please use link to complete work http://www.patchadams.org/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClSq0XvKO8xSFOwnVevnneQ/feed
Leadership Essay #2 Patch Adams (not the movie, but the individual)
Assignment
Dr. Patch Adams makes an excellent subject for the topic of out-groups, due to his unconventional approach to practicing medicine in the U.S. Dr. Adams gained visibility through the eponymous film starring Robin Williams. Dr. Adams is the Founder and Director of the Gesundheit Institute, a holistic medical community providing free medical care to thousands of patients since 1971. The website offers links to videos of some of Dr. Adams lectures (http://www.patchadams.org). You can see his lectures here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClSq0XvKO8xSFOwnVevnneQ/feed
You are to write a 3-5 page essay (not including reference page and cover page) while addressing the following:
Discuss how Adams vision was formed.
How did he develop compassion for the outsider and marginalized?
Is compassion inborn or learned?
How does humor fit into health care delivery?
Why arent there more people like Adams?
In your essay, explain how Dr. Adams fits into either an out group or in group- support
your answer.
**Please remember that this is a communications course, so please pay special attention to
chapters 9 and 10 when addressing Patch Adams, the person. Look at his communication
style, attributes, skills, etc.***
Evaluation
Your paper will be evaluated on the following:
Content
Grammar
Structure and mechanics
Relevance to the topic(s)
***Each essay will be submitted to the dropbox link in Canvas***
Format
Your paper is to be written in an APA-Style format. This includes the following:
12 point font
Times New Roman font
Double-spaced
1 inch margins
cover page
reference page
in-text citations
For more detailed instructions and information on how to write an APA-style paper, please visit
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/. There is an extensive databank on how to incorporate in-text
citations, and properly format your references.
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1. Review the detailed written assignment instructions on how to submit your assignments
and how to review the comments (feedback) from your professor.
2. All written assignments on Canvas will be run through Turnitin to check for plagiarism.
Your submission should not exceed 25% in similarity.
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course tools menu on the left hand side of the page within Canvas, as well as in their
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a maximum reduction of 50% on assignments submitted 7 days past the original due date.
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