...Felicia Conte Professor Grosset October 21, 2009 Statistics for Science Descriptive Statistics Paper 1 Living in the bad economy that we do, I wondered how it affects individual lives at home and their outlook on the future. As a group we have focused on a random assortment of questions which included information related to how time was spend and general attitudes towards various topics. Among these topics were questions regarding personal feelings towards financial hardships as well as consequences of the hard times we live in which is the focus of this paper. Our survey consisted of 32 questions and had 317 respondents. There are a few things that have affected the validity of our data. There were more female respondents than male respondents as well as more white respondents than any other race or ethnic group. The respondents ranged from ages 15 to 76 although it was intended that the youngest respondent be at the age of 18. Another error was some respondents did not fully complete the survey which could reflect the analysis of our data. Because the questions were limited to the survey provided we could not further explore the respondent’s thoughts and can only generalize the information with the answers provided. Analysis General Information Out of the 317 respondents, females reported the greatest frequency of 187 at 59% while 130 reported themselves to be male which is 41% of the total as seen on figure 1. Of those that were surveyed, we had an excellent...
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...written presentations (step 6 – Communicating). Self-reflection (step 5 – Reflecting) is graded separately. The assessment will provide a means of assessing the extent to which you have developed the core competencies outlined in the competency-based outcomes for this course (Refer to pp.6-7 of the course outline). C. The Task Part A: The Written Presentation – An Argumentative Essay (15%) Construct an argumentative essay of 4 to 5 letter-size pages in length which supports ONE of the perspectives researched on your group topic. Formatting requirements: ⇨ Font type – Times New Roman ⇨ Font size – 12 pt ⇨ double spacing ⇨ Numbered pages – top right Content requirements: ⇨ An introduction with a strong argumentative thesis statement ⇨ A minimum of 5 major points in the body of the essay ⇨ In-text citations for any source material used ⇨ A References OR Works Cited list at the end of the essay citing all sources referenced in your essay Part B: The Aural Presentation (15%) Prepare and present an aural presentation on your topic between 8 and 10 minutes in length and in a format of your choice selected from the list below: • Poster presentation • PowerPoint presentation • Short play or...
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...Persuasive Essay 1. Read and understand the prompt or writing directions. What are you being asked to write about? Example: Persuasive Writing Task In this writing test, you will write a persuasive essay or letter. Your writing will be scored on how well you: • state your position on the topic • describe the points in support of your position, including examples and other evidence; • anticipate and address readers’ concerns and arguments against your position; and • use grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. 2. Decide on a topic or issue. If you get to choose your topic, select something that you feel strongly about or that you feel competent discussing. If the topic is assigned, think about the best way to approach it. 3. Make a list of pros and cons for your issue. PROS - What makes your idea a good one? CONS – Consider your audience. What arguments might they make against your idea? 4. Write a thesis statement. In a single sentence, state your proposal or position. What’s the main idea that you’re trying to get across to your audience? What do you want the reader to agree to? 5. Organize and outline ideas. Select your best arguments to support your opinion. Use one paragraph to address a reader counterargument. Topic Sentence: First reason why your idea is a good one. Supporting Details: #1: Facts, Examples, Statistics, Interview Quotation, Expert Opinion, Anecdotes #2: Facts, Examples, Statistics, Interview...
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...Dave Eggers wrote an essay entitled “Serve or Fail” which appeared in the New York Times in 2004. This essay was written with the purpose of persuading colleges to require volunteer hours for college students. He had a convincing case containing what one could view as an honorable purpose coupled with literary effects he used, this was backed by statistics, yet some questions are raised when reading it. The purpose his essay had was to have students’ free time spent on volunteer work, he helped gain ground for his cause with the reader by his literary effects. He gives us an anecdote of his college years when he elaborated on his free time spent on “the dart game called Cricket, and the billiards contest called Nine-Ball. I became an expert...
