Category: Writing

The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you for your upcoming informative speech.

Informative Speech Outline Guidelines
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you for your upcoming informative speech.
Task: Review the informative speech guidelines below. Craft a draft of your informative speech outline. Download the outline template
. Be sure to cite sources in text and a reference list using APA style. Your instructor will provide you with written feedback on the outline. You should revise your outline before practicing and recording your informative speech due in a few weeks. You are not required to resubmit after you have made revisions.
A successful student will:
Select a topic appropriate for your audience and speech situation.
Use an appropriate organizational pattern.
Include a fully developed introduction, main points, conclusion, transitions in your speech.
Write a clear thesis.
Cite the minimum number of sources properly using APA style, both verbally and in your outline.
Upload your outline to the appropriate Turnitin link by the deadline.
SPC 2608 Informative Speech and Outline Guidelines (for reference before you begin your outline)
Purpose: The goal of this speech is for you to deliver an informative speech that raises awareness and increases audience knowledge about an object, process, person, concept, policy, place, or event. This is a skill you can apply both in your coursework and once you enter the workplace.
Task: In this 4-6—minute speech, you will select a topic and increase your audience’s knowledge or raise awareness about that topic. Be sure not to include any persuasive elements in this speech. Use one of the organizational patterns detailed in the textbook to organize your speech. You will need to research to prepare and develop this speech. You should back up your thoughts with supporting material. Use the library resources to find credible sources for your speech. You should cite at least 3 sources using APA style both verbally in your speech and your outline. Two sources should be academic and one can be non-academic. An outline is required for this speech. Please use the Informative Speech Outline Template to write your outline. A visual aid, such as PowerPoint, Prezi, or physical object/s, is required for this speech as well. An audience of two adults is required for this speech.
A successful student will:
Select a topic appropriate for your audience and speech situation.
Use an appropriate organizational pattern.
Include a fully developed introduction, main points, conclusion, transitions in your speech.
Write a clear thesis.
Cite the minimum number of sources properly using APA style, both verbally and in your outline.
Use proper elements of vocal and physical delivery, such as avoiding vocal fillers, pausing between thoughts, making direct eye contact, and having strong posture, among others.
Not go over or under time.
Have an audience of two adults.
Speak extemporaneously.
Dress professionally.
Use a visual aid appropriately.
Be sure that the video of your speech shows you from your knees to your head.
Upload your speech to the appropriate dropbox by the deadline.
Upload your outline to the appropriate Turnitin link by the deadline.

In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise and discuss the overall value of learning styles

Learning styles represent the different approaches to learning based on preferences, weaknesses, and strengths. For learners to best achieve the desired educational outcome, learning styles must be considered when creating a plan. Complete “The VARK Questionnaire,” located on the VARK website, and then complete the following:
Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores.
Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference.
Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page).
Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
Examine how awareness of learning styles has influenced your perceptions of teaching and learning.
In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise and discuss the overall value of learning styles. Include the following:
Provide a summary of your learning style according the VARK questionnaire.
Describe your preferred learning strategies. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
Describe how individual learning styles affect the degree to which a learner can understand or perform educational activities. Discuss the importance of an educator identifying individual learning styles and preferences when working with learners.
Discuss why understanding the learning styles of individuals participating in health promotion is important to achieving the desired outcome. How do learning styles ultimately affect the possibility for a behavioral change? How would different learning styles be accommodated in health promotion?
Cite to at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Course Resources if you need assistance.

You have probably taken an IQ test at some point (SAT, ACT, GRE, etc.). Do you believe that this score is a fair representation of your knowledge? Why or why not?

Your response should be 1-3 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman. This is not a research-based paper but should reflect what has been covered in the previous section and your understanding of the material. You can include outside material in order to support your response but be sure to properly cite this material (in-text and in a reference page). Make sure to answer all parts of the question in your response! Once finished, be sure to submit your response on Canvas.
Choose ONE of the following questions and answer it in full:
You have probably taken an IQ test at some point (SAT, ACT, GRE, etc.). Do you believe that this score is a fair representation of your knowledge? Why or why not? The results of these tests are often used for admissions to colleges and universities. Is this a valid measurement to judge applicants on? Why or why not? If not, what recommendations do you have?
Imagine that you are a policymaker. You have been tasked with developing criminal justice polices using biological criminology theories. What policies would you implement to help reduce crime? Do they differ from the ones that have been put into use throughout our history? Is there a way to use biological criminology responsibly and ethically?
Apply biosocial theory to your own life. Are there elements of your personality or behavior that have been influenced by genetics? What about your environments? Explain your answer.
The majority of the public dislikes the insanity defense because they believe this defense lets offenders “get off easy” and that it puts communities at risk. What are your thoughts? Does the insanity defense achieve justice and serve a useful function today? Why pr why not? If you could create your own rule for determining insanity in criminal trials, what would it be?
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This section provides the purpose of the Strategic Plan Briefing document, explaining why it is of value or interest to a college or university and what information it will contain.

