Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1
Points: 100
Overview:
For this assignment you will review the case, Zappos: Facing Competitive Challenges,
and explain how training and development can help this company maintain a “best,
online retailer” status.
Instructions:
After reviewing the Zappos case study (p. 52) and this week's readings, discuss the
following questions:
• How can training and development help Zappos meet the challenges of being the
best online retailer?
• Do you think that employees at Zappos have high levels of
engagement? Explain why or why not.
• Which of Zappos’ ten core values do you believe training and development can
influence the most? The least? Why?
Requirements:
• Include an Introduction to the case study problem.
• All works should be written in proper APA format.
• Your paper should be 2-3 pages with additional cover and reference pages. On
your cover page, include the name of the assignment, your name, date, and the
course.
• Use at least two (2) references to support your work. You may use your textbook
as a resource.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
HRM308 – Training and Development
Unit 1 Assignment: Zappos Case Study
Evaluation Rubric for Zappos Case Study Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Proficient
(0 - 12 Points) (13 - 17 Points) (18 - 20 Points)
Introduction to the
Case Study
Problem
Does not provide an
adequate
introduction or is
missing.
Introduction is presented,
though may not be clear
or complete.
Introduction is clearly
presented and provides
the reader a context for
the rest of the response.
Challenges and
Training and
Development
Solution
s
Challenges are not
listed, and there is no
discussion about how
training and
development can
meet the challenges.
Challenges and training
and development
solutions addressed,
although may be missing
key pieces/opportunities.
Challenges and training
and development
solutions are fully and
appropriately addressed.
Employee
Engagement
Employee
engagement opinion
and why is not
addressed.
Employee engagement
opinion is addressed but
is not fully defended.
Employee engagement
opinion and why is
addressed and fully
defended.
Ten Core Values The most and least
influential core
values have not been
identified and
defended.
The most and least
influential core values
have been identified but
not fully defended.
The most and least
influential core values
have been identified and
fully defended.
(0 - 6 Points) (7 - 8 Points) (9 - 10 Points)
Appropriate
Citations
References and
citations missing or
formatting does not
resemble APA.
At least two (2)
references and citations
are present with some
errors.
At least two (2)
references and citations
are present and near
perfect.
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
Format
Errors impede
profess ...
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxmccormicknadine86
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe ...
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxbartholomeocoombs
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe.
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxannette228280
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe.
Compare and Contrast Essay AssignmentA Compare and Contrast essaLynellBull52
Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment
A Compare and Contrast essay explores the similarities and differences between two or more items, ideas, topics, trends, works, etc. When we compare, we point out the similarities between two items, and when we contrast, we show their differences. In fact, Compare and Contrast is one of the main rhetorical strategies that writers use to develop ideas and support their arguments.
For this assignment, you will write a Compare and Contrast essay in which you will
explore the similarities and differences between two of the following topics:
1. Generation Z vs. Millennials
2. Generation Z vs. Generation X
3. How Generation Z is perceived vs How Generation Z really is according to you
The American Family Then and Now
1. Compare and Contrast the way and times in which you were raised to that of children today. Do you think that your parent’s were more strict or concerned than today’s parents? Do you think that kids today expect too much? Provide specific examples as to how kids today are being raised similarly and differently than you.
2. How has the role of the woman changed in the family? Is this change good for families? How has the emergence of women in the workforce and their becoming "bread winners" affected the family?
3. As I look at the male figures in my own family, I can see that the role of the male has changed in two generations. My grandfather, for example, has never changed a diaper or cooked a meal in fifty-two years of marriage, yet I do these two things often. In your own family, how has the role of your gender changed in the last two generations. While the changes are probably many, there are still some things that have probably stayed the same. In considering this topic, be sure to include some of the things that are similar regarding the role of your gender in your family structure.
4. More and more couples are choosing not to be married. How and why is this different from the past? Why are people not getting married? How does the affect the family?
5. Non-traditional families are becoming the new normal in the United States. Discuss and compare the traditional family and non-traditional families.
Your purpose for this essay will be to simply inform your audience on their similarities and differences, on the relative merits of the items discussed, and establish the significance of this comparison and contrast. This last point will be expressed in the thesis of your essay which will also strengthen your essay and clarify its purpose.
Process
The first thing you want to do is brainstorm everything you know about each topic, research both of them, go back and look for connections that show similarities and differences, and then develop your thesis. Remember to select only those aspects that are explicitly comparable or contrastable. After you have formulated your thesis statement, established your basis of comparison, and selected your points for discussion, you are ready to organ ...
- 2 -Section CPlease write your essay in the blue book.docxgertrudebellgrove
- 2 -
Section C
Please write your essay in the blue book.
Write an informal narrative about "some" composing process of yours. Essentially, you will write a Reflective Self-Evaluation of yourself as a college writer. What exactly does that mean? It requires you to:
a. look back over a recently completed process
b. think reflectively about that process
c. critically evaluate what went well, what didn’t go well, or what you might have done differently
As the aforementioned examples suggest, reflective writing is writing that describes, explains, interprets, and evaluates any past performance, action, belief, feeling, or experience. To reflect is to turn or look back, to reconsider something in the past from the perspective of the present. So, in your final essay, you will reflect and make an evaluation of your experience in this course.
Remember, reflection involves multiple angles of vision. Just as light waves are thrown or bent back from the surface of a mirror, so, too, reflective writing throws our experience, action, or performance back to us, allowing us to see differently. We view the past from the angle of the present, what was from the angle of what could have been or what might be. Multiplying your angle of vision through reflection often yields new insights and more complicated (complex) understanding of the issue on which you are reflecting.
Professors generally look for four kinds of knowledge in reflective self-evaluation essays: self-knowledge, content knowledge, rhetorical knowledge, and critical knowledge (aka judgment). Following are ideas for each of these types of knowledge, which may be used to generate ideas for your essay. Choose only a few of the questions to respond to, questions that allow you to explain and demonstrate your most important learning for the course.
You may write about your composing process for academic papers or creative genres or a combination of both. Reflect as thoroughly as possible upon your writing process and explain it. Your narrative should include whatever you DO when you write, as well as whatever you DO when you compose. Composing should be understood in the broad sense, i.e. composing goes on in your mind when you are cleaning your refrigerator, mowing your grass, etc. It also occurs when you are researching, taking notes, or procrastinating. In essence you are NEVER NOT composing something. So the key to your reflections is to include everything you do that makes a difference in your writing, from having to use a certain pen, to listening to music or sitting in the library. Both your formal and informal processes impact the way you produce a written work, if you use a formal method of note taking or outlining, if you compose on the computer or with pen and paper explore any and all of these activities that are helpful to you in your process. Explore all possible aspects that apply. This is a useful exercise for now and for you to revisit and revise in the future .
- 2 -Section CPlease write your essay in the blue book.docxgertrudebellgrove
- 2 -
Section C
Please write your essay in the blue book.
Write an informal narrative about "some" composing process of yours. Essentially, you will write a Reflective Self-Evaluation of yourself as a college writer. What exactly does that mean? It requires you to:
a. look back over a recently completed process
b. think reflectively about that process
c. critically evaluate what went well, what didn’t go well, or what you might have done differently
As the aforementioned examples suggest, reflective writing is writing that describes, explains, interprets, and evaluates any past performance, action, belief, feeling, or experience. To reflect is to turn or look back, to reconsider something in the past from the perspective of the present. So, in your final essay, you will reflect and make an evaluation of your experience in this course.
Remember, reflection involves multiple angles of vision. Just as light waves are thrown or bent back from the surface of a mirror, so, too, reflective writing throws our experience, action, or performance back to us, allowing us to see differently. We view the past from the angle of the present, what was from the angle of what could have been or what might be. Multiplying your angle of vision through reflection often yields new insights and more complicated (complex) understanding of the issue on which you are reflecting.
Professors generally look for four kinds of knowledge in reflective self-evaluation essays: self-knowledge, content knowledge, rhetorical knowledge, and critical knowledge (aka judgment). Following are ideas for each of these types of knowledge, which may be used to generate ideas for your essay. Choose only a few of the questions to respond to, questions that allow you to explain and demonstrate your most important learning for the course.
You may write about your composing process for academic papers or creative genres or a combination of both. Reflect as thoroughly as possible upon your writing process and explain it. Your narrative should include whatever you DO when you write, as well as whatever you DO when you compose. Composing should be understood in the broad sense, i.e. composing goes on in your mind when you are cleaning your refrigerator, mowing your grass, etc. It also occurs when you are researching, taking notes, or procrastinating. In essence you are NEVER NOT composing something. So the key to your reflections is to include everything you do that makes a difference in your writing, from having to use a certain pen, to listening to music or sitting in the library. Both your formal and informal processes impact the way you produce a written work, if you use a formal method of note taking or outlining, if you compose on the computer or with pen and paper explore any and all of these activities that are helpful to you in your process. Explore all possible aspects that apply. This is a useful exercise for now and for you to revisit and revise in the future ...
General guidelines for writing reaction papers (Read this documeJeanmarieColbert3
General guidelines for writing reaction papers
(Read this document fully! It’s 5 pages and contains important information):
Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles, point out 1) at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction, 2) study’s strengths, 3) the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g., self-report, lab visits, direct observation]), 4) implications of their findings (so what do they findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people), 5) future direction ideas (what would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
These are some questions to have in mind as you read the article:
· Did they account for confounding factors?
· What other factors could explain their findings?
· Were the findings substantial? Who will benefit from these?
· What were some of the considerations or little things that the researchers took into account that strengthened their design?
· If you were to do subsequent investigations, what next steps would you take?
· Also, if the article posed questions in your mind, mention the questions and take a stab at giving answers too!
Show me that you’ve thought the article thorough. I evaluate your reaction papers based on thedepth of your thoughts and how sophisticated and well explained your arguments comments are.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
When pointing out the limitations, EXPLAIN how addressing the limitation could mean getting different results. For example, if the study’s participants are all socioeconomically advantaged and you see this a limitation because it’s not nationally representative, discuss how results of a mid/low SES sample could be different. Simply saying that the results aren’t “generalizable” IS NOT ENOUGH. You must justify your argument for selecting a more diverse sample, otherwise there is not enough evidence to suggest that the study’s findings are not generalizable! Again, please realize that it is your explanations and arguments that I evaluate, so don’t leave your comments unexplained or unsupported.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding STRENGHTS:
I have found that students are often confused as to what they should consider a “strength” and what things are just “given (must haves!)” in a work that is published in an academic journal. Below are things that are NOT strengths, and rather “given”, so please don’t include these as strengths of the article! Violation of these can be considered a limitation:
· Random assignment
· Having conditions that differ on only one aspect
· Coders being blind to the study’s hypotheses
· Use of reliable and valid measures
· Citing relevant pri ...
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxmccormicknadine86
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe ...
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxbartholomeocoombs
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe.
