...| [ |Course Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |Foundations for General Education and | | |Professional Success | | | | | . All rights reserved. Course Description This general education course is designed to introduce the intentional learner to communication, collaboration, information utilization, critical thinking, problem solving, and professional competence and values. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach for the learner to develop personal academic strategies in order to reach desired goals and achieve academic success. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University...
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...answer from here http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/need-urgent-5173933-2 http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/need-urgent-5173933-2 Essay 1 A group of researchers conducted an experiment to determine which vaccine is more effective for preventing getting the flu. They tested two different types of vaccines: a shot and a nasal spray. To test the effectiveness, 1000 participants were randomly selected with 500 people getting the shot and 500 the nasal spray. Of the 500 people were treated with the shot, 80 developed the flu and 420 did not. Of the people who were treated with the nasal spray, 120 people developed the flu and 380 did not. The level of significance was set at .05. The proportion of people who were treated with the shot who developed the flu = .16, and the proportion of the people who were treated with the nasal spray was .24. The calculated p value = .0008. For this essay, describe the statistical approaches (e.g., identify the hypotheses and research methods) used in this excerpt from a research study. Interpret the statistical results and examine the limitations of the statistical methods. Finally, evaluate the research study as a whole and apply what you have learned about hypothesis testing and inferential statistics by discussing how you might conduct a follow-up study. Your essay must address the following points: • Describe the research question for this experiment. o What were the null and alternative hypotheses? o Were the results of this test...
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...writing this essay, with an eye towards improving both your essay-writing skills as well as your knowledge of the relevant substantive law, please compare your essay to the model answer provided below using the following approach: (1) Score: Find the score the essay received in the grading rubric (below), and note the description of why an essay would receive that score. The score tells you in general terms how the way the essay was written correlates to the expectations for the assignment (note that when taken by themselves, some parts of the essay might by themselves be of higher or lower quality, the score the essay received is the overall score for the essay taken as a whole). Grading Rubric Score 50 55 60 65 70 75 Description Essay identifies subject area and makes some attempt at answering the question. Essay spots at least one major issue but is mostly conclusory. Essay spots several main issues and attempts to answer the question. Essay weaves some of the facts in with the main issues, but falls short of identifying all major issues or misses some important facts. Essay sees almost all major issues and does an adequate job of weaving in important facts. Essay is generally well-written in addition to identifying all major issues and weaving in facts. (2) Issue-Spotting: Next, compare the essay to the model answer, to make certain that it spotted all of the issues that the essay needed to address. For any issue that the essay did not spot...
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...|f[pic] |SYLLABUS | | |College of Humanities | | |ENG/101 Version 5 | | |Effective Essay Writing | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course, students develop academic writing skills. Students use the writing process to construct an expository essay with an emphasis on coherence and correctness in written communication. Students also conduct basic research for the expository essay. Selected readings provide the basis for discussion regarding the difference between fact and opinion. Grammar exercises focus on verb tense and form, subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement, and pronoun case. Students also complete exercises covering topic sentences, paragraph development, citations, and formatting guidelines. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be...
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...Introduction This essay seeks to analyse the use of mise-en-scene in one of the early scenes in the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes. Mise-en-scene, a French term translated as "putting into the scene", refers to properties of a cinematic image that exists independently of camera position, camera movement, and editing. The story centres on Lester, played by Kevin Spacey, a father who is experiencing a mid-life crisis. Despite employing a traditional Hollywood plot structure that focuses on a problem and a protagonist’s quest in resolving the issue, the film is special. The problem in the film is special as it is Lester’s entire state of life – his unhappiness and dissatisfaction of the way things are in his life. The film’s theme centres on the definition of happiness, more specifically in the context of the American Dream. The characters of the American Beauty seem to have confused material well-being with happiness. The plot is pushed by the main protagonist, Lester, in trying to find meaning and happiness in his life that was before dictated by the American expectation. We will be looking at the second scene of the film, which begins when Lester enters Brad’s office to discuss his performance at work. Brad is the company efficiency expert who was recently hired. The scene will be discussed separately based on two different locations. The essay will examine the use of settings, costume and make up, staging, lighting and lastly the use of space and time for each...
