1.  Select one of the major terrorist incidents presented in the Appendix of our textbook:

o  The Bombing of the USS Cole (2000)

2.  In a well-written paper:

1. Explain the role media played in the incident.
2. Make sure your discussion reflects themes in chapters 14 through 17 of our textbook.

§  Terrorist propaganda and the media (Chapter 14)

§  Terror and Hate in Cyberspace (Chapter 15)

§  Anti-and Counterterrorism in the News (Chapter 16)

§  Conclusion: Living with Terrorist Threats (Chapter 17)

3.  Papers must adhere to the following guidelines PRIOR to submission on or before the last day of Week 8:

1. The first page of your paper will be a cover sheet correctly formatted according to APA guidelines.
2. This paper will use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spacing.
3. The citations for each article MUST be correctly formatted according to APA guidelines. Do NOT use an automated citation manager to perform this function. Do it manually for this assignment and check your formatting against available APA resources.
4. Excluding the cover page and references, this paper must EXCEED 12 pages of written text.
5. Only COMPLETE paragraphs consisting of an introductory sentence, a full explanation of key points supported with properly cited sources, and a concluding sentence may be used.
6. Only use published articles from academic texts, such as those found at scholar.google.com
7. The entire paper must be your original work. It may not include quotes, and at no time should text be copied and pasted.
8. This paper DOES require an introductory paragraph, explicit thesis statement, concluding paragraph, and references page.

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Introductions to computers Questions

1.  Bill’s business is already expanding. He thinks that in a few weeks, he will need to hire one or two employees to help him. He knows that each new employee will need their own computer. He is also making the necessary changes so that the new employees will be working in a spare room in Bill’s house. Explain to Bill what networking options he has. Go through each type or configuration of network possible for him, making sure that you explain the pros and cons of each configuration. Finish with your suggestion for the network that he should set up and explain what new hardware will be required to do this.

2.  With the possibility of three business computers in his home, and all of his business records possibly vulnerable, this would be a good time to advise Bill on how to set up a routine plan to protect and defend his new network. Provide a list of the five most important concerns for safety and security of the network and the computers in the network. For each concern, specify the action to be taken, and if applicable, what software you recommend be added to the system. Justify each of your recommendations.

The Impact of Pornography in American Culture

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force commanders and liaisons to ICAC affiliates responded to an online survey. Participants represented local, county, state, and federal law enforcement from across the United States. In that study the following information was learned:Pornography in American Culture

• Sworn personnel in 511 agencies had been exposed to child pornography during investigations of crimes involving child sexual exploitation.
• Prosecutors and other civilian employees were also exposed to child pornography in many agencies.
• About half of the survey participants were concerned about the psychological impacts of work exposure to child pornography.
• 35% of ICAC Task Force participants and 10% of those from affiliates had seen problems arising from work exposure to child pornography.
• Close to 40% of participants thought more mental health services were needed in their agencies.
• Few agencies gave information about possible related stresses to personnel who viewed child pornography.
• Some participants said their work was not supported and respected within their agencies.
• Many participants supported mandatory introductory programs for personnel starting child pornography investigations, but few supported other mandates.

Source:
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Online Survey Report, November 209, Funded by the US Department of Justice, ICAC Training and Technical Assistance Program.

What are some ways that police agencies can assist officers in dealing with the effects of investigating child pornography? Can we do a better job training and educating officers about the issue? Do policies need to be in place to deal in advance with officers investigating these crimes?

Park Area Essay

Each Park Area has at least one user-facing application, as it were, whether that’s for park visitors, employees, the rich folks funding the park, or possibly the dinosaurs (the velociraptors are clever girls, after all  You need to prototype that user-facing application, using paper, a whiteboard, or a tool of your choice, and present images (still or video) of that. If you are a programmer and want to whip up a code-based prototype (Web site, mobile app, standalone .exe, etc.), you can certainly do that, as well, for extra credit. Next, enlist a few friends/relatives/coworkers, explain to them the project you’re working on, and have them pretend to be various end-user stakeholders so they can give feedback about how your prototype would work for them, e.g. “You’re a seven-year-old visitor who wants to access the display on the gyrosphere.” Record this as though you were actually testing on real end-user stakeholders for your Park Area.

Last, user experience (UX) is key in a high-end environment such as the Dinosaur Theme Park. Visitors are presumably paying a lot of money and want to not feel stupid in the face of any technology they interact with, as well as needing it to work right the first time, or be forgiving if they make a mistake. Employees are happier and more productive when their user experience with technology does not add time and work to the process. If you are working with the velociraptors you want their experience with technology to help them do their best. You can also expect that some of your visitors, and possibly some employees and other stakeholders will have a range of disabilities, from visual and hearing disabilities to physical and non-apparent/invisible (e.g. dyslexia, autism, epilepsy, PTSD, chronic pain or illness) disabilities, so it’s important to consider how your IT-related functions will accommodate those.

What you will be turning in for Task 5, as one big document:

1. Image(s) or video of at least one prototype for a user-facing application for your Park Area.
2. A report of the testing of your end-user stakeholders on the prototype (if you can’t find friends/relatives/coworkers to play along, fake this as best you can).
3. A report of at least 250 words on how you plan to handle user experience (UX) for the IT-related aspects of your Park Area, including accessibility for disabled stakeholders.

Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital
Due Week 9 and worth 200 points

Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 6 through 9.

Write a  research paper in which you:

1. Explore whether or not funding from international lending institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or hindering the social, economic, or political development of the country that you have selected. Support your response with examples.
2. Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the country that you have selected.
3. Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system. Support your response with concrete examples.
4. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.

When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:

• Webtext Format:
  • Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
    • Example:

Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved fromhttp://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.

• Lecture Format:
  • Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.
    • Example:

Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

• Internet Resources:
  • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.
    • Example:

Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved fromhttp://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario

APA style, Times New Romans, and font should be 12