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Read Chapter 9 and choose only one “Case study” to answer the “Case study Questions”. Make sure when you answer the Case study questions, you need to use reference (ch9 articles) to support your idea. You also can add a short reflection (you opinion) in the end. Totally, no more than 1 page.

 

I also have 2 more Case study writing in next few days. I will contact you after you done Chapter 9.

 

Also in the end, I have a final paper need to write. I will tell you more detail after you do this 3 Case study writing.

 

 

–Forums

The discussion forum tool will be used to consider the case studies included in the textbook. You must contribute once to all five forums, answering the questions in the textbook associated with a chosen case study. You may choose whatever case study you like, but each post must come from a different chapter. You will be graded on thoroughness and depth of your answers.

 

You can get to the forums through the link on the menu, or through a Lessons module. The following are directions for each forum post. For each case study forum, post a detailed and carefully considered response to one case study. Case studies can be found at the end of each chapter in your textbook. Each case study is followed by a few questions. The following are requirements for each submission:

 

  • When you “Start a New Conversation” in each forum, title your post with the case number and page (e.g. “CASE 10.4, page 446”)
  • Answer the questions following the case study you chose
  • Add additional thoughts inspired by one or more readings from the associated chapter
  • Choose a different chapter (not just a different case study) for each forum (in other words, you will discuss, all together, five case studies from five different chapters)
  • Your post should be thoughtful, in-depth, specific, and reference a reading from the associated chapter
  • Replies to other students are not required

REL321- Arizona State University- TEST 1

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TEST 1- 

1-      Freud characterizes religion as “illusions, fulfillments of the oldest strongest and most urgent wishes of mankind” in his 1927 work titled…                           

The Sociology of Religion

The Future of an Illusion

Violence and the Sacred

Significations: Signs and Symbols and Images in the Interpretation of Religion                       

 

2-      According to Albanese, trickster figures often have taken the form(s) of a…

Hare

Raven

Coyote

all of the above                       

 

3-      Which of the following best describes the Diné religious focus on relationships?

While human-animal relationships are important, human-human relationships are more important

The goal of Diné religious practice is to maintain a good relationship with the spirits. This may mean neglecting human-human, human-Earth, or human-animal relationship

Diné religion teaches that humans, animals, spirits,  the Earth, and other natural figures, are related                       

 

4-      In Navajo Diné religion, Changing Woman…

relays messages to various Diné heroes in various myths

represents the power of renewal inherent in the earth

performs healing rituals                       

 

5-      What is the Diné term for the spirits called “Holy People”?          

 

Earth Surface

Hóchxó                

Healer  

Diyin Dine’é                

       

6-      According to Albanese, the “manyness of religions” means…     

pluralism             

postpluralism

all of the above

none of the above                       

 

7-      Albanese names four tentative “parts” of religious systems. Which of the following is NOT one of those parts?

Creed

Code

Orientation

cultus                       

 

8-      Which group is thought to be the ancestors of contemporary Inuit who migrated from Siberia to North America?

ThTThule

Diné

Sivullirmiut

Lakota                       

 

9-      True or False: along with speaking languages in the language family “Inuit,” many Inuit people also speak English and French         

True      

False                       

 

10-   To what language family does the Diné language belong?                            

Athabascan                       

Inuit

Romance

Semitic                       

 

What is the best English translation of the Diné concept “hózhó”?           

Harmonious conditions

Unharmonious conditions

Holy People       

Changing Woman                       

 

True or false: a student who finds a portion of the class materials offensive is excused from engaging those materials                               

True

False                       

 

Which of the following best describes the Inuit religious view of hunting?

Hunting is only practical

Hunting is only spiritual. The animal is not used for anything practical

The Inuit develop a special relationship with the animals they hunt that is both spiritual and practical

The Inuit only hunt for sport                       

 

Apak is the woman who begins the film The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. She states that her father, Avva, was a…

Shaman

Well-known hunter

European

master Igloo builder                       

 

According to Albanese, extraordinary religion helps people transcend…               

Hate                     

their everyday culture and concerns

violence

their class struggles                       

 

How does Mircea Eliade describe the process by which humans engage the sacred realm?

The sacred shows itself to humans

This sacred NEVER shows itself to humans

The sacred does not exist                       

 

According to Gaustad and Schmidt, speaking historically, Native American religions generally believed that “this world and the world beyond” were…

(Note that this is still true today)

separate or independent

NOT separate or independent                       

 

True or False: According to Gaustad and Schmidt, pluralism was reduced by the European “invasion of Amerca.”

