This week, you discuss the influence of mental illness and personality disorders on violent behavior. You address how state versus trait impacts violent crime and whether an offender’s action could lead to an insanity defense.

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4:1 discussion

This week, you discuss the influence of mental illness and personality disorders on violent behavior. You address how state versus trait impacts violent crime and whether an offender’s action could lead to an insanity defense.

Required Readings

Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2017). Criminal behavior: A psychological approach (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

  • Chapter 8, “Crime and Mental Disorders” (pp. 213–246)

Hodgins, S. (2001). The major mental disorders and crime: Stop debating and start treating and preventing. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 24(4–5), 427–446. doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/S0160-2527(01)00077-2 

Monahan, J., & Steadman, H. J. (2001). Violence risk assessment: A quarter century of research. In L. E. Frost & R. J. Bonnie (Eds.), Evolution of Mental Health Law (pp. 195–211). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016a). Death in the family [Podcast]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016b). Eye see you [Podcast]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016c). Nowhere to hide [Podcast]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discussion: Mental Illness and Violent Crime

In 2016, Esteban Santiago showed up at the FBI office in Anchorage, Alaska, saying he had been hearing voices telling him to watch ISIS videos. He was admitted to a mental health facility for 3 days, then released. A few months later, he bought a one-way ticket to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, checking a bag containing a handgun. Upon arrival he claimed the bag, went into the restroom to load the gun, and upon exiting the restroom began shooting, killing five people and injuring six others (Rabin, 2017; Sanchez & Conlon, 2017). Was Santiago mentally ill at the time of the crime and, if so, could he be considered legally sane?

Santiago is just one example of a mentally ill individual committing a violent crime, but not all mentally ill individuals commit violent crimes. In this Discussion, you look at factors associated with mental illness that may lead to violent behavior.

Discussion: To prepare for this

  • Review the Learning Resources.

Explain whether mental illness makes one more likely to engage in violent behavior when compared to the general population. Justify your response. Are there specific factors associated with mental illness that would lead to violent behavior? Justify your response. How does state versus trait impact violent crime?

Compare and contrast your present leadership style with your “ideal model” and perceptions of the “ought to” of leadership. To what degree are leadership principles, models, and strategies universal—that is, independent of the leader?

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Choose one of the questions below and provide a well-thought-out response. The response should be 200-300 words in length, reflect knowledge and comprehension of the subject, and include specific reference (with proper APA citation) to the assigned reading. Open the discussion and select Create Thread to post your response to one (1) of the questions in the list.

  1. Compare and contrast your present leadership style with your “ideal model” and perceptions of the “ought to” of leadership.
  2. To what degree are leadership principles, models, and strategies universal—that is, independent of the leader?
  3. Respond to the claim that “to have any chance of leading effectively, you need to be working in a context that is in line with your values and character” (Patching, 129).
  4. Working with Patching’s detailed development of Warriors, Sages, Guardians, and Adventurers, does his assessment of primary drivers versus hand brakes and secondary drivers versus foot brakes align with your personal leadership profile?

In this project, you will first learn about networking in the cloud  and auxiliary cloud services provided by cloud vendors. Next, you will  explore cloud computing trends, best practices, and issues involved in  migrating IT deployments to the cloud, as well as typical architectures  of cloud deployments.

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THIS ASSIGNMENT  MUST BE SUBMITTED IN FOUR SEPARATE PARTS.  The first submission will be  Steps 2, 3, and 4, Next will be Steps 5,6, and 7, Then Step 8, and  Finally Step 9

INTRO:

Since you have become familiar with foundations of cloud computing  technologies, along with their risks and the legal and compliance  issues, you will now explore cloud offerings of popular cloud providers  and evaluate them to recommend one that would be the best fit for  BallotOnline.

In this project, you will first learn about networking in the cloud  and auxiliary cloud services provided by cloud vendors. Next, you will  explore cloud computing trends, best practices, and issues involved in  migrating IT deployments to the cloud, as well as typical architectures  of cloud deployments. Then, you will apply your findings to propose a  general architecture for BallotOnline’s cloud deployment to best address  the company’s business requirements.

Once you have selected a deployment architecture, you will research  two leading cloud vendors: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft  Azure. Exploring and comparing the tools available for application  migration will enable you to recommend a vendor to the executives in  your final report. The final deliverable is a written report to  BallotOnline management, describing the results of your research and  recommending the cloud deployment architecture and the vendor for its  deployment, with justification.

