Category: Writing

Instructions: Please read thoroughly the directions for eachquestion below and p

Instructions: Please read thoroughly the directions for eachquestion below and please answer each question completely. These questions will require you to provide the focus, details and, purpose of your proposed research essay in response to the Research Essay Prompt requiring you to produce a carefully constructed consideration and extension of John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid’s “The Social Life of Documents”. Please type your answers directly onto this document and please do not delete any of the directions.
Question 1. Your Document and Its Social Life. Value: 3 Points.
1.A. In a complete paragraph of at least 100-200 words, please describe in detail the “document” you have chosen for the focus of your research essay. Please describe in detail the “social life” of this document.
1.B. Please provide below, in correct APA or MLA Style, the complete bibliographical information for TWO primary sourcesyou will be using.
Question 2. Extending the Conversation. Value: 2 Points.
In a complete paragraph of at least 100-200 words, please describe in detail how your proposed examination of your document and its social life will extend and/or complicate the discussion begun by Brown and Duguid in “The Social Life of Documents.” Please cite and reference specific passages from “The Social Life of Documents” and apply them to the specifics of your chosen document and its social life.
Question 3. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Sources. Value: 3 Points.
3.A. Please provide below, in correct APA or MLA Style, the complete bibliographical information for TWO scholarly, peer-reviewed sources you will be using. Please ensure that each source is a scholarly, peer-reviewed article of at least 10 pages, and NOT a review, an introduction, a book, a popular source, or a graduate student thesis.
3.B. In a complete paragraph of at least 100-200 words, please describe in detail how BOTH of these scholarly, peer-reviewed articles will elevate your examination of your chosen document and its social life. Please cite and reference specific passagesfrom BOTH articles and apply them to the specifics of your chosen document and its social life.
Question 4. Your Working Thesis. Value: 2 Points.
In a complete paragraph of at least 150-200 words, please type below your Working Thesis for your Research Essay. Please understand that this is your first attempt at your thesis and that it will obviously evolve and change as you work towards the completion of your Research Essay. Your thesis should incorporate as a LENS some particular aspects of “The Social Life of Documents” through which you will be reading the unique elements of your document and its social life.

3.4 Quality Services Project Part 1 Choice (GRADED ASSIGNMENT)
Purpose
This ass

3.4 Quality Services Project Part 1 Choice (GRADED ASSIGNMENT)
Purpose
This assignment is designed to offer you a way to look at the services YOU see and that YOU provide or are expecting to provide to individuals with disabilities. You are to identify opportunities to improve service quality for each individual you support or are expecting to support. If you are currently working with people, you will be looking at YOUR services and their effect on individual life quality in the areas of choice, relationships, lifestyle, health and well-being, rights and personal satisfaction. If you are currently not working with anyone with a disability, then you will answer the questions from the perspective of how you might address these areas and how would you know if the persons needs are being met in each of the areas.
The goal of EACH section of this assignment is to objectively look at current services that you are providing or that you can observe and develop ways to make things better, to improve quality for people, provide meaningful experiences on a daily, weekly and regular basis. You re going to develop ways that enhance services BEYOND what is “expected” BEYOND what is typical. This assignment is challenging you to one your eyes and look BEYOND the basics. You will write about what you can do that is creative and providing really exciting and cool things for people. I am not looking for checking boxes for Regional Center, or Community Care Licensing or your boss. This is a creative project for you to develop really cool things for people. BUT, you have to be specific. It’s a business plan or sorts, a creative plan for each of the covered areas….. choice, relationships, lifestyle, health and well-being, rights and personal satisfaction. And what you write cannot be repeated, you have to build upon your ideas as you complete each section.
This is a SELF ASSESSMENT of sorts, developing creative ways to improve and enhance quality.
Please do not tell me what the people you are working with are doing. Do not tell me about the people, please tell me about how you are going to provide new specific quality services. Do not tell me about the policies of your program. Tell me about your creative solutions to meeting the needs of the people you support and HOW you will implement these ideas. You will do this using SMART Goals Format.
I want you to take time to assess what you are doing. INSIGHT!
How are your supports working or not working with the people you work with? POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE.
How do you know what you are doing is working? EXPLAIN how you know.
HOW can you make changes to improve life for those YOU support. HOW?
I want to hear about what you are doing in these areas and how you know what you are doing is successful. I want to see you look at yourself critically and develop areas where you can improve. The end result is to improve services. We do this by starting with ourselves.
Instructions:
Read front section of Looking at Service Quality- Provider’s Handbook pages 1-32 and become familiar with the 25 life quality outcomes.
This may help you begin to think about the areas of choice. THIS IS ONLY A BEGINNING!!! DO NOT GET STUCK ON THE ITEMS HERE, THIS IS ONLY A PLACE TO GET YOUR BRAIN THINKING…. THIS IS NOT YOUR OUTLINE OR FORMAT!!!
The link below is to the provider’s handbook:
Looking at Service Quality: A Provider’s Handbook
Writing SMART Goals: 5 things are present for each goal you write.
S = Specific – the goal is specific
M = Measurable – the goal must be measured with data written or observed to assess if the goal is met, partially met, or not met.
A = Achievable – the goal can be challenging however, it must be an achievable and attainable goal for the person you are writing it for.
R = Relevant – the goal must be relevant for the person you are writing it for and in the climate or day and age in which the person is in.
T = Time Based – the goal must have a specified time in which the person is aiming to meet the goal.

