By 1/06/2018 Joe’s episodes of making disrespectful and loud language in class will decrease to three episodes in a month over a two-month period as measured by his class teacher on a recording sheet that records every event of disrespectful and loud language behavior in class
Joe is a student in the fifth grade and is enrolled in elementary school campus. His major strength is that he easily makes new friends, likes helping his teachers and also has positive attitude. Joe has a bad tendency of making disrespectful and loud language in class. The setting events is always in an academic setting especially when he gets distracted from his learning experience when new skill is being learned. The trigger or the antecedent of the problem is when he is instructed to start working on a classroom assignment which he is struggling.
Antecedent-related intervention components:
Joe is completing or performing classroom assignments during the class time in every 4 out of 5 presented opportunities.
He is also provided by distraction free and acceptable free physical space.
The teacher assigns Joe academic tasks appropriate to his functional level 2 to 3 times a day. At first, the teacher usually reduces the number of assignments and increase them gradually in length or number depending on how Joe is showing success
Target Behavior details (summary of frequency, intensity, topography, duration, etc.):
Joe uses disrespectful, loud language, make loud gestures and throw things around.
Replacement behavior (identify the replacement behavior and how it will be taught as part of the intervention):
Joe receives assignments that are differentiated 2 to 3 times in a day and also asks for help or usually work with a partner on his assignments.
The teacher usually explains to Joe the rules and the expectations every day before any task. The rules are frequently reiterated using a neutral voice tone as well as providing him with the written list of what are expected. His understanding of the expectations and rules are also usually assessed
(Current) Consequence Summary:
He then gets attention from his fellow students and the teachers.
Consequence-related intervention components:
Joe normally receive positive feedbacks from his classmates or/and the teachers. The teacher also usually considers some tangible rewards.
The teacher usually uses immediate reinforcement frequently to demonstrate the desired behaviors such as classroom privileges, smile and praise. Thereafter, the teacher decreases the amount of positive reinforcements (5 to 10 in a day) that are immediate gradually but continue recognizing the desirable behaviors displayed by Joe with meaningful rewards to him.
Hypothesized function:
It is hypothesized that Joe’s behavior in nature is for seeking attention and is also a way of avoiding class work
During class you will spend approximately 5-10 minutes reviewing the information in your completed FBA-to-BIP chart with at least 1 or 2 of your small discussion group members. Imagine you are holding a problem-solving team meeting.
Here, you should list specific questions that you have for your “team.” Consider requesting assistance from your team regarding (a) hypothesized function, (b) possible replacement behaviors and (c) hypothetical antecedent- or consequence-related intervention ideas.
Share this 2-page form with your peer(s) during the Live Session by either emailing it to them, asking them to find it on the discussion board post, showing your computer screen, or printing and showing the form.
Questions:
Work Cited
n.a. (2018). SECTION 9: BEHAVIORAL GOALS. The BIP Desk Reference.
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Question 1. Discuss whether or not you believe that Facebook has a legal or ethical duty to rescue a crime victim.
Facebook is a social media platform for people to interact and its main purpose is to bring people closer regardless of the geographical location. According to my opinion, Facebook does not have any legal obligation to fight crime. The duty that Facebook has is an ethical responsibility to report any criminal content that circulates through the Facebook platform. Facebook is not to be blamed 100% for the occurrence of these crimes because the offenders would have done them in one way or the other. Everyone is to blame; there are Facebook users who saw the first video that had Mr. Stephens threatening to end the old man’s life and instead of reporting the video to the authorities they went ahead and shared it for more people to watch. The obvious blame that Facebook can carry is the time taken to realize that those videos are streaming and the time is taken to respond. Facebook did not cause the murder of Mr. Robert Godwin. If the murderer could not have used Facebook he would have found any other way to commit the heinous crime. It is the responsibility of every Facebook user to put an end to this new trend by being ethical enough to report disturbing content that will cause more harm than good (White, 2017).
Question 2. Suggest and elaborate on three ways that social media platforms can be more proactive and thorough with their review of the types of content that appear on their sites.
Through the terms and conditions put in place to govern the content of updates, stricter enforcement of sanity checks should also be employed to make sure that the content is ethical. Close monitoring of the information posted will make users cautious on what to publicly share and what not to.