True

False                       

 

At the end of The Journals of Knud Fasmussen, Avva (the main man in the film) converts to Christianity and dismisses the Inuit spirits. The spirits react by…

Laughing

Crying

Dancing

Dying                       

 

Which definition(s) of religion did I describe as most relevant to this course?

Charles Long’s idea that religion is “orientation—orientation in the ultimate sense, that is, how one comes to terms with the ultimate significance of one’s place in the world”

Catherine Bell’s description of religion as “ideas, convictions, and practices related to the sense of a reality other than the quotidian, the day-to-day”

all of the above

 

Which of the following best describes Karl Marx’s view of religion?

Religion is an “intuition of the universe.”

The word “religion” describes experiences with the sacred when one is alone                   

Religion is a feel-good mechanism so economically oppressed people can escape their suffering

Religion provides the illusion of security that reflects people’s need for fatherly love.                       

 

The Inuit religion teaches a spiritual connection with the Inuit homeland. What is the name of the Inuit homeland?               

Inuit Thule         

Inuk                      

Inuit Nunangat                       

 

The Angakoq, or Shaman, of the Inuit is a leader of ritual, healer, diviner, and communicator with the spirits. How is the Angakoq chosen?

He displays himself as the best at skinning seals

He is elected by his community                

He is chosen as a child by an older Angakoq

He is chosen on his 13th birthday by hunting the largest Narwhale.                       

 

According to Albanese, Ordinary Religion is more or less synonymous with…                      

Culture

Transcendence

Creeds

Inuit                       

 

According to Albanese, Native Americans have thought of a world to which they were bound by ties of…                            

Orientations

Friendship

common cause

kinship                       

 

This question regards The Journal of Knud Rasmussen. During the Church service, one of the Inuit converts to Christianity states that “Shamans serve…”

God

Jesus

the whale spirits

 

Satan

Philosophy Discussion 6

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Your answers to each of these questions should be at least one paragraph (6-7 sentences) long, and it should show some thoughtful consideration regarding the matters raised in the questions.  Your total set of answers to these questions needs to be at least 200 words.  Also, when you reply to these questions, be sure to insert the letter for each question next to your answer corresponding to that question.

You will also need to reply to at least two students.  When you reply to another student, you do not need to reply to that student’s answers to every single question for this week.  You can just pick their reply to one question and reply to their answer to that question.  Your replies to other students should be at least 100 words long each.

A. This week you read about a few mystical experiences that people have claimed to have had.  For instance, you read about one in the book of Isaiah in the Bible and one from St. Teresa of Avila.  Describe these experiences briefly.  Last, do you think that it is really plausible to believe that these people had these experiences?  Why or why not?

B. This week one of the things that you thought about was the argument from mystical experiences for believing in God.   This argument says that you can know that God exists simply by having an experience of Him in your heart.  What do you think of this?  Is it plausible or implausible?

C. One of the questions that Kierkegaard challenges a person to ask regarding believing in God is this.  He says a person should ask themselves, “Can my life have meaning and purpose apart from faith in God?”  What do you think of that question?  Do you think that a person’s life can have meaning and purpose apart from believing in God?  Why or why not?

D. Over the course of the previous weeks, we have looked at lots of different approaches to the topic of God’s existence.  In Week 3 we looked at arguments for God’s existence.  In Week 4, we look at some objections to God’s existence.  In Week 5 we looked at Pascal who offered up a pragmatic argument for believing in God even if you are not sure of the evidence.  And, in Week 6, we looked at how mystics approach God’s existence.  Which of these approaches do you think is the most plausible?  Explain your view.  Which of these approaches do you think is the least plausible?  Explain your view.

 

Doctor Mitch

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The works we’ve read so far in Unit One have been both difficult to understand and hard to relate to. We don’t go on sea voyages anymore, or gather in mead-halls, or go on pilgrimages to Canterbury. But it would be a mistake to assume that you can’t relate to Old and Medieval English literature. All of these works also demonstrate universal themes and deal with emotions and experiences we recognize today: the loss of a home or a way of life, the need to stand up to evil, the need for community, and taking long, life-changing journeys.

 

Choose one of the prompts below and develop a one-page (250-350 word) response that retells, or updates, one of the classics we’ve read. This is an informal writing assignment, so feel free to get creative and have fun with this assignment, or to get personal and expressive. You are welcome to use first person (I and we) and to write this in any form you choose — poem, short short, letter to the editor, journal entry, blog post, newspaper article, or even a series of Facebook status or Twitter updates — as long as your writing meets the minimum word count.