Comparing and ContrastingWhat this handout is aboutThis handou.docxannette228280
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond "Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements. One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison) and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast, similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes, development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases, comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation. Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love, death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What does each imply about women's collusion in their own oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are there in these accounts? What factors do you think are responsible for their diffe.
Compare and Contrast Essay AssignmentA Compare and Contrast essaLynellBull52
Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment
A Compare and Contrast essay explores the similarities and differences between two or more items, ideas, topics, trends, works, etc. When we compare, we point out the similarities between two items, and when we contrast, we show their differences. In fact, Compare and Contrast is one of the main rhetorical strategies that writers use to develop ideas and support their arguments.
For this assignment, you will write a Compare and Contrast essay in which you will
explore the similarities and differences between two of the following topics:
1. Generation Z vs. Millennials
2. Generation Z vs. Generation X
3. How Generation Z is perceived vs How Generation Z really is according to you
The American Family Then and Now
1. Compare and Contrast the way and times in which you were raised to that of children today. Do you think that your parent’s were more strict or concerned than today’s parents? Do you think that kids today expect too much? Provide specific examples as to how kids today are being raised similarly and differently than you.
2. How has the role of the woman changed in the family? Is this change good for families? How has the emergence of women in the workforce and their becoming "bread winners" affected the family?
3. As I look at the male figures in my own family, I can see that the role of the male has changed in two generations. My grandfather, for example, has never changed a diaper or cooked a meal in fifty-two years of marriage, yet I do these two things often. In your own family, how has the role of your gender changed in the last two generations. While the changes are probably many, there are still some things that have probably stayed the same. In considering this topic, be sure to include some of the things that are similar regarding the role of your gender in your family structure.
4. More and more couples are choosing not to be married. How and why is this different from the past? Why are people not getting married? How does the affect the family?
5. Non-traditional families are becoming the new normal in the United States. Discuss and compare the traditional family and non-traditional families.
Your purpose for this essay will be to simply inform your audience on their similarities and differences, on the relative merits of the items discussed, and establish the significance of this comparison and contrast. This last point will be expressed in the thesis of your essay which will also strengthen your essay and clarify its purpose.
Process
The first thing you want to do is brainstorm everything you know about each topic, research both of them, go back and look for connections that show similarities and differences, and then develop your thesis. Remember to select only those aspects that are explicitly comparable or contrastable. After you have formulated your thesis statement, established your basis of comparison, and selected your points for discussion, you are ready to organ ...
- 2 -Section CPlease write your essay in the blue book.docxgertrudebellgrove
- 2 -
Section C
Please write your essay in the blue book.
Write an informal narrative about "some" composing process of yours. Essentially, you will write a Reflective Self-Evaluation of yourself as a college writer. What exactly does that mean? It requires you to:
a. look back over a recently completed process
b. think reflectively about that process
c. critically evaluate what went well, what didn’t go well, or what you might have done differently
As the aforementioned examples suggest, reflective writing is writing that describes, explains, interprets, and evaluates any past performance, action, belief, feeling, or experience. To reflect is to turn or look back, to reconsider something in the past from the perspective of the present. So, in your final essay, you will reflect and make an evaluation of your experience in this course.
Remember, reflection involves multiple angles of vision. Just as light waves are thrown or bent back from the surface of a mirror, so, too, reflective writing throws our experience, action, or performance back to us, allowing us to see differently. We view the past from the angle of the present, what was from the angle of what could have been or what might be. Multiplying your angle of vision through reflection often yields new insights and more complicated (complex) understanding of the issue on which you are reflecting.
Professors generally look for four kinds of knowledge in reflective self-evaluation essays: self-knowledge, content knowledge, rhetorical knowledge, and critical knowledge (aka judgment). Following are ideas for each of these types of knowledge, which may be used to generate ideas for your essay. Choose only a few of the questions to respond to, questions that allow you to explain and demonstrate your most important learning for the course.
You may write about your composing process for academic papers or creative genres or a combination of both. Reflect as thoroughly as possible upon your writing process and explain it. Your narrative should include whatever you DO when you write, as well as whatever you DO when you compose. Composing should be understood in the broad sense, i.e. composing goes on in your mind when you are cleaning your refrigerator, mowing your grass, etc. It also occurs when you are researching, taking notes, or procrastinating. In essence you are NEVER NOT composing something. So the key to your reflections is to include everything you do that makes a difference in your writing, from having to use a certain pen, to listening to music or sitting in the library. Both your formal and informal processes impact the way you produce a written work, if you use a formal method of note taking or outlining, if you compose on the computer or with pen and paper explore any and all of these activities that are helpful to you in your process. Explore all possible aspects that apply. This is a useful exercise for now and for you to revisit and revise in the future .
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Section C
Please write your essay in the blue book.
Write an informal narrative about "some" composing process of yours. Essentially, you will write a Reflective Self-Evaluation of yourself as a college writer. What exactly does that mean? It requires you to:
a. look back over a recently completed process
b. think reflectively about that process
c. critically evaluate what went well, what didn’t go well, or what you might have done differently
As the aforementioned examples suggest, reflective writing is writing that describes, explains, interprets, and evaluates any past performance, action, belief, feeling, or experience. To reflect is to turn or look back, to reconsider something in the past from the perspective of the present. So, in your final essay, you will reflect and make an evaluation of your experience in this course.
Remember, reflection involves multiple angles of vision. Just as light waves are thrown or bent back from the surface of a mirror, so, too, reflective writing throws our experience, action, or performance back to us, allowing us to see differently. We view the past from the angle of the present, what was from the angle of what could have been or what might be. Multiplying your angle of vision through reflection often yields new insights and more complicated (complex) understanding of the issue on which you are reflecting.
Professors generally look for four kinds of knowledge in reflective self-evaluation essays: self-knowledge, content knowledge, rhetorical knowledge, and critical knowledge (aka judgment). Following are ideas for each of these types of knowledge, which may be used to generate ideas for your essay. Choose only a few of the questions to respond to, questions that allow you to explain and demonstrate your most important learning for the course.
You may write about your composing process for academic papers or creative genres or a combination of both. Reflect as thoroughly as possible upon your writing process and explain it. Your narrative should include whatever you DO when you write, as well as whatever you DO when you compose. Composing should be understood in the broad sense, i.e. composing goes on in your mind when you are cleaning your refrigerator, mowing your grass, etc. It also occurs when you are researching, taking notes, or procrastinating. In essence you are NEVER NOT composing something. So the key to your reflections is to include everything you do that makes a difference in your writing, from having to use a certain pen, to listening to music or sitting in the library. Both your formal and informal processes impact the way you produce a written work, if you use a formal method of note taking or outlining, if you compose on the computer or with pen and paper explore any and all of these activities that are helpful to you in your process. Explore all possible aspects that apply. This is a useful exercise for now and for you to revisit and revise in the future ...
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General guidelines for writing reaction papers
(Read this document fully! It’s 5 pages and contains important information):
Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles, point out 1) at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction, 2) study’s strengths, 3) the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g., self-report, lab visits, direct observation]), 4) implications of their findings (so what do they findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people), 5) future direction ideas (what would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
These are some questions to have in mind as you read the article:
· Did they account for confounding factors?
· What other factors could explain their findings?
· Were the findings substantial? Who will benefit from these?
· What were some of the considerations or little things that the researchers took into account that strengthened their design?
· If you were to do subsequent investigations, what next steps would you take?
· Also, if the article posed questions in your mind, mention the questions and take a stab at giving answers too!
Show me that you’ve thought the article thorough. I evaluate your reaction papers based on thedepth of your thoughts and how sophisticated and well explained your arguments comments are.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
When pointing out the limitations, EXPLAIN how addressing the limitation could mean getting different results. For example, if the study’s participants are all socioeconomically advantaged and you see this a limitation because it’s not nationally representative, discuss how results of a mid/low SES sample could be different. Simply saying that the results aren’t “generalizable” IS NOT ENOUGH. You must justify your argument for selecting a more diverse sample, otherwise there is not enough evidence to suggest that the study’s findings are not generalizable! Again, please realize that it is your explanations and arguments that I evaluate, so don’t leave your comments unexplained or unsupported.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding STRENGHTS:
I have found that students are often confused as to what they should consider a “strength” and what things are just “given (must haves!)” in a work that is published in an academic journal. Below are things that are NOT strengths, and rather “given”, so please don’t include these as strengths of the article! Violation of these can be considered a limitation:
· Random assignment
· Having conditions that differ on only one aspect
· Coders being blind to the study’s hypotheses
· Use of reliable and valid measures
· Citing relevant pri ...
Writing Assignment Illustration Essay You are required to s.docxbillylewis37150
Writing Assignment: Illustration Essay
You are required to submit the FINAL copy of this assignment, but you may first submit an optional
DRAFT. This will allow you to receive qualitative feedback that can inform your revision. You should
always avoid focusing solely on the grader’s DRAFT feedback; use the feedback as a supplement to the
course lessons and your own revision ideas. Always expect to revise beyond what the DRAFT grader
specifically notes.
In short, an illustration essay will use clear, interesting examples to show, explain, and
support a thesis statement (remember, your thesis is your main argument, or the main
point you’re trying to make). One key to an effective illustration essay is to use enough
details and specific examples to make your point effectively. In other words, descriptive
writing is key.
You have several options for this assignment, so you will need to choose one:
Illustrate the ideal work environment. If everything was perfect at work, what would
it be like? Describe everything in this environment—perhaps from the dispositions of
your coworkers and supervisors to what clothes you wear to work.
Illustrate what it means to be a “true friend.” What does being a “true friend” mean
to you? What “true friends” have you had, and how do their actions coincide with
being your definition of a “true friend?”
Illustrate how your favorite team or player received their current standing or
ranking. How did the team or player do in the most recent season? What qualities did
this team or player demonstrate to earn this ranking?
Look at your favorite poem or short story, and use illustration to explain what
makes it your favorite. Do you enjoy the author’s language? Do you enjoy the
storyline? What else do you enjoy that makes it your favorite?
Illustrate the purpose of props on the set of your favorite media production. What
props are there? Why are they important?
Illustrate how to create your favorite dish. What steps are required to create this
dish? Be sure that you take your audience through this process step by step!
Illustrate how to play your favorite game. What steps and/or actions are necessary
to play this game? Take your readers through the motions, step by step.
The questions above are designed to help you begin brainstorming ideas; however, you are
free to develop your own brainstorming questions and use them to develop your essay.
Since the purpose of this essay is to illustrate, you should have enough specific details and
examples for your essay to be considered an illustration essay.
