As a consumer of information, do you generally look for objectivity .docx

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As a consumer of information, do you generally look for objectivity in news reporting or do you also want opinions? Why? During the past election, did you follow a political story or candidate on the Internet? Did you follow similar stories on candidates through television or in your local paper? What were are differences between Internet reporting and television and newspaper reporting? From your observations, what do you think are the general effects of the Internet on politics? 200 words .

As a human resources manager, you need to advise top leadership (CEO, Vice Presidents, and Senior Managers) information on the importance of leadership style in creating a culture that embraces diversity. Create a PowerPoint presentation to compare and contrast how the different styles of CEO leadership can affect team building, so that cultural diversity can be used to a competitive advantage in the workplace. Provide ideas for how to effectively build a team that supports and embraces cultural diversity, and recommend the leadership styles that encourages the creation of a culture of diversity. Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists. Support your presentation with at least five (5) scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included. Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate. Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide). Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide. .

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As a homeowner, you have become more concerned about the energy issue facing our communities. You want to see your neighbors become more involved in energy conservation efforts, but your attempts to gain support on your own have failed. You have decided to propose an Energy Resource Plan to your HOA for approval at the next meeting. Your goal is to convince the HOA to support and endorse your Energy Resource Plan. Review the following Energy Resource Plan outline : · Introduction o Provide information about why conserving energy is important. · Renewable versus nonrenewable o Briefly distinguish between these types of energy. · Methods to conserve and help the environment o What may each member do, personally, to conserve energy and help the environment at the same time? o Provide at least three methods. · Government efforts o How may the government be involved in conservation efforts? · Conclusion o Wrap up the meeting with a brief summary of your main points. o Provide some motivation for conserving energy with a memorable slogan, statement, or song, for example. Write a 350- to 700-word paper that includes all elements of the outline. Post your paper as an attachment. .

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As a healthcare professional, you will be working closely with other health care professionals. The best way to create a positive patient experience is to be able to understand the role that each healthcare professional plays in the care of a patient. For this assignment, select two of the following allied health professions (physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurses, advance practice nurse, or health services administrator) and take a deeper look into their specific functions and contributions to health care. In a paper of 750-1,000 words please discuss the following: What is their function/medical training? In what type of setting can each profession be found traditionally? Is this changing today? Discuss how the expanding roles of allied health in health care delivery have affected each profession. How has the health care workforce shortage affected each profession? Provide a minimum of two references. .

As a future teacher exposed to the rising trend of blogs and adv.docxrossskuddershamus

As a future teacher exposed to the rising trend of blogs and advocacy pages on the Internet, it is important to identify credible, scholarly resources as the basis of best practices in the classroom. To sample what information is available, locate one source (NAEYC, First Things First, Zero to Three, etc.) to support developmentally appropriate practices that you can share with families. For your selected source: Describe how the resource can be used to support your selected issue. Include a description of why that source would benefit your future classroom. Describe what types of information is available at that source. Use APA format to cite resources. .

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As a fresh research intern, you are a part of the hypothetical National Anthrax Eradication Program. Your first task is to present a detailed summary on this lethal disease. Using the the Internet, research, acquire, compile the primary data and respond to the following: What organism produces this disease and how? What are the four different locations where an anthrax infection can occur? Describe each of these locations. What are the reasons why these locations allow the infection to occur? What are the different scientific methods that have been tried, tested, and implemented towards Anthrax prevention and cure in the past decade? Why is Anthrax such a potent weapon of bioterrorism? What are its characteristics that make it so? .

As a fresh research intern, you are a part of the hypothetical Nat.docxrossskuddershamus

As a fresh research intern, you are a part of the hypothetical National Anthrax Eradication Program. Your first task is to present a detailed summary of this lethal disease. Using the Internet, research, acquire, compile the primary data, and respond to the following: 1. What organism produces this disease and how? 2. What are the four different locations where an anthrax infection can occur? Describe each of these locations. What are the reasons why these locations allow the infection to occur? 3.What are the different scientific methods that have been tried, tested, and implemented towards Anthrax prevention and cure in the past decade? 4.Why is Anthrax such a potent weapon of bioterrorism? What are the characteristics that make it so? cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. .

