Best Writer Write an essay about the epidemiology of Covid-19. Use the 4 factors of a well-understood disease as a guideline. Include a short description of the studies that have been done, how reliable they are, and any biases and/or confounding variables that should be taken into account. Also, include a brief discussion of causation, association, and ethics.
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The religions we have learned so far include Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, and you are now learning about Confucianism.
Answer only three out of the following four questions (you will not get extra credit by answering all four). You should answer with no more than a few paragraphs for each. I will not count the number of words, but I will be grading you on: 1) how well you grasp the concepts, and 2) how much thought and reflection you put into your answers. So, answer each question as richly as possible.
Question 1:
In casual discussions about religion, many of us encounter someone who claims that all faiths focus upon a God. In this course, we examined two religions which explicitly reject the idea of a creator deity: Buddhism and Jainism. Choose one or both of these religions, and outline what the followers of this religion see as the focus of their spiritual lives. You may want to Include the ideas of samsara and karma in your answer (which pertain to both religions). You will definitely want to describe the importance of liberation from rebirth if you choose Jainism, and the similar concept of nirvana if you choose to outline Buddhism. In addition, please answer the following questions: Has learning about such non-theistic religions in this course altered your understanding and appreciation of religion? Even those raised within one of these faiths may have an opinion about this.
Question 2:
In the first week of this course (and the first chapter of the e-text), we learned of a distinction between transcendent and immanent ideas of the divine. A god that is depicted as transcendent is beyond or above nature, while an ultimate reality that is depicted as immanent is within or underlying nature. It is often proposed that God, as understood within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is depicted as mostly transcendent (although we will see that the mystics of these religions often provide an exception to this). But the concept of Brahman from the Hindu Upanishads and the Tao from Taoism are radically immanent. Choose either the Upanishads (from Hinduism) or Taoism. First, describe, to the best of your ability, this religion’s interpretation of the divine. Include in your description how this divine or ultimate reality is found within, or identified with, all of nature. I addition, answer the following questions: Have you ever thought of the divine in this kind of fashion? Do you think an immanent picture of the divine is preferable to a transcendent one? Why or why not?
Question 3:
Each of the great world religions has something to say about human nature. We have seen that Hindu scriptures claim that the true self is not our physical body, but the atman or eternal soul, and that this soul is part of brahman—the unchanging ground and source of all existence. On the other extreme, we have seen the Buddhist concept of anatta or “no-self,” which dismisses the concept of an eternal soul, or even an “I” or “me” that abides underneath the flux of our experiences. Taoism rejects the artificialities of society and prizes the natural person—what the Tao Te Ching proudly describes as an “uncarved block.” Most forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam accept the idea of a soul, but one that is created by, and not identified, with God. There are mystics within the Abrahamic religions which claim otherwise, but this is something we will see later. Out of all of the pictures of human nature we have discussed so far, which do you agree with the most? That you happened to be born in a particular religion is not a good enough answer, I want you to think about this question! Explain your answer in as much detail as possible.
Question 4:
Religions are not just doctrines, they are paths—rules or principles for how we should live. A perusal of the faith traditions we examined throughout this course bears this out, for we have witnessed Krisha’s instructions to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita (Hinduism), the doctrine of ahimsa (Jainism), the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path (Buddhism), the Khalsa and the symbolism behind the five K’s (Sikhism), the stress on living in harmony with the Tao (Taoism), and the Five Cardinal Relations and the Rectification of Names (Confucianism). Choose at least one of these teachings, either in whole or in part. I would prefer that you choose from a religion that you were not raised in. Then, outline how this teaching instructs us on how we should live. Finally, answer one of the following questions: How do these teachings or practices compare with those from your own religion or culture? If more people adopted the practice, would society improve?
What does the film Antwone Fisher reveal about the impact of significant personal relationships in our lives?
Your paper will be double-spaced, approximately 3 pages in length, with times new roman or cambria font, size 12, page numbers, and one inch margins. Do not use contractions or ‘I’ language. Anything else and I will take off FIVE points for not listening and following directions in the overall impression section of the rubric. The whole assignment will be devoted to comparing and contrasting of the pro-suffragette and anti-suffrage post cards.
How to Do the Assignment:
The specific goal of this exercise is to build upon what we have done in class with primary sources and help you engage in critical thinking. I am asking you to select three pro-suffragette and three anti-suffrage post cards or cartoons and submit a primary source analysis of the items.
You will compare and contrast the items following the instructions.
How to Analyze Historic Visual Culture: You will use this to write your paper.
List the objects or people you see in each cartoon.
Identify the cartoon caption or title.
Are there words or phrases used to identify objects or people within the
cartoon?
Record any important dates or number that appear in the cartoon.
Which words or phrases are the most telling of the piece? Talk about them.
Which of the objects in the cartoon is a symbol and what do the symbols
mean?
Detail the emotions portrayed in the cartoon.
Describe the action taking place.
Explain how the words in the cartoon clarify symbols.
What is the message of the cartoon?
