Prewriting and Thesis statement

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FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Forum Goal: Choose a Topic for Essay #2 and explain why you chose it

Part 1: After you have read the APUS plagiarism policy, please visit the following library sites.

The Library welcome/overview video and other library tutorials can be accessed via the info in this FAQ: I’m new to the APUS Library. Where should I start?

The Academic Integrity Tutorial, share this FAQ: What is the Academic Integrity Tutorial?

 
Now think of a topic that you would like to write about for Essay #2. 

You will write about this new topic in the first part of the Week 3 forum.

Once you state your topic, use the example in the Lesson as a guide, and then work to answer these questions in the rest of this post:

  1. Why did you pick this topic?
  2. What do I already know about it?
  3. What is my goal in acquiring new information through my research?
  4. What information will I want to share with my reader?

Remember, you must use references for all essays in this class! 

Part 2: Next, post your thesis statement for Essay 2 here as a one-sentence thesis statement. Please bold it and identify it, so that we can all tell what it is.

Make sure you are writing one sentence only, and that you are not using a question. For example, “Should children wear uniforms in public schools?” is not a thesis sentence. To be a thesis sentence, the sentence must take a stand and be a declarative sentence. 

After you type your thesis statement, discuss how you arrived at that one sentence. What process of thought led to that sentence? Did you conduct research on your topic before coming up with your thesis statement? Have you taken a stand in your thesis statement? Do you think that when you do more research on your topic, your stand might change? Did you start with one thesis and evolve into another?

(It is expected, in academic writing, that you may need to change your thesis statement as you work on your essay. You may believe one thing, only to find through research that your initial beliefs must be adjusted. Or, you may have to change your topic somewhat due to available research.)

Early Literacy Learning Activities

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Early Literacy Learning Activities

Designing appropriate learning activities for students is at the heart of effective teaching. In this assignment you will design a learning activity (or combination of activities) using strategies that incorporate at least one of the seven critical elements for beginning reading listed in your text on page 172 (See attachment). Be sure to include all five of the following elements in the paper.

·         Identify the grade level and subject area.

·         Define the learning objectives.

·         Identify materials necessary to complete the activity.

·         Indicate accommodations that might be necessary for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

·         Provide a step-by-step lesson plan for implementing this activity.

Explain when in an early literacy program the learning activity would be most effective and support your explanation with at least two references to current and research. 

Your paper must be three to six pages, not including the title or reference pages. It must be written in APA format per the Ashford Writing Center Guidelines. Include at least three scholarly resources, in addition to the course text, for a total of at least four scholarly sources.

 

Must use sectional hearders in paper

SECTIONAL HEADERS

 

Classroom Information

 

Grade Level and Subject

 

Learning Objectives

 

Materials for Activity

 

Accommodations for Diverse Students

 

Step-by-step Plan for Activity

 

Most Effective Time for Activity in Early Literacy Program

 

 

Paraphrase 10 quotes

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Quote:

1.     “In the case of the teacher fired for drinking, she didn’t have any parents or any students as friends on her Facebook but she still got fired because somebody that she was friends with forwarded that information to a parent or a principal.” (“Why social media can be a minefield for teachers “ Sep 09, 2015)

 

2.     “a young teacher was fired from her job in Georgia because an irate parent got hold of a picture of her with two drinks — and actually led to her being fired by the principal.”(“Why social media can be a minefield for teachers “ 09/09/2015)

 

3.     The NLESD has a policy on social media use by teachers, which says that personal accounts should not be used for any sort of school business, and that as a rule teachers shouldn’t post anything related to their jobs or students on a site like Facebook.(“Why social media can be a minefield for teachers “ 09/09/2015)

 

4.     “Nearly nine of 10 — 87 percent — of teachers have not incorporated social media into their classrooms, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of the University of Phoenix. The survey also found that more teachers, 62 percent, said they are reluctant to incorporate social media in their classrooms than in 2013, when 55 percent reported such hesitation. Only 44 percent of teachers surveyed said that social media can enhance a student’s educational experience.” (“Research: 9 in 10 Teachers Don’t Use Social Media in the Classroom” 09/02/15)

 

5.     “The main reason I’d like to try to avoid social media use is a moral one. Kids today are addicted to technology; school can, and should, remain the one safe haven where they can unplug and just be present.” (“Should teachers be using social media in the classroom?” 10/1/2014)

 

6.     “But I think we should keep social media where it belongs: in the realm of that which is social. While I continue to keep up with friends on Facebook, my teenage students will continue to hang out with their friends on the medium of their choosing.”(“Should teachers be using social media in the classroom?” 10/1/2014)

 

7.     “Facebook is still yours, for you and your friends (all of your friends) to connect with each other and share information.” (“Welcome to Facebook, everyone.” 09/26/2006

 

8.     8. “Ben Marder, author of the report and early career fellow in marketing at the Business School, said: “Facebook used to be like a great party for all your friends where you can dance, drink and flirt. But now with your Mum, Dad and boss there the party becomes an anxious event full of potential social landmines.”” (“More Facebook Friends Means More Stress, Says Report” Nov. 26, 2012)

