Ashford Graduate Intro Week Six Discussion Two: 2 Examples Example One: The purpose of this discussion is to compare and contrast a popular mainstream article on cyber bullying with an article on the same topic in peer-reviewed scientific literature. Cyber bullying is certainly a very important issue in the modern world, where we are, in many ways, more connected and able to interact with each other technologically than ever before. With the overall volume of social networking among youths and adolescents up, the dangers posed by online abuse and bullying has come to the forefront in public awareness and has become a topic often discussed in the mass media. With multiple high profile cases of adolescents committing suicide as a result of constant cyber bullying, it is clear that the issue is a serious one with deep psychological effects. The two articles used in this discussion are a USA Today article by Robin Erb, entitled Social-media abuse rampant in middle, high school, and an entry from a 2013 edition of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence entitled, Cyber bullying and internalizing difficulties: Above and beyond the impact of traditional form of bullying. The most striking difference between the two articles can be found in the use of language. The USA Today article is well-written, but it is done so in a manner that is clearly intended to be easily consumable for both parents and potential young readers. The scholarly article, naturally, is much more matter-of-fact and is clearly not designed for the casual reader, void of the colorful language and first-person accounts heavily featured in Erb’s piece. For instance, terms such as “throwing shade” are mentioned, and one quote reads, “teenagers have these squishy little half-formed brains” (Erb, 2015). This use of casual language is not brought up to belittle the article in any way, because it actually is written in a way in which the average reader is much more likely to read the article to its completion and also more likely to understand the content once they are finished than is the more complex journal entry. However, for someone who is truly interested in the topic and wants to explore it more fully, the journal entry provides a much deeper insight into the psychological effects of cyber bullying and how those psychological effects correlate with real-world consequences. It also brings up a few factors and concepts that are not openly discussed in the USA Today article, such as the fact that evidence shows that “students who are cyber victimized are less likely to report or seek help than teens who were victimized by more traditional means” (Bonnano & Hymel, 2013, p. 695). Perhaps the most important commonality between these two articles, besides the overall topic itself, is the intent of the work. While the information is disseminated in a very different manner, the overall message may be the same. Both articles are meant to bring .

1. Ashford Graduate Intro Week Six Discussion Two: 2 Examples
Example One:
The purpose of this discussion is to compare and contrast a
popular mainstream article
on cyber bullying with an article on the same topic in peer-
reviewed scientific literature.
Cyber bullying is certainly a very important issue in the modern
world, where we are, in
many ways, more connected and able to interact with each other
technologically than ever
before. With the overall volume of social networking among
youths and adolescents up, the
dangers posed by online abuse and bullying has come to the
forefront in public awareness
and has become a topic often discussed in the mass media. With
multiple high profile cases
of adolescents committing suicide as a result of constant cyber
bullying, it is clear that the
issue is a serious one with deep psychological effects.
The two articles used in this discussion are a USA Today
article by Robin Erb, entitled
Social-media abuse rampant in middle, high school, and an
entry from a 2013 edition of
the Journal of Youth and Adolescence entitled, Cyber bullying
and internalizing
difficulties: Above and beyond the impact of traditional form of
bullying.
The most striking difference between the two articles can be
found in the use of
language. The USA Today article is well-written, but it is done
so in a manner that is

2. clearly intended to be easily consumable for both parents and
potential young readers. The
scholarly article, naturally, is much more matter-of-fact and is
clearly not designed for the
casual reader, void of the colorful language and first-person
accounts heavily featured in
Erb’s piece. For instance, terms such as “throwing shade” are
mentioned, and one quote
reads, “teenagers have these squishy little half-formed brains”
(Erb, 2015). This use of
casual language is not brought up to belittle the article in any
way, because it actually is
written in a way in which the average reader is much more
likely to read the article to its
completion and also more likely to understand the content once
they are finished than is the
more complex journal entry. However, for someone who is truly
interested in the topic and
wants to explore it more fully, the journal entry provides a
much deeper insight into the
psychological effects of cyber bullying and how those
psychological effects correlate with
real-world consequences. It also brings up a few factors and
concepts that are not openly
discussed in the USA Today article, such as the fact that
evidence shows that “students
who are cyber victimized are less likely to report or seek help
than teens who were
victimized by more traditional means” (Bonnano & Hymel,
2013, p. 695).
Perhaps the most important commonality between these two
articles, besides the overall
topic itself, is the intent of the work. While the information is
disseminated in a very
different manner, the overall message may be the same. Both
articles are meant to bring

