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Where is this especially the case and what are some of the more important or significant questions? Likewise, show how these different writers and thinkers and artists view the brain and the mind scientifically, and in the case of Diane Ackerman, both ways. Which selection strikes you as the most legitimate or effective approach? Why?

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describe your process in revising your paper. Did you begin with higher or lower order concerns? What are these exactly? What was the largest challenge in completing the task? How did you manage to navigate APA format successfully? What one thing about research do you believe is still challenging? What one thing did you learn that you are most proud of?

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Video Presentation—Community Health Intervention

Video Presentation—Community Health Intervention

The Assignment

  • Submit a 3- to 5-minute video of yourself explaining the community health intervention example. You will use the Capture Space and Kaltura functions to create and submit your video.
    • Create a video of yourself presenting a community health intervention example that:
      • Targets a specific population in a developing country and addresses one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or
      • Targets a specific population in the United States and addresses one of the Healthy People 2030 overarching goals.
    • The intervention you describe could be one you are proposing or a real-life example of a current or recent (past 2 years) intervention.
  • Your presentation must include the following:
    • Begin your video by explaining whether this is a real-life example or one you made up.
    • In your video, briefly describe the community health intervention, including the target population.
    • Explain which United Nations Sustainable Development Goal or Healthy People 2030 goal is being addressed.
    • Describe which level(s) of prevention is/are being addressed by this intervention (primary, secondary, or tertiary prevention). Your response must demonstrate your understanding of the level(s) of prevention.
    • If using a real situation, specifically identify the types of public health professionals that are involved, and briefly explain their role or—if using a fictional situation—identify at least one type of public health professional that you think would be involved. Explain what you think their role would be and why.
    • Identify at least one public health essential service that is being carried out by the identified professionals and explain how that is being done.
    • Write up an exact written transcript of your video—including any sources used—in APA format.
    • Make sure you follow APA format for all aspects of your paper.
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Discussion (Weight: 5%)
Learning Objectives: 1, 3, 5, 6
Review the rubric for this assignment by clicking here. 

 

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This week, you will submit a formal outline for your argumentative research paper, which is due next week. To help you think about outlines, you will review the three versions of outlines for writing. Explore the merits of each type of outline. Identify which version you believe would most support your intended major writing assignment for this course. (100+ words)

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English

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Read the following short stories and respond to the following questions.  Your initial post is due by Thursday at 11:59pm and should be at least 300 words in length.  At least two peer responses – each 150 words or more in length – are due by Sunday at 11:59pm. 

 

https://faculty.weber.edu/jyoung/English%202500/Readings%20for%20English%202500/Hills%20Like%20White%20Elephants.pdf

 

  • How would the story be impacted/changed if Jig wanted the abortion and the man wanted to get married and keep the baby?
  • What is the narrative function of setting this story in Spain? How would the story be different if it took place in Mexico? Greece? China?
  • Could the story be used to support a pro-life position? What about a pro-choice position?
  • What does this story seem to say about the role of communication in relationships?
  • Do you think the couple in “Hills Like White Elephants” have a future together? Can you see any conceivable situation in which their relationship works out?

 

https://sboyerblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/videotape.pdf

 

1) Think about the narrative voice. a) Who is speaking? b) Who is the “you” the narrator speaks to? c) What is the effect of this direct address? D) Why did Delillo write the story in this way?

 

2) Think about the relationship between the girl, the camera, and reality. How does the camera mediate (or change) her view of reality? Why do you think Delillo chose to have a 12-year old girl do the videotaping?

 

3) Describe the structure and style of the story. Why does the writer repeat the phrase “it shows…” at the beginning of so many paragraphs?

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Public Health in Action

Public Health in Action

Discussion: Public Health in Action

 

One of the responsibilities of a public health professional may be to mobilize an action plan to resolve a community health threat or challenge. In this Discussion, you are provided a scenario, and you will decide how to proceed to meet the public health threat or challenge presented.

In this scenario, you have been called to lead a team of public health professionals to communicate with a specific target audience about a certain public health threat or challenge. You will discuss ways that you will communicate with your identified target audience, and you will recommend actions to be taken to reduce that group’s risk to the threat. 

To prepare for this Discussion:

  • Review the scenario provided by your Instructor.
  • Consider the following questions and apply them to the scenario that was posted by your Instructor.

By Day 3 of Week 8

  • In a single posting, post your initial response to each of the questions below, supporting your ideas with scholarly resources and citing all sources where they were used in your text.
    • Identify your target audience and explain why you have chosen this group. Be sure to specify if there will be more than one targeted audience.
    • Describe the specific message(s) you will relay to your target audience(s).
    • Explain how, specifically, you will convey this message to your target audience(s), including actions to be undertaken and personnel involved.
    • Discuss at least two ways that you could use social media as a means for reaching your target audience(s).
    • Describe at least one specific action that can impact the incidence rates (number of new cases) and at least one specific action that can impact the prevalence rates (number of existing cases) of your health concern. In doing so, describe the public health–related professionals who would be responsible for carrying out the specific actions.
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American Life

American Life

  1. Information is in Chapter 22 and 23 of American Yawp. Contrast American life in the 1920s with that in the 1930s. In the 1920s, what were the major political patterns and cultural divides? How and why did the role of the federal government shift in the 1930s? How did the Great Depression and New Deal change American life?
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American Life

American Life

  1. Information is in Chapter 22 and 23 of American Yawp. Contrast American life in the 1920s with that in the 1930s. In the 1920s, what were the major political patterns and cultural divides? How and why did the role of the federal government shift in the 1930s? How did the Great Depression and New Deal change American life?
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American Life

American Life

  1. Information is in Chapter 22 and 23 of American Yawp. Contrast American life in the 1920s with that in the 1930s. In the 1920s, what were the major political patterns and cultural divides? How and why did the role of the federal government shift in the 1930s? How did the Great Depression and New Deal change American life?
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