 

PROMPT #!: Have you ever lost something that was really important to you? How did you feel about it? Did other people understand what you were going through, or did you constantly have to explain yourself? Have you ever moved? Did you miss your old home? Write a lament for something that you have lost. It could be something serious, like the death of a loved one or a move that was hard to adjust to, or it could be something not-as- serious, like the loss of a favorite childhood toy.

 

PROMPT #2: You are trying to open up a restaurant / coffee shop that will become a social gathering place for your friends and peers. You want this place to be really cool — but also a place where people can relax and get comfortable. What kind of establishment will you open? How will you get people in the doors? What will they do once they get there? How will you keep them there for long periods of time and keep them coming back? Write a description or story of your ideal social meeting place.

 

 

Arguing your Philosophical Claim

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PHIL 100: PHIL 100 Final Project Stage 3: Arguing your Philosophical Claim 

For the Final Project stage 3 you will present the answer to your philosophical question in the form of a speech. You will write this speech on a Word .docx to submit. Stage 1 and 2 are attached as files. you will find my philosophical question in stage 1.

Your speech will take the form of what is known as the Classical Style:

The Classical Style is divided into four (4) parts:

(1) The Introduction and Narration: In the first part of the classical style, you, as the speaker, introduce the question that is going to be answered by making the speech relevant to the audience. You can do this by contextualizing the speech and narrating the problem that the question brings. Philosophers often use narration, stories, analogies, and events to introduce problems or controversies that the question elicits. Common devices for introducing philosophical questions to an audience are: “Have you ever asked this question?” or “Many people have debated this topic.” The aim of the first part is to make the audience feel comfortable before beginning the argument proper. The more relevant the introduction is to the audience, the better the argument. A very short introduction will not be persuasive, but neither will an overly long one.

(2) Arguments supporting your Claim: In the second part of the classical style, you present your  arguments and evidence to back up or substantiate the main points of your claim. Your arguments and evidence are connected together in a chain of reasoning that link the facts and examples, and testimony that support the arguments you are making. Remember, it’s important to faithfully present the arguments of the philosopher(s) you are studying in order to bolster your claim. When presenting your arguments, it is most persuasive to present your best argument and evidence first, your worst argument and evidence second and your middle argument and evidence third (if you have one). You have already done this step in the Final Project stage 2 assignment. Now, put your arguments and evidence into a convincing speech.

(3) Addressing the Counter-Claim: In the third part of the classical style, you concede and/or refute the arguments that support the counter-claim. The aim of the classical style is to persuade, and your persuasion will be more effective if you take into account these arguments: “Some people say this….but they are wrong because of XYZ” etc. You can anticipate and respond to objections before they are stated, or concede a particular point in order to make another point stronger (as long as you don’t undercut your main claim). You have already identified the arguments that support the counter claim in your Final Project Stage 2 assignment. Now, address these arguments in your speech; your strongest refutation first, your weakest refutation second, and your middling refutation third (if you have one).

(4) Conclusion: In the fourth part of the classical style, you tie everything together, creating a sense of finality or closure to the question, convincing the audience that the question or problem stated in the Introduction has been answered. Often, speakers will include an emotional or ethical appeal in the conclusion in order to help sway the audience to their opinion.

There is no minimum word count or minimum time for your written or oral speech. Your speech will instead be graded on the elements of the Classical Style and your speech’s overall persuasiveness.

Moral Reasoning

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Please read these assignment instructions before writing your paper, and re-read them often during and after the writing process to make sure that you are fulfilling all of the instructions. Please also utilize the assignment guidance and the outlined model provided.

 

Overview

 In the Week One Assignment, you formulated a concrete ethical question, took a position on that topic, and identified a reason supporting and a reason opposing that position. In the Week Three Assignment, you discussed either deontological or utilitarian theory, applied that theory to the question, and raised a relevant objection.

 

By engaging with the course material, you now have had a chance to refine your thinking and broaden your understanding of the problem by approaching it from the perspective of multiple ethical theories.

 

In this paper, you will demonstrate what you have learned by writing an essay in which you

•Present a revised formulation of the ethical question and introduction to the topic.

•Explain the kind of reasoning you think is the best way to approach this question, and how that reasoning supports the position you think is strongest.

•Raise an objection, and be able to respond to it.

 

Instructions

 Write an essay that conforms to the requirements below. The paper must be 1500 to 2000 words in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

The paragraphs of your essay should conform to the following guidelines:

•Introduction

 Your first paragraph should begin with the topic question, suitably revised. It should be focused, concrete, and on a relevant moral problem. You should then introduce the topic in the way described by the Week One instructions, but reflecting the developed understanding and information you have gained about the topic and any necessary refinement of the scope.

