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Do you think people have a right to die if they are in great pain and diagnosed with a terminal illness? What is the difference between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide?

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In preparing for this discussion please also consider the following additional facts:

In Australia, the Northern Territory became the first state in the world to legalize voluntary active euthanasia under the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act of 1995. However, in 1997 their Federal Parliament overturned this legislation.

In the Netherlands, euthanasia has been legalized by the Dutch Parliament since 2001.

In 2002, Belgium also legalized physician-assisted suicide.

In the U.S., Oregon residents passed the Death with Dignity Act legalizing physician-assisted suicide in 1994.

  • Do you think people have a right to die if they are in great pain and diagnosed with a terminal illness?
  • What is the difference between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide?
  • Should euthanasia be legal or illegal?
  • Should physician-assisted suicide be legal or illegal?

When talking about obesity many will say that obesity is primarily genetic and the majority of those who obese cannot help it. However others argue that if the high levels of obesity were primarily caused by genetics then this should be a problem that has always existed. Yet as stated in the above article just 30 years ago there was a much smaller percentage of people who were obese.

  • What is your perspective on the cause of obesity for the large majority of those who are facing this problem?
  • Whether you believe that the primary cause of obesity is genetics or lifestyle what has happened in our society since 1980 that has resulted in
    doubled or tripled rates of obesity in adults and children?
  • What can be done in your own community to turn the obesity trend around? What kind of program might you create in this effort to bring health back
    to our society?
  • What advice would you give to a friend coping with a weight issue to help them bring about long term change?
  • Should high schools be able to dispense contraceptives to students? Why or why not?
  • What cognitive and emotional developmental issues are at play when tweens and teens make the decision to have sex?
  • Should school address these issues if they are going to give our contraceptives? If so how should they do this?
  • What role should parents play in sex education, including pregnancy and HIV?
  • Support your answer with a solution to the societal problem.

 

Research W.E.B. Dubois’, his contribution to public health, and how his work helped shape the public health system that serves the community. Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e., experience)

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For this assignment, you will be researching W.E.B. Dubois’, his contribution to public health, and how his work helped shape the public health system that serves the community. Furthermore, you will be analyzing how his contribution from the past continues to contribute to today’s public health system, and how it might guide future work within the industry.
Formulate a well thought out analysis with logical transitions as you would a professional paper or presentation. The grading rubric will be your guide for all the points you need to address in your final submission. Research and critical thinking is a large component of this project.
1. Describe your selected person’s biographical background (i.e., experience).
TIP: Research the individual’s background. This can include resume elements such as birthdate, location, education, and brief statement of their contribution to public health. (Reminder: biographical information can be easily plagiarized. Please do not copy from your biographical websites. Paraphrase or quote and cite everything according to APA.)
2. Analyze the climate of the time period in terms of political, socioeconomic, environmental, and technological context in which this person worked.
TIP: Research the barriers and issue of the time. Think about whether this person was up against resistance or if the work this person did was welcomed. (For example, if you were writing on Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, you would note that slavery was prevalent and accepted at the time, and the change was welcomed by some and rejected by others.)
3. Examine the personal beliefs of your person that prompted this work.
TIP: You are basically addressing the question: “Why did this person get involved with the issue at the time?” (In continuing the Lincoln example above, you would note that black people were considered property, not people; yet Lincoln believed everyone had equal rights regardless of skin color.)
4. Examine how this individual overcame or confronted any adversities.
TIP: Think about how this person overcame the barriers and issues. Questions to consider: What did the person specifically do? Did they have any allies? How did their actions succeed or fail?
5. Describe the final outcome of this individual’s contribution to community or public health.
TIP: Think about the importance of the contribution to community or public health at the time. Think about this question: What occurred as a result of this person’s action?
6. Explain what the individual’s contribution did for overall community or public health at the time.
TIP: Think about this question: What was the purpose for the community or nation? (In the Lincoln example, the explanation would involve a national recognition of human rights of all people, regardless of skin color.)
7. Explain why this contribution was so important at that particular point in history.
TIP: Think about this question: What made this important for our nation? (In the Lincoln example, you would answer the question: Why was it so important that Lincoln freed the slaves?)

Explain how our new media technologies can distribute value creation and enable a sustainable economy, instead of simply digitizing industrial extraction and growing even more capital that stays stored in share price.

