Category: English

Gill, Isabelle. “Feminist Figures or Damsels in Distress? The Media’s GenderedMisrepresentation of Disney Princesses.”Young Scholars in Writing, vol. 13, 2016, pp.96-111
8 paragraphs
one paragraph for each response
intro
thesis
summary of topic
discussion of author’s purpose and evidence
my response to the essay and topic
introduction of a Keiser University library source to support view
discussion of audience
conclusion
two sources with in-text citation

In an essay of about 4 pages or 1200 words, you will compare and contrast two different pieces of media to explain some major similarities and differences. In your essay, be sure to consider why these similarities and differences matter. In other words, what do these shared and differing traits help us understand about each text as a whole? You will also integrate at least 1 source.

Compare and Contrast essay. 
Instructions enclosed below
One of the two pieces of reading is a link.
The other is enclosed. 

Option #2: Analyze “Manic Pixie Dream Girl Says” by Olivia Gatwood (pgs. 34-36). Begin by referring to the definition of the term “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” from class (go back to the instructor notes) and discuss what this character type represents. Using quotes from Gatwood’s poem, how does Gatwood feel about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl? What larger points about gender (male vs. female behavior/relationships) and representations (i.e., how women are portrayed in movies or shows) is she making in this poem? How do you interpret the final six lines of the poem? (This essay is based off of Olivia Gatwood’s poetry book called “New American Best Friend)
Include a Works Cited page with entries for anything that you quote from/cite in the paper with the exception of the instructor notes. For this paper, refer to the Purdue OWL MLA guidelines for
An edition of a book (specifically “A work prepared by an editor”) (Walt Whitman)
A book with one author (Olivia Gatwood)
A song or album (if choosing Paper Option #2)
An article in a scholarly journal (Ron Klier article)

Nice work on your Touchstone 3.2, Kiersten! Your argument has a solid base, but as you begin making your revisions for Touchstone 4, please be sure to add an actionable thesis with three supporting reasons, ensure that all sources have been introduced and contextualized, and refine your body paragraphs to align with the points made in the thesis statement. I look forward to reading your Touchstone 4 with these revisions.
The thesis statement is more informative than argumentative, and the topics of the body paragraphs do not support the development of the argument. Remember, the thesis should capture the stance on the topic. You should take an argumentative stance on a topic. What is your claim? Think about a thesis like “The government should regulate social media because point 1, point 2, and point 3.” Point 1, point 2, and point 3 will be the next three topics of your body paragraphs, followed by a counterargument, rebuttal, and conclusion.
All sources are listed in the bibliography, but please ensure all sources have been introduced and contextualized. Also, how can you make sure to add a few direct quotations instead of only relying on paraphrasing?
All required sections/components are present, but there could be more transitions between paragraphs and ideas.

