Unit VI journal Universal Healthcare

In this unit, we discussed the creation of body paragraphs for your research paper. You should have a good idea of what your revised thesis statement will look like, the points that you want to include, and the evidence you will use to support those points.

Let’s take just a moment and think about the process so far. Feel free to use this writing as a reflection upon what you have experienced so far in the course.You might want to consider some of the questions below, but you are not required to answer them. Remember, as always, that this discussion should be a positive and constructive experience for you. The idea is that you reflect upon the process so that you understand it, understand yourself as a new student writer, and understand the challenges and successes you experience.

What do you think is your strongest point? What do you think is your weakest? Do you think the scope of your project is narrowed down efficiently? How are you feeling about the process? What do you think about the structure of the body paragraphs? Does the structure seem too restrictive or helpful and guiding?Looking back on some of the materials that you have read, can you see the structures that we have discussed in the course so far? Do you see differences between academic and public sources in terms of how the paragraphs are constructed?

Your response should be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

1. Those outside academia portray and understand faculty life very differently from the perceptions of scholarly articles we have examined in this class. Your final paper requires you to construct a narrative and counter-narrative about this perception.

   For the initial narrative, describe the dominant perspective expressed by those outside academia, discuss the key themes from the resources and your own experience and the effect these have on higher education.

   For the counter-narrative portion, craft a narrative about faculty based on what you have learned in this course. You may choose to take on the point of view of a faculty member who does not fit the dominant narrative of faculty life (e.g., woman of color, LGBT professor, freeway flyer) or you may choose to present a broader counter-narrative of faculty life, for instance.

   THIS NEEDS TO BE 10-12 PAGES WITH A REFERENCE SHEET

Baring her naked, 60-pound figure, French model Isabella Caro posed for a series of advertisements warning of the dangers of eating disorders. Suffering from Anorexia Nervosa, Caro’s photos captured the grim physical and mental effects of the eating disorder. Her gaunt frame and vacant, hopeless stare conveyed the life of many who suffer from the disorder (Grimes, 2010). Typically, eating disorders are categorized by a persistent disturbance in eating and eating-related behaviors.

For this Discussion, consider the eating behaviors of the male client in the attached case study. Think about how an individual’s control of eating habits becomes an abnormality in eating behavior.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post a diagnosis for the male client in the case study and explain your rationale for assigning these diagnoses on the basis of the DSM-5. Then explain how gender and culture impact the presentation of an eating disorder. Give at least 2 specific examples.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to current literature.

3-4 Paragraphs. APA Format. In-text Citations to Support Literature. Minimum of 2 Peer Reviewed References.

1. Improve CP

Comment on last draft:

This is a very good draft, a few missing elements and a few minor issues. Strong thesis statement and clear argument, strong topic. sentences give a solid structure. Evidence is used well and supports the argument. Historical context is done well. Lacking is counter argument and discussion of the rhetorical context. Images can use improvement on placement, but generally they’re effective, Sources look good and format is great.

I uploaded some feedbacks in the doc file.

2. CP Self-Assesment

Multi-Modal Self-Assessment: CP

Carefully review the draft edits from your peers as well as my edits on your draft and marginal and final comments on your paper. Be as specific as possible, using evidence (in the form of peer and instructor comments) from the process to make your points.

Multi-modality: In your discussion, you should both include screenshots of the feedback and add them to your document.

You should also include at least TWO stages of before and after evidence, and discuss those changes (even if it is to show that you did not change and what was the outcome of that decision).

Please divide the following into five separate sections:

1.

Describe your role as a peer editor. What challenges did you confront while working to implement the tools for effective feedback? How did you work to offer your peers the sort of useful feedback you would hope to receive on your own draft? What aspects of your role as an editor will you keep as an AP editor? What will you change? Explain.

2.

Describe the feedback from your two peers. (if you only had feedback from one peer, just site the one.) What aspects of the feedback were most helpful? (Provide at least ONE specific example.) Least helpful? (Provide at least one specific example.) Did any feedback conflict either between your peers or with that of the instructor? How did you deal with the conflict(s)?

3.

What TWO comments either during your conference with me or on your draft had the most impact on the revision process from your initial drafting and composing stages to your final draft? (Be sure to note what were the specific comments.) Explain how you implemented the suggestions into your revised essay and whether or not you think that you were successful in implementing these suggestions.

4.

In retrospect, were there any comments you wish you had paid closer attention to while revising? If so, what were they and why do you think you chose to ignore them in the revision process? Be specific.

5.

Moving into the next composition, what will you do differently either in the composition or research process? Be specific.

