GCCCD Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset Counseling Discussion

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Assignment. 1:

  1. Watch the short 2-minute video on Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset (Links to an external site.).
  2. After watching the video on Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset write a paragraph about your thoughts and feelings. Use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself. Remember that your response is confidential so only I (Professor) will be reading your answers. Feel free to engage in deep self-reflection. Be sure to address the following in your paragraph:
    1. Write about one thing you have learned from the video, and be sure to discuss how you will apply it to your life moving forward.
    2. Write about one of your past failures. Then discuss the valuable life lesson you learned from the perceived failure you described.

    Assignment 2:

    1. Watch the short 3-minute video Jar of Life. (Links to an external site.)
      1. After watching the Jar of Life video, write down three of the “golf balls” in your life. In other words, what are the three most important things in your life? Identifying the important things in your life, will help you to prioritize how to make decisions on how you spend your time.
    2. Watch the short 5-minute video Stephen Covey’s Time Management Matrix (Links to an external site.).
      1. After watching the Time-Management Matrix video, you will notice that all of our actions fall into one of the four quadrants. Write a list of 15 or more specific actions you have taken in the past two days. Be specific. It could be watching TV, writing an essay for your English class, going to dinner with friends, taking care of an elderly parent or young child, or posting on social media apps, getting ready for the day etc., Be sure to include a variety of actions.
      2. Write down the four quadrants as you saw in the video, then take your list of 15+ actions from step 2A and write them down in the appropriate quadrant on your chart.
        • Quadrant 1 Important, Urgent
        • Quadrant 2 Important, Not Urgent
        • Quadrant 3 Not Important, Urgent
        • Quadrant 4 Not Important, Not Urgent
    3. After watching both videos, write a paragraph about your thoughts and feelings. Use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself. Remember that your response is confidential so only I (Professor) will be reading your answers. Feel free to engage in deep self-reflection. Be sure to address the following in your paragraph:
      1. Write about one thing you have learned from the Jar of Life video, and be sure to discuss how you will apply it to your life moving forward.
      2. Write about one thing you have learned from the Time Management Matrix video, and be sure to discuss how you will apply it to your life moving forward.
      3. Looking back to activity 2A, in which quadrant do you spend the most time?
      4. What different choices, if any, do you intend to make about how you use time?

      Assignment.3 :

      1. Watch the following short videos:
        1. Budgeting (Links to an external site.) (2 minutes)
        2. Why It’s More Expensive to be Poor (Links to an external site.) (7 minutes)
        3. What’s The Fastest Way to Pay Off Debt (Links to an external site.) (5 minutes)
      2. After watching all three videos. Write a paragraph and discuss one thing you have learned from each video (so that’s three things total). Be sure to discuss how you plan to apply this knew knowledge into your life. Some thought questions to consider are: How will it help you? How will you perceive others differently? What will you do differently?
      3. Visit CACareerZone.org (Links to an external site.) and complete the Make Money Choices activity to practice budgeting from a starting salary.
        1. Once you complete the Make Money Choices activity, click on the Print icon on the top right of the Summary page to save a PDF copy of your results.

      Assignment 4:

      1. Watch the short 6-minute video, Don’t be Afraid to Ask for HELP (Links to an external site.).
      2. Write down the following 6 sentence stems and complete the sentence stems according to your thoughts and feelings:
        1. When someone asks me for help I usually feel…
        2. When asking someone for help I usually feel…
        3. I usually don’t ask for help from others because…
        4. I am comfortable providing help to others when…
        5. I am comfortable asking for help from others when…
        6. One thing I could use help with today is…
      3. Write a short paragraph describing any resistance you may have to asking for help. Really reflect on your past and think about why you have developed this resistance? Now write down one Cuyamaca College Student Support Service that you can utilize to help you with the current problem you addressed in step 2F above. Remember that your response is confidential so only I (Professor) will be reading your answers. Feel free to really explore your thoughts and feelings.

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    4. Assignment 5:
      1. Watch the short 6-minute video, Don’t be Afraid to Ask for HELP (Links to an external site.).
      2. Write down the following 6 sentence stems and complete the sentence stems according to your thoughts and feelings:
        1. When someone asks me for help I usually feel…
        2. When asking someone for help I usually feel…
        3. I usually don’t ask for help from others because…
        4. I am comfortable providing help to others when…
        5. I am comfortable asking for help from others when…
        6. One thing I could use help with today is…
      3. Write a short paragraph describing any resistance you may have to asking for help. Really reflect on your past and think about why you have developed this resistance? Now write down one Cuyamaca College Student Support Service that you can utilize to help you with the current problem you addressed in step 2F above. Remember that your response is confidential so only I (Professor) will be reading your answers. Feel free to really explore your thoughts and feelings.

Fruits of Resilience Question

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For this assignment, you will be writing a personal narrative–a story–illustrating an event or experience exemplifying gratitude. In other words, share a colorful story about an experience or event for which–either during or after the event– you feel or felt thankful.

An example might be writing about your experience as a senior in high school and the teacher who helped you to achieve your goal of graduating and attending college. Another example might be writing a story about your experience growing up in a rural community, acknowledging that it was this small, but mighty, community that made you who you are today, and for this, you are thankful. Sharing a story about a loved one whose influence has been meaningful to you in some way, and thus, you feel so very thankful for their role in your life, or in that particular experience, would also be an example. FInally, drafting a story about any experience in your life for which you are thankful it occured would be a great topic to explore for this narrative assignment.

ASSIGNMENT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

LENGTH: THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 550 WORDS. THESIS: UNDERLINE YOUR DESCRIPTIVE THESIS STATEMENT OR THE POINT OF YOUR STORY.

