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What’s the personal connection? How would you get an introduction?

Choose someone who you think could be solicited for a contribution and prepare a four page maximum memo outlining how you would approach that donor. What’s the personal connection? How would you get an introduction?

What steps can parents take to prevent childhood obesity.

What steps can parents take to prevent childhood obesity.

How did Isabel of Castile and Fernando of Aragon lay the foundations for the Spanish Empire?

How did Isabel of Castile and Fernando of Aragon lay the foundations for the How did Isabel of Castile and Fernando of Aragon lay the foundations for the Spanish Empire??

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way.

Compare “Anti-Social Media” to “The Last Channel” in a specific and insightful way. Note that the standard notion of comparison includes both comparing and contrasting, that is, looking at both the similarities and the differences.

Your comparison can be on theme (alienation, societal expectations, etc.), relationships (family, romance, friendship, etc.), specific words (select, delete, overwhelm, obsess, meaning, random, love, etc.), metaphor (bridge, rabbit hole, etc.), style and structure (the use of lists, quotation vs. inner dialogue, etc.), or any other aspect that compares the two pieces in a meaningful and specific way.

The full title of the poem is “Antisocial Media: short fiction based on a true story,” is written by Kim Z Dale (January 10, 2014).

“Anti-Social Media” and “The Last Channel” are available as two separate PDF files and uploaded with the order.

NOTE: The instructions of this assignment and some examples (Previous Responses) (read these, but do not write on them) are avialibe as a PDF file and uploaded with the order.

Does social media affect self-esteem?How does media affect self-esteem?

Topic: Social Media

Does social media affect self-esteem?

Abstract

How does media affect self-esteem?

Abstract

Does social media create isolation?

Identify Carr’s metaphor, then put an arrow, then put your metaphor, then write a paragraph using that metaphor to make a point about using the Net.

RESPONSE: Take a metaphor used by Carr (jet-skier, brain as computer, shallows, depths, cathedral, etc.) and come up with a similar metaphor and a scenario which makes a point about how you (or other people) are effected by the Internet. Make sure not to use the exact same metaphor Carr uses. For instance, where Carr uses a cathedral, you might use a Greek temple, a gurdwara, a mosque, a synagogue, Yankee Stadium, the British Museum, or the downtown Vancouver library. You can use your own experience, create a fictional scenario, or give an explanation. Remember that the response must be in one paragraph and cannot exceed 100 words.

FORMAT: Identify Carr’s metaphor, then put an arrow, then put your metaphor, then write a paragraph using that metaphor to make a point about using the Net. Put the metaphors in bold.

EXAMPLES: Previous Responses

NOTE: (read these, but do not write on them) on the attached PDF file.

What was the most challenging aspect of the process for you?

How does Social Media help fight negative stereotypes?

Following the Topic Selection Guidelines below, choose an argumentative topic to research. This will be your topic throughout the entire course, so the activities required for this assignment will provide the foundation for your future Touchstones.

The topic for an argumentative research paper must be a debatable topic, meaning that it involves conflicting viewpoints. Additionally, it cannot be a topic that is already decided or agreed upon by most of society. You will need to take a firm position on the topic and use evidence and logic to support the position.

Touchstone 1.2 includes a research question,  a detailed outline, and a reflection on this pre-writing process.

Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

Learning to conduct research is important because it is a skill you will use both in academia and in your professional life.

It improves critical thinking and empowers you to find information for yourself. Consider the process of researching as a whole. What was the most challenging aspect of the process for you?

T It should clearly identify a debatable topic and take a position on one side of that topic. Analyze the effectiveness of your working thesis statement. (3-4 sentences)

A detailed outline is an effective tool for laying out the progression of an argument. It allows you to consider the arrangement and organization of your ideas, as well as choose places to incorporate outside source materials.

You will use the same topic on three of the remaining Touchstones in this course. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you? What are specific questions you might have as you go deeper into the research process?

Does the CNN effect exist? Discuss with reference to two international wars/conflict?

Does the CNN effect exist? Discuss with reference to two international wars/conflict?

The CNN effect: the myth of news, foreign policy, and intervention

Book by Piers Robinson

The CNN Effect: The Search for a Communication Theory of International Relations in Political Communication

Article by EYTAN GILBOA

News, Public relations, and power by Simon Cottle (2003) chapter 5

The CNN effect: strategic enabler or operational risk by Margaret Belknap

Effects of global television news on US policy in international conflict in Media and conflict in the twenty-first century

E. Gilboa 2005

Moving media and conflict studies beyond the CNN effect in Review of International Studies

Article by Eytan Gilboa; Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert; Jason Miklian; Piers Robinson

Humanitarian crises and U.S. foreign policy: Somalia and the CNN effect reconsidered in Political Communication

Article by Steven Livingston

Illusions of influence: the CNN eddect in complex emergencies in From massacres to genocide: the media, public policy, and humanitarian crises by A Natsios

How does paying attention to the way you respond to a source help you formulate your stance on a topic?

Sugar in School Breakfast

For this essay, you will select one of the articles provided below and engage in a 2-3 page summary and response dialogue with the source. This will involve providing a detailed summary of the source’s argument and responding to that argument with your position based on the information provided in the source.

Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

The article to use:

What ideas originally came to mind when you first read through the article?

Did your initial response to the article change after reading it for a second time?

How does paying attention to the way you respond to a source help you formulate your stance on a topic?

 

Discuss the natural progression of chronic diseases, or the natural history of infectious or exposure-related illnesses.

Health problem in the human population

1. Choose a health problem in the human population. Some examples include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer of a specific organ, an infectious disease, etc.

2. Describe the biological and physiological aspects of the health problem and potential chemical treatments or pathways that are affected.

3. Discuss the natural progression of chronic diseases, or the natural history of infectious or exposure-related illnesses.

4. What are the potential outcomes of the disease (recovery or death), and what leads to those potential outcome(s)?