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Choose one of the options below. These are options. Write one well-developed, well-structured, thoughtful essay that answers the question in boldface.   The official question is in boldface. The sub-questions that follow are simply there to guide you and to jumpstart your thinking. You should not simply answer these one by one: this would not give your essay a coherent structure. But do make sure that your thesis statement (and therefore your essay) answers the question in boldface.    Quote frequently from the story. Cite your quotations.   Write for your full two hours. Short, underdeveloped essays will not earn passing scores. The more detail, the better. At the absolute least, write five paragraphs of at least 10 sentences each. But this is a minimum. Don’t make the bare minimum your goal. Use your full two hours to write the best essay you can. This is a heavily weighted exam.   DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. SafeAssign has been enabled to detect plagiarism. Your proctor knows that you are allowed to consult a copy of the story, but you may NOT consult the Internet or any other notes. Plagiarized essays (even a single sentence) will receive a ZERO and may not be re-taken. Plagiarists will be reported to the Academic Dean.   1. How are we supposed to feel about the narrator of “I Stand Here Ironing”? How are we to judge her at the end of the story? The narrator has reflected at length about Emily’s upbringing. She has questioned her specific choices certain unavoidable (?) circumstances. In the end, she writes, “I will never total it all now. . . . Let her be. So all that is in her will not bloom—but in how many does it? There is still enough left to live by. Only help her to believe—help make it so there is cause for her to believe that she is more than this dress on the ironing board, helpless before the iron” (305). How do you understand this final passage? Is the narrator just making excuses for herself? Is she abdicating her responsibility as a mother? Is she just giving up on Emily by saying that Emily will probably find a way to work it out for herself? Or is there more to this passage? Compose an essay in which you explore any or all of these questions. Quote frequently from the text, citing by page number in MLA format.    or   2. How does the imagery/symbolism of the iron function in “I Stand Here Ironing”? Is there some way in which the narrator is trying to “smooth out the wrinkles” of her feelings about Emily’s upbringing? Is the back-and-forth motion of the iron significant? What about the imagery of Emily’s wrinkled dress on the ironing board? What is Olsen up to here? How does this image (metaphor? symbol?) help Tillie Olsen to think through her major themes, questions, issues, or problems? Compose an essay in which you explore any or all of these questions. Quote frequently from the text, citing by page number in MLA format.    or   3. What is Emily’s problem in “I Stand Here Ironing”? How are we to understand this passage: “[Emily] always had a reason why we should stay home. Momma, you look sick, Momma. I feel sick. Momma, the teachers aren’t there today, they’re sick. . . . But never a direct protest, never rebellion. I think of our others in their three-, four-year-oldness—the explosions, the tempers, the denunciations, the demands—and I feel suddenly ill. I stop the ironing. What in me demanded that goodness in her? And what was the cost, the cost to her of such goodness?” (301). How do you answer the narrator’s questions here? Compose an essay in which you explore any or all of these questions. Quote frequently from the text, citing by page number in MLA format.    or   4. How is “I Stand Here Ironing” a feminist story? Would something important have been lost if the story were about a father and his son instead of one about a woman and her daughter? What exactly? Is Olsen thinking about problems/questions/issues related specifically to mother-daughter relationships in particular (vs. just parent-child relationships in general)? Compose an essay in which you explore any or all of these questions. Quote frequently from the text, citing by page number in MLA format.    or   5. How is “I Stand Here Ironing” a story about talent? The narrator expresses frustration that she doesn’t know how to foster her daughter’s talent. What do you think Emily needs to realize her potential? Is the mother right to question or regret her own actions as Emily has grown up? Remember that Tillie Olsen is herself a talented artist. Does she write this story to help her think about her own talent and its development: how talent can be neglected, how it should be nurtured, and so forth? Compose an essay in which you explore any or all of these questions. Quote frequently from the text, citing by page number in MLA format. 

What is the volume, in milliliters, of 575 g of suprane, an anesthetic, which has a density of 1.467 g/mL? Answer in whole numbers.

What is the salesperson’s name who gave the highest percentage discount?  Report your answer as text (name) as it appears in the Excel document, e.g., John Doe.

This question is worth 6 points. Name the labeled parts of the figure below. When writing your answer, be sure to include the letter associated with the anatomical part you are describing. Format your answer like this:  (G) Bone tissue Name the following: :

 SHORT ANSWER:              Sender / Receiver / Message / Feedback / Context / Channel /  “Noise”(Interference) I expect that you recognize this list as the primary elements present in every communication situation (I call them the Big 7).  As you know, basic communication competence in these elements is difficult, and communicating interculturally creates even more considerations and challenges. Take two(2) elements from this list (Select “Context”  & any other one(1) element of your choice. ) and give an illustration of how that element will be uniquely impacted within an Intercultural situation.   Your illustrations should be concrete examples of special considerations for handling that element effectively when in an intercultural encounter. Approach it as if you are adding a segment to Edward T. Hall’s insights in Beyond Culture.  Concrete example means you should cite something specific you have read about, observed, or experienced regarding how that element is impacted when it is in an Intercultural situation.   Avoid generalizations.   

A pregnant female patient who tested positive for genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is in labor and admitted . The nurse  knows that the patient teaching has been effective if patient states?

The nurse in the emergency department is providing care for a client with priapism, which has lasted for 5 hours. What care is priority?

The nurse is reviewing a patient’s understanding about a scheduled vasectomy. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for additional teaching?

A young adult patient has just received a diagnosis of testicular cancer. He appears sad and states, “I always wanted to have children. Now it will be impossible.” Which information does the nurse provide to assist the patient?

A male client is scheduled for an outpatient cystourethrography to evaluate the degree of obstruction by an enlarged prostate. What action should the nurse take AFTER the procedure?