Author: chris

Compare and/or contrast two different views of a current health issue: for example, GMO foods vs. Non GMO foods.

TOPIC

Option 1: Compare and/or contrast two different views of a current social controversy: for example, the two perspectives of racial tensions in a community, such as Ferguson or Baltimore.

Option 2: Compare and/or contract two different viewpoints of a current political issue: for example, Religious Freedom Act.

Option 3: Compare and/or contrast two different views of a current health issue: for example, GMO foods vs. Non GMO foods

Generic drugs vs. Non-Generic, E-Cigarettes vs. Regular cigarettes

GUIDELINES

Please read Chapter 9 in Nexus to help you understand how to write the comparison and contrast essay. All college essays are formatted in MLA style (headers, page numbers, etc.). Read the MLA chapter of your grammar book pp. 700-713. Read pages 664-716 for the works cited page, and pages 78-80 and 589-590 for the annotated bibliography.

Introduction (at least 5-7 sentences)

Your introduction must have a thesis.

Body Paragraphs (at least 5-7 sentences)

Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that supports the thesis statement.

Transitional expressions are used effectively throughout the essay for flow, coherence, and cohesiveness (meanwhile, furthermore, therefore, finally, first, second, in conclusion, etc.)

All body paragraphs should have well-developed examples to prove your topic sentence and supports your thesis.

Use the block method or the point-by-point method to organize your paragraphs.

You must quote from your source at least once in your essay using correct in text citation format. You may use direct quotes, but be sure to integrate the quote seamlessly through the use of signal phrases and quotation marks. If paraphrasing, please note that parenthetical citations are required.

Be sure to include a works cited page of the source used in the essay.

Conclusion (at least 5-7 sentences)

Your conclusion should restate the main idea of your essay in a creative manner.

Provide closure to the essay.

Grammar and Mechanics

No glaring grammar mistakes (fragments, agreement issues, verb tense shifts, run-ons, comma splices, wordiness, awkward sentence structures, no comma errors or punctuation errors, misspelled, no grammar and mechanics related errors)

Mature vocabulary, diction, and syntax are evident.

Sentence structure shows control and some variety

Audience and Tone

Academic papers require the use of formal language.

Avoid slang, informal/inappropriate usages, and biases.

Use the third person point of view (he, she, one, a person, etc.), not the first person point of view (I), or the second person point of view (you).

Grade Distribution and Submission Requirements

The Comparison and/or Contrast essay is 20% of your overall grade.

Brainstorming(5pts), Outline, with Thesis(15pts) Total (20pts.)

• Generation of ideas in brainstorming

• The outline shows a thesis, topic sentences, and specific details.

Annotated Bibliography (10pts.)

• Annotated bibliography is in proper MLA format.

Rough Draft (20pts.)

• Revised introduction and thesis

• Revised paragraphs begin with topic sentences that relates to the thesis.

• Revised topic sentences supported with specific details.

• There is use of transitions.

• Revised conclusion summarizes the main points of the essay in a creative manner.

• Works cited page

Peer/Self Review (10 pts.)

• All questions need to be answered in a complete and thorough manner to receive credit.

Final Essay with Works Cited Page (100pts.)

• A thorough document that reflects all the requirements above and has been revised and edited.

• The works cited page is numbered and in proper MLA format.

Describe the changes that occur in a child’s brain and nervous system during this time frame and the corresponding changes in cognition, problem solving and judgment.

Write a 1,000 – 1,500 paper that addresses the following in children from early childhood through middle childhood:

Summarize the physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes that occur in children during this age and the factors that influence those changes. Include a comparison of males vs. females.
Describe the changes that occur in a child’s brain and nervous system during this time frame and the corresponding changes in cognition, problem solving and judgment. Give specific examples of skills and abilities. Include a comparison of males versus females.
Include major milestones in development that take place in early and middle childhood. Include information on/self-concept, emotional regulation, peer relationships, and family influences.
Highlight a case study of one particular child, emphasizing real experiences that demonstrate success and or delay in developmental areas.
Include at least 3 references from scholarly sources that support the devel

Identify what groups and individuals fall into higher risk categories to become victims of crimes and acts of violence.

  • Understand the role of the counselor and community.
  • Understand crisis response in the workplace.’
  • Identify what groups and individuals fall into higher risk categories to become victims of crimes and acts of violence.
  • Understand what increases the risk within different high-risk groups.
  • I have 4 presentations for you to watch along with two books

What kind of research might have helped MySpace continue to compete after Facebook started taking over? Discuss.

What kind of research might have helped MySpace continue to compete after Facebook started taking over?  What sorts of external factors might they have looked at?  Support your response and be sure to discuss with others.

 

As a second question to discuss, should DeWolfe and Anderson have given up so much equity (66%) in the beginning to eUniverse?  What were the pros and cons of this?  Was there an alternative strategy available?  If so, what was it?  Support your response.

 

EXAMPLE

MySpace should have realized that building their client based from a music-based perspective, lead to a confusion for the users. The foundations of MySpace were to introduce and build upon the idea of social networking, but the large initial user base were made up of musicians, bands, recording artists, etc. This causes many users to be confused when first interacting with MySpace (because the user did not know the purpose of MySpace). The company should have started off with marketing towards a broader user base, to help the users understand that the site is a social networking site. Facebook on the other hand was introduced primarily as a social networking site, which was first introduced to college students. This made it simple, and help created a strong user base that knew that the primary purpose of the site was to interact with friends. Another essential point is that Facebook created a platform that enabled developers (outside of the company) to create content, whereas MySpace had developed all their ideas internally (within the company), and had to follow longer procedures in order to get an idea to the development phase (after acquisitions).

