...A VISUAL GUIDE TO ESSAY WRITING Dr Valli Rao, Associate Professor Kate Chanock, and Dr Lakshmi Krishnan use a visual approach to walk students through the most important processes in essay writing for university: formulating, refining, and expressing academic argument. ‘MetamorTHESIS‘ Your main argument or thesis is your position in answer to the essay question. It changes and develops as you undertake your reading and research towards the essay. how to develop & communicate academic argument “I love the way the authors explain what an argument is. I also love the way they justify holding opinions in an academic context … A Visual Guide to Essay Writing shows you excellently how to communicate with your marker by employing your ‘authorial voice’.” - Dr Alastair Greig Head, School of Social Sciences The Australian National University Valli Rao Kate Chanock Lakshmi Krishnan “This is a great book ... clear, useful, beautifully conceived and produced ... an intriguing approach, one that will make sense to students and really assist their essay writing skills.” - Brigid Ballard & John Clanchy authors of the international best-seller Essay writing for students: a practical guide How effective structure supports reasoned argument in essays1 Discipline/field Topic Underlying question Introduce discipline/field/context and topic Roughly, 10–15% of essay length Why is this topic interesting from the perspective of the discipline/field...
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...Format: MLA Essay Thesis: Holden’s negative view of sex and sexuality stems from many things, he presents sex as something ‘crumby’ even though as he mentions he would not mind doing it if he opportunity came up but when the time comes he does not go through with it, sabotaging himself and in a way preserving his innocence. Salinger also ties in the theme of innocence, Holden subconsciously tries to preserve his innocence and it’s evident in the way he views things, he sees the prostitute as a person, not as an object, and thinks of Jane as friend rather than a sexual being. It seems as though he prefers non-intimate relationships and resorts to just talking things out like with the prostitute and with Jane he does not make any advances towards her, he prefers to hold hands and talk. It is also evident that Holden was sexuality abused, and when his former teacher Mr. Antolini makes advances towards him, it adds to his negative idea of sexuality. Through Holden Caulfield, Salinger presents sex and sexuality as something that is shameful and private. ENG 2D1h May 21st, 2014 Assessment of Salinger’s Concept of Sexuality in The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, the protagonist Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye represents the Western teen in the 1950’s, and through Caulfield’s ‘misadventures’ the themes of sex and sexuality come into play. Holden’s negative view of sex and sexuality stems from many things, he presents sex as something ‘crumby’ even though as he mentions...
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...Child Beauty Pageants Should be Banned Parents are the first form of mentors that children have to guide them into adulthood. As those mentors it is the parents’ job to positively shape their child’s moral character, values and ethics, and their overall mental, physical and spiritual development. Child beauty pageants go against that parental code by teaching that self-worth is in appearance, creating negative behavioral and emotional issues, as well as, sexually exploiting children and therefore, should be banned. Self-worth To begin with, pageants teach that self-worth is in the physical appearance, instead of within. Self-worth is about the value you place on yourself through an internal connection. Beauty pageants take away from that in the essence that it puts a high value on beauty and perfection instead of character. Children are taught at a young age, that they are in competition with others and whoever is the most beautiful and have perfected talents, are winners and everyone else is losers. Along with that K. Meginnis-Payne & C. Travis (2001) , states “ In addition to promoting mixed messages about the role of beauty in women’s lives, beauty myths foster competition, divisiveness, and distrust among women. These myths undermine the collaborative, supportive relationships women create with one another. All beauty myths promote the idea that beauty is the most vital aspect of a women’s being.” Negative Behavioral and Emotional Issues Secondly, since a child...
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...moving on to higher levels of education. Peer Pressure Whether it's the temptation to do drugs, drink alcohol, go to parties or even cheat, students can sometimes feel bombarded with pressure from their peers to do things that are either harmful or distracting. Trying to please friends while fulfilling other obligations can contribute to the stress. Hard Decisions As students advance in high school and college, they are faced with some of the biggest decisions in their lives. Choosing a college and a major and deciding what to do after graduation can cause stress. Students may be fearful of making the wrong decision or dealing with outside influences, such as parents or friends who are trying to steer them in one direction or another. Sexuality High school and college are a time in a student's life when he usually becomes sexually active. This can create a whole new set of anxieties, as he begins to navigate serious and not-so-serious relationships. In addition, this is a time when students begin to reflect on exactly who they are. Part of this phase of a student's sexual...
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...The Question of Sexuality Shakespeare is known for being one of the greatest play writers of all time. Due to his clever use of language and rhyme, many people like to use his work when teaching literature or drama. He is also notorious for implying religious beliefs and suggesting themes that may not be well accepted during his time. One of these major themes in Twelfth Night happens to be the question of sexual identity throughout the play. From the beginning until the end of the play, Shakespeare shows how the idea of sexual identity can be questionable and how it affects the main characters throughout the play. As the play Twelfth Night begins, the reader gets a first glance at how Shakespeare suggests the idea of cross dressing through Viola, who poses as Cesario in order to work for Orsino. “For such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent,” here Viola tells the Captain her plans and asks him to keep quiet. Wearing her brother’s clothing, she disguises herself to be a man because she fancied Orsino and to get closer to him. In this scene Shakespeare raises the question of Viola’s sexuality because of her cross dressing. Even though the idea of cross dressing seems to be over stepping social acceptance bounds, it is also ironic considering that theatre at the time always contained cross dressing if a play consisted of female parts. Viola’s relationship with Orsino progresses rapidly in a matter of a few days which helps to understand how Viola...
