Article comparison

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A paper of 1000-2000 words including an additional Works Cited section in proper MLA format. Include direct quotes from the texts that use proper MLA in line citation style. 

 

A Paper Instructions

Please choose one essay (choices listed below) and search the World Wide Web and find an article on a similar subject. For example, if you choose the article on coffee, you might find another article on the history of beer or chocolate.

Then write a paper comparing and contrasting the two articles in terms of their use of the Aims and Modes and central ideas.

Have a works cited section where you list the reference for both essays. Also use proper MLA format for the quotes in your paper.

Please write a 5-6 page paper including the following information.

Be careful to edit your mistakes. This paper cannot be revised. If it is not accepted, it must be rewritten using different essays.

Articles to choose from:

1.      How Coffee Influenced the Course of History Lydia Zuraw 

 

2.      Global Warming Heats Up by Jeffrey Klueger

 

3.      The History of the Peace Symbol  by Mark Sinclair

 

4.      A Day in the life of Tiwi Aboriginal by  Sabina Lohr

 

A Paper

Aim: Referential/Mode: Classification

#1- Give author and title of both essays and a short summary of each essay.

#2- Identify primary aims of both essays. Define aim and give two examples from the text that demonstrate this aim.

#3- Identify primary modes of both essays. Define mode and give two examples from the text that demonstrate this mode.

#4 Identify secondary aims from both essays. Define aim(s) and give one example from the text that demonstrates the aim(s).

#5 Identify tertiary aims from both essays. Define aim(s) and give one example from the text that demonstrates the aim(s).

#6- Identify secondary modes in the both essays. Define mode(s) and give one example from the text that demonstrate the mode(s).

#7- Identify tertiary modes in both  essays. Define mode(s) and give one example from the text that demonstrates the mode(s).

#8- Write a conclusion that summarizes the above analysis and states the CENTRAL IDEAs of essay. Here you can focus on comparing and contrasting the ideas expressed in the two essays.

Include Works Cited at end in proper MLA format for both essays

 

 

Decision Making

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Assignment Details

 

You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up a business writer’s hotline—a telephone and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar, mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write. You see it as a way of providing a much-needed service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing positive public relations for your institution.

Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines, answering machines, reference books, advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After that, if the hotline is successful, you will either reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple narrative report explaining and justifying the request.

Part 1 (1–2 pages):

In your paper, answer the following information-gathering questions:

  • What is the background of the problem?
  • What will be the outcome of the project?
  • Describe the audience for this report and the implications for structuring your report.
  • Describe how the hotline will work.
  • What are the advantages of this project?
  • What will the project cost?
  • What are the qualifications of those involved?

Part 2 (2–4 pages):

Now, you will need to take the information that has been collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed hotline.

Please submit your assignment.

The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:

225–250

Student fully understood assignment, answered all portions, and met minimum length requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.

200–249

Student demonstrated partial completion of the knowledge of the issues of working in teams and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.

175–199

Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student demonstrated partial completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issues of working in teams and writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum length requirements.

150–174

Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student demonstrated partial completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issues of working in teams and writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet minimum length requirements.

< 150

Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student did not demonstrate completion of the readings. Student did not understand the issues of working in teams and writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length requirements.

Aspects of Infant Mortality Rate

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Task 1–Infant Mortality Rates (20 pts)

The U.S. has higher infant mortality rates than other developed nations. In the course project, you will examine many aspects of this issue.

Begin your investigation of infant mortality rates in the U.S. by gathering and analyzing statistical data.

  • Gather data about infant mortality rates in various countries. Identify fivecountries that have the lowest infant mortality rates and five countries that have the highest infant mortality rates.
  • Find out the infant mortality rate in the U.S. and discuss where the U.S. ranks internationally.

Note: Using tables is a helpful approach when presenting numerical data.

Task 2–Medical Causes of Infant Mortality (20 pts)

Using the South University Online Library, select and read five articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Environment Health, and Journal of Applied Epidemiology, on medical causes of infant mortality.

