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Write your response to 1 question from the category below. Category 2 (select 1 question) 5. Approaching the Unknown and Unfamiliar After having written your paper, reflect on the following.  (1) In terms of the scholarly process, how did the process of finding vetted scholarly sources affect the way you wrote the paper? Give a detailed explanation. (2) In terms of scholarly substance, what did you learn by writing the paper? Give a detailed explanation. For your conclusion, how might conducting scholarly research relate to the Savior’s admonition to make righteous judgments? 6. STEM and the Humanities In modern American culture, we tend to separate the study of STEM and the study of the humanities, with students from both disciplinary cultures often looking condescendingly on the work done by students from the other disciplinary orientation. Professor Ruhul Kuddus and Professor Debanjan Bhattacharjee represent a very different understanding about the relationships between STEM and the humanities. Briefly describe their backgrounds in their professions and their dedication to their art forms of poetry and music, respectively. For your conclusion, what is it about South Asian cultures that encourages such profound connections between the humanities and STEM? 7. Women in South Asian Art Consider 2 of the following: (1) the prominent place of female gods in early Dravidian (pre-Aryan) culture, represented by statues from the Indus Valley period; (2) the role of Durga as a savior figure, etched in stone at Mamallapuram; (3) the ralli quilts, including their visual patterns that date back to the Indus Valley civilization; and (4) the female artists who dominate the visual arts in modern India. Why do you think that women have had a prominent place in the visual arts—as subjects or as creators of art—at various times throughout South Asian history? For your conclusion, is there something unique about the visual arts that enables creative expression by and for women? 8. Abida Parveen and Lata Mangeshkar Compare and contrast the voices and bodies of the gynandrous Abida Parveen and the hyper-feminine-sounding Lata Mangeshkar. In making your comparison, consider the historical reasons for banning (or at least covering up) female bodies in traditional performances, the modern role of technology as a way of freeing and encouraging female expression for women (of all ages and backgrounds), and the way modern-day performances for both women function as a kind of corrective. 9. Orality and Musicality in Hindustani Classical Music From what you have learned about the oral tradition in Hindustani classical music from the Ruckert readings, the Zuckerman videos, and Dr. Bhattacharjee’s video about his guru, describe how the guru-shishya parampara is fundamental to the ongoing tradition of Hindustani classical music. For your conclusion, what makes Hindustani classical music unique? 10. Art as a Corrective Briefly explain Gregory Bateson’s notion of art as a corrective and give 2 detailed examples of how performing traditions in South Asia embody this principle (possible examples—Bauls of Bengal, Qawwali, female Sufism, Bollywood). What is each genre correcting against? For your conclusion, what is the role of art-as-corrective in South Asia?  

A nurse uses a secure messaging app to communicate with the healthcare team. What is the primary benefit?

A nurse is documenting a patient’s refusal of treatment. What communication principle is being applied?

The minimum attractive rate of return (MARR) is 8%. Consider the information provided in the following table:  EOY  X  Y  0  – $4,400.00  – $3,600.00  1  – $800.00  $1,160.00   2  $2,290.00   $1,160.00   3  $2,290.00   $1,160.00   4 $2,290.00   $1,160.00     What is the internal rate of return of the incremental investment? Enter the IRR using two (2) significant decimal digits, i.e., X.xx or XX.xx.

Builtrite Automotive is a manufacturer of automobile parts located in Tempe, AZ.  At the end of the current fiscal year, the company had net working capital of $110,000. The company showed fixed assets of $350,000, accounts payables of $45,000, accounts receivables of $90,000, inventory of $120,000, and cash of $14,000. What dollar amount of notes payables does the firm have?

A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient with diabetes. What is the best application of nursing autonomy?

Bureaucracies exist

The requirement of “natural-born citizen” applies to which of the following positions?

An investor is classified as “risk indifferent” and is looking at two possible investments:  investment A has an expected return of 18% with a standard deviation of 8% and investment B also has an expected return of 18% with a standard deviation of 4%.  The risk taker investor would pick 

A nurse is unsure about the ethical implications of a patient care decision. What is the best action?