...Toulmin model assignment Now that you have a firm understanding of the Toulmin model and its various parts, you will now apply that information to the real world. You are to find an argument made in a newspaper or magazine editorial, and then analyze the argument via the Toulmin model. The article can be from an online newspaper or magazine, but blogs or normal webpages are not acceptable. Additionally, the article MUST be an editorial or op-ed piece – these are to be personal views that are making a specific argument about an issue. Beyond including a hard copy of your article, you will want to include the following: * Identify the parts present – analyzing the artifact, you will identify any and all parts of the Toulmin model that are present within the artifact. For each part, you will need to present three aspects: * Define the Toulmin part – define (briefly) what this part is (to demonstrate that you know what you’re supposed to be looking for). This should be in your own words – don’t just quote the readings. * Express the example – express what specifically, within the artifact, is representing this particular part of the Toulmin model. This should be a direct quotation from the article. Do NOT paraphrase this part. * Explain the selection – explain why this particular selection you have chosen is a representation of this particular part of the Toulmin model. How does it fit into this type? Why would this be an example of the part...
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...Final Paper—Delta Airlines Michael Todd Daniels MBA602 Dynamics of the Organization July 13, 2013 Dr. Robertson |Final Paper Directions and Topic | |Due by Saturday, 11:59 p.m. (MT) end of Week 1 (not graded) | |[pic] | Although the assignment described here is not due until Week 4, this information is supplied in Week 1 so that you can be thinking about the assignment as you learn the material in the course. In Week 4 you will complete a 7- 10 page paper, APA formatted and with references, which will address the following: Analyze an Organization Paper: • Analyze the organization you are working for. If that is not possible, select an organization for which you worked in the past, or one for which you would like to work in the future. • Parts 1 and 2 will require that your analysis is thorough and reflective of the organization. Part 1 An Analysis of the External Environment. In this section, we expect you to research and discuss both current and future external factors that will affect the strategic possibilities of the company you are analyzing. Use a SWOT Analysis for your review of the environment. Analyzing...
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...A Teenager's Behavior is Mostly Influenced by his Friends Good or Bad Behavior is almost contagious among teenagers, depending on different factors. It's natural for parents to worry about the way that a teenager’s behavior is mostly influenced by his friends. And it's logical for them to wonder, how long allow a teenager can spend time with his friends at all. Friendships can be influence from one to another as teenagers. It’s clearly powerful. Also, it makes the difference between good and bad grades at school. Good behavior can spread through the group. A teen whose friends are socially active in positive ways, such as participating in sporting at school, or completing their homework on time, parents can consider these as positive influences. But bad behavior can also be modeled. A teen whose friends are socially active in negative ways, such as participating in smoking, drinking or using drugs, parents can consider these more likely to indulge in his behaviors. Also, misbehave tend to be a bad teenager in the school. In conclusion, a teenager's behavior is mostly influenced by his friends, because a teenager whose friends are socially active in positive ways, can be considered as positive influences. In the other hand, a teen whose friends are socially active in negative ways, can be considered more likely to indulge in his behaviors, and can be considered as negative influences. Even the facts show, that good or bad behavior is almost contagious among teenagers. It's...
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...Writing 2 Final Draft 10/14/2014 Reality and the Struggle between Good and Evil We exist, fundamentally conscious of the world around us, but for many it is with blinders. Everyone has their own version of reality, how the world works and how they think the world should work. Quite often we live comfortably in our own realities and sometimes we struggle in them. Reality can differ from person to person and other times our realities match oneanother. Is the world we think we know real, or are we dreaming? Sometimes in living and struggling with our own realities we miss another struggle, the struggle between good and evil. It is an age old struggle between the light and the dark for dominance over our realities. “All wills struggle for domination, independence, and power over one another, which is the source of change in the universe.” (Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil)Such is the case with Blue Velvet and A wild Sheep Chase. In watching Blue Velvet and reading A Wild Sheep Chase we get an inside look at what happens when two conflicting realities butt heads, when light and innocence fights head on with dark and evil. In Blue Velvet and A Wild Sheep Chase, the main characters become involved in mysteries. They both lead seemingly normal, simple, even boring lives. Absorbed in their own realities of how their worlds work. In both stories the main characters are forced to become involved with scary, powerful men. One throws himself into the mystery, willingly and the...
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...Rogerian Argument Paper: Pro Euthanasia Dear Letter Recipient, I am writing you today to discuss the topic of euthanasia. It has been brought to my attention that your opinions on this matter are that it is a morally corrupt act. There are many reasons why this statement holds very true. I fully understand your position on this very difficult of topics. The act of killing another human being is and always should be one of the worst possible crimes imaginable while existing on this earth. Every living soul should have the right to exist on this planet for as long as they be permitted. Even in the case of extreme disease, there is always the chance that medicine will be able to pull someone out of what is likely a very painful situation. A big concern I could see would be who would make such a decision? Who should be in charge of deciding the fate of another human? This is why I decided to write you today. Who would be better to make the decision about when a life should end than the one who holds that very life? Let’s take a terminally ill cancer patient for example. If a person, when diagnosed with the disease and in a stable frame of mind, signed a do not resuscitate order, is this not the same act? The person is aware of the pain that would be involved and has made a conscious decision that if the time comes, and the unimaginable happens, that they would rather go peacefully into the night than waste the resources available to those around them. What if that person decided...
