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-Obsession with Perfection and Beauty Standards ENG 1123 Dr. H.D. Johnson Fall 2025 2nd Miniterm Paper 1: Critical Literary Analysis Required Length: 800-1000 words (excluding the Works Cited page) Required Sources: 3 (The selected story and two secondary critical sources). Note: DO NOT EXCEED two secondary critical sources. Additionally, you cannot use any secondary sources I have assigned as readings. Style: MLA, 9th ed. (MLA 9th ed. should be used for all aspects of the paper, including general format, source borrowings, and the Works Cited page. Font should be set to Times New Roman, 12 pt. The text should be double-spaced throughout the document.) Due Date: 11/9/25 Prompt: Using two secondary critical sources, write an essay that addresses a significant social topic explored in one (not multiple) of the short stories assigned this semester (This includes the “optional” short story readings). NOTE: A “secondary critical source” is an essay about the specific story or a specific theme in literature. Such sources are written by an expert and are published in peer-reviewed journals. A secondary critical source is not a scientific paper written about the issue. Short Stories and Suggested Social Issues “The Minister’s Black Veil” Judgment and Hypocrisy Mental Health and Isolation Community Dynamics Gossip, Innuendo, and Reputation Destruction “The Birth-Mark” Obsession with Perfection and Beauty Standards Ethics of Scientific Experimentation Relationship Dynamics Social/Gendered Expectations of a Woman’s Appearance “The Yellow Wallpaper” Traditional Gender Roles Repression and Personal Freedom Mental Health Social/Gendered Attitudes Toward Healthcare “The Story of an Hour” Marital Expectations Traditional Gender Roles Repression and Personal Freedom Identity *Note: This is by no means an exhaustive list, and you a free to formulate your own consideration of a pertinent social issue emergent in one of the stories. Additional Resources:

Reflection Essay 3

Course: PSY 241 Developmental Psychology

Points: 75

Assignment Availability: February 5, 2026 February 11, 2026

This assignment is a 75-point, five-paragraph reflection essay based on Chapters 1113 of the textbook. You will explore a theme or themes related to development across these chapters by selecting three topics, choosing one topic from each chapter, and applying those concepts to real-life examples or observations.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate understanding through application, integration, and reflection, not memorization or definition recall.

Essay Structure and Topic Requirements

Your essay must follow this structure:

Paragraph 1: Introduction

• Clearly introduce the theme or themes that connect development across Chapters 1113
• Briefly identify the three topics you will discuss
• Make clear that each topic comes from a different chapter

Paragraphs 24: Topic Paragraphs (One per Chapter)

• Each paragraph must focus on one topic from a different chapter
• One topic from Chapter 11
• One topic from Chapter 12
• One topic from Chapter 13
• Each topic paragraph must:
• Explain the concept in your own words
• Apply the concept to a real-life example, observation, or experience
• Include at least one quote or paraphrase from an approved source
• Clearly explain the quote or paraphrase in your own words

Paragraph 5: Conclusion

• Summarize key insights across the three topics
• Reflect on how the theme or themes help explain developmental change

Source Requirements

You must use both of the following sources in your essay:

• The course textbook (required)
• One additional academic source from NC LIVE (required)

No other sources are accepted.

Quotation and Paraphrasing Rules

Each topic paragraph (Paragraphs 24) must include at least one quote or paraphrase, but the following rules apply:

• The quote or paraphrase may NOT be a definition
• Definitions quoted or paraphrased from any source will not receive credit
• Quotes or paraphrases may come from either the textbook or the NC LIVE source
• Both sources must appear somewhere in the essay
• Quotes or paraphrases may not stand alone and must be followed by explanation in your own words

Acceptable quotes or paraphrases include explanations, research findings, theory applications, or descriptions of developmental processes.

All sources must be cited using APA format, including in-text citations and a reference page.

NC LIVE Access Information

The required additional academic source must be obtained from nclive.org.

NC LIVE Access Details

• Library: Bladen Community College
• Password: fastlake

If you experience difficulty accessing NC LIVE, contact the Bladen Community College Library directly for assistance. Do not wait until the assignment deadline to resolve access issues.

Formatting and Submission Requirements

• Length: Five full paragraphs
• Format: APA format
• Citations: In-text citations and a reference page are required
• Submission: Upload directly to Moodle during the assignment window

AI and Late Work Policy Reminder

This assignment is subject to the course Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy outlined in the syllabus. All submitted work must reflect your own original writing and analysis. Use of AI-generated content beyond what is permitted in the syllabus will result in point deductions.

This assignment follows the course no late work policy. Essays submitted after the deadline will receive a grade of zero. Technology issues, access issues, or last-minute problems do not exempt students from this policy. Students are responsible for submitting work early enough to confirm successful upload.

