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You are to write a 1050 to 1750 word literature review (in addition to the title page and references page) on the articles you selected for Week 2, synthesizing the findings in the articles that you found on your topic. You may incorporate other articles or references to support your discussion, as needed. Use APA citation and reference guidelines.

What is a literature review?
A literature review is a synthesis and critique of the published research in a given area of research. Your focus is on the findings of the studies you are exploring – their methods, approach, results, and implications – rather than the broad topic overall. It should synthesize findings in specific areas. Thus, you should look for themes in the range of articles and write about them as you group common themes.

Synthesize the material you found. In other words, find connected themes in the different areas you cover. Occasionally you might discuss individual articles, but only if the article is very unique and no other article has similar findings. The synthesis should focus strictly on existing, published research.

What else should you include besides a synthesis of research?
Be sure to include in your review other potential areas that still need to be explored. What unanswered questions are there? What holes are in the research that you have not yet found answers to? What contradictions are in the research will you seek to explore?

Examples of Synthesized Findings for Literature Review:

College students were found to have a large number of conflicts with roommates (Darsey, 2003; Smith, 2001; Yarmouth, 2005). Researchers also found that roommate conflicts were most frequent during the first semester of college (Lotspiech, 2004; Nominskee, 2001; Zackarov, 2000). Morissey (2004) found a reduction of roommate conflicts continued as students progressed from freshman to seniors, with seniors having the fewest roommate conflicts. However, Ellensworth (2001) found no correlation with year in school and frequency of roommate conflict. The contradiction between Ellensworth’s and Morissey’s findings suggest that additional research is needed in this area.

Ellensworth’s (2001) research was strictly quantitative, lacking a full picture of the contexts or reasons for the specific conflicts. It asked people to mark the frequency of their conflicts and types of people with whom they typically disputed. Morissey (2004) conducted interviews that allowed participants to provide an explanation for the reasons for the conflicts, and the contexts (dorm roommates, apartment roommates, house roommates, etc.). However, she interviewed far fewer people than Ellensworth surveyed.

Combining Ellensworth’s surveys with Morissey’s interview questions and utilizing a research team to increase the number of interviews could provide more details about the conflicts and contexts, and allow us to further look into the question of year in school and conflict behavior.

DeSoto (2005) and Craig (2004) found that most students lack an understanding of the term “binge drinking.” This research finding suggests that earlier investigations that utilized the words “binge drinking,” as an identifier for students have limited use. It also suggests that researchers should be very careful when using terms to make sure that research participants fully understand the terms being used.

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Review the literature and current laws on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
In 1,000-1,250 words, discuss your position regarding euthanasia by addressing the following: ( I am in favor)

  1. Define euthanasia in your own words.
  2. Identify the difference between the types of euthanasia (passive/active euthanasia).
  3. Discuss your beliefs regarding euthanasia. Are there any circumstances when you feel it is justified? Explain your answer.
  4. Define and describe the special populations as presented on Procon.org, and how each population might be adversely affected by euthanasia.
  5. Discuss your beliefs regarding euthanasia and these special populations.
  6. Identify and describe the law(s) concerning physician-assisted suicide in the state you reside or the state you consider your “home state.” Compare and contrast laws in your home state against either Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act or another state of your choice.

Use three to five scholarly resources to support your explanations.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

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CM 510 Research Writing and Methods- Liturature Review

CM 510 Research Writing and Methods- Liturature Review

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Select a communication problem area of concern in your organization; then complete a literature review to uncover how that problem manifests itself, and how it has been handled in the available academic literature from the last five years. Research your topic using the Academic Search Premier database and refer to scholarly journals and books as your primary sources. Ensure that your sources are from the last five years unless they are seminal articles that provide a foundational perspective to your problem. Once you have gathered sufficient literature to provide a thorough understanding of the problem you intend to study, thematically group related articles for your review. (No less than 25 articles and books) Recognize that the scholarly articles that you read will all have literature reviews that you can reference for guidance.

Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, APA style, double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman. Be sure to use headings in the literature review. Regardless of your study, a summary of the literature, and limitations of the literature must be among your headings.For example,

The headings indicate the different aspects of the communication problem that you are studying. Your final heading must be the Limitations of the literature. After thematically grouping the literature, and writing your review, state the gaps that exist in the literature, and decide how your study will explicitly address a gap in the literature covered.The researcher’s research questions or hypotheses will be directly formulated to address the gap in the literature that has been selected for study.Hence, findings from the study will help advance the literature in the researcher’s chosen area. Please refer to the APA manual for instructions regarding how to complete a literature review. Please note that your research questions or hypotheses will appear in the Introduction section of your proposal.You are merely formatting them at this stage. Include a reference page. This assignment is worth 100 points.

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ENG W231 Technical writing: Web comparison

ENG W231 Technical writing: Web comparison

This assignment should be written as a formal business memo to your instructor and cover all of the below criteria. (There is a Memo Writing Tutorial in Chapter 21 of our textbook.) The text of your memo should be a minimum of 200 polished, edited words.

Feel free to use memo template for this and other assignments.

  • Review Chapter 1 of our textbook, focusing specifically on two sections: “Characteristics of Workplace Writing” and “Six Reader-Centered Strategies You Can Begin Using Now.”
  • Then, review Ivy Tech’s homepageLinks to an external site. and the homepage of any other American two- or four-year college or university of your choice.
  • Referring to the information you read about in the textbook, compare the strategies used to make the sites useful and persuasive, and note ways their usefulness or persuasiveness might be increased. Refer to specific terminology discussed in the textbook.
  • Finally — to conclude your memo — having compared both websites, discuss which one is stronger and give a detailed, reasoned analysis for your assertion.

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contrast paper

contrast paper

You can see the instructions in the attached file. You have done an analysis of the two cases previously. I just want you to write a contrast paper for the two cases.

The instructions:
In comparing the cases, notice how a subtle difference in the facts can completely alter the outcome. The comparison should focus on the differences in the cases. There is no required format for the contrast.

You can also use the brief papers you wrote previously to write the contrast paper.

Just remember:
-follow the instructions
–Single space
-Font times new roman size 12
-one page only

let me know if you want me to clarify anything.

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English 298: African American Literature, Response Paper 1

English 298: African American Literature, Response Paper 1

Prompt:

The problem of racial identity in the United States is one of the major themes we’ve discussed during class thus far. This problem manifests itself in African American literature as what we’ve come to call the Black subjectivity debate / dialectic. The debatable meaning of Black subjectivity in the United States stems from race’s instability as a social construct. For this paper, briefly discuss your understanding of what makes race problematic as a social construct and then demonstrate your understanding by comparing how two of the assigned readings we’ve discussed thus far differ in their interpretations of Blackness… despite both being written by African American writers. Your analysis must hinge on direct quotations and examples from the texts you decide to analyze. Only use assigned course texts as your sources for this paper.

Course Texts:

Gates, Henry Louis. The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes were Watching God.

Paper guidelines:

Papers must use proper MLA citation style in formatting in-text parenthetical citations and works cited page. See the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) site for help with MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.). In addition to MLA, papers should be formatted as follows:

  • 12-point font
  • Times New Roman
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double-spaced
  • MLA style in-text parenthetical citations throughout paper when quoting sources
  • MLA style works cited page at the end of the paper
  • Page numbers and your last name in the upper right-hand corner of every page
  • 5-7 pages in length (This means at least 5 full pages of text, not 4.5 or 4.75)
  •  
  • Week 1
    W 22 Jan Class Introduction Week 2
    W 29 Jan WEBDu Bois excerpts from The Souls of Black Folk, “The Forethought” and “Of Our Spiritual Strivings.” Booker T. Washington excerpts from Up From Slavery, Chapter Fourteen: “The Atlanta Exposition Address” and “Struggle for an Education.”Week 3
    W 5 Feb Malcolm X, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Week 4
    W 12 Feb Harriet Jacobs excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Frederick Douglass excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.Week 5
    W 19 Feb Charles Chesnutt, “The Goophered Grapevine,” “The Passing of Grandison,” and “The Wife of His Youth.” Week 6
    W 26 Feb Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 1-10) Week 7
    W 4 Mar Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 11-Afterword) Week 8
    W 11 Mar Spring Break – No ClassSu 15 Mar Midterm Exam (Complete on Canvas by 11:59pm) Week 9
    W 18 Mar Phillis Wheatley, “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” “On Imagination,” “To His Excellency General Washington,” and “On the Death of Rev. Mr. George Whitefield.” Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Ode to Ethiopia,” “An Ante-Bellum Sermon,” “When Malindy Sings,” and “We Wear the Mask.”Week 10
    W 25 Mar Claude McKay, “If We Must Die,” “To The White Fiends,” “Africa,” “America,” “My Mother,” and “Outcast.” Langston Hughes, “Theme for English B,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “Mother to Son,” “Danse Africaine,” “The Weary Blues,” and “I, Too.” Week 11
    W 1 Apr James Baldwin introductory notes and “Notes of a Native Son” and “Sonny’s Blues.”

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English 298: African American Literature, Response Paper 1

English 298: African American Literature, Response Paper 1

Prompt:

The problem of racial identity in the United States is one of the major themes we’ve discussed during class thus far. This problem manifests itself in African American literature as what we’ve come to call the Black subjectivity debate / dialectic. The debatable meaning of Black subjectivity in the United States stems from race’s instability as a social construct. For this paper, briefly discuss your understanding of what makes race problematic as a social construct and then demonstrate your understanding by comparing how two of the assigned readings we’ve discussed thus far differ in their interpretations of Blackness… despite both being written by African American writers. Your analysis must hinge on direct quotations and examples from the texts you decide to analyze. Only use assigned course texts as your sources for this paper.

Course Texts:

Gates, Henry Louis. The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
Morrison, Toni. Song of Solomon
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes were Watching God.

Paper guidelines:

Papers must use proper MLA citation style in formatting in-text parenthetical citations and works cited page. See the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) site for help with MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.). In addition to MLA, papers should be formatted as follows:

  • 12-point font
  • Times New Roman
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double-spaced
  • MLA style in-text parenthetical citations throughout paper when quoting sources
  • MLA style works cited page at the end of the paper
  • Page numbers and your last name in the upper right-hand corner of every page
  • 5-7 pages in length (This means at least 5 full pages of text, not 4.5 or 4.75)
  •  
  • Week 1
    W 22 Jan Class Introduction Week 2
    W 29 Jan WEBDu Bois excerpts from The Souls of Black Folk, “The Forethought” and “Of Our Spiritual Strivings.” Booker T. Washington excerpts from Up From Slavery, Chapter Fourteen: “The Atlanta Exposition Address” and “Struggle for an Education.”Week 3
    W 5 Feb Malcolm X, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and Martin Luther King Jr. “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Week 4
    W 12 Feb Harriet Jacobs excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and Frederick Douglass excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.Week 5
    W 19 Feb Charles Chesnutt, “The Goophered Grapevine,” “The Passing of Grandison,” and “The Wife of His Youth.” Week 6
    W 26 Feb Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 1-10) Week 7
    W 4 Mar Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (Chapters 11-Afterword) Week 8
    W 11 Mar Spring Break – No ClassSu 15 Mar Midterm Exam (Complete on Canvas by 11:59pm) Week 9
    W 18 Mar Phillis Wheatley, “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” “On Imagination,” “To His Excellency General Washington,” and “On the Death of Rev. Mr. George Whitefield.” Paul Laurence Dunbar, “Ode to Ethiopia,” “An Ante-Bellum Sermon,” “When Malindy Sings,” and “We Wear the Mask.”Week 10
    W 25 Mar Claude McKay, “If We Must Die,” “To The White Fiends,” “Africa,” “America,” “My Mother,” and “Outcast.” Langston Hughes, “Theme for English B,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “Mother to Son,” “Danse Africaine,” “The Weary Blues,” and “I, Too.” Week 11
    W 1 Apr James Baldwin introductory notes and “Notes of a Native Son” and “Sonny’s Blues.”

