Write about someone deceased, interview someone close to them to find out more and write an honest portrayal, not a eulogy. Write a 2-3 page profile on that person that incorporates narrative, descriptive, and investigative writing.

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Writing a Profile
1. The intention of the profile is not only to see the subject in the world, but to see the world through the eyes of the subject.

2. The most important challenge in writing the profile is the opening – finding the right place to begin bringing a person to life. Be specific and detailed, and try to root the subject into a time and place. Use lively and engaging language.

3. Early on in the profile, you need to introduce an overview of who the person
is. It’s part of orienting the reader to the larger story.

4. Just as in fiction, dialogue is a key to making characters come alive.

5. While it’s essential to do research and background information, find a way to blend that research in so it’s not conspicuous, or comes at a time when the reader is learning information they want to know.

6. In a good profile, you’re after truth of character – the subject’s point of view.

7. Use scenes to make the profile vivid. Create these scenes using all the techniques you would in a short story.

8. Once you have hooked the reader into the narrative, fill them in on the controversies, the subject’s world–views, politics, religion, steamy stories, etc.

9. Decide on your relationship as narrator to the subject. Are you just a fly–on–the–wall describing the subject? Involved observer? Active participant? 10. End your profile with a flourish, an on–going sense of the subject’s life.
P.S. Don’t write your profile to be loved. Tell the truth. No subject is entirely good or evil, nor is the writer. Find the essence of your subject.
Guidelines: (100 points) Interview someone you feel has an interesting life, or a great story to tell. If you write about someone deceased, interview someone close to them to find out more and write an honest portrayal, not a eulogy. Write a 2–3 page profile on that person that incorporates narrative, descriptive, and investigative writing.

The person for my profile essay is Michael Zink

What would you do differently If you had a chance?
Why didn’t you finish high school?
What was your childhood like?
If you could change anything about your life, what would you change?
Why did you choose to work in a factory?
What are you most proud of?
What made you the person you’re today?
If you could go back to school, would you?
What would your family and friends say about you?
What was it like to be 1 of 10 siblings?

What are some stories that I read long ago, the message of which has stuck with me into adulthood? How do I define myself as a writer? What influences have affected my writing?

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Our first writing assignment will be a personal narrative, using Desmond-Harris’ article “Tupac and My Non-Thug Life” as a model. Choose a SPECIFIC text – be it a book, story, song, film, video game, etc. – and explain how that text has influenced your personal philosophy or helped to shape your identity. You can choose to focus on a specific work, or the work of an artist in general (writer, songwriter, director). Think back to “Tupac and My Non-Thug Life”. How did Desmond-Harris communicate Tupac’s influence on the formation of her identity as a young black woman? Reflect on your own identity as an adult in the year 2020. “Identity” here can be defined as your gender identity, racial identity, your identity as a writer, an artist, a student, or simply your “identity” in general. Define this identity and explain how the piece of media you choose has influenced that identity.Some questions you might ask yourself are
1. What are some stories that I read long ago, the message of which has stuck with me into adulthood?
2. How do I define myself as a writer? What influences have affected my writing?
3. How do I present myself as an individual, and why do I present myself this way?
4. How does this piece of media make me feel, and why? How does it relate to my life?
5. Is there a song I listen to every day, or a novel/story/film that I continue to think about, or to which I return? What makes this piece of media significant to me?
Write a 3 – 4-page essay responding to this prompt. You do not need to cite “Tupac and My Non-Thug Life”, nor do you need to cite the piece of media that you decide to write about. Remember, however, to consider your audience. You should spend some time summarizing the piece of media that you choose, but do not allow this summary to consume the essay itself. A considerable amount of space should be devoted to how this work influenced your identity. If you do decide to cite your work, which is welcomed, remember to use proper MLA formatting for in-text citations, as well as a works cited page at the end of your draft (refer to the Purdue style guide in the module for Week Two). Remember to refer to the texts from our Open Educational Resources when drafting and organizing your introduction, your body paragraphs, and your conclusion. Your thesis should include the name of the work and the author (songwriter, director, etc.), how it influenced you, and a list of the ways that it has influenced you.Objectives: communication skills and transferring ideas from mind to paper; considering experience and how that relates to reading, learning, growing, and identity; critical reading and response; introduction, thesis, and conclusion.

Write about love in the aftermath of a meteor strike: A sonic boom and then silence. A meteor has hit Earth. In this dystopian love story, the main character, a woman in her thirties

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Write about love in the aftermath of a meteor strike

A sonic boom and then silence. A meteor has hit Earth. In this dystopian love story, the main character, a woman in her thirties, goes on an epic hike to search for other survivors and meets her match along the way. Together, they must figure out how to survive in this new world.

How, and to what extent, do “invisibilia” constrain or otherwise influence individuals?

