Day: August 31, 2020

reflective essay

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment Not applicable, Social Sciences

Due Tuesday, June 16th at 9:00 AM (basically, a Monday night deadline with some padding):
You are required to submit a short (no more than 250 words) reflection on this week’s content. This week it will not go to your Discussion Forum, only to your TA to read.

Your reflection will receive a grade out of 100 (50% for references and applicability to course content, 50% for clarity), which will be weighted as 2.5% of your overall grade. For examples of reflections click HERE
Please also remember the policies about late assignments written in your course outline.
Guidelines:

Reference and critically engage with the content from the video lecture and readings
It is not enough to restate what has been written about or stated in the lecture. To get started, you can consider the learning objectives at the beginning of the Lesson, and the reflection questions that frequently appear at the beginning, throughout and end of the lecture, as well as what questions remain for you about the content.
Below is the marking guide we will use to grade your reflections:
INDG 1000- Reflection Marking Guide

Criteria

Weight

Comments

Critical engagement with course content

      References to specific course elements (lectures, videos, and especially readings)

      Use of appropriate examples from course material

      Evidence of analytical thinking

      Personal and/or broader societal connections made to the course content

      Addressing the learning outcomes or reflection questions listed in the lesson

/ 50

Clarity, style and length

      Fully articulated thoughts

      Complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling

      Engaging writing style

      Clear writing style

      200-250 words

/ 50

TOTAL:
For this topic, your required reading is:

Ing, R. (2011). Canadas Indian Residential Schools and Their Impacts on Mothering. In Racism, Colonialism and Indigeneity . Eds by Martin J. Cannon and Lina Sunseri. Don Mills: Oxford University Press.

Supplementary:
The Introduction and Commission Activities Summary sections of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada pp. 23-35 (sections ‘Commission Activities’  to ‘National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation’). The reading is in Ares, and also at http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/File/2015/Honouring_the_Truth_Reconciling_for_the_Future_July_23_2015.pdf
and p72-134 The History part II, sections ‘The school experience Education: The childrens work was merely memory work.’ to ‘Agreement and apologies’  (The link will open in a new window.) Note that sometimes the page numbers can be confusing in eTexts (e.g., different numbers on the page and in the file document), so look for the names of the sections to be sure you’re reading the right parts.

(Throughout the course, you can find the readings through the Ares link in the Library Reserves side block. )

Take notes as you read, as you will be expected to refer to the reading within your next forum post. Your exam answers will also need references to readings as well as video lecture content.

microchipping humans

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

Write a 3-4 page paper taking a position (agree or disagree) that microchipping humans is an effective method of controlling access to information assets within an organization. Also include any ethical, privacy, and security concerns would you have about the use of this technology if it were mandated as opposed to being voluntary. Then finally, identify who should own the microchip information?

The paper must be APA formatted and contain:

1) Title page

2) 3 pages of content

3) a separate Reference page

4) The appropriate In-Text citations for the material presented

English is my second language so please do not use complicate words that I may not know.

Growing up in an urban geographical area presented the perfect balance of the big city life and community feel. My childhood was characterized by interacting with people drawn from different cultures and backgrounds because of the metropolitan nature of

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment Health Care and Life Sciences, Not applicable

Describe how COVID-19 has impacted your pathway to becoming a Physician Assistant.
Did your school move to online curriculum? Were you able to interact with your professors?
Did you hold a job? Did you have to go out to and seek new job opportunities? Did you lose a job? Were there any financial or professional barriers that you faced? Did you seek out volunteer opportunities that arose from the crisis?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment MLA, Psychology and Education

-Write with simple English
-At least one citation

For this week’s discussion, I would like you to listen to and read the lyrics from the two songs provided below.
Interpret and analyze these songs and post your analysis on the discussion forum. Each student should explain their own interpretation of the song and the feelings and meaning behind it. Remember there are no right or wrong answers here; this is about your interpretation.

1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4&feature=emb_title
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE&feature=emb_logo

Quiz 5: Price

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Marketing

Answer the following questions. Refer to the attached documents if needed.

1. When setting prices, the company must consider its external pricing environment. Describe three components of the pricing environment and how they affect businesses of your choice [Target Corporation].

2. Companies bringing out a new product can choose between three broad strategies: a skimming price, penetration pricing, and trial pricing. Distinguish among the three.

Assignment 6

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Law

Review and respond to Chapter 30.6 Exercise 4.

