Day: April 24, 2018

he Evolutionary Psychology Research Proposal Project

This project will comprise a fully-fleshed out research proposal in the form of an academically-written research article, without the results section.

So, specifically, it will include the following sections
•    Introduction and Literature Review
•    Explicitly stated hypothesis (or hypotheses)
•    Methods section, clearly defining the: 
                o    Participants
                o    Research Tools
                o    Procedures
•    Discussion section: You will assume that you find statistically significant results. Explain what the implications of your findings are, as well as the limitations of those findings.

The grading for this project will use a difficulty/quality sliding scale: 

A study that relies on existing mid-level evolutionary theories, but novel hypotheses are considered moderate difficulty, and the grading on the quality o the rest of the work will be set at a higher level. However, take the more challenging approach and formulate a new mid-level theory, as well as the subsequent hypothesis (hypotheses), that higher level of creativity will be accounted for in the overall grade of the project.


So, here is a key bit of advice about literature reviews: 

An academic paper is a story about your dependent variable. Everything should be oriented toward that one important point. Why is a particular article important to include in your paper? Well, ask yourself “What does it tell me about my dependent variable?” and then report that. Too often, students put too much irrelevant information in their literature reviews, or go into great detail about the methods and all sorts of nuance in a particular study. Before you do that, ask yourself “What does any of this have to do with our dependent variable?”

(And yes, I’m repeating myself because it is an easy thing to forget. I’m using a tried and true method referred to “drumming it into your head.”).

Avoid saying things like “James and Nadin found that…”  Why? Because what do James and Nadin have to do with your dependent variable? Nothing. And hence, we the readers don’t particularly care (although we do want to know where to find that information if we should so desire, hence the citation and reference). The relevant results are what is important, and the focus of the literature review should be on that.
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If you find that you have multiple articles that make the same point about your dependent variable, then combine the multiple sources together, and provide a multiple citation (e.g., “Black, Strunk, & Li, 2007; James & Nadin, 2008”).

The hypothesis our group has chosen to proven/ support is the following: Optimistic narrative increases an individual’s reproductive value; whereas the recall of pessimistic, meaningful narratives decreases one’s reproductive value.

Our hypothesis will analyze that words are remembered best when they have been processed for their reproductive value in an optimistic context than when processed in a pessimistic negative context.  

The professor will grade this project as a midterm (20%). 

We need to use at least 10 articles to support the hypothesis. And the literature review will be based off one article among the rest that I think best supports my hypothesis. I have already chosen which article that would be. It is titled 
Extensions of the Survival Advantage in Memory:Examining the Role of Ancestral Context and Implied Social Isolation. The other 9 articles must be incorporated in the Literature Review. It may also (optionally) be used to support defining the hypothesis in the Hypothesis Section and can also be used in the Discussion Section. I will upload the other 4 sources to be used. So, you only need to find 5 more sources, and that will make 10. I have already written an Abstract Section. I wrote it below here because it may give you a better idea about where I was going with my hypothesis.  

Any questions? Please ask.

Abstract:
Examples from everyday life provide evidence that experiences and events tied with strong, ample emotions are best remembered, compared to experiences that lack any emotional depth. When the memories are viewed as emotionally (positively) charged, people feel more confident, accurate in their memory recall. This literature review examines one approach of the effects of target survival words on memory recall, suggesting trigger words related to survival are best retained. As evolutionist Charles Darwin suggested in his theory of natural selection, all species seemed “designed” to serve particular functions linked with survival and reproduction (Buss 8). Therefore, this paper investigates the depth and comparison of processing positive words and negative words in the social context of a narrative to gain female sexual access. This examination points out how optimistic words, compared to pessimistic words, cue sexual behaviors and functions to evoke a high state of arousal (i.e., boosting a male’s attractiveness) in women towards a potential male mating partner, preferably leading to a reproductive outcome.
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Due on 9-20-14

Choose an argument that you found online (you may utilize an argument from a video posted online, a blog, a news source, a political website, or any other resource that will allow you to satisfactorily meet the requirements of the assignment). You may also select from this week’s relevant recommended resources.