Many illustrations may come from your personal experiences. However, even personal
experiences should be supported by research in college essays. Thus, you must cite at least
one credible1 source to earn maximum credit for this essay. This resource from the course
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General guidelines for writing reaction papers (Read this docume.docxshericehewat
General guidelines for writing reaction papers
(Read this document fully! It’s 5 pages and contains important information):
Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles, point out 1) at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction, 2) study’s strengths, 3) the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g., self-report, lab visits, direct observation]), 4) implications of their findings (so what do they findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people), 5) future direction ideas (what would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
These are some questions to have in mind as you read the article:
· Did they account for confounding factors?
· What other factors could explain their findings?
· Were the findings substantial? Who will benefit from these?
· What were some of the considerations or little things that the researchers took into account that strengthened their design?
· If you were to do subsequent investigations, what next steps would you take?
· Also, if the article posed questions in your mind, mention the questions and take a stab at giving answers too!
Show me that you’ve thought the article thorough. I evaluate your reaction papers based on thedepth of your thoughts and how sophisticated and well explained your arguments comments are.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
When pointing out the limitations, EXPLAIN how addressing the limitation could mean getting different results. For example, if the study’s participants are all socioeconomically advantaged and you see this a limitation because it’s not nationally representative, discuss how results of a mid/low SES sample could be different. Simply saying that the results aren’t “generalizable” IS NOT ENOUGH. You must justify your argument for selecting a more diverse sample, otherwise there is not enough evidence to suggest that the study’s findings are not generalizable! Again, please realize that it is your explanations and arguments that I evaluate, so don’t leave your comments unexplained or unsupported.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding STRENGHTS:
I have found that students are often confused as to what they should consider a “strength” and what things are just “given (must haves!)” in a work that is published in an academic journal. Below are things that are NOT strengths, and rather “given”, so please don’t include these as strengths of the article! Violation of these can be considered a limitation:
· Random assignment
· Having conditions that differ on only one aspect
· Coders being blind to the study’s hypotheses
· Use of reliable and valid measures
· Citing relevant pri ...
This assignment requires students to further research one of the top.docxmichelle1011
This assignment requires students to further research one of the topics covered during the semester and write an essay arguing a particular interpretation of the literature surrounding that issue and social movement. Please see the attached document for details and guidelines on this assignment.
American Protest Literature - Literary Analysis Argument Essay
Assignment Description
Whether it looks backward in order to move America forward, builds connections across movements, demands empathy from readers, transforms its creators, crafts a politics of form, appropriates the master’s tools, or makes words into weapons, American protest literature tries to remake “a world beautiful,” as London puts it. The protest cycle beats on, boats against the current.
– Zoe Trodd xxviii
Trodd’s anthology
American Protest Literature
sets a variety of texts and protest art forms in conversation with each other. She describes these as falling into several “politics” for change. These are:
The Politics of Connection
The Politics of Form
The Politics of Appropriation
The Politics of Memory
For this project, you will write a four-to-five-page essay that analyzes and interprets four works and finds a unifying theme among them. You may use writings from the textbook itself (whether they were among the selected course readings or not) or you may explore other outside texts provided they are published sources that were written or created as a part of the social movements studied in the course. You will need at least
five total sources
of outside research for your essay documented in your Works Cited page.
You may do this assignment
one of two ways:
You may choose a social movement and describe how each of the four works you select contributes to the movement using the “politics” Zoe Trodd explains in her introduction to the text. How does each depict aspects of the movement and what strategies, tactics, or techniques does it use to influence the movement for change? Analyze and interpret each work using key quotes, paraphrases, and summaries as you compare it to the other works and how each contributes to the literature of protest within that movement.
Choose at least four pieces of protest literature from the entire range of movements in the course, or you may introduce texts you have researched that also contributed to these historical social movements. Find a unifying “politic” or strategy (for example: politics of memory or form) for all of them and discuss how that strategy or tactic uniquely contributed to the individual movements for which they were created. How does their unifying technique contribute to the body of protest literature that brought social change? Analyze and interpret each work using key quotes, paraphrases, and summaries as you compare it to the other works and how each contributes to the literature of protest within that movement.
Your work is to interpret the works to find unifying themes or tactics among them an.
MY DIVERSITY WHEEL3The Full and Complete Title o.docxgilpinleeanna
MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 3
The Full and Complete Title of Your Paper Goes Here
Your First and Last Name
Waldorf University
ORG 6700
My Diversity Wheel
Name: Click here to enter text.
Primary Dimensions Secondary Dimensions
Source: Cañas & Sondak (2014)
Running head: MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 1
MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 7
Identity Self-Assessment
The content of your paper goes here. Include an introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the paper and provide a road map; describe the topics discussed. For example, this paper will evaluate the sociocultural, technological, economic, environmental and political-legal environment of Coca-Cola. Additionally, this paper distinguishes fragmented and consolidated industries and the corporation’s structure and culture of internal strengths and weaknesses. Do not use first person pronouns, unless requested, to complete the assignment. Three sentences or more are necessary for a paragraph. Margins are one-inch left and right.
My Identity or Self-Concept
Introduce the specific topic and subheadings for this section. Include level two headings and apply level three headings when appropriate. A paragraph will follow each heading; do not apply a level one heading, subsequently followed by a level two heading, without a paragraph between explaining the next heading’s topic. Additionally, this is not a full research paper; therefore, you only need one level one heading.
Primary dimensions. Discuss your identity or self-concept. Evaluate how each of the primary dimensions you listed in My Diversity Wheel contributes to your overall self-concept. Whenever you reference anything from another source, make certain to cite that source within the context of your paper. Any content used from another author must be cited; each sentence must be cited even if material is used from the same author. If someone else’s writing or thought has influenced your work, you must give credit to that source. This is also true if you are paraphrasing (putting the information in your own words) or directly quoting another source. APA format utilizes an author and date (date refers to the year of publication) format for citation. When in doubt, cite. The correct in-text citation format is last name(s) of author, publication year, and then page number (page number is required for direct quotes and can be included for any reference notation that is not a direct quote). Correct APA in-text citation format is (Ciccarelli & White, 2015). Indicate the page number when quoting; this is the correct format (Ciccarelli & White, 2015, p. 281).
My learning. As you completed the My Diversity Wheel exercise, what did you learn about your self-concept? The first time you cite information with three to five authors, include all of the author names (Zimbardo, Johnson, & McCann, 2013). The second (and any subsequent) time this same source with three to five authors is referenced in the paper, utilize ...
General guidelines for writing reaction papers (Read this docume.docxgilbertkpeters11344
General guidelines for writing reaction papers
(Read this document fully! It’s 5 pages and contains important information):
Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles, point out 1) at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction, 2) study’s strengths, 3) the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g., self-report, lab visits, direct observation]), 4) implications of their findings (so what do they findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people), 5) future direction ideas (what would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
These are some questions to have in mind as you read the article:
· Did they account for confounding factors?
· What other factors could explain their findings?
· Were the findings substantial? Who will benefit from these?
· What were some of the considerations or little things that the researchers took into account that strengthened their design?
· If you were to do subsequent investigations, what next steps would you take?
· Also, if the article posed questions in your mind, mention the questions and take a stab at giving answers too!
Show me that you’ve thought the article thorough. I evaluate your reaction papers based on thedepth of your thoughts and how sophisticated and well explained your arguments comments are.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
When pointing out the limitations, EXPLAIN how addressing the limitation could mean getting different results. For example, if the study’s participants are all socioeconomically advantaged and you see this a limitation because it’s not nationally representative, discuss how results of a mid/low SES sample could be different. Simply saying that the results aren’t “generalizable” IS NOT ENOUGH. You must justify your argument for selecting a more diverse sample, otherwise there is not enough evidence to suggest that the study’s findings are not generalizable! Again, please realize that it is your explanations and arguments that I evaluate, so don’t leave your comments unexplained or unsupported.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding STRENGHTS:
I have found that students are often confused as to what they should consider a “strength” and what things are just “given (must haves!)” in a work that is published in an academic journal. Below are things that are NOT strengths, and rather “given”, so please don’t include these as strengths of the article! Violation of these can be considered a limitation:
· Random assignment
· Having conditions that differ on only one aspect
· Coders being blind to the study’s hypotheses
· Use of reliable and valid measures
· Citing relevant pri.
Lebofsky-Downs English 711
Essay Assignment #1
Due: Tuesday, September 22
nd
. You must bring TWO typed copies of your essay to class for peer review.
You will have the opportunity to revise the essay to hand in Thursday, September 24
th
’; you must also upload
this revised essay to the SafeAssignments link on our Blackboard page.
Please write a typed, double-spaced essay. Include MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Length: three to four pages (not including Works Cited)
Evaluation of an Argument through Analysis – In this assignment, you are required to show your abilities to
summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of an argument, based on your analysis of it.
Thus far in the course, we have explored the ways in which we read and analyze an argumentative text critically.
Critical analysis of a text requires us to look for what the author claims (the main idea/thesis) and to closely examine
how the author presents and supports the claim and evidence and how he or she addresses his or her opposing views.
Write an essay in which you evaluate the effectiveness of Janet Holmes’s essay “Women Talk Too Much”
based on your analysis of its claims, evidence, and the presentation of the claims and evidence. Is the essay
persuasive? Why or why not? Which elements of the argument make it persuasive and which do not?
In order to complete this assignment successfully, you need first to analyze and evaluate Holmes's essay thoroughly
by asking the following questions:
A. Claims
(1) What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Is it clearly stated? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay?
(2) What are her subsidiary claims? That is, what are the claims that she uses to support her main claim?
Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim?
(3) Does the author address opposing views fairly and counter them successfully?
B. Evidence
(1) What kind of evidence does the author use? (e.g., facts, statistics, examples, personal experience, expert
testimony, analogy)
(2) Is the evidence sufficient, specific, relevant, and convincing?
C. Presentation
(1) What is the author’s tone? Is it neutral, sincere, respectful, humorous, sarcastic, pessimistic, etc.?
How do you know? How does it contribute to the argument?
(2) How is the text organized? Is the organization effective?
Once you have analyzed the essay and made the evaluation, decide on several areas (points) about which you can
write substantially in this assignment. These are called your “points of evaluation.” These points of evaluation
need to be included in your thesis statement, and each needs to be supported in your body paragraph(s).
In your introduction, introduce Holmes’s essay by summarizing it accurately, beginning with its thesis. After the
summary, end the introduction with your own thesis statement that is focused and r ...
Essay 2 Assignment Instructions (See below for Essay 2 RefleTanaMaeskm
Essay 2 Assignment Instructions
(See below for Essay 2 Reflection Instructions)
This assignment requires you to critically examine the similarities, differences, or both between two
subjects.
Topic/Thesis/points of comparison for Essay 2 are due by Sunday, June 13,
2021. These should be submitted as a Journal using the link in Module 2. The instructions
for submission are on page 6 of Module 2. This portion of the assignment is crucial to
making sure you are on track prior to writing your essay.
