...Final Assignment June 13, 2011 Part I: 1. Wills are important because. 4. Many people may not understand how a credit score is calculated Part II Analyzing effective writing elements After reading paragraphs one and four there is little difficulty to identify that paragraph number four was more effective than paragraph number one. Of the two Paragraphs four presented facts and percentages in his paper such as. “Payment history accounts for roughly 35% of one’s overall score. This means that on-time payments are absolutely essential. Debt level is not far behind at 30%. This accounts for near-limits and the total amount of money owed. Length of credit history is next at 15%, followed by inquiries at 10% and mix of credit at 10%.” Paragraph four’s sentence structure and word choice were in line with the text and punctuation was good. Paragraph one had only the writer’s personal view on why Wills are important. More facts and general example would have kept me more engaged in what I was reading in paragraph one. The sentences used by the write could also have given a better description of what the “things going to someone you don’t want them to go to” are? Part III How the Center for Writing Excellence and WritePoint has helped me Before I started college my biggest fear was writing, to write and have people understand what I was trying to convey. The Center for Writing Excellence and WritePoint eliminate my fear of experiencing the feeling of judgment...
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...SYLLABUS COM/172 Version 3 1 COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES SYLLABUS Course Number: Course Name: COMM/172 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II SC11FSU07 MARCH 8, 2012 APRIL 5, 2012 JOSEPH SAN JUAN, M.A. Group Number: Course Start Date: Course End Date: Facilitator: Please print a copy or keep a digital file of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. SYLLABUS COM/172 Version 3 2 Course Description This course builds upon the foundations established in COM/170. It addresses the various rhetorical modes necessary for effective college essays: narration, illustration, description, process analysis, classification, definition, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and argumentation. In addition, requirements for research essays, including the use of outside sources and appropriate formatting, are considered. 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 logged into the student website to view this document. INSTRUCTOR POLICIES: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. Policies University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If...
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...Maevers - Course Syllabus COM/172 r4 1 Course Syllabus College of Humanities and Sciences Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. COM/172 r4 Elements of University Composition and Communication 2 Course Start Date: February 1, 2014 Course End Date: March 1, 2014 Campus/Learning Center: San Diego Campus – Palm Desert Learning Center Facilitator Information Kevin L. Maevers, MA, MBA klmaevers@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) or kevin@kozma-maevers.org (Personal) 760-799-7790 (Mobile) or 760-296-1625 (Home Office) - Pacific Daylight Time Skype: kevin.maevers (please make an appointment for a Skype conversation) I also stay connected with students through social media. You can find me on: LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmaevers); Twitter (http://twitter.com/KevinMaevers); Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kevin.maevers); and Google+ (http://google.com/+KevinLMaevers); In addition, if you like any of the videos that I use in class, you can find them on my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/klmaevers. Enjoy! Course Description This course builds upon the foundations established in COM/170. It addresses the various rhetorical modes necessary for effective college essays: narration, illustration, description, process analysis, classification, definition, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and argumentation. In addition, requirements for research essays, including the use of outside sources and appropriate...
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...Gastric Cancer COM/172 - ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II August 22nd, 2012 JULIA REEVES Gastric Cancer Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States next to heart disease. Cancer is not only a disease but it is a general term for many different types of disease. It is a disease from which abnormal cells are divided without control and then invade into other tissues within the body. Cancer begin in cells, the body’s basic unit of life. Cells grow, divide, and produce to make more cells for the body to remain healthy and productive. When cells are damaged or old, they die and become replaced by new cells. However, sometimes the process does not carry on properly and cells that should die do not but, instead they divide uncontrollably and become extra cells. These cells form into a mass of tissue, known as a tumor, which is often spread through the blood and lymph systems. As the cardia tumors continue to increase and grow, the gastric cancer decreases. There are over one hundred different types of cancer including breast, lung, prostate, colon, bone, lymphoma, brain, skin, thyroid, and pancreas. Among the different types of cancer there are many categories of cancer, which are are grouped into carcinoma, sarcoma, leukemia, central nervous system cancer and lymphoma and myeloma. Cancer has grown to become one of the world’s most common killers annually. Cancer has a high mortality...
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...LEARNING TEAM CHARTER – TEAM “A” |Course Title |COM172 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Team Members/Contact Information |Name | |Phone | |Time zone and | |Email | | | | | |Availability During the Week | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Angela Shock | | | |MST (Anytime) | |ajshock3@gmail.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |...
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...Social Security and Retirement Erin Darby COM172 June 7, 2011 Louise Gerdes Social Security and Retirement In the United States, Americans need to plan for retirement. Social Security will not cover people’s needs when retiring. Americans who retire should use savings based on their personal investments, private savings accounts, employer’s pensions such as 401K, and Social Security so that they can live the rest of their lives comfortably. Americans that retire can receive full Social Security benefits depending on their year of birth. For example, baby boomers have the retirement age increased to age 67 for those born after 1960. The generation of baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y should be concerned that Social Security benefits will be exhausted when reaching the age of retirement. Without Social Security, what security do Americans really have? Americans should not depend on Social Security for early retirement for several reasons. The Social Security benefit amount might be less than what retirement recipients need, the retirement benefits might disqualify them from receiving full Social Security benefits, or the benefits may no longer be available. One reason Americans should not depend on Social Security is that the benefit amount might be less than what Social Security retirement recipients need. Some workers who have contributed to their Social Security could possibly fall into poverty. According to Laura Sullivan (2008), “future generations...