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...daughters more than wouldn’t be so insecure. A. Real women do not wake up looking like supermodels. 1. Models used to weight 8% less than the average woman... but today they weight 23% then 2. Parents most supportiveness mostly wasn’t until college. B. the American dream is for your daughter to be a coach. 1. TV has turned to the stereotypes of the “bitch” the “slut.” 2. There is a connection with thin and sucsceful in movies. IV. We have the choice not to buy into an image designed t make us feel insecure A. When society accepts label, physical/ psychological abuse becomes normal 1. Were becoming self absorbed/ insecure and seeking approval. 2. Getting mixed signals about roles women play effects jobs and sexuality. B. Society makes people think it’s through sexual display that women get what they want and are successful. 1. Most hip hop vides display women’s body parts. 2. Young women are aspiring to be like this. Achieving this skinny look. V. Trafficking women is illegal, but...
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...that is collar length should be tied back. Tattoos must be covered and no face piercings. ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY It is the Company’s policy not to tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, gender, religion, veteran status, or any other category protected by law whether or not it rises to the level of illegal behavior. All such harassment, discrimination and other improper conduct are strictly prohibited whether it occurs in the workplace or at outside, work-sponsored activities. Examples of prohibited gender-related conduct include, but are not limited to: sexual flirtations, advances or propositions; derogatory, vulgar or graphic statements regarding a person’s sexuality, gender or sexual experience or any inappropriate use of vulgar, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive language; unnecessary touching, patting, pinching or attention to an individual’s body; staring or leering at a person in a way that reasonably could be considered sexual or threatening; sexual compliments, innuendoes, suggestions or jokes; or the display of sexually suggestive pictures, posters, cartoons, drawings or other objects. Examples of other forms of prohibited conduct include racial...
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...regression analyses indicated that mortality was significantly reduced for individuals who reported providing instrumental support to friends, relatives, and neighbors, and individuals who reported providing emotional support to their spouse. Receiving support had no effect on mortality once giving support was taken into consideration. This pattern of findings was obtained after controlling for demographic, personality, health, mental health, and marital-relationship variables. These results have implications for understanding how social contact influences health and longevity A Scale for the Assessment of Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Sexuality in the Aged This research article seizes to focus on the lack of instruments designed to access aspects of sexual knowledge and attitudes of sexual functioning in later life. Myths and taboos about sexuality in the aged strike a negative perception in society especially in old age institutions such as nursing home influencing attitudinal knowledge. It is important to focus on what perceptions older persons have surrounding the issue at hand. Aging and Risk: Physical and Sexual Abuse of Elders in Canada The purpose of this study was clearly stated which was to review the literature on physical and elder abuse. The method was concisely describes as it was within context of risk theory and feminist sociology. It also examines variables associated with the risk for physical or sexual abuse of...
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...Krypton Night Hotel Policy Alcohol Policy : Alcoholic beverage service is restricted to those 21 years or older with valid identification. Sexual Harassment : Sexual harassment can be defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other statements or actions of a sexual or gender-based nature when: • the harasser states or implies that giving in to or rejecting such conduct will affect an individual's employment; or • such conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. It is not possible to identify all of the conduct that could be deemed as sexual harassment. However, some examples of conduct that might be sexual harassment are: • threatening to, or actually making, job decisions, such as discharge, demotion or reassignment, if sexual favors are not granted; • demanding sexual favors in exchange for favorable or preferential treatment • unwelcome physical contact; • leering; • unwelcome comments about appearance; • offensive, insulting, derogatory or degrading remarks; • sexual jokes or use of sexually explicit or offensive language, either in person, in writing or through e-mail; • the display in the workplace of sexually suggestive objects or pictures, including material from the Internet. OUR VALUES OF OUR EMPLOYEES Values form the foundation in our workplace. All values are condensed together to form our culture...
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...Love At First Sight Amber woke up late, spilt coffee on her dress, and was in a rush to make it to work on time. She was frantically running through the automatic doors when all of a sudden she collided into, Chandler, a blue eyed muscular UPS worker. Their eyes locked and she braced herself as he grabbed her arm and steadied her fall. They didn't speak but held a glance for what seemed like minutes, and then they went their separate ways. Amber walked away from that scene, heart-pounding wondering if she would ever see him again because after all it was “love at first sight.” After a first meeting, one may passionately feel as if they fell in love because the attraction is instantaneous, some may describe it as “fireworks” or “electricity” when its simply just sexual attraction. Is this attraction love at first sight? Or is it just a biological and scientific occurrence? Focusing in on the sexual attraction we see that research shows many hormones are involved in this process. Lets start at the brain, “you have motions, you also produce dopamine, a ‘feel good’ neurotransmitter that is associated with passion and addiction, and oxytocin, a hormone related to bonding” (Pincott, 4). With all of these neurotransmitters processing in the brain, it is said that ones pupils may enlarge when focusing on an object of desire (Pincott, 8). Research also shows that a person responds with their entire body when they feel desire. When one is around an object of their desire, adrenaline...
