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royal beatings by Alice Munro

write a diagnostic essay no less than 490 words and no more than 500 words on the central characteristics that in your view,contribute to a successful satisfying story. use the above story as an example to illustrate your ideas. you may,if you wish, refer to other short stories you’re familiar with. you’re entirely free to select story features you want to writre about.

instructions:
essay should have 3 parts,introductory paragraph, a body containing fully developed paragraphs, and concluding paragraph.
introductory paragraph:
1 clearly identify a minimum of 2, but not more than four, story features that you believe are essential to an enjoyable story.
2 provide the main reasons why the features you’ve chosen are indispensable to a good story.

body paragraph
1 discuss the features you’ve chosen one by one, in separate paragraphs
2 support your comments with evidences(eitrher paraphrase or direct quotations) from one or more stories.

concluding paragraph
1 summarize the significance of the story features you’ve selected as essential to a story’s success.

AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE

The aim of this assignment is for the student to demonstrate a beginning understanding of professional patient-centred nursing care, integrating scientific knowledge, infection control practices, interdisciplinary care, and patient safety, including cultural safety.

AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE/CONTEXT ONLY

marking criteria has the format which needs to be followed word for word.

1500 words before references; written according to the format and structure prescribed by the task guideline

dentist and dental technician

Topic : What factors do dentist and dental technician take into account when selecting Zirconia material for a single premolar tooth replacement?

Cover
Introduction to Project Topic (250 words)
Literature Review (500 words)
Field Study Method (300 -500 words)
Results (300-500 words)
Discussion: Link of Literature and Field Study (500 words)
Conclusion (250 words)
References – not included in word count
Appendices

create website

Setting Up Your Team’s Website for Team Collaboration and Presentation:
Each team uses the tools at Google Sites (sites.google.com) to create a Web site for your team. You will need to a create Google account for the site and specify the collaborators (your team members) who are allowed to access the site and make contributions. Specify your professor (We@um) as the viewer of the site so that I can evaluate your work. Assign a name to the site. Select a theme for the site and make any changes you wish to colors and fonts. Add features for project announcements and a repository for team documents, source materials, illustrations, electronic presentations, and Web pages of interest. You can add other features if you wish. Use Google to create a calendar for your team. After you set up your website, you can use this Web site and calendar for your team project.

Use this checklist to ensure all elements of the Web site have been created:

Create a Google account
Specify collaborators
Specify the professor as site viewer
Assign name to site
Select theme
Add features
Add repository
Create calendar
Create web pages

 Project

 Project 2: Part 1

 

NOTE:  Discussion is allowed but each person is expected to write their own, using resources and information from class, the library etc.

 

 

Question 1: (18 points)

There are 10 students in a classroom. The following table shows students’ names, their final scores, and two items of the final test (Items 1 and 2). Use this dataset to summarize students’ performance and to conduct an item analysis.

 

Student NameFinal ScoreItem 1Item 2
Cassie88YesNo
Jeremy78NoYes
Mary Lou92NoYes
Ricardo87YesYes
Sing-Hie75NoYes
Terry66NoYes
Tomeka82YesYes
Tony64NoYes
Travis88YesNo
Wanda80NoYes

 

Regarding summarizing test scores:

  1. Given the dataset above, compute the following statistics: Range, Mean, Mode, Median, Variance, and Standard Deviation? (6 points)

 

  1. Decide whether the shape of the distribution is symmetrical, positively skewed, or negatively skewed (explain how your decision is made and provide statistical evidence, such as mean, median, and mode) and use the shape of distribution to describe how students perform on their final exam. (2 points)

 

Regarding conducting item analysis:

  1. Given the dataset above, compute the difficulty (p) and discrimination index (D) for Items 1 and 2 (Construct a table for high and low performing groups and show all your computational processes in details). (6 points)

 

  1. Provide a short explanation about what these results are telling you regarding items 1 and 2 (i.e., use these statistical item properties, such as item difficulty and discrimination, to explain the quality of Items 1 and 2). (4 points)

 

To answer the next set of questions in #2, you will need to carefully study the Power Point on the Normal Curve and Standardized Scores. Be sure to view the notes that go with each slide in the Power Point presentation as the notes provide information that is essential to understanding the slides. Your text also has very helpful information in Chapter 14. Here are a few resources I have compiled to help jog your memory.