PAGE FORMATTING: SEE APPENDIX C – FORMATTING AND SUBMITTING YOUR WORK

RHETORICAL MODE

A PERSONAL NARRATIVE IS A STORY ABOUT YOU. NARRATIVE, FROM THE LATIN NARRARE, MEANS TO NARRATE A TALE OR A STORY. THE NARRATIVE YOU WILL WRITE WILL BE A “PERSONAL” NARRATIVE. THUS, THE STORY WILL BE WRITTEN BY YOU, ABOUT YOU, AND IN A LOT OF WAYS, FOR YOU. WHAT MAKES A PERSONAL NARRATIVE SO INTERESTING IS THAT IT’S A STORY WITH A POINT OR PURPOSE. IN OTHER WORDS, A PERSONAL NARRATIVE IS DETAILED, DESCRIPTIVE, DIALOGUE-DRIVEN, AND DETERMINED TO MAKE A POINT.

Rhetorical Considerations

Purpose:

THERE NEEDS TO BE A REASON, NOT ONLY FOR WRITING THE NARRATIVE, BUT ALSO FOR WHY THE READERSHOULD READ IT. THE PURPOSE OF THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE IS TO SHARE A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE AND THE LESSON LEARNED FROM THE EXPERIENCE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS ESSAY IS TO SHARE A STORY ABOUT A TIME YOU EXPERIENCED GRATITUDE.

Audience:

IN MANY WAYS, WE WRITE A PERSONAL NARRATIVE FOR OURSELVES TO REFLECT UPON AN EXPERIENCE, TO GROW FROM AN EVENT. HOWEVER, WE WANT YOU TO IMAGINE THAT YOUR AUDIENCE IS NOT ONLY YOU BUT SOMEONE ELSE. THE WRITER NEEDS TO KNOW WHO THEIR AUDIENCE IS AND HOW THEIR NEEDS WILL AFFECT THE WAY THE NARRATIVE IS COMPOSED AND PRESENTED. FOR EXAMPLE, IN ADDITION TO WRITING THIS STORY AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION, YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND GROUP AS YOUR REAL OR IMAGINED AUDIENCE. SELECTING A REAL OR IMAGINED AUDIENCE WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR ESSAY WITH THE RIGHT TONE. THE TONE FOR A PERSONAL NARRATIVE CAN BE FORMAL OR INFORMAL; IT REALLY DEPENDS ON YOUR CHOSEN AUDIENCE.

Form:

THIS PIECE OF WRITING WILL BE PRESENTED USING A STORY FORMAT. IT WILL HAVE A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END. THE STORY WILL BE WRITTEN WITH A CLEAR INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH, A BODY OF STORY-DEVELOPMENT PARAGRAPHS, AND A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH. WHILE A PERSONAL NARRATIVE IS LESS “FORMAL” THAN TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC WRITING, YOUR STORY SHOULD HAVE A THESIS STATEMENT. THUS ALLOWING THE READER TO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF YOUR STORY.

SIX FEATURES OF A PERSONAL NARRATIVE

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I.TRANSITIONS: THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE UTILIZES PARAGRAPH BREAKS AND TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES THAT HELP THE AUDIENCE (OR READER) FLOW IN AND AROUND THE STORY. READ MORE ABOUT PARAGRAPH TRANSITIONS IN APPENDIX A. 

II.CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: DEVELOP THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY SO THAT THE READER HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY–EVEN IF THE ONE PERSON IN THE STORY IS YOU. HELP YOUR READER LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS BOTH BY WHAT THEY SAY AND BY WHAT THEY DO.

III.SENSORY DETAILS: DEVELOP A SENSE OF IMAGERY WITHIN THE STORY USING SENSORY-DRIVEN DETAILS. IN OTHER WORDS, CREATE A VIVID STORY BY HELPING THE READER TO SEE, HEAR, TASTE AND TOUCH JUST AS THE CHARACTERS IN YOUR STORY DO. SENSORY DETAILS BRING YOUR READERS INTO THE STORY–INTO THE EXPERIENCE YOU ARE SHARING WITH THEM.

IV.DIALOGUE: USE INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL DIALOGUE TO CONNECT THE CHARACTERS AND HELP PROPEL THE STORY FORWARD. DIALOGUE HELPS THE WRITER TO “SHOW” RATHER THAN “TELL” THE STORY TO THE READER. TIPS FOR FORMATTING DIALOGUE CAN BE FOUND IN APPENDIX C. 

V.THE THESIS (THE MESSAGE DRIVING YOUR STORY): YOUR STORY’S POINT OR PURPOSE SHOULD BE STRUCTURED AS A THESIS STATEMENT. AND THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE UNDERLINED. AS THE DIRECTION OF YOUR STORY MUST BE MADE CLEAR TO THE READER, IT WOULD NATURALLY MAKE SENSE THAT THE POINT OF YOUR STORY OR THESIS APPEAR SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. 

ALL WRITTEN STUDENT WORK IS EVALUATED AGAINST INDUSTRY-LEADING PLAGIARISM DETECTION SOFTWARE; BY TAKING A COURSE THROUGH STRAIGHTERLINE, STUDENTS AGREE THAT ALL REQUIRED PAPERS, ESSAYS, AND WRITTEN WORK MAY BE SUBJECT TO SUBMISSION TO PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE FOR TEXTUAL SIMILARITY REVIEW AND DETECTION OF PLAGIARISM. PLAGIARISM SOFTWARE COMPARES STUDENT WORK TO SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING OTHER STUDENT WORK, PUBLIC WEBSITES, VARIOUS INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES, THE INTERNET, AND THE GLOBAL REFERENCE DATABASE. 

– ATTACHED A FORMATTED BLANK PAGE WHERE MY ESSAY NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN.

