5-7 Pages, double-spaced, 12-point font, MLA citations

In 1903 the following famous poem by Emma Lazarus was engraved and placed upon the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Think about this poem’s message. Did immigrants’ experiences reflect the hope and promise of this poem?

The New Colossus
By Emma Lazarus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

In order to prepare and write this essay effectively, please address the following:

1. What is the message of this poem?
   Click on this link to help you analyze the poem. After clicking on the link, click on the “Commentary” tab to learn about the meaning of the poem.
   http://www.loc.gov/poetry/poetry-of-america/american-identity/aliciaostriker-emmalazarus.html
2. Which immigrants’ experiences reflected the message of the poem? Provide specific examples from the readings, films, assignments, and Module Content.
3. Which immigrants’ experiences did not reflect the message of the poem? Provide specific examples from the readings, films, assignments, and Module Content.

Following is a recommended template for writing the essay that you may use if you wish. Parts 2 and 3 can have as many paragraphs as you wish.

Part 1: Introductory paragraph

1. State your thesis. For example: The poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus promises hope for immigrants coming to America, but did America really live up to the promise of this poem?
2. Explain the meaning of the poem
3. Let the reader know where you stand on this question. Did immigrants’ experiences reflect the promises of the poem or not. Or did some immigrants have different experiences than others? Make sure your ending sentence lets the reader know what you plan to argue. Remember you do not have to choose one side or the other, you can argue that both sides are true if you wish.

Part 2: How did America live up to the poem’s promises? Provide specific examples

Part 3: How did America fail to live up the poem’s promises? Provide specific examples

Part 4: Closing paragraph. Restate your introduction in different words and make a final pronouncement about what the promise of the poem really meant for immigrants.

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This question paper has a total of TWO pages.
Instructions to Candidates:

1. There is ONE section in this paper.
2. You are required to answer TWO essay questions out of a choice of four. Each question
   will constitute 50% of the total marks. Please type in a MS-Word file. You should
   submit the answers via the OLE on or before 6 June 2022 (22:00). Late submission
   would not be marked.
3. On top of the first page of your answer, type your name, student ID, course code and
   course title.
4. MAXIMUM WORD COUNT to EACH question is 1,500 words for the whole
   content of your answer including headings, tables, citations, quotes, etc. Please be
   aware that the portion of your answer exceeding the prescribed word limit would not
   be marked nor counted in the total marks.
   Footnotes and bibliography/reference list are not required. If you have directly quoted
   anything from the lecture notes/readings/articles/books, you should acknowledge the
   source with in-text citation.
5. Please aim to submit earlier than the designated deadline. Technical problems and other
   issues may pop up in the last minute. Late submission will be subjected to
   disqualification. It will be taken as absence, not lateness.
6. Since this assignment is used to replace the original final examination, no extension of
   submission will be considered, except for serious illness and critical family incidents
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8. This take-home assignment should be YOUR OWN WORK. Please do not collaborate
   or discuss your answers with your fellow classmates. Answers found highly similar to
   one another will all receive a zero mark.
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   Questions
9. Discuss inadequacies of the traditional public administration model. Does the
   New Public Management model provide a better model for the management
   of the public sector? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples.
   (50%)
10. Review different explanations of why Hong Kong needed public sector reform
    before the 1997 handover. Which of these explanations is most convincing in
    explaining why public sector reform was launched before the 1997 handover?
    Support your answer with examples. (50%)
11. “Reform initiatives adopted by the 1999 Civil Service Reform have
    effectively addressed weaknesses of the pre-1999 civil service management
    system.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Support your
    answer with examples. (50%)
12. Examine the concept of accountability. Among the major mechanisms for
    ensuring the accountability of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
    Government to the Hong Kong people, which is/are the least effective? Why?
    What would you suggest to further enhance the government’s accountability
    to the Hong Kong people? Support your answer with examples. (50%)
    [END OF FINAL TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT PAPER]

Take-home Assignment

2022 Spring Term

Section A – Fill in the Blanks (20%)

Fill in all of the following 5 blanks with suitable answers. Each answer carries 4% of the total score.