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...Stephen Cunningham English 101 Trotter February 1, 2015 Essay #1 The Death of an Elephant In George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant”, he spent some time in India as a policeman for the British Empire in Burma. Orwell chose a specific event from that time involving an elephant rampaging through a bazaar. Not only was property destroyed but a person, specifically a coolie, was killed. There were over 2000 Burmese watching him and wondering what he was going to do about it. He felt compelled to shoot the elephant. According to Wikipedia, Imperialism happens when a stronger nation takes over a weaker nation and dominates their social, economic, religious and cultural freedoms. There have been many nations in history that have oppressed others. For example Hitler and the Nazis oppressed many countries and tried to exterminate the Jewish population. As an Englishman in Burma, Orwell was hated by the Burmese. On the other hand, he did not agree with imperialism such as British rule over India. However, he was mocked, spit on, pushed down and made to feel like a fool. He was told by the sub inspector to go check out the event with the elephant. He took his 44 Winchester rifle just in case, even though the rifle would not do much harm against the elephant. He was curious to see what was going on. He followed the path of destruction, to find the elephant had killed a coolie in a grizzly manner. Later on he found the elephant grazing peacefully in a field. Even though...
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...Astapenka COMP 110.N82 Ms. Muzyk At home essay #3 November 17, 2015 Gran Torino Films are an integral part of our visual culture. They are a reflection of our traditions and our myths. Film's ability to create the illusion of life and reality makes them an extremely powerful medium. In their essay "Reading and Writing about Movies," Jonathan Silverman and Dean Rader highlight the idea, "that movies use various techniques to manipulate audiences" (322), because "directors employ music, lighting, special effects, and clever editing to help make their movies more powerful"(322). To have a better understanding of the film's theme, we have to watch it critically, reading the meaning between the lines. It is possible to do paying attention...
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...TORTS ESSAY 1 Art and Bill were leaving work one afternoon when they were approached by Charlie, who was wearing a mask and carrying a gun. Charlie, who suspected Art of having an affair with Charlie’s wife, approached to within ten feet of Art and Bill, aimed the gun at Art and said, AArt, I am going to kill you.@ Art quickly grabbed Bill and pulled Bill in front of him, using Bill as a shield. Charlie fired the gun; the bullet going over the shoulder of Bill and hitting Art in the arm. Charlie then dropped the gun onto the ground and turned to run away. Art, using his uninjured arm, picked up the gun and shot at Charlie as he ran away, hitting him in the leg. Bill was horrified at the prospect of almost being shot, and although he suffered no physical injuries, incurred $5,000 for psychological counseling. Discuss the intentional tort claims, if any, that can be raised in the following lawsuits, and what defenses, if any, that can be asserted: 1. 2. 3. 4. Art v. Charlie. Bill v. Charlie. Bill v. Art Charlie v. Art. MODEL ANSWER FOR TORTS ESSAY 1 I. Art v. Charlie A. Assault. An assault is a volitional act by the defendant which intentionally causes the plaintiff to suffer an apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact. 1. Volitional act. An act is volitional if the defendant voluntarily commits it. Here, Charlie clearly acted volitionally when he aimed the gun at Art and threatened to kill him. 2. Intent. The intent required for...
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...Transcendental Phenomenology and Antonioni’s Red Desert This essay applies the ideas associated with transcendental phenomenology to the Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1964 film Il deserto rosso, known in English as Red Desert. Aspects of western philosophy can provide a viewer with a greater appreciation of the film and its meanings. After providing a brief overview of the development of phenomenological thinking and of past interpretations of Red Desert, this essay will provide an analysis and interpretation of the film’s cinematography –specifically its colours and editing– from a phenomenological point of view. Phenomenology maintains that experience is both passive –seeing, hearing, and so on– and active –walking, running, touching, and so on. One describes experience and interprets experience by relating it to a context, which is usually social or linguistic. The word phenomenology originates with the Greek word phainomenon, which means ‘appearance.’ Phenomenology is, then, the study of appearances rather than the study of reality. In the eighteenth century, thinkers such as Immanuel Kant and Johann Fichte began to seriously consider phenomenology as a theory of appearances, and to consider it essential to acquiring knowledge. Phenomenology has its origins, certainly, with debates regarding what exists in reality and what is an illusion. John Locke believed that qualities such as colors, sounds, smells, and so on were subjective, and were not indigenous to objects...
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...captivating. In this essay I will be focusing on two major aspects of the film that I feel is the most effective which are the range of camera angles and a broad range of sound effects used in the scenes. These features are very important as they convey deep meanings in the film therefore provoking certain responses from the audience. The Non-diagetic sound of the eerie music played at the beginning of the already sets a dark mood to the film as a result of the high pitched ‘bells’ that are played repetitively in a minor key. This sets an uneasy tone in the film as it is quite an unusual way to open a scene although the scene has not started yet as shown in figure 1. Figure 1 The bells sound like they are being furiously being played and therefore makes the atmosphere of the movie more uneasy as the audience are unable to relax to this kind of music. Additionally, the guitar plays repetitive chords which is played in the minor key along with the bells. The way the music has been put together makes the audience to feel on edge and will anticipate an unusual event that may take place in the future. The use of a range of shots helps to continue that sense of uneasiness of the audience. This is firstly done by an extreme close up of the face of the character. Parallel sound occurs in the first shot as the camera shot comes into focus of the eyes ( shown in figure 2a and 2b) at the same time as the strum of the guitar which means that the sound and the shots are both synchronised...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 7 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view...
