What part have heuristics, cognitive bias, and dominance structuring played in how you have formed your opinions?

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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
· Textbook: Chapter 10, 11
· Lesson
· Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
Consider one of the following current social issues – or one of your choice:
· Gun violence
· Racism
· Economic inequality
· Sexism
· Violent crime
· Immigration
For the initial post, address the following:
· State your position on one of these issues – are you for, against, or neutral? Explain why. Avoid vagueness or ambiguity in your response. Make your position very clear.
· Examine how you have formed that opinion.
· How well do you think you know the facts?
· Do you know and understand statistical information that applies to the issue?
· Do you think you have formed your opinion using only System-1 thinking, or have you applied System-2?
· What part have heuristics, cognitive bias, and dominance structuring played in how you have formed your opinions?
The initial post is not about how “correct” your position is; it is about 
how you 
arrived at your position on the issue. This discussion requires application of metacognition – thinking about how you think.

Identify two health disparities in the United States that were discussed in the Unnatural Causes videos posted on Canvas.

Canvas Discussion Board Assignment #2 [F23]: Health Disparities and Covid-19 – Canvas Discussion Board Assignment Group 12Description:Due Dates:Word Requirement:Citation of Course Content Requirement:Topic: Health Disparities and Covid-19 (500 words)1. For your original comment, first, identify two health disparities in the United States that were discussed in the Unnatural Causes videos posted on Canvas. You can use any of the Unnatural Causes videos posted thus far in the semester.2. Next, link what you learned about heath disparities from the “Unnatural Causes” videos to at least TWO news articles I posted on Canvas that highlight how pre-existing health disparities contributed to higher rates of death from Covid-19 among minority populations in the United States. If you use another source, you will not get credit for the assignment.3. Finally, discuss what we can and/or should do to help improve health outcomes in these communities, now and/or in the future. This can be as short as 2-3 sentences, or longer if you wish.4. Respond to at least ONE group member (200+ words):Videos to help with discussionPBS News Hour. December 24, 2020: You only need to watch from 24:00 until 40:16″It took a pandemic to reveal racial health inequities that have always been there,” said Dr. Blackstock, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, on the year 2020. Battered by the pandemic, communities of color experience sharp drop in life expectancies. PBS News Hour, Feb 18, 2021 6:45 PM EDT Note: I do not expect you to read all of the articles below.Instead, select 6 of the articles that interest youThe articles typically take no more than 10 minutes to read. Thus, this part of the class should require about 60 minutes of your timeYou can choose which articles to read. They all focus on inequalities and disparities, especially during the pandemic, among:individuals who identify as Black or Hispanic/Latina/o/xseniors (older adults)those living in rural communitieslow-income individualspeople with pre-existing health conditionsIncarcerated persons‘People can’t ignore it anymore’: Across the country, minorities hit hardest by pandemic:No matter where the virus strikes, communities of color bear the brunt.Politico: 07/08/2020 BY: Laura Barron-Lopez, Elena Schneider, & Alice Miranda Ollstein.

Imagine that you are talking to one of your fellow students who is very excited because her professor in another class just asked her for a date. You don’t believe that this is appropriate. What if anything, should you do? This assignment requires you to be honest in evaluating all the personal and ethical issues involved.

For this task, imagine that you are talking to one of your fellow students who is very excited because her professor in another class just asked her for a date. You don’t believe that this is appropriate. What if anything, should you do?
This assignment requires you to be honest in evaluating all the personal and ethical issues involved. Some of the issues involved include the possibility that you may be taking a course with this same professor; therefore, you are concerned about attending a program in which unethical behavior is condoned or ignored, allowing your fellow student to be taken advantage of. On the other hand, is this situation any of your business?
Write a brief reflection paper on this issue. Other than reviewing the relevant APA Ethical Standards and the text, no outside resources are needed for this assignment. Your paper must support your conclusion of your determined action or non-action.

Discuss what you feel the United States should set as renewable energy goal and how we should be begin to attain that goal.

