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What is communication

This final cumulative essay exam offers the opportunity for you to reflect critically on the works we have read so far this semester and their connections and relevance to the present moment.

Directions

For this essay exam, choose AT LEAST ONE of the works we have read so far in class. You may choose more than one, but make sure your final essay includes no more than three texts. Consider the following questions below as a jumping-off point. You do not need to answer all of these questions, but you can use them for suggestions if you get stuck. Make sure your final essay is at least 1000 words.

· What social commentary does the author make in the text you have selected? Essentially, what are they saying about their society? Are they critiquing it? Celebrating it? How can you tell?

·What is communication

What social issues can you find in the text you have selected? What are relevant themes in the work? What characters play important roles in highlighting these themes?

· How do these social issues apply to the present day? What 21st century events and issues can be illuminated through the works we have read in this class?

· What can these works of literature reveal to us about the contemporary world we live in today? (Essentially, why do these texts still matter?)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

· Format: 12 pt. Times New Roman double-spaced,

· Heading: Use the MLA four-line header and create a title for your essay,

· Length: The final essay should be at least 1000 words,

· Citations: Use MLA in-text citations for textual evidence,

What is communication

This final cumulative essay exam offers the opportunity for you to reflect critically on the works we have read so far this semester and their connections and relevance to the present moment.

Directions

· What social commentary does the author make in the text you have selected? Essentially, what are they saying about their society? Are they critiquing it? Celebrating it? How can you tell?

· What social issues can you find in the text you have selected? What are relevant themes in the work? What characters play important roles in highlighting these themes?

· How do these social issues apply to the present day? What 21st century events and issues can be illuminated through the works we have read in this class?

· What can these works of literature reveal to us about the contemporary world we live in today? (Essentially, why do these texts still matter?)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

· Format: 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced

· Heading: Use the MLA four-line header and create a title for your essay

· Length: The final essay should be at least 1000 words

· Citations: Use MLA in-text citations for textual evidence

July 3, 2024

The Ethos Assignment

https://youtu.be/-1aAunaw1GA

The Ethos Assignment

Part I – Watch the attached video on the concept of “Ethos” and how it affects music.

Part Il – Complete a short response paper on answering questions from the attached reading.

The paper must conform to the following:

Must be 4 pages (minimum) which consists of 1,000 words total in the body of the text. All work must be doubled space in prose form with space in prose form, with citations in APA format.

• Reference Page, and Title Page DOES NOT count towards the total word count.

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The paper should address the follow questions below:

1. Define and explain the Doctrine of Ethos according to the Ancient Greek Philosophers:

2. Apply both a Plutonian and Aristotelian approach to the Doctrine of Ethos:

A) For a Plutonian Approach, state how you would use music to instill excellence and how it may be used pedagogically in order to build character and promote ethical

B) For an Aristotelian approach state how you would use music to a pleasurable or practical end. Illustrate how music would be used for practical purposes by situation music with appropriate ethos in different social circumstances.

3. How does the Doctrine of Ethos influence the emotional impact of music?

4. How does the concept of ethos in music relate to cultural and historical contexts?

5. What are some criticisms or limitations of applying the Doctrine of Ethos to music?

6. How might composers intentionally manipulate ethos in their compositions to evoke certain emotions or moods?

7. How does the listener’s personal experiences and cultural background affect their interpretation of the ethos conveyed in music?

8. Can you discuss any contemporary examples where musicians or composers have consciously employed the Doctrine of Ethos in their work?

9. How do different genres of music utilize ethos differently, if at all?

Link of video for assignment:

The Ethos Assignment is

Part I – Watch the attached video on the concept of “Ethos” and how it affects music.

Part Il – Complete a short response paper on answering questions from the attached reading.

The paper must conform to the following:

Must be 4 pages (minimum) which consists of 1,000 words total in the body of the text. All work must be doubled space in prose form with space in prose form, with citations in APA format.

• Reference Page, and Title Page DOES NOT count towards the total word count.

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The paper should address the follow questions below:

1. Define and explain the Doctrine of Ethos according to the Ancient Greek Philosophers:,

2. Apply both a Plutonian and Aristotelian approach to the Doctrine of Ethos:,

A) For a Plutonian Approach state how you would use music to instill excellence and how it may be used pedagogically in order to build character and promote ethical,

3. How does the Doctrine of Ethos influence the emotional impact of music?

4. How does the concept of ethos in music relate to cultural and historical contexts?

5. What are some criticisms or limitations of applying the Doctrine of Ethos to music?

6. How might composers intentionally manipulate ethos in their compositions to evoke certain emotions or moods?

7. How does the listener’s personal experiences and cultural background affect their interpretation of the ethos conveyed in music?

