Draft a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) comparison/contrast essay in the informative mode. In addition, you must answer the “Think About Your Writing” questions, described below, beneath your essay.

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ASSIGNMENT: Draft a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) comparison/contrast essay in the informative mode. In addition, you must answer the “Think About Your Writing” questions, described below, beneath your essay.

Sample Comparison/Contrast Essay

A. Instructions

Begin by choosing a topic for your comparison/contrast essay. You are free to select your own topic, or you may use one of the sample topics listed below. However, you should choose a topic that you have knowledge of so that you have sufficient points of comparison or contrast to discuss in your essay. You will need to compare or contrast two or three primary points about the two subjects you choose to write about, resulting in an essay with either four or six body paragraphs, an introductory paragraph, and a conclusion.

In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the touchstone.

Sample Topic Ideas:

  • Compare or contrast two cities you’ve visited or that you’ve lived in
  • Compare or contrast two members of your family
  • Compare or contrast two sources of news
  • Compare or contrast two singers in different music genres
  • Compare or contrast two historical figures
  • Compare or contrast two artists (for example, Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso or Keith Haring and Andy Warhol)
  • Compare or contrast two eras in time
  • Compare or contrast two television series
  • Compare or contrast two types of technologies (for example, Android and Apple phones or PlayStation and Xbox)
  • Compare or contrast two medical topics (for example, traditional medicine and modern medicine or doctors and midwives)

Remember that the two subjects you choose should have a meaningful connection so that you can draw comparisons or contrasts between the two.

Your thesis should convey the main idea of the essay and clearly articulate what two topics you are comparing/contrasting. Because you are writing in the informative mode for this essay, you should use objective language. Remember that for this essay, you are not trying to persuade or convince the audience that one thing is better or worse than the other; you are instead informing the reader about the similarities or differences between the two subjects in an objective manner.

Please note that if you use information from any outside sources, you will need to cite them. Plagiarism is not acceptable in academic writing. The following resources will be helpful to you if you need to cite any sources:

  1. Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style Guide
    1. This site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
  2. Frequently Asked Questions About APA Style
    1. This page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
  3. APA Style: Quick Answers—References
    1. This page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.

B. Think About Your Writing

After you’ve drafted your essay, answer the following questions about your writing. Include answers to all of the questions below your essay.

1. Did you use the point-by-point or block method to organize your body paragraphs? What made you decide to organize your essay in this way (3-4 sentences)? Sophia says: Consider the ways a comparison/contrast essay can be organized. Which organization did you choose and why?

2. In what ways did writing a comparison/contrast essay differ from the Narrative essay you wrote in Touchstone 1? Give specific examples (3-4 sentences). Sophia says: Consider how the structure, point of view, and purpose of the two essays differ.

3. Remember that the writing process is a recursive process, and your first draft of an essay is rarely your last. What part of the draft did you struggle with (3-4 sentences)? Sophia says: Think about how you could improve the draft if you continued the writing process with revision and editing.

Draft an extended definition essay that defines or redefines a word or concept. Read the article by Dan Richards titled “Digital Ethics” for ideas about how to write an extended definition essay.

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complete a a 3-5 page (approximately 800-1300 words) informative essay. As a part of your completed draft, complete the color coding activity described below. In addition, answer the “Think About Your Writing” questions on a separate sheet of paper and include it with your draft submission.

In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the touchstone.

PROMPT B: EXTENDED DEFINITION: Define or redefine one of the following words:

  • Family
  • Success
  • Courage
  • Art
  • Beauty

In your draft, briefly explain how society, or the dictionary, defines the word you’ve selected, and then explain your unique or extended definition of the word. Provide examples and explanations to support your definition. Your thesis must inform your readers of your new definition and, because you are writing in the informative mode, you must use objective language.

Draft an extended definition essay that defines or redefines a word or concept. Read the article by Dan Richards titled “Digital Ethics” for ideas about how to write an extended definition essay.

B. Think About Your Writing

As a part of your completed draft, complete the color coding activity and include answers to all of the questions below your draft.

PART 1: Color Coding Activity:
Using the color codes provided, evaluate your draft as follows:

  • Use red text to indicate your thesis statement.
  • Use green text to indicate the topic sentence of each body paragraph.

