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Nipah Virus

An essay about the Nipah virus.

Infectious Disease

A sample has been sequenced from an epidemic outbreak from an unknown illness that is going around.

The sequence can be found at the end of this paper.

Part A.

Generate an alignment of related sequences, you must have at least 20 sequences in your alignment.

Generate a phylogenetic tree of the alignment that will enable you to identify the nearest neighbour of the sequence and any related species.

Part B.

Each question should be no more than 1000 words.

  1. Write a section describing the viral family described, include replication of the virus and transmission.
  2. What is the history of the virus that you have identified? Include a description of the previous outbreaks.
  3. Given that you have a patient sick in the hospital, what measures would you take to try and control this new outbreak?

Sequence of unknown etiology:

ATGAGTGATATCTTTGAAGAGGCGGCTAGTTTTAGGAGTTATCAATCTAAGTTAGGGAGAGATGGGAGAG

CTAGTGCAGCAACTGCTACTTTGACAACCAAGATAAGGATATTTGTACCAGCTACTAATAGTCCAGAGCT

CAGATGGGAACTAACATTGTTTGCACTTGATGTGATTAGATCTCCGAGTGCTGCCGAGTCAATGAAAGTT

GGAGCTGCTTTCACACTCATCTCTATGTATTCAGAGAGACCCGGGGCTCTCATTAGAAGTCTCCTCAATG

ACCCAGACATTGAAGCTGTAATAATAGATGTTGGATCAATGGTCAATGGAATACCAGTAATGGAGAGGAG

AGGAGACAAGGCTCAGGAGGAGATGGAAGGCTTGATGAGAATCCTCAAAACTGCTCGGGACAGCAGCAAG

GGAAAGACACCTTTTGTTGACAGCCGAGCTTACGGCCTACGGATAACAGACATGAGCACCCTGGTCTCTG

CAGTTATCACCATCGAGGCCCAGATCTGGATACTGATCGCTAAAGCAGTTACAGCTCCCGACACTGCCGA

GGAAAGTGAAACTAGAAGATGGGCTAAATACGTCCAACAAAAGAGAGTCAATCCGTTCTTTGCTCTAACT

CAGCAATGGCTAACAGAAATGAGGAATCTGCTCTCCCAGAGTCTATCAGTAAGGAAGTTCATGGTTGAGA

TCCTCATAGAAGTCAAGAAAGGAGGATCTGCTAAAGGCAGAGCAGTAGAAATAATCTCAGACATCGGAAA

CTATGTCGAGGAAACTGGTATGGCAGGATTCTTCGCAACCATCAGATTCGGGTTGGAGACAAGGTATCCA

GCACTTGCACTCAACGAATTCCAGAGTGACCTCAACACCATCAAAAGCTTGATGCTACTCTACAGAGAAA

TTGGCCCAAGAGCCCCTTATATGGTGCTTCTTGAAGAATCAATTCAGACTAAATTTGCCCCTGGAGGTTA

CCCATTATTGTGGAGCTTTGCCATGGGTGTGGCTACTACTATTGACAGGTCTATGGGGGCATTGAATATC

AATCGTGGTTATCTTGAGCCTATGTATTTCAGACTAGGCCAAAAATCAGCACGTCACCATGCTGGAGGAA

TTGATCAGAACATGGCAAATAGACTGGGACTAAGTTCAGATCAAGTTGCAGAACTCGCTGCTGCAGTTCA

GGAAACATCAGCAGGAAGACAAGAGAGTAACGTTCAGGCTAGAGAGGCAAAATTTGCTGCAGGAGGTGTG

CTCATTGGAGGCAGTGATCAAGATGTCGATGAAGAGGAAGAACCTATAGAACAGAGTGGCAGACAGTCAG

TTACCTTCAAAAGGGAGATGAGTATTTCATCCCTCGCTGACAGTGTGCCGAGCAGTTCTGTGAGCACATC

CGGTGGGACCAGATTGACCAATTCATTACTAAACCTCAGATCAAGACTGGCTGCAAAAGCAGCAAAAGAA

GCCGCCTCATCCAATGCAACAGATGATCCAGCAATCAGCAACAGAACTCAAGGGGAATCAGAGAAGAAGA

ATAATCAAGACCTCAAACCTGCTCAAAATGACCTTGATTTCGTCAGAGCTGATGTGTGAATGGATAAATT

