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Did Moms 4 Housing have the right to occupy 2928 Magnolia Street? Why or why not?To arrive at your position, you should continue to explore the following ideas from our discussion forums:your philosophy on the balance between human rights and property rightsyour interpretation of the history of racist housing policy in the United Statesyour beliefs about community activismUltimately, your essay will synthesize the facts, examples, and perspectives from the texts in this unit to support your thesis. You will strengthen your credibility (appeal to ethos!) by including at least one counterargument.An introduction that describes the general situation and narrows down to the specific issue.A thesis statement that conveys your main argument in response to the prompt.PIE-style paragraphs that support your thesis.At least one counterargument paragraph.Clear writing that displays the sentence focus and sentence boundary conventions of standard English grammar.

1. Organize all body paragraphs, essays, and papers as we learned from the presentations on Paragraph and Essay Structure.2. It is not acceptable to use “you” in an MLA style, collegiate essay. The only time to use “you” in collegiate writing is when you are speaking direction to the reader.3. Writing any form of “thing” is not acceptable and neither is “stuff” in formal writing. Rewrite the sentence to identify what the thing(s)/stuff is and make the sentence clearer.4. Contractions like I’m, he’s, we’ll they’ve are/are not acceptable in formal essays. Please write out the contraction: I am, he is, we will, they have, etc.5. First, second, third, are not the best transitions to use in essay writing, unless writing an essay in chronological order or in a process6. When using the pronoun “I,” please capitalize it.7. Abbreviations such as “thru” for through should not be used.8. Small numbers like “25” and “3” should be spelled out.9. Text speak like “u,” “idk,” and “rofl” are not appropriate in formal writing.10. Students should not put a comma whenever they pause when reading a sentence. Use the comma rules we studied instead.11. In general, do not use more than one coordinating conjunction and/or one subordinating conjunction per sentence.eg. Even though she was tired, Tai’Yanai came to class this morning. She asked questions because she would like to learn to write better, get As in all of her classes, and get a great paying job.

For the third essay, you are going to select a debatable issue that you feel strongly about and explain why you feel strongly about the issue. The assignment will include the essay (Max. 3 pages) and a MLA works cited (1 page). The assignment should not exceed four pages.Evaluation Criteria:The most important thing is that you fully use you analytical skills in using the appropriate rhetorical structure.I will be looking for the use of opening and concluding strategies. Please underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.The style will be formal, and I want to see how well you can utilize the standards of American Edited English.I will be looking to see how well you provide evidence to support your position. Be sure to cite any research/statistics within your paper. Follow MLA guidelines.I am looking for grammatical perfection, so the essay must be readable and free of mechanical errors that distract your reader.Do not repeat any errors from previous papers. Your writing must show growth/improvement to obtain a satisfactory gradeYou will be required to upload your paper into to Turn it in. Papers that generate more than 25% matching other online sources will receive a failing grade.All these criteria will be considered in light of the Gordon Rule Rubric.Note: I will also need:Please share your proposed argument topic with your classmates.What is you personal position about this issue? (Write at least one par

Memorize a monologue of between one and two minutes in length and record it. Post it for class comment, only positive comments are allowed. You may find a monologue in a play, a movie, a political speech, poetry, or an oral interpretation of a song. Verses from a religious text are acceptable, someone even did a monologue by a video game character. ‘Please, no Shakespeare or original monologues.’ Be warned, if you do something like “Mary had a Little Lamb,” or “The Lord’s Prayer,” you will be asked to do the exercise again.Example (It doesn’t need to be as formal as mine but it would help to say your name before you begin, there are two monologues on my audition tape from a few years back. I was offered a job at a Shakespeare Festival from this but was unable to accept it):Perhaps this example of a master actor plying his craft may be helpful. I started this insane business because of the inspiration I found in the great “Method” performers of James Dean and Marlon Brando but I keep at because of craftspeople like Sir Anthony Hopkins. His amazing technique is analyzed in this clip.