 

Some external factors that MySpace should have focused on trends and a shifting consumer base. For example, competitors like Facebook highly emphasized no advertisements to prevent users from pestering advertisements. MySpace did not try to reduce advertisements, but instead the company increased the number of advertisements on their site. In addition, MySpace failed to notice the change in consumer base over the years, leading the company to become more irrelevant as compared to competitors. The company had formed a high dense consumer base of musicians in the earlier days of the company, and had not reached the more technologically adept consumer base (younger people – college students). With the additions of the platform the company was able to create a broad social networking site, but it took the company too long, because other companies were already emerging in the social networking market.

 

In my opinion, DeWolfe and Anderson made a bad decision of giving up 66% equity of the company in its early days. This restrained the founders from creating the site that they envisioned. After the acquisitions, the founders barely had any control or authority to their own company. Each process took a substantial amount of time due to the procedural steps incorporated by the new parent company. Although, the company was largely impacted due to the early sell-off of equity, there were some benefits. Such as, the company receiving large portions of capital in order to develop the site, and having less liabilities, if there is a lawsuit against the company in the coming years. Also, the company would gain resources from eUniverse, which was a parent company for several technology-based company at the time. In addition, the decision may have been rational due to the time the deal was made, meaning that the Internet was not as developed as it is now or even five years ago, when the deal was made. Therefore, it would have been more difficult for the founders to get deals with potential investors, because there was more risk due to to the uncertainty of its success.

 

I would have proposed that the founders had gotten a loan, or a lower investment for a lower equity. Enough amount of money to help start-up the business, and build the platform. After creating the platform, the company should have let outside developers to create new applications that could be integrating into the site. This would have saved the company money, and equity in the long run. Since MySpace focused on developing the all the platforms and application in the company, there was more difficulty to operate without large sums of capital. This method may work, but the one thing that I believe MySpace did wrong was the launch of the company’s site. The site launched when the Internet was not necessarily available to a good portion of people, which led to the company’s strategy of going towards musicians and entertainers. If the company had waited to launch the company would have encompassed more groups on the social spectrum, and create a social networking site that helped connect everyone, rather than having a focus on developing the platform around a specific group. It may have been better to wait a bit to let the market develop rather than rushing in, without truly understanding how long it will take for the market to develop.

Identify key details and examples from the weekly resources to serve as a basis for the content being recorded in your chart.

A world view is a fundamental or basic orientation of thinking – like a mindset – which guides a culture and / or a person’s life. Like a point of view, it can be built of concepts, ideas, values, emotions, and ethics. Weltanschauung is the German word for this idea. Your goal for this course is to understand the world views of these various religions. In order to prepare you for your final assignment, you will outline the world views of various religions in the chart below, adding to it each week.

For this assignment, students will complete the weekly area of the chart, filling in the aspects of each religion as it is presented in the readings and resources. This chart, when complete, will be the starting point for the written assignment, due in Week 10.

For each weekly submission:

  1. Review the weekly lectures and supplemental materials provided, then complete the chart by elaborating on each section related to the weekly content.
  2. Identify key details and examples from the weekly resources to serve as a basis for the content being recorded in your chart.
  3. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze what is meant by religion.
  • Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which these religions evolved.
  • Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a wide range of cultures.
  • Recognize how daily life within various religions and current affairs are influenced by religion.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in religion.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper writing mechanics.

How could the hospital in this example have prepared its supervisors to understand their proper role during an organizing campaign? Explain and justify your answer.

Read The Case of the Misguided Supervisors in Chapter 14 of your text book. Use the Argosy University online library for additional research, and do the following in a Word document:

  • In 1–2 paragraphs, summarize the case and your research that relates to the case.
  • In 2–3 pages, answer the following:
    • Why would an organization care whether its supervisors speak in favor of or against union representation? Explain and justify your answer.
    • How could the hospital in this example have prepared its supervisors to understand their proper role during an organizing campaign? Explain and justify your answer.

With your answers demonstrate that your understanding of the concepts is thorough and complete. Support your assertions with evidence, citing the appropriate sources.

Apply the APA current guidelines to your work and use at least three resources in your response.

What would be the consequences to an employer of having highly demanding jobs with low security, unfair pay, and little control? Explain and justify your answer.

Read the case under HR Oops! (in Chapter 4 of your textbook). Use the Argosy University online library for additional research, and do the following in a Word document:

  • In 1–2 paragraphs, summarize the case and your research that relates to the case.
  • In 2–3 pages, answer the following:
    • What would be the consequences to an employer of having highly demanding jobs with low security, unfair pay, and little control? Explain and justify your answer.
    • How could fish-processing plants like the one described here improve jobs so they can fill vacant positions profitably? Explain and justify your answer.
    • Based on your research, explain at least three HR trends and practices that might help the organization analyze work, design jobs, and job flow. Explain and justify your answer

Address all eight (8) of the Kotter steps, developing an action plan for each step.

Using Regions Bank, apply Kotter’s eight (8) steps of change management to an HR situation you have selected for change. You will address all eight (8) of the Kotter steps, developing an action plan for each step. Submit a four to six (4-6) page.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Ascertain how each of the steps applies to your specific organization.
  2. Develop a strategy that illustrates how you would address each of the eight (8) stages of change:
    1. Establishing a sense of urgency
    2. Creating coalition
    3. Developing vision and strategy
    4. Communicating the vision
    5. Empowering broad-based action
    6. Generating short-term wins
    7. Consolidating gains and producing more change
    8. Anchoring new approaches into the culture
  3. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
  • 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.