Topics (Choose ONE of the following):
1. A stereotype is a fixed, oversimplified belief or opinion about a person or a group of
people, which is often erroneous and damaging. Create an essay where you
compare/contrast reality with perceived stereotypes of ONE of the following: gender,
culture, ethnicity or religion. Incorporate support that shows how these stereotypes may
be perpetuated through the media (for example, movies, TV shows and commercials,
music lyrics/videos, memes and so forth).
2. The way a group of people is portrayed on a particular television series is often
exaggerated or dramatized in comparison to real life. Some examples might be married
couples, mothers, fathers (including single mothers or single fathers), traditional or
alternative families, doctors, police officers, lawyers, computer “geeks,” firefighters,
forensic technicians, teenagers, etc.). Choose a television series and explain the
similarities and differences between how a particular group is portrayed on the show and
what that group of people (or type of person) is like in real life. The difference between
this topic and topic #1 is that here you are not choosing stereotypes of a marginalized
group but rather characteristics of a fictional representation and real life.
3. Compare and contrast online courses versus in-person, traditional face-to-face classes.
For this topic, you may wish to limit your scope to asynchronous online courses or you
may wish to include synchronous remote classes (where students and instructors have
regular class meetings via an online platform such as Zoom).
4. Choose a current issue such as voting rights, civil rights for a marginalized group (such as
LGBTQ+ or undocumented immigrants), reproductive care, or approaches to economic
growth, social welfare, or climate change. Compare and contrast two different
perspectives on the issue you choose. These perspectives can be based in political
ideology, but the perspectives do NOT have to align with a particular political party
(especially in the US). If you have lived in a country other than the United States, one of
your two topics may address how the issue is perceived in your home country. For the
purposes of this assignment, the essay should NOT take a side, but rather it should
present each perspective in an objective and analytical way.
5. The approach US Presidents take to the major issues of the day differ greatly from
admini ...
REQUIREMENTS Formal Assignment #2 (Paper) This section .docxsodhi3
REQUIREMENTS | Formal Assignment #2 (Paper)
This section summarizes the requirements for the completion of your second FORMAL ASSIGNMENT. Keep in mind that the
materials provided earlier in this module provide context to the assignment requirements below. You must carefully read all of
the sections of the course leading up to this assignment in order to expect to do well on this paper.
PURPOSE:
This assignment is designed to reinforce the importance of examining multiple perspectives within a single controversy.
For this assignment, you will:
1. Re-examine The Laramie Project through the lens of a single controversy of your choosing and discuss the interplay of
different positions on a single issue.
2. Practice the organizational and analytical skills you have learned so far by comparing and contrasting three different
perspectives on a controversy within the text.
The Laramie Project is filled with numerous controversies, and the characters exhibit many different perspectives that range
from one extreme to the other. For example, the people interviewed for the text differ radically on such issues as
homosexuality, what constitutes a hate crime and whether hate crime legislation should exist, where the guilt lies for Matthew’s
death, what type of a town Laramie is, the type of person Matthew was or his killers are, the role of the media in the portrayal
of the Matthew Shepard case, and the death penalty, to name just a few.
YOUR TASK:
Your task is to craft a polished, organized 4-6 page double-spaced essay in which you discuss three different and
mutually exclusive perspectives on one issue that interests you in the text (if you wish, you may also research other, relevant
perspectives outside of the text on the Matthew Shepard case or The Laramie Project and include them in your paper),
represented by three different characters or groups of characters, in relation to one another. It is crucial in this paper that you
find a clear focus and develop the paper as fully as possible in terms of the relative positions the characters you choose take
and the types of arguments they make. I urge you to use no more than 2 characters per perspective covered (six total) so that
you can support your examples fully.
As in your “Absolute Values” Speech, you will need to have (1) a developed introduction, (2) a body of paragraphs tied
together with transitions, and (3) a clear conclusion that brings memorable closure to the paper.
For each perspective that you analyze, you need to (1) consider such issues as the different arguments the characters
make, (2) their intended audiences, (3) choices of language to convey their points, (4) the differences among the perspectives
you have chosen to discuss, and (5) the different types of appeals they make. Be sure to include examples and quotations
from the text to support your claims.
See Example of Formal Assignment #2 number-2) for guidance. NOTE: Please don’t i ...
. According to your textbook, Contrary to a popular misconception.docxmadlynplamondon
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According to your textbook, “Contrary to a popular misconception in the West, homosexuality is not universally stigmatized. Based on the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample of 186 societies, Crapo (1995) found that only 31% of people stigmatized homosexual behavior, while the remainder either considered homosexual experimentation to be a normal developmental phase of preadult life (38%), accepted committed adult same-sex relationships as an alternative form of marriage (18%), or even required same-sex relationships among all males during a period that preceded their being permitted to marry heterosexually (12%)” (Crapo, 2013, p.161).
In America, the historical stigmatization of homosexuality is a product of (Points : 1)
enculturation.
cultural relativism.
minimalism.
universal moral values.
Question 2.
2.
Which of the following is an example of an
etic
statement about Americans? (Points : 1)
July 4th is a federal holiday, and I enjoy having the day off from work. I usually spend time with my family and hang out at the pool.
The Fourth of July is the day we adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring our independence from the British in 1776. This had a huge impact on the entire course of history, leading to the Revolutionary War and the creation of the best country in the world, the United States of America.
The fireworks displays are my favorite part of the Fourth of July. I also march in the local parade.
Americans celebrate the 4th of July as the day they declared independence from colonial powers in 1776. Food is often cooked outside on grills, even though most houses have electric ovens inside. It is very hot outside in the middle of summer, and although many people have electronic cooling devices called air conditioners within their homes, much of the day is spent outside. At night, explosives are set off in community gatherings to celebrate this holiday. Remarkably, very few people are hurt during these displays.
Question 3.
3.
Which of the following is an example of an
etic
description of teen pregnancy in America? (Points : 1)
One of my friends in high school got pregnant in her sophomore year. She and the father decided to keep the baby, got married and just celebrated their 10thanniversary. They both finished college and have good jobs now. It just goes to show that people can overcome teen pregnancy and become successful parents.
Although popular opinion sometimes indicates otherwise, according to a statistical analysis from the US Department of Health and Services (2014), teen pregnancy rates have been steadily declining for the past twenty years. In America, most teenagers are not yet fully independent from their parents, as teenagers in other cultures sometimes are, so they are not ready to become parents. Since this issue has a huge impact on young women and men affected by it, this may account for the disparity between popular opinion and.
-How did artwork produced in America from 1945 to 1960 compare to ar.docxmadlynplamondon
-How did artwork produced in America from 1945 to 1960 compare to art made in Europe? Did the artwork change as the 20th century progressed? Include at least two (2) examples of artists and artworks to support your comparison. You do not need to include the image, but include artist name, title, media and date.
- Write 150 words, also cite the sources you use.
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-Just thoughts and opinion on the reading-Consent and compen.docxmadlynplamondon
-Just thoughts and opinion on the reading
-Consent and compensation are two things that the Johns Hopkins doctors did not provide Henrietta Lacks. How are these ideas at odds?
-African Americans today face disparities in the health care system even today. How can Henrietta's story motivate change in our current system?
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. The Questioned Documents Unit (QDU) provides forensic support .docxmadlynplamondon
. The Questioned Documents Unit (QDU) provides forensic support to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies by conducting examinations on evidence collected during their investigation as well as expert testimony concerning information contained in the reports. The Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit (CRRU) supports law enforcement by assisting in the analysis of cryptic communications such as codes found in letters, notes and diaries (FBI.gov).
After an individual is arrested, I will obtain fingerprints and photographs of the subject and complete a number of forms that are used to start a criminal file on the subject. I will use the Buccal Collection DNA test kit provided by the FBI on my subject. Once completed properly and submitted to the FBI, the kit will be sent to the Federal DNA Database Unit (FDDU). The FDDU will take the DNA test kit and upload it into NDIS creating a DNA profile for my subject. The subject’s DNA profile will be searched against unknown forensic profiles from crime scenes across the country. If my subject’s DNA matches with another crime from another state he can be charged for that crimes as well. In my opinion this is the most important service the FBI has. This allows all agencies to communicate and share information based off of DNA evidence. The flaw is that they need the criminal to be apprehended and processed in order for the DNA to be in the system.
In Knoxville Tennessee, FBI Emergency Response agents train how to excavate a body at the Body Farm. The agents pair up in teams with forensic anthropologists to learn how to best identify and excavate human remains to preserve the clues and pieces of evidence that decaying bodies may leave behind. The weeklong training gives agents step by step instructions while surprising the agents with twists and surprises during their excavations. This was very interesting to me because it helps put things into perspective. Teaches them to put the victim first, which will motivate them to slow down, be methodical with their techniques and be very thorough because it only can be done once.
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b. Was the form of aggression displayed by the attackers hostile aggression or instrumental aggression? Explain your reasoning. (Note: you
must
make a decision between these alternatives and defend your decision.)
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-Brief background on theorist
-Relevance of the theory in current healthcare
-Appropriateness of theory to role of nurse practitioner
-Key concepts of theory
the theory "Madeleine Leininger transcultural nursing theory"
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-Pay attention to how the path of the birds (the projectiles) changes as you change the launch angle and how far back you pull the birds at launch.
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Assignment file below...
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"Data Collection" Please respond to the following:
· Using your planned evaluation project, assume that the client paying for the evaluation has requested that you primarily use audio/visual interview and observation techniques. The client envisions using clips in the evaluation report and in marketing campaigns. Discuss the appropriateness, advantages, and disadvantages of using digital capabilities to capture sound, video, and photographs of the interviewees, focus groups, and observations. Provide reasons for opposing or supporting the request (partially or completely).
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Target of Program Evaluation Plan, Part 1
Assignment 1 is the first part of a five-part project to plan the various elements of a program evaluation for education. Select a program target from your school district, workplace, (e.g., business training program) or your university (where you are a student). For you to gain the most from the assignment, you should select a program that you are interested in, would like to see evaluated, and are able to obtain information about. (Possible programs include: student assessment, teacher assessment, pay for student achievement, new teacher or employee training, online classrooms, anti-bullying, gender equity for girls in math and science, school to work, retention of at-risk students, and schools of choice (charter schools), etc.). As you develop the entire plan, gather information, and receive feedback from your professor (or others), you should revise and refine each part of the project. Think of your professor as your project evaluator and supervisor who will help guide you so that you produce an outstanding, well-developed evaluation plan for the stakeholders.
Write a 1000 words paper in which you:
1. Describe three (3) elements of a worthy object for program evaluation - its type, the department administrating it, and target population.
2. Describe the program's history, primary purpose(s), and / or expected outcomes.
3. Explain three (3) reasons for selecting the program (e.g., program's value or lack of it, issues surrounding it, age, relevance, cost, impact on students, etc.).
4. Discuss three (3) advantages of evaluating the program at this time.
5. Discuss two (2) major constraints in conducting an evaluation on this program and a method of addressing them.
6. Use at least three (3) peer-reviewed academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and many Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Peer-reviewed academic resources refer to articles and scholarly journals that are reviewe.
