In research writing, what exactly do we mean by argument? Do we mean taking an extreme position and standing our ground, whether or not the facts support our position? Or do we mean instead convincing our audience by taking a reasonable stance on an issue and supporting our position with appropriate evidence? Define and explain the difference using examples.

*Read the introduction first, then read your friend's dialogue, and choose three responses from the (44) below as appropriate response to what the said:

Dealing with Drunken Friends

Whether a night ends safely for all concerned, or disastrously, often depends on what people say to each other and themselves at crucial moments in the night. The purpose of this dialogue is to give you practice and rehearsal at making life-enhancing and life-preserving comments to friends who are determined to drive home after drinking. Even if you are unsuccessful at keeping them from driving, saying things like those on the list you’ve been given would at least hopefully help you stand your ground and take care of yourself. If you can’t save others, at least save yourself. Use the responses below for each statement your friend makes, once you have used a response you may not use it again.   

1. ____I’d rather we call for help than try to drive ourselves home

2. ____I’d rather be late getting home than never get there

3. ____I don’t like the idea of driving home in this condition

4. ____I want us to be alive when tomorrow morning comes

5. ____I want every one of us to get home safely tonight

6. ____I don’t like risking our lives by driving home like this

7. ____I’m more scared of what will happen than I am of our parents

8. ____I’m sure kids who got into accidents said the same things

9. ____I’m sure kids who got killed thought the same kinds of things

10.____I don’t want any of us to get hurt or killed driving home tonight

11.____I don’t want any of us to die on some country road tonight

12.____I’m not going to worry about what my parents might do

13.____I don’t think anything they‘d do would be that big a deal

14.____I’ll survive anything my parents could possibly do to me

15.____I’ve survived grounding before and I’ll survive it again

16.____I’m sure they probably will be upset that we drank tonight, but…

17.____I think they’ll be glad we called instead of trying to drive home

18.____I think they’ll be glad we made it home safely instead of dying

19.____I’m not going to let what they might do scare me into driving

20.____I’d rather take my chances with my parents than with an accident

21.____I care enough about all of us to call instead of trying to drive

22.____I don’t want to end up like kids who got hurt or killed driving

23.____I’m not going to let what they might do stop me from calling

24.____I’m going to do what I think is best for us no matter what

25.____I don’t want to lose someone just to avoid getting into trouble

26.____I don’t want to make the same mistakes other kids have made

27.____I don’t think our parents are our real problem right now

28.____I know I can’t make you do anything, I can only ask you to

29.____I know you can do whatever you want and I can’t stop you

30.____I don’t want to end up in an emergency room tonight

31.____I don’t want to end up going to someone’s funeral because of this

32.____I don’t want us to become another statistic of drunk driving

33.____I would never want our parents to have to identify our bodies

34.____I think we made a mistake by drinking when we had to drive

35.____I don’t want to make an even bigger mistake by trying to drive

36.____I think we blew it by not selecting a designated driver before

37.____I’m ready to take whatever’s coming to me for drinking

38.____I’d rather deal with my parents than deal with being paralyzed

39.____I don’t want to be responsible for anyone getting hurt or killed

40.____I’d rather my parents find out from me than from a hospital

41.____I don’t want my parents getting that call that all parents dread

42.____I won’t put my parents through what others have been through

43.____I know I’m important to them even if they don’t always show it

44.____I know no matter how upset they get, they wouldn’t want to lose me

Friend: Let’s go, we’ve got to get home

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Friend: My parents will kill me if I’m late

You:

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Friend: My parents will kill me if they find out I’ve been drinking

You

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Friend: There’s no way I’m calling my parents

You

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Friend: We’ll get grounded for the rest of our lives

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Friend: Are you some kind of idiot?

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Friend: You’ll get us all into trouble if you call your parents

You

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Friend: You better not tell your parents we’ve been drinking

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Friend: Nothing’s going to happen, trust me

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Friend: We’ll be fine, we’ve done this before and made it

You

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Friend: Fine, be a jerk, we’ll go home without you

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Can people train their brains to only remember positive memories? If so, would this be beneficial or something that could cause problems? Identify research to support your positions. Do you think IQ tests and other standardized tests have a place in modern academia?

Is new learning only acquired through classical and operant conditioning? Explain. Provide an example of classical or operant conditioning in your own life.

For this week’s discussion, respond to both questions and all sub-questions below. Be sure to consult and list an outside resource, refer to the textbook readings, and reply to at least two peers. See the Grading Rubric below.

Question # 1: Person-Centered Chapter 7 (answer all parts of the question)

Think about Roger's view of human nature and how it influences the practice of counseling.