 

0.13%
Approximately 2% of the scores are higher than two standard deviations above the mean
0.13%
Approximately 2% of the scores are lower than two standard deviations below the mean

Z-score formula:

Z = (X –M)/SD

For example, a student score on the GRE quantitative exam (X) minus the mean on the GRE quantitative (M). Divide that difference by the standard deviation (SD)

(see pages 273-276 in your book, 11th edition)

 

T-score formula:

T = 10z + 50

Multiply the z-score (z) by 10 and add 50 to this value to obtain the equivalent T-score (T).

(see page 277 in your book, 11th edition)

 

 

 

 

 

Question 2: (26 points)

The National Center for Educational Statistics report that in the year ending 2009 400,000 students took the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). For this set of examinees, the observed mean Verbal score was 560 with a standard deviation (SD) of 90, and the observed mean Quantitative score was 490 with a standard deviation (SD) of 100.

 

Assuming that the distribution of scores on the 2009 GRE was normal, answer the following questions regarding both tests (Verbal and Quantitative): (Show all your computations and use statistical evidence to interpret your answer). Number your responses and circle your final answers.

 

(1 point for each item from 1-4)

Note: please notice that one of these questions ask for a percent and the others ask for the number of students. Respond appropriately.

 

  1. What percent of student scores were below the mean?
  2. How many student scores were above the mean?
  3. How many student scores fall between 1 SD below the mean (-1SD) and 1 SD above the mean (+1SD).
  4. How many students scores were higher than 2 SD above the mean.

(2 point for each item from 5-14)

  1. Ann has a score of 380 on the Verbal exam. What is her z-score?
  2. What is Ann’s percentile rank?
  3. How was Ann performing relative to her peers?
  4. What is the z-score of Sam who scores 760 on the Quantitative exam?
  5. What is Sam’s percentile rank?
  6. How was Sam performing relative to his peers?
  7. Betty’s score on the Verbal exam is 1 SD above the mean. What is her score?
  8. John scores 500 on the Verbal exam. What is his z-score?
  9. Convert John’s score above to a T-score.
  10. If Nicole had a Quantitative score of +1.5 SD’s what was her raw (numerical) score?
  11. If a student had to score at or above the 84th percentile for both tests to be considered for a full scholarship at USF, what would be the minimum score needed on Verbal and Quantitative exams?

 

 

Question 3: (6 points)

You have a student, Tej, entering your school from India. You need to know which math class you should place him in. The scores you normally use are SAT scores (mean=500 and standard deviation=100). The rules you use for placement are:

700-800 Calculus
500-699 Trigonometry
300-499 Geometry
100-299 Algebra

However, this student did not take the SAT, but instead took the AAT (Academic Aptitude and Achievement Test). Scores for the AAT are reported with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 4. Tej received a raw score of 92 on the math portion of the AAT. Convert his scores to a metric so that they are comparable to SAT scores, then decide in which math class Tej should be placed. (Hint: you could begin by converting his AAT to a z-score).

Your answer should include at least 2 paragraphs:

  1. Explain (using words and numbers) which course Tej should be placed in, and why. Make sure to include a thorough explanation. (5 points)
  2. Find and provide some background information on the AAT and include an explanation of why this might be an appropriate score to use for this purpose. Include the reference you used for information on the AAT. (1 point)

 

 

Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems

Price Quotes and Pricing Decisions Applied Problems

Problem 1:

Jessica Alba, a famous actress, starts the baby and family products business, The Honest Company, with Christopher Gavigan. Alba and Gavigan set up their site so families can choose what kinds of non-toxic, all-natural products they’d like to use and get them in a bundle. Families can choose all kinds of products from food to hygiene necessities and cleaning supplies. Suppose they are thinking of expanding their business into five domestic markets: Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. Assume their primary goal of business is to maximize economic profits, although they want to do business honestly.

