Category: English

Works used for research:
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher 
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker 
Outline requirements attached below 

As a student, you are most likely familiar with 5-paragraph essays, and you may have wondered, “Why aren’t we required to write a 5-paragraph essay?”
Likely, you have learned about and written a 5-paragraph essay, also known as an academic essay. You may have done this in high school or in previous educational experiences. Academic essays usually include a formal thesis statement, an introduction, at least 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. 
The academic essay genre is often used by faculty members to assess a student’s ability to find, explain, and draw conclusions using credible evidence, sometimes about debatable issues. However, the genre has some limitations. People don’t generally communicate with each other this way outside of school. Nevertheless, depending on your future coursework, you may be expected to write in this form, so it’s important for you to be familiar with an academic essay. 
This week we will explore this genre’s structure, conventions, strengths, and limitations. 
There are 3 parts to the discussion this week. Complete all 3 parts and submit them by Thursday.
Part 1: Resource
Read the Work/Life Imbalance Sample Paper prior to responding to the discussion questions. Use this resource as a review of academic essay structure and thesis. Additionally, review the following 2 optional resources, as needed, during your writing practice: Essay Structure and Thesis Writing.
Part 2: Response
Respond to the following questions using information from the resource in Part 1: 
* What is the purpose of writing in academic form? Who is the intended audience?
* Have you used academic writing? How does the Work/Life Imbalance Sample Paper compare to past essays you have written or read?
* What are the strengths of a 5-paragraph essay? What are its limitations? 
* How does this genre compare to other forms of writing in your everyday life?
Part 3: Resource Credit
Practice giving credit (i.e., citation) to the resource you selected in Part 1 and used for your response in Part 2. Giving proper credit to your sources builds your credibility with your audience. Don’t worry about perfection. If you make a mistake, your faculty member can help, so please let your faculty member know if you have any questions. 
Include the following in your response using APA format for the resource you selected: 
* In-text citations: 
* Credit the source within your response. For example, a parenthetical citation format would appear as: (Adams, 2016, p. 23)
* Tip: To create in-text citations, you can use a citation generator, such as the Reference & Citation Generator in the Center for Writing Excellence, to cite the article in your response. 
* A reference (i.e., the resource’s full information): 
* Place it at the end of your response in the references section.
* Tip: To create references, you can consult the References page on the APA Style website for assistance. 
Read the Work/Life Imbalance Sample Paper prior to responding to the discussion questions. Use this resource as a review of academic essay structure and thesis.
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Work/Life Imbalance
Samantha Student
ENG/210
September 29, 2021
Dr. Melina Fords Work/Life Imbalance
Coordinating supervision and care for young children is a common challenge faced by many working parents. It is extremely rare for school and business schedules to be perfectly aligned, and there is a wide range of unexpected events that place additional stress and frustration on modern families. Forexample, sudden illnesses, doctor’s appointments, and poorly communicated early dismissals all contribute to the rushed scramble to arrange childcare that is familiar to many parents of young children. Circumstances such as these are unfortunate for both companies and their employees. These types of situationsforce employees to make some tough decisions that could ultimately affect not only their job performance, but also their overall happiness in their work environment. However, there are solutions to this imbalance. Companies must adapt and provideadequate family leave, allow work-at-home days for applicable positions, and encourage the use of all vacation time and sick time as needed. Not only is this good for their human response, but these practices may actually increase productivity.
Adequate Family Leave
One way companies can ensure productivity and happiness in workers is by providing adequate leave time for both parents following the birth of a child. Schulte (2014) indicates that there is a connection between an employee’s work-life balance. The problem is that most companies fail to see this link. Mothers need time to heal, rest, and adjust to the schedule and needs of a new baby. Newborns can sometimes have problems, such as jaundice, feeding issues, or sleeping difficulties. New parents should be able to take care of these issues before the child goes into some kind of daycare and companies need to be more responsive to these needs. If new parents have time to spend with their baby, they will not be so anxious, tired, or unsettled when they return to work. For instance, the Patagonia Companyallows new parents a two-month parental leave (Schulte, 2014). This way, parents can come back to work ready to focus on their jobs again.
