novel – the old man and the sea

F‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌inal essay instructions Length: 1000 words, double-spaced, 12-point font, 5 -6 paragraphs Task: Select an essay prompt related to your novel and develop a tightly-structured and carefully-written essay. Use standard essay format with a clear introduction that focuses your reader on your topic. The last sentence of the introduction needs to be the thesis statement for the paper. Remember: a thesis is a carefully crafted one or two-line statement that articulates the central claim/arguable point of the paper. The body of the essay must have at least three well-developed paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and have evidence (quotation or paraphrase) for all of the claims made about the novel you studied. The conclusion of the paper refocuses the reader around the thesis and draws the lessons of your paper to a close. Leave room for further discussion in your tone at the close because you have not exhausted all the possibilities on your topic. Style: Use college-level vocabulary for the paper. The language should be natural but formal. Do not use personal pronouns. Use APA 7th edition documentation throughout. Research: This is a formal literary essay that is analytical and based on your interpretation of the work plus those interpretations of your secondary sources. Consult at least three secondary sources. You must document these sources fully in two places: 1. in-text citations after quotations/paraphrases, and 2. a References list at the end of your essay. Any omission here constitutes plagiarism and therefore academic dishonesty. Topics: Here are the essay topics for this assignment. Use the questions below to begin your analysis, and continue to focus your reading of the novel into your specific thesis statement. Essay Questions for The Old Man and the Sea Essay options for Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea: Choose ONE question below to discuss in a 5 -6 paragraph essay. See the Final Essay instructions for details. 1. Discuss the theme of aging in The Old Man and the Sea. What is the novel saying about the nature of aging and how we should cope as individuals? 2. Discuss the symbol of the sea in The Old Man and the Sea. What does the sea come to represent and how does it connect to the novel’s major themes. 3. Discuss the character of Santiago. What are the key features of his character and philosophy? What does he come to represent? Fall 2018 Research Essay Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent 5 pts The content of the paper is exceptional and provides an original and thought-provoking response to the assignment. 4 pts The content of the paper is good and is clearly relevant to the assignment. 3 pts The content of the paper is acceptable and is relevant to the assignment. 2 pts The content of the paper is reasonable and is somewhat relevant to the assignment. 1 pts The content of the paper is of poor quality and only marginal relevance to the assignment. 0 pts The content of the paper is irrelevant to the assignment or is completely unclear. This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization 5 pts The paper has exceptional paragraph structure and progression, and the order of points therein is convincing. 4 pts The paper has clear paragraph structure, and the order of points therein enhances the point of the writing. 3 pts The paper has acceptable paragraph structure, and the order of points therein is logical. 2 pts The paper has paragraph(s) with some logical breaks, and there is a somewhat logical order of poin‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌ts therein. 1 pts The paper has paragraph(s) whose breaks are illogical, and the order of points therein seems random. 0 pts The paper is not structured as paragraph(s) and the order of points seems random. This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle 5 pts The paper uses shows exceptional use of vocabulary, formality and tone to enhance the reader’s appreciation of the content. 4 pts The paper’s use of language has a few errors in word choice or none at all and uses the correct level of formality. 3 pts The paper’s use of language has some errors in word choice and mostly uses the correct level of formality. 2 pts The paper’s use of language has some errors in word choice and uses the correct level of formality at times. 1 pts The paper’s use of language has a number of errors in word choice and only occasionally uses the appropriate level of formality. 0 pts The paper’s use of language is fundamentally flawed in terms of both word choice and level of formality. This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanics 5 pts Clause and sentence structures are carefully chosen to enhance the impact of the points. 4 pts Varied clause and sentence structures are used correctly to ensure the clarity of the points. 3 pts Basic clause and sentence structures are used throughout, ensuring acceptable point clarity. 2 pts The errors in basic clause and sentence structures in the paper leave some key points unclear. 1 pts The serious errors in basic clause and sentence structures in the paper make the points largely unclear. 0 pts The serious errors in basic clause and sentence structures in the paper make the points completely unclear. This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSources and Citation Note that marks will be affected if you do not include the minimum number of sources or use sources of the correct type(s) 5 pts Sources are sufficient, relevant, credible, and citations are complete, use correct APA format, and are integrated smoothly into citations clearly refer to reference list list entries are complete, alphabetically organized, and correctly formatted in APA style. 4 pts Sources are adequate relevant, credible and citations are integrated into the essay well, and are mostly complete and correctly formatted in APA citations refer clearly to reference list list entries contain all necessary information. List may contain minor errors in APA formatting, organization or placement in the document. 3 pts Sources have adequate relevance, credibility and citations are integrated into the essay, and are mostly complete and correctly formatted in APA in-line citations refer clearly to reference list list entries contain most necessary information. List may contain minor errors in APA formatting, organization or placement in the document. 2 pts Sources have minimal relevance, credibility and/or are identified in text, but this is done incompletely and/or inappropriately (. with a URL)Connection between in-line citations and reference list is list contains little necessary information and/or major errors in formatting, organization or placement in the document (. just a URL or article name). 1 pts Source quality cannot be assessed (lack of detail in citations/missing citations).Few in-line citations are reference list entries are provided. 0 pts Assignment is in-line citations are reference list is provided. T‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌otal Points: 25

Select either Care or Virtue Ethics and relate to the case study below

Consider the following case:
Mr. Q is a white 55-year-old man who injured his left hand some time ago and now it has turned gangrenous. The skin of his hand has turned black and the odor of the dead and dying skin is overwhelming. If Mr. Q does not have his left hand amputated, the gangrene could spread, requiring the loss of part of his arm or even a systemic infection which could kill him. However, despite the look and smell of his hand and the repeated statements of multiple doctors, Mr. Q refuses to accept that his hand must be amputated and says that if it is just left alone, it will get better. Mr. Q has been examined twice by independent psychiatrists and found to be wholly competent and cognizant and not in any general way mentally impaired, despite his strange refusal to accept medical advice about his hand and its treatment.
You have been called in as an ethics consultant. Some of Mr. Q’s treatment team believe that his hand should be amputated despite his refusal to consent because of the high probability of his death if it is not and the seeming irrationality of his refusal. Others on the team insist that all that should be done is repeatedly giving Mr. Q the medical facts, and beyond that his wishes, whatever they may be, should be respected. Using either care ethics or virtue ethics (not both) as a theoretical basis, describe which of these options you would support, or, if relevant, articulate a third option you believe is superior to both.

Other guidelines
Use direct quotes (whether from the readings, internet sources, or my lectures/slides) sparingly. In essence, I already know that I understand the material and the authors understand their material. If 40% of your paper is direct quotation or close paraphrase, you really aren’t doing much to prove that you understand the material, and your grade will suffer accordingly
The paper prompt is not looking for you to recite back what is on the slides for the relevant day(s) of lecture. What I want to see is that you’ve put some thought into what it would mean to face a difficult medical decision with either virtue or care at the front of your thoughts. This will require some creativity and introspection, not just regurgitating “There are 3 important concepts in virtue ethics. #1 is… #2 is…”
Remember that for this paper, you have been brought in to have an opinion, so don’t make your thesis something like “this is a hard case and there’s arguments on both sides”. At the same time, it’s your job to have an intelligent, informed opinion, so it’s not good enough to say something like “Personally, I think they should…” You should make a recommendation, but you need to give reasons for your recommendation. It can be surprisingly difficult to give reasons for a view in cases like these, but think about things like “What benefits would the opposite decision have? Are they just outweighed by benefits of my preferred decision? Could my preferred decision perhaps incorporate those benefits? What about downsides to my recommendation? Do they also apply to the alternative(s)?” And so on.

