PHIL 1301: Doyouagree or disagree with this assessment of the goodlife? Why or why not? In support of yourargument, pleaserefer to specific passages from the video
In a 750-1000 word essay, please respond to the following:
Nietzsche famously proclaims that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For him, a life of comfortableness and ease is a worthless, wretched, and wasted life. Do you agree or disagree with this assessment of the good life? Why or why not? In support of your argument, please refer to specific passages from the video (Alain de Botton’s “Nietzsche on Hardship—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness,” available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to the textbook readings, which you must cite using MLA format. Students who do not fulfill the above criteria will only be eligible for partial credit.
DB 1 and DB 2 are urgent: due tonight/tomorrow early morning
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As you have learned in Weeks 1 and 2, today’s homeland security strategic planning is occurring in an extremely dynamic environment. While Week 1 presented the basics and concepts of strategic planning, Week 2 surveyed the history of homeland security strategic planning in the U.S. and then focused on the numerous federal homeland security (and emergency management) strategic plans that have been produced. You learned that there are similarities and incongruities between the various federal plans in such areas as timeliness of the plan revision, the transparency of the plan development process, and the strategic planning methodology used to develop the plan.
Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Which planning model, (i.e., issue-based, goals-based, or organic) do you think best applies to each one, and why? (Note: Mixed-method models are acceptable.)
Do you think that the Strategic Planning Cycle or the Strategic Planning Process Map methodologies is the best fit for federal homeland security strategic planning? Explain your response.
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Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
How do you think homeland security officials can effectively disseminate information regarding impending or executed terrorist attacks through media outlets without instilling fear in the population? Explain.
Definebreakeven analysis in your own words. When would you most likely use breakeven analysis? Why?
Breakeven analysis is slightly different in the public and the private sector. In the private sector it tends to be focused on production costs in the public sector this is not the case. Remember, sometimes in the public sector the government spends more than the return. For example, a government auditor will tell a program to put procedures in place that eliminate loss even if the policies cost more than the loss eliminated. This is because there is fiduciary responsibility beyond the bottom line in the public sector. In the private sector this would not occur.
So, when answering this DQ please use the public or not for profit sector as the basis for your definition and your example. It will take a bit of thought to accomplish this.
Environmental Factors and Health Promotion Presentation
The growth, development, and learned behaviors that occur during the first year of infancy have a direct effect on the individual throughout a lifetime. For this assignment, research an environmental factor that poses a threat to the health or safety of infants and develop a health promotion that can be presented to caregivers.
Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint health promotion, with speaker notes, that outlines a teaching plan. For the presentation of your PowerPoint, use Loom to create a voice over or a video. Include an additional slide for the Loom link at the beginning, and an additional slide for references at the end.
In developing your PowerPoint, take into consideration the health care literacy level of your target audience, as well as the demographic of the caregiver/patient (socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver) for which the presentation is tailored
Include the following in your presentation:
Describe the selected environmental factor. Explain how the environmental factor you selected can potentially affect the health or safety of infants.
Create a health promotion plan that can be presented to caregivers to address the environmental factor and improve the overall health and well-being of infants.
Offer recommendations on accident prevention and safety promotion as they relate to the selected environmental factor and the health or safety of infants.
Offer examples, interventions, and suggestions from evidence-based research. At least three scholarly resources are required. Two of the three resources must be peer-reviewed and no more than 6 years old.
Provide readers with two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource. Include a brief description and contact information for each resource.
Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.
Refer to the resource, “Loom,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on recording your presentation.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
The issue chosen is not environmental. An incomplete summary of how the environmental factor potentially affects infant health or safety is presented.
A general description of how the environmental factor potentially affects infant health or safety is presented. There are inaccuracies, or more evidence is needed for support or rationale.
A description of how the environmental factor potentially affects infant health or safety is presented. Some support or rationale is needed.
A detailed description of how the environmental factor potentially affects infant health or safety is presented. Strong support and rationale are provided. The direct effect of the environmental factor on infant health and safety is well established.
