A wide diversity of microbial species colonizes the human body, providing considerable benefits to the host through a range of different functions. A variety of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors - including diet, diseases, and medications - can induce substantial shifts in microbiome composition.For this discussion, each person will be reading a short article about a different factor that affects the microbiome.Post RequirementsThis assignment requires one post.If you are the first person to post for your group, you are responsible for Article 1. If you are the second person, do Article 2, etc. Before posting, double-check that someone else hasn't already completed the post for that article.If you have 5 people in your group, one article will be posted on twice. If that is the case, please include different information for describing the effect of this factor identified by the article on the microbiome and on a person’s healthArticle 1 - The Obesity Plague and Antibiotics: Can the Growing Obesity Epidemic Be Linked to Over-prescribed Antibiotics?Article 2 - How Gut Bacteria Tell Their Hosts What to Eat: By Suppressing or Increasing Cravings Microbes Help the Brain Decide What Foods the Body “Needs"Article 3 - Association Between Breast Milk Bacterial Communities and Establishment and Development of the Infant Gut MicrobiomeArticle 4 - Exposure to Household Furry Pets Influences the Gut Microbiota of Infant at 3-4 Months Following Various Birth ScenariosFor your post, do the following:Title your post with the factor that you learned about. (What factor affects the microbiome?)In 2-3 sentences, describe the effect of this factor on the microbiome and on a person’s health. Please be sure to use your own words rather than copying directly from the article.GradingTo see how this assignment will be graded, click on the three dots in the upper right corner of this page, then click "Show Rubric". If you're reviewing this assignment using the Canvas mobile app, the rubric is included in the Grade tab.Note: While I am not specifically grading you on your spelling or grammar, scientific communication is an important skill. Please proofread and spellcheck before submitting to ensure that your ideas come across clearly. Up to 10% may be deducted for excessive grammar and spelling errors that affect the readability of your work.

Sociology Film Analysis: Media, Culture, Socialization, and the BodyPlease answer the following prompt with as much detail as possible. A well-written essay will demonstrate mastery of concepts presented in the textbook, film, and relevance to both sociological inquiry and your personal life. Essays should be no shorter than 1500 words and typed in no larger than 12 fonts and double-spaced. Ensure that you write in both a grammatically correct manner and alignment and spacing utilized are in accordance with standard academic custom. Note that you do not need to utilize outside information; however, if you do choose to utilize outside sources, please ensure that you cite in accordance with a standard academic format (e.g. Mills, 22 or Berger, 15). PromptThe films Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In delve into numerous themes related to concepts discussed in your textbook. Both films include discussions concerning media representation, the social construction of masculinity and femininity, gender inequity, sexism, violence, rape, self-image, eating disorders, race, body image, media centralization, labeling, deviance, the sexualization of young girls, objectification of women’s bodies, and suicidal and homicidal violence, to name a few concepts. Discuss the main points of both documentaries, paying keen attention to the aforementioned issues, and, its effects on the social expectations and lives of young girls, boys, men, and women. Furthermore, where relevant, relate the films to concepts discussed in chapters 4, 5, 7,11 and 16. Additionally, personally reflect on what the film meant to you and how the media has contributed to your notions of beauty, sexuality, and gender

Question 1: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review Chapter 5 in the course textbook. Imagine that you are a resident of Arzaville, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a plan for managing its water resources more sustainably by 2050. Water resource issues the community faces include ensuring a safe and sustainable drinking water supply for all, handling its wastewater in a manner that has a minimal environmental impact, and managing its stormwater runoff in a way that minimizes the risks of erosion and flooding. Fortunately, you have all attended the meeting with the knowledge that you have gained from your readings in this course. Now it is time to put your thinking cap on and get to work! Your ideas should each consist of one of the following elements, depending upon what you think is Arzaville’s area of greatest need: Sustainable drinking water access measures (e.g., developing a program for rural residents to begin collecting and treating their rainwater for drinking use). Sustainable wastewater management measures (e.g., collecting greywater from area residences for use irrigating a local golf course). Stormwater management measures (e.g., requiring that permeable pavement be used for all future development projects in the community). This week’s discussion will take place in an online app called Tricider. There, you will be able to post your ideas for plan components and also share pros and cons of different proposals during the week. Finally, you will be able to vote on the three components that you think the plan should include. For directions on how to use the Tricider app, please review the Tricider Help Guide  download. In Tricider. You will be expected to do the following: Post at least two separate and entirely original ideas. Do not duplicate ideas already posted by your peers. Include your full name for each one. Post at least six different pros and six different cons for your classmates’ proposed ideas (12 in all). Vote on what you feel are the top three ideas in the list. Do not vote before Friday, so that you can vote from the full collection of student ideas. You must complete the three tasks above to receive full credit for this discussion. Please note: You are welcome to post questions and comments to this board for your instructor; however, this discussion board does not have any posting requirements of its own, and no additional credit will be given for posts made here. In this discussion area, the instructor will post the following: The Arzaville description you will be using for this activity The link you will be using to access Tricider for this activity. Tricider Link:   http://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/36bMrwt1Ugl Question 2: Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 5 and 6 in your course textbook. Now that you have cast your votes for the Arzaville Water Management Plan, it is time to explain your choices to the class. Please make a post of at least 150 words in which you Identify (briefly) the plan elements on which you voted. Explain why you selected each one.