I will assign the class a new creative non-fiction reading. Applying this new reading, course lectures and course readings, please answer the following questions in full sentences. Quote and cite as needed. I will assign the class a new creative non-fiction reading. Applying this new reading, course lectures and course readings, please answer the following questions in full sentences. Quote and cite as needed.
1. Look at the first pages of your assigned reading. Choose a section of text (at least 20 lines). Break the section into single sentences as Verlyn Klinkenborg does. Next, use either “Me vs. Animals” or “Infinity”, and again choose a section of text (at least 20 lines). Tell me your observations. How does your assigned author and Percy/Gay write differently? (3-5 observation sentences.)
2. Choose a word in your assigned text. Tell me the difference between the connotations and the denotations in how the author uses this word. (2-4 sentences.)
3. Choose an episode from “Me vs. Animals”. How does it use the same elements of storytelling that we’ve discussed for fiction? (2-4 sentences.)
4. Look at your assigned reading. Review the “Better Creative Non-Fiction” Twitter thread from Week 9. Critique your assigned reading. How does it follow (or not) the recommendations? (4-6 sentences.)
1. Look at the first pages of your assigned reading. Choose a section of text (at least 20 lines). Break the section into single sentences as Verlyn Klinkenborg does. Next, use either “Me vs. Animals” or “Infinity”, and again choose a section of text (at least 20 lines). Tell me your observations. How does your assigned author and Percy/Gay write differently? (3-5 observation sentences.)
2. Choose a word in your assigned text. Tell me the difference between the connotations and the denotations in how the author uses this word. (2-4 sentences.)
3. Choose an episode from “Me vs. Animals”. How does it use the same elements of storytelling that we’ve discussed for fiction? (2-4 sentences.)
4. Look at your assigned reading. Review the “Better Creative Non-Fiction” Twitter thread from Week 9. Critique your assigned reading. How does it follow (or not) the recommendations? (4-6 sentences.)
Category: Creative Writing
Rogerian argument against the dependence of technology. Reveal personal opinion in 4th paragraph. 750-1000 words MLA.
too dependant on technology pdf – supporting argument
why we need to focus on positives of AI- opposing argument
Open letter to robert levy- EXAMPLE (do not include in essay its only for your reference)
The information in the document provided is used to answer the final assessment questions.
1. Wendy Duvall Testimony
I have known Tom Randall for 3 years, and he is one of the finest and most responsible people I know. Tom is a serious student, and he is also a very caring person. He plans to be a teacher and works as a volunteer with special education students in a local school. He would never do anything to intentionally hurt anyone. His only purpose in having the Halloween party was for people to enjoy themselves. He paid for the whole thing himself! As far as people drinking is concerned, the fact is that drinking is one of the major social activities on campus. Virtually everyone drinks; it is just the way things are here. People just do not pay attention to the drinking age on campus. It is as if the college is its own little world with its own rules. The people at the party were not drinking because Tom was pressuring or encouraging them to. They were drinking because that is what they do when they go to parties. If Tom had not had alcohol there, people would have gone out and brought some, or they would have gone to a party that did have alcohol. I did not see Tom talk to Kelly, but he was circulating, trying to be a good host, and seeing if people needed anything. He certainly would not try to “pressure” someone into having a drink they did not want to have. What happened with Kelly was a terrible, unfortunate accident—it certainly is something Tom should not be held responsible for.
Explain what may have shaped Wendy Duvall’s perceptual lens. Describe what effect this may have on her credibility.Wendy Duvall Testimony
2. Tom Randall (defendant) Testimony
I had been planning this Halloween party since school started in September. I thought that it would be fun and give me a chance to pay back students who had invited me to their parties. I had plenty of food and beverages on hand—soda and juice, as well as alcohol. Of course, I am aware that the drinking age is 21 and that many students have not reached that age yet, but nobody really takes the law very seriously. After all, if you are old enough to vote, get married, work, and be published, you should be old enough to drink. As far as my party was concerned, I felt that everyone had a right to make up their own minds; I just made the beverages available. Once people decided what they wanted to drink, I did try to keep them refilled. After all, that is the job of a good host. I remember Kelly was drinking beer, and I probably did bring her one or two over the course of the evening. I do not have any idea about the total amount of beer she had; I had no way of keeping track. I do remember saying goodbye to her, and she seemed in reasonably good shape. She was planning to drive. Looking back, I guess I should have paid more attention to her condition, but there were so many people there and so much was happening, I just did not think about it. This party was not unusual; it is exactly like most of the parties that happen on campus. It is just that they do not usually end with someone dying.
