Class: ISOL536-Security Architecture and Design Assignment: Week 2 Individual Assignment 2 Length: Minimum of 600 words Total points: 40 points Due date: Sunday, January 19, 2020 Briefly respond to all the following questions. Make sure to explain and backup your responses with facts and examples. This assignment should be in APA format and have to include at least two references. System architecture is the descriptive representation of the system’s component functions and the communication flows between those components. My definition immediately raises some important questions. • What are “components”? • Which functions are relevant? • What is a communication flow? Overview and Heritage Currently, I live in San Leandro, California. I was born and raised on the island of Guam. Guam ancestors are called “Chamorro.” Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Individuals who are born on Guam are US citizens. My parents were also born and raised on Guam. My father was born in 1934, who passed away at the age of 65. My mother, born in 1939, and is alive and well. I relocated to California in the year of 1993 when I finished my midwifery education. I received an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1986, went back home to work as a nurse. Through the years, I was promoted as a Nurse Manager, then a Supervisor at the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority. I went to the University of San Francisco for my Midwifery Certificate in 1994. My current position is a Chief Nurse-Midwife for the Greater Southern Alameda Area (GSAA) of Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. On our island, we lacked fresh fruits and vegetables, which makes eating healthy a challenge. This may be the contributing factor of high diabetes and hypertension rate on Guam. We mainly eat meat, rice and lots of diaries. My income level is $200,000, and I have a husband who is currently working and is contributing in addition to my salary. I can afford the essential needs to stay healthy. My job provides for health and dental insurance, which is a crucial in my current stage of life. My current position can be stressful, but I find ways to try and avoid stress. My physical health is good, but I feel that it’s my mental health that I need to work on more to sustain myself in my current position. My husband and I live alone. We have four grown children and six grandchildren. All but one lives out of state, my youngest, who is twenty-eight years old lives twenty miles away from me. Communication My full name is Doris Therese Crisostomo Untalan. The legal name that I use is Doris T. Untalan. My primary language is English and native language is called “Chamorro.” This is a blend of Spanish and Filipino words. I do speak Chamorro, but limited. When I was growing up, my mother did not speak our language to us. As a child, I remember when we had American teachers come to our island, and the students were all banned from speaking their native language. When I was a nurse, in 1989, ...

1. Class: ISOL536-Security Architecture and Design
Assignment: Week 2 Individual Assignment 2
Length: Minimum of 600 words
Total points: 40 points
Due date: Sunday, January 19, 2020
Briefly respond to all the following questions. Make sure to
explain and backup your responses with facts and examples.
This assignment should be in APA format and have to include at
least two references.
System architecture is the descriptive representation of the
system’s component functions and the communication flows
between those components.
My definition immediately raises some important questions.
• What are “components”?
• Which functions are relevant?
• What is a communication flow?
Overview and Heritage
Currently, I live in San Leandro, California. I was born and
raised on the island of Guam. Guam ancestors are called
“Chamorro.” Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United
States. Individuals who are born on Guam are US citizens. My
parents were also born and raised on Guam. My father was born
in 1934, who passed away at the age of 65. My mother, born in
1939, and is alive and well. I relocated to California in the year
of 1993 when I finished my midwifery education. I received an
Associate Degree in Nursing in 1986, went back home to work
as a nurse. Through the years, I was promoted as a Nurse
Manager, then a Supervisor at the Guam Memorial Hospital

2. Authority. I went to the University of San Francisco for my
Midwifery Certificate in 1994. My current position is a Chief
Nurse-Midwife for the Greater Southern Alameda Area (GSAA)
of Kaiser Permanente in Northern California.
On our island, we lacked fresh fruits and vegetables, which
makes eating healthy a challenge. This may be the contributing
factor of high diabetes and hypertension rate on Guam. We
mainly eat meat, rice and lots of diaries. My income level is
$200,000, and I have a husband who is currently working and is
contributing in addition to my salary. I can afford the essential
needs to stay healthy. My job provides for health and dental
insurance, which is a crucial in my current stage of life. My
current position can be stressful, but I find ways to try and
avoid stress. My physical health is good, but I feel that it’s my
mental health that I need to work on more to sustain myself in
my current position.
My husband and I live alone. We have four grown children and
six grandchildren. All but one lives out of state, my youngest,
who is twenty-eight years old lives twenty miles away from me.
Communication
My full name is Doris Therese Crisostomo Untalan. The legal
name that I use is Doris T. Untalan. My primary language is
English and native language is called “Chamorro.” This is a
blend of Spanish and Filipino words. I do speak Chamorro, but
limited. When I was growing up, my mother did not speak our
language to us. As a child, I remember when we had American
teachers come to our island, and the students were all banned
from speaking their native language. When I was a nurse, in
1989, I went to an island outside of Guam. Here, the people of
the island spoke their language, “Chamorro,” and this is where I
got to learn more about my language. I currently speak some
Spanish, because it is close to my Chamorro language.
My family is very close. I am number five of eight children. I
am a twin to an identical sister. I do not find it difficult to share
anything with her. Sometimes, we can read each other’s minds,
and this use to scare my younger sister. We have a very unique