GGAACTAGTCAATGATGGCCTCAATATTATTGACTTTATTCAGAAGAACCAAAAAGAAATACAGAAGACA

TACGGACGATCAAGCATTCAACAACCCAGCATCAAAGACCGAACAAAAGCCTGGGAAGATTTTCTGCAGT

GCACCAGTGGAGAATCTGAACAAGTTGAGGGGGGAATGTCTAAGGATGATGGAGATGTTGAAAGAAGAAA

CTTGGAGGATCTATCCAGTACTTCTCCCACAGATGGAACTATTGGAAAGAGAGTGTCGAACACCCGTGAC

TGGGCAGAAGGTTCAGATGACATACAACTGGACCCAGTGGTTACAGACGTTGTATACCATGATCATGGAG

GAGAATGTACCGGATATGGATTTACTTCAAGCCCTGAGAGAGGGTGGAGTGATTACGCATCAGGAGCAAA

CAATGGGAATGTATGTCTTGTATCTGATGCAAAGATGCTGTCCTATGCTCCCGAAATTGCAGTTTCTAAA

GAAGATCGGGAAACTGATCTAGTTCATCTTGAGAATAAACTATCTACTACAGGACTGAATCCCACAGCAG

TACCATTCACTCCGAGAAACCTGTCTGATCCTGCAAAAGACTCTCCTGTGATTGCTGAACACTACTACGG

ACTAGGAGTTAAAGAGCAAAACGTTGGCCCTCAGACTAGCAGAAATGTCAATTTGGACAGCATCAAATTG

TACACATCAGATGACGAAGAGGCAGATCAGCTTGAATTCGAAGATGAGTTTGCAGGAAGCTCAAGTGAAG

TAATAGTCGGCATTTCTCCTGAAGATGAAGAGCCTTCAAGTGTCGGCGGAAAACCCAATGAATCCATTGG

ACGTACAATCGAAGGCCAATCAATCCGAGACAGCCTTCAAGCCAAGGACAACAAATCAGCAGATGTACCA

GGAACAGGACCGAAAGATTCAGCAGTGAAGGAAGAACCACCCCAGAAGAGGCTACCTATGTTAGCTGAAG

AATTTGAGTGCTCTGGATCGGAAGACCCAATCATTCGAGAGCTGCTGAAGGAGAACTCACTCATAAATTG

TCAGCAAGGGAAAGATGCTCAGCCTCCATATCATTGGAGCATCGAGAGGTCAATAAGCCCGGATAAGACT

GAGATCGTCAACGGTGCTGTGCAAACTGCTGACAGGCAAAGACCAGGAACTCCGATGCCAAAGTCCCGAG

GTATTCCCATTAAAAAGGGGGGGGACACGAAAAATCCATCTGCTGGGACGGAAAAAATGCCTGGGTCGAA

GAGAGGTGGAACCCGGCCTGTTCGAGGATCACCCCCCCCCCCCCAAAGCAAGAGTGTCAATGCGGAGAAT

GTCCAACTGAATGCTTCCCCTGCGGTGAAGGAAACTGATAAGTCAAAAATAAACCCCCCACACGACAACA

ACTCACTTGATGATAAATACATCATGCCTTCAGATGATTTCTCAAACACTTTCTTCCCGCACGACACTGA

TCGCTTGAATTATCACGCAGATCATTTAGGTGATTATGACCTCGAAACCCTGTGTGAAGAGTCGGTTCTA

ATGGGAGTGATCAACTCTATAAAATTAATTAATCTGGATATGCGCTTAAATCACATTGAAGAACAAGTTA

AAGAGATCCCAAAGATCATCAATAAGCTTGAGTCCATTGACAGAGTTCTGGCCAAGACTAACACCGCACT

CTCAACCATTGAAGGACACCTGGTTTCTATGATGATAATGATACCAGGGAAAGGGAAAGGAGAAAGAAAG

GGGAAAAATAATCCTGAGCTTAAACCAGTGATAGGAAGAGACATTCTAGAGCAGCAATCTCTTTTTTCTT

TCGACAATGTCAAGAATTTCAGAGATGGATCGTTGACAAACGAACCGTATGGAGCAGCTGTACAGTTGAG

AGAAGATCTTATTCTTCCTGAACTTAATTTTGAGGAGACAAATGCATCTCAATTTGTTCCTATGGCAGAT

GATTCATCCAGGGATGTTGTCAAGACATTGATAAGGACTCACATTAAAGATAGAGAGTTGAGATCAGAAC

TGATTGGTTACCTGAATAAAGCGGAAAATGATGAGGAAATTCAGGAGATAGCAAACACTGTCAATGACAT

CATTGACGGTAACATTTGAATGGAGCCGGACATCAAGAGTATTTCAAGTGAGTCAATGGAAGGAGTATCT

GATTTCAGCCCTAGTTCTTGGGAGCATGGTGGGTATCTTGATAAGGTTGAACCAGAAATTGATGAAAATG

GCAGTATGATTCCAAAATACAAGATCTATACCCCAGGAGCTAACGAGAGGAAATACAACAACTACATGTA

CCTTATATGTTACGGCTTTGTTGAAGATGTTGAGAGAACCCCAGAGACAGGGAAACGCAAGAAGATCAGG

ACAATTGCTGCCTACCCTCTGGGTGTTGGTAAGAGTGCCTCTCATCCCCAAGATCTTCTGGAGGAACTCT

GTTCCCTCAAAGTTACTGTGAGGAGAACAGCTGGATCAACTGAGAAAATTGTGTTTGGATCATCTGGCCC

TCTAAATCACCTCGTTCCGTGGAAGAAAGTACTGACTGGTGGTTCAATTTTTAATGCAGTCAAGGTTTGT

