Assignment 2:  Problem SolvingDue Week 9 and worth 150 pointsWhen faced with a problem, what do you do to solve it? This assignment asks you to apply a six-step to problem solving process to a specific problem scenario. You will write a paper that presents a synthesis of your ideas about solving the problem using this systematic approach. As Voltaire said, "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking."Choose one (1) of the problem scenarios as a topic choice for your paper (Note: Your professor must approve your topic choice before you begin work on the assignment.)Scenario 1: You have worked at your company for eleven (11) years. You have returned to college to earn a Bachelor’s degree in order to increase your chances for a promotion. You are nearly finished with your degree, when a supervisor’s position in a competing company becomes available in another state. The start date is in two (2) weeks, during your final exam period for your courses. The position offers a $15,000 per year salary increase, a car allowance, and relocation expenses. Your former supervisor works for the company and is recommending you for the position based on your outstanding job performance; if you want the job, it’s yours. All of the other supervisors at this level in the company have Master’s degrees, so you know that you would be expected to earn your Bachelor’s degree and continue on to a Master’s degree. Your present company offers tuition reimbursement, but the new company does not.Scenario 2: Your child comes home from school with an assignment sheet for a school project. He / she is very excited about the project and begins work immediately, doing research on the Internet and gathering materials. You read over the assignment sheet and notice that your child is not including all of the required items in the project, and you have some ideas for how to improve the quality of the presentation. You recently read an article in a parenting magazine about the importance of a child developing responsibility for his/ her own learning. You recall the many ways in which your parents took over your school projects. You, on the other hand, want to encourage your child’s confidence in his / her ability to complete a project independently. The next day, you are at the grocery store when you see a parent of a student in your child’s class. That parent has spent over $30 in supplies for the science project and is taking a day off of work to put the pieces of the project together.Scenario 3: You have two jobs—one during the week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and one on Saturday from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You are taking two classes—one that meets from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, and one class online. You have two kids—one who plays soccer, and one who is in band. You have two elderly parents who no longer drive. You have two siblings—one who lives two (2) miles away, and one who lives in another state. You have two (2) papers due in your classes the same week that one (1) of your children has a soccer tournament, and the other child has a band concert. You are coaching the soccer team, and you are in charge of fundraising for the band. You have a goal to complete your degree in two (2) years. Your doctor tells you that your blood pressure, your cholesterol, and your weight are too high and recommends several medications that cost you nearly $200 per month after your insurance co-pay.Scenario 4: You are a sales representative for a company that encourages staff to log time in the field and away from the office. You are expected to begin and end your day at the office. You notice that each day when you arrive and return another co-worker is already there, and you wonder whether this person spends most of his / her time at the office. At your weekly sales meeting, you are informed of your co-workers’ outstanding sales performance. You suspect that this co-worker is spending more time flattering the boss instead of working leads in the field, and as a result is getting the best client referrals. Your own sales numbers have steadily decreased since this other sales representative was hired.Scenario 5: Professor’s Choice – problem scenario presented by your professor.Scenario 6: Student’s Choice – Problem scenario presented by you.Review the six-step problem solving process outlined in the webtext, based on the article “The Problem Solving Process” located at http://www.gdrc.org/decision/problem-solve.html:Step One: Define the problemStep Two: Analyze the problemStep Three: Generate optionsStep Four: Evaluate optionsStep Five: Make your decisionStep Six: Implement and reflectWrite a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:1. Define the problem in the scenario that you have chosen.2. Analyze the problem in the scenario.3. Generate options for solving the problem in the scenario.4. Evaluate the options for solving the problem.5. Decide on the best option for solving the problem.6. Explain how you will implement the decision made and reflect on whether this option was the most effective.The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.You should follow these submission guidelines:Submit the paper draft to Turnitin.com and then submit the originality report with the draft to Blackboard.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Recognize the hindrances to the decision-making process in order to apply problem-solving skills to a variety of situations.Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.Click here to view the grading rubric..

