Day: April 25, 2018

Length: 4-5 pages

Specifications: 12 point font, times new roman, one inch margin throughout

Format: MLA format (see pages 247-274 in Hamilton)

Step 1:Choose either a section of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” or a section from one of the twentieth century responses to it (Michael Gold’s “Ode to Walt Whitman,” Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California,” Langston Hughes’s “I Too,” or Ezra Pound’s “The Pact”) and perform a close reading of the section. Pay attention to how the form of the poem relates to the content.

Once again, I am asking you to use close reading (which you can now identify as a “new critical” approach to literature) as a way to begin to build your argument for this paper. Again, this means paying close and sustained attention to how the language of a passage, and other formal elements like sound patterns, affect the passage’s over all meaning. Use both the close reading guide from assignment 1 and the handout “questions for approaching poetry for the first time” to help you with this step (if there are unfamiliar words or concepts in the guide, look them up in Hamilton, a style guide—like those you use in composition classes—or the Dictionary).

As you think through the literary devices in your passage, pay special attention to the literary devices from Hamilton that we have been working with in relation to poetry.

This step (close reading) is designed to help you come up with your argument, or thesis, and help you build your evidence. As the attached guide says, “Doing a close reading involves a thought process that moves from small details to larger issues. Writing a close reading begins with these larger issues and uses the relevant details as evidence.”

Step 2:Once you’ve thought in these focused and specific ways about the whys and hows of either “Song of Myself” or one of the responses to it, write a focused paper that makes a specific argument (thesis) about the theme of the poem. You should tie that argument (thesis) explicitly to the literary devices that make it possible for you to experience that theme. Make sure you use lots of specific evidence. Make sure also to explain and develop your analysis of these elements, so that your reader will understand how and why you’ve reached the conclusions you have. (As in math problems: show your work!)

You’ll want to consider how the formal elements in this one passage relate to and affect your overall interpretation of the poetry. These elements help you explain and prove your thesis. However, your thesis, and not the evidence, should be used to drive your paper. Your paragraphs should begin with topic sentences that assert aspects of your argument (thesis). The evidence is used in the paragraph to prove these assertions. Use close reading to develop your argument and accumulate evidence. Your argument should drive the your paper. Your argument is your thesis; make sure it is well developed, focused and significant.

Module Title: Global Business Environment

CULTURE & BUSINESS

Part 2 Submission

Submission Date: SUNDAY 4th December 2015 8pm deadline

PART A. Worth 70%
Using the case study, lecture notes, videos your own research and additional material provided to you, outline how you would advise a manager for the company you studied in CA1 (SUBWAY RESTAURANTS) to be “culturally savvy”.
a) What does cultural savvy mean?
b) What specific cultural issues should an international manager be aware of when operating globally?
c) How should these issues be managed?
Support your answer with examples.
(Guide 1300 words)

PART B. Worth 30%
Using Geert Hofstede’s model outline the profile for “home nation” of the company you studied in CA1. Compare the dimensions to those of “country B” and give a commentary on your findings.
http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html
(Guide 700 words)

MAXIMUM WORD COUNT = 2000 EXCLUDING BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Both questions to be marked out of 100
• Answer should be written in report format
• Referencing is to follow the Harvard style
• Bibilography to be included

Home Work
Historical Essay
•Due: Last night of class.
•Worth: 100 points (Dailey Grade)
•Length: Minimum of 4 pages Maximum of 6 pages
•Format: Times Roman or New Courier
» 12 font doubled space.
•Warning: 5 points will be taken off for each format missed, example, font, print, double space and length.
• Once inch margin.
Cited Sources
•Students must have (8) Eight Cited Sources.

•Only (2) two sources can be from the Internet.
•(2) two sources have to be Primary Sources.
•(3) three sources have to come from books, text, historical based, etc.
•Lecture and/or DVD can be used as Source
•Use Chicago Style for sources citation and student must use Chicago Style Footnotes
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•Paper will not be accepted without Citations
No Plagiarizing
•Plagiarism consist of copying 7 or more words of a material without giving credit to the original author.

•All students are required first to submit their work as a word document on Canvas where it will automatically be run through turnitin.com. Any paper registers above 40 % mark will receive an F
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Construction of Essay
•Bob Smith
•5, December, 2007
•History 1301
•Panola Community College
•Bill Offer

» Title

History Essay
•Who was the greatest general in the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee.

•Be able to explain who was the greatest general between Grant and Lee. The lecture should cover some statically information on both Generals. Students are encouraged to research both men and give a convincing statement as to who was the greatest general of the American Civil War, Grant or Lee.
Assignment Description
•1. What time period did they live.
•2. What were their contribution to that era.
•3. Use primary sources.
•4. What do historians have to say about the impact of your general.
•5. Do you agree with Historians. Use evidence to support your view

These questions must be answered within the essay.