CGGAACGTTGATCAGATACAGCTCGACAAGCATCAAGCTCTGAGAATATTTTTTCTCAGTATCACAAAGC

TCAATGATTCTGGAATCTACATGATTCCACGAACCATGCTTGAGTTCAGGAGAAACAATGCCATTGCCTT

CAATCTTCTAGTGTACTTGAAGATTGATGCTGATTTATCCAAAATGGGGATCCAGGGAAGCCTCGATAAA

GATGGCTTCAAGGTTGCCTACTTCATGCTACACTTGGGGAACTTTGTCCGTCGTGCAGGGAAGTATTACT

CTGTTGATTATTGTAGGAGGAAGATTGATAGGATGAAATTGCAGTTTTCACTGGGTTCCATAGGCGGACT

AAGTCTCCACATTAAGATCAATGGTGTAATCAGCAAACGGCTGTTTGCTCAAATGGGATTCCAAAAAAAC

CTTTGTTTCTCCTTGATGGACATCAATCCTTGGCTCAACAGATTGACCTGGAACAACAGTTGTGAGATCA

GCCGAGTAGCAGCTGTGTTGCAGCCTTCTGTTCCAAGAGAGTTCATGATCTATGATGATGTCTTCATTGA

CAATACAGGGAGAATTCTAAAGGGCTAAATGGTAGTTATACTTGACAAGAGATGTTATTCTAATCTTTTA

ATATTGATTTTGATGATCTCGGAGTGTAGTGTTGGGATTCTACATTATGAGAAATTGAGTAAAATTGGAC

TTGTCAAAGGAGTAACAAGAAAATACAAGATTAAAAGCAATCCTCTCACAAAAGACATTGTTATAAAAAT

GATTGCGAATGTGTCGAACATGTCTCAGTGCACAGGGAGTGTCATGGAAAATTATAAAACACGATTAAAC

GGTATCTTAACACCTATAAAGGGAGCGTTAGAGATCTACAAAAACAACACTCATGACCTTGTCGGTGATG

TGAGATTAGCCGGAGTTATAATGGCAGGAGTTGCCATTGGGATTGCAACCGCAGCTCAAATCACTGCAGG

TGTAGCACTATATGAGGCAATGAAGAATGCTGACAACATCAACAAACTCAAAAGCAGCATTGAATCAACT

AATGAAGCTGTCGTTAAACTTCAAGAGACTGCAGAAAAGACAGTCTATGTGCTGACTGCTCTACAGGATT

ACATTAATACTAATTTGGTACCGACAATTGACAAGATAAGCTGCAAACAGACAGAACTCTCACTAGATCT

GGCATTATCAAAGTACCTCTCTGATTTGCTTTTTGTATTTGGCCCCAACCTTCAAGACCCAGTTTCTAAT

TCAATGACTATACAGGCTATATCTCAGGCATTCGGTGGAAATTATGAAACACTGCTAAGAACATTGGGTT

ACGCTACAGAAGACTTTGATGATCTTCTAGAAAGTGACAGCATAACAGGTCAAATCATCTATGTTGATCT

AAGTAGCTACTATATAATTGTCAGGGTTTATTTTCCTATTCTGACTGAAATTCAACAGGCCTATATCCAA

GAGTTGTTACCAGTGAGCTTCAACAATGATAATTCAGAATGGATCAGTATTGTCCCAAATTTCATATTGG

TAAGGAATACATTAATATCAAATATAGAGATTGGATTTTGCCTAATTACAAAGAGGAGCGTGATCTGCAA

CCAAGATTATGCCACACCTATGACCAACAACATGAGAGAATGTTTGACGGGATCGACTGAGAAGTGTCCT

CGAGAGCTGGTTGTTTCATCACATGTTCCCAGATTTGCACTATCTAACGGAGTTCTGTTTGCCAATTGCA

TAAGTGTTACATGCCAGTGTCAAACAACAGGCAGGGCAATCTCACAGTCAGGAGAACAAACTCTGCTGAT

GATTGACAACACCACCTGTCCTACAGCCGTACTCGGTAATGTGATTATCAGCTTAGGGAAATATCTGGGG

TCAGTAAATTATAATTCTGAAGGCATTGCTATCGGTCCTCCAGTCTTTACAGATAAAGTTGATATATCAA

GTCAGAAATCCAGCATGAATCAGTCCTTACAACAGTCTAAGGACTATATCAAAGAGGCTCAACGACTCCT

TGATACTGTTAATCCATCATTAATAAGCATGTTGTCTATGATCATACTGTATGTATTATCGATCGCATCG

TTGTGTATAGGGTTGATTACATTTATCAGTTTTATCATTGTTGAGAAAAAGAGAAACACCTACAGCAGAT

TGGAGGATAGGAGAGTCAGACCTACAAGCAGTGGGGATCTCTACTACATTGGGACATAGATGCCGGCAGA

AAACAAGAAAGTTAGATTCGAAAATACTACTTCAGACAAAGGGAAAAATCCTAGTAAAGTTATTAAGAGC

TACTACGGAACCATGGACATTAAGAAAATAAATGAAGGATTATTGGACAGCAAAATATTAAGTGCTTTCA

ACACAGTAATAGCATTGCTTGGATCTATCGTGATCATAGTGATGAATATAATGATCATCCAAAATTACAC

AAGATCAACAGACAATCAGGCCGTGATCAAAGATGCGTTGCAGGGTATCCAACAGCAGATCAAAGGGCTT

GCTGACAAAATCGGCACAGAGATAGGGCCTAAAGTATCACTGATTGACACATCCAGTACCATTACTATCC