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...(1A) Donnellan makes a distinction between two uses of definite descriptions. He argues that definite descriptions can be used referentially or attributively. Donnellan states: “A speaker who uses a definite description referentially in an assertion […] uses the description to enable his audience to pick out whom or what he is talking about and states something about that person or thing” (Donnellan, 285). When definite descriptions are used referentially, they are used as a tool to pinpoint a certain thing or person. In other words, the definite description is used as a way to bring something to someone’s attention. For instance, a sentence with a definite description that is used referentially could be, ‘The guy with the Ray Bans looks pretty cool’. Here the definite description in the sentence is ‘the guy with the Ray Bans.’ Donnellan points out an important trait about the referential use of definite descriptions. He states, “In the referential use of a definite description we may succeed in picking out a person or thing to ask a question about even though he or it does not really fit the description” (Donnellan, 287). For the given example, ‘The guy with the Ray Bans looks pretty cool,’ the speaker or the person communicating to another picks out something, namely a person who is wearing Ray Bans. However, as Donnellan argues, we can still be successful in picking that specific person or thing out even if the person is not wearing Ray Bans. In other words, we...
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...Fences Socratic Seminar Questions Directions: Answer the questions below in preparation for the Socratic seminar on Fences. You must respond in complete sentences, and you must submit your answers to Schoology. Your written responses will be part of your Socratic seminar grade. Make sure your responses are specific. Provide specific quotes and page numbers to support your responses. 1. People are made up of both good and bad character traits, just as characters from literature are. No one person or character is 100% good or 100% bad. Troy was a complicated character. Argue whether or not you believe Troy was a good man or not. 2. What are some examples of cultural, political, and social fences from history and today? What messages do these fences convey? Are these fences good, bad, or a mixture of both? 3. How can fences be invisible? Provide at least one example of an invisible fence you put up in your own life. 4. How do you think the primary characters’ respective childhood environments affect their personalities? Do you think it was fate or choice that had the most effect on them? Why? 5. Names hold a symbolic meaning in the play. What symbolic meaning do you think the characters below hold? One example has been done for you. a. Cory- Cory is the youthful center of the family, like the core of an apple. b. Rose- c. Gabe- d. Troy- 6. What do you think the play is saying about the themes below...
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...In her article, “The Signs of Shopping” Anne Norton says, “walking from window to another, observing one another, shoppers, especially the astute and observing adolescents, acquire a facility with the language of commodities…shop windows teach composition” (88). In the following essay, we will be looking at how consumerism and advertising influence and help us develop our identity. What is identity? According to the Merriam- Webster Dictionary, identity is the qualities, ideas and beliefs that differentiate a person from the rest of the group. Our identities form from different aspects of our lives; such as family life, school life, friends, professors and religion. In addition, places such as the mall also helps shape our identity. The mall is a big contributor to the formation of our identity; this type of influence begins during adolescence. Anne Norton states, “Adolescents, particularly female adolescents, are inclined to spend a good deal of time at the mall” (88). The time adolescents spent at the mall contributes so much to their identity, as they walk through the mall and walk past all the stores and the mannequins; they are learning the discourse of shopping. Additionally, the mall as Norton says, “It is both a place of meeting for the young and one of the rare places where young and old go together” (87). The mall has become a great place where women go to hang out with other women and bond with their daughters though mother-daughter shopping days. The mall is a place...
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...I. Short answers 1. Qualitative identity refers to a relation that has a one to many relationship, and which the objects in question have the same properties but are not the same substance. Numerical identity is a one to one relation and refers to two things that are exactly the same substance. The ship of Theseus is a thought experiment illustrating this, in which a ship (S1) sets out to sea and over time each piece of the wooden ship is replaced by new, but identical pieces of wood (S2). The old wood is then saved and brought back to land to assemble a “new” ship (S3) using all of the pieces from the original one. Therefore, the original ship (S1) is qualitatively identical to both (S2) and (S3), but (S1) cannot be numerically identical to both (S2) and (S3). If physical continuity is essential then (S1) is numerically identical to (S2), but if physical constitution is essential then (S1) is numerically identical to (S3). 2. The consequence argument by American philosopher Peter van Inwagen says that if determinism is true then our present acts are not up to us. This is because determinism says that our acts are the consequences of past events and the laws of nature, and we cannot control the laws of nature or what happened in the past. Therefore, our current actions are not up to us and free will does not exist. Compatibalists reject this argument because they believe free will is compatible with causal determinism. Their reasoning is that even if everything you do is determined...
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...According to the analysis of the California names date, a person with a distinctively black name has, on average, the same life outcome as a person with a distinctively white name. A name does not determine whether someone will have economic success whether it is a name within the same race or a different race, the name does not determine who a person will be. A person develops into a successful or non-successful person by the way they are raised and what they have learned from it. While a name may not make someone, his or her upbringing has a major effect on how they turn out. A person’s name can give some insight to the types of parents an individual has. A name conveys what the parent’s economical standings were during the time the...
