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rticle Critique: Scientific Discoveries in the News

Purpose: To use critical writing and critical thinking skills to research new discoveries and investigations in science. Use the popular media including newspapers, magazines, and the Internet Databases to locate a recent article about new scientific technological discoveries and new applications. You could research topics such as global climatic change, new going green technologies, alternative fuels, hazardous materials, chemical additives, environmental toxins, cloning/stem cell research, genetic research, nanotechnology, etc… It is important to find a topic that catches your interest and a topic that is meaningful to you. The article should be no more than one year old. You will be required to review, summarize, and respond to the article. You will need to write a minimum of 2 full pages. One full page must be a summary of the information presented in the article and one full page must be your reaction to the research and topic. Summarize the science behind the article, and provide a thoughtful critique of the importance of that work to our society. All writing must be in APA format: Times New Roman font 12, 1 inch margins, double spaced. You must provide a reference in APA format and have appropriate in-text citations.

Objective: The objective of this assignment is to demonstrate the student’s ability to research and evaluate current issues, think critically, communicate effectively, and argue persuasively.

Guidelines:

A. Article Summary: Analyze the article (45%):

Read the article completely and identify the author’s main point.
Highlight and define unfamiliar words. Look for the main idea of each major section.
Write down the main ideas as you perceive them. Insert parenthetical reference citations in APA format while drafting your critique.
Identify the author and determine the author’s relationship to the subject. What are the author’s credentials? Can he/she be considered an authority on the subject?
Analyze how the author supports his/her ideas with examples, facts, or opinions). Has the author convinced you of the main ideas of the article? Why and how?
What are the principal contributions of the science behind the article? (That is, why is the science being done — does it seem important to the environment, medicine, the human condition, etc.?)
B. Reaction to the Article (45%):

In your opinion, is the research justified, or frivolous? Does it deserve public funding and attention?
Does the article raise any moral or societal dilemmas? In your judgment, are those dilemmas valid, or are they ‘hype’? Does the article provide evidence that humans should change their behavior? Could these issues affect daily life in America or other nations? Will these issues present a positive and/or negative effect on living things?
Is your reaction to the article based on your own experiences or other reading that you have done? Did this article change your viewpoint on the science being reported? Explain.
Do you feel that the author(s) ignored certain evidence or alternative viewpoints? Did the author’s reasoning persuade you or do you think he/she made mistakes in logic?
Summarize your main points, and develop a strong position that you are prepared to support. Don’t be afraid to take a stand! If you think the research should be continued or discontinued, state your reasons.
C. Format (10%)

As you have been examining this week, budgeting and timeline tools are vital for determining necessary resources and planning for a proposed change. For your Course Project, you use these types of tools to assess resources that may be required for the successful implementation of your strategic plan.
To prepare:
Review the information on budgeting in this week’s Learning Resources. Which tools (e.g., Revenue Projection Model, Capital Budgeting Analysis, Depreciation Calculator, Profit and Loss Projection) would be most useful for developing your strategic plan?
Use one or more budgeting tools to outline the financial resources for your proposed change. Reflect on any challenges that arise as you evaluate the financial resources required for this change now and in the future.
Review the information on PERT and other timeline tools in this week’s Learning Resources, including Dr. Huston’s presentation in the media program.
Use PERT or another tool to analyze and represent the activities that need to be completed to successfully plan and implement your proposed change. Be sure to note dependencies (e.g., a task/milestone that must be completed in order to trigger the next step) and realistically assess the minimum time needed to complete the entire project.
To complete:
Outline the financial resources for your proposed change. Describe the budgeting tool(s) you used to arrive at these determinations. Explain what challenges, if any, you encountered through the budgeting process. Provide documentation (e.g., Excel worksheets) to support your analysis.
Outline the timeline for the implementation of your proposed change using PERT or another timeline tool. Consider how your timeline can allow leeway for variance.

Objective:
To develop learning activities for toddlers designed to enhance affective development and social relations, and to evaluate the potential effectiveness of the activities.

Scenario:
You’ve been working in a multicultural early childhood care facility for several months when the director asks you to design some new learning activities for the toddler classroom. The director seems especially interested in activities that will enhance the toddlers’ affective development through play. It’s important to you that the activities support self-esteem.

Focus Assignment: 1. Identify three specific affective behaviors and describe a learning activity designed to address each of these behaviors, basing the activities on humorous play. Describe an additional learning activity designed to enhance positive self-confidence.
2. Be sure to read the SELF-EVALUATION section below to guide your thinking. Write your self-evaluation after you have completed mapping out your plan.
3. Review the assessment rubric to see how your assignment and self-evaluation will be graded.

Self-evaluation: . For each activity:
a. Explain how this activity addresses the issues in the scenario.
b. Give evidence from the chapter supporting this activity (with citations).

