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Kevin Costner’s Speech at Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Watch the video here
Note:
Please watch the video and answer the following questions.
Based on the eulogy tips discussed in this week’s lecture and your textbook, which tips does Kevin Costner use in his speech?
What stories does he recall in the speech?
What does he do to keep the attention of the audience?
What does he do for the conclusion of the speech?
Did you notice any weaknesses in his speech? If so, what were they?
What do you think were the strengths of his speech?

Instructions for Writing Reflection
In at least 400 words, describe your discipline’s discursive practices (based on what you learned from the assigned reading), pose questions you have about information dissemination, and investigate the outline of your discipline to identify at least two sub-disciplines in which you are interested.
Reflect on what you learned about disciplines as discourse communities from “Thinking through the Disciplines,” and on what you learned about your particular discipline’s discursive practices from the “Reading and Writing about…” chapter you chose. Then, reflect on how the information in either reading complemented or challenged what you already knew about your discipline’s discursive practices and/or the underlying disciplinary values that support these practices.
You can find the reading here: Thinking through the Disciplines.
Reflect on what you learned from the “Understanding Information Dissemination (Articles < journals="">< academic="" publishing="" houses),="" information="" access="" (databases),="" and="" the="" purpose="" of="" library="" subject="" guides"="" instructional="" page="" and="" list="" questions="" you="" have="" about="" the="" content="">
Resource: Scroll through the “Outline of Academic Disciplines” to find your discipline, review the associated sub-disciplines listed beneath, and click on the sub-disciplines in which you are interested to read more about those particular areas. Once you have thoroughly explored all sub-disciplines in which you are interested, identify at least two that you would like to explore further through your work in this class, provide links (click on the Insert Link icon) for their respective pages, and discuss what you learned from reading these pages that prompted your interest.
You can access the outline of academic disciplines here: Outline of Academic Disciplines.

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
— Mark Twain
Elif Shafak discusses the importance of reading fiction as a deterrent against forming stereotypes — but I want to go two steps further and discuss why this is important. The bias we hold changes/affects/deteriorates/supports those around us — for better, and for worse.
HEALTH CARE: ACA vs Obamacare (implicit bias in rhetoric & consequences)

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/medicaid-expansion-has-saved-at-least-19000-lives-new-research-finds (clearly this is my foundation article here)
Where were the states most likely to not expand Medicaid? Which states were more likely? Show the cross-section of data. This is a heady topic rife with political controversy. I will need to watch my sources to avoid bias. The same places where Medicaid wasn’t expanded — also are the same places that report the lowest rates of both education and travel. SO what? What does this mean? More research needed. The data is huge but there.
TRAVEL:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/post_662_n_833399 (left-leaning news source)
EDUCATION:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/most-least-educated-states-america-2020 (right-leaning news source)
DIRECTIONS:
When three outlier points (topics) on articles all point to a specific regional set of geographic data, this needs to be addressed regarding this topic.
What conclusions can you draw — if any — from this data?
Are the ways in which Americans view health care in the U.S. (through their own admitted bias) helping or hurting fellow Americans? Or is there something else not discussed here you think is important to said research?
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Sample Student Response
The data demonstrates it’s more difficult to break free from the status quo when the tools for expanding one’s mindset such as education, travel, and subsequently, income, are not at one’s disposal. In the quote at the top of this post, Mark Twain claims travel can dismantle prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. While Elif Shafak suggests reading fiction to gain the ability to empathize. Take Mississippi for example, the state contains less than 20% of passport holders and is the least educated state according to WalletHub’s study. And according to this Wikipedia article on median household income in the states and territories, Mississippi ranks #51 with a median household income of $44,717 in 2018. I would assume it’s incredibly difficult for people in Mississippi — and other states in similar positions — to break away from their own implicit biases when the keys to destroying it, i.e. reading fiction and traveling (which requires money), are not necessarily presented as options.
On the topic of Medicaid, I would say the ways in which Americans view health care in the U.S. hurt fellow Americans. It hurts us because our reluctance to do research and our willingness to blindly attach ourselves to an agenda divides us. And through this division, we see basic implicit biases metamorphose into something far more dangerous, where our likes and dislikes for a political figure now determine if someone lives or dies. A lot more research needs to be done on this topic, but I think it would be important to note how Medicaid was advertised in the media in each state and how people receive their news, i.e., television versus online news articles, etc.

