Day: August 9, 2020

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

1000 word , three-part research paper. Address the specifics within your paper of each of the following questions below as they pertain to Branzburg v. Hayes, Confidentiality, and Shield Laws. Ensure that your paper also demonstrates your understanding of the following dimensions:

The Legal implications of the use of traditional media as it relates to this case (verbal, non-verbal/symbolic and written)
The Legal implications of the use of new and social media (verbal, non-verbal/symbolic and written) potentially affecting a reporter’s privilege.
The confidentiality and shield laws applying to journalism and
The differences and relationship between Law and Ethics as it applies in this case.
Branzburg v. Hayes (Ch. 9 of the text)
What did the court decide in Branzburg v. Hayes regarding a journalist’s right to withhold confidential sources?
How have lower courts interpreted the Branzburg v. Hayes decision based on whether the cases involved civil, criminal, or grand jury proceedings?
Confidentiality (Ch. 10 of the text)
Summarize the approach journalists should take pertaining to promising confidentiality to sources.
What advice should journalists give to sources who demand confidentiality?
Shield laws (Ch. 10 of the text)
There are no uniform shield laws. They vary from state to state and vary between courts. Journalists typically operate at a local level where they may or may not be protected by state shield laws.
What protections do shield laws provide, if any, in addition to federal constitutional protections supporting nondisclosure of news sources? Explain your response.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

Paragraph 1: only 9-11 sentence (nothing more nothing less)
After reading No, I Do Not Want to Pet Your Dog, consider the organization of the essay.  This essay seems to have a delayed thesis statement, delivered in paragraph 10 when the author says, But heres my problem: Theres now a cultural assumption that everyone must love dogs (Manjoo 236). What is the authors purpose?  Manjoo uses many examples to develop his main ideas, both that people assume we should love their dogs AND that its problematic.  Which of his examples do you feel best serve his purpose, and why?  Are there any examples that do not help uphold his purpose and thesis?  Explain.  As always, make a fully developed paragraph and respond to other learners ideas as well.

Do not blend the paragraph together.
no reference are needed

Paragraph 2: only 9-11 sentence (nothing more nothing less)
You are planning a full exemplification essay, so in this discussion, practice illustrative writing by making a paragraph that uses examples to develop the main idea. What kinds of books or magazines do you enjoy reading? Make your topic sentence a general statement about what you like to read and then develop the rest of the paragraph with either many examples or one long, fully explained example that illustrates your main claim (the topic sentence).

Personal Experience With Geography

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Natural science

  The research paper will be 2-3 full pages of writing PLUS a few pages that require a map, a photo, and web references, so about 5 pages in total.
  You can download/save and use this document as a “shell” (Links to an external site.) for writing your paper. Just fill in the blanks and insert your own material (writing, map, photo, references). Answer *all* questions. The map and photo and references can be based on a location you have visited, your home country, or a place you want to visit. For example, maybe you are from China and want to include a photo of a place in China as well as a location map (try Google Images). Or perhaps you are wanting to visit Japan, then you would include map and photo of Japan.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

Choose one of the following endocrine glands from the table below to research. Discuss the hormones produced by this gland and how those hormones are used in the body. Include an image of your chosen endocrine organ within your essay.
Describe what happens to the body when the hormone (or hormones) produced by this organ become unbalanced during times of stress. What happens to the gland when the body is under acute stress? Chronic stress?
Describe one of the stress-related disorders associated with your chosen endocrine gland (see chart below or choose one of your own. Be sure it is associated with stress).
How does your chosen stress-related disorder affect short- and long-term health?
What can be done to prevent and/or treat your chosen stress-related disorder?
Draw conclusions about how to care for and maintain a healthy Endocrine System.

Assignment Expectations
Organize this essay assignment using subtitles that summarize the topic from each question above. For example, to answer Question 1, use a descriptive subtitle like the following: Introduction to the Pancreas.
Answer each question under the subtitle using complete sentences that relate back to the question. Be sure to use APA formatting throughout your essay with 1-inch margins, 12-pt font, and double spacing throughout. Include a title page, introduction, answers to the questions with subtitles, and concluding paragraph. Remember to include in-text citations within the body of the essay referencing your resources (i.e., Murray, 2014). Also, be sure to include a reference section at the end of your assignment listing all required readings and any additional resources you used to complete your essay. A helpful guide to writing a quality essay can be found on your TLC Home Page under FAQ/Writing Tips/Student Guide to Writing a High Quality Academic Paper. This guide also provides links to example essays written using APA format.