CAGCTAACATTGGGCTGTTAGGTTCAAAGATCAGCCAGTCGACTGCAAGTATAAATGAGAATGTGAATGA

AAAATGCAAATTCACACTGCCTCCCTTGAAAATCCACGAATGTAACATTTCTTGTCCTAACCCACTCCCC

TTTAGAGAGTATAGGCCGCAGACAGAAGGGGTGAGCAATCTGGTAGGATTACCTGATAATATTTGCCTGC

AAAAGACATCTAATCAGATACTGAAGCCAAAGCTGATTTCATACACTTTACCCGTAGTCGGTCAAAGTGG

TACCTGTATCACAGACCCATTGCTGGCTATGGACGAGGGCTATTTTGCATATAGCCACCTGGAAAGAATC

GGATCATGTTCAAGAGGGGTCTCCAAACAAAGAATAATAGGAGTTGGAGAGGTACTAGACAGAGGTGATG

AAGTTCCTTCTTTATTTATGACCAATGTCTGGACCCCACCAAATCCAAACACCGTTTACCACTGTAGTGC

TGTATACAACAATGAATTCTATTATGTACTTTGTGCAGTGTCAACTGTTGGAGACCCTATTCTGAATAGC

ACCTACTGGTCCGGATCTCTAATGATGACCCGTCTAGCTGTGAAACCCAAGAGTAATGGTGGGGGTTACA

ATCAACATCAACTTGCCCTACGAAGTATCGAGAAAGGGAGGTATGATAAAGTTATGCCGTATGGACCTTC

AGGCATCAAACAGGGTGACACCCTGTATTTTCCTGCTGTAGGATTTTTGGTCAGGACAGAGTTTAAATAC

AATGATTCAAATTGTCCCATCACGAAGTGTCAATACAGTAAACCTGAAAATTGCAGGCTATCTATGGGGA

TTAGACCAAACAGCCATTATATCCTTCGATCTGGACTATTAAAATACAATCTATCAGATGGGGAGAACCC

CAAAATTGTATTCATTGAAATATCTGATCAAAGATTATCTATTGGATCTCCTAGCAAAGTCTATGATTCT

TTGGGTCAACCTGTTTTCTACCAAGCGTCATTTTCATGGGATACTATGATTAAATTTGGAGATGTTCAAA

CAGTCAACCCTCTGGTTGTCAATTGGCGTGATAACACGGTAATATCAAGACCCGGGCAATCACAATGCCC

TAGATTCAATACATGTCCAGAGATCTGCTGGGAAGGAGTTTATAATGATGCATTCCTAATTGACAGAATC

AATTGGATAAGCGCGGGTGTATTCCTTGACAGCAATCAGACCGCAGAAAATCCTGTTTTCACTGTATTCA

AAGATAATGAAATACTTTATAGGGCACAACTGGCTTCTGAGGACACCAATGCACAAAAAACAATAACTAA

TTGCTTTCTCTTGAAGAATAAGATTTGGTGCATATCATTGGTTGAGATATATGACACAGGAGACAATGTC

ATAAGACCCAAACTATTCGCGGTTAAGATACCAGAGCAATGTACATAAATGGCCGACGAATTATCAATAT

CCGACATCATTTACCCTGAATGTCATTTGGATAGTCCTATAGTCTCTGGTAAACTAATATCAGCTATTGA

ATATGCTCAATTGAGACACAATCAACCCAGTGATGATAAAAGACTGTCTGAGAATATTAGGTTAAACCTT

CACGGGAAAAGAAAGAGTCTATACATATTAAGACAATCCAAACAGGGTGATTACATTAGAAACAACATAA

AAAACCTAAAGGAATTCATGCATATTGCGTACCCTGAATGCAATAACATTCTATTCTCCATCACATCCCA

AGGCATGACTAGCAAACTTGATAACATCATGAAAAAGTCATTCAAAGCATACAATATCATTAGTAAGAAA

GTAATTGGGATGCTGCAAAATATCACTAGAAATCTCATAACTCAAGATAGAAGAGATGAAATAATTAATA

TACATGAGTGTAGGCGATTAGGGGATTTAGGGAAGAATATGAGTCAATCTAAATGGTATGAGTGTTTTTT

GTTTTGGTTTACTATCAAAACAGAGATGCGAGCAGTGATCAAGAATTCGCAAAAGCCGAAATTCCGTTCA

GATTCATGCATAATACACATGCGAGACAAAAGTACTGAAATAATCCTAAATCCGAATCTTATCTGCATTT

TCAAATCAGACAAAAATGGAAAGAAGTGTTATTATCTTACACCCGAAATGGTTCTAATGTATTGTGATGT

CCTAGAGGGAAGGATGATGATGGAGACAACAGTCAAATCGGATATCAAGTACCAACCTCTAATCTCGAGA

TCCAATGCCCTCTGGGGGCTAATTGATCCCTTGTTCCCTGTCATGGGAAACAGAATTTACAATATAGTGT

CTATGATAGAGCCTTTAGTTCTTGCACTACTCCAACTCAAGGATGAGGCTAGGATCCTGAGGGGTGCATT

TCTGCATCACTGCATAAAGGAAATGCATCAAGAATTGAGTGAGTGTGGTTTTACAGATCAGAAGATTCGG

TCTATGTTTATTGATGATCTTTTATCCATTCTAAATATCGATAATATACATCTGTTGGCAGAGTTCTTTT

CTTTCTTTCGTACGTTTGGCCATCCTATTCTTGAGGCTAAAGTTGCTGCAGAAAAAGTGAGAGAACATAT