Your final report should demonstrate that you understand the IT needs  of the organization as you evaluate and select cloud providers. The  report should include your insights on the appropriate direction to take  to handle the company’s IT business needs. You will also be assessed on  the ability to integrate relevant risk, policy, and compliance  consideration into the recommendations, as well as the clarity of your  writing and a demonstration of logical, step-by-step decision making to  formulate and justify your ideas.

Step 1: Research Networking and Auxiliary Services in the Cloud

The executives at BallotOnline have been impressed with your research on cloud computing thus far. While there are a variety of cloud providers (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Providers),  BallotOnline is considering using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and  Microsoft Azure, two of the top providers in the market. BallotOnline’s  executives want you to help determine which would be the best provider  for the organization.

You will start with learning about internet networking basics (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Internet%20Networking%20Basics) and cloud networking (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Networking). You will also research many cloud services (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Services)  that cloud providers make available to their customers to help them  take full advantage of cloud service and deployment models.

Step 2: Research Cloud Trends, Best Practices, and Migration Issues

The cloud computing revolution is redefining ways that companies of  all sizes use information technology. The cloud landscape shifts  rapidly, and current trends reflect this rapid pace of change. You  likely got an idea about this in the last step when you conducted  research on cloud architecture. Now, continue gathering information for  your final report by assessing:

In a separate piece of paper Discuss: Cloud Trends and Migration Issues, and post your findings.

Post your thoughts about new trends in cloud computing as well as  migration strategies for cloud deployments. Here are some possible  discussion topics:

1.   Which trends in the cloud computing industry do you consider the most important?

2.   What kind of future developments in the cloud industry would benefit companies like BallotOnline the most?

3.   Considering that BallotOnline would migrate the existing  application to the cloud, what elements should its migration strategy  embrace?

Your discussions will be helpful in determining proposed deployment architecture as well as a cloud vendor for BallotIOnline.

Step 3: Research Typical Architectures of Cloud Deployments

In the previous step, you considered best practices and trends in the  cloud industry. Next, you will have to look at the kinds of  architectures needed for cloud.

Because most elements of cloud deployments are implemented in a  virtualized environment controlled by software, the degree of freedom in  defining your deployment of cloud reference models is unprecedented (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Cloud%20Reference%20Models).  You can define the number of virtual servers required and the  configuration, and even change them dynamically as needed. You can also  define your virtual local area networks (LANs) and subnets, and place  servers in them to implement network security requirements.

The basic cloud deployment components are cloud consumer, cloud  provider, and cloud carrier, with cloud brokers and auditor as possible  additions.

Typical cloud architectures  (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Typical%20Cloud%20Architectures)  of cloud deployments vary from single server (suitable for  proof-of-concept engagements) and multiserver architectures with various  servers carrying different software components and occupying different  security zones, to geographically dispersed deployments to achieve high  availability, resilience, and speed of delivery. There are several issues to consider when selecting a server architecture, including cost, scalability, performance, and use of management (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Issues%20to%20Consider%20When%20Selecting%20a%20Server%20Architecture).

For this step, research the typical architectures of cloud  deployments and begin to consider what might be a good fit for  BallotOnline. Discuss your findings in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Cloud Architectures.

Describe your findings about typical cloud deployment architectures. In particular, provide answers to these questions:

1.   Which features of these architectures would be difficult to implement in traditional, noncloud IT deployments?

2.   Which architectural elements would be important for the BallotOnline deployment?

3.   Which architectural elements are less important for BallotOnline?

Step 4: Propose Cloud Architecture for BallotOnline Deployment

Now that you have looked into cloud architectures, in this step, you  will propose the cloud deployment architecture for BallotOnline,  applying the knowledge of typical architectural elements of cloud  deployment from the project’s initial step. You will also consider  trends and migration issues from a previous step. Your recommendation  should consider the company’s business requirements.

Recall that the company has an existing web application that it wants  to move to the cloud, and also that the company wants to expand its  business to other parts of the world. In earlier projects, you learned  about and analyzed the IT business requirements for BallotOnline. Among  them were demands for application and data security, data encryption, and separation for deployments overseas (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Application%20and%20Data%20Security). Also, the application should handle load peaks during election times in different regions.

Specific technical requirements state that BallotOnline is a web  application, written using the popular open-source LAMP (Linux, Apache,  MySQL, PHP) software suite and the PHP application (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=PHP%20Application).

