Write an analytical essay (12-point font and 4 to 6 double-spaced pages) responding to one of the following questions. Make sure to draw on both primary and secondary sources. Referencing style should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition.
Did domestic or international factors play a more important role in the CCPs rise to power?
Did Maos China play an active or reactive role in the making of Cold War Asia?
For this assignment, you will write a 3- to 4-page argumentative essay explaining, analyzing, and critically assessing a way (or ways) in which the production of content by end-users of new media devices and services expands the opportunities for readers and audiences to contribute to the social construction of reality and the social integration of individuals.
Some obvious sources of analysis include: Twitter, Facebook, and peer-to-peer file sharing. Make sure that you choose a specific media product or service that is peer-produced by users of these kinds of networks and its devices. For example, you might use MySpace.com and the way that the service enables musicians to distribute music, merchandise, information, etc. Make sure that you choose a specific resource for investigation (e.g., an artist or a band).
In the critical phase of your essay, apply the active audience theory to your example in the new media context. To what extent, if at all, does your example help to explain the general potential of the new media to expand the force of audience contributions to the social construction of reality? Address at least two counterarguments in your analysis.
Listen to the following lecture by Professor Cass Sunstein, speaking about “Internet Echo Chambers and Democracy:”
Pakman, D. [David Pakman Show]. (2017, April 4). Legal scholar Cass Sunstein on Internet echo chambers and democracy. [Video file]. Retrieved from Legal Scholar Cass Sunstein on Internet Echo Chambers & Democracy (Links to an external site.)
Minimize Video
A transcript is available for your reading: Under the video, click on “More” >> “Transcript.”
The arguments advanced by Professor Sunstein attempt to demonstrate that even if readers and audiences are able to contribute to socialization and the social construction of reality, they do so in a way that radically isolates them from everyone else, except those persons who are members of a very small community. Address this counterargument with respect to the focus of the activity you describe in your essay. Do you think your example is susceptible to the concerns expressed by the author of this article? Why?
Your paper must:
Be 3-4 pages in length.
Be well written.
Include at least three references from the readings or outside sources, cited in proper APA style
Choose to write about anything from each of these 3 areas you want. The goal is to successfully communicate and convince those grading your writing that you spent the time reading the literature, watching the film, and listening to some of the things on the playlist. Keep in mind the learning outcomes for the course.
Learning Outcomes This course aims to critically challenge students in three primary ways: 1) describe some of the historical narratives and cultural influences associated with Rap and Hip Hop music 2) identify aesthetic qualities of certain styles (historical and contemporary) and techniques of Rap and Hip Hop practitioners 3) engage in dialogue and discussion surrounding rap and hip hop music and lyrics through your own perspectives.
Week 3 literature – Write 1 Paragraph about something you read from the following excerpts. These are relatively short reads and not too heavy on the theoretical stuff.
This weeks literature is centered around Soren Baker’s work on Gangsta Rap music – an important movement we will be looking at in the coming week.
Week 3 film – Write 1 Paragraph about something you saw in the film.
This weeks film is Pass the Mic! focuses on the Latinx community here in LA, CA and the early influences from the 80s and 90s that helped drive that scene. It is a documentary-style movie that features artists and practitioners from the LA scene during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
Week 3 listening – Write 1 Paragraph about something you heard or watched from these playlists. Try and listen to each year and briefly discuss some things you notice 1) about one specific video and 2) any change over time you notice in sounds and aesthetics.
Peer Responses:
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years
Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references
Citations need to be within 5 (Five) years
Context: Nursing in the USA
In this assignment, students will pull together the change proposal project components they have been working on throughout the course to create a proposal inclusive of sections for each content focus area in the course. At the conclusion of this project, the student will be able to apply evidence-based research steps and processes required as the foundation to address a clinically oriented problem or issue in future practice.
Students will develop a 1,250-1,500 word paper that includes the following information as it applies to the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need profiled in the capstone change proposal:
Background
Problem statement
Purpose of the change proposal
PICOT
Literature search strategy employed
Evaluation of the literature
Applicable change or nursing theory utilized
Proposed implementation plan with outcome measures
Identification of potential barriers to plan implementation, and a discussion of how these could be overcome
Appendix section, if tables, graphs, surveys, educational materials, etc. are created
Review the feedback from your instructor on the Topic 3 assignment, PICOT Statement Paper, and Topic 6 assignment, Literature Review. Use the feedback to make appropriate revisions to the portfolio components before submitting.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Peer Responses:
Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years
Context: Nursing in the USA
T5 W3 D2 R1
Despite the fact, the over many of adults have gained access to health care insurance
related to the Affordable Care Act there are still many Americans that continue to lack coverage. Data from Health people 20/20 demonstrates that there are still disparities in access to care by sex, age race, ethnicity, education and family income (Healthy people 2020). The disparities range from all levels of care including access to ongoing primary care. At the local and state level policymakers are aimed at eliminating health dipartites by creating more opportunities for health care professionals and increasing the number of health professional practicing in medically underserved populations. The Cal. Health & Saf. Code 150 et. seq.- establishes the Office of Multicultural Health within the State Department of Public Health. The office works towards closing health status gaps among racial and ethnic minorities. Responsibilities of the office include developing a strategic minority health plan, providing cultural and linguistic
competency training to health professionals, and providing assistance to help other public and private entities locate funding sources for multicultural health initiatives (Comlossy, Hansen, & Garcia, 2020).