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In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, conduct research on the topic of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and address the following: Explain the primary responsibilities and priorities of the IRB. Identify an organiza

In a 3-page paper, written in APA format using proper spelling/grammar, conduct research on the topic of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and address the following:

  1. Explain the primary responsibilities and priorities of the IRB.
  2. Identify an organization, such as a research hospital or pharmaceutical company, that involves human research subjects including all of the following at-risk populations:
  3. Describe the organization’s specific guidelines/policies regarding conducting research on each of the at-risk, human populations listed above.

Be sure to include APA citations for any resources you used as references.

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Counseling Efficacy Research Paper 7 pages

Counseling Efficacy Research Paper 7 pages

no plagiarize, spell check, and check your grammar. Please use the references below.

Counseling Efficacy Research Paper – Final Paper (35 percent) Students will conduct a review of the research on the efficacy of foundational counseling skills. This review should focus on the findings on the efficacy of the counseling relationship, as well as the efficacy of various components of the therapeutic process, including the skills discussed in this class. The findings of the student’s research will be summarized within the final paper. At the conclusion of the summary, the student will write a written reflection connecting the efficacy research to their experience in the class. This paper should be 7 pages and adhere to APA guidelines. References should be primarily derived from counseling sources (i.e. counseling journals and texts).

References

Butts, C. M., & Gutierrez, D. (2018). Dispositional Mindfulness and Personal Distress as Predictors of Counseling Self‐Efficacy. Counselor Education & Supervision, 57(4), 271–284. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1002/ceas.12116

Caldwell, S., Wusik, K., He, H., Yager, G., & Atzinger, C. (2018). Development and Validation of the Genetic Counseling Self-Efficacy Scale (GCSES). Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27(5), 1248–1257. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1007/…

Rabaino, A., Donohue, K., Richards, D., & Kalas, K. (2017). Improving Trainee Counseling Self-Efficacy: The Influence of Personal Adjustment Variables. Journal of Behavioral & Social Sciences, 4(1), 41–47.

Yedemie, Y. Y. (2020). Evaluating the Influence of Self-Efficacy, Trepidation of Stigma, and Previous Counseling Experience on University Students’ Attitudes Toward Psychological and Social Counseling: Implications for Intervention. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 40(2), 115.

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Conflicting Viewpoints Essay- Part 1

Conflicting Viewpoints Essay- Part 1

Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay – Part I

Prewriting
Due Week 3 and worth 30 points

When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking by playing the “Believing Game.” The Believing Game is about making the effort to “believe” – or at least consider – the reasons for an opposing view on an issue.

The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.
In Part I of the assignment (due Week 3), you will first read a book excerpt about critical thinking processes: “The Believing Game and How to Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful” at http://www.procon.org/sourcefiles/believinggame.pdf. Next, you will review the Procon.org Website in order to gather information. Then, you will engage in prewriting to examine your thoughts.

Note: In Part II of the assignment (due Week 5), you will write an essay geared towards synthesizing your ideas.

Part I – Prewriting: Follow the instructions below for this prewriting activity. Use complete sentences and adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

  1. Select one (1) of the approved topics from the www.procon.org Website and state your position on the issue.
  2. From the Procon.org Website, identify three (3) premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section – whichever section opposes your position.
  3. For each of the three (3) premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:
    1. What’s interesting or helpful about this view?
    2. What would I notice if I believed this view?
    3. In what sense or under what conditions might this idea be true?”