An incomplete health promotion plan is presented. The plan fails to address the environmental issue; or, the plan does not include steps to improve health or safety for infants. There are major inaccuracies.
A general health promotion plan is presented. The plan addresses the environmental issue and includes general steps to improve health or safety for infants. There are some inaccuracies. More information or evidence is needed for support. It is unclear if the plan is suitable for the chosen caregiver.
A health promotion plan is presented. The plan addresses the environmental issue and includes steps to improve health or safety for infants. Some information or evidence is needed for support. The plan is realistic for the chosen caregiver.
A well-developed health promotion plan is presented. The plan clearly addresses the environmental issue and includes specific steps to improve health or safety for infants. Sufficient information and evidence are provided for support. The plan is realistic for the chosen caregiver.
Recommendations for Accident Prevention and Safety Promotion
10.0%
Recommendations for safety promotion and accident prevention are not offered.
Some recommendations for safety promotion and accident prevention offered are summarized. The recommendations offered are unrelated to the environmental factor; steps recommended do not support the health and safety of infants.
Recommendations for safety promotion and accident prevention offered are summarized. The recommendations offered are generally related to the environmental factor. Most steps recommended support the health and safety of infants. There are some inaccuracies. More information or rationale is needed for support and clarity.
Recommendations for safety promotion and accident prevention offered are proposed. The recommendations offered relate to the environmental factor and the steps outlined support the health and safety of infants. Some rationale is needed for support or clarity. In general, the recommendations are realistic and suitable for the chosen situation and caregiver.
Well-developed recommendations for safety promotion and accident prevention offered are proposed. The recommendations offered clearly relate to the environmental factor. The steps outlined are well thought out and support the health and safety of infants. The recommendations are realistic and highly suitable for the chosen situation and caregiver.
Evidence-Based Examples, Interventions, and Suggestions
10.0%
Examples, interventions, and suggestions are not offered. None of the scholarly resources meet the assignment criteria.
Some examples, interventions, and suggestions are offered. Most of the research resources do not meet the criteria as outlined in the assignment.
General examples, interventions and suggestions are offered. Some of the research resources do not meet the criteria as outlined in the assignment.
Examples, interventions, and suggestions offered are evidence-based. At least three scholarly research resources are utilized, and at least two peer-reviewed and no older than 6 years old. Overall, the resources support the examples, interventions and suggestions.
Examples, interventions and suggestions are evidence-based and strongly supported. Three or more scholarly research resources are utilized; at least two are peer-reviewed and no older than 6 years old.
Community, National, and Web-Based Resources for Health Promotion
10.0%
Resources are not included for the health promotion.
Some resources are included, but overall do not meet the criteria as outlined in the assignment. The resources are not relevant to the health promotion. A description does not accompany the resources. The contact information for the resources is incomplete or inaccurate.
Resources are included as part of the health promotion. Some of the resources do not meet the criteria as outlined in the assignment. A general description accompanies the resources. Some contact information for the resources is incomplete or inaccurate.
Two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource are included with the health promotion. Overall, the resources are relevant to the health promotion and accessible for the caregiver. A description accompanies the resources. The contact information provided for the resources is accurate.
Two community resources, a national resource, and a Web-based resource are included with the health promotion. The resources are highly relevant to the health promotion and are accessible for the caregiver. A detailed description accompanies the resources. The contact information provided for the resources is complete and accurate.
Appropriateness of Health Promotion for Caregiver and Situation
15.0%
No aspect of the health promotion presentation is relevant to the caregiver or associated demographic.
The literacy level is not written for the level of the caregiver or target audience. The socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristic of the caregiver are not always consistent with representing the caregiver or associated demographic. Major changes need to be made for the presentation to be tailored to the caregiver or associated demographic.
The literacy level is generally written for the level of the caregiver or target audience. The socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristics of the caregiver are generally written representing the caregiver or associated demographic. Some changes need to be made for the presentation to be tailored for the caregiver or associated demographic.