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Once you have selected your source, you will then evaluate the argument being presented in the source in an essay of 400 words. In your evaluation:

1. Identify the issue, the premises, and conclusions of the argument.
2. Determine whether the argument is sound or unsound (deductive), valid or invalid (deductive), or strong or weak (inductive).
3. Explain why you have chosen to label it as sound or unsound, valid or invalid, and/or strong or weak.

Use the “Steps for evaluating an argument” template for assistance with structuring your evaluation; however, you should construct and submit your evaluation in an essay format. Do not merely turn in a bulleted outline.

The essay must be 400 words in length, excluding title and reference pages, and formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA formatting, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course. The only required resource for this assignment is the media object or written work you analyze. This should be the piece that you primarily use to complete this assignment. Secondary sources are welcome but not necessary, and they should not be used in place of the argument piece you analyze.

Due on 9-27-14 you can choose which one you want to do a (slide or paper)

In your written component of the Final Project, you will analyze an argument in relation to a specific issue. Then, you will respond to that argument by providing a counterargument. Please choose one reading or media artifact from the Final Project Argument Options. Be sure to choose an issue in which you are interested and for which you have enough factual evidence to create a strong argument.

Complete the steps below based on your chosen argument:

Step One: Evaluate the Argument

1. Identify the issue that is addressed in the argument.
2. Explain the argument and identify the premises and conclusions.
3. Evaluate the argument.
   • If the argument has a deductive component, is it valid and sound? Why?
   • If the argument has an inductive component, is it strong or weak? Why?
   • Remember that arguments often contain both inductive and deductive components. Do your best to identify all the arguments that are used to support the position presented in the piece.

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Step Two: Create a Counterargument

1. Create a counterargument to the original argument.
   • Present premises that support your own position while also pointing out the weaknesses inherent in the original argument. Avoid the use of fallacious reasoning and anecdotal evidence.
   • If you are using inductive arguments, make sure that they are strong. If you are using deductive arguments, make sure that they are valid and attempt to provide sound premises.
   • Use factual evidence and/or logical support from at least three scholarly sources to support your argument.
   • This might require you to play “devil’s advocate.” Remember that you do not need to agree with the position for which you argue. You may need to take on an opposing position to your own personal view and argue from that position. Critical thinkers are able to take on opposing perspectives and identify the strongest arguments from those perspectives.

Choose one of the options below to present your argument evaluation and counterargument.

1. Written Assignment
   • Must be 1100 to 1400 words in length, excluding the title page and reference page(s).
   • Must include at least three scholarly sources to support the counterargument.
   • Must be formatted according to APA 6th edition style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

1. PowerPoint Presentation
   • Must be 10 to 12 slides in length, excluding the title slide and reference slide(s). You must also include an audio voice-over transcript or slide notes totaling between 1100 and1400 words.
   • The presentation, transcript, and/or slide notes must include APA-style references (in-text and on the reference slide) for at least three scholarly sources supporting the counter-argument.
   • Must be formatted according to APA 6th edition style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
   • Feel free to use images that enhance the presentation and contribute to it. However, remember that images are not a substitute for the content that must be presented in slide notes or audio voice-over.

Writing the Final Project
The Final Project:

1. Must be 1100 to 1400 words in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page/slide with the following:
   1. Title of project
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introduction that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the project with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library.
7. Must document all sources in APA 6th edition style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page/slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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12. What are the three characteristics of a sole proprietorship? Are these characteristics the same as or different from those of a partnership? What are three characteristics of a limited liability company that differ from those of a partnership?

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<pclass=”msonormal” style=”margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt -4.5pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;”>119. The Warner Corporation has gross income of $560,000. It has business expense of $325,000, a capital loss of $20,000, and $2,500 of interest income on temporary investments. What is the corporation’s taxable income?

