Use the online platform Medium to create a multimedia composition with 500-600 words of text. Evaluate a fake news story that has circulated widely on the Internet.

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ENC1102: COMPOSITION II 818

Assignment Details:
For this assignment, you will use the online platform Medium to create a multimedia composition with 500-600 words of text. Your Medium composition will evaluate a fake news story that has circulated widely on the Internet. You can find these stories by reading some posts on your own Face book page, or you can look at some of the fake news websites for ideas. Wikipedia has a good chart showing some of the most common sites to send out fake news. You can also visit Snopes for links to some of the fake news articles they have researched.

Wikipedia Fake News Websites Snopes – links to fake news articles Steps

1. Find a fake news story that you would like to research.

2. Google the topic and see what information you can find from some of the fact checking websites.

3. Focus on the image(s) and see if you can find where and when these were first published online.

4. Carefully examine the claim that is being made. If the claim is false, refute it with expert opinion.

5. Take notes on the above materials and begin drafting your essay.

 

Describe one of the logical fallacies that you noticed in the Checker’s Speech. What type of logical fallacy is it? If you weren’t looking for it, do you think you would have noticed this flaw in logic? Do you think the general audience did?

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Discussion: Logical fallacies and Nixon’s checkers speech

In 1952, Richard Nixon was running as presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower’s vice-president running mate. During this campaign, Nixon was accused of using campaign funds for personal use. To address the issue, Nixon gave a televised, half-hour speech, known as the Checker’s Speech, defending himself against this accusation. I have provided a link to a website that includes background information, video, audio, and written text of the speech. Please review and then respond in a post to the following question.

Checker’s Speech Website Directions

Answer the following questions in a post (approx. 200 words).
1. Describe one of the logical fallacies that you noticed in the Checker’s Speech.
2. What type of logical fallacy is it? Post hoc, false dilemma, etc.
3. If you weren’t looking for it, do you think you would have noticed this flaw in logic? Do you think the general audience did?

You will not be able to see the other posts until you submit your own post. Once you do, please respond to at least one of your colleague’s posts in about 100 words. Please be sure that you provide a substantial response. In other words, be certain that your response takes the discussion in a forward direction and not a dead end – (“That’s interesting” or “I hadn’t thought of that”).

Using an electronic recording device, capture the various sounds that you encounter in the environments in which you live, work, or travel through and to.

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Music G205

Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Audiography: Sound Classification

The object of this assignment is to become aware of sounds that surround us, to attempt to capture these sounds in a recording, and to classify the sounds according to various criteria. Students create a recorded inventory (Part 1) of between twenty and forty ordinary specific sounds to study and categorize (Part 2).

Part One: Sound Harvest

Using an electronic recording device, capture the various sounds that you encounter in the environments in which you live, work, or travel through and to. Please DO NOT use sounds that have been prerecorded, or that come from other archives or databases. You are trying to hear, record, identify and name 20 to 40 separate sounds. It is suggested that you record at least ten to fifteen minutes in order to find them.

Search for a variety of sounds and sound environments. You will have to choose where to record and which sounds to try to record but try not to collect the sounds according to preconceived categories if possible. A single environment can of course yield many sounds. Because you are trying to collect many sounds, it is understood that there will need to be many tracks. There is no reason why several sounds could not appear on the same track.

You will need to identify and label each sound in order to arrange them in an inventory. For that reason, you need to listen carefully to your sound harvest, LABEL each track and NAME each sound you plan to use. You are responsible for providing an index or some other way of identifying and finding each sound that you refer to in your inventory.

Part Two: Organization through Classification and Category

Descriptive Science generates large collections of data that has been identified, observed and recorded, and it includes the arrangement and presentation of that data. Arranging the inventory in a productive classification is a way to begin to manage the data and make meaning from it. The classification is informed by carefully examining the collected evidence for significant phenomena which are then related under one attribute or another of “sameness” or similarity.

After listening to the tracks and labeling them, create categories in the form of lists, ranks, indexes or spreadsheets that relate the sounds according to as many criteria as possible. You might want to start with the criteria for analysis that we applied to Alphabet sounds: Sound Source, Sound Structure, and Sound Significance. By carefully examining your collection create as many other meaningful categories that relate one sound to another and include the relevant sounds in them by name. A sound might fit in several categories: for instance, “Footsteps” will fit in a group of sounds with a steady pulse, and in a group of sounds having to do with transportation.

Presentation of the classifications and categories in tables, charts, diagrams, and any other visual means, along with the recorded and labelled inventory are to be accompanied by a two-page essay commenting on your discoveries and conclusions.

Based on your work of the past classes and your analysis of the country’s current situation, write a detailed policy brief on how to decarbonize the transport, buildings and industry sectors in your chosen country.

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Policy Memo Writing

Instruction:
Based on your work of the past classes and your analysis of the country’s current situation, write a detailed policy brief on how to decarbonize the transport, buildings and industry sectors in your chosen country. (800-1200 words).

Create a reaction commentary on this composition. Does it resonate with you? Are there words adequate enough to describe the emotions this music evokes in the listener? Do you perceive it as a love song or one of sadness?