Work at Home Days
Workers’ happiness and productivity can also be increased by adding one work-at-home day to weekly schedules, if it fits with the position. A study by Daipuria and Kakar (2013) showed that a “compressed work week and work from home options also find favor amongst the respondents which give clear indication to the organization to remodel their work assignments to suit mutual requirements” (p. 51). Participants in the modified work environment find the flexibility in their schedules to be mutually beneficial for them and the companies for whom they work. While at first glance it may seem like an impossible task to create such an accommodating work arrangement, there are a lot of ways this can work for a company and its employees. Remote access via computer can make employees available anytime. Additionally, employees can participate in meetings via Skype®, share documents, and send emails. The modified work schedule also makes it possible for employees to work outside of a traditional eight-hour workday as needed. Daipuria and Kakar (2013) concluded that a flexible work schedule is likely to “improve the work-life balance of the employee especially if they are working parents” (p. 51). So even if a company cannot spare someone for a whole day every week, this plan might be available as needed occasionally for the employee.
Vacation and Sick Time
Finally, companies should encourage the use of all yearly vacation time, as well as sick time, when needed. It is possible that a situation may arise that an employee just cannot avoid. Sometimes parents are forced to make a decision between their sick child and their job. Sick days mean tending to a sick child at home. A workplace culture that frowns on people who stay home when they or their child cannot be at school or is sick only harms everyone working. It encourages people to lie or even sometimes inappropriately bring the child to work with them. Similarly, employees should not have to worry about vacation days which they need at unusual times to cover days when schools are closed as well as to take vacations. Allowing people to use these days as “personal days” for whatever reason creates a more honest workplace and more productive workforce when employees are at work. Krasulja, Blagojevic, and Radojevic (2015) have shown that organizations that offer work-life balance programs have happier employees who stay longer.
The Business Angle
Alternatively, some may argue that it is not a company’s responsibility to offer programming that impacts the lives of employees outside the office. While a company certainly mustfocus upon shareholders and profits, they also have responsibilities to their employees and the communities in whichthey reside. The lens of history lands on the side of progress in the United States, and the relationship between company and employee is ever evolving. Where in the past there were exploitative practices, such as child labor, or no rules on hours worked, the culture has shifted for a reason. There is a symbiosis between employers and employees, and protecting this relationship and maintaining its healthiness, provides a boon for all.
Conclusion
It is hard to imagine that working parents are productive or focused when they are forced to leave a sick, young child at home alone or in someone else’s care. Employers should create improved working conditions by implementing programs that take into consideration work and life, bridging the gap between the two seemingly different environments, without compromising productivity (and even increasing employee satisfaction). Work-life balance programs that create more benefits, like family leave, work from home, and personal leave days, will give employees more flexibility in scheduling approved time off which establishes a more family-friendly work environment.
References
Daipuria, P., & Kakar, D. (2013). Work-life balance for working parents: Perspectives and strategies. Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, 2(1), 45–52. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/work-life-balance-working-parents-perspectives/docview/1478029323/se-2
Krasulja, N., Blagojevic, M. V., & Radojevic, I. (2015, April). Working from home as alternative for achieving work-life balance. Ekonomika, 61(2), 131–142. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/working-home-as-alternative-acheving-worke-life/docview/1708884357/se-2
Schulte, B. (2014, October 26). Taking care of employees boosts Patagonia’s bottom line. The Washington Post. https://search.proquest.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/1616420140?accountid=35812