What facts and inferences does Tom Randall make in his testimony? Are they relevant to the case? Why, or why not?
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
3. Defense lawyers and prosecutors cross-examine the witnesses in order to help determine the credibility of the witnesses and the accuracy of their testimony.
Imagine that you are the prosecutor. Ask Tom Randall one question, and explain why your question is important.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
Tom Randall (defendant) Testimony:
I had been planning this Halloween party since school started in September. I thought that it would be fun and give me a chance to pay back students who had invited me to their parties. I had plenty of food and beverages on hand—soda and juice, as well as alcohol. Of course, I’m aware that the drinking age is 21 and that many students haven’t reached that age yet; but nobody really takes the law very seriously. After all, if you’re old enough to vote, get married, work, and be published, you should be old enough to drink. As far as my party was concerned, I felt that everyone had a right to make up their own minds—I just made the beverages available. Once people decided what they wanted to drink, I did try to keep them refilled. After all, that’s the job of a good host. I remember Kelly was drinking beer, and I probably did bring her one or two over the course of the evening. I don’t have any idea about the total amount of beer she had—I had no way of keeping track. I do remember saying goodbye to her, and she seemed in reasonably good shape. She was planning to drive. Looking back, I guess I should have paid more attention to her condition, but there were so many people there and so much was happening, I just didn’t think about it. This party was not unusual—it’s exactly like most of the parties that happen on campus. It’s just that they don’t usually end with someone dying.
4. One of the important goals of critical thinking is developing beliefs about the world that are well-founded. Often, this process involves analyzing and synthesizing a variety of accounts in an effort to determine what really happened. Now, you need to analyze the testimony given and determine what really happened in this particular case.
Do you believe that Mr. Randall was aware that Ms. Greene was intoxicated when she left his party? Do you believe he knew—or should have known—she would be driving home? Explain the reasons for your conclusion.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
5. Dr. Elizabeth Gonzalez (prosecution witness)
I am a staff psychologist at a substance abuse center in town. Why do people drink to excess? Typically, this type of behavior takes place through the influence of the people around them, as happened to Kelly Greene. When most 18-year-old students enter college, they do not have a drinking problem. However, although few realize it, these unwary young people are entering a culture in which alcohol is the drug of choice. It is a drug that can easily destroy their lives.
According to some estimates, between 80% and 90% of the students on many campuses drink alcohol. Many of these students are heavy drinkers. One study found that nearly 30% of university students are heavy drinkers, consuming more than 15 alcoholic drinks per week. Another study found that among those who drink at least once a week, 92% of the men and 82% of the women consume at least five drinks in a row, and half said they wanted to get drunk. The results of all of this drinking are predictably deadly.
Virtually all college administrators agree that alcohol is the most widely used drug among college students and that its abuse is directly related to emotional problems and violent behavior, ranging from date rape to death. For example, at one university, a 20-year-old woman became drunk at a fraternity party and fell to her death from the third floor. At another university, two students were killed in a drunk-driving accident after drinking alcohol at an off-campus fraternity house. The families of both students have filed lawsuits against the fraternity. When students like Kelly Greene enter a college or university, they soon become socialized into the alcohol-sodden culture of “higher education,” typically at parties like the one hosted by Mr. Randall.
The influence of peer pressure is enormous. When your friends and fellow students are encouraging you to drink, it is extremely difficult to resist giving in to these pressures. In my judgment, students like Kelly Greene are corrupted by people like Tom Randall. He must share in the responsibility for her personal tragedy and for the harm that resulted from it.
Is the information provided by Dr. Gonzalez relevant to the guilt or innocence of Tom Randall? Why, or why not?
Your response must be at least 75 words in lengthYour response must be at least 75 words in length
6. Prosecution Summation
We are in this courtroom today because Melissa Anderson’s young life was tragically ended as a direct result of irresponsible behavior on the part of the defendant, Thomas Randall, who served Kelly Greene alcohol and encouraged her to drink, knowing that she was 3 years underage. Too often in criminal trials, the victim is forgotten, while attention becomes focused on the lives of the living. Certainly, this event is a tragedy for Mr. Randall and Ms. Greene, but it is a far greater tragedy for Melissa and her loved ones. She will never have the opportunity to live the rest of her life, and if people like Mr. Randall are permitted to act illegally without punishment, there will be many more tragedies like Melissa’s in the future.
