Narrative Narrative

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For this assignment, develop a personal narrative. Please use 12 font times roman,citations and references 3 pages not including tile and reference page. .In this narrative, articulate both what you already know about yourself and your accomplishments, where you intend to go, and the challenges that you anticipate. Please note I plan to work in educational leadership .Some questions to consider as you construct your narrative include the following:

  1. Have you experienced a shift in thinking from the beginning of this course to the present?
  2. How have your goals changed or expanded?
  3. How can your understanding of the interplay between the theory, research, and practice in education guide you as you strive to bring about change in your present and future professional settings?
  4. What are your perceptions of the educational profession and how will this profession work for you?
  5. How does your personal philosophy of ethics affect the way you move forward with your goals?
  6. What are your thoughts and feelings about taking a purposeful approach to personal growth through your ongoing coursework?
  7. What additional thoughts and feelings do you have about moving forward with doctoral training in education?

Next, discuss three skills that you have just learned and three areas that need improvement. Some skills that you have practiced are listed below:

  • Develop a time management plan.
  • Understand and apply the Academic Integrity Policy.
  • Apply APA style.
  • Create an annotated bibliography.
  • Read and analyze complex texts.
  • Perform an online library search.
  • Formulate actionable goals and visualize overall goals.

Length: 3 pages not including cover,and reference.

Benchmark – Research Review

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As a counselor, you will be making decisions on how to select evidence-based treatments. In your essay, demonstrate the decision-making process that you will use to choose one evidence-based treatment over another. Write a 1,000-1,250-word reflection essay on how to effectively utilize research in order to guide decision-making processes in the counseling profession. Include the following in your essay:

  1. A discussion about how qualitative and quantitative research reports guide the decision-making process.
  2. A discussion about the key characteristics of effective writing and publication in counseling and psychological research. How do these characteristics guide the decision-making processes?
  3. Select a diagnosis and include an example of how research could assist in treatment.
  4. Include a minimum of three scholarly resources in addition to the course textbook.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency: 4.2: Utilize research to guide decision-making processes.

This benchmark assignment meets the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.8.f. Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods.

Unit Assignments

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Unit I Scholarly Activity

Components of an Information System

In this one- to two-page (250-500 word) paper, you will discuss each of the different components of an information system, and then explain how you can use the five-component model to guide your learning and thinking about information systems. You may use the Unit Lesson, Chapter Readings, Suggested Readings, Learning Activities, and outside resources to aid in your research.

Include the following in your paper:

 Define each component of an information system.  Define how you can use the five-component model to guide your learning and thinking about information systems.  Include at least one outside research item in your paper.  Use APA format and cite your sources.

APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

discussion board question?

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“The tone of a literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. Tone can portray a variety of emotions ranging from solemn, grave, and critical to witty, wry and humorous. Tone helps the reader ascertain the writer’s feelings towards a particular topic and this in turn influences the reader’s understanding of the story” (Tone, 2010, para.1).

Initial Response: In this unit, you have read three famous pieces of literature that were written by Hemingway, Frost, and O’Brien. These writers used their stories/poems to express emotion, and thus a message. Choose one of the stories in the “Literature Resources for this Unit” and in a well-constructed two or more paragraphs, analyze what Tone the author is conveying in his piece AND what words and techniques he uses to create it. It is important in any literary response to use text examples (words, phrases, lines) to defend your response. Be sure to use in text citations for your examples and end with an APA reference citation.

Peer Response: Please respond to at least two of your peers’ initial responses. How successful is your peer in analyzing the Tone of the chosen author? Are citations available and properly formatted? Is the intent of the response clear? Are you in agreement with the analysis?

Tone. (2010). Literary devices. Retrieved from http://literary-devices.com/content/tone

discussion board#6 health promo

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1. Choose one of the health screenings listed in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and discuss advantages, disadvantages, and ethical and economic considerations.

