Explore “Remembering Oak Ridge”

https://historyexhibit.waypointcentre.ca/

In an 800-1000

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word essay, reconstruct a day in the life of a patient at Oak Rid

ge by writing a first

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person account. Imagine that you have been incarcerated there because you have been found to

be “criminally insane.” Pick the historical time period of your incarceration (e.g., in the 1960s,

1980s) and flesh out the details of a typi

cal day for you within the walls of Oak Ridge.

Base your account on the details about patient lives and the institution that you learn about at the

website. What sorts of activities might you engage in? What treatment might you receive? Who

might you enc

ounter (staff, other patients)?

Although this is a creative essay, be sure to reference the source of the details you provide

following the “To cite this page” instructions at the bottom of every page on the site

(and for

more on APA style, see below)

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Given the information you have learned about the Potts family as stated in the scenario in the Week 2 Discussion Board as well as your knowledge of how alcoholism affects children, do the following: 

• Specifically state how Mr. Potts’s alcohol abuse has affected the children and his relationship with the children. 
• Additionally, specifically state which role in the family you believe that each member of the family plays (e.g. scapegoat, caretaker, lost child, comic, etc.).
• Explain why you believe this member has this particular role.
• Based on your knowledge of alcoholism, discuss whether you believe either child or both are at risk to develop an alcohol-related drinking problem and why.