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The importance of feedback and correction as seen on a previous assignment (an earlier essay or article response) Your weak spots, and what you’ve done to improve on them this quarter.

Select and read an article from this week’s University Library Readings. Please only select one of the eight Reading Response Articles. (The videos under Multimedia are not choices for this assignment.) Prepare to write a reading response. Consider the following questions before writing the focused thesis statement. What is your opinion about the reading? Do you agree or disagree with the author’s perspective? What are one to two reasons that support your opinion? What is your thesis statement? Using the Reading Response Template below, write a 175- to 300-word response, no more than 2 paragraphs, that includes the following: Week 3_ ENG100_ Template.docx Paragraph 1 (Around five sentences.) – Introduction Paragraph A hook captures the reader’s attention. Brief summary of the article. Identify the author. Justification of your opinion (this is your thesis – should only be one sentence). The thesis statement is one declaratives sentence around 25 words that identifies the topic/issue, the viewpoint, and the two reasons that support the viewpoint. Reviewing the Thesis Writing section in this week’s Learning Activities will help you build your thesis statement. Paragraph 2 (Around five sentences. Please review the quote sandwich method to develop this paragraph) : Identify the first supporting reason listed in the thesis statement in this topic sentence. Support the reason with one paraphrased or directly quoted in-text citation from the article. Please remember to correctly cite this sentence using APA guidelines. Respond to the cited passage with one or two sentences from your own knowledge. End the paragraph with a concluding sentence. APA citations created by using an example in the reading or by using the Reference and Citation generator from the CWE. Refer to the sample response and quote sandwich method for guidance.

https://phys.org/news/2015-10-temples-ancient-bones-reveal-mayan.html A lot of art, objects and monuments we have looked at in this section (and throughout the course) is stuff that was made for and because of wealthy elites in any given culture.  Think about the article I had you read about the Mayan working class.  Do they have anything to contribute to our knowledge of art history?  Is there overlap between the precious, fine and grand objects used by the few, and the more mundane objects used by the many? How does it connect with what you have learned in this class?

To help us understand more of the purpose and approach to the multimodal Final Project (the presentation), I want us to spend some time on analyzing both a written and a performed speech. For this, I’ve chosen two powerful Presidential addresses in American History, President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address from 1961 and President Ronald Reagan’s speech following the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle in 1986. NOTE: THESE ARE NOT SOURCES FOR THE ESSAY. THIS IS NOT THE TOPIC OF THE ESSAY. These are simply resources we are using to analyze written techniques versus performed techniques. Written Speech: President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (Links to an external site.) 1/20/1961 Performed Speech: President Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech 1/28/1986 President Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech (Links to an external site.) Initial Post For your initial post, do not enter them in a single paragraph!!! I want you to number these and answer them individually, in the order they are given. For each number, aim for a response of at least 3 fully developed sentences. 1. Give your first impression of President Kennedy’s written inaugural address. What stood out most to you? Did you find the speech persuasive? Why or why not? 2. What techniques do you see in President Kennedy’s written address (for example, emotion, repetition, tone)? Provide an example of a specific appeal he makes or a strategy he tries to use. 3. Give your first impression of President Reagan’s spoken address from the Oval Office. What stood out most to you? did you find the speech persuasive? Why or why not? 4. What techniques do you see in President Reagan’s spoken address (for example, emotion, repetition, tone)? Provide an example of a specific appeal he makes or a strategy he tries to use. 5. Finally, examine the two selections in conjunction with one another. Which did you find more appealing? Why? Do you think Reagan’s performed speech was able to persuade more than Kennedy’s written speech? Why or why not? Response Post For this week’s response post, we have one small extra step. Now that you’ve completed the initial post, I want you to watch some pieces of the video of President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address. It’s 15 minutes long, but you don’t need to watch the entire speech. I want you to watch a few bits and pieces of it and follow along with the written text of it. If you want to watch all of it, you absolutely can: President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (Links to an external site.) President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address Find a classmate’s post and respond to it now that you’ve watched some of the above video. Do you think their notes on President Kennedy’s written speech hold up or remain true? Why or why not? What’s the main difference you see between the written speech and the video of it? Aim for a response of at least 5 sentences here where you go deep in comparing your classmate’s ideas on the written speech versus your analysis of the performed speech.

