Consider the case of Iceland where prenatal genetic testing for Downs Syndrome is routine. The video notes that Iceland has nearly eliminated Downs Syndrome. This policy helps alleviate the tax burden of caring for disabled persons. (Rationing is essential in a single-payer system.) But when they say Iceland has nearly eliminated Downs Syndrome they are saying that fetuses with Downs Syndrome are routinely aborted. Assess […]

 Students are required to submit a 750-word (minimum) midterm paper, which will count for 25% of their final course grade. The student will present a situation requiring an ethical choice made by an individual drawn from the real world (i.e. a news story), consider the possible choices available and their consequences, take a position on the situation, and justify that choice. The student must incorporate […]

In this project, you will create an informative website featuring the traditional music of a specific non-Western culture. (Note that the term “world music” in the context of this assignment refers to music that is not based in the Western tradition of music. If you are not sure if your chosen topic is a style of non-Western music, contact your instructor, who will provide guidance […]

ROUTINE ACTIVITIES PROJECT Apply Felson’s Routine Activities Theory to your life. You must cover where you live while attending Shool and either where you go for recreation and fun, or where you work, or where you go to study. You should clearly identify each section in your paper, so it is clear what area you are analyzing. You should focus on your life today (e.g. […]

Instructions: Answer four of the following five essay questions using NO MORE than 300 words (2-4 paragraphs) for each. You must refer to at least one assigned reading and use at least one specific song example in each essay. (Use the “Class Schedule” to find song examples and assigned readings.) Make sure to identify any assigned readings you use by author name and title. If […]

 is to do the “Online Articles with Real World Examples” exercise the what on picture .You should prepare a summary of at least 3 articles or real world examples (not three articles/real world examples from each search term, total number of articles or real world examples should be at least three). You can pick at least any three search terms from all the search terms […]

Some health educators have observed that, for adults, the workplace provides a setting very similar to school for children: a place in which individuals spend a major part of their days and where they are often receptive to information. Unlike health care and community settings, school and workplace settings are generally based on specific grade levels, such as kindergarteners, or populations sharing a common purpose, […]

As is apparent from your studies these past two weeks, trends and issues affecting school-age children are often fundamentally intertwined. A child’s family, culture, or socioeconomic status, for example, may play a role in his or her struggles with obesity, just as a child’s diagnosis of autism would have implications for his or her family’s relationships. The trends and issues you study in this course […]

To begin this assignment, choose one specific trend/issue relating to children’s health or children’s family/peer relationships. It can be one that you studied in this course (i.e. obesity, autism, ADHD, nontraditional family structures, parental relations, etc.), or it can be another children’s health or relationship trend/issue of interest to you. Using the Walden Library, Internet, and/or print resources, locate a recent article or research study […]

You are preparing for a scoping meeting with the project stakeholders and other key subject-matter experts. During this meeting, you will review the detailed requirements and identify any remaining open areas. You will also review the scope management system you will use and obtain their consensus. Continue work on the project plan by documenting the scope management system that will be used on the project […]