Day: August 9, 2020

The paper will include the following.
a.    Clinical Question;  DOES HAND WASHING AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS REDUCE HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION
    Describe problem
    Significance of problem in terms of outcomes or statistics
    Your PICOT question in support of the group topic (DOES HAND WASHING AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS REDUCE HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION?).

Purpose of your paper   
    Levels of Evidence
    Type of question asked
    Best evidence found to answer question

Search Strategy
    Search terms
    Databases used (you may use Google Scholar in addition to the library databases; start with the Library)
    Refinement decisions made
    Identification of two most relevant articles
Format
    Correct grammar and spelling
    Use of headings for each section
    Use of APA format (sixth edition)
    Page length: 3 pages

Research your topic. Your research must include at least two journal articles or books. That is, websites can be very helpful and informative, but your final paper must include full articles (whether from the Internet or elsewhere) or books on the topic. GoogleScholar and PDF articles from the Internet can be helpful resources. This paper requirement means that you need to include at least two primary sources in your paper; articles from the Internet can be included, but they would be in addition to the two minimum primary sources. Primary sources are firsthand accounts; thus, they involve the author writing about his or her own work. Primary sources include books or published journal articles.
In each paper, you are required to support evidence for your written points, whether the evidence is specific detail from the Internet, or your observations (and, in all cases, the evidence needs to be stated in your own words and not plagiarized). These sources should be appropriately cited. For example: (Scott, 2010) or (www.sciencedaily.com, What is Keeping Your Kids Up At Night, para. 2). Sufficient referencing and integration (without plagiarism) of other sources is necessary to achieve full points in this area. A reference page is also needed.
you are to include your own thoughts and evaluations. Each paper option involves you thinking further on a topic in psychology and making some evaluations and decisions about the topic. Your thoughts need to be described in sufficient detail and identified as your thoughts, compared to information that you may obtain elsewhere. Sufficient explanation is necessary.

Format:
I. Introduction. Introduce your topic and explain why this topic was of interest to you.
II. Body of paper. Fully address your topic and all the components of it. Support your points with your cited research. The topic should be explained in full. This section should be at least three pages long.
III. Application. Discuss your topics application component. Be sure to mention what applications are recommended by others and what you recommend. You must include your own views about what the application should be, and clearly state them and why. This section should be at least one to two pages
IV. Conclusion. Conclude your topic with a wrap-up paragraph. Some suggestions for a good conclusion: a) end by summarizing what was learned about this topic; b) end by emphasizing a particular application of the information; c) end by suggesting where future research and discussion should go on this topic.

You will write an expository essay describing and analyzing cause and effect. Remember, a cause produces a result, and an effect occurs because of a cause. Select a topic that demonstrates a cause and effect.

For example:

Cause: Child obesity in impoverished communities in the United States of America is rising.

Effect: Access to fresh produce and other healthy food is limited in lower income communities.

When you write an expository essay, make sure you use reliable research to lend validity to your position or case.

Criteria for This Assignment
Length and Formatting Requirements

Three to four pages (800 to 1500 words), double spaced
Times New Roman, 12-point font
Works Cited page
In-text citations
Content Requirements

Criteria for writing this essay:

A cause (or causes) that directly lead to an effect
10 to 15 reliable sources that back up your claim
Logical analysis of your topic, reasoning, and resources that builds to a sound conclusion.
As you work on the assignment, please review the note on plagiarism if you have any questions as to what you may or may not use from the presented materials and/or outside sources in your paper.

Write a two-three page argumentative essay where you enter the conversation about the Karen stereotypes that have taken over the internet. This essay should assert and support your claim in response to the following questions:

What are the intentions and consequences of using the term Karen, and should we continue to use it?

In addition to basic essay structure, your essay must include the following:

Your first body paragraph should be a literature review, where you summarize and connect all three assigned readings. The purpose of this paragraph is to contextualize your motivating source, so the final sentence of this paragraph should show what your thesis contributes to the existing conversation.
When integrating quotes, do the following:
summarize the article, using phrases like the author claims, they suggest, they support their argument by, etc.
rhetorically analyze the authors argument, using key words and phrases that clearly indicate rhetorical analysis: the author establishes credibility when (ethos), the author weakens their argument by (logos), the author evokes an emotional response that does this (pathos)
In exploration of your thesis and to support your argument, connect the Karen conversation to other relevant discussions of racism, sexism, and other divisive social issues.
Show me that you have learned the academic moves that matter when analyzing others arguments and supporting your own.
You do not need to have a works cited page, but your essay must be in MLA format.

When you have finished writing your essay, edit to remove all run-ons and comma splices and correct your comma usage and sentence structures BEFORE submitting your draft to the Final Exam drop box, located in the Assignments tab on Canvas before 12pm noon.

Assigned readings:

Cory Collins “What Is White Privilege, Really?”: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really (Links to an external site.)

Sarah Ditum “The Sly Sexism of the OK Karen Meme”: https://unherd.com/2020/04/the-sly-sexism-of-the-ok-karen-meme/ (Links to an external site.)

Karen Attiah “The ‘Karen’ Memes and Jokes Aren’t Sexist or Racist. Let a Karen Explain”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/28/karen-memes-jokes-arent-sexist-or-racist-let-karen-explain/?arc404=true