Applying the 21 Synectics Steps

The need for thinking and problem-solving skills dominates our lives. Individuals must analyze problems in the workplace, at school, as a parent, and in many other daily situations. You have an opportunity to practice your problem-solving skills through this assignment.

Assignment:  Select one problem from the following list or define your own problem. 

• Design a new textbook for a psychology class, science class, etc.
• Invent a new telephone.
• Design a new suitcase.
• Design new clothes for soldier/teacher/cook/student/ etc.
• Invent a new style for a video game.
• Create a short story.
• Design a new computer.
• Invent a new way to protect computers from viruses.
• Create a new type of credit card.
• Work on solving a problem of your own choosing – a problem that is related to your major field of study.

Remember that you don’t need to create anything physically. You may use images or just descriptions of your ideas. What is important for this assignment is your ability to generate ideas.

• Number your ideas 1 through 21.
• Generate 21 ideas about solving it, using the 21 Synectics steps listed below:

Note: The 21 Synectics steps were developed by SynecticsWorld, inc.

Invention Labs & Workshops |  Synecticsworld. (n.d.). Synecticsworld. Retrieved May 23, 2012, fromhttp://synecticsworld.com/invention-labs-workshops/

Your completed assignment should be written primarily in first person and should be 500-750 words in length. If you use sources in your writing, be sure to identify them. If you use any direct language from a source, be sure to place those words in quotation marks. 

1):Question: A: Describe the experiences and Reactions
of captured Africans in the Middle Passage during the Trans-Atlantic
“Slave” trade. What were the significances of the “Tran-Atlantic
Moment” in the making of the Atlantic African Diaspora between the 15^th
and the 19^th centuries.

2) Writing Style: Only the Chicago Manual Style of
writing should be used throughout the paper including footnotes and
bibliography. You must use Footnotes
Citation as No MLA and/or APA writing
styles shall be accepted. Example of footnote citation:

Euro-Americans
are often quick to trivialize and justify America’s role in the enslavement of
Africans on the grounds that enslavement had been an old practice and was not
uniquely practiced by Europeans in the Americas.[1]

This
citation is for a published book. To cite a published article, you put the
author’s name followed by a period (Teacher name.) followed by the title of the
article in quotation marks ( “Cameroon in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.”) the
name of the journal ( Journal of African
Studies.)  Vol. 6, no. 20 (2006), p.
35.

3) Organization: The paper should include a cover
page, the main text, and a reference page. 

i) Cover Page: This page should include from top
to bottom the following information: Course number and title, Student’s name, student’s
ID number, Question (s), Course Instructor’ name, Semester, and Academic Year.

ii) Main text: This is an essay assignment and must
be typed in doubled spacing. This part of the paper should include:

§ 
An
engaging introduction that grabs/captivates the reader’s attention and clearly
identifies and puts into perspective the major requirements/points of the
question.

§ 
A
body that clearly, thoroughly, and insightfully addresses all aspects of the
assignment. Paragraphs must be introduced by solid topic sentences and
developed by providing sufficient evidence and sources to support the topic
sentences and/or main point of each paragraph. There should be smooth and
effective transitions (using transition words and/or sentences) that link
sentence to sentence, point to point, paragraph to paragraph, and one part of
the paper to another. Each section or sub-section of the question must have at
least four substantively developed supporting paragraphs. Do not plagiarize as
the paper shall be thoroughly checked for this academic misconduct during
grading.

§ 
A
conclusion that ties together the arguments, main points, and sections of the
entire paper. It also gives you an opportunity to make personal judgments if
need be.

iii) References: This page includes the sources consulted
and effectively used in writing the paper. . Use
only the Chicago style in documenting your references (footnotes and
bibliography). Names in the references
(Bibliography) should be arranged in alphabetical order.

5) Mechanics: Check your paper for vocabulary
consistent with course content; correct spellings, punctuation, capitalization,
sentence structure; appropriate formatting; run-on sentence (s); date accuracy;
variety of sentence styles and length; and writing style.

6) Sources: Some of the relevant books for the
assignment include our main text and
the three books under Suggested Readings
in your syllabus. You may also get published articles from the Jstor website.
Documentaries may also be consulted for a deeper insight and varied
perspectives on the subject of the question. Your footnotes and reference page
must reflect usage of at least four published books and some published
articles.

For any questions please text me.

Thank you.

Good Luck.

Myths and Reality of Crime

As we learn in the video, Crimes of the Powerful, our justice system tends to focus on street crime, often ignoring much more significant problems such as white-collar, corporate, and state crime.

Write a paper discussing the myths and realities of crime. Please elaborate on the following points in your essay:

1. Imagine asking 100 strangers to describe a criminal. Predict whether those descriptions would be likely to focus on street criminals, or the variety of topics covered in this video.
2. Describe how society defines crime. Do not provide a definition – instead, explain how the definition is reached.
3. Discuss how society decides what to define as a crime.
4. Present a clear statement about a particular crime, something we know to be absolutely true. Illustrate how we know that this is an accurate statement.
5. Present an example of a widely held myth or misconception about crime and society. Determine how we know that this is a myth. Explain why this myth is so difficult to abandon. 

The paper must be three to four pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar

Power of Love and Relationships

For this assignment, please address each of the items below:

1.   Describe the factors of attraction. What attracts us to one another? Why are we less likely to befriend someone from another culture than someone from a similar background with a similar physical aesthetic? Be sure to identify and describe all six factors in attraction.

2.   Discuss the human need to build bonds and relationships. Do we have an innate need to belong? If so, why? How is this need attached to our emotions, our social bonds, and our fear of deprivation? 

3.   Explain the three types of love: companionate, passionate, and compassionate.  What are the differences and similarities among them? What is an example of each type? How does Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love distinguish romantic love, from empty love or infatuation? Please thoroughly address each of the components in Figure 12.1. 

Include an introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. Your completed assignment must be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages).  

Make this a word document no plagiarism and add references, title page. Original work only.

Resources: Ch. 5 & 8 of Working In Groups and the Week 3 videos, “Planning a Playground” and “Politics of Sociology”

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word summary of your responses to the following after completing the collaborative Week 3 discussion associated with the “Planning a Playground and “Politics of Sociology” videos:

Group Interaction

• How clear was the intent of the discussion?
• How prepared were your group members for the discussion?
• Did everyone participate equally in the discussion?
• Were group members open to different points of view?
• How would you describe the overall climate of the discussion?
• Did you feel your group was productive in the discussion? Did you use the time efficiently?
• What strategies can you use in future discussions to increase productivity and outcomes?
• What approach will you take next time to increase group cohesion?

Video Analysis – “Planning A Playground”

• What are the issues in this meeting?
• What did they do well as a group?
• Can you identify constructive or deconstructive conflict occurring in this group? What are some key indicators? What conflict styles do you see?
• Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this situation differently?

Video Analysis – “The Politics of Sociology”

• What are the issues in this meeting?
• What did they do well as a group?
• What types of conflict do you see in this video? Provide examples.
• There is a clear leader in this video. What can he do to be a better leader for this group?
• Based on what you learned this week, how might you handle this team situation differently?