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...Color has an immediate and long lasting impact on viewers as it plays a crucial role in the world of fashion to help recognize one’s personality. In addition to this, a colorful world is a world of meaning because people have always used color as symbols of one’s image, identity and personality; making the color of one’s clothing become the first aspect to be glanced upon by people in the first meeting. Intrigued by this fact along with the role color plays in the world of women’s fashion in addition to noticing women wearing red often than any other color during important personal or public occasions; the aim of this dissertation is to examine the color of clothing worn by women in different occasions in order to explore whether colors with specific reference to red really play an important role in women’s fashion along with to address the question of whether women dress up in red as they perceive red to be a symbol of sexual attraction for men or it is a mere coincidence to see women dress often in red. Starting with an overview with theories related to color psychology and male gaze, the earlier conducted experiments on the color red and women and a self- conducted survey will be analyzed to see if the elements of the theories are in fact evident in the color chosen by women. Colors which both support and go against the theories will be further analyzed before this dissertation lead to its final overall conclusion. LITERATURE REVIEW This literature review will...
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...has been affected by the way people dress in Nigeria, which there is also a strict policy on what women are allowed to wear. Young women’s fashion is seen as a provocation to male students and a distraction to male students. There has been sexual has been sexual harassment and violation and the only way to retain sexual harassment and violation is to impose very strict dress code among female students and women in the society. There has been a call to criminalize and ban women’s fashion, the banning and legalization received legislative support in January 2008 when chairperson Ufot Ekaette presented bill against public nudity which has not yet been passed to law (Nigeria 2007). Ufot Ekaette says that there is a relationship between sexuality and nudity, she also says that the way women dress has always been directed to men. And is an invitation to an erotic encounter with ramifications involved. She also says that women need to be disciplined on how to treat their bodies with respect and that the women need to be protected at all times ( Little 1973; Wilson 1985; Ivaska 2004). In the Public nudity bill Ufot Ekaette defined ‘indecent dressing’ as when women are dressed in a way which exposes their breasts, belly, waist and two inches below shoulders and downwards to the knee that is females and males above the age of 14 years, (Nigeria 2007;1). She also states that this exposure makes men in the society weak, even the disciplined clergymen who are seduced by women wearing...
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...in nature and are as powerful and destructive as any other addiction. Dr. Laaser helps students understand how to overcome what fuels sexual sin so healthy choices can be made when meeting the needs of a person’s heart. Learning Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students: 1. Will be able to understand the seven basic desires of every human being. 2. Will be able to identify the false substitutes often misused to fulfill desires. 3. Will be able to recognize how to find fulfillment through a relationship with God, healthy relationships with other Christians, and a one-flesh relationship with a spouse. Introduction People are in a spiritual warfare in culture around sexuality. Satan has been attacking the church in the area of sexuality since its conception. This lesson will help students learn how to guard themselves against the devil’s attacks by learning how to fulfill their God-given desires through godly, healthy relationships. I. Biblical Men Vulnerable to the Attack of Sexual Warfare A. Samson: Tempted During Loneliness B. David: Tempted After Being Scorned by His Wife C. Solomon: Multiple Wives Enticed Him Away from God Men and women are most vulnerable to sexual sin when they are lonely. We need to understand the desires of our hearts in order to guard ourselves against sexual temptation and fulfill those desires in the ways God intended. II. The Seven Desires of Human Hearts A. The Origin...
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...general statement that announces what the paragraph is about. By starting a paragraph with a topic sentence, your audience may immediately identify your topic. This construction also helps you, the writer, stay focused on your subject. Consider the following example of an essay introduction: The first sentence is the topic sentence: It tells the readers they will learn about past narratives. The sentences that follow the topic sentence relate to the topic sentence because they provide examples of past narratives. Finally, the last sentence is the thesis of the essay, which expresses the author’s position on the topic and previews what the entire paper is about. You learn more about writing effective introductions later in this course. Supporting Paragraphs Every paragraph after your introduction must be a supporting paragraph. A supporting paragraph supports or proves your thesis. All supporting paragraphs must include a topic sentence. You may then develop the supporting paragraphs within your paper by using one or more of the following methods: • Examples and illustrations • Data, facts, or historical or personal details • A simple story, or narrative • Descriptions • Division and classification • Analysis • Process analysis • Definitions • Cause-effect • Comparison-contrast • Argument The previous paragraph about journals used examples to support the topic sentence. Consider the paragraph...
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...|[pic] |Course Design Guide | | |College of Humanities | | |COM/156 Version 7 | | |University Composition and Communication II | Copyright © 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course builds upon the foundations established in COM/155. It addresses the various rhetorical modes necessary for effective college essays: narration, illustration, description, process analysis, classification, definition, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, and argumentation. In addition, requirements for research essays, including the use of outside sources and appropriate formatting, are considered. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject...
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