What commentary do you think our contemporary art offers about us either as a society or as individuals?

ASSIGNMENT 7, CHAPTER 5 p. 128
All art holds a mirror up to the society that produces it. The longer
an art endures, the more confident we can be that the mirror reveals
something important about the society- and that the society itself
has been changed by what it sees” (128). In what ways can you see
this idea to be true in our present time and place? What
commentary do you think our contemporary art offers about us
either as a society or as individuals? As you answer, consider art
from both the creator’s and the consumer’s (your) perspective (for
example, TV shows, pop music, and memes).

READINGS ARE IN FILES
gives as the “social uses of dance?

Political Science Assignment

Please read Eckersley, R. 2006. ‘From the liberal to the green democratic state: upholding autonomy and sustainability’ and then write two paragraphs (500 words on average) on the green state. Identify the main question in the article, and briefly summarize the arguments the author makes (relating to the liberal and green democratic state). Connect your analysis to the discussions on the pluralist/democratic and Marxist approaches to the state whenever you can.

the African burial

Why was the burial site forgotten until recently?
When and how was the burial site rediscovered?
What percentage of the remains studied were those of children?
What other facts about the lives of these children have been learned from the study of their remains?
Discuss how gender, age, and status discussed in Chapter 11 pertains to the African Burial Ground Project.

Dhakar, Bangladesh

For the Research Paper assignment, students are to critically analyze a developing country city., in this case Dhakar, Bangladesh THE PAPER SHOULD HAVE A THESIS STATEMENT. The purpose of the paper is to develop in depth political knowledge of one city understood to be ‘in transition’ or ‘developing’. The paper must provide a strong and critical understanding of the general issues and challenges in that city as they relate to social, ecological, economic and political factors. The paper must clearly explain the administrative and political dynamic, challenges or tensions in the city (framed as ideas, interests and institutions), and the impact of these characteristics on one specific policy issue, such as housing, water, security, transportation, environment, etc. The paper must assess existing and relevant published information about the identified city and problem(s). Students will be expected to provide general context about the city and the paper must emphasize the relationship between politics, society, and urban well-being. When preparing this assignment, students might find it useful to take the perspective that they have been hired as a consultant by an international agency to critically analyze the city. The journal ‘Cities’ has ‘city profiles’, which might provide a useful guide for writing. The assignment can be organized any way students would like. Given the length of the paper, however, students should pay very close attention to the organization and presentation of their ideas. The challenge of the assignment is to communicate a lot of information about a particular locale in a succinct manner – something that is in high demand by international organizations. Use charts and tables in the appendix as possible, to free up writing space for analysis. Students must use a bare minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources in their paper. Students should make every effort to use journal articles for information. Websites of reputable organizations may also be used, but any information drawn from websites must be referenced in its entirety, including author of site, full website address, title of website, and date material retrieved. The author-date system of referencing is preferred, but consistency is most important. Students must choose a city they have not previously profiled or conducted research on for another class.
Students should carefully consider the availability of historic and contemporary information on a potential city in advance of the due date of the outline, so that they can develop a structure.

Peer review on Civil Disobedience Definition

Please respond with 5-8 sentences of friendly constructive and concrete comments for TWO of your peers regarding their responses to the Solnit and King essays.
In your response, please remember to comment both on the following questions:
What connections do you see between your own response and the response of your peers’?
What struck you as interesting? What do you not yet quite understand in their responses? What other ideas or experiences or events can you connect to your peers’ responses?
Each response should include some specific concrete feedback on both points above.

No work cited required in your response.
Below are TWO papers from my peers:

PAPER 1:

15 March 2022
Civil Disobedience Discussion Board:
Civil Disobedience Definition: “refusal to obey governmental demands or commands, especially as a non-violent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Civil Disobedience Definition: “bending the proverbial arc of the moral universe toward justice” (Meriam Webster).
My Definition: Civil Disobedience is fighting the “unjust” in just ways through passive and non-violent acts. Doing so will create a government free of injustice and allow a more honest government to preserve the “hope” in people.
Paragraph: Civil Disobedience “is” an act where the person stands up for what is right and goes against an oppressive government that stands before them. When someone practices civil disobedience, their main goal is to provide a victory for the ever-so-long battle of injustice so that their government will benefit from it. In his letter from Birmingham Jail, King states, “Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Non-violent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is
forced to confront the issue.” (5). Civil Disobedience “is not” the act of anarchy as a way to get their point seen. Riots do not help the case at hand; inciting a violent and evil action to get the point across will lead to more chaos and evil. Whether that is an “unjust” law or “unjust” condition for those people, they have to approach the situation peacefully to provide a more honest and moral government. In perspective, a person can succeed in life with two routes, but one path will lead to long-lasting effects the other will not. A person can either work hard or gain knowledge through failure in a peaceful and timely manner, resulting in them learning and growing as a person. Alternatively, a person can skip their way through life to attain similar success, know nothing, and hold onto that success for a short period. This process leads to a struggle that lasts a lifetime. However, there are drawbacks to civil disobedience. The main drawback we see in civil disobedience is the birth of chaos since it goes against an oppressive government that is supported. It often leads to turmoil due to opposition. The other side chooses to use immoral and “unjust” ways to keep their position against those who use civil disobedience. The main objective is to win small victories because it will take time for what they are fighting to change as long as what they are fighting is “unjust.” If people keep their “hope” that the small victories will be a step toward change, it will result in more change because then the people will not give up and continue to use civil disobedience to keep on fighting, just like Gandhi and Martin Luther King jr.

Works Cited:
“Civil Disobedience.” The Merriam-Webster.Com Dictionary, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20disobedience. Accessed 15 Mar. 2022.
“Civil Disobedience (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2 June 2021, plato.stanford.edu/entries/civil-disobedience.
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.].” African Studies Center – University of Pennsylvania, www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html. Accessed 15 Mar. 2022.
Solnit, Rebecca. “Grounds For Hope | Tikkun | Duke University Press.” Duke University Press, 1 Jan. 2017, read.dukeupress.edu/tikkun/article/32/1/30/30634/Grounds-For-Hope.
TeachingAmericanHistory.org. “Letter to Martin Luther King.” Teaching American History, 10 Sept. 2021, teachingamericanhistory.org/document/letter-to-martin-Luther-king.

PAPER 2:

19 March 2022
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience is the act of choosing to disobey the rules or commands of the government in a nonviolent, peaceful way. The purpose of civil disobedience is to take a stand against a source of power, in order to make a difference. In the article “Grounds for Hope” by Rebecca Solnit, she defines how hope and defiance co-exist but shouldn’t rely on each other. Solnit states that “And though hope can be an act of defiance, defiance isn’t enough reason to hope. But there are good reasons” (Solnit). Most people often defy due to the fact that they believe what they are doing is good and life-changing. Hoping and wishing for something better for the world and yourself can oftentimes be seen as challenging society. Solnit showcases that “Hope doesn’t mean denying these realities. It means facing them and addressing them by remembering what else the twenty-first century has brought, including the movements, heroes, and shifts in consciousness that address these things now. Among them: Occupy Wall Street; Black Lives Matter; Idle No More; the Dreamers addressing the Dream Act” (Solnit). Although the act of disobedience provides a reclaiming of power and a slight glimpse of what could be, it shouldn’t be the motivator for hope. Disobeying and going against the rules, although most times effective, shouldn’t be the thing that provides a stronger sense of reassurance and hope. Hope should come from motivation for a better future and not simply from the act of disobeying.
Although civil disobedience is effective, it is not the most desired method. The most ideal approach is to have a non-violent protest, which isn’t always guaranteed to work out. Martin Luthor King Jr. states “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: a collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. We have gone through all these steps in Birmingham.” (King). For Birmingham, serious action was required since no one was being cooperative enough. King states that “nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refusing to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored” (King). Nonviolence is the most ideal approach to conflict however it is not the most effective, which is where civil disobedience comes in.
Works Cited
King, Martin Luther. “Letter to Martin Luther King.” Teaching American History, 10 Sept. 2021, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/letter-to-martin-luther-king/.
Solnit, Rebecca. “Grounds For Hope.” Read.dukeupress.edu, https://read.dukeupress.edu/tikkun/article/32/1/30/30634/Grounds-For-Hope.

Evaluate two strategies to support families and carers who are providing end of life care.