When Mr. Randall provided alcohol and encouraged drinking for underage minors at his party, he was violating the law. And when Ms. Greene, one of these underage minors, left his party drunk, got behind a wheel, and killed an innocent human being, Tom Randall became an accessory to this senseless murder. Similarly, the university must assume its share of the blame. As the investigator researching into the death of the woman who fell to her death at a fraternity party noted, “If universities and colleges want to teach responsibility, there might be something to be said for teaching observance of the law—simply because it is the law.” If Mr. Randall had displayed respect for the law, then none of these events would have occurred, and Melissa would be alive today.
We have heard experts describe the destructive role that alcohol plays on college campuses and the devastating results of alcohol abuse. Students, in flagrant violation of the law, have made drinking a more common college activity than attending class or studying. When young, impressionable people like Kelly Greene enter these “hangover universities,” they are immediately drawn into a destructive alcoholic web—seduced, cajoled, and pressured to enter this culture of underage drinkers. Who creates this culture and its pressure? It is people like Thomas Randall, who “innocently” give booze parties for underage students and actively encourage them to drink. If students like Mr. Randall acted in a responsible and law-abiding fashion, then new students would not be seduced and pressured into these destructive behaviors. Violent tragedies associated with alcohol abuse would not occur, and students could focus on productive activities—like learning.
We have heard testimony that Mr. Randall was not an innocent participant in these events—he knew Ms. Greene was underage, he actively cajoled and encouraged her to get drunk, and he let her go home alone, knowing she was in no condition to drive safely. Mr. Randall is not an evil person, but he is guilty of criminally irresponsible behavior, and he must be held accountable for his actions. Society must protect our young people from themselves and put an end to the destructive abuse of this dangerous drug.
Outline one key argument used in the prosecution’s summation. What was the conclusion? Explain what premises and reasons led to that conclusion. Next, evaluate the strength of the argument you identified above by assessing the truth of the reasons and the extent to which the conclusion follows logically from the reasons.
Your response must be at least 75 words in length.
In this assignment, you will compose an argument about a current controversy of your choice -preferably, a controversial issue about your major. For example, if you are a criminal justice major (police brutality could be an idea) while advocating for support of this topic. Your argument must be supported by research. In this paper, you will make a claim and build an argument to support it, using a minimum of THREE credible sources to demonstrate that you understand other perspectives concerning your topic and to support your own claim.
Requirements:
Create a clear thesis that summarizes the controversy and states your argument.
Frame and define your controversy.
Make sure the paragraphs have clear main ideas that are supporting your thesis.
Support your claims with evidence from credible research.
Demonstrate that you understand, through responsible research, points of view that are different than—even in opposition to—your own.In this assignment, you will compose an argument about a current controversy of your choice -preferably, a controversial issue about your major. For example, if you are a criminal justice major (police brutality could be an idea) while advocating for support of this topic. Your argument must be supported by research. In this paper, you will make a claim and build an argument to support it, using a minimum of THREE credible sources to demonstrate that you understand other perspectives concerning your topic and to support your own claim.
Requirements:
Create a clear thesis that summarizes the controversy and states your argument.
Frame and define your controversy.
Make sure the paragraphs have clear main ideas that are supporting your thesis.
Support your claims with evidence from credible research.
Demonstrate that you understand, through responsible research, points of view that are different than—even in opposition to—your own.In this assignment, you will compose an argument about a current controversy of your choice -preferably, a controversial issue about your major. For example, if you are a criminal justice major (police brutality could be an idea) while advocating for support of this topic. Your argument must be supported by research. In this paper, you will make a claim and build an argument to support it, using a minimum of THREE credible sources to demonstrate that you understand other perspectives concerning your topic and to support your own claim.
Requirements:
Create a clear thesis that summarizes the controversy and states your argument.
Frame and define your controversy.
Make sure the paragraphs have clear main ideas that are supporting your thesis.
Support your claims with evidence from credible research.
Demonstrate that you understand, through responsible research, points of view that are different than—even in opposition to—your own.
Discourse as a method to study leadership has proven to be a viable tool. In the required reading and videos, it is suggested that eco-leadership is a discourse of “new leadership for a new time.”
Imagine that you are an organization development and leadership consultant who has been hired to work with the Executive Director (ED) of a global non-governmental organization (NGO), the work of which primarily occurs throughout Africa and Central and South America. English is the most common language used in the NGO.
