Locate a job ad from a job board that is related to your major field. Write a job application letter as if you were applying for that job. Create this letter containing only a salutation, three body paragraphs, and a closing.

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Job Application Letter & Follow-Up Letter

Course: Technical Writing

Locate a job ad from a job board (example: monster. com, indeed.com) that is related to your major field. Write a job application letter as if you were applying for that job. Since most cover letters are submitted electronically, create this letter containing only a salutation, three body paragraphs, and a closing. Your letter should be submitted as an attachment.

At the bottom of the letter, include the URL for the job posting.

In addition, you will include a follow up letter with this job application letter. With both letters, your completed assignment should be 2 pages (1 page for the job application letter and 1 paragraph for the follow up letter).

Career Field is Information Technology

Explain the benefits and resistances of residential sprinkler systems. In the explanation, include the characteristics of residential sprinkler systems, the application of residential sprinkler systems, and the components used in them.

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Sprinkler systems

Benefits and Resistance Essay
There is both wide acceptance and resistance to enacting residential sprinkler and alarm systems legislation. In this assignment, you are to provide a justification paper for residential sprinkler and alarm systems to the local government. Assume the role of a representative from the fire department, and prepare a two-page essay for your local government that addresses the items listed below:

Explain the benefits and resistances of residential sprinkler systems.
In the explanation, include the characteristics of residential sprinkler systems, the application of residential sprinkler systems, and the components used in them.
Address the resistance concerns by providing researched-based arguments to discount those concerns.
Provide research data for at least one community that has benefited from residential sprinkler systems.

Support your assignment with at least two sources from the CSU Online Library. All information from outside sources must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA-Style citations.

Where do greenhouse gases come from i.e., what activities result in GHGs being emitted into the atmosphere? What are some solutions for reducing GHG emissions? Why is it important that GHG emissions are reduced?

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The Green Effect

In 500-750 words, answer the following in essay format:
Anthropogenic climate change has been determined to be caused by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity.

Using and citing at least three (3) sources, answer the following questions:
Giving examples of greenhouse gases, explain how they function in the atmosphere.
Where do greenhouse gases come from i.e., what activities result in GHGs being emitted into the atmosphere?
What are some solutions for reducing GHG emissions?
Why is it important that GHG emissions are reduced?
What are some consequences attributed to climate change?

Reminders: All sources must be cited in the references at the end of the assignment.
The 500-750 word limit does not include your name, course name, references, etc.

Contribute your reflection to the designated Discussions section in Canvas. Summarize key concepts/activities/learning moments/readings that had meaning for you in the week’s module and how you might implement the information in your library setting.

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Connections

Connections “is a time for individuals to reflect – within the context of a group – upon a thought, a story, an insight, a question, or a feeling that they are carrying with them” from the materials, “and then connect it to the work they are about to do.”1

Assignments are based on your own reflections and should be stated in a clear and organized manner. When you write these reflections, incorporate beginning phrases such as “I feel,” “I believe,” “in my opinion” and “I agree.”

My expectation is that you submit reflections that: adhere to the specifications; are detailed, have depth, and are concise; present a logical flow of information; demonstrate understanding of course materials and topics; and display reasonable attention to compositional style and use of appropriate grammar and syntax.
Content is more important than length.

Specifications for this assignment:
Contribute your reflection to the designated Discussions section in Canvas.
Your reflection will be based on materials and topics (noted and attached below)
Your Connections should summarize key concepts/activities/learning moments/readings that had meaning for you in the week’s module and how you might implement the information in your library setting.

RESOURCES
EveryLibrary Campaigns,   https://www.everylibrary.org/voters_in_red_and_blue_states_support_smart_taxes_for_local_libraries_in_2020

EveryLibrary 2020 Annual Report,   https://www.everylibrary.org/2020annualreport

Suggest two possible solutions to the problem described in the second section . Under the company’s further growth and expansion, what specific suggestions you can make so the company will be able to maintain their unique culture?

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CASE STUDIES

Summary of relevant and critical points from the case

Briefly summarize the case by including only relevant and important facts about the company. Do not include too much details, but should include critical facts about the organization from the case.

  • Warning: Do not copy and paste from the case. It should be concise and succinct summary that YOU extracted from the case. It should be your writing.
  • Do not use bullet points throughout the entire paper. Always write in sentences.

