Day: August 27, 2020

Journal: “Rush”/”Senna”

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Art

JOURNAL #1: COMPARE & CONTRAST “RUSH” & “SENNA”

To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements and to compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities.

(WRITE ONE JOURNAL ON “RUSH” AND “SENNA”. DO NOT WRITE TWO JOURNAL ENTRIES.)

JOURNALS

Journaling is a great tool to learn cinema. By having a “conversation” with yourself about the films you see, you will learn what you like and what you don’t and why. Expressing yourself through the language of cinema is crucial. A filmmaker in any crew position is only as good as the thoughts they can express.

Please watch “Senna” in class and “Rush” outside of class, write, and submit a journal about the two films following the guidelines below.

JOURNAL GUIDELINES:

2 to 3 pages in length each. (@450 to 1000 words each)
Please clearly introduce each journal entry with the Film’s title
Should include your thoughts on the film’s subject, tone, style, music, and theme.
Should NOT be a synopsis.
Should address how the film was made – the cinematic construction of the films. How did the following help tell the story:
cameras
light
locations
wardrobe
camera style
color
music
editing rhythm/style
pathos
There is no “right” or “wrong” with the journaling. It should be a conversation with you. The idea is to look at film critically and express yourself through the language of cinema.

Do you have Netflix and Amazon Prime?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Although the Course Project Manual will be written as an academic paper in Microsoft Word, it is really a training manual for the identified audience. The intent is that HIT graduates can use this document and training presentation for interview purposes upon graduation to a potential employer
The original content must (1) be supplemented with specific legislation specifically (state and/or federal statute, regulation and/or legal guidance) and clearly related to the selected topic and audience, and (2) incorporate a minimum of four references, with one from the sources below. Keep in mind that paid or politically motivated legal sources are not authorized for the purpose of this assignment.

Organizational Change Course Reflection Paper

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Reflect on the course including what you have learned and can take away to use throughout your careers.

However you choose to organize it, the paper should address the following prompt:

What were the most important, significant or meaningful things you have learned from the class?  Be specific and give examples from what we have read, done and discussed.  Make sure to explain why these were significant to you.  For example, they might apply to your past, current or future situation and/or they might also have helped you learned about yourself. 

Format: Single spaced, 1-inch global margins, page numbers, Times New Roman 12 point font, references in APA format.

World religion

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Religion / Theology

It is common to hear that “eastern” and “western” religions are very different in character. Do you agree? For your final essay you should assess this claim through a comparison of a single feature common to at least two “eastern” religions (Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism) and two “western” religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). For “eastern” religions you should discuss one Chinese (Confucianism or Taoism) and one Indian (Hinduism or Buddhism) religious tradition. One of the “western” religions you discuss must be Islam. Thus your essay will focus on a common theme but discuss it with regard to four distinct religions. Once again an excellent essay will not only draw on the description of these religious traditions in Smith but will give illustrations from the scriptures found in Van Voorst. In general, the more narrow your theme, the better the quality of your essay will be. Also in general, you need to choose a theme for which there is support in the scriptures included in the Van Voorst book, or scriptures you can readily identify in another authoritative source.

Action Plan for Continued Growth

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

* This Paper is the Action Plan to the Attached Assignment. It should co-inside with the Attached paper*

Please follow all steps below:

Write a two page paper in which you examine your development during the program (previous assignment that’s attached) and develop an action plan for continued growth. Complete the following:

1.  Specify the development of your information literacy / research skills throughout your coursework.
2.  Develop a plan for continued information literacy development as part of your personal and professional growth plan. Your plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

    A.  Three to five information literacy goals
    B.  Potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that you may utilize) to achieve the information literacy goals
    C.  Relevant strategies for applying the literacy skills in educational / work environment

3.  Create an action plan geared toward both building upon your personal and professional strength(s) (identified in Journal Entry 3 Strengths-Based Reflection) and toward improving your weaknesses related to your portfolio theme. Your plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

