Best Writer

Because we are still in a pandemic, this assignment will be completed online.

For the Art Museum paper, I will ask that you complete the assignment based on the directions below. But everything will be done virtually. So, here is a list of Virtual Art Gallery tours you can visit. Complete the assignment as if you are actually visiting the site. But I don’t expect you to get proof of visiting the museum, since that isn’t possible! 🙂

The San Diego Museum of Art: https://www.sdmart.org/virtual-sdma/ (Links to an external site.)
The Louvre: https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs (Links to an external site.)
The National Gallery (DC): https://www.nga.gov/ (Links to an external site.)
The British Museum: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-british-museum (Links to an external site.)
The Metropolitan (NYC): https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art (Links to an external site.)
The Dali Museum: https://www.salvador-dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres/visita-virtual/ (Links to an external site.)
The Vatican Museum (includes the Sistine Chapel): http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.1.html (Links to an external site.)
Another resource you might consider is Google’s Arts and Culture page. It has many links to online virtual tours. And it also has really excellent online collections of so many of the biggest art museums around the world: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner (Links to an external site.)

I also don’t want you to do any research for the paper. Just tell me your thoughts on everything.

Below are the directions:

MuseumPaper–pandemic.docx
MuseumPaper–pandemic.pdf

Individual Writing Assignment 3: Performance Management
Write a three- to four-page paper identifying and discussing strengths and weaknesses of your organization’s performance management system. Include in your discussion how you would improve the performance management system at your company and what obstacles you may encounter. How would you address these obstacles?

My organization is a small real estate brokerage and I don’t have any performance managementsystem because we are 5 real estate agents and we work independently.

Problem or Topic: A very brief summary of the scenario, including a concise statement of the alternative courses of action or, what the group is trying to convey (no need to summarize or repeat the facts of the case or, paper, as the audience should only need only a refresher.
Questions to answer: What were the key issues with Red Star, Ashmark and their relationship that led to this situation?

Select a healthcare issue and apply a decision-making model to find a solution to the issue. Refer to Chapter 5: Comparison of Nursing Process and Decision Making for Nurse Leaders and Managers in the ebook Nursing Leadership and Management for Patient Safety and Quality Care for assistance in the decision-making processes.

Then, write a 200–250 word initial post summarizing the healthcare issue and addressing the discussion prompts. Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts.

Discussion Prompts
1. What is the problem, and why is it important?
2. Identify at least two possible solutions to the problem. Provide a rationale for each proposed solution.
3. Summarize the expected outcome and how this will affect the patient, the staff, or the organization, depending on the topic.

Answer the questions below for each video.

Attending

1. What did the student do (hand/arm gestures, facial expressions), say, and write?

2. What strategies and tools (manipulatives) did the student use?

Interpreting

3. What does this mean about the student’s understanding or misconceptions of the mathematics?

Deciding

4. Based on what you attended to and interpreted, what are the best steps to take next with this student? What would you do (gestures), say, and write next?

Saying that you will use bigger/smaller numbers as your next steps is not acceptable. Specify the topic, task(s), and why you are making these instructional decisions. Resources to see what topic comes before/after:

Learning Trajectories
The Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) Frameworks
5. What questions would you ask this student? Include at least three questions (in case the student does not know answers). Write questions that require students to explain their thinking.

Generally speaking, the American public has little knowledge of the costs of securing the Homeland. Excluding the FBI, Treasury, and other agencies, the U.S. budgets and spends billions of dollars on Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Defense(DOD), and Intelligence as noted at the following three websites:

(1) https://www.dhs.gov/news/2020/02/11/department-homeland-security-statement-president-s-fiscal-year-2021-budget#:~:text=The%20president%20has%20released%20the,Disaster%20Relief%20Fund%20(DRF).

(2) https://fas.org/irp/budget/

(3) Page 1-1 ONLY at: https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2021/fy2021_Budget_Request_Overview_Book.pdf

After reviewing the information at the above three websites:

Read about the U.S. costs associated with 9/11/2001 at:

http://www.iags.org/costof911.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/us/sept-11-reckoning/cost-graphic.html?_r=0

and the costs associated with Boston Marathon Bombing at:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/adding-financial-costs-boston-bombings-flna6c9680675

Be sure to respond clearly, distinctively, and separately to EACH numbered point below.