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing:

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • This prewriting assignment has no page requirement. There is no requirement at this time to include references in the assignment.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.
  • Create written work utilizing the concepts of critical thinking.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in critical thinking skills and informal logic.

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ENGL-120 The Way WeLieEssay

ENGL-120 The Way WeLieEssay

EpicQuest # 2 – Essay # 2 – The WaysWeLieEssaySuggestedDueDate: 11:59PM – Sunday05thApril2020 An Electroniccopy of EpicQuest – Essay # 2 – FinalDraft – must be submitted to the plagiarismchecker. Students benefit from a minimum of 6-paragraph structure, but you’re welcome to add more.
e grading rubric provided. Format Requirements: 1,500 to 2,000 words, MLA format. Writing Requirements: Must meet academic writing standards. Papers should clearly state the significance of the topic, and be organized with adequate detail. Work Cited Page is required.
Essay Structure Requirements:
INTROUCTION PARAGRAPH: introduction paragraph with a hook, title of the reading, the author of the reading, publication the article appears in, explanation of what is the author’s main claim (what is their argument), explanation of the reading, and a clear thesis.
BODY PARAGRAPHS: Detailed supporting paragraphs started by topic sentences, and an adequate concluding paragraph. Each supporting paragraph must focus on only one aspect, trait, reason or point. Create detailed illustrations so your reader can “see” what’s going on. YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS MUST INCLUDE SUPPORT FROM THE ASSIGNED READING. You must explain the Rhetorical Strategy the Author is using after you have incorporated the quote and how that strategy works on the reader. You can use “I” statements (this is a personal essay).
CONCLUSION: Full conclusion that ties up your essay. Purpose: to write an essay that analyzes the assigned text. Audience: your classmates, instructors, and people unfamiliar with the topic.
Crane 2 Length: 1,500 to 2,000 words. THE WORK CITED PAGE DOES NOT COUNT AS A PAGE. PROMPT: Is Lying a Good or Bad thing? Explain your reasoning. Your answer to this will form your Thesis Statement. You will develop your argument in at least the first three body paragraphs of your essay. Your last body paragraph must be a counter argument to your argument and must include a rebuttal. What is a counter argument that can be used against your position? Your counter argument must have a rebuttal (Your counter argument – rebuttal should be together in one paragraph – there should be a quote included. This paragraph should be the last paragraph before your conclusion. For this essay you should present at least three clear topics or opinions (each topic or opinion should be its own paragraph –
so this essay MUST BE a minimum of 6 paragraphs in total – (the counter argument is included as one of these topics). Explain your answers and support with examples from any of the article I have assigned. You must use the Assigned Reading in all your body paragraphs. You are only allowed one quote per body paragraph (maximum of 3 to 4 lines) – NO block quotes are allowed. The quote you use should support your position. You are not expected to conduct ANY research and you cannot add your own materials. This essay should include personal opinions, previous experience and observations to support your thesis.

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GCU ELM 480 Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

GCU ELM 480 Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

Using technology-based resources within the English language arts classroom supports real-world applications and helps to inspire teachers in their lesson planning and instructional practices. Continually exploring technology resources that can be utilized within the classroom demonstrates a teaching best practice.

Allocate at least 4 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Observe an English language arts lesson taught by a certified K-8 teacher that integrates educational technology to enhance instruction. During the observation, take note of how technology was used and its effectiveness.

Following your observation, collaborate with your mentor teacher to discuss the integration of technology in the ELA classroom. Specifically discuss with your mentor teacher his or her practices related to ensuring the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology in the classroom.

Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.