GREENER SUPPLY CHAIN

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Answer both questions separately 250 words minimum. Do not combine answers!!!

1.Discuss and explain the concept of “greening the supply chain”. An answer must be presented in complete sentences, written in third person and include at least on in text citation (APA). The answer length must be a minimum of 250 words. (CHAPTER ATTACHED)

2. Write a paragraph (minimum) describing new concept(s), terms or ideas that you learned from this week’s reading. For the purpose of this quiz, a submission must be at least 250 words. This answer can be written in first person.

This Weeks Key Learning Concepts:
Collaboration in the suppy chain
Sourcing in the supply chain

This Weeks Specific Topics of Discussion:
Collaboration
Strategic sourcing
Green supply chain

Issues and Trends in the Health Professions

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Each student will find a newspaper, journal, or magazine article regarding health care services that has been in the news  within the past 6 weeks, however, more current articles will tend to earn a higher score for topic selection. The news item may be on any health services issue but needs to be timely and pertinent to the topics that will be covered this semester in this course. You may refer to the Table of Contents in the course text to guide your selection of an article for the “Current Event” activities.

Post a knowledgeable summary of the item in the assignment discussion and include your opinion and/or additional supporting facts. There should be only one posting per student. You do not need to respond to the postings of others students but you will benefit from reviewing the posted summations as articles may be randomly selected each class session for discussion purposes.

Do not post the actual article or news item; instead, provide a link to the article so that the information in the news item can be reviewed by the instructor and accessed by interested students.

Current Event Assignment Guidelines:

Your discussion of the news event must be of sufficient length to permit the instructor to assess your understanding of the subject matter.

Students are expected to demonstrate sufficient understanding of the implications of the news event and a thorough comprehension of the objectives for this activity.

Make certain that your article relates to the objectives of this course and that your summation emphasizes the relevance of the information to one of the topics to be covered this semester.

The activity will be scored based on the rubric posted for the Current Event Assignment.

Do NOT post the actual article or news item.

Provide a reference or link at the conclusion of your summation that can be used to access the article or news item for the instructors review of content.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

There are many diseases that are caused by the malfunction of specific organelles. Three examples are listed below: Cystic Fibrosis, Pompe Disease and Leigh Syndrome. Select one of the disorders below and complete an essay of approximately 2-3 pages in length, addressing the questions below. A link is provided to introduce you to each disorder. You will need to conduct additional research to fully complete your essay. You should consult a minimum of three quality sources when researching parts I-IV below to complete your essay.

Cystic Fibrosis One of the causes of the symptoms of cystic fibrosis is a defect in the calcium and chlorine ion channels in the cell membranes, thus producing abnormal amounts of fluid and salts in specific organs.

Shannon, S. (2016). The Cellular Mechanism of CS: The Basics. Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Retrieved from https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/2015/03/12/the-cellular-mechanism-of-cf-the-basics/
Pompe Disease The inability of the lysosome to break down macromolecules like glycogen causes a build-up of those substances within the organelle. This leads to progressive muscle weakness due to the lack of monomers available to the mitochondria for cellular respiration.

Pompe Disease.(n.d.) National Organization for Rare Disorders. Retrieved from 
https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/pompe-disease/
Leigh Syndrome The inability to effectively produce ATP due to a defective mitochondrial gene for one of the ATPase enzymes. Symptoms start in the central nervous system and progressively worsen.

