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Peer response 2

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Response to peers. This is for follow up discussion boards. It need to include two original Journals no older than 5 years, as well and APA citations. This is what I need to reply to:
Hello Professor Myers and Class, 
Biological disasters are one of the most important and common types of hazards in emergencies and disasters. Therefore, it is essential that hospitals are prepared by having a biological hospital disaster plan in place. According to Aminizadeh et al., (2019), a major concern in todays society are threats caused by chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents both accidentally and deliberately (p.1). As nurses it is essential to acquire knowledge on how to respond effectively and manage these incidents and their complications in order to provide stability and maintain society. We play a key role in reducing the harmful effects on public health as well as its psychological consequences (Aminizadeh et al., 2019, p.2). Planning and preparing is essential to ensure continuity in the healthcare system. According to Aminizadeh (2019), hospitals play a significant role in the early diagnosis and management of these incidents (p.2). Having an emergency management program in place is vital to deal with biological disasters and threats such as bioterrorism or infectious disease. Various tools have been implemented to assess the preparedness of hospitals for emergencies and disasters these include checklists, monitoring systems that observe disease development, specific medicines, and having special protective equipment on board (Aminizadeh, et al., 2019, p.2). These tools are key to preparing hospitals facing future biological events. Education in disaster preparedness is another crucial factor that all healthcare staff must be well versed in. To ensure adequate training staff and other organizations need to collaborate with each other to exercise the procedures and skills for these events to be prepared to respond in the event of a biological disaster. As mentioned by Aminizadeh et al., (2019), given the fact that biological events such as public health emergencies occur suddenly and their occurrence is low, most healthcare providers do not have enough experience and preparedness in such disastrous situations (p.2). Most healthcare providers reported not knowing how to don proper personal protective equipment in a biohazardous disaster. This was due to the lack of familiarity of most nurses with several types of PPE. Training on how to use this equipment is necessary because the proper use of this equipment, not only provides safety and security for the staff but it also is of high critical importance regarding the continuity of performance and functioning of hospitals in biological disasters. According to Fowler(2015a), as nurses we expose ourselves to a wide range of communicable diseases and infections therefore it is our duty to take all precautions that are available and be vigilant in their use (p.80). 

Warmly,
Jane Doe.

Module 15 Hum Media Essay 4

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Media Essay 4
Introduction Media Essay Four:
The concepts we cover in this course include countless phenomena that occur and shape our world on a daily basis.  The purpose of media essay assignments is to help you relate course materials to the world around you and to help you understand the forces, both social and technological that impact all of us.
The Assignment
NOTE 1:  You will have until 11:59 PM on 11 DEC, 2019 to turn this in. Late submissions cannot be accepted for this assignment.
NOTE 2: Remember, this is a CURRENT EVENTS assignment that requires you to relate course material to things going on in our world (and thus the news) today.
Find a news article (not more than one year old) in the media that demonstrates either Convergence Theory or the concept of the Global Village.  Your essay may also touch on other issues and controversies surrounding the use or development of technology in American and global society.  For example, the article chosen may potentially also deal with at least one or more of the concepts or questions covered in the reading up to this point in the course (chapters 16 – 20).  Some of the concepts and questions we have explored that you will likely find in the media include:
* Convergence Theory and/or the Global Village (mandatory for this assignment, but your essay can also touch on any of the other concepts we have recently covered such as the below listed topics)
* Controlling weapons proliferation.
* Weapons of mass destruction.
* Arms control
* Weapons technology as a technological fix
* Terrorism
* Cultural lag
* Technological Entrepreneurship
* Government control/influence on technology
* Cyber Attack / Cyber Warfare / Cyberterrorism
* Action Reaction

These are just a sample of some of the concepts and questions surrounding technology and society that we have explored so far. You should not have difficulty finding an article that deals with Convergence Theory and/or the Global Village and at least one of these, or other topics covered thus far. Sources for your article might include but not be limited to newspapers, websites such as CNN.COM or MSN.COM, magazines such as Time or Newsweek, or some of the electronic databases available through the FTCC Library webpage. These databases include such useful resources as Issues and Controversies, Science Resource Center, NC Live, and the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. See RESOURCES for guidance on accessing these databases if you have never used them.
them.

Keep in mind, this is a current events assignment that relates course material to things going on in our world (and thus the news) now. Do not use articles more than one year old.

