Select one of the six topics and respond with either a written page or 5-7 Power Point slides.

Individual presentation on The Death of Ivan Ilyich or The Stranger
Philosophy 1
Individual Presentation Topics on Tolstoy and Camus
Select one of the six topics and respond with either a written page or 5-7 Power Point slides.
Topic I: The Life of Ivan Ilyich. What was important or meaningful in Ivan’s life? What principles or values did Ivan live by? What were his goals in life? What kinds of relationships did he have with his wife, children, friends, and coworkers? (Chapters 2-3)
Topic II: The Death of Ivan Ilyich: How did Ivan cope with his illness and impending death? How did the behavior of his family and doctors increase his suffering? Why did he receive comfort from Gerasim, the pantry boy? What was the “lie” he suffered from? Describe how the peasants and the upper classes differ in their attitude towards death. (Chapters 4-8)
Topic III: Ivan Ilyich’s Legacy and Salvation: Describe the reaction of coworkers and family members to Ivan’s death. What does this reveal about Ivan’s character? (Chapter 1) What was the “moral agony” that Ivan suffered from? Describe the soul searching that led to Ivan’s salvation in his final moments. What is “the real thing?” (Chapters 9-12)
Topic IV: Meursault the Man: What is Meurault’s outlook on life, what is important or meaningful to him? Describe and discuss his reaction to his Mother’s death and his behavior at her funeral? Describe his relationship with his mother. Describe Meursault’s relationships with Marie, Raymond, and Salamano. (Pt.1 Chapters 1-5)
Topic V: Meursault the Murderer: Discuss the events leading up to the murder and Meursault’s role in those events. What is unusual about Camus’ description of the murder? What disturbs the examining magistrate about Meursault’s attitude towards his crime? How did Meursault cope with life in prison? Discuss the trial. How would you complete the following sentence: Meursault was not executed for the crime of murder but for _______________? Did Meursault deserve the death penalty? (Pt 1 ch 6 pt. 2 ch.s 1-4)
Topic VI The Meaning of Meursault: How did Meursault react to his death sentence? Discuss his conversation with the chaplain. Explain and evaluate his claim that “nothing matters.” How does Meursault come to understand his relationship with the universe at the end? Explain the meaning of the last sentence of the novel. (Part 2 ch 5)

What is the relationship between the popular cultural production of Chicanos and Chicanas and their struggle for equal opportunity and empowerment vis-à-vis U.S. society, and within the Chicano community?

As George Lipsitz argues, “Questions of culture are also questions of politics.” Accordingly, we need to better “understand the role of culture in struggles over resources and power, as well as the importance of power in the construction of cultural images.”
Question:
•What is the relationship between the popular cultural production of Chicanos and Chicanas and their struggle for equal opportunity and empowerment vis-à-vis U.S. society, and within the Chicano community?

Answer the above question by constructing a clear thesis. The thesis equals your main claim or assertion, along with supporting claims that make the overall argument persuasive. To substantiate your argument and defend your position, you must engage with a wide range of the required readings.

Compose an effective essay by supporting your argument with the evidence presented in the class materials, balancing your analysis and your voice with a mix of interwoven key quotes and paraphrasing. There is no minimum or maximum quota for how many required course readings you must incorporate; however, the best essays engage with a wide range of respective readings, placing the authors in dialogue. Similarly, address each component of the question.

Brainstorm and outline your midterm essay by choosing which points, paraphrases, and quotes from which readings you will use as evidence to support your argument, and in which order. There is no “correct” answer to the question. You do not have to agree with the required authors, but you must address their theoretical concepts and analytical assertions. You may counter or dispute the authors’ claims to advance your argument, back up your point of view, or make an original point. Not in lieu of the readings; you may not use block quotes or any outside sources.

To answer the paper question, it may be helpful to consider: ethnicity; race; class; gender; politics; language; pocho/pocha; rasquachismo/rasquache; values; political generations; nepantla; Aztlán; internal colonialism; Chicanismo; Chicana feminism.

More anaysis less rewording and clear thesis

*Use the grading rubric on the next page as a general guideline.