In 500-750 words, reflect on your observation and discussion by addressing the following:

  • During the lesson you observed, what technology resources did your mentor teacher use?
  • Describe the ways in which the observed technology positively or negatively contributed to instruction and engagement.
  • What specific additional technology could have been used within the lesson and how would you have used them?
  • How does your mentor teacher ensure the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology and information accessed from the technological resources?
  • Explain how you will use your findings related to the use of technology in ELA instruction in your future professional practice.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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read these requirements thenwrite a essat

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Write an essay on ONE (1) of the following topics. You must refer to the play you are discussing. If you cannot use direct quotations (due to circumstances), then make general references to the scenes. Give me enough information about the scene, so that I know which scene you are talking about.

1. I have said that Henry V by William Shakespeare is a play that opens itself up to experimentation. With reference to the play (and possibly the clips we have seen), discuss what I mean by this and how this statement is true.

2. With relation to the play, define Vaudeville and discuss how it can help us to understand Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

3. Explain what Hélène Cixous means when she says that woman must write from woman and discuss how this idea helps us to analyze A Piece of My Heart by Shirley Lauro.

4. Define Antonio Gramsci’s theory of Hegemony and explain how it can help us to understand one of the plays we have studied this term.

1000words

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Write a comparative essay

Write a comparative essay

Award-winning author Sonia Nazario is best known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Enrique’s Journey. The book brings to life the very real and dangerous journey of a Honduran boy fleeing his home in hopes of finding his mother in America. In addition to the biography, Nazario has written countless articles informing readers of the dangers children like Enrique face. While the biography and the articles serve the same purpose and present the same ideas, they do so in different ways. You will be comparing and contrasting how Nazario informs her audience through a biography and an editorial. You may access the editorial here and the biography here.

Write a comparative essay in which you compare and contrast the way Sonia Nazario presents similar ideas in a biography and an editorial. Support your comparison with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient evidence from both texts. Apply MLA guidelines to properly cite the evidence used in your essay. Be sure your essay uses formal and objective language.

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Slavery And Its Effects To Society

Slavery And Its Effects To Society

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (This includes the sources from the annotated bibliography. Additional sources may be included as appropriate.) ATTACHED

Instructions
This week you will submit your final paper.

The paper should include the following:

  • Create your own 4-6 paragraph “dilemma” based on the controversial topic you chose in Week 3.
  • Apply Kant’s Categorical Imperative to the dilemma.
  • Apply one other method you have encountered in lecture material and the readings.
  • State which of the two methods you selected you prefer and why.
  • Use the 5 articles from your annotated bibliography. (Additional academic scholarly research from the past 5 years can be included as well.)

Include a reference page at the end of your paper in APA format that includes your bibliography with the annotations removed and any other sources used in your final paper.

Paragraphs

  • Paragraphs are composed around topics, which naturally and organically emerge from a complex, focused, and sophisticated thesis.
  • Each paragraph explores one topic and one topic only.
  • Topics directly relate to the thesis and are not theses in and of themselves.
  • The paragraph completely and fully develops and explains the topic and provides details, examples, illustrations, and quotations from research as well as from the primary texts.
  • Topics and paragraphs rise above commonplace thinking and summary.
  • Quoted material is used powerfully to support analytical points (and not as padding).
  • There is a graceful transition to the next paragraph.
  • The ideas explored are significant, substantive, and instructive.
  • Ideas/topics support the overarching thesis so that the paper is a unified whole, and not a concatenation of appended mini-essays.

Grammar/Mechanics/Style

  • Grammar refers to the correct usage of Standard American English.
  • Mechanics refers to idiomatic conventions (capitalization of proper nouns, spelling, and punctuation).
  • Style refers to persuasiveness, sophistication, wit, and transcendent quality.
  • Sentences should be varied in length and complexity without loss of clarity or precision of meaning.
  • Style makes a paper a pleasure to read.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 10 pages (not including title page or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title page
  • References page (minimum of 5 scholarly resources – remove annotations; format hanging indents)
  • Pagination (upper right of the page)
  • In-text citations correspond to full reference on a reference page

Grading
This activity will be graded based on Course Project Grading Rubric

Rubric

Course Project Grading Rubric – 200 pts

Course Project Grading Rubric – 200 pts

CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength
10.0 ptsOutstanding

Meets length requirement

0.0 ptsNo Effort
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
20.0 ptsOutstanding

Addresses all aspects of the assignment.

