...Topic Sentence Everyone seems to have an over whelming urge to peak into celebrities personal lives. The concept of how we perceive it as an accepted value to air their intimate and private lives and in addition how we hold a completely different value to a person in the private sector or our own personal life. I find it fascinating how our ethical prospective changes over the same value which in this case is the perception of privacy. Informal outline Our personal ethics regarding celebrities seem to portray the celebrity as an open book that we are all aloud to read. It seems that we consider the celebrity role as that it should allow a life to be subject to criticism. We appear to justify this by considering them as a role model and, setting an example for others. Politicians of course we consider their actions at a higher standard because of their ethical behavior plays a part in our wellbeing, because we rely on them to make decisions on our behalf. I seem to perceive a higher ethical standard for a celebrity’s privacy than most. Body Paragraph #1 My preferred ethical lens is reputation and because of that I tend to choose the path of privacy. I usually want what is best for the community. I see a celebrity as what they do in their private life as something that should stay private but, anything that has become publically known needs to be addressed. I like to believe that I am a compassionate person. I truly believe everyone should be entitled to a private life...
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...Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Sean Heffernan GEN/195 March 06, 2012 John Borio Topic Sentence and Informal Outline It is essential to know how to write a topic sentence properly. A topic sentence conveys the main sentence of a paragraph and describes the content of the paragraph. An informal outline consists of the major and minor ideas reviewed or discussed within the literature. An informal outline organizes thoughts yet stays away from repetition. Informal Outline Although people come from different races, cultures, ages, and backgrounds, it is important for people to live a constructive and successful life at home, workplace, learning environment, and community. Personal ethics starts at home and carries over to every aspect in a person’s life. More successful people have a strong self-awareness and a strong educational background. • People need to have good ethics. • Displaying personal ethics at home carries over to school, workplace, and community. • Developing good personal ethics helps people advance personal gain and become more effective in various aspects of life. Conclusion People come from different walks of life. No mater where a person comes from, everyone at some point in his or her life needs to learn what good ethics consists of. Good ethics that begin at home progresses into other aspects of life. People who display good ethics have a better understanding of how to attain personal goals. More successful people have strong...
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...Introductory Presentation ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Purpose of Presentation: to introduce yourself as a (potential) professional ------------------------------------------------- Audience: class members and your tutor ------------------------------------------------- Due: Week 3 Seminar 1 (Week starting 27 August 2012) ------------------------------------------------- Time limit: (3 minutes, Powerpoint not required) ------------------------------------------------- This presentation is video-taped. ------------------------------------------------- Short written outline of your presentation (one page or less), submitted to your tutor ------------------------------------------------- in hard copy on the day you present. ------------------------------------------------- Presentation Assignment Prepare a presentation to introduce yourself to your class and tutor. The speech will be videotaped for your review and self-assessment. Your presentation should be thoroughly planned, outlined, and rehearsed but not memorized or read. This handout covers the introductory presentation assignment, procedures for giving most business presentations, and a specific assessment sheet to help you prepare your talk and to give peer feedback. TASK: Adapt to Audience and Purpose Prepare and rehearse a presentation to develop your professional identity, establish rapport with your peers, and practise...
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...with public speaking in a relatively informal context. The instructor will assign one of your classmates to be your partner, and you will develop a speech designed to introduce your partner to the rest of the class. How to construct your speech: 1. First, get to know your partner! Ask lots of questions about your partner’s background and their interests. Look for major points of interest—such as hobbies, life events, or unique experiences—and ask your partner to provide you with more detailed information about them. These major points of interest will become the main points of your speech. And of course, you should be sure to return the favor by answering all of your partner’s questions about you. 2. Once you think you have enough material to work with, start outlining your speech. Use brief sentences to write out an introduction, a thesis, two main points, and a conclusion. Your thesis (and therefore, your speech) should address the following question: what kind of person is my classmate? Think about two qualities or attributes that describe your partner. Your classmate could be someone like: a sports fan, a musical talent, an outdoorsman, a car enthusiast, a spontaneous free spirit, or anything else that comes to mind. Be creative! 3. Once your full-sentence outline is completed, you can start rehearsing your speech. Be sure that your speech is not written out word-for-word; for extemporaneous speaking, you want your outline to be as concise as possible so that...