    A.  Three to five goals
    B.  Three to five key steps that you plan to take for further evaluation and continuous improvement
    C.  Potential means (e.g., organizations and resources that you may utilize) to achieve these goals
    D.  Relevant strategies for applying the plan in educational / work environment

Final Project- GenEd Computer Skills

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment APA, Computer Science

General Education Assignment:
Students will be able to use technology to find, gather and process data in order to convert it into information to solve a problem or make a decision and effectively communicate the results to the intended audience.
In order to successfully complete the task, students would have to demonstrate the ability to:
A. Choose the appropriate technology based on its capabilities and limitations to solve the task
B. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize relevant data into useful information
C. Use the technology and the information to create a solution or make an appropriate decision
D. Communicate the information and solution/decision effectively using the appropriate media and format to the intended audience
E. Use the technology in a legally and ethically acceptable manner

Refer to the Gen. Ed. Computer Skills Assessment Rubric for details on the assessment.

Assignment:

You have decided to start a small business and you need to equip the office with the standard technology of a Laptop computer, a Smart TV, and a Multi-Function Printer.  You are also going to research another computer technology used in your line of work or major and compare two possible options in a similar manner to the standard equipment. Below are the 4 comparison tasks and their requirements.
1) Comparison Task 1: Find and compare two laptops under $1500 and choose the best based on the analysis of the components.
o Excel Spreadsheet will be used to compare the computers.
o Comparison should include the following using the appropriate terms:
Price in Dollars
Manufacturer details (Name and Model)
OS (Manufacture, Version and Word Size)
Primary Storage (Type and Capacity)
Secondary Storage (Type and Capacity)
Processor (Speed and Number of Cores)
Display Specifications (Type, Size and Quality)
Input and Output Ports (Video, Audio, USB, etc)
Wired and Wireless Networking Capabilities (Ethernet, Bluetooth, WIFI, etc)
o Use the Excel currency format for the Price
o Formulas are required to compare the numeric values of the specifications
o Two graphs are required to compare the pertinent components for your decision
o References to the e-commerce site(s) used for the details should be added to the Word Document in the reference tool

2) Comparison Task 2: Find and Compare two Smart TV displays under $500 and choose the best based on the analysis of the components.
o Excel Spreadsheet will be used to compare the TVs.
o Comparison should include the following using the appropriate terms:
Price in dollars
Manufacturer details (Name and Model)
Screen Specs.
Display Type
Size
Resolution
Refresh Rate
Aspect Ratio
Contrast Ratio
Wired and Wireless Capabilities (HDMI, Ethernet, USB, WIFI, etc)
o Use the Excel currency format for the Price
o Formulas are required to compare the numeric values of the specifications
o Two graphs are required to compare the pertinent components for your decision
o References to the e-commerce site(s) used for the details should be added to the Word Document in the reference tool

3) Comparison Task 3: Find and compare two multi-function printers under $125 and choose the best based on the analysis of the components.
o Excel Spreadsheet will be used to compare the printer.
o Comparison should include the following using the appropriate terms:
Price in dollars
Manufacturer details (Name and Model)
Printer Specs.
Printer Technology,
Color Resolution
Black and White resolution
Scanner Specs.
Scanner Resolution
Wire and Wireless Capabilities (Ethernet, USB, WIFI, etc)
o Use the Excel currency format for the Price
o Formulas are required to compare the numeric values of the specifications
o Two graphs are required to compare the pertinent components for your decision
o References to the e-commerce site(s) used for the details should be added to the Word Document in the reference tool

4) Task 4: Find another computer device from the textbook that would be useful for your business and compare the two devices in a similar to the above. The devices compared should be about the same price and the choice based on the analysis of the components.
o Device Choices
Smartphones
Digital Cameras
E-book Readers
Tablets
Servers
Embedded computers
Wearables
POS Terminals
Game Consoles
o Excel Spreadsheet will be used to compare the devices.
o Use the Excel currency format for the Price
o Formulas are required to compare the numeric values of the specifications
o Two graphs are required to compare the pertinent components for your decision
o References to the e-commerce site(s) used for the details should be added to the Word Document in the reference tool

