social science

Instructions: After critically reading the chapters on Age, Ability, and Disability, you will write a reflection paper. Students will focus their reflections on the following Parts below and organize their papers using the following headings: Part 1 , Part 2. The questions in each Part should guide your reflections and content for this Assignment. write  3 pages, not including cover and reference pages. Part 1: Ageism (from the “Youth Oppression and Elder Oppression” readings- Section 7) How has your own experience and observation of youth oppression and/or elder oppression been similar and/or different from the experiences and observations described in the “Voices” Section? Whose voices are included in this chapter? What additional voices might be included in this chapter? What kinds of experiences or observations could be added to this section? What are a few examples of intersections between youth and elder oppression and other forms of oppression? If you were to write a testimonial (personal story) of your own experience as a young person and/or as an elder with youth oppression and elder oppression, what would you include in that testimonial? Write at least one full paragraph.  PART 2:  Ableism (from Ableism readings – Section 6) What three Ableism chapters, resonated with you?Explain? Think about: What impression did the chapters had on you?  What could you relate to?  What did you learn that was new for you?   What questions does it bring up for you? ( Be sure to mention the name of the chapters in your reflection). Readings for Diversity and Social Justice (4thEdition2018). Edited by Marianne Adams, Warren J.Blumenfeld, D. Chase J. Catalano, Keri DeJong, Heather W. Hackman, Larissa E. Hopkins, Barbara J. Love, Madeline L. Peters, Davey Shlasko, and Ximena Zuniga.  For more information on Disability and Age read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_in_the_Middle_Ages

 A 3-4 page argumentative paper (double spaced).  Here are some options: Case Analysis Paper. Explain a problem and how it is illustrated by one or more case studies. I want you to argue for a particular way in which the problem should be solved. What principles support your view?  If you choose to do this, please write on a different topic than your first paper.   In our class, we had a discussion about the distinction between what James Rachels calls active and passive euthanasia.  Is there a moral difference between killing someone and letting them die?  Provide an argument for your position.  Explain John Harris’ survival lottery scheme.   Formulate the best objection you can think of against Harris’ proposal.  Does this objection succeed?  Argue one way or the other.  In class, we looked at the issue of pharmacological enhancement.  It is common for certain prescription drugs to be used without a documented medical need in order to obtain some kind of cognitive or psychological benefit.  Is this unethical?  If you think so, provide an argument for why this is unethical.  If you think it is permissible, then examine what you think is the strongest argument for why one might think doing this is wrong and counter it. For more information on John Harris read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harris

Week 4 – Journal Rough Draft Review Process Evaluation [WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Purpose: The primary goal of this weekly assignment is to enable you to understand the revision process and revise your paper with the help of a writing specialist. Prepare Step 1: Prepare a shortened version of your Final Paper (at least four pages) by including the following: Introduction paragraph and a thesis statement you developed for your Week 3 Assignment. Background information on the global societal issue you have chosen.A brief argument supporting at least two solutions to the global societal issue. Conclusion paragraph. Must document any information used from at least five scholarly sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) Note that you will need at least eight scholarly sources for your Final Paper in Week 5. Step 2: After you have completed a rough draft of your paper, submit that draft to the Ashford Writing Center by using the instructions found in the Paper Review (Links to an external site.) page. Your paper will be returned within 24 hours, so give yourself enough time to complete and submit it prior to the due date. Reflect: Carefully review the summary feedback found in the email from the tutor and the margin comments that you see on your returned paper. Consider each of the suggestions provided to help you to revise your paper. Write: What You Need to Submit to Waypoint: Upload the document that contains the feedback from the Writing Center specialist. Submit the journal assignment answering the following questions in at least 400 words: Identify the top three issues your writing specialist focused on in your rough draft (e.g., paragraph structure, proper use of quotations, thesis statement, etc.). In what ways were those issues surprising? Describe what you learned from some of the feedback your writing specialist provided as explanations. Was this feedback helpful? Evaluate the usefulness of the paper review tool. In what ways did this activity improve your academic writing skills? Will you use the Ashford Writing Center to review your work in the future? Why or why not? Identify Writing Center Video Tutorials (Links to an external site.) that you find most useful and explain why. Also, identify tutorial(s) you found least useful and explain why.  The journal part of the assignment does not need to be formatted in APA style; however, correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation is required. Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your journal. For more information on Process Evaluation read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation

Assignment Content This week’s readings and activities focused on how reason, emotion, and communication may influence critical thinking. In this assignment, you will identify the concepts of reason, emotion, and communication in your everyday critical thinking practices. Complete the Reason, Emotion, and Communication in Critical Thinking Worksheet. Submit your assignment. Resources  Center for Writing Excellence  Reference and Citation Generator Grammar and Writing Guides

Discussion Question: CLO 2, CLO 3 Select a TED Talk video relevant to the business course you are currently enrolled in and/or your internship assignment.  Describe what information you agree with and the parts you liked or disliked in the video content. Summarize it for the weekly discussion and include the URL reference. For more information on TED Talk read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TED_(conference)

 In this section, you have studied several ethical arguments the purpose of which is to both say what is right or good and to justify the reward and punishment for human actions. Below is a case history that I would like for you to consider: Jane is a 17-year-old woman who, about a year ago, presented to the ER of a major New York hospital with symptoms consistent with a neurological problem. She was referred to the neurology department and upon testing was shown to have a condition called neurofibromatosis. Because this is a genetic condition for which there is no cure-all that could be done was to operate to remove the benign tumor from here auditory pathways. This meant, however, that she lost all hearing.The operation was successful and she was discharged for OP follow-up but within about one year she was discovered to have a new tumor growth along her visual pathway. The surgeon recommended a second operation to remove the tumor (without surgical intervention the tumor will grow to the point where brain tissue is destroyed), but Jane was reluctant to have this done. She argued that since the disease is progressive and terminal in any event that she would like to live for the rest of her life with vision. Because the doctor believed that while she might experience some reduction in quality of life she should have to operation because it would prolong her life by several years, maybe even a decade.Take a position about what should be done and present an argument using one or more of the ethical arguments we covered so far. Offer a defense of your position use reasons and give a personal observation as to why you think your action will be productive of the best outcome.   instructions:  the minimum word count for these essays is 800. When you submit them please be sure to use the campus HTML link (associated with each paper assignment), feature to deliver the paper Please do not email them to me. The deadline for the submission of these papers is the last day of the regularly scheduled class. The purpose of these papers is to focus on one argument or theory. The goal is not to do research (looking up stuff in the library) but to focus your thoughts on one argument or one position and dig deep. Your grade on these papers will be primarily based on the clarity of your writing, the command of the material and the “depth” of your explanations. (Which side of the issue you are on is completely irrelevant). You should also briefly explain the effect this assignment has had on your view of the subject.(i.e., has the assignment strengthened your initial position, or has it been altered as a result of doing the assignment, and explain how. You will also be graded according to your ability to create an informed personal response to a philosophical problem by writing an essay in which you develop and defend your personal response to a selected philosophical problem.  For more information on ER read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_room

Write a 2 page double spaced reflection on the SPECIFIC PANEL you “attended” from the Dante Society Conference “Translation in Dante/Dante in Translation”  in 2017 Please include: Name, Name of Panel attended, Word Count MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE PANELS FROM THE RECORDING OF 2017, not other years and write your thoughts and was discussed during that specific panel. Please don’t summarize the conference itself. https://www.dantesociety.org/meetings-and-events/2017-annual-meeting-and-symposium  2017 Recording: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4C7QiDIcM66EEeXhMc2TpA/playlists For more information on Dante Society  read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri_Society 