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As a former emergency department Registered Nurse for over seven years, I recall the most significant complaints were our long wait times. For some patients, the wait time could be substantial. Since emergency departments aren't on a first-come, first-serve basis, wait times were often unpredictable and lengthy. Patients are triaged based on their level of acuity. Long Emergency Department (ED) Length of stay (EDLOS) is associated with poor patient outcomes, which has led to the implementation of time targets designed to keep EDLOS below a specific limit. (Andersson et al., 2020, p. 2) The method conducted for the concept analysis on EDLOS was the Walker and Avant approach. They were able to research a way of measuring the concept empirically by identifying all concepts used. (Andersson et al., 2020) Nurses can use the Walker and Avant approach when there are limited concepts available to a nurse to explain a problem area. The process of concept analysis for nurses first transpired in 1986. (McEwen & Wills, 2019) Walker and Avant specifically designed an approach to concept analysis to help graduate nurses explain methods to examine phenomena that interests them. (McEwen & Wills, 2019) The basic concept analysis approach by Walker and Avant is as follows; 1. Select a concept 2. Determine the aims or purposes of the analysis. 3. Identify all the concept possible uses possible. 4. Determine the defining attributes. 5. Identify the model case. 6. Identify any borderline, related contrary, invent, and illegitimate cases. 7. Identify the antecedents and consequences. 8. Define the empirical referents. (McEwen & Wills, 2019, Tables 3-2) Authors Aim and Purpose As a former Emergency Department Nurse, I find it fascinating how the author chose to do the concept analysis on this topic. According to the author, when patients are forced to stay for extended lengths of time in the emergency department, this leads to poor patient outcomes, overcrowding, and an overall inefficient organization. (Andersson et al., 2020) I recall when a febrile child was left in the Emergency Department for a long time. The child became so agitated their respiratory status worsened. The authors aim to clarify the meaning of long EDLOS and identify the root causes of an emergency department length of stay of more than six hours. (Andersson et al., 2020) Defining Attributes on the Concept Examined In the emergency department, length of stay (LOS) is a widely used measurement. Emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) is defined as the time interval between a patient's arrival to the ED to the time the patient physically leaves the ED. The defining attributes discovered that waiting in a crowded emergency department was just that, waiting. Waiting was the most acknowledged attribute associated with EDLOS. (Andersson et al., 2020) If the patients didn't have to wait, they wouldn't be a problem/complaint and had no time targets. Another attrib.

As a doctorally prepared nurse, you are writing a Continuous Qua.docxrossskuddershamus

As a doctorally prepared nurse, you are writing a Continuous Quality Improvement project plan on Reducing readmission/hospitalization rates for patients with Heart Failure ; 1. Describe how the Quality program is measured, data is collected, monitored, and analyzed. 2. Determine performance measures, and develop indicators to measure performance, core measures, etc. 3. Discuss a data collection plan including data collection methods such as chart review, etc. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) policies must be followed. 4. Consider following structure, process, outcomes, and patients’ experience measures. You must use nationally recognized and standardized measures if possible. See the HCQA Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures a tool which lists inpatient and ambulatory performance measures in health care. Document this assignment in 6 pages document and include 5 References. .

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ary Assignment Certified medical administrative assistants (CMAAs) need to be aware of the many medical options that are available in their community. For this assignment, develop a document that contains the community resources for breast cancer patients. Discuss the steps that will be taken to gather and present the information. Include a procedure to update the information on a regular basis. .

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The document discusses how leading companies are improving collaboration between marketing and other functions through revamping key decision-making processes. It focuses on three areas: planning and strategy decisions, execution decisions, and operations/infrastructure decisions. Companies use simple tools like defining decision roles, criteria, and processes to streamline decisions made at organizational "seams". This approach clarifies responsibilities and has helped companies like Target and Nordstrom make better aligned, faster decisions to increase marketing effectiveness.

