Directions: Answer ONE of the following questions in a formal essay:

1. Harrison has a lot to say about war in his novel. Of all of Harrison’s messages or themes
regarding war, which three are the most significant and why?

2. Harrison’s novel includes a broad array of themes, including death, fear, religion,
nationalism, the relationship between officers and soldiers and soldiers and civilians, dreams
of military glory, gender, and alcohol, among many others. Of all of the book’s themes,
which three are the most important? Why are your selections so significant?

3. Is the narrator (main character) in Harrison’s book a hero? Provide three strong reasons why
he is or is not a hero.

Paper Formats: Papers should be three, double-spaced pages (at least three pages and no more
than three and a half pages) with standard margins (1” on all sides), use Times New Roman font
in black ink (size 12), have page numbers on the bottom right corners of pages, and be paperclipped
or stapled. You may only use materials from the course, including assigned texts,
lectures, and class discussions. You MAY NOT use information from other websites and/or
unassigned readings. This paper must be your own work; papers that are too similar to those by
other students will be considered plagiarism.

papers will have strong content, organization, style, professionalism, and
grammar. It will engage with primary sources and may even use lectures and the textbook. MLA style .

Please complete a one page paper examining one of the following issues that you’ve learned about in this course:

1. Pointing to the tough realities, such as globalization, faced by one or two nations studied during throughout the course, explain what you think Richard Feinberg meant about how we attempt to solve problems when he said: “Sometimes I wonder if we put all the problems (of the world) on a circular board, all the proposed solutions on an outer wheel, and just spun away, and implemented each solution wherever it stopped on the wheel, whether we wouldn’t do as well.”
2. Albert Einstein said that unless we change our “modes of thinking” about political issues, we are headed toward “unparalleled catastrophe.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Four Functions of Management

Please complete ONE of the following assignments, incorporating ideas and concepts from the week’s lecture and/or articles. Please feel free to incorporate outside resources as well. When submitting your assignment, please indicate which of the three options you have chosen. For Options 2 and 3, please make sure to double space your papers.

Option 1: Get Creative

Design and format a 10 – 15 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on one of the learning objectives found in the Getting Started – This Week’s Activities folder for this week. The requirements below must be met for your presentation to be accepted and graded:

• Design and format each slide for a presentation, see example below.
• The notes sections must total a minimum of 250 words for the entire presentation. Use these sections to explain and support information provided on your slides.
• Include a cover slide and reference slide (these slides do not count toward the 10 – 15 slide requirement).
• At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
• Identify sources on slides that contain reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) and list them on a reference slide.

Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be from sources like scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Final Paper

This paper should be a combination of philosophies, theories, and concepts learned in this course, and demonstrate how they apply to the early childhood classroom. The primary focus will be on the comprehensiveness of the many components that are necessary to consider when designing curriculum for a preschool or young child’s classroom.

For the Final Paper

1. Select an age group (Pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, etc.).
2. Identify and discuss the three theories and/or philosophies that reflect how you envision your classroom and curriculum.
3. Provide a summary of the concepts you will teach in each academic area (math, reading, science, and the fine arts).
4. Describe two specific activities for each academic area that will demonstrate how you will teach these concepts in a way that is representative of both the theories/philosophies you discussed and NAEYC or state standards.

Your paper must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

1. Must include a cover page that includes:
   1. Name of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
2. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
3. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
4. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
5. Must include at least two outside scholarly sources.
6. Must use American Psychological Association (APA) style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.
7. Must include, on the final page, a reference list that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.
8. Must be well organized and reflect college level writing.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

WEEk 4 OUTLINE IS ATTACHED. Use it to complete assignment.