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Part 1  on Moral Theory:

A central debate in Classical Chinese philosophy is the debate over human nature. Although this debate crosses a number of traditions, the debate between Mengzi and Xunzi (two early Confucians) is the most well-known. Mengzi argues that human nature is good, by which he means (roughly) that each of us has innate feelings that, if cultivated, can be developed into full-fledged virtues. To argue for this view, he gives an example of someone seeing a child about to fall into a well. Mengzi claims that everyone would have an immediate and unreflective feeling of compassion upon seeing the child about to fall into the well. That the feeling is immediate and unreflective, and not motivated by gain, is evidence that it is a natural feeling, Mengzi thinks. The feeling is not motivated by gain, but it may still be stifled by it. If the bystander stands to profit from the death of the child, for example, they may let the child fall into the well. The feelings are merely “sprouts”:

They need to be cultivated to grow into virtues proper. By contrast, Xunzi claims that human nature is bad, by which he means (roughly) that each of us has innate dispositions which, if not constrained through learning and ritual, would, if acted on, lead to social strife and disorder. Xunzi has some of his own examples to illustrate how these dispositions lead to these bad outcomes, and how ritual and learning can constrain them. But he’s not as explicit as Mengzi in providing an argument that clearly demonstrates that they are innate. Write an essay in which you provide an example that supports Xunzi’s view of human nature, but that has the clear structure of Mengzi’s example of the child about to fall into the well. That is, give your own example, in which someone immediately and unreflectively has one of the ‘bad’ reactions described by Xunzi. Give your own example, but then also consider the common phenomenon of a spectator catching a fly ball at a baseball game. Everyone’s instinctive reaction seems to be to get the ball for themselves. The guy who graciously gives it to a nearby child after catching it seemingly only does so as a result of learning. Apply PDE reasoning, both to this baseball example, and also to your own example; i.e., be sure to identify:

(1) the object of the action (and whether it is good or bad or indifferent);

(2) the purpose of the action (and whether it is good or bad or indifferent);

(3) the intention behind the action (and whether it is good or bad); and

(4) the circumstances of the action (and whether they make the action more or less good, or more or less bad). Be sure to discuss all four components of the moral action involved in both examples (i.e., both in your own example and in the baseball game example). How would you resolve the debate over human nature? Does Mengzi win the debate, or does Xunzi? Should we distinguish between learned responses and innate responses?

Part 2 — ESSAY QUESTION #2 on Applied Ethics:

Read all of Chapter 5 in Rushkoff, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus (pages 224–239): and also read Rushkoff’s one-page article on the extraction of value:

“Rich Customer, Rich Company” (see the PDF online at: ). Explain how our new media technologies can distribute value creation and enable a sustainable economy, instead of simply digitizing industrial extraction and growing even more capital that stays stored in share price. Contrast Rushkoff’s “digital distributism” with the three other types of economic operating systems (Rushkoff, Chapter 5, pages 225, 233), especially with digital industrialism. Explain how “digital distributism” is not leftism, but rather an emphasis on subsidiarity (Rushkoff, Chapter 5, pages 228-232, especially page 231) that retrieves key aspects of the artisan economy. Use the tetrad of Marshall McLuhan to compare the industrial corporation with a genuinely digital, distributist business (Rushkoff, Chapter 5, pages 237-238). In particular, what do you think of the business model of Bas van Abel’s “Fairphone” as an example for future commerce? View the “Fairphone” documentary before answering: .

Write an analysis & synthesis essay in which you analyze a thirty second commercial and synthesize what you find to be the subtext of the commercial. You will break down the commercial into its various parts and discover connections.

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You will write an analysis & synthesis essay in which you analyze a thirty second commercial and synthesize what you find to be the subtext of the commercial. You will break down the commercial into its various parts and discover connections. From there, you’ll take the information you’ve learned, coupled with your critique of the commercial and synthesize your thoughts on the subtext. Your synthesis is your way of providing something new to the conversation as opposed to simply agreeing or disagreeing with the points being made in the commercial. Some questions to ask yourself as you watch the commercial:

• How do you respond?

• Is it persuasive?

• Do you have an emotional response to the surface text about what they’re trying to sell you?

• What are you reacting to?

• What’s the story of the commercial?

• Who’s in the ad? What do they look like?

• How would you describe them in terms of demographic (age, gender, race, etc) and personality? Now you are ready to analyze the commercial.

• Who is the ad targeting? Why?

• How do you know?

• What is important or valuable in the world of the ad?

• What would be viewed as good and bad in the world of the ad? Once you have your analysis, you will then create your synthesis wherein you delve into the subtext of the commercial.

Based on your analysis, what do you think the commercial is saying? Is it commenting on some aspect of our culture/society? Your synthesis is where you get to add something new to the conversation
based on the observations you’ve made throughout your analysis

Identify characteristics of professional behavior including emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution. Your assignment is to write a letter to yourself on your graduation day

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The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to reflect back on what inspiration you will take with you through the program, what lessons you will take away from the course, and the ability to write a letter to your future self about where you hope you will be when you graduate from Chamberlain.

Identify characteristics of professional behavior including emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution.