Show all your calculations and process. Describe your answer for each question in three- to five-complete sentences.

  1. You are a business adviser for Alba and Gavigan. Describe a skimming price and a penetration price, and advise them whether they should charge a skimming price or a penetration price, with supportive reasoning for and against each pricing alternative.
  2. Are they likely to make economic profits initially? Can they continue to make economic profits in the long term? Why or why not? Discuss.
  3. What advice would you give to Alba and Gavigan to help them make more profit in the long term?

Problem 2:

You operate your own small building company and have decided to bid on a government contract to build a pedestrian walkway in a national park during the coming winter. The walkway is to be of standard government design and should involve no unexpected costs. Your present capacity utilization rate is moderate and allows sufficient scope to understand this contract, if you win it. You calculate your incremental costs to be $268,000 and your fully allocated costs to be $440,000. Your usual practice is to add between 60% and 80% to your incremental costs, depending on capacity utilization rate and other factors. You expect three other firms to also bid on this contract, and you have assembled the following competitor intelligence about those companies.

IssueRival ARival BRival C
Capacity UtilizationAt full capacityModerateVery low
Goodwill ConsiderationsVery concernedModerately concernedNot concerned
Production FacilitiesSmall and inefficient plantMedium sized and efficient plantLarge and very efficient plant
Previous Bidding PatternIncremental cost plus 35-50% Full cost plus 8-12% Full cost plus 10-15%
Cost StructureIncremental costs exceed yours by about 10%Similar cost structure to yoursIncremental costs 20% lower but full costs are similar to yours
Aesthetic FactorsDoes not like winter jobs or dirty jobsDoes not like messy or inconvenient jobsLikes projects where it can show its creativity
Political FactorsDecision maker is a relative of the buyerDecision maker is seeking a new jobDecision maker is looking for a promotion

Show all of your calculations and processes. Describe your answers in three- to five-complete sentences.

  1. What price would you bid if you must win the project?
  2. What price would you bid if you want to maximize the expected value of the contribution from this contract?
  3. Defend your answers with discussion, making any assumptions you feel are reasonable and/or are supported by the information provided.

 

Concept Analysis

Phase A of Concept Analysis Paper (25 points/5% of final grade)

  1. Identify a concept of one or two words that conveys meaning, understanding or feelings between or among individuals within the profession of nursing.
  2. Choose a concept that represents an area/problem of interest to you in your clinical practice
  3. Some concepts relevant to nursing and advanced practice nursing include: health, nursing, managed care, coping, parenting, hardiness, attachment, separation, stress, crisis, pain, grief, hope, self-efficacy, wellness, integrity, growth, adaptation, caring, mentorship, chronicity, family, self-care, fatigue, caregiving, anxiety, collaboration, continuity of care, etc.
  4. Write a short introductory paragraph expressing what the concept is and why it is significant to you and to nursing.
  5. Write down all the words you can think of that relate to or express the concept.
  6. Ask colleagues to share their understandings of your concept. Summarize their responses.
  7. Look up the concept in a collegiate dictionary and list the definitions you believe most closely describe your feelings or thoughts on the concept. The collegiate dictionary is on reserve in the computer lab and is also found in public libraries
  8. Be sure to obtain the proper citation
  9. Internet-based dictionaries are NOT acceptable for this paper

 

  1. List synonyms and antonyms of the concept. You may use a thesaurus (on reserve in the computer lab) as well as a dictionary to identify these.
  2. Submit the 2-3 page paper (not counting cover page and reference list) in APA format by the deadline.

