Category: Writing

Complete the Rhetorical Reading Log linked below in conjunction with the assigned reading by Tommy Lynch. Be sure to follow the directions in the Google Doc: you will need to make a copy of the Google Doc in order to write in it. Once you have completed the Rhetorical Reading Log, copy and paste your assignment into Achieve (don’t worry that when you submit it the table formatting will disappear- your text will be there and that’s what’s important) or you can upload as an attachment.
Be sure to refer to What is Rhetorical Analysis? in FAUGCW for help.
Click here for Reading Log Link. https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1pNymUq0uSufhGkWAM8Tutu1MMZrqJ7GO8mjr3zjp27Y/mobilebasic?pli=1
(the reading is in EPro text 1 and the text book pages are in EPro text 2)
— Analyze Evidence and Support
Description
Identify and analyze the types of evidence and support the author uses in the text. Identify specific examples (quotes from the text) in which the author uses evidence or support for their argument, explain what the author is doing in this example and analyze why they do it (to what effect).
— Analyze Language and Style
Description
Identify and analyze language and style choices made in the text. Identify specific examples (quotes from the text), explain what stylistic choices the author is making and why they do it (to what effect), including. Examples might include type of language (level of formality, technical language, etc.), sentence structure, tone, and other stylistic choices.
— Analyze Rhetorical Appeals
Description
Identify and analyze the rhetorical appeals (logos, ethos, pathos) that appear in the text. Identify specific examples (quotes from the text) in which the author uses one of these appeals, explain what the author is doing in this example and analyze why they do it (to what effect). Where do the rhetorical appeals appear? Which are most prominent and why? What other important rhetorical features or strategies appear?
— Analyze Rhetorical Situation
Description
dentify and analyze elements of the rhetorical situation for the text, including author, purpose and audience. For each element, identify specific examples (quotes from the text) that help you understand the situation that shapes this text; in other words:
• What is the author’s main idea and purpose- how do you know?
• Who is the author’s intended audience-how do you know?
• What credibility, persona, or relationship to the audience does the Author bring or create to this text- how do you know?
• What contexts (place and time) shape the text’s purpose and/or how it was received, accessed, etc.?
assignment link https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1pNymUq0uSufhGkWAM8Tutu1MMZrqJ7GO8mjr3zjp27Y/mobilebasic?pli=1

2265 – Final Assignment: Spring 2024 –
Topic: I.I.A. outside of the
USA
Points: 25
Final Assignment: Students can
choose ANY country in the world (with small exceptions) and do either a paper (no
AI allowed, see syllabus), a presentation, a project, or some other
assignment.
This is YOUR choice. Do something that you will
enjoy! Approval needed on all ideas.
**Included as a secondary document – personal
assessment. Details to follow.**
Due Date: May 21st (ish)
Possible Elements/Topics to Cover:
1.       Cover
the SAME subjects we did throughout class!
a.       
Origins of TV, Radio, Internet, Rules, Laws,
Systems
b.       Government
oversight of Media
c.       
Commercial and non-commercial entities (PBS? NPR?)
d.       News
Coverage – Freedom Index – Use Reporters without Border Freedom Index
e.       
https://rsf.org/en/index
f.       
Total Media costs for people (all forms, plus cell
phones)
g.       What
are the trust levels in the press and media?
h.       Any
other relevant topics? Does your country have net neutrality? Do they create
original content? How much do they spend?
2.       DO
NOT give me a historical background on country – I don’t care when the country
was founded or the population, etc.**
3.       This
country’s system is “better, worse, or same” as US?
a.       
I prefer THIS system to the US or we prefer the US
system to THIS system. Your project should be based in this idea
b.       Either
you’re convincing me to stay in the US or move to this country.
c.       
Do a compare & contrast between your country
and the US.
4.       Please
put footnotes and sources on the slide with any information
a.       
Sources: Wikipedia is not a
source.
5.       Use
terms from our semester, texts, assignments, etc.
a.       
DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!!
b.       Using
only my research is not doing the work.
Notes:
A.      Partners
are allowed on any final project (just not papers) – approval needed.
B.      Country’s
language should give you pause
a.       
If you speak Russian, maybe do Russia.
b.       If
you don’t – maybe don’t?
C.      Presentation
should have a unifying flow
a.       
Record
b.       Rehearse
and Time Your Work, Use Index cards.
c.       
Videos – total of 3 minutes as samples, use video
saver apps. DO NOT RELY on YOUTUBE to stream while giving your presentation. If
in another language, try to get us subtitles so we know what we’re watching.
d.       Use:
CLIPGRAB – to save youtube videos.
In this essay you are allowed to use these 8 sources given:
1) Origins of TV, Radio, Internet, Rules, Laws, Systems:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/#:~:text=The%20constitution%20provides%20for%20freedom,government%20generally%20respected%20this%20right.