HSA 3702 St Petersburg College Psychology Discussion

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Please respond to the following 2 discussion posts……

1. A.T Posted….

Data

Research data is defined as any information that has been collected, observed, generated, or created to validate original research findings (Library, 2017). Webster’s dictionary defines data as information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. Data may be quantitative (uses numbers) or qualitative (uses words). A data collection instrument, or tool, is a device that the researcher uses to answer questions. The data collection tool must be consistent and reliable to accurately gather data.

Statistics

Once data is collected, it is analyzed using statistics. Statistics are created from analysis of raw data. Statistics are used to summarize and interpret the data gathered by scientists and researchers (Dr. Lisa Bell, 2022). Data analysis generates the information that we need to answer our research question/s. We analyze our data using descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistics help researchers draw general conclusions about collected data through analysis of a specific sample. They are the outcome of mathematical analysis of that collected research data.

Statistical methods

Statistics may be either descriptive or inferential. Descriptive statistics summarize data using graphs, tables, and numbers. Inferential statistics allow researchers to generalize research results from a sample to their population. Some common statistical tests are the comparison of means test in which researchers look for the difference between the means and variables, the regression test in which researchers assess if change in one variable predicts change in another variable and the non-parametric test which are used when the data does not meet assumptions required for parametric tests.

References

Library. (2017). Research Data Management explained. Library. https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14062/research_data_management/61/research_data_management_explained#:~:text=Research%20data%20is%20any%20information,as%20laboratory%20notebooks%20and%20diaries


2. J.K Posted…….

There are many terms in research that may cause confusion to people who do not use them often. Data is a term that used in many different aspects but when it comes to research data there are many different formats. Research data is used for scholarly research at all levels of education. It can be a spreadsheet, videos, images, or anything collected to help support the research. Data can be intangible or physical. It can be something as simple as questionnaires or surveys (Albertson, 2021).

Another term used in research is statistics. Many people when they hear statistics they immediately begin to think numbers and ratios. While this is true, statistics in research is actually the study and manipulation of data. Statistics are in fact a way to gather, review, and analyze data. There are two different types of research statistics (Chappelow, 2019). These include descriptive and inferential. Inferential is used when a conclusion needs to be made. While descriptive is used to describe the data sample and population.

The last term that is used frequently is statistical analysis. This is a range of quantitative research that used to collect and analyze data into patterns and trends. Statistical analysis usually use some type of visual such as a graph to show a trend. In business this can show how successful or unsuccessful a business is during certain months or times of the year. It can also show where the business is lacking a population and where they need to expand (What Is Statistical Data Analysis? | Best Statistical Methods 2021, 2021).

All three of these terms are important in understanding research. Data is what is used to build the study. Statistics is the numbers they put together based on the data they found. And statistical analysis is what they gathered from the data and statistics and put it into a visual to show what needs to be done.

Albertson, A. (2021, March 9). All Guides: Data Module #1: What is Research Data?: Defining Research Data. Libguides.macalester.edu. https://libguides.macalester.edu/data1

Chappelow, J. (2019). How Statistics Work. Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/statistics.asp

What is Statistical Data Analysis? | Best Statistical Methods 2021. (2021, May 7). Datamation. https://www.datamation.com/big-data/statistical-da…


Please see below for an example of discussion reply……

Examples of Discussion Replies

Responses must be more than a simple, “I agree” or “good post” and a rehash of your peers’ words. Do not simply mix up the words and restate them! When you respond to Discussions posted by other students, your post should be respectful, and add relevant new information to the Discussion.

It is not adequate to just say:

Devin, I agree with your post and I really liked your discussion about social determinants and how they may play a part in mental illness.

Here is an example of a more adequate student reply

Devin, I think many people do think there is something wrong with the way a person’s brain works, so it is a “medical” situation (Szasz, 2011). We think that we can just give medicines to help control the brain and “fix” the person’s behavior. It is just not that easy. I had never thought much about the social aspect of mental disorders, where maybe a person cannot control their behaviors because they are under a lot of stress, or totally overwhelmed with everything that is going on in their life – so they behave in ways that we do not see as “normal” or make us scared of them (Allen, et al., 2014). We rush to put a label on them which says that some sort of mental illness is to blame and that they do not fit in in our society. This seems like an example of “social construction of mental illness”. We want to name it so we either make it a medical problem so that we can throw some medicine at someone, or we call it mental illness because that person does not fit in our so-called normal society.I believe that this is one thing that happens when you have too many kinds of pills and ads on TV to push on people to make them act normal. It is scary, and I hope that I am never in such a situation!

Roberta

References

Allen, J., Balfour, R., Bell, R., & Marmot, M. (2014). Social determinants of mental health. International Review of Psychiatry, 26(4), 392–407. https://doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2014.928270

Szasz, T.S. (2011). The myth of mental illness: 50 years later. The Psychiatrist, 35, 179-182.Doi: 10.1192/pb.pb.110.031310