Case Study 3 – Kite
Kite is an 18-year-old Brotherboy (a term used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People used to describe gender-diverse people who have a male spirit) who is transitioning gender to be a man. He has recently completed his Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and is interviewing for an Early Childhood Educator position at Little Catalysts ELC. Kite hopes to get some experience before doing his Diploma, as he would like to be a Kindergarten Teacher one day.
Kite is very passionate about sharing his Aboriginal culture with the children and his experience of believing that he is a male living in a female body, and how he had to do things at school being a ‘girl,’ with which he wasn’t comfortable. Kite hopes to ‘shed light on the world,’ that he is no different than anyone else and just wants to be happy being himself. Due to his past trauma, Kite has a monthly meeting with his counsellor.
Kite was interviewed by: Carol, the Director; Anthony, the Educational Leader; and Tanya, a Kindergarten educator. Carol thought Kite would be an asset to the service. He presented himself confidently during the interview and had ‘good vibes.’ Tanya shared that she was worried about saying the wrong thing to Kite if he started at the service. She felt inexperienced with LGBTQIA+ protocols.
Kite is worried that he might not get the job due to his age, sex, and Indigenous background. He’s concerned that needing a day off every month to see his counsellor for his mental health may inhibit his chances of employment.
Kite has been working at Little Catalysts ELC now for nearly a month and is loving every minute of it, as are the staff and children in the service. Kite is enthusiastically researching ways to bring Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People’s culture and practice into daily practices and learning.
Kite was inspired by this example of daily practice, Acknowledgement of Country, that he found.
He also read about an early childhood educator who conducted a learning experience with two Aboriginal children and an Elder. The educator presented the Aboriginal Australia map, which illustrated the 250 ‘Countries’ or language groups of Australia. Using a toy car, the educator showed the children the country where she was born and the journey she took to get to the country on which the preschool was located.
The teacher invited the children’s relatives to show the children where they were born, which then prompted the Elder to tell the group about her childhood.
Benchmark Criteria
Question 11
Resources
Kearns. (2020, 5th Ed) The Big Picture, pp. 115-125.
Brotherboys Yarnin’ Up – Kai and Dean
Describe how you would sensitively resolve any concerns in this scenario for all parties and identify people you could go to for further assistance, if required, to seek advice or support. Explain your responses by providing points on where misunderstanding could arise from, as a result of diversity.
Watch the video, Acknowledgement of Country and refer to the National Quality Standards (NQS) to complete the following question. Interpret how the NQS is demonstrated in practice, in the case study provided.
Question 12
Resources
Review National Quality Standard (A4 Poster). Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). (2018) for assistance.
Acknowledgement of Country
A Guide to the National Quality Framework
Little Catalysts Policies and Procedures:
?      Code of Conduct
?      Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
?      Educational program and practice
?      Interactions with children
Provide the NQS element, element description, and a practice example (1) that relates to each area defined in the table, that was demonstrated in the Case Study – Kite continued. Refer to Quality Areas 1, 5, and 6 in your responses.
QA1: Educational Program and Practice
QA5: Relationships with Children
QA6: Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities
Provide one (1) NQS element number and description that relates to the case study for each area
Provide one (1) Early Childhood Services National Law Act 2010 and Law Act 2017 (ECSNR) Regulation that relates to the case study for each area
Provide one (1) example of practice that relates to the NQS element you’ve chosen from the case study for each area

Three Ways Technology Impacts Communication
The amount of technology has been updating day by day. It has changed the way we communicate. Write about how technology has been changing our ways to communicate and how it impacts us.

Summaries of Four Short Stories (125 words)
“A Generation of Good and Bad” by Julia Quijano
Andrew, on a mission to kill “bad” people to secure a better future, repeatedly kills a man who keeps returning, driven by love. The conflict between Andrew’s ideology and the power of love deepens when he meets a woman he can’t kill, eventually forming a family. She later reveals that she was the woman the man loved, leaving Andrew to question his mission.
“The Incessant Noise of Blood Dripping on a Hardwood Floor” by Mariam Bayramyan
After a confrontation, two sisters are gravely wounded while fleeing their attacker, who discovered their illegal activities. The protagonist struggles with regret as she runs to seek help but decides to return to her sister, symbolizing the burden of guilt and survival.
“Hazel” by Julia Manick
Maddie’s imaginary friend, Hazel, faces the reality of growing up when Maddie’s friends mock her for believing in Hazel. The conflict is Maddie’s internal struggle to let go of childhood, with Hazel ultimately saying goodbye, marking a bittersweet transition.
“How Did I End Up Here? Facedown on the Ground of the 7-11” by Jordyn Pawley
The pregnant protagonist faces a clumsy armed robbery while craving Sprite. Despite the dangerous situation, her thoughts focus on her pregnancy and the consequences of her midnight snack run. The humor highlights the absurdity of the situation, even after being accidentally shot during the robber’s surrender.

Think of another inference you made about the excerpt of “Lincoln the Great.” Explain your claim, supporting it with textual evidence, and writing commentary to describe your reasoning. Use parallel structure at least once in your paragraph.

Question:
In paragraph 5, the author says that “the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath.” State what type of figurative language is this, and explain what it means. Support your answer with at least two details from the story.

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Job Application Materials Assignment
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Perhaps some of the highest stakes documents you’ll create in your professional career will be job application materials. This assignment will give you the opportunity to refine and develop any materials you might already have and practice tailoring those materials to a specific employer and job posting.
Conduct a job search for openings and find a job you could reasonably see yourself applying to, either now or after you have earned your degree. Feel free to use the job posting you found for this week’s discussion and the research you conducted into the organization. Or choose a new job posting.
Assemble the following in a single document:
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Page 1:
A screenshot of the job posting and a link to the job posting online.
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Page 2:
A single-page job application letter, formatted according to the guidelines for business correspondence in this week’s reading, and specifically tailored to the job and employer you’ve chosen.
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Page 3:
Your resume, tailored for the job and the employer. (You may adapt this from your existing resume if you have one.)
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Page 4:
A 200-word reflection on your job package, addressing the following:
?      How did you tailor your application letter and resume to this job and employer? Be specific and detailed in your response.
?      How satisfied are you with your two documents? Do you still see any room for improvement?
?      What did you find most challenging about this assignment?