(1)Discuss all personal insights gained about the budgetary costs borne by the U.S. to protect against terrorism and other threats AND

(2) Discuss the potential costs of attacks (such as 9/11 or the Boston Marathon and even smaller attacks; notwithstanding the human losses) when the attacks are successful in the Homeland AND

(3)Compare and discuss the comparison of the U.S. costs to the “limited costs” incurred by terrorists to carry out differing attacks.

(4)Also discuss if you have a better understanding of, or appreciation for, the level of funding the U.S. has been committing to Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, and Intelligence AND has your position on the appropriateness of the U.S. expenditures changed or remained the same after reviewing all of the information provided for this review and discussion.

(INSIGHT):::ALWAYS CONSTRUCT your initial weekly input to include the use of APA style and format in-text citations in the body of your minimum 250-word initial posts and list the connected APA style and format References identifying the provided source website (s) and document(s) at the end of the initial post…

The goal of this assignment is to provide exposure to the range and types of treatments that are being
evaluated in the literature. Students need to review a recent (within the last 10 years) peer-reviewed
article that provides empirical support for a treatment intervention for PTSD, childhood trauma, or a
trauma-related disorder. Each student will write an accompanying 2 to 3-page paper that describes the
treatment and intervention for trauma and citing at least three article readings. This paper will be
reviewed by Turnitin.com in D2L, and you can see the originality report. Papers are expected to be well-
written and in APA format. This assignment is worth of 50 points of your final grade in the course.

Unit IV Case Study
While public health surveillance has traditionally focused on infectious diseases, public health officials are now targeting environmental issues, occupational matters, injuries, chronic diseases, birth defects, risky health behaviors, and genetics. It is for this reason that statistical data has become vital for public health officials, and why for public health officials, it is important to be able to use and interpret data.
For the Unit IV Case Study, research the sources of data in your community (Atlanta), and address the following points.
1. Briefly describe your local sources of data used by public health officials.(I research this and I think Atlanta’s sources of data used is Online Analytical Statistical Information Systems (OASIS), and Public Health Information Portal (PHIP). *Please double check this!
2. Discuss one strength and limitation of collecting data in your community.
3. Describe an intervention or program to address a public health issue in your community. Provide an example of how data was interpreted to the local community in the intervention or program. Please provide a link to the intervention or program.
Your case study must be a minimum of two pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. To support your ideas, use a minimum of three outside sources; one may be the textbook. Additionally, use a source that focuses on your community, such as a newspaper or journal article.
Remember that all written assignments must be formatted using APA style, including in-text citations and references.

Rubic:
Analysis
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 20 (20.00%)
Presents an account containing little analysis or relevant argument; interpretation is not well supported. Course concepts and analytical tools are not applied appropriately.
Points Range:21 (21.00%) – 24 (24.00%)
Presents an account that is descriptive but contains little analysis or relevant arguments; interpretation is not well supported. Course concepts and analytical tools are not applied appropriately.
Points Range:25 (25.00%) – 27 (27.00%)
Presents an analysis containing relevant arguments; interpretation is not thoroughly supported and not compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are sometimes applied appropriately.
Points Range:28 (28.00%) – 31 (31.00%)
Presents a thorough analysis with effective arguments; interpretation is both reasonable and compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are often applied appropriately.
Points Range:32 (32.00%) – 35 (35.00%)
Presents an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence; interpretation is both reasonable and compelling. Course concepts and analytical tools are expertly applied.

Content
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 14 (14.00%)
Content is often irrelevant; information may be noticeably incorrect and/or off-topic.
Points Range:15 (15.00%) – 17 (17.00%)
Content is somewhat relevant and informative; may stray off topic a few times.
Points Range:18 (18.00%) – 19 (19.00%)
Content is mostly relevant and informative; may stray off topic one or two times.
Points Range:20 (20.00%) – 22 (22.00%)
Content is relevant and informative; may stray slightly off topic one time.
Points Range:23 (23.00%) – 25 (25.00%)
Content is highly relevant and informative; remains on topic.

