Historical Topic Analysis Assignment Instructions

Overview

The purpose of the Historical Topic Analysis Assignment is to evaluate historical events, topics, and trends and their related causes and effects, especially on the field of education. The topic will also be addressed from a Biblical worldview perspective integrating current course materials and peer-reviewed journal articles. Candidates are encouraged to explore from a historical perspective a topic they anticipate might relate to their future capstone or dissertation project. Candidates research and conduct the analysis, they demonstrate knowledge of educational ideas of the past, consider the relevance of the topic, analyze the topic in light of their own educational beliefs, and critically analyze related actions and beliefs.

Instructions

This paper is based on the topic, research question, and preliminary thesis statement you submitted in previous assignments and should be in APA format (see the APA Format Quick Guide).

Length: This paper is to be at least 1,300 words in length from the introductory paragraph to the conclusion. This does not count the title page, abstract, or reference pages.

Citations and References: Cite at least five sources throughout the paper and list them on the reference page. Of the five sources, one of them is required to be the course textbook. You may incorporate articles from your Annotated Bibliography Assignment and other course assignments as appropriate. Other sources may include course videos, academic journal articles, books, and textbooks from other courses.

Structure: You have a great deal of latitude in how the paper is structured, but it should follow a logical progression of thought and the guidelines below. See the Historical Topic Analysis Grading Rubric for required elements.

1.     Title Page

• Pagination: In APA, all pages are numbered. The title page should be page 1.
• Title: The title should not be the name of the assignment (i.e., Historical Topic Analysis). It should be a phrase drawn from the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph. It should provide the reader a hint of the topic and the main idea supported throughout the paper and may be phrased in a clever, unique fashion. The first letter of all words should be capitalized except for articles (e.g. a, an, the), conjunctions (e.g., and, but), and short prepositions (e.g., of, about), unless they appear as the first word, which is always capitalized. Center and bold your title and position it near the middle of the page or slightly above the middle.
• Other Information on Title Page: Position the items below in the bottom third of the page.

o   Candidate Name

o   Course#

o   University Name

o   Date

2.     Abstract: The heading of the abstract should be centered and in bold font.

·      Place the abstract at the top of a page by itself after the title page.

·      Do not indent the first line.

·      The abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper. It should present the main ideas and main conclusions/implications. Including the main ideas and conclusions in the abstract is much more important than a simple outline of the structure or headings.

3.     Introduction: Do not use the word “Introduction” as a heading for this section.

·      The purpose of the introductory paragraph is different from that of the abstract. Do not simply copy the abstract.

·      In this section, introduce your thesis statement that will be developed throughout the paper. It is the main idea you are presenting. Save other supporting ideas for the body of the manuscript. Do not overload the introductory paragraph with too many concepts that distract from the key point of the thesis statement.

·      It is best to place the thesis statement at the end of the introductory paragraph. It is typically one or two sentences that serve as a transition into the rest of the paper. Some writers choose to place it as the first sentence of the introduction. Either option is acceptable as long as the introduction is well written and has a logical progression of thought.

4.     Summary and Context: Centered in bold with all major words capitalized, enter the first Level 1 heading of your paper. (Level 2 headings are unnecessary for this short of a paper.) Use the words “Summary and Context.”

• This brief section describes and/or summarizes the topic you have chosen so the reader understands the setting in which the topic developed. This is a succinct presentation of events or circumstances that may have influenced the topic.
• Include transitions that build a logical progression from the thesis statement in the introductory paragraph into the topic and its historical context.

5.     Critical Analysis: This Level 1 heading should be formatted the same as the previous one. Use the words “Critical Analysis.” This section should reflect various perspectives about the topic, including a Biblical worldview lens.

6.     Conclusion: Use the same Level 1 formatting as you have done with your other headings above and enter the word “Conclusion” in centered, bold font. Although your conclusion should include concepts from the thesis statement in the introduction and should have some alignment with the title of the paper, you should not simply restate the thesis statement. Wrap up the paper by emphasizing your main idea and draw a clear conclusion. Typically, a good conclusion does not introduce new information. The conclusion is where you are to discuss implications about what you have already shared and relate ideas to current educational issues.

7.     References: Starting at the top of the next page after the end of the manuscript, center in bold font the heading “References.”

·      Double space everything throughout your paper, including the reference page. Do not insert additional extra lines/spaces.

·      Using a hanging indent, which means that the first line of every reference is left-justified with all other lines of the reference indented.

·      Follow the format below for books. Only initials are used for the author’s first and middle names. See the APA manual for examples of multiple authors, editors, etc.

Author last name, A. B. (2019). Book title in italics with only the first word and proper nouns, like Christian, capitalized: If there is a subtitle, the first word is capitalized. Publisher.

·      Follow the format below for journal articles. Both the journal title and the volume number are italicized. There is no space between the volume and issue numbers. (Sometimes, the source provides no issue number. If that is the case, simply place a comma after the italicized volume number.) Page number are last without “p.” or “pg.” before them.

