1) Nervous System and Special Senses The human brain is the world's fastest computer! It can process information from a simple reflex, like lifting your hand away from a hot stove, or more complex tasks like taking the visual and auditory information associated with a movie or play and interpreting it into a coherent story. The basic machinery that does this is the same. Let's discuss the structure of the neuron, and explain how a nerve impulse is transmitted. Be as detailed as you can!  1) Discussion 2) Discussion 3) Discussion 2) The Endocrine System As we discussed in Week 1, maintenance of homeostasis is critical to the proper functioning of our bodies; the Endocrine System plays a large role in this process. Let's kick off our discussion by considering some of the feedback loops in the endocrine system. Can you give an example? Pick an organ or a function of the Endocrine System, and identify the parts of a feedback loop for that particular organ/function- stimulus, receptor, control center, effectors, and response! 1) Discussion 2) Discussion 3) Discussion 3) Discrete Probability Variables What are examples of variables that follow a binomial probability distribution? What are examples of variables that follow a Poisson distribution? When might you use a geometric probability? 1) Discussion 2) Discussion 3) Discussion Bridgewater 1 Essay #4: Analyzing Visuals Rough draft due: 3/23 Length: 4-5 pages Final draft due: 3/30 Sources: 4 Write an essay analyzing visuals in terms of their key components and context(s). Provide readers with background on your visuals. Then, using specific examples from the visuals, you are argue for an interpretation, discuss similarities, and draw attention to key differences among the visuals. In your introduction, introduce your readers to the visual(s) that you’ll be analyzing—including the key components and context(s) that you’ll be using to analyze them—followed by a thesis that follows an appropriate thesis template where you argue for a certain interpretation of the visual(s). In the paragraphs that follow, discuss the key components and context(s) of the visuals, including common themes and important distinctions between the rhetorical strategies used. Finally, in your conclusion, sum up your argument and remind readers what’s at stake in your interpretation. The structure of the essay might be as follows: 1) the first or first two paragraphs the visuals and their key components and context(s), 2) the next several paragraphs go over the specific key components and context(s) that support interpretation and analysis, and 3) finally, the last paragraph(s) sum up your argument and remind readers what’s at stake in your interpretation, perhaps connecting your analysis to key social issues and debates. Tips: Each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence that presents what the paragraph is about. Your ideas should be well-reasoned and demonstrate mature sentence ...

1. 1) Nervous System and Special Senses
The human brain is the world's fastest computer! It can process
information from a simple reflex, like lifting your hand away
from a hot stove, or more complex tasks like taking the visual
and auditory information associated with a movie or play and
interpreting it into a coherent story. The basic machinery that
does this is the same. Let's discuss the structure of the neuron,
and explain how a nerve impulse is transmitted. Be as detailed
as you can!
1) Discussion
2) Discussion
3) Discussion
2) The Endocrine System
As we discussed in Week 1, maintenance of homeostasis is
critical to the proper functioning of our bodies; the Endocrine
System plays a large role in this process. Let's kick off our
discussion by considering some of the feedback loops in the
endocrine system. Can you give an example? Pick an organ or a
function of the Endocrine System, and identify the parts of a
feedback loop for that particular organ/function- stimulus,
receptor, control center, effectors, and response!
1) Discussion
2) Discussion
3) Discussion
3) Discrete Probability Variables
What are examples of variables that follow a binomial
probability distribution? What are examples of variables that
follow a Poisson distribution? When might you use a geometric
probability?

2. 1) Discussion
2) Discussion
3) Discussion
Bridgewater 1
Essay #4: Analyzing Visuals
Rough draft due: 3/23 Length: 4-5 pages
Final draft due: 3/30 Sources: 4
Write an essay analyzing visuals in terms of their key
components and context(s). Provide readers with background on
your visuals. Then, using specific examples from the visuals,
you are argue for an interpretation, discuss similarities, and
draw attention to key differences among the visuals.
In your introduction, introduce your readers to the visual(s) that
you’ll be analyzing—including the key components and
context(s) that you’ll be using to analyze them—followed by a
thesis that follows an appropriate thesis template where you
argue for a certain interpretation of the visual(s). In the
paragraphs that follow, discuss the key components and
context(s) of the visuals, including common themes and
important distinctions between the rhetorical strategies used.
Finally, in your conclusion, sum up your argument and remind
readers what’s at stake in your interpretation.
The structure of the essay might be as follows: 1) the first or
first two paragraphs the visuals and their key components and
context(s), 2) the next several paragraphs go over the specific
key components and context(s) that support interpretation and
analysis, and 3) finally, the last paragraph(s) sum up your
argument and remind readers what’s at stake in your
interpretation, perhaps connecting your analysis to key social
issues and debates.
Tips: Each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence that

3. presents what the paragraph is about. Your ideas should be
well-reasoned and demonstrate mature sentence structure.
Formatting: APA