Develop a comprehensive and detailed Argument that appeals to a reasonable audience and motivates action. Support your discussion by synthesizing evidence from different sources.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

OVERVIEW

This argument essay requires that you not only inform, but persuade a reasonable audience to agree with a specific claim that you are making about your issue and to motivate action.  You are making an argument in this paper, but beyond that you are seeking to persuade an audience to act on the argument you make.  This paper will be more challenging because, it requires that you “state your position unequivocally and make it appear reasonable – which requires that you offer evidence and defend against logical objections” (Behrens and Rosen 82).

GUIDELINES

Develop a comprehensive and detailed Argument that appeals to a reasonable audience and motivates action. Support your discussion by synthesizing evidence from different sources. Write a paper of 2-3 (double-spaced) pages. In addition to the essay, you will need to include a Works Cited page that indicates the sources you have used to complete your assignment. As you integrate direct textual evidence, your analysis should solely represent your own analytical thinking.

Consider the following questions when developing your Argument:

  • Purpose: How can you establish a need for taking action? What is significant and current about this issue?
  • Angle: Where can you add to this conversation? How can you best appeal to ethos, logos and pathos to motivate your audience to act?
  • Tone: What attitude about the issue should be clear in your writing? What words will convey this tone?
  • Evidence: What specific evidence from the texts should be provided to support your claim? What evidence will effectively to develop appeals as you articulate your reasons, your counterargument(s), and your call to action?
  • Contribution: What have you said that goes beyond the current conversation? How is your argument different from the ones that you researched on your topic?
  • Style: How clear is the language/style/expression in your argument?
  • Conclusion: What meaningful and significant action should your audience take based on your argument? What practical steps have you provided for your audience to act upon? How will taking these steps benefit your audience and the larger community?

Write a letter meant for a politician (any of your choosing) to suggest a policy change.

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Letter of gratitude

Write a letter meant for a politician (any of your choosing) to suggest a policy change. Letter is to be written in a block letter format. You do not need to site your sources but the contents of the letter needs to be factually correct.

How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?

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Discussion #2: Musculoskeletal System

Must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words and ONE question per post. All posts must contain at least (2) professional references, one may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format.

Discussion Topic

You are a nursing student who is assigned to a busy medical-surgical unit that specializes in the care of patients with diabetes related conditions. One of your patients for the day is Ms. Ncube, a 63 year old woman who is post-operative for an amputation of the right foot. You enter the room to conduct your morning assessment and you find that Ms. Ncube is crying uncontrollably. She confides to you that she feels helpless and that she does not know how she will continue to live her life autonomously without her foot. She states that she cannot bare for herself or anyone else to see her wound. Although you empathize with Ms. Ncube, you are very busy today and have a limited amount of time to conduct your assessment.

QUESTION:

1.) How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?

2.) Part of your assessment includes observing Ms. Ncube’s amputation site. How may you assess the site while still being therapeutic and respecting your patient?

3.) How may Ms. Ncube’s emotional status affect your overall assessment? Could her emotional status alter any of your assessments?

How do you think you may best navigate this situation? Should you state that Jackie’s prognosis is poor?

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Discussion #3: Respiratory System

Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words and ONE question per discussion. All posts must contain at least (2) professional references, one may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format.

Discussion Topic

You are a nursing student who is assigned to a busy medical-surgical unit that specializes in the care of patients with various respiratory disorders. One of your patients for the day is Mr. Jackson Martinez, or Jackie, a 23 year old Mexican-American male with a primary diagnosis of pulmonary exacerbation secondary to cystic fibrosis. Over the past few days since being admitted, Jackie’s condition has been worsening. During your morning rounds with the interdisciplinary healthcare team, you learn that Jackie’s prognosis is poor and his physician believes that respiratory failure is imminent. After your meeting with the team, it is time for you to assess Jackie. Upon assessing, you find that his respiratory status has, in fact, significantly declined from just a few days ago. As you are finishing your assessment, Jackie’s mom enters the room and begins to ask you questions about the assessment you just completed and how her son is doing?

How do you think you may best navigate this situation? Should you state that Jackie’s prognosis is poor?

Family members are often present in the room during nursing assessments. Is it okay to discuss your assessment with them?

