The New American Hustle by Shadeed Wallace Stepter Ted Talk
Watch the video and address the following:
Identify and explain the speaker’s primary argument related to teens joining gangs.
Identify and explore two arguments the speaker made that you agreed with or not.
” No Plagiarism “
For this discussion, watch the four parts of the film Luther below. This movie details the life of the reformer Luther. After watching the movie, answer the questions below.
Luther Movie Part 1 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x16wtob
Luther Movie Part 2 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x176cru
Luther Movie Part 3 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17er1h
Luther Movie Part 4 (Links to an external site.)http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x17i9o1
1. What was the purpose of selling indulgences?
2. Which groups were impacted the most by the selling of indulgences?
3. What were the practices of the church that were considered corrupt?
4. How did the invention/use of the printing press impact the Protestant Reformation?
5. What were the political and social ramifications of the Reformation?
6. What was Luther's "new" theology? How did explain the relationship between humans and God in a way that was different than CatholicismProtestant Reformation?
Topic: Support of government agency ocean conservation efforts by private organizations
Outline:
-List limitations of government agencies in ocean conservation efforts including limited funding
-Example of 4Ocean as a private organization with the specific goal of ocean conservation
-Discuss how 4Ocean uses merchandise created from ocean pollution plastic to support different ocean conservation causes
-Describe ways 4Ocean uses media to raise awareness of ocean conservation including online presence and endorsement of public figures and influential business and government persons
-List ways 4Ocean and other private organizations have made a direct or indirect impact on ocean conservation laws and policies
(Note this essay will describe 4Ocean as an example organization but will also have a general overview of government agencies’ interactions with private organizations)
This an Oceanography course.
Use law enforcement/police type examples.
In a 2-3 page paper, describe:
1) What policies, practices, and systems you believe have the greatest impact on your own, personal job performance in either a favorable or unfavorable way?
2) If you are currently a manager, what policies, practices, and systems you believe have the most impact on your employees’ job performance in either a favorable or unfavorable way? If you are not currently a manager, what policies, practices, or systems have the most favorable or unfavorable impact on your work unit or team that you are a member of?
3) How does the theory of reasoned action relate to these?***Might want to read the short articles about Patagonia and The Container Store as a primer; see links in this module***
https://www.patagonia.com/stories/family-business-weighing-the-business-case/story-32958.html
https://standfor.containerstore.com/category/employee-first-culture
Use law enforcement/police type examples. You are not currently a manager
Assignment 8:In a 2-3 page paper, briefly describe how you currently evaluate your employees’ job performance. If you are not currently a manager, describe how your own performance is evaluated.
What are the strengths and weaknesses?
What, specifically, would you (or can you) change concerning the current policy, practice(s), and system(s) in regards to performance appraisal in order to make it more meaningful? How might you go about this?
PERS 2001: Comparative Cultures
Teaching in Today’s Society
Images of Education in Media
Directions: Complete the tasks below for the online class.
1) Watch the movie Freedom Writers (122:57 min.). Feel free to watch with classmates and chip in on the rental as needed (e.g., Amazon, Netflix, On-demand, Red Box, GSU or local library, etc.).
• How are the characters (e.g. students, teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, etc.) portrayed? DO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON ONE OR TWO- Focus on as many characters as you can!
• How is the setting depicted?
• What dilemmas are faced?
• What are the dominant voices in this clip? What voices are missing?
• How does this movie compare to your own personal experiences?
2. What did you learn about the field of education from this movie? What messages are explicit and what messages are implied?
3. Conduct a search about the film Freedom Writers. What do critics say about the film? Find at least one review and/or analysis that discusses stereotypes, negative messages, etc.
List at least 3 key points worth remembering and/or sharing with others from the text you explored.
Be sure to cite your source.
Remember to reflect/elaborate on those key points.
4. Read the Overarching Patterns in Media Coverage of Education Issues by Moira O’Neil (pdf attached in iCollege folder). List at least 3 key points worth remembering and/or sharing with others. Please remember to reflect/elaborate on those key points.
Perform a SWOT analysis of your current place of employment (or a place of employment with which you are very familiar).