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/recommendations

2. Apply your knowledge of the Transtheoretical Model (stages of change) to one of the following scenarios.  Identify the stage of change that is represented in the scenarios and offer a plan of care to facilitate the patient moving to the next stage.  Respond to two of your classmates that chose different scenarios than you.

a. A sedentary, obese 52 yr. old woman is diagnosed with hypertension and states “I’m not taking any medication for this because I don’t wanted to be hooked on it.”

b. During an office visit a 60 y/o business man reports that he is under a lot of stress that is affecting his home life and relationships with his family.  He states “I have tried some deep breathing exercises but they’re not helping and I don’t know what else to do.”

c. A 40 yr. old man with a 20 pk/yr smoking history responds with the following statement after you ask if he has ever considered quitting.  “I really want to quit.  I tried the patches last year and quit for 3 months but then I started back again.  I haven’t tried them again.”

d. A 50 yr. old female who has never had a mammogram has this response when you ask her if you can schedule the test.  “I’ve never had any trouble and no one in my family has breast cancer.”

Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition, health and medicine homework help

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Case Analysis: Systems Acquisition

Review each of the following video cases:

Select one of these cases and address the following questions in your paper:

  • Analyze the part the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plays in health care information systems acquisition.
  • Address the major concerns, and provide alternatives to alleviate these concerns.
  • Analyze whether or not value was added to health care information systems through acquisition.
  • Analyze how the system might advance or devalue patient care delivery.
  • Explain whether or not the current system can or should be maintained.
  • Explain what the literature states about this type of implementation/acquisition.
  • Explain who the gatekeeper(s) are in this type of acquisition.
  • Describe how cost is impacted with this system.
  • Describe the initial reaction to the system implementation/acquisition.
  • Describe whether or not the quality implementation/acquisition impacts your chosen topic for your Final Proposal and Final Presentation. This response needs to be one paragraph in length.

The Case Analysis:

  • Must be three to four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), double-spaced and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must Include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  • Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of one from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

International Business disputes

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In the previous Discussion Board, revenue generating activities were discussed involving countries not adhering to the United Nations platform of Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (CISG). Regardless of whether the foreign country has accepted this platform or not, ultimately from time to time, disputes regarding business activities are going to take place. Therefore, what are the legal remedies that national and international businesses can rely on to seek some sort of restitution?

Assignment Guidelines APA Format

  • Using the Internet and the library, select two countries of your choosing, and research their laws and regulations pertaining to the settlement of disputes that arise through business transactions.
  • Address the following questions:
    • What are the benefits of utilizing the negotiation process first?
    • How much power and authority could the WTO enact during this process?
    • What are the implications of choosing private law to seek ratification? Explain.
  • What are the ramifications of choosing the governing law? Explain.
  • Compile your responses into a Word document of 850–1,100 words.
    • You must reference at least 2sources from your library research.

Romantic poets-natural images vs. man made images, assignment help

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Look ahead to the Final Paper Assignment instructions located in Week Five. Choose one of the listed concepts. Discuss those ideas and how they are used by three to six of the Romantic poets.

In addition to your text, use at least two scholarly sources to support your claims. These sources should come from the databases of the Library. Be sure to cite specific works and lines from those works to explain the relationship between the topic you have chosen and the writers you have selected from the Romantic era.

The purpose of this assignment is to gain an idea of how to think about the initial course writings, as you progress toward the later readings in the course.

The Step One of the Final Paper assignment

Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

These sources should come from the databases of the Library.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Must document all sources in APA style and include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style 6th Edition.

My Chosen topic: The use of nature, such as natural images versus industrial/man-made objects in the work of two writers from the Romantic Era. My Chosen two writers are Virginia Woolf and T.S. Eliot.

