Explain how your biggest influence aligns with the research. Incorporate information from at least two academic sources to support your statements and ideas. Academic sources could include your textbook, required readings for this module, or academic journal articles found in the Argosy University online library.

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Assignment 3: Review and Research of Childhood Influences

In M1: Assignment 2, you examined an important factor contributing to a child’s success. Now with your understanding that there are many different areas of impact within the realms of family, peers, school, and community, it is helpful to explore your own experience and reaction to some of these areas of influence. It is very common for our own experiences as a child to significantly impact our interactions with children, if we are not first aware of our beliefs and reactions.

Based on your review of the influences of family, peers, schools, and community, respond to the following:

  • Looking back at your own experiences and influences, analyze which of these influences had the biggest impact on your own development when you were a child or adolescent. Give reasons for your answer.
  • How has this impact (for example, family or peer situation, community influence, or school environment) been influenced by the various adults in your life (parents, teachers, coaches)?
  • Using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research your findings further. Respond to the following:
    • Explain how your biggest influence aligns with the research. Incorporate information from at least two academic sources to support your statements and ideas. Academic sources could include your textbook, required readings for this module, or academic journal articles found in the Argosy University online library.
    • Who are the major proponents (theorists past or current) of your chosen influence and how did they reach these conclusions?
  • Ask two adults what or who had the most impact on them. Compare this self-report data with your experience and your research about prominent influences.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Be sure to include separate title and reference pages. Apply APA standards to citation of sources, including use of in-text citations and full references. Academic sources could include your textbook, required readings for this module, or academic journal articles found in the Argosy University online library.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.

Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsAnalyzed the influence that had the biggest impact on your development as a child or adolescent.8Explained how the “influence factor” was further affected by the various adults in your life.8Incorporated information from at least two academic sources in identifying the research that aligned with your biggest influence.24Identified the major proponents of the chosen impact area providing reasons for the conclusions of those theorists (past or current).24Compared and contrasted your experience about influence with data from at least two adults.16Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Total:100

Prepare an evidenced argument to present to your local town council that outlines an idea to offer healthy food options to your town.

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This discussion presents the opportunity for you to address the inequality of access to healthcare in the United States using moral and ethical reasoning. There is overwhelming evidence that social inequalities affect health outcomes. Many argue that lack of health care access related to poverty is a human rights concern in the United States and that should be subject to public and social justice inquiry. As such, the Affordable Care Act was implemented to promote health equity. Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:

From the viewpoint of a social justice activist, present an argument to a Congressional committee as to the ethical and moral reasons for supporting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Through research, anticipate an item of debate that will be offered to you by the panel and use at least one ethical theory or perspective from the text to support your evidence of moral imperative.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

 

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The purpose of this discussion is to offer you the opportunity to debate the issue of food justice and food deserts. Food deserts are a significant issue in poorer neighborhoods in the United States. In many of these neighborhoods, the only access to food is through a local convenience store or a fast food restaurant. This severely limits the options for the poor to have access to fresh and wholesome food and has been evidenced as a key reason for the obesity epidemic in the United States. This issue is encompassed in the overarching topic of food justice, which highlights the issue of food deserts as well as public access to genetically modified foods, organic foods, and the issues of equal access for positive food options in light of public health and social inequality. Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:

Read the Hilmers article assigned this week. Assume that your town is a food desert and you would like to do something about it. Prepare an evidenced argument to present to your local town council that outlines an idea to offer healthy food options to your town. Use at least one ethical theory or perspective to support the moral or ethical reasoning for why this program should be implemented.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

For Section 1, please write a well-developed, thoughtful paragraph or two in response to one of the following two questions. Write your entry in the textbox below, or browse your computer to attach a Word document. 1. A new worldview label has popped up in philosophy, theology and psychology. It’s called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism,and it refers to people who claim to be part of a religion but who are really just using the IDEA of God as a moral system and a therapeutic system of self help. They may go to worship, or pray when they’re in trouble, and follow the moral rules, but they really have no RELATIONSHIP with God and often no use for God unless life hands them a crisis. They treat God as an idea, instead of as a Person. Look at your culture and react to this idea. 2. Dr. Rachels presumes that if a perfect God made this world, then the world should be better than it is–that we would not find so much ugliness, hatred, discord, and selfishness as we do. The opposite has also been proposed–that if the world was a cosmic accident, then we would not find as much beauty, love, unity, and compassion as we do. How might we reconcile the world as it is with the existence of a benevolent Creator?

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For Section 1, please write a well-developed, thoughtful paragraph or two in response to one of the following two questions.  Write your entry in the textbox below, or browse your computer to attach a Word document.

1.  A new worldview label has popped up in philosophy, theology and psychology.  It’s called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism,and it refers to people who claim to be part of a religion but who are really just using the IDEA of God as a moral system and a therapeutic system of self help.  They may go to worship, or pray when they’re in trouble, and follow the moral rules, but they really have no RELATIONSHIP with God and often no use for God unless life hands them a crisis.  They treat God as an idea, instead of as a Person.  Look at your culture and react to this idea.

2.  Dr. Rachels presumes that if a perfect God made this world, then the world should be better than it is–that we would not find so much ugliness, hatred, discord, and selfishness as we do.  The opposite has also been proposed–that if the world was a cosmic accident, then we would not find as much beauty, love, unity, and compassion as we do.  How might we reconcile the world as it is with the existence of a benevolent Creator?

Analyze and demonstrate an effective strategy for intercultural communication within the setting you selected.

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Select 1 example of intercultural communication within a specific setting, such as tourism, global business, education, or health care.

Analyze and demonstrate an effective strategy for intercultural communication within the setting you selected.

Write a 700- to 1,000-word integrative paper about the strategy you formulated, and draw on the knowledge you have acquired throughout the course.

Address the following questions in your paper as they pertain to your strategy:

  • What is the impact of cultural variation on intercultural, interpersonal relationships within the industry you selected?
  • How is personal dignity impacted in this intercultural industry setting?
  • By implementing your strategy, how might interpersonal relationships improve as a part of an intercultural experience?
  • What are a few of the setting-specific roles of cultural variations in intercultural, interpersonal relationships?
  • How will your strategy improve interpersonal relationships within the setting and foster intercultural competence?

Cite 2 or 3 peer-reviewed sources to support your assignment.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Citations and references are required in all assignments. Include a title sheet and references page.