GTTGGCAGATAAAGTTCTTGAATATGCCCCTATAATGAAAGCACATGCTATATTCTGCGGGACTATAATA

AATGGGTATAGGGATAGACACGGAGGAGCCTGGCCTCCTCTTTACCTCCCCGCACATGCATCTAAACATA

TAATCCGTTTGAAAAATTCTGGGGAATCTTTGACCATTGATGACTGTGTCAAGAATTGGGAATCATTCTG

TGGGATTCAATTTGATTGTTTCATGGAGCTGAAATTGGACAGTGATCTGAGTATGTATATGAAAGATAAA

GCTTTATCTCCAATCAAAGACGAATGGGACAGTGTATACCCACGTGAAGTGTTGAGCTATACCCCACCGA

AGTCAACCGAGCCAAGAAGATTGGTTGACGTTTTTGTAAATGATGAAAACTTTGATCCATACAACATGCT

GGAATATGTCTTATCCGGTGCTTATCTCGAGGATGAACAATTCAATGTTTCTTATAGCTTGAAGGAGAAA

GAGACGAAGCAAGCTGGACGATTGTTCGCAAAGATGACCTACAAAATGCGTGCATGTCAAGTCATAGCAG

AGGCCCTGATAGCCTCAGGTGTCGGTAAATATTTTAAGGAGAACGGGATGGTTAAGGATGAGCACGAACT

TTTGAAGACACTCTTCCAATTGTCTATTTCCTCAGTTCCTCGAGGGAACAGTCAGGGTAATGATCCTCAA

TCCATCAATAATATAGAAAGAGATTTCCAATACTTTAAAGGGGTCACTACCAATGTGAAAGACAAAAAGA

ATAACTCTTTTAATAAGGTTAAATCTGCTCTCAATAATCCGTGCCAAGCTGACGGAGTCCATCATAACAT

GTCACCCAATACACGAAATCGTTATAAGTGTAGTAATACAAGTAAGTCTTTTCTCGATTATCATACCGAG

TTTAATCCTCACAATCACTATAAATCAGACAATACAGAGGCGGCCGTACTGTCCAGGTATGAGGACAACA

CTGGGACAAAATTTGATACAGTAAGTGCATTTCTTACAACTGATCTTAAGAAATTCTGTCTCAATTGGAG

ATACGAATCAATGGCTATATTTGCTGAACGTCTAGATGAGATATACGGTTTACCTGGATTTTTTAATTGG

ATGCACAAACGACTAGAAAGATCTGTTATCTATGTTGCAGACCCTAATTGCCCCCCTAATATTGACAAAC

ATATGGAACTAGAAAAAACTCCTGAAGATGATATATTCATTCATTATCCTAAAGGCGGTATTGAAGGATA

TAGCCAAAAAACATGGACTATAGCAACTATCCCCTTTTTATTCTTGAGTGCCTATGAGACAAACACGAGG

ATTGCTGCAATTGTCCAAGGAGACAATGAATCAATTGCTATCACTCAAAAAGTTCATCCTAATCTTCCTT

ACAAGGTAAAGAAAGAGATCTGTGCAAAGCAAGCTCAGCTTTATTTTGAAAGGTTAAGGATGAACTTAAG

AGCCCTCGGCCACAATCTTAAAGCTACAGAAACTATCATCAGTACACATCTTTTTATTTATTCGAAGAAA

ATTCATTATGATGGTGCTGTGCTGTCTCAGGCACTCAAATCAATGTCAAGATGTTGCTTTTGGTCAGAGA

CTCTGGTGGATGAAACTAGATCAGCTTGTAGTAACATCAGCACTACAATAGCTAAAGCTATAGAAAATGG

GTTGTCAAGAAATGTCGGCTATTGCATCAATATTTTGAAAGTAATTCAGCAGCTTCTCATATCAACTGAG

TTTAGTATTAACGAGACATTGACACTGGATGTGACATCTCCCATTTCAAATAATTTAGATTGGCTTATAA

CAGCTGCATTAATCCCGGCACCTATTGGAGGATTCAATTACCTTAATTTGTCTAGAATTTTTGTTAGAAA

TATAGGTGATCCGGTTACAGCATCTTTGGCTGATCTTAAGAGAATGATTGATCACAGTATTATGACTGAA

AGCGTATTACAAAAAGTTATGAATCAAGAACCTGGTGATGCGAGTTTCTTGGACTGGGCCAGTGATCCAT

ACTCGGGCAACTTGCCTGACTCACAAAGCATCACTAAAACAATTAAAAATATCACAGCAAGGACTATACT

GAGGAACTCACCGAACCCAATGCTAAAAGGTTTATTTCATGACAAATCTTTTGATGAAGATCTTGAACTA

GCTAGCTTCTTAATGGACAGGAGGGTTATATTACCTAGAGCCGCTCATGAGATACTGGATAATTCATTGA

CAGGTGCCAGAGAGGAAATTGCTGGTTTATTAGATACAACTAAAGGCTTGATCAGATCAGGGCTAAGAAA

GAGTGGACTTCAGCCAAAGTTAGTTTCTAGATTATCTCATCATGATTATAATCAATTTTTAATACTGAAC

AAACTTCTATCAAACAGAAGACAAAATGACTTGATATCATCAAATACTTGCTCAGTTGACTTGGCACGAG

CATTGAGATCTCACATGTGGAGGGAATTAGCGTTAGGTAGAGTAATATACGGTCTTGAGGTACCGGATGC

ACTTGAGGCTATGGTGGGAAGGTATATAACAGGGAGCTTAGAGTGCCAAATTTGTGAGCAGGGAAACACG

