How should experts in your choice of career distinguish themselves from pseudo-experts who flaunt themselves as authorities or specialists? 

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Writing with a specific career discipline focus.

Considering how to recognize subject-matter experts in your future field or career.

Recognize various ways in which the American public has struggled for direct answers from among medical, scientific, and political experts who contradict one another during the coronavirus pandemic.

Revisiting skills for writing, analysis, evaluation, and, especially, argumentation.

Quoting and documenting

Read Chapter 9: “Arguments of Definition,” 185-204; Chapter 10: “Evaluations,” pp. 210-230 from Everything’s an Argument. Read “The Rhetorical Situation” in Who Says, pp.7-9. Read “W-7: Arguments” in The Little Seagull, pp 43-48.

Now, consider this question: How should experts in your choice of career distinguish themselves from pseudo-experts who flaunt themselves as authorities or specialists?

Now, find two professionally written articles that support your ideas about the skills and characteristics of authoritative experts in your major area of academic focus.

Examine the sample essay format in your Little Seagull, pp. 161-167

The purpose of this assignment is, using research, to expose an ethical dilemma for a worker in your chosen profession, and to explain how a worker with a Christian worldview would respond to that dilemma.

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The Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is, using research, to expose an ethical dilemma for a worker in your chosen profession, and to explain how a worker with a Christian worldview would respond to that dilemma. An ethical dilemma is a choice a worker faces in his or her daily work, not a controversial topic faced by society as a whole.

Reading Choices from Encounters:
Albert M. Wolters, “from Creation Regained,” p. 133-138
C. S. Lewis, “The Poison of Subjectivism,” pp. 141, click the link
Glenn Tinder, “Can We Be Good Without God?” pp. 147, click the link
Dorothy Sayers, “Why Work?” pp. 153, click the link
Ann Patchett, “The Language of Faith,” pp. 181-186
Any of the other selections from the chapter on Vocation in Encounters
You will need to cite at least two of these selections in the essay.
Library Sources
You must cite at least three sources found on the ORU Library website.
These may be articles from scholarly journals or current ebooks.
You may cite one .gov site, especially the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

In this assignment, we’ll be producing an example of a genre of your choice. Working with your genre of choice, define what the genre is and how it works, using three examples of the genre.

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Assignment description: 

In this assignment, we’ll be producing an example of a genre of your choice. Working with your genre of choice, define what the genre is and how it works, using three examples of the genre. From that starting place, you’ll draft your own text within the genre. Once you’re done, you’ll write a short explanation of how your text belongs in the genre and how it matches up with your examples of the genre.

 

Questions to consider:

  1. Style—What is the tone of the genre? How does it appeal to readers?
  2. Design—What formatting choices define the genre? What types of design choices are possible? How are they used?
  3. Medium—Where is the genre found? How does that location/technology impact the format of the genre and access to it?
  4. Use—Who uses this genre? How do they use it? What types of things usually get talked about with this genre?

Assignment Guidelines

There will be three major components of this assignment: your explanation of the genre, based on your examples; your example of the genre; and your explanation of your example fits the constraints of the genre as you’ve defined them.

 

General Outline

  • Introduction
    • Introduce the paper’s purpose
    • Introduce the sections and their orders
  • Genre Definition
    • Explain what genre you’ve chosen
    • Define the genre’s style, design, and medium
    • Explain who uses the genre and why they use it
  • Genre Text
    • Include your text here
  • Genre Text Explanation
    • Explain how your genre text matches the constraints you’ve chosen
    • Explain how the genre conveys your message and why it is an effective choice for the message

For your paper, explain how the novel utilizes the over-arching metaphor of the painting to expound on larger ideas such as: 1. Why do people wear masks? 2. If people could hide who they are as successfully as Dorian, how would they behave?

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The picture of dorian gray

The novel poses many interpretations. For your paper, explain how the novel utilizes the over-arching metaphor of the painting to expound on larger ideas such as: 1. Why do people wear masks? 2. If people could hide who they are as successfully as Dorian, how would they behave? 3. What role does religion play in Dorian ‘s life? How and why is that significant? 4. What kind of philosophy of life does Dorian espouse? What are the ramifications of such a lifestyle? The paper should be 3-4 pages in length with citations from the novel and 1-2 citations from outside sources, such as secondary sources ( journals etc). Make sure to use MLA guidelines.

Using specifics from our the listed readings explore how and what from our texts we can use to eradicate gender as an organizing principle of society1.”Hamlet” 2.INVISIBLE MAN by Ellison 3.THE STRANGER by Albert Camus, 84 ed, 4.”Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S.Eliot

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Using specifics from our the listed readings explore how and what from our texts we can use to eradicate gender as an organizing principle of society.

1.”Hamlet” 2.INVISIBLE MAN by Ellison 3.THE STRANGER by Albert Camus, 84 ed, 4.”Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S.Eliot however, when answering consider/utilize the following from W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folks “…a world which yields no true self-consciousness, but only lets one see oneself through the revelations of the other world….this double consciousness, the sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others….of measuring one’s soul with a tape designed by those who consider themselves our betters….this longing to merge one’s double self into a better and ruer self….and wishes neither of the older selves to be lost.”

Read two pieces, “The Charming” by Budge Wilson and “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen. and write an essay exploring how the theme is conveyed by the author.

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Read two pieces, “The Charming” by Budge Wilson and “Brother Dear” by Bernice Friesen. and write an essay exploring how the theme is conveyed by the author. Under the instructions it gives an option to write a comparative essay. Read the following documents for a better understanding. One of the copy also states the topics to choose from for themes.

How did Victor’s actions influence the trials he faced? What did the initial disposition of the monster seem to be, according to his own story? Was he inherently good or evil?

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Synthesis & TED Radio Clips
How did Victor’s actions influence the trials he faced? What did the initial disposition of the monster seem to be, according to his own story? Was he inherently good or evil?

Another theme this story explores is the moral and ethical implications of knowledge. What effect have technological advances had on us as human beings?

The following TED Radio Hour series from NPR explores these questions, specifically as they relate to the human relationship with screens and how that relationship is affecting us.

As you listen to the excerpts, I want you to synthesize the information from the four clips. When we take information from or come to general conclusions based on multiple sources, this is called synthesis. As you listen to the four different clips from the TED Radio Hour, think about what they have in common. Are there common themes being explored in each excerpt? If you had to summarize the four clips for a friend, what general ideas would you focus on that all of them explored?

Listen to and take notes on these TED Radio Hour clips1 and think about what the implications of increased interaction with, dependency on, and ability of technology might be in our lives. In what ways might technology be useful? In what ways might it be harmful or abused? These are exciting and scary times! Please listen to the following podcasts:

How Are Our Screens Changing Us Now? (6:22)
Transcript: How Are Our Screens Changing Us Now?
Amber Case: Are Our Devices Turning Us into a New Kind of Human? (9:27)
Transcript: Are Our Devices Turning Us into a New Kind of Human?
Rana El Kaliouby: Will Our Screen Soon Be Able to Read Our Emotions? (7:51)
Transcript: Will Our Screen Soon Be Able to Read Our Emotions?
P. W. Singer: How Are Screens Changing the Face of War? (8:01)
Transcript: How Are Screens Changing the Face of War?
1 https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/438902974/screen-time-part-i

Journal Response: Synthesis of Theme
Write a short, objective summary of each clip, and then write a 400-word response to one of the general themes of the clips and that considers the questions raised earlier:

What are the implications of increased interaction with, dependency on, and ability of technology in our lives?
In what ways might technology be useful?
In what ways might technology be harmful or abused?
The rubric that will be used to grade your assignment is below.

Locate and Report Idea in text that the prompt calls for-Evaluate above idea (or related idea) and provide support for your opinion.

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In the New York Times op-ed piece by Charlie Warzel entitled Open States, Lots of Guns. America is Paying a Heavy Price for Freedom (May 5, 2020), why does Warzel say that there are similarities between those who want to return to normal during the COVID-19 crisis and those who want to prevent any kind of governmental control on gun ownership? Do you think most informed Americans would agree with Warzel that the root cause of both of these movements is an overly simplistic view of the importance of freedom? Provide examples from any of your reading, your conversations with other Americans or your experience to support your evaluation of the author’s assertion.

Instructions for Final

1. Locate and Report Idea in text that the prompt calls for
2. Evaluate above idea (or related idea) and provide support for your opinion

Intro
Report idea from 1

Body
I) Evaluate idea from 2 with support from ANOTHER INFORMED AMERICAN (not yourself)
ii) Lather, Rinse, Repeat

The paper should be about 700 words long. It is designed to have you do it in one 2 hour-long sitting. Aim for these conditions when you do the final.

Explain the equations within the academic papers, and apply those equations into practical settings.

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Explain the equations within the academic papers, and apply those equations into practical settings.

The application of equations into practical settings should contain values that are based on academic references.
Do not need to write introduction and conclusion.

In view of current and potential future privacy concerns, do computer scientists and engineers have a responsibility to consider users’ privacy when developing software and hardware products?

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Discuss the extent to which, as a result of technology use and data-gathering, individuals today can be said to enjoy privacy.

How will forthcoming developments in technology impact individual privacy? In view of current and potential future privacy concerns, do computer scientists and engineers have a responsibility to consider users’ privacy when developing software and hardware products?