Clifford Witter was a dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Cleveland. As a condition of employment, he signed a contract not to work for a competitor. Subsequently, he was hired by the Fred Astaire Dancing Studios, where he taught the method that he had learned at Arthur Murray. Arthur Murray sued to enforce the noncompete contract. What would be result? What additional information, if any, would you need to know to decide the case?

Short Answer

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Humanities

*** Answer the following questions in 4 or more sentences *** (Human Rights Handbook attached for reference.

1.    As an expert on the writings of political scientist Robert Jervis, you have been invited to the White House to discuss his recommended safeguards from the dangers of biases and expectations with President Trump. You are required to provide a four-sentence executive summary to the White House Chief-of-Staff Mark Meadows. Provide those sentences here.

2.    Explain the dialect inherent in the idea of Intergovernmental Organizations operating in todays international system.

3.    Explain the greatest challenge to limiting the impact of transnational terrorism in todays international system.

4.    As a member of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres personal staff, you have been asked to deliver a briefing to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the origin of human rights. You will need to provide a four-sentence executive summary to his staff before delivering your briefing. Provide these four sentences here.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

August 31, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Length: 3-4 pages, plus a Works Cited page.  MLA format.  Parenthetical, in-text citations of sources.

Review pages 199-246 in Making Literature Matter for an overview of the elements of argument (Chapter 6 “Writing Researched Arguments”)  Consult the Elements of Argument document in the Resources Module for an explanation of three approaches to argument: logos, pathos, and ethos.

Choose one of the following topics and write a persuasive essay arguing your position on the issue.  Conduct research to explore perspectives on the topic before drafting the essay.  Include references to your researched sources to develop your argument (logos).  Use the Collin databases for conducting research.  You can access them by clicking on the Library tab at the bottom of the home page or through the Library tab in Cougarweb.  After clicking on the tab, click on “Connecting to library databases through Cougarweb” for a short audio tutorial on how to access and use them.  Also consult the Dr. Joan Kennedy Library Resources link under course tools. The assignment requires three or more sources cited in your paper.

Audience: The audience for the paper is your classmates.  Assume that there will be some disagreement with your position.  This prompts you to construct stronger evidence or reasons why you have taken your position on the issue.

Develop a detailed, logical argument on the following question: What role, if any, do citizens of humanity and their governments have in trying to end violent regimes that commit acts of racial cleansing and genocide?  Research personal, social, and political attitudes toward genocide as a backdrop for your argument.
Do you believe it is possible to have a classless society?  Why or why not?  Research the Communist Manifestoby Marx and Engels as a background for your argument.
Does power facilitate corruption?  Conduct research to generate specific examples as evidence to support your argument.
Research the issue of illegal immigration in the U.S.  Develop either a position or policy (plan/solution) argument that relates to elements of the issue.  Avoid fallacies of oversimplification and generalization.
Research the issue of freedom granted by the U.S. Constitution.  Choose a specific “right” and assert a position on your interpretation.  Examples: 1st Amendment–speech, religion, etc. 2nd Amendment–guns
Is ethnocentrism a positive or destructive attitude?  Take a position and support it with research information.  Make sure to define the term clearly.
Take a position on some policy or practice in your local or state community or at school and argue for or against it, using research as support.
Argue for or against virtual universities where all classes are conducted on the Internet.  Conduct research to support your argument.
Research the issue of drug usage in the U.S.  Make sure to narrow the topic into a specific focus and state a position on the issue.
Argue a position either for “big government” or for “small government.”  Define your terms and conduct research to support your claim.
The following Persuasive Essay sheet provides detailed information for developing the argument.

Objectives:

To formulate a perspective on a topic or issue and argue either for or against it. You cannot take a “middle of the road” approach.
To state your assertion (thesis) about the topic clearly and state it in your introduction.  If you wait too late in the paper to assert your claim on the issue, the evidence to develop it does not have a context.  Your argument is not clear.
To write an extended argument with sufficient evidence to persuade the reader.  Evidence is developed by presenting reasons why you have taken your position on the issue.
To present evidence that reflects the following: variety, quantity, quality, and relevancy.
To use counter argument to develop evidence by responding effectively to the opposition.
To use a writing style that will capture and maintain the interest of the reader.
To write an argument that is comparatively free of mechanical errors.
Subjects of Argument:  The following often are central to argumentation.  Think about these questions when developing evidence to support your claim.

What is X?
What should be done about X?
What are the causes or consequences of X?
What is the value of  X?
Reporter’s Formula Questions to Generate a Variety of Perspectives on the Issue:  Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

When asking these questions about your issue, you may discover a variety of ways to develop the evidence.  “Why” is the best question to generate insightful thinking on the issue.