THIS IS THE LINK OF THE ARTICLE AND WE DID ESSAY ABOUT ITPrompt: Analyze how well the components of the argument in the article you select work together to persuade or move an audience. Focus on elements that stand out or make the piece intriguing or problematic. Try to show how the key devices in an argument actually make it succeed or fail. Let readers know where and why an argument makes sense and where falls apart. If you believe that an argument startles, challenges, insults, or lulls audiences, explain why that is the case and provide evidence. Whether you agree or disagree with the argument itself does not matter. Pay attention only to how – and to how well – the argument works.Requirements:• 1,200 – 1,700 words (roughly 5-7 pages). Remember: the word count begins with the first word of the first paragraph and ends with the last word of the last paragraph. Your Works Cited page doesn’t count. • Third person voice only.• Follow standard essay format. Paragraph 1 is dedicated to the introduction and will include thesis and forecast statement. The final paragraph will be dedicated to a thoughtful conclusion that moves beyond summary. The body paragraphs will support the thesis with 3-4 main points. Keep in mind that while you will never discuss more than one main idea in any given paragraph, you may discuss one idea for multiple paragraphs.• These are source-based papers. All papers must have a Works Cited page and utilize in-text citations according to the guidelines of MLA 8th edition. The only source you are required to have is the one you are analyzing. If you want to incorporate another source, you are welcome to. Any sources you use require citation.

The purpose of this assignment is to give future managers / leaders (you) a chance to find ways to help keep our planet healthy through introduction / implementation of good business practices, while making sure the ideas are creative / practical / realistic.Step 1: Please watch the following TED Talk by Mr. Steve Howard on “selling sustainability” URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_howard_let_s_go_all_in_on_selling_sustainabilityStep 2: (First part) Please summarize the TED Talk Step 3: (Second part) Imagine that you are interviewing for a job at a major corporation, such as Amazon, Apple, Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks, etc. Now, imagine that the person interviewing you informs you that they are trying to come up with a global sustainability strategy. S/he asks you to come up with three potential ideas i.e., ideas on how they can help the planet by promoting sustainability as a brand. Please list / summarize and justify your three ideas.

This paper must be 4 pages long, size 12, Times New Roman font, and must be in MLA format.Heroes choose to do good and heroic acts simply because it is the right thing to do. Choose a group of people (soldiers, policeman, doctors, whistleblowers, etc.) that you believe to be a hero or heroes. You will not only discuss how and why the group you chose is/are heroic, but how they compare to the character Superman (or Clark Kent) from the graphic novel Superman: Birthright. Also use the article attached, or any other sources about the person or group you choose, as secondary sources for this paper, but you will also need to use evidence from the primary source (Superman: Birthright) to support your argument.Since you will be quoting or paraphrasing from the primary and secondary sources, you will need a Works Cited.

For this discussion, please use your weekly readings to compose a response to the following prompt/question(s):Graph 1Select a data presentation from chapter 6 of the text (Grey Section).Pages 160-209 in the 2016 EditionPage 140-189 in the 2019 Editio*You should have the 2019 Edition for this course.Answer the followingWhat is the Page # and picture/snapshot of your Visual?What is the visual that you selected?What is the purpose of the visualWhat kind of data should be compiled in the selected visual?What kinds of data should not be compiled in the selected visual?How can you avoid making the visual misleading?

After reading the required articles this week, please write a research paper that answers the following questions:What are mobile forensics and do you believe that they are different from computer forensics?What is the percentage of attacks on networks that come from mobile devices?What are challenges to mobile forensics?What are some mobile forensic tools?Should the analysis be different on iOS vs Android?Your paper should meet the following requirements:Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.4 Pages needed…

Retirement usually results in leaving a major life structure—one that provided social status, focus, purpose, and economic resources. The potential loss of daily stimulation poses threats to both cognitive and social functioning. Because so much of one’s social status is linked to occupational attainment, leaving a work role is almost like giving up a social identity” (Newman & Newman, 2018).Given the information and evidence you have read about later adulthood, what are your thoughts about retirement?Is age a relevant factor in deciding when to retire? If not, what other factors should a person consider?Describe an approach to retirement that inspires you.What is your own plan regarding retirement? Do you expect to retire? How does work fit into your sense of life satisfaction? How important is work to your personal identity?