Text Journal – 1 page, 1 paragraph (pdf file provided) ** MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT READINGS WHICH I PROVIDE LINKS**

The text journal is your analytical response to the content from the chapters in the Adams textbook. Each of these should draw on concepts from the readings. Please be sure to integrate explicit use of concepts from the readings, concise critical reflection and analyses, and some application to yourself and key areas of your environment.

Very brief and short summary **Include title of the article/reading within the body text**

Can use current events!!! How this relates to something you heard or has happened

Involve thoughts and end with a question.

Reading Guidelines– ENGAGE IN PAPER!!!

• What is my response to the main point? (Be specific—is there a passage, sentence, overall?) Why?

• What questions do you have about points made in this reading?

• What new theories or knowledge have you gained from the reading?

• What is one question you’d like to have the class discuss based on this reading?

Think of an article or chapter as a story that is being told to you or conversation that you are having, and make mental connections in your reading. Is what you’re reading new? Had you ever thought about what the author is saying before? Is the reading connected with other things you have read? Do certain ideas in the reading excite or inspire you, make you angry or sad or confused, confirm what you believe or experience? Do you agree or disagree with everything or only certain things the author is saying? Do you believe what the author is saying is true?—Ask yourself these types of questions in your mind as you read.

– Easy vocabulary

READINGS HAVE ONE/TWO/MORE CONCEPT(s) IN COMMON. Identify them.

LINKS TO READINGS (2 in total) :

Laird, S. (2008). Cultural Competence in Social Work. Anti-Oppressive Social Work: A Guide to Developing Cultural Competence. London: Sage. (pp. 35-50).

Ortega, R., & Faller, K (2011). Training child welfare workers from an intersectional cultural humility perspective: A paradigm shift. Child Welfare, 90(5), 27-49.

I WILL ATTACH BOTH PDFs.

Create a persuasive message. Depending on your chosen audience, it can be delivered as an email, a block letter, or an advertisement. To write a persuasive message, the writer needs to collect information about “(1) your product, service, or idea; (2) your audience; and (3) the desired outcome” (Lehman + Dufrene, BCOM9. Cengage Learning, 2018, p. 139).A few possible topics for your persuasive message could include any of the following:

• Request the ability to work from home

• Ask for a more flexible work schedule
• Ask for a specific benefit (for instance, health benefits if your company doesn’t provide them, a gym membership or access to a work out room or equipment, paid vacation, a pay raise, cost of living increase, increased duties, the ability to use social media while on the job, and so forth).
• Ask for a specific company to stock a product or discontinue offering a service.

For additional information on writing a persuasive message, please review Chapter 8 in BCOM9.For persuasive message, the inductive approach is recommended (list the facts first and then deliver the “ask” or desired course of action last.Another useful format in delivering persuasive messages is AIDA:

A—Attention (“Get the reader’s attention”)

I—Interest (“Introduce the product, service, or idea and arouse interest in it”)

D—Desire (“Create desire by presenting convincing evidence of the value of the produce, service, or idea”)

A—Action (“Encourage Action”)(p 8.1).

There’s no rubric for this assignment but it will be graded for content as well as grammar, punctuation and mechanics.You may need to do a little bit of research and gather facts and evidence in order to be persuasive.For instance, if you are asking for a company-provided pass to a gym, you might want to include research which links stress or burnout to increased rates of absenteeism.If outside information is used, please be sure to properly cite.You are not limited to only the suggestions listed.Be creative!If you have an idea but aren’t sure it fits the assignment criteria, please reach out to review your idea with me.

Discussion D

Welcome to Discussion D!

Week 7 – Share your Outline Template Part 1 as an attachment with the class.

Week 8 – Respond to at least 2 of your classmates in 100+ words each.

Before you post your two 100+ word classmate responses, read and watch the following about giving actionable feedback.

· Peer Feedback

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· How to Give Actionable Feedback

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Second, watch the following videos about managing incoming feedback.

· Run, Hide, or Say ‘Thank You’ When Faced With Feedback

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· How to Use Others’ Feedback to Learn and Grow

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Third, write your two classmate responses by following steps A and B below.

