Month: July 2017

Essay: The Evolution of Our Social Views on War Consider three major wars from the past 75 years: WW II, Vietnam and our current War on Terror (Iraq/Afghanistan). How were each of these wars viewed during their times? Do you think media played/plays a part in that social perception? Let’s also consider the issue of humanization and dehumanization – how did/does that play a role in our social views? Lastly, consider how we have treated Soldiers coming home from each of the three wars. What has this done to Soldiers as a group and to us as a society? How should we treat war today? Papers will be a minimum of 2 pages in length (not to exceed 4), with 1.5 spacing, 12-point font, 1 inch margins on all sides, and include a reference page (not included in the page count). Any and all information provided in your essay must be substantiated with facts; that means you need to cite your sources. Every essay assignment needs to have a minimum of three outside sources in addition to your textbook. Also note, Wikipedia is NOT a valid source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjobz14i8kM After watching the Love Canal report from the New York Times and reviewing the other materials this week, what social issues do you see present in the Love Canal case? Do you think that this neighborhood would have been treated differently if they had been more affluent? Why or why not? Do you think the government did enough? Or what about the company that dumped chemicals, what should their punishment be? Although the community came together and formed an association to take on this issue, why do you think other groups did not get more involved (think advocacy groups or organizing groups)? Seeing as we are thinking about the local effects – how much do you know about your trash system? How does it work? Where does it go? And how about recycling – does your community recycle, how does it work, and do you think its effective?

This is an online ENG-112 class. I have to have this assignment posted prior to 07/05/17 at 11:59 P.M. EST.; therefore, I would need the finished project no later than 10:00 P.M. on 07/05/2017. I will compose the SlideShow and just need the Essay written. The topic should be on the following: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/topic/actionWin?scanId=&query;=&prodId=OVIC&showDisambiguation=true&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=GALE%7CPLOZOZ621564678&u=special_ovrc&limiter;=&contentModules;=&displayGroups;=&display;-query=&action=e&windowstate=normal&resetBreadCrumb;= My professor basically is requiring that we pick two different types of Genres, Spoken (Public Speaking/Speech, podcast, radio show, etc.), Written (Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc.), or Visual (youtube video, news clip, etc.) I have attached the Grading Criteria as well as an example from my Professor as to what exactly she is expecting. Thanks So Much!

Utilize at least TWO (or more) of any essays we’ve read in class and synthesize their positions/arguments to show how both sides have clear positives & negatives to offer with a one-sided OR synthesis solution to conclude. • Read closely, then Analyze; analyze each argument the source is making. What claim is the source making about the issue? What data or evidence does the source offer in support of that claim? What are the assumptions or beliefs (explicit or unspoken) that warrant using this evidence or data to support the claim? • After Analysis: Establish a Position; what are the potential stands on the issue? Keep an open mind. • Imagine a conversation between yourself and the author/creator of the source. Would the author/creator agree with your definition of their position? Why? Disagree? Why? Want to qualify it in some way? • Argue your final position. The writer must develop the case for the position by incorporating the (imaginary) conversations with the authors/creators of the primary sources. The student should feel free to say things like, “Source A takes a position similar to mine,” or “Source C would oppose my position, but here’s why I still maintain its validity,” or “Source E offers a slightly different perspective, one that I would alter a bit.” In short, on the synthesis question the successful writer is going to be able to show readers how he or she has thought through the topic at hand by considering the sources critically and creating an essay that draws conversations with the sources into his or her own thinking. One QUOTE, one PARAPHRASE & one SUMMARY must be included from the 2 primary source texts. Remember your drafts must follow MLA format and be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-pt. font with 1-inch margins all around. Final draft to be at least 1000-1200 wds., 3-4 pages. articles are Love and Race essay by Nicholas D. Kristof and The Cult of Ethnicity essay by Arthur M. Schlesinger

