Best Writer

Write a paper to a legislature concerning changing concussion protocol in schools.

1. Your title is the title of the prompt.
2. Write at least 150 words in at least 6 sentences. You may write more than one paragraph–DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS.
REMINDERS:
SUBMIT your Reflection before the deadline on the Course Calendar.
See the Rubric in Eagle Online Canvas for the scoring details.
Remember to write a total of at least 150 words in standard academic English.
Write in a narrative style using paragraphs (not bullet points).
Write your reply in the textbox; do not add attachments.
Your work must be original—do NOT plagiarize the textbook or the researchers. Paraphrase the information in the book, do NOT copy it. You may use no more than one quotation from the textbook in your answer. You are not required to use a quote, but if you use a quote, put it in quotation marks, and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Please use headings in bold to begin each section.
You can DO this!
#2 Prenatal Development
If possible, interview your mother and father (if this is not possible, try an aunt, or uncle, or grandparent) about your own prenatal development. Use the following questions to get started.
Was this a planned pregnancy?
Was this your first baby?
How did you find out you were pregnant?
How did you feel?
Were you working?
When did you see a doctor?
Did you take vitamins?
When did you start feeling the baby?
When did you begin wearing maternity clothes?
What changes did your body go through?
What are some of the strongest memories you have of this pregnancy?
Did you have any prenatal tests?
How did your lifestyle change?
Did you smoke? Drink alcohol? Drink coffee or tea? Take any drugs?
Did you know the sex of the baby before the birth? Did you have a preference for a boy or a girl? How did you feel when you found out the sex of your baby?
When did you decide on a name for the baby?
Did you attend any special classes or workshops about childbirth, nursing, etc.?
Did you know of any preexisting conditions?
Where were you living?
Were there any features/characteristics you were hoping the baby would have? Were there any you were hoping the baby would not have?
How much of your spouse’s medical history did you know? In retrospect, how important would that have been?
What role/expectations did you have for this child?
What influenced your decision to have a child at this time?
Did you have any trouble conceiving? Did you expect to have any trouble getting pregnant?
Now, reflect on what you learned. How do you think your own pregnancy (or your wife’s) will be (was) the same or different than your mother’s?
# 3 Birth
You may (a) consult with your parents about your own birth, (b) interview a new parent about her birth experience, or (c) consider the birth of your own child(ren). Please discuss the following in your journal:
Describe the events leading up to the delivery. Where did the delivery take place? Who was present? Was any medication used? Was the birth experience as you expected it to be?
What was your initial reaction to the newborn? How soon were you able to hold the baby? When did you name the child? If you stayed in a hospital, describe your experience after the birth.
What were the first weeks at home like? What problems did you experience? How was having a baby different than you expected? Describe a typical day at home during the first weeks after the baby was born.

Think of yourself at a particular time in your childhood (e.g., age 10). Using the model from Urie Bronfenbrenner (pp. 40-41), reflect about EACH the five contexts.
Begin each of the five with a heading in bold (as below), and describe how you believe the factors in your life affected your development physically, cognitively, and socially. Write at least 25 words in at least 3 sentence for each of the 5 contexts.
1. Biological (Person) Context
Describe your genetic/person context, such as the following: how your genetic makeup and your developmental stage influenced your development; your personality.
2. Microsystem
Describe your immediate context such as the following: family; your schools and teachers; your peer groups; the media you prefer (e.g., favorite TV shows, books, movies); and your surrounding community influenced your development.
3. Mesosystem
Describe the interconnections between other components, such as the following: how your parents interacted with your peers, how your parents interacted with your school, whether your parents helped with schoolwork; how your community supported your school or activities (e.g., sports).
4. Exosystem
Describe your socioeconomic context, such as the following: parents’ jobs; vacations you took; whether there was a divorce in your family.
5. Macrosystem
Describe your cultural context, such as the following: your ethnic heritage; your religious affiliations;whether you lived in an urban (city) or rural (country) setting; your social class (poor, working class, middle class, wealthy); how a historical event (such as terrorists attacks of September of 2001) or more gradual historical changes (the change in the number of women who work outside of the home) influenced you as an individual.