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AS 4678—2002 www.standards.com.au © Standards Australia 111 J10.2 Design surcharge loads The distribution of stresses on a retaining structure due to surcharge loads should be carefully assessed in design. The design load factors are 1.5 for strength and stability limit states, and 0.7 for the serviceability limit state. See Table J1 for examples of load components for each limit state. J10.3 Assessment of the effect of surcharge for conventional retaining structures Each pressure induced by surcharge loads will depend on the load spreading properties of the retained earth and the stiffness of the wall. Two approaches may be used to assess the magnitude and distribution of lateral pressures induced by surcharge loading, as follows: (a) Rankine active earth pressure theory—the trial wedge method and associated force polygon methods may be employed (see Figure J6). (b) Elasticity theory supported by experimental measurements—the earth pressure design charts given by Terzaghi (Ref. 4) given in Figure J7 may be used to estimate lateral pressure due to vertical line loads, point loads and horizontal line loads. These have been modified from the Boussinesq (Ref. 5) solution for distribution of stresses in an isotropic semi-infinite elastic medium based on experimental evidence. Numerical modelling approaches (finite element analysis) may be used to assess the magnitude and distribution of earth pressures for complex loaded retaining structures. J10.4 Assessment of the effect of applied loadings on reinforced soil structures For reinforced soil-retaining structures, the internal stresses are derived from two separate load conditions, resulting from— (a) the supporting function, and (b) the retaining function. These stresses should be superimposed for the determination of the total stresses due to applied loadings and for the calculation of reinforcement stresses. The supporting function requires the determination of the additional vertical and horizontal stresses resulting from the diffusion of the applied loadings. For vertical loadings, the distribution of vertical strip loadings through the fill may be determined by a lateral dispersion defined by a slope of 2 vertically to 1 horizontally (see Figure J8), or by calculating an appropriate stress distribution such as defined by Boussinesq (Ref. 5). Vertical load dispersion has to take into account the effect of the face on the available dispersion area. For horizontal loadings, the distribution of horizontal strip loadings through the fill may be determined by a vertical dispersion over the outside surface or facing of the structure defined by a slope from the rear of the contact surface. The horizontal pressure distribution on the outside surface or facing has to vary linearly from a maximum at the level of the contact surface to zero at its lowest point (see Figure J8). The retaining function takes into account the.

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arugumentative essay on article given below In “Parents Keep Child’s Gender Secret”, Jayme Poisson writes an article about the true story of a Canadian couple raising their child without ever revealing the child’s gender (keeping it secret from anyone not in their immediate family). This has incited many strong reactions from readers and locals alike. Poisson’s piece allows us to form our own opinions about this subject and forces us to examine why we consider gender so important to the development of a child. Kenji Yoshino writes about the term covering. ‘Covering’, as Yoshino uses it, means to ‘tone down a disfavored identity to fit into the mainstream’ (552), and Yoshino argues that though Americans value the idea of the melting pot as a model for our culture, that ideal can have unintended negative consequences. Despite our avowed appreciation for multiculturalism, the unstated public expectation is still for people of all genders, sexual orientations and races to conform to rigid expectations. Prompt: Yoshino discusses the pressures we face to “cover”. Apply this concept and cross-reference Poisson’s piece and the decision Storm’s parents have made to keep their child’s gender a secret. In what ways is it a strategy to resist covering? Is it an effective one? Is some measure of covering necessary in our society? Make an argument about how cultural expectations and individual (or parental) choices should affect or does affect gender identity. Essay Guidelines: Quote the assigned readings to support your answer. Do not do additional research. Be sure to demonstrate your comprehension of the pieces by quoting and discussing relevant passages to support your thesis. Essays that draw support solely upon personal experience will not receive a passing grade. Additionally, make sure that you are not merely summarizing the readings .