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...University of Phoenix Material LaTasha Wright Reading Strategies Worksheet Identify two reading goals, one short-term and one long-term. * Long-term reading goal: Comprehending and understand the reads and learning of new words Short-term reading goal: Reading twice a day and jotting down words and understand and acknowledge the concept behind the reading Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: * How do you currently approach the weekly readings in the course? * I attend to approach each reading every week over thinking what’s needed to be done. I attend to look at homework first. Then reading the question and seeing how many words need to be in response and then skim thru the reading that will help me respond to the questions. I never really was reading the whole chapter to learning more, just the part that is needed at the time. How might you incorporate three of the suggestions covered this week into your study time? The three suggestions I will incorporate in my study is…1. Read in a block time with short breaks in between. Reading in small blocks throughout the day increasing my comprehension and understanding to reading better and allowing it to just flow. 2.Set a reading goal. By setting a reading goal that is realistic increases my ability to read more on a daily bases and learn more words and meanings. And last 3. Jot down questions, take notes, and recite key ideas and word. Jotting...
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...My overall impression on my speech was better than I anticipated. I was very nervous and anxious to get the speech over. I could tell that in the pace of my speech. I was rushing through it and at times it was hard for me to keep track of my place on the outline. I thought I gave good eye contact and I stayed on the speech path, but I could have projected my voice more so that it would have been easier to hear and understand what I was saying. I felt that the delivery was good but I could have moved around more and gave more hand gestures to keep my speech alive. Although I didn’t feel it was a boring speech, I feel like I still tell showed how nervous I really was by the body chemistry I gave off. I prepared a lot for the speech and I went over the speech 3 times in front of the camera at home. I think this helped me a great deal because I had full knowledge of what my speech was about. Because I was nervous and rushing through my speech I often lost my place on my outline, but was able to wing it because I had practiced. It helped a lot that I did my speech on a topic that I am very familiar with and used to talking about. I also used the technique in the chapter that tells you that when you are nervous take a deep breath and use a focus word, mine was “Money”. This technique helped me a great deal in the beginning because I actually felt overwhelmed and on the verge of an anxiety attack. Using this technique calmed me down and made me able to deliver my speech. ...
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...Research or Interview Paper Instructions You can choose 1 of the following two options for your Research or Interview Paper. Your paper will be 7 double-spaced pages for the main content (not including the cover page and reference page). Your choices include: 1. A research paper Steps for writing the research paper: a) Choose a topic in Managerial Economics. b) Submit the topic and the outline of the paper to the instructor anytime for approval. c) A minimum of 3 references besides the textbook are required. Liberty University library has excellent resources for your search for journals. http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=178 OR 2. An interview paper Steps for writing the interview paper: a) Choose a topic in Managerial Economics. b) Design at least 5 questions according to the topic. c) Submit your questions to the instructor for approval. d) Contact a local or non-local company for an interview. e) Conduct the interview for answers to your questions. f) The paper must have 3 parts: • The description of the company; • Interview questions and answers; and • Your comments. *The research paper is to be done individually, not as a group. **Do not wait until the last module/week to work on the paper. Do it as early as possible. ***A paper that was written for other classes would not be accepted for...
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...Composition I Week 9 IW Assignment Worksheet Instructions: As you did in Week 3, please fill in the answers to the prompts on this worksheet and save them as a Word doc. You are only filling in the blue areas! Then, attach your completed worksheet to your drop box submission. You will work to create your thesis statement and a basic outline for a comparison/contrast essay. There are two patterns from which to choose, and you will select ONE below. Creating a Thesis Statement and Basic Outline for the Comparison/Contrast Essay I.) First, you’ll choose two items to compare and contrast. There are some great examples of items to compare/contrast on pages 229-230 in our textbook, especially #9, #10, #11, #12, #14, and #15. Fill in the two items that you will compare/contrast. A.) Nokia 7110 – the first effort at taking the Internet onto a mobile (1999) B.) Amazon Fly – Taking Image Recognition Software to its next level (2014) II.) Next, you will identify three criteria that you’ll use to evaluate each of the items. Think about three qualities or characteristics of the two items that you can evaluate to choose the better item. For example, in the Week 10 Sample essay, the writer compares/contrasts the cost, nutrition and taste of two types of bread. Fill in the three evaluative criteria you will use to decide which of your two selected items is better. 1.) Internet capability 2.) Ability to take pictures and record videos 3.) Text messaging III.)...