Author last name, A. B. (2019). Article title in regular font with only the first word and proper nouns, like European, capitalized: Subtitles may or may not be used. Journal Titles Capitalize All Major Words Except for the Articles, Conjunctions, and Short Prepositions, 15(2), 41-50.

·      Regarding APA format for citing the Bible, see Religious Work References on the APA website. The Bible should be in addition to other required references.

Miscellaneous Tips

First Person Pronouns: Per the APA manual, first person pronouns are permitted. However, they should rarely be used and are intended only for conveying an incident about your life story (e.g., “I was born into poverty”) or explaining the actions you took as a researcher (e.g., “I conducted focus groups with participants.”) A good writer makes strong declarative statements in third-person plural (e.g., teachers, parents, leaders, etc.) in terms of “ought” and “should” rather than overusing redundant statements such as “I believe that,” “I think that,” “to me,” “for me,” etc. Almost always, sentences are strengthened by simply omitting references to self.

It is considered poor writing to refer to yourself in third person (e.g., “this author”). It also may confuse the reader because there are typically multiple authors being discussed within a manuscript.

Academic Integrity: This paper will be screened by plagiarism-checking software, which reports to the professor the degree to which your paper is similar to other works. The following tips will help you avoid issues with plagiarism:

·      Direct Quotes: No more than 10% of your paper should be made up of direct quotes. Therefore, do more summarizing and paraphrasing than quoting. Short quotes should be in quotation marks and longer quotes of 40-words or more should be indented. If you do not set off direct quotes in this manner and/or do not cite them, it is plagiarism.

·      Ideas and Facts: If the idea or fact is not your own, you must cite its source. When not directly quoting, summarize or analyze the idea in your own words.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via an online plagiarism tool.

Write 2 pages thesis on the topic the value of deception and concealment of evil in the book into that darkness. Ethical Values of Characters in ‘Into That Darkness’ Two persons featuring in Gitta’s interview about the Treblinka and Sobibor concentration camps were Bau and Franz Stangl. In the book, Into That Darkness by Gitta Sereny, Franz Stangl was a commander inside the Treblinka camp while Bau was a Jew prisoner inside the same camp. Franz was tasked with the administration of the camp, specifically organizing and authorizing operation of the killing machines. Contrarily, Bau was an informant of the extermination system. As a Jew, Bau decided to work for the Nazi soldiers in gathering information around Treblinka camp, and informing the administration about the state of affairs among the prisoners. Both Bau and Franz had peculiar set of ethical codes. Despite being a prisoner, Bau helped his enemies in keeping the killing machines running (Sereny, 17). On the other hand, Franz distanced himself from the actual killing processes, but organized execution of the processes. Personally, I consider both characters as having tried to do the right thing in the Treblinka camp.

Apparently, one central value held by Franz was deception. Franz admired the value of deception and concealment of evil in helping the Jews prisoners deal with horrors of the camp. When he arrived at Treblinka camp, Franz admitted that bodies of dead Jews littered the streets. After commencing duties as the commander, Franz ordered that Treblinka should be reorganized to become attractive. When fresh groups of Jewish prisoners were delivered into the camp, Franz would mask the imminent face of death by letting soldiers dressed in deceptive lab coats to welcome the prisoners (Sereny, 18). Franz extended his value of deception into distancing himself from contact with Jewish prisoners, and using white attire as tools of deception. Unlike Franz, Bau voluntarily assisted in reducing the pain of death awaiting Jew prisoners. Bau offered a hand in facilitating execution of evil against his own people. In the gassing chambers, Bau and other prisoners would work in shifts in organizing and directing women and children into the chambers (Sereny, 25). In this context, Bau valued to helping in the pain of death.

Based on the analysis of ethical values held by Franz, it emerges that this survivor of Treblinka camp was a relativist. Franz’s predecessor was termed as incompetent in managing the Treblinka camp. However, Franz perfected the art of mass murder through deception. Conventionally, deception or concealment of truth is perceived as morally wrong (Jones and Hayward, 17). However, Franz believed that the use of deception in Treblinka was appropriate in easing fear relative to the horror faced by prisoners in the camp. Theoretically, ethical relativism emphasizes that the moral concepts of right and wrong are relative. dependant on environmental contexts and reference points (Gibb, 38). Franz chose to use deceptive tools because the value of deception was relatively effective in facilitating achievement of goals within the Treblinka concentration camp.

Contrarily, Bau was a pluralist as described within Aristotle’s ethical pluralism theory. Based on the analysis of ethical codes, it emerges that Bau offered his help in execution of evil against his own people. In conventional circumstances, offering to help in killing one’s people is ethically wrong (Smith and Lindsey, 386). However, pluralism asserts that distinct ethical values may be both necessary and correct, regardless of whether or not the values conflict each other. For example, Bau would have taken a reserved position, and watch his fellow Jews being brutally murdered. In this case, taking a reserved position is morally right given that Bau had no power to salvage the situation. On the other hand, offering one’s help in easing pain of inevitable death is still ethically correct. The Jews would feel pain before their death even if Bau played no role in their death. However, offering to quicken their demise is acceptable, given that the imminent death within the camp was eventually inevitable (Roth, 92).

