Category: Physiology

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of key concepts covered.
Key Terms to Keep in Mind
Here are the terms you may want to include in your response: sarcoplasm, axon, mitochondria, sarcomere, myosin, homeostasis, ATP, troponin, calorimetry, ventilation, glycolysis, hypertrophy, neurotransmitter, lactate, phosphocreatine, enzyme, oxidation, anabolism, calcium, metabolism, respiration, actin, hemoglobin, myoglobin, depolarization, hematocrit, PFK, systole, electrolyte, acidosis, and thermoregulation.
Guidelines:
You will view the prompt below, which is an attempt of answering questions to a new client, or family member or friend even.
You will create a powerpoint presentation
You can simply talk, but if you are looking for an A on this assignment you should create a powerpoint that you can review these topics as you discuss your responses. 
You will present your creative work in a recording. During the presentation, you should answer the key concepts that are listed in the grading rubric for each bullet point question.
Make sure to answer all questions for this assignment
I believe a 5-10 minute vpresentation should be sufficient to answer these questions, but there is no required time or specific limit.
Prompt:
Hi I am your client and I have never worked out in my life.
I understand movement begins with a contraction, but how does a muscle contract? What is moving, sliding or are there any important substances here that are allowing my muscles to contract?
Now that our muscles are moving, what keeps us going? What steps are responsible if I decide to sprint all out for 10 seconds, Why can I not keep this intensity up for the whole entire lap?? How does this change as I then recover and jog for 4 minutes? What is my body doing in order to make this possible?
You have me on the track and I feel my heart rate increasing, what is going on? Why is my heart rate now elevated? Is this helping? Why am I sweaty and feel out of breath, oh I think it is because my oxygen saturation dropped?
You just gave me one great workout, but its 24 hours later and now I am sore? What is going on here? I think I know it must be this thing called lactate? 
You have trained me now for 4 months, Why am I able to perform 25 pushups, but when we first met I was only able to do 5? why am I now able to run a mile in under 10 minutes, but it took me 15 minutes when we first met? my VO2 max is now 45ml/kg/min is this good? is VO2 max the only thing I should care about?
Criteria for Success
To earn full credit for the assignment:
you should be clear with information presented
give as much detail as possible
review the rubric before submitting or creating your presentation

For your Final Semester Reflection, please write a letter to your future self, reminding Future You of the most important ideas you want to remember from this course. To help you remember all of the topics we covered that you might choose to write about, look over the Syllabus, Discussion Board, Course Content and Reading Assignments for this class.
My letter to myself would begin “Dear Richard,” for example. Yours would begin with your own name, though you are welcome to use any format you like. Your Final Reflection must be at least three pages in length, double-spaced, 12 point size.
Also, if you have any feedback for me that might help me improve this course for future students, I would appreciate you including that as well!
Assignments:
A. Discussion Comments/Responses – students will use the Discussion Board in Blackboard most weeks. To participate in discussions, students are required watch a video, research a topic on the internet or read an article and then write a comment and respond to one or more of the other student’s comments
B. “Literacy-Rich Environments” Observation – students will perform an observation/evaluation of an early childhood classroom environment for “literacy richness” and will write a report summarizing their findings and recommendations.
C. Literacy Lesson Plan and In-Person Book-Reading – students will write and implement a literacy-based lesson plan and book-reading with a group of preschool-aged children
D. Reading Summaries/Reflections – students will read, summarize and reflect on articles related to early childhood language and literacy
E. Children’s Books Bibliography – students will compile a bibliography of 10 varied children’s books
F. In-Person Observations – students will perform five two-hour observations of diverse early childhood
settings. One of these five may be done at MCC’s child development center.
G. Final Semester Summary/Reflection – Students will summarize and reflect on the most important concepts they learned across the semester.