3. close relationship. She lives in Guam, and I live in California.
Although we don’t see or talk much, we tend to pick up where
we left off. Sharing my thoughts with others can be difficult.
Family Roles and Organization
In our culture, it is the male who usually is the head of the
household. Men would work, and the women would care for the
children and household obligations. This is not the case
anymore. Both parents are usually working. Family from the
islands is pretty significant. The eldest is the one who cares for
the younger siblings. I come from a family of eight, and I am
number five child. I remember my brother caring for me,
cooking for me while my parents were at work. We make
decisions as a family. My husband and I work, so we share the
duties at home and financial obligations. I have been married
for thirty-one years. Our children are grown and are doing well.
Being independent is what gives us family status. We have
family from the island come to visit frequently, and we are
delighted when they can come out here.
Pregnancy and Childbearing Practices
In the early 1900s on Guam, home birth was the standard
practice. “Pattera,” which comes from the Spanish word
“Partera” is a midwife that assists with home deliveries.
Training of nurses and nurse-midwives on Guam began in 1907
when the U.S. Navy medical officers established a school for
their instruction and licensing. Some of the nurse-midwives
worked for the Division of Public Health and others for the
hospital, but most worked independently in villages throughout
the island. They traveled on foot or by bull cart and later by
motorized vehicles to assist in home births. Patteras get paid by
offering them food or livestock. This is a memory my aunt told
me, when she assisted with a delivery, they would send her
home with a branch of bananas. Pattera served as the link
between the Chamorro traditions surrounding childbirth and
U.S. hospital-based birthing practices. Homebirths are not
common anymore, although recently, there was a birth center
built on the island, that is doing well. I have four children; all

4. of the children were born in a hospital. The birth control
method I use is a bilateral tubal ligation. My experience back
home is that obstetricians did not talk too much about
pregnancies. We do not eat or restrict foods during pregnancy.
We usually go to cravings and fulfill them. I never had pica, an
unusual craving, such as chalk or dirt when I was pregnant.
Activities to avoid are strenuous activities when you are
pregnant. When I delivered my babies, my twin sister was
always there with me. I delivered them to a hospital, so I was in
a lithotomy position. My husband and mother were the ones
who cared for me after I delivered. There were no bathing
restrictions, and I did not keep my placenta. Nothing was done
specially for the umbilical cord, except to make it fall out
spontaneously. We did not restrict baths because of the cord.
Spirituality
My religion is of the Christian faith. I grew up in a General
Baptist Church and now attend a community church. I believe in
God, the father, and his son, Jesus. I know that all my success
are because of his mercy and grace. I would not consider myself
deeply religious, but I try to hear the word of God daily. It is
what motivates me. I pray daily, and, tell God how grateful I am
for all his blessings. God’s word gives me strength in my life.
Listening to Christian music daily improves my emotional and
physical health.
Health Care Practices
My culture’s practice on Guam had witch doctors, called
“Siruanu”, also known as healers of Guam. They were primarily
herbalists. To be a healer, you would have to learn the plants,
how to prepare them, and when to administer them. Some of our
native Chamorros still use this practice. We all are responsible
for healthy practices. My spouse and I remind each other that
we need to take care of ourselves, as we are getting older. We
use over the counter medications like Tylenol and Advil for our
aches and pains. Mental illness is viewed as an illness but is not
a stigma. Families are very supportive if a child has any
physical or mental illness. My immediate family members all

5. have health care services available. Although my family is
healthy, healthcare benefits are considered a priority.