Explain how high school teachers describe their work-related stress during the COVID pandemic.

Add a heading in bold: Title. CHOOSE one theory in Chapter 2 that you believe is the most important to the study of lifespan development (there are no “right” nor “wrong” choices). In the title of your Discussion, state the name of the Theory, the name of the Theorist, and the page numbers in Chapter 2. For example: Cognitive-Development Theory, Jean Piaget, pp. 33-35. The online textbook, however, does not have page numbers. Here is an example of the work-around for the title: Cognitive-Development Theory, Jean Piaget, Instructor’s Notes, Chapter 2, pp. 12-16 (3 points)
Add a heading in bold: Explanation. In your own words, EXPLAIN why did you believe that theory is important (about 50 words in at least 3 sentences). (3 points)
Add a heading in bold: Example. Give an EXAMPLE (TELL A STORY) to help explain your answer (about 50 words in at least 3 sentences). NOTE: An example is a story about the concept that depicts the research you chose from the textbook. Your example might be from real life (yours of someone you know) or from a movie, book, or TV show. The goal is for you to apply the concepts in the chapter to a real-life situation. (3 points)

Jimmy, ten years old, was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after a fall from the second-story townhome were sustained a fractured left femur and mild head injury. Currently, Jimmy is two days post open reduction internal fixation of the left femur. Orders were updated to transfer Jimmy out of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being cleared by the neurologist. He has a long leg cast, indwelling foley catheter and will require neuro checks every two hours.
What are two priority nursing diagnoses for this child?
What are the priority nursing interventions for this patient after being transferred from the ICU?
What are the risks of foley catheter placement?
Does the patient still require an indwelling foley catheter? Provide a rationale to support your answer.

DATE DUE: BY 5 P.M. , FRIDAY, MARCH 25th VIA EMAIL ( WORD, GOOGLE, PDF, OR COPY & PASTE INTO MESSAGE AREA). NO LATE MIDTERMS ACCEPTED. Check back the next day for receipt or can’t read message. OK to turn in the midterm earlier.

FORMAT: Typed, double-spaced (except for long quotes, which should be indented, single-spaced and documented), proofread. How long should it be? I’m interested in substance, not length. However, your responses should be in essay form rather than catalogue or list or bullet points. Document your work by adding a work cited page. Don’t spend much time retelling the stories–I’ve read them! Use some critical sources along with Griswold. Try to avoid Wikipedia except for initial overview. Avoid online summaries altogether.

DISCUSSION: This midterm covers everything through The Gashleycrumb Tinies. You may add other material, but first you must cover the assigned work.

Choose FOUR QUESTIONS out of the following choices and write a detailed, specific response-essay, using as much of the material as you wish. You must, however, cover every literary text at least once and four of the five concepts from Griswold. You can use critical material and other books to back up your ideas if you wish, but develop your ideas first with material from the assigned texts.

Note: You are writing four separate essay responses. You do not need to cover all of the materials in each essay but, rather, throughout the entire exam. You do not need to repeat the questions in the responses but use the corresponding number. You also do not need a lengthy introduction or conclusion. Make your writing lively and personable; using “I” is OK with me! Use paragraphs! And, of course, avoid plagiarism (which will earn you an automatic F).

SUGGESTION: Make a list of all the books you need to cover and plan your exam like you were choosing items from a menu.

Books that we’ve read:
“The Wizard of Oz”
“Peter Pan”
“The Secret Garden”
CHARLOTTE’S WEB
GOODNIGHT MOON
THE CAT IN THE HAT
Maurice Sendak, “Where the Wild Things Are”

CHOICES:

1. Compare and contrast ONE of our readings with the movie version (except The Wizard of Oz because we talked about the differences in class). Come to some conclusions about what the differences mean (analyze your findings!!!). Don’t retell the stories but interpret your findings in terms of patterns (psychological, sociological, historical, time period, choice of country, etc.).