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In “Always Be Optimizing,” Tolentino presents her optimized women as a paradox; she is both “always optimizing,” actively believing herself to the be the “architect” of her own life (66), but also passively, “preemptively controlled”(64). Foer also engages with this dilemma, starting with Mark Zuckerberg’s fascination with hackers that turns into a “war on free will,” as the title suggests. Foer specifically describes the algorithm, “a series of precise steps that can be followed mindlessly” (109) as “invisibilia” that impact Facebook’s users (112). Though she does not use the language of algorithms or depict optimization as invisible, Tolentino describes women “trapped at the intersection of capitalism and patriarchy” (91) and even, perhaps unexpectedly, mainstream feminism (81).

For your second essay, use Tolentino and Foer’s texts to explore the following question: How, and to what extent, do “invisibilia” constrain or otherwise influence individuals?

Thinking Questions:
How are we, or the subjects described the authors, trapped by algorithms, patriarchy, and/or capitalism?
What types of decisions and activities do Tolentino and Foer describe as influenced, encouraged, and restricted by these structures/systems in their texts?
What are the differences between systems like algorithms and structures like capitalism?
What are the similarities between these systems and structures- how do they mutually reinforce one another? How do these particular systems and structures—algorithms, patriarchy, and capitalism—reinforce each other?

Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

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Evaluate the benefits of pursuing a specific hobby
Evaluation involves making judgments. Evaluation arguments require you to make a persuasive case for the validity of your judgment.

In this task, you will write an evaluation argument that tries to persuade your readers to accept your reasoned judgment on a topic.

SCENARIO

• Evaluate the benefits of pursuing a specific hobby.

REQUIREMENTS

A. Write an evaluation essay (suggested length of 2–4 pages). In your essay, do the following:

1. Respond to one of the given topics.

2. Provide an effective introduction.

3. Provide an appropriate thesis statement that previews two to four main points.

4. Develop each of the main points with appropriate support in the body of your essay.

5. Provide an effective conclusion.

B. Include at least one academically credible source in the body of your essay.

1. For your sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Examine the specific issues Umme-Hani Khan encountered in the workplace.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Liable for Religious Discrimination in EEOC Suit, Court Says case press release. After you review the case study, address the following:

Examine the specific issues Umme-Hani Khan encountered in the workplace. Assess whether the actions of A&F represent discrimination and harassment.

Evaluate the elements of law that are important for A&F to consider.

Assess what actions of the HR director could have taken in response to Umme-Hani Khan’s situation.

Determine what the HR director could have done to prevent the situation and what more could he/she do to ensure that this type of situation would not occur in the future.

Explore the ways in which you depend, or have depended, on this group of people.

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For your reflection assignment, use Madden’s thoughts as a springboard in exploring your dependence on a certain group of people throughout the pandemic.

For instance, has the pandemic played a role in deepening your respect and appreciation for members of your family, workers in a specific field, or participants in a specific community? Explore the ways in which you depend, or have depended, on this group of people.

How do people learn languages? and What does it mean to know a language?

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Teacher’s Handbook, Contextualized Language Instruction

Through the years, teachers, researchers, and theorists have attempted to answer the questions, “How do people learn languages?” and “What does it mean to know a language?” Our understanding of language learning continues to develop as research in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) reveals increasingly more about this process and about how we can more effectively facilitate foreign language learning in settings within and beyond the classroom.

What arguments does the author use to support his main point and what evidence does he cite.

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Critiquing
• The first step to take is to analyze the piece of work.

• Discuss the author’s main point of view and his purpose.

• See who is he performing for i.e.

• who is his audience.

• What arguments does the author use to support his main point
and what evidence does he cite.

• Check for any underlying biases or assumptions in the work
that the author produces.

How does the poet make use of the physical description? Does it create a mood?

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As you read your poems look for clues
 1.What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet trying to say? What is the poem about?

2.What happens in the poem? Are conflicts or themes introduced? Resolved?

 3.Who is the speaker? What is the “point of view” or perspective of the speaker? The perspective might be social, intellectual, political, or even physical.

 4.What is the setting? What is the time and place? How does the poet make use of the physical description? Does it create a mood?

5.Are there any key statements or lines that indicate meaning? Look for one key line or symbol; however, the poet may make use of recurring symbols, actions, or motifs.

6.How does the sound or language contribute to the poem’s meaning? Does the rhythm affect what the poet is trying to convey? What kinds of words are used? Are there words with double meanings?

7.Does the poem refer to other literary works? For example, is there a Biblical reference or reference to another poem? How does the other work relate to the meaning?
 8.Is there a historical, ideological, or cultural aspect? Does the poem refer to a world event, period of time, or particular aspect of culture (race, status, gender, class)? What are the basic ideas of the world or human condition or experience (love, hate, orderliness of the universe, etc.)?

 9.What qualities or emotions does the poem evoke? How does the poem make you feel?

10.What imagery is used? Does the poet use physical imagery or figures of speech, such as metaphors?