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Reaction commentary

Your assignment is to create a reaction commentary on this composition. Here are some questions to consider. Does it resonate with you? Are there words adequate enough to describe the emotions this music evokes in the listener? Do you perceive it as a love song or one of sadness?

https://youtu.be/yeaCjyxrgGY

How do they impact law? Who do they help the most? Who do they hurt the most? Have they been a positive influence or a negative one? Do they seem to be a cost issue for this state? Is this interest group prominent in the US and is their role different than that in Texas?

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Government-Interest Groups and Lobbying

Based on Chapter 6 in your textbook, we have learned about the role of interest groups and lobbying. This plays a significant role in Texas politics. Investigate three major groups/lobbyists that impact Texas government and answer the following:

How do they impact law? Who do they help the most? Who do they hurt the most? Have they been a positive influence or a negative one? Do they seem to be a cost issue for this state? Is this interest group prominent in the US and is their role different than that in Texas?

Make sure you select three different groups – find ones that you may agree with and some you may not agree with. Attempt to find both Democrat and Republican favored groups. Here are a few examples of prominent lobbyist organizations in Texas (feel free to use one or two of these in your writing, but I also strongly encourage you to investigate others).

  • AT&T
  • Energy Future Holdings
  • ExxonMobil
  • TXU Energy
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Austin Independent School District

Your writing should be no less than 5-7 paragraphs and fully answer the questions above. Please note appropriate research where/when necessary. College level writing is expected.

How did you score on Self-Assessment 1, “Listening Skills”? Do you have good listening skills? Explain your response. What could you be doing to make yourself a better listener? State your plan for improving your listening skills.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

This is a presentation, not a discussion. The comments on others will earn extra credit.

After completing the SAT-1-3, each student is expected to be able to examine and correlate their personality traits (from module 2) to communication, listening, feedback, coaching, and conflict management styles. The student is also expected to be able to assess and reflect on how to improve these skills to further develop his/her leadership.

Results and Analysis from M6-SAT 1: Listening Skills Questions

NOTE: Generally speaking, the higher your score, the better your listening skills.

  1. How did you score on Self-Assessment 1, “Listening Skills”?
  2. Do you have good listening skills? Explain your response.
  3. What could you be doing to make yourself a better listener? State your plan for improving your listening skills.

Results and Analysis from M6-SAT 2: Your Personality Traits and Communication, Feedback, Coaching, and Conflict Management Style Questions

  1. Based on your personality traits (these are from Module 2, e.g. surgency, agreeableness, conscientiousness, etc.), what specific things can you and will you do to improve your communication, feedback and coaching, and conflict management style?
  2. Create and explain a short-term (over the next year) action plan for each of the three areas.

Results and Analysis from M6-SAT 3: Determining Your Preferred Communication Style Questions

NOTE: The column with the highest number represents your preferred communication style.

  1. According to your self-assessment test, which of the four communication styles is your preferred communication style?
    • Do you agree with this assessment? Why or why not?
  2. What do you think of the rest of the information presented in this self-assessment test?
  3. What are three things that you could do to improve your overall communication style?

React to the news article. This means to write how the article made you feel and think. Pose a stance. State an opinion. What are your feelings and attitude related to the article? Do you agree or disagree?

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Current Event Assignment

Locate a Current Event Article (within the last year). It needs to be RELATED to any issue discussed in this course. It can be a current event that is of local, state, national or international significance. You may use newspapers, the Internet, or a news magazine to get your current event article. The news article must be at least 3 paragraphs long.

Assignment Objectives

This assignment correlates with:

Examining the impact of various societal influences on the development of children’s social identity.

Identifying issues of social injustice and bias that occur in classrooms.

Instructions

  • Summarize the article using your own words.
  • Analyze the article in reference to course content (readings, lecture, and discussions from class). This means connect the article to the course content.
  • React to the news article. This means to write how the article made you feel and think. Pose a stance. State an opinion. What are your feelings and attitude related to the article? Do you agree or disagree?
  • Write about how you personally connect to this article?

Answer and explain the riddle “When is a door not a door?” giving at least one real life example.

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Riddle Riddle

Answer and explain the riddle “When is a door not a door?” giving at least one real life example. 100 words

Explain the importance and role of protein? How have the diets of athletes changed to reflect healthier options?

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Writing Question

PART 1–

Question 11 pts

How many grams of high-quality protein must be consumed post exercise for m aximum protein synthesis to take place?

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Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts

What is the “anabolic window”?

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Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts

What is the recommended daily amount of protein consumption for strength athletes?

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Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts

What is the recommended daily amount of protein per kg of body weight for endurance athletes?

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Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts

What must athletes have in order toachieve increased muscle size (hypertrophy)?

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Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts

Which of the following factors can be used to determine protein quality?

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Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts

Which of the following is a basic component of all proteins?

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Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts

Which of the following refers to thecombining of two incomplete proteins to make a complete protein?

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Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts

Which term best describes amino acids that can be manufactured by the body?

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Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts

Which type of athlete would likely benefit the most from supplemental branched chain amino acids?

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A “stop-and-go” athlete1.


PART 2–


Watch the following videos related to protein.

2. From the videos above, answer the following questions:

  1. Explain the importance and role of protein?
  2. How have the diets of athletes changed to reflect healthier options?