You have been asked to design an amusement park with a “frontier” theme.

Discussion 6
 
 
Write a 200-word response to the following discussion activity.  Use specific references and direct quotes from our readings this week to illustrate and support your view/s. 

 You have been asked to design an amusement park with a “frontier” theme. While your goal is to make the park fun, engaging, and accessible to children and families, you are also concerned that your representation of the “frontier” be accurate. How will you interpret the idea of the frontier? What will you call your park? How will you portray the history of American expansion and westward migration? What activities and exhibits will you provide for visitors to the park? Attach a brief paragraph to your post in which you summarize how the frontier video (posted in the Week 6 Modules folder) and a critical study of Cooper’s romantic fictions have influenced the choices you decide upon for your park. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frontier Video-
 
https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/masculine-heroes/?jwsource=cl
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cooper’s romantic fictions
 
Reading the works of Fenimore Cooper was a rite of passage for young American boys until the middle of the twentieth century. In fact, his adventure tales featuring Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo, the old hunter in the excerpts we’re reading) did much to shape not only the popular conception of the eastern woods in the French and Indian War and the Revolution but also popular ideas of what Indians were like and how to tell a “Noble SavageLinks to an external site.” (mostly Delewares and Mohegans in Cooper’s tales) from the skulking, villainous Hurons. Although Cooper features prominent Native American characters and describes tribal customs in detail in his most famous novels, he was not personally familiar with Native American culture. In fact, even though many of his American readers took him to be an expert, Cooper’s knowledge of Indian culture came largely from books, legends, and stereotypes. Think about how the Indians are portrayed in the excerpt from The Last of the Mohicans and the way he creates two separate versions of Native American character, celebrating “noble savages” like Uncas and Chingachgook while portraying other Native Americans as ferocious, barbarous, and inhumane.
In The Pioneers Natty is an old man, a living relic of an older way of life; in The Last of the Mohicans, which is set almost a half century earlier, Natty is in his prime. Essentially, then, the series is elegiac: it celebrates a fading past of romantic exploits and unspoiled wilderness.  Settings in works of fiction are often invented to symbolize or encapsulate the conflicts that will be developed in the story. How does Cooper describe the frontier community of Templeton in The Pioneers? How does the town function as a contact point between “civilization” and the wilderness? What kinds of hardships do the townspeople face? What is their vision of “progress”?
On the other hand, The Pioneers can be read as an early moment in American environmental literature. The flood of pigeons slaughtered with cannons and so thick that they blot out the sky, for example, are indeed the passenger pigeonsLinks to an external site. that were driven to extinction in the opening decades of the 20th century.  In both excerpts from The Pioneers, Cooper describes the way “settlement” and “civilization” exploit and disrupt the natural abundance of the wilderness. While the Judge tends to view this process as “improvement,” Natty condemns it as destructive and wasteful. What is Cooper’s position on the environmental impact of European-American settlement? In what respects does he seem to side with the Judge’s position, and in what respects does he seem to side with Natty? How does The Pioneers raise environmental issues that still concern us today? How do contemporary debates about issues such as logging old-growth forests, salmon fishing, and drilling for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge grow out of some of the same controversies raised in The Pioneers?
Natty Bumppo has been described as the “first American hero” in U.S. national literature. What qualities make Natty heroic? How does he deal with the tensions between “wilderness” and “civilization” that structure life in and around Templeton? How does he deal with his existence on the border between Native American and Euro-American culture? 
In her article “I Have Been, and Ever Shall Be, Your Friend’: Star Trek, The Deerslayer and the American Romance,” critic April Selley argues that the male-male bonding between Natty and his Native American sidekick Chingachgook laid the groundwork for later American heroes and their ethnic sidekicks (Journal of Popular Culture 20.1 [Summer 1986]: 89-104). These ethnic sidekicks, Selley argues, tend to be more effeminate, and thus enhance the masculinity of the European-American hero. Two famous examples of European-American heroes and ethnic sidekicks are the Lone Ranger and Tonto, and Captain Kirk and Spock. Do you agree with Selley’s reading of Cooper’s characters? Can you think of other examples that fit this model?
How do the selections from “Native Americans: Removal and Resistance” present a view of Native Americans different from Fenimore Cooper’s depiction of “noble savages”? With regard to Native Americans, many American 19th century authors like Cooper preferred to elegize over the Last Mohican or the vanished glories rather than engage with the indigenous peoples who were still very much on the scene. 
 
