Pueblo Construction Chronology

Pueblo Construction Chronology
Directions

In this assignment, you are presented with a set of data from the Coyote Wash Pueblo, a hypothetical Ancestral Pueblo site from the American Southwest. Based on your extensive archaeological experience it appears that the pueblo was constructed and occupied sometime during the Pueblo III period, between A.D. 1100 and 1300.

The site was reasonably well excavated, and all excavated dirt was screened through a 1/4 inch mesh. The deposits are categorized as follows:

Floor: items directly in contact with a plastered or compacted earth floor (i.e., on the surface);
Fill: constitutes all items found within the floor (i.e., excavated by archaeologists subsurface);
Restorable vessels on the floor: most or all pieces of a vessel were recovered;
Pottery types: corrugated; black on white (B/W); polychrome.

The pueblo had only one story and rooms showed evidence of only a single floor. All radiocarbon and tree-ring dates are calibrated dates and expressed as dates A.D. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of multiple samples with the same date.

A full descriiption of the site, maps, excavation notes, photographs, and background information for this assignment are available at this LINK.

Questions

Answer the following questions, drawing upon the evidence presented in the site plan and the attached room data. The most important part of every answer is the justification in terms of the relevant evidence and principles of archaeological inference. Good graphical displays of data using Microsoft Excel, for example (e.g., color coding and labels), will both aid and shorten your written presentation — use them generously.

Reconstruct the relative chronology of the construction and expansion of the pueblo. Using the information on the site plan (e.g., architecture, wall alignments, presence of subfloor deposits) identify the set of rooms first constructed. Next, determine the blocks of rooms that were apparently added to the initial construction, and the sequence in which they were added. This question is probably most easily answered using a figure that indicates the room blocks and the sequence of construction, accompanied by a written justification.

Using the tree-ring and radiocarbon dates, offer your best interpretation of the absolute dates associated with each construction phase or room addition. You may find a graphical approach useful in your analysis, again accompanied by a written justification.

How do you interpret the differences in the total number of pottery sherds found on the floor’s surface in each room versus the sherds found in excavation (i.e., total fill sherds)?

Foodborne Illnesses

For this week’s assignment, you will be addressing course learning objective 1.

You will be diagramming the course and impact of a real world foodborne illness outbreak, choosing one of the outbreaks noted in these assignment instructions. Your diagram will be a one page infographic that visually identifies and explains the way the outbreak occurred, from source to victims.

In short – your infographic should be a one page document that shows graphically – using images and a few short explanations – the way a foodborne illness was transmitted from the source to the victim. That is – begin at the beginning. What food item became contaminated by a pathogen and caused the illness? How did that pathogen contaminate the food, and why/how were the victims served that food? There are safe food preparation practices that can prevent many foodborne illness outbreaks – what was the critical error that caused the contaminated food item to be served and cause illness?

The infographic must include the information noted below.

Name of the foodborne illness outbreak (the illness it caused)

Cause of the outbreak (virus, bacteria, parasite, etc.) – this is the actual pathogen

The path from source to victim, including the number of victims

The CRITICAL point where the outbreak could have been prevented must be identified. Identify if this was caused by a grower/producer, manufacturer, restaurant error, or something else.

A precaution (if possible) that would have prevented this outbreak

Your sources must be included, but they do not have to be formatted in APA format – you may include links to your online sources.

You may use any of the following to create your one page infographic: PowerPoint (one slide), MS Word (save as a .pdf to preserve your formatting), an infographic creation site or software, such as Canva (www.canva.com for a free account). Please note that if you use a specific software other than Microsoft or Adobe, you may be required to convert it to a file that your instructor can open. Keep that in mind and if you have questions about whether or not your instructor will be able to open your file, please ask in advance.

Be sure to review the tips posted below the instructions in the course menu, for an example of the expectations for the infographic.

You may use any of the real world outbreaks noted below for this infographic. If you wish to use a different outbreak that is not listed below, please contact your instructor for approval. You will have to research the specific outbreak in order to find the necessary information to complete the infographic and include all the required information. Hint: The CDC has very good information beyond what the web can provide for you – you must use at least two sources.

The sources must be reliable, academic resources. For tips on finding academic resources, please visit the student academic resource center in the library.

Choices for outbreak cases for the infographic:

Salmonella Newport outbreak – October 2020 – U.S. and Canada

Salmonella Enteritidis – August to October 2020 – across the U.S. (fruit)

Salmonella Enteritidis- February through June 2021 – multiple U.S. states

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli – Fall, 2020 – multiple U.S. states

e. Coli – May 2021 – Washington State, Arizona

Botulism – 2017 – California

The suggestion for successfully completing this assignment is to first review the instructions and rubric, then choose the outbreak you will use. Research that outbreak to be sure you have all the necessary information. Begin by outlining all the required information prior to starting your infographic to ensure you are including everything that is required.

Principles of health and disease

Your initial
(250+ word) post should be your response to
the questions posed in the Discussion
Question. You should research your answer
and cite at least one scholarly source when
appropriate, and always use quality writing.