Directions:
Develop an argument for one of the following options into a 3-4  page essay which has the following components:
A relevant introduction paragraph which introduces your subject and contains your thesis statement with three  supporting points.
Body paragraphs which flow logically and are connected by cohesive transition sentences.
Concrete examples which support your thesis and drive your discussion forward.
A conclusion.
On the last page, include your Works Cited page. This is mandatory for all college-level essays. List your primary text, as well as any other outside sources, on this page.
Using the Dundes’ 2000 critical essay “The Trident and the Fork: Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ as a Male Construction of an 
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,” write your first essay on what the implications of symbolism as entertainment are, and argue for/against/somewhere-in-between the authors’ thesis. In order to do this, you must first locate the authors’ thesis. What, exactly, are they arguing, and how do they support their claims? You may or may not be persuaded by their thesis, but they are scholars discussing a very specific critical lens (Psychoanalytic Theory combined with Feminist Thought) so I believe that you will have fun with this one!

You will write an essay where you make a well-informed argument and take a particular nuanced stance on your topic and attempt to persuade your audience that your point of view is valid, or better, that your audience needs to take a certain action to affect change. As you argue, you will engage the debates/discourses surrounding your topic, using your sources as evidence. Because this is an argument, your writing can be driven by your opinion, but it should also be supported by your research. I expect that you use at least five sources, cited correctly both in-text and in the Works Cited, in your paper. Two of these sources should be academic. Research is ongoing process. Your essay must use MLA 9 formatting, including correct in-text citation and a Works Cited page. MUST BE 1500 WORDS (NOT INCLUDING WORKS CITED PAGE) NO PLAGERISM OR AI!!! Here are 4 sources you can use, please find one more. 1. Smith, J., & Johnson, A. “Impact of Limited Access to Essential Resources on Student Performance near Southern University Campus,” Southern Journal of Urban Studies, 10(2), 45-60, 2020. 2. Brown, M., & Garcia, R. “Housing Affordability Challenges for Southern University Students and Surrounding Community”, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 35(4), 123-138, 2019 3.United States Department of Agriculture. “Food Access Research Atlas.” United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2022, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/. Accessed 7 April 2024 4. Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. “The State of the Nation’s Housing.” Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2022, https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nations-housing. Accessed 7 April 2024. Attached below is my proposal, please read all directions!

The outline should consist of
– your introduction, including the thesis statement;
– the projected paragraphs’ topic sentences (= claims that support the thesis);
– (sketched out) evidence that will support each paragraph’s claim, stated in the topic sentence.
The topic sentences should be claims that support the thesis, not vague descriptive statements that point to what the body paragraphs will cover. The more precise the supporting claims, the more helpful feedback I can provide. That’s why you should put together the outline only once you’ve worked out the paper’s argument.
The outline cannot be longer than 2.5 pages, double-spaced. Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.  

The poet, T.S. Eliot.
This essay assignment, you will write an analysis essay comparing T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (Literature 607-611) to two of the following poems under the theme of love.
William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” (Literature 837)
Williams Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” (Literature 838-839) Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s “Be Near Me” (Literature 868)
You are only allowed to use the poems mentioned in the prompt. Use only two poems as support.
Your introduction must include a one-sentence summary of each poem you are using; each summary must include the full title of the poem and the full name of the author and must focus on each poem’s key points. The introduction must end with your thesis, comparing the complexity of love as depicted in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” to two of the poems mentioned above.
Body paragraphs: The first body paragraph must focus on “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, the second body paragraph must focus on one of the poems above, and the third body paragraph must focus on another poem from above. For support, ask yourself: How does the persona of each poem view love? How do the lovers treat each other in these poems? Do not just answer the questions in the prompt but use the questions as a guide for your argument.
Use only the poems as support in your body paragraphs. Do not do any other source or any research for this assignment. You must also explain the relationship between the support and your body paragraphs’ topic sentences. Also, do not summarize the whole poems again in the body paragraphs. What I am looking for is your close reading on particular lines or sections of the poems to prove your argument. Also, only use direct quotations from the poems as support.
For support from a poem, use a forward slash “/” after each line and use the correct in-text citation. Example: Shakespeare states, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate” (Shakespeare 837).
The essay must be at least 1,500 words, typed and double-spaced. It must include an eye-catching title and a Work Cited page, following the MLA format.Links to an external site. For those using the Literature: The Human Experience textbook, use the following format in the work cited page:
Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
For those not using the textbook, check the Purdue Owl MLA pageLinks to an external site. for the correct MLA format in the Work
Essay Checklist Introduction
___ An opening statement to attract the reader to the thesis statement.
___ A summary of each poem that is only one sentence long and mentions the author’s full name, the title of the poem and the key points of the poem.
___ A strong, well-focused Thesis Statement that reveals everything about the essay.
Body Paragraphs
___ Transitions between each paragraph (“First,…”; “Second,…”; “On the other hand,…” etc.).
___ A strong, well-focused topic sentence related to the thesis statement.
___ Support, presented as direct quotations taken from assigned poems. It must be introduced by a lead-in (such as, who stated the quote) and/or followed by the correct in-text citation. Note: For most lead-ins, use the present tense.
___ Explanations, showing the logical connection between the support and the topic sentence/thesis statement. Conclusion
___ Restatement (not a repeat) of the thesis.
___ Final thoughts for the reader.
Other notes
___ Follows the directions of the assignment.
___ Title Page included. Avoidance of a generic title.
___ Correct usage of MLA in Works Cited Page.
___ Correct usage of MLA in-text citations.
___ Avoidance of plagiarism.
___ Usage of specific, detailed and concise sentences and active voice.
___ Avoidance of wordiness.
___ Avoidance of vague, confusing, awkward sentence structures.
___ Avoidance of redundancies and repetitive phrases.
___ Avoidance of irrelevant sentences or phrases to the thesis, the topic sentence and/or poems.
___ Usage of formal, academic language.
___ Avoidance of first-person (“I”) and second-person (“you”).
___ Avoidance of contractions (“don’t”, “haven’t”, etc.).
___ Avoidance of spelling errors.
___ Avoidance of grammatical errors (run-ons, fragments, dangling/misplaced modifiers, inconsistency of verbs, inconsistency of pronouns, etc.).
___ Avoidance of punctuation errors.
___ If a direct quotation is longer than four lines, it is set off from the text and the quotation marks are omitted (MLA regulation).
___ For support from a poem, a forward slash “/” is used after each line.
___ Titles of books and websites are italicized.
___ Titles of poems are enclosed in quotation marks.

