Read a policy brief/report from either the Brookings Institute or the Hoover Institution and address the following questions:
How does the brief/report compare with the description of policy analysis in your required readings?
Do you think the analysis comes more from a rational perspective or a political perspective?  Why?
Do you support changes being made to your selected policy?  Why or why not?
Be sure to include a link and reference to the brief/report.  In response to your peers, explain the reason you agree or disagree with changes being made to their selected policy.  Always properly cite any sources you may use in your writings.

https://www.brookings.edu/

https://www.hoover.org/

Watch the video from this link: https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/slavery-and-freedom/?jwsource=cl
Compare the three narratives that were discussed in the film.  Based on the descriptions in the film, which narrative would be most effective in convincing you to turn abolitionist?  Why?

Please read the link below and write about the movie ‘rising silence’ (2019)
I was unable to get the full version so please try your best with the review links.

follow the reading assignment.docx and use all sources.
try to keep the essay simple.
Do not use outside sources or the link below in the reference.
Please make the essay 2 full pages not counting the reference.

https://www.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2019/02/06/rising-silence-story-of-the-women-of-war-who-couldn-t-be-silenced

https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/leesa-gazis-journey-rising-silence-1689091

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Essay #1 Due MONDAY, MAR 15 BEFORE 11:59PM
Due Monday by 11:59pm Points 150 Submitting a file upload File Types doc, docx, and pdf
For this essay, I want you to develop a 600 word essay that address the following prompt. Please follow MLA 8th edition for formatting, including double-spacing, and using Times New Roman 12-point. Go here for a sample MLA paper (Links to an external site.).

**Make sure you put your Word Count at that top of the first page.

Essay organization

Your essay should have a standard introduction with the central idea for the essay (e.g. thesis) laid out in the last sentence of the first paragraph, and at least 3 supporting paragraphs, followed by a conclusion.

Each paragraph should have a topic sentence that tells me what the paragraph is going to discuss. Then, you should use evidence in the paragraph to prove and support the topic sentence.

Your essay should end with a conclusion that concludes something or leaves the reader with something to think about.

PROMPT:

Define FEMININITY (what being a WOMAN means) or Masculininty (what being a man means) today by using an example of a person who best defines femininity or masculininty to you.
You should define femininity or masculinity however you so choose. You can use the stereotypes we discussed during weeks 1 and 2, or you can choose your own definitions that do not rely on stereotypes.

Introduce the person you have chosen in your introduction. This person can be someone you personally know like a friend or relative, or it can be someone famous. I’d prefer you use a more contemporary person, not someone from history.

Then, your thesis should list what elements define this person as related to the foundational ideas of gender we’ve discussed so far in the class.

In your essay you should offer specific descriptions of how this person reflects your concept of femininity by referencing back to at least 3 people, ideas, or examples we’ve discussed so far this semester. You should use these examples to prove how the person you chose reflects the ideas as defined by your examples.

An important part of presentations is selecting the most appropriate tool for the audience, purpose, and tone. In this discussion, you will recommend a tool based on an assigned scenario and module resources.

For your initial post, use the scenario associated with your last name:

Last name starts with:   
Scenario:
A-F    You are going to start hosting a weekly discussion of trending topics in your field of study, and would like anyone interested to be able to access it whenever they want to listen.
G-L    You have been asked to host a live presentation for an online-only international conference.
M-R    You are hosting a small, live training for the remote workers on your team.
S-Z    You have been asked to record a series of interviews with high-level executives while they are all visiting your branch this week, but the recordings would need to be shared one at a time, once a week, with all staff to watch at their convenience.

In your initial post, address the following:

What general technology-mediated channel might you consider using to suit your audience, purpose, and tone? Why?
What are key considerations you will need to address regarding your audience, purpose, and tone when selecting a specific technology platform?
In your response to at least one peer who was assigned the same scenario as you, and one who was assigned a different scenario, address the following:

What specific technology platform would you recommend they consider in addition to the tool they mentioned in their initial post, and why do you think it is appropriate?
What specific technology platform may not be well-suited to their scenario based on their initial post, and why do you think it is not appropriate?

Peer 1
If I were asked to host a live presentation for an online only international conference, I would first start by evaluating where this conference will reach, as well as the audience for the presentation. For example, in my personal experience, I have found that Microsoft Teams is an effective resource to use for something like this. For one, you are able to have hundreds of people in a conference at one time, it uses features such as being able to mute your audience during a presentation, you can use cameras while speaking and my favorite, using screen sharing feature to share a presentation or demonstration on your computer. The screen sharing feature allows you to do many different things as I mentioned before, as well as presentation slides. However, if you are doing any type of walkthrough with a computer system, this feature makes it very easy. Additionally, it allows you to have a chat box for any questions and a raise hand feature for questions as well. This allows you to have a professional tone for your conference rather than people speaking up in the middle of a presentation to ask a question.

One key thing that always needs to be considered when conducting an international conference is figuring out where your audience is in the world and finding a convenient time for each time zone to hold a conference. For example, if you are in New York conducting this conference and you have members of the audience in  California, London, and Berlin you want to pick a time convenient for everyone. If you were to conduct your conference at 1100 in New York, your audiences times would be 0800 in California, 1500 in London and 1600 in Berlin, making this a conference that would accommodate most people’s work schedule throughout your audience. I would also need to address any language barriers for my audience and figuring out how to accommodate anyone who may not be a natural born English speaker. Depending on who your audience is, it is wise to send out an itinerary of the conference, this allows your audience to prepare questions based on the outline of the conference. The last thing to consider when preparing for an international conference in regards to the technology platform is making sure everyone has access to your platform. This is another reason I prefer to use Teams for conferences like these, because it allows you to send out a link that you can use either in the Microsoft Teams app, or within any web browser making it convenient for both people with the app or without, additionally it has a dial in option that you can use with any cell phone to call in and listen to the audio of the conference.

use simple writing
I will include example
and the instructions
my professor feedback is
This is great! Just make sure your central idea statement is a complete sentence that incorporates all of your main points, like we discussed in class. Also, your main points need to be worded as single, declarative sentences, not fragments or questions. Make sure to make these corrections when writing your outline.
Thanks!

Prompt: Heroes. Think about the portrayals of Jason in Apollonios Argonautika (epic poem) and Don Chaffeys movie: Jason and the Argonauts. How does each author describe the heros important qualities (what are some important similarities and differences)? What particular message was each author trying to convey through his portrayal of the hero?

Write a CLEAR, PERSUASIVE and THOUGHTFUL essay on the topic.
–To be CLEAR, your essay should have a thesis (argument, claim, interpretation) that
you want to convince your reader of; it should state the thesis simply; and it should
focus upon proving or demonstrating this thesis.
–To be PERSUASIVE, your essay should make effective use of evidence (from reading and movie) to support or demonstrate your thesis.
–To be THOUGHTFUL, your essay should consider all the evidence and should take account of possible objections or counter-examples.

I have attached some notes on Apollonios Argonautika (epic poem) and Don Chaffey’s movie: Jason and the Argonauts in the word document below. I would encourage you to read these notes. In addition, when using evidence, please do quote from the actual epic itself (written by Apollonios). You will also probably need to cite some scenes from Don Chaffey’s movie: Jason and the Argonauts.

Do this writing task within 4-5 pages double spaced.

Lastly, credit anything that is not your own work. List ALL sources (books, websites, etc) that you consulted. Footnote EVERY argument, explanation, or idea that you have adopted or adapted.When in doubt, give a citation. In conclusion, please do not plagiarize  from prior works or any source, as this essay will be run through grammarly and turnitin.