Read attachments .Answer following questions, every question at least 350 words Question 1: How did Africa's proximity to Eurasia shape its history and how did America's separation from the Eastern Hemisphere shape its development?Question 2: "The histories of Africa and the Americas during the second-wave era largely resemeble those of Eurasia." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Extra credit: Here you see the questions I asked. What else might I have asked?

Choose one of the following1a) With reference to Leopold's piece, (i) reconstruct Leopold's position into clear premises and a conclusion; (ii) articulate two objections to Leopold's piece (provide examples, provide at least one counter-objection to each objection advanced and attempt to respond to it/them, in turn); and (iii) articulate how one may come to cultivate the kind of attitude Leopold believes is necessary for his Land Ethic (provide detailed examples).1b) With reference to Naess's piece, (i) reconstruct Naess's position into premises and a conclusion; (ii) articulate two objections to Naess's piece (provide examples, provide at least one counter-objection to each objection advanced and attempt to respond to it/them, in turn); and (iii) articulate how one may come to cultivate the kind of attitude Naess believes is necessary for his deep ecosophy-T to thrive (provide detailed examples).1c) With reference to the spirit of Hill, Jr.'s and Williston's pieces, (i) elaborate upon either one individual practice (your eating practices, exercise practices, work ethic in a non-academic context, etc.) in which you partake or a collective practice in which you partake (your role in some club, your relationship to some person/people, etc.); (ii) attempt to delimit the extremes of the practice (to mimic the extremes of deficiency and excess) and provide an argument to justify your delimitation of these extremes (example: excess of eating=binge eating, deficiency of eating=self-induced starvation); (iii) articulate, given what you argue in (ii), to be the Golden Mean of the given practice; (iv) given the extremes of deficiency and excess defined by you in (ii) and the Golden Mean you establish in (iii), examine and elucidate which virtues attach to this practice and justify why you believe those virtues most closely associate with the practice; (iv) elucidate where you believe you fall in relation to the Golden Mean of the practice and its associated virtues; and (v) elaborate how you might implement a plan (develop phronesis) to more closely meet the Golden Mean of the practice in question.1d) With reference to Schönfeld's “American Disenlightenment, or Climate Change Made in the USA,” (i) reconstruct Schönfeld's position into premises and a conclusion; (ii) articulate two objections to Schönfeld (provide examples, provide at least one counter-objection to each objection advanced and attempt to respond to it/them, in turn); and (iii) defend Schönfeld's position using examples not utilized in the article itself and explain why the examples you propound defend Schönfeld's position.Choose one of the following2a) With reference to the video on Dr. Shiva, (i) reconstruct Shiva's position into premises and a conclusion; (ii) articulate two objections to Shiva (provide examples, provide at least one counter-objection to each objection advanced and attempt to respond to it/them, in turn); and (iii) defend Shiva's position using examples not utilized in the video itself and explain why the examples you propound defend Shiva's position.2b) With direct reference from both Sioui's and Morito's articles, reconstruct (i) Sioui's depiction of the "environmentally-friendly/concerned 'Amerindian's'" relation to Turtle Island (the land and other people (other indigenous peoples and "colonizers", past and present)), (ii) Morito's characterizations of the "noble savage"/"ignoble savage"/"the ecological Indian" and each of their relations to Turtle Island (the land and other people (other indigenous peoples and "colonizers", past and present)), and (iii) elaborate upon three examples (of events, practices, etc. related to indigenous relations to the environment - past or present - to be researched, cited) not found in the textbook that lend credence to Sioui's description and explain why the lend credence, and (iv) elaborate upon three examples (of events, practices, etc. of indigenous relations to the environment to be researched, cited) not found in the textbook that lend credence to Morito's descriptions of the "noble savage"/"ignoble savage"/"ecological Indian" and explain why they lend credence.