The NGO is part of a larger grouping of corporations, non-profits, and NGOs working in the area of children’s health. The NGO has long held the belief that distributed leadership is the only way for its programs to reach intended clients and to survive over time.
You and the ED agree to explore the eco-leadership concepts within the context of the NGO’s history, current status, and vision, before opening up discussions with other NGO and partner leaders. You and the CEO agree to the four qualities listed below.
The four qualities include:
Connectivity and interdependence
Systemic ethics
Leadership spirit
Organizational belonging
You and the ED agree that an explanation of the four qualities and then associating each quality with either an organizational theory or a leadership theory would be a great place to begin the dialogue.
You will prepare a consulting report and executive summary and discuss it with the ED in 10 days.
Requirements:
A consulting report consisting of 4-6 pages including a one-page executive summary. Title and references pages are required and are not included in the page count. Cite two real-world examples of NGOs and networks that might exemplify one or more components of eco-leadership.
One organization or leadership theory applied to each of the four qualities (for a total of four theories).
In our Module 4 lecture you identified the significance of effective analysis prior to project implementation and the impact this analysis has on the organization’s project success. In this assignment you will demonstrate knowledge and demonstration of both the SWOT Analysis and the supplemental Force Field Analysis.
Consider the following scenario:
woman at desk signing a paper
Isabella Sanchez, Chief Operating Officer
“Thank you for coming today. We are considering opening a satellite facility ten miles from our current facility location. As you know, a satellite clinic offer many opportunities for our organization, but also presents new challenges. As Director of Operations, I would like to you to seek feedback from the rest of the leadership team, and then complete both a SWOT analysis and a Force Field Analysis to determine which services would best benefit the new satellite clinic and customers. Once you have finished your analysis, report back to me in with a presentation according to the parameters I have specified.”
Click on each tab to find out more information from the leadership team.
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Antonio Johnson, Director of Clinical Operations
“Happy to share some thoughts from the clinical staff. We would need to assess alignment with our current staffing policies, tying everything in with our hospital HR operations and potential future staffing needs. Another consideration is supply chain management.
In our initial review we determined that we would need to hire four medical doctors, six registered nurses, three receptionists, three environmental professionals, and three supply personnel. The addition of new personnel would add 650k to the budget. The budget will encompass mostly payroll and operational expenses. We would need an additional 85k for supplies.”
Analysis Requirements
Format: Slide presentation, 8 slides in length, excluding the title and reference slides.
Each slide will include bullet points, your analysis diagram or other image.
You must provide detailed speaker’s notes that are a minimum of 100 words. The notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials.
File type: Submit as a presentation file – do not submit a PDF file.
Content:
Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings.
Cite at least 3 sources for this assignment, outside of the textbook.
Media’s Affect on Perspectives
Crime control is frequently presented in the media. More specifically, many television shows,
music videos, and prime-time specials portray different perspectives regarding the criminal justice system.
List at least four television shows, music videos, or prime-time specials that you have seen depicting police operations, investigative work, court cases, or a correctional setting.
How did these shows/videos represent that criminal justice agency and the criminal justice system? (i.e. positive, negative, realistic etc.)
Identify any problems regarding crime control?
Do you think the shows provided a realistic image of the criminal justice agency and/or the criminal justice system? Why or Why not?
Make sure to:
Write a short essay of at least 350 words. [POST YOUR WORD COUNT AT THE END OF YOUR MAIN POST.]
Use key terms and concepts from the reading.
Use concrete examples/details and avoid generalities.
Address all questions asked.
Use proper grammar, punctuation and spelling. (i.e. no fragment or run-on sentences)
Your content will be graded, so only answer the questions asked and do not include other irrelevant information or data.
If you researched your topic and are using information from what you learned, remember to cite your sources INCLUDING THE TEXTBOOK.
Do not plagiarize. If you take a word for word quote from a source, you must use quotation marks AND include the source in your references. Even if you paraphrase a source, you must still include that source as a reference in your post or it is considered plagiarism.
You will not be able to edit your assignment once you post, so please proofread and spell check before hitting post!
As part of the assignment, you must also reply to TWO of your classmates with at least 100 words. You will have to POST FIRST to see your classmates’ postings. Make sure your replies are a thoughtful and relevant to what your classmate has posted. Try to build the discussion and keep it going.