Due Date
Week 9, Monday 2nd May 2022 at 1700
Word count
There is a word limit of 1500 words (500 words for each question). Use your computer to total the number of words used in your assignment. However, do not include the reference list at the end of your assignment in the word count.  In-text citations will be included in the additional 10% word count. If you exceed the word limit by more than 10% the marker will stop marking at 1500 words plus 10%.
Aim of assessment
The aim of this assessment is for students to;
outline and explain how the multidisciplinary team can meet the the care needs of a palliative person and their family
evaluate support strategies for a palliative persons family or carers
consider ways to provide coordinated, integrated palliative care reflecting the palliative persons wishes.
Details
Short answer case study
Mr Jock Jagger, a 67-year-old male has been transferred from the Emergency Department to the Medical ward. His wife brought him in to hospital from home as she no longer felt comfortable managing her husband’s increasing back pain and was worried about malnutrition as Jock had not eaten for two days.
On admission to the ward the clinical manifestations were:
• Pain score 6/10
• Mild restlessness
• Nausea
• Dry mouth
Mr Jagger has a history of bowel cancer and had aggressive treatment 12 years ago. Three (3) months ago, he noticed he was becoming increasingly lethargic, after investigations he was diagnosed with stage 4 (metastatic) bowel cancer and has opted for no further treatment and to focus on managing his symptoms.
Whilst examining Mr Jagger, you chat about being cared for at home and he explains that he wishes to return home, he agreed to come to hospital because his wife is worried about caring for him as he continues to deteriorate. His Advanced Care Plan does outline his wish to stay home but he does not wish to burden his wife.
Short answer questions
1. Outline and explain the delivery of comprehensive care for Mr Jagger who wants to return home. Your answer should include the role of the multidisciplinary team using a palliative approach. (500 words)
2. Evaluate two strategies to support families and carers who are providing end of life care. (500 words).
3. Consider ways to provide coordinated, integrated palliative care that takes into account Mr and Mrs Jagger’s wishes. (500 words).
Submission Requirements
1. Electronic copy only. Students are to submit an electronic copy of the assessment. Students are not required to submit the original hard copy of their assessment on campus
2. Submit your assessment electronically through the Turnitin link on the unit vUWS site.
3. Students are to upload the assessment with the following title; Surname_Firstname_assessment title
4. Your assessment must be submitted in .doc, docx format.
5. This assessment is marked online; no paper copy will be accepted. Marks, comments and the marking criteria will be released online. If you do not receive your marked assessment when all others have been returned, it is your responsibility to contact the Unit Coordinator for assistance.

Politics of Nationalism

You need to do a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes. In the slides you can just add some brief information with pictures about what you will talk. All speaking text can write in word or pdf file.

In the presentation you need to discuss everything about Russian identity, historical background.

You need to search academic articles official websites and international news agencies such as bbc news the guardian, euronews, etc.

‘What happens to the child?’ Using knowledge from the module; use your essay to explain how (in your view) the person with lived experience’s early life experiences may have contributed to their development as an adult.

Task 2: Essay based on narrative of PwLE. Task 2: Essay based on narrative of PwLE.
Summatively assessed task 2: Submission 04/04/22
2,000 word essay/case study as follows:

‘What happens to the child?’ Using knowledge from the module; use your essay to explain how (in your view) the person with lived experience’s early life experiences may have contributed to their development as an adult. You should consider their experiences of professional intervention (or lack of professional intervention); their early childhood relationships and experiences and the ways in which they describe and account for their life now. You should be clear to take a lifespan perspective, drawing from the theories and concepts you have learned throughout the module, and considering how all of these continue across the lifespan and sometimes inter- generationally’.
This work will be assessed alongisde all 4 learninging outcomes.
(LO1) Engage critically with psychological and/or sociological theories across the lifecourse which are relevant to your chosen perspective.
(LO2) Demonstrate the ability to identify characteristics of ‘normal’ or average development in childhood, together with a critical analysis of the potential impacts of change, loss, abuse and disruption
(LO3) Identify key learning from working with a service user, which explains both the service user perspective and your own reflections and responses to this.
(LO4) Produce a clear, well-written assignment which explores and accounts for the relationship between childhood experiences and adult development.