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. Complete the prewriting for the progress report:
Prewriting prepares you to write and helps you organize your ideas.
You may print the lesson and jot notes for yourself on the paper, or you may write notes on your own.
You do not have to submit prewriting for any points, but don't skip this important step!
2. Complete a draft of the progress report:
Remember to use the memo format style in typing this progress report.
This report should be two or more pages when you are completed.
The draft will be much shorter than your final report.
Follow a logical structure: introduction, what is finished, what is underway, what is left to do, and a conclusion.
Use specifics such as dates, proper names, numbers, costs, etc.
Include one or more visuals may such as pictures, graphs, charts, tables, etc.
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(Ex. Muslim extremist acts in history, or the Christian crusades, etc.)
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point you’re trying to make). One key to an effective illustration essay is to use enough
details and specific examples to make your point effectively. In other words, descriptive
writing is key.
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Illustrate the ideal work environment. If everything was perfect at work, what would
it be like? Describe everything in this environment—perhaps from the dispositions of
your coworkers and supervisors to what clothes you wear to work.
Illustrate what it means to be a “true friend.” What does being a “true friend” mean
to you? What “true friends” have you had, and how do their actions coincide with
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Look at your favorite poem or short story, and use illustration to explain what
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Illustrate the purpose of props on the set of your favorite media production. What
props are there? Why are they important?
Illustrate how to create your favorite dish. What steps are required to create this
dish? Be sure that you take your audience through this process step by step!
Illustrate how to play your favorite game. What steps and/or actions are necessary
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Reaction papers are thought papers where you critique an article. As you read the assigned articles, point out 1) at least one interesting fact that you learned from the introduction, 2) study’s strengths, 3) the limitations of their research design (for example, the way they defined or measured their variables, the measures’ reliability/validity, their data collection technique [e.g., self-report, lab visits, direct observation]), 4) implications of their findings (so what do they findings mean in real world!. In your implications section you must relate the study’s findings to real life, and give it some context to make it relevant for lay people), 5) future direction ideas (what would you want to test next to build up on the findings of this research, and/or to address its shortcomings).
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· Did they account for confounding factors?
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· Were the findings substantial? Who will benefit from these?
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· If you were to do subsequent investigations, what next steps would you take?
· Also, if the article posed questions in your mind, mention the questions and take a stab at giving answers too!
Show me that you’ve thought the article thorough. I evaluate your reaction papers based on thedepth of your thoughts and how sophisticated and well explained your arguments comments are.
SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
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American Protest Literature - Literary Analysis Argument Essay
Assignment Description
Whether it looks backward in order to move America forward, builds connections across movements, demands empathy from readers, transforms its creators, crafts a politics of form, appropriates the master’s tools, or makes words into weapons, American protest literature tries to remake “a world beautiful,” as London puts it. The protest cycle beats on, boats against the current.
– Zoe Trodd xxviii
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American Protest Literature
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The Politics of Connection
The Politics of Form
The Politics of Appropriation
The Politics of Memory
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MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 3
The Full and Complete Title of Your Paper Goes Here
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My Diversity Wheel
Name: Click here to enter text.
Primary Dimensions Secondary Dimensions
Source: Cañas & Sondak (2014)
Running head: MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 1
MY DIVERSITY WHEEL 7
Identity Self-Assessment
The content of your paper goes here. Include an introductory paragraph explaining the purpose of the paper and provide a road map; describe the topics discussed. For example, this paper will evaluate the sociocultural, technological, economic, environmental and political-legal environment of Coca-Cola. Additionally, this paper distinguishes fragmented and consolidated industries and the corporation’s structure and culture of internal strengths and weaknesses. Do not use first person pronouns, unless requested, to complete the assignment. Three sentences or more are necessary for a paragraph. Margins are one-inch left and right.
My Identity or Self-Concept
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SUPER IMPORTANT NOTE regarding LIMITATIONS:
When pointing out the limitations, EXPLAIN how addressing the limitation could mean getting different results. For example, if the study’s participants are all socioeconomically advantaged and you see this a limitation because it’s not nationally representative, discuss how results of a mid/low SES sample could be different. Simply saying that the results aren’t “generalizable” IS NOT ENOUGH. You must justify your argument for selecting a more diverse sample, otherwise there is not enough evidence to suggest that the study’s findings are not generalizable! Again, please realize that it is your explanations and arguments that I evaluate, so don’t leave your comments unexplained or unsupported.
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· Random assignment
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Essay Assignment #1
Due: Tuesday, September 22
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. You must bring TWO typed copies of your essay to class for peer review.
You will have the opportunity to revise the essay to hand in Thursday, September 24
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’; you must also upload
this revised essay to the SafeAssignments link on our Blackboard page.
Please write a typed, double-spaced essay. Include MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Length: three to four pages (not including Works Cited)
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summarize and evaluate the effectiveness of an argument, based on your analysis of it.
Thus far in the course, we have explored the ways in which we read and analyze an argumentative text critically.
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how the author presents and supports the claim and evidence and how he or she addresses his or her opposing views.
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persuasive? Why or why not? Which elements of the argument make it persuasive and which do not?
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by asking the following questions:
A. Claims
(1) What is the author’s main claim (thesis)? Is it clearly stated? Does it reflect the purpose of the essay?
(2) What are her subsidiary claims? That is, what are the claims that she uses to support her main claim?
Are they clear and valid? Are they related to the main claim?
(3) Does the author address opposing views fairly and counter them successfully?
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(1) What kind of evidence does the author use? (e.g., facts, statistics, examples, personal experience, expert
testimony, analogy)
(2) Is the evidence sufficient, specific, relevant, and convincing?
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(1) What is the author’s tone? Is it neutral, sincere, respectful, humorous, sarcastic, pessimistic, etc.?
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write substantially in this assignment. These are called your “points of evaluation.” These points of evaluation
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Essay 2 Assignment Instructions
(See below for Essay 2 Reflection Instructions)
This assignment requires you to critically examine the similarities, differences, or both between two
subjects.
Topic/Thesis/points of comparison for Essay 2 are due by Sunday, June 13,
2021. These should be submitted as a Journal using the link in Module 2. The instructions
for submission are on page 6 of Module 2. This portion of the assignment is crucial to
making sure you are on track prior to writing your essay.
Topics (Choose ONE of the following):
1. A stereotype is a fixed, oversimplified belief or opinion about a person or a group of
people, which is often erroneous and damaging. Create an essay where you
compare/contrast reality with perceived stereotypes of ONE of the following: gender,
culture, ethnicity or religion. Incorporate support that shows how these stereotypes may
be perpetuated through the media (for example, movies, TV shows and commercials,
music lyrics/videos, memes and so forth).
2. The way a group of people is portrayed on a particular television series is often
exaggerated or dramatized in comparison to real life. Some examples might be married
couples, mothers, fathers (including single mothers or single fathers), traditional or
alternative families, doctors, police officers, lawyers, computer “geeks,” firefighters,
forensic technicians, teenagers, etc.). Choose a television series and explain the
similarities and differences between how a particular group is portrayed on the show and
what that group of people (or type of person) is like in real life. The difference between
this topic and topic #1 is that here you are not choosing stereotypes of a marginalized
group but rather characteristics of a fictional representation and real life.
3. Compare and contrast online courses versus in-person, traditional face-to-face classes.
For this topic, you may wish to limit your scope to asynchronous online courses or you
may wish to include synchronous remote classes (where students and instructors have
regular class meetings via an online platform such as Zoom).
4. Choose a current issue such as voting rights, civil rights for a marginalized group (such as
LGBTQ+ or undocumented immigrants), reproductive care, or approaches to economic
growth, social welfare, or climate change. Compare and contrast two different
perspectives on the issue you choose. These perspectives can be based in political
ideology, but the perspectives do NOT have to align with a particular political party
(especially in the US). If you have lived in a country other than the United States, one of
your two topics may address how the issue is perceived in your home country. For the
purposes of this assignment, the essay should NOT take a side, but rather it should
present each perspective in an objective and analytical way.
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REQUIREMENTS | Formal Assignment #2 (Paper)
This section summarizes the requirements for the completion of your second FORMAL ASSIGNMENT. Keep in mind that the
materials provided earlier in this module provide context to the assignment requirements below. You must carefully read all of
the sections of the course leading up to this assignment in order to expect to do well on this paper.
PURPOSE:
This assignment is designed to reinforce the importance of examining multiple perspectives within a single controversy.
For this assignment, you will:
1. Re-examine The Laramie Project through the lens of a single controversy of your choosing and discuss the interplay of
different positions on a single issue.
2. Practice the organizational and analytical skills you have learned so far by comparing and contrasting three different
perspectives on a controversy within the text.
The Laramie Project is filled with numerous controversies, and the characters exhibit many different perspectives that range
from one extreme to the other. For example, the people interviewed for the text differ radically on such issues as
homosexuality, what constitutes a hate crime and whether hate crime legislation should exist, where the guilt lies for Matthew’s
death, what type of a town Laramie is, the type of person Matthew was or his killers are, the role of the media in the portrayal
of the Matthew Shepard case, and the death penalty, to name just a few.
YOUR TASK:
Your task is to craft a polished, organized 4-6 page double-spaced essay in which you discuss three different and
mutually exclusive perspectives on one issue that interests you in the text (if you wish, you may also research other, relevant
perspectives outside of the text on the Matthew Shepard case or The Laramie Project and include them in your paper),
represented by three different characters or groups of characters, in relation to one another. It is crucial in this paper that you
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and the types of arguments they make. I urge you to use no more than 2 characters per perspective covered (six total) so that
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According to your textbook, “Contrary to a popular misconception in the West, homosexuality is not universally stigmatized. Based on the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample of 186 societies, Crapo (1995) found that only 31% of people stigmatized homosexual behavior, while the remainder either considered homosexual experimentation to be a normal developmental phase of preadult life (38%), accepted committed adult same-sex relationships as an alternative form of marriage (18%), or even required same-sex relationships among all males during a period that preceded their being permitted to marry heterosexually (12%)” (Crapo, 2013, p.161).
In America, the historical stigmatization of homosexuality is a product of (Points : 1)
enculturation.
cultural relativism.
minimalism.
universal moral values.
Question 2.
2.
Which of the following is an example of an
etic
statement about Americans? (Points : 1)
July 4th is a federal holiday, and I enjoy having the day off from work. I usually spend time with my family and hang out at the pool.
The Fourth of July is the day we adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring our independence from the British in 1776. This had a huge impact on the entire course of history, leading to the Revolutionary War and the creation of the best country in the world, the United States of America.
The fireworks displays are my favorite part of the Fourth of July. I also march in the local parade.