Grading Breakdown (75 points)

• Content accuracy and application across three chapters: 40 points
• Use of textbook and NC LIVE sources (non-definition use): 15 points
• Organization and five-paragraph structure: 10 points
• APA format, grammar, and mechanics: 10 points

Student Checklist

• I selected one topic from Chapter 11, one from Chapter 12, and one from Chapter 13
• My introduction clearly states the theme or themes
• Each topic paragraph includes a quote or paraphrase that is not a definition
• I explained each quote or paraphrase in my own words
• I used the textbook and at least one NC LIVE source
• My essay follows a five-paragraph structure
• All sources are cited in APA format
• My file uploaded correctly to Moodle

Important Reminders

• This assignment follows the course no late work policy
• Essays submitted after the deadline will receive a zero
• Students are responsible for verifying that files upload correctly to Moodle

Using some of the same resources you used to research topic ideas, begin researching your topic. Research, organize, and start to outline the following information:

• Symptoms (things the person would tell you) and Signs (things you would see about the person)
• Treatments
• Effect on day-to-day function
• Etiology (Who is likely to get this disorder? Age, gender, ethnicity, risk factors, etc.)
• Typical age of onset
• Prognosis (What is thought to be happening in the brain of the individual of the disorder?)
• Healthcare issues/challenges to providing health care to individuals with this illness or disorder
• What health care providers should keep in mind when working with patients with this mental illness or disorder
• Celebrity photo and/or movie that reflects someone with the illness or disorder (short videos, less than 1 minute in length may be embedded)

EXAMPLE OUTLINE

An example of what your outline COULD look like. None of you have to use this and I suggest not copying it completely. This is just an example to get you started. You would get it started like below, and add info for each remaining slide. I only added 5 so you had an idea.

Introduction

• An overall discussion of what your selected topic. Including information pertinent to what you plan on discussing.

Slide 1: Symptoms

• Provide an brief overview of what your presentation will discuss when you get to this slide.

Stage 2: Treatments

• Again, a brief overview of treatments you plan on discussing (you do not have to get into any in-depth detail for any of these slides.
• Example of brief:
• CBT, Pain Management, Chiropractic Adjustments (you would go more in-depth about each treatment type in your presentation)

Stage 3: Effect on day-to-fay Function

• Provide different information and examples on how someone with your illness if affected daily
• Example:
• Frequent pain, difficult time finding jobs which require extensive physical activity, etc.

Stage 4: Etiology

• Brief overview of the etiology of your topic.
• Keep in mind, your outline for the presentation only has to BRIEFLY state what you plan on presenting. YOUR PRESENTATION WILL HAVE TO MATCH YOUR OUTLINE

Conclusion

• Summary of the presentation and what you discussed about your topic

References

Add references in APA Formate

Some Resources

National Library of Medicine. (2018). Depression. Medlineplus.gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/depression.html

Depression Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test. (2022). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/depression-screening/

Using some of the same resources you used to research topic ideas, begin researching your topic. Research, organize, and start to outline the following information:

• Symptoms (things the person would tell you) and Signs (things you would see about the person)
• Treatments
• Effect on day-to-day function
• Etiology (Who is likely to get this disorder? Age, gender, ethnicity, risk factors, etc.)
• Typical age of onset
• Prognosis (What is thought to be happening in the brain of the individual of the disorder?)
• Healthcare issues/challenges to providing health care to individuals with this illness or disorder
• What health care providers should keep in mind when working with patients with this mental illness or disorder
• Celebrity photo and/or movie that reflects someone with the illness or disorder (short videos, less than 1 minute in length may be embedded)

EXAMPLE OUTLINE

An example of what your outline COULD look like. None of you have to use this and I suggest not copying it completely. This is just an example to get you started. You would get it started like below, and add info for each remaining slide. I only added 5 so you had an idea.

Introduction

• An overall discussion of what your selected topic. Including information pertinent to what you plan on discussing.

Slide 1: Symptoms

• Provide an brief overview of what your presentation will discuss when you get to this slide.

Stage 2: Treatments

• Again, a brief overview of treatments you plan on discussing (you do not have to get into any in-depth detail for any of these slides.
• Example of brief:
• CBT, Pain Management, Chiropractic Adjustments (you would go more in-depth about each treatment type in your presentation)

Stage 3: Effect on day-to-fay Function

• Provide different information and examples on how someone with your illness if affected daily
• Example:
• Frequent pain, difficult time finding jobs which require extensive physical activity, etc.

