please dont use any big words the professor and please follow the instructions no outside sources or citations if this is messed the professor said he gonna report me to the departmentif you need me to send the film reflections please let me know I will gladly send themmy major is liberal arts math and science and my career goals is to become an athletic trainner and to help athletes recover
SCN194.20 Final Paper Instructions.pdf ****************************************************************************************** Formatting and Style for Required Papers Papers must be formatted using the guidelines established by APA and the MLA • 1-inch margins on all sides (change default settings on word processing software if needed) • 12 point Times New Roman font • Running Header (appears at top of every page): For this class – Name, SCN194, Date paper turned in • Page number in footer on bottom right of page • Double Spaced with Left Justification (the right side appears “ragged” and uneven) • Indent first line of every paragraph ½ inch • NO COVER PAGE, save paper! • Up to 10 points may be deducted for formatting, grammar and spelling! HIV/AIDS, Science & Society Essay: 15% of grade • This essay will build upon the film reflections posted throughout the term • ABSOLUTELY NO OUTSIDE SOURCES OR CITATIONS, reflect on class material as prompted. • Step 1: Copy paste all your reflections into a single document (hint: start a document at start of term and update as assignments are completed, or complete assignments in a document and copy/paste into blackboard!) • Step 2: Read over what you wrote for each prompt/film • Step 3: Review prompts for final paper and compose 5-page minimum essay. • Step 4: Upload final essay as a PDF file in Blackboard • Step 5: Upload final essay in ePortfolio assessment area Film Reflection Assignments: 40 points of (up to 4 points for each post) of final paper grade Essay Guidelines Opening, 1-page (10 points) • Introduce yourself by stating your major and career goals. Discuss the reason you decided to take this course. • Discuss how much you knew about HIV/AIDS before taking this class Main Body of Paper, 2-3 pages (30 points) • Using examples from the films discuss and reflect on the role of activism in the fight against HIV/AIDS and what accomplishments have been achieved locally and globally • Using examples from the films discuss and reflect on the ways those who have through action or inaction, allowed the virus to spread, harmed PLWHA, or have hindered the fight against the epidemic in other ways. Closing, 1-2 pages (15 points) • Using examples from the films compare and contrast what it is like to live with HIV in different places around the world today. • Close with your thoughts on what you believe we should be doing locally, nationally and globally in the fight against HIV/AIDS ePortfolio (5 points) • Upload final essay to assessment area in ePortfolio SCN194 – HIV/AIDS, Science & Society Final Paper Instructions Writing Center: B200, Monday through Friday 9:15am – 9pm Film Reflections https://lagcc-cuny.digication.com/health-human-services-videos/scn194 Film Reflections (200 words each minimum): 4 points for each, 40 total 4 = Prompt is addressed clearly and thoughtfully 3 = Prompt is addressed without much depth 2 = Prompt isn’t clearly addressed 1 = Prompt isn’t addressed at all 0 = Not posted on time or plagiarism Points may be deducted for lateness or short responses Film 1: Age of AIDS, 2006 (40m) The opening segment of this 4-hour documentary begins with the world becoming aware that baffling new illness and concludes with the discovery of its cause. FILM ONLINE: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/ Film Reflection: Reflect on what you learned about the history of HIV/AIDS that you did not know before watching the film by briefly discussing two things you learned from this film. Film 2: Rise of the Killer Virus, 2014 (46m) There may never be a virus as deadly or as misunderstood as AIDS. Responsible for 36 million deaths since its discovery in 1981, it remains shrouded in myths, misconceptions, and mistruths... until now. Scientists deep in the African Congo have discovered forgotten clues that are rewriting the story of the global pandemic and revealing shocking facts about its origins. Now the race is on to see if these new findings are the key to developing a vaccine that could finally win the epic battle against HIV. FILM ONLINE: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e1spc Film Reflection: After learning about how HIV began to spread among humans in this film, who or what do you think is to blame and why? Film 3: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP, 2012 (90m) https://actupny.com An inspiring documentary about the birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches fighting the epidemic. Utilizing oral histories of members of ACT UP, as well as rare archival footage, the film