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Short Story Essay

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Client Success Story for the Quarterly Status Report (QSR)Background Info: The client success story is written at least one week ahead of the quarterly report due date (due dates are: 1/20, 4/20, 7/20, 10/20). They are submitted to Tamara, who sends them to Kathi for review. Kathi may send them back for edits, which is why we submit them a week early.Purpose: To highlight client successes and share the impact county services have had on clients. We specifically highlight county services, which specifically include individual therapy, group therapy, healing club groups, psychiatry, and clinical case management.Procedure: Share very basic client demographics. Do not share name, country of origin – change these. Say that they were tortured, and what kind of torture they experienced. Discuss current status of client, how services have helped them to get to this place. Don’t include any identifying information. Specifically highlight county services1- This firtst story is about a female client who began services with SURVIVORS in late 2016 after fleeing horrific repeated sexual and physical torture at the hands of her government because of her human rights advocacy in her home county. She initially presented with severe depression and PTSD symptoms – evidenced by tearfulness, minimal eye contact, and reports of insomnia, increased startle response, and feelings of hopelessness, uncertainty, and fear. The following is a report from one of our volunteer drivers, who witnessed a “touching” exchange between this client and another client before their Women’s Group meeting together:“When I picked up the first client there was no doubt this was her first group session and that she was very nervous. There was a man (I later found out was her son) encouraging her to go and enjoy. When she got in the car she told me she only spoke French, so our conversation was brief. Then we went to pick up the second woman. Now we had three women who spoke French, Arabic and English and there was little doubt there was not going to be much conversation but it became clear to me we don’t necessarily need to speak the same language to communicate.The first woman was very nervous but the second woman came to her aid and they made it upstairs. But the most touching part came at the end of the session. It was obvious that the first woman was upset …she looked like she was very lost and sad and the second woman took her hand and smiled and said ‘it’s ok’ and the first woman smiled back and shook her head ‘Yes.’It was so beautiful the way these two women, who spoke two completely different languages but were able to show each other such kindness and understanding. I was so taken by the two of them and wanted to cry on the spot … It gave me hope in humanity to see these two lovely ladies.”2. This client is an adult male from Honduras began receiving services at Survivors in 2015 and presented with depression and PTSD after experiencing prolonged physical and electrical torture by police in his home country after seeking protection from a cartel there. This client initially presented with hunched-over body posture, reduced eye contact, slightly pressured speech. Client also frequently covered his face while he spoke. He reported many sources of anxiety and stress – particularly related to not having access to a work permit and subsequent feelings of financial vulnerability. He also initially reported insomnia, daily fear and depressed mood, and uncontrollable worry thoughts and feeling “overwhelmed and desperate.” This client stated, “My hands start to sweat when I feel desperate and my ahead will start to pound fast.” Through SURVIVORS client has been receiving psychiatry services, group therapy through Men’s Group, and has been accessing medical and clinical case management support. He recently received a large grant for dental work. After receiving his dental work, this client exhibited a marked improvement in his mood and affect; he now presents smiling without hunched body posture, without covering his face, and with increased eye contact. He also reports feeling relief and happiness about recently earning his work permit and reports that he is happy to be able to support his children.3Client is 45 years old single female from Afghanistan who requested mental health treatment. During the intake, client reported severe symptoms being confused, fearful to go out, having regular nightmares about the past trauma, waking up numerous times during the night due to having high fear, checking her door at home to make sure that the door and the windows are locked, high anxiety to leave home by herself, difficult time to regulate her emotions and trust others, avoids watching any news or show that reminded her of the past trauma that she experienced at her country. She was not open to meet other individuals to socialize due to lack of trust and the only person that she could connect was her sister who also immigrated with her to U.S. Client had problem with concentration and was not able to study. After one year being in treatment, client reported significant decreased in her symptoms such as decreased in having nightmares which happened 2-3 times per week compare to the last year which was happening every night, decreased in having flashback, being able to go out by herself and attend her school. She also was able to find a job on her own and was able to earn income to have her own place with her sister. Client reported that she is feeling better compare to last year, as she is able to socialize with other individuals without having any fear or anxiety. Now client is learning English and is able to retain the information that she is learning at school. Client reported that she is very happy with her accomplishment and she will continue to follow the treatment to decrease her mental health symptoms and to improve and pursue her goals to improve her English proficiency. In addition, she is looking forward to search for more employment opportunities to increase her income.

Sport Gambling Industry Question

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My Topic: The Online Sport Gambling Industry – I will attach my assignments from the Inquiry Presentation and Literature Review so you can see what this position paper is building off from (it is important you read these).

The Position/Stance that I would like you take: The Online Sport Gambling Industry and increased legalization in more and more states in recent times is overall hurting society. There needs to be more regulations and awareness surrounding this industry (use court cases and show the process of regulations to help develop this argument). Arguments should include dangers of developing gambling addiction; marketing techniques that are essentially ‘trying to suck you in’ (the overall purpose of the industry is for them to try to take your money). There will need more arguments that support this stance (those I mentioned are necessary however) 

– You MAY use as many sources, statistics, etc. from my Literature Review and Inquiry Presentation if they help the position you are making and would make sense to include in the assignment.

Full Assignment: You will compose an 8-10-page position paper (I already have about 3 pages) plus a Works Consulted page featuring at least 20 sources. (90% of these sources need to be scholarly (ex. Google Scholar Search Engine)). It is okay to have a few sources to not be scholarly (newspaper articles, magazines, etc), but a majority need to be scholarly sources (This is important).

Purpose: You have been working towards this essay all semester, gathering research throughout the term and considering (and re-considering) your position as well as others’ in order to determine the strongest argument or best course of action. Your work in this essay is to take a position within the debate that you’ve investigated and meditated on for a good deal of this semester. Your position should thus build on your work in the Inquiry Presentation, Research Mini Projects, and Literature Review.

Keeping in mind this course’s central interest in academic writing as a skill that enables civic engagement and communal participation, the goal of the position paper is to build on what you’ve learned so that you can now (finally!) take a position within the conversation and make a new claim within your issue. This argumentative essay will be the place where you can share the fruits of your research and argue for the ideas you have developed through your writing and research process, keeping in mind what is at stake and for whom.

Audience: Your immediate audience for this essay is me, an academic. Remember the genre of the essay: you are making an academic argument. Remember, though, that academics are not the only people who read academic arguments; you and your classmates have been reading academic arguments across this semester. Thus, you should think of your audience as people like me and your classmates, an interested group who expects to encounter a thoughtful, informed, and persuasive essay.

