Best Writer

Plus-sized model and author Tess Holliday, who is the redhead with tattoos pictured above on the right, created a viral social media campaign that promoted loving all body types. She created the hashtag #effyourbeautystandards to call out the unfair and oppressive beauty ideals in today’s culture. Now companies like Isle of Paradise (see above), Aerie, Dove, and others have focused on selling their products by selling an idea of being body positive and loving one’s body. If you’re interested, you can read more about Tess Holliday here (Links to an external site.).

Our Eff Your Beauty Standards Mega Post is one of your last major assessments in this class. The historical thinking skill of Change Over Time will be demonstrated as you compare/contrast a historical beauty standard to one today. The goal of the project is the mastery of this historical thinking skill while learning about body image and beauty ideas in history.

This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment that is a post in the Discussion Forum. Reply to this thread when you are ready to submit your final (and to-be-graded) work. Only the first submission is graded. Pre-write your post in a Word/Google doc and then put it in the forum when you’re ready. You MUST use citations where needed; simply cutting-and-pasting facts from online or other people’s interpretations is not submitting your own work.

FYI – You MUST embed two (2) images in your discussion post. You can usually just cut-and-paste them from the Internet, like you would into a Word doc. If you don’t know how to do this, there is a useful link below. If that doesn’t work for you or you’re still confused, you will have to contact the free 24/7 Canvas student help line at 1-844-600-4951.
Tech Help Here: https://lakeland.instructure.com/courses/1186804/pages/how-to-embed-an-image-in-a-discussion-post?module_item_id=13207174Links to an external site.

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For the Eff Your Beauty Standards Project (200 points possible), follow these instructions:

1. Watch this 2-minute long video on body positivity – What Lizzo Has Said About Body Positivity (Links to an external site.)
2. Choose a beauty standard you want to research online (or in your textbook, if applicable). Your goal is to explain how that beauty standard has changed over time in the UNITED STATES by comparing/contrasting a previous decade (2000s and earlier) and TODAY. Previous topics have included make-up, eyebrow shapes, dieting, the “ideal” body size, swimwear, hairstyles, bras, corsets, body modification (i.e. piercings, tattoos, permanent make-up, plastic surgery, etc), and more. For example, you may want to compare/contrast the ideal eyebrow shape in the 1970s and today. You’re comparing two decades, not making a timeline of changes from a lot of decades.

3. Your post must include:
* two primary source images (photographs/sketches/paintings/magazine covers/ads) – one from the past and one from today (a before/after of your beauty standard)
* a minimum of 25 sentences comparing/contrasting the beauty standard (i.e. “It used to be XYZ, but now it’s ABC.”) Give evidence and examples. Who wore it like that? What was the style called? What did it look like? Why? Be detailed.
* think intersectionally (i.e. Did this beauty standard impact women of different races differently? How did advertising at the time show the “ideal,” such as having lighter skin? Could women of all ability levels do what this beauty standard demanded?)
* make sure your post is descriptive, informative, detail-oriented, and compares/contrasts both eras equally while also talking about historical details and context (i.e. If thin eyebrows were in, was there a trend during that time or a celebrity that had them? Why was it like that in the past? What else was happening in the world at that time in history that might have influenced that trend?

Remember an A or B means you went at least 10+ sentences over the minimum and you did it with quality, detailed work.

A family just migrated from another country to your area and you are seeing them in the clinic for the first time. They do not speak English well. There are two children, ages 2 years 6 months and 6 years. When taking the children’s history, you become aware they have not seen a provider in two years. Utilizing the Health Promotion Guide available in the course and the CDC vaccination schedule, develop a treatment plan to include vaccinations, safety, health promotion, and wellness preservation for these children. Provide a rationale for recommendations from sources such as the CDC.
Length: 1500 words
Format: APA

Your personal statement should be no longer than 2 pages with 12-point font, double-spaced, and formatted with 1-inch margins. Your statement must address all of the following;
What life experiences and personal qualities will make you an outstanding professional nurse. 2) Describe a situation or time when you practiced empathy and relate how you will apply it to nursing. 3) What type of personal support system do you plan to have while completing your degree at UST?