Americans celebrate the 4th of July as the day they declared independence from colonial powers in 1776. Food is often cooked outside on grills, even though most houses have electric ovens inside. It is very hot outside in the middle of summer, and although many people have electronic cooling devices called air conditioners within their homes, much of the day is spent outside. At night, explosives are set off in community gatherings to celebrate this holiday. Remarkably, very few people are hurt during these displays.
Question 3.
3.
Which of the following is an example of an
etic
description of teen pregnancy in America? (Points : 1)
One of my friends in high school got pregnant in her sophomore year. She and the father decided to keep the baby, got married and just celebrated their 10thanniversary. They both finished college and have good jobs now. It just goes to show that people can overcome teen pregnancy and become successful parents.
Although popular opinion sometimes indicates otherwise, according to a statistical analysis from the US Department of Health and Services (2014), teen pregnancy rates have been steadily declining for the past twenty years. In America, most teenagers are not yet fully independent from their parents, as teenagers in other cultures sometimes are, so they are not ready to become parents. Since this issue has a huge impact on young women and men affected by it, this may account for the disparity between popular opinion and.
-How did artwork produced in America from 1945 to 1960 compare to ar.docxmadlynplamondon
-How did artwork produced in America from 1945 to 1960 compare to art made in Europe? Did the artwork change as the 20th century progressed? Include at least two (2) examples of artists and artworks to support your comparison. You do not need to include the image, but include artist name, title, media and date.
- Write 150 words, also cite the sources you use.
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-Just thoughts and opinion on the reading
-Consent and compensation are two things that the Johns Hopkins doctors did not provide Henrietta Lacks. How are these ideas at odds?
-African Americans today face disparities in the health care system even today. How can Henrietta's story motivate change in our current system?
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. The Questioned Documents Unit (QDU) provides forensic support to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies by conducting examinations on evidence collected during their investigation as well as expert testimony concerning information contained in the reports. The Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit (CRRU) supports law enforcement by assisting in the analysis of cryptic communications such as codes found in letters, notes and diaries (FBI.gov).
After an individual is arrested, I will obtain fingerprints and photographs of the subject and complete a number of forms that are used to start a criminal file on the subject. I will use the Buccal Collection DNA test kit provided by the FBI on my subject. Once completed properly and submitted to the FBI, the kit will be sent to the Federal DNA Database Unit (FDDU). The FDDU will take the DNA test kit and upload it into NDIS creating a DNA profile for my subject. The subject’s DNA profile will be searched against unknown forensic profiles from crime scenes across the country. If my subject’s DNA matches with another crime from another state he can be charged for that crimes as well. In my opinion this is the most important service the FBI has. This allows all agencies to communicate and share information based off of DNA evidence. The flaw is that they need the criminal to be apprehended and processed in order for the DNA to be in the system.
In Knoxville Tennessee, FBI Emergency Response agents train how to excavate a body at the Body Farm. The agents pair up in teams with forensic anthropologists to learn how to best identify and excavate human remains to preserve the clues and pieces of evidence that decaying bodies may leave behind. The weeklong training gives agents step by step instructions while surprising the agents with twists and surprises during their excavations. This was very interesting to me because it helps put things into perspective. Teaches them to put the victim first, which will motivate them to slow down, be methodical with their techniques and be very thorough because it only can be done once.
respond to this discussion question 150 words
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. What is it about the fundamental nature and structure of the Olympics that helps explain why the conflict arose and escalated?
b. Was the form of aggression displayed by the attackers hostile aggression or instrumental aggression? Explain your reasoning. (Note: you
must
make a decision between these alternatives and defend your decision.)
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-Learning objectives for presentation
-Brief background on theorist
-Relevance of the theory in current healthcare
-Appropriateness of theory to role of nurse practitioner
-Key concepts of theory
the theory "Madeleine Leininger transcultural nursing theory"
please include references and cite within the answers
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-You will need to play a phone game Angry Birds (any version) to make observation.
-Make an observation on how you must launch the birds in order to knock over the items.
-Pay attention to how the path of the birds (the projectiles) changes as you change the launch angle and how far back you pull the birds at launch.
-You will also need to complete the calculations in assignment.
Assignment file below...
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. EDU 571 Week 5 Discussion 1 -
"Data Collection" Please respond to the following:
· Using your planned evaluation project, assume that the client paying for the evaluation has requested that you primarily use audio/visual interview and observation techniques. The client envisions using clips in the evaluation report and in marketing campaigns. Discuss the appropriateness, advantages, and disadvantages of using digital capabilities to capture sound, video, and photographs of the interviewees, focus groups, and observations. Provide reasons for opposing or supporting the request (partially or completely).
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EDU 571 Week 5 Discussion 2 -
"Benefits of Meta-Evaluation" Please respond to the following:
· Your client told you that a meta-evaluation should not be included in the plan or budget. Explain two (2) reasons for including a meta-evaluation in the evaluation plan. Recommend two (2) ways to reduce the costs.
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EDU 571 Week 3 Target of Program Evaluation Plan, Part 1 -
Target of Program Evaluation Plan, Part 1
Assignment 1 is the first part of a five-part project to plan the various elements of a program evaluation for education. Select a program target from your school district, workplace, (e.g., business training program) or your university (where you are a student). For you to gain the most from the assignment, you should select a program that you are interested in, would like to see evaluated, and are able to obtain information about. (Possible programs include: student assessment, teacher assessment, pay for student achievement, new teacher or employee training, online classrooms, anti-bullying, gender equity for girls in math and science, school to work, retention of at-risk students, and schools of choice (charter schools), etc.). As you develop the entire plan, gather information, and receive feedback from your professor (or others), you should revise and refine each part of the project. Think of your professor as your project evaluator and supervisor who will help guide you so that you produce an outstanding, well-developed evaluation plan for the stakeholders.
Write a 1000 words paper in which you:
1. Describe three (3) elements of a worthy object for program evaluation - its type, the department administrating it, and target population.
2. Describe the program's history, primary purpose(s), and / or expected outcomes.
3. Explain three (3) reasons for selecting the program (e.g., program's value or lack of it, issues surrounding it, age, relevance, cost, impact on students, etc.).
4. Discuss three (3) advantages of evaluating the program at this time.
5. Discuss two (2) major constraints in conducting an evaluation on this program and a method of addressing them.
6. Use at least three (3) peer-reviewed academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and many Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Peer-reviewed academic resources refer to articles and scholarly journals that are reviewe.
. What were the causes of World War II Explain how and why the Unit.docxmadlynplamondon
. What were the causes of World War II? Explain how and why the United States got involved in the war. Discuss the U.S. home front. How did women and minorities respond to the war? Explain the war in North Africa and Europe. Discuss the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. What was Adolf Hitler’s “final solution,” and what were the consequences of the Holocaust? How did the Allies end the war in Europe? Discuss the war in the Pacific. What proved to be an effective U.S. strategy in the Pacific? Analyze Harry Truman’s controversial decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. What were the consequences of World War II?
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. Complete the prewriting for the progress reportPrewriting p.docxmadlynplamondon
. Complete the prewriting for the progress report:
Prewriting prepares you to write and helps you organize your ideas.
You may print the lesson and jot notes for yourself on the paper, or you may write notes on your own.
You do not have to submit prewriting for any points, but don't skip this important step!
2. Complete a draft of the progress report:
Remember to use the memo format style in typing this progress report.
This report should be two or more pages when you are completed.
The draft will be much shorter than your final report.
Follow a logical structure: introduction, what is finished, what is underway, what is left to do, and a conclusion.
Use specifics such as dates, proper names, numbers, costs, etc.
Include one or more visuals may such as pictures, graphs, charts, tables, etc.
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-in Filomena by Roberta Fernandez the author refers to the Mexican rituals for the day of the dead how is this celebration portrayed in the story?
-in "La doctora Barr" how does Mary Helen Ponce describe the traditional way Mexican-American women prepared for a childbirth in their community?
-how does Nilda feel about Sophies's presence in her home?
-how is bilingualism used in the story "Filomena"? Support your opinions with examples from the story
-describe the incident with the vanilla ice cream . Why was it so upsetting for Nilda?
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-Write about a violent religious event in history.(Ex. Muslim ex.docxmadlynplamondon
-Write about a violent religious event in history.
(Ex. Muslim extremist acts in history, or the Christian crusades, etc.)
-Write about belief/reasoning/justification those certain people believe their actions have and affects of...
-(Identity)They're view of the world and themselves. Is it rationale or is it a problem. Why?
5-pages minimum
4-scholarly sources min. 2 of 4 book sources Need Dec. 2nd by 9pm.
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-This project is an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to analyze and write about music with clarity and purpose. Assume the role of a reviewer/critic who is applying for a job writing a music column for a progressive weblog catering to readers who on average have at least a bachelor's degree and are concerned with issues of justice and equality
-The CD reviewed is one that will allow reflection about how music can provide people the opportunity to imagine the lives and experiences of others different from oneself. Questions to guide reflection while listening should include:
1. Who are the peoples performing the music or who is the music about?
2.What type of life is presented through the music's lyrics and musical sound?
3.What themes or issues are presented by the music?
4. How do the various musical selections relate to each other?
5.What can be learned about people by listening to this CD?
6.Why should other people listen to this music?
-A list of CDs is available for this assignment. CDs may be downloaded for a fee from a preferred site.
-The review will need to include:
1.CD title, artist, genre, release date, etc
2.Background information about the artist or artists for those who may not be familiar.
-The review should be between 800 and 1000 words.
-Conventions of good writing (e.g., correct grammar, spelling, appropriate use of quotations, unctuation) should be observed throughout this project. Moreover, it is important to consider the audience and write in a style that is appropriate. Quotations or information from a primary or secondary source should be cited correctly using APA, Turabian, or MLA.
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-7 Three men are trapped in a cave with no hope of rescue and no food. They roll dice to determine who will be killed and eaten by the others so that some may survive. The two survivors are unexpectedly rescued 10 days later and tried for murder. Judge A finds them guilty, saying that the unjustifiable killing of another is against the homicide laws of State X. He bases his decision solely on statutory law and case precedents interpreting the law. To which school of legal thought does Judge A belong? Explain.
2-8 Basing his decision on the same set of facts as given in Problem 2-7, Judge B rules that the survivors are not guilty because they were cut off from all civilized life, and in such a situation, the laws of nature apply, not manmade laws. To which school of legal thought does Judge B belong? Explain.
2-9 Basing her decision on the same set of facts as given in Problem 2-7, Judge C rules that the two survivors are not guilty because, according to a scientific survey of the community by a professional polling organization, the public believes that the survivors’ actions were defensible. To which school of legal thought does Judge C belong? Explain.
2-10 Imagine you are a sitting federal judge, and this case comes before you. A woman (x) charges another woman (y) with rape. Both have been partners for a five-year period. Both presently live in different states within the United States. Who would you decide the case in favor of? Explain, using one of the schools of thought outlined in this chapter.