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...PROCEDURE FOR WRITING A TERM PAPE A term (or research) paper is primarily a record of intelligent reading in several sources on a particular subject. The task of writing such is not as formidable as it seems if it is thought out in advance as a definite procedure with systematic perpetration. The procedure for writing such a report consists of the following steps: 1. Choosing a subject 2. Finding sources of materials 3. Gathering the notes 4. Outlining the paper 5. Writing the first draft 6. Editing the paper Now let's look at each of them. CHOOSING A SUBJECT Most good papers are built around questions. You can find subjects in any textbook. Simply take some part of the text that interest you and examine it carefully. Ask yourself the following things about it to see if you can locate a question to answer in your paper. Does it tell you all you might wish to learn about the subject? Are you sure it is accurate? Does the author make any assumptions that need examining? Can two of the more interesting sections in the text be shown to be interrelated in some useful way? Your paper is an attempt to write a well-organized answer to whatever question you decide upon, using facts for the purpose of proving (or at least supporting) your contention. The most common error made by students in choosing a subject for a term paper is to choose one that is too general. (The most specific subject will always have enough aspects to furnish a long paper, if you think...
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...the page next to the home tab. Click the classroom tab. The student’s next page will be the current class the student is participating in. Under the classroom tab are four new tabs. They are materials, discussions, assignments, and grades. The University of Phoenix is geared for adult learners. UoP has a very extensive user friendly website for the active learner. Figure 1.3 CLASSROOM TAB 5.1.1 COURSE OUTLINE When the student has clicked the classroom tab, the next screen will be automatically being the materials tab. The tabs are located at the top of the screen, directly under the classroom tab. In the materials tab the student will have a variety of information at their fingertips. Located on the left will be the course outline. The outline will give the student an overview of week to week activities. It will also give the student a course overview, and course policies. The student has the ability to access an overview of the course. Figure 1.4 MATERIALS TAB, COURSE OUTLINE 5.1.2 POLICIES Under the course outline there is a link for policies. When the link is clicked on, it will open another window. It will give the student the opportunity to read all the policies and procedures of UofP. It gives the user the opportunity to read all the rules and policies under several different types of students. 5.2 DISCUSSION TAB Next to the materials tab at the top of the page is the discussion tab. Under the discussion tab are the forums...
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...Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet Thesis Statement: To effectively achieve personal responsibility you must hold yourself accountable for what you’re trying to accomplish. You must take charge or your actions by practicing discipline and using time management skills. If you can master this art, it can be translated to any aspect of your life, including college success. Informal Outline: I: Personal responsibility, in my opinion, is the key to being successful. To effectively achieve personal responsibility you must hold yourself accountable for what you’re trying to accomplish. You must take charge or your actions by practicing discipline and using time management skills. If you can master this art, it can be translated to any aspect of your life, including college success. II: Take charge of your actions by practicing self-discipline A. Set goals 1. Make a plan 2. Short term goals 3. Long term goals III: Time management skills are imperative A. Meeting deadlines 1. Set specific goals for completing tasks 2. Stick to your schedule III: Accountability A. Be organized 1. Use calendars 2. Use reminders or alarms 3. Make checklists B. Know your resources 1. Online tools 2. Study groups C. Be committed D. Manage stress 1. Reward yourself along the way a. Take breaks b. Treat yourself when short term goals are met E. Procrastination is greatest opposition...
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...However, as I’m coming close to the end of my college career I realized I was wrong. Nonetheless, looking at my freshman essay now, I do see how I’ve grown within these past for years. Within my freshman year, I realized didn’t take the time to actually analyze my topic to where I could have understand it more. Therefore, it didn’t come out the way that I’ve envisioned it to be. The topic of evil is a widespread and extensive topic. If I was to approach this topic now, I would have done more extensive research on the nature of evil. This would have made me more knowledgeable about the topic at hand and helped me determine how to start this paper. In addition, before beginning this essay, I should have created an outline to help guide me throughout my paper. The outline would have given me the opportunity go through the research that I’ve gathered and helped to be more critical on how I wanted to present evil and it’s different levels. Doing this would have help me to develop this essay within a more critical and organize matter. While reading my freshman essay, I find myself coming up with more ideas of how I could have develop my point of view of the branches of evil, hence making an stronger argument. For example, I should have went into more deal of the ways evil is view within religion and our society. By doing this, it would have gave a more insight to the reader of how the paper is developing. This also would have given the reader an additional understanding of what evil...