Works Cited

Gibb, Carol. Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Reasoning. New York: Transaction Publishers, 2010. Print.

Jones, Gerald and Hayward, Jeremy. Moral Philosophy: A Guide to Ethical Theory. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2006. Print.

Roth, John. Ethics During and After the Holocaust: The Shadow of Birkenau. Pittsburg: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Print.

Sereny, Gitta. Into That Darkness: From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder. London: Random House, 2013. Print.

Smith, William and Lindsey, Robert. “Mapping moral philosophies: Strategic implications for political administration.” Journal of Strategic Politics 24.4, (2003): 385-392.

Hi, need to submit a 2500 words paper on the topic Analysis of the fashion industry,. Fashion weeks held in the US brings in huge amount of money into the country’s reserve. On the other hand, the UK fashion industry is worth £26 billion (Pithers, 2014). Even in the UK, this industry accounts for high number of jobs. Report states that during the London Fashion Week, more than £100 million of orders are placed.

In fashion industry, the market is segmented according to brands, which is generally concerned with creativity involved in the product design and another as per market, which again is determined by price of the product that the consumer is willing to pay.

The clothing that are made in factory setting and not by hand are referred as ready-to-wear (RTW). They are also sold in the market in standard sizes (D’Aveni, 2010). These cloths are manufactured so that consumers can wear them without excessive alteration owing to the standard sizes. On the other hand, diffusion line is created by high-end fashion brands or fashion designers. These are secondary merchandises, which are available in the market at lower prices. This helps in increasing sales volume as the customer base becomes wider with lowering of the price. By leveraging desirability of the premium ranges, designers successfully tap the market through a halo effect (D’Aveni, 2010).

In case of RTW clothes, the buyers’ needs are taken care of as sizes offered are standardised in nature and fit properly to majority of individuals. These clothes hardly require any alteration, which means the product is available to consumers at the desired time. Generally, this is followed by all fashion brands at present. The diffusion, on the contrary, is to increase the consumer base as brands start a secondary merchandise line, which is sold at lower prices than the primary one. There are takers for fashionable merchandises if available at affordable price.

I will pay for the following article The Zonk Air Accident. The work is to be 4 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page. The research paper “The Zonk Air Accident” talks about the air accident that occurred at the Tahoe Airport on the 7th of November 2010. This paper also contains a conclusion, which is a summary of the major points contained in it. This paper takes a stand that there are a variety of factors responsible for the air accident involving the Zonk aircraft. These factors range from poor weather conditions, the inefficiency of the pilot, and poor management from the company.

One of the causes that are given for the fatal air accident is the inefficiency of the new pilot, which was brought about because of lack of experience and inadequate training. The pilot was new hired, and he had done a total of 300 hours in flight. Of these 300 hours, the pilot had done 50 hours on twin engine air craft’s, and only 15 hours on the air a model of PA 31 (Weil, 2012). Furthermore, the pilot did not have sufficient training on meteorological conditions. He only had some 5 hours of such kind of training (Weil, 2012). Furthermore, before the accident, the pilot had only flown some three air craft’s for the Zonk Company, and before flying the aircraft, he did not fly for the company for a period of 10 days.

This is an indication that the pilot was not experienced and qualified enough to handle this aircraft. Because of inadequate training in meteorology, the pilot was unable to navigate in the harsh weather conditions. And the management is also to blame because they allowed an inexperienced pilot to fly such kind of a plane.

Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions. The paper shall discuss the manifestations of Mr Anderson’s condition&nbsp.and also discuss the important related functions and interventions which shall then be implemented by this nurse in order to appropriately address Mr Anderson’s mental health problem.

I have different responsibilities as far as Mr Anderson is concerned. First and foremost, I have to recognize and accept the client as an individual (Schultz & Videbeck, 2009, p. 29). He is a person who is apart from everyone else. he has individual thoughts, emotions, and experiences which make him unique. This recognition would prompt me to treat and manage his case based on his individual circumstances, not based on generally prescribed interventions for patients manifesting his symptoms. Another responsibility that I need to fill in behalf of my client is to be his advocate (Schultz & Videbeck, 2009, p. 29). Since he is not in the best position to care for his needs, my role would be to ensure that his rights and needs as a patient are protected and cared for. My role as a patient advocate would involve “acting on the client’s behalf when he or she cannot do so” (Videbeck, 2008, p. 96). As a nurse, my role in Mr Anderson’s case is also to assess and plan his care (Schultz & Videbeck, 2009, p. 29). This assessment should be conducted in a detailed manner and in a manner appropriate to Mr Anderson’s needs and condition. The assessment process shall be discussed in detail in the paragraphs that would follow. My role as a nurse would also involve “accepting the client’s perceptions and expressions of discomfort” (Schultz & Videbeck, 2009, p. 29). I have to accept that my client’s expression of discomfort are legitimate expressions without having him prove to me that he is really feeling that way. This would help establish trust and confidence between myself and Mr Anderson and it would help him open up more about his feelings.