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What does Sommers mean by this, that “Life is our dictionary”? In what ways do the other texts by Malcom X and Victor Villanueva support, refute and/or complicate this idea?

To answer this question, you’ll need to thoroughly analyze all of your texts and have a solid understanding of the main claims being made by each. Present your answer as an argument, using specific evidence from each text to support your ideas.

As always, be careful not to focus too much on the obvious or surficial similarities/differences between the texts, as such connections typically do not call for substantial analysis. Instead, try to explore the deeper meaning to be found “between the lines” as a means to understand the assumptions(warrants) on which each text is based on.

Your essay should be well-argued and organized. Be sure to state a thesis and consistently support your thesis with relevant textual evidence and thoughtful analysis.

CJ is a 22-year-old with a history
of asthma since childhood. He was tested for allergies and demonstrated
marked responses to a number of animals, pollens, and molds. CJ also
has a history of asthma related to exposure to very cold weather.
Describe the pathophysiology of an acute asthma attack in CJ following exposure to cats.
Describe the early signs and symptoms of an acute asthma
attack, and relate each of these to the pathophysiologic changes taking
place in the lungs. Identify each as a subjective or objective finding.
If you were updating a medical and drug history for CJ, list several significant questions you should ask.
Is asthma considered an obstructive or restrictive respiratory condition? Explain your answer.
Explain how a beta2-adrenergic agent is helpful in treating asthma and how it is usually administered.
In addition to beta2-adrenergic agents, identify one
other pharmacologic and one other non-pharmacologic intervention that
can be used to help manage acute asthma attacks and correct the
pathophysiology that is occurring. Explain how each
helps return the body to a homeostatic state.
What is the term for a prolonged asthma attack? Explain
the pathophysiology that occurs and how this can lead to respiratory
distress and failure. Identify three signs or symptoms of impending
respiratory distress.
Identify two preventative measures that CJ can take to
help manage his disease and keep his body in a homeostatic state.
Explain how this will impact the disease process.
references 5 years, please

Write a APA formatted Initial Research Findings Paper of at least 850 words, not counting the works cited/references page
Your Audience: an academic reader
Your Purpose: Your Initial Research Findings Paper is a document designed to provide informational and analytical writing to your reader.
You will use at least 2 informational articles to help deliver background info on the subtopic associated with your op-ed. You will then analyze 1 opinionated article for your reader.
The opinionated article that needs to be used is provided in the link: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1714529
The 2 informational articles are your choice.
You must use these headings to help organize your paper:
Background
Analysis of Op-ed
Questions to Guide Further Research
If you are not sure how headings work, be sure to review the sample papers.
The Background section should be at least two paragraphs. Use this section to help your reader understand some important facts about your assigned main topic (Plastic Waste, the Opioid Crisis, or Social Media) AND to help your reader understand the sub-topic your opinionated article addresses. (Opinionated articles typically address a specific sub-topic. For example, no one writes an op-ed on “Social Media” in general. No credible author argues that social media is wholly “good” or “bad.” Instead, op-ed writers create opinionated responses to sub-topics like the question of whether social media can have a negative impact on mental health OR the question of whether social media platforms offer sufficient protection of privacy. These are two very different sub-topics that both have to do with social media. You will work in a group of students that all have the same main topic, but each of you will have a different subtopic based on the op-ed you choose.)
Use quotes and/or facts from 2 informational articles to help you develop the writing for the Background section. These paragraphs should include multiple in text citations for facts and/or quotes from the informational articles. Do NOT tell me things you and everyone else already knows about social media or the other topics. Use the sources to deliver pertinent facts you learned from sources.
The Analysis of Op-ed section involves analytical writing like you did with the political cartoon, but the content will be different because the opinionated article is written rhetoric, not multimodal rhetoric like the political cartoon. Address each prompt below to create a thorough Analysis of Op-ed section:
Introduce the author of the opinionated article you chose and explain why the author and/or the periodical is credible. What makes them qualified to write about this topic?
Explain the main argument. Where do they stand on the issue you are researching?
Explain what points of support/Reasons the author uses to support their argument. How do they attempt to convince the reader to agree with their viewpoint?
What evidence/data is offered to “prove” these reasons? Look for facts, numbers or other “proof,” as opposed to hypothetical examples and emotional appeals.
Comment on whether you find the evidence convincing. Does the author provide compelling evidence or are they relying mostly on appeals to emotion (pathos) to convince the reader?
Hopefully the reading you’ve done about the topic so far has made you realize there are other things you need to find out.
Develop at least five questions you will use future research to answer and list them under the Questions to Guide Further Research heading.
Do not write a paragraph for this section. List five questions you hope to answer with further research. Avoid questions that are unanswerable like “Will we ever understand the impact of social media?” This approach will lose points.
Be sure to include a properly formatted Works Cited/References page for all sources.
You must use at least three sources.
Be sure your sources pass the CRAAP test as described in the module materials!
NOTE:
Group members can share ideas for informational sources, but, of course, the writing should always be your own.
Each group member should have their own unique opinionated article and their own distinct Questions.

