Paraphrasing activity – “letter from a birmingham jail”

For this assignment, you will use Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “Letter  from a Birmingham Jail” to help you practice the important rhetorical  skill of paraphrasing.

Original Document
http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf

Audio Recording
http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/audio/630416001.mp3

Be sure to address the following:

• State the purpose of the letter. Be sure to paraphrase the speech throughout your analysis.
• Describe one strategy for development of the letter. This should be  one that you identify with or think is effective. Base your description  on this Module’s readings and the course activities you participated in.
• Remember that your paraphrase should end up being about the same  number of words as the original material that you cite. Please note that  you are not paraphrasing the entire document but more like a sentence  or two. This is similar to what you might do with a quote, but with your  own words. A paraphrase is not the same as a summary.
• Explain why you think the strategy is effectively used in the letter.
• Incorporate at least one quote from the speech, and properly cite the quote on the References page.
• Explain how you plan to use the development strategy in your Portfolio Project.

Requirements:                                                                                                                         

• Your written paper should be two to three pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
• You must accurately insert a quote and paraphrase in your analysis  to provide in-text evidence from the essay or article you selected, and  you must comment on the quote to demonstrate you are thinking in a  critical manner.
• Your paper must be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA.

Assignment: Video Role-Play: Strengths and Weaknesses of the DSM-5

Assignment: Video Role-Play: Strengths and Weaknesses of the DSM-5

Though the DSM-5 is the standard manual for mental illness diagnoses, it is not without weakness. In this Assignment, you analyze the strengths and limitations of the DSM-5 diagnostic system, and you differentiate between normal behavior and diagnosable symptoms using the concepts of dimensionality and spectrum.

To prepare: Review the concept of the dimensional approach with the DSM-5 and review the methods that the DSM-5 recommends to individualize where a person fits on a continuum of their illness in terms of subtypes, severity, and functional impairments. You will find these classifications in different parts of the manual and begin to be comfortable looking through it.

Next, imagine the following scenario:

You are a school social worker who has been asked to address a parent-teacher association meeting. Many parents in the audience have children who have been identified for special education services. They are confused about how to understand the diagnoses they are seeing. Others have worries about overdiagnosis. You have been advised that while these parents are generally well-informed, many don’t understand the dimensional or spectrum aspects. All are worried.

You will start your video with your introductory talk to the parents on these factors. After you provide your explanation, imagine that you open the meeting to questions. You will address the question noted below that is posed by a parent in the audience. Consider your audience, and practice explaining in terms a non-professional might understand. Do NOT read from the book.

Review the questions (in the Assignment instructions below) ahead of time and plan your answer before recording, as you will need to look up and integrate materials to answer the chosen question.

By Day 7

Submit a 3- to 5-minute video, considering the parents as your audience, in which you do the following:

• Briefly describe what the DSM-5 is and how it is organized. In your description, define the concepts of spectrum and dimensionality as explained by Paris and in the DSM-5 introduction.
• Explain why social workers and mental health professionals use diagnoses and what receiving a diagnosis means (and does not mean).
• Explain general concerns about the risks of overdiagnosis and misdiagnosis versus not diagnosing. Also explain how diagnosis is connected to services.
• Explain other details that might help your audience understand the strengths and weaknesses of the diagnostic system.
• Provide a response to the following parental questions:
  • My teenager’s best friend died by suicide this year. It’s been months, and she doesn’t seem over it. Her teachers tell me she should get help for depression, but I think it’s just grief. She talks about her friend all the time and gets very upset. I am worried about her. Is it normal for her to still be feeling this way? I don’t want to put her on medication for normal feelings. What is the difference between grief and depression?
• WK2SOCW6090ParisReading.pdf
• SOCW6090WK2NeukrugReading.pdf

Blood Pressure and Pulse Readings

Data Tables

Table 2: Blood Pressure and Pulse Readings

Post-Lab Questions

1. What is systolic pressure? Diastolic pressure?

2. Why is pressure a sensible reading to measure circulatory health? 

3. Explain the “lub-dub” sounds of the heartbeat. 

4. Why do blood pressure and heart rate change after exercise?

5. How might the results in Table 2 change if someone else performed the activities? Why?

6. Why is it important for blood to flow in only one direction? 

Create a Design Document, outlining a website with at least 5 pages demonstrating the content from this course, relating to an interest or hobby the student has.

HTML programming

Create a Design Document, outlining a website with at least 5 pages demonstrating the content from this course, relating to an interest or hobby the student has. 