Writing the Position Paper

You may feel as if you’ve said all there is to say on your topic, but you actually haven’t gotten a chance to argue just yet. Using the strategies discussed and observed (causal arguments, arguments from definition, ethical arguments, arguments about appropriate procedures) think about what sorts of arguments you have on this topic. Synthesize yourself into the conversation. What do you have to contribute to what’s being said?

For this project, you are required to have a bibliography of at least twenty sources. At least 10 of these sources need to be academic (academic press books or peer reviewed articles); the others might include blogs, interviews, magazine or newspaper articles, YouTube videos, or graphs from government or think tank websites. All sources must be reputable, credible, and useful for your case. While you can draw on the research you’ve conducted thus far, you’ll also need to conduct more research. A great part of your success in this assignment will be determined by how well you synthesize your research. 

One of the trickiest parts of a long argument is organization. You need to give an overview, stake your claim, offer evidence, refute evidence—how will you put it all together? There are two rhetorical tools to help you here. 

The first is the stases. You can use the hierarchy of the stases, the way that an issue in one stasis depends on or interacts with an issue in another stasis, to help shape the paper. If you are making an argument about action, for example, you might introduce your thesis, but then bring in issues from fact/definition to establish background, issues from cause/effect to show exigence, issues from value to further develop a sense of importance and urgency, and then come to more extensive support for your claim about action.  

The second  is the parts of a full argument. These parts are the classical parts that expert arguers and speech writers used in classical time. They include an introduction of the key topic either directly or indirectly, a narration of the key facts and relevant terms, a partition which states your argument and how your paper is laid out to achieve that argument, a confirmation where you employ a number of argumentative paragraphs, a counterargument where your concede and counter a point, and a conclusion where you remind your audience why they need to care about this topic.

You are not necessarily disagreeing with the counterarguments rather showing they exist and another perspective exists. This is a common mistake for students trying to pin point other arguments as “incorrect.”

Keiser University Supporting Children Health Analysis

Description

As an early childhood professional, building a home-school connection is an important part of teaching and learning. As we teach three-, four-, and five-year-old children about healthy lifestyles, nutrition, safety, and wellness, we also must offer support and education to families at home. This graded project involves developing a themed Healthy Take Home Bag to be sent home each week with a different child throughout the school year. It should contain important ideas and activities that provide families and children with knowledge about becoming and staying healthy and fit. These bags allow family members to be involved in a child’s learning.

Follow these steps to begin your assignment:

  1. Choose one of these four themes and plan your Healthy Take Home Bag around your selected topic:

    a. Germs, Handwashing, and Staying Healthy
    b. Nutrition and Healthy Food Choices
    c. Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness
    d. Dental Health and Hygiene

  1. Search online and select an image of the ideal book bag, backpack, or tote bag you would send home with children in your class. Copy the image of the bag and paste it into your assignment. Cite the source of the image on your references page in APA format, and explain in five to seven sentences which theme you’ve selected and why. Then, share why you selected this particular bag to serve as your Healthy Take Home Bag.
  1. From the teacher’s perspective, write a letter to families of your students explaining what the bag is about and why their children are receiving the bag to take home. In your letter, include a greeting and closing, and follow proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, and formatting rules. Your letter should motivate and excite families to receive the bag, provide a detailed explanation of each item included in the bag, suggest how to use each item appropriately, and include any other directions, suggestions, or guidance you wish to express. Before writing your letter, imagine what questions, concerns, or apprehensions families might have as they receive the Healthy Take Home Bag. Then include your answers and any additional information that might lessen their confusion or reluctance.
  2. Research ideas as you plan the bag’s contents, which should include materials in each of the following categories:

    Games. Include a description of at least one game families would play together that promotes understanding of your chosen theme. Describe the materials needed to play each game, and share a summary of how each game is played. Finally, indicate what the child will learn from playing each game at home with their family. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Children’s literature. Identify and describe two books that promote children’s understanding of your chosen topic. Provide the title, author’s name, publisher, date, and a summary of each book. Then, identify two reasons for selecting each book to be included within your Healthy Take Home Bag.This portion of your assignment is expected to be two fully developed paragraphs of at least five to seven sentences each (one paragraph per book).

    Manipulatives. Describe at least one manipulative set you would include in the Healthy Take Home Bag. Tell about the materials included and how they’re to be used. Then explain how the manipulatives extend the child’s understanding of your selected theme. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Dramatic play. Share ideas for costumes, puppets, or other dramatic play materials you would send home in the Take Home Bag. Be specific by sharing the manufacturer’s name of each item, describing the items themselves, and explaining how they’ll be used. Describe how the dramatic play items you’ve included relate to your chosen theme and advance the child’s understanding of your selected topic. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Sensory play. Describe one sensory play experience you would include in the Take Home Bag to help teach children and families about your selected topic. Explain how this sensory experience would benefit the family. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Science experiment. Describe one age-appropriate science experiment included in the Take Home Bag that supports your selected topic. Explain the materials needed, the steps of the experiment, and the expected outcome. Then, explain how this experiment would benefit the family. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Recipes for healthy snacks. Share at least one recipe for a kid-friendly snack that’s healthy, nutritious, and relates to the topic you’ve chosen. Identify the ingredients you would send home in the bag or expect the family to have on hand. Describe the procedure of making the snack, and explain how and why the snack contributes to the family’s experience in learning together about the bag’s theme. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

    Additional resources. Provide at least one resource—such as a website, book, magazine, movie, or other resource—that would extend the family’s exploration of your chosen theme. Explain what the resource is and how it would benefit the family. Make sure this is a credible source that families will find beneficial and easily accessible. This portion of your assignment is expected to be one fully developed paragraph of at least five to seven sentences.

SMSU NUR 310 Health Scenario Discussion

Description

Chose one situation and work on it.  At least two evidence-based, scholarly resources (in addition to required textbooks) support post. You are encourated to use your required texts, but at least two additional resources must be integrated, cited, and referenced per APA style.  See criteria on p. 7 of syllabus) Closely adheres to APA style.

