Compare and contrast the various forms of healing and ethnomedicine exhibited in this week’s assigned articles and videos. How do cultural values and socio-economic conditions shape healing practices? Should western medical intervention have taken place in any of these examples? What differences and similarities do you see between this culture’s health rituals and that of most contemporary Americans?

Health and Healing
Compare and contrast the various forms of healing and ethnomedicine exhibited in this week’s assigned articles and videos. How do cultural values and socio-economic conditions shape healing practices? Should western medical intervention have taken place in any of these examples? What differences and similarities do you see between this culture’s health rituals and that of most contemporary Americans?
Your initial post should be at least Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references
 
Divine Drug (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/taboo/videos/divine-drug/)(This video examines the use of “daime,” or Ayahuasca, among the congregation of Santo Daime in Brazil.)

Africa: Spirit Healers (http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/regions-places/africa-tc/zimbabwe-healers-pp/)(This video examines the use of traditional healers in a society that has access to modern medicine.)
Vision Quest in the Jungle (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/taboo/videos/vision-quest-in-the-jungle/)(This video examines a “vision quest” among people practicing Bwiti religion in Central Africa using the  psychotropic drug iboga.)

  Write a Marketing Sales Letter to promote Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The goal of any sales or persuasive letter is to sell the product/service or persuade a reader to take the recommended course of action. You will sell your product by building value, not by selling price. There is no definite number of paragraphs required; I will be grading based on the quantity and quality of rich detail. It is acceptable to write onto or even fill up a second page for this letter; you may include photographs, pictures or other graphics, but I will not evaluate these as part of your grade.     Marketing Sales Letter Writing Tips:  Be friendly and concerned about the customer’s interests.

 Write a Marketing Sales Letter to promote Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The goal of any sales or persuasive letter is to sell the product/service or persuade a reader to take the recommended course of action. You will sell your product by building value, not by selling price. There is no definite number of paragraphs required; I will be grading based on the quantity and quality of rich detail. It is acceptable to write onto or even fill up a second page for this letter; you may include photographs, pictures or other graphics, but I will not evaluate these as part of your grade. 
  
Marketing Sales Letter Writing Tips: 
Be friendly and concerned about the customer’s interests.
Use simple language.
Use testimonials or mention achievements and credentials to build trust.
Make a good offer or provide incentives.
Call to action is very important; always include contact info.
For more tips, and samples visit the following links:
 https://www.letters.org/marketing-letter/sample-marketing-sales-letter.html 

 Write a Marketing Sales Letter to promote Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The goal of any sales or persuasive letter is to sell the product/service or persuade a reader to take the recommended course of action. You will sell your product by building value, not by selling price. There is no definite number of paragraphs required; I will be grading based on the quantity and quality of rich detail. It is acceptable to write onto or even fill up a second page for this letter; you may include photographs, pictures or other graphics, but I will not evaluate these as part of your grade.     Marketing Sales Letter Writing Tips:  Be friendly and concerned about the customer’s interests.

Step 1: Develop a Wellbeing/Wellness resource document. The resources will be those that can be used by therapists and/or by clients to find resources that will help in promoting their wellbeing/wellness. Write a short descriiption of at least 3 resources and a short descriiption of each section outlining the theme and importance of the section. The resources will be listed alphabetically and each will have a brief descriiption of the resource, how or where it can be accessed as easily as possible (website, book in both APA format and hotlinks if possible, etc.), and a 1-2 paragraph descriiption of the resource’s target audience and content.
Step 2: Post your compiled resource document to this forum as a shared resource for your peers to access and download if they wish. Please also provide feedback and comment on at least 2 peers’ resource documents with your observations of their findings and how it may be useful.

Are you especially loyal to any one brand? If so, what is it and why are you so loyal? When successfully building loyalty and community, trust seems to be the biggest factor. How can a company build trust and what is the best approach to do so (incorporating concepts from both the field of marketing and psychology)? What are the ethical issues and obligations that come with trust once it is built? Should consumers trust companies? Why or why not? Do you think some consumers are just more prone to be loyal to companies and other consumers are not? Why or why not?

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Are you especially loyal to any one brand? If so, what is it and why are you so loyal? When successfully building loyalty and community, trust seems to be the biggest factor. How can a company build trust and what is the best approach to do so (incorporating concepts from both the field of marketing and psychology)? What are the ethical issues and obligations that come with trust once it is built? Should consumers trust companies? Why or why not? Do you think some consumers are just more prone to be loyal to companies and other consumers are not? Why or why not?
Note: Please review my expectations for the assignment. I expect your response to include 2 or more references from the APUS Library system (failure to include such references will detract from your grade on the assignment), and be presented in APA Format. Deliverable length is a minimum of 2 body pages.

What policies and programs would you recommend be created and/or adopted to bolster achievement in your district?

Raising academic Achievement Levels
You are a superintendent of a large urban district which is not meeting its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and your school board has indicated that they will give you two years to turn the district around. They asked that you organize a committee to come up with district-wide policies and programs that will positively impact student academic achievement in the district, particularly in the elementary schools.     For this discussion, identify three findings derived from research conveyed in Chapter 10 of your course text regarding student academic achievement that you believe best represent what should be the focus of your district in creating policies and structures to bolster and support high student academic achievement levels in the district. What policies and programs would you recommend be created and/or adopted to bolster achievement in your district? Provide examples, details, and refer to your course text to defend your position.
 