Write an annotated bibliography of the five articles, which should include a one-paragraph summary of each article. Write original summaries; do not merely copy the abstracts. In each of your summaries, include the following:

  • The study’s hypothesis or objective
  • The study’s methodological approach
  • The study’s pertinent findings and conclusions

Task 3–Social, Economic, and Cultural Determinants (20 pts)

Using the South University Online Library, select and read five articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health, on socioeconomic/cultural causes of infant mortality.

Write an annotated bibliography of the five articles, which should include a one-paragraph summary of each article. Write original summaries; do not merely copy the abstracts. In each of your summaries, include the following:

  • The study’s hypothesis or objective
  • The study’s methodological approach
  • The study’s pertinent findings and conclusions

Task 4–Analysis (100 pts)

Using the information gathered, write a 2- to 3-page report about effective measures to curb infant mortality rates. Consider necessary policy changes using specific evidence from your research as a guide. Note: It may be helpful to review strategies employed by nations with low infant mortality rates. Cite sources of information in the correct APA format.

Present all your work in a 3-page Microsoft Word document. Be sure to use APA format.

help with writing

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Essay #1: Personal Narrative Summary of assignment

Task: Narrate an event or describe your interactions with a person you have encountered in your past work or community experiences.

Length: 800-1200 words Format: APA
Sources: none required

Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment

This essay gives you an opportunity to reflect on and write about your engagement with your work or community. As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working towards several of the course outcomes:

  • Choose a topic of appropriate scope (Course outcome 1)

  • Organize information clearly in narration of an event or description a person (Course

    outcomes 1 and 2)

  • Use an introduction paragraph with a thesis statement and a concluding paragraph to

    frame an essay (Course outcomes 1 and 2)

  • Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3)

  • Participate in the process of receiving feedback and revising your writing (Course

    outcome 1)

Choosing a topic

When choosing a topic for this essay, think about a person or event in your work or community life that was important to you. Is there a person who taught you something, through words or actions, perhaps by setting either a good example or a bad one? Is there an event that challenged you or marked a turning point for you?

If you choose an event, make sure it is a well-defined event and not one that is too broad. For example, a confrontation with a coworker could make a good topic; it is a well-defined event that takes place over a short period of time. On the other hand, a job you held for a year is not a well-defined event and covers too large of a time period. Many events happened to you in the course of that job, so try to identify one that was particularly meaningful.

You might consider these possibilities in selecting a topic:

• A situation you encountered at work or in your community that involved a failure

 

  • A situation you encountered at work or in your community that involved an important victory

  • A person (a supervisor or co-worker) who has been a mentor and/or contributed to your growth as a professional

  • A person or event that represented a negative example of professionalism

  • Your first day on a particular job and what you learned from that first day

  • A situation in which you had to make an ethical choice at work or in your community

Organizing your essay

Organize your essay into several paragraphs, including the following:

  • an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement

  • body paragraphs that support the thesis statement

  • a concluding paragraph

Point of view

For this essay, feel free to use “I” and “me” (first person point of view) in describing your experience. While you may have been discouraged from using first-person point of view in previous classes, please note that this essay is one that lends itself to first-person point of view.

However, you should not write “to the reader” by using the pronoun “you” (second person point of view) in referring to the reader. You also should not use “you” to refer to various people. For example, instead of “At this job, you had to pay attention to detail,” you would write, “At this job, I had to pay attention to detail” or “At this job, employees had to pay attention to detail.”

Formatting your essay

Use APA style to format your essay, including the following guidelines:

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  • Use one-inch margins.

  • Double space.

  • Use size 12 Times New Roman font.

  • Include a running head.

  • Include page numbers.

  • Include a title page.

    Note: An abstract is not required. 

Individual Programmatic Assessment: Professional Skills Paper

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Individual Programmatic Assessment: Professional Skills Paper

Choose one of the human services populations from the following list, and conduct research using peer-reviewed journal articles from the University Library. Suggested databases include the ProQuest® social sciences or the PsycINFO® databases on the chosen population.

 

·         At-risk youth

Include human services as part of your search. The more specific criteria you choose, the more relevant your paper will be.

Write a 1,750 word paper that addresses the following:

·         Address the interpersonal skills needed to work with this population.

·         Address personal and professional qualities that help human services professionals successfully work with this population.

·         Does this population require differential treatment? Why or why not? Is there anything that warrants a change in the human services worker’s style, behaviors, or attitudes?

·         Include strategies to use and actions to take to improve your professional skills in this area.

·         Address potential challenges and how you would meet and overcome them.

·         Reference at least three peer-reviewed journal articles that support your statements and ideas.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Assignment 3: Case Study: Ethical Decision Making

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Read the section “Course Case Study” and analyze the behavior of the counselor, as a professional, that you consider unethical or unprofessional. Write a brief summary of the questionable behavior. Substantiate the summary with reasons for your analysis.

 

Next, identify how the counselor may have been in violation of the ACA Code of Ethics. Give the number and definitions of specific violations and compare these violations to the APA ethical standards.

 

In relation to these specific violations, describe the similarities or differences in the ACA and APA ethical codes.

 

Finally, select an ethical decision-making model from those in your readings and apply the model to a minimum of one ethical dilemma you identified in the course scenario. Assignment 3 Dropbox byTuesday, July 5, 2016.

 

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria

  

Summarized the behavior you consider unethical and unprofessional in the case study.

  

Substantiated the analysis with reasons.

  

Identified, using the specific sections of the code, how the counselor may have been in violation of the ACA Code of Ethics and substantiated each with reasons.

  

Described similarities and differences between the ACA and APA codes.

  

Applied an ethical decision-making model to at least one dilemma.

  

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.

  

 

Attachments: 

Use the following resources for the Assignment:

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Use the following resources for the Assignment:

World Health Organization. (n.d.). Countries. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/countries/en/

Document: Week 6 Example (PDF)

The World Health Organization’s “Statistical Information System” is an interactive database that allows you to compare health indicators for multiple countries. For this Assignment, you will compare data from the two countries you selected for the Discussion with the United States (i.e., compare the same countries in both the Discussion and the Assignment).

In preparation for this Assignment, consider the value of using standardized quantitative health measures or indicators to compare information internationally. Examine the definitions of indicators presented in the Learning Resources, including pages 55–62 of the Shi and Singh (2015) textbook.

Use the WHO website found in this week’s Learning Resources to examine country statistics and profiles. Create a table to record data related to three health indicators for the three countries (i.e., the two you have selected to compare with the United States, for a total of three countries) as illustrated in the Week 6 Example document (located in the Learning Resources).

Once your table is complete, compare the data and analyze it in light of the information presented in this week’s Learning Resources and the research you conducted for the Discussion. What insights does this comparison give you about health and disease within the U.S. health care delivery system and the systems of the two other countries you selected?

The Assignment

Write a paper in which you:

Identify the two countries that you are comparing with the United States.

Define the three health indicators you have selected for your analysis and explain why you chose them.

Include the table you created to record and compare your data.

Summarize the results of your comparison, sharing at least two insights that you gained through this analysis of health and disease in the United States and your two selected countries.

General Guidance on Assignment Length: Your Assignment should be 2–3 pages, excluding a title page and references. Refer to the Week 6 Assignment Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.

business case

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A Business Case Definition:  Documentation detailing the requirements to move an idea from conceptualization to project initiation.

For this assignment, I want you to compare and contrast a Business Case and a Business Plan.   Include definitions and applications.   Also please explore business case templates. The above definition of a business case is mine, if you would like to offer a different definition as part of your assignment, please do so, but of course you will defend it therein. There are examples of Business Case Templates located in the readings for this course. There are also some links provided. Please review other web sites of relevance and indicate those you use.

