...My first year at Alma College has been an eye-opening experience. I have learned a lot academically, about myself, and about life in general. As I progressed though the year my viewpoints had changed. I had many new experiences that broadened my horizon. My classes opened me up to knowledge I could apply to my life, that I found interesting, and benefitted me. I learned a lot about myself, including what I want out of my college experience, and what my passion is. Despite the numerous papers, multitudes of exams, tremendous amount of course work, and athletics I believe I have done well. One of the many demanding classes this semester was English 101. In this rigorous course, students were asked to gain rhetorical knowledge, engage in critical writing, perform research writing, and improve their style and grammar. These goals are closely related to those of the WPA Outcomes published by the Council of Writing Program Administrators. The WPA...
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...Unit 9 Assignment 1: Rogerian Argument Paper Todd Keller Paper on Same Sex Marriage Should same sex couples be allowed to marry? Through time mankind has always held the belief that marriage is reserved for a man and a woman. Many religions have teachings and even very strict religious laws against same sex couples and unions. Catholics will tell you that it’s the devils work, Islam and other religions take it farther and view same sex relationships as not only evil, but punishable by death. We as a species are required to mate with someone from the opposite sex in order to procreate; the bible teaches that this is the only reason for a man and a woman to have carnal relations. It has been passed from generation to generation that two people of the same sex having an intimate relation is wrong and can never happen, anyone doing so does so at their own risk, a risk of ridicule and other consequences. With many things in this world attitudes have changed, as such many people are openly gay and have very strong partner relationships and thus should be afforded the opportunity to enjoy the merits of being in a monogamous relationship just as much as a “normal” couple would. For many years, same sex relationships have had to endure the fact that you cannot classify your “life partner” as a person on your medical insurance, life insurance, or many other situations that legally able to be married couples are afforded. Some may even argue that certain couples...
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...injustice and slavery, if practiced as dictators would have them, universally and systematically, in the long run would destroy us as surely as a fire raging in our nearby neighbor's house would burn ours if we didn't help to put out his.” (Ickes). He uses ethos because he is one drawing on the fact that everyone knows who he is and will listen to what he says as a matter of authority to some degree. Ickes also used logos to appeal to the American public. He states, “If we are to retain our own freedom, we must do everything within our power to aid Britain. We must also do everything to restore to the conquered peoples their freedom. This means the Germans too.” (Ickes). I believe that the Toulmin method of argument is being used in this paper, and not the Rogerian. I base this fact on how Ickes is in no way objective, or neutral to the subject matter. He is fully emotionally charged that the United States should act upon a wrong, and do it now. He does however state his position, write in a very logical manor, give opposing views, and...
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...Sabrina VanDerwarker Elisabeth Rutledge English 1302_71 25 November 2014 Researched Argument Audience Analysis: Abortion 1. Who is your audience? What is the name of the person or group for whom you are writing this argument? Why have you chosen this person or group as your target audience? Why will your argument have exigence for your audience? My audience would be to pregnant women. I have chosen my audience to be pregnant women because women who get pregnant are often asked if they know all their options. 2. How open is your audience to your argument? Is it undecided or hostile? Keep in mind that the more hostile your audience is, the more time you will need to spend establishing common ground between you and your audience. My audience would have to be more towards hostile because abortion is a sensitive subject to some people. 3. How will you organize your argument to accommodate your audience’s level of openness to your position? Will your argument have a classical structure? Will it have a Rogerian structure? Will you be presenting your reasons and evidence before directly stating your thesis? Why, based on your knowledge of your audience, will your argument have the organization you will be using? I will give both of the sides of the argument and keep an open mind when presenting both sides. My argument will have a Rogerian structure and my thesis will come after all the evidence is presented. 4. What are your audience's priorities and goals? What...
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...out similarities and/or dissimilarities 14. Subject-by-Subject - describing everything relevant about one subject before moving to another subject. 15. Point-by-Point- alternating from one aspect of a subject to the same aspect of another subject 16. Transitions - words and phrases that ease readers from one idea to another 17. Basis of Comparison- Common characteristic on which to base the essay. 18. Argumentation- uses clear thinking and logic in order to convince readers of the soundness of a particular opinion on a controversial issue 19. Persuasion- uses emotional language and makes dramatic appeals to readers’ concerns, beliefs, and values 20. Logos- the soundness of the argument: facts, statistics, examples, and authoritative statements 21. Pathos- the emotional power of...
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...Literary Analysis Paper Flannery O’Connor is without a doubt one of the most influential renowned writers has earned her to be one of the top Literary Writers of have came out of the South. She is mostly known for her intense and jaw dropping stories on mystery and violence, to show a type of representation of salvation through obscure stories like “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”; which was still till this very day of the best known stories O’Connor has wrote in a long time. The story as a whole represents the ethics the self-righteousness grandmother in the family that had been surprised by this so called spiritual awareness by this unknown murder, which goes by the name of The Misfit, who had posses the action of committing a murderous spree...