The movie “Pans Labyrinth” Ultimately, Pan’s Labyrinth is about fascism, and writer /director Guillermo del Toro, in creating this story, has written:             “ I was interested in seeing fascism, which is the absolute lack of imagination, the absolute lack of choice and the most masculine expression of power, juxtaposed with the most feminine, most beautiful expression of power, which is imagination… Male power is exclusive. Female power is inclusive; it’s about the ability to nurture, embrace and grow.”    With del Toro’s words in mind, look closely at the actions and attitudes of the women and the men  In the story.  1. Which women are imaginative and inclusive; which are not ?  2. Which men are imaginatively impaired and exclusive; which are not ? 3. What does this tell us about the value system of the film’s male-dominated world?

You have been named the manager of a task force charged with conducting a critical but challenging change within your workplace. This change is likely to be met with some opposition. You will manage the task force and accomplish this change in just three months. So, you have a very short timeline in which to motivate your organization’s workforce to cooperate with your team and embrace the change it is implementing. Use a current or past workplace as your hypothetical organization. Choose from one of the following changes to accomplish in the three-month timeframe: Move your office location to a smaller workspace. Reconfigure your workspace (cubicles) to a design with reduced privacy. Merge two sales force offices into one location, which requires a 10% reduction of your team. Due to reduced sales, reduce your organization’s work week (and employee pay) by one full work day. A proposed change of your choosing. You must obtain your instructor’s approval before completing your plan. Refer to Chapter 5 of Managing Motivation on how to plan a motivation improvement project. Using the four steps, create a comprehensive plan to motivate your workforce to cooperate, and even support, this difficult change. Be sure to include: A description your hypothetical organization and the change associated with that organization. A description of how you will plan the proposed change. An investigation of the strength of each connection and possible causes of weak connections. Identify appropriate solutions with thorough explanations to help generate employee buy-in and support. Explain the results measurement process, including an employee feedback component. Writing the Final Project The Final Project: Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA Must include a title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. Must use at least five scholarly sources. Must document all sources in APA style. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style  Be sure to use the reference below as sources Resource: Pritchard, R. D., & Ashwood, E. L. (2008). Managing motivation: A manager’s guide to diagnosing and improving motivation. Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com

I need a works cited from MLA, also free of plagiarism, also it has to be arguable. Does my paper have a clearly stated opinion? Is it in the opening paragraph? Where? Does my essay have at least 4 body or development support paragraphs? Do the supporting paragraphs have clear examples, evidence, or reasons? Are these paragraphs indented? Do these paragraphs have transitions? Is there a separate conclusion paragraph? Does the essay “hold together” and do the parts connect to one another sensibly? Would I change the order of the paragraphs? Would I make any other changes in organization, transitions, clarity, or word use? What is my overall feeling about the essay? Editing Do the sentences “make sense” by themselves? Are the sentences all complete by themselves? Are the sentences too long? Does one sentence run into the next without punctuation? Does the third person singular present tense verb end in -s or -es? Do the past tense verbs have -d or -ed endings where needed? Do the plurals have final -s endings where needed? Are words that sound alike confused in spelling? For example, there and their, you’re and your, accept and except, etc.? Are punctuation marks, like commas and apostrophes, present where needed? Are there any other word, verb, sentence, or punctuation changes I would like to make

Read https://lithub.com/walking-while-black/  Answer each question in complete sentence. No other sources need.  Part 1: Briefly respond to the following questions (max 200 words answer per # question).  What does the author push the reader to understand, believe, or feel by the end? How can you tell? What is the text’s primary message? What kind of evidence does the author use to support his or her position? Anecdotes? Scientific data? Imaginary examples?  What does the author assume the audience already knows (what information does she leave out)? What does she assume they still need to understand (what information does she deliver)? How does the writer construct his ethos for the audience? Part 2: Choose 2 passages you found meaningful in the essay and respond to the following questions about it (max 200 words answer per # question). 1 Describe the passage and your immediate response to it. 2 What does it make you think about?  3 What does it make you feel?  4 Where are those feelings coming from—what detail is making you feel it?

Weighing in essay, agreeing and disagreeing writers ideas and also agree- but with a difference.few citation and quotes. Introduction, summary, details conclusion

This is a cause and effect essay.  Must have clear hook, exigency, and must have a clear thesis using two causes and two effects.  Must be 8 paragraphs. Paragraph one is the introduction, paragraph 2 the background, paragraph 3 cause 1, paragraph 4 effect 1, paragraph 5 cause 2, paragraph 6 effect 2, paragraph 7 solutions, and paragraph 8 conclusions.  Must be properly cited throughout the paper and have a works cited page. Must use the sources listed: Immigration Nation on netflix foreignpolicy.com aclu.org rescue.org brookings.edu