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...Appendix D Topic Outline and Thesis Statement Guide My thesis is : Even though most people think that tattoos and piercings are known to be unholy, there are a lot people in the world today who strongly believe that they are meant to be pictures of art from personal feelings such as personal histories, special events, or past/present experiences in their lives. ________________________________ I. All Peoples views on tattoos in today’s world A. many people view tattoos as good/or bad 1. Most People view tattoos as being unholy 2. Younger people view tattoos as being a form of art B. Why most people view tattoos as being bad 1. Tattoo’s are unholy 2. Many people believe you are to treat your body as a temple II. Effects of tattoos A. How tattoos effects you 1. Tattoos are feelings of art, or personal experiences 2. Help people express their selves with pictures B. How tattoos effects other people 1. People may dislike you 2. People may feel angry III. Cost of tattoos in today’s world A. Are tattoos worth a lot of money? 1. How expensive are tattoos 2. What do you get for your money? B. Do teenagers spend all of their money on getting tattoos? 1. How much do teenagers spend? 2. How many teenagers get tattoos, and why? IV. Health Risks and prevention from tattoos A. What are the health risks of getting Tattoo’s? 1. Blood Bourne diseases 2. Skin disorders and infections 3. Allergic reactions ...
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...Chapter 1. How to Write an A+ Research Paper This Chapter outlines the logical steps to writing a good research paper. To achieve supreme excellence or perfection in anything you do, you need more than just the knowledge. Like the Olympic athlete aiming for the gold medal, you must have a positive attitude and the belief that you have the ability to achieve it. That is the real start to writing an A+ research paper. CONTENTS: STEP 1. CHOOSE A TOPIC STEP 2. FIND INFORMATION STEP 3. STATE YOUR THESIS STEP 4. MAKE A TENTATIVE OUTLINE STEP 5. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES STEP 6. WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT STEP 7. REVISE YOUR OUTLINE AND DRAFT Checklist One Checklist Two STEP 8. TYPE FINAL PAPER STEP 1. CHOOSE A TOPIC Choose a topic which interests and challenges you. Your attitude towards the topic may well determine the amount of effort and enthusiasm you put into your research. Focus on a limited aspect, e.g. narrow it down from "Religion" to "World Religion" to "Buddhism". Obtain teacher approval for your topic before embarking on a full-scale research. If you are uncertain as to what is expected of you in completing the assignment or project, re-read your assignment sheet carefully or ASK your teacher. Select a subject you can manage. Avoid subjects that are too technical, learned, or specialized. Avoid topics that have only a very narrow range of source materials. STEP 2. FIND INFORMATION Surf the Net. For general or background information...
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...topic: Security Issues involved with the transition from IPv4 to IPv6-Goal for next week: have all of our research papers together to divide among the team Team Meeting #2 10/2/2013 -All team members were present -Shared research papers among the team. Discussed potential topics for next semester to get a better idea of what to include in this phase of the paper. Team Meeting #3 10/9/2013 -All team members were present. - Discussed important points to cover based on our research, and laid down a rough outline for the background and introduction. Created and shared Google docs for the outline and for collaborative list of citable resources. Goal for this week: continue research and begin filling in the outline. Team Meeting #4 10/16/2013 -All team members were present -Continued filling in the outline. -Goal for next week: Have it mostly complete! Team Meeting #5 10/23/2013 -All team members were present -Busy week for everyone. Continued filling in the outline. Team Meeting #6 10/30/2013 -All team members present. -Continued filling in rough draft. Working on continuity. Team Meeting #7 11/6/2013 -All team members were present -Mostly done with rough draft. Working to add more technical info into body. Team Meeting #8 11/13/2013 -All team members were present -Not much progress this week. Team focused on project 2. Team Meeting #9 11/20/2013 -All team members were present -Not much progress this week. Team focused on project 2. Team Meeting...
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