Analyze policy issues regarding climate changeUnderstand how climate change is a global public good in a technical senseAssess institutional arrangements for climate change mitigation and adaptation Explain the technical differences between a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade system here is some helpful information of how to write a policy brief IRDC (n.d.), “How to write a policy brief”, PPT presentation, International Development Research Centre, Government of Canada. https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/idrcpolicybrieftoolkit.pdfPIIE (2020), Rebuilding the Global Economy, a series of policy memoranda from Peterson Institute for International Economics. https://www.piie.com/microsites/rebuilding-global-economyBown, Chad (2020), “Trade-related policy priorities for the next administration”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Chorzempa, Martin (2020), “Protecting innovation and national security”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Djankov, Simeon (2020), “Reigniting integration in Europe”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Dynan, Karen (2020), “Strengthening the US economy to foster rebuilding and recovery”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Furman, Jason (2020), “Priorities for economic policy”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Greenberg, Evan (2020), “US and global competitiveness”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Hendrix, Cullen (2020), “State Department priorities for rebuilding the global economy”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Hufbauer, Gary (2020), “Trade policy priorities for 2021”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Irwin, Douglas (2020), “Rethinking industrial policy”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Lardy, Nicholas (2020), “Priorities for 2021 economic talks with China”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October.Obstfeld, Maurice (2020), “Economic policy priorities for the next US Administration”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. Schott, Jeffrey (2020), “State Department priorities for rebuilding the global economy”, Policy Memorandum, Peterson Institute for International Economics, October. UNC (n.d.), “Policy briefs”, Writing Center, University of North Carolina. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/policy-briefs/Young, Eóin and Lisa Quinn (2017), “An essential guide to writing policy briefs”, International Centre for Policy Advocacy, Germany. https://www.icpolicyadvocacy.org/sites/icpa/files/downloads/icpa_policy_briefs_essential_guide.pdfplease try to relate to the inforgraphic uploaded

1-Writing Your Personal Philosophy Statement You will be required to submit a Personal Philosophy Statement in your Professional Portfolio. The Personal Philosophy Statement is a “statement of your strong commitments and convictions about the care and education of young children.” Be sure you have read pages 494 – 500 (9th edition) or pages 537 – 543 (10th edition).I would like for you to approach this discussion board post by stating your deeply held beliefs of what constitutes quality early childhood education and how you will personally commit to these beliefs. As noted in your text, James Hymes stated, “I am persuaded that good teachers, first of all, must hold strong commitments and convictions from which their practices flow.” (Feeney et al., 2013, p. 494) I want you to use this discussion board to state what your strong commitments and convictions are. For example, if I were writing my Personal Philosophy, one of my philosophy statements would be as follows:I believe that young children have a right to a childhood that is filled with opportunities for play, therefore, I commit to being a teacher that provides the space, time, and materials for children to become deeply engaged in play in my classroom. Furthermore, I am committed to providing rich play experiences in the outdoor environment as well as indoors. I will continue to learn how best to support children’s play so that I can provide the optimum experience for the children that I care for and educate.POST: For this post, and subsequently for your Personal Philosophy Statement, I want you to write down at least five (5) philosophy statements (the one provided above is 1 Statement…you need 5 of these), similar in structure to the example I provided. In addition to a deeply held belief on the importance of providing for a play based curriculum, you might have deeply held beliefs about the importance of authentic assessment, on ensuring safe and healthy classroom environments, on providing developmentally appropriate curriculum, on guidance, on respectful relationships, on working with families, on professionalism (this is just a list to get you started). Here is the format:I believe…,Therefore, I commit to…This assignment supports course learning outcome 1 and student learning objective 9.2-Philosophy PaperPrompt:Write a one page statement of your philosophy to put in your portfolio. (This week’s discussion will be a great help on this too)This assignment supports course learning outcome 1 and student learning objective 9.InstructionsAttachments cannot be more than 1 MB and must be in Word, RTF, or PDF format. Please provide thoughtful responses to the journal question. You are expected to produce college-level work. Submit this assignment in an essay type format with an intro/body/conclusion and you will need to provide one citation or reference in the response. A one to two sentence paragraph for an intro/body/conclusion isn’t sufficient.

I first read Isaac Asimov’s “The Last Question” as a lonely, depressed teenager in the mid 1970s when I was still living with my father in Seattle. I can’t remember how I ran across it. Probably I was just intrigued by the title. I’ve always had a fascination for those kinds of profound and provocative declarations that serve as titles for articles and books and short stories that just reach out and grab your attention, demanding to be read: “Modern Man is Obsolete,” “The Survival of Freedom,” “Reverence for Life,” “Man’s Search for Meaning.” But Isaac Asimov’s “The Last Question” simply blew me away like nothing else and remains one of my favorite short stories to this day.Arthur C. Clarke’s story “The Star” is equally profound, and like “The Last Question,” punches you in the gut with a shock ending that is too hard to ignore. Both stories work well together and complement each other nicely, as both share similar themes and insights on human psychology. To be sure, figuring out the main idea and underlying message of “The Last Question” and “The Star,” whether implicit or explicit, is definitely a challenge. More importantly, what I want you to consider as you write your response is how the two stories and their messages represent the height of critical and creative thinking, not on the part of the authors, but on the part of the characters in the two stories. Figuring out who the protagonists and antagonists are might be a challenge in itself, but remember, antagonism often manifests itself in many different forms. Also, make sure you clearly understand the term “entropy” as it’s being used in “The Last Question.” There are some seriously hellish, entropic events taking place in both stories, and understanding the concept is crucial to understanding — and appreciating — the larger message that both authors are presenting to us.The goal of this assignment is not to summarize anything, but to articulate the main idea of each story and to show how the protagonists are clear illustrations of what it means to be a critical thinker. In order to address that idea, which is at the heart of this assignment, you may have to first define critical thinking and what a critical thinker might be like. Ask yourself: What are the criteria of critical inquiry? What does it take to engage in productive, open-ended critical inquiry? And, of course, what are the objectives of critical thinking and of critical thinkers? Let your definition of critical thinking guide you in your analysis of the two stories. Furthermore, a response about critical thinking should demonstrate some degree of critical thinking on your part – so put some thought into it! QUALITY OVER QUANTITY! Be as clear and precise and focused as you can be. Philosophize all you want, but make sure your words and sentences and ideas are all coherent. Easier said than done. And never hesitate to do what both authors want us to do, and that is to ask questions……

