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TOPIC AND CONTEXTAccording to our authitors, Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon, technology and various social media platforms have become “necessities, required not only for work, school, and play, but for existence itself (emphasis added 372). Furthermore, this cultural shift from a society centered on family and nearby friends to one that has become “a buzzing crowd of digitally connected Netizens…unable [though I say unwilling, not unable] to let go for a few minutes to concentrate on an actual here-and-now as they hook up with a virtual elsewhere” (Maasik and Solomon 373) has produced “a radical change in consciousness” (Maasik and Solomon 372), affecting the ways we attend to and understand the people and the world around us. So, for paper four, you will do a criteria-based evaluation of either your own or your sense of generic users’ interactions with technology and social media. As you read and review the selections I’ve assigned in chapter five of our text, “The Cloud: Semiotics and the New Media” (371-451), think about three criteria (the singular form is criterion) that you believe we should use to evaluate the quality and outcomes of our interactions with technology in general and social media in particular. Then, you will use your three criteria to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of either yourself or others relative to technology and social media, leading to your overall judgment on our present culture’s interactions with technology and suggest, in your conclusion, some guidelines for moving forward.SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER (which I wrote in the first-person, my preferred point-of-view because______________________________________________________________________________)•    What does a healthy and productive relationship with technology, primarily social media, look like?•    What does an unhealthy one look like?•    In what specific ways does social media enhance my life, my growth in becoming the kind of person I want to be? (and the opposite as well—its harms)•    How and why do those above ways work to help me accomplish (or get in the way of) my personal-growth goals?•    How—really specifically and concretely—do I use social media and to what ends?•    Am I in anyway ‘addicted’ to social media?•    To what extent is my online persona authentic and, therefore, consistent with my meat-space being•    What are the effects of my answer to the above question on my sense of myself and my personal and professional relationshipsORGANIZATIONAL SUGGESTIONSI suggest an intro, six body paragraphs (which means YOU MUST MAKE separate paragraphs for your criteria parts, where you FIRST present and provide the rationale for choosing YOUR CRITERIA, and evaluation parts, where you examine attitudes, behaviors, and effects relative to your criteria), a counterargument, and a conclusion. So here are the nine paragraphs: 1) intro; 2) criterion (the singular form) one and your rationale for it; 3) evaluation relative to criterion one; 4) criterion two and your rationale for it;              5) evaluation relative to criterion two; 6) criterion three and your rationale for it; 7) evaluation relative to criterion three; 8) counterargument; 9) conclusion.Your intro must include the following: 1) an anecdote for a hook; 2) a statement of what’s at stake—ie, why establishing criteria to evaluate our cyber attitudes and behaviors matters (let’s look at the first full paragraph on 376); 3) a little background info (be sure to relate it to your anecdote in some way); then 4) end by stating your three criteria and overall evaluation of your (or “our” if you’re going to evaluate Netizens in general and if you’re okay with a first-person point of view) relationship with technology as, for example, one of the following: healthy and productive, relatively healthy and productive, or unhealthy and destructive.Next, your body paragraphs (see 2 through 7 above, where I outline the nine paragraphs total for the essay) through will first set out each criterion, explaining why it’s an important component of our cyber-behavior/thinking to examine (a logical place to integrate quotations from the SOL readings), and then present specific, concrete attitudes and behaviors as evidence of your evaluation of technology/social media use relative to the criterion under discussion.

Now that you’ve watched a horror movie, and taken notes, it’s time to write a film analysis. In the analysis, you draw a conclusion about how well the movie appeals to the psychological needs of the viewer while fulfilling the criteria of the genre. Use the following outline to plan your analysis. Introduction Provide some brief background information on your film: Who directed it? When was it made? How was it received by critics and audiences? You can usually find all this information on the Internet Movie Database. End this paragraph with your evaluation of the movie by answering this question: How well did the movie appeal to the viewer’s psychological needs while fulfilling the criteria of the genre? Think back to what you learned from the “Stephen King on Fear” essay, the Psychology of Fear note, and the “Scared Witless” article, as well as your note on the three genres of horror. Body Paragraph 1  Briefly summarize the plot of the movie and identify which genre of horror it belongs to. Provide specific examples from the movie to support your claim. Body Paragraph 2  Discuss three specific examples from your graphic organizer that you think did a good job at helping to tell the story. Make sure you’re using the correct film terminology when discussing the elements of film. Body Paragraph 3  Discuss any examples from the film that you thought did not do a good job at helping to tell the story. Body Paragraph 4  Explain how this film would appeal to psychological needs of the viewer. Make specific reference to at least one of your readings from this unit. Conclusion Overall, how well did the movie appeal to the viewer’s psychological needs while fulfilling the criteria of the genre? Remind the reader of the key points you’ve made.