Problem

*Instruction: The problems that the company in the case is facing are many, but I will give you a problem you have to write about in this paper: “How can the company maintain their unique culture as the company grows bigger?” Focus only on this problem I provided here, do not bring up other problems on your own. Your job for this section is to write down the problem and then elaborate on the problem (i.e., describe and explain about the problem in greater detail (refer to the last part of the case, “CONCERNS” for more information on the problem.

Critical Analyses

*Instruction: Choose 2 chapters from our textbook that help you better understand the problem. For each chapter, provide the definition of the concepts first, and then explain how those concepts are applied to the case and help you better understand the problem the company is facing. You should demonstrate your critical thinking skills.

In this section, you should have two subheadings: First chapter, Second chapter.

Two Possible Solutions to the Problem

Suggest two possible solutions to the problem described in the second section . Under the company’s further growth and expansion, what specific suggestions you can make so the company will be able to maintain their unique culture? For each possible solution, explain the solution including how it can solve the problem, and discuss its pros and cons, and then moves on the next solution. The solutions must be practically useful well thought-out specific ones that the CEO would appreciate.

 

What is social support’s role in managing depression in the workplace? What is the relationship between loneliness and social support to impact remission from depression? How are loneliness and low-perceived social support providing poor outcomes among adults with severe depression?

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Reserach paper on loneliness, social support and impact on remission from depression

Research Question and Hypothesis

Purpose Statement
This research paper aims to analyze how loneliness and social support can impact remission from depression in the adult population. Loneliness reduces social connections with people and increases the likelihood that depressive symptoms arise (Gleeson et al., 2021). Social support provides physical and psychological advantages for people facing stressful events, and it is considered a factor in reducing distress (Abu-Raiya & Sulleiman, 2021). The purpose of this study is to gain greater understanding of evidence as to how far the relationship between loneliness and social support is influencing mental health recovery from depression for adults (18 to 65 years old) using a survey to include the time of diagnosis for depression, duration of depression, duration of remission, and relapse as well as assessing the most effective treatment and intervention methods clinicians use to treat depression from the mental health clients’ perspectives.

Problem Statement
Loneliness is investigated much less than perceived social support, but there is evidence that greater loneliness can predict poor depression outcomes (Cyranowski et al., 2013). The research study linked loneliness and social isolation to higher risks for different types of physical and mental conditions. Loneliness is linked with a high rate of depression and anxiety. Poor social relationships are linked with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke (Aliche et al., 2019).

Research Questions
There are many different questions one could research in the area. Out of brainstorming potential questions, we developed three potential research questions. What is social support’s role in managing depression in the workplace? What is the relationship between loneliness and social support to impact remission from depression? How are loneliness and low-perceived social support providing poor outcomes among adults with severe depression? From these questions, the future focus of the research study will be the third question, focusing on how loneliness and social support affect remission from depression.

The Rationale for the Topic
Loneliness is the moderator of trauma as well as post-traumatic growth (Copley & Carney, 2020). The reason for this study is to analyze whether greater loneliness predicts poorer outcomes regarding the severity and remission of depression. Greater perceived support has a significant relationship with low depressive indications (Brosi et al., 2020). The study is mainly conducted to overcome the literature gap by developing strong evidence on the development of interventions to promote social support and reduce loneliness with recommendations on possible public policy guidance.

Hypothesis
There is an interconnection between loneliness and social support in predicting the quality of mental health life for adults. Within this study, the hypothesis is that loneliness and social support predict remission from depression.

What differences did you find in the process of collecting information? Did you identify different KSAOs from your competency model relative to your job requirements analysis?

