Like every state, Texas is made up of cities, towns and communities. However, it is also a state and must balance local independence (letting local folks make decisions) with state law. Where do you think that balance should be- with local governments (Mayors and City Councils) or with state government (Governor and the Legislature)? Do you think it should vary by policy area?

M4 Written Assignment: Treatment ProgramsYou are the commissioner of the Office of Parole and Community Corrections and have been called before the local legislature to evaluate the need, effectiveness and risks of various kinds of residential and non-residential treatment programs. Develop and write a presentation of about 2,400 words on the need for and types of such programs. Address the political and economic liabilities and public reaction to community treatment programs. Explain a bit about how offenders are screened, their program needs assessed and their treatment planned, as well as how treatment programs are evaluated for effectiveness. Couch your discussion in terms of public educational approaches you might make to garner support for your position (pro or con) concerning these programs, including what research shows about their effectiveness as a tool for successful reintegration of offenders, as opposed to incarceration.You should be prepared to submit your written remarks to the legislature. Sources should be documented, and your writing should be free of distracting errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax. You must use the material you have been assigned to read in this course as source material.

This assignment will require students to trace the development of Greek pottery, by examining the various techniques and qualities of naturalism that evolved over the course of approximately four centuries, from the Geometric period through Classical. Students will create a PowerPoint lecture that selects four (4) objects to analyze that are selected from an online collection in a reputable art institution (e.g., Metropolitan Museum of Art, British Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, etc). Describe each object using the terminology established in Unit 2, and then compare each piece to one discussed in lecture and/or the textbook. Choose one object from each of the following periods and/or techniques: Greek Geometric period; Greek Orientalizing period; Greek blackfigure technique (Archaic period); and Greek red-figure technique (Archaic or Classical period). Pay close attention to the stylistic features. When selecting objects to compare, try to find objects that share more characteristics than not. The aim of this assignment is for students to develop an eye for style and locate the subtle differences that distinguish one technique or tendency from another. As such, organize the PowerPoint lecture in a logical, analytical fashion (i.e., chronologically), and conclude the paper with a slide that includes remarks about the significance of the objects -- that is, how they fit into a larger art historical framework. An approximate guideline for how many slides to include in the body of the presentation is fifteen to twenty (15-20). This includes slides that establish context and/or discuss technique, slides with pictures of the objects and bulleted analysis, comparison slides, and a slide that contains concluding remarks. At the end of the PowerPoint, be sure to include an “Image Index” that contains information about each object and/or comparison. Examples of an Image Index are included at the end of each PowerPoint that has been uploaded into the Blackboard units.