Which interest group agrees or disagrees with the cartoon’s message and
why?
Proper citation for the post cards:
When you address a specific card use the footnote provided to cite it. Palczewski, Catherine H. Postcard Archive. University of Northern Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA. The name of the card.
Your essay will have five parts/paragraphs:
An introduction that discusses the postcards/cartoons. You must tell me the main point you are comparing and contrasting in a topic sentence.
Describe and summarize the pro-suffragette cards.
Describe and summarize the anti-suffragette cards.
The rest of the paper should then discuss these differences and/or similarities in more detail with specific examples, concluding with a summary of your
argument(s).
Conclusion paragraph. Tell me what you told me.
Topic 1: Consider all the definitions of autobiographical literature we’ve discussed. Choose ONE of the primary works listed. Describe how it fits in any one definition. Write an essay that shows how it contains essential elements of autobiographical literature genre.
Primary Sources– Choose one or two, depending upon the prompt.
“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan
Excerpt from “Guidebook To Relative Strangers: Journeys Into Race, Motherhood, and History” by Camille Dungy
“I Wanted To Love Paris, But It Didn’t Love Me” by Jennifer Hope Choi
Secondary Sources–You may use only these if you choose to use secondary.
“Definitions of an Essay” by A. J. Abrams
“Memory Plots” by Jill KerConway
“When Memory Speaks” by Jill KerConway
“Oprah, James Frey, and The Question of Truth” by Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts
“The Truth About Lying” by Joseph Kertes
“Telling A Family Culture: Storytelling, Family Identity, and Cultural Membership” by Dena Huisman
“What Is Identity? A Sociological Perspective” by M. J. Kehily
Database sources found through NCC Library’s databases
LINKS for sources:
http://www.markdroberts.com/htmfiles/resources/oprahfrey.htm
Write a research paper that Talk about Global Monetary and financial system.
Prepare answers to each of the questions provided. Each answer should be approximately 1 page long, double-spaced, but feel free to go beyond that (up to two pages). Provide original examples to help clarify definitions or concepts. If you use outside references (which you should) include them on a separate reference sheet (as well as reference them in your answers).
Grading
You will be marked on the following:
accuracy of your answer
completeness of your answer
the degree to which your answer is original (does not quote the text; adds examples)
Each question will be out of 10 points. Here is what certain scores mean:
6/10 Most basic points are there but no examples or applications or thoughts beyond what is directly in the text. Some minor points may be missing.
7/10 All points, major and minor, are included in the answer.
8/10 All points are included in the answer and there is some original contribution.
9-10/10 Not only is the question answered but the student also makes the effort to take it beyond the text and ties in materials from elsewhere
Questions
The book mentions the classic idea of there being only five senses, but also shows that this idea is false. Table 1.1 lists 12 total senses instead. So, why do you think the popular idea of five senses has persisted? In thinking about this, consider on what basis does one define a sense? Following this line of thought, can you list any sense not included in Table 1.1?
When using the Method of Limits to measure a threshold, the crossover point between detecting vs. not-detecting a threshold may be different for ascending and descending trials. Why do you think this happens? Researchers usually average together the results of ascending and descending trials. Do you think this is valid?
Does it make sense to separately define the absolute threshold and difference threshold? Can you see how they might be the same?
Traditionally, the bridges of submarines were illuminated with red light, especially during nighttime operations. Given your knowledge of scotopic vision, why do you think this was done?
When vision loss occurs in adulthood, there are various ways to restore function. However, restoration does not require that patients learn how to see all over again, as noted in the textbook’s description of the Argus II device. However, in some parts of the world, children born with cataracts may not have access to treatment until they are teenagers, or older. These children do have to learn how to see. What do you think accounts for this difference in response to treatment?
Imagine seeing the letter R. A top-down approach to letter recognition would suggest that you have some knowledge of what the letter R should look like, and this knowledge is used to enable recognition. But think about all of the variations in the letter R – not just in computer fonts but also the endless variety of human handwriting. How does our knowledge of what an R should look like compare to the variety of letters we encounter? How does this knowledge enable recognition when the seen letter is not exactly the same as the mental representation of R? Is it possible to store every possible variation? How can this problem be solved? Include in your answer some (at least four) of the more extreme forms of the letter “R” that can still be recognized as the letter “R” in the proper context.
In Chapter 3, the Purkinje shift was discussed in relation to the transition from photopic (cone) vision to scotopic (rod) vision during dark adaptation. This phenomenon is associated with, in dim illumination, objects reflecting long wavelength light to appear darker than objects reflecting short wavelength light. Using the information presented in Figure 6.13, can you explain why this is so?
The most recent evolutionary change to colour vision was the L-cone system, completing the trichromatic system by adding the ability to discriminate the longer wavelengths from the short and middle wavelengths. Further, trichromacy occurs almost exclusively in primates. What do you think might be the evolutionary advantage of this adaptation?