Action Item

Describe your proposed architecture by submitting a report with a  drawing of the architecture (hand-drawn or computer-created) diagram and  explaining its elements in a separate piece of paper.

There are some sample drawings here under typical cloud architectures to give you an idea (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Typical%20Cloud%20Architectures).

Step 5: Research AWS

You’ve described your proposed architecture and included a diagram to  provide leadership a way to envision the system. Now, it’s time to look  closely at the leading cloud providers to see if their services will  fit BallotOnline’s needs.

Each cloud provider provides a unique profile of services, so it is  good practice to compare cloud vendors and evaluate their reliability,  performance, ease of use, cost, security and compliance measures. As  more providers enter the marketplace, many will specialize on specific  needs and use cases, making this evaluation even more critical.

In this step, you will explore AWS and assess the feasibility of this platform for deploying the architecture proposed in the previous step (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Explore%20AWS). You should also consider issues related to AWS Pricing (https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/).

Based on your research, determine to what degree AWS supports the  elements of the BallotOnline business and technical requirements.

Share your thoughts in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Amazon Web Services Feasibility.

Post your findings on the features and services of AWS, including:

1.   Do you find the AWS offering feature-rich? Which features do you  like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing?

2.   What features support architectural elements such as  auto-scaling, load balancing, application auditing, or multigeography  deployments?

3.   Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly?

Step 6: Research Microsoft Azure

Now that you have had a chance to research AWS, it’s time to explore Microsoft Azure (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Explore%20Microsoft%20Azure), another cloud provider that could be used to deploy the proposed architecture. You should also consider issues related to Microsoft Azure pricing (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/).

Based on your research, determine to what degree Microsoft Azure  supports the elements of the BallotOnline business and technical  requirements. Share your thoughts in a separate piece of paper and Discuss: Microsoft Azure Feasibility

Post your findings on the features and services of Microsoft Azure, including:

1.   Do you find the Azure offering feature-rich? Which features do  you like the most? Do you feel there are some features missing?

2.   What features support architectural elements like auto-scaling,  load balancing, application auditing, multi-geography deployments?

3.   Does the website, tutorials, and services usage seem easy and user-friendly?

Step 7: Generate AWS Proof of Concept (POC)

With your research complete, you will now deploy a simple one-page  PHP application to the AWS cloud. It will allow you to explore  deployment methods, ease of use, provisioning speed, etc., for the  Amazon cloud.

Action Item

As you may have already discovered in your research on AWS, it makes a cloud migration tool called Elastic Beanstalk available for customers to migrate their existing applications into the AWS cloud (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/). We will use this tool to deploy your AWS proof of concept (POC) (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Proof%20of%20Concept%20(POC)).

Follow the steps in the AWS lab instructions to complete your AWS POC (https://content.umgc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/4/AWS%20Lab%20Instructions.pdf).

In a word single page, upload the URL linking to your application running in the AWS portal.

Step 8: Generate Azure Proof of Concept (POC)

Now that your AWS POC is complete, you can proceed with a similar POC deployment for the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Action Item

Follow the steps in the Azure lab instructions to complete your Azure POC (https://content.umgc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/3/MicrosoftAzureLabInstructions.html).

In a word single page, upload the URL linking to your application running in the Azure portal.

You are ready for the last step: writing the final report with  recommendations on the cloud providers for the BallotOnline executives.

Step 9: Write the Final Report Evaluating AWS and Azure Providers

Now that you have completed your research, shared your ideas with  colleagues, and explored the two vendors, it is time to compile your  findings and recommendations for the BallotOnline executives. You may  find these considerations for cloud provider selection helpful in making your decisions (https://lti.umuc.edu/contentadaptor/page/topic?keyword=Considerations%20for%20Cloud%20Provider%20Selection).

Use the Final Report Evaluating AWS and Azure Providers Template  to write your report and submit your work to the classroom  (https://content.umuc.edu/file/c91e7ce0-9040-442d-b244-0b511f07cbad/3/FinalReportEvaluatingAWSandAzureProvidersTemplate.docx).

Rubrics:

Check Your Evaluation Criteria

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below,  which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice  would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have  incorporated all of them. To view the complete grading rubric, click My  Tools, select Assignments from the drop-down menu, and then click the  project title.

2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate the issue or problem.

2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized manner to determine its value and relevance to the problem.

2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the issue or problem.

