This document provides instructions for an activity requiring students to draft the reflection section of a project on diversity. Students are asked to integrate evidence from varied sources to support their analysis of how their understanding of a topic may have differed using an alternative lens. They must also explain how critically analyzing diversity positively impacts interactions and influences understanding of diversity's role in society. Feedback from a previous activity should be considered to inform responses. The document provides specific criteria and formatting requirements for the reflection paper submission.

1. Overview
In this activity, you will have the opportunity to examine how
using critical analysis tools influences your interactions with
others and your understanding of the role of diversity in
society. You will also consider how the analysis of your topic
might have turned out differently if you looked at it through a
different lens. Completing this activity will result in a draft of
the reflection section of your project. It also provides an
opportunity to obtain valuable feedback from your instructor
that you can incorporate into your project submission.
Directions
In this activity, you will work on the second part of the
reflection section of your project. You should consider the
feedback from your instructor on the previous activity and use
your responses to inform this assignment. Include diverse
perspectives from varied sources to support your points. Look
to the SNHU Shapiro Library for assistance and consider the
sources you have used thus far to support the critical analysis of
your topic. First, you will explain how the analysis of your
topic in diversity may have been different if you had used one
of the other general education lenses. Next, you will explain
how critically analyzing diversity positively affects your
interactions with people. Finally, you will describe how this
course has impacted your understanding of the role of diversity
in society.
You are not required to answer each question below the rubric
criteria but may use them to better understand the criteria and
guide your thinking.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Integrate
reliable evidence from varied sources throughout your
paper to support your analysis.
a. It is important to draw from a more diverse pool of

2. perspectives from varied sources to support the analysis. This is
different from the Citations and Attributions rubric criterion.
b. Reliable evidence from varied sources should be interwoven
throughout the paper itself, while citing and attributing sources
will be represented as APA in-text citations and a reference list
at the end of your work.
c. You will be evaluated on both criteria.
2. Explain at least one way in which your analysis might have
been
different if you had used one of the other
general education lenses to analyze your topic.
a. This should be a brief (3–5 sentences) reflection about how
using the language and perspective from a different lens would
shift your view of your topic.
3. Explain how critically analyzing diversity adds value to
interactions with people in a variety of contexts.
a. Think about ways in which individual conversations are
strengthened by a greater awareness of diversity. Consider
including an example from your life.
4. Describe how this course has helped you understand the role
of
diversity in society.
a. Consider how having a better understanding of concepts such
as bias, intersectionality, culture, and identity contributes to
your perceptions of diversity in society. Also, how might your
critical analysis skills impact how you approach topics of
diversity?
What to Submit
Submit your short paper as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word
document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according
to APA style. Consult the
Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information
on citations.

3. Assignment Requirements
MY STATE IS MICHIGAN
1. Go to your state government web page. Find one health
policy enacted within the last two (2) years at the state level.
Write down the bill number and the sponsors of the bill
and include this information in your initial post.
2. Write a minimum of a one-page critical analysis summary of
the policy. (250 words double spaced, APA). Your summary
should integrate the concepts of
advocacy, population health, and the ANA ethical
statements ("The Code"), and course readings, to include a
minimum of one course scholarly article (provided within the
course). Be sure to speak to the role of advocacy and population
health.