Question #1: “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” Albert Einstein (Scientist)The United States is considered one of the leaders in energy management and technology.However, we have a long way to go before we are in a good position to declare a victory of the energy crisis.Using the website, listed below, as a starting point discuss what you feel the United States should set as renewable energy goal and how we should be begin to attain that goal.Please feel free to do research if necessary but please remember citations.YOU MAY NEED TO CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK AND NOT CLICK ON IT.I am unsure why it doesn’t work as a hyperlink. Question #2: Former President Obama’s was quoted as saying, “[w]e can’t have an energy strategy for the last century that traps us in the past. We need an energy strategy for the future – an all-of-the-above strategy for the 21st century that develops every source of American-made energy.”Do you agree or disagree? And how do you think our government should best utilize “American-made energy”?You can start your research/response by reading the article below which discusses how much is really spent on energy.The article is a few years old but should give you a good base line for your response. Use the quote and this article to further discuss your analysis of the current and future situation of energy in our country. Please feel free to do research if necessary but please remember citations.YOU WILL NEED TO CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK AND NOT CLICK ON IT.I am unsure why it doesn’t work as a hyperlink.  Question #3: Using this website link as your starting point, please discuss why wind farms have become important as an energy resource.In addition, please discuss if you agree or disagree with the use of wind farms in the metropolitan area?Finally, discuss your opinions with the NIMBY (not in my back yard) feelings that slow down development of many beneficial environmental projects including wind farms?Please feel free to research if necessary but as always, remember to cite. YOU MAY NEED TO CUT AND PASTE THIS LINK AND NOT CLICK ON IT.I am unsure why they don’t work as a hyperlinks.

Herzberg’s two-factor theory speaks to issues relevant in both employee compensation and benefits, as it discusses why people choose a workplace as well as what keeps employees satisfied and committed to their work. Imagine that you are an HR manager in a cutting-edge health organization. What would you include from Herzberg’s two-factor theory to ensure you would recruit the best candidates for the position?

Herzberg’s two-factor theory speaks to issues relevant in both employee compensation and benefits, as it discusses why people choose a workplace as well as what keeps employees satisfied and committed to their work. Imagine that you are an HR manager in a cutting-edge health organization. What would you include from Herzberg’s two-factor theory to ensure you would recruit the best candidates for the position?

Who are you trying to recruit to work for you (i.e., who is your audience)?
What sort of compensation and benefits package do you need to provide?
What would you include from Herzberg’s two-factor theory to ensure you would recruit the best candidates for the position?
What type of wording would you use? What makes your workplace more appealing? Give an example.

Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace.

You have been hired as a management consultant by a large company to examine the business decisions of the company in regard to employee protections. The laws applicable are federal antidiscrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, state laws and employer firing practices related to the employment-at-will doctrine.  In relation to the questions below, write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:  1.  Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. Provide at least two recent federal legislative protections/laws. Provide some insight when the federal legislation conflicts with the state.  (Please note, the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is not an acceptable example for this question)2.  Explain the employment-at-will (EAW) doctrine and ALL possible exceptions to the doctrine. Look at the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not and determine all the possible exceptions per the EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the employee sues for wrongful termination.   Scenarios:Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his secretary, Joann.  Joann is a devout Christian and was putting out Right to Life flyers in the employee break room.  Joann was also taking a lot of time to pray in the workplace during some of the busiest times of day.  Jason wants to fire Joann. Can Joann sue for wrongful termination and prevail? Jamal, a manager, started a blog on the company website for employee grievances. He noticed a worker was protesting that no employees had gotten a raise in the last year and that the CEO was making a lot of money. Jamal reprimanded the worker and the next day, the employee posted a sign-up sheet on the blog to start a union.  Jamal threatened to the fire the employee and, when the employee did not show up for work for a week, fired him.  Can the employee sue for wrongful termination and prevail? Lori, head of Accounting, refused to sign Brian’s parental leave request. Brian is seeking 12 weeks of paid leave to care for his newborn son and wants to take this time during the most busiest time – tax season. Can Brian sue for wrongful termination and prevail?Peter has worked for the company for 1 year. He has a rare form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go. Can Peter sue for wrongful termination and prevail? 3.   Determine the law in regard to undocumented workers and whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in the United States. Advocate for or against this practice and substantiate your response with research to support your position.  How does the state law conflict with federal immigration law?  Support your response.4.   Use the textbook and the University Library to locate at least two other quality academic resources in this assignment.  Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources. The textbook for this class is a required source for this assignment.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:  This course requires the use of  Writing Standards (SWS). Paper requires a cover page and a reference page.   Writing Standards is different than APA and other University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details and comply with this requirement.

