1. Article: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/31/e2103272118 (Links to an external site.)

The article I chose is about the current state of the pandemic. When we take a look we’ll see a rough estimate of how many people have been affected by the virus. The article combines multiple data sources to get a sense of true cases all over the US. In addition to this, the article suggests strong assumptions for implications on herd immunity. One of their assumptions is that recovered individuals are immune to the virus and i.e reinfection would not occur. Moreover, data on reported cases varied from state to state and the article does a decent job of providing those numbers on a chart.

What I like about this article is the overall informative explanation on reported cases using graphs. For example, in figure 4, the data shown there represents letters A-D, where A shows credible intervals for the predictive distributions of new infections and you can clearly see the curve is positively skewed. If you begin to look at the chart next to it and so on and so forth, it is quite easy to determine the differences in messages from cumulative immunity to newly vaccinated people each day.

2. Denning, S. (2021, July 23). Extreme heat waves in a warming world don’t just break records – they shatter them. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-waves-in-a-warming-world-dont-just-break-records-they-shatter-them-164919 (Links to an external site.)

The article I read for this week talks about the earth alarmingly warming up beyond records and the resulting catastrophic consequences from it. NASA mapped out the bell curve of the earth’s average land temperatures since 1950, and they found that this bell curve over the past couple of decades has been drastically shifting to the right. Because of this shift, we are frequently experiencing more extreme temperatures that would have been rare decades ago. With these more frequent extreme temperatures, we are experiencing devastating effects such as longer durations of heat wave seasons, more droughts and wildfires, and more active hurricane seasons. The author emphasizes that this heat will only get worse the more society relies on burning coal, oil, and gas, and that there is only so much that communities can do to prepare for natural disasters that top previous ones.

What I like most about this article is that it provides a video that shows the shift in the bell curve. I think it makes it easier to understand how these extreme temperatures are occurring more often, even for somebody who has not taken a statistics course. I also appreciate how the author highlights how the more extreme heat impacts the origination of the different natural disasters we are prone to, although some of these disasters still have some areas that need further research regarding their relation/nonrelation to global warming.

Describe a blended family scenario and how the blending of cultures impacts the family system (both positively and negatively).

For example, blended marriages are becoming more common in American society. However, issues related to the blending of cultures always exist, particularly around language, religion, and family rituals (especially when it involves raising children).

The scenario can be a real one (i.e., a family you actually know) or a hypothetical one (i.e., a family that you create), but it must include both familial perspectives.

The situation should involve gender and emotion.

Be sure to be objective enough that your opinion is not entirely apparent and that biases are not evident.

Also be sure that the impact of these cultural differences is supported by the literature.

Please discuss how you feel that our culture impacts our family, our work practice, our education and how we raise our children?

Please indicate what you have learned or gained about our culture how it impacts our family as most helpful or useful in your future .

Please ensure to provide a reference at the end of the discussion as well as within the narrative of the discussion to indicate where information is coming from your source reference.

Please title each section.

Application Exercise: Advertising and Women’s Body Image

Our focus this week is on sexuality and society. One important agent of socialization that contributes to our cultural views on sexuality is media and advertising. For this assignment, we will examine their influence on norms of women’s body image, how this potentially affects women, and what implications this situation has for society on a macro level.

Instructions:Below are two video clips extracted from a series entitled “Killing Us Softly” by Dr. Jean Kilbourne. The content focuses on advertising effects on the portrayal of women in society. View the videos, and take note of anything that stands out for you.

Killing Us Softly 3

Killing Us Softly 4

Search the web for an advertisement for a company that uses a woman to try and sell the product. Take note of the web site link.

Compose a two to four page essay that answers the following questions:

When watching the video clips on “Killing Us Softly,” what stood out for you?

Do you agree or disagree with the claims made by Dr. Kilbourne? Explain.

Provide the web site link for your advertisement.

What is the product being promoted?

Describe how the woman is being used to sell the product?

Does the advertisement portray women in a positive or negative way? Explain.

In your estimation, how are women portrayed in advertising, media, and movies?

What implications, if any, does this have for larger society?

Support your position.

Provide any other insights or thoughts on this topic.

Compare and contrast two articles from professional journals that discuss the impact of family structure on communication and or family cohesiveness .

Then discuss how Family History, Structure, and Functioning affects the whole system? Do these three area’s of your life affect how we do things, how we behave? And How?

Please ensure to provide a reference at the end of your discussions as well as within the narrative of the discussions to indicate where the information is coming ; from the source reference. Please title both sections.

Using provided resources and data determine whether pharmacists are qualified to give advise on hydration. Use SPSS. From data set analyse as though all students are studying pharmacy.

I’ve done a simple descriptive analysis of the results already, I need a statistical analysis of the data which has already been transferred to a SPSS file. In the word document which is the current dissertation, I have written some of the methods I believe will work best but feel free to change or add any other methods you feel will be better suited for a more accurate and reliable result. The hypothesis and framework can be found on word documents which help in the discussion area.

1. If you were evaluating the quality of leadership, what grade would you give it and why? What exceptions would you make to your overall evaluation?

2. What technology was the most effective in WW1? What new technology developed in WW1 would become the most effective? Why for both questions?

This is a Literature Review.

Identify and summarize five to seven academic articles on the topic of law enforcement decision-making and factors that might influence bias. Prepare to present and discuss these articles. Find at least one case study illustrating how participation in extremist groups may affect law enforcement decision-making behaviors (this can be a news article).