Stage 4: Etiology

• Brief overview of the etiology of your topic.
• Keep in mind, your outline for the presentation only has to BRIEFLY state what you plan on presenting. YOUR PRESENTATION WILL HAVE TO MATCH YOUR OUTLINE

Conclusion

• Summary of the presentation and what you discussed about your topic

References

Add references in APA Formate

Some Resources

National Library of Medicine. (2018). Depression. Medlineplus.gov; National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/depression.html

Depression Screening: MedlinePlus Medical Test. (2022). Medlineplus.gov. https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/depression-screening/

Pick a Social Movement/ Case Study – I like the idea of writing about gender based violence.

Advised reading by lecturers –

Edwards, G. (2014) Social Movements and Protest. Cambridge University Press

• Challenging Codes: Collective Action in the Information Age by Alberto Melucci.
• Marxism and Social Movements edited by Colin Barker et al..
• Poor People’s Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward.

Lifestyle Movements: Exploring the Intersection of Lifestyle and Social Movements

• Article Haenfler, Ross ; Johnson, Brett ; Jones, Ellis, Social movement studies, 11(1), 2012, 1 – 20
• Surfing the Global Protest Wave’ by Dr Kevin Gillan (please note the whole edition is attached but you only have to read Kevin’s article, the first one on pages 15-17).

Theories to potentially use –

• Relative deprivation theory
• Social disconnection theory (mass society)
• Structural strains
• Crowd psychology (Blumer, Le Bon)
• Smelser’s 6-point
• Resource Mobilization Theory
• New social Movement
• Understand the methods through which direct democracy is practiced and the contexts it which has been adopted
• Know what is meant by ‘consensus decision making’ and its potential benefits and pitfalls

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Complete the following: Consider your diagnosis from Assessment 1. Explain an issue associated with this diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach. Choose the EBP model you wish to implement. Describe each step of the EBP model of your choice. Apply the steps of the model to your search for evidence for your diagnosis issue, and describe how you applied them. Locate at least three separate resources of evidence to assist with your diagnosis issue. Analyze the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to your diagnosis. This is a paper and should be 35 pages, not including the title page or reference page. The paper must be in APA format.

Complete the following: Consider your diagnosis from Assessment 1. Explain an issue associated with this diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach. Choose the EBP model you wish to implement. Describe each step of the EBP model of your choice. Apply the steps of the model to your search for evidence for your diagnosis issue, and describe how you applied them. Locate at least three separate resources of evidence to assist with your diagnosis issue. Analyze the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to your diagnosis. This is a paper and should be 35 pages, not including the title page or reference page. The paper must be in APA format.

MUST INCLUDE 2(TWO) SCHOLARLY REFERENCE 1 BEING THE MATERIAL I ATTACHED1

DUE: Based on your reading of the Code of Ethics (2014)

(a) describe three important ethical principles that researchers must consider when doing research in the field of counseling,

(b) describe one important cultural consideration that researchers must consider when doing research in the field of counseling,

(c) propose a research study that would violate at least one of the ethical principles (identified in a) or cultural consideration (identified in b); complete with research question and hypotheses (reasonable, not unbelievable),

(d) describe how you would fix the proposed research study in order to make the study ethically an/or culturally feasible,

(e) consider a professional consultation (who would you consult with and why?)

• Initial Post due Thursday @ 11:59pm EST and Peer Responses due Sunday @ 11:59pm EST.Please remember the requirements: The initial response will be called the main post, it must follow APA guidelines (e.g., use headers to note each question prompt), include a minimum of 2 scholarly resources (book can count as 1) and be posted by Thursday at 11:59PM EST that week. These only need to be about 2 pages in a word document when double spaced, 1 single spaced.

MUST INCLUDE 2(TWO) SCHOLARLY REFERENCE 1 BEING THE MATERIAL I ATTACHED1

MUST INCLUDE 2(TWO) SCHOLARLY REFERENCE 1 BEING THE MATERIAL I ATTACHED1

DUE: Based on your reading of the Code of Ethics (2014)

(a) describe three important ethical principles that researchers must consider when doing research in the field of counseling,

(b) describe one important cultural consideration that researchers must consider when doing research in the field of counseling,

(c) propose a research study that would violate at least one of the ethical principles (identified in a) or cultural consideration (identified in b); complete with research question and hypotheses (reasonable, not unbelievable),

(d) describe how you would fix the proposed research study in order to make the study ethically an/or culturally feasible,

(e) consider a professional consultation (who would you consult with and why?)

• Initial Post due Thursday @ 11:59pm EST and Peer Responses due Sunday @ 11:59pm EST.Please remember the requirements: The initial response will be called the main post, it must follow APA guidelines (e.g., use headers to note each question prompt), include a minimum of 2 scholarly resources (book can count as 1) and be posted by Thursday at 11:59PM EST that week. These only need to be about 2 pages in a word document when double spaced, 1 single spaced.

MUST INCLUDE 2(TWO) SCHOLARLY REFERENCE 1 BEING THE MATERIAL I ATTACHED1