Discuss strategies to avoid having your information shared on the internet. 

 In response to your peers, discuss strategies to avoid having your information shared on the internet. 
1# From a moral, legal, and clinical opinion, it is a very significant duty of mental health expert to keep adequate records of their patience. “ Progress note is frequently classified as listing elements of a youth treatment and keep in the patient clinical record”(Corey,2019, Page 166). I google my name, and I realize that I am trendy online. This can be very unsafe because people can get information about me. It would be very helpful for employees because they can know more about and find out where I worked.” For many decades educators and experts have turned to Doctor Reamer to discuss social morals and values”(Reamer,2018 PAGE1).Question to generate:Is it safe to put our information online? 
2# I goggle Johanna Rivera and I found that I’ am really famous and the Internet stores all my private information which is kind of scary. I found my space which is no longer a thing. I found Linkedin which I totally forgot I had. I also found that somebody lives under my name in a state I have never been in my life, and the only way I know it’s my identity is because it has my birthday attached. 
I really didn’t realizes how popular my name is and I didn’t find much about myself other then Post Unv. Information- 
This is the amount of people who have my name -About 11,700,000 results (0.50 seconds)  
How many people have your same name? 
Goggle Johanna Rivera 

List the pros and cons about the ways the discussed databases have been used.

Assignment Question: List the pros and cons about the ways the discussed databases have been used. Your responses should show that you’ve thought about your classmates’ initial posts. Your responses should continue the conversation, offer new ideas, and ask questions if something doesn’t make sense, if necessary.Peer Post # 1Hello everyone, my name is Karina. I’m studying for a BS in computer science with a concentration in software engineering. I’m from Puerto Rico, and have also lived in New York and Miami. I’ve been teaching English in Japan for the last 9 years, but I want to start a career as a software or web developer. I hope this course will help me to learn about databases and how to design and implement them effectively so I can create great software or websites. Many years ago, I used to work at a library and often used a database to look for patrons, lend books out to them, see what books they were currently borrowing, what books they ordered or had on hold, if they had any overdue books. Of course, I also used the database of books themselves to look for books by author, title, genre, etc., and their location in the library or if they were in other library branches. It made our job easier, since we could find the information we needed quickly with the scan of a barcode or typing in the search box. More recently, I’d been studying web development and created a website with a database using MongoDB. The idea was that users could curate a list of their favorite restaurants (including information like address, kind of food, any extra comments), then the website would randomly suggest a restaurant from that database when users were hungry but couldn’t decide on a place to eat. To make a diagram of a database, we need to know what kind of information will be stored in the database, how it is broken up and (if it’s a relational database) the relationships and connections between them. We must also think about who will be using the database and why.Peer Post # 2My name is Dante, and I am super excited to start learning about databases and how to navigate them. I am currently pursuing my bachelor’s degree in cyber security in hopes of becoming a penetrator tester someday. I am from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and live with my beautiful wife and our 4 kids. I chose the cyber security field because I have always had an interest in computers and how they work and thought how cool it would be to understand the security part of it. I am not entirely sure if this would be considered as using a database, however, the computer that I am currently using to attend school at one time would not boot up past the manufacturer screen because I had uploaded driver updates to my graphics card that wasn’t designed for mine specifically. When I did get lucky enough to get to my desktop it would immediately crash. I had spent countless hours attempting to wipe the computer clean and start fresh and nothing would work. So eventually I came across instructions online that required me to use the command prompt and enter in queries very similar to the ones I have read about in chapter one. They had to be identical and were case sensitive and if I missed one character, I received an error. I ultimately was able to reset my computer back to the factory settings and it has worked perfectly fine since. At the time I was afraid that I would spend as much money as I did for my computer not to work. Information that I would need to make a diagram of a database could vary depending on what information is being tracked. First and foremost, you would need knowledge of how to insert the data as well as how to navigate within the database. You also need to know how to create the tables within the database. Other information that would be needed would be things such as names, ID numbers, population sizes, pricing, and etc.

Discuss the challenges inherent in preventing mass shootings in schools, the workplace, and the general public. Are there any proven strategies to help control this type of violence?