During the Renaissance, women faced many social restrictions that men did not. Using research materials, unit literature, and prior experiences, compose an essay that argues for or against changes to the societal expectations for women. Consider how women’s roles are similar or different in contemporary society, and elaborate on whether or not further change is necessary.Using the prompt find 5 sources on the databases you were introduced to in class and create an annotated bibliography.

First Question Reading: Robin Means Coleman, Horror Noire excerpt (BB) List one thing that you learned from the reading.  List one question that the reading raised for you.  Second Question In Get Out, director Jordan Peele uses elements of the horror genre to underscore his social satire about white liberal racism. Explain one scene/example that uses a classic element of the horror genre in this way.

this essay will be based on a commercial that Oprah Winfrey made called: “How Oprah Winfrey Lost 26 Pounds While Still Eating Bread Every Day” The Fallacy is Authority Appeal.   make sure to NAME and EXPLAIN the LOGICAL FALLACIES before comparing them to an ad or another topic.  In your Introduction, introduce the concept of logical fallacies.  What are they, and why should people know they exist?  REMEMBER TO use in-text citations EVERY TIME you quote from a source in any way.  An advertisement counts as a source.   Write no less than two but no more than three pages.  website: Mtsac.edu username is [email protected] password: Gabrieljacob420 The first attempt to log in will say unauthorized or error but you just delete and log in on a new browser. and it should work.

In a Discussion Board titled Reflections, write a 250-300 word paragraph sharing your insights about your writing course. We began with me asking you: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?  From then on, you all shared ideas about your future career aspirations. The prompt is purposely open ended allowing you to decide what to write. I ask one thing. Please include whether or not you think your writing has changed and give examples.

This book report is to be based upon a student having read the required/assigned book. The length of the work should not be the determining factor in a student’s report. This report is to reflect an analytical review of the work read and IS NOT TO BE A LENGTHY RE-HASH OF THE BOOK’S CONTENTS. ?How does a student analyze a book? ??a. Determine the author’s purpose and thesis (theses). ??b. Does the work successfully develop the purpose of thesis (theses)? ??c. Why does it develop them or why does it not develop them? ??d. What are the strengths or weaknesses of the work? ??e. Does the author write well or poorly? f. What are the sources the author consulted in his or her study? (Look at the bibliography.) ??g. Was the book edited careful? ??h. Is it a work of scholarship? ?-Use a cover sheet for your report and on this cover sheet put your name, the date, the course, and the author and title of your book. (See the attached format.) ?-At the top of the page one, type the following type of information about the book you read: The Last Empire: Nationality and the Soviet Future, edited by Robert Conquest. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 1986, 406 pp., Index, and Bibliography. (EXAMPLE) -After typing the bibliographical entry, skip two spaces and start your report by stating the author’s purpose(s) and thesis (theses). From this point your report will be showing your reader how the author develops or fails to develop why he or she has written this work. ?-Make analytical remarks about the work (see #6 above for some suggestions — bare in mind that the suggestions are not exhaustive but are supplied to you in an attempt to challenge your thought processes). ?-Conclude your report with an evaluation of the book. Base your conclusion(s) upon your analytical view(s). ?-You may find it advisable to consult a book review or book reviews written by colleagues of your author. Check library holdings for the Book Review Digest or consult a reference librarian for reviews in scholarly publications. ?-DO NOT FAIL TO READ THE AUTHOR’S PREFACE OR INTRODUCTION BECAUSE THIS IS, MOST LIKELY, WHERE THE READER WILL FIND A STATEMENT OF THE WRITER’S PURPOSE(S) AND THESIS (THESES). Be careful when reading chapters one and the last one because these are where the writer sets out his or her case (chapter one) and makes his or her conclusion(s) – in the last one or epilogue.