Tensions between media censorship and regulation in Jamaica

2) Government oversight of Media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Jamaica#:~:text=Today’s%20Jamaican%20broadcasting%2C%20such%20as%20the%20cable,of%20the%20programming’s%20standard%20and%20technical%20quality.
3) Commercial and non-commercial entities (PBS? NPR?):
TVJ: https://www.televisionjamaica.com/explore/company/abouttvj
Hype TV: https://freeetv.com/live-television-5089.html
Caribbean Gospel TV: Caribbean Gospel TV (CGTV) is available on Digicel: Jamaica 27 on television. CGTV is a 24/7 faith and family-based network that features programs for the Caribbean communities and diaspora.
4) Total Media costs for people (all forms, plus cell phones):
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Jamaica/Media
5) What are the trust levels in the press and media?:
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20180402/press-freedom-limited-study-reveals-less-50-cent-jamaicans-believe-media-has

Media Pluralism, Public Trust, and Democracy: New Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

https://rsf.org/en/country/jamaica
6) Does your country have net neutrality? Do they create original content? How much do they spend?

Tracking Net Neutrality: What have Caribbean Governments been up to?

https://www.statista.com/outlook/dmo/digital-media/jamaica
7)     I prefer THIS system to the US or we prefer the US system to THIS system. Your project should be based in this idea
https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Jamaica/United-States/Media

Brief :
Human systems engineering (HSE) seeks to ensure we address human considerations within systems engineering (SE) across the whole life cycle. It is important to consider HF methods and key areas of HF knowledge within SE, these might include human physical, cognitive, social, or organisational characteristics. Discuss the role of HF across the SE life cycle of a complex socio technical system, relating it to one or more identified themes. Question
What are the benefits and challenges of the integration Human Factors (HF) throughout the systems engineering life cycle.? &
How and when do we bring human issues and experiences from operational use into the life cycle?
Use Piper Alphas oil Rig as Example for the Questions Above
https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/features/piper-alpha-the-disaster-in-detail/
https://risk-engineering.org/concept/PiperAlpha
Requirments:
The word count is 2,000 words
any use of AI will return the work Use APA7 Reference ( include the Page Number to the Intext Citation ) if the reference not found it willl be considered AI Talk about the role and value of HSE across a complex socio technical system life cycle, considering a defined theme based on the question. Talk the contribution of HSE across life cycle stages, related to the defined theme. Considering the benefits of that contribution and the challenges of achieving the benefits on a real project. Include full consideration of the challenges and benefits of HSE related to the theme, with use of relevant contrasting examples as appropriate

Task explanation: without asking anyone else and without looking up any answers, pick a family type you are not familiar with and estimate the living costs requested in the handout below. Once you have done the math, you will be able to go into the Living Wage MIT website that contains the average living households and you will be able to understand how well aware you are of rising living costs and family economic needs.
Assignment: Fill out the Class Activity Family Budget form to the best of your ability. Once you have completed the math, go into and match the family type with yours. Take a few minutes to contemplate how off or close you were in your estimated living needs and what you learned from this. Write a small paragraph with your reflection on this assignment, your preconceived notion of living costs, the reality of living costs, and connect this to the course readings if possible. CLASS ACTIVITY FAMILY BUDGETS.pdf

