To begin this assignment, you will write an abstract that describes the society that you have decided to investigate.  In 3-5 paragraphs (about 500-600 words), provide the historical and cultural environment for the society of the time, as well as a general overview of the major mythic elements. Next, you will create an annotated bibliography of a minimum of 6 sources,  using MLA or APA format.  You must complete both an abstract and an annotated bibliography that contains specific elements for this assignment.  Therefore, it is critical that you follow the directions provided as you create this assignment.

Parent and family involvement is crucial in early childhood education. Creating strong partnerships with families will help support young children in their development. It is up to the early childhood educator to facilitate these partnerships and to encourage parent and family involvement. For this assignment, you will create a flyer for parents using the “Flyers” template in Microsoft Word. You must create an engaging and interesting flyer that will entice parents to become involved in the classroom. Identify and describe at least four activities that will encourage parent/family involvement. When choosing your activities, review Chapter 6 to ensure that your ideas are culturally sensitive. You are required to include at least one activity that is discussed in Chapter 6. Provide a title and a short description of each activity. Include one scholarly source in addition to the text to support your activities. Be sure to include APA formatted references for the textbook and the additional scholarly source on the bottom of the flyer.

John Dower, the author of War Without Mercy, makes a powerful argument that the War in the Pacific was a race war quite unlike the war in Europe.  How did official US propaganda help to create and foster racial stereotypes about the Japanese?  According to Dower, what were the fatal consequences of racial stereotyping?

COUN 589: Grief Counseling
Summer 2019
This activity will constitute a major portion of your final exam. Please make note that your responses will be graded for correct use of grammar, spelling, etc. You should also respond to the activity with graduate level work, putting thought and effort into your responses.

Write a reflective paper and do a brief video journal on what you have learned during this course. Include your reactions to each activity as well as weekly class discussions and experiential activities.
Activities included:
Personal experiences with death & loss paper
Attendance at a death related service/facility
Interviews
Children’s activity
Powerpoint presentations and lectures
Topic presentation & research paper
Book Critique

In addition, please rank the above activities as 1 (most helpful) to 8 (least helpful).

Also speak to how you see grief counseling as being included into your future or present practice as a counselor. As a result of the course, what is your level of comfort in addressing death related issues with your clients? Has the course changed your view of death?  Please explain. What influence did the course have on your comfort with death related issues? What activities and/or components were most helpful, least helpful?

Include comments on the course delivery method (online). Would you recommend that it continue to be offered as an online course, traditional lecture, or hybrid format? Why?

Should the course be required in the counseling curriculum? Why or why not?
What components should be added and deleted from the course?
What suggestions would you like to make about how to improve the course?

To what degree do you feel confident addressing death related issues with your clients?
What could assist you in gaining more confidence with issues of death, loss and grief?

promotional campaign targeting a designated market segment of a sport or fitness organization. To complete this case analysis, the background should include a description of the sport or fitness organization, their stakeholders, and their market segments. Case alternatives should include one promotional strategy for at least three of the market segments and the case should conclude with making a recommendation for one promotion for the organization to activate. 

Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which contains microscopic malaria parasites. About 1 week later, when the mosquito takes its next blood meal, these parasites mix with the mosquitos saliva and are injected into the person being bitten.

You will write and present a speech on a topic of your choosing. Your speech will be 10-15 minutes and presented to your classmates on Day 6. You are required to have a visual element to your speech presentation, some examples are a PowerPoint, a Prezi, or a poster board.
You are required to hand in the following:
–    A typed copy of your speech
–    A list of APA references that you used to develop your speech (minimum 2)
–    Electronic copies of any visual element, or your poster board
You will be marked on the following (see marking rubric for more detail)
–    The content of your speech (research to support your ideas)
o    For example, if your favourite vacation was to Calgary, provide geographical and historical details of Calgary. If your favourite movie was Star Wars, research the production, director, and actors.
–    Your presentation skills (voice, posture, not reading off paper, etc.)
–    The aesthetic appeal of your visual element
–    The timing of your speech (not under 10 minutes or over 15 minutes)

Describe, compare, and analyze ways in which Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are each “monotheistic” faith traditions.
Thesis/topic/subtopics should relate to any number of the following: What names or designations does each of these faith traditions assign to God? How did the monotheism of each of these faith traditions develop in relation to its older Abrahamic sibling religion(s)? How did the influence of Hellenism help shape monotheistic theology and worship in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? What does it mean that monotheism in Judaism (especially early Judaism) is more about uniqueness than about number? What are some the reasons given in the Hebrew scriptures for the Jews worshiping only YHWH among all the other possibilities? What are some of the metaphors and consequences mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures for worshiping other gods? Why and how did the Trinitarian monotheism develop in Christianity? How is monotheism defined in Islam? How does Islamic monotheism distinguish itself from Jewish and especially Christian monotheism?

List five beliefs you hold about the profession of nursing on the left side.
Next to each belief write a few words about how you can make this belief a reality in your practice environment and/or in your role as a nurse leader
Now, use this information to write a paragraph or two short paragraphs that will represent your personal nursing philosophy.