After you have selected an article and read it, write a one or more page essay that explains:
1. What is the controversy?
2. How is technology involved and what are the potential impacts on society?
3. How many sides are there to this issue (at least according to your article), and what are they?
4. What concepts or questions explored thus far in the course are apparent in this article? State the concepts by name!
5. What are your own feelings on this issue, and has any of the material covered thus far in the course impacted this opinion?
6. What is the source for your article? Provide the name, date, issue and/or volume number of the publication, name of the author (if given) and name of the article for print sources such as newspapers or magazines. Provide the web link for online sources. Provide the database and article name for articles accessed through the FTCC Library’s electronic databases.
Your written response to the above should be done in MS Word or a similar word processing program, using size 12, Times New Roman font. Further, the essay must be in MLA format and must include a works cited page that at a minimum lists the course textbook and the news article as sources.

All written assignments for this course must be done in MLA format. If you are not familiar with MLA format, visit the FTCC Library’s website for a selection of links that can assist you with MLA formatting.
Use a 12-point Times New Roman font.
Use double line spacing in the document.

Content: Student submits media essay one or more full pages of text in length that is based upon a news article less than one year old. Essay relates article to at least one or more course concepts and student states the course concept in the essay by name, fully explaining how the news article demonstrates the concept(s). Student provides all relevant information on the article on the works cited page. (Up to 80% of assignment grade).

Formatting: Has MLA style page numbering, MLA style header, uses parenthetical citation as needed, and lists all sources used in correct format on the works cited page. (Up to 10% of assignment grade).

Grammar: Media essay is free of errors in grammar, such as capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, etc… (Up to 10% of assignment grade).

Module 13 Hum Discussion 7

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

Discussion 7
The Discussion Assignment
After completing this weeks reading assignment, answer two of the following questions (one from each module), and then read and comment on at least four of your fellow students postings. Note that two of these questions come from last weeks reading and two from this weeks reading. You may answer a third questions for up to 30 points extra credit!  In addition to your textbook, you are encouraged to use the FTCC Library database resources (NC Live, Issues and Controversies, Opposing Viewpoints, etc) as a source of supporting information for your posts. If you use an outside source, be sure to mention what it was and where you found it.  For information on accessing the FTCC Library databases, see the Resources in the weekly assignments folders.

(From Module 12) Explain how the electronic media, especially television, has forever changed American politics, citing examples. Do you think this is good or bad? Why?
(From Module 12) Discuss the rise of social networking, comparing it to other forms of communication that have come before.  How would you explain its explosive growth?  What are some of the positive aspects of social networking?  Some of the negative aspects?  Do you feel it is making the concept of a “Global Village” more of a reality, and is this good or bad?  Why?
(From Module 12) The rapid expansion of the World Wide Web, or WWW, has put vast amounts of information and entertainment within easy access. The web also contains many sites that dispense pornography, gambling opportunities, and the ravings of hate groups. Although these sites can be blocked through the installation of filters, these are not completely effective and they may limit access to important information such as AIDS awareness. Should efforts be made to limit the spread of objectionable material? How might this be done? What could be lost as a result? Explain your views.
(From Module 13) To make effective use of firearms, soldiers had to be well-drilled and subjected to rigid discipline. How have military models of organization influenced non-military social institutions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of military styles of organization when they are applied elsewhere? Note: much of the material in this question is found in chapter 15.
(From Module 13) Explain MAD. Do you think this is an inherently immoral policy? Can it continue to be the cornerstone of our military policy? Are there any alternatives other than the forging of effective arms control policies?  Do you think that the rational fear of destruction that leaders and people in both the U.S. and Soviet Union may have felt are shared by all who seek nuclear weapons in the world today?  What are the potential dangers of continued nuclear proliferation?

Reading reflection

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Social Sciences

Succinctly answer the following question in 400 words or less:

Historical efforts on the part of unions have been effective in many ways. For instance, unions challenged child labour, and brought us the weekend and the eight-hour work day.

But we still live under a capitalist mode of production.

Change is often conceptualized in a linear way, as something that ruptures with the emergence of new things. How do we make sense of this when considering labor relations/conditions in the U.S. historically, and in the present?

Using a couple of specific examples to illustrate your argument, briefly compare and contrast a) Barbara Ehrenreichs study of working conditions under neoliberal capitalism, with b) the plight of workers in Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. With specific consideration to conditions and relations of labour, what, in your view, is new, and what has been renewed/perpetuated?

Peer Response.

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Response to peers. This is for follow up discussion boards. It need to include two original Journals  no older than 5 years,  as well and APA citations. 

