End of Life Care Coordination Assignment

Assignment:
Select one of the case studies below and write a professional paper according to criteria noted in grading rubric for this assignment. Discuss the care concerns for the patient AND their family including interventions to meet those concerns. Your responses should be complete and refer to the case study. References should be from at least three (3) scholarly resources and may include resources linked in Module 7 as well as additional evidence found in the scientific literature.

Case Study #2
Despite studies showing that the majority of people would prefer to die outside of the hospital setting, some individuals find comfort in a more structured environment. Jake is a 90-year-old man diagnosed with end-stage dementia. He has been living in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, who are retired and in their 60’s. His daughter is a power-of-attorney healthcare representative. He has a living will in which he indicates an intentional nondecision about artificially supplied nutrition and hydration. In the past two years, he has become progressively weaker, unable to ambulate, unable to carry on meaningful conversations, and increasingly incontinent of bowel and bladder.
He was admitted to the hospital with lethargy and dehydration. A hydration intravenous solution was started at 75cc/hr. The physician mentioned the possibility of a gastrostomy tube for feedings if the family wished to do so. The certified nursing assistant (CNA) reported Jake moaned when she turned him during his bath, and he did not arouse when she attempted to feed him breakfast.
You are Jake’s RN and his daughter is upset and stated “I don’t think dad would want a tube in his stomach, but he never told me that for sure. My brother thinks we should do it so dad does not starve to death. I tried to feed him oatmeal this morning, but he seemed to choke. He’s been coughing when he eats for a couple of months.”
Your physical assessment revealed crackles throughout his lung fields, respiratory rate of 44 breaths/minute, edema to lower extremities, decrease level of consciousness, an irregular apical pulse, and blood pressure of 76/48 mm Hg.

Do you feel it was logical and reasonable for the British North American colonies to declare independence despite the disadvantages they faced? What advantages/disadvantages did the American colonists face vs the British military?

Write a 350-400 word essay, Times New Roman font, and in Microsoft Word, answering the following question: Do you feel it was logical and reasonable for the British North American colonies to declare independence despite the disadvantages they faced? What advantages/disadvantages did the American colonists face vs the British military? Which option did you consider the best and why? Which option did you consider the least appealing and why? Which tradeoffs would you absolutely be unable to consider?

Socrates and his attitude toward Athenian Democracy for political philosophy class

You will use the book, Plato and Aristophanes. Texts on Socrates. Trans. Thomas West and Grace Starry West. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998, and write about Socrates and his attitude toward Athenian democracy.

Socrates was described to have asked the most important questions about wisdom, justice, and law in political philosophy, so if be on the lookout for if anything you read about him seemed revolutionary and/ or shaped the arena of political thought as we know it today.

Finding articles online different than the book mentioned above are welcomed to be included in the task.

THIS IS OPTIONAL: You may also include comparisons to Aristotle’s thoughts on democracy from, Aristotle. Politics. Trans. Carnes Lord. Second Edition. University of Chicago Press: 2013. , but if you do, you must introduce Aristotle. And also, if you do use Aristotle as a comparison, please make the majority of the paper on Socrates, and do not make cover both thinkers the same amount. Remember, the main topic is Socrates and his attitude toward Athenian democracy.

For references, you will cite in Chicago Style

Personal Essayy: Education level, Significant obstacle,etc

educational and personal goals: Studying major accounting and looking forward to joining big companies to broaden my horizons.
Life history: Participated in many volunteering activities in Vietnam such as distributing food to the poor or donating to areas affected by floods and droughts. Currently working as officers, specifically president for OCC VCSA. And also a Board member for the VCSA association (VCSA is a donor in the scholarships here), the job of the VCSA association is to organize events to help the poor and big events, music programs to cause scholarship fund for schools in Orange County and Vietnam.

Significant obstacles you have overcome: Her younger brother was born with autism, the eldest sister has to take care of her parents and younger brother. (You can add many difficulties such as not being able to share with your parents because you know they are busy taking care of you, etc.)