Gatherin and analyse information (qualitative data) 
on a product’s target market, to gain an in-depth understanding of how a consumer 
goes through each stage of their decision making process.
You are required to interview two people who have purchased the same product
within the last six months. This product can be either a good or a service. (Your 
interviews can also be conducted over the phone, via Zoom, Skype where needed.
In this case, you will need to send the informed consent form to your interviewee, 
have them sign it, and return it to you).
In your assignment you will examine the answers to your interviews in relation to the 
different concepts of the decision-making process. The information that you have 
gathered will also be used in Assignment 2.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to ask each of your interviewees to complete and sign 
the Informed Consent form, which is located on the MySCU site, before you begin 
the interview. You need to ensure your interviewees sign the Informed Consent 
Form. Assignments submitted without the completed signed informed consent forms 
will not be marked until they are submitted. 
Part 1. Background information on the product/service/organisation selected
(10%)
Provide a brief background to the product you have chosen, and include a brief 
discussion on the brand/s.
Part 2. Primary research (40%) 
Interview two consumers who have purchased the same product (good or service) in 
the last six months. It can be the same brand or different brands. 
Based on your findings from the interviews you need to discuss the following:
1. What was purchased2. Discuss the kind of purchase it was (habitual, limited, extended) and whether 
it was a low involvement or high involvement decision
3. The decision making process for each of the interviewees. Your discussion 
will need to include:
1. A clear overview of the problem 
2. What was involved in the information search
3. The evaluative criteria and the consideration set of the consumer and 
how the consumer made their decision
4. Where and how it was purchased and the environmental triggers 
happening at this stage of the decision making process
5. What happened at the post evaluative stage.
Part 3. Compare the primary research with academic literature (25%)
How does the behaviour of your interviewees compare with consumer behaviour 
literature? This section of the assignment requires you to discuss your interview 
findings with evidence from relevant literature by referring to at least three different
current academic peer reviewed articles. Discuss any differences between your
findings and analysis with that of the literature.
Part 4. Summary of the purchasing behaviour (15%)
Based on your discussion from Part (2), which stage of the decision making process 
appeared to be the most important for each of the interviewees? Why?
Presentation, clear structure, referencing, communication, integration of 
theory (10%).

I’m working on a nursing case study and need a reference to help me study.

Ms. B was told that she had a brain aneurysm. She made an advance statement of wishes saying that she did not want surgery if the aneurysm burst. However, shortly after she made this statement of wishes, the aneurysm burst and a team of surgeons took her to surgery believing that if not treated with surgery she would surely die. The hospital (Hospital #1) backed the decision of the surgeons thinking if there was no intervention the hospital would be liable for her death. This all happened as the family were alerted to the emergency and were making travel arrangements as they were all from out-of-town.
Unfortunately, the outcome of the surgery was that she became ventilator-dependent paralyzed from the neck down and needing 24-hour care. Once the family was in the hospital, they held a family conference agreeing that Ms. B would not want to continue on in this state, and they petitioned the hospital to remove her from the ventilator. The hospital refused still believing the potential for legal ramifications. The family was distraught; but eventually, with the guidance of a lawyer they retained, they were able to have her transferred to another facility (Hospital #2) that was willing to take her off the ventilator knowing that the chances of her making it were slim. The felt that they were honoring her wishes along with her families’ wishes.
A day later Ms. B was taken off the ventilator and she expired within the hour. The family felt like they had done the right thing and they retained the lawyer to sue the initial hospital stating that they had not honored the wishes of their loved ones. In the trial, the hospital claimed that there was not enough evidence that Ms. B wished to not be placed on machines as the family claimed, even though it was witnessed by a nurse that the anesthesiologist for the care engaged her in a conversation about this very topic before her aneurysm burst. The hospital maintained that without documentation to that claim, they could not honor her wishes.

In a surprising turn of events, the family filed suit in the Court of Appeals and won. The appellate court agreed with the family stating that any conversation, whether it be personal or professional could be used to reach a conclusion about one’s desire about the nature of their own death.

Instructions:

Read the Ms. B’s case study above.
Answer the following questions:

Do you agree with the original court or the court of appeals? Why?
What kind of ethical theories was hospital #1 acting upon (beneficence, malfeasance, etc.)?
What kind of ethical theories was hospital #2 acting upon (beneficence, malfeasance, etc.)?
How did the family act in this ethical realm?
Did you find that the result of this case was fair to Mrs. B and her family?
Why is it so important that one put in writing their exact wishes to the nature of their death and how they envision it should be?