Winter 2021 ePortfolio InstructionsFinal ePortfolio: “Learning During a Pandemic” (1200 words with a variety of multimodal elements)What is an ePortfolio? It is your work throughout the term collected, curated, and reflected upon. This term, however, “work throughout the term” has taken on new meaning as we all struggle to adapt to uncertain and often frightening circumstances. In that sense, school “work” isn’t easily distinguishable from other kinds of work, like getting up, getting dressed, and finding our way into the day. Through all of this, we have had many triumphs—completing schoolwork, often in very confined quarters (the pets! The siblings! The moms! The dads!), keeping our spirits up by encouraging each other, and allowing ourselves the space to feel afraid, tense, tired, and even angry while still insisting on our right to hope.In that spirit, we will be constructing our final ePortfolio around the experiences of learning in these strange and troubled timesLearning During a Global Pandemic (and in Generally Challenging Times)Some organizing questions/sections:Learning about pandemic: Take a look at this “visual history of pandemics” (Links to an external site.)and reflect on learning about Covid-19. What have you learned about infections disease? What have you learned about the word “pandemic”? What did you think about pandemics before Covid-19? What do you think about them now? Do you think this pandemic has changed the way you will think about your world? If not, why not? If so, how so? Anything else?Learning with pandemic: What has it been like to have “pandemic” on the mind while trying to study—at the beginning of the quarter? Midway through? Now? For this class? Other classes? In general?39C and the pandemic: What has it been like to do a research project in which you had to think about a real world problem, one happening right now? Have you thought about that problem existing in the context of the pandemic? Have you thought about how that problem you’ve thought about for all these weeks might be affected by the pandemic? What has it been like to do research for this project—choose, read, summarize, and analyze sources? Compose an argument? But perhaps most importantly advocate for? Anything else you would like to add about working on this project during a pandemic?Spring term and the future: How do you feel about learning online moving forward? What concerns do you have? Do you anticipate any major changes? As we continue to fight the pandemic, how are you anticipating or planning for your learning experience during fall term? Before you write, please gather all of the “sources” you will use to compose this multimodal project. You should gather assignments from your project as you did for the Midterm, but also look elsewhere to other things. While you don’t have to use this many in the actual eportfolio, try to collect between 10-12 elements to work with. It’s exactly the same principle as the annotated bibliography: better to have more sources that you can pick from than few sources that don’t help you gain a coherent picture. **Sources can be:short 2-3 min videos of you pondering a couple of these questions or some other related thing.screenshots of newspaper or other kinds of headlinesphotos of your study space at home, your family, images of your other classwork, any other photo or expressive element (text message, social media post, drawing, song/poem) that you want to share that connect us to your life away from school during this time.Any elements that connect to this class and your project: from emails, to text messages, to sticky pad notes, to early drafts, to peer and instructor comments, to comments you gave to others, to before and afters of your work, to discoveries made, to work discarded, to bad news and good news, to lack of motivation, to light bulb moments.**If the meaning or content of your image requires explanation, please provide a caption.

