Day: February 15, 2021

Any topic (writer’s choice)

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

We often make judgments about someone based on their accent, such as how old they are or where in the country theyre from. Its common, too, for people to develop preferences for certain accents. All humans have these sorts of automatic associations and reactions, which are typically described as types of accent bias.

Please watch a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVT9DZGqzL8) created by Amy Walker, an actress, singer, and accent specialist, about bias in general accents. After watching a video, address the following questions:

What was surprising/intriguing in the video?
Do you think you have an accent?
Have you ever felt judged for your accent or voice? If so, share your experience.
Have you ever made assumptions about someone based on their accent or voice?
Do you feel its important to help change the stigmas and assumptions associated with certain accents while honoring their uniqueness? If so, what can you do to help?

Opportunity and Consumer Analysis

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment Health Care and Life Sciences, Undergraduate

See the Prompt Attachment

Develop a comprehensive Opportunity and Consumer Analysis for The Los Angeles Rams and provide a thorough analysis of the existing marketing strategies and consumers, and determine an opportunity for greater consumer reach. Outline a brief 1-, 3-, and 5-year plan for the marketing opportunity.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Marketing Focus: Use the LA Rams as the focus of your analysis and address the following:
A. Explain in detail the role your selection plays in the greater sports industry and community. For example, if you chose a local high school field, explain what the field is used for, what sports relevance it holds in the area, what uses it has, who runs it, etc.
B. Identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing your selection and its form of marketing, using the provided SWOT template. These may vary greatly depending on your selection, but all selections will have SWOT considerations.
C. Expand upon and defend the potential benefit of one opportunity, identified in the SWOT matrix, for your selection.
D. Assess the extent to which the current marketing strategies are sufficient for reaching the currently intended demographic audience. What marketing strategies are currently being applied regarding your selection? Are they sufficient or insufficient for the current consumers of your selection?
E. Compare the media currently used to communicate with and market toward the current consumers in terms of their unique attributes and their success in reaching those consumers.
II. Consumer Analysis: Identify the primary consumers, customers, or followers of your selection, and the consumer audience you hope to reach with the new opportunity, and address the following:
A. Describe in detail the consumers you wish to better reach. Be sure to cover demographic information related to:
1. Location (local, national, international)
2. Economics
3. Culture
4. Race
5. Gender
6. Age
B. Analyze the behavior of the consumers you hope to reach. What are the primary motivations for these consumers? Explain.
C. Analyze the current political environment at the local, national, or international level for its impact on your selection. How is the political environment influencing your new audience?
D. Describe the social and cultural aspects that influence these consumers and illustrate your conclusions with examples.
E. Compare available media opportunities for reaching these consumers to identify aspects that may impact success with the new consumer audience. Which will be successful for communicating with and marketing toward the intended consumers? Explain.
III. Proven Strategies: Analyze sports teams, individuals, facilities, and organizations for successful marketing strategies.
A. Explain how a successful strategy was applied to a similar team, individual, facility, or organization as your selection at the same level (local, national, or international), using examples from the campaign to illustrate your claims.
B. Explain how a successful strategy was applied in a campaign aimed at a different level (local, national, or international) from your selection and opportunity, using examples from the campaign to illustrate your claims.
C. Assess how well each strategy would work for your purposes, using examples of their potential application for your intended opportunity.
D. Select and defend a third successfully used marketing strategy in terms of its relevance to your opportunity and its applicability to the intended consumers.
IV. One-, Three-, and Five-Year Plan: Describe how your selected strategy or strategies will be used over the next five years and how you will integrate specific media elements at each stage.
A. Illustrate a plan to apply the strategy you feel will be most successful for year 1, year 3, and year 5, explaining why you chose to apply this strategy in this way.
B. Define the media opportunities you will elect to use at each stage (1, 3, and 5) and explain why you are choosing to use these media opportunities in specific ways at each stage of the plan. Provide examples and reasoning.

Guidelines for Submission: Your Opportunity and Consumer Analysis should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 810 pages, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations.