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...“Identities, after all, refer to relatively stable and often economically entrenched social arrangement. Such social arrangement can change and when they do, available identities will change along with them” (Moya, 2004 p.47). In my view, this quote has dual implications, first is that identity is socially construed and secondly identity does not have to be static. This implies that as scholars and educators we need to understand and value changing identities as well as cultural diversity. This is because identity is instrumental to knowledge production and dissemination. Understanding and valuing multiple and changing identities promotes exploring the uniqueness of each culture and identity while at the same time encouraging multidimensional...
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...This summer I would like to go on a mission trip to Los Angeles, California. I want to go on this trip for many reasons: the first being the chance to volunteer at Homeboy Industries. Ever since freshman year when Father Greg Boyle spoke to us, I have been interested in learning more about Homeboy Industries. On their website, I read a few stories about people who were formerly incarcerated getting their lives turned around due to Homeboy Industries. These countless stories made me realize that stigmas aren’t always correct. One of the things I struggle with, and would like to changes, is the blind belief to the notions of these stigmas. These stories opened my eyes and made me realize one of the goals I have for this trip. Which is to be able to truly see the world from a different perspective. Being able to be around people who’ve previously been incarcerated will allow me see past the common stigmas, and be able to see them as a person. The second reason I want to go on this trip is to get a new perspective on life. I have been very blessed in my life to have had all of the opportunities I have been given. However, I realize that others are not as fortunate. I am not a minority and have never been worried about my parent’s financial situation. Through no fault of their own, the kids at St. Dolores Mission are both. I have had the privilege of having more opportunities than them, and what I don’t want to do is take what I have for granted. In my life, I’ve felt entitled to...
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...Assignment: Research Paper Principles of Management Research Paper 4-6 pages APA 6th edition Format Due Week 8 Day 2 in the DropBox. 200 Points The Student will be assessed on his/her knowledge in management by writing a Term Paper on a selected and approved subject that will be discussed in week one and due in week seven. Content, Development and Presentation 200 Points Possible Introduction - Clear thesis statement - Catches reader’s attention - Relates topic to Principles of Management Body of Paper - Continues to relate paper to Principles of Management. - Specifics that support general statements - Appropriate length for content (4-6) substantial pages- not counting the cover sheet and reference page) - Supports introduction and conclusion Conclusion A thoughtful and logical conclusion Summarizes key points Content - Appropriate content and links to Principles of management. - A consistent and authentic voice - Clearly showing the relationship of the writer's point of view with those of quoted sources and other possible viewpoints Form/Composition - A strong logical development and organization - Interesting, varied, logical sentences. - Uses APA 6th Edition style Coherence - Paper will have a discernible beginning, middle, and end - Easy to understand - Nearly error-free writing (spelling/grammar) References Cited - Adequate documentation of sources (references cited throughout paper and linked to reference page) - Follows APA format for citing references - Appropriate...
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...Defining Diversity Defining Diversity * To me, diversity encompasses a wide range of elements in which to classify a student population. It includes the obvious such as race/ethnicity, culture, gender, disabilities, and socio-economic status. However, diversity goes so much deeper. Diversity also includes the various cognitive levels in students, the different styles in which they learn, and the various levels of motivation in students. Each of these diversity categories can be evidenced in an educational setting. The impact it has on a school can be positive if it is approached and handled appropriately by the school and its’ teachers. If it is not, it can have very negative effects on the school and the student. Having low expectations and showing bias toward one diverse group over another can have a very negative and lasting impact. It is important to acknowledge that ALL students can achieve if given the motivation and encouragement to do so. According to Janine Bempechat, high achievers in all ethnic groups believed that success was die to hard work. She concluded, “Teachers need to help low achievers understand that poor performance does not result from a lack of ability as much as from lack of trying” (Nieto & Bode, 2008). It is for this reason that it is of utmost importance that teachers convey positive messages to their students. Building self-esteem can be the first step in academic achievement. If students do not believe they have the ability...
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...something for someone else, I will do my best to try to eliminate any question as to what realists, idealists, and ecological paradigms mostly stand for. I will then discuss which one of these I prefer as a citizen of the United States and how I believe that things truly are when comparing to my life experiences. This will lead into my ideals on international affairs today and the combination of those and the paradigms discussed. Lastly, I will discuss three important principle differences between realists and idealists and their approaches to international relations. PARADIGMS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Paradigms and International Relations In our textbook, World Politics In The 21st Century, it defines Political Realism as a “philosophical position that assumes that human beings are imperfect and possess an innate desire for power”. (Duncan,Webster,Switky, p. 33) I do believe that it does not matter what it is you are asking to be defined, the definition is always going to depend on who you are asking. Every individual as a unique point of view which might just be a slightly different perspective than the man next to him. This assumption that all people are naturally going to behave badly many people have frowned upon and stated that this type of negative outlook is only going to 3 feed into the negative behavior that might be of question. Realists have often been said to have a more cynical view on life than an idealist. But when talking to a realist, they are going...
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