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arts Article Circling Round Vitruvius, Linear Perspective, and the Design of Roman Wall Painting Jocelyn Penny Small † Department of Art History, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; [email protected] † Mail: 890 West End Avenue, Apartment 4C, New York, NY 10025-3520, USA. Received: 1 April 2019; Accepted: 2 September 2019; Published: 14 September 2019 �� Abstract: Many scholars believe that linear perspective existed in classical antiquity, but a fresh examination of two key texts in Vitruvius shows that 1.2.2 is about modularity and symmetria, while 7.Pr.11 describes shading (skiagraphia). Moreover, these new interpretations are firmly based on the classical understanding of optics and the history of painting (e.g., Pliny the Elder). A third text (Philostratus, Imagines 1.4.2) suggests that the design of Roman wall painting depends on concentric circles. Philostratus’ system is then used to successfully make facsimiles of five walls, representing Styles II, III, and IV of Roman wall painting. Hence, linear perspective and its relatives, such as Panofsky’s vanishing vertical axis, should not be imposed retrospectively where they never existed. Keywords: linear perspective; skenographia; skiagraphia; Greek and Roman painting; Roman fresco; Vitruvius; Philostratus Two systems for designing Pompeian wall paintings have dominated modern scholarship: a one- or center-point perspective and a vanishing vertical axis.1 Neither method works for all the variations seen on the walls of Styles II–IV. The vanishing vertical axis is considered a precursor of linear perspective, whereas center-point construction is a form of linear perspective. Many scholars believe that linear perspective was invented by the Greeks, only to be forgotten during the Middle Ages and “reinvented” in the Renaissance.2 In contrast, I propose that linear perspective was not known in any form in antiquity but, rather, was an invention of the Renaissance, which also created its putative ancient pedigree. 1. Background 1.1. Definitions First, it is important to define four key terms. “Perspective” applies loosely to a wide range of systems that convert a three-dimensional scene to two dimensions. Most scholars, however, mean “linear perspective” when they use the unqualified term “perspective”. No standard definition exists for linear perspective, but only linear perspective obeys the rules of projective geometry. Formal definitions refer to “station points” (the point or place for the “eye” of the “viewer” and/or “artist”), vanishing points, horizon lines, and picture planes, among other aspects. Horizontal lines converge to the “center point” or, in the case of 1 This topic is remarkably complex with a massive bibliography. Small (2013) provides a reasonable summary of the scholarship to its date of publication. Since then, I have realized that the standard interpretations of key texts and objects needs to be totally rethought. This artic.

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The document summarizes a marketing presentation for promoting Sheffield as a tourism destination. It begins with an analysis of Sheffield's strengths, such as its natural scenery and strong artistic culture, and weaknesses, such as having less cultural attractions than competitors. The presentation then outlines marketing communication objectives to increase tourism by 40% and social media popularity by 30% in 12 months. A strategy is introduced to promote Sheffield's unique strengths of arts and natural geography through a "Green & Art Festival." The target audience is identified as people of all ages who love both arts and nature.

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This study aimed to characterize workplace violence experienced by healthcare workers at a public hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. A qualitative survey was conducted through interviews with 6 workers, and a quantitative survey was distributed to 32 workers. The main findings were that 41 incidents of physical or verbal violence over the past 2 years were reported, with the majority perpetrated by patients or their family members. Most victims reported permanent feelings of hypervigilance after experiencing violence. Many workers were unfamiliar with reporting procedures or felt reporting was useless. Most felt workplace violence could be minimized through strategies like increased security and restricted access to patient care areas.