3. AP Initial Research and Argument

Read this first!!! The advocacy Project Prompt.docx

Advocacy Project Abstract, Annotations and New Sources

Your first bit of draft work will involve research, annotation and an abstract. Your goal for now is to simply find out what work has been done to solve or mitigate the problem you investigated in your CP, what have scholars and policy experts determined are the obstacles involved in implementing these solutions and how have scholars and policy experts evaluated the efforts to solve or mitigate the problem you investigated in your CP. The ultimate goal here is to articulate an advocacy argument, which means an argument about advocacy (what is being done? Has it worked? What obstacles do the advocates confront in their efforts? How can advocacy work better?). But first you must find, summarize and evaluate the source material before you formulate your argument.

Note of caution: While an advocacy website might contain some useful source material and information, keep in mind that these are basically advertisements for the advocacy group. You cannot use them, therefore, to evaluate the advocates or their efforts; this is what scholarship is for.

1. Provide a bibliography with 10-12 new sources (at least half of these NEW sources should be scholarly and/or think tank sources). You can use sources from your CP, but you still must have 10-12 new sources. Complete annotated paragraphs for at least FIVE of your new sources (the sources should be a combination of SCHOLARLY, THINK TANK REPORTS and INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM).

In order to decide whether or not a given source is going to benefit your project, try to determine its place. Use the following checklist to ensure that you have a variety of sources. You should have sources that help you answer all of these questions.

–Do your sources help establish recent efforts to solve or mitigate the problem? Do these efforts reflect a “trend” in the sort of approach that advocates have taken in recent years?

–Does the source help establish economic, social, legal or political obstacles to solving or mitigating the problem?

–Does the source help establish who has a stake in blocking efforts to solve or mitigate the problem?

–Does the source show how the advocacy has been helped or hurt by public opinion? Or does it describe any common perception about the issue that determines the advocacy approach.

–Does the source show how policy or law or other reform measures have failed?

–Does the source help define the root causes of failed efforts to solve or mitigate the problem?

–Does the source help establish how advocates have been successful in solving or mitigating the problem?

–Does the source help establish an evaluation of cost to benefit?

–Does the source help establish the feasibility of your proposed solutions? (does it establish precedence? Show current action? Efforts at implementation?)

–Does the source offer a solution to the problem similar to the one you envision? (if so, has there been any action after the work was published? If so, what? If not, why do you suppose that is?)

–Does the source function as opposition to your proposed solution? Does it show, in other words, what might be problematic about your argument? (you will want real voices with real arguments here).

2. Abstract: Your task now is to find, articulate and evaluate advocacy efforts as they relate to your topic.

Your AP abstract will be different from your CP abstract, and somewhat longer. Use the following guidelines:

1) briefly summarize the problem and cause you investigated in your CP (in 2-3 sentences);

2) briefly summarize the most influential advocacy approach(es) in solving or mitigating the problem that you articulated in your CP;

3) describe the obstacles those advocates are up against;

4) evaluate the approaches you think are least effective and why;

5) most effective and why (be sure to qualify your answers. Just because you think an approach is most effective, doesn’t mean it is perfect. Explain).

To evaluate your advocacy positions, you might use the following questions:

• Do the efforts aim at creating, replacing, or amending legislations? Do the efforts aim at creating, amending or enforcing local ordinances? Is there any conflict between interest groups, activists, and the federal government? Do the efforts aim at educating the public? How so? Do the efforts involve long-term or short-term solutions? Both? Are short-term solutions at odds with long-term solutions? Or vice versa?

Be sure to cite your source(s) in MLA formatting.

Assignment 1: Discussion: What Have You Learned?

Your new software skills will not be of much use if you do not see a practical application for the skills in your workplace and personal life. Without practice, remembering how to use the tools will be difficult. In this assignment, you will discuss different ways to use presentation software outside of the class.

Consider the use of presentations in your job and personal life. Respond to the following:

• Share two or three of the most valuable pieces of information or skills you have learned from this class. How would you use the different types of software we discussed? Are some tools better for some uses than others? Be specific and give an example or two.
• How do you plan to integrate these new skills into your future school and work experiences?
• Give an example of a situation where a presentation would help you communicate information to others.
• When creating a presentation, are there any legal, ethical, or security implications for what you include?
• Based on your module readings, explain how you could use visual tools (video, pictures, graphs, charts, etc.) to help to convey information in a presentation. How might your tone and method of presentation differ if you were communicating with a friend or family member as opposed to a co-worker or supervisor?

Your initial response should be at least 150 words. Each of your follow-up responses should be at least 50 words.

Use properly documented sources outside of this course to justify, support and expand on your response. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.