Journal 1 Bradstreet

Written exercise:  Choose ONE of the following topics and write a well-organized paragraph. How do Anne Bradsteet’s words 1) confirm timeless concerns or thoughts we still have today, 2) reveal her doubts about God, or 3) affirm her faith in God? (Choose only one). Cite specific examples from at least two texts to support your claim. Your paragraph should exceed eight sentences. Your paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph. Follow the topic sentence with details from the texts that support the main idea. Recall the tutorial videos. Explain how textual examples support the main idea. Write a closing sentence.

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Bitzer Rhetorical Theory

The case study is an analysis of the strategic messages created and delivered by the organization you have chosen to study.  These strategic messages are directed at specific and significant stakeholder groups which have the potential to affect and/or influence the organization you’re studying.  Your task in the case study is to accomplish three major goals: Three messages that I will use 1.Bitzer Rhetorical theory 2. Immanuel Kant Ethical Theory 3.  Aristotle Model of communications 1.  Determine which, of the various communication theories and concepts you’ve learned as a student in the Strategic Communication program, will best explain and explore the organization’s strategic messages.  You don’t have to have 10 or 12 theories but you must have more than 1 or 2.  The Bitzer model of exigence-audience-constraints is a great theory for analyzing whether an organization understands the communication context (what Bitzer called “the rhetorical situation”).  There are a number of other theories in our class and you’ve had a chance to discuss numerous ones in your other COM classes.     2.  Apply these theories/concepts to specific strategic messages by the organization.  These messages could be speeches by the CEO, corporate websites, Twitter feeds, Facebook postings, brochures, special events, rallies, etc., etc.  “Message” does not mean simply “speeches”.  “Messages” are any and all communication activities, including unintentional ones.  “Messages” include both verbal *and* non-verbal (i.e., visual) efforts.   As you apply the theory to the message, you’re examining how well the theory explains what seems to be happening with the messages.  Theories become theories because they are viewed as reliable predictors of behavior.  In a very real sense, you are “testing” the theories by applying them to real messages.  What happens if the message appears successful BUT violates what the theory tells us should happen?  In that case, you’ve contributed to a refining of the theory!  If the theory and the message match up, you’ve reinforced our understanding of the theory.   3.  Evaluate the success (or lack of success) of the organization’s strategic communication efforts.  Was the organization successful?  Why or why not?  What does an analysis of the strategic messages, using both theories and the messages themselves, tell us about how the organization understands its stakeholders, its issues and the context in which it operates? These three activities (Theory – Application – Evaluation) are the three major activities that have to happen in your paper.   The work on the case study is divided into three major sections, all of which are graded (and which account for 75% of your final grade): 1.  A detailed working outline 2.  A rough draft of about 3-5 pages 3.  The final paper (which is described in detail below). Information on each of these three is available at the Weekly Module in the week in which they are due and I will be providing additional information about these assignments as they are due. Specifically, final paper information is contained in the Weekly Assignment section for the final week of the term but I’ve listed the general requirements here: Must be a MINIMUM of 30 pages, double spaced with reasonable margins and font size Should have a title page and abstract/executive summary and references/bibliography page(s) Images (such as photos and graphs, etc.) are okay for use within the paper but if there are a lot of these, then the page length should expand.  Use either MLA or APA for your citations The final paper does not have be turned in via Turnitin.com.  Use the link at Week Nine for submission. I’ll be using a general rubric for grading the papers as follows: 20% = use of, and understanding of, conceptual materials, communication theories and ideas 20% = inclusion of examples of communication 20% = analysis of the communication examples 20% = quality of writing (clear, concise, appropriate for a research paper, free from errors, etc.) 20% = general overall impressions of the paper including inclusion of all required elements (30 pages, citations, turned in on time, etc.) A well organized and clearly divided paper with the three majors sections of Introduction, Body and Conclusion 2.  Within the Body of your paper , you should have three major areas:  a) the specific communication theories/ideas/concepts you will want to use to guide your analysis; b) the specific kinds of strategic messages you will be analyzing; and c) your evaluation of these messages, based on your use of the communication theories/concepts.  Clearly, you are working through communication theory/concept materials from your earlier classes in the program. You need to be looking at these various ideas, thinking about your case study organization, reading and considering the strategic messages you are already finding and coming to some well-founded preliminary decisions about what theoretical/conceptual materials you will use.  You were asked to read Bitzer’s essay already and will read additional essays this coming week.  Also, the FDR inaugural contains examples of very specific language use and you may wish to explore how metaphors shape strategic messages.  For the strategic messages, you will need to be building, very quickly, the sources of these messages for your organization.  These messages can take a lot of different forms:  web pages, social media, speeches, press releases, special events, annual reports, etc.   Your introduction should include: 1.  An opening that captures the attention of your reader.  It should be directly linked to the organization you are studying.  It’s an invitation to the reader to “read further” in your paper. 2.  A clear, concise thesis statement.  You must be able to express the purpose of your paper in a single sentence and it must make sense.  Otherwise, your reader is going to drift, unsure of what exactly you’re doing.  Remember:  you are examining strategic messages in order to offer an evaluation of an organization’s communication efforts.  This should be a part of your thesis statement. 3.  Some short material to support why this particular organization and this particular case study is important.  These sentences establish the significance of your paper and create a credibility for your readers. 4.  A brief listing or overview of the main points around which the paper will be built.  You don’t more than 3-5 of these.  In fact, “3-5” is the number you would use for almost any sized speech or paper.  In the longer papers (and speeches), you simply have more development, more examples, more supporting materials.  This overview (often called “previewing”) is a way to set up the roadmap for your readers.  When you get to the body of the paper, follow your outline of main points (don’t preview one list and develop another one in the body!).  Your readers will know what you’re going to explore and will be more comfortable following along. 5.  Transition out of the Introduction and into the Body of the paper with some signaling statement or device.  Sometimes, it’s easier to use internal headings to mark subsections of the paper.  That’s fine.  But you’ll still need a transition sentence (or two) to get you from the preview portion of the Introduction into the Body section of the paper. All of these elements (your entire Introduction) should be no more than about a page and a half.  If you have an Intro that 3 or 4 or more pages, you’ve probably sucked some of the Body into the Intro.  Go back and take a look.  The Intro should set up the main work of the paper, which is the Body. Remember to have a clearly written Thesis statement which appears early in your Introduction.  Even well-regarded scholarly essays have thesis statements.  Tell your reader what you intend to do:  “The purpose of this paper is to………..”.   This will help your reader know WHAT you intend to discuss.2.  Similarly, remember to have a clear preview statement of your 2-4 main points.  This preview statement should follow right after the Thesis statement.   The preview statement is one sentence with a short listing of those main points.  The preview statement is the HOW of what you intend to discuss.  Along with the thesis statement, a good preview sentence is an important navigational tool for your readers.3.  Make sure your final paper conforms to all the MLA or APA style guidelines for such things as end notes, foot notes, margins, etc.  This includes putting page numbers into your final paper. 4 Remember that your final paper is twenty (20) pages of content.  These twenty pages do NOT include your title page, your executive summary page, your bibliography page, any end notes or any appendices for supplemental materials. 5.  The Executive Summary is like an abstract in a scholarly journal.  It’s one or two paragraphs that lays out the entirety of your paper in a very condensed form.  It’s not your Introduction and it should flow into your Intro.  The Intro should be the start of your paper and have all of the elements which are required for an Intro (like thesis and preview statements)6.  You MUST incorporate a meaningful use of communication theories and concepts in your analysis of the communication activities of your selected organization.  Mentioning a theory as a kind of “fly by” (“Bitzer noted that situations are important and Company XYZ was in a situation…..”) won’t work.  Unpack the theories (Bitzer has three major elements plus a whole section on the idea of “a

