Do you include the effect and cause of the problem and a legislative solution?

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Remember to stand, maintain consistent eye contact, speak loudly, and gesture. BTW-always give canvas some time to save-you may hit the save key and nothing will happen. Wifi speeds seem to impact this.
Was your topic selected from advocacy speech topic page, or approved by me?

Do you start with an attention getter, include a preview?

Do you include the effect and cause of the problem and a legislative solution?

Do you utilize at least four quoted sources to support your body points?

Do you use transitions between body points?
Are you speaking in a clear, assertive voice, reasonably free of verbal non fluencies ?

Do you maintain consistent eye contact (allowing for looking at card occasionally)?

How do differing cultural conceptions of health and illness shape the health care interactions between the Hmong community and the American health care providers?

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Carefully read the select chapters and answer the following, using evidence from the texts to support your ideas.

1. How do differing cultural conceptions of health and illness shape the health care interactions between the Hmong community and the American health care providers?

2. How do the health care experiences described in these chapters illustrate the importance of source, message, and channel factors in health communication interactions at MCMM?

3. How might social stigma influence the Hmong community’s health care experiences and what are the possible consequences of such stigma?

4. What might help to improve the health care interactions between the Hmong community and American healthcare providers?
Paper Requirements

5. The paper is worth 40 points.

6. Your paper should have a cover page formatted according to APA (7th edition) style conventions.

 

How do Vivian Bearing’s experiences with health care providers support the well-documented trends in patient-provider communication (e.g., physician-centered communication, asymmetrical versus transactional communication, etc.)?

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Carefully watch the movie and answer the following questions, using evidence from the texts to support your ideas:
1. How does Vivian Bearing’s experience of social support influence her illness experience?
2. How do Vivian Bearing’s experiences with health care providers support the well-documented trends in patient-provider communication (e.g., physician-centered communication, asymmetrical versus transactional communication, etc.)?
3. What evidence do you see that both Vivian Bearing and her healthcare providers have been socialized to use the Voice of the Lifeworld and/or the Voice of Medicine? Does anyone in the movie deviate from the patient and/or health care provider role expectations and if so, how?
4. How does Vivian Bearing’s experience support Nuland’s ideas about how our cultural conceptions surrounding the “beautiful death” cause so many people to die alone?

Which strategy or strategies (passive, active, interactive) were employed to reduce uncertainty?

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Advanced Interpersonal Communication w/ Biblical

We have all had experiences where we have had to reduce our uncertainty about strangers. Or, in many cases we were the stranger.

What specific uncertainties and anxieties characterized your first days?

What incentive did you have to reduce your uncertainty about others? (future interaction, goal, or unique behavior)

Which strategy or strategies (passive, active, interactive) were employed to reduce uncertainty?

What elements about the individual and the context of your meeting motivated your quest to reduce uncertainty? Be specific.

Which axioms might you have used to help, if you were to do it all over again? Explain and be specific.

Discuss an important concept or prominent figure from one of the disciplines of the humanities (Introduction to Humanities, World Humanities, Music Theory, Religion, Philosophy and Logic, Lit 2000).

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Humanities Knowledge Assessment

Essay Directions:

Utilizing information learned in HCC humanities classes, write an essay addressing the following prompt statement.

Discuss an important concept or prominent figure from one of the disciplines of the humanities (Introduction to Humanities, World Humanities, Music Theory, Religion, Philosophy and Logic, Lit 2000).

The essay should utilize core terminology/vocabulary of the selected discipline in the discussion of the concept or prominent figure.

 

What experiences have other companies had with social networks in the workplace?

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PRELIMINARY OUTLINE
The preliminary outline for this study is as follows:
I. What experiences have other companies had with social networks in the workplace?

A. Do social networks have a demonstrable business benefit?

B. How do employees benefit from using these tools?

C. Has network security and information confidentiality been an issue?

II. Is social networking an appropriate solution for our community-building needs?

A. Is social networking better than other tools and methods for community building?

B. Are employees already using social networking tools on the job?

C. Will a company-endorsed system distract employees from essential duties?

D. Will a company system add to managerial workloads in any way?

III. If we move ahead. should we use a business.class• network such as Social text or a
consumer tool such as Facebook?

A. How do the Initial and ongoing costs compare?

B. Do the additional capabilities of a business-class network justify the higher costs?

IV. How should we implement a social network?

A. Should we let it glow ‘Organically” with employees Choosing their own feels
and groups?

B. Should we make a variety of tools available and let employees improvise on
their own?

C. Should we designate one system as the official company social network and
make It a permanent, supported element of the Information technology
infrastructure?

V. How can we evaluate the success of a new social network?

A. What are the criteria of success or failure?

B. What is the best way to measure these criteria?

Do your conceptual definitions make sense and clearly define the phenomenon you are interested in?

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Topic Proposal (This is a part of the building block assignment)

After providing this overview, please provide the following:

Preliminary research question or hypothesis. This may change as your paper develops, but please provide the RQ or H as you are currently thinking about the topic.