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Application Case 4

APPLICATIONS Integrating Competencies and Job Requirements

The analysis of work for staffing requires attention to both person/organization and person/job matches. Staffing specialists and HR executives can put these pieces together by becoming knowledgeable about both top-down (competency) and bottom-up (job requirements) methods of analyzing work. To understand this process, select an organization you are familiar with. It can be your school, your workplace, or an organization where you would like to work. Within that workplace, identify at least three different jobs at various levels as a starting point. For example, you might study administrative staff, professors, and deans at a university; customer service representatives, managers, and executives in a retail environment; waitstaff, cooks, and managers at a restaurant; nurses, doc-tors, and administrators at a hospital, and so on. To conduct the competency portion of the analysis, review the material in the chapter and create a plan for learning about job-spanning competencies. Deter-mine who is most likely to have the relevant information and, if possible, contact at least three people in the organization who can provide relevant information on competencies. Pay particular attention to the organization’s strategic goals, mission, and cultural profile when collecting this information. This information can be supplemented by looking at the organization’s website or annual reports. To conduct the job requirements portion of the analysis, again review the relevant material in the chapter and create a plan for learning about job requirements and their associated KSAOs. If possible, contact at least three people in the organization who can describe their own jobs. Pay particular attention to the tasks individuals complete regularly, evaluate the relative proportion or time of each task, and then match tasks to KSAOs. This information can be supplemented by looking at O*NET.

Once you have the information on competencies and job requirements, evaluate the following questions:

1. What differences did you find in the process of collecting information? Did you identify different KSAOs from your competency model relative to your job requirements analysis?

2. How does job requirements information give additional insight above and beyond what you learned from competency modeling? How does competency modeling give additional insight above and beyond what you learned from job requirements information?

3. How would you use the information you have gathered for developing recruit-ing, selection, and retention strategies?

For this competency, you will assume the role of a critic. View each piece of work listed below and analyze it as a piece of art, identifying key elements of the work and using terminology common to the discipline.

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Module 02 Humanities Self-directed Ass

Competency

Develop a vocabulary for criticizing, evaluating, and describing works of art.

Instructions

For this competency, you will assume the role of a critic. View each piece of work listed below and analyze it as a piece of art, identifying key elements of the work and using terminology common to the discipline. Using a few concise paragraphs for each piece, your analysis should discuss each work as a critic would and include, using the proper vocabulary, what you think the work is about.

 

White a discussion post on disaster relief and the military.

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Discussion: Disaster Relief and the Military

Respond to Peer post in 150 Words

Peer discussion post:

In the past the National Guard has been used for disaster relief from fighting wildfires using specially modified C-130 aircraft, to helping evacuate people from rooftops and aiding in relief operations which was showcased during the Katrina Hurricane relief.  Using the National Guard to assist state emergencies is very much normal and allowed by law.  The Governor of the state in which the National Guard is mobilized in is absolutely allowed under the constitution.  Other states can ask for assistance and in those instances the National Guard is able to be mobilized outside of their state of record under title 32 authorities.  In 2020 many states such as Illinois mobilized their Guard force to assist with COVID-19 portocols. “The Illinois National Guard falls under the command and control of the governor of Illinois. So, when the governor calls in the National Guard, it means that the state pays for the soldiers and the use of the equipment. Sometimes there are other states that will need assistance. That’s done through agreements between the states.” (Jaffe 2020)

The Active Duty however, is a much different story.  Active duty members cannot in theory be deployed within the United States under title 20 authority.  The Active Duty can in some instances be deployed throughout the United States but only when certain criteria are met such as domestic threats.  The Active Duty is more suited for deployment to assist with overseas relief. Overseas relief is a much more common use of the Active Duty such as when they deployed to assist with Haiti, Pakistan flooding, and Nepals major earthquake.  These examples are far more normal for the active component of our military.

Mobilizing the National Guard: Logan Jaffe 17 Sept 2020, retrieved on 23 Sept 2022 from:

https://www.propublica.org/article/mobilizing-the-national-guard-doesnt-mean-your-state-is-under-martial-law-usually

 

Select appropriate topic, narrow it properly, determine purpose (general and specific), craft clear central idea, and analyze your audience (make appropriate adaptations).

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Public speaking

For your informative speech 2 you will present an informative speech using the following prompt:

A “how to” speech that informs the audience on the “how to” of something.

Choose an area(s) on your topic that you feel most comfortable presenting in front of the class.

You should speak about something that you know a lot about.

Choosing something that you know about will help you to focus on writing and presenting an excellent speech, as well as focus on improving your overall speech skills.

Make sure to limit your subject enough so that you can be specific in your presentation.

Select appropriate topic, narrow it properly, determine purpose (general and specific), craft clear central idea, and analyze your audience (make appropriate adaptations). Also, you should be able to organize main ideas and do a complete introduction, body, and conclusion, as well as incorporate visual aids.