Artist Analysis Project – Due Week 61)Powerpoint project at le.docxrossskuddershamus

Artist Analysis Project – Due Week 6 1) Powerpoint project at least 10 slides. 2) 3 or more cited references from journals, magazines, newspapers, not all websites, not Wikipedia 3) An analysis is a scholarly review of a famous artist and his or her work, not just whether we liked it or not. 4) Use vocabulary and terms you learned in this class and apply them to your art choice. 5) Try focusing your topic on one aspect of the art, i.e. a. Pick an artist/movie director/dancer/singer/novelist/actor etc. and research that person. Read reviews and critiques of their work, read or watch biographies (YouTube), you might choose to compare two of their works, or compare and contract two artists in the same field, learn about the art technique and why it is used, what it represents, what it tells us about our humanity, etc. I need this back by 3:00 p.m. today and will check copyscape. .

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Artist Research Paper Requirements You are to write a 3 page double spaced paper in 12 point font using Microsoft word. You are to choose 3 digital artists who’s work is available to view on the internet. Do not use any of the old masters like Picasso, Rembrandt, etc….. this needs to be a modern artist working in the digital arts and design field. At least one of the artists must be from a country other than the United States. You are to cover the following areas for each artist: Biography who they are and where they studied, Things that influenced their work and inspired them, The artists philosophy on their work, Artistic genres, or movements that their work fits into or is associated with. You are to write about their work – provide url links to images of their work on line. Write about what you see in their work, how it impacts and influences your own design artistic ideas. Write about the composition, color, scale, and other aesthetics of their art. .

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Artifacts of our own cultures surround us. From art and music to arc.docxrossskuddershamus

Artifacts of our own cultures surround us. From art and music to architecture and literature, from philosophy and religion to laws and economics, we live among cultural artifacts that have deep roots. Select the single cultural artifact that you believe best represents the culture in which you live today. Present a detailed description of the artifact, and analyze in detail how the artifact relates to the values and beliefs of the culture. Investigate and evaluate the deep cultural roots of your artifact. What historical roots allowed your artifact to come into being? Which cultural periods might have influenced its eventual development? How do you anticipate this artifact being passed to future generations? What kinds of evolutions might it undergo as culture changes? Craft an essay of 3-4 pages that addresses these points from the perspective of someone trained in the Humanities .

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Articulating the Integrated Plan The Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) Process Dr. Gary S. White Colorado Technical University April 24, 2019 1 2 Promotion Communication by marketers that informs, persuades, and reminds potential buyers of a product in order to influence an opinion or elicit a response. 3 Promotional Strategy A plan for the optimal use of the elements of promotion: Advertising Public Relations Personal Selling Sales Promotion 4 The Role of Promotion Overall Marketing Objectives Marketing Mix • Product • Distribution • Promotion • Price Target Market Promotional Mix •Advertising •Public Relations •Personal Selling •Sales Promotion Promotion Plan 5 Differential Advantage Unique Features Excellent Service Low Prices Rapid Delivery High Product Quality Features that Provide Differential Advantage 6 Promotional Mix Combination of promotion tools used to reach the target market and fulfill the organization’s overall goals.Advertising Public Relations Personal Selling Sales Promotion 7 Promotional Mix Advertising Elements of the Promotional Mix Public Relations Personal Selling Sales Promotion 8 Advertising Impersonal, one-way mass communication about a product or organization that is paid for by a marketer. 9 Advertising Media Traditional Advertising Media Electronic Advertising Media ▪ Television ▪ Radio ▪ Newspapers ▪ Magazines ▪ Books ▪ Direct mail ▪ Billboards ▪ Transit cards ▪ Internet ▪ Electronic mail ▪ Interactive video ▪ All of the forms we discussed in the prior weekly chat 10 Advertising Advantages ▪ Reach large number of people ▪ Low cost per contact ▪ Can be micro- targeted Disadvantages ▪ Total cost is high 11 Public Relations The marketing function that evaluates public attitudes, identifies areas within the organization that the public may be interested in, and executes a program of action to earn public understanding and acceptance. 12 Public Relations Evaluates public attitudes Identifies areas of public interest Executes programs to “win” public Functions of Public Relations 13 Publicity Public information about a company, good, or service appearing in the mass media as a news item. 14 Sales Promotion Marketing activities--other than personal selling, advertising, and public relations--that stimulate consumer buying and dealer effectiveness. 15 Sales Promotion Free samples Contests Premiums Trade Shows Vacation Giveaways Coupons Popular Tools for Consumer Sales Promotion 16 Personal Selling Planned presentation to one or more prospective buyers for the purpose of making a sale. 17 Personal Selling Traditional Selling Relationship Selling 18 Communication The process by which we exchange or share meanings through a common set of symbols. 19 Marketing Communication Categories .