 

case study

 

CASE 24-Medication Error by Dale Buchbinder

You are a physician making rounds on your patients when you arrive at Mrs. Buckman’s room. She’s an elderly lady in her late 70s who recently had colon surgery. She is also the wife of a prominent physician at the hospital. She has been known to be somewhat confrontational with the nursing staff. However, today she states she was just given a shot of insulin to cover her elevated blood sugar and the amount of insulin did not seem to be the usual amount. Even though Mrs. Buckman often complains, you are somewhat concerned about this observation and decide that it would be best to check on this.

You ask the charge nurse to review the dose of insulin given. She, in turn, finds Mrs. Buckman’s nurse, who states that, as ordered, she had given the patient 80 units of insulin. You immediately become quite alarmed, as this is an extraordinarily large dosage. You make sure that the patient is given a large amount of glucose supplement and that her blood sugar is monitored every 15 minutes for the next two hours. To follow up, you also review the chart and note an order from the house physician to give Mrs. Buckman 8.0 units of insulin. You can readily see how this could easily appear to be 80 units.

You meet with the charge nurse, the nursing supervisor, the Director of Nursing, and the treating nurse to determine what can be done to prevent this type of error in the future.

 

CASE 28-Who’s That Guy? By Dale Buchbinder

You are the CEO at Little Company of God Hospital in suburban Chicago, when the Chief Compliance Officer comes into your office quite frantic and relays the following story.

Mrs. Jones was in your delivery room giving birth to her baby boy. She looked up and noticed a man in the delivery room watching the process. He had a bird’s eye view of the entire proceeding, so to speak. After a prolonged delivery, Mrs. Jones asked, “Who is that in the doorway?” The nurse nonchalantly responded, “Don’t worry, that’s Mr. Smith. His wife is having a baby next door.” Mrs. Jones became quite outraged that her privacy and, in particular her private parts, were on display at a most awkward time to a total stranger.

You now have a letter from the Jones’ family attorney asking what you intend to do about this gross invasion of Mrs. Jones’s privacy and dignity.

 

Full Instructions for the paper:

Demonstrating Effective Leadership

Assignment Overview:

According to General Colin Powell, “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand” (as cited by Harari, 2002).

For this assignment, you will examine case studies you selected from your Cases in Health Care Management textbook and determine if the health care leaders in these situations were able to offer sound solutions.

Note: It is recommended, but not required, that you begin the Unit 4 discussion, “The Process of Effective Writing,” before beginning this assignment. This will provide an opportunity for you to review and discuss the academic writing process before applying these concepts in this assignment.

Assignment Preparation

For this assignment, imagine that you are the manager of a health care organization confronting numerous issues potentially affecting the provision of safe, high-quality health care practices. You have decided to focus first on the issue that has particular relevance to your area of specialization or professional goals, or that presents a situation you might expect to encounter in your leadership role. As you consider an appropriate course of action to address this issue, you have decided to begin by searching the case study literature with the intention of possibly gaining insight into the actions of other health care leaders who have dealt with similar issues and may have provided a sound solution to the problem or issues he or she faced.

A colleague with whom you have spoken about this has recommended the Buchbinder, Shanks, and Buchbinder text, Cases in Health Care Management as an excellent case study reference.

For your convenience, Appendix B lists all cases by topic (Leadership; Quality/Patient Safety; Finance; Healthcare Professionals/Human Resources; Health Disparities/Cultural Competence; Ethics/Law/Conflict of Interest; Crossing the Line/Fraud) and by primary and secondary settings.

In the Buchbinder, Shanks, and Buchbinder text, locate two case studies that are most closely aligned with the issue(s) you have decided to address. In addition, be sure that your selected case studies will enable you to

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership approaches in facilitating collaborative professional relationships across disciplines.
  • Evaluate health care leaders’ ability to communicate effectively.
  • Analyze the role of communication in both creating and resolving a problem in health care leadership.
  • Evaluate how effectively leaders address any issues involving ethical practice, diversity or inclusion.
  • Evaluate health care leaders’ ability to manage and prioritize leadership responsibilities to resolve issues.