American Goverment

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment Political science, Undergraduate

You are to find an article published in any newspaper, magazine, or credible online resource in the last two months regarding the balance of power between the state and Federal government. The article can discuss any issue (budgets, security, etc.) but it must include coverage of how the US Federal and state governments interact, or share power–and remember that sharing power can lead to either cooperation or conflict. Points will be awarded for this activity as follows:

You are to write a 350-word essay on the article. Your essay must include a summary of what the article says (in your own words), and answer these questions:

Is this an example of cooperative Federalism, or conflicting Federalism? Explain your answer.

Which of the five Federalism powers involved here (express, implied, etc.)? Explain your answer.

Are any kinds of grants involved? If so, what kind, and how much?

Is there a clear “winner” here– the states, the Federal government, neither, or both? Explain.

Points will be awarded for this activity as follows:

The essay concludes with a list of references (no points will be awarded if this condition is not met) and is submitted as a PDF (preferred) or Word document.
The essay is at least 350 words and demonstrates the proper use of paragraphs (no points will be awarded for this activity if these conditions are not met);
Your essay includes a summary of the article (0-2 points);
Your essay addresses each of the 4 questions above, with strong justification (0-8 points).

read instructions

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EES88 NX Performance Task #1: Literary Analysis Essay

Your Task: Closely read the pair of texts provided and write a well-developed, text-based response of at
least three pages (700-900 words). In your response, first identify the theme, or central idea, related to
Voices of Protest that links the two texts. Analyze how each author uses a variety of writing strategies to
develop that theme, or central idea. Discuss a minimum of two literary elements, literary techniques,
and/or rhetorical devices for each text, and be sure to address how the structure of each piece contributes
to its meaning. Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis, citing page
numbers. Conclude by comparing the writers treatment of these themes and their choices in craft and
structure to convey them to their audience.
Texts from the HMHs Collections for the 12th grade, Collection 6 – Voices of Protest
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (satirical essay)
Imagine the Angels of Bread by Martin Espada (poem)
Note: This e-textbook for the 12th grade is available on-line through TeachHub.
Guidelines: Be sure to:
Identify the theme that links the two pieces and articulate the central idea developed in each text.
Analyze how each author uses various writing strategies to develop this central idea. When
writing about each text, incorporate analysis on at least two literary elements, literary techniques,
and/or rhetorical devices. Examples include: characterization, conflict, denotation/connotation,
metaphor, simile, irony, language use, point-of-view, setting, structure, symbolism, theme, tone,
etc. Do not simply summarize the text!
Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis, citing page numbers.
Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner.
Maintain a formal style of academic writing.
Follow the conventions of standard written English.
Resources:
There are glossaries of literary terms and techniques here and here.
Ms. Peer Editors videos break down how to write a literary analysis. She has tutorials on writing
a literary analysis thesis, introductions, conclusions and on integrating quotes in your analysis.
You can read strong, short examples of literary analyses from the ELA Regents if you look at Part
3 essays that received a score of four in the Rating Guides here.
Standards Addressed:
11-12R1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences,
including determining where the text is ambiguous; develop questions for deeper understanding and for further exploration. (RI&RL)
11-12R2: Determine two or more themes or central ideas in a text and analyze their development, including how they emerge and are shaped and
refined by specific details; objectively and accurately summarize a complex text. (RI&RL)
11-12R3: In literary texts, analyze the impact of authors choices. (RL)
11-12R4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the
impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze how an author uses and refines
the meaning of technical or key term(s) over the course of a text. (RI&RL)
11-12R5: In literary texts, analyze how varied aspects of structure create meaning and affect the reader. (RL)
11-12R6: Analyze how authors employ point of view, perspective, and purpose, to shape explicit and implicit messages (e.g., persuasiveness,
aesthetic quality, satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement). (RI&RL)

Immigration in Global Economics

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Business and Management

Respond to the charge that immigrants flood the labor market and drive down wages in the U.S.

Additional information:

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God” (Leviticus 19:3334, NIV).
“There is no evidence that over time, immigrants reduced wages, lowered the living standards of the resident population or raised unemployment rates.” John Stapleford, Bulls, Bears, and Golden Calves. IVP Academic (p. 227)

Will need at least 2 peer-review journals as references. No websites, blogs, wikipidea, or etc.

Read Instructions

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EES86 NX Performance Task #3: Narrative Writing

Your Task: Create a narrative, or story, that develops an idea you have on the following theme: The Modern World. Your narrative can be a personal memoir OR a fictional short story. Whether drawn from your life or a work of imagination, your story should develop your chosen theme through a richly drawn setting, complex characters, and a strong point of view. The action of your narrative should be fueled by a conflict that contributes to the rising action, a climax, and a resolution. You may present your narrative as 1) a written composition three to five pages (900-1200 words) in length OR 2) a presentation using a digital medium of your choice (e.g., video recording, slideshow with multimedia, podcast, or another option you discuss with your teacher in advance that is five to ten minutes in length).

Guidelines: Be sure to:
Pre-writing before you draft your story: brainstorm ideas, outline your story using Freytags pyramid, quickwrite to explore your characters voices.
Develop your theme through your storys conflict, characters, and structure (i.e., rising action, climax and resolution).
Employ a strong narrative voice and a carefully chosen point of view.
If your final form is written, use spelling, grammar and syntax choices to further your creative goals. When incorporating dialogue, format and punctuate correctly.
If you choose a medium other than writing for your final form, make thoughtful decisions about how to best use the qualities of that medium to showcase your ideas about this theme and the story you have to tell.
Include a brief authors note (a paragraph in length) in which you lay out the theme you are trying to communicate and explain some of the key decisions you made as a writer in crafting a narrative that develops that theme.

Resources:
There is an explanation and graphic organizer for Freytags Pyramid here.
Pre-writing prompts (page 89)
Consider other pieces in Collection 6 from the 11th grade e-textbook of HMH Collections as examples.

Standards:
11-12W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
11-12W3a: Engage the reader by presenting a problem, conflict, situation, or observation and its significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
11-12W3b: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and plot lines to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
11-12W3c: Use a variety of techniques to sequence events to create cohesion, a smooth progression of experiences or events, and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution).
11-12W3d: Use precise words and phrases, explicit details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
11-12W3e: Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.
11-12W4: Create a poem, story, play, artwork, or other response to a text, author, theme or personal experience; demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a variety of techniques and genres. Explain connections between the original and the created work.

Argument essay with research

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), English and Literature

EES86 NX Performance Task #2: Argument Essay with Research

Closely read the text provided and write a source-based argument on the topic below. Use two additional outside texts that you determine to be both credible and relevant to the topic.

Topic: In many peoples opinion, to call the link between language and culture sacred would not be exaggeration. The language of our birth, the language of the first words we speak to our parents or those closest to us, creates a powerful bond and shapes our perception of the world. Yet few of us are fully aware of the way our language influences others or the extent to which language is used to manipulate our emotions, our politics, and our decisions.

The power of language adds another dimension to our discussion. Language has deep connections to our thoughts and beliefs. Whether its an advertising campaign or an election campaign, whether people are telling you what to think or what not to say, language is a potent and powerful tool.

Question: What is the relationship between language and identity?

Your Task: Carefully read the text provided. Then, using evidence from that text, plus two credible pieces of research you gather on your own, write a well-developed argument regarding the relationship between language and identity. Clearly establish your claim, distinguish it from alternate or opposing claims, and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from these three texts to develop your argument. Do not simply summarize each text.

Guidelines: Be sure to:
Establish your claim regarding the relationship between language and identity.
Distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims.
Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop your argument.
Develop claim(s) and counterclaim(s) thoroughly and in a balanced manner, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both, anticipating the audiences knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
Express the appropriate complexity of the topic.
Identify each source that you reference, and use MLA guidelines for in-text citations and a works cited page at the end of the essay.
Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner.
Maintain a formal style of writing.
Follow the conventions of standard written English.

