American Foreign Policy

Continuing with the public policy you selected in the Week 3 assignment, Historical Perspective, you will now describe and expand upon the influence, motives, and impacts of your chosen policy and its parameters. Write a 45 page paper in which you:

Write a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem. (Use your summary skills to keep this to one page.)
Identify all the stakeholders, official and unofficial, along with any interest groups involved with your policy.
Describe the role and function of each of the stakeholders you identified.
Of the list of stakeholders you identified, pick two and describe the political influence of each stakeholder, explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.
Include at least four peer-reviewed references (no more than five years old) from material outside

One of the fundamental truths about writing is that it does not occur in a vacuum. Writing is always a response to some sort of situation that calls for a written response. Sometimes the connection between the writing and the situation is obvious: business and personal communications fall into this category. Sometimes the connection is less obvious: personal essays and academic work are harder to see as responses to a situation. But in all cases, writers produce their work in response to a need, and with an audience in mind.

For students in university, understanding rhetorical situations can help demystify the writing process (and help increase their reading abilities, too). Good writing, academic writing, and professional writing do not happen magically. Instead, they happen because a writer has understood the requirements of their task. These requirements are not secret. Sometimes they are spelled out for you often assignment sheets do some of this work for students. But even

Closely read the text provided and write a source-based argument on the topic below. Use two additional
outside texts that you determine to be both credible and relevant to the topic.
Topic: Throughout history we have tried to conquer the wilderness, tame the jungles, and master the
elements, and we are still trying to conquer space. But are nature and humankind necessarily in conflict?
We created civilization to protect us from the undesirable features of the outdoors and, to some degree,
from harm. But now our experience of the natural world is so mediated that many of us know it only as it
is presented on television or online. Has our rela- tionship with nature changed so drastically that nature
now exists within civilization, as contemporary naturalist Bill McKibben suggests? Do we now contain
nature rather than being contained by it? How does our perspective on Ralph Waldo Emersons classic
essay Nature change now that nature is threatened? Can we balance

This week, we will address oral communication. Read three articles and attach a video of yourself speaking for approximately two to three minutes addressing the following questions:

What are intriguing/revealing/surprising points you found in the article?
Do you believe improving English pronunciation is more, as, or less difficult than other aspects of language such as writing, reading, or listening? Why?
Can you tell us about an instance where you spoke and someone could not understand you? Please provide specific details about the experience including where you were and with whom you were speaking. What was the nature of the miscommunication? How could you avoid experiences like that in the future?
You should cite at least one credible outside source in your response (e.g. "According to Silva...").
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918082049.htm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2018/12/30/bias-is-your-accent-holding-you-back/?sh

We often make judgments about someone based on their accent, such as how old they are or where in the country theyre from. Its common, too, for people to develop preferences for certain accents. All humans have these sorts of automatic associations and reactions, which are typically described as types of accent bias.

Please watch a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVT9DZGqzL8) created by Amy Walker, an actress, singer, and accent specialist, about bias in general accents. After watching a video, address the following questions:

What was surprising/intriguing in the video?
Do you think you have an accent?
Have you ever felt judged for your accent or voice? If so, share your experience.
Have you ever made assumptions about someone based on their accent or voice?
Do you feel its important to help change the stigmas and assumptions associated with certain accents while honoring their uniqueness? If so, what can you do to help?

EES88 NX Performance Task #1: Literary Analysis Essay

Your Task: Closely read the pair of texts provided and write a well-developed, text-based response of at
least three pages (700-900 words). In your response, first identify the theme, or central idea, related to
Voices of Protest that links the two texts. Analyze how each author uses a variety of writing strategies to
develop that theme, or central idea. Discuss a minimum of two literary elements, literary techniques,
and/or rhetorical devices for each text, and be sure to address how the structure of each piece contributes
to its meaning. Use strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your analysis, citing page
numbers. Conclude by comparing the writers treatment of these themes and their choices in craft and
structure to convey them to their audience.
Texts from the HMHs Collections for the 12th grade, Collection 6 - Voices of Protest
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (satirical essa

EES86 NX Performance Task #3: Narrative Writing

Your Task: Create a narrative, or story, that develops an idea you have on the following theme: The Modern World. Your narrative can be a personal memoir OR a fictional short story. Whether drawn from your life or a work of imagination, your story should develop your chosen theme through a richly drawn setting, complex characters, and a strong point of view. The action of your narrative should be fueled by a conflict that contributes to the rising action, a climax, and a resolution. You may present your narrative as 1) a written composition three to five pages (900-1200 words) in length OR 2) a presentation using a digital medium of your choice (e.g., video recording, slideshow with multimedia, podcast, or another option you discuss with your teacher in advance that is five to ten minutes in length).

Guidelines: Be sure to:
Pre-writing before you draft your story: brainstorm ideas, outline your story using Freytags pyram

EES86 NX Performance Task #2: Argument Essay with Research

Closely read the text provided and write a source-based argument on the topic below. Use two additional outside texts that you determine to be both credible and relevant to the topic.

Topic: In many peoples opinion, to call the link between language and culture sacred would not be exaggeration. The language of our birth, the language of the first words we speak to our parents or those closest to us, creates a powerful bond and shapes our perception of the world. Yet few of us are fully aware of the way our language influences others or the extent to which language is used to manipulate our emotions, our politics, and our decisions.

The power of language adds another dimension to our discussion. Language has deep connections to our thoughts and beliefs. Whether its an advertising campaign or an election campaign, whether people are telling you what to think or what not to say, language is a potent and power

Instructions

For this assessment, put together all of the pieces you have been working on throughout the course to form your research project. The Research Report Template will help you include the following in your project.

Insert the following from previous assessments into the template.

Introduction
Insert your literature review after your title. If you have not done so previously, revise your literature review based on any instructor feedback.
Methods
Participants
Describe the number of participants in the study, meaning, and the number of participants who responded to both variables selected.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Measures
Insert the measurement you chose from your research proposal.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Be sure to turn the future tense from the proposal to past tense for this assessment.
Procedure
Insert your explanation of your procedure fr

There are a number of Asian American cultural producers who are moving and  shaking the fields of visual art, music, spoken word, film, theater, sports, and performance, but due to years of systemic racism, racialization and marginalization a number of works by Asian Americans just never get reviewed, analyzed, and sometimes even seen, heard or read.

Assignment: You will position yourself as a cultural critic and Asian American studies scholar.  You will critically review and analyze the same object of study that you described. You are first going to review it and tell us what makes this object of whatever something to see, hear, or taste its interventions in the world of fashion or genre of romantic comedies et al.  Are there any shortcomings and limitations of the work that you feel you should note?  Ideally, you are trying to convince us to take the time to check out and see, listen, or taste something.

You are not writing a BIOGRAPHY of a person,