Introduction. Briefly introduce the topic, say why it matters, and include a thesis statement. Your thesis should summarize in one or two sentences the main conclusion you will argue for in the body of your paper. It’s also a good idea to provide a brief roadmap of the rest of your paper.
Body. The body of your paper should contain sections that correspond with the parts of the prompt. Include a  brief introductory paragraph which introduces your topic and includes a clear thesis statement. Your thesis statement should briefly (1-2 sentences) state the ultimate conclusion you will support in the essay.
Conclusion. Briefly summarize your paper. Focus especially on clearly restating your main claims and your main reasons for holding those claims. This can sometimes be a good place to briefly clarify your view by contrast it against possible misunderstandings.
Prompt 2: Freedom & Responsibility
1. Explain in detail one of the problems of free will. 
In the course content we have focused mostly on the problem of free will and determinism, but I also introduced you to the problem of autonomy/responsibility. If you wish to focus on the problem of responsibility/autonomy, you need to read pages 5-11 of Galen Strawson’s paper, “The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility.” Try to use your own examples to illustrate the problem.
2. Explain your view about the problem of free will you discussed in section 1.
What exactly does it mean to have free will or responsibility? Do we have free will? Is free will/responsibility compatible with determinism? If so, how? If not, why not? Be very clear and precise in explaining your view. Give reasons for your view. In other words, explain why you hold the view you do, rather than some other view.
3. Consider and respond to an objection to your view. 
If you agree with libertarianism, imagine how a compatibilist would object to your view. If you agree with compatibilism, imagine how a libertarian would object to your view. If you agree with hard determinism, imagine how either a libertarian or a compatibilist would object to your view. Develop the objection in detail, using examples to illustrate key points.
Then, explain why the objection does not ultimately undermine your view.
Research Requirements
See the length and research requirements below. Feel free to use the required readings, or scholarly papers from the optional resources on free will and agency.
I recommend listening to this conversation between Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett. Harris thinks humans have no free will. Dennett thinks humans have free will, and that it is compatible with determinism. It’s a fascinating listen!
Process Letter Instructions
After you finish your draft, write a letter to your readers about the writing process so far. Include this letter in the same file as your draft. Your process letter should be the first page(s), and then start your draft on a new page. Write this as a letter to an individual, as opposed to a journal entry to no one in particular. For example, begin with “Dear Reader.” If you are aiming for an advanced grade, indicate this at the beginning of your letter. 
You should respond to some or all of these questions: What do you see as your main points? Tell me the story of how you went about writing and what it was like for you in process? How did you get your ideas? What were some of the choices you made? Which parts went well or badly? Were there any surprises? And importantly: Are there specific parts of your paper to which you’d like your readers to give special attention, or do you want specific kinds of feedback?
Formatting Requirements
Format:
Please use 12pt font and 1-inch margins.
Citations:
Include a citation anytime you reference someone else’s words or ideas (this includes paraphrasing someone else). Also include a corresponding bibliography or “Works Cited” list. I don’t care which citation style you use. Just make sure your citation style is clear and consistent, and provides enough detail so I can find the exact quote or passage. For example, citations to a text should always include a page number, and citations to a video should always include a timestamp. And the full reference information in the Works Cited list should include the author name, title, publication info, and a link if it’s an online source.
Audience:
Imagine you are writing your essay for one of your friends who has not taken a philosophy class. Define all technical terms and use plenty of examples. Try to be so clear that your writing is impossible to misunderstand.
Style:
Much academic writing is written impersonally–like it was produced by a machine rather than a person. Don’t write like that. Instead, write in your own voice. Feel free to refer to yourself with the word “I”. Keep your words and sentences simple and clear. But remember that simple does not mean vague; aim for simplicity and precise detail. Use examples to illustrate and support your claims.
Grade Level
Research Requirements
Length Requirements
Advanced
Read and substantively engage with at least four (4) different sources. One of these can be a lecture video, but three (3) of them must be scholarly philosophical papers on your chosen topic. Make sure you cite your sources!
1200 words minimum
Longer is just fine, but make sure

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