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For this week’s discussion, please select ONE of the shows listed below for your response.
In this course, we talked about attraction, relationships, love, and how people become couples. Several television shows try to take a different look at coupling. Shows such as 90-Day Fiancée, Love is Blind, Married at First Site and a new show called Naked Attraction, take the concepts that we’ve discussed and double-down on them or totally ignore them.
I’m curious to know what concepts from this course would you apply to ONE of these shows to help explain the show. You do not have to have watched the show to answer the question. You can simply use the descriptions below to get an idea of the show.
The premise of Love Is Blind is that the contestants cannot see each other, which means they can only speak with a partition between them. After speaking with multiple people, contestants picked people they wanted to keep talking to and producers helped arrange dates if two people selected one another.
The series, 90 Day Fiancé, is an American reality television series on TLC that follows couples who have applied for or received a K-1 visa, available uniquely to foreign fiancés of U.S. citizens, and therefore have 90 days to marry each other. They have 90 days to spend time together before they get married or choose not to get married.
The series, Married at First Sight, features three to five couples, paired up by relationship experts, who agree to marry when they first meet. They do not get to know each other before the wedding and meet at the altar.
Naked Attraction is a British series that involves one person selecting from 6 potential dating partners. The difference between this show and dating shows is that all six potential dating partners are naked and the person selecting is clothed and sees each potential date naked, revealed from the feet up to the head. They select one person from the original six to date.
Your answer should use information from the text covered thus far in the course to support your answer.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please provide your own original support to the question above. Your response should be substantive. A substantive response is one that consists of at least SIX full sentences where the student provides his/her thoughts on the question and cites the text at least two times referring to two different portions of the text to support the response.
Make sure to cite the textbook to support your answer by citing “Hyde & DeLamater (2020) p. ##” and referring to a specific portion of the text material by using page numbers of the textbook.
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Human Sexuality in the News (10 points)
Students may choose to do a 1-2 page paper examining a current event that relates to human sexuality. You must find a newspaper article that relates to human sexuality and summarize the article in your own words. You must discuss how it relates to the course, citing material from your textbook. You may choose to conclude your paper stating your opinion on the article’s topic. You must turn in the article by providing a link within your paper or a .pdf of the article. Your article can come from a web-based newspaper (e.g., Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press Telegram, etc.). YOUR ARTICLE MUST BE CURRENT AT THE TIME YOU TURN IN YOUR PAPER. CURRENT MEANS THAT THE ARTICLE MUST HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED WITHIN TWO WEEKS (INCLUSIVE) OF THE DATE THE PAPER IS TURNED IN. Papers that do not include the article (or a link to it) will not be accepted.
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Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession
Guidelines for Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession
This project is designed to compare how texts from different professions succeed, or not, in achieving their rhetorical purposes. In other words, how do the texts compare to one another in communicating a message that shapes how the audience is intended to receive it? For this assignment, you should:
Select two pieces of writing from a profession of your choice (though I suggest you choose whatever profession you plan to join)
Briefly summarize both texts (about 4 to 6 sentences for each summary) and identify what professions they are from
Analyze how well the two texts achieve their purpose (shaping how an audience is intended to receive their message). To analyze the texts, you should compare:
o What each does well/ better than the other
o Why the texts are successful or not and how you know/ are able to tell
o What the texts could do differently to succeed in achieving their rhetorical purposes
Your Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession should be accessible to an English-speaking audience, the final product you will submit for this project should be 750 to 1000 words (double-spaced) and NO MORE than 3 pages long. Please submit as a .doc or .docx file, NOT a .pdf.
Your final work will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
(a) Content-(15 points)
Does the author give a comprehensive comparison of the
rhetorical purposes 2 pieces of writing from different
professions?
Summarizing both pieces of writing
Identifying both professions that the texts come from
Does the final product make meaningful analysis comparing
how well both texts do or do not succeed in achieving their
purposes?
Discussion of what each text does well or not well
Discussion about why both texts are successful or not
Discussion about what both texts could do differently
(b) Delivery-(5 points)
Does the writer provide a narrative that is accessible to all
audiences?
Are the tone and style effective?
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Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession
Guidelines for Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession
This project is designed to compare how texts from different professions succeed, or not, in achieving their rhetorical purposes. In other words, how do the texts compare to one another in communicating a message that shapes how the audience is intended to receive it? For this assignment, you should:
Select two pieces of writing from a profession of your choice (though I suggest you choose whatever profession you plan to join)
Briefly summarize both texts (about 4 to 6 sentences for each summary) and identify what professions they are from
Analyze how well the two texts achieve their purpose (shaping how an audience is intended to receive their message). To analyze the texts, you should compare:
o What each does well/ better than the other
o Why the texts are successful or not and how you know/ are able to tell
o What the texts could do differently to succeed in achieving their rhetorical purposes
Your Comparative Analysis of Texts in a Profession should be accessible to an English-speaking audience, the final product you will submit for this project should be 750 to 1000 words (double-spaced) and NO MORE than 3 pages long. Please submit as a .doc or .docx file, NOT a .pdf.
Your final work will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
(a) Content-(15 points)
Does the author give a comprehensive comparison of the
rhetorical purposes 2 pieces of writing from different
professions?
Summarizing both pieces of writing
Identifying both professions that the texts come from
Does the final product make meaningful analysis comparing
how well both texts do or do not succeed in achieving their
purposes?
Discussion of what each text does well or not well
Discussion about why both texts are successful or not
Discussion about what both texts could do differently
(b) Delivery-(5 points)
Does the writer provide a narrative that is accessible to all
audiences?
Are the tone and style effective