Your replies to your classmates will be graded as well and you must write those in formal proper English with the same concern for grammar, punctuation and spelling as was shown in your post.
Please include a word count after your post and both of your replies.
Pick one Japan-related film that you want to be included in this class in the future. Explain why.
There is no requirement in length or format. Simply choose the film you want to include in a future course. Briefly explain the reasons of your choice. You do not need to follow the regular weekly journal format.
Now that you’ve read about what Complaint Letters are in this week’s reading, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Remember or imagine a situation where you feel that you were wronged by a company. Your task for this assignment is to write a professional complaint letter utilizing the format and tips provided in this week’s reading.
You will craft your letter as it’s own document, and submit it to complete this assignment.
Your document should:
Be formatted as described in the chapter, complete with (fake or real) addresses.
Have a body that is a minimum of 3 paragraphs long (not including the addresses, headers, etc.)
Meet all the criteria for a good complaint letter as outlined in part 4 of this week’s reading.
Now that you’ve read about what Complaint Letters are in this week’s reading, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Remember or imagine a situation where you feel that you were wronged by a company. Your task for this assignment is to write a professional complaint letter utilizing the format and tips provided in this week’s reading.
You will craft your letter as it’s own document, and submit it to complete this assignment.
Your document should:
Be formatted as described in the chapter, complete with (fake or real) addresses.
Have a body that is a minimum of 3 paragraphs long (not including the addresses, headers, etc.)
Meet all the criteria for a good complaint letter as outlined in part 4 of this week’s reading.
Now that you’ve read about what Complaint Letters are in this week’s reading, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Remember or imagine a situation where you feel that you were wronged by a company. Your task for this assignment is to write a professional complaint letter utilizing the format and tips provided in this week’s reading.
You will craft your letter as it’s own document, and submit it to complete this assignment.
Your document should:
Be formatted as described in the chapter, complete with (fake or real) addresses.
Have a body that is a minimum of 3 paragraphs long (not including the addresses, headers, etc.)
Meet all the criteria for a good complaint letter as outlined in part 4 of this week’s reading.
Now that you’ve read about what Complaint Letters are in this week’s reading, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Remember or imagine a situation where you feel that you were wronged by a company. Your task for this assignment is to write a professional complaint letter utilizing the format and tips provided in this week’s reading.
You will craft your letter as it’s own document, and submit it to complete this assignment.
Your document should:
Be formatted as described in the chapter, complete with (fake or real) addresses.
Have a body that is a minimum of 3 paragraphs long (not including the addresses, headers, etc.)
Meet all the criteria for a good complaint letter as outlined in part 4 of this week’s reading.
Now that you’ve read about what Complaint Letters are in this week’s reading, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Remember or imagine a situation where you feel that you were wronged by a company. Your task for this assignment is to write a professional complaint letter utilizing the format and tips provided in this week’s reading.
You will craft your letter as it’s own document, and submit it to complete this assignment.
Your document should:
Be formatted as described in the chapter, complete with (fake or real) addresses.
Have a body that is a minimum of 3 paragraphs long (not including the addresses, headers, etc.)
Meet all the criteria for a good complaint letter as outlined in part 4 of this week’s reading
This weeks reading
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1 source:
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Assignment 1: Article Summary (30 marks, 15%)
Below are the Instructions for Assignment 1.
Introduction
This assignment has two parts.
In Part A, you will complete a reverse outline using the Reverse Outline Reference template provided.
In Part B, you will write a 400-word summary of ONE of the following articles. You will find that all of the articles address the social and psychological impact of digital technology on contemporary life in some way.
Turkle, S. (1999). Looking toward cyberspace: Beyond grounded sociology. Cyberspace and identity.
Contemporary Sociology, 28(6), 643-648. doi: 206.123.160.232
Instructions
Your assignment has two parts.
Part A: Complete a reverse outline of the article you have chosen for your summary, using the template provided.
Part B: Complete a summary of the article in APA format with appropriate page layout and spacing. Your summary should be approximately 400 words, typed and double spaced.
Part A: Reverse Outline
To develop the reverse outline, follow the strategies covered in Unit 1.
Remember to focus on both the content and the function of the information in the article.
The writing in your outline can be in point form.
Complete the Reverse Outline (Reference) template.
Part B: Summary
When writing your summary, use the suggested organizational structure covered in Unit 1.
Make sure your document is formatted in correct APA style by using the APA File Template.