Note: The case studies in the text may not supply all of the information you may need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and infer plausible conclusions.

Note: For your convenience, Appendix B in Cases in Health Care Management lists all cases by topic (Leadership, Quality/Patient Safety, Finance, Healthcare Professionals/Human Resources, Health Disparities/Cultural Competence, Ethics/Law/Conflict of Interest, Crossing the Line/Fraud) and by primary and secondary settings.

Note: Do not use Cases 9, 65, or 67, as these are used elsewhere in the course.

Assignment Instructions

Complete the following steps:

  1. Include a title page, abstract, and reference page.
    • An APA Style Paper Tutorial [DOCX] and the associated APA Style Paper Template [DOCX] are linked in Resources to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Format your work per these documents.
  1. Include on your cover page the titles of the case studies you have chosen. For example, your title could read: “Demonstrating Effective Leadership: Case 82 – When Yes Means No and Case 83 – Emergency Divert Status.”
    • Include the case study in your references and use in-text citations when appropriate.
  1. In the body of the paper, begin by briefly summarizing the facts surrounding the case studies. After you identify who the leaders are and the issues they are faced with, analyze the factors that you believe contributed to each issue.
    • Note: In graduate level writing, you should minimize the use of direct quotes. Lengthy quotes do not count toward assignment minimums. It is your interpretation of the material and its application to practice that is assessed.
    • Remember, the case studies may not supply all of the information you may need. In such cases, you should consider a variety of possibilities and infer plausible conclusions. However, please be sure to identify any speculations that you make as such.
    • An excellent tool for analyzing factors that contribute to a problem is the Fishbone Diagram, linked in the Resources. Use of this tool is highly recommended, but it is optional, and you will not hand in your diagram with this assignment.
  1. Compare and contrast the leadership approaches or styles these leaders use. Analyze how the approaches or styles make these leaders more or less effective in building interprofessional relationships across disciplines within the organization. Based on your analysis, determine how likely it will be that these leaders will be able to build and maintain such relationships with other communities and leaders outside their organization. Support your analysis with citations and appropriate APA references to peer-reviewed journals or scholarly sources.
  2. Analyze how well these leaders communicate, verbally or in writing. Analyze the role of communication and communication strategies in both creating and resolving the issues presented in the case study.
  3. Summarize and analyze how well the leaders managed professional responsibilities and priorities to resolve the issue in the case. What lessons could you take away from this case that could be applied by other leaders?
  4. Summarize and evaluate how effectively the leaders addressed any issues involving ethical practice, diversity or inclusion in the case. What key lessons do these cases provide for leaders? Use examples to clarify and support your ideas.

 

 

 

 

 

children and drug use

 

Abstract

This paper seeks to discuss children and drug use as a problem in the United States society. The paper commences by describing the problem at hand, noting its significance and why it deserves attention. Thereafter, the paper analyzes the trends in the problem as it manifests in the society highlighting the differences in social demographics. The paper then identifies and describes the populations that are affected by the problem. In the succeeding section, the paper offers and discusses the theoretical framework that explains the occurrence and predictability of the framework through a sociological perspective. In this, it is noted that social control and social learning theories can explain the problem. The paper then analyzes whether there is growth of the occurrence in the past decade noting a decline in occurrence. In the next sections, the paper determines the credibility of the research and the controversies in scholarship around the key concepts. It is evident from the study that, while the United States society has a general agreement of the existence of the problem of children and drug abuse, there is no consensus on intervention which may reduce its effectiveness.