I want you to submit to me in three weeks maximum a paper on the above and stating why the details in the business case template are there and how this represents the corpus of data that would be submitted to obtain funding and project approval to get a project started. The paper should be from  5 pages in length.  Select a business case template that you like and tell me why you selected that business case template. I want you to reference at least three different business case templates and select the one you believe to be the best. Include the one, or URL for it, with your paper. You should reference the others that you evaluated to come to your conclusion.

Summary:

Select an industry of interest such as automobile, hospital and banking. Identify and describe some of the problems affecting the industry where business systems may be used. Identify the reasons (technological and / or business drivers) behind the problems.

  1. Evaluate the options in relationship to the problem and identify which option you determine would be the best fit.  (A-2, C-2)
  2. Select at least one problem area and research different systems solutions (3 options) or technologies currently available or under development that may help solve the problem.  
  3. Select a business case template that you like. Briefly tell me why you selected that business case template and how it is associated with the (technological and/or business drivers) problem that you selected for your Business Case Research paper.

Please make sure that you use the correct APA format and reference the Business Case rubric for grading expectations

Assignment – Evaluating Resources

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When looking for information about a particular issue, evaluating the sources you find in order to determine their credibility is essential. This assignment asks you apply the critical thinking questions for evaluating sources discussed in Chapter 5 of the webtext AND the “7 Key Points” outlined in the video:

“A Consumer’s Guide to Sourcing in News Reports” from The News Literacy Project website at http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/learn-channel/sourcing/

 

For this assignment, you are asked to write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Select one of the issues from the ProCon.org website at http://www.procon.org/.

2. Research the Internet to obtain 3 websites that address the issue you selected.

3. Based on your review of the critical thinking questions posed in Chapter 5 and the “7 Key Points” outlined in the video, develop your own list of questions for evaluating the credibility of websites.

4. Apply your list of “critical thinking questions” to evaluate the credibility of each of the 3 websites

5. Indicate whether each of the 3 sites is a credible resource on the issue and explain your rationale.

 

The paper should follow guidelines for clear and organized writing

·        Include an introductory paragraph and concluding paragraph.

·        Address main ideas in body paragraphs with a topic sentence and supporting sentences.

·        Adhere to standard rules of English grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and spelling.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·        Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format.

 

·        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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

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.

Grading for this assignment will be based on quality, logic / organization, and language and writing skills, using the rubric in the course guide.

EN101 English Composition I

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English Composition I

Prewriting

Directions

  1. Review the EBSCO tutorial under Reading in Week 1 and search EBSCO for: “Get started with prewriting techniques” (2010) by Robert Raymer 
  2. Read and respond to each of the following writing prompts. Please submit your answers to both prompts in a single document.  

Part 1: Prewriting – How I Write

Write a 75-150 word essay detailing your previous writing experience. Use the following questions to help you to think about your role as a writer:

  • In what type of environment do you do your best writing? 
  • How would you characterize your writing? Has it been better? Has it been worse? 
  • Do you write better at night or in the morning? 
  • When you are confronted with a writing task, how do you begin? 
  • Do you write for pleasure or fun? Do you write for work? 
  • What is it about your writing that you would like to improve upon? 

Using one or more of the prewriting techniques described in the Raymer article, describe your writing process. Be sure to clearly label the pre-writing technique(s) used.

Part 2: Resources

It is important to know what resources you have to help you through this class.  Browse the following resources, and, in 75 to 150 words, describe how you think you will be able to use two or more of these to improve your writing skills.

  • EN101 Syllabus
  • EN101 Course Policies
  • EN101 FAQ
  • EN101 APA Guide
  • EBSCO tutorial
  • Glossary of Writing Terms

Please submit your responses to both prompts in a single document. 

Grading Criteria Assignments Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria 40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts 20
Clearly present well-reasoned ideas and concepts 30
Mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling that affects clarity, and citation of sources as needed            10
Total