2.5: Develop well-reasoned ideas, conclusions or decisions, checking them against relevant criteria and benchmarks.

5.4: Articulate insights to leadership on the appropriate course of direction on the identified IT business needs.

6.1: Articulate the systems architecture of the cloud – cloud infrastructure, cloud service, cloud platform, and cloud storage.

6.6: Evaluate and select cloud providers (AWS, Azure, VMware, Google Cloud, IBM).

6.8: Review, evaluate, and utilize emerging technologies related to cloud to support business needs.

Part One: Complete a written case study of a formal community-organization partnership. Formal community-organization partnerships may be existing service opportunities that your company/organization has already established. For instance, many companies engage a Habitat For Humanity partnership.

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Part One: Complete a written case study of a formal community-organization partnership. Formal community-organization partnerships may be existing service opportunities that your company/organization has already established. For instance, many companies engage a Habitat For Humanity partnership. Professional sports teams like the Titans may work with the Children’s Hospital on a project. The Salvation Army partners with others and others with them in community engagements. Often it is the effort of an organization or corporate entity to connect with the communities around their physical footprint. An in-person site visit and interview is encouraged, where feasible. The case study should be 750 to 1000 words in length and must include:

  1. A detailed description of the partnership
  2. Goals and objectives of the partnership
  3. How the partnership furthers the organization’s mission, vision, and values
  4. Anecdotal information that describes the activities and outcomes of the partnership

Prepare your case study using Microsoft Word, 12 point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Use the following criteria to save your file: last name_first name_case study_part 1.docx. Click the title to open the assignment link and select Browse My Computer to attach your completed Microsoft Word document. Adhere to the following for this assignment:

Submit a 500-750 word referenced reflection on what you feel were the key items covered during the week and how they might apply to your present or future education, life, or ministry. This is a very important part of the learning experience each week and should contain significant reflection on what you have learned.

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Submit a 500-750 word referenced reflection on what you feel were the key items covered during the week and how they might apply to your present or future education, life, or ministry. This is a very important part of the learning experience each week and should contain significant reflection on what you have learned.

Specifically, you should report on:

  1. What significant insights did I gain this week?
  2. How did what I learned affect my thinking about this week’s topic?
  3. What previous experiences relate to what I read and learned?
  4. How will I use (or have I used) this knowledge in my work, ministry, or life?
  5. What could I additionally learn or explore about this week’s topic?

The above five (5) weekly reflection questions are independent of each other, meaning that your response to each question may or may not be a continued discussion of the previous question. It is possible to have five (5) entirely different responses to five (5) different aspects of what you learned this week.

To score well, the reflection must make reference to the assigned reading (including parenthetical references), will include suggested real-world manifestations of the course material, and will include a plan for implementing the material in a personal and/or professional setting. Adhere to the following for this assignment:

Imagine that you have been hired by the start-up e-Commerce company Sports R US to provide a convenient self-service solution for customers accessing sports products. The Web application would need to be available on mobile devices (for example, smartphones, tablets, laptops, notebooks).

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Mobile Devices and Self-Service E-Commerce

Scenario

Imagine that you have been hired by the start-up e-Commerce company Sports R US to provide a convenient self-service solution for customers accessing sports products. The Web application would need to be available on mobile devices (for example, smartphones, tablets, laptops, notebooks). The application also needs to work on multiple Web browsers (that is, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and, others) to support self-service tasks. Sports R US has asked you to provide a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) guide for the design and implementation of this service.

Note: You may make all the necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

This assignment must address the following topics:

  • Information Gathering.
  • Design Strategy.
  • Prototyping.
  • Implementation.

Instructions

Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the following:
    1. Purpose and goals of a mobile self-service.
    2. Target segment (audience).
    3. The audience needs and wants.
    4. Resources necessary to achieve the desired outcome.
    5. Design of the website for mobile devices
    6. Interfaces applicable to mobile devices.
  2. Design each of the following using Microsoft Visio or any open source wireframing or mockup tool. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
    • The Sports R US home page for a mobile device.
    • The self-service web page to review products and checkout using mobile devices.
  3. Recommend one prototype that could be created.
  4. Determine the type of evaluation method to use in a web design for the best user experience.
  5. Provide key details of how the mobile self-service will be implemented on various mobile devices.
  6. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Information about how the singer uses language in his or her songs. Does she code-switch? Does he use one language for some songs and one language for other songs? If so, is there a distinct style, rhythm or accompaniment to songs in one of the languages? If you want to use this section to address anything else about the music, feel free. (15%)