Hi this is for Sociology upper division class, the idea of this writing is to answer all the questions below with your own word based on the reading and lecture material and your knowledge within 4000 to 6000 word total for all the questions. Label the answer by the question and make it bold. Please look at the instruction by the instructor which is very helpful and very important. I’ll upload the important materials one by one after submit the question because it doesn’t let me do all in one.Instruction and Question by the instructorThis exam is ‘open book’ — you are free to refer to lecture notes, assigned readings, handouts, and other class content while preparing and finalizing your essay.Be sure to read the assignment very carefully, and answer the questions that have been asked.Each essay will be graded according to how well it demonstrates your comprehension of the material. Therefore, be sure to cite any obviously relevant course material. Also, if you decide to use direct quotations from the readings, do so sparingly, and do not allow quotations to replace your own statements. You do not need to include a separate references list for this exam, but you do need to include in-text citations, such as: (Andrews 1999) or (lecture 10/18/11). Your essay will also be graded according to how clearly you articulate your responses. Your essay should be carefully written, coherently organized, professionally composed, and thoroughly proofread. Take the time to draft responses, revise them, and polish them. Strive to be direct and concise.In total, your responses should take up approximately 4000-6000 words. That said, the length of your responses is much less important than their content and coherence.All of the following essays are required.1. Describe and critically assess the IPAT model. What is it? What are its strengths? How has it been critiqued in course readings and/or lectures? (15 points)2. After the recent election, your roommate is shocked that some self-proclaimed “socialists” who criticize capitalism have won political elections in the United States. She says that she can’t understand why anyone would criticize capitalism. a. Use course concepts and material to explain to your roommate what some of the critiques of capitalism are. In your response, be sure to explain your reasoning, and be sure to address the impacts of capitalism on the environment. (15 points) b. Then your roommate responds, “Well, what are we supposed to do about it?” To answer her, specify at least five distinct types of government institutions (laws, policies, rules, programs, etc.) that could reduce the harmful effects of capitalism. At least two of your responses should pertain to the environment. (10 points)3. Answer the following questions about neoliberalism. a. Explain what we mean by neoliberalism. (5 points) b. Explain what we mean by neoliberalization. (10 points) c. Who practices neoliberalization? Specify the types of actors who practice it, and describe how they do so. (15 points) d. Identify two historical contexts that fostered the rise of neoliberalism, and briefly explain your reasoning. (5 points)4. Answer the following questions about regulatory capture. a. Define “regulatory capture.” (10 points) b. Identify and describe three key practices through which regulatory capture happens. (15 points)5. Answer the following questions about settler colonialism. a. What do we mean by ‘settler colonialism’? (5 points) b. What forms has it taken? (15 points) c. How has it contributed to environmental inequalities? (10 points)6. Based on what you have learned in this class, how would you describe the relationship between the ‘traditional’ environmental movement and the environmental justice (EJ) movement? (10 points)7. Based on what you have learned in this class, how would you describe the relationship between the ‘traditional’ environmental movement and Indigenous peoples? (10 points)Thank you!!!

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It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember.Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the second U.S. president, John Adams. In 1798, Adams signed legislation requiring that 20 cents per month of a sailor’s paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills. This represented the first major piece of U.S. healthcare legislation, and the topic of healthcare has been woven into presidential agendas and political debate ever since.As a healthcare professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance and/or opinions on healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy. You may also be involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation. For all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making the news.In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas. You also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy.To Prepare:Review the agenda priorities of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations.Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S. presidential administrations.Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.Consider how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page narrative) with a title page, an introduction, purpose statement, and a conclusion. This is an APA paper.Part 1: Agenda Comparison GridUse the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:Identify and provide a brief description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected.Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.At least 3 resources must be usedPart 2: Agenda Comparison Grid AnalysisUsing the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?Part 3: NarrativeUsing the information recorded on the template in Parts 1 and 2, develop a 1-page narrative that you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or a member of their staff for this healthcare issue. Be sure to address the following:Summarize why this healthcare issue is important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.Justify the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.The response fully integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2-3 course specific resources that fully supports the summary provided.

Unit 6 Assignment: Presentation to Increase Global InterconnectednessThe following Course Outcome is assessed in this assignment:GB600-2: Practice global interconnectedness as it applies to your field of study.For the Unit 6 Microsoft® PowerPoint® assignment, you will present the skills and behaviors necessary to practice global interconnectedness in your field of study. Chapter 14 of the text (DuBrin, 2019) addresses the leadership challenges stemming from working in international and culturally diverse environments and how the modern leader must be multicultural because corporate success, profit, and growth depend increasingly on the management of a diverse workforce.In a 10-slide presentation, you will introduce a specific goal you have regarding global interconnectedness. Next, you will review Figure 14-1 of the text (DuBrin, 2019) and conduct additional research on the key dimensions of differences in cultural values; then present how a leader can use this information to become more effective. You will also conduct research on cultural intelligence including cognitive, physical, and emotional and present how a leader can use this information to become more effective.Then, using the results of your assessments as well as your research on the key dimensions of differences in cultural values and cultural intelligence, you will analyze your current strengths and opportunities as a multicultural leader. Finally, based on your research and analysis, you will provide specific recommendations for steps you can take to achieve your goal regarding global interconnectedness and when you will begin implementation of each recommendation.Checklist:Introduction section: Introduction to why it is important to be a multicultural leader and a specific goal you have regarding global interconnectedness.Review Figure 14-1 of the text (DuBrin, 2019) and conduct additional research on the key dimensions of differences in cultural values. Present how a leader can use this information to become more effective.Conduct research on cultural intelligence including cognitive, physical, and emotional. Present how a leader can use this information to become more effective.Complete the Leadership Self-Assessment Quiz 14-1: The Charting Your Cultural Value Profile and Quiz 14-2: My Tolerance for Cultural Differences.Briefly share what you learned from the assessments. Using your research on the key dimensions of differences in cultural values and cultural intelligence, analyze your current strengths and opportunities as a multicultural leader.Based on your research and analysis, provide specific recommendations for steps you can take to achieve your goal regarding global interconnectedness and when you will begin implementation of each recommendation.Provide a conclusion that inspires a call to action and seeks support for your recommendations.Ensure substantive integration of appropriate, current, and reliable resources — including in-text citations throughout the notes with a corresponding item on the reference list. A minimum of two viable sources are required (no older than 3 years).Presentation quality: Your presentation should be spell and grammar-checked and demonstrate correct mechanics and appropriate writing and presentation style. The use of a professional template, graphics, and SmartArt® are necessary to make it visually appealing. Ensure each slide is streamlined and easily viewed in a large setting (i.e., 24 or 28-point font).Submit the assignment to Unit 6: Assignment Dropbox. This assignment is due by the end of Unit 6 — Tuesday, 11:59 p.m. ET.Access the Unit 6 Assignment grading rubric.Order of presentation:Title SlideIntroductionResearch and findings on key dimensions of differences in cultural valuesResearch and findings on cultural intelligenceAnalysis your current strengths and opportunities as a multicultural leaderRecommendations to achieve your goal regarding global interconnectednessCall to actionFinal Slide

