Day: February 7, 2021

Early American Literature

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, Undergraduate

respond to one of the following questions:

Winthrop

1. Explain the political, social, or economic implications of Winthrops text.

2. Winthrop invites listeners to compare themselves to the Israelites journeying out of Egypt and into the promised land. What is the nature of his listeners bondage, and what will be the nature of their promised land, according to Winthrop?

3. We often think of America as a land of independence; however, Winthrops text emphasizes the important role of interdependence for the Puritans. Explain the nature of humans responsibility to one another in Winthrops model.

4. Explain how Winthrops model may have helped travelers to the New World as they faced particular hardships similar to those described in Bradfords Of Plimoth Plantation.

Wigglesworth

5. “The Day of Doom” was a documented bestseller of the day. What aspects of the poem helped it to earn its bestseller status?

6. Why does Wigglesworth stick so closely to the text of the Bible in his poem, in some cases offering paraphrases of Biblical sources?

7. How does the poem embody dichotomistic structures of the Puritan view of Old Testament vs. New Testament and the Law vs. the Gospel?

8. How does the poem link the private framework of personal salvation with the communal Puritan mission?

9. How does the poem reflect Wigglesworths conception of his audience? Based on the poem, what does the author seem to understand or believe about his audience?

New England Primer

10. Review the Puritan doctrines evident in the text. Explain how the union of a church catechism and a schoolroom text reflects the Puritan notion of the identity of spiritual and civil matters, of religion and everyday life.

11. Compare the Primers illustrated alphabet to modern ABCs with their bland descriptions of benign animals and flowers in place of the stern lessons of the New England Primer. What does such a comparison reveal about changing conceptions of childhood?

12. Discuss the various biblical and Puritan ideas evident in the text and the illustrations for the alphabet. How do they reflect different elements of Puritan theology?

13. The Childrens verses in the Primer serve as cultural expressions of a religion that emphasized duty, obedience, the brevity of life, and the certainty of death. Contrast the cultural expressions evident in verses, books, toys, television shows, and the like for modern children.

Please indicate the author and number of the question you’ve chosen in the title

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, Not applicable

Question 1 I want you to talk to your parents/caregivers about what you were like as a baby. Based on what you have learned about temperament, how would they classify you? Can you connect this to the evocative genotype-environment effect? Remember, I am looking for insight into what you have learned and clear examples of how it relates to your experiences/life. Also, remember that I want to hear YOUR voice, not something copied from the internet.

Question 2 help me create a visualization of the Information Cycle as we collectively experienced it during a recent event: The January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. Where did you first learn about the events that took place on January 6th? Social Media? Word of mouth? News? Be specific!!! Upon hearing about the event, where did you go to seek additional information? How has the information changed over time?
What is required in order to get an accurate portrayal of the event? Is it possible to have comprehensive, accurate, unbiased information about the event? Why or why not?

Objectivity and Bias and the Social History and Cultural History Approaches

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment History, Undergraduate

For this discussion please read the following:  “What is Ethnohistory?” and Suny – “Back and Beyond: Reversing the Cultural Turn?” –> both of these pieces will give you an excellent introduction to the emergence of the New Cultural History.  Then, turn to the example of the New Cultural History as used by a historian –> Clendinnen: “Yucatec Maya Women and the Spanish Conquest – Role and Ritual in Historical Reconstruction”. Also review the link in the Week 4 introduction to the Pittock Mansion (in Portland, Oregon) to see an example of the Social History approach used in a museum setting.

As many of you are starting to realize, getting at the historical experiences of non-elites is essential for a fuller understanding of the historical past.  This week we look at a new approach that sought to illustrate the historical experience of the “common person” – the Cultural History approach (but keep in mind that you can also use the Cultural History approach to look at elites).

As you think about these approaches, consider the following questions; address them in your initial post this week:

1. What is the Cultural History approach about?  Look to Suny and “What is Ethnohistory?”. How does the inclusion of anthropological approaches help the historian understand “culture” better? (look to his discussion if Clifford Geertz). What sort of historical topics would the Cultural History approach help us better understand?

2. According to Suny, what are some of the challenges of this approach?

3. How did Inga Clendinnen use the Cultural History approach in her examination of Mayan women?What did the Cultural History approach explain that more materialist/structural approaches might have missed in an examination of Mayan women? Note:  one thing you should think about with her piece is how can she talk about the experiences of Mayan women during the colonial period, when they themselves did not leave much in terms of primary sources about their lives?  This addresses earlier concerns many of you had about the scarcity of sources left by non-elites – what are the sources Clendinnen uses, and how does she “read” these sources to understand the historical experience of Mayan women?  As you read this piece, look closely at the footnotes -where do her sources come from?