17.0 ptsAbove Average

Addresses most aspects of the assignment.

15.0 ptsAverage

Addresses some aspects of the assignment.

12.0 ptsBelow Average

Addresses few aspects of the assignment.

0.0ptsNo Effort
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis
50.0 ptsOutstanding

Throughout the whole work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.

42.5 ptsAbove Average

Throughout most of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.

37.5 ptsAverage

Throughout some of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.

30.0 ptsBelow Average

Throughout little of the work, the writing shows depth of critical thought; leverages readings and course materials in support of writer’s evident effort to understand ethical problems; establishes good use of theoretical underpinnings.

0.0ptsNo Effort
50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization
50.0 ptsOutstanding

Ideas are logically organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, that come together in complete concepts.

42.5 ptsAbove Average

Ideas are well organized, including inviting introduction (with a thesis statement) and a satisfactory conclusion, with complete concepts.

37.5 ptsAverage

Organization and concepts need some restructuring.

30.0 ptsBelow Average

Organization and concepts are difficult to follow and incomplete.

0.0ptsNo Effort
50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting / Presentation
50.0 ptsOutstanding

Throughout the whole work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).

42.5 ptsAbove Average

Throughout most of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).

37.5 ptsAverage

Throughout some of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).

30.0 ptsBelow Average

Throughout little of the work, the writing/presentation actively engages with the topic; is free of major errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety; has a professional and consistent format and articulates clearly (presentation).

0.0ptsNo Effort
50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA: Citation and Reference Formatting
20.0 ptsOutstanding

Throughout the whole work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).

17.0 ptsAbove Average

Throughout most of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).

15.0 ptsAverage

Throughout some of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).

12.0 ptsBelow Average

Throughout little of the work, in-text references are formatted using APA style; references page/slide includes complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style; format (margins, spacing font size) adheres to APA style (paper).

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GCU ELM 480 Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

GCU ELM 480 Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

Clinical Field Experience A: Using Technology and Media in the Classroom

Using technology-based resources within the English language arts classroom supports real-world applications and helps to inspire teachers in their lesson planning and instructional practices. Continually exploring technology resources that can be utilized within the classroom demonstrates a teaching best practice.

Allocate at least 4 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Observe an English language arts lesson taught by a certified K-8 teacher that integrates educational technology to enhance instruction. During the observation, take note of how technology was used and its effectiveness.

Following your observation, collaborate with your mentor teacher to discuss the integration of technology in the ELA classroom. Specifically discuss with your mentor teacher his or her practices related to ensuring the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology in the classroom.

Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.

In 500-750 words, reflect on your observation and discussion by addressing the following:

  • During the lesson you observed, what technology resources did your mentor teacher use?
  • Describe the ways in which the observed technology positively or negatively contributed to instruction and engagement.
  • What specific additional technology could have been used within the lesson and how would you have used them?
  • How does your mentor teacher ensure the safe, legal, and ethical use of technology and information accessed from the technological resources?
  • Explain how you will use your findings related to the use of technology in ELA instruction in your future professional practice.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Term paper 1500-2000 words

Term paper 1500-2000 words

Dialect Discrimination in the courtroom

Research suggests that using a nonstandard dialect in the courtroom may have detrimental effects on a speaker’s position in the courtroom due to dialect discrimination. For example, Rachel Jeantel, who is trilingual, spoke a nonstandard dialect of American English during her testimony as a key witness for the prosecution in the trial of Robert Zimmerman (the man who killed Trayvon Martin). Rickford (2016) argues that Rachel Jeantel’s dialect interacted with jurors’ perceptions about her credibility as a witness in the trial. In this paper I will review research that explores how one’s accent and dialect can affect how a person is treated in the courts, whether the person is the accused or a witness.