Part 2: Questions
1. What is the significance of your essay? Why should readers care about what you have written? (2-3 sentences)Sophia says: Think about why you decided to analyze this particular image, or why you picked the word you chose to define. Your interest in in your subject matter should be clear to readers.
2. Which areas of your draft do you think will benefit most from revision? (2-3 sentences) Sophia says: Consider the organization, style, focus, development, and conventions of your draft. Which areas did you struggle to complete?
3. Consider the strengths and weaknesses of your writing. How can you capitalize on your strengths and improve on your weaknesses in future essays? (3-4 sentences) Sophia says: Think about what was easy about writing the draft, and what was more difficult. For example, if you write paragraphs with strong topic sentences, but repeatedly use the same type of sentence to provide supporting details, you can improve your paragraphs by varying sentence structure.

Briefly explain any steps you are taking, or plan to take, to gain hands-on experience in your program of study. (50 – 100 words) State two goals you hope to achieve through applying your coursework this term to your workplace experience. (50 – 100 words)

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Briefly explain any steps you are taking, or plan to take, to gain hands-on experience in your program of study. (50 – 100 words)

State two goals you hope to achieve through applying your coursework this term to your workplace experience. (50 – 100 words)

Argumentative Essay ASSIGNMENT: Write a 4-6 page (approximately 1000-1500 word) argumentative essay using the classical model supported by evidence and research.

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Touchstone 5: Argumentative Essay

ASSIGNMENT: Write a 4-6 page (approximately 1000-1500 word) argumentative essay using the classical model supported by evidence and research.

Sample Argumentative Essay

A. Instructions

Remember the word “argument” does not mean a fight in a writing context. An academic argument is more like a thoughtful conversation between two people with differing viewpoints on a debatable issue. However, you are required to take a position on one side of the issue.

In order to foster learning and growth, all essays you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any recycled work will be sent back with a 0, and you will be given one attempt to redo the touchstone.

Your submission must include an APA style reference page following the essay. In your research, you will need 2-4 credible primary or secondary sources to use as support in your essay.

On a separate page, below your reference page, include thoughtful answers to the Think About Your Writing questions. References and Think About Your Writing questions are NOT included in the word count for this essay.

B. Think About Your Writing

Below your reference page, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.

1. What have you learned about how to present a strong argument? How could/will you apply this knowledge in your professional or everyday life (3-4 sentences)? Sophia says: Think about the specific skills and techniques that you used while developing and writing your essay. What tools will you take with you from this experience?

2. Consider the English Composition I course as a whole. What have you learned about yourself as a writer (5-6 sentences)? Sophia says: What did you learn that surprised you? Is there anything that you have struggled with in the past that you now feel more confident about?

Find an article in your local newspaper (JACKSONVILLE, FL) about a local policy issue that affects you. For example, an article concerning your county’s decision to privatize your trash collection service. Summarize the article and explain how this issue affects you. Is the article neutral? Why or why not? How might you influence this policy in the future?

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  • Due 1/10/2021 Sunday @7pm EST
  • Local Newspaper or local online news article with link to the full article
  • APA Format
  • 3 Full pages
  • Please submit through Turnitin and provide a report (less than 10%)

Instructions
Find an article in your local newspaper (JACKSONVILLE, FL) about a local policy issue that affects you. For example, an article concerning your county’s decision to privatize your trash collection service. Summarize the article and explain how this issue affects you. Is the article neutral? Why or why not? How might you influence this policy in the future?

Be sure to include a scanned copy of the article in your submission in addition to citations. There are several free scannable apps on the market such as Scannable. If printing is an obstacle, you may include a hyperlink to the article. However, if the link breaks or cannot be accessed the burden falls on you to produce that article or to risk losing points.

Articles may not be more than one month old.

 

TOPIC: COVID? COVID VACCINATIONS?

 

Here are some links to online Jacksonville news

 

Describe topic Big data/information. Identify research in the selected topic like any models/theories developed in the area. Have you identified a cite problem/gap in this body of knowledge?

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Describe topic Big data/information. Identify research in the selected topic like any models/theories developed in the area. Have you identified a cite problem/gap in this body of knowledge?

Are you considering doing a qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, project, etc., study, identify a possibly population to gather data from.

