Day: December 9, 2019

Discuss the historical events (if any) that precipitated its creation. Include the governmental agency responsible for its oversight and regulations.

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This is a graded discussion: 50 points possible

due Nov 24

Discussion 2

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As discussed in previous modules, there is not a constitutional right to healthcare in the United States. Yet, according to the text, the United States spends almost $3 trillion on healthcare annually or 17.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In the absence of a constitutional right to healthcare, governmental healthcare financing has evolved. Three areas of governmental insurance programs that have developed to provide access to healthcare are listed below:

Healthcare Finance Model A: Medicare

Healthcare Finance Model B: Medicaid

Healthcare Finance Model C: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Directions

  1. For this discussion board, the professor will randomly assign you to one of the healthcare financing models. In your initial post, provide the following information about your assigned model, e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, or ACA. In your description:
    1. Describe the mission of the model, e.g., target population. Discuss the historical events (if any) that precipitated its creation. Include the governmental agency responsible for its oversight and regulations.
    2. Provide an analysis which includes one advantage and one disadvantage of your assigned healthcare financing model.
    3. Provide an example of how the model has impacted access to healthcare services offered to patients

Follow Up Post

After you post your initial post, reply to two or more of your classmates’ postings (three additional postings are needed for an “Exemplary” grade). Respond to the two other healthcare financing models you were not assigned. Reply to classmates by:

  • Asking questions about the information in their post.
  • Responding to the usefulness of your classmates’ post material to Human Service practice.
  • Providing additional analysis of how the models have/have not increased access to healthcare.
  • Providing information on how programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) or Tri Care supplement any of the healthcare financing model.
  • Offering one additional primary/secondary reference (cited) that provides support for the material that is addressed by your classmate. (A different reference must be used for each reply to classmates. The reference must be cited using APA format.) The textbook CANNOT be used as a reference for your reply posts.

Format

In response to each topic or prompt provided by the Instructor please do the following:

  1. Provide a thoughtful and complete initial post that is a minimum of three paragraphs (minimum of 400 words), by Wednesday at 11:59 PM of the module week.
  2. Provide a minimum of a two to three paragraph response (minimum 400 words), to two or more classmates that directly addresses your thoughts on their post.
  3. In your post or response, reference either material in the book or an external source to support your point. Don’t forget to cite your source.
  4. Please ensure that each response includes proper grammar and punctuation and is respectful in tone.

Do not:

  • Offer advice to your classmates
  • Agree or disagree with your classmates
  • Offer personal examples from their own life that may be similar to material offered by their classmates

Write an interpretive essay on Priam’s speech to Achilles at the end of The Iliad.

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Write an interpretive essay on Priam’s speech to Achilles at the end of The Iliad.  What are the key themes that are brought up in the speech?  How are these themes addressed?  Where can you find similar themes in literature, drama, history or film?  What can we learn from this speech?  What in this exchange between Achilles and Priam is still appropriate in today’s world?  What lessons can we learn from their interaction?  Give examples.

3  pages double space

 
 
 

What is “race” from an anthropological understanding (biologically and socially)?

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Group Paper

Throughout this course we have acquired the anthropological analytical tools that have allowed us to engage various topics and to investigate the historical development of the socially constructed categories of race, class, gender, religion, etc. throughout various cultures. We have interrogated the naturalization process of these categories and have discussed the connections between group and individual political, economic, and belief systems and the development of a subjective worldview. But most importantly, we have intensely discussed the impact of the meaning that we give to categories cross-culturally and the conscious and unconscious value-judgements we make that guide our everyday lived experience. With this in mind, your final project requires you and your group members to anthropologically investigate one current issue that involves the concept of race. Your paper should collectively address the following questions:

First, pick a current issue that involves race:

1) What is “race” from an anthropological understanding (biologically and socially)?

2) What has been the specific historical development of this concept within the United States?  

3) How do American concepts and categories of “race” compare to other countries/cultures?

4) What are the connections to the issue that your group is investigating?

5) What political, economic, educational and/or structural/institutional barriers are in play

6) What is a way forward to changing/resolving your “racial” issue (a starting point, not a solution).（MY PART）

Paper Requirements:

1)Each person must develop at least 2 pages double spaced clear, concise and accurate contribution of the group paper that engages a portion of the content requirements above. Each person must use 2 scholarly resources outside of course material. The paper must include 1 bibliography for all group members. Each group member must put their name in parentheses next to their source.  