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...your ways. In no way am I disappointed in you, but I do want to extend a hand to you in hopes to influence you like I should, as an older brother. Mom and dads divorce impacted you and me both in ways that we couldn’t imagine. It wasn’t easy, and you never really spoke with anybody about it. Throughout the years after our parents’ divorce you were always more quiet and you seemed to isolate yourself from the family. I can’t say I was ever aware of how hard you took it because I was too busy trying to recover myself. I can’t help but feel, if I had taken a little less time golfing and a little more time being a big brother to you, things might be different for you. As much as I would like to think you didn’t look up to me after all the arguments we’ve been through, looking back, I realize you really did. With that said, I am now in college and you’re on your own living with mom and growing older each day. We don’t see each other much anymore and when we do we seem to disagree and argue about something. You get really defensive whenever I say something towards you and its getting to a point where we are too old for it. I want you to understand that when I tell you something, I’m not commanding you to do it, and I am not trying to take the role of any parent. If we can learn...
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...ENG 102 Cover Letter for Rogerian Essay March 25, 2013 DR. Hennessey, The purpose of this essay is to make my readers aware of the harm cigarettes can do to a person’s body. I also want to make my reader aware that without second hand smoke a person body can be healthier. Smokers should take inconsideration that not everyone wants to smell the smoke or suffer the consequences from second-hand smoke. What I have learned that second-hand smoke can do more damage to your body then I was aware of. I felt like smoking should be completely banned in public places but after researching this assignment I changed my view. I changed and said it should be banned in some places rather then all public locations. The difficulties I encounter with this essay were over citing my sources. I had a hard time putting my own words into my paper with out thinking it was plagiarism. On the opposing view section of my paper I had over citied and going back to add my common knowledge in that section was difficult. I enjoyed learning new history and information on this assignment. I also enjoyed reading what the opposing side said about banning smoking in public places. I choose to write about this topic because it hits close to home. I have an aunt and an uncle who had passed away due to the effect of smoking. I have a husband who also smokes and the doctor constantly tells him he needs to quit. I always wondered why people would take on such a nasty habit that...
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...relates to Person-Centered model 4. Techniques or approaches to change as indicated in the Person-Centered model 5. The kinds of problems that can be addressed with Person-Centered model 6. The population(s) that this Person-Centeredmodel can help 7. Limitations and strengths of the Person-Centeredmodel 8. Multicultural issues related to the Person-Centeredmodel Paper must show adequate understanding of the material presented in the workshop, and reflect your ability to integrate and synthesize the course material. • Created: • Jun 01, 2009 11:15 am • Solution By Expert: • Departed Expert Solutiongo to problem One approach to help you with an assignment like this one is to address each question, which you can then draw on for your final copy. This is the approach that this response takes. I also attached a helpful APA resource. Let's take a closer look. RESPONSE: 1. Presentation of the Person-Centered model This approach was first developed by the late Dr Carl Rogers (1902 - 1987). Person-centered therapy, which is also known as client-centered, non-directive, or Rogerian therapy, is an approach to counseling and psychotherapy that places much of the responsibility for the treatment process on the client, with...
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...iNTEGRATIVE Perpetual evolution: A dynamic integrative approach to developing praxis in counselling psychology Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Theory Building in Counselling Psychology 2 The Impulse Toward Eclecticism 4 My Bohartian History 6 Adlerian Psychotherapy as Structured Eclecticism 10 My Adlerian Roots 11 Beyond Adler: Robertsonian Meme Therapy 13 The Nature of Self 13 The Potential for Using Memes in Counselling 15 A Use of Meme Theory in Counselling a Suicidal Youth 17 Holistic, Dynamic and Integrative: Looking Forward in Our Profession 21 Summarizing the Foundational Principles of My Practice 21 Revisiting Holism 23 Future directions 25 Footnotes 27 Theory Building in Counselling Psychology An early text lamented, “A good theory is clear, comprehensive, explicit, parsimonious, and useful. We appear to have a paucity of good theories in psychology” (Stefflre & Matheny, 1968). Lent attempted to reduce this paucity by formulating his own theory: Wellness is intended to capture the notion of health as a dynamic state or process rather than a static endpoint; psychosocial wellness acknowledges the importance of both intrapersonal and interpersonal functioning. The multiple aspects of wellness would include a) self-perceived (domain and/or global) satisfaction (hedonic well-being), b) domain/role satisfactoriness, c) presence of prosocial versus antisocial behavior, and d) low levels of psychologistical...
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...Q-Sort Technique and Q-Methodology—Innovative Methods for Examining Attitudes and Opinions Florian H. Müller, Elisabeth Kals Abstract In the German tradition of social sciences Q-method is not well known. Q-method combines both qualitative and quantitative research and is used to examine complex subjective structures like opinions, attitudes and values. This paper presents an introduction to Q-technique and its underlying methodology. The various applications of the method for a qualitative orientated research in the fields of market, opinion and media are also listed. The significance of the method for single case studies, for exploratory cluster analysis and for a combined application of qualitative and quantitative research strategies is emphasized. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0402347 Q-Sort technique First developed by Stephenson (1953), and later by Carl Rogers (1954) in humanistic psychotherapy. The Q-Sort technique helps judge self-esteem and personal growth. It helps indicate the individuals (poor) perceived self, and ideal-self. Q-sort technique - scaling General methodology developed to discriminate among relatively large number of objects quickly. It gathers data and processes the collected information; the subjects are assigned the task of sorting a number of statements by placing a specific number of statements in each sorting category; the emphases are on determining the relative ranking of stimuli by individuals and in deriving cluster of individuals...