1. A researcher is trying to figure out the key factors for developing an optimistic personality from the data amassed. He is engaged in _______________reasoning.
2. When asked on a questionnaire if he was cooperative, conscientious, and calm, Peter’s answers were all positive though he knew privately that he was not like that at all. His response is an example of ___        __________ bias that undermines the validity of measurement.   
3. Carl Jung believed that our universal tendency to fear the unknown or to develop a social self reflects the influence of ___________________.  
4. John had applied sunscreen and did not get sunburn even after playing on the beach for the whole afternoon. Skinner would say that John is likely to apply sunscreen for the beach again. The operant conditioning term for sunscreen in this case is                                   __    ____________.
5. Modern trait theories make use of ________        _______ to extract broad personality dimensions from numerous traits by their maximum common variance.

Section B – Short Questions (40%)

Answer the following 2 questions. Each question carries 20% of the total score.

Section C – Long Question (40%)

Choose 1 out of the following 2 questions to answer. Important. If you answer both questions, only the first one will be scored.

• Enji is working hard to keep his job. Unfortunately, his boss is very demanding and never spares Enji harsh criticism if anything goes wrong.  According to Freud, how might Enji’s id, ego and superego be reacting to such a situation? Explain 3 different defence mechanisms that Enji may use to cope with the anxiety so arisen.  
• As humanistic psychologists, both Rogers and Maslow emphasized the importance of self-fulfillment for a healthy personality. Discuss their similarities and differences in the account and the challenges involved.

END OF TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT

Take-home Assignment

2021 Autumn Term

Part A

1. To what extent can the principle of Felicific Calculus explain crime? Answer the question with examples.

• Critically examine the view that female offending behaviour would increase in an egalitarian society with relevant example/s.

• Outline the main arguments of Merton’s Strain theory and discuss to what extent it can explain criminal behaviour. Please illustrate with example/s.

Part B

• Outline the main arguments of Hirschi’s social control theory and discuss to what extent it can explain crime. Please explain with example/s.

• Critically evaluate “rehabilitation” as a justification of punishment in modern societies.

• Discuss how primary, secondary and tertiary prevention can be applied to forestall any ONE of the following.
• Parallel trading at Boarder Control Points
• Drunk driving
• Under-the-skirt photography

[END of EXAMINATION PAPER]

Discussion 1

Strengths and Weaknesses of an Evidence-Based Model of Case [WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]

Based on the assigned readings and additional research, identify and analyze an evidence-based model of care for a specific mental health or medical issue for the aging population. Include in your discussion an analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the model, any gaps in understanding or treating the issue, and potential enhancements to the model using an interdisciplinary model. Respond by Day 3. Post should be at least 300 words. 

Discussion 2

Theoretical Frameworks of Healthy Aging [WLOs: 1, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8]

Based on the assigned readings and additional research, explain how at least two theoretical frameworks independently define healthy aging Include in your discussion key concepts, the main focus of each theory, and the key elements that define healthy aging according to each theory. Next, propose a model of care for older adults and their families based on a synthesis or integration of the two theories. Discuss how each theory supplements the strengths and weaknesses of the other to provide a more comprehensive model of care for older adults and their families. Respond by day 3. Post should be at least 300 words. 

Required Resources

Text

Bengtson, V. L., Gans, D., Putney, N. M., & Silverstein, M. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of theories of aging (3rd ed.). Springer.

• Chapter 7: Evolutionary Theory and Aging
• Chapter 11: Theories of Emotional Well-Being and Aging
• Chapter 12: Emotion-Cognition Links in Aging
• Chapter 13: Theories of Social Support in Health and Aging
• Chapter 14: Age Stereotypes’ Influence on Health: Stereotype Embodiment Theory
• Chapter 16: Theories of work and Retirement: Culture, Trust, and Social Contract
• Chapter 17: Families and Aging: Toward an Interdisciplinary Family-Level Approach
• Chapter 18: Theories of Social Connectedness and Aging
• Chapter 19: Long, Broad, and Deep: Theoretical Approaches in Aging and Inequality

Articles

Morack, J., Ram, N., Fauth, E. B., & Gerstorf, D. (2013). Multidomain trajectories of psychological functioning in old age: A longitudinal perspective on (uneven) successful aging. Developmental Psychology, 49(12), 2309-2324.