The literacy level is written for the level of the caregiver or target audience. The socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristics of the caregiver are tailored for the caregiver or associated demographic. There are some areas that require revision or slight change.
The literacy level is written for the level of the caregiver or target audience. The socioeconomic level, language, culture, and any other relevant characteristics of the caregiver are tailored for the caregiver or associated demographic. The presentation demonstrates insight into tailoring presentations to a specific target population.
PowerPoint and Voice Over Requirements
5.0%
Presentation fails to meet the criteria outlined. The presentation contains fewer than 10 slides, omits speaker notes, and does not have a reference slide. Loom is not utilized for the presentation.
Presentation meets some of the criteria outlined. A minimum of 10 slides is used for the presentation. The reference slide and speaker notes are omitted or are not complete. An attempt at a Loom presentation is made.
Presentation meets most of the criteria outlined. Presentation uses 10 -12 slides, but the slide arrangement does not support the intended presentation. The reference slides and speaker notes are missing information or contain inaccuracies. A Loom presentation is submitted, but the presentation is inconsistent with the PowerPoint and speaker notes.
Presentation meets the criteria outlined. Presentation uses 10 -12 slides and the slide arrangement supports the intended presentation. The speaker notes are submitted and support the presentation. The reference slide is submitted. A Loom presentation is submitted and overall is consistent with the PowerPoint and speaker notes.
Presentation meets the criteria outlined. Presentation uses 10 -12 slides and the slide arrangement strongly supports the intended presentation. The speaker notes submitted are well-developed and support the presentation. The reference slide is submitted. A Loom presentation is submitted and is consistent with the PowerPoint and speaker notes.
Organization and Effectiveness
15.0%
Visual Appeal
5.0%
There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography is evident.
Color is garish or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers. Background interferes with readability. Understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships is limited. In general, the visual presentation is not optimal for the audience
Minimal use of graphic elements is evident. Elements do not consistently contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout. Some of the visual aspects are distracting for the intended audience.
Thematic graphic elements are used but not always in context. Visual connections mostly contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Differences in type size and color are used well and consistently. Overall, the presentation is visually appealing and suitable for the intended audience.
Appropriate and thematic graphic elements are used to make visual connections that contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Differences in type size and color are used well and consistently. The presentation has strong visual appeal and is developed with the intended audience in mind.
Aesthetic Quality
5.0%
Design is cluttered. Materials detract from the content or the purpose of presentation is low quality.
Design detracts from purpose. Text and visuals are too simplistic, cluttered, and busy. Little or no creativity or inventiveness is present.
Design is fairly clean, with a few exceptions. Materials add to, not detract from the presentation. Materials used were quality products and easy to see or hear.
Design is appropriate and integrates a variety of objects, charts, and graphs to amplify the message.
Design is clean. Skillful handling of text and visuals creates a distinctive and effective presentation. Overall, effective and functional audio, text, or visuals are evident.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
5.0%
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
Format
5.0%
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)
5.0%
Sources are not documented.
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
The increased global surface temperatures are a threat to people’s health and wellness. Natural disasters like drought and intense storms may occur, making it challenging for populations to access food and safe shelters, respectively. These issues happen due to greenhouse gas emissions, which are changing the climate. The grand challenge of climate change is its adverse impact on environmental justice; hence social workers should strengthen their social responses when addressing the climate change impact on populations.