ATGTATGGGTGGTTCTTTGTACCTAGGGATTCCCAATTGGATCAGGTAGATAGAGAGCACTCATCAATAA

GAGTACCTTATGTAGGATCAAGTACGGATGAAAGATCGGATATCAAACTAGGGAATGTCAAAAGACCAAC

TAAGGCCTTGCGTTCTGCTATCAGAATTGCGACAGTATATACTTGGGCCTATGGGGACAATGAAGAGTGT

TGGTATGAAGCTTGGTACCTAGCGTCTCAGAGGGTAAACATAGACTTAGATGTATTGAAAGCTATAACCC

CAGTTTCCACTTCAAACAATTTATCCCATAGATTGAGAGATAAATCCACACAATTTAAGTTTGCAGGGAG

TGTACTCAACAGAGTTTCTAGATATGTTAACATAAGCAATGACAATCTAGATTTCAGAATTGAGGGAGAA

AAGGTAGATACGAATCTTATTTATCAACAAGCAATGCTATTAGGGTTATCGGTATTGGAAGGTAAATTCA

GATTGAGATTAGAAACTGATGATTACAACGGGATATATCACTTACACGTAAAGGATAATTGTTGTGTCAA

AGAAGTGGCTGATGTAGGCCAAGTAGACGCTGAGTTGCCTATCCCAGAATATACTGAAGTGGATAACAAT

CATCTTATATATGATCCAGACCCCGTTTCAGAAATAGATTGCAGCCGTCTTTCTAATCAGGAGTCCAAAT

CAAGAGAATTAGACTTTCCTTTATGGTCAACTGAGGAACTTCATGATGTCCTAGCTAAGACTGTTGCTCA

GACCGTTCTTGAGATTATAACAAAGGCTGACAAGGATGTTTTAAAGCAACACCTTGCAATAGACTCTGAC

GATAACATCAACAGCTTAATCACAGAATTTCTAATAGTTGATCCTGAACTGTTTGCACTTTATCTAGGAC

AATCTATATCAATAAAATGGGCCTTTGAAATTCATCATAGGCGTCCTAGAGGAAGACATACTATGGTCGA

CCTATTGTCAGATCTTGTATCAAATACATCAAAGCACACTTACAAAGTGTTGTCAAATGCCTTGTCACAT

CCTAGAGTATTCAAGAGATTTGTAAACTGTGGCTTGCTATTGCCTACACAGGGTCCTTACCTTCATCAAC

AAGATTTTGAAAAGTTGTCTCAAAACCTTCTTGTAACATCTTATATGATTTATCTAATGAACTGGTGTGA

CTTCAAGAAATTCCCCTTTTTAATCGCCGAACAGGATGAAACTGTGATAAGTCTACGAGAGGATATAATA

ACATCCAAACATCTCTGTGTTATAATTGACTTATATGCAAATCACCATAAACCTCCTTGGATAATAGATC

TAAACCCACAAGAAAAAATATGTGTACTGCGTGACTTTATTTCTAAATCTAGGCATGTGGACACGTCCTC

CAGATCATGGAATACTTCTGACCTGGATTTTGTAATATTCTATGCATCTTTGACTTATTTGAGAAGAGGT

ATAATAAAACAATTAAGGATAAGACAAGTTACTGAGGTTATAGATACCACAACAGTGTTAAGGGATAATA

TAATTGTAGAGAATCCTCCTATTAAAACAGGAGTGTTAGACATCAGAGGTTGTATAATATACAATTTAGA

GGAAATCCTGTCTATGAACACAAAATCAGCATCAAAAAAGATCTTTAATCTTAATAGTAGGCCGTCAGTG

GAGAATCATAAATATAGAAGGATAGGTCTCAACTCATCATCTTGTTACAAGGCATTAAATCTATCACCTC

TGATTCAAAGGTATTTGCCGTCGGGAGCTCAAAGGTTGTTTATAGGAGAAGGTTCTGGGAGCATGATGTT

ATTATATCAGTCTACATTGGGGCAATCAATTTCTTTTTACAATTCAGGTATAGATGGAGATTATATACCA

GGTCAAAGAGAACTGAAACTATTTCCCTCTGAATACTCAATTGCTGAGGAAGACCCATCTCTGACGGGGA

AATTGAAAGGACTAGTGGTGCCCCTATTCAATGGAAGACCAGAAACAACATGGATCGGGAATTTAGACTC

CTACGAGTATATCATAAATAGGACAGCGGGGCGAAGTATAGGTCTTGTCCATTCTGACATGGAGTCTGGG

ATTGACAAAAATGTAGAGGAGATACTAGTAGAACATTCCCATCTAATATCTATCGCGATAAATGTTATGA

TGGAGGACGGACTATTAGTATCCAAGATAGCATACACCCCTGGATTCCCAATCTCAAGATTATTTAACAT

GTACAGATCATATTTCGGACTAGTACTGGTGTGTTTCCCAGTATATAGTAATCCAGATTCTACTGAAGTA

TATCTTCTTTGCTTACAGAAGACGGTCAAGACTATTGTTCCCCCGCAAAAAGTCCTTGAGCACTCTAATT

TGAACGATGAAGTCAATGACCAGGGAATAACATCAGTGATTTTTAAAATCAAGAATTCACAGTCTAAGCA

GTTCCACGATGATCTAAAGAAGTACTATCAGATTGACCAACCTTTTTTTGTACCAACTAAAATCACTAGT

GATGAACAAGTACTTCTCCAAGCAGGGCTGAAACTCAATGGGCCAGAAATTCTTAAGAGTGAAATCAGTT