Rubric information:
Rubric: Your grade will be based on 4 criteria: clarity, accuracy, relevance, and organization. For each criterion, you will get a score between 1 and 4. Those scores will then be added together and multiplied by 5, giving a possible range of scores between 20 and 80. You automatically get 20 points just for handing in the paper, so when your earned points are added in, your range of possible scores is 40 to 100. The TAs can give scores in quarter-point increments, so it is possible, for instance, to get a 2.25 or a 3.75 for one of the components, but you would not get a 3.3 or a 1.9. Put another way:
a = clarity score
b = accuracy score
c = relevance score
d = organization score
Your total score will be 20 + (5*[a+b+c+d])

Here are guidelines for what counts as a given score on each criterion:

Clarity:
1 – Consistently difficult or impossible to tell what the writer means. Claims are frequently vague or ambiguous, and concepts are used improperly. Grammatical mistakes may hinder intelligibility.
2 – Frequently difficult, sometimes even impossible, to tell what the writer means. Claims are repeatedly vague or ambiguous, and some concepts are used improperly. Grammatical mistakes may hinder intelligibility.
3 – Usually clear writing, but occasionally difficult to tell what writer means. In a few cases, claims are vague or ambiguous, or a concept is misused. Grammar is consistently good.
4 – Writing is consistently clear and writer’s meaning is clear. Claims are rarely if ever vague or ambiguous, and concepts are used properly. Grammar mistakes, if there are any, do not get in the way of understanding the paper’s claims

Accuracy:
1 – Factual claims are regularly incorrect and reconstructions of arguments have many errors.
2 – Incorrect factual claims are incorrect with some frequency, and reconstructions of arguments often have one or more significant errors.
3 – Most factual claims are accurate, and reconstruction of arguments have no serious errors.
4 – Factual claims are reliably correct, having few if any incorrect statements. Arguments are consistently reconstructed correctly

Relevance:
1 – Essay includes a lot of material that is not relevant to the prompt and/or lacks a lot of material that is essential to answering the prompt adequately
2 – Essay repeatedly includes irrelevant material and/or lacks important material
3 – Essay has all or almost all needed material but contains some irrelevant information as well.
4 – Essay is focused on the relevant material, includes everything needed to answer the prompt and does not go off-course with irrelevant things.

Organization:
1 – There is effectively no discernable organization in the paper. Claims are introduced in no orderly way, and the paper does not build on itself to any serious degree
2 – There is not much organization to the paper. In a few short stretches, the paper builds on itself or rationally expands upon ideas introduced, but these are the exceptions, not the rule
3 – The paper mostly succeeds in creating an organized structure where ideas are introduced and then expanded upon and the paper builds on itself well.
4 – The paper consistently offers an organized structure and builds upon itself in a way that makes it easy to follow the author’s line of reasoning

Develop at least five targeted questions you would ask your selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.

80 year old white male with angina lives on a farm 80 miles away from a healthcare center

To prepare:

With the information presented in Chapter 1 of Ball et al. in mind, consider the following:

By Day 1 of this week, you will be assigned a new patient profile by your Instructor for this Discussion. Note: Please see the “Course Announcements” section of the classroom for your new patient profile assignment.
How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?
How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patient’s social determinants of health?
What risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with each patient, or what questions would you ask each patient to assess his or her health risks?
Identify any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age, gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into consideration.
Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 5 of the Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.
Develop at least five targeted questions you would ask your selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.

Post a summary of the interview and a descriiption of the communication techniques you would use with your assigned patient. Explain why you would use these techniques. Identify the risk assessment instrument you selected, and justify why it would be applicable to the selected patient. Provide at least five targeted questions you would ask the patient.

Retailers vs. Online Retail

Retail stores have been affected by online shopping.

What types of products do you prefer buying at an actual store and why?

Which retail stores do you visit most often?

What types of products do you prefer to buy online and why?

Which online websites do you buy from the most?

What do you foresee in the future for retail stores vs. online shopping (based upon your own shopping habits)?

