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The purpose of this Unit is to study Welles’ THE STRANGER (1946) and place it within the larger body of his films. In many ways the most conventional of his films, THE STRANGER nevertheless contains classic elements of Welles’ film style. In this unit students will discuss both the conventional and the less predictable elements of the film. Students will also discuss the effect that World War II and its aftermath had on the political content of Welles’ work. Naremore asserts that while there are good examples of satirical touches in THE STRANGER there are also “elements of disharmony.” Identify and discuss examples of both in the film. Naremore also states that “[t]he film has a superficially Hitchcockian sense of the absurd, and many of Welles’ best moments derive from his ironic treatment of Americana, as if Norman Rockwell were being retouched by Charles Addams” (124). Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? It is also important, due to both the Nazi war criminal theme in the film as well as the actual end of the Second World War, to address the changes in Welles’ political beliefs as they manifest themselves in this film. Although on the surface THE STRANGER’s theme appears to be political, much of it dramatic tension is due to psycho-sexual undercurrent present in the film. An example of this is the relationship between Mary Longstreet (Loretta Young) and Franz Kindler (Welles). Discuss what Kindler represents to Mary in the psychosexual realm. Also explore her character and discuss why she agrees at first to help and why she then changes her mind. Be sure to include a discussion of the psychological aspects of her decisions.

Write a research paper APA style  I chose Grace Murray Hopper The research project is a formal writing assignment to investigate the life of a female mathematician of your interest. (Grace Murray Hopper) You will research, learn and summarize in your own words about the chosen mathematician, highlighting relevant personal, socio-economic, cultural or historical events that shaped her life and how her work influenced the mathematical field. 1) Cover page (name, project name, class description, date) https://www.scribbr.com/apa-style/apa-title-page/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaAUy9kpOew 2) Brief Introduction 3) Body paragraphs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGtkh_-9OC0 4) Reflection 5) a brief Conclusion about the whole project. 6) Bibliography ( new page, in APA format) https://liu.cwp.libguides.com/citapa

Here’s what I want you to do: To complete this exercise, explore the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) located at this link: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ and search for the career you want to pursue. Once you have found the career you want to pursue, answer the following questions: What is your career goal? (List the definition of the occupation and cite your source using MLA format) What is the educational requirement for your career goal? (List the degree: for example, Master’s degree) What is the annual median salary of your career goal? (List the annual salary, if available. If the annual salary is not listed, provide an estimate based on the information you find on the OOH site. What are two pros and two cons about your career choice? (Write at least two sentences about each pro and con) Here’s why I want you to do it: The Goals Essay asks you to research your career goal and create a plan in five paragraphs, detailing the necessary steps you need to take in order to achieve this goal. This Essay Building Exercise will help you start your Goals Essay Draft, which is due in Weeks 5 (Rough Draft) and 7 (Final Draft).

write a 3-4 page typed essay that zooms in on and interprets a portion or portions of The God of Small Things in relation to our course theme of ethnic, cultural, and/or national identity. The essay should focus on a particular chapter, part of a chapter, or section in the novel and analyze it in relation to one of the above types of identity. Your essay, though short, should develop around a strong thesis statement that responds to a directly stated or implied question about the type of identity you’ve chosen to discuss. You may use the critical lenses provided to help frame a driving question for your paper or you may just focus on the question: “What does this passage reveal about ethnic, cultural, and/or national identity and why?”. Please note, you may need to explain how you are using specific terms to put appropriate limits on the paper. The body of the essay should concisely summarize the chosen section from the text and then go on to interpret and discuss specific quotes, explaining how each supports your thesis. A concluding paragraph should tie up any loose ends and reiterate the thesis. Papers must be typed using Times New Roman 12pt font and double-spaced. Any of the acceptable formatting styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) may be used, so long as they are used correctly. If you need clarification on these guidelines visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/. For one of these papers, you may choose to respond with an original artistic piece, such as poem or drawing, and a 200 word explanation of how your art is a response to the text. USE THE BOOK GOD OF SMALL THINGS FOR THIS ESSAY AND ABOVE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO WRITE IT.