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What should the US do to Manage Corporate Malfeasance and Power?

What should the US do to manage corporate malfeasance and power?

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Servant Leadership

topic 2: What is a servant leader?) Click the link below & reply with your thoughts. Minimum 70 words provide your thoughts on this video.                                                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuphbBv4vDg&feature=youtu.be 2.  (Topic 2 CAT) What did you learn about how morals and values impact servant leadership and why? Minimum 70 words. 3.  (DQ 2) You just completed the first topic in your PSC-410 or MGT-410 class. You are excited about what you have learned so far. You try to share your excitement with your supervisor and tell him/her you are taking a servant leadership class. His/her response is, “Servant leadership is overrated. You can’t get any real work done that way, you know. Coddling people and being a soft leader will not get you very far.” You brush off the remark but decide to revisit the subject with him/her later because you believe he/she has the wrong view about servant leadership. How do you think you would approach your supervisor on the subject? What should you say? (Minimum 125 words) at least one scholarly resource required.

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Life and Debt

In a 3 page (double-spaced) response, answer the following questions about the film:” Life and Debt Questions:  – What is the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and how has it shaped the social, political and economic landscape of Jamaica? -What is meant by “machete vs machine” and how does this phenomenon express the predicament of Jamaican workers, farmers and citizens in relation to IMF policy. -What are some of the health impacts of IMF policy in Jamaica? How has this policy shaped these health impacts? Be specific and thorough here.  Film can be found at:  https://www.amazon.com/Life-Debt-Michael-Manley/dp/B07GQS439Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X49IMLNCL050&dchild=1&keywords=life+and+debt+documentary&qid=1597684572&sprefix=life+and+debt+%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-1

