recently, pro-whaling countries (e.g., Japan, Norway, and Iceland) have advocated the increased ‘harvest’ of whales as the populations of some whale species have risen in numbers. These countries are already harvesting whales under a loophole in the international whaling treaty (‘research’) and some of these harvested ‘research whales’ have appeared in the market (e.g., ‘whale […]

One of the most divisive and economically pressing questions in U.S. domestic policy over the last several decades has been healthcare. The United States spends twice as much in terms of Gross Domestic Product on healthcare as the next biggest spender in the advanced world, and yet our average lifespan is less than most of […]

Instructions   You are attending an international journalist event and have been chosen to give a presentation of the roles of the media in influencing the government and its citizens. Identify and describe the possible roles of the media in influencing the government and its citizens using specific descriptive examples. Please create a PowerPoint presentation to assist you […]

Initial Post InstructionsPolitical socialization begins young. Think about conversations around politics when you were in primary school (around age 10). Maybe there was a natural disaster in your area such as a hurricane and government response levels were critiqued. ●What were some of the ways you learned about the political establishment through family members and friends? ●How […]