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...WRITING 5 Comparison/Contrast * Use the chart we discussed in class to brainstorm ideas for an essay using comparison/ contrast organization. You have two choices: * Write an essay that compares and/or contrasts certain aspects of culture in the United States and in your native country. Limit your discussion to the aspects of everyday life listed in the chart (or one you discuss with me). Write from your own experience as an observer of life. * Alternatively, you can compare your native country today to the way it was in your parents or grandparents time. Also, if there is a recent event in your or your parents’ lifetime that revolutionized life in your country, you can compare life before and after the event. You can also write about difference and similarities in rural and urban life in your county. (Don’t’ write about government or politics.) * If you choose the first option, choose one category from the chart to write about. Name the category in the thesis statement. Then divide that category into 3 subtopics. (It is possible to combine categories from the chart in your subtopics, but be sure the three subcategories are closely related. They must both belong to the topic of the thesis statement.) * In other words, the thesis can’t say that there are three differences between country X and the United States. Name the category of differences such as three differences in how people raise children, or three differences in how elders are treated...
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...Violence Within todays rapid race of self-preservation, there is still overbearing fear within the society. The three essays, that I plan to lay out their critical argumentative analysis, each share a likelihood for fear of violence in daily lives. The author of “Do We Fear the Right Things” identifies differing types of fears people share. While the next author of “Parents Need Help” correlates the rampant rate of video gaming sales to parental and social nurturing guidance. Lastly, the author of “Bang, You’re Dead” argues the proxy self between fantasy violence and children. In reviewing all three essays, it is easier to identify how the authors construct their arguments using opinions and evidence to persuade the reader. Critical Argumentative Essays After the horrific terrorist attack on United States soil in September 11, 2001, author David Myers wrote the professional essay titled “Do We Fear the Right Things” in December 2001. Myers expressed that the fear of the attack surrendered Americans helpless in daily routines. “In the ensuing months, Americans flew 20 percent less. “No way are we flying…instead, we drove many of those miles, which surely caused more additional highway deaths than occurred on those four ill-fated flights,” (Myers, 2001). Throughout the remainder of his article, it explained a multitude of phobias with detailed numerical statistics and off topic correlations. Such as relating a million dollar Powerball winning to a, “infinitesimal odds of a lethal...
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...It was the Researched Critical Analysis Essay. This essay required a broad range of sources (both statistics and opinions) to enhance my claim with regards to the topic. Although finding studies and credible sources were quite challenging, structuring the essay in the correct and desired order was the harder aspect of it. Throughout my draft, I was unable to structure the paper into a coherent one, hence, succumbing to organize it. Even though, the research essay seemed to me as the most challenging of all three, writing about a current and highly unstable issue such as the Kashmir conflict gave me this opportunity to climb up the ladder (in terms of writing). Not only, it provided me with an insight of my motherland’s history, it also ignited the sense of patriotism in me, in the same way, as it would engage an audience (particularly, the ones from India and Pakistan) on a wider spectrum. This benefitted me since I was able to understand and use print and digital technologies to address...
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...in communication. I have had many difficult times speaking and understanding English when talking to others. Writing an essay was almost impossible for me to think of. Realizing how difficult it was to experience these linguistic difficulties, I then decided to go back to school to improve my English skills. Therefore, English became especially essential for me to succeed in my educational goals. I was determined to earn an Associate’s degree then transfer to a university for a Bachelor’s degree. I started going to ESL classes and studied English very hard to make progress in my speaking, reading and writing skills. After spending one year in ESL classes, I qualified for English 43. I learned lots of grammar and how to write paragraphs efficiently during these classes. I noticed that writing an essay was more challenging when I got into English 49. However, since then I’ve learned how to write a five-paragraph argumentative essay which was one of my weaknesses in academic writings. I have made a lot of progress in writing skills since I started studying English 49. I now think that I’m ready to go on to English 101 due to the fact that I have learned useful strategies to follow a writing process and develop coherent paragraphs effectively. A writing process is the most important step that I learned in this class. First of all, before writing a complete essay, I need to come up with the pre-writing which consists of free writing and brainstorming. I found this step essential because...