During Modules One and Two of this course you have refreshed your understanding of the terms “philosophy” and “science”. This knowledge is then applied to the philosophy of science in nursing. Course readings provide the foundation for your reflection on your worldview or lens informing professional nursing practice. From a historical perspective, Florence Nightingale’s nursing work continues to provide significant influence in creating nursing knowledge, cultures of safety, and nursing’s call to improve the health of the community.
What is your philosophy of professional nursing practice? What is your perceived view of nursing? What are your enduring values that brought you to nursing? How do you describe patient, health, environment, and nursing? How does this worldview influence your nursing care? Has your worldview of nursing practice changed as a result of your nursing experiences?
The following criteria are used to assign points to Assignment One:
Discuss your own philosophy of professional nursing practice.
What influences may be aligned with the work of Florence Nightingale?
Incorporate topics from readings and exploration of course and other scholarly resources. Include introspective discussion and remarks that demonstrate your individual lens describing the practice of nursing.
The written philosophy of nursing is presented in a well-organized thoughtful paper. Include external scholarly resources to support your position.
Paper is written in APA style without grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
Length of paper should be 3 – 4 pages (body of text). Length of written discourse does not include the title page, figures, diagrams or reference pages.
All nursing students are required to submit assignment by end of the academic week. This assignment will be evaluated based on the stated point values and criteria as stated in the rubric and is due in Module Three.
Assignment 1 Rubric
Competency
40 Points
38 Points
35 points
10 Points
Points Achieved
Content: application & analysis
Philosophy of nursing
Includes 4 or more characteristics that describe student’s philosophy of nursing . Introspective and reflective remarks are evident.
Includes 3 characteristics that describe student’s philosophy of nursing with little evidence of introspection or self-reflection.
Includes 2 characteristics that describe student’s philosophy of nursing. No introspection or self-reflection evident.
Includes 1 characteristic that describes student’s philosophy of nursing. No introspection or self-reflection evident.
/40
Quality: supporting research & sources
Conveys ideas using topics from readings. Uses 4 or more contemporary scholarly sources. Exploration of external course resources apparent.
Conveys ideas using topics from readings. Uses 3 contemporary scholarly sources. Exploration of external course resources apparent.
Conveys ideas using topics from readings. Uses 2 contemporary scholarly sources or exploration of external course resources is not apparent
Conveys ideas using topics from readings. Uses 1 contemporary scholarly source or exploration of external course resources is not apparent
/40
Competency
10 Points
8 Points
7 Points
2 Points
Points Achieved
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
There are no errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
There are a few (1-2) minor errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that do not detract from the meaning
There are major errors (3-5) in grammar and spelling.
There are major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Paper lacks organization.
/10
APA Compliance
The paper meets APA formatting guidelines.
There are a few (1-2) minor errors in APA formatting.
There are numerous (3-5) errors in APA format.
There are significant errors in APA format of the paper.
/10
Total
/100
“Narrative” is a common form of writing and speaking in which events or actions are related in the order in which they happened. An accident report for an insurance claim is a narrative. “Stories” usually begin with a narrative structure, but they are more than just narratives. What are some of the elements that make a piece of writing a “story”? Share your ideas with your classmates.
Write an essay on their perspective on guilt and sin, citing the reading. (Though it is their perspective, it must still be written in third person, academic.) The essay should be five paragraphs(Introduction, 3 body paragraphs with topic sentences, and a conclusion), There is no page or word count, but each paragraph should be at least 5 sentences or longer, and it will be graded on the quality of those five paragraphs. The best way to get an “A” on this assignment is to check off everything below before they turn it in.
Expectations:
Essays must adhere to MLA formatting standards (signature block, 12-point, TimesNewRoman font, double-spaced, 1” margins, and works cited page). [Worth 5-points]
The title should be creative. [Worth 1-point]
The paper should have a strong thesis statement at the end of the introduction paragraph, with a topic sentence at the beginning of each additional paragraph that points back to the thesis. (Thesis should be arguable and must be able to stand alone.) [Worth 6-points for thesis; 3 points for each topic sentence=15-points]
The essay must include citations from the textbook and two additional resources (not Wikipedia or Sparks Notes). Papers without citations in the paper will automatically be marked down 30%. Putting a reference on the Works Cited page is not “citation.” Direct quotes need to be worked into the paper from your reading. If you summarize an author, you still need to cite it [Worth 30-points]
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. There should be less than 25% citation. (Formula to consider: For every quoted sentence, students must write three sentences of their own.) All citations must adhere to MLA standards. [Plagiarism will result in a zero and be reported to the VP of Academics.]
Essay should be written in third person, academic tone. Any use of personal pronouns will be marked down (except in the conclusion). [Worth 10-points]
Essay should free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Avoid contractions and an overuse of adverbs. [Worth 20-points]
Note: Extra credit for taking your paper to the Writing Lab.
Each paragraph must have a minimum of 5-quality sentences. [3-points for each paragraph that is 5 sentences or longer]
Rubric:
MLA Standards 5-points
Creative Title 1-point
Thesis/Topic Sentences 15-points
Citations 30-points
Third person 10-points
Grammar 24-points
Length 15-points
= 100-points