Responses to peers

1. COLLAPSE Three facts that I learned about the brain that I did not know before are that the brain weighs 3 pounds, the brain can be divided into three basic units: forebrain, midbrain, and the hindbrain. Also, I had no idea that a cell called a neuron serves as the fundamental functional unit. Neuronal … Read more

Unit 5.1 Discussion: Death Penalty

 The Death Penalty is a hard area to talk about since many people have strong feelings on the issue. For this discussion board I want you to state the arguments for the death penalty AND against the death penalty. Then you can state your feelings on the death penalty and why.

Unit 4.2 Discussion: Plea Bargains

 Briefly explain the various types of plea bargaining.  How and why is plea bargaining used in the criminal justice system?  What are the advantages of plea bargaining?  What are the disadvantages?  Do you think plea bargaining is ethical?  Can our justice system function without it? Please support your answers. 

HIS, worldwar

Why didn’t the Treaty and the League of Nations work in preventing another world war?  800 words of text, MLA Format with in-text citations or footnotes. Also a cover page and a reference page.  

Stabilizing the Economy

  Monetary and fiscal policy play important roles in economic stimulation and or stabilization. In this regard:  Start with a brief introduction that explains use of Government policy to control the economy. When is it appropriate to use monetary and fiscal policy to stimulate or stabilize the economy? Look at both. When is it inappropriate to … Read more

International trade

  The U.S. economy relies heavily on international trade. Choose two transactions at random that result from international trade; one where purchases are made from another country and one where the U.S. sends a product to another country. Identify the impact of each of these on imports, exports, net imports, and net exports at the … Read more

Unit 6.2 DB: Drugs and Our Youth

 Discuss the issues that families are coping with today in regard to the opioid crisis and drug-related deaths of our young adults today. Drugs do not discriminate, affecting each and every one of our families in some way. Discuss a topic in this area and how it has affected our families today. You must support … Read more

Unit 6.1 DB: School Violence

 Addressing today’s problem with school violence is a complicated one. Use this Discussion Board thread to suggest and explain how you would implement change in school systems to make them safer. Was bullying or disrespectful treatment of a child a rooted cause for these horrible actions? What can schools do to better address the treatment … Read more