...Ija Quick-Artiste ENC 1101 Instructor Ms. Sullivan 09/17/2013 Useful Writing Skills In The Music Industry Writing in the constant evolving music industry has an attribute about it that will never cease to exist. Whether you’re a producer, engineer, manager, singer, rapper, or songwriter. Writing skills are absolutely crucial in your career. I personally am a singer and songwriter with experience of about 8 years in writing my own music. As a singer it’s not necessarily a make or break skill but it definitely now a days a plus in the market. I do not have any experience in the contract writing field but songwriting skills are always useful. I have the skills to write or co-write for other artist and create a better name for myself with my writing abilities. With my experience I will go on to learn the ins and outs of copywriting infringement to protect my craft. Hull, G. P., Hutchison, T. W., & Strasser, R. (2011) stated that “The music business in general, particularly the recording industry runs on its copyrights” (p.51) so I am positive that those skills will be more than useful. Learning the technicalities of contracts will be put to use in my career or in use of someone else’s if I choose to manage talent. I will also apply my writing skills to social media, though social media is not absolutely grammar specific. Venti (2010) specified, “How you interact on these forums will determine how your fans view you”. Which is a very true statement, staying...
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...Name: Janny Herrera Professor: Jose Rodriguez Course Number: ENC 1101 Date: 01-27-2016 My fifteenth birthday party was a unique experience for me because my family did their best to make me the happiest girl in the world on that day. They made a video of my favorite singer, Chayanne, singing as if he was singing to me. They also invited all my high school friends. I really enjoyed that special day. I was in Cuba when I celebrated my party. I was extremely happy because my family was together; my grandmother and uncle came from Spain to be with me. I was very impatient because everyone was with me and we waited 5 years to meet the whole family again. It was a memorable event, I will never forget it. The first was when I was taken to do my eyebrows for the first time. It was painful, yet I loved to see myself different. I did not see myself so young yet so mature, and with traits of that of a young woman. My hair when it was curled and combed made me look like a princess. I had to pour beer for me to curl a little more because my hair is straight and not curled. After the wonderful experience of putting on makeup for first, I felt strange because I had never had so much makeup on my face. Normally I only used a light colored lipstick. Well then, I took the photos section in Varadero beach, in a hotel, a park, etc. This day was awesome because there were several girls who met at the fifteens the same day and I was able to share and throw many photos...
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...Elky Brady Dr. Price ENC 1101 4 October 2011 My Children Changed My Life As anyone can imagine, having a child can really change a person’s life. Depending on the person, the change can be viewed as negative or positive. A lot of times this life-changing event can be an unexpected one and I personally know about the fears that come along this type of surprise. When comparing and contrasting my life before motherhood and now, the differences are extreme. Some of the biggest areas of impact to my life as a new mom were my financial situation, social life, and myself as a person in general. Raising children is very expensive. Before my boys, I was able to spend a lot on myself and after, any type of selfish spending was not an option or priority. Although I was thinking I would never be able to get by, there were a lot of easy ways that I discovered as a new mom that helped with the bigger financial responsibility. What makes it easier are the websites online that moms of all ages, experience levels, and varieties flock to in order to share their success stories, tips, and not-so-lucky situations that other moms can learn from. On the popular site SingleMom.com, one blogger posted about the several things that can be done around the house to save a few extra bucks. Suggestions such as replacing expensive aromatic candles with vinegar boiling on the stove do not seem like a big deal, and actually a little ridiculous but according...
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...Nyquanesha Stacey Professor Mostel. ENC 1101 6 November 2015 When Will It Stop? In the Movie” Do The Right Thing” The main character Mookie, Threw a garbage can through the window of the pizzeria that he work at, Because one of his close friends Radio Raheem was killed by the police. The whole Act of violence took place when radio Raheem and Smiley, Buggin Out walked into Sal’s pizzeria to order him to put some famous African Americans on the wall of his pizzeria and to tell him that they will have him boycotted. Even though the owner Sal and his sons are racist their business is in a mostly black community. One night at Sal’s pizzeria radio Raheem and Sal got into I huge argument which lead Sal to smash radio Rakeem radio, they both get in...