Discussion Question:

How will you use the information gained during this course? Be specific.

Pathophysiology m8-2

. Your initial (250+ word) post should be your response to the questions posed in the Discussion Question. You should research your answer and cite at least one scholarly source when appropriate, and always use quality writing.

Discussion Question:

Identify and discuss the most common form of skin cancer which is not related to sun exposure.

Write a 500 or more word essay in which using the material from provided sources you explain your character’s position on the various questions the Convention will have to address. You must quote directly from your readings (and provide citations) in addition to providing your own analysis and using some of the personal history of the character you are playing. The textbook will be of little or no use at this point in the simulation. Do not rely on it for this paper. (If you are the Arbitrators of the convention, your 500-word paper should describe what would be the ideal outcome for you.)

Write a 500 or more word essay in which using the material from provided sources you explain your character’s position on the various questions the Convention will have to address. You must quote directly from your readings (and provide citations) in addition to providing your own analysis and using some of the personal history of the character you are playing. The textbook will be of little or no use at this point in the simulation. Do not rely on it for this paper. (If you are the Arbitrators of the convention, your 500-word paper should describe what would be the ideal outcome for you.)

Courts and Public Opinion

The response paper should look for: 1) common themes amongst the articles, 2) disagreements between the articles, 3) and personal thoughts about why one argument is better or worse than the others presented by the authors. Use detailed analysis of the research design, data used, and findings of the authors, and whether there are any limitations or successes on the authors’ parts in these respective studies. Critically evaluate the work of these authors and determine whether they have successfully answered their posited research questions, and if so, what are the implications for the study of judicial politics generally.

Didactic Art to Bring Awareness to Immigration

Assignment:
Theory/Praxis Final Paper (CLO 3): The final 10-page paper is due on the final day of class and is worth 30% of your final grade.
Your final paper concerns the relationship between theory and praxis in relation to one of the essays in your textbook. (You may choose any essay, not only those read during the semester.) You are responsible for explaining the essay’s topic and argument, and for conducting research on a contemporary artwork(s) that addresses, and complicates, this argument. In your conclusion you are to reconsider the essay’s argument in light of your example. Does the art example challenge the theoretical argument? Introduce new information? Confirm the author’s view? Or, on the contrary, does the theoretical argument reveal aspects of the artwork that were not apparent to you? The paper is to be a minimum of 10 and maximum of 15 pages, typewritten in 12-point font, with 1” borders, and footnote citations.

Annotated bibliography need to be no less than five books or articles that you will draw on in your paper, including at least one of the essays from the textbook. An annotated bibliography includes a sentences or two explaining what this text is about. Draw out those aspects of use for your project. Upload before class.

I have attached the articles I plan to draw from in my essay with the main one being Conversation Pieces by Grant Kester since that was one of my reading from the class.

Reading: Levine, The British Empire: Sunrise To sunset, Chapter 6 Global Growth &7 Ruling an empire

Levine and the Lecture Notes can only touch on a few of the “New Imperialists” who found a political voice—and, often, important administrative positions in the empire—in the second half of the 19th century. Milner, Curzon, Rhodes, Cromer, Chamberlain, Kipling, and the administrators who came up through “Milner’s Kindergarten” all articulated a powerful sense of mission for Britain in which imperial growth was an essential component.

Please introduce us to one of these administrators. The best contributions will go beyond a “data dump” and work to integrate this figure into the imperial context we’ve considered this week.

+ What drove their enthusiasm for empire?

+ What specific legislative acts or policies did they call for?

+ Why did your “imperialist” see the Empire as so vital to Britain’s future?

+ How did they work to counter the arguments that imperialism was expensive, futile, and acquired in a “fit of absent-mindedness,” an unfortunate legacy from an earlier age?

Determine population-based strategies that incorporate health determinants to promote optimal health and prevent escalation of diseases and conditions.

Assignment Content

Competency
Integrate leadership and management principles with knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory guidelines to enhance quality care and patient safety while functioning within legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing.
Determine population-based strategies that incorporate health determinants to promote optimal health and prevent escalation of diseases and conditions.
Utilize effective intra-professional and inter-professional communication to promote a continuous and reliable therapeutic environment.
Synthesize knowledge from the humanities, physical and social sciences, nursing theory, and applied research as a basis for evidence-based nursing practice and clinical reasoning.
Analyze data from information systems and emerging healthcare technologies to guide decision making and clinical reasoning.
Synthesize components of practice excellence, clinical judgment, and personal knowing as a foundation for complex client care and lifelong learning.

Student Success Criteria
View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

Scenario
While attending a conference sponsored by a national nursing organization, you were captivated by the keynote speaker, a nurse currently employed as a lobbyist advocating for local and state healthcare legislation, who recently announced her candidacy for a position in the State Congress. Meeting this individual was the moment you realized you wanted to impact the healthcare of your local community through participation in her campaign for office. You expressed interest in opening her local community campaign office if she would provide mentorship.

She responded, “Absolutely I would be your mentor. Political advocacy begins with understanding the needs of your community, so research your community’s needs, develop a solution for a priority issue you would champion as a political candidate for local office, and present your ideas in a White Paper next time we meet.”