Text: How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzalda on page 725 of The Language of Composition, 2nd Edition

Resources:

A guide for assessing the credibility of online sources:
Who is the speaker? What is their authority, credibility, experience, or bias? Do they have an advanced degree, institutional affiliation, or other qualifications that make them an authority on the topic?
What information is being delivered and is it relevant and accurate? Can you verify its accuracy by confirming it with a primary source or multiple secondary sources? Does the piece cite its sources? 
Where was the piece published? What is the credibility of the publication or web site that is delivering the information?
When was the piece published? Is it current and therefore relevant to the topic at hand, or is the information out of date? If there is no timestamp, copyright date, or date of publication, thats a bad sign.
Why is the piece being published? Whats the intended purpose of the piece? To persuade, inform, analyze, or something else? 
How is the piece written? What tone does the writer use? Does the piece seem professional, formal, academic, or is the writer biased, exaggerated, inflammatory, or overly informal in their writing style?
MLA General Format
MLA In-Text Citations
MLA Works Cited Page Formatting
MLA Sample Works Cited Page

Standards Addressed:
11-12W1: Write arguments to support claims that analyze substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
11-12W1a: Introduce precise claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from counterclaim(s), and create an organization that logically sequences claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
11-12W1b: Develop claim(s) and counterclaim(s) thoroughly and in a balanced manner, supplying the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both, anticipating the audiences knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases. 11-12W1c: Use precise language, content-specific vocabulary and literary techniques to express the appropriate complexity of the topic.
11-12W1d: Use appropriate and varied transitions, as well as varied syntax, to make critical connections, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts. 11-12W1e: Provide a concluding statement or section that explains the significance of the argument presented.
11-12W1f: Maintain a style and tone appropriate to the writing task.
11-12W6: Conduct research through self-generated question, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate. Synthesize multiple sources, demonstrating understanding and analysis of the subject under investigation.
11-12W7: Gather relevant information from multiple sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas; avoid plagiarism, overreliance on one source, and follow a standard format for citation.
11-12W6: Conduct research through self-generated question, or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate. Synthesize multiple sources, demonstrating understanding and analysis of the subject under investigation.
11-12W7: Gather relevant information from multiple sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas; avoid plagiarism, overreliance on one source, and follow a standard format for citation.

Write a critical response to Elizabeth Gilberts book The Last American Man. Provide a brief overview of the main argument of the book, and discuss and evaluate Eustace Conways story from your own critical perspective.

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Other

You might, for example, assess the book in light of what youve learned in class so far, critique it from the perspective of one of the authors weve studied, explore one of the key problems Gilbert or Conway raises, or discuss the implications of Conways thinking.
have a clear thesis statement included in the first (introductory) paragraph;
provide a concise summary/overview of Gilberts book (no more than 1 page or 25% of the paper);
provide a critical analysis of the book;
Required Source: The Last American Man Elizabeth Gilbert

understanding of economics

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

An effective understanding of economics forms the foundation of every managers, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, and leaders ability to analyze business situations and to develop an appropriate response. The globalization of business is a fact of life for all business professionals. One of the most contentious issues in todays global business world is the issue of closing local manufacturing facilities, laying off those American workers, and re-opening the same manufacturing facility in an Asian, or other third world country.
Look in your own closet at the clothes you have purchased. Pick any 10 items of clothing and look at the labels in those clothes. Where were they manufactured? How many of the 10 items were manufactured here in America? If that same exercise had been done 50 years ago, (approximately the 1970s), all the clothes you owned would have been manufactured in textile mills in the Southeastern United States (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, etc.). All those Southeastern textile mills are now closed, and people buy foreign made clothes. If you were able to go further back in time to 150 years ago (1870s), the clothes you owned would have been manufactured in textile mills in the Northeast United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, etc.). Yet, by the early to mid-1950s, those Northeastern textile mills were closed and their workers were out of a job. The mills had all relocated to the Southeast during the years following the Civil War.
Many people say that we should ban the import of these foreign made clothes, so that more workers in American clothing textile mills could have jobs. Others say that we should continue to import clothing because imported clothing is relatively less expensive and more people can afford to buy more clothes at these low prices. Still others say that we should put an import tariff (an extra tax that would be paid when we buy these imported clothes), making the price of imported clothing comparable to the price of clothing made in the U.S., and, therefore, encouraging American consumers to buy American-made clothing.