Leigh Syndrome. (n.d.). US National Library of Medicine. Retrieved from https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/leigh-syndrome (also a good source for genetic information on the conditions above)
I. Cellular cause of disease
Describe the type of cell(s) involved with the disease. What is the specific function of this type of cell? If an organelle or other cell structure is the problem in the disease, include information about it. Are there more of a specific type of organelle in this type of cell? Why is the cell not performing properly in this type of disorder? Does this disorder affect other parts of the body?
II. Disease- Basic Information
Describe what someone with the disease would notice, and what doctors find when doing an examination. How serious is the disease? What happens if it is not treated? What effect does it have on normal living? Is it inherited? If so, describe the inheritance pattern and the gene responsible. How does the malfunctioning cell cause the symptoms? Usually there is a protein or enzyme that isnt produced properly. How is this related to the symptoms?
III. Disease Treatment and Research
How is the disease currently being treated? Is it curable, or is the treatment only for the symptoms? What research is currently being conducted to find a cure/treatment? Is there hope for a cure/treatment? Are stem cells or gene therapy used in research? Can these therapies lead to a cure? Why is continued research important?
IV. Summarize your findings.
Assignment Expectations
Organize this essay assignment using subtitles that summarize the topic from each question above. For example, to answer Question 1, use a descriptive subtitle like the following: Cellular Cause of Disease.
Your essay should be approximately 2-3 pages in length. Answer each question under the subtitle using complete sentences that relate back to the question. Be sure to use APA formatting throughout your essay with 1-inch margins, 12-point type and double spacing throughout. Include a title page, introduction, answers to the questions with subtitles and concluding paragraph. Remember to include in-text citations within the body of the essay referencing your resources (i.e. Murray, 2014). Also, be sure to include a reference section at the end of your assignment listing all required readings and any additional resources you used to complete your essay. A helpful guide to writing a quality essay can be found in Trident’s Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper. This guide also provides links to example essays written within APA format.

Visual Aid Speech: Nintendo Switch

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Other

I will be using a Nintendo Switch for as my visual aid, for a speech on the video game console.

A speech outline will need to be completed for this speech. I ‘ve attached a sample of the outline format.

Visual Aids Speech

Purpose

The purpose of the visual aids speech is to use audio/visual aids to help the audience to understand an idea, concept, process, or procedure. Gain and hold the audiences attention in an interesting manner. Use your classmates introductions to analyze your audience. Choose a topic that you are interested in and that your audience might be interested in. You must use at least one audio or visual aid to help the audience understand the topic.
Length

This speech should be 5-7 minutes long. You will lose points if your speech is less than 5 minutes or is longer than 7 minutes and 15 seconds. Use at least 3 outside sources of information (6 for maximum credit) for the visual aids speech. Cite these sources orally in your speech. You may use written sources (books, magazines, newspapers), credible online sources, and personal interviews.
Sources

Use at least 3 outside sources of information (6 for maximum credit) for the visual aids speech. Cite these sources orally in your speech, where you use them in the body of the speech. You may use written sources (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers), credible online sources, and personal interviews.
Organization

The introduction to the visual aids speech should gain attention, orient the audience by stating the topic, offer a reason for listening, and preview the body of the speech.

The body of the visual aids speech must contain 2-5 main points using patterns of organization covered in the textbook; other patterns of organization must have prior approval by the instructor. Each main point must be well supported by 2-5 1st-order sub-points (what the textbook calls subpoints) designed to illustrate the main points (examples, illustrations, facts, quotations, etc.) Don’t overload the audience with information. Move from simple to complex ideas. Move from familiar to unfamiliar ideas. Define your terms.

The conclusion of the visual aids speech should restate or summarize the main points and communicate a sense of finality (verbally or nonverbally indicate that you have finished talking). You may end the speech with a story or quotation.

Transitions between major sections of the visual aids speech (introduction, body, conclusion) and the main points should be carefully planned and used while delivering the speech. Use transitions to move the audiences attention from section to section and from main point to main point in the body of the speech.

Anthropology

August 9, 2020 Leave a comment Chicago / Turabian, Humanities

Arrange, plan, conduct, and record a short interview (20-30 minutes) with a friend or family member regarding their experience of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the interview is to get a sense of how people in different settings and situations both perceive and have been affected by COVID-19. There is a list of some suggested potential interview questions included at the end of this document, but you may come up with your own questions instead.  We recommend that you have four or five questions ready in advance that you plan on discussing with your informant during the interview.  But remember that your informant might have her/his own concerns about covid-19 that they want to discuss with you.  So be prepared for the fact that your interview might move in a direction that you did not entirely plan on ahead of time.