What were the chapter’s main points made about the origins of Judaism?
Abraham
Mesopotamia – G-d tells him to go to canaan – create a covenant – monotheism (source – torah – genesis 12: 1-2)
Moses
Egypt – good tymes later became slaves (torah – ten commandments)
2. What sources did the textbook use to make their points/arguments? The tanach, ten commandments ( governing judaism)
3. What sources, from our time period under discussion, does the chapter not make use of? Physical artifacts – all textual evidence from the tanach
4. What does the chapter leave out that you think should have been included?
Split of the sea did not give in depth of what happened and how hashem was so powerful.
5. In your judgement, does the chapter do a satisfactory job in point to the origins of Judaism? I feel like in the chapter it summarized more or less of what we learned in class. In class we learned a more detailed and in depth story in the history of the israelites and artifacts.
6. What does the archeological evidence discussed in class add to our understanding of the Ancient Israelites that were not discussed in the book?
The Mesha Stele
Shiloh (Siloam) Inscription

Essay Project #2
(use the hyper links to get additional information)
During the 2011 term, the United States Supreme Court recognized the reality that you read about since the midterm: most criminal cases are settled before trial in plea bargains. The role of the court, judges and formal court procedures intended to promote fairness, consistency and due process become essentially meaningless when supplanted by plea bargains. Seeing this, the Court in Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper, held that criminal defendants have a Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel during plea negotiations.

For this project, you will review your readings in your text and read about these seminal Supreme Court decisions.
You will then write a 500-700 word essay responding to the prompt below:

Did the Supreme Court get it right when they decided that the Sixth Amendment protects criminal defendants by requiring effective assistance of counsel during plea negotiations or are the strong dissents in these cases persuasive and correct?

You are expected to consult scholarly outside sources (EC Library Criminal Justice Research Guide) and provide in text citations for facts and ideas obtained therefrom. Some recommended sources are:
SCOTUSblog for commentary: Opinion analysis: Expanding the right to effective counsel during the plea-bargaining process
New York Times for commentary: click on the link below and you will get to a page with several articles about the Supreme Court cases referenced about (Frye and Lafler) and the right to counsel in criminal cases, including the right to effective counsel during the plea bargaining process
Bloomberglaw for the primary source, the decisions themselves:
MISSOURI, PETITIONER v. GALIN E. FRYE
BLAINE LAFLER, PETITIONER v. ANTHONY COOPER
Oyez for the oral arguments:
MISSOURI v. FRYE
LAFLER v. COOPER

Book Critique Instructions
You will complete a Book Critique that will be submitted in 2 parts during this course.
• Part 1 must include the Title Page, a 150–250-word Abstract, and a Reference Page. The Reference Page must include a minimum of 5 external scholarly references for the paper. The Penner and Penner book should also be listed on the Reference page but does not count toward your 5 (minimum) required external sources.
• The final submission must be 10–12 pages of content with a section-by-section summary of the key ideas and themes in the book followed by a critique of each section. (The length of the paper does not include the Title Page, Abstract, and the Reference Page. Points will be deducted for papers shorter than 10 pages and longer than 15 pages. There must be a minimum of 5 external scholarly references for the paper in addition to the textbook. The Penner & Penner book must be listed on the reference page. The Bible is an acceptable reference, but does not have to be cited on the reference page. Acceptable references for the paper are published books and scholarly journal articles; Wikipedia and arbitrary internet websites are not acceptable references. The critique sections are a good place to integrate your external references. Your external sources may agree or disagree with the book. Make sure statements you make in your critique section are well-articulated and well-supported by your external research. If you have questions regarding professional or scholarly references feel free to email your instructor. Your summary and critique sections of the book must be objective, not personal, and written in third person format using formal and academic tone.

Each part of the critique must be in current APA format and use a formal, academic tone. This includes headings, margins, in-text citations, and the Reference Page. Refer to the following site for additional resources: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/.

Submit your Book Critique: Part 1 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.

Submit your Book Critique: Final by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 7

Write a 4-5 page essay that answers ALL of the following questions about the book.

1)Weinstein’s book deals with the construction over time of racialized categories. In the introductory paragraph, identify Weinstein’s thesis about how Paulista’s in the 20th century constructed their own identity as a part of the Brazilian nation. (You will find this somewhere in pages 1-6.

2)In the body of the essay, you should draw on all of the following chapters: 2, 6, and 7. Answer the following questions.

-How did the Constitutionalist Campaign in the early 1930s contribute to the construction of a Paulista identity? What was that identity? (chapter 2)

-What were the dominant (hegemonic) messages that the organizers of the Centenário (400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo) wanted to convey about their city and state? Give examples.

-What versions of São Paulo’s history were told during the Centenário? Who was excluded from the history?

3)Using the Epilogue and Conclusion, answer the following question: What is an example of a political result (as shown by Weinstein) of the “Paulista identity” she describes?