2. Create an essay about the picture of childhood you get from these classics of 20th century children’s literature and lore. (Lore: games, rhymes, beliefs, etc.—e.g. material from your presentations).

3. Discuss some of the gender issues. What picture(s) do you get of male and female roles? Of marriage? How do the gender issues relate to historical ones (representation, wish-fulfillment, projection, etc.)?

4. Some scholars believe children’s literature and lore teaches lessons about correct behavior. Argue this pro OR con, describing the kinds of lessons, punishment, rewards, behavior, etc.

5. “Let the wild rumpus start!” According to some scholars, children’s literature and lore is actually a subversive genre, where children are heroes, grownups are fools, role reversal is the rule, and chaos–not order–prevails. Argue this pro or con, supporting your ideas with examples.

6. “Children’s lives are not all sweetness and light, despite what grown-ups would like to believe.” (Griswold) Create an essay about the presence of scariness, terror, pain and death in children’s literature and lore.

7. Animals, even talking animals, populate a lot of children’s literature and lore. Discuss the unusual status of animals. Come to some kinds of conclusions about the preponderance and use of animals in children’s literature and lore.

8. “Like talking animals, like animated toys, with these alive things we encounter a conscious universe . . . For the child, the world is a personable place . . .” (Griswold) Create an essay about “aliveness” in children’s literature and lore.

9. “Everything is made out of Magic,” [Colin says] “leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us.” Whether you interpret that statement as make-believe, spirituality, realism or fantasy, or religion—or all of the above–children’s literature and lore is a magical world. Create an essay about this concept, backing it up with examples.

10. One of the striking features of children’s literature and lore is the playfulness of language. Discuss this, using lots of examples.

11. Just because the famous touchstones of children’s literature and lore are part of our history and tradition does not mean they are appropriate for our children today. Argue this pro or con.

Choose 1 of the following prompts.
1. Your title is the title of the prompt.
2. Write at least 100 word in at least 6 sentences. You may write more than one paragraph. DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS.
REMINDERS:
SUBMIT your Reflection before the deadline on the Course Calendar.
See the Rubric in Eagle Online Canvas for the scoring details.
Remember to write a total of at least 150 words in standard academic English.
Write in a narrative style using paragraphs (not bullet points).
Write your reply in the textbox; do not add attachments.
Your work must be original—do NOT plagiarize the textbook or the researchers. Paraphrase the information in the book, do NOT copy it. You may use no more than one quotation from the textbook in your answer. You are not required to use a quote, but if you use a quote, put it in quotation marks, and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Please use headings in bold to begin each section.
You can DO this!
#17 Longevity
Complete the “Calculating Your Longevity” questionnaire” (in a separate document). Discuss what you learned in a narrative style, not just your answers to the longevity questionnaire, including answers to the following questions:
Will you live to be 100?
Do you agree with all the areas purported to be associated with living long?
Why or why not?
#18 Successful Aging
How do you imagine you will handle your own successful aging after age 65?
Will you gradually withdraw from the world to enjoy peace and solitude do the things you want to do, like read or relax, according to the DISENGAGEMENT THEORY OF SUCCESSFUL AGING?
Or do you imagine you will want to continue an active life full of socializing, volunteer work, being with family, going on trips, etc., according to the ACTIVITY THEORY OF SUCCESSFUL AGING?
Tie your speculations into how you view your personality today. For example, are you a loner who prefers peace and quiet leisure activities like reading or watching TV? Or, are you an extrovert who only finds real happiness out with friends and doing some activity like dancing or taking exercise classes?
Try to paint a picture of your life at 65 or older.
#19 Death Anxiety
Take the Death Anxiety Questionnaire (in a separate document). Add up your score. (Your score will be between 0 and 30.) According to Conte, Weiner, and Plutchik, the average score for most people, regardless of age, is 8.5. Discuss what you learned in a narrative style, not just your answers to the Death Anxiety Questionnaire, including answers to the following questions:
What was your score?
Was it higher or lower than the average score these researchers found?
Why do you think this is so?
The DAQ identifies four specific aspects of death anxiety:
fear of the unknown (items 1, 2, 12, 14, and 15)
fear of suffering (items 3, 4, and 5)
fear of loneliness (items 6 and 7)
fear of personal extinction (items 10, 11, and 13).
Items 8 and 9 stand alone as other aspects of death anxiety.
How did you score on each of the four aspects?
Reflect on what you learned from this exercise.