The signature assignment for this course is an eight page paper in APA format with cited research on a business venture that you selected in week one. This is a working paper, which means you will build on a portion of it each week.
Writing expectations include competency in the following: Sentence Structure
Verb Tense and Agreement Pronoun Use
Possessive Use Punctuation
Spelling
Focus and Organization
Thesis Statement & Conclusion
The Signature Assignment will be a 5-8 page (excluding cover page and references) research essay evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of any topic from Modules 1-7.
Scenario: You are a consultant hired by people who have the capital to invest in a new business venture. They heard you took this class and want your advice on how to create a new business venture and an eBusiness in particular. Based upon the new venture you selected in module 1, prepare a plan that discusses the main topics addressed in the course. Feel free to review the work submitted in the previous modules to assist. By the time you nish your plan, you will have addressed all the student learning outcomes (SLO) for the course (see SLO bullets below), and have a business plan to use for future business ventures.
SLO1: Identify opportunities for starting a new venture.
SLO2: Analyze the market and the business environment for a new venture. SLO3: Compare and contrast technological tools to implement a new venture. SLO4: Design the process ow for delivering a service or product to a customer. SLO5: Explore the nancing required to implement and maintain a new venture. SLO6: Assess the legal requirements for establishing a new venture.
SLO7: Propose measures for business targets, goals, and success.
SLO8: Develop exit strategies to end or evolve the business.
Writing expectations include competency in the following: Sentence Structure
Punctuation
Spelling
Focus and Organization
Thesis Statement & Conclusion
Writing Guidelines:
Must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman.
Your Essay must have a Title Page and References Page.
Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes.
You must cite all texts used, including page numbers to avoid plagiarism.
Your essay must have a thesis statement and conclusion
You should use a minimum of 4-6 academic sources in support of your Signature Assignment.
If you do not turn in your assignment before the deadline, points may be deducted for tardiness.

this is Cause a effect essay about social anxiety I send you the example but I don’t need the outline only the essay pl use the school book reference :1) Tse, Zoie Wai Man, et al. “School-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder and Social Anxiety Symptoms: A Systematic Review.” PloS One, vol. 18, no. 3, 2023, pp. e0283329–e0283329, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283329. 2)reference: Leigh, Eleanor, and David M. Clark. “Internet‐delivered Therapist‐assisted Cognitive Therapy for Adolescent Social Anxiety Disorder (OSCA): A Randomised Controlled Trial Addressing Preliminary Efficacy and Mechanisms of Action.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 64, no. 1, 2023, pp. 145–55, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13680. 3)reference:
du Rocher, Andrew R., and Alan D. Pickering. “Social Interaction Anxiety, Social Phobia, and Cognitive Control: Controlled Reactions to Facial Affect during an Emotional Face Flanker Task.” Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), vol. 43, no. 5, 2024, pp. 4129–41, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04624-y.

Write an essay in which you analyze TWO POEMS for how they explore social expectations or assumptions.  Your analysis should be comprehensive, consistent, organized, and well supported, not just a mere listing of “things” you notice in the poems.  Among the “things” you might consider in your analysis (but to which you are neither limited nor required to address) are the poets’ use of the following: figurative language, imagery, tone, words and their sounds, diction, syntax, denotation vs. connotation, allusion, simile and metaphor, rhythm and rhyme, symbolism, social/historical/political context.  Ultimately, your essay should be more than observations or discussion.  You must have a single, unified claim that you are defending over the course of several paragraphs. 
Consider these suggestions:
Begin by looking at the poetry selections in our packet carefully, with an eye toward a recurring theme or focus of interest to you.
Follow the four step pattern of poetic analysis: 1) get to know the poems through informal description and paraphrase; 2) figure out how the poems work through close reading and analysis; 3) decide on your interpretation of the poems and construct/outline your argument; and 4) then draft your essay.
As will be the case throughout the course, you are allowed to conduct basic social/historical/cultural research to make your analysis more thorough and meaningful, but do not read other critical analyses of your poem or poems, especially online from simplistic sites like gradesaver.com and sparknotes.com. Instead, consider researching the historical, cultural, or social context in which the poems were written to add depth to your analysis.
Argue a specific thesis about the poems, using your analysis of each poem’s elements to illustrate how those elements relate to each other to help expand the reader’s understanding of social expectations or assumptions. This thesis will probably work best at the end of your introduction.
Do NOT organize your paragraphs by poem, with each paragraph simply discussing a poem in its entirety. That makes for a very stiff and choppy essay without effective paragraph points. It is much better to focus on key arguments you want to make about social expectations or assumptions in each paragraph, and then bring in the poem or poems that help you talk about those ideas.  Also make sure that your topic sentences are your opinion statements, not simply statements of fact or general observations about the poems or poets.
You will likely have five to six analytical body paragraphs, plus intro and conclusion paragraphs. Each will be, on average, about a half page or so in length.
Avoid the generic summary intro and summary conclusion paragraphs.  Make them more engaging.  What does your reader need to know to understand your thesis fully at the end of the introduction?  The answer to that question will be what you include in your intro.  In your conclusion, help your readers by telling them what they should take away from your essay and these poems specifically, rather than just restating all of your points.
Use these questions as a guide for your analysis of each selected poem:
What actually happens in each poem? Anything?  Nothing?  Is it a real happening or something inside the speaker’s mind?  Does the poem have some sense of past, present and future?  (In other words, what happened prior to the poem starting, what happens during the poem, and what is suggested will happen after the poem?)
What conflicts, if any, related to social expectations or assumptions are present in the poem? Keep in mind, these expectations or assumptions do not have to be between real individuals or groups—they can be between ideas or words or even within an individual him- or herself.  How are these expectations or assumptions shown to the reader?  Do they seem reasonable or fair?  If so, why?  If not, why not?
What can you discern about the speaker of the poem and his or her target audience? (Usually, you should assume it is not the author unless significant textual evidence contradicts that assumption.  Think of the speaker in many ways as a fictional character created by the poet.)
What emotions does the poem seem to convey, if any? What key words or phrases seem to provide that emotional spark?
Your essay should feature the same stuff as most academic essays:
A strong, controlling thesis statement that asserts the analysis you will defend, usually found at the end of the introduction paragraph.
Unified and coherent body paragraphs with concise and precise topic sentences that offer the writer’s assertions, not just facts or observations.
Effective use of quotation and paraphrase (you will need only a little summary) required to support the writer’s assertions as valid.
Quotations and/or line references as needed (do not quote the entire poem, especially in one big chunk)
Present tense verbs throughout, varying only as appropriate to indicate real world events in the past or the passage of time within the work.
Thoughtful, logical paragraph structure that builds your argument one piece at a time.
An engaging style/voice that is uniquely yours, including sarcasm, snark, empathy, passion, frustration, anger, or whatever else you feel is appropriate for the subject matter and the points you want to make.