2-11 Madison and his adult son lived in a house owned by Madison. At the request of the son, Marshall painted the house. Madison did not authorize the work, but he knew that it was being done and raised no objection. However, Madison refused to pay Marshall, arguing that he had not contracted to have the house painted. Marshall asked his attorney if Madison was legally liable to pay him. The attorney told Marshall that, in their state, several appellate court opinions had established that when a homeowner allows work to be done on his home by a person who would ordinarily expect to be paid, a duty to pay exists. The attorney stated that, on the basis of these precedents, it was advisable for Marshall to bring a suit to collect the reasonable value of the work he had done. Explain what the attorney meant by precedent and why the fact that precedent existed was significant.
2-12 Smith was involved in litigation in California. She lost her case in the trial court. She appealed to the California appellate court, arguing that the trial court judge had incorrectly excluded certain evidence. To support her argument, she cited rulings by the Supreme Court of North Dakota and the Supreme Court of Ohio. Both the North Dakota and Ohio cases involved facts that were similar to those in Smith’s case. Does the California court have to follow the decisions from North Dakota and Ohio? Support your answer.
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Are the three main elements of compensation systems—internal consistency, market competitiveness, and recognizing employee contributions—equally important, or do you believe that they differ in importance? If different, which do you believe is most important? Least important? Give your rationale.
use 1 online reference and
Martocchio, J. (2017). Strategic Compensation: A human resource management approach (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
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- What are the key differences between national health service (NHS) and national health insurance (NHI) systems?
- How do NHI and NHS systems compare with the health care system in the United States?
- How do most countries with similar levels per capita income differ from and resemble the United States with respect to provider payments, coordination of care, workforce and information technology, and health system performance?
Cite at least 2 peer reviewed journal/article. Write in APA format
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--Describe and analyze the ways in which Alfons Heck’s participation in the Hitler Youth and in the culture of Nazism served to craft his sense of purpose and identity. How are the acts of writing and reflection in his memoir also a means of crafting an identity for himself many decades later? A Child of Hitler: Germany in the Days when God Wore a Swastika Book by Alfons Heck All papers must be 2-4 pages in length, computer-printed, and double-spaced with one-inch margins. Use an appropriate citation style (either footnotes or internal citations).
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Watch an online speech/presentation of 20 minutes or longer.
( please cite the presentation you would use)
Write a speech analysis essay of
2-3 pages
I: List the speaker, date, location, & topic, and describe the audience. Describe each of these elements and analyze the effect that each of these elements had on the speaker and/or speech.
II: Describe and analyze the effectiveness of each part of the speaker's introduction (attention getter, revelation of topic, statement of credibility, statement of central idea, preview of main points).
III: Summarize each of the speaker's main points. What pattern of organization did the speaker utilize? Was this effective? Why or why not?
IV: Describe and analyze the effectiveness of the evidence/supporting material that the speaker used.
V: Describe and analyze the effectiveness of the speaker's language.
VI: Describe and analyze the effectiveness of the speaker's delivery.
VII: Describe and analyze the effectiveness of each part of the speaker's conclusion.
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Florida National University
Nursing Department
BSN Program
NUR 4636-Community Health Nursing
Prof. Eddie Cruz, RN MSN
Please choose one infectious disease or communicable disease and present a 1,000 words essay including the follow;
Name of the disease including agents that cause Infectious/Communicable Disease, the mode of contamination or how it is spread.
The modes of prevention applying the three levels of prevention with at least one example of each one.
Prevalence and control of the condition according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) including morbidity and mortality.
Implications of the disease in the community and the role of the community health nurse in the control and prevention of the disease.
The essay must be presented in a Word Document, APA format, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the tab of the Discussion Question title “Infections/Communicable disease essay” and in the assignment tab under the exercise title “SafeAssign infectious/communicable disease”. A minimum of 3 references no older than 5 years must be used. If you use any reference from any website make sure they are reliable sites such as CDC, NIH, Institute of Medicine, etc.
There is a rubric attached to the assignment for your guidance.
Below please see the definitions of infectious disease and communicable disease. They are similar but differ in some characteristics.
Infectious diseases
are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They're normally harmless or even helpful. But under certain conditions, some organisms may cause
disease
. Some
infectious diseases
can be passed from person to person.
Communicable
, or infectious
diseases
, are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another. Some are transmitted through bites from insects while others are caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.
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- Please answer question 2 at the end of the case.- cita.docxmadlynplamondon
- Please answer
question 2
at the end of the case.
- citations and references in
IEEE
style
( at least two)
- your answer should be in regards to the case
+
regarding the question itself.
Do it twice ( two different copies)
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Due Date 1159 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1 Points 100 .docx
1. Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 1
Points: 100
Overview:
For this assignment you will review the case, Zappos: Facing
Competitive Challenges,
and explain how training and development can help this
company maintain a “best,
online retailer” status.
Instructions:
After reviewing the Zappos case study (p. 52) and this week's
readings, discuss the
following questions:
• How can training and development help Zappos meet the
challenges of being the
best online retailer?
• Do you think that employees at Zappos have high levels of
engagement? Explain why or why not.
• Which of Zappos’ ten core values do you believe training and
development can
influence the most? The least? Why?
Requirements:
• Include an Introduction to the case study problem.
2. • All works should be written in proper APA format.
• Your paper should be 2-3 pages with additional cover and
reference pages. On
your cover page, include the name of the assignment, your
name, date, and the
course.
• Use at least two (2) references to support your work. You
may use your textbook
as a resource.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be
evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
HRM308 – Training and Development
Unit 1 Assignment: Zappos Case Study
Evaluation Rubric for Zappos Case Study Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Proficient
(0 - 12 Points) (13 - 17 Points) (18 - 20 Points)
Introduction to the
Case Study
Problem
Does not provide an
adequate
introduction or is
missing.
3. Introduction is presented,
though may not be clear
or complete.
Introduction is clearly
presented and provides
the reader a context for
the rest of the response.
Challenges and
Training and
Development
Solution
s
Challenges are not
listed, and there is no
discussion about how
training and
development can
meet the challenges.
Challenges and training
and development
solutions addressed,
4. although may be missing
key pieces/opportunities.
Challenges and training
and development
solutions are fully and
appropriately addressed.
Employee
Engagement
Employee
engagement opinion
and why is not
addressed.
Employee engagement
opinion is addressed but
is not fully defended.
Employee engagement
opinion and why is
addressed and fully
defended.
5. Ten Core Values The most and least
influential core
values have not been
identified and
defended.
The most and least
influential core values
have been identified but
not fully defended.
The most and least
influential core values
have been identified and
fully defended.
(0 - 6 Points) (7 - 8 Points) (9 - 10 Points)
Appropriate
Citations
References and
citations missing or
formatting does not
resemble APA.
6. At least two (2)
references and citations
are present with some
errors.
At least two (2)
references and citations
are present and near
perfect.
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
Format
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.
Few errors that do not
impede professional
presentation.
7. Writing and format are
clear, professional, and
error-free.
Comparing and Contrasting
What this handout is about
This handout will help you first to determine whether a
particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then
to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which
similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper
so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how
you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond
"Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in
others."
Introduction
In your career as a student, you'll encounter many different
kinds of writing assignments, each with its own requirements.
One of the most common is the comparison/contrast essay, in
which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas—
usually two of them—are similar to (this is the comparison)
and/or different from (this is the contrast) one another. By
assigning such essays, your instructors are encouraging you to
make connections between texts or ideas, engage in critical
thinking, and go beyond mere description or summary to
8. generate interesting analysis: when you reflect on similarities
and differences, you gain a deeper understanding of the items
you are comparing, their relationship to each other, and what is
most important about them.
top
Recognizing comparison/contrast in assignments
Some assignments use words—like compare, contrast,
similarities, and differences—that make it easy for you to see
that they are asking you to compare and/or contrast. Here are a
few hypothetical examples:
· Compare and contrast Frye's and Bartky's accounts of
oppression.
· Compare WWI to WWII, identifying similarities in the causes,
development, and outcomes of the wars.
· Contrast Wordsworth and Coleridge; what are the major
differences in their poetry?
Notice that some topics ask only for comparison, others only for
contrast, and others for both.
But it's not always so easy to tell whether an assignment is
asking you to include comparison/contrast. And in some cases,
comparison/contrast is only part of the essay—you begin by
comparing and/or contrasting two or more things and then use
what you've learned to construct an argument or evaluation.
Consider these examples, noticing the language that is used to
ask for the comparison/contrast and whether the
9. comparison/contrast is only one part of a larger assignment:
· Choose a particular idea or theme, such as romantic love,
death, or nature, and consider how it is treated in two Romantic
poems.
· How do the different authors we have studied so far define and
describe oppression?
· Compare Frye's and Bartky's accounts of oppression. What
does each imply about women's collusion in their own
oppression? Which is more accurate?
· In the texts we've studied, soldiers who served in different
wars offer differing accounts of their experiences and feelings
both during and after the fighting. What commonalities are
there in these accounts? What factors do you think are
responsible for their differences?
You may want to check out our handout on understanding
assignments for additional tips.
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Using comparison/contrast for all kinds of writing projects
Sometimes you may want to use comparison/contrast techniques
in your own pre-writing work to get ideas that you can later use
for an argument, even if comparison/contrast isn't an official
requirement for the paper you're writing. For example, if you
wanted to argue that Frye's account of oppression is better than
both de Beauvoir's and Bartky's, comparing and contrasting the
main arguments of those three authors might help you construct
10. your evaluation—even though the topic may not have asked for
comparison/contrast and the lists of similarities and differences
you generate may not appear anywhere in the final draft of your
paper.
top
Discovering similarities and differences
Making a Venn diagram or a chart can help you quickly and
efficiently compare and contrast two or more things or ideas. To
make a Venn diagram, simply draw some overlapping circles,
one circle for each item you're considering. In the central area
where they overlap, list the traits the two items have in
common. Assign each one of the areas that doesn't overlap; in
those areas, you can list the traits that make the things different.
Here's a very simple example, using two pizza places:
To make a chart, figure out what criteria you want to focus on
in comparing the items. Along the left side of the page, list each
of the criteria. Across the top, list the names of the items. You
should then have a box per item for each criterion; you can fill
the boxes in and then survey what you've discovered. Here's an
example, this time using three pizza places:
Pepper's
Amante
Papa John's
12. As you generate points of comparison, consider the purpose and
content of the assignment and the focus of the class. What do
you think the professor wants you to learn by doing this
comparison/contrast? How does it fit with what you have been
studying so far and with the other assignments in the course?
Are there any clues about what to focus on in the assignment
itself?
Here are some general questions about different types of things
you might have to compare. These are by no means complete or
definitive lists; they're just here to give you some ideas—you
can generate your own questions for these and other types of
comparison. You may want to begin by using the questions
reporters traditionally ask: Who? What? Where? When? Why?