 
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 9 and 10 from the textbook. Additionally, read the US Department of Justice and US Department of Education report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019Links to an external site.. As you learn in the readings, media reports of school crime tend to create misconceptions of a danger that is actually quite small for the overwhelming majority of school users. In fact, given the number of students, teachers, and other personnel in schools on any given day, it is quite astounding how few violent episodes there are. After reading the report, please address each of the following:

What statistic in the report surprised you about school crime and safety? Please refer to a specific statistic found on the site and cite it properly. Tell us why this statistic surprised you, confirmed your belief, etc.
In 81% of violent, targeted school attacks, at least one person knew someone was conceiving of or planning an attack. In most cases, no one came forward with this information. Why might someone hesitate to come forward?
What are some significant differences between school shootings and mass shootings in the general population (for example, the Colorado movie theatre shooting or the Orlando nightclub shooting)?
Discuss the challenges inherent in preventing mass shootings in schools, the workplace, and the general public. Are there any proven strategies to help control this type of violence?
What ideological differences might interfere with making meaningful criminal justice reform to prevent mass shootings?
What are some other barriers to criminal justice reform

Describe the pathology ans describe what is considered normal anatomy for your particular pathophysiology.

This is a separate page by itself, with the following information centered in the middle of the page: course title, paper title, student’s name, instructor’s name, and date.

Description of Pathology:

Start the paper on a new page.
In this section, you will describe the pathology (statistics about it, background information, etc.). Give as much information as you can about it but be sure it is relevant information and not just filler. It should be a comprehensive introductory section of the condition in one to two paragraphs.

Normal anatomy of the major body system affected: In this section, you will describe what is considered normal anatomy for your particular pathophysiology. For example, if you are discussing a disease related to the brain, explain what is normal for the brain from an anatomical standpoint. You should show comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental concepts and communicate information using scientific vocabulary. There should be little to no discussion of the condition itself in this section.
Normal physiology of the major body system affected: In this section, you will be discussing physiology. Keep in mind that when describing physiology, it isn’t enough to merely provide a list of functions of the body system (Ex: Neurons send signals throughout the body), instead, you need to be able to describe how it does it. The how is the physiology. There should be little to no discussion of the condition itself in this section
Mechanism of Pathophysiology: This section is likely going to be the most in-depth and longest section. In this section, you will explain your particular pathophysiology from a scientific standpoint. In the previous two sections, you explained what is considered normal, in this section, you should describe what the pathophysiology is doing that is causing these issues, how the normal anatomy & physiology is affected/different in a person with your condition. You should show a thorough understanding of the anatomical and physiological changes contributing to the disease. Some good keywords to search for when doing your research might be “Pathology of __________”, Pathophysiology of __________.”
Prevention: In this section, you will explain how your pathophysiology could be prevented. This should outline possible prevention protocols, or clearly indicate if none is available based on the current scientific literature.
Treatment: In this section, you will explain how your pathophysiology is commonly treated. Provide possible treatment protocols for the condition based on current scientific literature. Be sure to bring in nursing relevant information and how you might be involved in the treatment of the condition.
Conclusion: Finally you should summarize your findings. All good research papers should include a conclusion where you wrap up and summarize all of the important points made in your paper.
References:

As with the Title page, this should be a separate page by itself.
All references should be included in correct and complete APA format.
All references must be cited appropriately in the paper using APA-style in-text citations.
A minimum of three reputable sources are required for this assignment.

Requirements for Topic, Length, & Submission
The length requirement for this paper is between 4-6 full pages of content, double-spaced – this does not include the Title page and the Reference page (both on separate pages) that do not contribute to page count. Use of images/tables/diagrams will not count for total page number either.
Students will be assigned individual topics related to physiology and pathological conditions of physiological systems by their instructor. You must write your paper based on your assigned topic. 
Your paper must be submitted as a PDF (.pdf) or Word document (.doc or .docx). These are the only file types that will be accepted.
Assignment Checklist
Sections & Criteria
Title page
Description of Pathology
The body of the paper should include the following sections:

Normal Anatomy of the body system
Normal Physiology of the body system
Mechanism of Pathology
Prevention
Treatment

Conclusion
Reference page
Between 4-6 full pages of content, double-spaced –  Title page and the Reference page (both on separate pages)  do NOT contribute to page count. Use of images/tables/diagrams will not count for total page number either.Be sure to include in-text citations where appropriate. You should have a minimum of one in-text for every final reference you have listed.A minimum of three reputable sources are required for this assignment.All sources need to be cited properly in APA format – in-text citations and references
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