4. What is the Social History approach about and how is it different from the Cultural History approach? How is it used by the curators at the Pittock Mansion to show visitors what the material conditions of life were like for the wealthy in Portland in the late 1800s?

Post your initial post here. Then come back and respond to at least two more of your peers’ initial posts along with any questions addressed to you. Please ask lots of questions in this discussion, especially if things remain fuzzy for you.

Certification May Be Needed in Your Career as a Finance Major

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment Business and Management, Undergraduate

OVERVIEW

In co-operation with the instructor, you will conduct research to find out what kinds of professional certification may be needed in your career.

First, you will conduct research using the internet and resources available in your major such as professors, your advisor, and written materials.

You should do this research as a team, though, with instructor approval, you may work individually. Your team must be made up with other students from your college only (business, engineering, law, or information technology). Teams should be no more than five students. Ideally, you should work with students who have the same major and specialization as you.

In your research, you must find the answers to the following questions. To prepare for your presentation, you should put that information related to each question on its own slide.

1. Is there a professional certification that will be required for your career?

2. If there is no required certification, is there any other form of certification, training,

or lifelong learning that may be optional but highly beneficial?

3. What are the trends in the types of certification / licensure required for your career?

4. At what point in your career will it be required? (Before you begin, before you

advance past the first couple of years, before you advance to a senior or supervisory position?)

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5. What kinds of institutions will be involved? (Your employer, professional schools or institutes, colleges or universities, government agencies, etc.) Describe this organization in detail and the types of certification it offers.

6. Explain clearly and succinctly the requirements for one or more certifications, including a) education requirements, b) character requirement, c) work experience, d) exam, e) whether any of the above requirements may be waived, and if so, in what cases.

7. Explain all the steps required for professional certification, including a) deciding which certification or training you will choose, b) eligibility determination, c) exams involved if any, d) preparing for the exam, e) taking the exam, and f) any further steps before receiving the certificate.

8. Be sure to consider in which country or countries you hope to work. Certification requirements may be different, and you may have to re-do part or all of them if you move to a different country.

9. Is there anything you can do now to prepare yourself / to streamline the process? x Be sure to consider unique requirements of your career path.

Make use of the following resources:

The internet

Resources available in your major, such as:

Any written and/or library materials

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Summarize the information above in your own words. Pretend you were explaining the information to an English-speaking friend. Explain it clearly and step-by-step.

Length guideline: Your presentation should be at least 5, minimum to 12 minutes, maximum.

Content: Your first slide must include all the names and student numbers of your team. You also must have a slide that previews your material. Finally, your last slide must consist of a bibliography (which is a works cited page or a list of resources), including any interviews you did. Consult the internet or the instructor for guidelines for how to cite interviews, if necessary. Your bibliography should contain at least three sources minimum.

Multiculturalism

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment Business and Management, Undergraduate

Social Identity Reflection Paper
Assignment Overview:
All of us have multiple identities that are steeped in different cultures. Remember, culture is not bound to a particular place in the world. Each individual is the sum of different types of culture, thus multicultural. The purpose of this assignment is to help us think ourselves as multicultural individuals. Because this is a new class, I do not have a sample to show, however, you will find instructions below that will guide you.
Instructions:
Pick at least three identity elements from the table on page 2. In a well-written, thoughtful, and reflective paper (no more than 3 pages), discuss how your chosen identity elements both strengthen and complicate your leadership practice. In other words, how do these parts of your identity impact how you practice leadership and are perceived as a leader? This paper will be enhanced by discussing your particular experiences around your identity elements and giving detail and context. Be aware that this assignment, while simple, requires a lot of emotional and intellectual labor because you do not necessarily think of yourself in this way on a daily basis (maybe you might). You must also include concepts from readings and course content from Weeks 1 to 5 to help you frame your discussion and analysis. As such, a reference page and in-text citations in APA format are required. Check the Resources folder for APA information. If you have questions about the assignment, post them in the Q&A Forum in the D2L Discussion area.

Tales of empowerment

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, Undergraduate

How do the Grimm Brothers Little Red Cap, Angela Carters The Company of Wolves, And Tanith Lees Wolfland function as differing tales of empowerment? You may take into consideration Charles Perraults Little Red Riding Hood as well, but this is not required. Who (or what) is empowered in each tale? How?

Your essay must include a discussion of the titles, the first sentences, and the final sentences of all three tales!

In developing your analysis, you may wish to consider some (or all) of the following:

Pedagogical agenda of each tale
Structure and tone of each tale
Language of each tale
Gender roles in each tale
The role of nature in each tale

Essay length: 1500-1750 words total: approximately 5 pages, typed, double-spaced, 11- or 12-point font, margins 1.25 inches (300-350 words per page, 1500-1750 words total). Do not use wide margins, large headers, or large font to fill up space! We will look at word counts, rather than number of pages, to determine essay length.

