Explain the politics of Texas’ justice system in application of criminal proceedings and the nature of corrections policy to illustrate meaning of the statement “lock em up” mentality; and create an argument supporting rehabilitation or incarceration as the best correctional policy approach to dealing with criminals in Texas.

First, Identify whether you are for, or against use of the death penalty as a form of criminal punishment (there is NO right or wrong answer). Successful completion of this assignment, and it’s learning objective, require your compliance in identification or your personal position, and perspective, towards the issue of the “death penalty”. Responses are confidential and will be graded objectively, based on student’s independent, reflective analysis of their own individual personal perspectives, and application of the information. Explanation and Application Then, Discuss, and describe, the nature of political debate, surrounding the issue of the death penalty, and explain how your personal position toward the issue has changed or been reinforced, with regard to application to crime, punishment and justice in Texas, based on what you learned from the movie.

Discuss one of the following Beethoven symphony first movements.

Create a timeline of events using the Youtube timings, when answering the following questions. Try to relate your observations to what we’ve learned about sonata form: Is there a slow introduction? If so, when does the Allegro begin? When is the entry of the second theme? When does the exposition end? Does the performance repeat the exposition? When does the development section begin? Are there any particularly dramatic moments? When does the Coda begin? Does Beethoven use mostly material from theme one or them two in the exposition or both equally? What is the overall feeling of the piece? How does the feeling compare/contrast with the first movement of the 5th symphony? What personal feelings/images are conjured in your imagination as a listener?

Discuss why some diaspora populations are at risk of radicalization. Identify some risk factors that make these populations vulnerable to radicalization.

identify, describe, and examine the issue of radicalization. Review RAND Corporation’s Conference Study on radicalization of diaspora risk populations. Another available resource is the article, Radicalisation in the Diaspora: Why Muslims in the West Attack Their Host Countries (WP). In 2–3 pages, address the following: Discuss why some diaspora populations are at risk of radicalization. Identify some risk factors that make these populations vulnerable to radicalization. Identify some potential public policy approaches to mitigate radicalization. Develop some recommendations for implementation. When proposing policies, make sure that they are not too broad and are designed to specifically address the issues that you have identified. Discuss how potential policy approaches suited for mitigating risk populations with one worldview may not be suited for mitigation of other risk populations espousing other worldviews. Discuss what factors may shape a particular worldview for members of the diaspora populations that you have discussed.