Artifact Analysis WorksheetAn artifact is something made by a hu.docxrossskuddershamus

Artifact Analysis Worksheet An artifact is something made by a human. It can be a form of art or a form of self-expression that has meaning to you. It can be anything that a human conceived of as art and deliberately crafted. For this assignment, you are being asked to share your artifact with your classmates. Please consider this as you select your artifact by choosing something you are comfortable sharing and avoiding potentially offensive material. In the Learning Resources area, there is also a document on “reading” images and text. It includes many questions which can guide deeper analysis of your artifact. Share your artifact or a link to your artifact in the space below. Include a description of the artifact and include research on the background of the artifact. For example, information about the artist involved. *** Make sure to cite your sources by including a list of any outsides sources of information you are using to answer this question. Remember, research is always a good thing as it shows effort. What does this artifact mean to you? Please explain. To explore this, consider these additional questions: How has it inspired or moved you? Has this artifact helped make your life or the life of others better? How does it connect to your life or to the educational journey you are starting along with your classmates? Many people have artifacts displayed in their home; for example, a certain painting on their wall. In a way, we’ll be creating a virtual gallery of artifacts by sharing our choices as a class in the Class DocSharing area. How does your artifact fit into our class gallery? How do you think your artifact communicates your life perspective to the class? How do you think others will interpret your choice of artifact? Discuss in your own words, how technology has changed human art making and human art sharing. How do you, or could you, use technology in making your own art? You will submit your completed worksheet as your Week 2 Assignment using the link at the bottom of the assignment page in the classroom. Additionally, for Week 3, you will post your artifact in the DocSharing area. You will find instructions about how to do this on the next page. Only post the artifact, not the completed worksheet. Again, you need to do both of these: Submit for Week 2 AND post to DocSharing for Week 3. As stated above, you will be asked to share your artifact in the Class DocSharing area to use for the Week 3 Assignment 1. To do this, click on the DocSharing link in the left-hand navigational window (red arrow below): Then, click on the Class DocSharing area to enter this space. From here, you will click “Create Blog Entry” on the top towards to the left: Then fill in the appropriate information and hit Post Entry at the bottom right. (Please do NOT post your entire worksheet- post only your artifact) You should now see your entry. Sometimes a larger link or file will take a little longer to upload..

Article CORONAVIRUS IN TEXAS Across Texas and the nation, th.docxrossskuddershamus