1.      The written component: this portion is a written portion; it will involve addressing the issues/questions that are guidelines found at the end of this sheet.                                              THE POEMS ARE: Luisa A. Igloria “Regarding History,”  Theodore Roethke “My Papa’s Waltz,” and Tony Hoagland “What Narcissism Means To Me”  1.      Gut Reactions to the works: This section is not about facts, objective analysis or even interpreting the abstract. This is all about the first impression and gut reactions you specifically had upon the first reading of the works. Did you maintain that first impression after you spent time with the work and re-read again?                                                                 2.   Connection: What connects the works? This is important!! YOU MUST COME TO AN AGREEMENT ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS. As a group, you will have to explore a.      Content: common denominators that link the works together? There is no instructor’s key here regarding what you “should” find.  Be open to the idea that these works may not have ever been explored together in this way. b.      Writing styles of the authors and stylistic qualities (hint: formalist analysis) c.       This is the MEAT of the grade of the written component. It also forms the basis of your digital presentation 2.      What ideas emerge in the texts of in their comparisons? This asks you discuss the abstract components – the theme and ideas of the works. Your job is to use inferences and examples to make a case for the existence of the abstract ideas that you see in the works. Each work contains some abstract components – identify it, discuss it at length, interpret it and argue against or for what the author is suggesting in this ideological, philosophical, political or spiritual assertions.   3.      What did you find profound, difficult to accept, ironic, shocking, or generally challenging about the works? This can be about content or form. What surprised you?   4.      –What do these readings remind you of? Which movies? Visual art? Music? Other literary works? What do you associate with these readings? What else have you personally read, seen or heard that relates to these readings? Be selective – think outside the box here. -Which of the readings was best – and WHY? If your classmates could find the time to read one of these works, which one? And Why? Why should college students in general read it?  Writing hint: Do not organize your paper by poem. Do not organize your paper by the seven issues listed above. Either of these structures will result in a failing grade on the paper. Organize your paper by the issues and connections between the poems. If you need help with this, please let me know. More groups fail the paper because they do not pay attention to this paragraph.    k

1. Select two of the four critical essays 2. Settle on your points of comparison. 3. Find evidence from the two essays, relevant to the points of comparison. 4.Compare and contrast the points to explain why one essay is more insightful or valuable to you than the other. 5.Develop a working outline, based on a subject-by-subject or point-by-point structure. 6.Then, write a 1000-word comparative evaluation of the two essays, to explain why one is more insightful, or valuable to you as a reader, than the other.

Choose a problem that can be solved (underemployment) explore potential solutions to the problem as void re-hashing solutions that are already in effect. The purpose of this essay is to propose new solutions or explain how existing solutions can be made more effective.

Based on news articles: The Daily Beast. “Local Businesses Love the ‘Domestic Terror’ Zone in Seattle, Actually” World Net Daily. “Seattle Zone’s New Enforcers Blocking Police Response to ‘Rape and Robberies’” After reading these two news articles (uploaded in Bb), compare and contrast the arguments that each paper makes, paying particular attention to the elements of argumentation that are included in the PPTs in Tab 11 on Bb (Argument 1 PPT: Cause & Effect; Argument Basics PPT; Argument 3: Structure & Evidence). Which elements of argumentation stand out to you the most? Is there anything in particular that you feel the author of each article did really well or really poorly? Explain your claim using evidence from the texts. Some things to consider about the articles while you are formulating your opinion of both the articles and which one does a better job of creating a fair argument: Does the author establish trust with the reader by offering a fair argument, even considering the opposing view? What type of evidence is provided, if any? Is it credible? Is it relatable to the argument or taken out of context? Does the author use Aristotelian Appeals? Which ones? How well does the author use them? There are many more items you need to consider; these are just some thoughts. You must write a minimum 300-word compare and contrast argument of which author you feel did a better job in constructing an argument. Remember that you are analyzing their arguments. You are not arguing your thoughts on the topics they wrote about.