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...close references to the text. Introduction: 1. Define any key terms 2. Rephrase the question adding your interpretation 3. Introduce the text 4. Highlight the key ideas you are going to discuss 5. State how you will explore the key ideas = 1 paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Body Points: S (statement); E (explanation); E (evidence); L (link) 1. Take each key idea in the order you placed it in the introduction and base your topic sentence on this. 2. Develop the first idea highlighted explaining how it is presented in the text in a scene or key event AND through a particular technique used 3. Provide evidence of the technique with a quote if you can to justify the development of your idea 4. Link your point back to the question Science fiction is a genre that deals with imagination based on scientific knowledge to show futuristic settings, and technological advancements (1). In many science fiction texts, the effects of scientific or technological advancements are often explored, together with depictions of the concerns these may raise (2). In the film, ‘I, Robot’ (2004) directed by Alex Proyas, a world of dystopia is apparent as a result of technology controlling society (3). Setting, characterisation and the theme of technology being out of control (4) will be explored in more details in the following essay. Techniques will also be analysed (5). A setting of dystopia is evident in the film through the setting of Chicago in the year...
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...Danielle Born EN102 November 10, 2012 Portfolio How has this course benefited me in my career? This course has shown me another type of writing styles. We were taught to to plan out and write an argumentative essay. This course will help me in my career because I now know another advanced writing style. Writing is very important in the business world. With amazing direction from my professor, I was able to see where I had gone wrong and fix and learn from my mistakes. I believe this course has made me an even stronger writer than I was before. What specific skills have I learned in this class? The specific skills that were learned in EN102 were, constructing a strong thesis statement, compiling strong supporting ideas and learning how to write argumentative essays. Instructor Comments regarding my performance: Lesson 1: You did a good job creating ten solid questions and presenting them in a manner to produce a quality response. You handled each stage of the interview professionally, well done. Thank you, Karen You came up with some solid ideas for topics that will work well as a final project. Do some preliminary research and make sure you will have no trouble finding enough information on your topic to meet the minimum requirements (1,400 words at least) of the project. Thank you, Karen Lesson 2: You did a solid job on your chosen activity. Good work eliminating all spelling and grammar errors. Thank you, Karen This assignment will serve as the foundation...
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...Inquiry Essay Outline Introduction Inquiry Question – should teenagers have access to the internet? Background information on topic – for the past several years, internet has become the biggest tool used by people all over the world to get answers about anything they are looking for. It is simple to use and accessed to it becomes way easier than it used to be. Today, everyone in general and teenagers particularly use internet for anything. Why is the topic relevant to contemporary society? Why should your audience care? What’s at stake? Teenagers are the people who will represent the united states in the future. Letting them have access to something that will make them change the path every parents dream about for their kids can be a real problem for this country in the future. Parents should be aware of what their kids are doing in the internet. What is your personal connection to the topic? Why are you interested? we have seen many kids going viral because their parents would not let them have access to internet for specific reasons. Parents discover that their kids behave differently in the internet than the way they behave in front parents. Internet gives kids access to stuff that they should not been going without parent’s knowledge which become a big problem for kids fututre What makes you an authority on this subject? As a human being, I will have kids and I would like to know everything about what my kids will be doing on the internet. It is every...
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...references ) Essay Topic: 1. D.W Griffith, who is often referred to as the father of film, was influenced by the works of Edwin S. Porter. Porter’s two film’s Life of and American Fireman (1903) and The Great Train Robbery (1903) display some of the early innovations in filmmaking that were instrumental in the development of film language. By examining the films of Porter and Griffith ( Birth of the Nation (1915)) , discuss in detail the manner in which Griffith was influenced by the works of Edwin S. Porter in establishing the basic vocabulary of filmmaking and editing . The film industry in contemporary society has proven itself to be one of the most popular forms of entertainment and information. Films produced these days have made way for a thriving industry. It is important to understand how these films are made and in particular how the cinema culture has evolved. D.W Griffith was a prominent figure in creating films during the early 1900s. His work was based on the basic narrative ideas for film that were formally introduced by Edwin S Porter, another critical figure in cinematic history. This essay will discuss how the works of Porter influenced D.W Griffith in developing the basic vocabulary of filmmaking and editing with reference to the early films of both these filmmakers. During the silent film era, Porter introduced the use of continuity editing and different styles of scene-cutting, (Cook, 2004:18). Porter’s first experiment with films was one-shot skits such...
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