I chose Childish Gambino’s “This is America” as the main topic of the essay. I summarized the essay as “With technology advancing year after year, there are more tools for the general public to use in the category for self-defense. This is true when it comes to recording footage to save yourself in court or possibly death when you find yourself in tough situations with corrupted law. In the music video for Childish Gambino’s song This is America, he goes to reference “This a celly (ha), That’s a tool (yeah)” (Gambino). In the music video, Gambino is depicted shedding light on the recent incidents of gun violence in America, mentioning that everyone has a cell phone that can be used as a tool for self dense as a tool against the court for corrupted cops. Gambino also depicts himself dancing with a group of school children violence erupts in the background. “It’s really a commentary on how much violence and contradictions there are in the consuming of pop culture, particularly in the violent elements of it,” (Gajanan). The essay will go over the different topics of subjects mentioned in the song, where we’ll go over gun violence in America and the hidden meaning of the lyrics, analyzing for different lyrics and visuals from the music videos using different methods of analyzing.”. This was a very rough idea and was only used for discussion, please feel free to add more to this idea and help make this a really good essay. Please use the 8 citations provided and add more if needed.

CITATIONS ON THE BOTTOM

For this research paper, you will choose any music (or related subject) to take up as your object of study. It might be one song or several songs. It might be a single album. It might be one artist; it might be a pairing or group of related artists. It might be songs that address a related issue. No matter the quantity of songs, genre of music, or exact media form, your goal is this: to employ the ideas and methods of the above-mentioned authors in order to make a case for the importance of the music you choose.

The music you choose to study may or may not relate to the specific genres or topics taken up by Vernallis, Lipsitz, and Davis. Nevertheless, your research paper should attempt to draw parallels and establish continuities between these scholars’ projects and your own.

Most importantly, your research paper must resemble, in noticeable ways, these scholars’ methods of inquiry. Vernallis, Lipsitz, and Davis’s methods will be a central focus in our online discussions, and in the research paper, modeling these writers will be your single-most important key to success.

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Requirements

2,500+ words in MLA format, including a works cited page.
8+ sources must be cited. Include quotes, paraphrases, and references from Kellner and Share, Vernallis, Lipsitz, Davis, and your outside sources. It is required that you incorporate their perspectives in order to anchor your project as working scholarship. You must cite ALL sources used in your paper. Failure to do so will be considered plagiarism and will result in a grade of F on the assignment.

Keys to Success

Make a case for the importance of your selected music. What social, cultural, or political significance—historical and/or contemporary—can be discovered in the music? Has its significance been misinterpreted or underappreciated? Has the music been neglected by certain demographics? Who is it that might need to be convinced that this music matters?
Give only a brief biographical overview of the artist. This overview should serve to illuminate the music. Do not give an extended encyclopedic overview of the artist’s life.
Interpret and explain the lyrics (as opposed to summarizing them). Prioritize your own explanations, and feel free to do so in conversation with other interpretations of the lyrics.
Interpret the music itself along with any relevant album art, videos, concerts, etc., when applicable.
Utilize relevant research materials: articles, books, album reviews, recordings, video footage, and websites that illuminate or discuss your album and the artist.

CITATIONS:
Cornish, Audie, and Monika Evstatieva. “Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’ Holds Ugly Truths to Be Self-Evident.” NPR, NPR, 7 May 2018, https://www.npr.org/2018/05/07/609150167/donald-glovers-this-is-america-holds-ugly-truths-to-be-self-evident.

Davis, Angela Y. Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday. Vintage, 2011.

Gajanan, Mahita. “Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’: Breaking down Symbols.” Time, Time, 7 May 2018, https://time.com/5267890/childish-gambino-this-is-america-meaning/.

Gambino, Childish. “Childish Gambino – This Is America (Official Video).” YouTube, YouTube, 5 May 2018,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY (Links to an external site.).

Grieve, Lola. “’This Is America’: A Powerful Social Commentary.” The Oxford Student, 27 May 2018, https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2018/05/27/this-is-america-a-powerful-social-commentary/.

Lipsitz, George. “The Long Fetch of History; or, Why Music Matters.”.” Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music (2007): 1-26.

Lyubansky, Mikhail. “A Racial Analysis of Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America.’” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-the-lines/201805/racial-analysis-childish-gambinos-is-america.

Vernallis, Carol. “Beyoncé’s Overwhelming Opus; or, the Past and Future of Music Video.” Film Criticism 41.1 (2017).

CITATION LINKS:
CAROL VERNALLIS:
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/f/fc/13761232.0041.105/–beyonce-s-overwhelming-opus-or-the-past-and-future-of-music?rgn=main;view=fulltext

ANGELA Y. DAVIS:
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/d/davis-blues.html

GEORGE LIPSITZ:
PDF ATTACHED

Films, music and books are part of our culture and therefore reflect many of the issues that affect our society. You have noticed thus far this semester I have included a song with some topics. These songs all have something to say about how people feel and think. I hope that you enjoyed listening to them.