This is what I need to reply to:

Professor and Class,

Florida is an interesting state to live in and write this assignment based off of. Florida being a peninsula is surrounded by coastal waters, making it vulnerable to numerous natural disasters. These include hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes and wildfires. Florida is vulnerable to nuclear power plant incidents, hazardous materials incidents, power disruptions, oil spills, and infrastructure disruption (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, p. 7). Florida has maps of evacuation routes as well as flood and surge zones. Counties initiate their own protective measures, such as evacuations, activating public shelters, and other shelters designated for special needs or pets. The State Emergency Response Team (SERT) promotes regional and interregional planning and coordination of evacuation activities in collaboration with local emergency management, law enforcement, sheltering organizations, public information offices and adjacent states (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, p. 27). Regional evacuation processes will be used by state and county governments to ease evacuation efforts. These interventions include lifting tolls, locking down drawbridges, deploying personnel, designating host counties for sheltering, ensuring sufficient fuel supply, and addressing emergency medical issues (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, p. 28). Sheltering actions include requirement of any government owned facility excluding health care facilities be made available as hurricane evacuation shelters. The management plan includes supporting local action to provide direction for evacuees to safe shelter, including those with special needs. Strategies will be employed to ensure adequate shelter space in each region, and that each shelter has adequate staffing including medical and security personnel (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, pp. 27-28).

The plan includes a reconstruction strategy that discusses planning and assessment to identify and resolve issues. The Long-Term Reconstruction includes components of the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). Six functional areas of this plan include: Community Planning and Capacity, Economic Development, Health and Social Services, Housing, Infrastructure/Critical Facilities, and Natural and Cultural Resources (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, pp. 36-37). Stabilization and stimulation of the economy is a priority after disaster. Actions to engage this include repair and restoration of utilities, clearing debris, from major transportation routes, and restoration of essential services such as public transportation, schools, and waste collection. Keeping law enforcement, fire and rescue, and emergency medical services operational is also important.  All disasters start and end at the local level. Local government, voluntary agencies, and faith and community organizations are essential for recovery (Florida Division of Emergency Management, 2020, p. 37).

I’ll be sending you two more like this one,  but different deadline.

Thank you so much!

The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Note: Beside the Guidelines attached

    Referencing Style

Please use the following referencing style:
For Journal Articles:
LN, FN, FN LN, and FN LN.  Year.  Title of Article, Journal Name (Month/date), Vol. No., pp.

For Books:
LN, FN, and FN LN.  Year.  BOOK TITLE (All Caps), City & State/location of Publisher: Publisher Name, pp.

You can use reference numbers in the text as well.

Within the text, please write the references as:
    (Last-name Year, Last-name Year) OR use numbers (1-4).  NO ENDNOTES OR FOOTNOTES.

Whatever referencing style you elect to use, just be consistent with it and do not mix and match

MARKETING HOMEWORK

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Marketing

https://hbr.org/2020/11/case-study-when-your-brand-is-racist

Learning Objectives:
To introduce an abbreviated case study
To develop your critical thinking skills
To help prepare you for the case portion of our class

Introduction:
In this abbreviated case study we meet Shawn, a senior brand manager at Cork Beverages located in Nashville, Tennessee.  In this case, Shawn is working with Carla, Chief Marketing Officer, and Eric, Head of Finance on a specific problem that is time-sensitive and has big stakes for both his career and the company’s future profits.

In this assignment, you will identify the problem that Shawn is facing, detail the three options discussed in the case, and make ONE recommendation based on the facts from the case.  Please note in future cases you will make more than one recommendation and this is an introduction to our future casework.

______________________________________________

Instructions:
Read the HBR Case Study “When your Brand is Racist”.  This case study is part of the case pack which are in the required materials for this class.
Identify the main problem of this case as well as the three options that are discussed in the case.
Write a case homework memo and pick only one recommendation from the three options discussed in the case.  (Need help? CLICK HERE for an example of a completed homework memo)
Upload your assignment (in .doc or .pdf) by clicking the “submit assignment” button at the top of this page.

Scoring: This is a graded, credit/no credit assignment which counts towards your participation grade in this class.

Consider…

-Don’t forget to include the pros and cons of your recommendation

– Use facts verses opinions in any case study assignment

– There are no “right” or “wrong” answers in case study as long as you back up your position with solid critical thinking!

Module 12 HUM Media essay 3

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Media Essay 3
Introduction Media Essay Three:
The concepts we cover in this course include countless phenomena that occur and shape our world on a daily basis.  The purpose of media essay assignments is to help you relate course materials to the world around you and to help you understand the forces, both social and technological that impact all of us.