Achievements you have succeeded: Although I have only been to the US for nearly 2 years, I have become a Board member in a very large VCSA club, it is very difficult to get into the Board.

Thinking Like A Lawyer

After you have described the process, and the at least five steps, then consider this problem:
You have taken a few of Professor Judd’s classes and have learned about jurisdiction. You work part-time for a lawyer in Costa Mesa, CA. The lawyer tells you that a client called her and asked if she has a case. He needs you to tell him if he can file a lawsuit for the client in California courts, and wants a one-page memo about it. He tells you that the client may have a great case, but doesn’t know laws about jurisdiction, but knows that you have studied them.
The client, a California resident looks for a ticket online for a trip to Argentina, and she wants the adventure dancing the Tango on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She also wants to travel to Cordoba, Rosario, Salta, and even the ski resort Bariloche, and can do it by train. Online, she sees Ferrocariles Argentinos, the Argentine railway who has Google ads that pop up anywhere in the world when someone enters “Argentine train trip”, it then says “Special one month rail pass for US residents only – $299”. After seeing it, she buys a ticket online and tells her friend in Arizona to buy one as well, and her friend does buy one. The railway has no offices in California, but they have an advertising agency in Miami that manages the website.
She will be able to fly to Buenos Aires, shop in la calle Florida, and dance in the club VIRUTA and La Boca and then go on her train trip. She is excited about her trip, and is looking forward to spending time skiing in Bariloche. After she arrives in Buenos Aires, she does indeed tango at Club Viruta, having the time of her life. She gets a video of her instructor doing a tango with her.
She leaves Buenos Aires, and while waiting at the Mar del Plata train station, she is standing at the train station, and she watches two trains crash, and she unfortunately is hit by a piece of metal flying from one of the trains, which severely injures her leg. She is devastated, and now can’t ski, or tango, and needs a cane to walk.
When she arrives back in the US, she files a lawsuit against the Argentine railway, claiming that they were negligent in the operation of the trains. The railway responds, and claims that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of California courts.
Using the five step process, please tell me how you expect that a court would rule in this case – only on the issue of jurisdiction.
Using the five step process, you will list
FACTS (Focus on relevant facts)
ISSUE (What is the primary issue to be decided)
RULE OF LAW (What is the current rule of law that exists in the area)
APPLICATION (How would the current rule of law be applied to the facts that exist in the case)
CONCLUSION (So, what is the likely ruling in the case. In this section, you might also look at other cases of the court to help you make your ruling)

Write a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) reflection essay about the impact of the philosophical mindset and Ancient Greek philosophy, as presented in this course, on your own views

A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: As reported in Plato’s account The Apology, Socrates famously claimed at his trial that “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this course, you have had the opportunity to examine your own life and reality through the thoughts of the Ancient Greek philosophers. The purpose of this touchstone assignment is for you (1) to engage with the philosophical ideas presented in this course and (2) to reflect on how these philosophical ideas have impacted your own life.

Part I: Philosophical Thinking
In the first part of the touchstone, you will be distinguishing between the three primary branches of philosophy.

Consider the three following questions:
What is knowledge?
What is reality made of?
What is the good life and how ought I to live it?
These are the basic questions that were considered in different forms by the major figures in Ancient Greek philosophy. But they are also critical questions for our own lives today, whether we are philosophers or not.

Part I of this assignment should be approximately 1-2 pages (300-600 words) and cover each of the following steps:
First, you should define philosophy and then distinguish and define each of the three main branches of philosophy covered in this class.
Then, identify which of the above questions is associated with each branch of philosophy.
You should illustrate the differences between the three branches of philosophy using examples from the course. For example, explain how Socrates would answer the question “What is knowledge?” or how Epictetus would answer the question “What is the good life?”
You will use information and examples from the Sophia tutorials to support your response. When citing material from a tutorial, please include the name of the lesson and use the following format:
In-text citation: (Aristotle’s Highest Good, n.d.) or (The Footnotes to Plato, n.d.).
Part II: Reflection
For the second part of the touchstone, now that you’ve distinguished between the three main branches of philosophy, you will focus on one of those three questions from Part I and use that as a starting point and guide for your personal philosophical reflection.