Accuracy
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
Most of the assignment is clearly inaccurate and lacks attention to detail.
Points Range:6 (6.00%) – 6 (6.00%)
Several areas of the assignment may be slightly lacking in accuracy and/or attention to detail.
Points Range:7 (7.00%) – 7 (7.00%)
Most of the assignment is fairly accurate and shows fair attention to detail.
Points Range:8 (8.00%) – 8 (8.00%)
Most of the assignment is accurate and shows good attention to detail.
Points Range:9 (9.00%) – 10 (10.00%)
Accuracy is excellent and close attention to detail is clearly evident in all parts of the assignment.

Writing Mechanics
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
Writing lacks clarity and conciseness. Serious problems with sentence structure and grammar. Numerous major and/or minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
Points Range:6 (6.00%) – 6 (6.00%)
Writing lacks clarity and/or conciseness. Contains minor problems with sentence structure and some grammatical errors as well as several minor errors in punctuation and spelling.
Points Range:7 (7.00%) – 7 (7.00%)
Writing is mostly clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong and mostly correct. There may be three or four minor errors in punctuation and/or spelling.
Points Range:8 (8.00%) – 8 (8.00%)
Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are strong. There may be one or two minor punctuation errors and/or spelling errors.
Points Range:9 (9.00%) – 10 (10.00%)
Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Correct use of punctuation. No spelling errors.

Citations and References
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
The majority of sources used are not academically reliable. Most of the articles used are not relevant to the topic.
Points Range:6 (6.00%) – 6 (6.00%)
Some peer-reviewed papers are used along with non-academically reliable sources. Some of the articles used are relevant to the topic.
Points Range:7 (7.00%) – 7 (7.00%)
Most sources used are peer-reviewed papers, though two or more sources are not academically reliable. The majority of articles used are relevant to the topic.
Points Range:8 (8.00%) – 8 (8.00%)
The number of sources meets the assignment requirements, and all but one source is a peer-reviewed paper. Most or all articles are relevant to the topic.
Points Range:9 (9.00%) – 10 (10.00%)
The number of sources meets or exceeds any expressed assignment requirements. Every source used is peer-reviewed or academic in nature. All articles are relevant to the topic.

Style and Formatting
Points Range:0 (0.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
APA guidelines are barely followed if at all. If in-text citations and references are included, they contain major errors. Several in-text citations are missing references and vice versa.
Points Range:6 (6.00%) – 6 (6.00%)
APA guidelines are loosely followed. Several major errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Some in-text citations are missing references and vice versa.
Points Range:7 (7.00%) – 7 (7.00%)
APA guidelines are somewhat followed. Several errors in in-text citations or references may be present. Most in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.
Points Range:8 (8.00%) – 8 (8.00%)
APA guidelines are mostly followed correctly. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA formatting guidelines and are usually correct. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.
Points Range:9 (9.00%) – 10 (10.00%)
APA guidelines are correctly followed. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA formatting guidelines and are free of errors. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa.