Technical Requirements, Formatting Directions:
Each reading must be cited in an endnote (at the end of the body of the text, not at the bottom of each page), ordered sequentially using Arabic numerals. Use Chicago Style (no parenthetical citations after sentences, and no bibliography/works cited/references page). Endnote citations must include the author’s last name, and the title and page number of the source (article or book chapter); identify films by their titles and presentations by their date. Papers must be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, and double-spaced with one- inch margins on all sides of each page. Papers must have a separate title page with an original paper title and subtitle, your name, and course number. Each page must be numbered except title page, and papers must be stapled. No binders or folders. Including too many distracting typographical, grammatical, organizational, and/or formatting errors will lower your grade, as will failing to follow these instructions.

•Papers must be 4 pages in length

Rule Break
Paper shows sustained engagement with the topic and consistent response to the assignment; Completely answers the question.
THESIS
Thesis is sound (i.e.; accurate, thorough, substantial, forceful, strong, solidly constructed, based on reasoning). Thesis is logical, focused, and specific (avoids generalizations).
Argument (claim) is clearly explained.

ORGANIZATION
Paper is thoughtfully organized and structured.
There is an introduction, body, and conclusion, followed by endnotes.
Introductory paragraph states the argument, succinctly foreshadows the essay content, and contextualizes the analysis. There are topic and transition sentences.
Paper organization represents a clear strategy for persuasion.
Paper does not digress from central point—all material is relevant to supporting thesis.

DEVELOPMENT
Arguments are lucid and consistently supported with evidence (text citations); Position is defended well.
The central idea is developed through wisely chosen, appropriate, concrete details, persuasive points, and insightful examples. Quotes deepen the paper discussion and are set-up/introduced and incorporated seamlessly.
The reader can follow the construction of argument (chronological or sequential order, thematic grouping, comparison/contrast, etc.). Argumentation guides the reader and propels the narrative forward.
Paragraphs are organized, unified, and coherent—they each have a controlling idea to help further the thesis.
Paragraphs flow smoothly together with effective transitions, and the paper presents a cohesive perspective.
Each part of the essay builds upon the next to illuminate logical connections, implications, and relationships.
Concluding paragraph is satisfying and convincing—brings all of the paper content together and “clinches” the argument.
Tight, powerful conclusion ties together related strands developed in the body of the essay.

CONTENT/ MASTERY OF IDEAS
Demonstrates proficiency in understanding by applying key concepts and relevant class material.
Displays theoretical depth by unpacking complex ideas.
Demonstrates the link between evidence and argument (explains the significance of evidence to claims and/or thesis). Paper contains more analysis than description and summary (shows rather than merely tells).
Paper demonstrates excellent secondary research skills: comparison, contrast, and synthesis.

WRITING STYLE
Avoids conversational/colloquial tone, offensive language, and excessive or unnecessary jargon.
Avoids deterministic language- words such as always, never, the only.
Avoids passive voice (“to be” verbs), and tentative statements such as “We might find” and “It could be argued.” Avoids vague, unclear, repetitive, wordy, or awkward phrasing.
Sentences evince variety of pattern and are rhetorically effective; Pacing is brisk.
Prose is fresh, vigorous, concise, and precise.

GRAMMAR
No typographical, grammatical, or spelling errors.
No run-on or incomplete sentences.
Paper uses consistent verb tense and proper diction/word choice.

TECHNICAL/FORMATTING
Sources cited correctly, endnotes formatted correctly, and paper contains sufficient number of references.
Uses correct font and size, one-inch margins, spacing, pagination.
Paper includes title page with title, subtitle, student name, and course number.
Meets, but does not exceed page requirement.

Management and leadership in the new remote work landscape: what should change and what should remain the same.

You are to write a paper – complete with an introduction (in which you state a claim), body (literature review organized to show above claim), and conclusion (what can we learn from your review).

The title of your paper is: Management and leadership in the new remote work landscape: what should change and what should remain the same.

I am not interested only in what others are saying about this question, but mostly in what YOU think, based on what you have read in the book and in your other sources. This is a new phenomenon, and we can assess and extrapolate on what should change, based on various theories, assumptions and data (which your paper should make explicit). You may cover any of the topics raised in the book, but you must expand on the book, to provide graduate-level (in-depth) support to your claims. Write paragraphs (one idea per paragraph), use your own words, offer some unique ideas or unique points of view, and be diligent to use data whenever possible, and to cite all of your sources. (see APA style guide here https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html)

In your paper, aim to cover various topics, divided into sub-sections – but make sure that there is a unified claim behind it[1]. Your paper should have value to the reader – and that value should be clear from the first paragraph. It should be 10-15 pages long (12 font, single space) and have a minimum of 8 academic sources (plus other non-academic but credible ones). You may need to use our library in order to access some of your sources.