Once a violent video or comment has been detected, the Facebook company should automatically permanently disable the account of the offender and forward the details about that person to other social media platforms so that the perpetrator does not get another chance or platform to carry on his/her unethical behaviors.
The company should enable easier reporting flow between them and their users to enhance communication and for the users to report to them easily in case of any violent content online. They can emulate Google Company where numerous reports are being received every hour from their users where they get updated on the challenges they face. The company in return offer assistance where applicable (Kozlowska, 2017).
Question 3. Propose safeguards that Facebook and other social media platforms should put in place to help prevent acts of violence from being broadcasted.
Nothing much can be done by Facebook to completely stop or prevent the violent video from airing. This is the reason why the CEO of the Facebook company did not have a precise answer on what measures or actions that he is going to put in place in his speech in San Jose during the annual developers’ conference. The far they can go is just improving in a few areas and sees what happens (Kozlowska, 2017). When it comes to video live streaming, it has its positive side; it is used to create awareness and educate people on different issues including abuse. When the effects of live streaming are viewed on this end, to eliminate its use is nearly impossible.
One of the safeguards that the company can take is the use of artificial intelligence which is an automatic process that takes down any prohibited online material. Since this safeguard is already in place it can be enhanced by being used alongside humans who can detect and determine whether certain content is acceptable or not. So this means that Facebook Company should not solely rely on computers but employ more staff for crucial ethical decisions to be made.
Another safeguard is that the company should come up with policies that impose strict and harsh sanctions against individuals who fail to abide by the terms and conditions and make sure that they face the full force of the law. This will serve as a warning and a lesson to anyone who plans to commit a crime through Facebook. By doing this the rate of crimes on Facebook and other social medial platforms will go down.
Question 4. Conduct research to determine whether or not Facebook has an ethics officer or oversight committee.
According to the research that I have conducted, it is clear that Facebook does not have an ethics officer or an oversight committee. Facebook Company should hire a chief ethicist to assist in decision-making during and for the preparation of tough situations. An ethical officer or oversight committee is very vital in a company in terms of developing ethical guidelines and a code of ethics to avoid future tragedies such as the killing in Cleveland. The company fired the people who managed the trending section and replaced them with algorithms due to political controversy. As much as machines can replace what human beings can do, they do not have the ability to make ethical and sound decisions. An ethical officer will highlight the consequences of any innovation that the company is making so as it does not backfire on their faces like in the case of live streaming. A chief ethicist will also play an important role in the process of making decisions on the company’s values and ideas. By hiring an ethical officer, Facebook Company will be in a position to avoid crises such as the murder of Mr. Godwin and many other cases (Heider, 2017 and Dreyfuss, 2017).
Question 5. Changes Facebook should adopt
In his speech, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the company has a lot to be done on their side in preventing tragedies from happening through Facebook. The company made a promise to develop programs that will prevent such videos from spreading. New challenges in using Facebook arise daily; from issues of hate speech to account hacking. The company should be on the alert of the happenings on daily basis to update their systems accordingly. One change that Facebook can adopt is the employment of stricter enforcement of the information provided during the creation of a Facebook account. More details should be added such as the attachment of important documents like the national identity document and a criminal clearance certificate from the police department. With this information in the database, it will be easier to identify in case of anything and impossible to impersonate or own multiple accounts. Another change that Facebook should make is to revisit their terms and conditions and come up with clear ethical guidelines that one should agree to before an account creation is approved. They should include the involvement of the law if the guidelines are not strictly being followed (Nieva and Solsman, 2017).
References
Dreyfuss, E. (2017). The One Hire Facebook Really Needs to Make to Curb Violence. Retrieved from https://www.wired.com/2017/05/one-hire-facebook-really-needs-make-curb-violence/
Kozlowska, H. (2017). Crime, live on video: The beast Facebook can’t control. Retrieved from https://qz.com/962843/facebook-cant-do-much-to-prevent-violent-videos-from-being-posted-but-it-can-deal-better-with-its-aftermath/
White, M. (2017). What accountability does Facebook have? – The Houstonian. Retrieved from http://houstonianonline.com/2017/04/25/what-accountability-does-facebook-have/
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In this essay, my argument would be based on the controversial assertion that compulsory voting is core to the achievement of a perfect democracy. Compulsory voting is being practiced in various countries including Australia, Argentina, and Belgium. In compulsory voting, it is mandatory for every citizen who is registered as a voter to vote failure to which the government imposes penalties which may be in the form of fines or some cases restricted access to government resources. This essay would determine whether compulsory voting has enhanced the reflection or the will of the people in regards to selecting their leaders.