A) Examine your classmate’s working thesis and roadmap. On a scale of 1-6, with 6 being most convincing and 1 being the least, how convincing do you think the argument will be? Why do you think so? Be specific, but be diplomatic.

B) Remember, feedback is what we use to make our work better, so it must be actionable; that is, it must propose to the recipient something to add, take way, revise, etc. Unwarranted praise does little to facilitate that, nor does overly brutal forthrightness.

read those 2 essay and answer questions below based on those essay do not make your answer long a sentence is good.

FIRST ESSAY : “Competitive Sports: What Risks Should Athletes Be Allowed to Take?” https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/health/25brod.h…

1-Which specific type of injuries is the focus of Jane E. Brody’s “For Children in Sports, a Breaking Point”?

2- What is one of the reasons Jeb Golinkin gives in “WhyParents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” for why kids shouldplay sports?

3-What is one of the groups targeted for criticism by KentSepkowitz in “It’s Time to Quit Ignoring Sports Head Trauma’s Very RealDangers”?

4- What is one of the specific dangers associated with boxingthat John Hardy describes in “Ban Boxing—It’s Demeaning and Dangerous”?

5- What is one of the specific categories of drugs discussed in “The Dangers of Doping” by the Public Broadcasting Service”?

6- What is one of the biggest changes in youth sports inrecent years, according to “The Dangers of Sports Specialization” by theOrthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists?

7-What is one of the particular issues regarding concussionsthat Andrew M. Blecher discusses in “The NFL Concussion Crisis &The Doctor-Patient Relationship”?

SECOND ESSAY: “Freedom of Speech: Are Limitations on Our Rights Ever Justified?,” Chapter 24, pp. 543-558https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hate-speech-online_…

1- What does Sean McElwee say in “The Case for Censoring Hate Speech on the Internet” is one of the two aims of online hate speech?

2-What is one of the key reasons that Mathew Ingram gives assupport for the assertion in the title of “Why Twitter Is Doing theRight Thing by Refusing to Identify Users Who Posted Anti-SemiticComments”?

3- What is the key reason the ACLU gives in “Hate Speech onCampus” for its defending of “free speech for racists, sexists,homophobes, and other bigots”?

4-What does Janet Napolitano say in “It’s Time to Free Speech on Campus Again” is the best way to deal with extreme speech?

5-What is one of the specific suggestions that ChristianeAmanpour gives in her “Acceptance Speech for the Burton BenjaminMemorial Award. November 22, 2016” for what journalists should do in thefuture?

Essay Questions:

Answer all essays. Show that you understand the lecture material and required readings first. Then you may disagree or add material from your own research. Make sure you number each answer and identify each part of the question. (a,b). If you use quotes from different sources be sure to explain them in your own words. Proof-read your essays to avoid mistakes in spelling and grammar.

1. (a) Discuss the connection between political power and economic power.

(b) what is the evidence according to Domhoff that the upper-class dominates our political system?

2. Your instructor has asserted that all societies exhibit forms of inequality regarding wealth, power or status. What are some of the solutions in the reduction of economic inequality according to Professor Stiglitz, and your instructor? Can we adopt anything learned from Western Europe on this matter?

3. We as human beings are a product of genetics, our social environment and our ability to discriminate among the influences from our socialization. Illustrate that in determining who you are and how you got that way from your first writing assignment.

4. Theories in sociology have to be useful for our understanding of individual and society. Explain how functionalism and conflict theory are helpful to your understanding of the social order.

5. A common practice in sociology is to describe the American social class system as made up of three classes: upper-class, middle-class, and working class/lower class. Describe the differences between the three classes on criteria such as annual income and other relevant criteria.

6.Domhoff claims through his research that the upper=class dominates our political system. What is his reasoning and evidence to make that conclusion?

7. The instructor has conceptualized two different ideologies in America: Conservative versus Liberal. Has he correctly described the distinctions?

8. There are two models essentially which offer different views about the distribution of political power in America. Pluralism versus Power Elite. The instructor and others claim the power elite model is closer to the reality of politics. Would you agree?