Your paper will be graded based on the following criteria: Excellent (90 – 100%) Good (75 – 89%) Adequate (50 – 74%) Unacceptable (0-49%) The Scientific Method 45 points All steps of the scientific method in the provided research study is clearly and accurately identified and described. 40-45 points One of the steps in the scientific method in the provided research study is not described and/or minor issues with clarity and accuracy in identifying and describing the steps of the scientific method. 33-39 points Two of the steps in the scientific method in the provided research study are not described and/or major issues with clarity and accuracy in identifying and describing the steps of the scientific method. 25-32 points Most or all of the steps in the scientific method is not described. 0-24 points Critique of Research 20 points Clear, accurate, relevant and well organized critique of research, commenting on at least two issues. 18-20 points Minor issues with clarity, accuracy, relevance or organization in critique of research. 15-17 points Major issues with clarity, accuracy, relevance or organization in critique of research, and/or commenting on only one issue. 10-14 points No or minimal critique of research. 0-9 points Discussion of  Relevance 15 points Discussion of the relevance of this research study, both to the world and to you personally, is clear and accurate. 13-15 points Minor issues with clarity or accuracy in the discussion of the relevance of this research study to the world and to you personally. 10-12 points Major issues with clarity and accuracy in the discussion of the relevance of this research study or missing relevance to world or to you personally. 6 - 9 points No or minimal discussion of relevance to world or you personally. 0-6 points Grammar/ Spelling 10 points Less than 3 minor spelling/grammatical errors 9-10 points 4-8 spelling/grammatical errors 7-8 points 9-12 spelling/grammatical errors 5-6 point More than 13 spelling /grammatical errors. 0-4 points  References 5 points All references listed at the end, in-text references are included, all references in correct APA format. 5 points Missing one reference, and/or minor problems with APA format, and/or missing in-text references. 4 points Missing several references and/or references not in APA format. 2 points No references included. 0 points  Length of Paper 5 points Paper is between 500 and 750 words 5 points Paper is between 350-499 or 751-900 words 4 points Paper is between  200-399 or 900 – 1049 words 3 points Paper is less than 199 or more than 1050 words 0 points PAGE Jason Duesler EDU-330 Dr. Spellman 5-26-19 Introduction As an informed person, my stance on cultural competence is very perfect since I do accept and respect everybody’s life choices including myself. From the previous, I discussed the gay marriage or same-sex relationships; this aspect of cultural identifier remains an ethical, societal, political as well as civil rights issue in.

1. Your paper will be graded based on the following criteria:
Excellent (90 – 100%)
Good (75 – 89%)
Adequate (50 – 74%)
Unacceptable (0-49%)
The Scientific Method
45 points
All steps of the scientific method in the provided research study
is clearly and accurately identified and described.
40-45 points
One of the steps in the scientific method in the provided
research study is not described and/or minor issues with clarity
and accuracy in identifying and describing the steps of the
scientific method.
33-39 points
Two of the steps in the scientific method in the provided
research study are not described and/or major issues with clarity
and accuracy in identifying and describing the steps of the
scientific method.
25-32 points
Most or all of the steps in the scientific method is not
described.
0-24 points
Critique of Research
20 points
Clear, accurate, relevant and well organized critique of
research, commenting on at least two issues.
18-20 points
Minor issues with clarity, accuracy, relevance or organization in
critique of research.
15-17 points
Major issues with clarity, accuracy, relevance or organization in
critique of research, and/or commenting on only one issue.

2. 10-14 points
No or minimal critique of research.
0-9 points
Discussion of Relevance
15 points
Discussion of the relevance of this research study, both to the
world and to you personally, is clear and accurate.
13-15 points
Minor issues with clarity or accuracy in the discussion of the
relevance of this research study to the world and to you
personally.
10-12 points
Major issues with clarity and accuracy in the discussion of the
relevance of this research study or missing relevance to world
or to you personally.
6 - 9 points
No or minimal discussion of relevance to world or you
personally.
0-6 points
Grammar/ Spelling
10 points
Less than 3 minor spelling/grammatical errors
9-10 points
4-8 spelling/grammatical errors
7-8 points
9-12 spelling/grammatical errors
5-6 point
More than 13 spelling /grammatical errors.
0-4 points
References
5 points
All references listed at the end, in-text references are included,
all references in correct APA format.
5 points
Missing one reference, and/or minor problems with APA format,
and/or missing in-text references.

