December 16, 2020 | Refined Essay

film appreciation

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment Art, MLA

Choose a narrative, feature-length film:

* You may choose any film that would be considered appropriate for this class.

* You may not choose an animated film

* You may not choose a film that has been discussed/analyzed in class.

In a 4 page essay (1,000 words) explain how you believe your chosen film meets the objective criteria for great art as discussed in class. Address the following:

Introduction/Paragraph 1

clearly state the name of the film, director, year of release, genre,
provide a brief summary of the story (no more than 3-4 sentences).
Provide a one to two-sentence summary of your film regarding the objective criteria for great art.
BODY Provide specific references and examples from the film. Your explanations/examples must demonstrate clear, logical reasoning. (Do not ramble on with plot summary). You must address:

Universality – explain why/how the narrative is relevant across time and culture
Multi-layered meaning – identify one major theme of the film and explain how it is expressed consistently, logically, and coherently throughout the film in reference to character and/or plot
Explain/describe how at least two production components (cinematography, production design, sound) are used to help reveal/express various aspects of the narrative (character, theme, mood/tone)

Developing Channels of Communication and Collaboration

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Computer Science

As the new communications manager for International Gadgets, you have assembled a team of technical communicators with experience in communicating with various audiences in a business setting. Research & Development (R&D) has created a new product that it believes will revolutionize the industry. But the department needs the buy-in of several levels of the corporation to launch the new product. First, upper management needs to understand the product and how it will help the company expand before it will approve the funding needed to mass-produce the product. Sales and Marketing need to understand the product so it can be properly marketed. Technical Support needs to thoroughly know the product in order to support it to the customer base. And all employees need to know as much about the product as possible so that they can build excitement about the proposed launch. The head of R&D has come to you for your help in building excitement and buy-in throughout the company for the new product.

Create a memo to your team that discusses the following:

1) The possible channels of communication that can be used to communicate information about the product to various levels of the company, and how they could be used

2) Your suggestions for which channels will be appropriate for which audiences and why

3) Plans for how your team will communicate and collaborate on this project for the purpose of choosing the best channels of communications for various audiences in the company.

Back up your plans with solid reasoning and research.

James M. McPherson’s “Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam, The Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment History, MLA

Task: Write an essay length review of your book including arguments about key strengths and weaknesses of the book and the authors historical research.

Your essay should follow this format:
1,000-1,500 words long (roughly 4-6 double spaced pages
Typed and submitted to Canvas turn in folder
Intro paragraph that includes
An overview of the books historical topic
An overview of the authors historical argument(s) AND the sources they used to write this book
A brief background of the author
Who they are and what their previous work includes (topics and titles)
Do they teach? Where?
An overview of the how the book was received by
Academic community: youll read reviews for this info
General public: popular reviews and book sales info (bestseller lists etc)
Finally: your arguments about what you feel the strengths and weaknesses of the book are
Body paragraphs should include
Detailed discussion of the authors historical argument and sources used
AND your thoughts on this aspect of their work
Detailed discussion of how this book compares to other books/articles/documentaries about the same historical era or events
Youll need to read professional reviews of this book to learn this info
Detailed discussion of how this book was received by the academic community of professional historians AND how it was received by the general public
Some books will have much more readership in 1 of these areas than another; rarely will a book of wide readership both with professionals and the public
Youll need to read reviews to learn much of this info
As mentioned above, you need to read at least THREE PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS about your book to help you write this paper
You must cite at least 3 reviews in your body paragraphs
These will be quoted as evidence along with the material you cite from your book
ACCESS these reviews using the following link: https://library.coloradomtn.edu/discipline/history
This link can also be found through the CMC libraries website
Throughout your body paragraphs you should include discussions of your opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of the book and the authors work
This is after all your review of the book
Conclusion paragraph
Here is where you should discuss why the history presented in your book is important to modern American society AND how this book fits in to our current cultural efforts to understand this particular chapter of American history

film

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment Art, MLA

Requirements: 6-7 pages, double-spaced, 12pt Times font, 1 margins, page numbers, citations and a works cited page using a proper and consistent style, and a title. You must directly engage with at least two readings from our course syllabus and most of the elements of your archive.

Due 12/22 at 11:59pm via Canvas

The final paper should expand upon the work started in your midterm paper, revising and reworking the ideas and adding the elements proposed in the second research summary. You should include some of the writing from your midterm paper, but it must be revised and fully integrated into the new paper. You can use as much or as little of the writing from your midterm as you need. This is not a simple revision of the previous paper; it will be evaluated on its own merits. The criteria for grading will be roughly the same as the midterm paper. We will be looking for:

a complex and motivated presentation of the film or media history contained in your expanded archive. You should draw distinctive and productive connections between the elements of your archive. As you create these connections, you should also explain why they are meaningful or significant.
a clear and complex methodological statement. By the final paper, this statement should be more complex, adding new dimensions to your framework for approaching the work of film or media history.
direct and substantive engagement with course readings and ideas. This will mean introducing, contextualizing, and directly quoting at least two readings.
detailed and substantive engagement with your archive. This will mean discussing a few of the materials (films, documents, etc.) in detail as well as considering what it means to talk about these materials together. Additionally, you will need to use at least one of your secondary sources in a productive way.
clear and effective prose. Your writing should reflect careful proofreading, including attention to proper formatting, transcribing of quotes, and grammar.
a clear and consistent citation style. You can use any citation style you feel comfortable with, but you must use it properly throughout the paper.
Overall, the final paper should present a small piece of film or media history while reflecting on your own work as a historian.

