Anthropology

“This final paper will consist of you researching a primate (living or extinct) or hominin (any excluding Homo sapiens) of your choice. Within the paper the details regarding the species you choose from the guidelines listed below”. • Your presentation/paper should include the following: o Where the species was found o How it lived o What it ate o When it lived (timeline) if an ancient species o Who first identified it as a species o Why it was named and how o Key features that distinguish the species on the skeletal aspect o Detailed account regarding the species physical aspects (how did it walk, what was the body makeup) o In addition, include information regarding where you best believe this species would live today based upon the information that you researched. (If extinct) o If you choose a hominin who came before and after and what made it an important species. o For any species make sure you are including the genus and species. For example Gorillas is Gorilla gorilla.

There are 3 worksheets, 4 and a half pages in total. They are short answer questions so I put 3 pages because that is probably about how much you will type. In the documents, the 1st 3 files are the worksheets, the next 5 are sources for the 1st worksheet, the next 4 are sources for the 2nd worksheet and the last 2 are sources for the 3rd worksheet

Based on sections 6 and 7 of the documentary, Slum Cities, explain how you would use qualitative research methods to explore the informal economy of Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas (slums).  Slum Cities (46:00 min) This video is available via ‘Films on Demand’ through the Stafford Library.  Sections 6 and 7 of the documentary Slum Cities explore the slums of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Particular attention is given to the informal economy prevalent in these slums.

Develop a 3-5 page paper that examines a safety quality issue (medication errors) pertaining to medication administration in a health care setting. You will analyze the issue and examine potential evidence-based and best-practice solutions from the literature as well as the role of nurses and other stakeholders in addressing the issue.

Residence patterns reflect cultural values as well as adaptations to specific circumstances. Which residence strategies are practiced in your home community, and why? Base your answer on what you have learned in Module 7 (Family and Household) and your own observations.  use instructions from uploaded file and please use uploaded files to get material instead of outside source .

Assignment Instructions In a 1-to-3-page reflective essay, consider how anthropologists study modern media, and consider how you, in your nursing career, see yourself using modern media professionally. Textbook: Peake, B. (2017). Media Anthropology: Meaning, embodiment, infrastructure, and activism. Brown, N., Tubelle de Gonzalez, L., & McIlwraith, T. (2017). In Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology (pp. 1–17). Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association. Think critically, as anthropologists do.  First, describe in your essay how anthropologists study modern media. Then, apply those observations regarding ways anthropologists study modern media and describe ways nurses do or could use modern media professionally. Describe ways you, as a nurse, could use modern media professionally.  What would be some potential benefits of the use of modern media to the modern nurse? What would be some potential drawbacks? How might such media use affect the nurse-and-patient relationship? Use quotations or paraphrases and citations from both the textbook and at least one scholarly, outside source to support your reflections.

In this week we met the members of the genus Homo, our genus. We watched over millions of years as species changed in response to climate and environmental factors. Our species is quite special. We are so intelligent and so innovative, that we have certainly outsmarted natural selection in some ways. For instance, if you have light skin you don’t have to stay in the north, you can simply wear sunscreen. Or if you are tall with long limbs, you don’t have to avoid cold climates, you can simply wear warm clothes. This has caused many people to assume that our species has stopped evolving, but is this true? It certainly is not! For this discussion, please research one example of how our species is still currently evolving. It must be a real example based on a scholarly reading. By scholarly I prefer peer reviewed from the library, but it must at least have an author and a reference list. How does the article suggest we are evolving? What evidence do they present? Explain why we would be evolving in this way. Provide a proper reference in APA for your resource

Do some research about Sappho, the themes of her writings, and her impact in history. Imagine the following scenario: What if Sappho and her poems didn’t exist? What difference would that have made to what followed? Write up a narrative of this counterfactual history around Sappho in 500 words minimum.

• Locate and describe a relevant scientific article that describes H. naledi • Construct an outline of the H. naledi fossil find and assess whether the characteristics of the fossil are derived or primitive • Compare the findings of scientific articles that cover a similar topic • Determine the impact of a new hominin fossil find on the trend of hominin evolution In Lab 11 you will see and compare craniums of later Homo. Within this comparison, you will see some of the characteristics of the newly discovered hominin, Homo naledi. Recently, H. naledi has been dated to about 236 ka and 335 ka years ago. This means that H. naledi was around at the same time as some of the later Homo. In this assignment, you will locate a scientific article on H. naledi and compare that to the article provided. Then describe the morphology of H. naledi and the impact H. naledi could have on our established ideas of hominin evolution. Read Gibbons, Ann. “New human species discovered.” Science 349.6253 (2015): 1149-1150. Locate another peer-reviewed scientific article that describes the morphology of Homo naledi. Give the citation and a brief description of the findings of the article. Now write a short 1 to 1.5 page, double spaced essay that describes 1) the archaeological site at which Homo naledi was found, 2) at least two characteristics of Homo naledi which are derived or modern-looking (Homo-like), 3) at least two characteristics of Homo naledi which appear to be more primitive, and 4) the impact of the recent findings that H. naledi was likely deposited between about 236 ka and 335 ka years ago on hominin evolutionary trends. Be sure to compare the two articles you have read about H. naledi when discussing the primitive and derived characteristics. Were the articles complementary or did the authors disagree on any interpretations of the H. naledi fossils? Describe any overlap or discrepancies in the interpretation of the fossil morphology.

Assignment Instructions (Page 1 of Chapter 13, on Culture and Sustainability, of your textbook poses the question, “What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?” (Brown, Tubelle de Gonzalez, and McIlwraith, 2017). Textbook Reference: Palmer, C. (2017). Culture and Sustainability. Brown, N., Tubelle de Gonzalez, L., & McIlwraith, T. (2017). In Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology (pp. 1–20). Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association. For this assignment you will write a letter, to the world leader of your choice based on the concepts you are learning in this course. The letter should be about potential solutions to global environmental challenges. Please include the following: Describe political, economic, and cultural factors you see as prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges. You will need to support your points with information from the textbook. Be sure to consider the political, economic, and cultural factors from a broad, anthropological perspective. Argue for a recommended next steps for the world leader. Describe clear next steps and keep your recommendations grounded in a broad anthropological perspective or support your recommendations from an anthropological perspective. The letter should be double-spaced and formatted in Times New Roman 12 point font. The letter should be 1-to-3 pages. Be sure to cite any factual sources you used (including your textbook) with parenthetical, in-text citations. Include an APA-style reference page as well.