30.Hunter Corporation has $250,000 in gross income, $125,000 in deductible business expenses, and a $12,000 business tax credit. Determine the corporation’s net tax liability

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36. June and John decide to form a business. They each plan to contribute $20,000 in exchange for a 50 percent interest in the business. They will then take out a bank loan for $30,000 to cover the balance of their working capital needs. They expect that the business will make a profit of

$64,000 in the first year and that it will not make any cash distributions that year. Excluding the business income, June, who files as head of household, has $450,000 of other taxable income. John is married and files a joint return; he and his wife have $100,000 of other taxable income. They want to know how much tax the business will pay and how much additional tax they will personally pay in 2012 if they form the business as a partnership, S corporation, or C corporation. Consider only income taxes

40. Carl is a 30 percent partner in the CCF Partnership. At the beginning of the year, his basis in the partnership is $4,000. The partnership reports $7,000 of ordinary income and distributes $3,000 to the partners. What is Carl’s basis at the end of the year?

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This assignment involves a written analysis of an interview with someone from a cultural group different from your own about their experience working for an organization. The purpose is to increase your understanding and awareness of differences in the workplace. General cultural differences include ethnicity, gender, and age. Typically, the most learning occurs when the person is as different from you as possible. You should address the following questions at a minimum:

-How would you show respect when doing business?

-What would you consider to be very rude business behavior?

-What differences do you perceive between yourself and members of other cultural groups in your workplace?

Part I: Media Relevancy

Within the Multimeda section of the University Library use the Science Online, Today’s Science, or World News Digest for this assignment.

Write a 100-200-word response to the following questions.  Include reference citations.

1. Present the fundamental concept of chemistry in biology. Include the link or reference citation for the piece and describe how it helped you better understand how fundamental concepts of chemistry affect biology.

    

2. Describe the energy metabolism of cells. Include the link or reference citation for the piece and describe how it helped you better understand the energy metabolism of cells.

    

3. Compare the structures and functions of different cell types. Include the link or reference citation for the piece and describe how it helped you better compare structures and functions of different cell types.

1. Describe one of these activities of science, the scientific method, creating hypotheses, or designing experiments. Include the link or reference citation for the piece and describe how it helped you better understand how the scientific method is used to create hypotheses and experiments.

    

    

Part II: Applying Science to Everyday Life

Recently, Earl attended a picnic at his daughter’s school. The picnic was a potluck, and the food was served outdoors. Contributions included hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato chips, potato salad, coleslaw, apple pie, and vanilla ice cream. Within 24 hours of the picnic, several attendees developed symptoms of food poisoning. Of the 50 people who attended the picnic, only 30 people became ill. Every person at the picnic ate something, but not every person had an opportunity to sample each item. Earl noticed that the potato salad he started to eat was warm. He also noticed that his hamburger was somewhat pink in the middle and not fully cooked. Earl wonders if eating the hamburgers or the potato salad could be responsible for making some attendees ill. Earl has begun to apply the scientific method to this common problem. Complete each of the following tasks in 200 to 300 words.

1. How would the scientific method help Earl create an experiment to determine which food sources made people sick?
2. Describe the steps of the scientific method Earl utilized.
3. Describe the remaining steps Earl will use if he decides to use the scientific method to determine what made the people sick.

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Watch two movies <A Good Lawyer’s Wife>, <Shim’s Family: Skeleton

in the closet>

three Questions and three Answers paper

• Focus on Korean family

• Define Korean concept /system of family.

•Compare traditional concept of Korean family to modern Korean family.

•What is the most significant change of Korean family concept?

and what is the reason of the change?

•What is concept of family in your own socio-cultural dictionary?

and which family do you/your community value the most?

• How Korean movie/media projects/represents modern Korean family?

• Western influences upon Korean concept of family.

• Social contexts of family in modern society.

• How Media effect upon Korean concept of family?

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cartoons and comics
Introduction: The introduction is the single most important paragraph of the undergraduate essay. It is your first opportunity to impress (or disappoint, or confuse) your reader. Don’t begin your essay with some vague generalization (e.g. “Since the dawn of time…” or “Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘comics’ as…”); instead, begin with your exact topic! By the end of the first sentence or two, you should have narrowed your topic down for the reader so that s/he knows what to expect from the rest of the paper: not just comics, or this particular comic, or even some specific issue that you’ve noted in this particular comic but rather your unique perspective, grounded in research, on some specific issue that you’ve noted in this particular comic. Once you have your first few sentences, put your thesis at the bottom of the page. Now all you have to do is figure out how to fill in the space between these sentences. (One strategy is to set your thesis up as a response or corrective to something else.
E.g. “X argues this, but in fact, the evidence supports this other conclusion.” This can lead into your thesis.) Unless you received an “A+” on the previous assignment, you should take this opportunity to revise and improve your preliminary thesis based on the feedback you received and additional research that you’ve performed. Your introduction should be a single paragraph, and certainly less than one page.