This paper will allow you to add up to 35 points to your grade[2]. You may email me for help, ask to meet if needed, etc. I will not, however, read and comment on drafts.
Your paper is due on June 15, submit on Blackboard. No additional work or time will be offered.

[1] For instance, some ideas: you may discuss how the new landscape affects the three different subsystems in an organization differently: boundary spanning jobs; managerial jobs; and technical jobs – and have a subsection for each. You can then at the end create a table that compares the various elements that affect each subsystem. Another idea would be to do the same, but compare mechanistic vs. organic organization – or differentiated vs. cost-leaders and so on. Or, you could discuss the various functional areas and how each may be affected (marketing, finance, HR, etc). Reach out to me if you’d like to brain-storm or expand an idea.
[2] Here’s a link to a rubric I shall use (realize that I expect more sources, as noted above) https://www.cornellcollege.edu/library/faculty/focusing-on-assignments/tools-for-assessment/ResearchPaperRubric.pdf

Patellofemoral Pain

Hey hi , I did upload the instructions . I do want something like this.
Clinical Application:
Introduction: The purpose (why the research was done) of this research was to determine………Describe the tests and measurements used in the study to prove the purpose of the research…….Select and describe the interventions that are appropriate for the scenario……………. Describe what you would check to assure patient safety during the intervention…………….Describe a condition under which you would need to stop the intervention……………. Describe a condition under which you would contact the physical therapist for additional instruction

Write a paper analyzing a social problem related to immigrants or refugees in the United States. The paper should demonstrate outside research and cite at least 3 journal articles in addition to the textbook.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper analyzing a social problem related to immigrants or refugees in the United States. The paper should demonstrate outside research and cite at least 3 journal articles in addition to the textbook.

Include the following in your paper:
Problem Definition
Identify the problem and causes to which the problem is attributed.
Why is this concern being raised as a problem at this time in history? Is this a new problem?
Who is now defining this issue as a social problem, and how is that different from the past? What conditions are different? How is society different?
Who has power regarding this issue?

Global Connections
Explain how the United States is connected socially and economically with other countries and what relevance this connection has on the selected problem.
Describe the problem’s impact and the extent of its effect on society, both locally and globally.

Values and Beliefs
What are the values and beliefs that define this issue as a social problem?
How do those values, beliefs, and social work ethics influence the social welfare policy-making process?

Social Welfare Programs and Policies
What ideologies, theories, or paradigms of the social welfare system are relevant to this problem?
Discuss this problem’s relevance in respect to social welfare programs and policies. Is there a role for social work? If so, what is it?
Is the problem adequately addressed by current social welfare policies and programs? Is there more or less that should be done?

Future Action
What are your suggested changes or approaches to the problem?
How might policy practice, advocacy, and social action work together to address the problem?

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

About my leadership style

you are interviewing for a management role at Ajax manufacturing Co. they have asked you to take a leadership assessment tool and prepare to answer questions about your leadership style.
complete the assessment…(results 13 autocratic, 15 participative, 14 delegative, 12 situational). Then discuss my results by answering the following questions in a 5 page minimum paper:
summarize my results and thoughts on what it says about my leadership style.
which traits do I feel will help me in a leadership role?
which traits will hinder you in a leadership role?
share a potential challenge and how your leadership style would be used to solve issue.
share a challenge or advantage of leadership style while working in groups.
reference page required.

How are you being the change you want to see in the world?

There are three extra-credit options below. Choose one assignment to earn 15 points extra-credit. For all options, paper format: two pages, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, 12 point font, grammar, spelling, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are all error free.
Option 1
Please read an article, book or watch a video on a psychology related topic and write a two page review. For full credit, the first part should summarize the material and the second part should include what you learned. Please provide title and author’s name of your article, book, or video, and/or name of the website from which you retrieved information.
Option 2
How are you being the change you want to see in the world? How are you doing the change you want to see in the world? How are you incorporating self-care for longevity of social justice work?
Option 3
How has the COVID-19 experience affected your life? What have you learned about yourself, humanity, and/or the world through this process, and how have you practiced self-care?

