Describe how this activity contributed to your diversity awareness.

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Different Perspectives Assignment – (20%): DUE END OF WEEK 4
After completing this course, students should be able to

interact appropriately and communicate effectively, using respectful language based on knowledge of diverse populations
make connections and analyze problems related to current events using knowledge of the historical context of diversity issues

For this assignment, you will select a person that is different than you in at least one of the diversity areas we study in this class (race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc.).  You will meet with this person on at least two (2) different occasions for at least one (1) hour each time.  It is preferred that these meetings are face to face. If that is not possible, please discuss options with the instructor.  With the selected individual, discuss significant differences and similarities between the two of you, paying attention to everyday life experiences as well as major life experiences.
The objectives of this report are to: (1) View the world through the lens of someone significantly different than you; (2) Appreciate the similarities that exist between humans even in the face of significant differences.
Content of Report
For this written assignment, you will need to address the following:

Whom did you interview and why?
In what major way(s) is this individual different than you (age, gender, race, sexual orientation, etc.)?
What significant differences did you discover in everyday life experiences?
What significant differences did you discover in major life experiences?
What was the most unexpected information you learned from this activity?
How comfortable were you in talking with this individual?
What were the similarities you discovered?
What was the most surprising similarity you discovered?
Describe how this activity contributed to your diversity awareness.

Format of the Report

Font = 12 point; Arial or Times New Roman. Line spacing 2.0. If you do not adhere to this format, points will be deducted.
Your report will be 5-6 pages in length (not counting the bibliography or title page).
Be sure to use appropriate language; do NOT use colloquial language; this is an official written assignment.
Grammar and spelling are important to this assignment.
Remember to cite all references including the person interviewed. Dates of the interviews should be cited.

The Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System

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Complete the Unit 2 Assignment: The Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System
Write a 2 page essay briefly discussing the history and evolution of the juvenile justice system.
Include the following in your essay:

A minimum of three milestones in the evolution of the juvenile justice system
A minimum of three significant examples of the historical evolution of the juvenile justice system
Your opinion regarding the effectiveness of the current juvenile justice system. Provide rationale to support your position.

Note: This Assignment requires outside research. Use at least two credible sources and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used. You may consult the Library, the Internet, course materials, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style, In-Text Citations.

Describe a situation in which members of a religion experience religious oppression.

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Religious Diversity
Resources
Readings
• Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Hackman, H. W., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2013). Readings for diversity and social justice. (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge Press.
o Chapter 43, (pp. 237–242)
o Chapter 44, (pp. 243–244)
o Chapter 46, (pp. 250–254)
o Chapter 47, (pp. 255–257)
o Chapter 56, (pp. 297–301)
o Chapter 57, (pp. 301–305)
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Week 8
Religious Diversity
Discussion
Religion and Privilege
explanation of the connections between privilege and religion. Describe a situation in which members of a religion experience privilege. Describe a situation in which members of a religion experience religious oppression.

Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
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Write a personal narrative about an experience that has shaped your identity, values, and/or understanding, specifically around the issues of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation  AND reflect on how this experience has shaped your identity, values, and/or understanding of the world around you.

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This writing assignment should be two pages in length (about 800 words). The final paper is due on July 19th – to be submitted before midnight via blackboard.
This assignment is worth 100 poin

Prompt:Write a personal narrative about an experience that has shaped your identity, values, and/or understanding, specifically around the issues of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation  AND reflect on how this experience has shaped your identity, values, and/or understanding of the world around you. You will be writing about experiences that have shaped you as a person – do NOT write about the influence of a specific person in your life. Some questions to consider might be: What cultural background forms the beginnings of your own journey to who you are today?  In this experience, were you in the position of having or not having privilege in the social world such as parental support, values, and opportunities?  What social institutions — such as education or religion– shaped your experience?  At what age and why did you learn more about the location of your race, class, gender, or sexual orientation in the wider world?  What choices, if any, did you make to reinforce or flea from these experiences? You must incorporate at least two course concepts into your paper and demonstrate understanding of those concepts as well as tie them into your personal experience.
Note:  The experience need not be a large life-defining moment; it can be something as simple as your first day at a new school.  The important thing is that you reflect upon what you learned about your identity from the experience.  Also, don’t try to write an entire autobiography.  Limit your narrative to one experience and concentrate on setting up vivid and descriptive scenes that appeal to the readers’ senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
Audience:  You should write thinking of the class as your audience.  Don’t write about something that is too private to share with anyone in this class.  The papers should be able to be read publicly.
Style:  You should write about your own life and experiences.  This paper should be created out of your explorations of the topics in the class.  You are NOT being asked to write fiction — or a novel — this is about your life as story.  Your own writing style could be informal, use dialogue, use description, use comparison, or use examples.
Process: In writing autobiographically, it is important to remember that writing is a process and you can start one place and expect to revise and change the beginning, middle or end at any point in the process.
ame: Writing Assignment Rubric

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NoviceCompetentProficientPersonal NarrativePoints:12.5 (12.5%)The student does not explore issues of race, class, or gender in their writing assignment. While one of these elements is included in the story, the areas are not explored throughout the narrative.Points:37.5 (37.5%)The student writes a personal narrative revolving around race, class, or gender but does not fully demonstrate understading of how those cultural elements can be undertsood through their own experience.Points:50 (50%)The writer integrates some aspect or aspects of race, class or gender into a personal narrative, demonstrating effectively their understanding of how cultural dynamics can be understood through their own personal experience.Critical ThinkingPoints:8.75 (8.75%)The student incorrectly applies all course concepts included or does not include course concepts.Points:26.25 (26.25%)The student effectively integrates less than two course concepts into the paper OR integrates two course concepts though at least one is incorrectly applied.Points:35 (35%)The student effectively and ocrrectly integrates at least two course concepts into the paper.Writing StylePoints:3.75 (3.75%)The essay is very difficult to understand and disorganized. There are many grammar and spelling errors.Points:11.25 (11.25%)The essay is slightly disorganized and requires some work to understand. There are few grammar or spelling errors.Points:15 (15%)The essay is a good read; the narrative is creative and it effectively engages the reader. The writer attends effectively to structural issues, including organization, spelling, grammar and punctuation.