Please edit this and make it more tailored to the following topic as much as possible.  Topic: Nature documentary and True-Life films and/or Disneynature films Working bibliography should feature sources about nature documentaries in general. These sources may not mention Disney’s films at all, but they will be helpful in developing theory about the genre in general. The bibliography must be 20 secondary sources in length. You discovered a lot sources concerning Disneyland, with Disneyland in the title. By comparison, research on the True-Life films won’t produce the same dearth of results directly about the True-Life films. But there are sources about nature documentaries, Disney’s attention to conservation and environmentalism, and the Animal Kingdom at WDW. Similarly, there won’t be a lot of sources directly about Our Friend the Atom save for Mark Langer’s work and a few others. But what are you really studying here but the division between education and propaganda? So some of your sources will concern the nature of propaganda as well as nuclear power plants, and maybe concerning Disney and Tomorrowland and the Technology. Consider the book-length and article work by JP Telotte on this matter. The good nature films really concern the stereotype and representation of latinos in film. So you will need to broaden your focus in types of sources.    Further research should be primarily conducted through the databases you have become familiar with. I recommend Academic Search Complete, Research Library ProQuest, and JSTOR, although there are many others. Consider the subject you are researching. If your topic concerns film/cinema, you should pay close attention to literary databases. This is really the purpose of these bibliographical assignments–to practice serious scholarly research. In part you need to redirect your attention from Google to college and university databases. This is expected in serious collegiate work.    Follow these rules precisely: Begin with proper MLA heading. Provide a title that states the topic, followed by the words “A Working Bibliography”  So if my topic concerned ethical treatment of social robots , my title would be this: Ethics and Social Robots: A Working Bibliography Double space the entire document uniformly. Do not number, letter, or bullet the entries. List entries alphabetically according to author’s last name as you would for a Works Cited page. Use a hanging indentation. Bibliographical entries must adhere to the 8th edition MLA Handbook.  – Articles in Scholarly Journals  (more articles than books) – Articles in Book Collections – Books Consider this a check-list to cover before you submit your bibliography.  ·        What is the topic of your third essay? Put that topic in your title before : A Working Bibliography. ·        Abbreviate URLs and Disconnect links. ·        No Bold ·        Use hanging indentation. ·        List sources alphabetically. ·        End each entry with a period. ·        Uniformly double space—no more, no less.   ·        Italicize Titles of Magazines, Books, Journals, Websites, Blogs. ·        “Titles of Articles” must appear in quotation marks and must not be italicized. ·        Normalize capitalization for proper nouns and titles. No ALL CAPS except for acronyms like EBSCOhost, CEO, LGBTQ, CBS, and COVID. ·        Study MLA and work on sequence and appearance of information. ·        Missing information for your entries. ·        Eliminate duplicated or extraneous information. ·        Change font so everything is 12 pt. Times New Roman. ·        Be sure to use the databases on the MtSAC library webpage (Links to an external site.).  ·        Eliminate fiction and primary sources. Do not list the films themselves.    The following are examples of common types of sources for these bibliographies and essays: I am unable to use a hanging indentation in Canvas, so assume that following would have hanging indentations.  A Book Ferguson, Niall. Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire. Penguin, 2004.   An Article in a Book Collection Crosby, Alfred W. “Ecological Imperialism: The Overseas Migration of Western Europeans as a Biological Phenomenon.” The Ends of the Earth: Perspectives on Environmental History, edited by Donald Worster, Cambridge UP, 1991, pp. 103-117.   An Article in a Scholarly Journal, Database Moses, Dirk A. “An Antipodean Genocide?: The Origins of the Genocidal Moment in the Colonization of Australia.” Journal of Genocide Research, vol. 2, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 89-106. JSTOR.   Articles on Websites Dwyer, Colin. “Amid Protests, Christopher Columbus Statues Take Flak in Boston and Richmond, Va.” NPR, 10 June 2020, www.npr.org.   “The Causes of Climate Change.” NASA Global Climate Change, climate.nasa.gov.

apply concepts from agenda-setting theory (e.g., first-and second-level agenda setting, who shapes the media agenda, need for orientation, vertical vs. horizontal media) to analyze how the media’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced the public’s attention to and understanding of this issue over time, as well as public support for/resistance to restrictions and recommendations from local/state governments as well as public health agencies. Every group member is expected to make a minimum of TWO posts as part of this activity.  You must complete your first post before you will be able to see posts by other students. In you INITIAL POST – you should: Apply at least two concepts from agenda-setting theory to public opinion about the COVID-19 pandemic.  Describe specific things that appeared in media coverage of the pandemic and/or in surveys of the public to illustrate/support your claims Use ideas from the Griffin text as well as the talk by Dr. McCombs (video) to explain things that occurred over time during the COVID-19 pandemic In one or more SUBSEQUENT POSTS (due by Sunday) – you should: Elaborate on (e.g., extend further, thoughtfully and respectfully question) initial posts made by one or more of your peers Textbook –   https://platform.virdocs.com/r/s/0/doc/591818/sp/173093473/mi/558684290?cfi=%2F4%2F4%2F116%2C%2F1%3A0%2C%2F1%3A9