I will now present the best single argument supporting the claim that compulsory voting is key to democracy. Firstly, democracy is all about the majority will of the people, the principles of democracy are entrenched in the fact that a leader comes from the people, and the best way to determine the people’s choice is through a popular vote which is definitely the majority vote. Compulsory voting leads to voter satisfaction, this is because it leads to an increase in voter turnout, therefore, many citizens will be satisfied with the results as it is a reflection of the majority of valid voters. When citizens are satisfied with election results there are always minimal cases of election petitions as well as violence which is common in the countries which practice voluntary voting, for example, most countries in Africa such as Ivory Coast, Kenya, Gambia, Uganda, and even the DRC Congo. The voter turnout in these countries is usually low meaning the majority do not vote, and unexpected results eventually lead to election violence, a tragedy which could have easily been avoided if the voting was compulsory.
In my opinion, the best and most singular objection towards the argument that holds a substantial basis is compulsory voting is a key to democracy. Compulsory voting can be viewed as a major form of dictatorship as well as infringement of a citizen’s freedom of expression which is documented within the Bill of Rights. Citizens may decide to express themselves or demonstrate their level of dissatisfaction by either having the electoral preparation or the leaders vying for the seats by, or by simply making the decision not to vote. Furthermore, compulsory voting instills fear in the citizens, whereby citizens will only turn up to avoid the penalties rather than actually taking the exercise as a civic duty, this in itself is a poison to democracy. Democracy and freedom to write an essay that explores this topic of Buddhist thought. This can be any form of expression that goes hand in hand, one cannot override the other.
Nevertheless, as a response to the previous objection to the claim presented in the previous section. For one to be a valid voter of a nation, he or she has to have attained an age where he is considered an adult, of sound mind and be an individual who has the ability to make the right decisions and at the same time take responsibility for his or her actions. By imposing the law that makes it compulsory for them to vote it doesn’t change the fact that a larger percentage of them already have a favorite candidate and they often have their mind set on the leader they are going to elect even before Election Day, compulsory voting, therefore, eliminates the obstacles and excuses that the citizens use for not voting, and offer them a mandatory chance to elect their leaders. Compulsory voting brings a sense of belonging and patriotism, which makes leaders have the interest of the country at heart which is part of the fruits of democracy.
In light of the consideration discussed in this essay, I can conclude that compulsory voting is a key to democracy. Democracy is about numbers, and compulsory voting brings the numbers to the polling stations. The number of leaders with more numbers becomes the leader and this stands as the basic foundation of democracy.
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When most people participate in book reading, they tend to get truths from these books and perceive some truths too. In most cases, the readers are asked to discuss about the book topics they currently finished reading and sometimes expected to give others these books as recommendations if they had a stronger effect on them. This made me wonder why some books are considered very important by readers and they go to the extent of turning them into their lives guidebooks. I realized that this is because different books bring light to different people’s lives and give them teachings that are essential to their lives. Despite all these, it can be said not everyone likes every book they come across, in simpler terms, every good story has a special something in it. In most cases, it is the central characteristics like the book theme or the plot the book has. These two things can be described as key features in having a good story as these features need to be harmonized very well in order to coming up with reading experience that most readers will love.
Our first example is a plot that is knit tightly and compressed is considered as a very essential factor in having a good story. When main characters occupy a situation that is interesting enough and believable, it gives the readers an opportunity to think. If at all this was not the case, then no one would be reading the story and if they did, then there would be a feeling of antipathy from the reader to the work (Korthagen, 2014). Another thing a good story should have is processing the conflicts of the main character via a resolution. This enables readers to have courage and confidence that they can be capable of accomplishing the same feats and it can also widen the viewpoints of the readers indirectly. A very good example is seen in Charlotte Perkins book “The Yellow Wallpaper” which gives a description of the main character’s emotional illness. This arouses the minds of the readers, gives them a chance of indirect experience and also gives those readers who have members of their families suffering from this kind of emotional illness confidence and courage.
