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Self-Evaluation WorksheetPlease type your answers directly onto this form and submit it to Canvas when completed.Thesis Statemen1. Does the thesis statement contain the paragraph’s controlling idea and appear as the last sentence in the introduction? Explain your answer.Basic Elements2. (a.) Does you include effective basic elements (title, introduction, single-topic paragraphs, conclusion)? Explain your answer.(b.) Does the introduction paragraph have the four necessary parts (attention-getter, problem stated, bridge, thesis statement)? Explain your answerDevelopment3. Is the essay adequately developed (thesis, specific and enough details)? Explain your answer.Unity4. Is the essay unified (topic sentences relate to thesis and sentences in paragraphs relate to topic sentences)? Explain your answer.Organization5. Is the essay organized logically (including the paragraphs within the essay)? Explain your answer.Coherence6. Do the paragraphs and sentences move smoothly and logically from one to the next? Explain your answer.

1. Discuss some of the legislative actions that have impacted law enforcement recruitment and hiring.2. Recruitment is an issue in law enforcement. How can law enforcement leaders improve recruitment?2. Compare and contrast the two basic recruit training methodologies, the academic model used by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the paramilitary model used in most police academies.

The concept of an author of vernacular fiction changes a great deal over the time period we studied in the class. What kind of relation between author and text can we impute for Feng Menglong, Li Yu, and Cao Xueqin? Here we could think about their use of prior materials, the voice of the narrator, and the question of whether the text can be read as autobiographical.

1. Propose a narrow research topic.2. Turn your topic into a research question.3. Can your topic be supported with sources from the Los Rios databases? Do a quick search in the databases before answering this question. Which database did you use? How many sources did your search yield?4. Do you have specific concerns or questions you want to ask me at this point?finish by tomorrow

Task:Compare Brazil, Ghana, Indonesia, New Zealand, the United States, and Turkey in terms of how easily contracts are enforced, how property can be registered, and how investors can be protected. Identify in which area you see the greatest variation from one country to the next.Refer to the website, http://www.doingbusiness.org/.Choose the countries listed above from the drop-down menu on the website and complete your task on a word document.Submission Instructions:Complete your task on a word document – minimum one page.

Besides bomb threats, sabotage, hijackings, and in general terrorism – what OTHER security issues do airlines/airport face?See chapter 8 and or internet/personal experiences etc.1. Choose an issue.2. From your research/experiences, explain its impact on air / airport operators.Make sure you comment on another students once submitted your entry. Include source for any research or examples.

Give a brief synopsis of the author’s Machiavelli and Erasmus. Who were they? When did they write and to whom? What is the Mirror of Princes philosophy? What are the seven Christian virtues? From where are they derived? Give examples of two other ancient cultures and their virtues. 300-600 words (1-2 pages)

Popular music is a window into the racial and gender politics of any era! Make a playlist of 20 songs from the 1950s to the Present filled with songs by Asian American women and girls. Please use Spotify or Soundcloud to construct and organize your playlist and make it sharable and accessible to the public, i.e. me.Like Renee Tajima-Peña, your curated playlist should be a journey with destinations, detours, and surprises. Once your playlist is complete, you will write a 2-3 page reflection (400+ words) about your experience. What kinds of challenges did you experience when searching for music by Asian American women and girls from the 1950s to the Present? (Challenges like defining Asian American? Finding artists and songs from every era?) What reoccurring themes did you find in the music by Asian American women and girls? What kinds of songs made it onto your playlist, which ones did not? Why? What eras are more prominent on your list? Why?Please format your reflection using the Modern Language Association’s (Links to an external site.) formatting guidelines and upload load it to Canvas as a PDF file. You can include a link to your playlist in your reflection.

Identify the author’s main points, important or compelling evidence, and integration of different perspectives in Chapter 5. Share some of your work, identifying one of each of the following:Share one of the more compelling or significant points the author made in this chapterShare important or compelling evidence (one for each type):Personal ExperienceOutside AuthoritiesStatisticsFactual References and ExamplesShare the different perspectives the author draws on to illustrate the issue discussed(Always cite your sources by indicating page numbers for any quotes you may have used from the book and linking in URLs to any research conducted. See helpful Canvas Guides below).Reply to two posts (50 words for each)In your replies, review the examples provided by your peers, evaluating their work and offering additional examples. Are Jones’ ideas accurately conveyed? Are the examples of evidence provided accurately categorized according to types of evidence? Are there any other examples of evidence worth sharing? Are there additional perspectives that Jones includes? Offer your commentary and offer additional information that draws from Chapter 5 of Violent Borders or any follow-up research you may have conducted. (Use the toolbar to link in the URL to any source you use; you can also use the toolbar to embed any images or videos that you referenced. See Helpful Canvas Guides below).

Gabriel García Marquéz’s short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Links to an external site.)is a well-known work of magic realism that makes some pretty bold statements about human nature. Look up magic realism to have a better understanding why García Marquéz would use this genre.So far, we’ve covered narration, description, definition, and comparison and contrast as organizational patterns.Write an analysis in a min. 875 words of this short story, using a combination of these patterns to analyze what García Marquéz is telling us about human nature.Here are some questions to guide you, if you are stuck:Can this story be classified as a fairy tale, myth or an allegory? Which characteristics make you think this?Compare/contrast this story with the genres of fairy tale, myth or an allegory.In western culture, what are some ways we define angels? Is the old man an angel?Look at the variety of descriptions Garcia Marquez uses throughout this very short story. What purpose does such description serve?Be sure to start with a strong thesis, and support your thesis with specific, quoted examples from the story. Feel free to include any research you have done on magic realism.