8. Can you discuss any contemporary examples where musicians or composers have consciously employed the Doctrine of Ethos in their work?

9. How do different genres of music utilize ethos differently, if at all?

Link of video for assignment:

https://youtu.be/-1aAunaw1GA

July 3, 2024

disease risk factors

So many diseases can be prevented if you assess your disease risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:

Cancer,
Diabetes,
Heart Disease,
Osteoporosis,
StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Osteoporosis
- StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
  - Cancer
  - Diabetes
  - Heart Disease
  - Osteoporosis
  - StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
    - Cancer
    - Diabetes
    - Heart Disease
    - Osteoporosis
    - StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
      - Cancer
      - Diabetes
      - Heart Disease
      - Osteoporosis
      - StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
        
        Cancer
        
        Diabetes
        
        Heart Disease
        
        Osteoporosis
        
        StrokeSo many diseases can be prevented if you assess your risk factors and consult your medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine’s Siteman Cancer Center website (Direct Link: https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/?ScreenControl=YDRGeneral&ScreenName=YDRHome.htm) to assess your risk of the following diseases:
        
        Cancer
        
        Diabetes
        
        Heart Disease
        
        Osteoporosis
        
        Stroke

July 3, 2024

mental health system

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well or is it broken? Why or why not?,

View the two videos linked below then answer the discussion question provided.

From the timeline, you are aware that in the 1960s it was decided that the mentally ill should be provided care/ treat in their communities. This video will explain this process in greater detail.

This is another segment of the same movie, explaining how communities in the different states were unable to meet client needs. As a result, many became homeless at that time, and many with a mental health disorder are homeless today.

Initial Post

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well, or is it broken? Why or why not?

Support your choice with at least two examples and one credible resource

View the two videos linked below then answer the discussion question provided.

From the timeline, you are aware that in the 1960s it was decided that the mentally ill should be provided care/ treat in their communities. This video will explain this process in greater detail.

Initial Post

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well, or is it broken? Why or why not?

Support your choice with at least two examples and one credible resource

View the two videos linked below then answer the discussion question provided.

From the timeline, you are aware that in the 1960s it was decided that the mentally ill should be provided care/ treat in their communities. This video will explain this process in greater detail.

Initial Post

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well, or is it broken? Why or why not?

Support your choice with at least two examples and one credible resource

View the two videos linked below then answer the discussion question provided.

From the timeline, you are aware that in the 1960s it was decided that the mentally ill should be provided care/ treat in their communities. This video will explain this process in greater detail.

Initial Post

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well, or is it broken? Why or why not?

Support your choice with at least two examples and one credible resource

View the two videos linked below then answer the discussion question provided.

From the timeline, you are aware that in the 1960s it was decided that the mentally ill should be provided care/ treat in their communities. This video will explain this process in greater detail.

Initial Post

Do you think the mental health system in our country today functions well, or is it broken? Why or why not?

Support your choice with at least two examples and one credible resource

July 3, 2024

case analysis addressing XYZ’s health clinic

You will conduct a case study analysis of the aforementioned case. Your case analysis addressing XYZ’s health clinic challenges reflected in the scenario.

XYZ health clinic has operated in the local area for 10 years. Due to an economic decline as a result of the state’s increasing number of uninsured residents, XYZ health clinic must adjust its current service offerings in order to recoup lost revenue. The state has elected to opt out of the Medicaid expansion program; therefore, many of the residents remain uninsured. This has proven extremely problematic for XYZ as many of the patients in the area are low income, but do not qualify for traditional Medicaid. As a result, XYZ’s payer mix is unfavorable as 33% of the residents have public insurance, 12% are uninsured, and only 5% are covered by private insurance. XYZ would like to implement telehealth as part of a new strategy to reach a wider demographic of patients.

Instructions

You will conduct a case study analysis of the aforementioned case. Your case analysis will address XYZ’s health clinic challenges reflected in the scenario.