Dear Students,
For this test, you will have to write 4 short essays (about 2 paragraphs long). The questions are related to the subject matter covered in chapters 1-5 of the textbook and all the learning modules up through this point. To allow you to better prepare, I am going to show you the questions before you have to start the test. You will probably want to think about them, and probably even write your answers to them before you start. Once you begin, you will have 1 hour to complete the test. Good luck, and be in touch if you have questions.

Questions:
1. Describe what factions are, why the Founders thought they were inevitable and dangerous, and how the US Constitution is designed to mitigate the effects of factions.
2. Why did the American colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
3.Why is the 14th Amendment important?
4.How has the commerce clause been used to enhance the power of the Federal government at the expense of state governments?

Choose 1 of the following prompts.
Your title is the title of the prompt.
2. Write at least 100 words in at least 6 sentences. You may write more than one paragraph–DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS.
REMINDERS:
SUBMIT your Reflection before the deadline on the Course Calendar.
See the Rubric in Eagle Online Canvas for the scoring details.
Remember to write a total of at least 150 words in standard academic English.
Write in a narrative style using paragraphs (not bullet points).
Write your reply in the textbox; do not add attachments.
Your work must be original—do NOT plagiarize the textbook or the researchers. Paraphrase the information in the book, do NOT copy it. You may use no more than one quotation from the textbook in your answer. You are not required to use a quote, but if you use a quote, put it in quotation marks, and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Please use headings in bold to begin each section.
You can DO this!
#4 Physical Development During Infancy
If possible, write about your own first year of life. (If this is not possible, you can write about your own children, or interview another person about their first year.)
Where did you sleep?
Describe your typical sleeping pattern during the first months (e.g., How many naps did you take? When did you begin to sleep through the night?).
Were you breastfed or bottle-fed? Why? For how long?
When were you introduced to solid food?
Were you allergic to any foods?
Were you overweight, underweight, or average weight at 1 year old?
How old were you when you: rolled over, sat up, crawled, cruised, walked alone?
What were some of your favorite toys? Why do you think this is so? (You might want to include some photos of yourself from this period.)
# 5 Cognitive Development During the First Two Years
If possible, ask your parents to help you write about your cognitive development during the first two years. (If they are not available, you can write about your own children or interview a parent of an infant.) You can use the following questions to help you reflect.
What were your first words?
What is your earliest memory? How old were you?
Was there a game you particularly liked to play, such as peek-a-boo or patty cake?
What were your favorite books?
How did your parents try to stimulate your intellectual growth?
Was your IQ ever tested?
Was more than one language spoken at home? If so, which did you prefer to use?
# 6 Temperament in Infancy
How would you describe your own temperament? If possible, ask your parents or someone who knew you when you were an infant about your temperament.
Were you an easy child, a difficult child, or a slow-to-warm-up child?
How stable has your temperament been over the course of your development?
If you had brothers or sisters, how different or similar were your individual temperaments?
Do you think temperament is inherited?
How do other individuals (your parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, teachers, etc.) react to your temperament style?
What have been the advantages and disadvantages of having your temperament? Do you think there is a connection between your temperament and how your body feels during emotions? (For example, if you are shy, do certain situations make your body feel uncomfortable?)