Article CORONAVIRUS IN TEXAS Across Texas and the nation, the novel coronavirus is deadlier for people of color New data on Texas coronavirus fatalities reveals stark racial disparities. BY EMMA PLATOFF AND CARLA ASTUDILLO Juan Lopez wheels a stretcher out of the back of his vehicle in the early morning in McAllen. Lopez is picking up the body o… Juan Lopez wheels a stretcher out of the back of his vehicle in McAllen. Across Texas and the nation, the novel coronavirus is deadlier for communities of color and low-income communities. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Correction: On July 30, the state said an “automation error” caused approximately 225 deaths to be incorrectly added to the overall death count; a subsequent quality check by Department of State Health Services epidemiologists revealed COVID-19 was not the direct cause of death in these cases. The numbers and charts in this story have been updated to account for this error and are current as of July 30. Texas ’southernmost county, Cameron, is home to just 1.5% of the state’s population, but it accounts for nearly 5% of its known COVID-19 fatalities. Cameron County - where 89% of residents are Hispanic and nearly a third live below the poverty line - stands out as just one stark example of widespread disparities in COVID-19 outcomes. Across Texas and the nation, the novel coronavirus is deadlier for communities of color and low-income communities. These disparities, and a wealth of other demographic information, became more apparent this week when new tallying methods at the state health agency revealed a more complete picture of who has died in Texas and where. Trends showing that Black and Hispanic individuals had been disproportionately hit by the virus were clear nationally and apparent in local snapshots, but until earlier this week, the Texas Department of State Health Services ’limited demographic data had clouded the picture of those statewide disparities. The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. Become one. Hispanic Texans make up about 40% of the state’s population, but they account for 49% of its known COVID-19 fatalities. Black Texans also appear slightly overrepresented in the fatality toll, representing 14% of fatalities but just 12% of the state population. Texas reported a total of 6,274 fatalities Thursday evening. By contrast, white and Asian Texans died at lower rates relative to their share of the state’s population. Sometimes called the great equalizer, the novel coronavirus has been anything but - a deadly reality in a state like Texas, where the Hispanic population is expected to become the largest group in the state by mid-2021. The disparities should not have been a surprise, said Jamboor Vishwanatha, director of the Texas Center for Health Disparities at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Need to keep tabs on the latest coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup has .

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The document provides reading assignments on two articles related to risk management in information technology and investigative forensics. It asks students to discuss how risk management and investigative techniques can help protect and investigate attacks on an organization. A substantive response should ask a thoughtful question, answer another's question in detail, provide additional information on the topic, analyze the topic in detail, share a personal experience, cite an outside source along with additional context, or make an argument on the topic using at least one scholarly source.

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Art of Your Choice Template Each week in our Weekly Discussion, we ask you to select a work of art, architecture, music, or writing/performance art that you want to highlight. In the first week, we ask you to do this with something you already know and like and it can come from any period including the here and now. Include an image of the art, architecture, or the title of the poem, work of writing or music you choose each week, followed by the name of who created it, the year it was created, and why you like it. In the following weeks, we will ask you to choose from the work being created during the time period we are studying that week. This week's readings mention several musical compositions. Here you'll find background and a description of each—and the link to a video of the piece. Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide , Act 2, " Enfin, il est en ma puissance " ("At last, he is in my power"). An English translation of the lyrics . Jean-Baptiste Lully composed the opera Armide in the late 1600s, during the reign of Louis XIV. Armide (Armida) is the main character. She lives in the Muslim culture and is variously described as a sorceress, an enchantress, and a witch. She has been asked to thwart the efforts of the crusader knight Renaud, even murder him. She does succeed in casting a spell on him, but finds that she also has fallen in love with him, so following through with murder seems impossible. She approaches to do the deed, which is the setting for this song from the end of Act II of the opera. The story itself was based on a fictional epic poem of the 1500s. Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Pieces de Clavecin ("Pieces for the Harpsichord"). This female composer and musician had performed in the court of Louis XIV since the age of five. This composition was for a dance. Note the sound of the harpsichord ( clavecin ), precursor to the modern piano. Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas , " Dido’s Lament ." An English translation of the lyrics . "Dido's Lament," from Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas, is also called "When I am laid in earth." The story it relates is from Book 4 of the ancient epic poem by Vergil, The Aeneid . Dido, the Queen of Carthage, and Aeneas, the warrior prince from ancient Troy, had fallen in love. But Aeneas was determined to fulfill his duty and divine destiny and go to Italy to found a new kingdom (that eventually becomes Rome). Aeneas is pulled by duty and destiny, and as queen, Dido cannot leave Carthage with him. In anguish because of his departure, she makes arrangements to put herself to death on a funeral pyre. Thus, the lament. "Dido's Lament" is one aria in Dido and Aeneas . George Frideric Handel: Messiah , " Hallelujah Chorus ." This famous chorus is part of the renowned oratorio called Messiah . Chapter 23 describes the term oratorio and note how it differs from opera . Handel took the common Christian approach and understanding of scriptures as pre.

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