Compose a 450500-word expository research paper, in APA formatting and citation style, including a references page. Insert your expository research below in the space indicated. Your writing and research should clearly respond to the following questions:

a. How much does international trade affect you personally? Look at any 10 items around your home that you have purchased in the last year. Where were they made? How many were made in America, compared to how many were foreign made? What things does America export to other countries? What things does America import from other countries? How does what you have learned about Comparative Advantage affect this trade?

b. Currently there is a lot of talk among politicians about imposing tariffs on foreign made products imported into the U.S. and retaliatory tariffs imposed by foreign countries on U.S. made goods. What is a tariff? Who ultimately pays the tariff? Who gets the proceeds from the tariffs? What is the money used for? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to all involved parties (American workers, American consumers, foreign workers, and foreign consumers) of tariffs on imports to the U.S. and retaliatory tariffs imposed by foreign countries on U.S. made goods.

c. In considering the foreign trade issue, discuss how the background, education and cultures of the people in the U.S. and the cultures in each trading country affects their understanding of the importance of foreign trade. Discuss the importance of your ability to understand and accept multiple cultural differences in a global context. What recommendations would you suggest to increase American understanding and acceptance of foreign cultures?

Week 9 Assignment ECO 100

February 15, 2021 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Economics

It is important to be able to convey your understanding of macroeconomic concepts by communicating them to others. In the workplace you might do this by writing papers or reports (as you did for the Week 5 assignment) or creating presentations for your team, manager, or clients. For this assignment, you will develop a final report.

An Example Macroeconomic Paper and Macroeconomic Paper Template are provided below for this assignment.

Review the Macroeconomic Paper Example [DOCX].
Use the Macroeconomic Paper Template [DOCX] to help you get started.
For this final report assignment, you can use the same industry you selected for the Week 3 assignment, or you can select another industry.

Prepare a 2 page final report in which you examine one of the macroeconomic variables below:
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The unemployment rate.
The inflation rate.
Instructions
Visit the Census Bureau (NAICS) website and select an industry that has a description. Some of the smaller industries are named, but not described.
The industry could be broad, such as industry 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, or it could be narrow, such as industry 112112 Cattle Feedlots.
The more digits in the industry label, the narrower the industry.
In a few short paragraphs:

Describe your selected industry using the industry description at the NAICS website. Be sure to write in your own words. Dont just copy and paste the NAICS text.
Identify some of the major companies in this industry. You will probably have to do a Google search for this information. For example, you could search for Biggest U.S. Cattle Feedlots.
Identify the goods, and/or services this industry produces. Use the information from the NAICS website. You can supplement this information with what you find in a separate Google search.
Select one of three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, or the inflation rate) that a business person in your chosen industry should monitor, and explain why that variable is important and how it might have an impact on your selected industry.
Describe in a sentence or two the important movements of the variable in the table and graph.
Excel tables and graphs are attached for each of the three macroeconomic variables (real GDP, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate).
(See the Week 9 Assignment with NAICS Example [DOCX] below)
Review the Excel table and graph for the macroeconomic variable that you chose.
Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the future.
Be sure to provide support for your prediction of this future industry performance.
Your report should include a minimum of two references/citations in the text.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Resources to Complete the Assignment

Week 9 Assignment with NAICS Example [DOCX].
Business Source Complete.
This database has an option to search the Publication Type of Industry Profile.
How to Use Business Source Complete.
This instructional video illustrates how to use Business Source Complete.
D&Bs Business Directory.
Using this site, you can search by industry, get a profile of the industry, and see top companies.
Fortune 500 Directory.
You can find information on the top companies in most categories.