What are the key alternative choices for addressing this issue, and what are their consequences?

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The objective of this assignment it to write a policy memo directed at a local official (you can select the community) and to provide the best available information on an environmental problem (that can be addressed with green infrastructure) and provide possible solutions and recommendations.

The following questions should help you to develop your memo and each question should be addressed to the extent possible:

  1. Why should this issue be on the government’s agenda?  Why should the local official care about this issue?  What’s the problem or the danger if something isn’t done? How many people does the issue affect, and how does it affect them?
  1. What are the key things to know about past government efforts to deal with this issue?  What has been done about this issue in the past? Has past government policy encouraged behaviors we should change?
  1. What are the key alternative choices for addressing this issue, and what are their consequences?What are the different choices government can make?  How can government deal with this? These choices can include “do nothing”.
  1. Who are the key participants in this issue and how do their standpoints differ? Are there differences in public opinion? Who has vested interests in this issue?
  1. What is your recommended course of action in the future?Based on your answers to questions 1-4, explain why your recommendation is better than the alternatives. Attempt to include environmental, economic, and political aspects of your choice.  

Grading:

Your memo will be graded based on the following criteria:

  • the degree to which you address allthe questions listed in the “Content” section (see above);
  • how fair-minded your argument is;
  • the quality of the writing (spelling and grammar) and organization of the paper; and
  • the persuasiveness of your argument for the proposed improvement in the situation.

What does “The Lottery” say about modern society today? Which character would you be in the story and why?

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Also on a quick note can you answer these questions

What does “The Lottery” say about modern society today? Which character would you be in the story and why?
Thank you

Identify and discuss what is known/not known about the topic and the gap in knowledge the study is intended to fill.

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Instructions: Carefully read, summarize, and appraise your group’s assigned article. The discussion board for this week should cover the following concepts in order to have a complete draft by the end of the week. Apply the concepts discussed in the lecture and the readings. As you provide input to your peers, be sure to state a rationale for your claims.

1, Identify and discuss what is known/not known about the topic and the gap in knowledge the study is intended to fill.
2, Identify and discuss the research design, purpose of the study, and setting.
3, Identify and discuss the following about the sample: method; size; inclusion/exclusion criteria, attrition/loss to follow up/response rate, if any; important characteristics of the sample.
4,Appraise and debate the sampling methods. Consider the following questions:
(A) Was the sampling method and inclusion/exclusion criteria adequate to reduce
(B) Do the sample characteristics representative of the target population?
(C) Was the sample size adequate?
(D) Was there a decrease in sample size? If so, did the researchers identify decreases early and attempt to reduce the impact? Was a decrease, if any, adequately explained by the researchers?
(D) How would you rate the quality of the sampling procedures and your confidence in drawing inferences to the target population?

Compose a proposal argument that convinces readers to take action to solve a problem or address an issue in your specific neighborhood, city, or surrounding area.

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Compose a proposal argument that convinces readers to take action to solve a problem or address an issue in your specific neighborhood, city, or surrounding area. The paper can draw from your point of view about a change that needs to take place in your community and/or day-to-day life. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of a problem/issue and propose a solution that you’ve researched and can support with credible evidence. You will need at least four credible sources:
2 credible journal articles from online databases (Google Scholar or via the Library)
1 hard copy source (e-book, book, newspaper, digital journal, newspaper, or magazine article)
1 source of your choice

Write one five-paragraph essay of 400 to 500 words arguing either in favor of or against the statement, “All scientific evidence is equally strong.”

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Write one five-paragraph essay of 400 to 500 words arguing either in favor of or against the statement, “All scientific evidence is equally strong.”
You may write either a Reasons/Arguments essay OR an Examples essay. For either type essay, remember the following steps:
Begin by jotting down your three Reasons/Arguments or your three Examples.
Then, write your three Reasons/Arguments Paragraphs or your three Examples Paragraphs.
For each of your three Reasons/Arguments Paragraphs or each of your three Examples Paragraphs, write a Topic Sentence, three Supporting Sentences, and a Conclusion Sentence.
Then, write your essay’s Thesis Statement.
Then, write your essay’s Introduction Paragraph, including a hook.
Then, write your essay’s Conclusion Paragraph, in which you restate your Thesis Statement and end with something witty or profound.
Remember that all five of your paragraphs, your Introduction Paragraph, each of your three Reasons/Arguments Paragraphs or your three Examples Paragraphs, and your Conclusion Paragraph, must have a Topic Sentence, three Supporting Sentences, and a Conclusion Sentence

Describe the distinctive features of the text that helped you make inferences about author and audience.

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  • Learn the basic elements of scientific communication in a scholarly setting.
  • Become familiar with publishing guidelines of a scholarly journal.
  • Practice critical reading and writing skills.

Discussion of assignment:

This assignment asks you to read rhetorically and develop a strong analysis of ideas you identify in a scholarly journal. Based on that analysis, you will draft a thesis-based essay.  You will support that thesis with points that develop your analysis so readers understand how you arrived at your thesis.  You will explain those points by drawing details from the scholarly journal, as well as your own observations, experiences, values, and readings.

Readings:

Various handouts posted in Canvas

Scholarly journal of your choice based upon your field of study

Textbook chapters as assigned in Syllabus/Schedule

Writing Task:

1)   Select a research journal in your field, either print or electronic, for closer study.  Examine several issues of the journal, and read the instructions for authors and other editorial information posted on the journal’s website.

2)  Write a 4-6 page (1,000-1,500 words) rhetorical analysis in which you discuss the following elements of communication:

a.  Author.  Who publishes this journal?  Whose research is reported here?

  1. Audience. Who are the intended readers?  What types or levels of expertise do they have?         Are they primarily researchers, policy makers, resource managers, educators, or other             experts?
  2. Subject. What topics or kinds of topics does the journal cover?  How general or            specialized are these topics?
  3. Text. Describe the distinctive features of the text that helped you make inferences about author and audience.  Do the articles have a formal or informal tone?  Does the journal            include more than one type of article (e.g., reports, letters, technical notes, reviews)?  If            so, how do these texts differ in style, tone, format, and purpose? (Hint:  don’t overlook        obvious features of the journal that might provide important information about its            primary purpose and audience:  the journal’s title, institutions represented on the editorial      board, announcements and advertisements, types of books reviewed, and so forth.  If it is         an online journal, who has access?)

Citation of sources:

Apart from your personal experience and observations, the primary source for the paper will be the scholarly journal (print or online).  When you use something from the journal, whether you quote directly, paraphrase, or summarize, you must attribute it to the journal and cite according to APA style.

Instructor Response:

When I read this draft, I will look for the following:

  • evidence that you have used critical reading strategies
  • interesting thesis that presents a road map to your paper
  • thesis supported by points; points supported by specific evidence drawn from the journal, and, if appropriate, your personal observations and experiences
  • effective quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing of the journal integrated with your own ideas
  • evidence of revision
  • careful editing and proofreading

See the Framework on the following page to see how to put this essay together.

Framework for Rhetorical Analysis of a Scholarly Journal

  1. Interesting Title
  2. Introduction of the Scholarly Journal
    Thesis Statement                                                                                   1 paragraph
  3. Target Audience Analysis 1-2 paragraphs
  4. Rhetorical Analysis
    Author
    2.  Subject
    3.  Text                                                                                                            4-6 paragraphs
  5. Conclusion 1 paragraph

Identify the best organizational pattern for a discussion of the subject.

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For each of the lettered topics that follow, identify the best organizational pattern for a discussion of the subject. For example, a discussion of distance education and on-campus courses could be organized using the comparison-and-contrast pattern. Write a brief explanation about why this would be the best organizational pattern to use. (Use each of the organizational patterns discussed in this chapter at least once.)
FORMAT
You are simply identifying which organizational pattern to use for each example, and briefly explaining why it is the correct pattern. Use the a. – j. lettering format, not numbers. Write out the letter and topic for each answer, for example “a. how to register for courses at your college or university,” and use complete sentences for your short, one-paragraph explanations.
a. how to register for courses at your college or university
b. how you propose to reduce the time required to register for classes or to change your schedule
c. your car’s dashboard
d. the current price of gasoline
e. advances in manufacturing technology
f. the reasons you chose your college or major
g. a student organization on your campus
h. two music-streaming services
i. tablet computers
j. how you propose to increase the ties between your college or university and local business and industry

What philosophies of life do the quotations contain? How do they compare? Are they compatible?

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1. Read the quotations below and find a common thread between them: What philosophies of life do the quotations contain? How do they compare? Are they compatible?

2. Pick just one pair: one quotation from Mairs and one from Tolentino.

3. Define the connection between them. What do these two quotation say about a particular topic/concept?

4. Then, work on a paragraph that connects both quotations to make a larger original (=your) claim. Start in the middle (from inside out, so to speak), by connecting the quotations, creating strong IQCDC for both. Then make sure that you write a topic sentence that reflects your original claim based on both quotations.

5. Don’t worry if you are having trouble completing the exercise However, I’d like you to do your best, so that you are well prepared for writing Essay 2.

Note: you could use the lens approach, but you don’t have to.

Your paragraph will look something like this:

Topic sentence

One-two more sentences that extend your claim

Introduce author 1

Quotation 1 IQCDC

Transition sentence to Q2

Introduce author 2

Quotation 2 IQCDC

Transition to your original claim

Discussion of your claim and how it supports the thesis statement (you don’t have to write the latter part just yet)

Quotations from Mairs: “The two elements, the plenty and the privation, are never pure, nor are the delight and wretchedness that accompany them. Almost every pickle that I get into as a result of my weakness and clumsiness . . . is funny as well as maddening and sometimes painful” (Mairs 230).

“And our society, with its emphasis on fun and its association of fun with physical performance, offers little encouragement for a whole spouse to stay with a crippled partner” (Mairs 232).

“Part of the pressure arises from social expectations. In our society, anyone who deviates from the norm had better find some way to compensate” (Mairs 233). “And much of pressure is self-generated” (Mairs 233).

“Physical imperfection, even freed of moral disapprobation, still defies and violates the ideal, especially for women, whose confinement in their bodies as objects as desire is far from over” (Mairs 233-4).

Quotations from Tolentino: “The aesthetic is also marked by a familiar human aspiration, previously best documented in wedding photography, toward a generic sameness. Accounts such as Insta Repeat illustrate the platform’s monotony by posting grids of indistinguishable photos posted by different users—a person in a yellow raincoat standing at the base of a waterfall, or a hand holding up a bright fall leaf. Some things just perform well” (Tolentino 1).

“The human body is an unusual sort of Instagram subject: it can be adjusted, with the right kind of effort, to perform better and better over time” (Tolentino 1).

“The aesthetic is also marked by a familiar human aspiration, previously best documented in wedding photography, toward a generic sameness” (Tolentino 1).

“The writer Kyle Chayka has coined the term “AirSpace” for this style of blandly appealing interior design, marked by an “anesthetized aesthetic” and influenced by the ‘connective emotional grid of social media platforms”—these virtual spaces where hundreds of millions of people learn to “see and feel and want the same things'” (Tolentino 7).

Select one or more of the villains and discuss how they reflect the text’s and, by extension, the culture’s views on what it means to be a villain.

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1.Select one or more of the villains and discuss how they reflect the text’s and, by extension, the culture’s views on what it means to be a villain.
2.In the midst of Beowulf’s individual battles, we get a picture of what drives these nations to war. Describe how the text shows the beginnings of the various battles between the nations and where the narrative expects them to go. What are the central reasons for why these nations fight? Connect these reasons to a larger cultural idea shared between the nations.
3.Explain how Sir Gawain describes the character of the Green Knight. Is he like the villains we’ve previously discussed? Why or why not? What does a different type of villain say about the distinctions between good and evil?
4.For this assignment, you have several options to choose from. select two of of the characters from the prologue and compare how Chaucer describes them. You will want to find a specific connection point for your comparison. For example, compare two characters where Chaucer discusses their wealth. Or, you can choose two characters where Chaucer discusses their clothing or even their actions.
The point of this assignment is to engage with the text and analyze this comparison. Avoid merely describing the way Chaucer describes these characters. Show how he might be creating a social commentary through these descriptions.

5.Chaucer gives a much different depiction of love and virtue than we might think of in romance. Discuss how Chaucer represents the character’s feelings toward one another and how the Miller uses these feelings to create the narrative. Then, discuss what this tale might say about Chaucer’s view of romantic love.

Paraphrase it following all the strategies and rules of paraphrasing.

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  1. Choose ONE paragraph from “Changing Eating Habits in Italy” on page 23 of your Reading and Writing Prism 3 book.
  2. Paraphrase it following all the strategies and rules of paraphrasing.
  3. Clearly indicate what paragraph you’re paraphrasing.