How? If you're talking about objects, you might also consider
general properties like size, shape, color, sound, weight, taste,
texture, smell, number, duration, and location.
Two historical periods or events
When did they occur—do you know the date(s) and duration?
What happened or changed during each? Why are they
significant? What kinds of work did people do? What kinds of
relationships did they have? What did they value? What kinds of
governments were there? Who were important people involved?
13. What caused events in these periods, and what consequences did
they have later on?
Two ideas or theories
What are they about? Did they originate at some particular
time? Who created them? Who uses or defends them? What is
the central focus, claim, or goal of each? What conclusions do
they offer? How are they applied to
situations/people/things/etc.? Which seems more plausible to
you, and why? How broad is their scope? What kind of evidence
is usually offered for them?
Two pieces of writing or art
What are their titles? What do they describe or depict? What is
their tone or mood? What is their form? Who created them?
When were they created? Why do you think they were created as
they were? What themes do they address? Do you think one is
of higher quality or greater merit than the other(s)—and if so,
why? For writing: what plot, characterization, setting, theme,
tone, and type of narration are used?
Two people
Where are they from? How old are they? What is the gender,
race, class, etc. of each? What, if anything, are they known for?
Do they have any relationship to each other? What are they
like? What did/do they do? What do they believe? Why are they
interesting? What stands out most about each of them?
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14. Deciding what to focus on
By now you have probably generated a huge list of similarities
and differences—congratulations! Next you must decide which
of them are interesting, important, and relevant enough to be
included in your paper. Ask yourself these questions:
· What's relevant to the assignment?
· What's relevant to the course?
· What's interesting and informative?
· What matters to the argument you are going to make?
· What's basic or central (and needs to be mentioned even if
obvious)?
· Overall, what's more important—the similarities or the
differences?
Suppose that you are writing a paper comparing two novels. For
most literature classes, the fact that they both use Calson type
(a kind of typeface, like the fonts you may use in your writing)
is not going to be relevant, nor is the fact that one of them has a
few illustrations and the other has none; literature classes are
more likely to focus on subjects like characterization, plot,
setting, the writer's style and intentions, language, central
themes, and so forth. However, if you were writing a paper for a
class on typesetting or on how illustrations are used to enhance
novels, the typeface and presence or absence of illustrations
might be absolutely critical to include in your final paper.
Sometimes a particular point of comparison or contrast might be
15. relevant but not terribly revealing or interesting. For example,
if you are writing a paper about Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey"
and Coleridge's "Frost at Midnight," pointing out that they both
have nature as a central theme is relevant (comparisons of
poetry often talk about themes) but not terribly interesting; your
class has probably already had many discussions about the
Romantic poets' fondness for nature. Talking about the different
ways nature is depicted or the different aspects of nature that
are emphasized might be more interesting and show a more
sophisticated understanding of the poems.
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Your thesis
The thesis of your comparison/contrast paper is very important:
it can help you create a focused argument and give your reader
a road map so she/he doesn't get lost in the sea of points you are
about to make. As in any paper, you will want to replace vague
reports of your general topic (for example, "This paper will
compare and contrast two pizza places," or "Pepper's and
Amante are similar in some ways and different in others," or
"Pepper's and Amante are similar in many ways, but they have
one major difference") with something more detailed and
specific. For example, you might say, "Pepper's and Amante
have similar prices and ingredients, but their atmospheres and
willingness to deliver set them apart."
Be careful, though—although this thesis is fairly specific and
16. does propose a simple argument (that atmosphere and delivery
make the two pizza places different), your instructor will often
be looking for a bit more analysis. In this case, the obvious
question is "So what? Why should anyone care that Pepper's and
Amante are different in this way?" One might also wonder why
the writer chose those two particular pizza places to compare—
why not Papa John's, Dominos, or Pizza Hut? Again, thinking
about the context the class provides may help you answer such
questions and make a stronger argument. Here's a revision of
the thesis mentioned earlier:
Pepper's and Amante both offer a greater variety of ingredients
than other Chapel Hill/Carrboro pizza places (and than any of
the national chains), but the funky, lively atmosphere at
Pepper's makes it a better place to give visiting friends and
family a taste of local culture.
You may find our handout constructing thesis statements useful
at this stage.
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Organizing your paper
There are many different ways to organize a
comparison/contrast essay. Here are two:
Subject-by-subject:
Begin by saying everything you have to say about the first
subject you are discussing, then move on and make all the
points you want to make about the second subject (and after
17. that, the third, and so on, if you're comparing/contrasting more
than two things). If the paper is short, you might be able to fit
all of your points about each item into a single paragraph, but
it's more likely that you'd have several paragraphs per item.
Using our pizza place comparison/contrast as an example, after
the introduction, you might have a paragraph about the
ingredients available at Pepper's, a paragraph about its location,
and a paragraph about its ambience. Then you'd have three
similar paragraphs about Amante, followed by your conclusion.
The danger of this subject-by-subject organization is that your
paper will simply be a list of points: a certain number of points
(in my example, three) about one subject, then a certain number
of points about another. This is usually not what college
instructors are looking for in a paper—generally they want you
to compare or contrast two or more things very directly, rather
than just listing the traits the things have and leaving it up to
the reader to reflect on how those traits are similar or different
and why those similarities or differences matter. Thus, if you
use the subject-by-subject form, you will probably want to have
a very strong, analytical thesis and at least one body paragraph
that ties all of your different points together.
A subject-by-subject structure can be a logical choice if you are
writing what is sometimes called a "lens" comparison, in which
you use one subject or item (which isn't really your main topic)
to better understand another item (which is). For example, you
18. might be asked to compare a poem you've already covered
thoroughly in class with one you are reading on your own. It
might make sense to give a brief summary of your main ideas
about the first poem (this would be your first subject, the
"lens"), and then spend most of your paper discussing how those
points are similar to or different from your ideas about the
second.
Point-by-point:
Rather than addressing things one subject at a time, you may
wish to talk about one point of comparison at a time. There are
two main ways this might play out, depending on how much you
have to say about each of the things you are comparing. If you
have just a little, you might, in a single paragraph, discuss how
a certain point of comparison/contrast relates to all the items
you are discussing. For example, I might describe, in one
paragraph, what the prices are like at both Pepper's and Amante;
in the next paragraph, I might compare the ingredients
available; in a third, I might contrast the atmospheres of the two
restaurants.
If I had a bit more to say about the items I was
comparing/contrasting, I might devote a whole paragraph to
how each point relates to each item. For example, I might have
a whole paragraph about the clientele at Pepper's, followed by a
whole paragraph about the clientele at Amante; then I would
move on and do two more paragraphs discussing my next point
19. of comparison/contrast—like the ingredients available at each
restaurant.
There are no hard and fast rules about organizing a
comparison/contrast paper, of course. Just be sure that your
reader can easily tell what's going on! Be aware, too, of the
placement of your different points. If you are writing a
comparison/contrast in service of an argument, keep in mind
that the last point you make is the one you are leaving your
reader with. For example, if I am trying to argue that Amante is
better than Pepper's, I should end with a contrast that leaves
Amante sounding good, rather than with a point of comparison
that I have to admit makes Pepper's look better. If you've
decided that the differences between the items you're
comparing/contrasting are most important, you'll want to end
with the differences—and vice versa, if the similarities seem
most important to you.
Our handout on organization can help you write good topic
sentences and transitions and make sure that you have a good
overall structure in place for your paper.
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Cue words and other tips
To help your reader keep track of where you are in the
comparison/contrast, you'll want to be sure that your transitions
and topic sentences are especially strong. Your thesis should
already have given the reader an idea of the points you'll be
20. making and the organization you'll be using, but you can help
her/him out with some extra cues. The following words may be
helpful to you in signaling your intentions:
like, similar to, also, unlike, similarly, in the same way,
likewise, again, compared to, in contrast, in like manner,
contrasted with, on the contrary, however, although, yet, even
though, still, but, nevertheless, conversely, at the same time,
regardless, despite, while, on the one hand … on the other hand.
For example, you might have a topic sentence like one of these:
· Compared to Pepper's, Amante is quiet.
· Like Amante, Pepper's offers fresh garlic as a topping.
· Despite their different locations (downtown Chapel Hill and
downtown Carrboro), Pepper's and Amante are both fairly easy
to get to.
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Some additional websites about comparison/contrast papers:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/CompAnalysis.
html
http://depts.washington.edu/pswrite/compare.html
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/comparison_contrast
.html
21. Essay 2 – (Short Story/Fiction) Argument Analysis
For the Short Story/Fiction Argument Analysis essay you will
choose a controversial issue and pick a side. Choose any short
stories/fiction articles in the class textbook. You will try to
persuade the reader that your viewpoint is logical and valid.
You will do this through research. Locate solid evidence from
outside sources and recognize and refute the opposing viewpoint
(view of the other side).
For this paper you will need:
1) Controversial issue – (Pick one/two short stories from the
textbook.)
2) Take a side on the issue
3) Include a strong introduction with an attention-getter
4) Create a Thesis Statement
a. Clearly states the controversial issue
b. Clearly states your position on the issue (for or against)
c. Includes your main points of support for the topic
5) Include background information on the topic if necessary
a. This will typically be a paragraph or shorter and is only to be
used to help your reader understand your topic if necessary
6) Research at least 1 to 2 sources from the Library Databases
or non-scholarly internet websites to use in your paper
a. Successfully and effectively incorporate them into your paper
using proper citations for each quote
7) Recognize an opposing viewpoint and refute
22. a. Only have to recognize one opposing viewpoint
8) Offer a course of action or a solution/proposal in your
conclusion
9) Turn in a Work Cited sheet in correct MLA format with your
paper
*A useful Website to register with (this is free) in order to
double check your citation is: http://www.easybib.com
Thesis Statement (con.):
You need to formulate a strong thesis that:
· Names the subjects being compared and contrasted
· Indicates whether the essay focuses on the subjects’
similarities, differences, or both
· States the essay’s main point of comparison or contrast-this
will be your plan of development for the paper (food, clothing,
entertainment, etc)
Note: Students may consult one online article to
compare/contrast to a textbook story. Students will either
compare/contrast two textbook stories, OR compare/contrast
one textbook story to one online article of their choice.
Textbook: Arguing about Literature (Schlib and Clifford) ISBN
number: 978-1-4576-6209-6
23. Paper Requirements:
Follow MLA Guidelines
Proper Heading (Name, Instructor’s Name, Class, Date) and
Header (Student’s Last Name pg #)
3 to 4 FULL pages or longer (Note: The 3rd page is not the
Works Cited page)
Double spaced
1 inch margins
12 point Times New Roman font
3rd person Point of View
No Contractions
Quotes (minimum of two)
Internal Citations
Works Cited page for any sources
After the essay, you need discussion:
What two stories/articles did you choose for Essay 2?
What are the articles about?
Instruction
Each question is one paragraph