Language and Communication Journal
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Journals allow you to think about how the course content relates to your experiences, philosophies, and beliefs. There are no right or wrong answers; the value lies in your critical thinking and personal reflections. The questions below may spark some ideas regarding language and communication. You do not need to address all the questions; instead, write down your thoughts as they unfold.
Language and communication have become more expansive in our new digital world. With the increased use of cell phones, computers, and tablets, communication styles have changed radically in the past couple of decades. While these changes do open many doors, there are also new areas to think about. In this one to two page journal, give your thoughts on the following prompts. Remember, these are just your thoughts and not all bullets below need to be addressed:

Describe the ways in which you communicate today.
Compare your communication today with how you communicated 10, 15, or 20 years ago.
Discuss how our interactions and expectations of others has changed over time.
Explain how the effectiveness of our communication has changed over time.
Summarize how the new forms of language and abundant communication methods will affect our children, youth, and adolescent
Grading rubrics
Description:
Total Possible Score: 4.00 Content
Distinguished – Responds with a thorough reflection that is related to all aspects of the journal prompt. Applies professional, personal, relevant prior knowledge, and/or other real-world experiences in a manner that is rich in thought and provides valuable insight into the topic. Analyzes preconceptions and biases by deconstructing elements of personal assumptions and synthesizes own awareness using new modes of thinking.Proficient – Responds with a reflection that is related to almost all aspects of the journal prompt. Applies professional, personal, or other real-world experiences in a manner that provides valuable insight into the topic. Provides a limited analysis of preconceptions and biases and somewhat synthesizes own awareness using new modes of thinking.Basic – Responds with a reflection that is related to most aspects of the journal prompt. Applies professional, personal, or other real-world experiences in a manner that provides limited insight into the topic but may not be wholly relevant to the journal prompt. Demonstrates self-reflection by identifying preconceptions or biases compared to new modes of thinking.Below Expectations – Responds with a reflection that is related to some aspects of the journal prompt. Attempts to apply professional, personal, or other real-world experiences, but their relevance to the journal prompt is unclear. Self-reflection is vague and/or fails to relate to preconceptions or biases and new modes of thinking.Non-Performance – The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Coherence
Distinguished – Effectively communicates ideas or points in a logical and organized manner. Reflections are sophisticated and formulate wholly appropriate and pertinent connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge.Proficient – Communicates ideas or points in a manner that is mostly logical and organized. Reflections formulate appropriate connections between the journal topic and relevant prior knowledge.Basic – Communicates ideas or points in a manner that demonstrates a limited understanding of content organization. Attempts to reflect upon journal topic, but the connections between the journal topic and prior knowledge are vague.Below Expectations – Attempts to communicate ideas or points; however, the content organization is extremely limited. Fails to provide a reflection that connects the journal topic to prior knowledge.Non-Performance – The journal is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions. Mechanics