Final Reports:

Spreadsheets: Each Comparison Task will have:
o Its own Spreadsheet (4 tabs in one excel document is preferred) to compare the components of the two devices in each category.
o Components listed appropriately for each comparison
o Formulas to display min and max values of all numeric specifications
o Graphs of at least two of the components used in the comparison that make your case

Word Document: The choices made for the four devices (Laptop, TV, MFP and the researched device) will be summarized in a word document containing at least:
o A title using the title format in Word
o An introduction to your business
o Four paragraphs describing the decisions you made for each task
Each Paragraph will include:
A Header using Heading Style 1 in Word
What the device will be used for in the business
How the device meets the needs for your business and
Why the device chosen was better than the other device in your comparison,
o A conclusion using the Heading 1 Style in word
A paragraph on how the choices will make your business flourish.
o All references documented using the bibliography tool in Word.
Eight references to the e-commerce pages where the specifications
One reference to website describing the use of the technology chosen in Task 4 for the business.

PowerPoint Presentation: A PowerPoint presentation with audio will also be created to present this information to an audience using:
o Title and Conclusion Slide
o Graphs from the spreadsheets used for the comparison
o Bullet point summary of the decisions for each device compared
o Recorded audio narration for each slide
o Slide Transitions specified between categories
o Animations to accent the graphs

Discussion Board

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment History, Not applicable

for this week, we are discussing Chapter 9, Industrial Transformation in the North, 1800-1850, and Chapter 10, Jacksonian Democracy, 1820-1840. Briefly explain each question in your own words. (Small paragraphs about 5-6 sentences or more)

Chapter 9 questions. 
1. Explain the process of selling western land.
2. What were the causes of the Panic of 1819?
3. Who were the key American innovators and inventors? How did they contribute?

Chapter 10 questions
1. Explain the scandals of Andrew Jackson’s first term in office.
2. What contributed to the Nullification Crisis?
3. Discuss the origins and creation of the Whig Party.

Tangled Vines

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment Law, MLA

Use headers to separate the sections. First, summarize the main points of the book, Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances Dinkelspiel. Second, how is the book related to the study of white-collar crime? The second item, relating the study to white-collar crime, should account for at least 50% of your total paper.

geoflick on natural disaster

August 27, 2020 Leave a comment MLA, Natural science

Geoflicks are regular theatrical movies that are focused on geologic events, usually some type of disaster.  Some examples are: 2012, Volcano, Dantes Peak, The Core, and Jurassic Park.  This is a web page with a few more ideas: http://reelgeology.blogspot.com/ .  Id prefer you select a move that deals with some kind of geohazards like an earthquake, tsunami, or volcano. The SciFi channel has tons of really good (bad) geoflicks, and you could probably write a novel on one of those.  Most geoflicks take great liberties with the basic science that forms the basis for the plot.  What I hope to see from this assignment is that youve learned enough to recognize where these movies drift from reality and move towards fiction.  This is where you get to show me that you can apply what youve learned in this class.  I also hope this will give you some self-confidence in your understanding of this subject.

Reviews should consist of between 750 and 1000 words.  Reviews will be submitted via the “Assignment” section (formally Dropbox) of BlazeVIEW.  Read the movie review guidelines that are posted in the “Class Documents” section of the “Content” area of BlazeVIEW.  Late reviews will be docked 10 points.

All movie reviews must include the following information at the top of the review:

1. The name of the film (geoflick)
2. Medium used to view the film (History Channel, DVD rental, Netflix, YouTube…)
3. Approximate length of film
4. Classmates who watched with you (this is absolutely OK, feel free to organize viewing parties)
5. Your star ranking for the film (out of a total possible 5 stars)