SOCW6351
Discussion 2: The Social Work Advocate in Politics
Social workers often have commitments to specific policies, laws, or funding of programs that are vital to the population they serve or an issue that they strongly support. Such commitments often lead social workers to become involved in political issues and the campaigns of specific candidates. Being a social worker, such campaign experiences, the outcomes of your efforts, and how effective you felt you were may affect your view of the political process and the likelihood of becoming involved in similar campaigns in the future.
For this Discussion, reflect on your experiences if you have ever participated in a political campaign. What was the outcome of your participation? If you have not participated in a campaign, choose a campaign topic you support or oppose and consider the ways you might like to participate in that campaign. Likewise, think about your experiences if you have eve
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Critical Reasoning
In addition to your main response, you must also post substantive responses to at least two of your classmates posts:
- Identify the premises, terms, and conclusions in your classmates posts.
- Evaluate the language your classmates used in their posts. Is it clear or vague?
- Are your classmates arguments valid?
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Congressional Budget Office: Options For Reducing The Deficit
Assignment Content
- Download the report from the Congressional Budget Office website.
Read Ch. 5 of the report.
Select one of the health options listed.
Select a health care facility or service (e.g., hospital, physician practice, long-term care facility, ambulance service, pharmacy, or skilled nursing facility), and evaluate the effects that implementing the health option would have on a health care facility or service you selected.
Write a 350- to 525-word article about your evaluation and proposed changes to the facility or service that can help mitigate negative effects.
Publish the article on your own social media account (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.), or post it on a health care message board of your choice. If you do not have a social media account please send it to me under the email section
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- February 6th, 2020
Ethics And Moral Philosophy
Ethics and Moral Philosophy
Please pick one of the following questions to answer:
- 1. Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy is extremely strict about what we ought and ought not do. So strict that he argued that it is always and everywhere wrong to lie. a.) Explain why Kant thought that lying was always wrong using the categorical imperative as a guide. b.) Explain whether you think Kant was right or wrong about this lying business and make sure to use clear examples to help your explanation along. If he was wrong, what's an example of when it's morally ok to lie, and if he was right, what's an example where it looks ok to lie but it really isn't ok?
- 2. Kant focused on the intentions behind your actions when assessing the morality of the act, while Bentham and Mill focused on the consequences of your act when assessing it's moral worth. Of the two, consequences and inte
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250-300 Word Essay
Choose 1 concept/idea/ or theory covered in chapter that you found interesting or learned something you did not know. Write a 250-300 word essay about the topic you chose. Discuss what you found interesting and what you learned! You can add your opinion about the topic discuss if you agree or not and why? Response is expected and you are to cite within the text the oage(s) references from the text
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- February 5th, 2020
Communication Studies Argument & Debate
Identify the goals you set for yourself for the course Communication studies argument & debate? Do you feel as if you have acheived them? Why or why not?
In your own words, explain what critical thinking means to you. How has that explanation changed over the course of the term?
Do you believe you will change the way you advocate now? If so, how so & why?
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Public Service Announcement Text
Create and post Public Service Announcement about Ocean Pollution issue that you feel passionate about advocating for. Please be sure to cite your 3 academic sources in your text postings.
The P.S.A. should be a creative piece that advocates pro/con on a
particular issue that you feel passionate communicating to an audience.
A PSA should include a hook, essentially something to grab the listener or
viewer's attention. ... In the same style as key message development, keep your PSA clear, complete, concise and correct. PSAs should also answer the
5Ws who, what, where, when and why.
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Philosophy Essay
Write a two-page essay about foundation and primary. Theme is designed by yourself, use the following information to help you write this essay.
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Reply To The Following Post Below.
Todays fast paced world has raised expectations for the modern-day working man. The key characteristics sought after in a worker are efficiency, consistency, and skills. Businesses are attempting to cut back costs and increase productivity, and to do so many are leaving behind traditional labor and turning towards technology as a solution. A large amount of positions has been consumed by technology; cashiers, bank tellers, assembly line workers and even mail workers have done away with human employees, and are all automated. Although it seems technology is the obvious solution for more efficient workers, there are numerous jobs that cannot be replaced by machines. Jobs that require craftsmanship or expertise like auto collision or lawyers cannot be replaced by technology.
Societys increased focus on time management has played a large role in the introduction of technology &nb
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Discussion Responds 4: Culture
Respond to two classmates discussions. Responses should be at least 150 words each (put the word count in all responses). Replies should take the conversation further by adding questions or your own ideas in your replies. In addition, you can point out both strengths and areas of improvement on your peers' submission. Strong posts will demonstrate understanding and connection to course materials.
Classmate #1: Shayla J Bichsel
Miner:
1:The Naciremas are essentially just the American people. Nacirema spelled backwards is American and Miner describes the American society as a tribe hat behaves in a particular way and performs strange rituals to extreme levels. Throughout this article Miner disguises certain things such as Americans, he also disguises a bathroom as a cleaning shrine, the medicine cabinet as a major device in the shrine, and a toothbrush as the hair on a stick.
2.I think that Miner employs this style of writing to show tha