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For this assignment, you are asked to watch the video Killing us Softly 3 by Jean Kilbourne. After viewing the video, find an ad from a magazine (the lecture on the body will provide you with examples to start your search), then use the video and your two texts for the course to analyse your choice. Be sure to begin with a clear and detailed description of your ad; do not allow the copy of the ad you have included with your assignment to speak for itself. In your analysis, you may want to address some of the following questions: How are women objectified? What sex roles are women assigned? How are values implied through the use of race, gender, ethnicity, class, age, ability, etc.? What kind of heterosexual relationship do advertisements often create? How is power assigned sex roles through advertising?This assignment asks you to go one step further, by examining the influence of advertising on you personally and your self-worth, but also how you believe advertising affects other women and perhaps even men. This paper should be two or three double-spaced typed pages. Include your ad with your essay. You are required to use articles from your texts to support your argument. Remember to cite all sources and include a bibliography.

To understand the relationship between success and motivation studying young entrepreneurs in Luton

Using both the academic literature and company examples to illustrate and support your arguments,your essay should draw primarily on academic sources (i.e. textbooks and academic journal articles), which should be used to explain and analyse what is meant by the term sustainability and to examine its importance. Credible online sources (i.e. news media, company websites, annual reports, government papers) can also be used to identify topical issues and debates and help identify relevant company examples.Use Harvard referencing style (in text citations please), as well as a bibliography.

Briefly describe the scene in Plato\’s Apology. Is Socrates successful (in your mind) in defending himself against the charge that he corrupted the youth? Explain.

\”The Cask of Amontillado\” by EDGAR ALLAN POE When you have chosen a story, write a profile of it that analyzes the plot, one of the characters, the setting, and the point of view from which the story is told. Your profile should consist of 5 distinct parts (see below). Your essay should be formatted in MLA essay formatting. Below each part I have listed some questions that relate to each part of the profile.NOTE: You do NOT have to answer all the questions under each item. They are there to help get you started and to give you guidance.Write a brief introductory paragraph that includes the author\’s name and the title of the essay. (This paragraph can be combined with the next, if you want). Write one paragraph analyzing the structure of the plot of the story.Why do the events occur in the order that they do?What would you identify as the primary conflict in the story, and how does the author present it?What would you identify as the climax of the story?Does the author build suspense or tension as he or she leads the reader toward the climax? How? Note: Please do not summarize the plot in your paragraph.3. Write one paragraph that contains a sketch of one of the characters.Does the author use the “showing” or “telling” method of characterization?Is the character you have chosen a “dynamic” character or a “ static” character? Why do you think so?Does the author want you to identify with the character? How do you know?4. Write one paragraph analyzing the importance of the setting.Is the setting used symbolically? Are the time, place, or atmosphere related to the theme?Is the setting important in shaping your response to the story as a reader? • If it were changed, would your response to the story’s action and meaning be significantly different?5. Write one paragraph analyzing the importance of the point of view in which the story is told.How does the narrator’s first- or third- person point of view contribute to how you experience the story?If the story was written in a different point of view, how would it change?Is the narrator reliable or objective, or would you consider him or her to be an unreliable narrator? Why?6. Write a paragraph describing the theme, style/tone, or a symbol in the story you chose.What is the symbol, theme, or style/tone of the story?How does the author establish the theme, style, tone or symbol in the story?What does it add to the story? How is the meaning of the story expanded or expressed through the theme, symbol, style or tone of the story?7. Write one paragraph tying all these things together to explain how they all contribute to the overall meaning of the story.Your analyses should draw from what you have read in our text about each topic.Each of the seven (7) paragraphs should be 8-10 sentences long. Your analysis should be as specific and concrete as possible. You should include quotations in your profile, but they should not overshadow your own thoughts, and they must be carefully documented with MLA in-text citations and a works cited page.

The Rogerian assignment directions are as follows:This essay should be between 900 and 1000 words. First, you will choose a topic of interest that has two opposing sides. Then, you need to research that topic in order to specify the topic’s scope, so it can be easily discussed in a shorter, 1000 word essay.The following overused topics may not be used in your essay: gun control, abortion, capital punishment, gay marriage, gays in the military, mandatory drug testing, euthanasia, childhood obesity, women in the military, diets (including the Palio diet), workout regiments (including CrossFit), underage drinking, and the legalization of marijuana.This essay must include a minimum of five sources. Three should peer-reviewed sources preferably from the APUS databases. You may use eBooks; however, as discussed earlier this semester, books generally are not as current as peer-reviewed articles. You may also use primary sources (interviews, statistics, etc); however, these primary sources should be obtained from experts within that field. If you cannot find strong sources for your chosen topic, then change your topic. If you have a question about the validity of a source, please email me, or post your question to the open forum.Make sure to include the following sections in your essay: introduction and claim, background, body, and conclusion. Within the body of your Rogerian essay, make sure to include the following in any order: the background for your chosen topic, the opposition, the strengths and weaknesses of your opponents claim, scholarly research, your claim, discuss the warrants for your claim and the opposition in order to find the common ground, and show the common ground between your opponents claim and your claim.After you have written your essay, please make sure to revise the content of your essay. Lastly, be sure to edit your essay by checking grammar, format, and smaller technical details. Please make sure your essay is written in third person.

Compare and contrast steel and concrete construction including the fire resistance properties of each. Understanding the construction principles as well as the fire resistance properties of each construction type, what is your mindset from a tactical approach to the mitigation of a fire at these occupancies in order to avoid the hazards associated with these buildings?

Structure: Your paper must include the following:A thorough description of your topic that summarizes your researchYour opinion about and/or solution to the ethical issueReal-life examples, data, etc. that support your opinion and clarify the issueStyle: You may use any style with which you are familiar (APA, Chicago, etc.) (See also the “References” section below.)Sources/References: You should use a wide variety of sources for this paper, including books, journal articles, etc. You may use articles from web sites, newspapers and magazines – but you should not limit your research to non-academic sources. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for this paper, but it is a great place to find other sources.Though it is impossible to say how many sources are needed to thoroughly research a topic, papers based on less than 10 sources tend to be superficial and are graded accordingly.You must cite your sources within the paper and provide a bibliography of sources at the end of the paper. Your bibliography must include all of the following types of information (when available): author(s), title(s) (chapter, book, article, journal/magazine, webpage, etc.), publisher, publication date, and page number(s).Length: 8 to 10 pages, plus the bibliography. (That\’s about 2,000 to 2,500 words.)Format: Please use a 12-point font and double spacing. Also use standard one-inch margins. Meaningful section subheads are encouraged.Submission: You will submit a Word document (.doc, .docx,) via SafeAssign on Blackboard. (No other file formats will be accepted.)

You are the lieutenant of a fire company and are assigned to conduct a preplan on the site of a new Type I high-rise that is currently under construction. As you preplan the building, please explain the advantages and disadvantages of this construction type and how it makes your job easier, or more difficult, in the event of an emergency.

Using both the academic literature and company examples to illustrate and support your arguments,your essay should draw primarily on academic sources (i.e. textbooks and academic journal articles), which should be used to explain and analyse what is meant by the term sustainability and to examine its importance. Credible online sources (i.e. news media, company websites, annual reports, government papers) can also be used to identify topical issues and debates and help identify relevant company examples.Use Harvard referencing (with in-text citations please), and a bibliography.