Pick one of the sites answer the questions and write report on it. PLEASE FOLLOW THE RUBRIC!!!!!!!!

Instructions

1. ONE SITE VISIT REPORT IS REQUIRED. FORMAT TO GUIDE IN WRITING THE REPORT IS FOUND AT THE END .
2. THE REPORT MUST BE 4-5 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, 12 PT FONT CALIBRI OR TIMES NEW ROMAN. FORMAT FOR SITE VISIT REPORT

Name of Religious Site:
Branch, Denomination, or Sect of Religion you visited*
Worship or prayer service you attended: Day and Time

*E.g., Sunni or Shia mosque; Reformed, Conservative, or Orthodox synagogue; Hare Krishna or more traditional Hindu temple; Christian Catholic or Protestant (if Protestant, which denomination: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, etc.)

1. What are the religions major Fundamental beliefs (briefly give at least three); what are the principal sources of authority or basis for the religion or sect (such as scriptures, teachers, , and the like).

2. What are three major religious festivals or sacred days of the religion.

*3. Describe iconography, art, symbols, images, cultic objects, calligraphy visible in the place of worship (or that you can observe in the videos)

4. Distinctive dress, articles of clothing, of members and/or clergy of the religion you witnessed during visit or visible in the videos.

*5. Ritual(s) followed, particular/distinctive practices or gestures that you saw practiced during your visit or apparent in the videos. (You should read the Livingston chapter on Ritual before you do the site visit.)

*6. Describe how what you saw and heard impacted you; did visit enhance your appreciation for that particular religious faith and/or for religion in general; did you feel you were “worshipping”?; did anything strike you in a negative way?; what was the most positive result of your virtual visit?

* Starred/boldfaced items should constitute the bulk of your report, what you should give priority to when you write your report. Also, it is important that you make an effort to enter sympathetically into the religion you will be visiting or observing. Make an effort to put yourselves in their place and imagine you were there yourself. You do not have to agree with what you see and hear, but you should make an effort to understand it. After your visit and as you write your report, you will have the opportunity to express your opinion about what you witnessed.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND WANT TO ATTEND A PLACE OF WORSHIP IN PERSON (IT THE SITE ALLOWS IT), BELOW IS A DIRECTORY OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SITES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT IS OUTDATED AND SOME SITES MAY HAVE MOVED OR DO NOT EXIST, SO YOU SHOULD CHECK THEIR WEBSITES OR CALL BEFORE YOU GO.

RELIGIOUS SITES OF SOUTH FLORIDA

A REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS THAT THE SITE VISIT AND REPORT MUST BE DONE FOR A RELIGIOUS TRADITION
THAT IS NOT THE STUDENT’S OWN. If a

phone number is no longer valid, call information and please let the instructor know that the number(s) has been changed so that the directory can be updated. If you learn about other sites not included below, please let the instructor know also.
I strongly recommend that you visit the site first to familiarize yourself with location and the times officially given by the personnel at the site. Any information concerning service times given below are tentative.

ISLAMIC: the times to go are Fridays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Female students can bring a scarf with them if they dont want to stand out, but it is not required.

Miami Gardens Mosque (Sunni) 4305 N.W. 183 street
Miami, Florida 33055

Mosque of Miami (Sunni) 7350 N.W. 3rd Street Miami, Florida 33126
305-261-7622

Masjid Al-Ansar (Sunni) 5245 N.W. 7th Avenue Miami, Florida 33127
305-757-8741

Islamic School of Miami Masjid al-Noor (Sunni) 11699 SW 147 Ave
Miami, FL 33196
(305) 408-0400
Tasnim Uddin, Principal of School
Friday: 1:30 pm, Islam School on Sundays: 10am-12pm (behind the Exxon gas station)

Islamic Jafferia Association Imambara (Shia) 10554 N.W. 132nd Street
Hialeah Gardens, Florida 33016 (305) 557-6835

http://www.ijamiami.org/

Muhammad’s Mosque # 29 (Nation of Islam) 5660 N.W. 7th Ave.
Miami, Florida 305-756-9136

BAHAI
FIU Bahai Club 305-436-2490

Bahai Faith (South) 9300 S. Dixie Hwy. Miami, Florida
305-570-8886

Bahai Faith (North) 4365 Rock Island Rd.
Ft. Lauderdale
(North of Commercial) 954-524-4084

BUDDHIST
(Nichiren Buddhist)
Sokka Gakkai International Miami Community Center 20000 S.W. 36th St.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33332 954-349-5200

Avalokiteshvara Buddhist Study Center 321 Lamont Road
Ft. Pierce, Florida 34947-1541 Email:
[emailprotected]

International Zen Institute of Florida (Buddhist) Dharma House
3860 Crawford Avenue
Miami, Florida 33133
305-448-8969