The Assignment
Find an article in the media (not more than one year old) that demonstrates issues and controversies surrounding the use or development of technology in our society. The article chosen should deal with at least one or more of the concepts or questions covered in the reading up to this point in the course (chapters 11 – 16). Some of the concepts and questions we have explored that you will likely find in the media include:
Literacy
Media Influence on Public Opinion
Yellow Journalism
Communications Regulation
Television Violence
Video Game Violence
Censorship
Internet Privacy
File Sharing
Intellectual Property
Television and Politics
Social Networking
Human Relationships in the Internet Age
The Digital Divide
The Age of Connection
Weapons Technology
Smart Weapons
UAVs

These are just a sample of some of the concepts and questions surrounding technology and society that we have explored so far. You should not have difficulty finding a current article that deals with at least one of these, or other topics covered thus far. Sources for your article might include but not be limited to, newspapers, websites such as CNN.COM or MSN.COM, magazines such as Time or Newsweek, or some of the electronic databases available through the FTCC Library webpage. These databases include such useful resources as Issues and Controversies, Science Resource Center, NC Live, and the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. See COURSE INFORMATION for guidance on accessing these databases if you have never used them.

Keep in mind, this is a current events assignment that relates course material to things going on in our world (and thus the news) now. Do not use articles more than one year old.

After you have selected an article and read it, write a one or more page essay that explains:
1. What is the controversy?
2. How is technology involved and what are the potential impacts on society?
3. How many sides are there to this issue (at least according to your article), and what are they?
4. What concepts or questions explored thus far in the course are apparent in this article? State the concepts by name!
5. What are your own feelings on this issue, and has any of the material covered thus far in the course impacted this opinion?
6. What is the source for your article? Provide the name, date, issue and/or volume number of the publication, name of the author (if given) and name of the article for print sources such as newspapers or magazines. Provide the web link for online sources. Provide the database and article name for articles accessed through the FTCC Library’s electronic databases.
Your written response to the above should be done in MS Word or a similar word processing program, using size 12, Times New Roman font. Further, the essay must be in MLA format and must include a works cited page that at a minimum lists the course textbook and the news article as sources.

All written assignments for this course must be done in MLA format.

Content: Student submits media essay one or more full pages of text in length that is based upon a news article less than one year old. Essay relates article to at least one or more course concepts and student states the course concept in the essay by name, fully explaining how the news article demonstrates the concept(s). Student provides all relevant information on the article on the works cited page. (Up to 80% of assignment grade).

Formatting: Has MLA style page numbering, MLA style header, uses parenthetical citation as needed, and lists all sources used in correct format on the works cited page. (Up to 10% of assignment grade).

Grammar: Media essay is free of errors in grammar, such as capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, etc… (Up to 10% of assignment grade).

American History – WWII

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), History

Choose an influential public figure from the mid-19th century to the present. Your selection may be taken from speakers or religious, economic, or social leaders. This assignment is open to any reform discussed in this course (e.g., creed, race, age, status, gender), but you may not use any U.S. president.

Focus on communicating the figures relevance in todays modern era. Why and how is this figure important today? This is not meant to be a biography. Your argument should highlight how society remembers him or her now.

Create a one-page outline in preparation for a PowerPoint Presentation.

coursework

February 3, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

Answer the following questions with the links provided

1.  In the article, Public Health Experts Say the Pandemic Is Exactly Why Protests Must Continue, which appeared in Slate on June 2, 2020, (link in folder), what connection do the public health experts who signed the open letter make between the pandemic and the need for mass protests against systemic racism?

https://slate.com/technology/2020/06/protests-coronavirus-pandemic-public-health-racism.html

2.  In the Carr Center Discussion Series report, Reimagining Social Movements and Civil Resistance in the Global Pandemic from April 17, 2020, (link in folder) what are some of the negative effects on social movements around the world that the three scholars believe will occur because of the pandemic, and give one example of a specific movement mentioned that might be affected negatively.  You may also find an example in the May 13, 2020, Nation article, Whats Next for Asias Social Movements? that is also linked to in the folder.
https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/files/cchr/files/200416_covid_discussion_paper.pdf
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/protests-pandemic-asia/

3.  Read “Q-Anon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded” and “Now the World Gets to See the Difference.” Global crises often launch social movements — some of them which seek social justice, and others which seek authoritarian control or that thrive on misinformation. How can social movement forces which rely on facts and evidence combat those that are born of conspiracy theories and misinformation? Why do you think misinformation, propaganda and lies succeeded in the crises of the 1930s which brought the world Mussolini and Hitler, and how can social movements for social justice triumph today?

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/955221274/now-the-world-gets-to-see-the-difference-blm-protesters-on-the-capitol-attack