Raw Food Diet

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Please number the questions as referenced below and follow the directions for each question. If you quote the article, you must cite and reference it appropriately, otherwise it is plagiarism.

Please read the two articles provided in reference to raw pet diets and answer the following questions:

1. What groups of people are at a higher risk of developing a serious infection from being in a household with a pet who eats a raw food diet? Why are these groups of people at a higher risk?
2. What are the symptoms of a salmonella infection in a human?
3. Who is the FDA and should we support and communicate their recommendations to owners?
4. You are a vet tech working in an animal hospital. Why is it important for you to know if the pet you are working on is fed a raw food diet and what precautions, if any,  would you take if you were working with a pet who eats a raw food diet?
5. In this digital era, we see that opinion is often valued more than facts and information provided on the internet does not have to be verified. During your studies to become a veterinary professional, and after graduation, how will you differentiate between fact and opinion?

Short Discussion

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We are going through what many call an unprecedented health crisis in the US and around the world.  However, this crisis is not exactly unprecedented.  What became known as the Spanish Flu  – a global pandemic of 1918-1919 –  was a modern pandemic.  Even though the sophisticated  data collection techniques we have today were not available a hundred years ago, vital statistic information collection for death rates and cause of death were around.  According to the US Centers for Disease Control,  “it is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the worlds population became infected with this virus.  The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.” 

The object of this assignment is for you to listen to the program – An Unfinished Lesson: What The 1918 Flu Tells Us About Human Nature  – linked below and then respond to and address the questions below.  The program is an interview with Dr. Nancy Bristow, an historian with an investigative sociological bent who has studied  and written about the Spanish Flu pandemic.  Bristow’s interview covers several topics that relate to society and sit right in the middle of sociological study.  Listen for those as you play through the interview as they will be part of what you will need to address in your discussion. 

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/23/820066211/an-unfinished-lesson-what-the-1918-flu-tells-us-about-human-nature (Links to an external site.)

(1)  One of Bristow’s points is that the information about this topic has been largely ignored.  Before this module, had you ever heard about the Spanish Flu and if so, in what context?

(2)  Can you see any similarities in societal behaviors and social  justice between what was described in how people responded to the 1918 pandemic and  what you are observing today?  Yes or no and explain.

(3)  Although there is no vaccine and no cure for COVID-19,  putting our society on a par with the 1918 pandemic, we do understand more about viruses in general and how the virus is spread.  And, we also have medical technology like ventilators that can assist people’s breathing while their bodies fight off the virus, thus, are in a better position for more people  to survive.  This leads to a very difficult question.  We know that in a bad case scenario, there will not be sufficient ventilators for all who need them.  Reaching into your system of values and ethics, if medical equipment has to be rationed, should scarce supplies go to those who are the sickest or those who are most likely to recover?  Why?

(4)  What did you find most surprising about the story of the 1918 pandemic and what are you likely to take away from this discussion?

Short Discussion

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In Sociology, when we study religion we primarily examine religion as an institution in society, albeit an important and interactive institution. In our society, whether we define ourselves as a religious adherent or not (adherent is the sociological term for belonging to), because religion is such a powerful institution, it affects all of us. If we look globally, the strength of religious identity shapes much of the conflict that happens in the world. And while this may seem ironic, disagreement over religious belief has been at the center of conflict for centuries.

Now to your assignment. First, let me stress that there is no expectation that anyone be or not be an adherent of any tradition.

In your content folder for this week are a number of articles that describe religious traditions and research on religious observance.  For this discussion forum, read (as well as your related text) at least 2 articles and discuss what you learned from those articles.

In your discussion, be certain to include the following (labeled 1, 2, and 3):

1)  Did the articles dispel any myths you might have had about religious traditions or secular humanism?

2)  Were you able to find commonalities among the groups described in the articles?

3)  And since this chapter also discusses families, how did your family shape your experiences and decisions related to religious group adherence or not?

Advertising

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Reality TV shows often seems staged but is some instances you really cant make up some of the things that are presented.  Some of the more popular shows have focused on restaurants and the issues they face for daily survival in a highly competitive environment. For this assignment we enjoy our own version of Restaurant: Impossible as you analyze the following case to determine the underlying public relations issues as you attempt to answer the question of CAN THIS RESTAURANT BE SAVED?

If there is any one industry in which word-of-mouth can do great damage in a hurry, that industry would be food service, especially restaurants. A single round of food poisoning can drive away customers for months. Any tale of contamination or unsanitary conditions that circulates in a local community creates a major crisis for a restaurant owner.

Juan and Bonita Gonzales knew the risks when they opened their new restaurant, The Mexican Villa, in a small shopping center in North Canton, Ohio. With the recent wave of Mexican immigrants to the area, two other successful Mexican restaurants had opened across town. The couple believed that if they provided high-quality food in a pleasant atmosphere, their restaurant could succeed.

The business opened in the fall of 2007. First-year sales were better than expected. A mixture of Hispanic and Caucasian customers regularly dined at The Mexican Villa. The restaurant had two distinct serving areas: the dining room and the cantina. In the dining room, authentic Mexican music played softly in the background. There was plenty of room between tables. The floors were carpeted and clean. Servers were dressed in bright colored clothing and were carefully trained to be pleasant, efficient, and helpful. In the cantina, the music was louder. The floors were tile. Smoking was permitted in a bar-type atmosphere. Television sets were tuned to sports programs. In both areas, customers were quickly greeted and served salsa and chips at no charge. The menu was the same for both areas.

Both the cantina and the dining room had regular customers who ate at the Villa as often as once a week. The Villa also had a strong lunch business, where a lighter menu with lower prices was featured. The restaurant was near a business district and shopping center, which provided access to many potential lunch guests.

The crisis occurred after The Mexican Villa had been open for 15 months. In the spring of 2009, one of the Villa food preparers contracted an infectious case of hepatitis. Hepatitis is highly contagious and dangerous. The local health authorities discovered the problem and forced the Villa to close for seven days. Word was sent out in the newspaper, on the radio, and on the local television news that anyone who had eaten at the Villa in the past two weeks should contact the government health authorities to be tested. Word spread quickly through North Canton about the episode, both in the Spanish-speaking community and to other groups.

Fortunately, no one was infected. The employee had worn protective gloves while preparing food. The safety precautions used at the restaurant had kept the disease from spreading to others.

Juan and Bonita had a limited budget for advertising. Once the news stories had run, the media quickly lost interest. It was impossible for the couple to capture the same audience to tell people that the health crisis had passed. The number of customers who returned after the weeklong closure dropped dramatically. Sales had been down for more than a month. The couple began to wonder if people would ever come back.

You are to write a 3 to 5 page paper addressing this public relations nightmare for your client.  Please use the following key points to direct your analysis:

What kinds of public relations tactics should be used to help The Mexican Villa?
Is there any kind of cause-related or event marketing program that might bring people back to the restaurant?
Do you believe The Mexican Villa can be saved, or is it a lost cause? Why?
You are expected to appropriately cite all references and to use APA writing style guidelines.

The body of your paper (not including title page, reference list, tables or illustrations) will be 3-5 pages in length, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. Header, footer and margins will be 1 inch, left justified.

Please be sure to cite others ideas and not to claim others work as your own through lack of citation.

Please ensure that your essay is free of misspellings, typographical and major grammatical errors. You will lose points for these mistakes.