This week’s assignment is to watch a popular film but view it through a sociological lens instead of just watching for entertainment. I want you to take notes during the film so that you can answer the questions that I have listed below.

LIST OF FILMS

Most of these are available on NETFLIX or VUDU. I have also borrowed them from the College library or my local library for free.

Hidden Figures – gender discrimination, racism

Monsters Inc – Prejudice, Gender Inequality

Bicentennial Man – prejudice, technology

Philadelphia – AIDS, homophobia

Great Debaters – Discrimination, Prejudice

Nine to Five – Gender Inequality, Prejudice

Milk – Homophobia, AIDS, mental health

K-Pax – charismatic leader, mental health issues

The Secret Life of Bees – racism, discrimination, gender bias

This is NOT a film review paper it is a reaction paper. This must be in YOUR OWN WORDS, you may refer to specific characters when answering these questions, but do NOT tell me the whole film plot. You will lose points if you do.

Pay attention to what topics, concepts, and terminology we have discussed in class that are brought up in this movie? Look through the text to be inclusive. Be specific.

Terminology: what terms and concepts that you have learned from this class can you see in this film? HINT: ethnocentrism, slavery, culture, socialization, mental health, illness, injustice, social construction or reality, etc. Use these terms as you give examples from the film.

Which sociological perspectives can you see in the film? Remember two of these are from a MACRO perspective (conflict theory, functionalism) which is from the societal level. Symbolic interactionism = micro level.

Choose one issue (racism, homophobia, gender bias, etc.) from the film and explain it from each perspective, functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interaction.

Did you gain some insight from the film? If so, what?

Would you recommend it to others? Why, why not? Be specific.

Write a research paper on the relationship between managing job and life stress.

For this task, you will create a presentation that could be used in your organization. Please address the following in your presentation:
Describe the leadership approach of your organization; including the strengths and weaknesses of this approach for your school/workplace; incorporating any historical, social, and/or economic issues affecting your organization.
Present how the leadership style of your organization influences the organization’s culture.
Explain the leadership approach you would desire for your organization.
Address what you would need to do as a leader to either maintain or change your organization’s leadership approach.
Describe the components of effective organizations and how your leadership approach supports an effective organization.
Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.
Length: 12 – 15 slides, not including title or reference slide
Notes Length: 150-300 words for each slide
References: Include a minimum of 5 credible resources

RESOURCES:
1. https://thesystemsthinker.com/revitalizing-the-schools-a-systems-thinking-approach/

2. – https://sk.sagepub.com/video/facilitative-leadership?fromsearch=true

Write a research paper on Positive Social Change and the DNP-Prepared Nurse.

Introduction
For this discussion, you will have the opportunity to describe the dominant and alternative viewpoints on your community issue gathered from your two stakeholder interviews in Week 5. You will also be able to reflect on how your knowledge gained from your observation exercise influenced your ability to identify and understand varying viewpoints. This discussion will allow you to gain a more comprehensive understanding of how stakeholders may view your community issue differently, which may influence decision making. Beginning the process of social change is not an easy feat; however, with a more thorough understanding of how stakeholders view community issues, the easier it will be to implement processes, strategies, and actions to create positive social change.

Initial Post To begin this discussion, review the article, How Americans really feel about their country on 33 key issues and watch, Social change starts by paying attention (13:12) to help develop your understanding of dominant and alternative viewpoints and what this looks like for societal issues.

https://www.businessinsider.com/american-public-opinion-on-major-issues-institutions-2017-2

After reviewing these resources, provide responses to the following questions:
Describe the dominant and alternative viewpoints on your community issue you discussed during your stakeholder interviews.
Discuss why it is important to understand dominant and alternative viewpoints when addressing community issues?
What influence might a person’s implicit biases have on how he or she perceives these dominant and alternative viewpoints? How might these biases skew one’s perceptions?
Explain how these dominant and alternative viewpoints are both important when seeking to affect positive social change and why might this be important to addressing your community issue?
How might the knowledge gained from your observation exercise in week 5 helped in your ability to identify and understand varying viewpoints?

Write an analysis Paper
According to the case, what are the three factors that underlie the rise of Big Data? How has each factor contributed to unintended consequences in organizations?
The storage of large amounts of data poses risks to global companies. What are these risks?
The Intel IT group addressed data governance in two eras. Why did data governance evolve and what were the key drivers for taking a different approach in the second era?
How did the emergence of analytics motivate Intel to change its policies toward data governance?
How did Intel IT raise awareness in its user community about the costs and value of its data?