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...Geography Programme, School of People, Environment and Planning ESSAY WRITING AND FORMAT GUIDE FOR GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS Essay Writing and Format Guide 2 Essay Writing and Format Guide Table of Contents Introduction: Why Write Essays? ........................................................ 4 Types of Essay........................................................................................ 5 Analysing the Question: Answering the Question............................ 5 Planning Your Essay ............................................................................. 8 Writing Your Essay................................................................................ 9 Introduction ..................................................................................... 10 The Body of the Essay.................................................................... 10 Concluding ....................................................................................... 12 Editing............................................................................................... 13 Writing Style ......................................................................................... 13 Spelling.............................................................................................. 13 Writing numbers.............................................................................. 14 Grammar: plurals and apostrophes .............................................. 15 Syntax: The...
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...Tips for a Great College Essay Why write an essay? The purpose of the essay is to convince admission officers whom you’ve never met, in less than ten minutes, that you would be a good match for their colleges. At the most basic level, it allows admission officers to evaluate your communication and writing skills. In addition, the essay allows admission officers to discover more about you as a person – a side of you not shown by statistics like grades and SATs. The essay gives information about your history, attitudes, interests and creativity; it gives a sense of your values and goals. What admission officers are doing is creating a community…looking to see how you would fit in that community, what would you bring to that community and what sets you apart. How the essay is evaluated • • • Is your writing mechanically sound? Is your writing style comfortable? Can you write a good sentence? Can you write a good paragraph? Do you address the question asked? Can you form a thesis? Can you discuss a theme? Is your argument logical? Can you get in and out of the essay with some finesse? Do you write with style, nuance and creativity? Do you write with a distinctive voice? Choosing a topic Choose the essay topic that appeals to you most. The topic is less important than your delivery Remember: there is no right or wrong answer. The college just wants to know who you are and how your mind works. Bad essay topics - there are bad essays, not bad topics; but be...
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...to know how to write different types of texts. One of the most frequent is the essay, the essay is a piece of writing that presents a point of view in an interesting way, in which you can develop different topics depending on your intention. It describes, clarifies, argues, and presents different examples with the purpose of giving support to the author’s point of view. Depending of the writer's intention, there are different types of essays: persuasive, analytical, argumentative and expository. Besides, a good essay develops its idea considering a basic structure composed by three parts: introduction, body and conclusion. In this paper you will learn about the structure of a good essay. Writing an essay needs planning. So, how to write an essay? To write an essay you must to take into account some important aspects: First you have to define the thesis, and ask yourself what is the point you want to make? it is important to have clear arguments to support your thesis, for that, you have to investigate and be sure of what you want to do, you must define what is the purpose of your writing and how you will accomplish it. Then you can create a list of ideas by brainstorming, trying to have a global perspective of your text. After that, you will have clarity about how you could start your essay and how you could organized it. Taking into account this you could start with: The introduction, an essay writer usually fulfills different functions, such as to create a hook, that catches...
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...103 Essay 1 Assignment Argument: Hospital statistics regarding people who go to the emergency room after rollerskating accidents indicate the need for more protective equipment. Within this group of people, 75 percent of those who had accidents in streets or parking lots were not wearing any protective clothing (helmets, knee pads, etc.) or any light-reflecting material (clip-on lights, glow-in-the-dark wrist pads, etc.). Clearly, these statistics indicate that by investing in high-quality protective gear and reflective equipment, rollerskaters will greatly reduce their risk of being severely injured in an accident. Writing Task: How well reasoned and convincing is this argument? In explaining your point of view, be sure to analyze the conclusion, the line of reasoning, and the use of evidence in the argument. Also discuss what, if anything, would make the argument more sound and persuasive or would help readers better evaluate its conclusion. 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced Use Times New Roman 12 point font, 1” margins. Submit your essay to Turnitin.com and print out the Originality Report to bring to class on Monday (if possible) or Wednesday (at the latest). Also bring in two copies of your final draft to class: one for me; one for peer review. I will put the essay assignment and peer review sheet on MyGateway. I think that looking over the peer review sheet will give you some good ideas as to how to write your essay. Hints: • The key to this essay is to...
