What are the strengths and flaws? Is this useful theory for contemporary society? Why/why not?

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Your 2-page paper (Double-spaced. About 800-1000 words) should include all of the below:

Proper bibliographic citation, including original date of publication (Example: Durkheim, Emile. 1912. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life. Pp. 15-27)
A statement of the key theme/problem/topic discussed in this
Explanation of concepts and propositions made by the author and evidence used by the author to support his/her arguments.
(Important!) Your evaluation of the author’s argument. What are the strengths and flaws? Is this useful theory for contemporary society? Why/why not?

How does McGuire’s effort to put black women at the center of her story depart from the ways that the Civil Rights Movement is typically characterized?

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Please answer the following question on Danielle McGuire’s At the Dark End of the Street:

How does McGuire’s effort to put black women at the center of her story depart from the ways that the Civil Rights Movement is typically characterized? Point to at least two specific pieces of evidence which illustrate the implications of this shift.

To receive full points for this assignment your response must:

1) Address all questions included in the prompt

2) Point to specific evidence in the reading that supports your claim

3) Cite anything you paraphrase or quote from the reading with a page number

4) Demonstrate a strong grasp of the main ideas expressed by the reading(s)

Who are the consumers of this information and discuss why you think that? Be specific.

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The Library’s Government Documents Librarian spoke to our class on 9/16. Though the collection in Branson Library is only open by appointment at the moment, he showed us how to access Government Documents online. Using what you learned, find a Government Document that you are interested in reviewing. Write a thoughtful 500-1000 word essay, providing answers to the following questions:

What information is this source presenting to its audience? (Be brief here: 2-3 sentences of summary)
Who is the publishing office?
Describe the content. Don’t just give a summary; note important sections, data, and conclusions. Don’t just skim. Use the table of contents and section headings, etc. to identify where important content may be located and read around for important details so you can get a good idea of the scope of information. This should take you some time.
Who are the consumers of this information and discuss why you think that? Be specific. “Everyone who lives in the United States” is not an appropriate answer to this question. Think critically about it.
Provide an APA citation of the resource at the end of the essay. Follow the directions on Purdue OWL for citing Government Documents in APA format. Click here and scroll towards the bottom (Links to an external site.). There are several possibilities. Choose the one that most closely fits the document you are looking at.

Essay expectations:

Standard essay format (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins).
Essay should be no less than 500 words, and no more than 1000.
Page numbers at the top with the Running Head required by APA format. Click here to see the page on how to do APA format Running Head (Links to an external site.). For this assignment, use the Running Head instructions in the “Professional Paper” example, rather than the Student paper example.

Analyze and discuss the major thematic concerns in the introductory readings by Alicia Pousada and Bill Santiago

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Choose and answer ONE of the following questions in an organized and critically focused discussion:

  1. Analyze and discuss the major thematic concerns in the introductory readings by Alicia Pousada and Bill Santiago (specifying their titles). Then, relate this content to the works of two Mexican American writers discussed in class.

Guidelines:

  • Your discussion should be developed as a WORD document and should not exceed two pages, with 12 pt Times New Roman font and 1.5 spacing.
  • Provide a structured critical analysis that includes an introduction, body, and conclusion. Preparing an outline beforehand will help you organize your ideas better before writing.
  • Make sure you use your spell check and grammar check before handing in your essay.
  • Do not use outside sources to complete your answer other than the class anthology and readings. If you quote directly from these sources remember to use quotation marks and identify your source.
  • Avoid relying on personal experience or personal history to complete your answer. Focus on literary analysis with sufficient examples from the texts to support your arguments.
  • Upload your work on the Moodle Platform by the due date.

 

 

Select a news article dealing with economic subject matter from current media publications (newspapers, magazines, or internet) and write a brief “summary” of the article.

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Select a news article dealing with economic subject matter from current media publications (newspapers, magazines, or internet) and write a brief “summary” of the article. Your presentation should be a “summary” of the article and not a “copy-paste” presentation. The summary should be appropriate in length to adequately summarize the information presented in the article.
Include appropriate bibliographical citation for the article. The assignment will be worth 50 points and will be graded on the basis of relevance to the economic study, content, and grammatical accuracy.

Find an example of both a credible and a fake news story.

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find an example of both a credible and a fake news story.

Write a two-page essay on fiction craft in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.”

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Write a two-page essay on fiction craft in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues.”

This essay should have a specific focus on Baldwin’s use of dialogue in building characters. Show specific examples of dialogue (one or two sentence examples) and how they allow the reader to know a character (or characters). The aim is to explain how dialogue works in making the story more effective.

This is why we study craft. For this assignment, we look at dialogue as doing the heavy lifting in “Sonny’s Blues.”

This essay should be properly formatted to MLA conventions: double-spaced, Times New Roman font (12 pt), and a proper Works Cited page for the primary source, Baldwin’s story.

This paper is worth 50 points. Your text must fill two complete pages.

Extract a quote, a small portion of the short story and provide a brief literary analysis

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Extract a quote, a small portion of the short story and provide a brief literary analysis

The short story is called “To Finish the Row”. Here is the exact link: https://www.susans.org/2016/01/24/to-finish-the-row/

 

Demonstrate your understanding of humor devices by performing a “humor hunt.”

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For this assessment you must demonstrate your understanding of humor devices by performing a “humor hunt.” You will collect five examples of humorous devices that you have encountered. These can come from personal experiences, movies you have seen, books you have read, favorite web sites you visit, or more!

Compare and contrast the articles above and discuss the key points.

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Submit a 1 page (not to exceed, no cover page), single-spaced word document that summarizes your thoughts and “key take-aways” regarding the following articles in your course pack. Add your name in the header (no cover page).

Flip the Switch: Root Cause Analysis
Read a Plant Fast
Supplier Visits. Can you Afford not to Go?
1.) Compare and contrast the articles above and discuss the key points.

2.) Have you ever toured a plant or distribution center? If so, what are your thoughts about this site now that you’ve read these articles? If you have never been in a factory or distribution center, then think of a retail store, large venue, or restaurant that you go to (Trader Joe’s, Wegman’s, a hospital, BJC). Assess the general management of the site against a few of the categories listed in Read a Plant Fast article.