QUESTION 1:Weapons of Mass Destruction (ONE PARAGRAPH)
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are categorized into five major areas. Discuss the types of WMD’s available to te
orists today and the capacity of each to create mass destruction. How could the government better prepare for the safety of our general population against the use of these type weapons? Provide examples to support your discussion.
QUESTION 2:Weapons of Mass Destruction (3 PAGES)
In a 3–5 page paper, (excluding cover and reference page) discuss the possibility of a te
orist organization acquiring and/or ca
ying out an attack on U.S. soil using a WMD (CBRNE). Identify and describe the types of weapons of mass destruction available to te
orists today (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological, and Explosive weapons) and their capacity to create mass destruction. Explain how each weapon is used, the results expected, and the differences between these weapons. Which weapons are most likely to be used by the te
orist organization and why. Major points should be clearly stated and well supported with facts, details, and evidence. Include examples to support major points.
QUESTION # 3: 9/11 Response ( ONE PARAGRAPH)
How would you rate the federal government’s response to 9/11? How have the federal government’s response capabilities improved?
QUESTION #4: 9/11 Commission Report ( ONE PARAGRAPH)
After reading the 9/11 Commission Report, what did you find the most surprising? Please explain.
QUESTION # 5 Assignment 2: Interview Analysis (3 PAGES)
For this Assignment, please interview at least two (or more) friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. to ascertain answers to the following questions:
1. What impact did the events of 9/11 have on their sense of security/vulnerability?
2. Do they agree or disagree with the U.S. response to the attacks?
· Which aspects of the U.S. response do they feel have been most successful and effective?
· Which aspects of the U.S. response do they feel have been least effective or even counter-productive?
· Do they feel safer now than they did after 9/11? Why, or why not?
· What areas of vulnerability do they think have not been addressed that should be?
3. The U.S. is a melting pot; do you believe interaction with people with different religious practices help to enrich the cultural life of our country? Do you feel the events of 9/11 stimulated more interaction with Muslims?
Be sure to ask detailed follow-up questions. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
· Do they agree or disagree with the term “War on Te
orism”? Do they think the “war” will ever be “won,” and all te
orist threats completely eliminated? If they disagree on the term, what would they suggest as an alternative?
· Do they feel civil liberties, including privacy rights, have been curtailed significantly in the wake of the U.S. response? If so, in what way? Is some curtailment of some civil liberties for some individuals a necessary step, even if not ideal? Do they agree with the government’s justifications for wiretapping, etc.?
· Do they agree with holding captured suspects indefinitely without charge? Or do they think suspects should enjoy due process and be tried in civilian courts?
· What are their thoughts on secret prisons, extraordinary rendition, and the enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay?
· Do they agree with the rationale behind the invasion of either Afghanistan or Iraq or both?
· Are citizens of other countries at all justified in their negative view of America’s stand in the world?
Write a 3 page paper identifying the specific questions on which your interview subjects differ, and articulate the interviewee’s reasoning behind those answers.
· Share your opinion on the same questions, and on the subjects’ answers. Did any of their answers change your mind, or cause you to rethink your own opinion? If so, how? If not, why not?
· As you analyze your responses to the same questions, think about how these feelings will impact your cu
ent or future organization. How will your perspectives toward other cultures and diversity impact your day-to-day actions with an organization?
QUESTION #6 Topic: Parental Support of Early Physical Development (NO WORD REQUIREMENT)
In this unit, you will learn about physical development in infancy/toddlerhood and early childhood. The focus of this Discussion is on early physical and motor development and the role that parents can play in supporting this development.
Please respond to the following:
Imagine that you are a psychology professional working with first-time parents, Mark and Nicole, and you are providing these parents with information on infant and early childhood physical development. Their son, David, is an 11-month-old infant who can crawl and stand up holding onto something. He can build a tower of two cubes and he can scri
le vigorously.
· How do David’s motor skills compare to the gross- and fine-motor skill milestones described in Chapter 5 of your textbook? Should Mark and Nicole be concerned if David does not reach the milestones at the average age listed in the table? Why or why not?
· In providing advice to Mark and Nicole, what are some everyday experiences they can provide for 11-month-old David to support mastery of reaching, grasping, sitting, and crawling?
Many Western parents provide preschoolers with early training in gymnastics, tumbling, dance, soccer, and other movement skills through organized classes (Berk, XXXXXXXXXXMark and Nicole want to do everything they can to support David’s athletic development so that when he reaches early childhood he will be able to take part in some organized classes.
· What advice would you give Mark and Nicole regarding the athletic development support they can provide David in these early years?