3. 4 points
Missing several references and/or references not in APA format.
2 points
No references included.
0 points
Length of Paper
5 points
Paper is between 500 and 750 words
5 points
Paper is between 350-499 or 751-900 words
4 points
Paper is between 200-399 or 900 – 1049 words
3 points
Paper is less than 199 or more than 1050 words
0 points
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Jason Duesler
EDU-330
Dr. Spellman
5-26-19
Introduction
As an informed person, my stance on cultural competence is
very perfect since I do accept and respect everybody’s life
choices including myself. From the previous, I discussed the
gay marriage or same-sex relationships; this aspect of cultural
identifier remains an ethical, societal, political as well as civil
rights issue in most of the nations across the globe. For
instance, the US recognizes same-sex marriages while in other
places; people argue that marriage sanctity is meant for

4. bounding a woman to a man. With that, marriage delineation
makes same-sex relationships to be unacceptable in such
communities.
Cultural Competence Continuum and Its Relationship to
Cultural Identifier
The war against same-sex relationships is usually triggered by
the idea that same-sex lovers should never be allowed destroy
marriage purpose or meaning, have a separation by using a
designation regarding the relationship they have or that they are
deprived of their human rights. However, my stance is for the
idea that everyone should be allowed to couple with whoever
they choose thus ensuring enlightened delineation of the
marriage meaning or purpose. For instance, my cousin is gay
and he is in a loving relationship right now, he should,
therefore, be allowed to express the love has for his partner
without fear.
The Place on the Competence Continuum Reflection
I was brought up in a respectful family, therefore acceptance,
value to humanity and respect for others opinion and ideas is
something I value very much. Being a Black-American, I have
learned that my family did go through so many tribulations but
they overcame them. However, in August 2005 did change the
out view on most of the things in our community. Hurricane
Katrina disaster did occur at this time, it caused the death of
more than 1,800 individuals, destroyed buildings flooded
allover thus causing displacement and destroying many lives
(Powelson, 2017). I have learned that when there are disasters,
people do put things like prejudices, hate, anger, as well as
mistrust aside to save lives. At such times, there are big
acceptance and respect expressions within the communities
affected. I would wish that such behaviors be carried even at
times when there are no disasters and this should extend to
every human being whether you are a same-sex individual or
not.
The Reflection on Various Steps of Making one an Effective

5. Educator
To be an effective educator within the society, it is upon me to
accept and respect everybody regardless of their background.
People do have different ways i.e. past, views; religion, as well
as backgrounds and every member of the society, must be open
and accepts such facts. As an effective educator, we should pay
attention to cues as well as moments so that we are in a position
to redirect any anger that might arise on the same. We can as
well use those moments in teaching ways that one can hurt a
fellow and cause a lot of trouble for the parties involved. As an
effective educator, one should as well very understand that
certain students are sometimes fearful of diversity due to a
certain situation in their lives and this should be handled
appropriately without causing harm or issues to such students.
However, this doesn’t mean that we should give room for
segregation of students since it is very important to have
students learn one another and have knowledge of different
cultural groups, so we should allow them always to work
together as a team.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, it can be deduced that same-sex relationships still
are a big issue in many communities due to the fact that many
still view it as s crime. Despite the legal status, it has been
accorded; people are still looking down at it and consider it
illegal in many countries. Some people have a feeling that gay
parents should never be allowed to raise children since it will
contribute to more LBGTQ individuals. Some children are
raised with the idea of hating and nothing can be done about it.
It is high time people start thinking about a society that is safe,
respectful and acceptable of other cultural identifiers through
addressing the negativity and stigma. We should now address
those moments and use them in teaching about what is
acceptable and that which is not accepted.
References
Powelson, M. (2017). Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of

