Discussion 1 Research DiscussionResources Discussion Participation Scoring Guide. How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles? Is This Journal Article Peer-Reviewed? Persistent Links and DOIs. Finding Articles for Your Discussion Post. Forming a Search Strategy.

Use the Capella University Library to locate a peer-reviewed journal article that focuses on an issue or concern that African Americans face in the workplace. After reading the article, report on it in this discussion.  Please use research that is within the last five years. 

Include the numbered headings below in your post.Summarize the important points of the peer-reviewed article.What was the focus?How did the author approach the issue (literature review, research, interviews, et cetera)?What were the results? Describe how you could apply the information you learned in the article to your current or future work situation.Is there an advocacy, communication approach, or other alternative method that could be implemented to address the issue or concern mentioned?Explain how you could use this information in any or all of the following four ways:  educating others, advocacy, supervision, or program development.Cite and reference your text and the peer-reviewed journal article in your initial post.  Use the links in the Resources to help you.Include the journal article’s persistent link. Use the links in the Resources to help you.

Discussion 2 Managing DiversityResources Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

In your initial post, answer the following questions about managing diversity:Why is it important for managers to understand diversity management from both a managerial and legal perspective?If you were a diversity educator, how would you frame the importance of understanding and abiding by the legal dimensions of diversity within the larger framework of managing diversity in organizations?

Assignment 3: Mystical Experiences

Without exception, all religions revere mystics and teachers who have had personal experiences of God beyond the ordinary, everyday reality. Such personal experience of God is called the mystical experience. The word mystical is derived from the Greek muo, meaning to conceal. In a sense, the real manifestation of God is concealed from all but the mystics.

Every religion acknowledges mystics who have reported such direct experience of an indescribable, overpowering reality of God, which cannot be named or spoken of in ordinary terms. Other religions refer to wise men that are adept at detaching themselves from the real world, called sages (Hindu and Buddhism).

The fact that these experiences, as reported, share a certain similarity across cultural and religious boundaries has led some philosophers of religion to speculate whether they may be, in fact, the same experience. Perhaps all religions share a common mystical core at their center. The difference between viewpoints has to do with whether a relationship with a personal god exists.

As used in this course, the term mystic means a person claiming direct experience with God (monotheism) or the Ultimate Reality (Hinduism). Mysticism, in this sense, has nothing to do with crystal balls, tarot cards, Ouija boards, magic, or superstition of any kind. Rather, it is the hidden heart of a major religious tradition.

Please complete an essay of approximately 500 words in length addressing the following questions. Please be sure to include at least one reference with your assignment and use correct APA format for your citations and paper layout.Define and describe a mystical experience as understood within philosophy or one of the five religions we study in this course.

 Mystical experiences are usually life changing to those who experience them. Describe the positive and/or negative experiences of a mystic from the religion you chose in the first question.

 What sort of life style is conducive to mystical experiences? Is this kind of life style common in the United States of America? Does the relationship between life style and mystical experiences strengthen or weaken claims of mystical experience?

 Are mystical experiences real encounters with the divine, or is something else going on? If real, how so? If something else, what else?

Submit your response to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox by Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Your response should be at least two pages long. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3. doc.Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Complete exploration of mysticism in chosen religious tradition, including:
The positive and/or negative experiences of a mystic from the religion. (10 points)Identifying a sort of lifestyle conducive to mystical experiences, and whether it is common in the U.S. (10 points)Exploration of the relationship between lifestyle and mystical experiences strengthening or weakening claims of mystical experience. (10 points)Exploration of whether mystical experiences are real encounters with the divine, or whether something else is going on. (10 points)40Significant critical analysis of the information requested in the assignment, which references the assigned readings and indicates an understanding of components of world religions.24Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience.16Total: 100

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you can do it in a random piece of paper and take a pic and send it to me when u finish

You are to submit an analysis, a 2-3 pa ge double spaced paper, for three  wee ks readings. These are due on 3  weeks of your choice. These should present discussion points to use in class based on the weeks readings, and should reflect student thinking about the issues. I am NOT looking for a summary of the articles. I am looking for depth of understanding and the reactions that you have to the pieces.