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...Ekaterina Balushkina Dr. Brooks ENC 1101-91238 28 Oct. 2014 A Better Place to Live America has always been receptive to immigrants. Historically, people were coming to the U.S. from all over the world seeking better lives for themselves and their loved ones. This trend continues today. In fact, according to the Migration Policy Institute “the nation's 40 million immigrants represented 13 percent of the total U.S. population in 2010,” and I am one of those immigrants. Despite living in the U.S. now, I have spent twenty years of my life living in Russia. People often ask me about the differences between the two countries, and I’m always very reluctant to answer because it is a broad topic that could take a matter of days to discuss. The U.S. and Russia are both great and powerful countries, which play an important role in the global economy, science, and protection of our world, yet they are so different from each other in many respects. One of the most important things in any society is employment opportunities. It is equally easy to find a low-skill job in both countries, but the level of compensation varies substantially. For instance, a person applying for a cashier position in a supermarket chain would earn $9 per hour in the U.S., which will come down to $1,584 per month, assuming a nine-to-five schedule working 22 days per month. That same person is expected to earn 15,000 rubles, on average, in Russia, which is approximately $375, substantially lagging behind the...
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...Jacob Moore ENC 1101-15073 Professor Holt 8 October 2014 Domestic Violence by Athletes 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime ("Domestic Violence: Statistics & Facts."). Domestic violence is the act of performing physical, emotional, verbal, or sexual abuse towards a spouse, child, or any other family member. There continues to be those who support this type of violence and those who are against it. Just recently I’ve noticed the media covering more incidents of domestic violence being committed by professional athletes. I am going to discuss whether or not domestic violence committed by professional athletes in the National Football League are being handled the way they should by the association they play for. The National Football League (NFL) has recently had two incidents of players committing domestic violence that has and continues to be discussed. The first incident involves former Baltimore Ravens Running Back, Ray Rice. Rice was recently cut by the Baltimore Ravens due to knocking out his then fiancée while riding the elevator. The second incident involves Minnesota Vikings Running Back, Adrian Peterson. Adrian Peterson was involved in hitting his 4 year-old son with a tree branch. Each of these acts of domestic violence resulted in both players being suspended. Adrian Peterson is still suspended indefinitely but Ray Rice has already been released from his team. On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice got into an altercation with his...
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...ENC 1101 February 13 2013 Causes and Effects of the Computer/Information Revolution By illustrating the lifestyle of the computer revolution through advancements in human society whether it be medicine, school or businesses, computers paints a vivid image of a world that is interconnected providing further advancement upon our society; only to create a bigger, faster and more efficient world. The 21st century is known as the information and or computer revolution. As Hamming states, "the industrial revolution released man from being a beast of burden; computer revolution will similarly release him from slavery to dull, repetitive routine" (Hamming 4). The revolution began after World War II and to this day continues evolving at a rapid pace enhancements made to it’s speed and size, has led to more and more information being found and processed on a daily basis. According to Linowes, more information has been produced in the last thirty years than in the previous five thousand. Changes to the lifestyle of the everyday human are quite prevalent. Nowadays, people have access to what seems to be an endless pool of information, whether it is social networks, instant messaging, electronic libraries while businesses use the internet and information technology to operate their organizations. People communicate every day and transfer data every day at an alarming rate. The computer revolution has shaped or current environment into one where the internet is central to todays society...
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...Professor Jason Calabrese ENC 1101 January 30, 2013 History Revealed Through an Interview In today’s day and age, it’s very unusual for the youth and elderly to have much in common, a major of the time. Over the years, what once was the way of living has changed overnight. Many individuals would agree with both statements I just stated. But, after my interview with Samuel; I quickly changed my point-of-view, the youth and elder have more in common then what we think. Interviewing seventy-five year old Samuel D. Wright is an experience that I will never regret undergoing. Speaking to Samuel made me realize the world we live is slowly but, gradually changing but, people remain the same in many different aspects like: personality traits, simple behavior patterns and personal values. I felt as if a little piece of history was given to me through my interview with Samuel. Learning about that little portion of local history changed my prospective on Naples as a whole. After spending hours trying to pick a relative to interview, I decided that interviewing someone that I already knew would have an effect on the actual answers I would receive. I wanted to interview someone that would be one hundred percent truthful no matter what the question maybe. Not that any of my potential questions for Wright were extremely personal or anything in that nature. The only way to make my goal possible was to interview someone I didn’t really know. Working in a hospital gives me plenty of opportunities...