I will get you chapter 10

Film journals must reflect In the Heat of the Night, Night of the Living Dead, Claudine, and Set It Off. In the Heat of The Night:?How does In the Heat of the Night complicate Black stereotypes and archetypes??How does the film illustrate the way stereotype threat works??Does Virgil Tibbs represent “something new” as a Black leading man? If so, what???Night of the Living Dead: ?How does the film complicate the buck archetype?

Film journals must reflect In the Heat of the Night, Night of the Living Dead, Claudine, and Set It Off.
In the Heat of The Night:?How does In the Heat of the Night complicate Black stereotypes and archetypes??How does the film illustrate the way stereotype threat works??Does Virgil Tibbs represent “something new” as a Black leading man? If so, what???Night of the Living Dead: ?How does the film complicate the buck archetype??What types of social fears does the film explore? Provide examples.?How does casting a Black male lead impact these social fears???Claudine:?What role, if any, do controlling images play in this film??What role, if any, does misogynoir play in this film??How does the film reflect the Moynihan Report???Set it Off Questions:?How does the film pay homage to Blaxploitation??How does the film reveal the consequences of controlling images on Black women’s lives??How does this film illustrate the ways misogynoir works??How does this film critique state violence and Black criminality?

Explain the controversy that surrounds dissociative disorders. Explain your professional beliefs about dissociative disorders, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.

CONTROVERSY ASSOCIATED WITH DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
The DSM-5-TR is a diagnostic tool. It has evolved over the decades, as have the classifications and criteria within its pages. It is used not just for diagnosis, however, but also for billing, access to services, and legal cases. Not all practitioners are in agreement with the content and structure of the DSM-5-TR, and dissociative disorders are one such area. These disorders can be difficult to distinguish and diagnose. There is also controversy in the field over the legitimacy of certain dissociative disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, which was formerly called multiple personality disorder.
THE ASSIGNMENT (2–3 PAGES)

Explain the controversy that surrounds dissociative disorders.
Explain your professional beliefs about dissociative disorders, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.
Explain strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship with a client that may present with a dissociative disorder.
Finally, explain ethical and legal considerations related to dissociative disorders that you need to bring to your practice and why they are important.

Select a System/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model and methodology then apply this model and methodology to the development of a new cyber intrusion detection tool.  The specifics of the tool (i.e. software or network hardware) are up to you.  The main goal for the system is to detect adversaries in a company network.  Be sure to define the SDLC model and methodology and identify the specific actions associated with each SDLC step in the development of the system.

Select a System/Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model and methodology then apply this model and methodology to the development of a new cyber intrusion detection tool.  The specifics of the tool (i.e. software or network hardware) are up to you.  The main goal for the system is to detect adversaries in a company network.  Be sure to define the SDLC model and methodology and identify the specific actions associated with each SDLC step in the development of the system.
The paper must following the formatting guidelines in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010), (6th ed., 7th printing), and contain a title page, five scholarly references, three to five pages of content, and a reference page. In addition, the paper will be submitted through the SafeAssign originality-checking tool.  More APA assistance can be found at the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the above assignment link, which you will use to submit your assignment.

As a nursing leader, you have been asked to develop a program that allows greater access to care. Using the South University Online Library, find at least three peer-reviewed scholarly articles on fiscal and resource utilization in nursing. Based on your research, write a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following questions: What financial and resource utilization issues must be taken into account while developing a nursing program proposal?

Fiscal and Resource Utilization in Nursing
This assignment will help you explore the issues of fiscal and resource utilization. This question explores what these resources are and what decisions are made by nursing leaders in the utilization of these resources.
As a nursing leader, you have been asked to develop a program that allows greater access to care.
Using the South University Online Library, find at least three peer-reviewed scholarly articles on fiscal and resource utilization in nursing.
Based on your research, write a 4- to 5-page paper that addresses the following questions:
What financial and resource utilization issues must be taken into account while developing a nursing program proposal?
What are the fiscal and other types of resources available?
What strategic decisions should a nursing leader consider while developing a nursing program proposal in terms of resource utilization? Why?
How can nursing leaders track the impact of these strategic decisions monthly as well as yearly? What tools are available to nursing leaders to track the impact of these strategies?

NI PNI is one of the most intriguing fields bridging the gap between allopathic and alternative medicines. On the basis of your understanding of PNI, answer the following questions: How does the PNI complex relate to the placebo effect? How is the autonomic nervous system (ANS) comprised of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches similar to the Asian concept of yin and yang? What are the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effect of yoga?

PNI
PNI is one of the most intriguing fields bridging the gap between allopathic and alternative medicines. On the basis of your understanding of PNI, answer the following questions:

How does the PNI complex relate to the placebo effect?
How is the autonomic nervous system (ANS) comprised of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches similar to the Asian concept of yin and yang?
What are the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effect of yoga?
How is the fight-or-flight response mediated in the autonomic nervous system?

In this part of the assignment, you will apply the knowledge and techniques of CAM models, specifically chiropractic and yoga for a selected illness. On the basis of your research and using the perspective of traditional allopathic medicine, answer the following questions:

What is the overall philosophy behind the treatment methods in yoga?
According to the treatment paradigm, what are the possible causes of the symptoms for common diseases?
What are the benefits and risks of using this method of treatment?
Analyze the similarities and differences between yoga with traditional allopathic medicine?