Analysis of Human Relations at an Organization

The Organization that I chose is WalMart
Organization Information – 20 points
Analysis of Human Relations – 100 points
Accurate analysis of 4 topics in Human Relations (4 x 25)
Self-Regulation and Success– 50 points
At least 2 scholarly sources – 20 points
Mechanics –Slides are orderly, easy to read, self-explanatory, and use correct spelling. – 10 points

HR Challenge: The Employee Experience – Pathways to Employee Success and Retention

Prepare a 3-4-page report on how you plan to approach employee talent development, employee success, retention, and the employee experience issues with viable recommendations for solutions.
What is the employee experience from the employee’s perspective? The employee experience is when an employee considers their work more than just a job. Employers hope for that possibility, even though it is unlikely every employee in the organization will attain a high level of enjoyment from their work and their work environment. The employee perspective means pride in their employment and a passion for what they do, whom they do it with, and respect for their organizational leadership.
We have arrived at a time in history where talent matters and retaining that talent is not a simple or inexpensive process. Employees today desire a great deal more than employees have in the past. Work has become more important to employees than ever before. Expectations for dynamic, interesting work and a work environment that enhances the process of work grows ever greater each year. The workplace takes up the vast majority of an employee’s life, and this previously accepted tradition of work not being fun or even tolerable has been rejected. In addition, the idea that an employee’s career is for them to manage may be true, but management can make that a great deal more exciting and productive if the pathways to success are clear and available.
Assessment Introduction
Scenario
You are an HR professional at a large teaching hospital with responsibility for the areas of employee talent development and employee experience (sometimes called employee perspective). The hospital’s mission is to integrate a broad spectrum of clinical care, teaching, and research, with special emphasis on the health of children and their families, for two states on the east coast of the United States.
Recently, you have observed high rates of turnover across a number of occupations. Licensed practical nurses, radiologist technicians, surgical technicians, pharmacy technicians, medical assistants, laboratory technicians, and dietitian assistants are at the top of the list of people your hospital cannot keep. You have been conducting exit interviews and talking to current employees about what the areas of concern are that could be influencing the high rate of turnover.
As it turns out, another hospital in the area that has been aggressively recruiting new employees. The hospital is associated with a medical school and an external physician assistance program. They are using a completely new employee experience approach that includes:
Advancement opportunities through joint university and technical certification programs.
Cross-field rotations.
Tuition assistance.
Scholarship programs for entry into the physician assistant program.
Work time for physical fitness.
Co-located complimentary daycare for second and third shift staff.
A gourmet cafeteria.
These benefits are part of what the private hospital calls a comprehensive work-life career-investment program for employees. Your institution has a legacy cafeteria and nothing that mirrors the other hospital’s employee experience program. Additionally, recent engagement surveys indicate that employees are not getting the career guidance from team leaders and supervisors that they think they should. Several surveys of employees found that they felt they are not valued or considered part of the organization and that “only doctors and RNs really mattered.”
Your Challenge
This assessment examines how to assess the effectiveness of employee talent development and employee experience (employee perspective). Consider the challenging conditions that you would face in the situation presented.
What would your next step be in confronting the HR challenge faced by the hospital from a competitive standpoint? Should you present the differences between your hospital and its competitor’s programs to your supervisors or even the hospital director? If yes, why, and how would you go about that? If not, what would your rationale be for your decision?
What research would you do? Making the type of changes that the other hospital made is a major effort in cost and from an organizational culture and employee-valuing perspective.
What challenges might you face from your own HR director? From medical staff leaders and others? The cost of current turnover is coming close to 15% of yearly salary for some positions, and the loss of institutional knowledge is affecting treatment quality, according to a panel of physicians and nursing staff.
What new and different programs might be introduced into the organization to improve the employee experience considering the scope of challenges that were discussed in the introduction?
Your job in this assessment is to use the guidance from above to prepare a report for your supervisors on how you plan to approach the employee talent development and employee experience (employee perspective) problems with viable recommendations for solutions. Please provide at least six academic, scholarly, or professional resources from the Capella University Library.
Assessment Prepare a 3–4-page report that states your recommended course of action. Along with your recommendation, include the following:
Analyze, from a competitive standpoint, how proposed recommendations address the HR challenge faced by the hospital.
What is the scope of the differences between your hospital and its competitor?
What would it take to emulate the competitor’s programs?
Describe key factors considered to support the major effort and cost it would take to enact changes in organizational culture, which could be embraced by employees.
What challenges would be faced by trying to emulate the competitor’s programs?
What would the risks be by not addressing the differences between your hospital and its competitor?
Explain how to mitigate cost of current turnover and the loss of institutional knowledge that is affecting treatment quality.
What is causing the turnover?
What actions can you take to address the issue?
Describe programs you would introduce to improve the employee experience.
What are the different parts of your programs?
What are they intended to do?
Review the HR Challenge: The Employee Experience – Pathways to Employee Success and Retention Scoring Guide to see the criteria by which your assessment will be evaluated. Before submitting your assessment for evaluation, review your draft in SafeAssign to check your use of source material.
Submission Requirements-See attachment