Writers can’t help but be influenced by the events and people around them as the

Writers can’t help but be influenced by the events and people around them as they set out to write.
The question is; To what extent do these influences become part of their work and how authors communicate their feelings/beliefs about the world around them.
For the research project choose one short story (poem, speeches, and plays are NOT short stories) that we have read this semester and think about how the characters, setting, and themes in the story/drama relate to the period in which it was written.
In an essay of 5 pages discuss how the short story is an analysis and representation of the social, economic, and cultural values of that time period? Note the first should include your name and the references on another page.
How is it a reflection and how is it a criticism?
Also discuss how the writer makes opinions about that world clear to the reader?
In order to write the essay you will need to conduct some research on the historical context AND literary criticism about your story/drama it’s author.
In the final report you will support your position with specific passages from the story AND give credit to your outside sources within the body of your essay, as well as in a reference list in APA format.
Visit this website for guidance on writing an literary analysis research paper.
When looking for sources DO NOT pick sites that are literary analyses or SparkNotes types of coverage. This is considered plagiarism.
The final research project is not a historical overview but is an examination of how the short story of your choice reflects the period and the criticism is makes of the period.

Has to be 1400-1800 words with a minimum of 4 sources and an APA format works ci

Has to be 1400-1800 words with a minimum of 4 sources and an APA format works cited/refrences page. Preferably on the nutrition topic please. 

Find three credible sources that discuss critical thinking. One source should be

Find three credible sources that discuss critical thinking. One source should be from the assigned and/or optional readings, (Topic 1 study materials), and the other two should be found through your own research from within the library. Read the three sources and consider how they define critical thinking.
In 300-500 words, define critical thinking and expand on what skills are needed to work through the critical thinking process and/or how critical thinking is enhanced. Keep the following guidelines in mind:
The sources you found in your research may influence your definition, but your own ideas should be evident. In other words, your process should be: a) Read some definitions and descriptions of critical thinking; b) Comprehend or digest the information; and c) create a synthesized definition of critical thinking.
Paraphrasing is preferred. Include an in-text citation whenever paraphrasing or using a direct quote. Keep direct quotes between 0-3 per essay.
A reference page that documents the three sources you found (and any other resources you used) is required. Remember, all sources must be cited both in-text and on your reference page.
(Note: Do not simply reword the definitions you read. Consider how you will explain what critical thinking is.)
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Week 11 Discussion
This case is taken from your e-text and is the Critical Think