This is a complex and theoretically and methodologically rich book. Some of the discussions that she engages are aimed at specialists and professional historians so don’t get bogged down if you don’t understand something. The questions above should help you navigate through the book, and they already suggest topic sentences. Don’t write narrative passages, but, instead, provide analysis. You are welcome to discuss any of this with me during office hours if anything is unclear. Please follow the same writing guidelines that I gave for the last paper assignment.

Using your thesis statement and research, present the problem that needs to be addressed with your proposed solution. Note: Your solution, advantages, and challenges, will be in Parts 2 and 3.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Provide an appropriate title and an interesting opening paragraph to appeal to your stated audience (appeal with logic, ethics, or emotion).
Include a defensible, relevant thesis statement in the first paragraph. (Revised from Assignment 2)
Describe the history and status of the issue and provide an overview of the problem(s) that need to be addressed. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
Explain the first problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral, etc.) and provide support for your claims. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
Explain the second problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral, etc.). and provide support for your claims. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
Explain the third problem (economic, social, political, environmental, complexity, inequity, ethical/moral, etc.) and provide support for your claims. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
Provide a concluding paragraph that summarizes the stated problems and promises a solution.
Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Use effective transitional words, phrases, and sentences throughout the paper.
Support claims with at least three (3) quality, relevant references. Use credible, academic sources available through Strayer University’s Resource Center. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Final Assignment History Due November 19
Assignment: A Final Research Project will be due by Sunday night on Week 13 of the class at 11:55PM. The project will require the student to produce a scholarly research paper on any approved topic of his/her choice which covers any time period between colonization and Reconstruction. This topic will need to be approved by the facilitator by the end of Week 10. The paper will be 8-10 pages in length excluding the Title, Abstract, and References page. In other words, the body of the paper must be 8-10 pages in length. The Title, Abstract and References page is in addition to this requirement. A minimum of ten (10) academic sources will need to be used and it is highly encouraged that the student uses a combination of primary and secondary sources and all must be cited and listed in accordance with the current APA format issued at the time this course is offered.

What I would like to write about: For the Final Research Project, I will be covering the topic of colonization. More specifically, when Christopher Columbus traveled to what we now call America and discovered that there were in fact people living here and they had their own language and their own trading system. He wanted to learn the way that the natives worked and how they had lived on this so called new land that he had “discovered”. He wanted to learn how he could bring his people over from England, and teach them how to live just like the natives did for so long. The reason I picked this topic specifically, is because we all have to ask ourselves how we got to where we are now. It is interesting to me how so long ago, Christopher sailed the ocean blue to find a new trading route to China, but instead found this fantastic place we call home. I have found numerous things about Christopher Columbus that i did not know before doing the research for my Final Research Project. One is that he was convinced that he had landed in Asia. He saw the natives and the land and it gave him the idea that he landed in Asia. Another thing i did not know about him, is that when he got sent back to Spain, he was sent back in chains and shackles. The Spanish saw the way he treated the natives and thought that it was to brutal and harsh. So he went to Spain and was in jail for six weeks, then the king let him go and pardoned him afterwards

Source that I had to turn in: My second source that I will be using for the Final Research Project is howardzinn.org/columbus-lens-of-history. Although now two of my sources are from Howard Zinn, he is a very respected author in the History field and has many books on Christopher Columbus and he journey two the new land. I choose this source because it covers what Christopher Columbus had to go through when he landed on the new land. It covers what the Indians went through and what they had to do to stay alive. This source contributes to the project by giving me the information on the Indians

Another source that I had to turn in: For my third source, I will be using christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-1.htm. I am using this source because it goes into why Christopher Columbus took his first voyage and how he got back. It does not go into what happened when he got to this new land that he had discovered, but it goes into why and how. I think this source contributes to the Final Report Project because it can be used to see why he wanted to take the voyage in the first place. We all have different views of why he took it. Most believe it was for the money from the new land. Others believe that he wanted to find a new trading route to China.

Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation with the new Constitution of 1787. What were the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles vis-à-vis the Constitution? Give specific instances that demonstrate the weakness of the Articles (such as the Western problem).
Then analyze the drafting of the Constitution, using specific details to show how the various states (slave vs. free, east vs. west) compromised in order to effectively draft a constitution. Pay particular attention to Roger Sherman’s plan, the Great Compromise, which broke a stalemate that could have been fatal to the development of the new Constitution.
Finally, compare and contrast the debate over ratification between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Make sure you cite specific examples from the Federalist Papers to support the Federalist position and contrast it with leading proponents of the opposition (such as John Hancock). Analyze how the debate over a bill of rights illustrates the differences between the two parties. Evaluate the relative success of the Bill of Rights in achieving an effective balance between national and states’ interests.
This paper must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the References page) and utilize no less than four academic quality sources. Margins should be no more than one inch (right and left) and the essay should be composed in an appropriate font and size. Sources must be documented and cited using APA format.