 
 
 
 
https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/masculine-heroes/?jwsource=cl
 
 

Describe how you would solicit feedback from the audience on the improvement plan and the in-service. Explain how you might integrate this feedback for future improvements.

As a practicing professional, you are likely to present educational in-services or training to staff pertaining to quality improvement (QI) measures of safety improvement interventions. Such in-services and training sessions should be presented in a creative and innovative manner to hold the audience’s attention and promote knowledge acquisition and skill application that changes practice for the better. The teaching sessions may include a presentation, audience participation via simulation or other interactive strategy, audiovisual media, and participant learning evaluation.The use of in-services and/or training sessions has positive implications for nursing practice by increasing staff confidence when providing care to specific patient populations. It also allows for a safe and nonthreatening environment where staff nurses can practice their skills prior to a real patient event. Participation in learning sessions fosters a team approach, collaboration, patient safety, and greater patient satisfaction rates in the health care environment (Patel & Wright, 2018).As you prepare to complete the assessment, consider the impact of in-service training on patient outcomes as well as practice outcomes for staff nurses. Be sure to support your thoughts on the effectiveness of educating and training staff to increase the quality of care provided to patients by examining the literature and established best practices.You are encouraged to explore the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies Review activity before you develop the Improvement Plan In-Service Presentation. This activity will help you review your understanding of the AONE Nurse Executive Competencies—especially those related to competencies relevant to developing an effective training session and presentation. This is for your own practice and self-assessment, and demonstrates your engagement in the course.For this assessment, build on the safety quality Patient Identification Errors in Healthcare and create an agenda and PowerPoint of an educational in-service session that would help a specific staff audience learn, provide feedback, and understand their roles and practice new skills related to the safety improvement plan you created.The final deliverable for this assessment will be a PowerPoint presentation with detailed presenter’s notes representing the material you would deliver at an in-service session to raise awareness of your chosen safety improvement initiative focusing on a specific patient safety issue and to explain the need for such an initiative. Additionally, you must educate the audience as to their role and importance to the success of the initiative. This includes providing examples and practice opportunities to test out new ideas or practices related to the safety improvement initiative.Be sure that your presentation addresses the following, which corresponds to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so you understand what is needed for a distinguished score.

Describe the purpose and goals of an in-service session focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
Explain the need for and process to improve safety outcomes related to a specific patient safety issue.
Explain to the audience their role and importance of making the improvement plan successful.
Create resources or activities to encourage skill development and process understanding related to a safety improvement initiative.
Communicate with nurses in a respectful and informative way that clearly presents expectations and solicits feedback on communication strategies for future improvement.

There are various ways to structure an in-service session; below is just one example:

Part 1: Agenda and Outcomes.

Explain to your audience what they are going to learn or do, and what they are expected to take away.

Part 2: Safety Improvement Plan.

Give an overview of the current problem focusing on a specific patient safety issue, the proposed plan, and what the improvement plan is trying to address.
Explain why it is important for the organization to address the current situation.

Part 3: Audience’s Role and Importance.

Discuss how the staff audience will be expected to help implement and drive the improvement plan.
Explain why they are critical to the success of the improvement plan focusing on a specific patient safety issue.
Describe how their work could benefit from embracing their role in the plan.

Part 4: New Process and Skills Practice.

Explain new processes or skills.
Develop an activity that allows the staff audience to practice and ask questions about these new processes and skills.
In the notes section of your PowerPoint, brainstorm potential responses to likely questions or concerns.

Part 5: Soliciting Feedback.

Describe how you would solicit feedback from the audience on the improvement plan and the in-service.
Explain how you might integrate this feedback for future improvements.