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...section Vi essay forms Many people use the term “essay” to mean any paper written for a class. In actuality, there are many different types of essays, each of which has a unique purpose, form, and style. We call these different types of essays “modes of discourse,” and they include expository, persuasive, and comparecontrast essays to name just a few. This section of the Guide has a dual purpose. First, various types of essays are described and suggestions are included about how to approach each particular type of writing. Second, the sample essays are good tools for you to see how these different essays look in their final form. These are not templates (no essay can be a carbon copy of another even in form), but they will give you a good idea of what a final piece of writing for each mode of discourse looks like. It would be advantageous to critically analyze the form and content of each sample against the instruction for how to write each type of essay. chapter 21 expository essays Jennifer propp An expository essay explains something using facts rather than opinions. The purpose of this type of essay is to inform an audience about a subject. It is not intended to persuade or present an argument of any kind. Writing this type of essay is a good way to learn about all the different perspectives on a topic. Many students use the expository essay to explore a variety of topics, and do so in a wide range of formats, including “process” and “definition”...
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... 09545395 Subject Terms: Studies Human resource management Business ethics Classification Codes: 9175: Western Europe 9140: Statistical data 6100: Human resource planning 2400: Public relations Geographic Names: United Kingdom UK Abstract: The relative absence of debate about ethical issues within the area of human resource management is addressed. IT is argued that ethics is not about taking statements of morality at face value; it is a critical and challenging tool. The discussion starts with what should be familiar terrain: ethical arguments that uphold a managerialist position, such as ethical individualism, utilitarianism, and "Rawlsian" justice. Other theories are then introduced that broaden the field of ethical concern in an endeavor to be more socially inclusive: stakeholding and discourse theory. Copyright Eclipse Group Ltd. 2000 Full Text: Until very recently the field of business ethics was not preoccupied with issues relating to the ethical management of employees. Apart from the development of ethical awareness among managers (Snell, 1993; Maclagan, 1998) and the ethical dimension of change management processes (Mayon White, 1994; McKendall, 1993), there has been little debate around the ethical basis of much HR policy and practice. The main debates in business...
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...THE INTERVIEWER’S POCKETBOOK By John Townsend Drawings by Phil Hailstone “An excellent, concise and well-organised guide to the art of interviewing.” H-J Jensen, Director, Personnel Flight Crews, SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System) Stockholm. “The first real interviewing guide for managers I’ve come across.” F. Zumstein, Human Resources Manager, COSA Division, Caterpillar Overseas SA, Geneva. “Very comprehensive and packed with confidence-building techniques which even the most experienced manager will find useful.” Rosalind Allison-Calvert, Director of Human Resources, ACNielsen Co. Ltd. CONTENTS PART 1. INTERVIEWING SKILLS QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES 10 types of questions, when & how to ask them LISTENING Listening test, preparing to listen, listening barriers, non-interventional listening, interactive listening, mirroring, echoing, note-taking 1 THE APPRAISAL INTERVIEW Problems, principles, SOS + 5, style, interview tips SNAP 63 15 THE DISCIPLINE INTERVIEW Definition/principles, the SNAP method THE COUNSELLING INTERVIEW The nature of helping, the WRAF approach THE FACT-FINDING INTERVIEW Definitions, additional skills, example 75 85 INTERPRETING BODY LANGUAGE 29 Paralinguistics, types, hands, sitting, standing, eye contact, orientation, proximity, looks/appearance, expressions of emotion, further reading 95 PART 2. INTERVIEW TYPES AND TIPS THE SELECTION INTERVIEW Preparation, structure, evaluation, follow-up 43 PART 3. SKILLS SUMMARIES 1. Questioning...
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...Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, admits that she often finds herself in the kitchen reading soup-can labels—or anything—in order to prolong the moments before taking pen in hand. John C. Calhoun, vice president under Andrew Jackson, insisted he had to plow his fields before he could write, and Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and other novels, is said to have cried on occasion from the sheer dread of sitting down to compose his stories. To spare you as much hand-wringing as possible, this chapter presents some practical suggestions on how to begin writing your short essay. Although all writers must find the methods that work best for them, you may find some of the following ideas helpful. But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that 1. You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader, and 2. More than anything, you want to communicate those ideas to your reader. These reminders may seem obvious to you, but without a solid commitment to your own opinions as well as to your reader, your prose will be lifeless and boring. If you don’t care about your subject, you can’t very well expect anyone else to. Have confidence that your ideas are worthwhile and that your reader genuinely...
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