The purpose of Part II is for you to reflect on the philosophical mindset and some of the ideas presented in this course and apply them to your own life. This reflection is more open-ended than Part I, but should include reflections on the following questions:
What does it mean to think philosophically? How can thinking philosophically help me in my own life?
What impact do the ideas of the Ancient Greek philosophers have on my own views and opinions?
Then, based on these reflections, you should give your own answer to whichever of the three questions from Part I you chose to focus on, using cited examples from the course to support your answer. (“What is knowledge?”; “What is reality?”; “What is the good life?”)
Part II of this assignment should be approximately 1-2 pages (300-600 words). You should write at least one paragraph for each of the three prompts listed above.
In answering these reflection questions, you are free to draw from your own experiences as well as bringing in the ideas of different Ancient Greek philosophers. Please note: Some philosophers will be more suited for particular questions than others. For example, Epictetus has a lot to say about “What is the good life and how ought I to live it?” while not saying much about knowledge or reality. Plato and Aristotle wrote a great deal about all three questions.

christianity and palastine

I want my paper to be how christians should support the freedom and equalit of palestinians in isreal and with sources from the bible, explain that jewish people and palenisnianes should live in peace with eachother.

Students in all sections of GSTR 310 build on
the writing and research skills developed in GSTR 110 and GSTR 210 by writing a
research paper of at least 2500 words (not including title page and works cited
page). The paper must present a
well-supported argument that addresses an explicitly-stated thesis supported
with a variety of high-quality academic sources. The paper will be
graded on its focus, organization, clarity, grammar, strength of argument,
effective use of appropriate sources, and adherence to a standard style convention. While the paper may deal with a topic of deep
interest and importance to the student, it should not take the form of a
personal statement of beliefs. The paper must demonstrate a reasoned approach
to the topic and a fair assessment of diverse points of view.
The final version of the paper is due on Saturday, April 9, (submitted to
Moodle by 11:59 pm). The paper must
incorporate (i.e., cite) at least ten (10) high-quality academic sources into
its argument (e.g. primary texts, scholarly books, biblical commentaries,
journal articles). It should be
double-spaced, have one-inch margins, and follow precisely either MLA or
Chicago guidelines for style and citations.
Late papers will receive a penalty of from one step (e.g., from a B to a
B-) to a full grade (e.g., from a B to a C) or more depending upon degree of
lateness.
SCHEDULE
Sat, Feb 2 Preliminary
Proposal (due by 11:59 pm; email)
In
an email, concisely discuss one or two topics you might be interested in
pursuing for your research project and indicate why the topic is of interest to
you.
Sat,
Feb 26 Formal Proposal (due by 11:59 pm, upload to Moodle)(Counts as a required Think Paper)
The
proposal should be 600-800 words long, not including the bibliography, and
include:
·
The
general topic and why it is significant to you (at least 300 words)
·
Your research
question
·
Preliminary
research plan
·
Questions for the
course instructor / areas that you could use some help with
· Bibliography of at least one (1) primary source and eight (8)
high-quality secondary sources in proper MLA or Chicago format
Feb
28-Mar 3 Proposal Conferences (factored
into your participation grade)
Sat,
Mar 26 Full draft of the paper (due by 11:59
pm; upload to Moodle)
(Counts as required Think Paper)
A
draft of at least 2200 words, not counting the bibliography, and including:
·
Your
revised and refined research question
·
An
outline of the paper
·
Your
thesis statement should appear early in the paper and should be underlined.
·
Incorporation
of at least eight (8) high-quality sources
· The bibliography and
citations should follow either MLA or Chicago style precisely.
Mar
28-Apr 1 Draft Conferences (will be
factored into your participation grade)
Sat,
Apr 9 Final, revised paper (due by 11:59 pm; upload to Moodle)
·
At
least 2500 words long, not including bibliography, title page, appendices, etc.
·
Effectively
incorporates at least ten (10) high-quality sources
· See grading
guidelines on the other side of this sheet
Librarians, CTL
tutors, and I are available to consult with you throughout the process of
choosing a topic, finding appropriate sources, organizing the paper, etc. Students having particular difficulty with
research and writing may be required to meet with a librarian or peer
tutor. Failure to complete any stage of
the assignment described above may result in a reduction of the final grade for
the research paper.