Please post your primary post in both the discussion forum and the assignment box.  Thanks.

Scenario one: Bill and Sue

Bill and Sue are both in their late 80’s, have been married for sixty-five years, and have enjoyed their lives together.  Over the last five years Bill’s health has declined.  He his mobility has become more and more limited by weakness and osteoarthritis. He diagnosed with dementia about three years ago. Although he has significant pain in his knees and hips, he takes no medications as he thinks he is “tough enough to take it”.  Sue has osteoporosis, uses eye drops for the glaucoma, but otherwise is in good health.   They moved from their farm house four years ago when Bill could no longer get up the stairs to get into their farm house. They have four children who live within 10 miles of their small home in a rural town.

Bill has fallen at least six times over the last six months without serious injury.  He has had some skin tears and required stitches on his arm after one of the falls.  When he falls, Sue calls one of the nearby children who come and help Bill from the floor.  One day while Sue was helping Bill with a shower she noticed an open wound on his buttock.  Sue called her daughter who took them both to the local clinic.  Their physician of the last twenty years diagnosed Bill with a stage three wound over his ischial tuberosity. The physician explained that it was probably from sitting in his chair so much of the day.  Since it is difficult for Sue and Bill to get to the clinic, the doctor contacts the home health agency associated with the clinic about a consult for wound care. Both Sue and Bill are hesitant about having the nurse come to their home, but agree to try it.

You are the home care nurse coming for your initial assessment.

1) From the information listed in the scenario, what are some of your initial areas of concern? 

2) List two evidence – based assessment tools that might provide valuable assessment data in this situation?

3) Discuss at least two benefits of utilizing an evidence based assessment tool.

During your interactions, Sue tells you several times that they want to stay in their own home as long as possible.

4) Explore the advantages, disadvantages, and costs of family caregiving on both the family caregiver and on the family member who requires care. 

5) Explore what individual nurses can do to promote improved quality of life for both the family member needing care and the family caregiver? Note: although it is important for nurses to be active politically and be engaged in policy reform, those types of responses will not earn points in this discussion.

6) LeBlanc (in your text edited by Larsen) states ” Self management implies that the individual with chronic condition(s) is motivated, empowered, and engaged” (p. 311). Explore factors that contribute to successful self management.  At a minimum address: 1) motivation, 2) empowerment, and 3) engagement.

7)  Explore at least barriers to effective self management.  

Situation two: Bill and Sue (from first scenario) two years later

After two more years in their own home, Bill forgets that he is weak and falls regularly (at least twice a week) while trying to transfer himself. He has become incontinent, and he sleeps quite a bit during the day (in his chair) and is calling out often during the night. He also has had two more pressure wounds on his ischeal tuberosities.  One day, he falls, breaks his femur, and is admitted to the local hospital for an open reduction and internal fixation. After a family meeting, the very difficult decision is made that Bill will move into the local long term care facility. The facility is only two miles from their current home, so Sue can visit regularly. 

1) You are the nurse admitting Bill to the long term care center three days post operatively, what are four initial areas of concern at this time? 

2) How would you approach patient/resident and family centered care at this time? How would a patient and family centered approach impact the way you conduct your assessment, prioritize concerns, develop goals and formulate interventions to reach those goals?

3) After two weeks in the long term care center, you note that Bill has lost six pounds since admission.  Bill’s wife Sue eats lunch with Bill almost every day and tells you that Bill is ‘not a fan’ of the types of food served.  What approach would you take?

4) Bill’s wife has asked several times regarding a possible move back to his home.  How would you respond?

Bill is restless and his family believes he will be less restless if he could be up walking as he wishes.  Although he ambulates quite safely with assistance, as the nurse you are concerned about fall risk.

5)  Discuss the ethical principles of autonomy and beneficence as they arise in a long term care setting including the following:

           a) How do autonomy and beneficence fit with quality of life?

           b) How might adhering to both principles at the same time create a dilemma?

           c) How might adhering to regulatory requirements in the LTC environment make adhering to both autonomy and beneficence a challenge?  

University of Washington Bothell On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous Discussion

Description

Please read the selections from Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and listen to the VS podcast with Natalie Diaz (it’s about an hour long).

Content Warning: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous contains scenes describing a mother physically and emotionally abusing her child (the narrator).

1. Write your response

  • Write your response to the texts and podcast using the questions below as guides.
  • You do not need to answer all the questions, and you are welcome to respond using your own questions and observations.


2.
Respond to 2 other student posts

  • Once you have posted your response, read over the responses of those in your group and respond to two other student posts.
  • Your response should be at least 75 words–think the length of a short paragraph. (This is to avoid responses that just say “I agree with X when they said X. Good job.”)
  • Engage meaningfully with their post:
    • Did you have a similar or different understanding? Say more about your shared or divergent perspective.
    • Did they deepen your understanding of something in the text?
    • Point out something you noticed about their post and say why it was interesting to you or what further questions it brings up.

You can refer to the audio transcript on the podcast webpage (it’s the link beneath the audio player) to help you follow along or refer back to the conversation.