There are several different ways in which you could approach this interview:

You could ask your interviewee about their general experiences living through this pandemic in general and follow their lead by asking follow-up questions regarding the things they talk about.
You can also focus on a particular aspect of their life that you are most interested in (e.g. working; studying; socializing; mental health, family, friendships) and develop your questions about how covid-19 has impacted that one particular part of their life.
If your annotated bibliography topic is focusing on a research question related to COVID-19, then you could create interview questions that will connect your interviewees own experiences with the topic of your annotated bibliography. (Of course, this would not apply if your annotated bibliography is about a topic other than covid-19). 
If your annotated bibliography topic focuses on a research question regarding a pandemic topic other than covid-19 (such as SARS or MERS or HIV/AIDS), you still might find some connections between your in person interview and your annotated bibliography topic which you could discuss in the write-up of this assignment. (Again, this wont work for everyone).
This interview can be conducted via Zoom or Skype, or it can be conducted in person if you choose to speak to someone you are living with. Please do not conduct any in-person interviews without adhering to the social distancing guidelines that are in placewe much prefer you doing your interview online if you are not already staying with your interviewee.

You must take a screenshot or photo of you and your interviewee on the date of the interview.  This photo or screenshot must be submitted as part of the assignment.

Please do voice record your interview so that you can listen to it again after you have completed the interview.

A few notes on essential interview ethics: your interviewee should know before the interview that this interview is for a class project, and that at the end of the quarter you will erase the recording. No one should ever be recorded secretlybe sure to ask permission to conduct and record the interview.  It has become anthropological custom to use pseudonyms to disguise interviewees identities. Please ask your interviewee if they would prefer that you use their own name or if they prefer you use a pseudonym for them in your report.

STEP 2

After you have conducted the interview, find a quiet spot to listen to your recorded interview and take fieldnotes on the content (think back to our fieldnotes module on what you should pay attention to when listening to the recording). These interview notes must be submitted as part of the assignment so we can see what you picked up on as you were listening. They do not have to be in full sentences but can be in short bullet pointswhatever format works for you.

You do NOT need to submit the recording with the assignment, and you do NOT need to transcribe it. However, we recommend you transcribe a couple of crucial things your interviewee said, which you will then incorporate in your report.

STEP 3

Write a reflective report on the interview. It should include the following components:

Write one paragraph (about 150 words or so) describing your interviewee, your relationship to that person, and anything else pertinent to the interview (e.g. the setting, the interviewees body language, other relevant observations)
Write one paragraph (about 150 words or so) in which you assess what you learned from the PROCESS of interviewing. What do you learn about how to do an interview?  What challenges did you face when conducting the interview?  Did you feel the interview went well?  Did you have to adapt or change your approach while doing the interview?  Did you enjoy conducting this interview or did it make you uneasy?  There is no wrong response here, just reflect on what it was like for you to conduct this interview.
Write two to three paragraphs (300 – 400 words or more) in which you describe what you learned from the CONTENT of the interview. Describe what you learned about your interviewees life during this pandemic. How has your interview been coping with and handling the covid-19 crisis?
These two CONTENT paragraphs must include two direct QUOTES from the person you interviewed in addition to a summary of their overall experience.
This final report should consist of 600-850 words. This word count does not include your interview notes that we will look at separately.

Some Suggested Covid-19 Interview Questions

What kind of job do you have and how has it been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your income?
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your living arrangements and household dynamics?  What have been the great challenges?
What experience have you had with health care as the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum?
What stresses and stressed behaviors have you observed in the people you have been around as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded?
What have you observed to be most comforting to people amidst all the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic?  Are people thinking about this COVID-19 in religious terms, for example?
What special resources have you been able to draw on to to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you had access to any income replacement programs, for example?  Have family or neighbors been able to help you with childcare?
Where do you get information about COVID-19?  Do you trust the information you have access to? 
How have your interactions with friends, coworkers, and others inside your social network changed?
How has your emotional state changed since Covid-19 began to affect your everyday life?
What is your view of the way governments at different levels — city, county, state, national — has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic?
What examples from history have been helpful for you in understanding this crisis and why?
What are some things that you do not understand about Covid-19, the way it has spread, public health recommendations, or responses to it by state, institutional, and individual actors?