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...Expressive Essay (Observation, Ethnography or Memoir) First Draft ENC 1101 – CR Junkins Purpose: What do I want the student to do? In this course, we will explore the two most commonly used forms of writing for college students: expressive writing and academic writing. Expressive writing captures what is important to the writer. In order to succeed, writers must understand themselves. Such writing is deeply personal. Expressive writing is designed to prepare students for writing outside academics—communicating feelings and observations, beliefs and opinions, community and individuality—all skill sets that will enable students to succeed in any discipline or career path. From a learning perspective, expressive writing is often an easier form of writing than academic. It allows students to begin working with such concepts as language, reasoning and mechanics while working with material they find worth discussing. In this assignment, I want students to carefully examine both themselves and their community. What makes their community unique? What is their place within the community? How did their unique, individual personality take shape? Project Overview: How do I want the student to do the assignment? Component One: Personal Students will choose to write on one of the following three topics: • One’s sense of place (observation) • One’s place within a community (ethnography) • One’s relationship to an event from the past (memoir) ...
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...How a Drug Addict Changed My Life Elizabeth Miller ENC 1101-1002 Professor Bahle November 10, 2012 How a Drug Addict Changed My Life Growing up, we always had people living with us that were in different stages of recovery. Some were drug users, some were drinkers and some were both. My step-dad had about 6 years of sobriety under his belt when the first person stayed with us. His name was Jerome, and he had stumbled into the street in down town Seattle and had been hit by a metro bus years before. He had problems from that and also epilepsy. He was with us until he could get into a full time care center. We moved shortly after that, into a home that had 2 spare bedrooms. We would have people stay with us for a few days off and on, until Greg and Stephanie showed up. They were the first two in the new house to move in. Stephanie was almost killed in a car accident she got into driving drunk, so she was recovering from that and drying out from alcohol. Greg was a different than anyone else I had ever met and I’d like to share his story. This is how he changed my life. Driving down our street, I noticed extra cars parked around our house. This wasn’t unusual; my parents hosted a recovering addict’s Bible study at our home every Thursday night. The members of our group became family, and we almost always had someone over for dinner. This Friday evening seemed to be no exception. I parked and gathered my things and walked into the house. Not paying attention...
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...Han Le Dr. Holly Elliott ENC 1101-15228 2 December 2015 Argumentation Essay In today’s society crime is increasing every day and the types of crime are changing. It seems more and more that crimes of identity theft and organized crime are on the rise. I am writing this to let you know more about crime and theft rates. One of the most difficult problems of our society is robbery. Robbery can occur almost anywhere at anytime, especially on the streets. Many states define robbery as theft accomplished by violence or the threat of violence. Guns are the most deadly weapons that can be used by the thief, which can cause the victim to suffer and injuries. Some thieves even kill the person after robbing their belongings. (According to the 2006 FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 447,403 robberies were reported to the police at the rate of one per minute in the United States. Robberies varied according to region with the Southern States having the highest percentage of 38.3%, the Western States 23.6%, the Northeastern States 18.5%, and the Midwestern States at 19.5%.) Society sees criminal justice as an officer making an arrest or patrolling the streets. Society does not realize that the criminal justice system has a government type structure, has goals, and is made up of three components. These components include the Police, Courts, and the Correction system. Each one of these components has its own function and purpose. The police enforce the law, arrest offenders, decrease...