Passage Analysis Assignment: Modes of Reasoning 1730/1770 (2022/2023)
BASIC INFORMATION: Please Read Carefully!
The purpose of this assignment is to develop and practice your reading comprehension and critical analysis skills on a slightly longer text than the short arguments you’ve worked on so far. This assignment introduces new comprehension and analytic components as well as incorporating ones we’ve covered previously. The assignment is divided into three major sections: the first one focuses on your ability to comprehend the passage; the second with its analysis and the third part are concerned with its evaluation. There is an additional non-marked step of annotating the text for purposes of your own reading comprehension.
• Worth 25% of final mark. (Value of Assignment is 55 marks)
• Due: on Eclass Dropbox (check due date in syllabus for your course/section) Feb. 6th
• Complete all 3 of the Passage Analysis Steps, as taught in class, following the model and format taught in class. Detailed Passage Analysis steps are below in this document.
• Hand in your assignment in by uploading it to the dropbox in E-class. Please use MS Word (no PDF files)
Step 0: (not marked)
READ the passage carefully and annotate the passage in the following ways:
• Draw a line separating each paragraph of the passage.
• Number each paragraph.
• Underline or highlight the main point (topic sentence) of each paragraph. Do not over highlight. Indiicate only the most main points.
• Indicate the main or central concepts by circling, underlining, highlighting.
• Highlight, circle or underline any words that you do not know the meaning of. Look these words up in the dictionary. Write the definition in the margin of the article or insert definition in body of the text.
• Put boxes around logical indicator words.
• Make notes in the margins about your response to the article; for example, your thoughts, emotional reaction, questions, confusions, interesting points, and so on.
Step 1: Comprehension (18 marks)
1. How many paragraphs are in this passage? (1 mark)
2. Write the topic sentence of each paragraph: (3 marks)
3. List any words you did not know the meaning of and look them up. Write a brief definition for each (2 marks); note any points/ideas that you found interesting or controversial (2 marks)
4. List the logical indicator words in the passage (7 marks)
5. Outline the main argument of the text: (3 marks)
Step 2: Analysis (12 marks)
1. Identify the main conclusion of the passage (1 mark)
2. Identify two concepts around which the passage turns (2 marks)
3. Formulate the main conceptual question of the passage (1 mark)
4. Explain what the author means by the two main concepts, that is, provide a detailed understanding of how the author defines these concepts using other concepts (single words or phrases) in the text (4 marks each/total of 8 marks)
Part III: Evaluation (25 marks)
1. Does the argument contain any obvious or serious fallacies? (1 mark)
2. Find one logical fallacy and challenge the fallacy using the full 5-step process taught in class (18 marks)
For Step 1, do not diagram the entire argument. You only need to diagram the premises in which the fallacy appears.
3. Overall Assessment: Looking at the entire passage, how strong do you believe the main argument is? (Is it Strong/Medium/Weak/Very weak?) (1 mark)
4. Why do you believe the argument deserves this rating? Are there ways to strengthen the argument, that is, to constructively criticize it to make it stronger? (5 marks)

Passage: “The Health Care Professions Don’t Care”
I am arguing that in truth health care professions wear the mask of love because underneath they are in fact nothing but large systems, formal structures designed to provide an economy for the people who are inside the system. If, finally you look realistically at the health care professions, they will all use the word “care.” They will talk about things like medicare and providing care for the elderly and care for disabled people and health care, that care is the basic symbol for their ministrations and that the reason they use the word “care” is because care is the manifestation of a feeling, and that feeling is love…the highest value I think that we have. Care and love are never produced by a system. It is in relationships of people and communities that care and love occur. And to steal from the community that most basic of all values and relationships, love and care, is really an ignoble activity. You see, one of the real problems, I believe, about our institutions and systems is that they increasingly have the power to so invade community and community life and the relationship of people to each other, that in fact communities grow weak as systems grow strong. So that children won’t take care of their parents because they know a system “cares” for old people better than they. Then it seems to me that the idea of society is lost.

This week, you will write a 350- to 600-word (2–3 pages) travelogue about Soweto. At the end of the course, you will draw upon this and subsequent Assignments to compile your Final Project.

Describe the geographic features of Soweto and the surrounding area. Use your own words. Imagine you are walking through the city and surrounding area. What stands out?
Select a major historical event that affected residents of Soweto. Describe it in detail. Include relevant dates.
Explain how the event affected residents of Soweto and Johannesburg.
Select one cultural expression that reflects life in the city and whether it is connected to the major historical event.
Discuss the justice or injustice of the event.
Would you have wanted to live in the city during this time period? Or be a journalist observing the event?
Include at least 2 specific references to this week’s Learning Resources.
Support your assertions by making at least two documented references to your course Resources.

IN TEXT CIATIONS

References
https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/43908/files/2820469?wrap=1

https://www.thoughtco.com/afrikaners-in-south-africa-1435512

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miriam-Makeba

Dorothy Masuku: ‘My songs, they talk’

https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Johannesburg#bbox=27.8002758789063,-26.296770314954053,28.120275878906323,-26.04065175615142&q=&date_from=0&date_to=9999&scale_from=&scale_to=

https://goo.gl/maps/J6cpX5sqZPaANo8r8

https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/43908/files/2820473?wrap=1