The second aspect a story needs to have in order to be successful is having a theme that is very clear. If a story does not give the readers a chance to realize and acquire something from it, then this story will be remembered for a very short while and will be forgotten by the reader despite how it may have an interesting plot or good characters. On the other hand, when a story has a very complicated and complex theme, it may bring confusion to the readers. For a story to be classified as a good one, it must have a theme that is clearly transmitted because without this, the readers will not feel any emotion but cynicism and will make them avoid the books of that writer. A very good example of such a book is “Royal Beatings” a book written by Alice Munro. It is a very interesting book with uncommon materials but the theme is not as clear as expected and it leaves most of the readers very confused.
Conclusion
In conclusion, as much as there are lots of features that a good story needs, for a book and the author to be successful, the theme and the plot of the book are taken as the most important of all the other features. Clearly, these themes need clear harmonization so that the perfect and unique moments can be created. If one of the features is either too weak or superior, the story cannot be good. The things that cause impression to the readers and bring them to the realization of a major thing from a story are the reasons for the reading and therefore, their presence is the one condition that a good story must have.
References
Korthagen, F. A. (2014). In search of the essence of a good teacher: Towards a more holistic approach in teacher education. Teaching and teacher education, 20(1), 77-97.
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Your country just overthrew its dictator, and you are the newly elected President. Unfortunately, due to the divisions in the country and the years of war, economic, military, and political structures are non-existent. A group of loyalists to the old dictator have been detonating bombs, murdering civilians, assassinating leaders, and terrorizing towns with help from a neighboring country’s dictator.
Create a comprehensive plan for your new government. While creating this government identify the governing style, functions of various branches of government, principles that govern leaders, the maintaining of the public good, which economic structure is most beneficial to your citizens, at least two domestic programs, ways to create national unity, ways to combat terrorism and violence, and international organizations to join. (See rubric for specific ways to meet the requirements of the paper.)
Creating a Personal and Professional Development Plan
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Introduction
My country has been under the rule of our former president for the last 10years. It has not been easy for us the citizens as the president has brought a lot of division due to racism, wars between people of different races, and corruption. The president has been leading in favor of one race despite the different races that live here. He has been a dictator and for the last 5 years since his second term, the corruption rate has gone even higher. Public funds have been misused and the elected and close representatives, who have been very close to him, have used these funds for their personal satisfaction. The country got tired of his dictatorial rule and formed a coalition National Resistance Movement and the people aliased with the armed forces to overthrow him. This went well but the president did not take it well and so he paid goons with the help of our neighboring country which has a dictatorial ruler itself to demolish and destroy most of the public infrastructures like buildings and roads. They have been killing leaders and their close families in cold blood and terrorizing different towns non -stop. In this paper, I will discuss various policies and actions I am going to take to bring unity once more in my country as the newly elected president.
The governing style I will use as a new leader is the democratic style. I will offer a better way of handling situations in my government as compared to the previous leader. As a democratic leader, I will value the opinions of my people and will give them a chance to express their wants and when making final decisions I will put them into consideration. I will not give room for a gap to be between me and my people to grow because I will involve and work with them most if not all the time. As a democratic leader, I will urge my people through their elected representatives to come up with their ideas that they want to be implemented. As a newly elected leader who wants to make a difference from the previous manipulative leader, this would be the best style to work with the rest of the country and make a difference. The branches of the government are divided into three major parts; the legislative branch, judicial branch, and the executive branch. The judicial branch deals with the interpretation and application of the law. The federal judiciary members include the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, 94 district courts, and 13 Courts of Appeal of the United States, the president nominates them and the states do the confirmation (Maddex, 2014). However, federal judges are obligated to hold their seats until their resignation, death, or removal through impeachment by Congress.
The Executive branch is headed by the president and is stated in the Constitution’s Article II that; the president has the power and authority to accomplish a nations’ law. Additionally to his role as the armed forces commander in chief and state head, this government branch is inclusive of the Cabinet, the Vice President, the State Department, 13 executive departments, and Defense Department. Unlike Congress members, the Vice President and the President are elected via the Electoral College system. Lastly, we have the legislative branch of the government. This is the branch that has the power of making the country’s law. It was further divided into two major branches; the Senate and House of Representatives. The people of the nation elect the Members of Congress. As much as each state is entitled to two representative senators, the number also depends on how big the states’ population is.