Purpose:  You’re almost finished! You’ve done a substantial amount of thinking and writing. For your final essay, you will write a 3– to 4–page reflection focused on your own metacognitive processes, your growth, and the realizations you’ve had about yourself over our semester together. While our first essay, the Writing Analysis, focused on your writing, this essay focuses on how your choices as a maturing adult, student, and writer.
Outcomes Addressed:
Write well organized, clearly written argumentative essays that are supported by strong evidence and clear explanation, and which employ rhetoric appropriate to the broader academic audience.
Read texts critically, noting how a text’s style, structure, and context contribute to its meanings and implications.
Judiciously format work according to Modern Language Association (MLA) and/or American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines appropriate for chosen audience(s).
Breakdown: 
Review the material you’ve created this semester to your in-class writings and the essays you’ve written.
Use the above “sources” to formulate an essay expressing your growth and development as a student and writer over the course of the semester.
Keeping in mind all the writing you did this semester—in this class, in other classes, and in your personal life—write a 3– to 4–page essay that addresses some or all of the following questions and tasks:
What do you understand well about writing? Where do you still struggle?
How have personal interactions, feedback (from peers and your instructor), and revision played a role in your writing processes? What did you learn from others that has contributed to your practice of rewriting?
Describe how you overcame obstacles or adversity to succeed as a student this semester. Where in your writing do you see this struggle?
Describe the rhetorical tools you have deployed to entice and convince your readers. What rhetorical methods do you attempt to use but still find confusing or difficult? How do the tools you choose appeal to a particular audience?
Use specific evidence from your writing to support your claims, and explain how that
evidence does what you say it does.
you can use the essay below as “evidence”

One Research Paper will be required, again on some aspect of one of the assigned texts. This paper should be six to eight or more pages in length. The paper should not be construed as a report paper. Rather, your starting point should be the same as for your critical paper. You should start with an initial, tentative thesis regarding some specific aspect of the assigned text. You should check your thesis against the details of the text, just as in a critical paper, but you then check your impressions as well against secondary sources, articles and essays concerning the text you are studying. Based on your primary and secondary investigations, come to your final, considered thesis. Support and develop that thesis making use of the evidence you have compiled. Don’t force secondary material into your paper; use primary and secondary material to make your thesis claim better understood and more convincing. As a guideline, you should probably end up with three to five good secondary sources.

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/10-philosophers-wh… ://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/love-advice-from-… https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lm7QjjPhxF0D3MHZ… https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ompn372P3zE7nVwE… Philosophy and love, did you think that this is a topic that philosophers thought about? Which of the philosophers in our reading do you agree with most regarding love? Explain why. Thinking about the Everyday Ethics podcasts, do you agree with their arguments regarding Valentine’s Day and marriage proposals? Is it time to make a change to those traditions? Can you find any part of those traditions that is unethical? Explain how some component of Valentine’s Day or marriage proposals might be unethical. Explain using one of the ethical theories you have learned in the course. For your blog you need to include at least two inline citations that show me you used course materials to get full credit for the assignment. This is your space to really ask me questions, discuss worries, bring up new ideas, tell me if you see a problem with the course and/or your peer groups. This is an incomplete/complete assignment, you just need to answer the questions and you will get credit. You can complete this assignment in a variety of ways. You can write this out. You can give a voice recording. You can make a video. Whatever way you are most comfortable with and what helps you get through the assignment easiest.

3.3 Discussion #1: “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
You must submit a comment and respond to 2 student comments in a meaningful way to earn credit for this Discussion (6 sentences each): (You have to finish in 4 hours. I am just putting 13 hours so I can select tutor)
Think about the use of the word “good” both in the title and in the story. What does the Grandmother mean by “a good man” in the world? What examples of good/bad do we have in the story? Is there any sense in which the Misfit is “good”? Explain.
Offer a quote from the story that you explain.
Respond to 2 student comments in a meaningful way for a grade.