Include:

· Brief Description of the following pages, including a layout mockup and a color palette 

o 1 text/terms 

o 1 images 

o 1 multimedia page 

o 1 links page 

o 1 user designed 

Discussion_Virtual Workplace

Discussion_Virtual Workplace

Watch the first video that describes the initial meeting between Ralph and Angela. 

Then watch the video “Afterthoughts”.

Transcript_virtual_workplace.doc

Read the Scenario and the Profiles of the managers involved in the meetings.

Discussion.ppt

Post your answer to the following questions.

1. How would you grade Ralph on his management skills, techniques and overall performance?
2. In your opinion, how should Ralph react when Angela asks for resignation? Should he end the meeting, or accept resignation, or try a new approach? What strategy would you suggest to Ralph?
3. How would you have conducted the meeting? Include concrete instructions on how you’d do it differently..or better.

Assessment of a business entity or organization

The final paper will include an assessment of a business entity or organization that you are familiar with.  You will create a 10-page (minimum) double-spaced paper that includes the following:

·  Detailed analysis on how the organization applies the lessons learned in the course, including the following concepts (select those that are applicable to your selected organization):

Selected organization: AMAZON

o  Fundamentals of leadership, including leadership styles and traits

o  Strategic thinking

o  Emotional intelligence

o  Communication and leadership

o  Organizational culture and climate

o  High performing teams

o  Managing organizational change

o  Problem management and decision making

o  Consensus building and negotiation

o  Ethics and professional codes of conduct

o  Managing conflict

o  Strategic planning

o  Power and Politics

·   Citing and referencing applicable course materials and textbooks, including:

o  Bradberry, T. & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. San Diego: TalentSmart. 

o  Lewis, James P. (2003). Project leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill. 

o  Lussier, R.N & Achua, C.F. (2012). Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development (6th Ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. 

o  Project Management Institute (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide, 6th Ed.) Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc. 

o  Other academic citations are encouraged, but will not be accepted in lieu of the above.

·  Master’s level academic writing style, including appropriate grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, internal organization including appropriate paragraphs, citations, and references in accordance with the APA Publication Manual.  

·  Overall organization of document to include an introduction, body and conclusion.”’

Determine whether or not the table is probability distribution.

In the accompanying table, the random variable x represents the number of televisions in a household in a certain country. Determine whether or not the table is probability distribution. If it is a probability distribution, find its mean and standard deviation.
Is the table a probability distribution?
yes 
no
If a table is a probability distribution, what is its mean? Select the correct choice below and fill in any answers boxes within your choice
a. Its mean is 2.8(Round to nearest tenth as needed).
b. The table is not a probability distribution.

X P(x)
0 0.04
1 0.13
2 0.27
3 0.25
4 0.18
5 0.13

How does Kesey’s choice to or not to impart a moral or lesson impact the meaning of the work as a whole?

A moral or a lesson is a common convention in stories. In what way has Ken Kesey, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest adhered to or subverted this convention? In other words, to what extent does the novel attempt to impart a moral or lesson, to what degree it is successful if it is attempting to impart a moral or lesson, and how does Kesey’s choice to or not to impart a moral or lesson impact the meaning of the work as a whole? Make sure to follow the expectations of the rubric. 

Influences That Led to Modern English As We Currently Use It

Write a 250 to 300 word short essay on the following topic: Influences That Led to Modern English As We Currently Use It Your short essay should include an introductory paragraph where you present your thesis and two main points to support your thesis, and then one paragraph on each of your main points, followed with a short concluding paragraph which summarizes your paper. The paper, therefore, will consist of four paragraphs total, and try to stay reasonably within the 250 to 300 word limit. Follow all the guidelines of good writing, and follow standard essay format. Be sure to edit and revise your work before submission

Select a recent (within the last 90 days or less), international marketing article on the subject of cultural heritage

Select a recent (within the last 90 days or less), international marketing article on the subject of cultural heritage. See the suggested websites to find recent articles included below. Write a two-page, double-spaced review, providing the following information:

• An assessment of the article (cite the article using APA format)
• Your opinion of the article
• A connection to something specific you’ve noted in the readings for this class (thus far)
• A cover page and reference page (referencing the article you reviewed in APA format)

Websites to find article www.forbes.com https://hbr.org www.adage.comhttp://businessculture.org http://data.worldbank.org/countrywww.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factboo… www.exporthelp.co.zawww.rateslist.com www.payscale.com http://countrystudies.us www.world-housing.netwww.europaworld.com http://expertscolumn.com www.ases.org/index www.everyculture.comwww.oanda.com/currency/converter www.doingbusiness.org www.childinfo.org www.ttb.govhttp://export.gov www.state.gov www.riskandforecast