Readings & Materials

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You may find some of the writing resources below useful now for this course, and for professional communications throughout your career to come. Please share any of your favorite tips and resources with your post

course.wwmr.us/support/ReferenceBooks.pdf
Writing Reference Books

http://course.wwmr.us/support/Grammar101.pdf
English Grammar 101

http://course.wwmr.us/support/GrammarRules.pdf
Basic English Grammar Rules

ucsb.wwmr.us/support/Punctuation.pdf
Quick Punctuation Rules Reference

course.wwmr.us/support/spelling.pdf
Common English Spelling Mistakes

course.wwmr.us/readings/GrammarMistakes.pdf
Common Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Dumb

course.wwmr.us/readings/HowToWrite8thGrade.pdf
How to Write for an 8th Grade Reading Level

wwmr.us/support/FalseWords.pdf
False Words Spoken and Written

course.wwmr.us/support/ActionVerbs.pdf
Action Verbs

wwmr.us/support/APA-Primer.pdf
APA Style Primer

wwmr.us/articles/BizStyleguide.htm
Business Writing Styleguide (UO)

http://wwmr.us/support/OxfordComma.pdf
The Oxford Comma Controversy

wwmr.us/support/TextingPunctuation.pdf
Texting Punctuation Says it All

Discussion Topics

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Please post from among these topics relating to this weeks materials and readings:
Answer all of questions.

<> Have you ever participated in a social program, political, fundraising, or other sort of campaign? Share some details on the campaign strategies, tactics and results.

<> What are some examples of the best and/or worst public relations practices you have observed?

<> View a few of the articles posted at the following link, and share any useful suggestions you found from professional media relations practitioners:
website: www.aboutpublicrelations.net/mediarel.htm

<> Share with your classmates a component from your task assignment this week: What are the key messages you hope to convey in your communications plan? How will you word them, according to the nature of your target demographics?

<> What news did you see this week that might relate to our course topics?

<> Feel free to start your own discussion thread on any related topic, or review an article from the course supplemental website: course.wwmr.us/readings.htm

M6.2 Discussion: Oral Communication – Our Career Futures

February 7, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, Not applicable

Engage

In Module 5, we examined Excelsiors General Education Career Competencies and learned how these skills will be beneficial in the future of work. One of the most important competencies is oral communication. In fact, according to an Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2018 survey of business executives and hiring managers (Links to an external site.) the ability to effectively communicate orally was the most important skill for college graduates entering the workforce. It ranked ahead of critical thinking, ethical decision-making, teamwork, time management, and written communication. So, in this discussion, you will practice your oral communication through a video post. Youll get another chance to practice this skill in the Module 8 discussion, so dont worry if you havent quite mastered it this week.

Begin by reading pages 6.3 through 6.10 in the webtext on career planning and page 6.11 on the oral communication discussion.

Now, put yourself in the mindset of your future self. Pretend that it is a few years in the future once you have completed your college degree (and any subsequent degrees you plan to attain) and are now entering your chosen career field or positioning yourself to advance in your current field. For this discussion, you are interviewing for an ideal job in your field.

Discussion Instructions
Initial post: By Thursday of Module 6, create a 2-minute video clip with a text transcript speaking as your future self, answering the following questions from the hiring manager:

Why do you want to work in this career field? What sets you apart from other candidates?
As a graduate of Excelsior College, what are the most important skills you learned from your education? How do you plan to apply these to your work?
What do you think the future of this career field/industry will be in 10, 20 or even 100 years? How can you help us plan for that future?
NOTE: You will need to include a transcript or closed captions with your video in order to make it accessible for people with hearing disabilities.  The easiest way to do this is to write out a script in advance and attach this to your post as a transcript. Use the Audio Script Writing Guide for help creating a script.

NOTE: Read the resources below for help with creating your video (or if a video is not possible an audio file) If you experience trouble uploading your video file to Canvas directly because of a slow internet connection, read option 4 in the Tips document below.

You will not be able to see posts written by your classmates until you create your initial post.

Replies: Then, from Friday through Sunday of Module 6, reply to your classmates videos with text replies. Comment on similarities and differences in your answers to the questions, and give some positive feedback about their oral communication skills what did they do well? How did they communicate their points effectively?  Please be sure to reply to at least two of your peers’ posts. 

Resources:

Tips for Creating a Video (also includes information on audio-only alternative)
Audio Script Writing Guide
Evaluation
This discussion will be graded according to the Cornerstone Oral Discussion Rubric. Review the rubric and Discussion Board Expectations in advance to know how you will be assessed.
All discussion boards combined are worth 20% of your course grade.
This activity is used to assess one or more general education career competencies (GECC). You will see additional rows in your rubric from your instructor along with assessments of Above/Meets/Does Not Meet Expectations for each competency. These rows do not factor into your grade.