Your assignment is to write a letter to yourself on your graduation day. b. Consider the following questions as you compose your letter.

i. How do you hope you have changed in terms of knowledge and skills, and personally?

ii. What would you like to remind yourself about your inspiration for choosing this career?

iii. You will be preparing to take the NCLEX exam and to start your first job as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. Are there any words of encouragement that you would like to tell your future self?

iv. Are there any words of caution you want to tell yourself—pitfalls to avoid?

v. What kind of nurse do you hope you have become? What further growth and change do you envision for yourself?

c. Bring this letter on the last day of class in an envelope with your name on the front. We will make sure it is delivered to you when you have completed your academic work at Chamberlain and are ready to receive your baccalaureate degree in nursing.

In addition to the letter, on the last day of class bring in one page that you create that represents your inspiration for becoming a nurse. It may be a picture, a collage, a series of quotes, and so forth. Choose words and images that are meaningful to you. This should be a picture that you can post somewhere, perhaps where you study, in order to motivate yourself as you move forward on your journey to become a nurse.

On the last day of class, you will be asked to come prepared to give a short 5-minute speech that discusses the following topics.

i. What does your inspiration mean?

ii. Name one concept that challenged you during this course. iii. What has been the greatest lesson you have learned?

iv. How will what you have learned help you be successful at Chamberlain?

Assess the maturity of your organization (Citgo Corporation – Corpus Christi Refinery).If the evaluation of your organization is extremely good, identify what Stage of maturity you think your organization is at.

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Assess the maturity of your organization (Citgo Corporation – Corpus Christi Refinery).  Use only the Stage 1 PMO Questionnaire: The Project Office, found on page 660 in Appendix B of the Hill text. Complete the assessment for each of the 20 questions and calculate the overall rating (in the excel document attached)

If the evaluation of your organization is extremely good, identify what Stage of maturity you think your organization is at. However, you only need to complete the Stage 1 assessment.

Based on the final maturity rating, draft a plan of at least 100 words that identifies what steps should be taken to increase the maturity of the organization.

 

Why do girls and boys begin to depart from the stereotypes in their behaviors and interests as they go through adolescence?

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Perform a search for resources find three articles which are attempting to answer one of the questions below. Be sure to send the link (or copy of the articles to your professor).

Why do girls and boys begin to depart from the stereotypes in their behaviors and interests as they go through adolescence?
Why children develop negative attitudes about the other gender or inflate status of their own gender?
How and why is gender perception similar and/or different in various cultures?

Your own critical discussion of research findings and why you agree or disagree with the authors.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards.

Compare and contrast the traditional marketing process and the electronic marketing process. What key elements of the processes are the same and which are different?

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  1. Compare and contrast the traditional marketing process and the electronic marketing process. What key elements of the processes are the same and which are different?

Your responses should be substantive, and reflect analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as, a thorough understanding of your reading assignment. A typical response should consist of 100-150 words in a single-spaced format. Refer to the TDQ Rubric below for more guidance on how to respond.

Discuss a key concept or topic in Texas politics and to show a basic understanding of academic research and reporting skills.

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There are two writing assignments worth 100 points each. The purpose of the essays is to provide students an opportunity to discuss a key concept or topic in Texas politics and to show a basic understanding of academic research and reporting skills. Students should offer evidence for their arguments. Thus, submissions that are more comprehensive and detailed will earn a higher point total. Each assignment should be a minimum of 750 words. Submissions should include a works cited page (note: there must be a parenthetical citation at the end of each sentence that contains information from a source). The textbook should be one of the sources and included on the works cited page (sources other than the textbook may be used as well).

You should use New Courier or Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spacing, and one inch margins on all four sides of the paper. The assignment is to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style which includes a works cited page but does NOT include a title page. Students should research this style in order to properly format the assignment (see the Purdue Online Writing Lab).

All writing assignments will be analyzed using SafeAssign. Essays that contain plagiarized material will receive a significant reduction in points or a zero. Students may receive a failing grade in the course for submitting plagiarized material. Do not cut and paste information from an online source or copy information directly from the chapter without using quotations and citing the information

What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.

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Search for research articles from peer-reviewed publications in the University Library. Ebscohost is the best database to locate peer-reviewed research articles. Examples of peer-reviewed publications are listed in Table 2.1 in Chapter 2 of Methods in Behavioral Research.

Select four research articles to review. Include at least one applied research article and one basic research article in your four articles. Be sure to apply the scientific method to evaluate the evidence presented in the selected articles. Use these articles as a framework for completing the questionnaire. You will not review the content of the articles, but you should list your four articles in the References.

Write a 500-word answer to each of the following questions:

  • What is the purpose of each of the sections in a typical research article?
  • What are the steps to critically evaluate research articles and how does the scientific method help you do this?
  • What is the importance of research in behavioral sciences?
  • What is the relationship between applied research and basic research? Provide an example from your selected studies, of how each contributes to the body of knowledge.
  • What ethical issues can you identify in the selected articles? How were the issues addressed or neglected?
  • Identify three possible research topics that you might want to explore further as you go through this course.
  • List appropriate sources, including databases in the library (such as Ebscohost) that you might use when exploring these topics.