In 100 words, respond to the following student’s discussion post by following the instructions listed below.
“Finally, be sure to respond to at least one (1) student’s post (with a question or additional thought regarding their response) to receive full credit for this discussion post (for the other 10 points).”
Discussion post you’ll be responding to:
1. Of the rhetorical strategies, Baldwin utilizes pathos most in “My Dungeon Shook”. In the sentences, “I know what the world has done to my brother and how narrowly he has survived it. And I know, which is much worse, and this is the crime of which I accuse my country and my countrymen, and for which neither I nor history will ever forgive them, that they have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives do not know it and do not want to know it” (Baldwin 5), Baldwin appeals to resentment and frustration against the unjust society where oppression and discrimination were prevalent to African Americans. In addition, the texts “To be loved, baby, hard, at once, and forever, to strengthen you against the loveless world…And now you must survive survive because we love you, and for the sake of your children and your children’s children” (Baldwin 7), he expresses love for his nephew by directly talking to him and urges him not to lose hope and succumb to the harsh realities toward African Americans. Such pathos throughout “My Dungeon Shook” connect Baldwin and its readers by making them empathize with the suffering of African Americans in an unfair society. 
2. Baldwin mentions, “The very time I thought I was lost, My dungeon shook and my chains fell off” (Baldwin 10).   Here, the dungeon represents the unjust society toward African Americans, while the chains symbolize the restrictions and limitations that oppress them in the environment.  Although the current situation seems dismal, Baldwin implies to his nephew that such injustice and inequalities will disappear from society someday.   
3. Baldwin’s perspective with the opening section seems to be personal because he mentions by stating that his grandfather is dead, he never saw you, and he had a terrible life.  In the sentences, “I know what the world has done to my brother… that they have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives and do not know it and do not want to know it” (Baldwin 5), he connects his personal experience to a universal experience, indicating that not only his grandfather, but all African Americans who faced a brutal society of injustice and inequality, were a victim due to the solely color of their skin. Furthermore, he implies that not only his nephew, but all people regardless of race should be loved. 
4. The most impactful quote is “For these innocent people have no other hope. They are, in effect, still trapped in a history which they do not understand; and until they understand it, they cannot be released from it” (Baldwin 8). Baldwin asserts that some African Americans were brainwashed by the distorted beliefs and prejudices that their race is inferior to White people, which causes them to lock themselves in an unjust society. Therefore, he emphasizes how important full awareness of the true identity and history is to prevent this from happening. 
I’ve attached a copy of the text that the above discussion post was written off of. Please write the respond as if you were having a positive discussion with the student who wrote the discussion post listed above.