Read “You Make the Call: How connected should we be?” on page 59 of the Mental Health and Stress chapter.

After reading the article and the entire Mental Health & Stress Chapter, discuss your educated opinion on this topic. Whenever possible, relate your answers to our course material.

Are we as a society “too connected?” Do you think this issue of connectivity (maybe social media specifically) affects mental health? Do you personally find that you struggle to disconnect? Are there certain daily times / activities you feel that should be absolutely free from device connectivity? You may want to discuss the pros and cons of constant connectivity that you have experienced in your own life, or the lives of those close to you. What strategies are available to help someone who is struggling to disconnect for a healthly period of time?

Instructions: you will write blog posts of approximately 1000-1200 words, one by each of the due dates listed below, on questions chosen from the following lists.

Sources: Your blog posts must refer to (and properly cite) readings from the syllabus and Blackboard as well as other articles or opinions you find (the balance between these will depend on the questions you choose). You can also find other analyses and opinions on the internet; the Web Links section on Blackboard will take you to organizations and research institutions that may publish relevant articles or studies. Part of this assignment is to show that you have read, understood, and evaluated various readings for the questions you choose. See additional suggestions and a more detailed grading rubric below.

Note: “Topic” here means topic on the syllabus; “Question” means the subject of your blog!

due October 7)

• What has been the impact of trade with China on employment in the U.S.economy—either in the manufacturing sector or more broadly? How widespread is this impact—is it highly localized, or has it affected broad regions and sectors of the U.S. economy? For this topic, you should focus on the assigned readings (on Blackboard/Content/Topics 3-5) by Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2016) and Scott (2017), as well as any other analyses or critiques that you find. As best as you can understand them, try to explain and critically evaluate the methodologies the authors use to identify this impact, and evaluate which estimates you think are more reliable and why. You may also wish to comment on why trade with China has been estimated to have such large effects since around 2001.

Research a peer-reviewed article referring to current trends in the nursing profession (article should not be older than 5 years) and provide an analysis of the relevance of the article findings to your experience as a nursing student. Substantiate your analysis with findings from other scholarly resources.

Each paragraph should follow the MEAL plan. The MEAL plan is a tool designed to assist in paragraph building and aligns with APA guidelines. M stands for Main idea (to be presented at the beginning of your paragraph), E stands for evidence (this is found in the literature, experiences, interviews, media etc.), A stands for Analysis (which pertains to your interpretation of findings as these relate to the topic or main idea presented), and L stands for Link to the following paragraph (usually in the form on a sentence introducing the topic of the following paragraph).

Only need to complete the annotated bibliography (2 pages) and the research paper (3 pages) all double spaced.

The right angled triangle PQR is to be constructed in the xy-plane, so that the right angle is at P and PR is parallel to the x-axis. The x and y coordinates of P,Q and R are to be integers that satisfy the inequality −4≤x≤5 and 6≤y≤16. 

 How many different triangles with these properties could be constructed? Please explain how you got your answer.