The two public good domestic programs and how they will meet the public good Economic structure may include; first and foremost, the free-rider problem. When members of the public decide to buy public goods, this problem arises. As public goods are offered for free, most consumers choose to be free riders as there is no cost they pay to use these goods (Teece, 2013). People will never pay willingly to use a public good. The government has no intention of acquiring any profit from these goods as compared to private businesses. A very good example of public goods is the streetlights. They shine as bright despite the number of individuals who are using them. The government does this for the people and uses tax to pay for it. Business people can therefore use these lights to work even later in the night and hence the economy of the state grows as more tax is paid.
Secondly, I would use fairness. Most public goods are used to benefit some people and not some and it is not fair to everyone. The topic of the distribution of public goods is contentious and I would be a very different president. I would ensure that these goods are fairly and equally distributed to the citizens despite race or color. This will give me a chance to make a difference and hopefully it will bring peace to the country. Imagine a country where every person believes the distribution of public funds as free, fair, and just, is that not a peaceful and corporative nation? In cases where the citizens have to pay for funds, they pay equal amounts despite their social status, color, or race.
Conclusion
I have seen and experienced poor governance and in my ruling as a president, I would make a difference so that the coming generations will not go through what I have experienced. I would apply all the rules and ensure each governmental branch has respected and done its duties well. I would use the democratic method and listen to what the people of my country have to say and try my very best to implement them. The public funds I would ensure that every individual uses it and if there are chances of paying then each person pay equally.
References
Maddex, R. L. (2014). Constitutions of the World. Routledge.
Teece, D. J. (2013). Business models, business strategy, and innovation. Long-range planning, 43(2-3), 172-194.
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A person is considered ethical if he/she can differentiate between wrong and right, good or bad. In such a situation my responsibility as an ethical person is to first ask myself if my action in such a scenario will be of benefit or not and if the majority of the people will reason with my response. If a certain behavior is unethical, it will remain so no matter the outcome. In this case, my obligation as an ethical person is to address the issue and point out its effect on the victim and this will be of benefit to all the parties involved. It will be so right to go in this direction because I feel that I will be doing the correct thing. As much as it is my right to remain silent to avoid any conflict, my cultural and moral values do not allow me to do so.
My best option to address this issue is by verbally communicate with the mother. This might not be easy but it all depends on how I will approach her. First of all, I will speak to her politely and calmly as a concerned person and try to calm her down first. Assuring her that she is not yelling at her child out of hate but out of anger and frustration but it is obvious that she loves her child. I will explain to her that it is her right to discipline her child but at the same time let her know the effects of how she is doing it and the outcomes altogether. Talking to the child about respect and following instructions from the mother will be very helpful especially when such a talk comes from a stranger.
Such a scenario has never happened to me, but in case it does, at first, I will be so saddened by what is happening in a public place. In the end, I will be so happy to be of great help if my way of handling it works. if it does not work I will also be proud of myself for taking a broad move and try to be of help.
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal communication is the way that people who have a relationship and are connected in one way or the other interact either verbal or nonverbal. Interpersonal communication is very important to connected people because it defines the nature of that relationship.
Five purposes
To learn about yourself/others
Interpersonal communication says a lot about who you are and what your values are. This can be explained by the things research we do, the issues we discuss, and the photos we portray in public.
To help others
How we communicate with one another can make a great difference in other people’s lives. For example in the situation where you can approach a stranger and hint to him/her that what they are doing is wrong and that they might find themselves on the wrong side of the law.
To relate to others
Interpersonal communication builds and defines the relationship. For example, if you communicate in a nice and friendly way with another person most probably you will build a friendly relationship.
To influence others
Communication has influential effects. How people communicate can persuade someone to go by your words.
To play with others.
For a play to be successful there has to be an understanding. This can also be in a nonverbal manner.
Model of communication
Channel
Feedback
Sender/receiver
Encoding/decoding
Sender/receiver
Encoding/decoding
Feedback
Messages
The sender and receiver each send and receive messages to and from one another. A sender or receiver can encode or decode a message to be able to send feedback. The sender and receiver can pass messages either in gestures or by words. For communication to be successful there has to be a medium or channel to pass the message. During interpersonal communication, there can be several kinds of interruptions that inform of noise.
Work Cited
DeVito, Joseph A. Interpersonal Communication Book, The, 14th Edition. Pearson, 2016. [Textbooks.com].
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