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...In order to succeed in college and in life it is important to learn how to write academic essays in order to communicate various ideas and points of view. Academic essays is composed of there primary stages, the Intro, Body, and conclusion. This formant allows one to stay focus in their writing. Elements such as writing style and tone should be considered as well. One must also consider their audience. Also it is important to establish credibility in the eyes of one’s audience. This can be accomplished through strong sources, personal testimonies and other relevant connections to the subject matter. While the above aspects are important they are not absolute and the best writers are able to strike a balance between these various elements to form a writing style all their own. They are many good examples of good writing yet the best way is to allow one’s own personal experience and personality to come out in one’s writing. One thing on the don’t do list is letting your bias and views of the world stop your from evaluating opposing views and merits with competing points of views and ways of life. Now it begins. Yes, the infamous introduction. Many of my professors told me in the past that I needed to work on my introductions. It wasn’t until I read the book “The Say, I Say “ that I began to grasp the importance of good writing, especially good introductions. Also reading about the “pitch” and how to form one really helped me get more comfortable about my writing .The introduction...
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...Nadia Ruiz Kristina Litchford ENGL 1120 February 8, 2012 Sugar High? The society we currently live in is so fast paced that it seems almost impossible to find the time to do the things that professionals consider “healthy”. Most people work eight hour shifts for seven days a week. Finding the time to incorporate a decent exercise isn’t even considered in the thoughts of a tired human body. With fast food restaurants located at every corner it’s a lot quicker to grab three Burger King combos for the family rather than finding time to go home and make a fresh cooked meal. The various factors of unhealthy living lead to multiple life threatening diseases; such as diabetes. Within this selected article they discuss why so many of us are getting diabetes. This article goes in depth about where diabetes comes from and the factors that we humans fail to follow to prevent such a disease. It shares stories of several individuals of various age groups that have diabetes. Then the article slowly moves into further detail as to what diabetes is and the daunting results from it. Despite the plain structure of the article the informative title and use of Aristotelian Rhetoric allow for Laura Randall to share a message effectively. Let’s begin with the title of the selection. The article is entitled “Why so Many of Us Are Getting Diabetes.” Taking a glance at this article it doesn’t grab the attention of the reader as there is no part of the title that pulls the reader into wanting...
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...surgery, 95% of those patients experienced an improvement in physical and psychological health and their well-being greatly improved after the surgery. Sources Cloud, J. Time Inc. (2009, January 30). Joan Rivers' Cure: Will Plastic Surgery Make You Happier? Retrieved from http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1874121,00.html This article written by John Cloud and is the foundation for the essay I will write. It has the facts and statistics I will need in order to write the essay. The article contains many kinds of plastic surgeries as well as the effects of plastic surgery. Joan Rivers has had many plastic surgeries during her lifetime and this article has a lot of facts I can use in my essay. Staff, W. Westlake Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery (2014, January 10). CAN PLASTIC SURGERY MAKE YOU A HAPPIER PERSON? Retrieved from http://www.westlakedermatology.com/blog/can-plastic-surgery-make-you-a-happier-person/ This article written by WD Staff reveals many of the side effects of plastic surgery. Not only does it talk about the side effects, but it also has statistics of the many people who have benefited from plastic surgery both physically and psychologically. Also, the article focuses on the long term effects of plastic surgery. Author, A. A. or Organization Name, if available. (Date of publication; use n.d. if there is no date). Website document title in sentence case. Retrieved from...
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