After you have your topic defined, you need 6 peer reviewed journals for your bibliography in APA format. Please use journals from the Communication discipline.

An easy way to find these journals is using COM ABSTRACTS through the ASU library. See the list provided for approved communication articles.  keep these journals recent. You should search for articles that:

Help describe the problem you are studying and why it is important

Define key variables or concepts
Provide a theoretical foundation for your argument
Help establish the links in your argument/explain why you think something should happen
Describes previous research on the key variable, population, etc.
Address the same question you are interested in only in a different setting, population, etc.

You will be graded on:

Do you have an introductory paragraph?
Do you have 6 journals?
Are they in APA format?
Do your conceptual definitions make sense and clearly define the phenomenon you are interested in? Is your topic communication based?

Write a 400-word essay on each area, including examples from the book that will support the changes that you would like to make.

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1. In Dan Buettner’s THRIVE, he identifies Thrive Centers, six life domains that we and individuals can shape to boost our chances for happiness in the long term. These six domains include:

1. Community – The nation, state, county, city or suburb in which you live.

2. Workplace – Your job site, or academic classes, or wherever you spend most of your working hours.

3. Social Life – the circle of friends, acquaintances, and others with whom you come in contact regularly.

4. Financial Life – The savings and spending strategies you adopt.

5. Home – Your house, apartment, or condo, and the yard or grounds around it.

6. Self – Your education, sense of purpose, and health strategies.

Considering these six Thrive Centers, reflect for a moment how you can change your life in each of these areas which will result in a more happier you.

1. In Dan Buettner’s THRIVE, he identifies Thrive Centers, six life domains that we and individuals can shape to boost our chances for happiness in the long term. These six domains include:

1. Community – The nation, state, county, city or suburb in which you live.

2. Workplace – Your job site, or academic classes, or wherever you spend most of your working hours.

3. Social Life – the circle of friends, acquaintances, and others with whom you come in contact regularly.

4. Financial Life – The savings and spending strategies you adopt.

5. Home – Your house, apartment, or condo, and the yard or grounds around it.

6. Self – Your education, sense of purpose, and health strategies.

Considering these six Thrive Centers, reflect for a moment how you can change your life in each of these areas which will result in a more happier you. Write a 400-word essay on each area, including examples from the book that will support the changes that you would like to make. You need to include at least two changes in each domain.

 

What do we learn about masculinity and femininity from these examples, and why is this important?

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How are men and women represented differently in manga and anime

Men and women are often represented very differently in the media. The stereotypes we learn about ‘how to be a man’ and ‘how to be a woman’ are often false, but we see them over and over again in our lives. Looking at very specific examples from the media can illustrate how important this is.
. How are men and women represented differently: what kinds of jobs do they have, are they married or single, how do they dress, who are their friends, etc. What do we learn about masculinity and femininity from these examples, and why is this important? Do not just list the stereotypes you see; you need to make an argument about why representations mat

Discuss  How audience involvement and second screen involvement relates to each other to make media more effective such as media polls, live voting and Sneak Peeks

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1.Discuss  How audience involvement and second screen involvement relates to each other to make media more effective such as media polls, live voting (ex. American Idol) and Sneak Peeks (through apps or other transmedia)

2. Growth of Media Convergence in transmedia storytelling and its advantages.

3. Television and Transmedia and its relation to audience involvement.

you will submit a 1,000-word (double-spaced) paper exploring the future of transmedia.

You will support your paper with at least three sources other than the information and articles found in the modules. Consider everything you’ve learned about the various ways users receive messages, share stories, interact with each other, and play games across multiple digital platforms. In your writing, you will reflect on the examples of transmedia examined throughout this course, as well as information you find in your other sources, to make an educated prediction of where you believe transmedia will be in 10 years.

Some points to consider in writing your paper:

Popularity of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu
People watching programs and movies on digital devices
Second-screen involvement
Interactive gaming
Conglomerates
Convergence
Growth of Reality Television and Audience Involvement

Make sure you clearly explain your perspective on how the future will look. This final paper should include analysis of the themes raised in each learning assignment which was Media Literacy, Convergence, Research & Effects, Storytelling: Local and Global Impact, Television, Internet & Citizen Journalism, Evolving Journalism, Entertainment vs News, Media Law, Controversies & Trends, The Business of Media, Audience Involvement, and Media Ethics.

Use 12-point font for the entire paper.

double-space your paper throughout, and leave one-inch margins on all four sides.

Include the name of the assignment as the title of your paper.

Your paper will be evaluated based on grammar, understandability, structure, and punctuation. Communicate clearly, proofread, and spell-check. Make sure your work is original, as all papers will be checked for plagiarism. If you need extra help with writing, contact the Writing Lab for support.

Do not include the prompts or questions in your response. You should synthesize all the ideas from the three parts into one paper. Do not include lists, bullet points, or section headings in your paper. In other words, write your response in prose.

Cite sources throughout your paper using MLA formatting. For instance, if you quote someone, you will put quotes around what they said and reference the date.\research the MLA style. And read the questions and answers in this link below for further support: