Choose one of the thesis statements below and unfold a story that supports and develops the thesis. Introduce your story in the first paragraph, and discuss each major event of the story in the body of the paper.

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Essay Assignment I – Narrative Essay

Directions: Choose one of the thesis statements below and unfold a story that supports and develops the thesis. Make sure that you introduce your story in the first paragraph (introduction), and discuss each major event of the story in the body of the paper. Bring your narrative to an effective close in the final paragraph (conclusion). Proofread carefully for grammatical and mechanical errors before submitting your paper.

  • “Honesty is the best policy” is a lesson I learned early in childhood.
  • “No good deed ever goes unpunished.” Unfold a narrative to support this thesis.
  • A lesson I learned the hard way.
  • Failure is not fatal.
  • “You can’t win today’s game on yesterday’s home run.” Think about the implication in this adage; then unfold a story which shows how you approached a life situation without heeding to this advice.
  • A proverb (adage) that has proven true in my life.
  • “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a lesson I have learned.
  • “Success is failure turned inside out.” Think about the implication in this adage; then unfold a story to prove this statement is true.
  • An experience that taught me that “one can’t judge a book by its cover.”
  • An experience I encountered, which redefined the meaning and value of life.
  • “A minor setback is a setup for a major comeback.” Unfold an experience that you have encountered that supports this statement.

Using specific examples and line numbers from both the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, explain Lincoln’s practical and idealistic views regardichong ending the Civil War.

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The Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, explain Lincoln’s practical and idealistic views regarding ending the Civil War.

Literature Review:

Using specific examples and line numbers from both the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, explain Lincoln’s practical and idealistic views regardichong ending the Civil War.

 

Write about: In a compelling, thesis-driven essay, discuss the key element(s) that combine to create an educated person. How do you define being educated? How does your definition differ from Plato’s?

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 The Allegory of the Cave

Think about: In “The Allegory of the Cave,” Plato claims, “education is not what some people declare it to be, namely, putting knowledge into souls that lack it, like putting sight into blind eyes” (5). Instead, Plato defines the quest for knowledge and understanding as a turning process—breaking free from chains that bind us and turning toward new ideas. What elements come together to create what you believe to be an educated person?

Write about: In a compelling, thesis-driven essay, discuss the key element(s) that combine to create an educated person. How do you define being educated? How does your definition differ from Plato’s? Consider the ideas of at least three other authors (Plato, Lakoff & Johnson, Bohm, Rodriguez, and Newman are possibilities) as you defend your response using cite

Write a speech to be delivered to a group of college students the week before spring break, that warns them of the potential hazards inherent in spring break-related activities.

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Speech

Write a speech to be delivered to a group of college students the week before spring break, that warns them of the potential hazards inherent in spring break-related activities.

Describe at least three topics—in phrases, sentences or questions—related to the article you have chosen to start Paper 1. Write down at least two key words for each topic, including synonyms.

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Undecided

Describe at least three topics—in phrases, sentences or questions—related to the article you have chosen to start Paper 1. Write down at least two key words for each topic, including synonyms.

Note: Take screenshots/copies of the pages you use in books, the pages from articles, and the web sites you look at, to turn in with the final paper only.

After completion of the packet, the paper should be written on what topics were chosen in the packet and the paper should be approximately 4 pages long.

Identify the advertisement’s audience, goal, and message and analyze how the advertisement uses appeals to emotion (pathos), logic (logos), and character (ethos).

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Identify the advertisement’s audience

Assignment:

Identify the advertisement’s audience, goal, and message and analyze how the advertisement uses appeals to emotion (pathos), logic (logos), and character (ethos). Be sure to point out specific examples from the advertisement that support your claims.

 

  • Format your response as follows:
  • Advertisement’s Audience:
  • Advertisement’s Goal:
  • Advertisement’s Message:
  • Analysis of how the advertisement uses appeals to emotion.

 

Read the chapter on “Beginning and Ending,” as well as the chapter on “Drafting,” in The Norton Field Guide. Draft two possible introductory paragraphs for Writing Project One.

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Writing Project One

Read the chapter on “Beginning and Ending,” as well as the chapter on “Drafting,” in The Norton Field Guide.

Draft two possible introductory paragraphs for Writing Project One.

1) The first should offer background information about the literacy event you are focusing on or the main idea of your story.

2) The second should either define what literacy means to you, in relation to the story you plan to write about, or ask and explore a question about your topic

 

Choose an image that impacts you as a student and draws a strong emotional response. Create a title and main sentence to include in the essay as well.

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Visual analysis of an image that impacts you as a student and draws a strong emotional response.

In a visual analysis essay. Choose an image that impacts you as a student and draws a strong emotional response. Create a title and main sentence to include in the essay as well.

 

What assertions did you make? What examples did you use to back them up? How did you explain how you saw the examples? How did you reveal the lasting significance of the decision that you wanted your friend to make?

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Advanced Writing for the Social Sciences ~ Week 2 Assignment

Write a 1 – 2 page response about a time you tried to persuade someone to see something the way that you see it. This could be related to: parenting; an issue with a partner, spouse, or significant other; a professional scenario with a manager, boss, or employee; an argument or discussion with a friend around social or political issues, etc.

Include the following in your response:

What assertions did you make?
What examples did you use to back them up?
How did you explain how you saw the examples?
How did you reveal the lasting significance of the decision that you wanted your friend to make?
Did these components take a different form the next time you tried to persuade your friend to see a different subject in a new light?

Write a response to each article, approximately 150-250 words. Address what critical race theory is, why it’s important in the 21st century in music education, who Jessie Montgomery is, and what her general opinion is about inclusivity in classical music.

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Home Announcements Grades People Modules CRT and Inclusivity in Classical Music (ClassicFM and NPR)

ClassicFM: Music professor breaks down Critical Race Theory and why it’s crucial for 21st-century music education
NPR: Can classical music really be inclusive? Composer Jessie Montgomery thinks so

After you’ve read the articles, write a response to each article, approximately 150-250 words. (Two separate responses but both in this assignment.) In your responses, make sure to address what critical race theory is, why it’s important in the 21st century in music education, who Jessie Montgomery is, and what her general opinion is about inclusivity in classical music.

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094807744/can-classical-music-really-be-inclusive-composer-jessie-montgomery-thinks-so?utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=music&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0C-cn3SeZHyF1AaVXarrsXHsgIDyog1Q0DfuWu3-hj7y9JB9z7jatAiyQ

https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/critical-race-theory-music-education/?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR2hKLvCegEKsroZprLXFIWw8yw-Dy9al4UdjPU6hK8GSv2uaqG35YyzYjU