Utilizing Root Cause Analysis provide an assessment of the issues facing XYZ health clinic.,
Assess the strategy by XYZ to implement a telehealth program in order to address current issues facing XYZ.,
Develop a proposed solution to the issues facing XYZ.,

Include a discussion on the staffing models necessary, technology requirements, and legal requirements of implementing telehealth.

You will conduct a case study analysis of the aforementioned case. Your case analysis addressing XYZ’s health clinic challenges reflected in the scenario.

Instructions

You will conduct a case study analysis of the aforementioned case. Your case analysis will address XYZ’s health clinic challenges reflected in the scenario.

Utilizing Root Cause Analysis, provide an assessment of the issues facing XYZ health clinic.
Assess the strategy by XYZ to implement a telehealth program in order to address current issues facing XYZ.
Develop a proposed solution to the issues facing XYZ.

Include a discussion on the staffing models necessary, technology requirements, and legal requirements of implementing telehealth.

July 3, 2024

history event or person

You must find an article that is focused on a history event or person that we have discussed in class. It can be discussing the topic as a pure history lesson, or it can be discussing it to make a point about a current event, but it must be FOCUSED on the history topic. Do not send an article in which YOU are the one making a connection to a topic we discussed in class, the author must be doing so.

These may not be older than six months and must be from legitimate news sources (Wikipedia is not a legitimate source, nor is History.com). In the article, the author must be either discussing a historical topic, and/or using it to support an opinion about some current event. Either way, the historical topic must be one that we have already discussed in class.

Further, keep in mind that the easiest way to do this is to do a Google NEWS search for an event or person that you found interesting. USE THE NEWS FILTER when doing your search so that it returns only NEWS stories.

I ATTATCHED A COPY OF OUR LEARNING MODULE BELOW.

Module Learning Goals

During this module, students will:

1. Learn a basic narrative of the Reconstruction era,

2. Understand how Reconstruction reshaped the two American political parties,

3. Discover how the successes and failures of Reconstruction shaped the future of the United States.,

4. Consider how Reconstruction still shapes modern race relations in our country,

5. Learn the nature of the two political parties during the Gilded Age

6. Consider who really held political power in the years after the Civil War

7. Understand why America rapidly industrialized during the Gilded Age, the benefits of this industrialization, and the plight of those that paid a price for it

Module Student Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, students will be able to articulate a basic understanding of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, and thoughtfully analyze how this era shaped the nature of race relations and the two political parties in America all they way to our present age.

July 3, 2024

research project

Find an article in the area of your particular research project that does not strike you as credible. A general internet search might be a good way to find such an article.What is/are the issue(s) the author considers?

What is the author’s thesis?
How does the author attempt to support the thesis?
Is persuasion evident? Is there an evident bias?
What are the specific flaws in the article and how might you respond to the author’s points with better research and argumentation? (Perhaps you could cite another source you have found which better presents the truth of the matter.)

Find an article in the area of your particular research project that does not strike you as credible. A general internet search might be a good way to find such an article.

Attach a copy of the article to a short 2-3 page analysis that addresses…

What is/are the issue(s) the author considers?
What is the author’s thesis?
How does the author attempt to support the thesis?
Is persuasion evident? Is there an evident bias?
What are the specific flaws in the article and how might you respond to the author’s points with better research and argumentation? (Perhaps you could cite another source you have found which better presents the truth of the matter.)Find an article in the area of your particular research project that does not strike you as credible. A general internet search might be a good way to find such an article.
Attach a copy of the article to a short 2-3 page analysis that addresses…
- What is/are the issue(s) the author considers? ,
- What is the author’s thesis?,
- How does the author attempt to support the thesis?,
- Is persuasion evident? Is there an evident bias?,
- What are the specific flaws in the article and how might you respond to the author’s points with better research and argumentation? (Perhaps you could cite another source you have found which better presents the truth of the matter.)Find an article in the area of your particular research project that does not strike you as credible. A general internet search might be a good way to find such an article.
  Attach a copy of the article to a short 2-3 page analysis that addresses…
  - What is/are the issue(s) the author considers?
  - What is the author’s thesis?
  - How does the author attempt to support the thesis?
  - Is persuasion evident? Is there an evident bias?
  - What are the specific flaws in the article and how might you respond to the author’s points with better research and argumentation? (Perhaps you could cite another source you have found which better presents the truth of the matter.)Find an article in the area of your particular research project that does not strike you as credible. A general internet search might be a good way to find such an article.
    Attach a copy of the article to a short 2-3 page analysis that addresses…
    - What is/are the issue(s) the author considers?
    - What is the author’s thesis?
    - How does the author attempt to support the thesis?
    - Is persuasion evident? Is there an evident bias?
    - What are the specific flaws in the article and how might you respond to the author’s points with better research and argumentation? (Perhaps you could cite another source you have found which better presents the truth of the matter.)