 

 

Assignment 1

Drug use has a negative effect on the user and the members of the society that are close to the user. Drug use in children occurs where the user is a minor. The risk population in this case is individuals aged between birth and seventeen years of age. The use of drugs in a manner that is addictive and outside the scope of prescription is described as abuse (Medline Plus, 2018). This is because the person becomes addicted to the use of the drugs in the course of their lives. This is a significant problem as drug abuse or substance use results in a change in a person’s character and behavior. The effects of drugs are emotional imbalance, impaired judgment and aggression (Medline Plus, 2018). The individual is often unable to maintain positive social behaviors and hence they would often withdraw from social activities. The drugs in question may be either legal or illegal but the outcome of any substance abuse is addiction and behavior change.

Trends in Children and Substance Abuse

There is a growing drug use problem in children in the United Sates over the last few years. The number of children who are reported to use behavior-altering substances has increased in the recent past. The main substances used by children include alcohol marijuana and tobacco. According to the CDC, of the alcohol produced in the country, a tenth is consumed by individuals below the age of 18 years old. The report further opines that by grade 12, 66.67% of the students would have already tried alcohol, 50% marijuana, 40% tobacco and 20% non-prescribed drugs (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). Evidently, the problem is common in the United States. The commonness of drug use in problem is different among different racial and social demographics, which shows a trend that aligns commonness to the ease of access to the substance and the perception of the society towards the substance in question.

 

At Risk Population of the Problem

Substance abuse is a social aspect and hence it affects different members of the society differently. There are also differences of substance use patterns across different demographics (Chen & Jacobson, 2012). This is due to the fact that substance use is dependent on the perception of the society towards the substance. For instance, for the African American community, the children are more likely to use marijuana than other children are. Similarly, the Euro-American children are more likely to use prescription pills than other children are. Additionally, the use of substances is differentiated within the socio-economic status of the children (Chen & Jacobson, 2012). While the problem affects the user by impairing their behaviors and emotions, it also affects the society. Of the percentage who use substances, their interaction with the social environment is impaired and hence the society losses on the positive interaction between its members. In addition, the government loses from reduced productivity of the children, which results in lower economic and educational outcomes.

Theoretical Framework

The main theories that explain substance use in children are sociological theories which assume the influence of the society on behaviors of the individual. Under the social control theory, it is argued that the individual would be attracted to activities that achieve pleasure, self-interest and social deviance (Krohn, et al., 2015). As such, the child is more likely to use substances than to control themselves since they are aware that by doing so, it is pleasurable and they are pursuing rebellious behaviors. The other theory is social learning which argues for the development of behaviors from interaction with the society which is likely to exhibit the behaviors (Krohn, et al., 2015). As such, the theory argues that the child would learn substance use from interacting with a social environment where substance use is a common occurrence. The inference of the theories is that the child is more likely to use substances where the society is highly controlling and where a majority of the members of the society similarly use substances.

Trends in Substance Abuse in Children over the Last Decade

According to Amy, et al., (2015) there has been indications of reducing drug use disorders in children in the United States. The report showed declining trends in the last decade with regards to substance use disorders. While the figure still remains high at 7% of individuals aged between nine and seventeen years of age, there is general decline in the numbers, which declined from 9% to 7% during the period (Mericle, et al., 2015). These figures communicate the trends of drug use disorders but can be used to predict trends in drug use given drug use is directly related to the disorder. The government and stakeholders should increase the efficiency of state and local programs that are used to target substance use in order to completely eliminate the issue. Additionally, the members of the society who are close to the children should support government efforts by fostering early detection.

Credibility of the Research Sources

The objective of the research was to seek an understanding into the children and drug use problem in the United States. In order to achieve this, document review of government records on the issue and review of literature were conducted. This enabled the study to understand the problem from a theoretical and phenomenal perspective. The government records used was obtained from national census and information from the Center for Disease Control. For the scholarly sources, the literature was sourced from National Center for Biotechnology Information database. The literature was peer reviewed and therefore had credibility. The government records offered credibility to the research on the trends of the phenomenon while the peer-reviewed sources offered credibility to the theoretical and descriptive research of the problem. Given the credibility of the information used in the study, it is arguable that the study was similarly credible.