Sources to Consult

Dixon, J. A., & Mahoney, B. (2004). The effect of accent evaluation and evidence on a suspect’s perceived guilt and criminality. The Journal of Social Psychology, 144(1), 63-73.

Dixon, J. (2002). Accents of Guilt? Journal of Language and Social Psychology., 21(2), 162-168.
Eligon, J. (Jan. 26, 2019). Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences. New

York Times, p. NA(L). Gale General OneFile,

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A571076338/ITOF?u=c… .

Rickford, J. (2016). Language and linguistics on trial: Hearing Rachel Jeantel (and other vernacular

speakers) in the courtroom and beyond. Language 92(4), 948-988.
Rigogliso, M. (Dec 2, 2014). Stanford linguist says prejudice toward African American dialect can result in

unfair rulings. Stanford News. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/december/vernacular-

trial-testimony-120214.html

Shousterman, C. (Oct 30, 2013). Linguistic prejudice is a real prejudice (and has real consequences). The Online Journal on African American English. https://aaenglish.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/linguistic-prejudice-is-a-real-prejudice-and-has- real-consequences/

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English100 Analyzing Stories

English100 Analyzing Stories

Write an essay analyzing one or more aspects of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”.The goal is to convince readers that your interpretation adds to the conversation about this story among members in this class.Back up your analysis with reasons and support (examples and textual evidence) from the story.

I do have outline for this essay.

Requirements:

● 3-4 pages, double-spaced

● MLA format/Works Cited

● A clear thesis statement Note:Be cautious not to summarize the story or to assert an

obvious fact about the story.

● 2-3 reasons for the thesis statement

● Textual evidence and examples from the story for support Note:When pulling material from

the story to use as evidence, parenthetical citations should look like this: (par. 12).

● Excellent source integration (“Using Sources to Support Your Ideas,” pp. 542-553).It’s important to

know how to use ellipsis marks and brackets correctly when writing an Analyzing Stories essay.

● Stellar paragraphing, “to group related ideas and details” (see Chapter 13:Cueing the

Reader/Paragraphing pp. 456-469).

 

● Very few proofreading errors

I do have outline for this essay.

my outline to you

I. Thesis: Sum up all the related arguments of your story interpretation.

A. First argument/assertion/interpretation

1. textual evidence (par. ?) [Note: No parenthetical needed for Kincaid]

2. textual evidence (par. ?)

B. Second argument/assertion/interpretation

1. textual evidence (par.?)

2. textual evidence (par.?)

C. Third argument/assertion/interpretation

1. textual evidence (par.?)

2. textual evidence (par.?)

Thesis: Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” argues that an individual discovers their self-identity only after being free from confinement. The story also argues that freedom is a very powerful force that affects mental or emotional state of a person, and many freedoms that women desired were denied to them because of the repressive nature of marriage and more broadly, society.

  • Her Husband’s death made her see something she hasn’t seen before and might likely never have seen if he had lived: her desire for self-determination.
  • freedom is a very powerful force that affects mental or emotional state of a person
  • “Free, free, free” (part.11). “Her pulses beat fast” (part.11)
  • “She would live for herself” (part14)

1.” Physical exhaustion that hunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul” (part 4)

2.’’ A sob came up into her throat and shook her”

C. She experiences at the secret of joy

1. “Free! Body and soul free” (part16)

2. “She was so shocked” (paert19)

I got this cooment from my professor.?

Before beginning to write the essay, I suggest rewriting the outline as a sort of plan. Do you mean to focus on these three main ideas: (1) the husband’s death brings out a desire for self-assertion (2) freedom affects a person mentally (3) freedom affects a person physically. Lastly, how do these three assertions work together toward an overall thesis (or do they satisfy the thesis you include in your outline)?

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