 

9.     9. “in Las Vegas, at the computer security conference Black Hat, Alessandro Acquisti, an associate professor of information technology and public policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, showed how a photograph of a person can be used to find his or her date of birth, social security number, and other information by using facial recognition technology to match the image to a profile on Facebook and other websites.” (“When Social Media Mining Gets It Wrong” Aug 9, 2011)

 

10.  “in relation to privacy protection, social media companies generally offer users control over what they share but in practice, while they have a very good idea of the audiences for any user’s content they don’t use this knowledge to help posters visualise their audiences.” (“Sharing Our Lives Online Risks and Exposure in Social Media” p.156)

Effective communication Skiils homework

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Your supervisor has asked to you write a brief email on the vacation policy changes to be distributed to staff. You will need to listen to a voice mail from your supervisor with instructions on how to create the email to announce the new vacation policy. The voice mail will include specific details that must be followed in creating the email. This audio voice mail can be found in your course shell.

Create an email message in which you:

  1. Listen to your supervisor’s voice mail here.
  2. Create a one to two (1-2) paragraph email with five to seven (5-7) sentences that follows your supervisor’s instructions.  
  3. Target the appropriate professional audience.
  4. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
  5. Use correct email formatting.
  6. Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.
  7. Meet the 250-to-500-word minimum requirement.
  8. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.

Your assignment must follow these APA formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
  • Develop and practice communication skills, including skills in verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking as appropriate for the audience.
  • Use various electronic communication platforms in their academic and professional work.
  • Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect communication in organizations.
  • Analyze and assess effective communication.
  • Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
  • Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Sick Role Model

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Sick Role Model

 

When a person becomes sick, he or she may demonstrate a variety of behaviors. Some people like to be left alone while others may seek assistance. Some people will act well even when they are sick. They may even feel guilty for not being able to do their work or take responsibilities.

 

What are the four aspects of the sick role model (Parsons 1951)? According to Parsons, medicine is an institution for the social control of deviant behavior. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Why or why not?

 

What is the patient-physician relationship according to Cockerham? Which two sociological examples of the sick role, as evidenced by existing research, do you think are most appropriate? Justify your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.

Parsons, T. (1951). The social system. Glencoe, IL: The Free Press.

Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM) —An analysis

 

“CAM therapies have been in existence for hundreds of years. While many of these therapies are commonly used in non-Western societies their popularity is increasing steadily. In fact, large numbers of American consumers are using CAM currently in an effort to pre-empt disease and disability or to promote health and a sense of well-being.”

 

(Source: Kirschstein, R. I., Acting Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, AMSA, 2008.)

How effective do you think CAM is in comparison to clinical treatment and diagnosis? Justify your answer. Identify and discuss at least 10 types of treatments offered by CAM practitioners. Analyze and present at least one case that shows the positive effect of CAM and one that shows the negative effect. What is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) role in CAM research? Justify your answers with appropriate research and reasoning  Please indicate all referances and have less than 25% with turnitin

 

 

Assignment 2: LASA: Comparative Religion Matrix

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Assignment 2: LASA: Comparative Religion Matrix

Part 1: What does it take to be a good Hindu? A good Christian? A good Muslim or Buddhist or Jew?

Each great religious tradition offers guidance for living a joyful and fulfilling life.

Compile a matrix (using the blank matrix available in the Doc Sharing section) that compares the basic origin, beliefs, understanding, components, and precepts (commandments) of the five major religions. Include moral duties and prohibitions, ceremonial obligations, and general principles of ethical behavior toward other people.

There may be a degree of overlap among some religions. An obvious example would be prohibitions against murder in both Judaism and Christianity.

Information in the table should be in your own words rather than copied form an outside source. Please list any your references you used to construct your table following the essay in the appropriate APA format. Please use at least three references.

Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write an essay of 350 to 500 words in length that synthesizes the information in your matrix into some general conclusions. You should point out what the different religions (Dharmic and Abrahamic) have in common and draw conclusions about the commonalities.

How do these differences or commonalities affect the way you interact with fellow employees now and in the future?

Similarly, you should point out where these differ and offer an analysis of those differences.

Your assignment will be due on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Complete the matrix sections that deal with the basic components of the Dharmic and Abrahamic religions.
48
Complete the life-question components of the matrix.
48
Develop conclusions about the comparative nature of the religions. Discuss both similarities and differences between Dharmic and Abrahamic religions.
40
Discuss the way the differences and similarities between Dharmic and Abrahamic religions affect how the student interacts with fellow employees now and in the future.
20
Style (4 points): Tone, audience, and word choice

Organization (12 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion

Usage and Mechanics (12 points): Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure

APA Elements (16 points): In-text citations and references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style
44
Total:
200
 
 

Assignment:Health Promotion Programs

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Health Promotion Programs

 

You are the director of patient services for a federally qualified health center. The department of health and human services (HHS) has announced a grant for health centers like yours to run any one of the following three health promotion programs:

 

·         Decrease cigarette smoking

·         Decrease osteoporosis among low-income groups

·         Decrease childhood respiratory illnesses

 

Research the above-mentioned health programs for your city, town, or any other region. Based on your research, create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document the includes answers to the following:

 

·         Which program would you take up? Why?

