The American Promise chapters 3, 4, and 5 Servitude, Slavery, Colonization, and Christianity

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1. Indentured Servitude and Slavery. In these chapters you will find the very roots of slavery as an institution in the United States.
Chronologically describe the development of this foundation of our history.
What was indentured servitude and how and why did it fade out over the decades?
What do you understand now that perhaps you did not before?
How did Slavery become ‘indispensable’ and necessary to colonial life?
2. English Colonization:  New England, Middle, and Southern colonies
What was the English model of colonization?
Describe the British Colonies by region, by comparing and contrasting two colonies. 
Then chronologically account for the economic development of the Colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.
How did these Colonies (by regions) serve the Crown and English Empire?
3. Christianity:
Describe the variety of Christians coming to the Colonies, and how did these Christians effect the development of their colony?
What surprises you?
How did these believers change their world and  how were they changed by their world over the generations.

How to Proceed:
Pick two prompts, from the three listed above.
Write a three page essay on each of the two prompts you choose.
Submit a total of six pages.

Module 3

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 The control of our nations borders and the regulation of who can enter and leave the country is an integral part of homeland security. The Department of Homeland Security is charged with preventing the entry of terrorists, securing the borders, and carrying out immigration enforcement functions. Many of the 22 agencies that make up the Department of Homeland Security have as their primary mission 1 or more of these tasks, yet there is a significant ongoing debate about immigration and the role of Homeland Security. Summarize the current debate regarding immigration and homeland security. Explain and support your views on the immigration debate. 

Models Of Quality Improvement In Healthcare

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Course Scenario

Chaparral Regional Hospital is a small, urban hospital of approximately 60 beds, and offers the following:

  • Emergency room services
  • Intensive care
  • Surgical care
  • Obstetrics
  • Diagnostic services
  • Some rehabilitation therapies
  • Inpatient pharmacy services
  • Geriatric services
  • Consumer physician referral services

Recently, the CEO has been hearing complaints from both patients and staff, varying from long wait times to rude physicians. You have been hired to design and implement a Quality Improvement Plan to 

help uncover quality problems and to satisfactorily resolve them.

Scenario Continued

The CEO has met with you to let you know that some members of the Board of Directors are questioning the value of developing a quality improvement plan. She has asked you to create an executive summary and an information sheet to be included in the next Board packet.

Instructions

Topics for the executive summary should include:

  1. What is a Quality Improvement plan?
  2. Why do healthcare facilities create improvement plans?
  3. Why would you recommend the facility create and implement a QI plan?

NOTE – APA formatting for the reference list, and proper grammar, punctuation, and form required.

After completing the Executive Summary, you will create a one-page information sheet for the Board that they can use to answer questions about QI plans.

  1. The information sheet should give your CEO and the Board of Directors enough information to 
  2. have an educated conversation with patients and other stakeholders on the value of QI plans.
  3. Make sure to use audience-specific language and tone on your information sheet. Remember, you are writing this information sheet for your CEO and the Board of Directors.
  4. Be creative, and make your information sheet fun and organized.

Discussion 2: The Social Work Advocate In Politics

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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 ever lobbied on a topic. If you have not, choose a topic for which you might like to lobby in favor or against. Finally, consider how you think social workers might have a powerful and positive effect as elected officials.

By Day 4

Post an explanation of the role of lobbying and campaigning in social work practice. Then, explain how you think social workers might have a powerful and positive effect as elected officials. Finally, explain of the impact, if any, the experiences and opinions of your colleagues have had on your own experiences and opinions.