Read the following case scenario:
Linda Rhodes and her boyfriend, Joe Marshall, were arrested as a result of a drug raid. Linda was making dinner for her children, who were with her in the kitchen, and Joe, who was in the living room, when the police, led by Sgt. Rick Rodgers, broke down her door. Linda owns the house. Joe has no ownership interest in the house but has been living there for the last year. The police found several ounces of cocaine, packaging material, scales, and a large amount of currency in small denominations in Linda and Joe’s bedroom. The cocaine was found in a dresser drawer, but the rest of the items were on the bed in plain view. Both Linda and Joe were charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
Joe Marshall has been arrested twice before for drug offenses. The first arrest was three years ago when he was charged with intent to sell, to which he pled guilty to possession and received five years’ probation. The second arrest was six months ago; however, the case was dropped for lack of evidence when the police evidence room lost the drugs.
Joe was also arrested three times for domestic violence: five years ago and three years ago against his former wife, and three months ago for beating Linda. All the cases were dropped when the victims refused to testify.
Linda has been arrested twice, eight and five years ago, for possession of marijuana. The first case was dropped when she identified her dealer. She pled guilty to the second charge and received one year of probation.
Linda works for a maid service, cleaning private homes. Joe has no known employment and claims to be a musician. Linda’s income from the maid service is the only known source of income for the household.
On the day in question, the police broke down the door without knocking or announcement. There was no other damage to the house, but the house was turned “upside down.” The police properly collected and tagged all of the evidence and immediately transferred it to the police evidence room. Both Joe and Linda claim to have no knowledge of the cocaine.
The police questioned Linda’s daughters, Sally (age 3) and Sara (age 9). Sally was crying and had no coherent statement about the incident. Sara told the police that she saw Joe with the “white powder” and that he said it was for a bubble bath and a surprise for mommy and that Sara should “keep it secret.”
An informant told Sgt. Rodgers about the cocaine. The informant’s name was not revealed, but he has provided reliable information in the past. The police were watching the house while waiting for a warrant. They claim they heard screams and decided to enter the house due to the knowledge that young children were in the house. The warrant was delivered one hour later.
Research Fourth Amendment cases involving searches, warrants, and exigent circumstances.
*****In your paper,*****
Define probable cause and its relationship to determining the legality of a search.
Explain the purpose and application of the exclusionary rule.
Identify whether Joe had legal standing to object to the search.
Describe whether the cash, packaging material, and scales admissible at trial if the police rely on exigent circumstances.
Explain whether the evidence of the cocaine is admissible at trial.
Identify whether the police had the right to go into the bedroom when relying on exigent circumstances.
***Must be 750 to 1,000 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
***Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
***Must use at least three court cases and one scholarly source.
***Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA

Review Chapter 3 in the textbook (attached). Prepare an analysis of Steps 1 through 3 of the MAPP Strategic Plan initiatives and apply at least three quality and/or risk management concepts, measures, and tools in your paper.

The Term Paper is a comprehensive semester-long project. Students will complete this project in the steps described below. Your Term Paper is your major contribution, where you will exhibit your learning. Students will individually select a nonprofit organization, assess its effectiveness and make recommendations to improve its strategic plan through the approaches, principles and methods learning in the class. You are free to choose an organization that you are familiar with, including an organization for which you have already worked.
This paper will incorporate important concepts and frameworks introduced throughout the course and will demonstrate the students’ ability to understand and properly apply these concepts in real-life contexts.