Many people live in rural areas that lack access to primary care services. The Cal. Health & Safety Code 127875 et. seq.- creates the Health Professions Career Opportunity Program, which is designed to increase the number of ethnic minorities in health professional training and increase the number of minority health professionals practicing in medically underserved areas (Comlossy, Hansen, & Garcia, 2020). For this reason, the Advanced Practice Nurse will be a crucial component to the future health care and help improve health care access to the underserved population. The advanced Nurse Practitioner will improve increase access using evidence based preventive services.
Reference
About Healthy People. (2020, January 21). Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People
Comlossy, M., Hansen, M., & Garcia, A. (2020). Retrieved from
https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/health-disparities-laws.aspx
Portfolio Assignment
The final Portfolio Project for this course requires that students select and critically evaluate a research topic. The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to synthesize many of the issues about the sociology of media discussed throughout the modules and in the textbook.
For the portfolio project, choose a media text to analyze. A media text includes:
Television show
News event
Film or film franchise
Radio show or even radio format
Magazine
Book franchise
Video game franchise
Advertising campaign
Social networking used for activism (e.g., Flashmobbing)
Twitter used for newsgathering
The purpose of your final paper is to critically evaluate a mass media text by applying at least three or more of the major issues or concepts explored by the textbook and course content. These issues or concepts include:
Economics of the production and distribution of the media text
Laws and policies that regulate the production and distribution of the media text
Ways in which structural power constrains individuals and institutions that produce the media text
Ways in which dominant ideologies are transmitted by the media text
Opportunities that exist for individuals and audiences to use the media text in unintended ways
Influence of technology in the production and distribution of the media text
Issues that arise when the media text is distributed globally
A recommended organization of your paper should include:
Thesis paragraph
Description of the media text
Description of the focus of your paper
Application of the concepts/issues
Critical analysis of the text in light of the application of the concepts/issues
Engagement of possible solutions to a problem or problems (if applicable)
Your well-written paper should also meet the following requirements:
8-10 pages
Double-spaced
Formatted according to the APA
Including a minimum of three outside sources, citing in proper APA style.
Write a 300- to 500-word response to the following:
Assess the influences of current strategic and competitive factors in the real job of a manager?
Include your own experience as well as two citations that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. Cite your sources using APA formatting.
If you found contradicting information to what your experience tells you, explain why you agree or disagree with the research.
As an astute social worker and professional policy advocate, once you have selected and identified a social problem, you begin the process of creating and implementing a policy that addresses that social problem. One of the first things you do in the implementation process is an analysis of the social policy you identified. There is always the possibility that the policy created and implemented to address the social problem you identified is not viable for a variety of reasons. In this case, you must explore a policy alternative.
In Part 4 of your ongoing Social Change Project assignment, you identify a policy alternative to the social problem you identified.
What is the policy alternative?
What, if any, change(s) in the policy alternative are necessary and where will they need to occur (local, state, national, and international)?
Is this policy alternative congruent with social work values? Explain.
What is the feasibility of the alternative policy (political, economic, and administrative)?
Does the policy alternative meet the policy goals (e.g., social equality, redistribution of resources, social work values, and ethics)?
What are the forces that are for/against the policy?
What policy advocacy skills can be used to support the policy alternative?
How does the current policy affect clinical social work practice with clients?
What changes could be made in the policy to support the needs of clients seeking clinical services?
Provide an update on the advocacy activities your proposed in the Week 6 Assignment.
Important! Read First
Compare how ONE media story within the past five years has been covered by news outlets from three different parts of the world. Find three news items (one from each source) focusing on the same event:
One of these outlets should represent what is typically considered mainstream news in the U.S., such as a major daily newspaper, a network-affiliated local news broadcast, or a national network news broadcast.
The other two outlets should represent news sources based outside of the U.S. in two different regions of the world.
Even though some of these sources may overtly favor a particular political perspective, please do not focus on opinion pieces or editorials. Instead, you should compare the journalistic news reporting among the different outlets. NOTE: The news items you are analyzing do not count toward your required sources and should be properly cited.
Address the following questions in your paper:
Do these news outlets rely on different types of sources?
Do the writing or presentation styles differ among the outlets?
Do they all attempt to present an objective point of view?
For each source that does attempt to appear objective, describe what it is that makes it seem objective. For non-objective sources, describe what it is that indicates it is not trying to be objective.
What are the main differences in the ways these three outlets present the story?
Do they offer different emphases on how the story affects certain groups of people?
Do they use different words or phrases that indicate different attitudes towards their subjects?
Does one source present the story as more important to their news agenda than the others? If this is the case, how is that conveyed?
What cultural factors do you think might account for the differences among news outlets? What cultural factors account for their similarities?
What emphasis does the U.S. source place on foreign sources and perspectives? What emphasis do the foreign sources place on U.S. sources and perspectives?
Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:
Feel free to use the readings from any module, but also incorporate at least four to six scholarly sources not used in this course. NOTE: The news items you are analyzing do not count toward your required sources and should be properly cited.
Make your paper 8-10 pages in length, not including the cover and reference pages.
Format your document according to APA Requirements
NOTE: An academic research paper is a formal project based on research and, therefore, it is not appropriate to use first person voice or pronouns, which can lead to opinion insertion. Instead, use third person voice or pronouns for academic writing. Write clearly and logically, as you will be graded on content, analysis, and your adherence to the tenets of good academic writing, which should be succinct where possible, while also exploring the topics appropriately.