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The Ransomware Incidents

pRansomware is malicious software that encrypts files and requires a key to decrypt the files. To get the files decrypted, the company or organization must typically pay the hackers a large fee, often in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. It is important to note that cryptocurrency payments are one-way transactions that are impossible to trace. There is risk, too. If the hackers do not provide the organization with the decryption key after payment, there is no refund. Hackers in recent years have targeted businesses such as hospitals for ransomware attacks, as well as cities and towns, large and small. Black hat hackers encrypted the city of Baltimore’s systems, as well as two smaller cities in Florida. Read these brief articles from the UMGC library to learn about the ransomware incidents: Chokshi, N. (2019, May 23). Attacked With Ransomware, Baltimore Isn’t Giving In. New York Times, p. B6(L). Mazzei, P. (2019, June 28). Another City in Florida Pays a Ransom to Computer Hackers. New York Times, p. A17(L). If the organization does not pay the ransom, it would need to either use backups to restore to an earlier network or system state, or to rebuild its systems and data. In the case of the Baltimore city government, its backup systems were also encrypted, so the city was unable to process real estate transactions. Depending on the complexity of the environment and the amount of data encrypted, this could cost the organization more than the ransom, perhaps even 10 to 20 times the amount. What would you do if you were the cybersecurity analyst that had to advise the city of Baltimore and/or the smaller cities? Would you pay the ransom? Consider both sides of the argument by conducting internet research to understand the different viewpoints. When you are ready, explain why you would or would not pay the ransom. If you agree to pay the ransom, what are you going to tell the CEO if the hackers don’t end up providing the decryption key to unlock the files or come back and ask for even more money? If you don’t agree to pay the ransom, what are you going to tell the CEO, especially if the costs to restore far exceed the ransom? Are there ethical considerations? If your organization pays, will other organizations be vulnerable to similar attacks on their systems? Would you have a different decision if you were working for a small organization like Mercury USA?p

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International Strategy

What incentives influence firms to use international strategies? What are the three basic benefits firms can gain by successfully implementing an international strategy? Why? Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response. As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response.

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Nike / Kaepernick

I need a powerpoint presentation of 2 to 4 slides on the below topics. on the slides, i need minimal words, just bullet points will do or images that speak on what the topic. I will need a script because i have to do a voice over. 1) How could the whole situation have been handled better? My stance on this is: As a veteran, I respect the flag. As an immigrant and a black woman in America, I love that “we” all have the right to protest peacefully. It was never about disrespecting the flag, it was about getting black people and people of color the same rights white people in this country, not just on paper but to actually put it into action. I don’t see how they could have done it better, what they did spoke volumes on their support to minorities. Other people may feel that it could have been handled a bit differently by adding a veteran on the ad with Kaepernick. 2) Research how the Nike executives or their representatives handled the crisis. My stance on it is: They handled it better than most people would! Most people tend to distance themselves when things go sideways, which is what happened at first, dealing with the president calling them out, customers cutting the logo off their products; but not Nike executives. They did not try to blame some intern or marketing director, they stood their grounds and stood with Kaepernick and black and brown people in this country.

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Expanding International Business to Great Britain

Expanding international business to Great Britain: pros and cons.

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Obesity

Discussion Topic: Obesity – What is Going On Here??? Here is a video on childhood obesity! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3BNPZQtk8  This week, we make the transition from adolescence into adulthood. As adults we are responsible for our own decisions. We choose many behaviors that either enhance or harm our health. This week the focus for our discussion will be on obesity – a problem that is plaguing our nation’s children, adolescents and adults. Before participating in the discussion read the following current article about obesity in the US. The World Is Fat By CATHERINE RAMPELL Until 1980, fewer than one in 10 people in industrialized countries like the United States were obese. Today, these rates have doubled or tripled. In almost half of developed countries, one out of every two people is overweight or obese. These populations are expected to get even heavier in the near future, and in some countries two out of three people are projected to be obese within 10 years. Those are some of the disturbing statistics from a new report released today by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a research and membership organization that focuses on the world’s richest nations. As you can see, in rates of overweight and obese residents, the United States is second to only one industrialized country: Mexico. In America, 28 percent of the adult population is obese and 68 percent is overweight; in Mexico, the respective rates are 30 percent and 70 percent. The United States does, however, hold the dubious honor of fattest population of children, tied with Scotland. (Note that the rates for children are not exactly comparable, though, as different countries report obesity and overweight rates for different age ranges of children). If you would like to read more you can check out the full report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/the-world-is-fat/ When talking about obesity many will say that obesity is primarily genetic and the majority of those who obese cannot help it. However others argue that if the high levels of obesity were primarily caused by genetics then this should be a problem that has always existed. Yet as stated in the above article just 30 years ago there was a much smaller percentage of people who were obese. Discussion Question: What is your perspective on the cause of obesity for the large majority of those who are facing this problem? Whether you believe that the primary cause of obesity is genetics or lifestyle what has happened in our society since 1980 that has resulted in doubled or tripled rates of obesity in adults and children? What can be done in your own community to turn the obesity trend around? What kind of program might you create in this effort to bring health back to our society? What advice would you give to a friend coping with a weight issue to help them bring about long term change? Note: Remember to cite a source in your primary post. Also refer to the Psychology Discussion Requirements listed under Getting Started.

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