Wat Buddharangsi Temple (Thai, Buddhist) 15200 S.W., 240th Street
Homestead, Florida 305-245-2702

International Dharma Center (Buddhist)
P.O. Box 141728 Coral Gables, Florida 33114-1728
305-267-8000 (Ileana Davis)

Kagyu Shedrup Chling (Tibetan Buddhist) 1905 Monroe Street
Hollywood, Florida 33020 954-920-1346

HINDU: Plan to attend Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
Shiva Vishnu Temple 5661 Dykes Rd. (S.W. 160th Ave)
Pembroke Pines (Davie)

954-689-0471

[emailprotected]

(I-75 north, exit at Sheridan, go west to Dykes Road, then go north for about a mile, temple on the left)

The South Florida Hindu Temple 13010 Griffin Road
Davie, Florida 954-438-3675

[emailprotected]

Hare Krishna Temple 3220 Virginia St.
Coconut Grove, Florida 305-442-7218

SIKH: Plan to attend Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
Sikh Society of Florida 16000 Sterling Rd.
Pembroke Pines, Florida 954-680-0221
(Same directions as to Shiva Hindu Temple, but closer to Sheridan on Dykes Road)

JAIN
Jain Center of South Florida 1960 N. Commerce Parkway #11
Weston, FL 33326
Here is Direction Link for Jain center.
http://jaincentersfl.com/direction.html

JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN
Synagogues: Friday evenings, near Sundown; and Saturday mornings, 8:00 a.m. only.
Christian churches: 11:00 a.m. morning service. Consult Yellow Pages for synagogue or church nearest where you live.

Students are encouraged to do detective work and find representatives of the other major world religions in Miami or the South Florida area:
Taoism,
Confucianism (Chinese),
Shinto (Japanese), and
Zoroastrianism (Persian/Iranian, and mostly in Bombay, India). 1. What are the religions major Fundamental beliefs (briefly give at least three); what are the principal sources of authority or basis for the religion or sect (such as scriptures, teachers, , and the like).

2. What are three major religious festivals or sacred days of the religion.

*3. Describe iconography, art, symbols, images, cultic objects, calligraphy visible in the place of worship (or that you can observe in the videos)

4. Distinctive dress, articles of clothing, of members and/or clergy of the religion you witnessed during visit or visible in the videos.

*5. Ritual(s) followed, particular/distinctive practices or gestures that you saw practiced during your visit or apparent in the videos. (You should read the Livingston chapter on Ritual before you do the site visit.)

*6. Describe how what you saw and heard impacted you; did visit enhance your appreciation for that particular religious faith and/or for religion in general; did you feel you were “worshipping”?; did anything strike you in a negative way?; what was the most positive result of your virtual visit?

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discussion

J.C is an 82-year-old white man who was evaluated by GI specialist due to abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, weight lost, weakness and occasional nausea.

Past Medical History (PMH):
Patient is Diabetic, controlled with Metformin 500 mg by mouth twice a day, Lantus 15 units SC bedtime. Hypertensive, controlled with Olmesartan 20 mg by mouth once a day. Atrial Fibrillation, controlled with Rivaroxaban 15 mg by mouth once a day and bisoprolol 10 mg by mouth once a day.

Labs:
Hb 12.7 g/dl; Hct 38.8% WBC 8.2; Glycemia 74mg/dl; Creatinine 0.8 mg/dl; BUN 9.8 mg/dl; AST 21 U/L ALT 17 U/L; Bil T 1.90 mg/dl; Ind 0.69 mg/dl; Dir 1.21 mg/dl.

Diagnostic test:
Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Pancreas. Solid mass in the head of pancreas 4 cms, infiltrating Wirsung duct. The solid mass impress to infiltrate the superior mesenteric vein. Perilesional node is detected, 1.5 cms, metastatic aspect. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy: Ductal adenocarcinoma.

Case study questions:

Please name the potential most common sites for metastasis on J.C and why?
What are tumor cell markers and why tumor cell markers are ordered for a patient with pancreatic cancer?
Based on the case study described, proceed to classify the tumor based on the TNM Stage classification. Why this classification important?
Discussed characteristic of malignant tumors regarding it cells, growth and ability to spread.
Describe the carcinogenesis phase when a tumor metastasizes.
Choose the tissue level that is affected on the patient discussed above: Epithelial, Connective, Muscle or Neural. Support your answer.

Submission Instructions:

Your initial post should be at least 500 words,formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.Your initial post is worth 8 points.
You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
Please post your initial response by 11:59 PM ET Thursday, and comment on the posts of two classmates by 11:59 PM ET Sunday.
You can expect feedback from the instructor within 48 to 72 hours from the Sunday due date.