Virginia Woolf-

“Modern Fiction”

“A Room of One’s Own”

“Profession for Women”

T. S. Eliot-

“The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

“The Waste Land”

“Tradition and the Individual Talent”

A few more writers to consider to discuss the ideas and how they are used are:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning-

“The Cry of the Children”

“Sonnets of the Portuguese”

Alfred, Lord Tennyson-

“The Lady of Shalott”

“The Lotos-Eaters”

Robert Browning-

“Porphyria’s Lover”

“My Last Duchess”

You will demonstrate an understanding of the works you have chosen to discuss based on research and referenced examples from the literature, explanation of how the earlier work influences the later pieces, and analysis of how the literature reflects the culture of the time.

Note: Historical context is discussed in the textbook through introductory sections, timelines, and footnotes. All of these materials can be used as supporting evidence for your argument.

However, keep your ideas rooted in the text. For sources other than the primary works found in the textbook, consult the Recommended Readings suggested. All items can be found in JSTOR. Feel free to search for other articles in that database, but ensure that they are credible and recognized for academic integrity.

References

Greenblatt, S., et al. (Eds.). (2012). The Norton anthology of English literature (9th ed., Vol.2). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Use Hypothesis Testing and the data

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Use Hypothesis Testing and the data in the course materials folder to analyze the difference in milk production between California and Wisconsin from 1900 through 1995 and decide if there is a significant difference in production between the states. Please remember to:

  • Develop a research question.
  • Formulate both a numerical and verbal hypothesis statement regarding your research issue.
  • What is the independent variable?
  • What is the dependent variable?
  • Select a level of significance.
  • Identify the test statistic.
  • Describe the results of your test, and explain how the findings from this hypothesis testing can be used to answer your research question.
  • Compare leas week’s findings with this analysis.
  • Explain why two-factor ANOVA would have been a better statistic in analyzing this question.

https://www.lynda.com –ANOVA link

Discussion Topic approach

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Discussion 200 words Prompt:
1. Post a working approach for the topic you chose. 2. Write a brief
few sentences explaining why you chose this topic.

I have to choose one topic from above information

Choose a Topic and Approach for your Literary Essay

Subject:

Choosing your literary essay topic and the approach you will take on Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee is the first step to writing the paper due as the last assignment of this module.

Topics/ approaches (Focus your thesis on only one of the following, though some may overlap):

  1. Analysis of one of these characters: Lucy Lurie, Melanie Isaacs or Petrus.

    Example:
    Analyze not only the chosen character’s personality, but also what role
    the character played in advancing the overall theme of the novel.
    Please state what the overall message/ theme of the novel is.

  2. The protagonist’s understanding
    of the nature of the conflict to be resolved and the hurdles to be
    overcome. What does David Lurie get to understand about his misuse of
    power? How does he arrive at this insight?

    Example:
    It could be hope for change, both in South Africa (the acknowledgment
    of past crimes committed and of how the powerful can continue to be
    oblivious to their own oppression of others) and in David Lurie. OR:
    the disgrace David Lurie has to suffer through the affair with a student
    in order for him to understand his own misuse of power, and how this
    recognition echoes the disgrace and oppression South African citizens of
    color have suffered through apartheid and its aftermath.

  3. The function of setting to reinforce theme and characterization

    Example:
    post-apartheid South Africa as a setting is most important in the
    novel. Your outside sources would be the history of apartheid and the
    lasting consequences and conditions it has created.

  4. The use of literary devices to communicate theme: imagery, metaphor, symbolism, foreshadowing, irony

    Example:
    Symbolism — Analyze what the concept of dogs represents in this story.
    OR: Determine if David Lurie represents the old, white South Africa,
    while Lucy represents the new white South Africa.

  5. Point of view: The author’s focus on the perspectives of one or more characters.

    Example:
    The difference between David’s and Lucy’s perspectives on how to
    respond to the social problems in post-apartheid South Africa and how
    that fits with the author’s theme or main message.

  6. Careful examination of one or
    more central scenes and its/their crucial role in plot development,
    resolution of conflict, and exposition of theme.

    Example:
    Analyze one or more scenes in which hope that change for the better is
    possible through a character’s insight of his misuse of power, his
    remorse and subsequent actions to perhaps achieve redemption or
    self-awareness.