ATGATATCGGTTCAGATATCAATACATTAAGAGACACCATCATAATTATGTTAAATGAGGCTATGAATTA

TTTTGATGACAACAGATCACCTTCACACCACCTAGAACCCTATCCAGTTTTGGAGAGAACTAGAATTAAA

ACAATAATGAATTGTGTGACTAAGAAAGTGATTGTCTACTCACTTATCAAGTTCAAGGACACCAAAAGCT

CAGAACTTTATCACATCAAAAATAACATCAGAAGAAAAGTTCTAATCTTAGATTTCAGATCGAAGCTCAT

GACAAAAACTCTACCTAAAGGGATGCAAGAGAGAAGAGAAAAAAACGGTTTCAAAGAAGTTTGGATAGTA

GATTTATCGAATCGAGAAGTTAAAATCTGGTGGAAGATAATCGGATACATATCTATTATCTGA

Ethics Paper

Purpose of the assignment:

For this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the Traditional, Progressive, and Critical curriculum traditions. Your task is to produce a resource that could be used by others to learn about these educational traditions. This could take the form of a paper, a podcast submitted with a transcription that I can read (I will also listen to the podcast itself), a Ted-Talk style talk submitted with a transcription that I can read (I will also watch the video), or another form of your suggestion. If you write a paper it can be a traditional academic style paper, or it can be written in a format more like what would be found in a newspaper or magazine such as The New Yorker. In all cases the length should be 5-6 pages submitted using the formatting requirements described above. If you wish to create a presentation (slides or powerpoint) you will be required to include a video or audio recording of yourself giving the presentation or be willing to present during class. A 18-25 slide presentation would be appropriate.

Imagine your audience, listener or reader to be a member of society who has not heard about these traditions before. What do they need to know? Why should they care? How is this information useful or relevant to them?

Emerging Adulthood

Objective:
The purpose of this assignment is to gain further understanding of issues related to college and
career among emerging adults.
Instructions:
For this homework assignment, you will nee to read pages 295-313 in your textbook and the
vignette given below. Once you have read the textbook and vignette answer the questions that
follow. Be sure you are answering the questions completely and using your own words.
Vignette:

After graduating from high school in the middle of his class, David looked forward to pursuing his
dream of becoming a lawyer. But his freshman year at Sate U was a nightmare. His courses felt
irrelevant. He zoned out during lectures. The work seemed impossibly hard. Especially after a
night of clubbing, he couldn’t make it to class. David knew he was too immature to get through
sophomore year, much less graduate. The only solution seemed to be to drop out for a while and