2) The final draft is due December 10th and must be represent a synthesis of each of your contributions. You must have 1 group member email me and cc the other group members the finished paper.

3) It must be of final draft quality that is free from all grammatical errors and must demonstrate a well thought out presentation of the anthropological perspective. EVERY MEMBER OF THE GROUP SHOULD BE EDITING THE PAPER FOR GRAMMATICAL AND LOGIC ERRORS!!!!!!!!! Remember, that as a research team your final paper represents your agreement with the final product, grammatical and content. If a member is not contributing, it is your responsibility to inform me and your correspondence, of course, will be kept in confidence. I really want to hear from you about the difficulties and successes of this process. Each Group member will be required to fill out a group evaluation where you award points to each group member based on the participation in the project. You must fill this out and bring it the last day of class.  

These are other group members’ outline.

Research topics: (current issue that involves race)

Racial profiling

Racial equity

Erika: What political, economic, educational, and/or structural/institutional barriers are in play?

Race related policy issues that affect or target a specific race

Educational barriers come into play when it comes to scholarships and who gets admitted to a specific school/ school club etc.

Economic: who gets a loan, wealth gap, status 

Tori: 

Issue connections – everyday life situations of different races 

Racial profiling

Being pulled over by a police officer being white vs. colored race

Going to a grocery store/shopping

Living in a “white” community

Justice system 

Racial equity

Biologically vs. socially 

Justice system 

Andrew:

United States stance on race & racism / Socio and economic norms

What the U.S. does to combat injustice

Real life comparison compared to the demographics of the U.S. Gov

How other countries take a modern approach to injustices

Compare to countries even further behind than the United States in solving this issue 

How we can take other methods from countries to solve the injustices still going on today 

History/upbringing of race compared to other countries 

 

Identify, name, and describe key communication concepts and vocabulary appropriately in context through quizzes, exams, and Personal Reflection writing assignments

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Personal Reflection: End-of-Semester Letter 

60 points 

DUE: Submitted to turnitin on Cougar Courses on the due date (no paper version needed) 

The purpose of this assignment is to help you apply communication concepts learned throughout the semester to your own experiences of communication. This assignment asks you to thoughtfully consider your experience in this course, and to reflect upon what you have learned. By exploring the readings, reflecting on team interactions, and discussing your perceptions of the course as a whole, you can gain insight into the complexities of group interaction and the relationships between human communication theory and practice. 

This assignment therefore helps fill the following student learning outcomes for this class: 

Communication Department Student Learning Objectives for COMM 100 (Mass Media and Communication): 

➢ Analyze forms and contexts of communication from a variety of intellectual perspectives (philosophical, historical, theoretical, and practical). (ANALYSIS). 

Dr. Rivera’s Student Learning Outcomes for COMM 100: 

  1. Identify, name, and describe key communication concepts and vocabulary appropriately in context through quizzes, exams, and Personal Reflection writing assignments (KNOWLEDGE EXPANSION)
     
  2. Apply communication theories to solving “real world” problems through course exercises, assignments, and teamwork (APPLICATION).
     

FORMAT: 

 1-2 pages total (NO MORE THAN 3 Pages); 

  •   APA formatting: 12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins
     
  •   APA Reference page IF NEEDED (should have at least the text book on it). See Cougar
    Courses for APA Tips or look online at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.
    DIRECTIONS:
     Write a letter! Consider this an opportunity to share what you’ve learned in this class
    with someone outside of the class.
    You may want to take this chance to tell someone about the impact they had on
    your communication development (positive or negative or otherwise).
    You might want to make this an opportunity to try to help someone else change
    or improve their communication habits
    You can draw on ANY topic covered this semester, including those covered in
    Team Assignments!
     

• You can and should use informal, first person language. 

 Guidelines: This is a letter, but it’s also an assignment. You’ll balance your informal language with a discussion of at least two (2) concepts from the class somewhere in your 

letter.
You will list and define the concept (be sure to cite the text book or other 

reading!)
You will then discuss the concept and how it applies to the audience for your 

letter
The purpose is to demonstrate your understanding of the course concept! 