Find a NEWS article that addresses a current economic issue facing the U.S. It can involve any of the challenges discussed in Chapter 18, or one of your choice. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, or other information websites.) Write a minimum 300-word essay that answers the following questions: Based on the article you chose, what is economic challenge you chose? How does it relate to the economic challenges discussed in the book? (See Chapter 18 for a discussion of economic challenges facing the U.S.) According to the article, who are the main interest groups involved? What does the economic issue mean for their life and/or business outcomes? How can the economic challenge be addressed in a manner that is fair and equitable to all parties involved? Guidelines Your essay should be a total of 300 words or more.  The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references. It also does not include meaningless filler statements that have factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites. be original work and will be checked for plagiarism.  You will receive a zero if substantial portions of your work are taken from other sources without proper citation have references and citations for your sources, including the textbook; a minimum of 3 sources is required. Cite your sources in-text and provide references for each source according to the APA Style Guide. FYI web addresses or links are not full references! Provide a complete bibliography for your sources; this does NOT count toward the 300 word requirement. Essays are automatically submitted to SafeAssign. Watch the video – SafeAssign for Students – Blackboard Learn Any work that SafeAssign identifies as having more than a 10% rate of plagiarism after quoted material and small matches (10 words or less) are excluded will not be read and will receive a grade of F (No points).All essays must be written using Microsoft Office applications such as Word. Work that is not submitted through the assigned drop box or that is submitted using software that is not compatible with Safe Assign (SafeAssign accepts files in .doc, .docx, .docm, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .txt, .rtf, .pdf, and .html file formats only) will not be read and will receive a grade of zero. Submitting a paper that was already submitted by the student to another professor and/or course is also considered an act of academic dishonesty. Students who are found doing this will also receive an F (no points) for this assignment. Students must write a different new essay or paper for every class they take. Essays must be submitted through the proper dropbox. Essays that are not submitted through the assigned dropbox will not be accepted. Do not submit essays through the Comments Window!! No essays will be accepted after the due date. View the grading rubric above (Points Possible). For more information on News Article read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(publishing)#News_articles

In this course, you will be asked to select one case study and to use it throughout the entire course. By doing this, you will have the opportunity to see how theories guide your view of a client and the client’s presenting problem. Although the case may be the same, each time you use a different theory, your perspective of the problem changes, which then changes how you go about asking the assessment questions and how you intervene. The first theoretical approach you will use to apply to a case study is systems theory. In other words, your theoretical orientation—your lens—will be systems theory as you analyze a social work case study. Different theories can be used to take a systems approach. For example, Bertalanffy’s General Systems Theory considers how a system is made of smaller subsystems that influence each other and seek homeostasis, whereas Brofennerbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory focuses on how an individual’s experience is influenced by different system levels (micro, meso, exo, macro, and Chrono). Systems theory is commonly used to understand the interrelationships of the systems (e.g., family, community, organizations, society) of the client. If you are working with families, communities, and organizations, it is also beneficial to use systems theory to get a holistic picture of all the interrelated parts of the system. To prepare: Select and focus on one of four case studies listed in the Learning Resources. You will use this same case study throughout the course. Focus on the identified client within your chosen case ( Tiffani Bradley  ) Analyze the case using a systems approach, taking into consideration both family and community systems. Complete and submit the “Dissecting a Theory and Its Application to a Case Study” worksheet based on your analysis. For more information on Systems Theory read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_theory

Part of the prison experience could be either working at a job while doing time or learning a skill or trade. All of this is part of the prison subculture. Search the Gale Criminal Justice Collection (use the link to the Library found on your Blackboard homepage) ( Growing Up in Prison: What I’ve Learned During My Eight Years of Incarceration ) Key Terms for information on prison industries and how they may or may not benefit inmates. Also, go to this website and find information about the Federal Bureau of Prison’s efforts at providing meaningful work for inmates. Share your findings and thoughts with the class. 200 words length for this post. For more information on Prison read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison