...five-paragraph essay on this topic using the outline below. Your essay should include an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Visit this site and study how to write a five-paragraph essay. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/five_par.htm “Why college education is important to me” 1. Support your essay with your motivations, dreams, goals and aspirations, inspiration, plans, reasons, rationalizations, quotes, anecdotes, research. 2. Employ correct rules of sentence composition, grammar, and mechanics of style. 3. Use at least two references. Each reference must use a quoted passage and be appropriately cited to avoid plagiarism. 4. Include a bibliography at the end of the essay. 5. Turn in at least two full pages or up to three pages of writing, 12-pt. Times Roman, double-spaced. 6. Pay attention to spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 7. Use this basic outline: a. Introduction b. Body Paragraph 1 c. Body Paragraph 2 d. Body Paragraph 3 e. Conclusion f. Bibliography This is the end of the Writing Assessment. WRITING ASSESSMENT EN110 Achieving Academic Excellence Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. For this assignment, you are asked to review and exercise your writing skills. Write a five-paragraph essay on this topic using the outline below. Your essay should include...
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...Impact on Inequality of Raising the Minimum Wage: Gap- narrowing and Reranking Effects." LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics & Industrial Relations. Jun2004, Vol. 18 Issue 2, P317-327. Wiley Blackwell, June 2004. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. In this research paper, Angel-Urdinola uses examples from other countries to prove why raising the minimum wage isn’t effective. He says that raising...
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...In the essay “Why I Want A Wife” Judy Syfers explains why she desperately needs a wife. Also she explains why equality among men and women is important. Judy Syfers mentions wives roll in a relationship and how she thinks that every man really wants a maid not a wife to love. Young and with an education women have a need to be accepted. This thought might not be agreeable with a partner. Wives shouldn’t be treated like maids because they are the ones who keep the family together. And the most important part is when the two have a child. Both husband and wife must be there for the child. I believe that Judy showed that her massage was women are all used up and that she is fed up with it. That men take wives for granted. I think most of the essay she explains that she is a wife and wants to show other wives that they aren’t the only ones fed u with the system of marriage....
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...After reading a few essays I chose The Great Climate Experiment by Ken Caldeira. I picked this one because climate change is important to me. In my younger years I did not care about climate change because I had the attitude that it was something that would not really matter for many hundreds of years and my kids’ kids would not even be affected so why in the world should I care. I would like to think I have matured and now I know it is important to humans’ long-term survival. Yes, this issue does affect me currently because what we do today will have a long term impact on the climate in the future. This essay is not peer-reviewed because it will not come up under the APUS library when I refine my search and search for peer-reviewed articles. I feel the claim of the essay is, “In reality, carbon dioxide dumped into the atmosphere today will affect Earth hundreds of...
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...and political effects on American society. It is still one of the greatest defining eras in US History. In general, we know what caused the Great Depression, but these causes are still debated even today. It happened after a period of great prosperity (The 1920s) when American commerce was growing. The issues that surround the causes of the depression are still issues today. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of United States history and government, answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Using your answers from Part A you will write an essay (Part B) in which you will be able to: • Discuss the following three causes of the Great Depression, o Use of Credit o Over speculation o The Federal Reserve’s Monetary (Money) policy Use the box below to organize your notes and ideas that can be used to convert into an essay. Part A: Short Answer Document #1 Ford Advertisement: 1920 [pic] Duke University Library 1. An average annual wage of all industries in the 1920s was about 1400.00 dollars a year. Many workers averaged (depending on the job) between .50 cents per hour up to 2.00 dollars per hour). How much does a worker make a month making 1.00 per hour (40 hour work weeks)? _____________________________________________________________ 2. How much would a 1920 Ford Touring cost per month if bought with an installment plan of 12 installments (one every month) in one year?_______...
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...they can help you construct a strong argument. How can a bias negatively affect your essay? What can you do to prevent this? I think when you get too attached to the topic that you are writing about it can negatively affect your essay. Way's you can prevent this are not getting emotionally involved into the topic. You can also try to distance yourself from the topic so you can write about it in a neutral light. Sometimes when there is too much emotion or too much of yourself in a paper it can turn a reader off. I think to be an effect writer you need to know how to make a strong argument without being biased. I know when I read the news I would prefer non-biased articles but that is hardly ever the case. So I eventually stopped watching and reading the news. I think as an academic writer you should not be biased in your writings and just show the facts and truths that you find for your essay or paper. DQ 2 Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply: • The use of the first-person I in academic writing has been a source of debate. How do you feel about using I in an academic essay? What issues arise with the use of I in an academic essay, and how can you prevent it? DQ 3 Post at least a 150-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply: • In what situations are compare-and-contrast essays effective? When would that style be ineffective? What is the difference? Explain. ...
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...computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test you will not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you. People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. It has been said, “Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why? A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. How do movies or television influence people’s behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed...
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...Introduction For our Core 102-20 we were assigned to write a Reflective Memo to talk about the all the assignments we’ve done this semester and the steps we used to complete each assignment. The class theme is unsolved mysteries and conspiracy theories. This course requires you to complete four major essays. In order to receive credit for each essay, you MUST turn in every essay or it results in automatic failure of the class no matter what your grade is. The required texts & materials for this course is the Core Handbook; the PDF version is on the D2L homepage. You must have access to email and upload article to D2L by smartphone, tablet or laptop. You must bring paper, pens/pencil, journal and loose-leaf paper to class. You will not be able...
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...3mer Guidance Leaflet Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 3MER Supporting Good Practice in Managing Employment Relations Assignment and Content Activity Investigate resources and write a guidance leaflet which covers key points of the areas detailed below. The impact of employment law at the start of the employment relationship including: * 2 Internal and 2 external factors which can impact on the employment relationship * 3 different types of employment status and 3 reasons why it is important to clarify/determine an individual’s employment status Employee rights during the employee relationship including: * The importance of work life balance and related legislation concerning holidays, rest periods, working hours and night working * Family/parent related legal support, including maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and dependents leave * 2 reasons why employees should be treated fairly in relation to pay * The main points of equalities legislation including the concepts of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation * The concept of the ‘psychological contract’ and examples of policies and procedures which can underpin this Issues to be addressed at the termination of the employment relationship including: * The difference between fair and unfair dismissal * The importance of exit interviews to both parties * The key stages to be followed in managing redundancies and the impact of redundancy...
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...historical background, there have a great number of different between Chinese and UK culture. The purpose of this essay is showing what particular different between those two country’s cultures. There will through four parts, which is education system, the way of communication, eating habits and business culture to support the main argument of this essay. In the Chinese education system, there pay more attention to consolidation the basic knowledge and practice. Most of the time in one lesson is the teacher wrote the main point of this class on the blackboard, and the student just taking notes on their seat. They are lack of effective communication. On the other hand, the Chinese teacher always emphasized the memorization is very important to their student. For example, the last year of Chinese student in the high school, they will get a lot of homework after school, and they should spend many times to practice again and again. This probably is the main reason of why a large number of Chinese student who studying abroad can get a high scores in their mathematics test. However, in the UK education system, they would more like focus on the student creativity. The teacher gives a project to their student, through the process of they completed the work, the student can study more knowledge that is not mention on the textbook. For instance, when the student write an essay, they should read a lot of book and looking for many useful data and thinking about how to solve this problem....
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...Types of Essays Narrative A narrative essay is a story told by a narrator. Generally, a narrative discusses the personal experience of the author (the first person point of view), but it can also be written about things that happen to others (third person point of view). A narrative typically involves characters, a setting, specific and vivid details, and a series of events that can include current incidents, flashbacks, or dialogue. Cause and Effect A cause and effect essay explores why events, actions, or conditions occur (cause) and examines the results of those events, actions, or conditions (effect). For example, a cause could be purchasing a new expensive home. The effect might be fewer family vacations, more time spent on upkeep, or less time with family because of extra work hours to pay for the home. Comparison and Contrast A comparison and contrast essay shows the relationship between two or more elements. The items can be compared by similarities and differences or both. The important thing to remember about a comparison and contrast essay is that the items to be compared or contrasted must share some common characteristics. In other words, one cannot compare a trip to France and a gourmet dinner because no similar points between the two subjects can be compared. However, an effective comparison and contrast essay can be written about motorcycles and automobiles because they are both motor vehicles, which is the basis for comparison. A comparison and contrast...
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...Plan of action to becoming a responsible man Because I am not responsible enough now and I can’t seem to keep my grades up I am being punished, my punishment is to have a five thousand page essay turned into my father by the end of the week on Saturday at 12:00 in the afternoon, as well as taking care of all the chores in the house and/or outside the house and keeping my grades up. Of course that’s what it was before I ran away on Thursday, not to mention I had to come back home on Friday. Since I did this, what I have to do now is turn in a ten thousand word essay to him by Sunday night, and I will still be getting smoked for running away and not having the five thousand word essay done by Saturday afternoon. I do feel as though the whole punishment in the first place was ridiculous when I couldn’t even apologize for what I did, and they wouldn’t even let me show or tell them that I realize what I did on that Friday the weekend me and my sister where supposed to clean the stove and underneath it as well and that I know my grades were not up to par and I was just telling Jason after I got off work that, “ man I’m struggling through school right now so this probably going to be the last time we all hang out at least till I turn this paper in to Mr. Oxenford before spring break”. So when I got that phone call from dad I was scared to even come home because I know that no matter what my word meant nothing to him and still doesn’t. This is because recently I’ve been lying...
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...music, movies and literature. However, those same laws limit the accessibility to these works. People who don’t have means to pay for entertainment and cultural works are deprived from it. In the field of education, author copyrights may sometimes get in the way of the learning process. It comes back to the question: should access to cultural works be free for all to access or should it be a consumer good? B. We want to interview a range of different people with different views about the subject. We will ask questions to one university professor and one Cegep literature teacher, to one young musician, to four university students, to four people from 25 to 40 years old and to four people from 40 years old and up. The questions we will ask them: 1. Describe what you think Copyright Law is? 2. Do you think it is normal to pay for a) music, b) movies and c) literature works? Why do you think so? 3. Do you think artists should get paid for what they actually do (create cultural works) without considering their other possible sources of income (advertisement, etc)? Why so? 4. Do you buy music, movies or books (online or hardcopy)? How many a year approximately? 5. Do you use technology to get free access to items you should normally pay for? Why do you do so? 6. Do you think everyone should have access to published material regardless of their means? Why? 7. Do you think it...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Age discrimination has existed for a long period of time. The purpose of this essay is to examine the age discrimination issue in Singapore, and the scope of this essay will covers the issues and the group of people involved, why it is important for us to talk about it, and where we can start to fix the problem. All the results reported in the essay were obtained from the newspaper articles, internet as well as a self-driven survey. (79 words) THE ISSUES AND WHO ARE INVOLVED Prejudice and Discrimination has resulted in unfair treatment among the older workers in the society. In this essay, I will be examining the reasons that led to age discrimination among the older workers in Singapore, how this had affected the society, and what the individuals and the society can do to reduce such discrimination. The reason for choosing this particular area to talk about is because age discrimination is something that had existed for long time, and many older workers have always been out casted either by their employees or from job agencies once they hit certain age or when they are nearing their retirement age. As new generation will always be there to replace the older ones, thus older workers will always be faced with age discrimination, as the younger generation are more efficient and their pay is lower. Age discrimination have resulted in many older workers facing lack of jobs, unjustified layoffs and even forced retirements. Furthermore, age discrimination...
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...Arguments about Computer dependency Since their invention, people far and wide have become increasingly dependent on computers. Computers have found their way into just about every aspect of our lives, and in most cases, they make things easier for us [4] . They allow us to work from home, socialize with our friends and family who live too far away to visit, and they provide an ever-welcome stress relief when we come home from school or work and just want to have some fun. But as we increasingly rely on computers to get through the day, the question begs to be asked: have we become too dependent on computers? Despite the many benefits of computers, there are also a number of arguments against them, one of which is the negative effect some believe they are having on children's education. Illiteracy is a growing issue, and many say that computers are to blame. In the past few years, many teachers have taken to shuffling their students off to a computer to type out short, quick assignments that could easily be written out by hand. While this isn't much of an issue for older students, it is an issue for the younger students who are just learning to read and write. Regardless of how much we're coming to rely on computers, printing and handwriting are a necessary skill to have. But typing out assignments has an effect on more than just the ability to print4. It can also negatively impact their spelling and grammar. While most programs now have spell- and grammar-check, they...
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