Instructions:

Choose one of the following statements (fill in the blanks) to use as your topic sentence. Next, follow it with several specific examples for support (development), stick to the topic (unity), and use transitions to make your paper flow smoothly (coherence). End your paper with a closing sentence that restates the main idea. Your entire paragraph should contain 8-10 college-level sentences. Follow MLA format: heading at top left, page numbers at top right, title, double space, etc. (See my video lecture on paper format). Use correct grammar and punctuation. If you have a question, ask for help.

__________________ is the ________________ person I know.
(For example, who is the laziest, nosiest, friendliest, hardest working, or funniest person you know? Use the Petes Sloppiness paragraph in the Week 1 writing notes as a model. Be sure to give several examples for support.)

Being a __________________ requires a lot of __________________.
(For examp

look into the impact of the global pandemic on your life and the lessons you have learned in coping with the pandemic. What have been the most difficult lessons for you to learn? What do you think are the hidden jewels youve discovered from the experience? What are the implications of these experiences for your education and future career as you go through these turbulent times? How can you utilize your insights and resiliency to re-imagine the very meaning of higher education in the unknown future?

Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
Double-space the text of your paper and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are each distinct from one another. The font size should be 12 pt.
Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise prompted by your instructor).
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
Indent the first line of each paragraph one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the space bar five times.
Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
Use italics throughout your essay to ind

perform a reflective analysis on an artifact in your life. Much as Julius encounters various artifacts (books, paintings, music, psychiatric theory, etc) and they inspire deeper thought and analysis, introduce the object and then tell its story.

I want the artifact to be an actual object (so, unlike Julius, this will not be a story that you hear, but rather an actual thing). I can be personal (a meaningful photograph) or public (a dedicated park, for example), but it should trigger some cascade of thought and reflection.

In the essay, first introduce and describe the artifact. What does it look (or sound, or taste) like? How carefully and minutely can you explain it - so that I, as the reader, have an image of it in my mind?

Then, move outwards. How does it make you feel? What associations or memories does it inspire? Then: what public importance does it hold? What does it mean to other people (those you know, or those you don't)? What is the historical significanc

Briefly explain piagets and Erickson theories of development. Who had a better theory of human development Erickson or Piaget? Please offer detail to explain your choice. What chips would you give to someone who has just suffered a major loss, now that you know the stages of grief

Read these three famous stories/poems that were written by Hemingway, Frost, and Angelou. These writers use tone and imagery to express emotion, and thus a message. Please read the following articles to help strengthen your response:

https://www.gvsd.org/cms/lib/PA01001045/Centricity/Domain/765/HillsPDFText.pdf

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53087/out-out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fthuqMaPe0Y

PLEASE ANSWER THIS FOR A DISCUSSION AND WRITE A QUESTION FOR PEERS TO ANSWER AT THE END

To which readings do you relate the most and why? In two strong paragraphs, explain what it is about the tone and/or imagery of the story that speaks to you and why. Use some text examples to support your response.

Personal essays
allow you to share your life with others and vicariously experience the things that happen around you.
Personal essays are told from a defined point of view, often the writers.
the writer uses feelings and details in order to get the reader involved in the sequence of events.
Has an introduction, with a main idea statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Needs to include a prewriting page

Read the two articles Dr. Baker's Thinking Critically and Creatively (pp. 21-22) and Christopher Hockeys Time Is on Your Side in Foundation of Success to become more aware of time and energy management and the significance of critical and creative thinking. Hockey recommends looking into three general themes that influence the development of personal time management plans: identifying priorities, managing time, and managing energy (23). 
According to your reading of these articles, how do you manage resources such asyour time and energy to complete the work for this course? How do you distinguish between creative thinking and critical thinking?
200 words.

1. According to Shklovsky, what are the downsides to human perception (how we see things) becoming "habitual" or "automatic"?



2. In the opening of the article he compares this type of habitual perception to algebra. Explain this comparison. Can you think of an example where something you know very well becomes easy to skip over, not notice, or understood quickly without fully perceiving it?



3. What does he say "habitualization devours"? What does art exist to recover? Why is this important in the author's opinion? In your own opinion?



4. Shklovsky gives many references to Russian literature and it's ok if many of the names/references are not known to you. For our purposes, we will focus on one; he describes, at length, a scene from Tolstoy's famous novel War and Peace. What was Tolstoy's technique of describing war/battles? When Tolstoy employed this technique of "making strange the familiar" throughout his lengthy novels--why did the

Summary of assignment
Task: The four-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of four sources.
Length: Minimum of 1000 words. The instructor will give you comments on the first draft
and let you know if you need more development beyond 1000 words.
Format: APA
Sources: Four sources, all of which you will find through library searches. If you haven't
firmly chosen a topic for WA#1, you will select a topic of your choice, conduct searches in
the library databases, focus the topic, and determine four sources to use in this essay. (Of
course, you may have chosen a firm topic that you used for WA#1. Four of these five sources
are appropriate to use for WA#2 unless your instructor indicates otherwise.)

o All of your sources must be from scholarly journals or credible trade journals.
No sources can be from popular journals.
o Please use only four sources. Please do not incorporate more than four sources into
this essay.

Articles to