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Demonstrate a critical understanding of one of the topic/thematic areas covered in the course and to further develop your research skills.

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The Media and Moral Panics

These are the course requirements:

Objectives: The objective of this assignment is to demonstrate a critical understanding of one of the topic/thematic areas covered in the course and to further develop your research skills.

Basic requirements: 10-12 Page essay (approx. 2,500-3,000 words), typed, 12-point Times font, double-spaced with 1-inch margins and works cited page.

Guidelines: Write an academic research essay using a minimum of 7 academic sources.

Topic: The Media and Moral Panics – Choose an example of a moral panic (gangs, drug use, terrorism, youth subcultures, hip hop culture, comic books, etc.); and then critically assess how the mass media represents the object of panic (a person, group of persons, a condition, or episode) as a threat to dominant social values and interests; and then assess how the moral panic functions to target specific groups based upon race, gender, class, sexuality, and so on.

Describe your impressions of the article on technology and overpopulation. What school of thought are you most comfortable with and why; the bigger pie school, the fewer forks school, or the better manners school?

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CASE STUDY

Read the article https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna307206? by Julia Sommerfeld (October 12, 1999)
Read about Arcology on pages 345-347 of your textbook and in the article https://www.wired.co.uk/article/paolo-soleri-arcologies
Watch the USA Arizona: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICOY_CVaHs by Paolo Soleri

Post 1: What Have You Learned?
Given what you learned in the assigned readings/video, answer the following questions:
Describe your impressions of the article on technology and overpopulation. What school of thought are you most comfortable with and why; the bigger pie school, the fewer forks school, or the better manners school?
Briefly describe your impressions of the arcology website and video. How does this theory deal with the issue of population? Do any of the new projects appear to solve the problems associated with overpopulation?

Discuss the theme of love sickness in Dreaming in Cuban. Discuss the female character’s struggle with identity in any text. According to Cristina Garcia, “the family is hostile to the individual.” Discuss this statement using any text.

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CASE STUDY

Write a short paper of about 3-5 pages on any one of the following questions. You will discuss one of the following questions using quotations from the text to support your response.

1. Discuss the theme of love sickness in Dreaming in Cuban.

2. Discuss the female character’s struggle with identity in any text.

3. According to Cristina Garcia, “the family is hostile to the individual.” Discuss this statement using any text.

Prepare internal tax memo and email draft response to your client.

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Business Question

Prepare internal tax memo and email draft response to your client.

You received an email from your client. Read through the email and identify your clients questions and provide your advice. You need to prepare an internal memo to document your research findings and an email response to your client.

What are the benefits of a positive space? How can you create a positive space for my family? How do you maintain a positive space/environment?

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Trauma and Emotional Regulation

In relating to Trauma and Emotional Regulation in Relation to Family Dynamics, answer the following questions.

  • What are the benefits of a positive space?
  • How can you create a positive space for my family?
  • How do you maintain a positive space/environment?

What liability should NOLA have for the Agricultural Street Case? And what does it mean that the EPA declared the site as remediated?

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CERCLA and Agricultural Street Case:

1) Review Agricultural Street Case from New Orleans:

  • Background: https://bridgethegulfproject.org/node/300
  • Background: https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_18f4b255-eeb1-56af-8fe2-874edf331d3f.html
  • Background on Recent Judgment Against Housing Organization: https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_defc7b04-a49e-11ec-9761-b726801505d0.html

2) What liability should NOLA have for the Agricultural Street Case? And what does it mean that the EPA declared the site as remediated?

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/01/new-orleans-gordon-plaza-epa/

3) Do you understand why the liability is not via CERCLA, under what authority were the damages awarded?

Analyze how Pam, Mac and Shelia are reacting to changes at GASC. What are the issues for each? What are the mentoring possibilities in this case study that would improve the quality of service from new employees and retain older workers? Why should mentoring be considered as an option?

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Summary question:

GASC wants to expand its business, and the partners need to find the right kind of workers. They are having difficulty finding talent, and they are losing experienced, older workers in crucial customer relations positions. The partners overlook the contributions and underutilize their older employees. The partners decide to ask several of their older workers for recommendations and conclude that the loss of several of these individuals could potentially damage their business further. Do you agree that older workers can convey the company’s values to new hires, serve as role models for workplace behavior, be mentors in knowledge transfer to younger employees and provide a ready resource for periodic workforce projects? How would you make this case?

Consider the following questions in your analysis:

1. Analyze how Pam, Mac and Shelia are reacting to changes at GASC. What are the issues for each?

2. What are the mentoring possibilities in this case study that would improve the quality of service from new employees and retain older workers? Why should mentoring be considered as an option?

3. What new career options (advancement, role changes) could be created to retain and preserve the knowledge of the more experienced workers who are considering leaving?

4. How can the partners improve the gardening knowledge of new employees? Where should they look?

5. How could the company retain the knowledge of experienced employees?

List and briefly explain three ways in which human activities are Impacting the biogeochemical cycles. How is climate change currently affecting the earth’s ecosystems?

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

1. List and briefly explain three ways in which human activities are Impacting the biogeochemical cycles.
2. How is climate change currently affecting the earth’s ecosystems? Include examples from at least two different geographic regions in your answer.

Reply to two of your peers who chose two different topics. Provide your own examples of situations in which you have had to discuss immunizations/vaccines. What suggestions might you provide your peers in terms of dealing with misinformation related to this topic?

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WK 13 DISCUSSION

Reply to two of your peers who chose two different topics. Provide your own examples of situations in which you have had to discuss immunizations/vaccines. What suggestions might you provide your peers in terms of dealing with misinformation related to this topic? Replies to your peers must be on two separate days (minimum) and must utilize at least two scholarly references per peer post.

Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers. How are they similar or how are they different? What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?

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MSW 501 Week 12 Discussion

Instructions

It is anticipated that the initial discussion post should be in the range of 250-300 words. Response posts to peers have no minimum word requirement but must demonstrate topic knowledge and scholarly engagement with peers. Substantive content is imperative for all posts. All discussion prompt elements for the topic must be addressed. Please proofread your response carefully for grammar and spelling. Do not upload any attachments unless specified in the instructions. All posts should be supported by a minimum of one scholarly resource, ideally within the last 5 years. Journals and websites must be cited appropriately. Citations and references must adhere to APA format.

Classroom Participation

Students are expected to address the initial discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forum requires a minimum of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial post and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion supported with citation(s) and reference(s), you are not just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion, however should be correlated to the literature.

All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion or initial discussion is late, you will not receive points for content and analysis, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above.

Initial Response

Instructions:

In the context of the health care system, it is asserted that an individual’s zip code is more important than their genetic DNA.

  • Explain your understanding of “competing interest” in health equity.
  • What does this mean and how does your understanding allow you to utilize social work knowledge and skills while working with clients (you may choose a current client that you are working with in your field practicum) who may have part of their identity impacted by factors of intersectionality.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Your initial response is due by Wednesday at 11:59 pm CT.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Peer Response

Instructions:

Please read and respond to at least two of your peers’ initial postings. You may want to consider the following questions in your responses to your peers:

  • Compare and contrast your initial posting with those of your peers.
  • How are they similar or how are they different?
  • What information can you add that would help support the responses of your peers?
  • Ask your peers a question for clarification about their post.
  • What most interests you about their responses?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.