July 3, 2024

evaluate a scholarly article’s strengths

In this assignment, you are to critically read and evaluate a scholarly article’s strengths weaknesses and contributions to the study field., Learning how to critique a journal article has several benefits including preparing you for publishing in the future and keeping you current on the literature in your field of study. The practical application is developing the ability to look at research within your organization and industry with a knowledgeable critical eye., The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Library subscribes to many journals and provides you access to appropriate collections to support this assignment. Using the UC Library, locate and review the following peer-reviewed articles:

Dysvik, A & Kuvaas, B. (2013). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as predictors of work effort: The moderating role of achievement goals. British Journal of Social Psychology, 52(3), 412–430. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02090.x.
Aydogmus, Metin Camgoz, S., Ergeneli, A., & Tayfur Ekmekci, O. (2018). Perceptions of transformational leadership and job satisfaction: The roles of personality traits and psychological empowerment. Journal of Management & Organization, 24(1), 81–107. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.59
Fitzsimmons, Callan, V. J., & Paulsen, N. (2014). Gender disparity in the C-suite: Do male and female CEOs differ in how they reached the top? The Leadership Quarterly, 25(2), 245–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.08.005
Flocco, Canterino, F., & Cagliano, R. (2021). Leading innovation through employees’ participation: Plural leadership in employee-driven innovation practices. Leadership (London, England), 17(5), 499–518. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715020987928
Kuenzi, Mayer, D. M., & Greenbaum, R. L. (2020). Creating an ethical organizational environment: The relationship between ethical leadership, ethical organizational climate, and unethical behavior. Personnel Psychology, 73(1), 43–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12356
de Reuver, Van de Voorde, K., & Kilroy, S. (2021). When do bundles of high performance work systems reduce employee absenteeism? The moderating role of workload. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(13), 2889–2909. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1616594

Following your review, choose one article from this list; critically evaluate the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and contribution to the study field using the outline below as a guide:

In this assignment, you are to critically read and evaluate a scholarly article’s strengths, weaknesses, and contributions to the study field. Learning how to critique a journal article has several benefits, including preparing you for publishing in the future and keeping you current on the literature in your field of study. The practical application is developing the ability to look at research within your organization and industry with a knowledgeable, critical eye. The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Library subscribes to many journals and provides you access to appropriate collections to support this assignment. Using the UC Library, locate and review the following peer-reviewed articles:

Dysvik, A & Kuvaas, B. (2013). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as predictors of work effort: The moderating role of achievement goals. British Journal of Social Psychology, 52(3), 412–430. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02090.x.
Aydogmus, Metin Camgoz, S., Ergeneli, A., & Tayfur Ekmekci, O. (2018). Perceptions of transformational leadership and job satisfaction: The roles of personality traits and psychological empowerment. Journal of Management & Organization, 24(1), 81–107. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2016.59
Fitzsimmons, Callan, V. J., & Paulsen, N. (2014). Gender disparity in the C-suite: Do male and female CEOs differ in how they reached the top? The Leadership Quarterly, 25(2), 245–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.08.005
Flocco, Canterino, F., & Cagliano, R. (2021). Leading innovation through employees’ participation: Plural leadership in employee-driven innovation practices. Leadership (London, England), 17(5), 499–518. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715020987928
Kuenzi, Mayer, D. M., & Greenbaum, R. L. (2020). Creating an ethical organizational environment: The relationship between ethical leadership, ethical organizational climate, and unethical behavior. Personnel Psychology, 73(1), 43–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12356
de Reuver, Van de Voorde, K., & Kilroy, S. (2021). When do bundles of high performance work systems reduce employee absenteeism? The moderating role of workload. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(13), 2889–2909. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1616594

Following your review, choose one article from this list; critically evaluate the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and contribution to the study field using the outline below as a guide:

July 3, 2024

Theoretical Framework Supporting Evidence-Based Practice