Introduction (2–3 pages)
This section provides the purpose of the Strategic Plan Briefing document, explaining why it is of value or interest to a college or university and what information it will contain. This section should also include an analysis of why institutional researchers would be involved in creating background materials, such as a briefing document, and what methodologies instructional researchers use to support strategic planning. This section should be 2–3 pages.
Steps in the Process (3–4 pages)
Address the first section of the Strategic Plan. This section should include the following:
For whom are you preparing the Strategic Plan Briefing document— President or Dean (choose one) — and who is the intended audience?
What are the mission, vision, and values of the institution? Where is it now and where does it want to go?
Who are the stakeholders and beneficiaries of the Strategic Plan?
What is the current environmental scan? Give an internal and external overview of the institution’s environment.
What are the goals of your Strategic Plan, and what strategies are to be implemented to achieve these goals?
Provide your answers in a 5- to 7- page Final Project template. Please make sure to justify your answers with support from the readings and additional resources you have located in the Library.
Please review the Project Template for more details and information about the format for the Final Project: Strategic Plan Briefing document.

What is predictive policing? What are some of the problems that arise with using technology to predict criminal behavior?

https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-ri… (machine bias)
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/11/18/c… (productive policing debate)
https://www.propublica.org/article/bias-in-crimina… (Bias in Criminal Risk Scores is Inevitable)
Write a 1-2 page reflection about what you’ve read. What is predictive policing? What are some of the problems that arise with using technology to predict criminal behavior? If the level of bias was reduced, should predictive policing tools be used? Why or why not? You do not need to answer all of these questions. You may focus your reflection on the aspects of the readings that you thought were interested, but you do need to refer to all of the assigned materials.

The impact of economic disparities on Chinese rural population’s wellbeing

The impact of economic disparities on Chinese rural population’s wellbeing, need add 4000 words.

You will research a specific cult of your choice and write about how that organized group of people meets the criteria for being a cult.

This Real World Scenario project will focus on Cults. Pay special attention to the language used to create cults. Also consider the role of individuals in cults, both as leaders and as followers, and how they carefully choose how to communicate their message to others.
you will research a specific cult of your choice and write about how that organized group of people meets the criteria for being a cult. Please answer all of the questions below. You MUST also provide EVIDENCE from your researched article that supports your answers. Citations MUST also be included whenever you use any information from your article.
This written assignment is an essay and should be organized into logical paragraphs and the answers should be written in complete sentences. Since this is a written essay, please do NOT include the questions in your essay. You MUST address ALL of the questions below. If you need to use more than one article to help answer the questions, you may do so. Regardless of the number of articles you research and reference for your essay, you MUST answer each and every one of the questions outlined below.
The minimum word requirement for this writing assignment is 250 words. Of course, you can write more without any penalty. It is most important that you answer the questions AND provide EVIDENCE from your researched article (WITH CITATIONS) for your answers
Answer all of the following questions:
1) Describe your researched cult.
Name of your researched cult
What type of cult is it (political, self-improvement, therapy-based, etc.,)?
Include any other background information that helps the reader understand why this cult was formed (for example, how this cult started, the year it started, where in the world it flourishes, the size of the group, etc.,)
The basic characteristics of cults include a charismatic leader, a strict hierarchy, isolation from others, low tolerance for critical thinking or criticism, and providing the answers to some of life’s most important questions. Answer all of the following questions and apply them to your researched cult and the basic characteristics of cults in general:
2) Charismatic leader and hierarchy:
What is the name of the charismatic leader?
Describe the leader’s behavior and language used towards the cult members.
How is a strict hierarchy maintained?
3) Isolation from others:
How are cult members isolated (physically, linguistically, psychologically) from others, including their friends and family?
What are the consequences for breaking isolation or trying to leave the cult?
4) Low tolerance for critical thinking or criticism:
Describe the strategies used by your researched cult to minimize critical thinking, disagreement, or scrutiny (internally, externally, or both).
What are the consequences in the cult for any independent thought or criticism?
5) Providing answers to life’s questions:
What answers does the cult claim to provide to its members?
What is the cult’s purpose, according to the cult’s doctrine?
PLEASE SEND AS A GOOGLE DOC IN MLA FORMAT
MAKE SURE TO CITE CORRECTLY AFTER A QUOTE
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE AND MAKE SURE TO GET SOURCES FROM ONLY ONE ARTICLE IF MORE THAN ONE MAKE SURE TO CITE CORRECTLY
DO NOT USE ANY AI GENERATOR FOR INFORMATION OR ANSWERS
MAKE SURE IT IS CITEDCORRECTLYVERY IMPORTANT NO PLAGERISM IT IS GOING IN THROUGH TURN IT IN

