Explore Piaget’s concept of preoperational thought/stage at home.

Explore Piaget’s concept of preoperational thought/stage at home. Among your family and friends, find a preoperational age child (ages 2-7) or a child who is older (then supposed to be at the concrete operational stage of Piaget). Ask the children to carry out some or one of the conservation tasks we discussed in class (i.e. with the liquid in different glasses or coins spread out on the table). I know that it is difficult to visit relatives or friends in this time we’re in, so it’s okay if you watch a video on youtube and describe that one, while also copying the link so that I can also check. Report your findings or what you watched in the video.

Discuss your favorite Alfred Hitchcock films (select any 5-7 films of your choice) assigned for this course and why his films continue to have an enduring appeal.

1. Discuss your favorite Alfred Hitchcock films (select any 5-7 films of your choice) assigned for this course and why his films continue to have an enduring appeal.

2. Provide a comparative analysis of Hitchcock’s directing skills and style regarding suspense in his British and American films assigned for this course.

3. Compare/Contrast Hitchcock’s approach to depicting romance in “Rebecca,” “Notorious,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo,” and “North by Northwest.”

4. Explain how Hitchcock’s use of humor regarding the characters and plots of “The Lady Vanishes,” “Foreign Correspondent,” “Shadow of a Doubt,” “Rear Window,” North by Northwest” enhances the appeal of each film.

5. Discuss Hitchcock’s earlier (1930s), middle (1940s) and later (1950s-1960s) films. Over time, what remains the same and what is different regarding the types of characters, themes and use of suspense in the films?

How often did nurses listen carefully to you? Number of times per visit the nurse interrupted the patient.

Translate the VOC into the VOP. Using the HCAHPS survey from CMS, develop a measurable indicator for the first 25 questionnaire items. Provide an example for each of the 25 items. Here are a couple of examples to help get you started:

1. How often did nurses treat you with respect? Percentage of times a nurse called a patient by his or her name.

2. How often did nurses listen carefully to you? Number of times per visit the nurse interrupted the patient.

HCAHPS Survey: https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/595a83118bf1e/484601?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%272.3_Survey_Handout_2018_survey-instruments_english_mail.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20200416T012127Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20200416%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=905afa8c4746bcb5925ac3748f4b929e570f6272144497666703d63c655d0d30

Review the below supplemental resources for information on the survey:
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey: https://hcahpsonline.org/
HCAHPS: Patients’ Perspectives of Care Survey at CMS: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HospitalQualityInits/HospitalHCAHPS

Analyze the evidence on some of the different types of displacement found in the research.

Topic: Crime Displacement

Crime displacement represents change in crime due to the preventive actions of the individual or society. Crime displacement can take many forms. The possibilities of displacement should be considered when evaluating any crime prevention program. In this paper, you are to describe and explain crime displacement and its effects.

At a minimum, you need to address the following components:

Define Crime Displacement;
Describe the key assumptions underlying the idea of crime displacement; and
Analyze the evidence on some of the different types of displacement found in the research.
You are to write an academic paper describing and analyzing the above components.

From an ethical standpoint, how would you begin to achieve this task, and what are the ethical principles involved?

Requirements of assignment:
1) Read and understand paper. Look up things that you might not understand.
2) Write a  summary of the paper including the following:
a. Title of paper, authors, journal, year published, volume, issue, and page numbers
b. What question(s) were being asked? What hypothesis was being tested?
c. What methods did the authors use?
d. What did they find? What were their results?
e. What did they conclude? What questions remain to be answered?
3) Your summary should not be just a paraphrasing of the abstract.

Discuss how the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology

Read Which Is the Most Influential Work of Art Of the Last 100 Years (Plagens, Peter, Newsweek, 7/2/2007, Vol. 150, Issue 2) and review ‘Picasso and American Art’ (Associated Press, 2006). These resources better explain how artists were influenced and inspired by other artists, social influences and cultures, including Picasso himself while painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”. Write a  paper discussing the following topics:
How art was understood, appreciated and shared historically, both by artists and the general public
How the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology
How social and political happenings have influenced artists

Develop a thesis about your poet’s work by looking at the poems and comparing style, devices, subject matter, or themes.

The author is Nikki Giovanni
Formal Essay 2 – Poetry Research Paper (1200 words min.) – Draft Due Thurs. 4/30 by Midnight, Final Due Thurs. 5/7 by Midnight

There is a rubric attached to this assignment. If you’d like, you may view it.

Notice the due date above. Your paper is an analysis of a poet’s writing style or an analysis of similarities that you find in the poems. You will be focusing on the author you chose for the poetry discussion board assignment. Most of the work from your paper will come from your actual analysis of the poems. You will use critical analysis to help prove your points. You are doing the research, using poems, which are your primary sources, and finding critical analysis, which are considered secondary sources. The first step is to gather poems and critical analysis on these poems. Then you will read through them and highlight key items that stand out. You’re free to use the points of analysis in week 10’s discussion board assignment. From there you will be able to construct a thesis statement.

Develop a thesis about your poet’s work by looking at the poems and comparing style, devices, subject matter, or themes. Sample thesis statements are listed below. (These are ONLY examples. You must write about the author you chose for the discussion board assignment.)

– Frost uses the idea of opposites to show how the seemingly simplistic and compelling images of nature represent a deeper meaning about human experiences.

– Gwendolyn Brooks’ simple diction and style help her characters’ perceptions of themselves and illustrate people’s common everyday experiences.

– In his poems, Langston Hughes uses simple yet vivid imagery to express his views of the African-American world and the discrimination against his fellow people.

Once you have developed your thesis, you can continue to research and take notes on the sources you locate.

Requirements for Paper

– 1200 words, Typed/double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font using MLA 8 formatting

– Quotations from 3+ secondary sources (criticism) and 2+ primary sources (poems) incorporated into your paper. NO HOMEWORK SITES!!! See CLASS RULES under Preliminary Handouts.

– MLA 8 Works Cited page that lists all sources used in your paper

– Parenthetical documentation of secondary source material (incorporating secondary sources).

– Quotes from poems that support your major points.

Poetry Research Paper Reminders

– Review CLASS RULES under Preliminary Handouts.

– Your paper should be about the style of your poet. Combine your own thoughts about the selected poems with the ideas you found in the criticism you researched. Your thesis statement should define the style and make an assertion that you can defend using your critical analysis.

– Look for similarities in the poems you chose. Are there any prevalent themes? Figurative language? Symbolism? Sound devices? What do these devices or components help the poet achieve? Why are they important?

After reading Alice Walker’s essay, think about why it is significant that Whitehead emphasizes a garden passed down through generations of women in the beginning of his novel.

Read
Alice Walker’s 9-page essay “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens”( attached under files)

(NOTE: This is one of the tougher readings for the class. If you feel confused, keep going and know you’re not alone!)

Rhetoric-in-Practice Exercise
After reading Alice Walker’s essay, think about why it is significant that Whitehead emphasizes a garden passed down through generations of women in the beginning of his novel. How and why is Whitehead is committed to celebrating the determination of female characters Ajarry, Mabel, and Cora throughout the novel? After answering this question, take inspiration from Walker’s content in a response that commemorates the artistry and resilience of a real group of women of your choice. As Walker writes in her essay, these women may not seem like artists, yet it’s worth considering how hardship often leads to an embrace of creative resources. Post a couple sentences providing context for your readers about who these women are and a response here.