Author: chris

Below is the full instruction of the paper but for the page for the writer you will only do the scholary content section with the 2 scholarly sources. and to finish the culutral context portion by adding to more sources that fits the section. Those 2 do not have to be scholarly. The 2 to compared to my artifact in the scholarly section are to be scholarly citations.

Now that you have digested the generic expectations of scholarly criticism, proposed a text/artifact for analysis, and laid out the criticism tools available to you, this paper asks you to bring it all home! The time has come to produce your own piece of rhetorical criticism.

As a meaning detective, you will use the tools laid out in your last paper to make observations and conduct an analysis of your artifact(s)/text. You have three central tasks in this 7-10 page paper (12 pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins).

1. Position your text in a scholarly context AND a cultural context
2. Illustrate your understanding of the tools of criticism by actually using the tools to analyze your artifact(s)/text.
3. Conclude how your artifact(s)/text are in conversation with something politically or socially important in our shared world.

To help you with this endeavor, your paper must employ the following headings and should be structured as follows:

• Introduction & Justification of Artifact(s)/Texts (.5-1 pg)
To begin your paper you will briefly reintroduce your artifact(s)/text and preview your paper. DO NOT DUPLICATE YOUR INTRODUCTION FROM THE PREVIOUS PAPER. You are to craft a solid paragraph that justifies why scholars AND everyday people should care about your selected object. This section MUST end with a thesis statement that summarizes the central argument in your analysis/social-political conclusion sections.

• Cultural Context (1-1.5 pg)
In this section you will position your artifact(s)/text in a cultural context. What other artifacts are like the one under analysis? What cultural situation/issue gives rise to your text/artifact? Is your artifact responding to a cultural problem? Is it reifying a cultural problem? Does it do a little bit of both? What are the central cultural issues surrounding your artifact and where does your artifact fit in relation to that issue. You MUST cite two external sources in this section.

• Scholarly Context (1-1.5 pg)
In this section you will position your artifact(s)/text in a scholarly context. If the final section of your last paper went well, then this is an opportunity to expand on it (if it didn’t go so well you have an opportunity to redeem yourself ). What are other scholars saying about your artifact (or an artifact that is similar)? Make an argument about how the analysis you are about to do (in the next section) joins this scholarly conversation. You MUST cite two external SCHOLARLY sources in this section.

• Rhetorical Analysis (3-4pgs)
The rhetorical analysis section is the core of your paper! You will use the three tools proposed in your last paper to finally become an actual meaning detective. This section MUST consist entirely of fresh observations about your artifact(s)/text. The only citations that will appear in these pages are when you are making use of a criticism tool. The best way to organize this section is to dedicate one page each to each tool and illustrate your observations about the meaning(s) communicated in your artifact(s)/text using that tool.

• Socio-Political Conclusion (1-2pgs)
Once you have drawn out the various meanings circulating in your artifact(s)/text, it is time to conclude and answer the “so what!?” question. Given the meanings you find in your artifact(s)/text, how are those meanings in conversation with something politically or socially important in our shared world? Why does an analysis of a seemingly small topic like yours have large-scale implications for our society?

In addition to your 7-10pgs, you are also required to provide a properly formatted (APA) bibliography. That bibliography will include:
o At least 2 external scholarly sources cited in section three
o At least 2 cultural sources cited in section two
o Brummett and other relevant class readings

Research Project Outline

Introduction
– Villa Giulia, Rome, Italy
– is an Italian Renaissance building located in Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy.
– It was mainly built to be a country retreat for Pope Julius III.
– Its construction started in 1551, and it was completed in 1553 during which it was the edge of the city.
– The Pope being an expert of arts, decided to assign the construction of Villa Giulia to Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola as the main Architect.
– Apart from Giacomo Barozzi, other Architects who took part in the construction of the Villa are Bartolomeo Ammanati Michelangelo and Giorgio Vasari who designed garden structures and nymphaeum.
Thesis statement:
The Nymphaeum is the most remarkable feature of Villa Giulia containing a miniature self-enclosed world sunken into the ground integrating itself with nature.
Body
1. Villa Gulia’s Plan and Sections
Plans and sections expresses repetitions of geometry creating different volumes of spaces.
– The tension between axis and route creates a disharmony from the vertical construction of the nymphaeum
– The building plan emphasizes solid and void conception distinguishing open spaces and covered spaces.
2. Nymphaeum
The sunken garden integrates into the ground embracing itself with nature
becomes a host to transitional thresholds to different chambers and passages.
– This area consists of three layers in which 2 are sunken into the ground.
– The garden confines two triumphant staircases that are integrated with the retaining wall leading to the sunken sections
– The lowest level contains a grotto forming a water theater and becomes the center of the villa
– Water from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct is channeled into the Nyphaeum and then to splashing fountains creating a “theater of water.”
3. Museological experience/circulation
The Nymphaeum’s circulation diverges users’ visual experience with hidden entrances, pathways and secret eddies impelling them to explore more.
– Elements such as hidden entrances to the passage ways, secret spiral stairs to the upper loggia and the private garden beyond the loggia produce dramatic surprises which contribute to the attraction of the Nymphaeum.
4. Acqua Vergine
The Acqua Vergine was an iconic presence of legitimacy, tradition, power and
history giving the same presence to Villa Giulia by creating the magnificent
water feature/theater inside the Nympaeum.
– In the history of Rome, Acqua Vergine has played a crucial role as a symbol of political and cultural legitimacy.
– It was the water first brought into Rome by Marcus Agrippa in 19 B.C.E. and since the reign of Augustus, it has supplied the city.
– Acqua Vergine was an almost iconic presence, symbolizing history, tradition and legitimacy of the political elite from the ancient Roman Empire. Unlike most Roman aqueducts, the AcquaVergine entered the city from the north.
– Villa Giulia is located east of the Via Flaminia, about a half mile north of the Porta del Popolo, by the Acqua Vergine.
5. Decorations/columns
– Nymps statues/columns
– The Nymphaeum consists of four Nymph fountains built over a well.
– Water features would have made the area the center section in the summer where meals and meetings due to its coolest and most decorated area of the villa.
– The upper story is decorated with river deities of the Arno and Tiber.
– Twin flights of marble steps lead down to a columned hall to the lowest level that surrounds a small mosaic courtyard and a portico loggia supported by caryatids surrounding the central fountain.

Conclusion:
– The integration of the building with nature is emphasized with the site orientation and the creation of the sunken secret garden, Nymphaeum.
– The hills surrounding the site protects the building making it more secluded and private.
– The most surprising of all for me is that the building does not only give you a direct experience of the building but diverts you from certain places due to hidden passages and entrances, and frustrates you in way that you are impelled to explore more.
– Ammannati compared the building to a theater, and the garden to a proscenium and a stage. That the play is opened by the user himself; he is both the spectator and the actor in his progress through the plan.
– Movement is important for the unveiling of the spectacle.

During this module, you learned about the incident rate of wrongful convictions. And in past modules, you learned about the role of the judge and the appellate process. For your writing assignment this module, you are going to put all of this information together and assume the role of a state appellate judge writing the majority opinion which decides Spoofy’s appeal. Specifically, Spoofy is arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and he is arguing specifically on appeal that his conviction should be overturned because the trial judge erred as a matter of law in denying his motion to suppress. In other words, he is arguing that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress, and that because the evidence that was unconstitutionally obtained (i.e. the evidence the police got from his apartment and the statements he made before he was given Miranda warnings) was entered into evidence, he should get a new trial in which the State is barred from entering that evidence against him.

In order to prepare this writing assignment, first read the hypothetical crime scenario information provided to you in this module. Also, review the information you were provided in previous modules. Then, review the attached examples of appellate opinions where courts have addressed appeals regarding motions to suppress based on the very same arguments Spoofy is making. Then, draft an appellate opinion that has the following components: (1) an introduction where you summarize the result below in the trial court, the crux of the appeal, and the result the appellate opinion reaches (e.g. affirm the conviction or reverse for new trial); (2) a brief recitiation of the operative facts necessary to understand the appellate opinion being rendered; (3) an analysis section where you discuss the relevant legal standards and apply those standards to the facts; and (4) a conclusion where you re-state the appellate court’s decision (e.g. either to affirm the conviction or reverse it). And in drafting this opinion, you can choose to either affirm or reverse; it is up to you. Just be sure to write persuasively defending the basis for your decision.

I need Two pages for each prompt and each prompt needs AT LEAST FIVE QOUTES total from one or both of these two books: Leadership from the Margins; Women and Civil Society Organizations in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador By Serena Cosgrove and Hear My Testimony by Maria Teresa Tula

Those are the only two books allowed to be used in the short essays.

1 “Obviously, gender is not the sole factor that explains differences between the experiences of certain women and men because their lives– Especially their leadership styles, experiences and opportunities– are not determined just by gender roles. Rather actions and choices are informed by gender and other factors such as life events and circumstances, races, ethnicity, education, etc…” (Cosgrove, 14) Define the concept of intersectionality and describe how it affects the women’s loves and leadership styles whom we’ve been studying. How does intersectionality explain exclusion? How can it also explain commitment and leadership?

2 How did the civil war in El Salvador affect civil society organizing? Please describe major historical periods and how civil society organizations were treated; the compare and contrast this with how civil society organizations are responding in the post-war period. What role did/do women play in these movements?

3 “In Latin American History, women have assumed leadership roles in their families, communities, and even countries during periods of economic or political turmoil” (Cosgrove, 45). Considering the civil war and the current challenges facing El Salvador today, corroborate or challenge this assertion.

4 “A leader is someone who has ‘the ability to get things done,’ using status and influence to play a catalytic role motiving other to action” (Cosgrove, 23). “Experiences of injustice and marginalization affect how people lead…”(Cosgrove, 26). Please apply these two quotes to analyzing Maria Teresa Tula’s Leadership experiences.

5 Testimonial literature is often defined as a form of narrative literature in which we can simultaneously witness and participate in a marginalized person’s experience, hearing a collective voice that speaks to a plural subject ( i.e., Women, campesinos or farmers, human rights activist, indigenous women , union organizers) Citing examples from HEAR MY TESTIMONY, please describe both the advantages and limitations to using one person’s story to represent a group of people.

6 Reflecting on what you have learned about El Salvador, please explain how you would respond to a question if someone asked you to tell them who were ‘ the good guys’ and ‘the bad guys’ in the civil war. Your answer must include the steps you would follow to provide a nuanced response and the information you would share about the Salvadorian Civil War.

Thoroughly answer all questions and be sure to label, number or bullet each part of each question. You may use your book to complete this exam. All of your answers must be fact based and must not include your opinion, unless you are asked to include it.
1. Diana Baumrind discusses 4 parenting styles. Part 1: In your opinion, which parenting style is the most effective and desirable parenting style and why? Justify and support your answer with facts and information from your book.Part 2: In your opinion, which parenting style is the least effective and and most detrimental parenting style and why? Justify and support your answer with facts and information from your book.
2. Children’s developing minds and social experiences produce remarkable advance in the development of the self. Provide an overview of the changes that occur in a child’s understanding of their “self” from (1) early childhood, (2) middle/late childhood and (3) adolescence. Be sure to use facts and information from your book to assist you in answering this question.
3. Which theory of moral development best explains children’s moral thought and development? Why? Be sure to justify your answer with facts and information from your book. Be thorough in your response.
4. Using facts and information from your book, describe and explain how children’s emotions/emotional development advances from (1) early childhood, (2) middle/late childhood, and (3) adolescence.
5. Part 1: Discuss Erik Erikson’s and James Marci’s views on identity development during adolescence.Part 2: In your opinion, which theory best explains identity development? Why? Be sure to justify your answer with facts and information from the book.
6. How do friendships change from early childhood, middle/late childhood, adolescence to adulthood. Be specific in explaining these changes. Please organize your responses by numbering or bolding each age you are discussing.
7. Part 1: Briefly explain Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory.Part 2: Identify and thoroughly discuss all 8 crises in Erikson’s theory as they occur through the lifespan. Be sure to include ages
8. Based on the longitudinal research discussed in chapter 16, would say that personality traits remain stable or change over time? Justify and explain your answer using facts information from the studies.
9. How does self-esteem change or remain the same from childhood through adulthood? Be sure to include specific facts and information regarding change or stability of self-esteem.
10. How do relationships/friendships change from early childhood, to middle-late childhood, to adolescence and to adulthood? Be sure to bold or number each development period.

Assignment 2: Bidding on a Contract with the Navy

Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

Based on the same scenario as in Assignment 1, imagine that you have received a Request for Proposal (RFP) #123456789, dated 07/14/2014. You also find out through a reliable source that a local competitor has also received an RFP for a similar type of product and service. Due to this, you will be required to negotiate the contract, and will need to consider the contract specifics.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1.Suggest three (3) ways in which the basic concepts of the FAR Policy would mutually benefit your small business and the Navy.
2.Determine the method that you will use for solicitation of a bid. Next, explain why the Navy is likely to choose your company in the sealed-bidding process.
3.Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•Interpret the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to determine requirements and resolve issues.
•Explain the government acquisition process using sealed bidding, negotiations, and alternative contracting methods.
•Describe the various types of contracts and considerations for their use.
•Outline and explain the process for developing competitive proposals and source selection.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in federal acquisition and contract management.
•Write clearly and concisely about federal acquisition and contract management using proper writing mechanics.

(Info from first assignment already completed)
Assignment 1: Small-Business Opportunities with the Navy

Due Week 3 and worth 150 points

Imagine that you are the owner of a small floor refinishing business that provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marble floors. There is no other local flooring business that provides this service. Having recently received a patent on your product, you are ready to expand your business by competing for Navy contracts at the local base, which is located a few miles away. The service you want to sell is the specialty coating, the application of the coating, and a regular maintenance schedule. Your company consists of you, one office assistant, and two production employees.

Note: You will be referencing this business throughout all five assignments for this course. Please use “First Name, Last Name, Inc.” as the name of your company throughout these assignments.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1.Develop your company’s acquisition and planning strategy for obtaining a contract.
2.Analyze the manner in which utilizing SmartPay or a similar program in electronic contracting will assist your company and the Navy. Provide a rationale for your response.
3.Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
•Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•Describe the nature of government contracting, including authority, responsibilities, and legal considerations.
•Explain the government acquisition process using sealed bidding, negotiations, and alternative contracting methods.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in federal acquisition and contract management.
•Write clearly and concisely about federal acquisition and contract management using proper writing mechanics.

4 pages altogether
Directions: Answer each of the four questions. Answers should be approximately 1 page double-spaced. Be sure to cite in text and in a references page at the end of the exam.1. Find copies of the Democratic and Republican platforms for the 2012 election. Using these documents compare and contrast the two parties on the basis of ideology and coalition-building. In terms of ideology summarize each party’s basic positions on issues in the areas of foreign, economic, and social policy. Where do they agree and disagree and what philosophical or ideological patterns seem to emerge? Make a list of the groups of people that the platform seems to appeal to. Is there a pattern in the type of groups that each party tries to appeal to most?2. Find voter turnout statistics for the 2012 presidential election and the 2014 congressional election for your home congressional district and state (Hint: you can find this information on the Florida Division of Elections and Broward Supervisor of Elections websites). Compare these figures to the national average voter turnout in these two elections. Explain the differences in these statistics in terms of the factors suggested in the text as influencing voter turnout, such as the social and economic characteristics of your congressional district, the type of election, and the degree of electoral competition.3. Examine Pew Research Public Knowledge Reports. Highlight some areas that people know about and do not know about. Are there any differences by certain groups? Take the News IQ Quiz at http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/the-news-iq-quiz/. Did anything surprise you as to how you did and compared to everyone else?4. Take an issue and analyze it through the stages of the policy process as outlined in your textbook. What happened along each stage? (Hint: you want to pick a policy that has gone through all 6 stages).
here is the needed textbook : https://florida.theorangegrove.org/og/file/2e74506d-6095-0531-a2fb-b04504b885bd/1/9781616101633_LenzHolman.pdf- also i`ve attached it
you may choose the issue on your own

Whistle Blowing

Being a whistle-blower in an organization takes both courage and confidence. Unfortunately, many employees fear retaliation if they were to report a questionable practice. Despite the increasing legal protections, retaliation rates remain high, according to the National Business Ethics Survey. “Twenty-one percent of U.S. workers who reported misconduct said they experienced retaliation, up from 12 percent in 2007” (Meinert, 2014, p. 62). The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was enacted in 2002 as Congress’ response to corporate scandals at Enron and WorldCom. Most of the Act focuses on financial reporting and internal control requirements for publicly traded companies, but Congress also included provisions to protect insiders who report questionable practices. “In March 2014, the Supreme Court dramatically increased the number of companies that could be sued for retaliation against those who blow the whistle on securities fraud” (Meinert, 2014, p. 60). According to Barnett (1992), “Some say that whistleblowers are noble characters, willing to sacrifice personally and professionally to expose organizational practices that are wasteful, fraudulent, or harmful to the public safety. Others suggest that whistleblowers are, by and large, disgruntled employees who maliciously and recklessly accuse individuals they feel have wronged them in order to attain their own selfish goals.” As such, HR managers and professionals need to focus on creating an ethical culture that promotes transparency and accountability and where whistle blowing is encouraged and rewarded when the information benefits the organization. Furthermore, a policy must be drafted that states the protocol for whistle blowing. Many organizations have invested in a third-party whistle-blowing hotline where employees can call anonymously and discuss their concerns. By having a whistle-blowing policy, all employees of an organization will know that their decisions may result in disciplinary actions and/or termination.

Case Assignment
Drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, please prepare a 3- to 4-page paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you:

Research and discuss the history of whistle blowing.
Why do you believe whistle blowing can be difficult for most employees in organizations?
How does whistle blowing impact the culture of an organization?
As an HR Manager, how would you promote whistle blowing in your organization?
In your organization, is it better to be a whistle-blower or follow the status quo? Explain why.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated on the following points:

Precision: Does the paper address the question(s) or task(s)?
Clarity: Is the writing clear and are the concepts articulated properly? Are questions answered primarily through paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts, or is there excessive use of quotations? Are headings included in all papers longer than 2 pages?
Breadth: Is the full breadth of the subject addressed?
Depth: Does the paper address the topic in sufficient depth?
Grammar, spelling and vocabulary: Is the paper well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary suitable to graduate-level work?
Referencing (citations and references): Does the paper use citations and quotation marks when appropriate?
Critical thinking: Is the subject thought about critically, (i.e., accurately, logically, relevantly, and precisely)?
References:

Meinert, D. (2014). Are you listening? HR Magazine, June 2014 Issue.

Barnett, T. (1992). Why Your Company Should Have A Whistleblowing Policy. Sam Advanced Management Journal, Autumn, 1992, pp. 37–42.

The senior management of a relatively small but rapidly growing airport (fictitious) have become aware that many airports are pursuing ‘sustainability’ policies – along the lines of maximising the social and economic benefits of their business while minimising the adverse social and environmental impacts. The senior management have asked you to produce a short executive summary report for them that explains the key aspects of sustainability as applied to an airport operator business.
The report should be as broad as necessary to describe sustainability approaches at airports but written succinctly for a senior management audience.

For this assignment you are required to produce an executive summary report (illustrated with graphs and tables) for a senior manager from an airport operator business that:
• Explains the concept of sustainability as it is applied to airports by airport operator businesses;
• Explores the approaches taken by airports in the context of the wider literature on sustainability in business and sustainable development;
• Recognises and critically examines the sustainability policy approaches taken at airports.

The assessment criteria against which your work will be marked are as follows:
• fulfilment of the requirements of the assignment task (including adherence to the word count and an executive summary report format);
• appropriate use of tables and graphs to illustrate and enhance the discussion in the text;
• evidence of reading around the subject with correct and complete citation and referencing of sources;
• an authoritative description of sustainability as the term is currently being applied at airports in the UK and elsewhere;
• a critical appraisal of current airport sustainability policies, including reference to broader sustainability theories and definitions;
• delivery of a clear, well-structured essay with a good standard and style of written English, grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Your work should be word processed and printed for submission. Your report should be no more than 500 words in length. You may use tables and graphs in the usual way, which are excluded from the word count, but any apparent deliberate attempt to circumvent the word count will be penalised. The word count excludes the reference list, within text citations, and figure and table captions and text. The Harvard Referencing protocol should be used.

i will upload files to help you this is all slides for the lectures take a look and also i upload file for all instructions.
Thanks

1- please follow the instructions below
2- use simple language
3- use the sources mentioned below if you do not have them do not take the order

Theology 200 – The Christian Tradition
Response Paper One
Three response papers will be written and turned in to the professor through the course of the semester. These are due on the days designated in the syllabus and must be submitted on time. The first two papers are 2 to 3 pages in length, typed, double-spaced. The final paper will be a longer and more constructive paper. Each paper will use some of the course reading to respond to the topic listed below.
Write a paper which reflects your understanding of the relation between Christian views of creation and the way that Christians based on these views think about religious pluralism. We have talked about the way Christians think about God and creation and how this may shape the way Christians talk about the issues of cultural diversity. This assignment assumes that the student will describe as best as possible what this Christian view might be using the authors we have read. Perhaps the student will agree with what has been a Christian view and perhaps not. The paper will be evaluated not on whether the student agrees with Christian views but rather to what extent the student understands those views (based on a close reading of the course materials) and is able to express them clearly in this brief paper. Remember that it is essential to use the course materials as they apply. This is not a research paper and will not involve looking for sources other than what we have been reading for class. Please do not use sources from the Bible or elsewhere other than the course texts to write this paper!

(source)
THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE (Old and New Testaments) ISBN: 0060655275
Chopp, Rebecca and Mark Taylor. Reconstructing Christian Theology ISBN:0800626966
Hanson, Bradley. Introducion to Christian Theology. ISBN:0800629841
Moore, James. Toward A Dialogical Community. ISBN: 0761828362