Parameters and guidelines for the term paper are as follows:

Select a nonprofit organization for in-depth analysis. Please do not use material you have written from a previous course – this will likely increase your similarity score, which could become a plagiarism issue, as discussed below. Please carefully review the section below on Turnitin & Plagiarism to avoid receiving a 0 grade for similarity.

The term paper should be at least 1,500 words. Please keep in mind that the word count requirements point out the minimum amount of effort that should be put into the paper. Word count isn’t everything because quality of writing and research matters as well, but it is an indication of the quantity of effort put into the assignment. Note that word count does not include title, abstract, or reference pages. Not following this requirement will significantly impact the grade.
You should support your paper with at least 3 scholarly peer-reviewed references in addition to your eText for a minimum of 4 total references. Be sure to go to: https://berkeleycollege.libguides.com/scholarlysources (Links to an external site.)
to help you find references.
Use scholarly peer-reviewed references rather than websites. Scholarly references are generally more credible and make a more persuasive argument. Non-academic websites are not typically recommended for academic writing. While most of the information generally is correct, it is not always reliable because anyone can change the content, bias is often present, and it is not peer-reviewed. For example, it’s best not to use news websites, Wikipedia, investopedia.com, about.com, smallbusiness.chron.com, huffingtonpost.com, ehow.com, forbes.com, cnn.com, online encyclopedias, or similar non-academic websites. Articles in these types of websites are written by reporters or individuals who may or may not be experts in the field, and consequently may have incorrect or biased information. Instead, it adds much more credibility to use the class eText, other related textbooks, and peer-reviewed articles, i.e. scholars have analyzed and evaluated the content for accuracy, quality, and reliability. Be sure to use the university library to help you find these types of scholarly references. The library has a setting in database searches that allow you to search for peer-reviewed articles only.
It is acceptable to use a company website for research, say for example if you are researching Salvation Army, it’s ok to use www.salavationarmy.org to describe their mission, strategy, volunteerism, funding, etc.
The Term Paper should be well organized and encompass the above subject and content guidelines, and an electronic copy of the project should be submitted via Turnitin.

The Term Paper structure should be as follows:

Background and Context: Discuss type of industry, products/services, and how organizational vision and strategies have influenced their history.
Analysis: Review your eText and focus on 2-3 chapters that really interest you in regard to this organization, e.g. governance, executive leadership, developing strategy, managing staff and volunteers, marketing and communications, lobbying, fundraising, etc. Describe and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your organization in relation to these topics. Be sure to utilize key nonprofit terms and principles learned in class and how they relate to the organization.
Recommendations: Your recommendations for the next 1-2 years of the organization. How can they capitalize on their strengths and how can they improve in their weaknesses? Ensure that these align with the organization’s vision and values.
Turnitin & Plagiarism
Please note that your rough draft and final draft will be checked by Turnitin for similarity. It is essential to use your own words, carefully paraphrase, minimize quoting, and fully review the plagiarism policy before submitting. For similarity higher than 15%, it is possible that your paper will receive a 0 if plagiarism has occurred.
Paraphrasing is recommended rather than quoting. Here is a great source on how to paraphrase effectively: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/1/
(Links to an external site.)
Please review each of the six steps and the examples to compare. As you proofread your work, check each direct quote and determine if it is actually needed (almost always, it won’t be). If not, it is better and more credible to demonstrate that you have thought through the material by paraphrasing it.
Work from previous Classes
It is not allowed to use word-for-word research from previous classes. Reusing substantial portions of your own work from a previous class is called self-plagiarism…

In this assignment, choose a service that you currently use or have used in the past that you think does a good job of marketing their service and meeting their customers’ needs. Examples might include your college, your financial services institution, a hotel chain, a dog walking service, hair/nail salon, DNA testing services, etc. Evaluate the four key characteristics (intangibility, inseparability, perishability, and variability) as they relate to your chosen company and make recommendations to the company on how they can improve in these areas. In your paper, address the following:
1) Provide a brief introduction to your chosen company, what services they provi Provide a brief introduction to your chosen company, what services they provide, where they are located, how many employees they have etc. and explain why you chose this company
2) What is the service company’s branding strategy? Some items you might want to consider in this section are: How do they position their brand? Do they have a well-established name brand recognition? Do they use crowdsourcing? Do they use private-label branding or brand extensions?
3) Evaluate each of the 4 key service characteristics as it applies to the company.

