novel reading response

Novel Reading Response Goal: Students will choose 10 of the 15 statements below in which to respond. Answer each response in a complete sentence. Each response should contain at least 5 sentences and no more than 8 sentences. So to summarize, you need to write at least 50 sentences for this assignment. 1. Explain a character’s problem and then offer your character advice on how to solve his/her problem. 2. Explain how a character is acting and why you think the character is acting that way. 3. Pick one character and explain why you would/would not like to have him/her as a friend. 4. Describe and explain why you would/would not like to have lived in the time or place of the story. 5. What real-life people or events are you reminded of by characters or events in the story? Explain why. 6. Write about what would happen if you brought one of your characters to school or home for a day. 7. Pick a scene in which you disagreed how a character handled a situation/person and rewrite it in the way you think it should have happened. 8. What quality of which character strikes you as a good characteristic to develop within yourself over the years? Why? How does the character demonstrate this quality? 9. Who tells the story? Is this the best person to tell it? Why? 10. How would the story be different if told through another character’s eyes? from novel tales of two cities

A Failure to Communicate

View the Youtube video and answer the following related questions in a minimum two page paper, use textbook and outside sources to support your answers. Explain the obstacles to effective communication that you observed. Explain how managers can overcome some of these obstacles in the workplace? Explain why is it important that managers understand the communication process. What can managers do to improve their encoding and medium choices when transmitting information? YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ox5LhIJSBE

Philosophy

Ancient/medieval: Aristotle and Aquinas Early Modern: Hobbes, Rousseau, Hume Later Modern: Kant and Mill Write an essay explaining how the ancient/medieval thinkers (Aristotle and Aquinas) differ from either the early modern or later modern thinkers in their understanding of morality (do not write on all of the thinkers we have studied thus far!). You will want to explain: what each thinker considers to be relevant to the making of moral judgments how decisions are made, and how moral action is related to the human good as conceived of by each thinker.

How can a city promote the use of public transportation?

Requirements: A. Write a proposal essay (suggested length of 4–7 pages). In your essay, do the following: 1. Respond to following question: How can a city promote the use of public transportation?. 2. Provide an effective introduction. 3. Provide an appropriate thesis statement that previews two to four main points. 4. Explain the significance of the problem. 5. Propose a clear recommendation, with support, to solve the problem. 6. Provide an effective conclusion that includes an evaluation of the importance of the topic. B. Include at least three academically credible sources in the body of your essay. 1. For your sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

Global Poverty

Global poverty is an international issue. Other countries are inclined to look to the U.S. with its great wealth to take an active role in assisting poor nations. People here spend money trying to counter baldness while people in other countries are starving to death. On the other hand, foreign aid may be distributed as political favors rather than going to those most in need. Present both sides of the argument on whether the U.S. should work to achieve the Millennium Aid goal for contributions to increase the U.S. contribution to 0.7% of its GDP. For each side of the argument, provide three facts to support the argument. Use at least three of the following concepts in your response: Extreme poverty Severe poverty Persistent poverty Economic growth Human Capital Write at least 3 full paragraphs in APA format with in-text citations. Please use credible resources

Nursing Essay

Traditionally, nutrition programs were targeted to the indigent and poor populations in developing countries. Many of today’s Americans are malnourished also, but they are inundated with unhealthy foods and require a multidisciplinary approach to nutrition education. What would be the three most important points to include in a public nutrition program? Provide current literature to support your answer and include two nutritional education community resources.