6. Disaster Relief. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Jason Duesler
EDU-330
Dr. Spellman
5-19-19
The cultural identifiers discussed in the articles
Rollins (2018) defines a culture identifier as a cultural or a
group’s identified and describes how an individual is affected
by his/her belonging to a particular culture or group of
individuals. The three journal articles (In Daniels 2016; Frank,
2017; Rollins, 2018) describe the culture identifiers such as
sexual orientation and gender.
The historical background of sexual orientation and gender
Sexual orientation and gender have been conflated historically
and used interchangeably on a daily basis. In recent years, the
"sex is biological, gender is social/psychological" distinction
came into vogue in part as a way to avoid that conflation and
explain the transgender experience. An easy way to describe
being transgender (and specifically, transsexual) to someone
who has no trans experience is to say that that person's "sex and
gender don't match." Thus, organizations such as the WHO use
this distinction and further linguistic distinctions such as
male/female for sex and man/woman for gender. Even more
recently, this binary has been challenged by queer theorists,
gender theorists, trans people, and others, as both sex and
gender are more complicated than the simple distinction would
imply. The utility of "sex" as a concept has come into question,
particularly among trans people and allies who argue that
gender is the relevant thing and "sex" is both difficult to
pinpoint and often not relevant to the discussion. Even if we

7. say "sex is biological" it might refer to physical anatomy,
hormone makeup, chromosomal makeup and processes such as
menstruation, ejaculation.
These characteristics vary more widely in the population than
some might think. Anatomy can be altered surgically but also
varies naturally, there is a fairly wide range of hormonal and
chromosomal options out there (even beyond intersex
conditions, one might consider common hormonal differences
such as PCOS in women), and not all men and women go
through processes that are supposedly typical of their sex, such
as menstruation. Trans-exclusionary radical feminists (TERFs)
often argue that people should be categorized by physical sex in
the restroom, for example, because using gender as an identifier
is unfair to those who identify as female but have a very butch
presentation. The challenge to this argument would be that not
everyone can be neatly categorized by sex, whereas people can
self-identify by gender.
Arguments for and against gay marriage
The controversial topic linked to sexual orientation and gender
identifiers in these three articles is gay marriage. Gay marriage
(sex marriage) has attracted both sides of the argument as some
people support it while others are against it. In Daniels (2016)
argues that marriage is not just a religious term, but it is very
practical and defines, before the government as well as before
the rest of a person’s family, the relationship between one
person and his/her partner, as well as the relationship of the two
of them and the rest of the world matters a lot. Therefore,
everybody deserves that and no one should get to take that away
from anybody because they believe in an omnipotent mythical
creature. According to the author, marriage is just a basic civil
rights issue and homosexual couples should have the exact same
rights and privileges that heterosexual couples have.
On the other hand, presents a counterargument about gay
marriage and argues that gay marriage should not be legalized
because the society will spin out of control and lose all their

8. inhibitions. Society will degrade to the point that everybody
will only think about themselves and to hell with everyone else.
This will open the door to violent and economic crimes,
countries will start going to war, then the nukes will come out
and the world will be devastated all because gay marriage was
allowed. The author accepts that this might not be because of
gay marriage, but at some point, people need to say enough is
enough and stop letting their traditional social norm be turned
upside down and made uncomfortable for a few minorities.
The injustices arising from gay marriage
Rollins (2018) argues that gay people deserve the right to have
their unions formally sanctioned and honored in society because
they are our fellow human beings and denying them that
tantamount to injustice. In fact, though people lack the sight to
see this, they are often others colleagues, friends, siblings
and, yes, more than people would ever
imagine, our mothers and fathers (Rollins, 2018). Many gay
people get corralled into straight marriages and family life early
on, then discover late in life that they have been fooling
themselves and their families all along and they later come out
to start life all over again with the same sex partner they've
always known was their natural desire.
Both teachers and students are often affected by sexual
orientation and gender, and the issue of gay marriage. For
example, various societies across the world still focus on boy
child at the expense of girl child. This makes girls be denied
equal education opportunities both by their parents and their
teachers in places like the Middle East where girl child is taken
to be inferior while boy child is perceived to be superior
(Rollins, 2018). On the other hand, the issue of gay marriage
has also caused problems in these societies as gay students have
been forced to leave school due to discriminations and
stereotypes.

9. Solution
s to injustices same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage should be legalized and documented in
various constitutions across the world to solve the issues of
stereotype and discrimination against gay people being
witnessed across the world today. Marriage is state recognition
of a relationship, that confers certain rights and responsibilities
with regard to inheritance, next-of-kin decisions, immigration,
taxation, family law, and so forth.
References
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In Daniels, G. (2016). Married same-sex couples: Religious
objection, social security, and tax treatment issues.
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Frank, N. (2017). Awakening: How gays and lesbians brought
marriage equality to America.

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Rollins, J. (2018). Legally straight. Sexuality, childhood, and
the cultural value of marriage. New York: New York University
Press.
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