We often have no issue stating that a patient is ”doing well.” However, Is it within the nursing scope to state that a patient is not doing well? Can the nurse share a patient’s prognosis, particularly when the outcomes are likely negative/undesirable?

The gothic genre explores our own personal fears. How far is this true of Wuthering Heights and The Bloody Chamber?

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The gothic genre explores our own personal fears. How far is this true of Wuthering Heights and The Bloody Chamber?

How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?

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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM DISCUSSION

Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words and follow rubric rules. All posts and replies must contain at least (2) professional references, one may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format.
Must include one question regarding topic at the end.

You are a nursing student who is assigned to a busy medical-surgical unit that specializes in the care of patients with diabetes related conditions. One of your patients for the day is Ms. Ncube, a 63 year old woman who is post-operative for an amputation of the right foot. You enter the room to conduct your morning assessment and you find that Ms. Ncube is crying uncontrollably. She confides to you that she feels helpless and that she does not know how she will continue to live her life autonomously without her foot. She states that she cannot bare for herself or anyone else to see her wound. Although you empathize with Ms. Ncube, you are very busy today and have a limited amount of time to conduct your assessment.

How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?
Part of your assessment includes observing Ms. Ncube’s amputation site. How may you assess the site while still being therapeutic and respecting your patient?
How may Ms. Ncube’s emotional status affect your overall assessment? Could her emotional status alter any of your assessments?

How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?

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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM DISCUSSION

Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words and follow rubric rules. All posts and replies must contain at least (2) professional references, one may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format.
Must include one question regarding topic at the end.

You are a nursing student who is assigned to a busy medical-surgical unit that specializes in the care of patients with diabetes related conditions. One of your patients for the day is Ms. Ncube, a 63 year old woman who is post-operative for an amputation of the right foot. You enter the room to conduct your morning assessment and you find that Ms. Ncube is crying uncontrollably. She confides to you that she feels helpless and that she does not know how she will continue to live her life autonomously without her foot. She states that she cannot bare for herself or anyone else to see her wound. Although you empathize with Ms. Ncube, you are very busy today and have a limited amount of time to conduct your assessment.

How do you think you may navigate this situation given Ms. Ncube’s emotional status and also your time limitation to complete your needed tasks?
Part of your assessment includes observing Ms. Ncube’s amputation site. How may you assess the site while still being therapeutic and respecting your patient?
How may Ms. Ncube’s emotional status affect your overall assessment? Could her emotional status alter any of your assessments?

What was he criticizing in Hard Times? How does he use characterization and symbolism to foster his position? Is his criticism valid? What solutions is he obviously proposing? Do we still have that problem today?

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

Charles Dickens was a critique of the major social issues of his age. What was he criticizing in Hard Times? How does he use characterization and symbolism to foster his position? Is his criticism valid? What solutions is he obviously proposing? Do we still have that problem today?

Write a 750 word analysis of the novel from one of the following perspectives: point of view, setting, character, theme, tone and style, symbolism, or historical meaning. Be sure to give specific evidence from the text to support your position. Use MLA formatting in your paper. Do not summarize the plot.

Use the Research Essay document returned to you by your instructor in Week 11. Draft an abstract for your Research Essay.

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The Abstract as Research Essay Proposal

Instructions
For this assignment, use the Research Essay document returned to you by your instructor in Week 11. You will draft an abstract for your Research Essay. An abstract is a concise summary of the entire paper and is approximately 250-300 words. Often, the abstract is the last section written for a Research Essay. You will prepare an initial draft of the Abstract to propose the full argument for the essay you have formulated in your pyramid document. Remember to confine your writing to no more than 300 words and no less than 250 words to describe the thesis main claim and the three supporting claims in your essay.

Select at least one symbol in The Great Gatsby and explain its representation of success or lack thereof.

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Literary Analysis Essay – The Great Gatsby

Major Writing 30% of Your Grade Category
Due Thursday by the end of class

Your Prompt – Select at least one symbol in The Great Gatsby and explain its representation of success or lack thereof.

Requirements
● Typed (turn in your rough draft and outline stapled together separately w/ rubric on top)
● Minimum of 500 words (to figure out how many you have, select what you typed, go to Tools, Word Count)
● Use MLA formatting (MLA heading, Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced, 1” margins