Watch a television program without the sound. Can you understand the program? Write a description of the program and include what you found easy to understand, and what presented a challenge? Your initial post must be at least 7-8 sentences. You must respond to two peers – those posts must be at least  4-5 sentences

I need a research paper about a problem that is solvable. I have chosen sexism in fine arts such as how few works in museums are done by women, or how much men outnumber women in orchestras. You can include both or just one depending on how much information there is. You can use any references you find or let me know and I will find some that I believe should work

Essay #3, you’ll write a classic argument essay: You’ll take a position on a controversial issue and support it using your own logical thinking and explanations, along with evidence from at least two sources (the synthesis part). You’ll also make sure that you come across as a credible, trustworthy person (ethos) and that you incorporate enough emotional appeal to make readers care about your issue (pathos). Imagine that you’re writing for a general audience of intelligent readers who care about your issue but are undecided about it. Your essay might appear as an opinion piece in a reputable online newspaper that appeals to a variety of readers, not just conservatives and not just liberals. I’m going to divide this assignment into steps: 1. Choose your topic NOW from the list below. The titles in quotation marks are the Wikipedia pages that you’ll use to learn about your topic and as a source for sources. “Face Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S.” The Question: Should face masks be required in public spaces where social distancing isn’t possible? “Universal Basic Income” The Question: Should the U.S. government provide a basic income to all Americans? “Removal of Confederate Monuments” The Question: Should confederate monuments be removed from public spaces? “Concussions in American Football” The Question: Should tackle football be banned for children under 13? “Corporal Punishment in the Home” The Question: Should parents hit children as a form of discipline? “For-profit Higher Education in the U.S.” The Question: Should for-profit higher education be banned? (“For-profit” doesn’t mean all private schools. It means private schools that are set up to generate profits for stockholders.) “Hydraulic Fracturing in the U.S.” The Question: Should hydraulic fracturing (fracking) be banned? REQUIREMENTS FOR ESSAY #3: MLA format (see page 588 and all of Chapter 54), including an original title that serves as a hook for your essay. An introduction that engages readers and provides them with necessary background information. (Do NOT list your topic sentences in your introduction!) A thesis that responds to one of the questions I provided above. It should appear at or near the end of your introduction unless you decide to put it somewhere else for strategic reasons. At least four body paragraphs. Each one should provide a reason (the topic sentence) that supports your claim (thesis). Each reason should be supported by logical explanations, examples, evidence from sources, evidence from your observations and beliefs, etc. Part of what you need to do in an argumentative essay is EXPLAIN WHY YOU HOLD YOUR POSITION. That could come from your sense of ethics or from observations or from your experiences, in addition to anything that you find in sources. Some discussion of counterarguments and refutation. You could do a little bit of this in each of your body paragraphs, or you could write a separate “refutation” paragraph (it could count as one of your minimum four body paragraphs) that is devoted to raising possible counterarguments and explaining why it isn’t convincing. You may even acknowledge that your opponents are right about some things, but you have to show why that still doesn’t convince you and shouldn’t convince readers. Incorporation of relevant information from at least two sources. You can paraphrase, summarize, or quote directly from the sources. Whatever you do, introduce the source with a signal phrase and include an in-text citation if it has page numbers. You must give credit to the source, whether you’re using their ideas in your own words (paraphrase) or their ideas in their exact words (a direct quote). Readers should ALWAYS be able to tell where each bit of information came from. Providing this information is a courtesy to readers. If you don’t provide it, you’re not being courteous to readers and you’re guilty of plagiarism, which could result in failure for the assignment and even the course. You could use a source as evidence for your position or to represent your opponents’ position. You could also use a source to help provide background information. Be sure that you’ve chosen credible, relevant sources from the list on your Wikipedia page. (Do not use the Wikpedia page as a source.) This isn’t a research paper, so don’t overdo the sources. I want you to think through this topic and explain your position; the sources are just extra support or background information A conclusion that reflects on the significance of the issue. DON’T start with “In conclusion” or any similar transition and DON’T just repeat what you said in your body paragraphs. Answer the question “Why is this important?” You can also reinforce your thesis. A works cited page that lists all the sources you used in your essay in MLA format (see chapter 54). This may be the same works cited you turned in on Nov. 2, or you may have changed or added sources. Just make sure that it corresponds exactly to the sources used in your essay. And of course, clear, correct, graceful sentences. Avoid second person pronouns and questions. Eliminate wordiness. Proofread and correct common errors. Don’t rely on spell checkers or grammar checkers. They’re helpful, but they will not solve everything. English is too challenging for computers!