·         What are the critical questions that you need to have answered? Provide at least five such questions. What kind of research you will do to answer these questions?

·         What are the sources of information that you will use? Why?

 

Support your responses with examples.

 

Cite any sources in APA format.

 

Submission Details

 

Name your document SU_HCM4012_W2_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

 

 

 

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Analyzed and decided the program to take up and provided reasons for the same.

15

Provided at least five critical questions that you need to have answered. Identified and described the kind of research you will do to answer these questions.

15

Identified and explained the sources of information that you will use and provided reasons for the same.

15

Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources using APA format.

5

Total:

50

 

 

 

Religious class

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Basing your response directly upon the assigned textbook reading for this unit, write and submit a detailed essay (1300 to 1500 words, 4-5 pages) in response to ONE of the following essay questions:

A.  Describe and discuss the forms of belief and worship in Arabia at the time just before Muhammad’s religious reform. What other religions were practiced there, as well?

B.  What are the differences — historically, culturally, and theologically — between Sunni and Shi’a Islam? In light of current events in the Middle East, why is it important to recognize these differences today?

Assigned textbooks:

Christianity 1

Christianity 2

 

Syllabus – Essay Rubric

 

Students must submit a substantial, detailed, and well-thought-out essay (of 1300 – 1500 words) for each unit.Each essay must include a thesis statement within the opening paragraph, and a bibliography/works cited page at the end.When submitting your essays, remember to type your name at the top of the first page. Please also type out, also at the top of the first page, the specific essay question itself which you have chosen to answer.

All essays must use Times New Roman 12 pt or Verdana 10 pt font, be double-spaced, have 1″ margins, and include a total word count (not counting the bibliography at the end) which runs from 1300 to 1500 words in length (generally 4-5 pp.).

Students should use either the suggested method of citation of references provided elsewhere in this Syllabus, or any of the commonly accepted style guidelines for referencing sources (such as APA or MLA), including internal notes and a bibliography.All essays must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement (it is impossible to do well on your paper unless you take a clear position on your subject, captured in a thesis statement), followed by supporting arguments, and a summary conclusion.

 

 

Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Organizational Assessment

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Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Organizational Assessment

As a manager, you have to continually evaluate the organization and its strategy and consistently adapt the business model to ensure that the overall business plan is one step ahead of the competition.

In this assignment, you will get an opportunity to learn, from actual experiences, how an informed manager would assess the current overall health of an organization and make decisions regarding future opportunities and performance.

 

Tasks:

Select an industry relevant to your career. If you lack work experience, you can base your selection on real-life market situations or business areas that you may have knowledge about. You can also consult sources such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Markets, the Economist, US News and World Report, and the Argosy University online library resources.

  • Research the growth opportunities in the industry, competitive strategies that were employed, typical customers, and other relevant information related to the industry. Specific opportunities will differ depending on the industry selected, but be sure to consider current economic events and news relating to the industry that may influence the future direction of your industry.
  • Within this industry, select a midrange-performing company that provides goods or services. Then, address the following:
    • Analyze why this company maintains the level of success it does from an economic and financial perspective. Develop at least two visual aids (e.g., charts, graphs, or tables) to support your argument.
    • Evaluate whether the company’s pricing and positioning decisions contribute to or hinder that success.
  • Evaluate whether the strategy currently used by your industry, as discussed in previous sections, appears to be sustainable over time.

Create a 4- to 5-page research paper. At the end your paper, include a reference page and cite scholarly sources in APA style.

Submission Details:

  • By Wednesday, November 8, 2016, save your paper and submit your document to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

This assignment is worth 200 points.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
The assignment showed in-depth research into the growth opportunities in the industry, competitive strategies that were employed, typical customers, and other relevant information related to the industry.
16
Selected a midrange-performing company that provides goods or services within the industry.
16
Analyzed why this company maintains the level of success it does from an economic and financial perspective, and developed two visual aids to support your argument.
68
Evaluated whether the company’s pricing and positioning decisions contribute to or hinder that success.
60
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
40
Total:
200

 

Assignment: Team Work

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Assignment 3: Team Work!

Cultural differences and personality differences can impact cooperation. Team building is an important aspect of communication. Consider some aspects of culture and personality that may impact how people work together.

Research the importance of teamwork and the impact of personal and cultural differences on team building using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.

Situation:

After you helped your company, Labolg, prepare for expansion into other countries, the chief operating officer (COO) approaches you and tells you that she feels the differences among team members is negatively affecting production. She asks if you have any ideas for productive ways to work with the differences in their organization.

Analyze the situation and prepare a recommendation for the COO. State any assumptions you make about the nature of differences in the team.

Write a two- to three-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, August 24, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identified likely differences among team members in the scenario specified.
32
Recommended ways to enhance the positive impact of the differences and minimize the negative impact.
24
Supported statements with reasons and examples.
24
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100