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Choose ONE of the questions below. Then follow the paragraph guidelines to write your answer. Question 1:  Select one of the social problems we read about (list below). What are 2 or 3 effective ways to solve or address this problem today? You may want to use more than 1 text to answer this question.  OR Question 2: Imagine you have been asked to be an advisor to your country’s government. Which problem that we read about would you tell them that is MOST URGENT (or important) for your country to work on, and why?  Paragraph Guidelines and Format: 5 points: Identify the social problem you’ve chosen. (topic sentence; re-state the question)  20 points.: Explain your points, and support your ideas by accurately paraphrasing at least 2 specific ideas from texts we have read in our class, and explain how they support your points.  Cite the text using the # above.  (5 points) Organize the sentences into a cohesive paragraph with mostly correct vocabulary and grammar  Your entire answer should be 7-10 sentences in length texts we’ve read: social problem 1: internet and the digital future  text A and text B social problem 2: schools or education challenges   text C  (solutions in Asia)    and text D social problem 3: gender inequality      text E (World Gender Gap report 2024)   and text F: negative consequences of the Global Closet social problem 4: environment    text G (Shanghai’s renewal)     and text H  The Living Building (at Georgia Tech) social problem 5: environment (with solution through art): text I  (art using plastics )   

In sentence 11, the word empathy means

The passage suggests that some people help others because

A client is 12 hours post–laparoscopic cholecystectomy and reports right shoulder pain. Which action is most appropriate?

In sentence 6, the word ambiguity means    

A nurse assesses a client with Parkinson’s disease. Which finding is most consistent with classic motor symptoms?

A client rescued from an enclosed-space house fire has hoarseness, dark soot around the mouth, and increasing work of breathing. SpO₂ is 98% on room air. Which action is the priority?

A client with a ruptured appendix is admitted with peritonitis. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

A client with Bell’s palsy is unable to fully close one eye. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to reinforce?

A client with known peptic ulcer disease suddenly reports severe abdominal pain, states “it feels like something ripped,” and is now lying still with shallow respirations. On assessment, the abdomen is rigid and boardlike. Which action is the priority?