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...ENC 1101 13 October 2014 Becoming the Seminole Athlete Coming to FSU as a student athlete is a life changing experience as you shift from being under your parents into being on your own and managing yourself. You get to start early as a baseball player so that you can become acclimated with class and morning workouts. You are taken on a weeklong athlete orientation called Summer Bridge a week before summer classes begin. You along with other freshman athletes get to become familiar with the campus and what is expected out of an athlete here at Florida State. During the week, you are grouped with people from other sports so that you can get to know other people besides your teammates. In your group you do small bonding exercises and team work activities. One activity was a campus scavenger hunt where you have to take pictures in front of certain buildings and this allows you to get familiar with your new school. Summer is an easier adjustment from high school to college compared to fall. During summer you are required to take only two classes and have only early morning workouts. Having the afternoon to yourself is a good feeling because there is not much free time in the fall being a student athlete. Being a baseball player, you live in Whitehall Apartments which is right off campus. Living in the apartments with three other teammates and right next door to four others, you get to bond easily with each other. Transitioning from having your laundry done for you and having...
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...Camila Ambros Dr. C.M. Clark ENC 1101 HC December, 10 2014 Women Writings in Franco’s Regime Feminism is a movement in which the active participation of women expresses and targets the aspirations and decisions regarding social organization and the life of women. The movement arose in the sixties of the twentieth century in similar way in different countries. On one hand, it connects with that first feminism that focused on the suffragists and the claim of political rights, whose momentum was partly buried as one of many consequences of the two world wars. On the other hand, it is part of a wider movement based on the protest of the young people, who raised the need for a better democracy, comprising and transforming the understanding of the political activities and the way decisions were made. However, in Spain the situation was different. Spain presented specific features because unlike France, Germany, Italy or the United States, which were already starting to evolve the fight for the equalization of women in society, Spain was living under a dictatorship that was established after a military coup and the civil war, which overthrew the form of government of the Republic. The dictatorship limited women from expressing themselves freely and living their desired life. It restricted them from showing society their importance in the world and letting men see how both are equal. The sixties in Spain was a time that excited many women writers to speak about their situations...
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...their thesis with academic-quality research that is properly sourced and cited as per the standard of university level writing • Anticipate and respond to counterarguments • Learn to critically engage the revision process through draft writing, instructor conferencing, and peer commentary • Respond the work of their peers as peer reviewers while providing relevant, productive feedback Class 1 – Introducing the Classical Argument Essay *Daily Learning Outcomes: • Reflect on Informative Essay • Introduce Classical Argument Essay • Break down the assignment sheet *Activity 1: Individual Reflection / Class Discussion (15 min) - Students open their portfolios and journals then reflect for ~10 minutes on their experiences during the Informative Essay Unit - Discuss reflections as a class *Activity 2: Introduce Classical Argument (20 min) - Have students bring a hard copy of the assignment to class with a highlighter: a. Get into groups of 4 b. Read the sheet aloud, highlighting all the action verbs c. Discuss the sheet as a group as instructor makes rounds *Activity 3: Mini-Lecture on Assignment /Questions (15 min) - Powerpoint slides “The Features of an Academic Argument” - Allow time for student questions on the assignment and/or lecture *Homework for Next Class READ: • Chapter 8 A&B Guide to Writing. Writing a Classical Argument. • Pages 137-154 Everyday Writer: Constructing Arguments. • "The Case for (Gay) Marriage"...
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...with academic-quality research that is properly sourced and cited as per the standard of university level writing • Anticipate and respond to counterarguments • Learn to critically engage the revision process through draft writing, instructor conferencing, and peer commentary • Respond the work of their peers as peer reviewers while providing relevant, productive feedback Class 1 – Introducing the Classical Argument Essay *Daily Learning Outcomes: • Reflect on Informative Essay • Introduce Classical Argument Essay • Break down the assignment sheet *Activity 1: Individual Reflection / Class Discussion (15 min) - Students open their portfolios and journals then reflect for ~10 minutes on their experiences during the Informative Essay Unit - Discuss reflections as a class *Activity 2: Introduce Classical Argument (20 min) - Have students bring a hard copy of the assignment to class with a highlighter: a. Get into groups of 4 b. Read the sheet aloud, highlighting all the action verbs c. Discuss the sheet as a group as instructor makes rounds *Activity 3: Mini-Lecture on Assignment /Questions (15 min) - Powerpoint slides “The Features of an Academic Argument” - Allow time for student questions on the assignment and/or lecture *Homework for Next Class READ: • Chapter 8 A&B Guide to Writing. Writing a Classical Argument. • Pages 137-154 Everyday Writer: Constructing Arguments. • "The...
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