The Role of Climate Change on Natural Disasters
According to Kemp et al. (2015), the United States and other countries globally face environmental challenges contributed by the climate change issue. With the escalating urbanization, people are engaging in threatening environmental activities at the cost of improving their livelihoods. Generally, societies today are in hardships with significant problems like high rates of unemployment. Governments and business people have taken all possible measures to address this problem by putting up structures such as manufacturing plants to create employment (Kemp et al., 2015). However, the alarming increase in greenhouse emissions from human activities escalates the global climate change problem. For instance, the accumulation of water vapor in the atmosphere is a concern because it heightens the risks of powerful storms (Levy & Patz, 2015). Still, increased heat in the atmosphere and prevalence of warmer ocean surface temperatures results in intense wind speeds, which cause tropical storms. Another concern is the rising sea levels which expose people living in low lands to erosive floods that destroy houses, cause soil erosion, and bring about diseases. Levy and Patz (2015) give an example of the El Niño disaster that led to the cholera outbreak. The most affected populations were the low-income families. Additional environmental issues causing climate change are the dwindling of land-based glaciers, chemical pollutants, and aeroallergens which destroy the air’s purity. Still, the reduction of biodiversity due to changes in ecosystems causes climate change risks. Generally, these environmental aspects contributed by human activities are likely to cause natural disasters contributed by heavy precipitation, high sea levels, intense and prolonged drought, and severe tropical cyclone activity.
The Concept of Environmental Justice in Disasters Caused by Climate Changes
Based on the increased concerns of natural disasters caused by climate change, these events adversely impact environmental justice. Levy and Patz (2015) address these environmental injustices by conveying how they alter human rights, primarily in low-income communities. Vulnerable groups include women, who face extreme threats from harsh weather events. The right to live and freely engage in socioeconomic activities lowers when disasters like hurricanes and drought strike (Levy & Patz, 2015). Women play a significant role in taking care of their families. However, in a disaster, this group, particularly in low-income communities, finds it challenging to gather water, food, and fuel to use in their households. Compared to men, the death rates of women are also high, including increased risks of rape and severe injuries. Similarly, in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented that 88% of this population below five years has the burden of disease due to the climate change effects (Levy & Patz, 2015). The lack of water and food leads to childhood malnutrition. They are also at risk of waterborne disease and vector-borne diseases like malaria. Hence, climate change disasters eradicate the right to healthy living and education that these children deserve. Worth noting, such issues affect the environmental justices that make life less hectic for the mentioned populations among other groups.
The Role of Social Workers to Mitigate and Ameliorate the Climate Change Effects
As Dombo and Ahearn (2017) illustrate, social workers should help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change that the affected victims may experience. Natural calamities affect communities, families, and individuals, requiring social work interventions. The traumatic experience makes these victims encounter challenges when trying to stabilize. A significant issue that contributes to traumatic stress is human displacement in humanitarian settings. Therefore, social workers can mitigate these psychological and emotional effects and the victims’ lives better is by providing social support. According to Dombo and Ahearn (2017), social support enables the victims to develop positive coping mechanisms, reducing psychological harm. On this note, the social support, including the delivery of stress management programs and services and provision of platforms for social interactions, enhance the victims’ resilience. This is a strategic intervention that the crisis responders should implement in the primary phase to improve the survivors’ wellbeing (James & Gilliland, 2017). Another strategic approach is the advocacy for relief support, including shelter, food, and clothing. Generally, the displaced families require resources to get back to their normal livelihoods. Hence, as a secondary intervention, the social workers should plan social and economic programs that facilitate the relief support distribution within the months that victims are recuperating. Most importantly, these professionals should assess the victims’ progress to ensure that they are recovering positively. However, survivors portraying negative progress deserve long-term psychological interventions or rehabilitation to minimize the traumatic effect. Generally, these support measures can improve the survivors’ wellbeing.
Conclusion
In sum, the climate change problem, if not addressed drastically, will lead to adverse effects on people’s health, social, and economic welfare. The natural disasters induced by climate change causes natural disasters which affect people’s livelihood. As discussed, droughts, floods, tropical storms cause human displacement. These effects contribute to psychological harm due to the trauma that the victims experience. However, social workers have a role in helping the victims mitigate the traumatic impact by providing relevant social support.
References
Dombo, E. A., & Ahearn, F. L. (2017). The aftermath of humanitarian crises: A model for addressing social work interventions with individuals, groups, and communities. Illness, Crisis & Loss, 25(2), 107-126.
James, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Levy, B. S., & Patz, J. A. (2015). Climate change, human rights, and social justice. Annals of global health, 81(3), 310-322.
