Please Read the Attached Reading (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Books 1-2; 3 (ch. 1-5) then do the following:

QUESTIONS, REFLECTIONS, & COMMENTS (QRCS)
Please make a post offering at least two thoughtful and
substantive questions, reflections, or comments (QRCs) inspired by your engagement with the material below.

-- At least one of the QRCs must explicitly identify a passage( quote a passage and then respond to it)  from the reading attached that you found intriguing, confusing, enlightening, etc. to lift up for consideration. You should quote the passage in full in your post along with a clear citation so others can easily find it in the text, and briefly explain your reasons for highlighting this passage this can come in the form of substantive questions about, interpretations of, or challenges to the ideas expressed in the passage.

For the second QRC, you may choose to lift up another passage, but you are not
required to do so. Instead you

Case Study #2 Decision Making

The quality of a leaders decisions can make or break him/her.  Why is this?

How is decision making done well?  Is there a best process and approach?



Based upon your reading of the case study, What You Dont Know About Making Decisions by Garvin and Roberto, write a reflective analysis answering these questions:



What is decision making?
Why is decision making so imperative to organizations and the success of leaders?
Detail the differences between advocacy and inquiry.
What does inquiry involve?  Does it seem effective? Why? How can it be utilized?
Apply inquiry to one decision made by your organization.  Walk us through the entire decision making process.  What is different? What is unique in using this approach?

Please answer this question, One paragraph for each question.
(One reading - https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/ch01.htm)

1. How did capitalism emerge out of feudalism and what role did the bourgeoisie play?

2. How is capitalism a revolutionary mode of production according to Marx and Engels?

3. Describe the formation and experience of the working class under capitalism?

4. What are the structural contradictions of capitalism?

Using the readings we've read up until this point, demonstrate 1.mastery of the readings, 2.critical thinking, and 3.extension of the material in answering one of the following questions:

1. Under what conditions could international law or international organizations provide assistance during a complex crisis? (such as the coronavirus pandemic)
2. Why do states comply with international law? Why do they break international law?

Here are the articles and attached are the chapters on theories.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/12-158

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/supreme-court-restraint-saves-the-governments-treaty-power/372020/

https://www.lawfareblog.com/international-law-age-trump-post-human-rights-agenda#

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/harold-kohs-verdict-on-donald-trump-vs-international-law

Instructions
The Electoral College was created to protect US citizens against mob rule. Mob rule is the control of a lawful government system by a mass of people through violence and intimidation. However, some Americans question the legitimacy of this process. Pick one election where the outcome of the popular vote and the electoral college vote differed to create an argument in favor of or opposed to the use of the electoral college. List at least three valid points to support your argument. Present you argument in a PowerPoint presentation.

As you complete your presentation, be sure to:

Use speaker's notes to expand upon the bullet point main ideas on your slides, making references to research and theory with citation.
Proof your work
Use visuals (pictures, video, narration, graphs, etc.) to compliment the text in your presentation and to reinforce your content.
Do not just write a paper and copy chunks of it into each slide. Treat this as if you were going

1. Identify the case facts.
State the facts of the case. Why was this case heard by the Supreme Court?  What constitutional question was being decided.

2. Outline the procedural history.
Lower court beginnings.  Where did this case first appear and how did it proceed through the court system.

3. State the issues in question.
In this section of the brief, state the factual and legal questions that the court had to decide.

4. Describe the court's rationale for each holding.
You now should describe the court's rationale (why they decided the way they did). This section may be the most important, because you must understand the court's reasoning to analyze it and to apply it to law and other court cases.  You are explaining how the court applied the US Constitution.

5. Explain the final disposition.
Describe the final disposition of the case. Did the court decide in favor of the plaintiff or the defendant?

6. Include other

1. What were said to be the political consequences of Chinas Open to the Outside policy?

2. How did the 1989 suppression of anti-government protests China affect Sino-American relations?

3. What role did human rights play in Sino-American relations in the 1990s?

the readings for each question is attached

Question:
Analyze the complex meaning of virtue in Machiavellis The Prince. Is there a consistent teaching concerning it in the book? Be specific, buttressing your argument with examples from the text that you think best clarify Machiavellis argument.

General Instructions: Please include a title page that bears your name, a short, accurate title, and your signature, the latter indicating your compliance with Boston Colleges policy concerning academic integrity. Please be certain to include the name of your discussion leader on the title page. Please number the pages.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism

In your own words, please briefly define FEDERALISM:



In your own words, please a) explain the following advantages of federalism and b) give one specific example which took place sometime between January September 2020. 

1.    Federalism encourages innovation.  States can be laboratories of democracy.
a)


b)



2.    Federalism provides flexibility.  Different parts of the country work differently and federalism can accommodate a variety of viewpoints/diversity. State and local government is closer to the people.
a)


b)


In your own words, please a) explain the following disadvantages of federalism and b) give one specific example which took place sometime between January September 2020. 

1.    Federalism creates inequality.  There is unequal distribution of resources across the states

5 peer peer reviewed sources
Proper bibliographic form
8 sources need to be used
These are off limits to write about:
LBGTQ rights
Marijuana
Abortion & birth control
The death penalty
Gun control
Topic should be about domestic affairs & controversial
Not allowed:proposal of broad, bipartisan support
I do have an outline of one page due the 26 of October I will pay extra for the outline. Down below I screenshot the assignment and everything so
If you dont understand.