The Beatles “In the trenches”

Write a 1-page double space for the following questions
1. Who was Brian Epstein to the Music group the Beatles?
2. How did he influence the group in its infancy?
3. What were some of the changes Epstein made in the group?

Evaluate Different Types of Academic Assessments

This week, you will write a paper about the different types of academic assessments available. You will choose five different academic assessments from the resources this week. Organize your paper by using each chosen assessment as a heading.

Under each heading, you will provide a summary of the assessment (a list of assessment types are attached), why you chose that assessment, its intended purpose, and how it fits into the overall assessment process. Feel free to provide any additional information for each, but make sure to address each of the items above.

Length: 5-7 pages

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to the University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

sustainability consultant

I‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌magine you are a sustainability consultant, and you’ve been asked to create a simple handout that clarifies the similarities and differences between strategies used to incorporate the TBL into the manufacturing industry and the service industry. The handout will be provided to individuals at large and small group trainings. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Similarities: Explain the similarities that exist between incorporating the TBL framework into both the service industry and the manufacturing industry, and why. Differences: Explain the differences that exist between incorporating the TBL framework into the service industry and the manufacturing industry, and why. Example Strategies: Provide an example of a strategy that is appropriate to use across both the service and the manufacturing industries, and provide an example that is specific to either the service or the manufacturing industry when considering people, planet, or profit through the TBL framework. Include a brief explanation of what each example demonstrates. Guidelines for Submission Submit this assignment as a 350- to 500-word Word document. Use the course resource or external resources to support your comparisons. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Module One Assignment Rubric Criteria Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Similarities Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains the similarities that exist between incorporating the TBL framework into both the service industry and the manufacturing industry and why, using academic resources to support explanations as appropriate Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more accurate, evidenced, or detailed explanation Does not attempt criterion 30 Differences Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Explains the differences that exist between incorporating the TBL framework into the service industry and the manufacturing industry and why, using academic resources to support explanations as appropriate Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing a more accurate, evidenced, or detailed explanation Does not attempt criterion 30 Example Strategies Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Provides an example of a strategy that is appropriate to use across both the service and the manufacturing industries and an example that is specific to either the service or the manufacturing industry when considering people, planet, or profit through the TBL framework; also includes a brief explanation of what each example demonstrates Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include providing more example strategies based on the assignment directions or providing examples that are more appropriate for the described applications Does not attempt criterion 25 Articulation of Response Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas 10 Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution 5 Total: 1‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌00%

Dissemination of Evidence Literature Search Quiz

For this quiz, you will apply the Dissemination of Evidence Literature Search Draft feedback and explain
the level of evidence for the articles you have selected. Based on the feedback received, you will report
your finalized PICOT clinical question and submit the final 3 research articles for approval. You may
need to replace articles as needed based on the feedback received. You will have one attempt with
unlimited time within the Canvas quiz to complete this activity by the due date.

Consider the key concepts related to your topic of interest.
• Create the PICOT clinical question.
• Use your PICOT clinical question to make a list of useful keywords to start your literature search.
• Submit 3 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals dated within the past five years and
consider the highest levels of evidence as you select your articles.
• Once approved, the 3 articles will be used for the remaining assignments in this course.
• All articles must be approved to proceed with writing the Dissemination of Evidence Paper.
• Ensure that all articles relate to your topic and the intervention that you want to implement.
• The following types of scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals are required for this
assignment:
o Meta-Analysis
o Systematic Review
o Randomized Control Trial
o Primary/Original Research or Study (Quantitative or Qualitative)
• Save the full text (PDF) of the 3 articles to your computer.
• Contact the Galen librarian for additional support as needed by placing a support ticket using the
following link:

Regulatory and Legal Issues

Healthcare budgeting is critically impacted by the regulatory and legal environment of the organization. Discuss key regulatory and legal issues that are affecting U.S. hospitals at this point in our history.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.