Ocean Vuong, selections from On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

  • This work is an epistolary novel, meaning it is written in the form of a letter or letters to someone. It has been called “loosely” epistolary because it is not formatted strictly like letters are, with a “Dear—” and “Love/Sincerely/From—” for each section.
    • Who is this novel addressed to?
    • What do you think is significant about addressing this long body of work to this specific person? Think about this in terms of language access in addition to anything else you may notice.
  • What are your first impressions of this novel?
    • What themes and topics emerge?
    • What do you see Vuong writing about on an individual level?
    • What is he writing about on a structural or societal level?
    • How are these levels connecting?
  • What do you notice about the focus on language and the meanings of words in this first chapter? Give a specific example from the text where Vuong elaborates on a definition or brings up a situation about language.
    • Why does language seem to be a focus here?
    • How does it relate to the characters and their relationships in this novel?
  • Vuong uses an extended metaphor of butterfly migration in the first chapter.
    • What effect does this technique have on you as a reader?
    • Why do you think he uses this metaphor–what associations does it bring up?
    • What comparison is being made?
  • How does the act of naming/being named show up in this section? How does Vuong use it to build characters?
  • What other techniques does Vuong use to describe the different characters?
    • For example, find a line or two that helps to develop Lan’s character and quote it in your response. What do you notice?
  • How would you describe his writing style in these two chapters?
    • First, think about sentence variation/length and description/imagery.
        • For example, does his writing consist of short, direct sentences? Long descriptive ones? A mix? Is there much figurative language, or is it mostly literal?
    • As a part of style, how would you describe the narrative voice? Remember that voice can be described through tone, diction and point of view.
      • For starters, this is a novel written in the first person—“I”—and the narrator has a limited point of view—he only has access to his perceptions, thoughts, and experiences and doesn’t know what other characters are thinking.
    • Are there sections where you think the style changes?
        • For example, look at the bullying section on pages 24-25. How is this scene written differently than the scene on pages 22-23? What effect does the change have on your experience as a reader?
  • How does Vuong write about language in these chapters? Pick a section or line to quote from as an example.
    • In addition, how does Vuong connect the language and lexicons (verbal & physical) of the characters to imperialism and cultural assimilation?

VS Podcast: “Natalie Diaz vs. the Lexicon”

  • The VS podcast, “Natalie Diaz vs. the Lexicon,” touches on themes of grief and joy/love/pleasure.
    • How is Diaz holding a place for grief to coexist with joy, love and pleasure? Name some specific moments.
  • In the podcast, Franny Choi, Danez Smith, and Natalie Diaz talk about lexicons at different points in the episode, especially about how we create our own lexicons-– how we create our own meanings, relationships, and usages of words and phrases.
    • What were some of the examples of lexicons in the podcast?
    • What are examples of new additions to the “American lexicon” from your own life, from family or friends or other communities you’ve been a part of?

Watch the video above which uses Diaz’s poem to accompany dialogues about colonization, erasure, and police violence against Native people.

  • Diaz’s poem “American Arithmetic” begins around 45:00 in the podcast.
  • Look over “American Arithmetic.” What techniques does Diaz use to talk about the ongoing history of violence against Native Americans? Consider repetition, imagery, diction, etc.
  • How does she delve into the possible meanings of words in the American lexicon—for example, the word “race”?
  • How does “American Arithmetic” add to the power of the video above? In what ways is this a collaboration between different artists? In what ways does the video give you a different experience than listening to the poem on its own?

Miami Dade College Faith and Religion Responses

Description

1. Religion is a question of faith, or conviction-based belief rather than scientific proof. Rituals, which are formal, ceremonial activities that express religious ideas, and totems, which are things that are collectively sacred, are commonly used to depict faith.

The people of Azande expain unfortunate events by saying its caused by witchcraft. A 30 year old woman passed away from a disease but they thought it was something else. They thought she was bewitched. They used a practice called oracles to find out the reason of the unfortunate event.

They believe in Mboli an ominipotent god. They also practice in witchcraft, magic, and oracles to solve their problems.

I think the Azande beliefs are less rational comapred to other religions. I think other religious beliefs are rational. Judaism is a religious life based on Scriptures and rabbinic traditions, as well as belief in an one transcendent God who revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets. In Christianity, they believe in one god. In Islam, they also believe in one god. In Islam they are five pillars which they have to follow. Buddhists believe that life is full of suffering and that enlightenment may be attained via meditation, spiritual and physical effort, and good behavior.

2. Religions are a type of worldview. The Azande people featured in the film use witchcraft to explain unfortunate events. They believe if the roof of a granary falls on someone while they are under it, it is a form of witchcraft. Azande people also believe death is contributed by witchcraft as well. A 30-year-old woman who was sick passed away and the Azande people believe she was bewitched. Azande people consulted an oracle to receive answers to their suspicions. They see a witch doctor to combat witchcraft. 

I think that the Azande people’s beliefs may be a bit less rational than other religions. It appears they put all misfortunes into the hands of witchcraft, although there may be a more rational reason behind those misfortunes. They rely on an oracle and a witch doctor that practices spells, substances, and procedures. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all believe in a god. Buddhism does not believe any god. 

3. Anthropologists understand sex as the physical characteristics that traditionally distinguish males from females (for example, body shape, distribution of body hair, reproductive organs, sex chromosomes), while gender is understood as the culturally constructed roles assigned to males or females, which vary considerably from society to society.

The Muxe live in harmony in their communities and are legitimized, respected, and accepted as a third gender. Three of the possibilities that they enjoy are:

  • They have festivities and parties where the entire community participates.
  • They are loved by their relatives and accepted without discrimination.
  • They have the institutional support of the Church.

However, some of the problems they face are: 

  • The primary source of work is prostitution. 
  • They experience loneliness since they are not allowed to have partners. 
  • They suffer from health problems due to body modification due to the use of oil.

Currently, there are three genders in our society: male, female, and non-binary. However, it is worth noting that not all states recognize the third gender. Little by little, different states are legislating to acknowledge these new genres more openly. But, right now, it’s more of a political decision.

4. 1. Gender is a social and cultural categorizarion defined by the meanings given to biological differences between the sexes. Gender roles are the social skills, abilities, and ways of acting thought appropiate to members of a society depending upon their sex. 