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Respond to any Ted talk video 5 minutes or longer

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

Watch a TED Talk online and write a two (2) page paper about the video. Define that as you will. Ultimately, I am most concerned with your considering the material and ideas you are seeing. Did you agree/disagree? Did you think the person was taking a skewed viewpoint? Do you have ideas for how the material could be implemented in the real world?

All I ask is that you keep the thoughts academic in nature, by which I mean that I request that you refrain from trivial points on appearance, speech patterns, or the like. I want you to think about the material and relay it into your perceptions of the world so please stick to these concepts instead.

Unit VI Reflection Paper

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

Instructions
Today, you learned that your organization has a significant change initiative planned within the next 6 months. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you, the human resources (HR) director, to lead this change initiative. You will need to motivate your supervisors as they work directly with the employees; their role in this change will be critical. For this assignment, you will start by doing some self-analysis to prepare yourself to take on heading up the change initiative.

First, begin your paper by briefly describing the change that will take place at your organization. Then, browse the Internet to find one of the many leadership style quizzes that are available. Take the assessment to learn more about your personal leadership style. Consider a traditional leadership style test such as Whats Your Leadership Style?. An assessment that gives a more nontraditional leadership style assessment is The Leadership Legacy Assessment: Identifying Your Instinctive Leadership Style. However, feel free to find your own. Ensure that the assessment provides enough analysis for you to be able to determine your own style.

Once you have taken a leadership style assessment, you will then write a reflection paper that includes the elements listed below.

Compare and contrast your two top leadership styles. Did your results surprise you? Why, or why not?
Evaluate how your leadership style could impact employee motivation and the change initiative.
Select two supervisors from those portrayed in the unit lesson to join your change initiative team, and explain why you would choose them. What roles are they best suited to play in the change process, and how will you mentor them to utilize their strengths and improve on their weaknesses?
Provide an analysis of the motivational theories that could play a role in successfully leading employees through the change initiative.
Identify areas where you think you can improve on your own leadership skills to ensure this change initiative is a success.
Your reflection paper should be a minimum of three pages in length. Your writing should reflect an in-depth consideration and personalization of the concepts presented in this unit, and your interpretations should be insightful and supported.

Any sources must be properly cited. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Business and Management

Unit VII Case Study
Weight: 11% of course grade
Grading Rubric
Due: Tuesday, 12/22/2020 11:59 PM (CST)
Instructions
The employees at your organization have formed a union, and the bargaining process now begins. Write a case study in which you analyze the situation. First, begin with background information about the negotiation, and make certain to address the areas below.

Identify the state where the organization is located. Is the state a right-to-work state? If yes, explain what this means. If no, explain what this means. Why are the employees deciding to unionize? What are the mandatory bargaining subjects? Other than wages and hours, what are five other terms and conditions of employment? What are permissive bargaining subjects that will be negotiated? List at least five.
Second, you need to select members of your bargaining team. You will select four supervisors who were identified in the Unit VI Lesson. Discuss why you selected each supervisor, and compare/contrast their conflict management styles. Each supervisor must have a different conflict style. Explain how each supervisor can contribute to conflict resolution strategies used during negotiation.
Third, explain the two collective bargaining strategies, and identify which one you will recommend your team to use. Explain and support your rationale.
Finally, what will you propose happens if a labor management agreement is not reached by your team and the employee representatives?
Your case study must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. Your case study should present an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence. You must use three academically reliable sources to support your analysis.

Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, and make certain to include in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

history of leprosy

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), History

I have attached the assignment information + citation details below. Please use atleast 10 scholarly sources

Here are my main points:
The understanding of leprosy in the middle ages was such that the disease itself would not be separated from the patient. When leprosy is identified, the patient would now be considered a leper, to be cast away from society, whose children would be considered lepers, and their individual peculiarities would often be considered as symptoms of leprosy. This lack of separation between what would eventually be known as a bacterial infection and the individual who has it, would ultimately shape the methods used to treat it. It is important to note that various medical treatments and approaches would be used depending on the region or country you were in, however, the common point of understanding for medieval and pre modern doctors was that leprosy was hereditary, contagious, and incurable.

Point one: upon being diagnosed with leprosy, one would be cast away from society because leprosy was thought to be contagious.

Point two: leprosy was seen as hereditary

Point three: It would not be until 1873 that mycobacterium leprae would be discovered. Hence, identifying leprosy in the pre modern period would occur not as the result of identifying the presence of Mycobacterium leprae. But as a result of inspecting various identifiable symptoms. These symptoms often resembled a host of other skin infections, or just random peculiarities of people who had leprosy. For example, Faith Wallis recounts Gilbert the Englishmans account of the symptoms of leprosy. Whereby Gilbert states that “Lepers search for sexual pleasure more than usual and more than they should” (Wallis, 341). He also speaks of various other symptoms that were common to other problems such as hair loss and lucidity of the skin. However, he maintained that such symptoms were a result of humoral imbalance causing leprosy (Wallis, 342).

Any topic (writer’s choice)

December 16, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to use quantitative techniques to solve OSCM problems. You will use linear programming techniques to solve a resource allocation and a transportation problem, and simulation techniques to solve an operations management problem. The linear programming technique was demonstrated in your Unit 9 study; the demonstration is also linked in the Resources for this assignment.

Assignment Directions
To complete this assignment, solve the following three problems from your Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains text:
Chapter 13, page 536, Question 16. Solve this problem with the simplex method.
Supplement D, page 430, Problems 11 and 12. Solve this problem with the simplex method.
Post your solutions to the problems and discuss how these methods might be helpful to one of the cases (Continental Tire, Clif Bar, or Starwood Hotels) to solve problems they may be facing.
Why do you think they might be helpful?
What problems would they solve?
How might applying this simulation enhance a manager’s judgments or experience?
Write a paragraph on why a manager of your chosen case study would benefit from this course.