extend his part-time sales associate job to 40 hours a week.
David was getting by financially—and having much more fun—although he still needed to rely on
his parents for help with the car payments and rent. Then, headquarters eliminated his branch
store, and David was suddenly fired. What followed was a series of temporary jobs that never
paid more than $500 a week. Finally, David’s parents intervened and encouraged their wayward
son to enroll in bartending school.
After getting his certificate, David spent some time with a buddy in Florida, then moved to
California and got a job tending bar at a Hilton. Next came a year at the Amsterdam Marriott,
followed by some exciting months traveling through the Far East. Then, at age 25, completely
broke, David moved back home with his parents for six months.
David thought about returning to college, but rejected that idea. Academics just aren’t his thing.
He’s passionate to go into business—perhaps get a loan to start his own restaurant. The reason
is that he met a wonderful woman named Clara. If things continue to progress, they plan to get engaged. After all, David’s life plan was to be established in a career and have a family by age
35. Life should be an eternal adventure, but at age 28, it’s time for a person to consider growing
up! (Belsky, 2016, p. 295)
1. After reading the vignette about David above and reading pages 296-313 in the textbook,
identify 3 ways David is a typical emerging adult. For each characteristic identified provide
evidence from the textbook and connect it to David’s experience.
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2.Given what you know about David from the vignette above and based on the information
presented in the textbook (pages 305-308), would David be identified as a worker or a player?
Support your answer based on the inforamtion (research and David’s experience) presented in
the textbook.
3.Given David’s current situation (described in the vignette above) with work and his grappling
with finding a career, according to the textbook (pages 309-311), what 4 things would you
suggest David do that might help him gain clarity and movement regarding his decision. Be specific, complete, and descriptive regarding your suggestion based on your reading from the
textbook. Be sure to use your own words.
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4.If David were to return to college, according to the textbook what are 6 things he could do to
increase the likelihood he will succeed? List and describe them and be sure to use your own
words.
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