3. awareness to this issue and to stress just how important it is,
and both articles also conclude
with a call for action. In the case of the USA Today article, that
action is called for from
adults and especially parents, closing with a list of “five
reminders for your kids” meant to
encourage parent-child communication (Erb, 2015). In a similar
fashion, the professional
journal entry calls for this potentially escalating issue to be
addressed “in both research and
practice, with the same rigor that traditional forms of bullying
are” (Bonnano & Hymel,
2013, p. 695).
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Bonnano, R., & Hymel, S. (2013). Cyber bullying and
internalizing difficulties: Above and
beyond the impact of traditional forms of bullying. Journal of
Youth and Adolescence,
42(5), 685-697. 10.1007/s10964-013-9937-1.
Erb, R. (2015, April 12). Social-media abuse rampant in middle,
high school. USA Today.
Retrieved from:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/04/12/cyberbullying-
study/25652655/.
Example Two:
The topic of Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(MCBT) will be addressed
in this discussion. MCBT is a type of behavioral therapy
wherein the person receiving the

4. therapy is taught to “recognize and disengage from maladaptive
patterns of thinking”
(Barnhofer, Crane, Brennan, Duggan, Crane, Eames, &
Williams, 2015, pg. 1014). The
title of the article and study by Barnhofer, et al. (2015) that will
be part of this discussion is
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Reduces the
Association between
Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Cognitions in Patients with
a History of Suicidal
Depression. This is an article retrieved from a scholarly journal
which has been peer-
reviewed. In comparing and contrasting, the use of the article
Mindfulness and
Depression: Perhaps it’s Time to Harness the Power of
Mindfulness as Treatment (2016)
by Dr. Mark Borgini as published in Psychology Today
magazine.
Behavioral therapy is not a new concept; however
MCBT is a more recent addition
to the genre. In everyday life, I have noticed many people
talking about mindfulness in the
context of meditation, yoga, and prayer for relieving stress,
anxiety and depression. In a

5. deeper sense – though MCBT can integrate methods such as
those listed – MCBT is more
than a fad that everyone is talking about and dabbling in for
relief; it is a researched
therapeutic method in the field of psychology (Barnhofer, et al.,
2015).
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/04/12/cyberbullying-
study/25652655/
The commonalities between these two articles are quite
numerous, yet so are the
differences. First, each article gives a definition of MCBT, the
feelings associated with
depression, and statistics regarding the usefulness of MCBT as
a therapeutic tool. With that
said, the Psychology Today Article is written in a manner
befitting a popular publication for
one who has an interest in psychology on a superficial level,
while the scholarly article is
written for someone with a deeper desire for understanding.
This is not necessarily a bad
thing on either side, but it is a significant difference. The
Psychology Today article uses a

6. more common vocabulary and has a narrow and succinct scope –
an article that could fit
into the time span in a waiting area or train commute. In
contrast, the scholarly article uses
words more attuned to an academic tone. The scope, while still
narrow enough to remain
on topic, is expanded to include much more information. An
example of this is that in the
Psychology Today article, a statistic is given regarding the
efficacy of MCBT, while the
same statistical analysis made in the scholarly journal provides
the subject group, means,
methods, measurements, and an analysis of the results. So
much information is given in the
scholarly article, in fact, that someone with a superficial
interest in MCBT would probably
not seek out the article let alone read it in its entirety.
In conclusion, the popular magazine Psychology today
definitely has its merits for
those who wish to gather a superficial amount of information on
the topic of MCBT.
Someone who reads the article would take away from it an
understanding of the basics of

7. MCBT and could reasonably apply some of the information to
their own life. However,
for a complete understanding of MCBT and maximum benefit,
one would need to delve
deeper into the subject and search out scholarly articles,
especially if one is going to be
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applying it for use for more than a bad day or week, as
depression is a serious mental
illness that can have drastic consequences when not treated
properly.
Barnhofer, T., Crane, C., Brennan, K., Duggan, D. S., Crane, R.
S., Eames, C., & ...
Williams, J. G. (2015). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
(MBCT) reduces the
association between depressive symptoms and suicidal
cognitions in patients with a
history of suicidal depression. Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology, 83(6),
1013-1020. doi:10.1037/ccp0000027
Borigini, M., M.D. (2016). Mindfulness and depression: Perhaps
it’s time to harness the

8. power of mindfulness as treatment. Psychology Today.
Retrieved from
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/overcoming-
pain/201605/mindfulness-and-
depression
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ENME 2785
INTRODICTION TO MANUFACTURING
Fall 2018
Welding/ Cutting Presentation Assignment Presentation on
Tuesday, 9/18/2018
Total 20 Points
Project ASSIGNMENT
1. Read about the fundamentals of welding in chapter 30 of the
textbook.
2. Read about the specific welding or cutting process you are
presenting.
3. Create a PowerPoint presentation 3-4 minutes in length about
your welding or cutting process. The following details MUST be
included:
· title slide, including a minimum of the title (the welding or
cutting process) and your name
· process family (refer to chart in chapter 30)

9. · age/history of process
· common materials welded (cut) using process (refer to chart in
chapter 30)
· usage of process/common application and/or configuration
· schematic of process/description of process
· Please make sure that you explain to us as to how your process
is different from other processes; specifically point out how
your process is different from other process the same family.
Also point out any significant features, advantages or drawback
· references
4. Bring a print-out of your presentation.
5. Presentations will be made in the order shown above.