In a formal APA paper, describe the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the organization.
Identify three to four goals that can be used for strategic planning and organizational development.
Draw on content from this module’s lecture and readings.
Use the findings to define your organization’s competencies and competitive advantage.
This assignment should be 3-5 pages in length with the exception of the title and reference pages.
Short Writing Assignment
For this writing assignment, choose a sentence or short passage from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon OR Romeo and Juliet and explain how it portrays the importance of specific details throughout the story. How does the author use it to describe a specific character or situation? What significance does it have to the plot?
include the sentence or short passage at the top of your page and include a page number if you have one. Your analysis/explanation should follow. Note that your response must be at least one page in length (not including the sentence or short passage) but no more than two pages. A Works Cited page is not necessary.
Note: This should not be just a summary of the sentence/short passage. Provide analysis and offer details.
This piece will automatically be run through . Papers that include any plagiarized material will receive a ‘0.’ Do not consult SparkNotes or CliffNotes or Shmoop or any other online study guide. want your ideas.
Some difficulties you might encounter:
Thinking you have nothing to say: Dig beneath the surface of the sentence or short passage and explore possible connections and interpretations. If you run out of things to say, you probably have not asked enough questions about the text as a whole or done enough active reading.
Bringing in outside information: Do not do research on the text or consult outside sources for this particular writing piece. For this assignment, interested in your analysis of the sentence or passage/ideas themselves.
Grading Guidelines:
A papers will be those that are exceptional. They will go above and beyond the assignment and demonstrate your mastery of the material.
B papers will be good. You will show competence in completing the assignment and fulfill the assignment completely.
C papers are satisfactory. They will demonstrate your effort on the assignment and will not be lacking any required element.
D papers represent poor work. These assignments meet the requirements of the assignment on a basic level. They may be missing required elements or fail in some other way to fully complete the assignment.
F papers are failing and have not fulfilled the assignment on a basic level.
**Papers containing any degree of plagiarism will have points deducted.*
1. Include an overview and a detailed description of Tele-health.
2. Give pros (advantages) and cons (disadvantages) of Tele-health.
3. Explain why Tele-health is a good business decision.
4. Explain how Tele-health facilitates effective communication.
5. Include and discuss, at least in one page, the workflow/communication process using Tele-health.
Use 4 references including the book attaching as part of the references. Than you.
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Each student will prepare a research paper discussing, in depth, a subject related to one of the topics covered in the course.
The paper should be from 2,000 to 3,000 words in length (8-12 pages) and contain a separate title or cover page and separate pages for the list of reference sources.
The paper is expected to be authoritative, and based on at least 10 high-quality sources (i.e., no Wikipedia, newspaper, or web page citations allowed).
Use the UMGC library to find relevant journal or respected trade publication articles for your report.
The majority of reference sources should be from recent publications no older than five years.
Follow the APA format for the paper and for all citations, figures, tables, and the list of references. You may include in your paper any of the articles assigned as readings, as well as any other reference sources encountered during the course.
The style and content appropriate for an academic literature review can be seen in most scholarly journals found in peer-reviewed literature.
Most articles will contain a section called, Literature Review. Look over a few to get a feel for the general style of writing expected.
The report should exhibit graduate-level writing, in terms of grammar, punctuation, format, quality of analysis, coherence, insight, logical flow, and reasoning.
The paper is NOT an essay, how to, or opinion piece, it is to be a research report based fully on facts and data derived from appropriate sources in the literature.
Provide a reference citation for EVERY statement of fact you include in your paper.
Do NOT string together direct quotes from reference sources to create a narrative in the report. More than three quotes within the paper will be too many.
Write in your own words and include quote marks for ALL material copied from other sources.
Remember, a literature review tells what other experts and researchers have discovered, NOT what you know or think. Save your own opinions about what all the facts mean for the conclusion of the review.
1. Title page and Abstract of the paper (Style according to the rules of the APA format.)
2. Final paper (Containing 8-12 pages, double spaced, 12 point font, one inch margins on all sides)
3. References – List of every reference source cited in the paper (and only cited sources), entered in correct APA format. At least 10 sources should be listed and cited within the report.