Please see the uploaded files “Instructions for essay” and “IMPORTANT INFO”. The actual article in the subject title is uploaded as well. It is
CRUCIAL that the criteria is met in the instructions. I believe the Instructor wants 2 conclions about women in the work place.

Instructions: You are required to write an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a summary of a research article that includes all the topics listed below. The purpose of this exercise is to help you strengthen your abilities to interpret scientific theory/research in a coherent and critical manner.

Audience: Write the summary as if you are explaining it to someone who has not read the article, but knows enough about psychology. Good luck!!!

APA formatted citation of the article you are reviewing: (4pts.)

Briefly, what was the paper about? (1-3 sentence) (2pts.)

What was the author(s) research question? Form of a question, like Jeopardy. (1 sentence) (2pt.)

Methods: What did the author(s) do to test their research question? (This should include information on participants, measures, and tasks.) How did they control for third variables? (at least 5 sentences) (5pts.)

Results: What was/were the author(s) results? What did they find in their study? (This should refer to the differences between conditions/groups). (at least 3 sentence) (3pts.)

Discussion: What was/were the author(s) conclusions? (should be in the discussion, which is based on the results). What inferences can we make from these results beyond the present study? What have we learned about human behavior in general? (at least 3 sentence) (3pts.)

Provide at least 1 positive critique about the paper (should focus on how the study was conducted). What did they do that strengthened their study? This should not be something like, “the paper was easy to read”, or “they did a good job”. Most published articles, confirm their hypothesis. So, stating that they confirmed their hypothesis will not be accepted as a positive critique. (3pts.)

Provide at least 1 negative critique of the paper (should focus on how the study was conducted). What could they have done to strengthen their study? This should not be something like, “the paper was difficult to read”, or “they need a larger sample size”. (3pts.)

In order to analyze a case study, one must examine closely the issues which the healthcare agency is confronted. Most often, it may be necessary to read the case several times – once to grasp the overall picture of what is happening to the facility and then several times more to discover and grasp the specific problems.
o After reviewing the details of the case study, each of you should complete a professional analysis paper.
o Requirements: 2,500 – 3,750 words, APA-compliant. The page length requirement does not include the required title page and reference pages.
o Recommended paper format:
o Title page and page numbers
o Introduction – This section of the paper should provide background information of the case. This includes a brief overview of the key facts of the case. It may be necessary to use properly referenced sources to support information in this section. This component of the paper should not be lengthy but should contain enough information to create interest in the case.
o Statement of the problem – Define the central issue. The paper should include a concise statement of the major problem identified in the case. Many cases will involve several issues or problems. Identify the most important problems and separate them from the more trivial issues.
o Causes of the problem – This section provides a detailed analysis of the causes of the problem identified. Students should clearly demonstrate the use of course concepts in problem identification.
o Possible solutions – This section should detail a variety of solutions to the problem in addition to the ones that may be mentioned in the case. Make sure that the solution addresses the CAUSE of the problem. The analysis should address what should be done, by whom, and in what sequence. Students should also consider the pros and cons of all possible solutions.
o Recommendations and Conclusions – This section of the case analysis process involves making recommendations based on your analysis. Obviously, the quality of your recommendations is a direct result of the thoroughness with which you prepared the case analysis. This section of the analysis should tell why your solution and implementation will work. A major objective of this section is to show how course concepts are applied to reach a workable solution. The conclusions and recommendations should be supported by references, course readings, and lecture notes.
o Christian worldview – The last part of the paper should also address how your Christian worldview perspective impacts or frames your ideas and discussions related to the issues presented in the paper. This part of the assignment should be 500-750 words in length (within the paper).
o Reference page – Your paper must be APA-compliant. Resources for APA formatting are included in the Resources section of this module. You should have a minimum of five references (not including The Holy Bible which should not be listed on the reference page).