HR Challenge: A Question of Ethics

sing the SHRM code of ethics, prepare a 3-4-page plan that states your recommended course of action and analysis for an internal hiring scenario with ethical implications.
HR professionals work hard to encourage others in the organization to reflect and apply the ethics of the profession. Also, we have to be very cognizant of the rules of behavior associated with the organizations for which we work. Many organizations have their own code of conduct or guidelines of behavior. Any confusion should be dealt with promptly by working with the leadership and general counsel. We are, in the end, agents of the firm, no matter what type of organization we work in, and it is our responsibility to work diligently to support leaders in establishing a culture of trust and respect between the organization and its employees. In this assessment, the SHRM behavioral competency Ethical Practice and the HRM content knowledge area of Risk Management will be important for supporting your recommendation for a challenging hiring scenario, with potential ethical implications.
Introduction
Scenario
You are an HR professional in an organization with 1,200 employee and seven sites. The company you work for is involved in engineering. It performs construction design and also engages in research and development of engineering and construction materials. As the HR director, you report directly to the company’s CEO. The company’s founder is a scientist and though present at one of the sites, he is no longer involved in the running of the organization. There is a six-member board of directors.
The CEO is very open and outgoing and he is liked and respected by almost everyone in the company and his community. Recently, a technical position came open. The job announcement was only made internally, which is an option based on the approved and recently revised employee manual you completed and presented to the CEO and all senior staff. Note: The employee manual does not require management to hire the best qualified applicant. Currently, the company has an equal number of men and women, so filling this position with one gender or the other is not a consideration for maintaining an employment balance.
Technical position information: A fully qualified candidate is considered capable of performing the work with some period of transition, estimated to be around one year, and a best qualified candidate is considered someone able to hit the ground running in the new position.
Candidate information: Two internal employees have applied but they are not equally qualified.
One of the internal employees is a fully qualified young woman who has the education and two years of professional experience in the field, but she’s a new employee in the company.
The other internal employee is the best qualified young man with over eight years in the company. He holds multiple graduate degrees and has extensive professional experience.
The announcement of a hiring selection has not been made, but company gossip has already started, reflecting upon the likelihood that the young woman will be chosen because the CEO has an innocent crush. While no allegations of impropriety of any type have been made, the perception of a form of favoritism is present.
Your Challenge
The SHRM code of ethics advises HR professionals to “advocate for the appropriate use and appreciation of human beings as employees.” Using this and other ethical guidelines, should you try to influence the CEO’s selection and recommend that the young man be hired over the young woman? Or should you remain silent? What, if anything, is the CEO doing incorrectly or substantively wrong in this hiring scenario if he selects the woman?
Prepare a 3–4-page plan that states your recommended course of action. Along with your recommendation, include the following:
Analyze ethical challenges presented by an HR management situation.
What are the ethical implications for the actions you would take in this scenario? What consequences could occur if you did nothing?
Describe key ethical factors considered in the formulation of a proposed HR solution.
What is your reasoning for making a recommendation or remaining silent within the context of the SHRM code of ethics? Use references to support your perspective and response to the SHRM code of ethics and this scenario.
Explain any legal considerations for the selection function presented by an HR situation.
Explain the role of the HR practitioner in advancing a proposed HR solution.
Briefly explain the role you will take to influence the eventual outcome. Consider aspects of leadership, negotiation, and consultation.
Discuss the application any SHRM behavioral competencies to the process of solving an HR challenge.
Which SHRM behavioral competencies do you think are most directly applicable to a successful resolution of this challenge, and why?
Additional Requirements
The deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in HRM to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in HRM. As part of your learning, we focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:
Length: Your plan should be 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.
The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
The last page should be the reference list.
Organization: Make sure that your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Resources: Use 2–8 references from both trade publications and peer-reviewed articles.
Evidence: Support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations.
APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
Written communication:
Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.