Questions:

1. In your own words, explain the concept, "actualization tendency."
2. How does the actualization tendency influences the practice of Person-Centered Therapy?

Make sure to make reference to the text to support your points.

Question # 2: Behavioral Therapy Chapter 9 (answer all parts of the question)

Put yourself in the place of a client and think of a particular problem you might have that involves some form of fear or avoidance.

As the client, would you want your therapist to use in vivo (gradual) exposure OR flooding to treat the fear?

1. Identify the fear
2. Select a treatment (exposure or flooding)
3. Explain the specific steps to applying the treatment
4. Explain why you selected the particular method of treatment over the other option.

All My Sons by Arthur Miller: A short essay(one page or more) describing the conflict between Joe and Chris Keller, and each of their personalties and the differences between them.

Please answer the following open-ended questions using a minimum word count of 1,500 words total for the complete assignment

Chapter 4 – Critical Thinking Questions (25 points)

1. “Emotional intelligence is more important than cognitive intelligence in influencing an individual’s success.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Fully support your perspective.

2. Recall a traumatic personal event, such as losing a loved one due to an accident or illness, receiving a rejection for an important job or school application, or failing an important assignment. Based on what you have learned in Chapter 4, discuss what has happened to you in terms of your cognitive reasoning, your emotional reactions, and your ability to logically deal with these stressful situations.

We saw that risk management involves playing the devil’s advocate and asking, “What could go wrong?” Creating scenarios and thinking through situations will help you understand the nature of the risk better. This is your exercise for the week.

Class: Risk Management in Healthcare Settings

Create three fictional incidents for the risk area psychiatry. Write about each scenario in not more than 2 pages. Include the following information about each scenario: 1.suicide 2.bipolar 3. depression

Details of the incident—What, where, when, and who?

Explain the cause—How and why?

I have to watch a video on Youtube and then 'develop and defend a typology' based on that, and write a post. What are different types of Offender typologies??

Explore the ways in which biological (nature) and environmental (nurture) factors shape children's development. address all of the following points:

Discuss one biological and one environmental factor that influence a child's development. Describe each factor and how the factor might alter the course of a child's development.

Some people enjoy working in groups while some prefer to work alone. Using what you have learned about group processes including your group project on person perception, think about the following questions: What is one instance in which working in groups is beneficial? What is one example where it be detrimental? What things might you suggest to make group projects successful? What types of assignments are particularly conducive to group work? What projects are not? Cite evidence from your textbook and relevant personal experiences

Describe the role of parents and discuss how different parenting styles impact adolescents’ behavioral outcome

How does Advertisment hurt the kids you love?

Marketing to children is unfair: Kids are more vulnerable than adults. Their developing brains are no match for today’s invasive and sophisticated advertising.

It undermines parents: Getting children to nag is a common marketing strategy. And it works! Nagging accounts for one in three trips to fast food restaurants.

It glamorizes greed: The false message of advertising — that what we buy will make us happy — leads to excessive and unsustainable consumption.

It encourages unhealthy eating: How effective is junk food marketing? Very! Preschool children report that food in McDonald’s wrapping tastes better — even when it’s not from McDonald’s!

It glorifies violence: Research links media violence to aggression, desensitization and fear, yet violent movies, TV programs and video games are marketed to kids as young as preschoolers.

It distorts body image: From impossibly thin dolls to bulked up action figures to digitally enhanced fashion models, marketers sell kids on unhealthy physical aspirations.

It sexualizes kids:Even very young children are bombarded with graphic media and marketing that encourage girls to focus primarily on appearance and sex appeal.

Discussion: Which effect in this list had a significant impact on your own childhood or adolescence? In what way? Explain how you experienced this effect and what you can do as a social worker to protect children from this effect in the future.

All social groups and families can be considered speech communities meaning they have their own unique language. Reflect on the words you use in your groups of friends, coworkers, clubs, etc. and create a list of 15 WORDS that make up your own language. Discuss the origins of these words in your language and provide a definition for each of the words on the list. Internet, texting jargon, and acronyms can apply to this activity. LIST of 15 WORDS:

2. Consider the following quote, “Meaning is in people not words.” Describe the words on your list and how they relate to this quote. What happens when you use these words in other groups?

Dokoupil (“Is the onslaught making us crazy?”) asserts, that the Internet “encourages—and even promotes—insanity”. Provide evidence from his article that supports this contention. As a product (or victim!) of this technology, how do you personally relate to the findings? How does this relate to information in our textbook?

In addition to addressing the above, please feel free to note what struck you most in the readings and/or text re: mental illness. It’s a fascinating, important topic!

As always: Integrate applicable material/chapter, explicitly.