Discussion 2 6200

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Bearing witness to trauma has its own set of consequences. Watching repeated episodes of bullying can evoke strong emotional and behavioral responses from an adolescent. During the impressionable stage of social development in adolescents, these experiences can contribute to a change in perception about the ways people should and do treat each other. Furthermore, ongoing exposure to this behavior can jeopardize an adolescents healthy social development. For this Discussion, consider how the act of bullying experienced by one adolescent may change the experience of another who witnesses it.

Post a scenario that illustrates how bullying experienced by one adolescent may change the experience of another who witnesses it. Then address the availability of any social work intervention, skill, or practice that might change this cycle of events. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Discussion 1 6200

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Bullying is not a new phenomenon, but social media and communication technologies have introduced a breadth and depth to which public shaming, targeted taunting, and bullying have manifested. For this Discussion, consider how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology.

Post an explanation of one moral development theory and its connection to the act of bullying. Be sure to frame your explanation within the context of cyber and other bullying that persists in social media and communication technologies used by adolescents. Also explain how bullying has changed and how it has remained the same in light of modern technology. Please use the Learning Resources to support your answer.

Cause and Effect Thinking versus Paradoxical Thinking

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Please see the below instructions:

In most colleges and universities students are taught “cause and effect” thinking at the expense of paradoxical thinking.  This type of thinking hinders accomplishing mastery.  Define both terms, explain, and compare them.  Explain why cause and effect thinking hinders achieving mastery. 

Your summation should be very powerful piece that seeks to convince your reader with all the reasons both professionally and personally why she/he should learn paradoxical thinking.

Cover all the additional points asked for in the material below:

1.  Cover Page
2.  Table of Contents
3.  Major components
      a.  Part I — Introduction / Definition
      b.  Part II — Provide an example of a company that demonstrates paradoxical thinking.
    c.  Part III — Discuss whether or not one can learn paradoxical thinking and discuss the reasons for your answer.
    d.  Part IV — Paradoxical thinking is one of eight skills related to intelligence.  Discuss why it is probably the least used.
    e.  Part V — Summarize your understanding of how management and leadership can utilize paradoxical thinking to improve the organization .
4.  Use of illustrations, charts, and/or graphics.
5.  Reference page (minimum of five references).

This is a Masters level paper and must be written in APA format and contain at least 7 pages in the main section, grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting and all other components of effective writing.

Sociology 311

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Our goal is to have lively discussion of this weeks reading on discourse community and to help each other develop and deepen our understanding of why knowing our audience, context, and purpose are crucial to successful writing. My hope is that discussing as a class the who, what, and why of written communication will motivate your work this term and help you get to know what your colleagues value in this work. Note: I will usually break up the discussion board into smaller groups of 5 or 6, so the reading is more manageable. But for Week One, I’d like us all to introduce ourselves to each other.

Task

Develop a primary post that responds to the following prompt by Thursday, 11:59pm. I encourage you to post earlier in the week to get our discussion going!

Introduce yourself to the group and describe a community to which you belong or would like to belong that has significance for you. It can be any community: one connected to school, your family, a fan community, an interest/hobby group, an online group, a professional group, a religious group, etc. You are welcome to post a pic of yourself or a pic related to the community you’ve chosen to discuss.
Answer the questions: What are the unique characteristics of communicating within this community? What purpose(s) does communicating serve in this community? You might think about languages spoken, group-specific terminology, online versus in-person communication, written communication, casual versus formal communication style, who gets to speak, sharing ideas/knowledge, accomplishing tasks, etc.
Conclude your post with a specific, open-ended question* for the rest of the group about discourse in your community or the concept of discourse community, drawing from this weeks reading. Your question should develop logically from your response to the prompt.