Instructions
Research
Using
NUR4922-Deliverable-7-Policy-Map-Instructions.docx
Using this Policy Map, enter your zip code, investigate areas of interest in your local community, and identify a gap in services that you believe is a priority need for resolution.
Review evidence in professional journals and information on the internet available from local, state, and national government organizations, major news entities, political parties, and professional healthcare organizations. Research political issues in healthcare.
White paper
Write a succinct summary of the proposed solution for the gap in services within the local community (no more than two paragraphs)
Provide detailed background information with an explanation of the priority need, including identified health determinants
Offer thorough descriiptions of the proposed solution, including:
Phases of implementation with
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely (SMART) goals for each phase
Detailed explanations for these considerations
Financial
Policy
Legal
Ethical
Strategies for collaboration with external and internal stakeholders to gain buy-in
A detailed plan for initial and ongoing communication and dissemination of information
Use of images such as tables and graphs recommended
Write a concise, powerful conclusion to convince the reader the proposed solution is necessary (no more than one paragraph)
Include relevant, comprehensive evidence from credible sources
Use professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.

https://1drv.ms/w/s!Agr53yu66rI9kiemFUuO1tyBvNns
my zip code is 33990.

Writing a White Paper:

Start with the big picture or problem, and end with the solution or proposal. White papers are often 6-8 pages long, but they can be longer or shorter depending upon the topic.

Typical Sections:

Cover Letter (if any)
Introduction/Executive Summary
An introduction is helpful for busy readers. Summarize the main points in case the reader does not read the entire document.
Background information or explanation of problem:
Before providing solutions or proposals, the background information, facts, or problem(s) must be clearly defined. Define the problems from the reader’s perspective.
Solution(s)
Remember, this is an opportunity to speak directly to your audience and recommend something they need.
Advertisement (if any)
If written for commercial purpose, corporations may include a product advertisement in order to sell a specific product’s attributes. Only advertise after providing the facts and detailing the need for solutions.
Conclusion
Convince and summarize in order to enhance the reader’s understanding of the main points and proposal.
References (if any)
Images:

Consider creating and adding helpful images such as tables, graphs, and infographics to capture the reader’s attention and assist visual learners. Make sure the images are necessary and directly relate to your topic and/or proposal.

Linux Server Build

CN-120
LRS Exercise: Linux Server Build
Exercise Instructions
Linux has been often employed to build infrastructures based on its reliability and ownership costs. For this exercise, you will select one of the four below options to build. You’ll write a narrative and present the solution during Week 6 of the course.
Part 1 – System Project Build
The System Project Build is the part of the LRS where you actually build a solution based on Linux. You will need to research the solution online to find a build procedure based on the implementation you choose. You will need to also document the solution’s specifications and properly test it to ensure it works.
Option 1 – LAMP Server
The purpose of this task will be to create a completely functional server using the following open source technologies:
• Linux – You may utilize any version of Linux you wish that is capable of achieving the objective.
• Apache – Research, download, and install Apache as a functional web service. It should be properly loaded and ready to accept incoming HTTP/HTTPS requests.
• MySQL – Research, download, and install MySQL to add SQL server database support to your build.
• PHP – Research, download, and install PHP services to your server.
Create a simple set of web pages that will talk to your database. Or you may select an application of some kind that makes use of these technologies and install that to your system. The ending objective is to create a Linux-based server that performs the functions of a web server with dynamic content and a database server that stores the information.
Option 2 – Windows Active Directory Services
While it may seem quite odd to build a Linux server that will be part of a Windows Active Directory infrastructure, it is indeed possible. You will need to have a functional Windows server in your infrastructure to start Active Directory, but this server option will create a Linux-based solution that will participate in the Active Directory infrastructure.
Option 3 – High Availability Server using Clustering Services
If you have the available hardware in the course, you may research and build a functional multi-node (at least two) cluster installation. Success of this project will be if the server is capable of staying up, even if one of the nodes in the cluster fail (is powered off suddenly).
Research and install Linux on both functional nodes.
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Option 4 – Linux-based Syslog Server
This solution is something that would be used for a security environment, creating a central server solution to collect syslog messages to a log file. You will install a Linux distribution to your system, research, install, and configure syslog for typical operation. You then will have at least three different devices/computers sending logging information to your syslog server. Use the logging techniques in Chapter 11 of the Linux Essentials text to parse out and read messages for specific errors.
Option 5 – Other Server Project
Based on the objectives and expectations of the course, construct some other server- based solution based on Linux, a solution that represents a sufficient amount of research and complexity. This solution must be pre-approved by your instructor prior to starting the project.
Part 2 – Narrative
Write a narrative describing the chosen project, the steps taken to do the project and the lessons learned. Total amount of writing should be approximately 650 words. Include the project specification and test plan as part of the deliverable.
Part 3 – Presentation
Create simple demonstration presentation for the class. The presentation should take no more than 5-10 minutes and go over all the aspects of the build. This presentation will take place in Week 6 of the class.