Suppose you are given an imaginary $95,000. Throughout this session, you will be using the material in this class to decide how you should invest this $95,000. For this Module, pick a stock to you want to invest in. You can go to E-Trade or Yahoo Finance to look up stock prices and information about specific companies. Read the information in the background material, look for more information, and then write two page paper with the following information: The stock you chose and your reasons for picking it. The number of shares of the stock you chose to buy and the total amount you spent to make this purchase. Remember, you will want some of your $95,000 for the next few modules, so be careful how much you choose to spend. Explain why you chose this number of shares. In the course of preparing your paper, you will probably want to think about, among other things, the points such as: Benefits of stocks (e.g., capital growth), Risks related to stocks (e.g., default risk), etc. SLP Assignment Expectations In Module 1 SLP, you are expected to: Describe the purpose of the paper and conclusion. Provide a definition of investment. Answer the SLP questions clearly and provide necessary details. Provide a quality argument; that is, no poor sentence structure, no spelling and grammar mistakes or run-on sentences. Provide citations to support your argument and references on a separate page. Please use APA format to provide citations and references Answer all the SLP questions in an essay format instead of point format. Please do not type questions in the paper. Type and double-space the paper.

Writing Exercise: Interview Summary/Synthesis For this assignment, you will submit only the FINAL copy as there is no DRAFT option. This assignment is designed to help inform a topic that interests you, and the information you gather here will be used in your Proposal Letter assignment. For this assignment, you should be interviewing a person who has expertise about a topic you are interested in. Please note that you should be conducting the actual interview; you should not be summarizing an interview conducted by someone else. Part #1: Choose a Research Topic and an Interviewee You do not need to submit this portion in writing, but you do need to accomplish this in preparation for your research assignment. In preparation for your research proposal letter in the next topic, you will need to choose a topic for your proposal. This research proposal letter will be directed to an audience who can create change (Congressperson, business administrator, or other similar audience.) In the proposal, you need to suggest a change or a solution to a current problem. Examples of strong proposal topics would be things like funding ideas for an animal shelter, starting a recycling program in a community, suggesting a better plan for public transport, or another idea that interests you. You will be proposing solutions for these issues. Choose a topic that you are passionate about and for which you will be able to develop at least one solution. While this information should be enough for you to choose a topic, please consult the assignment sheet within Topic 7 if you have more questions about this assignment. Once you choose a topic, it’s time to choose a credible expert to interview on that subject. In other words, you should avoid choosing an interviewee who is a close friend or family member unless that person truly is an expert in the field. This credible expert should have 10+ years of experience in his or her discipline. Choose an interviewee who not only could offer some specific details about the problem but one who may also be able to offer suggestions of a plausible solution. Use the information contained in the lesson presentation to secure and conduct a successful interview. Part #2: Summarize and Synthesize Your Interview When you summarize and synthesize, you take the smaller pieces (the sections of the interview) and develop them into one cohesive piece. Doing this exercise will help you prepare for the research proposal letter, where you will need to incorporate at least a few ideas from the interview. To successfully summarize and synthesize, you might find it helpful to follow this sequence for your essay: Provide Background Information: In your introductory paragraph, introduce your audience to your interviewee. What is his/her name? What is his/her experience? If relevant, where is the interviewee employed? Summarize the Interview: While you want to avoid the all-too-predictable question and answer format, you should provide information about what you learned from the interview. Take a look at your original questions, group them into categories, and use those categories to build your body paragraph(s). Also, you may note the interviewee’s reactions in your summary as well. Was the interviewee nervous about answering a question? Did he/she seem knowledgeable in the subject matter? Make this summary work for you by including whatever details and responses you feel are important and will help you when you write the research proposal. Synthesize the Interview: In the conclusion, synthesize the interview. To synthesize just means you should consider all of the information you gathered from this interview and draw conclusions. What did you learn from the interview? How did the interviewee and/or the interview help you gain a deeper understanding of your topic? Other findings? No source citations are required for this assignment, but please review the rubric to get a better idea of you you’ll be assessed. The guidelines for this assignment are as follows: Length: This assignment should be a minimum of 350 words. Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:  Your first and last name  Course Title (Composition II)  Assignment name (Interview Summary)  Current Date Format:  MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited1  Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page  Double-spacing throughout  Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)  Title, centered after heading 1 This resource may be helpful as you are making MLA formatting decisions: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/  1” margins on all sides  Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txt Underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.