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Content  60%

1)  Information about the language and culture of the place/places

where the singer has lived (15%)

2)  Information about the singer’s life and how it is that he or

She came to be bi-or trilingual (15%)

3)  Information about how the singer uses language in his or

her songs. Does she code-switch? Does he use one language for

some songs and one language for other songs? If so, is there

a distinct style, rhythm or accompaniment to songs in one of the

languages? If you want to use this section to address anything else

about the music, feel free. (15%)

4)  Why did you choose this person? What is it about this music or this

singer that appeals to you? This is the only part of the paper where you can

use “I.” The rest of the paper should be written objectively without

inserting personal observations. (15%)

English    25%

You will be graded on your academic writing: syntax, spelling,

coherence, cohesion and clarity of language. I do not like

ornate and convoluted sentences. Keep your writing clean, direct and clear. Read it out loud and pretend that a14-year-old with an IQ of 150 is listening to you. If that 14-year-old does not understand, it is likely that you have “over” written.

Structure  15%

The sections listed above in content should be clearly divided

through the use of paragraphs. Each paragraph should begin with an

introductory sentence and end with a sentence that has summative

characteristics.

A possible structure:

Introduction – Shakira……..Colombia and the United States…..Spanish, English and

Arabic

Colombia – Spanish is the majority language…..immigrant population….

Minority languages

Shakira – Shakira was born to parents that…….spoke her languages _____…

was discovered…..moved to the United States

Language use – as a child Shakira sang …..after moving to the United States……

Sings in Spanish…….

I – Since I was a little girl, I have listened to Shakira……Since then I have

started listening to other music that……

Conclusion

 

Watch the presentation: Summary of Our Study on Western Culture, from your Reading & Study section for Week 8. After you have viewed this presentation; describe what you feel has been the most influential paradigm shift in Western Culture that has affected America. Provide concrete reasons that clarify your position. 

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Background to the assignment: You read earlier about paradigm shifts occurring in cultures; Western culture has observed some as well.

Description of the assignment: Watch the presentation: Summary of Our Study on Western Culture, from your Reading & Study section for Week 8. After you have viewed this presentation; describe what you feel has been the most influential paradigm shift in Western Culture that has affected America. Provide concrete reasons that clarify your position.

If you include sources, you must cite your sources in current APA format. This assignment must be 250–300 words and must include the word count in parentheses

 

Liberty University. (n.d.) 1600–present [Presentation]. Retrieved from https://download.liberty.edu/courses/wgdo8.mp4.

Liberty University. (n.d.). 21st century culture in America [Presentation]. Retrieved from https://download.liberty.edu/courses/mp7zp.mp4.

Rawls, D. E. (2017). A narrative of western culture—with access. Ann Arbor, MI.

Compare and contrast George Herbert Mead’s and Charles Horton Cooley’s theories of human development. Why are these theories part of the symbolic interactionist paradigm?

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Due December 17 at 11:59 PM

In this third week, we are discussing the human socialization process and how it influences our psychosocial development. After you have read the reading assignment and lecture for the week, please respond to all parts of the discussion by the due date assigned:

  • Compare and contrast George Herbert Mead’s and Charles Horton Cooley’s theories of human development. Why are these theories part of the symbolic interactionist paradigm?
  • List and describe the key agents of socialization. How did each agent shape and influence your life? Which of these agents has been the most important in your life?
  • Look in the South University Online library and the Internet for information on “Feral Children.” Define feral children and explain why sociologists use feral children to support their arguments on the importance of socialization.
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Why is the family considered the most important agent of socialization? What caused dramatic changes to the American family? What are those changes? Describe the differences in marriage and family life that are linked to class, race, gender, and personal choice.

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 Due December 20 at 11:59 PM

Assignment Overview

Using the textbook and the South University Online Library, write a 1000-word (minimum) paper. Refer to the APA resources found in the course home page, and thoroughly address each of the following questions:

Families have changed greatly over the past 60 years, and they continue to become more diverse.

  • Why is the family considered the most important agent of socialization?
  • What caused dramatic changes to the American family? What are those changes?
  • Describe the differences in marriage and family life that are linked to class, race, gender, and personal choice.
  • Do you feel the trend toward diverse families is positive or negative?
  • If the trend changed toward traditional (pre-World War II) families, how would that affect women’s rights?
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    Chapter3Reading.pdf