Also, in order to make it easier, I will also send you the course notes and required reading book, and the weekly schedule, you can read them according to weekly schedule.

The first book is too large to send but it is easy to download it on website that is why I got the book.The book named Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (New York: HarperPerennial, 1993)
And here is the website: http://resources.desmet.org/bergman/a%20ink%20to%20screen/Sc0tMCl0d-UndrstndinC0mics.pdf

Also, I will upload the second book(Projections: Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling by Jared Gardner), but it need to be read through a program named Adobe Digital Editions 3.0, you can download it and read the book.

And the CSR is the third book that I have scanned all of them in the doc file.
I will upload them to you as well.

If you have any question, please ask without any hesitation.

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Research paper question: Muslim American life after September 11?
Informations needed in the research
– Outline & bibliography
– Primary source photocopies
– Research notes
– Secondary source analysis
– footnotes needed

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NOTE!!!!!! Total pages of research = 10 pages DOES NOT include bibliography or outline or the four page question answering A to G of primary source and secondary source!!!!!!!!!

Need in advance :

secondary resources:
1) select one of the three secondary resources that is use in the reserach paper This can be a newspaper article, a letter, a cartoon, an advertisement, or any other secondary resource.

2) write a two page paper answering the following questions

a) Who wrote or produced your document? When was it produced? Where was it produced?

b) Who appears to have been the intended audience?

c) When you look at this source, what seems to be the reason for why it was created—what is its point?

d) What are the main ideas or arguments the document advances?

e) Is there a point of view or perspective to the document? What is it?
f) What are some of the particular words or phrases that stand out to you? Why? What do they indicate

g) What kinds of questions could this document help you answer?

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3) need three copies of secondary resources ( book, article, links, or journal)

Follow the outline to do the research paper:

Outline
Title: Muslim American Life After September 11?
Introduction:
Islam is the one religion in the world that has faced so many stereotypes than any other religion. This has been caused mostly by Islam extremists who take part in criminal activity such as terrorism and claim that they are doing so for the sake of their religion. One example of this is what Muslims have had to go through since the 9/11 that hit America, leaving thousands dead and several others injured. This led to massive stigmatization of the Muslims who now have to live a life in hiding or in fear. This paper analyzes the lives of some of the Muslims and how they have had to make adjustments to fit into the society.
Main body
I. Muslim stigmatization
• Muslims treated with suspicion at the airport
• Muslims don’t get employed by non Muslim employers
• Children facing discrimination at school
• Religious discrimination turning racial.
II. The origin of Islamophobia
• Existence of discrimination since the First World War
• Reasons why early Americans began to discriminate against Muslims

III. Understanding Islam as a Religion
• The values upheld by the Islam religion
IV. Choosing to live positively
• Mona Eltahawy chose to stay in America and fight stereotypes against Muslims
• Linda Sarsour joined an organization that helps Muslims cope with stigmatization
• Kari Huus – Muslims participating more in politics and other social activities
• Asma Mangrio organized a forum for Muslims at amusement park
• Hassan Shilby working at an airport despite maintaining Islam dressing and Mannerism
V. Conclusion
• It is important for the government and other stakeholders to participate in activities that will be geared towards eradication of Muslim

lease be sure to present your final assignment in proper business report format.
This activity will help prepare you both for other activities in this course, such as related discussions in Chapters 13 and 14, as well as in thinking long term about your career goals.
You can use Figure 9.2 page 249 as a model for getting started. Refer to the chapter as needed for guidance. Your response should be placed in the Dropbox.

This assignment is due by Sunday at the end of Week FIVE by 11:55pm.

At the end of Chapter 9, complete Activity 9.3, Pg. 271: Informational Report: Searching for Career Information; three Pages, double-spaced: approiximately 750 words, plus any outside sources. Use Figure 9.2 on Page 249 as your guide to formatting.