Scholarly Perspectives

Scholarship has general agreement on the nature and the trends of the problem that is facing the country. Perhaps, the current argument is on the theoretical descriptions of the problem as scholars seek to identify ways in which the problem can be explained and predicted. As such, the main focus of the discussion is based on the different perspectives of development of addiction; psychological, sociological, and neurological (Krohn, et al., 2015). However, one other significant controversy is on the prevention and treatment interventions. The differences of effectiveness of the different intervention measures form a significant controversy. This is especially significant when the discussion is on the effectiveness of government led programs such as D.A.R.E which seeks to have children interact with members of the law enforcement office as a way to prevent the onset age of alcohol use (Medline Plus, 2018). However, it is evident that effectiveness of a program is based on the individual’s personal behaviors, personality, and perceptions.

Conclusion

There is a general children and drug use problem in the United States, which, while on a declining trend is still significantly high. The purpose of this essay was to develop an understanding of the current problems faced by the society with regards to the issue. It is noted that there is a decline in the rates of drug use in children and this is based on socio-demographic factors. It is also noted that the sociological perspectives seek to explain and predict the occurrence of the phenomenon including the social control and social learning theories. The sources of research are observed as being credible as they are from government records and peer-reviewed journal articles. In scholarship, while there is general consensus on the origins of the problem, the main controversy is with regards to the intervention effectiveness. Based on the discussion, it is evident that while there is general knowledge on the problem, the main problem in the United States is the development of interventions.

References

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Teen Substance Use & Risks. Washington, DC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chen, P., & Jacobson, K. C. (2012). Developmental trajectories of substance use from early adolescence to young adulthood: Gender and racial/ethnic differences. Journal of adolescent health, 50(2), 154-163.

Krohn, M. D., Loughran, T. A., Thornberry, T. P., Jang, D. W., Freeman-Gallant, A., & Castro, E. D. (2015). Explaining Adolescent Drug Use in Adjacent Generations: Testing the Generality of Theoretical Explanations. Journal of Drug Issues, 46(4), 373-395.

Medline Plus. (2018, April 28). Drug Abuse.

Mericle, A. A., Arria, A. M., Meyers, K., Cacciola, J., Winters, K. C., & Kirby, K. (2015). National trends in adolescent substance use disorders and treatment availability: 2003–2010. Journal of child & adolescent substance abuse, 24(5), 255-263.

ancient Greek medical practices

 

 

Length: 250-500 words (Going under or over the word count will hurt your grade. If you discover your paper is over 500 words, find ways to combine 3 with 4 and/or 5 with 6 and/or 7.)

 

Assignment:

 

This assignment offers some in-depth information about ancient Greek medical practices and how much they continue to influence the present. You will create a list of answers based on an academic source and in doing so will gain experience that will prove helpful for your later essays.

 

Read the attached article carefully.

 

List items 1 through 8 in a numbered series (so that your paper looks like the following list in this assignment rather than an essay but without the instructions).

 

  1. State the authors’ thesis or purpose (either paraphrased or quoted directly, including page number where statement appears).

 

  1. In your own words, briefly summarize the entire article (2-3 sentences).

 

  1. Quote the authors once or twice, choosing what you consider particularly eloquent sentences (include page number after each direct quote). Explain why you have chosen each quotation.

 

  1. Cite specific examples the authors use to support their thesis (again, either paraphrased or quoted directly, including page numbers for each). Explain how each example supports the thesis.

 

  1. Describe the audience to whom you think the article is directed. Cite specific examples to explain how you know that. (Think back to Ch. 9 of They Say, I Say in Comp. I.)

 

  1. Describe the article’s strengths and provide at least 1 specific example.

 

  1. Describe the article’s weaknesses and provide at least 1 specific example.

 

  1. State what specific information you found most interesting about the article.

 

  1. Attach and submit your assignment. Do not include the instructions or your similarity report will be too high.