  

Rivera, COMM 100, Fall 2019 

 

 Audience: You might consider writing to one of the following people (these are IDEAS, but you don’t have to write to one of these people): 

o Yourparent(s)
o Your siblings or cousins
o Your kids, hypothetical children, or nieces and nephews/cousins you help raise o Your boss or former boss
o Your teacher (including me!☺)
o Your co-worker
o Your significant other (partner)
o Yourteacher/professor(fromelementaryschoolonup!)
o Yourpastororspiritualleader
o Your team-mate(s) from this class
o Members of your fraternity/sorority or other student organization
o Someone who is different from you, that you learned more about this semester 

 Course Concepts: You will need to address at least two (2) course concepts in your letter. This could be from any chapter covered this semester, or be any concept discussed in the Team Building Block Assignments. 

Here’s some EXAMPLES (you are not required to use one of these):
▪ Discuss organizational communication and emotional labor in a letter to 

your boss 

  • ▪  Discuss interpersonal communication and uncertainty reduction theory in a
    letter to your girlfriend
     
  • ▪  Discuss new media technology and social network theory in a letter to your
    friends
     
  • ▪  Discuss intercultural communication and culture shock in a letter to your
    host family
     
  • ▪  Discuss rhetoric and the importance of ethos, pathos, and logos in a letter to
    your local politician
     
  • ▪  Discuss small group communication and servant leadership in a letter to the
    chair of your student organization
     
  • ▪  The options are limitless!!
     

You can consider these questions as a PROMPT for what concepts to write about, but you do not have to answer these questions if you don’t want to (and you certainly wouldn’t have space to answer them all anyway!) 

▪ What are the most important things you learned? 

  • ▪  What was the most surprising thing you learned?
     
  • ▪  Was there anything you disagreed with in what we discussed? If yes, why
    did you disagree?
     
  • ▪  Has your communication changed? If so, how?
     
  • ▪  Has your media consumption changed? If so, how?
     
  • ▪  Has your interaction with other cultures or identities changed? If so, how?
     
  • ▪  What was the most difficult thing you encountered this semester? Why was
    it so challenging?
     
  • ▪  What would you recommend to someone else about their communication?
    Have Fun with Your Final Assignment!
     

  

Rivera, COMM 100, Fall 2019 

 

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COMM 100- End-of-Semester Reflection Letter 

60 Points (TOTAL) Evaluative Rubric 

Format: Follows a letter format (either formal OR informal). Uses APA guidelines for in-text citations as needed. Is free from grammatical and spelling errors. Meets length requirements.
Course Concepts Defined: Concepts from the course are clear and defined (use the language of the text book, quotations if needed). At least two concepts discussed. Course Concepts Discussed: Concepts from the course are discussed and demonstrate understanding of their meaning. Concepts are used appropriate for context and audience.
Personal Reflection: Includes reflection on how student (author of letter) has experienced this class and/or the concepts learned in this class. Explores overall learning with specific assignment/reading/topic addressed and/or tips presented for the future.
Creativity and Style: Overall presentation, audience, and concepts are both original and cohesive. Letter reflects creativity and personal style of the author. 

TOTAL ____/60 

 
 
 

Would you expect such an experiment to be allowed to proceed today? Why or why not?

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The Stanford Prison Experiment

On the basis of your research on the Stanford Prison Experiment, share your response to the following questions:

  • What is the Stanford Prison Experiment? Describe it.
  • Would you expect such an experiment to be allowed to proceed today? Why or why not?
  • How would you proceed, if you were to create an experiment that  seeks to test the same hypothesis as for the Stanford Prison Experiment?

How Can We Characterize Contemporary Hegemony?

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Readings:

   Joseph Stiglitz, “Rent Seeking and the Making of an Unequal Society” 

(New Humanities Reader)

Franklin Foer, “Mark Zuckerberg’s War on Free Will” (linked on Sakai as 

an excerpt from  World Without Mind)

Karen Ho, “Biographies of Hegemony” (New Humanities Reader)

 

In all three essays listed above, we see examples of small “elite” groups that 

wield both financial power and significant, sometimes unacknowledged 

influence over others.  Taking into account the power granted to these 

groups by technological factors, regulatory capture, financial dominance, or 

even just the widespread perception of elite status, please provide an 

answer to the following question in an essay that makes use of evidence 

from all three texts: 

How can we characterize contemporary 

hegemony?

5 full pages minimum