GRADING GUIDELINES

The
excellent research paper (A)
·
has
a clear purpose that is expressed in a significant and sharply-focused thesis
and is developed through the use of pertinent evidence, relevant examples, and
specific details;
·
is
organized effectively to support the thesis, with well-developed paragraphs,
smooth transitions, an introduction that announces the writer’s intention in a
full and engaging way, and a conclusion that brings the essay to a convincing
close without merely restating the thesis;
·
has
a clear and appropriate voice; is composed of sentences that are grammatical
and varied in length and structure; displays an awareness of the denotation,
connotation, and tone of the words chosen; has few mechanical errors, none of
which seriously undermines the effectiveness of the essay;
·
incorporates skillfully the results of
research that includes both primary and secondary sources and correctly cites
that information according to the conventions of the Modern Language
Association (MLA) or The Chicago Manual
of Style.
The good to very good
research paper (B)
·
has
many of the characteristics of the outstanding essay, but does not achieve
those ideals as consistently as the A paper does. It is a focused, interesting, well-supported,
and mechanically sound, though one or two of the areas described in the “A”
sections may need significant improvement.
The competent research paper
(C)
·
has
a central purpose, though this purpose may not be expressed clearly and
effectively.
·
is
coherently arranged and supports generalizations with relevant, though
inadequate, evidence.
·
is
written in understandable language with few serious grammatical errors. While there may be lapses in sentence
structure, diction, and mechanics, these rarely prevent the reader from
understanding the writer’s meaning.
·
uses
pertinent research to advance its argument; however, the incorporation of
sources material is sometimes awkward and occasional deviation from MLA or
Chicago conventions may be evident.
Plusses or minuses
will indicate gradations in achieving the stated criteria.
The unsatisfactory research
paper
·
fails
to achieve basic competence on several aspects of the essay (a trivial or
unclear thesis, failure to support generalization with solid evidence,
confusing or incoherent organization, insufficient research, significant
problems with grammar and/or mechanics, failure to follow MLA conventions), or
is so thoroughly inadequate on one aspect that it must be judged unacceptable
(for example, a paper that does not include the results of research is
unsatisfactory no matter how strong it might be in other respects; likewise, a
paper that is filled with grammatical errors that distract the reader and
obstruct comprehension will be deemed unsatisfactory).

Final
papers evaluated as unsatisfactory (below
a C) will be returned without a grade and
with instructions about what needs to be done in order to complete a
satisfactory paper. A revised draft is
due one week later. Paper evaluated as
satisfactory after being returned will receive a grade of C-. Writing a competent paper is required in
order to pass the class.

The Auteur Theory

Topic;
The auteur theory argues that a director is the artist of a film and the showrunner the artist of a television series or serial.
a) Present and discuss the main claims of the auteur theoryand its proposed method of study.
b) Discuss one example of an auteur in relation to the claims you have identified above and focus on a scene from their films (you can choose any director except Hitchcock)

Internet of Things: How Far Are We Exposed?

When the packet network systems,
including the development of the ARPANET, were proposed, nobody could
have predicted the capabilities of today’s Internet and its widespread
use. In this Discussion, you will consider the Internet of Things (IoT)
as an emerging technology that has a direct effect upon cybercrimes.

Create an initial post in which you do the following:
Evaluate the potential impact (benefits, issues, cybercrimes,
prevention, protection, etc.) that implementing the IoT along with its
technologies could have on our lives.
Consider what sort of cybercrimes would be committed in IoT, and how
could we prevent it and explain your security and privacy concerns when
dealing with such an emerging technology.