 

 Follow this with a thesis statement that states your position, and a brief description of the primary reason(s) supporting your position. (See the handout on thesis statements provided). Finally, provide a brief preview of the overall aim and procedure of your paper.

 

•Explanation and Demonstration of Moral Reasoning

 This section of the Final Paper will explain and demonstrate what you believe to be the best way of reasoning about the question you have chosen, and showing how that reasoning supports the position you have taken on the question. You might explain the principles, rules, values, virtues, conceptions of purposes and ends, and other general ideas that you find persuasive, and show how they support concrete judgments.

 

 In the course of doing so, you must make reference to at least two of the approaches that we have examined in the course (such as deontological, utilitarian, or virtue-based), and utilize at least one resource off the provided list for each of the two approaches. One of these theories may be the theory you discussed in your Week Three Assignment, but your discussion here should be more refined.

 

 For example, you might find the reasoning associated with Aristotelian virtue ethics to be the most compelling, and reference Aristotle in the process of showing how that reasoning supports a certain conclusion. In the course of this, you could contrast that with a utilitarian approach, referencing Mill for instance.

 

•Objection and Response

 After explaining the ethical reasoning that supports your position, you should raise an objection and respond to it. An objection articulates a plausible reason why someone might find the argument weak or problematic. You should explain how it brings out this weakness, and do so in a way that would be acceptable to someone who disagrees with your own argument. Then, provide the best response you can to the objection, showing how it does not undermine your position. Your response should not simply restate your original position or argument, but should say something new in support of it.

 

•Conclusion

 Provide a conclusion that sums up what you presented in the paper and offers some final reflections.

 

Resource Requirement

 You must use at least four scholarly resources. Two of the resources must be drawn from the list of acceptable primary resources on each of the two theories you discuss. For example, if you discuss deontology and virtue ethics, you would need at least one resource under the “Deontology” list and at least one resource under the “Virtue Ethics” list. The other two may be from either the Required or Recommended Resources, or scholarly resources found in the Ashford University Library.

•The textbook may be cited, but it does not count toward the resource requirement. If you cite the textbook, you will still need to cite at least four more sources that fulfill the requirements stated above.

•If you need help with finding additional resources, or are unsure about whether a particular resource will count toward the requirement, please contact your instructor.

•For sources to count toward the resources requirement, they must be cited within the text of your paper and on the reference page. Sources that are listed on the references page, but not cited within the paper, do not count toward fulfilling the resources requirement.

 

•For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center.

Edu 4005 Week 4 Content Review

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  • Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs in length.
  • Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
  • Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question that you are responding to.
  1. Consider the following quotes from “Raising and Educating Healthy Boys: A Report on the Growing Crisis is Boys’ Education” (pp. 2–3):

    “We need to start addressing issues of gender socialization of boys and girls at the preschool level. At stake is the full potential of each individual child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development.”

    “Ideas about how boys and girls are ‘supposed to be’ are planted early.The messages boys receive about what it means to be male in this society are connected to their social emotional and academic development. If we focus on boys’ school experience early on, we will improve education for all children.”

    Drawing on what you learned from this report and Chapter 7 in your course text, explain, in your own words, the concept of “boy code” and why you agree or disagree with either of the statements above.

  2. Chapter 7 in your text includes a section which covers children’s understanding of sexual orientation. Review this section and then summarize at least two points that enhanced your understanding of child development related to this issue. Explain how these new understandings might help you work more effectively with young children and their families.
  3. In Chapter 8 of your text, you learned about children’s knowledge and feelings related to abilities and disabilities. Review this section of the chapter and then summarize at least two points that enhanced your understanding of child development related to this issue and explain how these new understandings might help you work more effectively with young children and their families.

Security and Privacy

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Security and Privacy Paper

 

As an information systems manager, you will need to consider a very important aspect of your operation—patient information, privacy, and security. Review the following case scenarios and select one to use for your management plan for security and privacy.

 

Case Scenario 1 (Security Breach)

The administration at St. John’s Hospital takes pride in its sound policies and procedures for the protection of confidential client information. In fact, it serves as a model for other institutions in the area, however, printouts discarded in the restricted-access IS department are not shredded. On numerous occasions, personnel working late have observed the cleaning staff reading discarded printouts. What actions, if any, should these personnel take toward the actions of the cleaning staff? What actions, if any, should be taken by IS administration?

 

Case Scenario 2 (Natural Disaster):

Living on the Gulf Coast is a benefit that many residents of this small Southern town enjoy, however, natural disasters are a concern. The town has just been struck by a hurricane and the entire basement of your operation is flooded by the storm surge. Patient files were destroyed or washed away with the receding water. What actions do you take when patients ask for their health records? What processes did you have in place to protect your records in anticipation of such an event?