Write an overview of the proposed study and topic selected, including research question and hypothesis.

This week, you finalize and submit your 10- to 12-page Final Project Research Proposal research paper based on the topic of study and related research question and hypothesis you submitted in Week 3 and for which you received Instructor feedback and approval. In Week 11, you will also present an overview of your Research Proposal in a 10- to 15-slide narrated PowerPoint presentation.
Review the Learning Resources for this week related to creating a narrated PowerPoint.
Review the Week 4 Reliability, Validity, Generality, and Integrity media program.
Your Research Proposal will consist of:
A topic of study of your choosing
A research question and hypothesis related to your topic
A literature review related to your topic
A method section discussing the design based on the research question to be addressed
A complete reference list
Review the Kazdin (2021) textbook readings in this course regarding methodology of single-subject design.
Submit your Research Proposal (10–12 pages, not including the title page and reference pages):
Part 1: Introduction
Write an overview of the proposed study and topic selected, including research question and hypothesis. (Note: Make sure to incorporate your Instructor’s feedback from Week 3.)
Part 2: Literature Review
Search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed sources related to your topic of study to support your choice of intervention. Then, synthesize the literature you found that supports your choice of intervention.
Part 3: Methodology
Design an appropriate small n research methodology to answer the research question (i.e., explain the intent of the design and not necessarily the implementation).
Part 4: References
Support your Final Project by citing all resources in APA style, including those in the Learning Resources.
Be sure to support your Final Project Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Final project Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe

Please upload a thoughtful and well written Thesis Statement and Introduction for your critical analysis of Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”.
Reminder:
-The Thesis Statement should be the last one to two sentences of your Introduction.
-Your Introduction is the first paragraph of your essay and should be 3 to 6 sentences long.
-The Introduction lays the foundation for your essay.
Poem:
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe (2).docx
Download The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe (2).docx
Biographies of Christopher Marlowe:
https://guides.nyu.edu/shakespeare-studies/christopher-marloweLinks to an external site.
https://people.umass.edu/eng2/authors/Marlowe.htmlLinks to an external site.
Course Link to Instructions for the Essay:
The use of Imagery in Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”
Please review the Class Notes , helpful links, YouTube video, and student sample to assist you in completing your Thesis Statement and Introduction.
Class Notes
Class Notes Christopher Marlowe’s _The Passionate Shepherd to His Love-1.docxDownload Class Notes Christopher Marlowe’s _The Passionate Shepherd to His Love-1.docx
Helpful Links
https://www.bua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/UWC-Literary-Analysis-Thesis-Statements.pdfLinks to an external site.
https://libguides.uta.edu/literarycriticism/thesisLinks to an external site.
https://www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/pdf/HOWTOWRITEALITERARYANALYSISESSAY_10.15.07_001.pdfLinks to an external site.
Student Sample
Student Sample 2 Eng 200 Imagery in Christopher Marlowe’s Passionate Shepherd (1).docxDownload Student Sample 2 Eng 200 Imagery in Christopher Marlowe’s Passionate Shepherd (1).docx
YouTube Video
Remember:
Your Thesis Statement belongs at the end of your Introduction and serves as the foundation and anchor of your essay.
Also, as always, please use MLA style formatting for this ass

Based on the themes and materials from modules 2 and 3, offer your reflections on Women of Color and identity.

Read the attached modules 2, 3 and respond to the questions
Based on the themes and materials from modules 2 and 3, offer your reflections on Women of Color and identity.
What are some of the complexities of navigating culture, identity, intersectionality, liminality, etc?
What are the essentials themes the authors are discussing/exploring in their writings? Can you think of any modern or real world examples i.e. social media, the work place, family dynamics, etc?
Can you relate in any way to the identity topics explored in the modules?