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...Untitled Leticia Bañuelos COM172 June 2, 2104 Merrill Waterhouse Abstract This research paper is about the ideas, views and opinions of climate change. It further explores where the ideas originated from and what it means to the different types of people from different places and more importantly why we disagree so much about it. Climate change continues to remain a controversial subject amongst many and takes on a different meaning and purpose to everyone one. This research paper will also examine how mass media, politics and private groups in the fossil fuels industry have impacted our views on climate change. Working Title Why do we disagree so much about climate change? Climate change remains one of the most controversial subjects amongst politicians and their constituents. Yet with all the scientific evidence proving climate change, why do we continue to struggle against the evidence? Sometimes the truth is just too hard to face and when facts are distressing it is easier to just ignore it. Rather than fearing climate change or regarding it as a problem; climate change should be viewed as a concept, a world culture which reveals diverse individual and cooperative principles, attitudes and values about ways of living in the world. Climate change is not a recent problem; the subject of climate change began in the early 19th century when ice ages and other natural changes in paleoclimate were first suspected and the natural greenhouse effect was first...
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...The Origin and Evolution of War. Gabriel Turner Com172 12/12/2012 The Origin and Evolution of War. War has plagued our society for quite some time. This research paper will focus on war and its origin, and determine which society first declared war and how has war evolved over time. Its purpose is to give accurate information to the reader. In order to answer the question, where did war originate, it would be helpful to know the exact meaning of the word. Most people know what war is but may not know the correct definition. According to Webster’s Dictionary (2012), “A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for deference, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.” Pg.1. Essentially war has no origin; it came into existence since the dawn of time. War was born when the need arose. It is the result of man wanted to resolve conflict by force because his fellow man did not agree or believe the same thing they did. War appeared into society as natural as the sun rises from the east every morning. Now ordinary war could not exist without greed or politics, just as peace is only profound by love and understanding...
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...Technology and its Impact Carlos Terrones COM172 June 17, 2013 Robert Gallo Technology and its Impact Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time. Technology has advanced and accelerated so fast in recent years. Modern technology can range from e-mails to smart phones to fax machines. Technology is visible in everyday life. It has changed everyday living dramatically, both in positive and in negative ways. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in the business industry. Everything from communication to competitive advantage has been influenced by technology. There are both positive and negative influences that technology has impacted in the business industry. Impact on Decision Making Many people feel that the internet is a wonderful thing. There is a plethora of information that can be accessed. Obtaining information is fast and easy. Before the internet people would have to go to the library to do painstaking research. In business this could involve several employees and take days, or even possibly weeks, to obtain the information they needed. Now in a matter of hours you can compile up to date information needed for companies to make the decisions. The reason why this is important is because businesses need this information fast and accurate to make the best choice for their company. However there can also be a downside to this. In past the information took longer to process. With the internet all this information...
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...Hemp: The plant that can save America COM172 May 8, 2012 Hemp: The plant that can save America Marijuana, pot, weed, grass, smoke, hemp - these are just a few of the names given to the plant known as Cannabis Sativa. Lobbyists are currently trying to repeal the federal laws making the growth, production, and possession of medicinal cannabis illegal because of the benefits to people with cancer, glaucoma, and chronic pain. If successful this will also make it legal to grow industrial hemp. Industrial hemp can be used for clothing, nutritional supplements, and paper products; building supplies, automotive construction, and alternative fuel sources. With the legalization of hemp this nation conceivably could negate its dependence on foreign oil and reverse the failing economy. From the birth of this nation up to the 1950s, hemp was grown on large farms and in small family plots. Early settlers understood the necessity of growing hemp for rope and sails used on ships, for cloth to make clothes; even the original flag was made from hemp. In fact there were mandatory grow laws in place for years that made it a crime not to grow hemp. In 1937 the government passed a law (Title 21 U.S.C. Controlled Substance Act) that made it illegal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. In doing so, they outlawed industrial hemp as well, even though it only contains trace amounts of the substance Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that gives Cannabis its effectiveness. Most proponents of...
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...Marriage Equality in the United States Com172 Marriage Equality in the United States There is a crusade against same-sex couples in the United States of America, and this conflict affects the rights of those in love with someone of the same-sex wanting a peaceful life in matrimony. It is a persistent battle, and continues to be as difficult as the fight for women’s rights and the desegregation conflicts of the past. Infringing upon Civil rights makes this a matter of human decency, and ignorance-based resistance makes it a matter of fear. Both sides have evoked controversy from political and religious standpoints, and both sides have fought diligently for their beliefs. However, when two consenting adults decide to marry, it is not the business of the government to dictate the relationship between the impending spouses. Marriage is the right of all consenting adults, and when those rights are the property of the state simply because of religious beliefs or personal beliefs, same-sex couples become second-class citizens. In the United States, there are only 13 states legally accepting same-sex marriage, 35 states that consider it illegal and two states that have made no legal decision. Of the 13 states recognizing same-sex marriage, the fight to extend those rights to a federal level has been arduous, making a first major win recently, in June 2013. The Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional, stating, "DOMA singles out a class of persons...
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