 

Topic 2 need 2 pages

Topic area – Journal of Big Data

what are some of the ideas you have been thinking  about as a topic area? Identity research you have located in the area

 

Both Hurston and Faulkner are Southern writers who use the local vernacular throughout their stories. Compare and contrast what you noticed about the language used in the stories. What affect did this have? Please point to specific examples from both stories and analyze. 

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Assignment 1

 

Both Hurston and Faulkner are Southern writers who use the local vernacular throughout their stories. Compare and contrast what you noticed about the language used in the stories. What affect did this have? Please point to specific examples from both stories and analyze.

250 word minimum, include the word count.

Assignment 2

 

Remember, free writes are informal writing that work as a means for us to get to know each other better. Give yourself three minutes, and answer the prompt below. Don’t worry about if you get off-topic. Just write!

How would you describe the way you speak? Do you have an accent? What are some special words that you use that are significant to you and your culture? For example, I’m from the South, so we say “ya’ll” a lot. How does the way we speak affect us in every day life? What does it say about us? What kind of false impressions might one perceive based on how we speak? Do you change the way you speak depending on who your audience is? In what ways?

What role might unconscious bias play in everyday decisions in the workplace? What can be done to ensure that important organizational decisions (e.g., hiring, promotions, etc) are made as objectively and effectively as possible?

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After completing the Gender-Career Implicit Association Test (IAT), please post a 200-250 word response to the questions below:

  • What role might unconscious bias play in everyday decisions in the workplace?
  • What can be done to ensure that important organizational decisions (e.g., hiring, promotions, etc) are made as objectively and effectively as possible?
  • What role can self-awareness (through using tools like the IAT) play in this process?

1. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” we have a conversation between two characters that is very vague, but reveals a lot about the characters and what is going on in their lives once you analyze the conversation.

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For this response essay, we are going to get a little more creative with things. Choose from one of the prompts below:

1. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” we have a conversation between two characters that is very vague, but reveals a lot about the characters and what is going on in their lives once you analyze the conversation. For this option, you will write a story from the point of view of one of the characters in the story, revealing more to us then what we get from the story. You can write from the man’s point of view, from the girl’s point of view, from the waitress’s point of view, or bystander–you choose. Be creative and be sure to work in clues and information from the story that apply.

2. In “Why I Live at the P.O.”, we have a story told from one character’s point of view–Sister’s. Well, we all know there are many sides to a story, right? For this option, you will choose one of the other character’s from the story (besides Sister) and write a letter from the person to Sister or tell the story from that character’s perspective. What really happened? Is sister telling the truth, or are her versions of events biased?

Be creative! This should be 2-3 pages long, double-spaced. Please used MLA format (Times New Roman Font, size 12, double-spaced, page numbers upper right, so on and so forth)

Analyze the impact government agencies have on services companies offer or products that are available to the health care consumer.

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Imagine you and your team have been asked to give a presentation at a health care expo about consumers and their health care choices. To accomplish this presentation, your team has decided to select a health care company or product to use as an example during your presentation.

Choose 1 of the following companies or products to use in your presentation:

  • Health spa launching a new weight loss treatment
  • Insurance company launching a new medical product for the exchange
  • Hospital system launching a new diabetes program
  • Medical device manufacturer launching a new metal alloy prosthesis
  • Select your own company and product with approval from your instructor

Create a 12- to 15-slide presentation with speaker notes that includes the following:

Section 1: General Company or Product Information

  • Describe the health care company or product.
  • Describe the value of the services offered by your health care company or product.

Section 2: Consumer Information

  • Analyze how consumers share health information through the company or the product.
  • Analyze the implications of communication methods used when sharing health information.
  • Consider communication from physicians, pharmacies, and consumers when information is shared.

Section 3: Impact of Outside Agencies

  • Analyze the impact government agencies have on services companies offer or products that are available to the health care consumer.

Section 4: Impact of Regulations

  • Analyze the effect of health care reform on the health care consumer who uses the selected company or product.

Section 5: Anticipating the Changing Market

  • Explain how consumers’ options for health care are changing.
  • Consider if it will have an impact on the use of the company or product selected.
  • Explain how you will ensure the selected health care company or product will be relevant and engaging to the consumer over time.
  • Discuss how advances in technology and medicine may influence the use of the company or product over time.