Note: Presentation length: There is no required length; use just enough slides to address all the necessary elements. Remember to use short, concise bullet points on the slides and expand on your points in the presenter’s notes. If you use 2 or 3 slides to address each of the parts in the above example, your presentation would be at least 10 slides and no more than 15 slides (not including the title, conclusion, or references slides).

Speaker notes: Speaker notes (located under each slide) should reflect what you would actually say if you were delivering the presentation to an audience. This presentation does NOT require audio or a transcript. Another presenter would be able to use the presentation by following the speaker’s notes.
APA format: Use APA formatting for in-text citations. Include an APA-formatted reference slide at the end of your presentation.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3 sources of scholarly or professional evidence to support your assertions. Resources should be no more than 5 years old.

As The Execution of Charles I reading demonstrates, a primary source is the product of the historical context and biases surrounding the author. There is always a lot of subtext in a primary source, so you need to read between the lines. With this in mind, let?s do some detective work with this week?s readings! Please write 1-2 concise paragraphs connecting ?The Trial of Joan of Arc? with De Thou?s ?Saint Bartholomew?s Day Massacre.? For both readings, I would like you to address the following questions: Do the authors favor the Reformation or do they support the Catholic Church, and why do you think this is the case? Explain how these documents connect to either ?The Council of Trent? or ?Martin Luther?s 95 Theses.? That is, how do ?The Trial of Joan of Arc? and ?Saint Bartholomew?s Day Massacre? relate to either Martin Luther?s teachings or the Catholic Church?s response to the Reformation. (Hint: even if the reading favors the Catholic Church, there might still be Protestant teachings in there.)

Part I:
As The Execution of Charles I reading demonstrates, a primary source is the product of the historical context and biases surrounding the author. There is always a lot of subtext in a primary source, so you need to read between the lines. With this in mind, let?s do some detective work with this week?s readings!
Please write 1-2 concise paragraphs connecting ?The Trial of Joan of Arc? with De Thou?s ?Saint Bartholomew?s Day Massacre.? For both readings, I would like you to address the following questions:

Do the authors favor the Reformation or do they support the Catholic Church, and why do you think this is the case?
Explain how these documents connect to either ?The Council of Trent? or ?Martin Luther?s 95 Theses.? That is, how do ?The Trial of Joan of Arc? and ?Saint Bartholomew?s Day Massacre? relate to either Martin Luther?s teachings or the Catholic Church?s response to the Reformation. (Hint: even if the reading favors the Catholic Church, there might still be Protestant teachings in there.)

Have at least 2 in-text citations from each reading.
Part II:
Please write a few sentences explaining how Thomas Hobbes (author of Leviathan) would react to the execution of King Charles I. This does not need to be a full paragraph, but I would like you to include 2 in-text citations (at least one should be from Leviathan. The other can be from Leviathan, lecture, or The Execution of Charles I.)

Product ExerciseChoose a product that you purchase on a consistent basis. For your chosen consumer product that has competition (i.e. other branded products that are similar to your choice). Go to a retail store and find your product. Describe the product packaging, relative to competing products. How is the product differentiated there on the shelf? Is it a brand extension? How many variations are on the shelf for your brand? How many variations for other brands? Describe several customers who purchase your product. Add anything else that is interesting from a marketing perspective. You might refer back to chapter 8 and chapter 12 for this exercise (Kotler and Keller Marketing Book). 

Product ExerciseChoose a product that you purchase on a consistent basis. For your chosen consumer product that has competition (i.e. other branded products that are similar to your choice). Go to a retail store and find your product. Describe the product packaging, relative to competing products. How is the product differentiated there on the shelf? Is it a brand extension? How many variations are on the shelf for your brand? How many variations for other brands? Describe several customers who purchase your product. Add anything else that is interesting from a marketing perspective. You might refer back to chapter 8 and chapter 12 for this exercise (Kotler and Keller Marketing Book). 

