Narrate an experience with a writing task that you found ( or still find difficult or challenging )
Describe someone who taught you to write and explain this person significance in your life
Narrate an experience with a writing task that you found or still find difficult and challenging
Engage
In Module 5, we examined Excelsiors General Education Career Competencies and learned how these skills will be beneficial in the future of work. One of the most important competencies is oral communication. In fact, according to an Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2018 survey of business executives and hiring managers (Links to an external site.) the ability to effectively communicate orally was the most important skill for college graduates entering the workforce. It ranked ahead of critical thinking, ethical decision-making, teamwork, time management, and written communication. So, in this discussion, you will practice your oral communication through a video post. Youll get another chance to practice this skill in the Module 8 discussion, so dont worry if you havent quite mastered it this week.
Begin by reading pages 6.3 through 6.10 in the webtext on career planning and page 6.11 on the oral communication discussion.
Critical Reading and Analysis
1000 words (max), double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman font
Assignment
This assignment asks you to follow a specific series of steps to enable you to present a cogent analysis and argument: you are to analyze two passages in the story closely and then tie the conclusions of that analysis to the larger work in which the passages appear. This process allows you to analyze narrowed elements of the story in order to better understand the story as a whole.
The presentation of your analysis must follow a specific structure:
A brief initial paragraph in which you introduce your passages by identifying the text and the topic under discussion. The passages are listed below. In your assignment, simply refer to the first as Passage 1 and the second as Passage 2.
A second section, a possible one paragraph or two for each section, in which you present your close reading of your chosen passages, namely, your analysis of
Critical Reading and Analysis
1000 words (max), double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman font
Assignment
This assignment asks you to follow a specific series of steps to enable you to present a cogent analysis and argument: you are to analyze two passages in the story closely and then tie the conclusions of that analysis to the larger work in which the passages appear. This process allows you to analyze narrowed elements of the story in order to better understand the story as a whole.
The presentation of your analysis must follow a specific structure:
A brief initial paragraph in which you introduce your passages by identifying the text and the topic under discussion. The passages are listed below. In your assignment, simply refer to the first as Passage 1 and the second as Passage 2.
A second section, a possible one paragraph or two for each section, in which you present your close reading of your chosen passages, namely, your analysis of
use Faulkners "Rose for Emily" and Ellison's "Battle royal".
The prompt: From your readings of Faulkners A Rose for Emily, Melvilles Bartley, the Scrivener, Hemingways Soldiers Home, examine the impact the narrator makes in EACH protagonists character development. Consider this: Is there a central theme between each story or common character traits impacted by the narrator's descriptions of each character?
Q. Both Gullivers Travels and The Castle of Otranto, while fantastical tales, also engage with the important 18th century literary interest in realism. Considering the role of satire and Walpoles discussion of realism, explore how these texts illustrate engagements with realism.
Please do not use any sources.
I cannot have any sign of plagiarism as it will lead to an immediate grade of a 0.
Research Topic : Gadgets (Smartphone and Tablet) Impact on Kids
Introduction: The introduction should give an overview of what your report is going to be about and should also include the following
The research question
The thesis or claim
Your reasons to support your claim (These are your main points, which you have to address in the body of the report. Each main point should be addressed in a body paragraph and should include evidence from the research that you have already conducted. This is where our work on the annotated bibliography is going to be beneficial.) List the relevance of the research to you and the strategy/context that you will use. Refer to your writing plan and to the Components of An Argument in Choosing & Using Sources (152-154).
The Body of the Research Paper:
Address each main point from your introduction in a topic sentence. Each key point should be add
"Write an essay (with introduction and conclusion) on the suggested topic.
Your introduction should include the thesis statement - main idea of the paper (here is more detailed explanation - https://essayshark.com/blog/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement-to-make-it-clear/). Don't include any new information in the conclusion. It should restate the thesis statement of the paper.
Support your ideas with relevant arguments and examples (in-text citations). List 2-3 sources in the references. Make sure you stick to a required formatting style. Get benefits of these sources citationmachine.net and easybib.com.
MLA format - https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html"
Main Prompt: Attempt an appreciation on Sir Francis Bacon essay Of Studies.
Points to Ponder Over:
1. Do make a conscious effort to evaluate the objective merits of the essay.
2. Please analyze Bacons skill, techniques and interpretation of his ideas.
3. Comment on Bacon views on studies.
Grading details:
1. 40% towards strikingly original ideas and comparisons that dovetail well with your content.
2. 30% towards analysis and a greater understanding of the text.
3. 30% Arrangement of thought patterns and expression, citing details, summarizing details effectively
Times New Roman style, Font size 12, one and a half pages, Double Spaced, MLA format
1) Reflect on the importance and function of beginnings (in literary works or in films). What role do openings play? How do/can/should the first pages or minutes of a narrative "set the stage," as it were, for the rest of the work? What kind of work does an opening do? What - in your view - makes a beginning effective?
2)Write an academic paragraph in which you analyze the beginning of Shaw's play