depicts the efforts of ACT UP as it battles corporate greed, social indifference, and government neglect. http://www.unitedinanger.com/ Film Reflection: Pick one “action” in the film and reflect on your feelings and thoughts about it as well as how effective it was. Film 4: How to Survive a Plague, 2012 (edited, 90m) http://surviveaplague.com/ From film website: This is the story of two coalitions—ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising new drugs, moving them from experimental trials to patients in record time. With unfettered access to a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage from the 1980s and '90s, filmmaker David France puts the viewer smack in the middle of the controversial actions, the heated meetings, the heartbreaking failures, and the exultant breakthroughs of heroes in the making. Nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary Academy Award http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org Film Reflection: Many individuals played an important role in the successes achieved by TAG. Pick one individual in the film (state their name correctly) and reflect on one of the following: how you identify with that person, why you admire them or who you found the most interesting about their personal story. Film 5: The Lazarus Effect, 2010 (30m) The Lazarus Effect shows people at the beginning of their treatment when they are gravely ill, returning a few months later to follow their progression to health. This film is a hopeful one, yet a reminder that almost 4,000 people still die every day from AIDS in Africa because not all people who need access to the treatment have it. FILM ONLINE: https://youtu.be/l16YH6xCN4c Film Reflection: There are many problems combating HIV & AIDS in Africa. Reflect on how HIV has changed the life of one person featured in the film whose life you think improved the most. Film 6: Fire in the Blood, 2014 (80m) http://fireintheblood.com Tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low- cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Film Reflection: Reflect on how patent laws have hurt fight against HIV/AIDS and how you thing they should be changed. Film 7: Rampant: How a City Stopped a Plague, 2007 (57m) This is the little known story of how a strange coalition of doctors, nurses, nuns, gays, whores, junkies and politicians pulled off one of the first and boldest defeats of AIDS in the world (Australia). Together they broke the law, offended everyone, and saved tens thousands of lives. FILM ONLINE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ9KDADG-2mhngQci4JqJnSqbWWwPmqOw Film Reflection: Reflect on how the Australian “method” of fighting HIV differs from the U.S. using examples from the film. Film 8: DARLING! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story, 2007 (54m) http://pdudarlingmovie.wordpress.com/ One of the most entertaining and decidedly in your face documentaries about AIDS prevention… Most amazing is the fact that the film was the inspiration of a 15-year-old Australian boy who heard Uys speak to a school group [in Africa] and decided to make this documentary. – Huffington Post FILM ONLINE: http://youtu.be/pEuLFlvX-KE Post Film follow up short: https://vimeo.com/10574163 Film Reflection: Reflect on Pieter's opinion about HIV/AIDS in South Africa and his approach to fighting HIV/AIDS. Film 9: Deep South, 2012 (70m) A documentary about the neglected crisis of HIV/AIDS in rural American South. Beneath layers of history, poverty, and now soaring HIV infections, three Americans redefine traditional Southern values to create their own solutions to survive. Josh, a college student, seeks the support of an underground gay family miles away from his suffocating Mississippi Delta hometown. With no funds and few resources, Monica tries tirelessly to unite reluctant participants at her annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana. Kathie, an Alabama activist, spends 120 days a year on the road fighting a bureaucracy that continues to ignore the South. Film Reflection: Reflect on what you think is helping spread the epidemic in the southern U.S. Film 10: HIV Crisis on the Texas-Mexico Border, 2018 (24m) The Rio Grande Valley has been at the frontline of some of the most contentious recent conflict in the US memory. But they’ve also found themselves at the frontline of another kind of conflict — and HIV epidemic affecting increasing numbers of young, queer, latino men. Brownsville, Texas, a border town whose population is 90 percent Latino, is in the throes of a devastating HIV epidemic. Faced with a weak sex education program, stigma against homosexuality, and a low health literacy level, the city’s LGBTQ+ community is grappling with how to address the crisis. FILM ONLINE: https://youtu.be/pDNwIdfyUgo Film Reflection: Discuss the situation in Brownsville and discuss some of unique issues for the Latinx community in combating the HIV epidemic