From the Gospel of John, discuss how faith in Jesus Christ leads to eternal life.Discussion Question 2: Discuss the spread of the gospel in Acts and the ending of Acts. Why are these things significant and what might they mean for our lives?

I’m working on a writing discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn. Discussion Question 1: From the Gospel of John, discuss how faith in Jesus Christ leads to eternal life.Discussion Question 2: Discuss the spread of the gospel in Acts and the ending of Acts. Why are these things significant and what might they mean for our lives?

Epistemology Assignment:Define epistemology and describe the 3 models of how certain we are that our perceptions mirror reality. Which position do you hold, and why? What are the different methods of knowing (see Entwistle chapter 5)? What are the limitations of these (or any) methods of knowing? What methods of knowing are appropriate for Christians, and why? 

Epistemology Assignment:Define epistemology and describe the 3 models of how certain we are that our perceptions mirror reality. Which position do you hold, and why? What are the different methods of knowing (see Entwistle chapter 5)? What are the limitations of these (or any) methods of knowing? What methods of knowing are appropriate for Christians, and why? 

Explain its relevance or importance in your specialization area and how it might be used.Choose three concepts from your specialization area and use your own words to define these three concepts. Explain their relevance or importance in your specialization area and how each concept might be used.How can knowledge of these concepts help you in the future as a student or in your career field?

Review the Concepts in Psychology document and Openstax index from your reading this week and choose concepts that might be used in your specialization.Index – Psychology 2e | OpenStax. (2020, April 22). Answer the following questions using the Unit 2 Template, which will guide you through writing a cohesive paper:Choose one concept from the general psychology list and use your own words to define the concept. Explain its relevance or importance in your specialization area and how it might be used.Choose three concepts from your specialization area and use your own words to define these three concepts. Explain their relevance or importance in your specialization area and how each concept might be used.How can knowledge of these concepts help you in the future as a student or in your career field?My specialization area is Applied Behavior Analysis, the concepts I want to use are “Behavior Therapy”, “Autism Spectrum Disorder”, and “Behavior”

If you are from a culture where Santa Claus is not a cultural icon think about whether there is a benevolent/magical character in your culture, most cultures have someone who is similar (briefly explain the character to me so I can understand).  For each stage include:What might the individual in that stage do when confronted with a Santa Claus, say in a mall?What might the individual in that stage think about Santa Claus and Christmas?What might the individual in that stage tell others about Santa Claus and Christmas?

InstructionsIn this class we primarily look at one age group at a time.  Sometimes the changes between age groups gets lost in this process.  So, this group assignment lets you compare cognitive development applied to different age groups.  Your task is to use what you have learned about each of Piaget’s major stages: sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational, and formal operational stage. Tell me how an individual in that stage would react to Santa Claus.  You do not need to hone in on the substages within the major stages but include as much as seems appropriate from the major ways in which a child in that stage would think about, react to, and experience Santa Claus. Think about the differences as you go.  If you are from a culture where Santa Claus is not a cultural icon think about whether there is a benevolent/magical character in your culture, most cultures have someone who is similar (briefly explain the character to me so I can understand).  For each stage include:What might the individual in that stage do when confronted with a Santa Claus, say in a mall?What might the individual in that stage think about Santa Claus and Christmas?What might the individual in that stage tell others about Santa Claus and Christmas?

Revelation and science are means available for humans to reach the “knowing” |(that is to develop and construct knowledge). Why does one find that a confrontation exists between them? Furthermore, science and religion can go hand in hand in some societies while they confront each other in other societies. In an essay, comment on this statement in the light of what we discussed and in the light of the required readings 

Revelation and science are means available for humans to reach the “knowing” |(that is to develop and construct knowledge). Why does one find that a confrontation exists between them? Furthermore, science and religion can go hand in hand in some societies while they confront each other in other societies. In an essay, comment on this statement in the light of what we discussed and in the light of the required readings 

Considering political thought of American women from the American Revolution through the twentieth century, which time period(s) do you believe were the most difficult for them? Why?

Considering political thought of American women from the American Revolution through the twentieth century, which time period(s) do you believe were the most difficult for them? Why?