In evaluating the presented sexual characteristics of a set of human remains, forensic anthropologists use the term sex to refer to the skeleton’s physical sex characteristics, which may or may not reflect the gender of the person. 

2. The muxe community live in the quiet outskirts of metropolitan Mexico among Zapotec people in souther Oaxaca. Muxes are respected contributors to their town, often working as artists and merchants amid the rest of Juchitan’s working class of craft makers, artisans, beatucians and manufacturers. Muxes are not only respected, they are celebrated throught Juchitan for their defiance of gender roles. A celebration to honor muxes and their gender ambiguity manifests in Oaxaca’s three-day festival called Vela de las Intrepidas (Vigil of the Intrepids).

The muxes face some limitations in the jobs they can access. Socially, it is not accepted for them to seek political offices or positions of popular representation. Many schools do not allow them to dress as women, so they drop out. When there are scare economic opportunities in traditional jobs, some opt for informal jobs. The muxe dressed as a women has two options: the first is to stay in her community and opt for these culturally assigned trades, or be a social fighter, to open spaces that improve lives of the muxes; the other, which may be a false door, is to go to another city and live under the illusion that she is going to be accepted as part of another sexual identity. 

The challenge for the muxes is to find a balance between the appreciation and respect they recieve from their community, and in turn, find ways to overcome the traditional challenges that limit their access to academic opportunities and social participation. 

3. Our society has two genders. Men and a women. 

If men is dressed as a women is still a men… same apply to a women dressed as a men. Is still a women. Hiding true gender behind clothes, make up and wigs, doesnt change a person gender. 

Film Theory Essay

Description

SECTION ONE:

Answer All Four Questions in a few paragraphs

1) Explain Walter Benjamin’s notion of aura (and the decay of aura). Why does Benjamin – unlike conservative critics who bemoan this decay – think this is a positive development? How is film linked to this process?

2) In the collectively authored analysis of John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), the editors of Cahiers du Cinema attempted a “rescanning” of the film to show how the film is marked by certain contradictions that undermine the closure of the ideological project of the film. Discuss at least four of these “ruptures” that work against the assumed intention of the film to support “the reformulation of the historical figure of Lincoln on the level of the myth and the eternal” and the election of a Republican president.

3) The concept of “fetishism” has inspired writers across academic disciplines – some have used it in relation to questions of sexuality, others to designate a specifi, ambiguous mode of thinking and “believing”. How do Sigmund Freud, Laura Mulvey and Christian Metz use the concept? Explain and discuss the notion and role of fetishism in their theories.

4) Laura Mulvey in her “Afterthoughts on ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ inspired by Duel in the Sun” is tackling a question that she had omitted in her earlier essay: the female spectator in classical Hollywood/mainstream cinema. Mulvey writes:

Although a boy might know quite well that it is most unlikely that he will go out into the world, make his fortune through prowess or the assistance of helpers, and marry a princess, the stories describe the male phantasy of ambition, reflecting something of an experience and expectation of dominance (the active). For a girl, on the other hand, the cultural and social overlap is more confusing. Freud’s argument that a young girl’s day-dreams concentrate on the erotic ignores his own position on her early masculinity and the active daydreams necessarily associated with this phase. In fact, all too often, the erotic function of the woman is represented by the passive, the waiting (Andromeda again), acting above all as a formal closure to the narrative structure. Three elements can thus be drawn together; Freud’s concept of “masculinity” in women, the identification triggered by the logic of a narrative grammar, and the ego’s desire to phantasize itself in a certain, active, manner. All three suggest that, as desire is given cultural materiality in a text, for women (from childhood onwards) trans-sex identification is a habit that very easily becomes second Nature. However, this Nature does not sit easily and shifts restlessly in its borrowed transvestite clothes.

Unpack, interpret and discuss this quote in the context of Mulvey’s thought. Explain how Mulvey is setting up her argument. How is she shifting her perspective from her previous essay “Visual Please and Narrative Cinema”? On what influences and arguments is she drawing this time, and what is she saying about the possibility of female spectatorship in a patriarchal culture?

SECTION TWO:
Answer One Of The Three Questions in a longer, multiple-page essay

1) Jane Gaines in her influential essay on “White Privilege and Looking Relations” paved the way for critical reflections on how “white”, middle-classed feminist theory was unable to theorize race in relation to gender (and to the gendered looking relations in cinema). According to Gaines, the film Mahogany at first sight invites Mulveyan reading (that would be based on the alternation narrative and woman-as-spectacle). Nevertheless, upon closer inspection such an interpretation would miss the point. How could one read the film along the lines of Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”? How does “race” as a category complicate such an interpretation? What filmic and socio-historical aspects does Gaines take into account to go beyond Mulvey? Are there other film theoretical positions on race, representation and identification that might help to think about Mahogany? Is Gaines’ analysis going far enough in your eyes and are there perhaps aspects of the film which you would read differently.

2) One of the most transformative moments in recent film history was the introduction of computer generated images (CGI). Digital image making has not only changed film making, it also has philosophical (and “ontological”) repercussions that film theory is slowly beginning to grasp. In class, we have read two quite different takes on the topic that attempt to situate digital cinema in relation to the question of realism and in relation to early cinema and 19th century pre-cinematic/visual culture. In your essay, unpack and discuss the arguments by Stephen Prince and Lev Manovich and relate them, where possible, to the film Hugo (2011).

3) Apparatus Theory of the 1970s has pointed to the ways in which cinema as a perceptual apparatus “places” the subject in a certain position and critiqued this position as “ideological.” How have individual apparatus theorists developed this argument, using art/media historical and psychoanalytical concepts. How have scholars interested in gender or race both drawn on ideas related to apparatus theory and attempted to g beyond it or fill its blindspots? Are there other questions that one could raise when evaluating or critiquing apparatus theory almost 50 years later?