Part 1: Candidates will observe or facilitate a minimum of 10 hours of small group counseling sessions in a school setting. A minimum of 5 of the 10 hours must include at least two members from a diverse group (e.g. students with disabilities, students receiving free/reduced lunch, gifted students, etc). ROSE JEUNE & Alexis Martine Part 2: Candidates will also participate in the screening, planning, set up, and follow up of the above group sessions for a minimum of 5 hrs.
Part 3: Candidates will conduct the following field experience assignments and write a 3-5 page reflection to be submitted with the completed, signed Clinical Field Experience Summary Form.

You are allowed 15% similarity index. Please select any four questions from the list I have provided and answer them. You may not choose any questions from anywhere else. Please be sure to type the entire question first before answering it. Your response should be one page in length. Please be sure to type your final on a Microsoft Words Document Only, with APA 6 Format. Please send me only one file with all of your responses included. You may go over the required page length but not under. will not be accepting any emailed fini or anything posted in the “Comment Section.” If you do not follow the directions, points will be deducted. please answer questions 2 and 5 on page 160 and also answer questions 2 and 5 on page 215 I have included an attachment of the pages with questions and key terms

Writing an article on women’s work containing the arguments of opponents and the arguments of supporters in 550 words in a simple and regular style and the number of sources is three. In the introduction, write a background about the subject and what the article will address, and my opinion of the writer at the end of the introduction.Then write two arguments of opponents with examples putting the writer’s opinion at the end of the paragraph and the second paragraph two of the arguments of the supporters with examples.. And the end of it is my opinion .Finally, the conclusion is summarised as the above mentioned in the article.

Considering your educational experience, discuss the implications of the following statements with respect to introducing Total Quality (TQ) principles in a college classroom. Do you agree with them? How do they reflect TQ principles? What changes in traditional learning approaches would they require for both students and instructors?
– Embracing a customer focus doesn’t mean giving students all As and abandoning standards.
– If students fail, the system has failed.
– Faculty members are customers of those who teach prerequisites.
– Treating students as customers means allowing students to choose not to come to class.
– Completing the syllabus is not a measure of success.
– Eliminate performance appraisals based on classroom evaluations.
– No matter how good the test, luck will be involved.
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Please choose from the provided below and externally accessible (Open) resources – must be peer-reviewed/Scholarly. 
Provided Resources to choose from:
1. Ghobadian, A., & Speller, S. (1994). Gurus of quality: A framework for comparison. Total Quality Management; 5(3), p. 53-70.
2. Vokurka, R. J., Stading, G. L., & Brazeal, J. (2000). A comparative analysis of national and regional quality awards. Quality Progress, August 2000, p. 41-49.
3. Fletcher, A. C. (n.d.). Building world-class performance with the Baldrige criteria. Quality Digest, Retrieved from http://www.qualitydigest.com/aug99/html/baldrige.html
4. Woo, L.T. (2008). Good vibrations Ingrained quality practices mirror Deming’s 14 points, Quality Progress,  41(2), p.25-30.
5. Kemp, S. (2006). Quality Management Demystified, McGraw-Hill Professional
Chapter 14 (p. 219-226) – The cost of quality
Chapter 11 (p. 177-190) – Total Quality Management (TQM)

This assignment is so post to be about what I did over the summer, make sure it is first person, and has good punctuation 

Candidates will write a small group counseling plan to be utilized in a school setting. The plan will include the group topic, the screening process, identify the manner in which confidentiality is established among group members, establish techniques and practices to be used within the group, include a timeline for the group, include three lesson plans for the group, identify how technology will be utilized, and include a follow up for group members. Paper should be a minimum of 5 pages, APA writing style.