2. Describe and justify how your approach would improve teaching and learning in the scenario.

1.)Explain pulmonary ventilation by following a molecule of oxygen in the atmosphere to the cell mitochondria where it accepts two hydrogen atoms to form metabolic water. Begin with the external nares and the nasal cavities followed by the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx, to the trachea, bronchi and alveolus through the tissues of the alveolus and capillary and into the plasma to the hemoglobin in the RBC. Include the tissues found in each area EX. pseudostratified epithelium with goblet cells, hyaline and elastic cartilage in the larynx, simple squamous in the alveolus and capillaries. Provide the oxygen pressures in each area. Ex atmospheric air pressure, oxygen pressure in the capillary at the arterial end of alveolus, pressure in the alveolus and the pressure in the vessel at the venous end of the alveolus followed by pressure after shunt blood has been added in the pulmonary vein, Include the pressure in all the systemic arteries. At the tissue level, provide the oxygen pressure at the arterial end of the capillary followed by the oxygen pressure in the tissues and the pressure at the venous end of the capillary. Also provide the pressure of oxygen in all the veins in the systemic circulation. Include the pressures of carbon dioxide beginning with the tissue level and ending in the atmosphere. You may use diagrams, written or charts to explain your answer.
2.)Trace a McDonald hamburger through the digestive tract. Include all the structures it passes through beginning with the mouth: vestibule, lips, teeth, tongue, tonsils, taste buds, muscles of mastication, taste buds, papillae, glands and the secretions produced in each area. Include the hormones and nerves controlling digestion, the purpose of each anatomical area, where they are the enzymes produced and their specific effect on carbohydrates (bun), protein (steak), and lipid-fried chicken).
3.)Starting with the breaking down of red blood cells trace, the formation of urobilinogen from hemoglobin to the intestine and to the kidneys. How does urobilinogen get into the urine and how is stercobilin formed in the feces? In your answer, the blood flow to the liver from the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery need to be included as well as the flow of bile in the ducts beginning with the liver canaliculi and ending at the duodenal papilla projecting into small intestine. Also include in your answer the cause of hemolytic jaundice, obstructive jaundice and the formation of gallstones.
4.)Explain an electrocardiogram and the placement of the leads using bipolar limb leads, chest leads, and augmented unipolar limb leads. Include the purpose of an EKG, why the t wave goes up. Explain why the QRS wave goes down instead of up in V1and V2 and in AvF the QRS also goes down and the others go up.
5.)There are four major components determining homeostasis. colloidal osmotic pressure (COP) of the plasma, colloidal osmotic pressure (COP) of the tissues, blood pressure, and interstitial free fluid pressure. Explain why the average pressure is 17.3mm Hg. The arterial end of the capillary blood pressure is 30 mmHg, the venous end of the capillary is 40mm Hg., the COP of the blood is 28 mm Hg; (name the components causing the 28 mm pressure). The COP of the tissues is 8 mm Hg; what creates this pressure? The interstitial free fluid (IFP) pressure is –3mm Hg., How is this pressure derived (usually negative)? Edema is when the fluid flows into the tissues and dehydration is a result of water flowing into the vessel. Based on the formula, why do nutrients flow out of the capillary at the arterial end and flow into the capillary at the venous end. Why is it necessary to have the overall average, 17.3 mm Hg, be slightly positive?

Write an argumentive essay on whether the Government handling this pandemic to the best that they can?

In a paper summarize your findings. Explain why the topic is relevant and important to older individuals, their families, and society in general. Consider its relevance to an aging society with increasing longevity. Develop a clear and concise topic/research question. Your topic must address aging, longevity and the aged. Topics must be approved in advance by the instructor.

Include title and reference pages using APA format. The total number of pages will be eight (8) – Title page (page 1), six-page research paper (pages 2-7), and reference page (page 8).

Make use of the websites recommended in the syllabus. Do not use or cite Wiki pages.

Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov

AARP http://www.aarp.org

American Society on Aging http://www.asaging.org

Gerontological Society of America https://www.geron.org

Social Security Administration http://www.ssa.gov

United States Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/#

NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA) http://www.nyc.gov/html/dfta/

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/

Identify a controversial or divisive issue that impacts college students like yourself or professionals in your intended career field. Create a research question that allows you to explore this issue in-depth so that you can understand the issue and develop your stance on it. Conduct research to develop your knowledge about topic as well as understand various perspectives that others may have about the issue.

What kind of displacement is at issue in the stories by Julia Alvarez and Achy Abejas in Crossing into America? What are the conditions in the countries that prompt the main characters to emigrant, what do they aim to achieve by coming to the U.S., and what do they think about life in the U.S. once they arrive? Are there different views about living in the U.S. on the part of individuals within the respective families, and if so, what explains these differences?

Write a documented research paper that addresses the question of the extent to which comics and graphic novels have a legitimate place in higher education.

Questions:
1. What does nursing mean to you, and why did you decide to pursue a career in nursing?
2. describe any personal experiences and/or characteristics that you believe will make you a better nurse.
3. How do you see yourself impacting your community and/or the nursing profession upon graduation?
4. What are your educational goals after you graduate as a nurse?