Week 11 Discussion
This case is taken from your e-text and is the Critical Thinking Exercise at the end of the chapter. 
William Davis is 62 years old. He was employed as a postal worker until his declining eyesight forced him into early retirement a few months ago. His wife, Mildred, died last year of complications from diabetes after a prolonged and expensive hospitalization. Mr. Davis does not trust the medical community, and because of this distrust, he has not been to a doctor since his wife’s death.
Mr. Davis is not considered legally blind, but his presbyopia and an advancing cataract in his right eye are starting to interfere with his ability to take care of himself. He still drives to the market once a week, but other drivers get angry and honk at him. He pays for his groceries with a credit card because he is afraid the cashier will cheat him if he accidentally gives her the wrong bills. He complains that the cleaning lady hides things from him and deliberately leaves the furniture out of place. When she leaves, he can’t find his slippers or an ashtray. Yesterday, he put his lit pipe down in a wooden bowl by accident.
His son insists on taking him to see the ophthalmologist who treated his wife’s diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Hsing believes Mr. Davis’s sight can be improved in the right eye by performing cataract surgery. Mr. Davis listens in fear as the doctor explains. “Without this procedure, your sight will only get worse.”
Mr. Davis thinks about all the medical procedures that Mildred endured, and she died anyway. He doesn’t want to go into the hospital, and he doesn’t want any operations. But his son is talking about taking away his car if he doesn’t do something about his failing sight. “What more can be taken away from me?” he thinks bitterly. “First my wife, then my job, and now my independence.”
*For this discussion and using the medical terms that you have learned, discuss what is a cataract, where it is found, how it affects vision, as well as to discuss the surgical procedure.  Is the surgery safe and effective?  Why?
Here is a brief summary of the discussion board requirements.  Please review the rubric for more specific information. 
The initial discussion post must be at least 250 words of content, referencing the week’s reading and including a scholarly source.
Students will respond to two classmates weekly on the discussion board and give at least 50 words of substantive feedback.   
I encourage students to respond to me but remember responding to me does not count as responding to two classmates. 
All posts need a reference and in-text citations.  Your initial post should never be all opinion.  You need to refer to the reading and required resources.
Discussion posts are due on Saturdays at 11:59 PM EST.  Late discussion posts will not be accepted even with documentation because this is an attendance/participation grade for the week.
Plagiarism of any kind can result in a “0”.
You must post your initial post before you see other students’ responses. Adding a “.” or other short words/sentences, or entering and leaving without a post submitted,  to review what others provided before you give your initial post will be deleted, and the grade for the week’s board will be a 0.
All references and other pertinent material must be included with the original post.  Any information that is added after the initial post is submitted will not count for the grade. 

Assignment
Description:
This assignment has two parts. Create
an infographic out

Assignment
Description:
This assignment has two parts. Create
an infographic outlining ten significant advances in e-business and/or
e-commerce. Canva.com is a great free tool. Be sure to use complementary
colors, images, and graphics.
Once you have created your
infographic, develop a 1250-1500-word analysis responding to the questions
below. Be sure to answer all the questions for each bullet point thoroughly.
Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor
to know which bullet you address in that section of your paper. Support your
ideas with at least three (3) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the
citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and
reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric
criteria for this assignment.
How does Pinterest make money?
Why does Pinterest view Google as its primary
competitor?
Why does Pinterest focus on the smartphone
platform when it develops new features and products?
Why is copyright infringement a potential issue
for Pinterest?
Which e-commerce type(s) is Pinterest using?
(Business-to-Consumer (B2C), Business-to-Business (B2B),
Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C), Mobile e-Commerce (m-Commerce), Social
e-Commerce, Local e-Commerce)

Summarize, in your own words, each rule of practice and professional obligations

Summarize, in your own words, each rule of practice and professional obligations from the code of ethics provided.

For the final unit of the course on Drama, we will be mainly viewing scenes from

For the final unit of the course on Drama, we will be mainly viewing scenes from plays and entire plays and responding to them.
This week’s Discussion is based solely on your viewing of the 1957 film version of a production by the Stratford Festival in Canada of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Please note that this production was done in a style approximating how scholars think ancient Greek plays were actually performed thousands of years ago.
After watching the film, write a reaction to the following:
https://archive.org/details/SophoclesOedipusRex1957_201806
What was your overall response to watching this production? What seemed different, strange, or unexpected about the way it was staged and performed? Did you feel this ancient method of staging and acting holds up to modern viewing? Why or why not?
What is your response to the story of Oedipus itself? Did you feel any of the “pity and fear” that Aristotle theorized that all great tragedies should evoke?

Submit your outline here after viewing this week’s resources. You do not want fu

Submit your outline here after viewing this week’s resources. You do not want full paragraphs in an outline–the goal is to get your thesis and your main ideas for your body Ps down so that an outsider (who cannot read your mind) can see how your essay will unfold.