 

Choose one of the scenarios above and develop a process for maintaining patient privacy and security.

 

Include a detailed management plan in the case of a security breach (Case Scenario 1) or a natural disaster (Case Scenario 2). In your plan, address the following questions:

 

·         How can you respond to these situations?

·         What training can you provide to your staff?

·         How can you implement your management plan?

 

Include a code of conduct with your plan.

 

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word description of your facility’s patient data privacy and security plan.

 

Use a minimum of four references that directly support your analysis.

 

Format  paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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For this week’s journal, you need to deal with the article “Tell Me Lies: Lying, Storytelling, and the Romance Novel as Feminist Fiction” by Tricia Zakreski.
 
 
First, answer these two questions in complete sentences: 
 
 
Why do you think I made you read this article? 
 
Why is storytelling important in Crusie’s novels, according to Zakreski? 
 
 
 
Now, for something a little more fun. Read the following information and quotes, then do the exercise at the end. I may post the really good ones on a wiki page or on my journal. 
 
 
 
Both Zakreski and Crusie discuss fairy tales. Zareski says that Cruise acknowledges how often fair tales “routinely depict the failure, punishment, and death of women who transgress established social norms” (Zakreski).  
 
 
 
Then, in her article “Let Us Now Praise Scribbling Women” (at  http://jennycrusie.com/for-writers/essays/let-us-now-praise-scribbling-women/), Crusie talks more about the idea of fairy tales and what drew her to them, and says that although tales like “Jack and the Beanstalk” provide great role models for young boys, young girls often are relegated to “wanting and being won” (Crusie).  
 
 
 
If traditional fairy tales exalt boys, yet portray women as weak and needy, what needs to be changed in those stories? There are lots of “re-envisioning” of fairy tales already done – examples include:  
 
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, by Angela Carter  
 
The Cinderella Deal, by Jennifer Crusie  
 
Feminist Fairy Tales, by Barbara G. Walker  
 
The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, by Anne Rice (sort of)  
 
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, by Gregory Maguire (again, sort of)  
 
 
 
Thinking critically, come up with a fairy tale that has a female as the protagonist and portrays her in a not-so-strong way. How can you change the tale to make her “fight for what she believe[s] in and search[es] for the truth,” or be “re-born” or “transformed” with a “new sense of self?”   
 
 
 
In other words, don’t just flip the roles, or make the male the female and vice-versa. Instead, think about how Cinderella can stay Cinderella, but be a strong, capable, truth-seeking version of herself? 

speech project

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  •  Group Observation Paper

    Obama Health Care Speech to Joint Session of Congress. Source: MS Clipart You write this paper by yourself.

    You will provide a short analysis of the interaction of group members that you observe in action. For example, you could attend a Killeen City Council Meeting, or tune in to local Channel 10 in the Killeen area to view the meeting there.  You could go to a county courthouse to watch a celebrity’s trial, or you could watch Court TV and follow the proceedings there. After you have completed your observation, write a short critique of what you have observed. 

    1. Briefly describe what group meeting you observed as well as where and when the meeting took place. [For example, “I observed the Killeen City Council meeting on March 1, 2005 at Killeen City Hall.] 
    2. What organizational plan was employed? [For example, Parliamentary Procedure was employed with the reading of the minutes, old business, new business, etc.]
    3. How were the decisions made? [For example, majority rule, consensus, leader-dictated, etc.] 
    4. How was information about topics gathered? [For example, research was provided by group members, research was provided by staff or outsiders, or testimony was provided, etc] 
    5. Was there a formal designated leader? Did certain members seem to play particular roles and assume specific responsibilities? [For example, the Mayor was the leader of the City Council.] 
    6. Were there conflicts or disagreements between group members and/or outsider sand how were they resolved? [For example, some council members wanted to annex property into the city limits, while some other council members as well as the citizens testifying, were opposed. The council decided to discuss the issue in executive session.] 
    7. Did the group tend to digress (get off the topic)? Did someone get them back to the subject, and if so, who did so? 
    8. Did the group seem thorough and complete in its treatment of the subjects that it addressed? 
    9. Were the group members clear in expressing themselves by phrasing their ideas carefully and by presenting their ideas in a vivid manner?
    10. Would you personally feel comfortable addressing this group? Why or why not? Explain.

     

     

     

     

    and i need a discussion board about the project that is 200 word.

    Discuss your ideas and organize your projects.  You will get credit for discussing which option you are going to choose for your group project