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Explain how to paraphrase properly in your dissertation.
Indicate 3 improperly paraphrased sentences or paragraphs with explanations of what is wrong.
When paraphrasing, explain how you can cite a sentence from an article, cite a paragraph from an article, cite a page from an article, or cite an entire article.
After presenting 3 references for any peer-reviewed articles, provide 10 different full-sentence examples with proper in-text citations of the 3 references using APA 6th-edition formatting (i.e., provide paraphrased examples, not quoted examples)

Read the two articles on Bhopal disaster watch the “It Happened in Bhopal” documentary (parts 1 & 2) and, if you want, search the internet for more information. Then answer the following questions:

1. What were the five most significant causes that led to this disaster (elaborate in less than 300 words)?
2. What were the long term environmental effects of this disaster on Bhopal and its surroundings (elaborate in less than 300 words)?
3. How can such disasters be avoided (elaborate in less than 300 words)?
* “It happened in Bhopal” can be watched on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-BfXLjQ9c (part 1) and

You are required to submit a one page reaction paper to the video shown in class. The reactions must be typed, double spaced (no extra spaces between paragraphs), 12 pt standard font (Times New Roman or Arial), 1” margins.

Content: Use one of the given prompts as your guide for what to write. You are expected to put thought in your answers and respond intelligibly. You are encouraged to support your answers with material from the video. You must clearly indicate your source, and if you directly quote any material, you must clearly indicate what has been quoted along with indicating the source of the quoted material.

Format: Although these reactions are only one page, you are expected to submit well-written papers. These will be graded not only on the thoughts submitted, but also on grammar and cohesiveness. Put nothing but your name at the top.

THE NAME OF THE MOVIE IS ((Bust: America—The Story of Us ))
Movie prompt:

Choose a topic mentioned in this video and discuss the economic implications. (By this point you know what I’m looking for. I want you to put thought into thi

the report should illustrate “ the Principles of Operation and Features of Photovoltaic Systems” ( with photo illustrations) to cover:

• The principle of operation
• Overview on the different PV cells designs
• Discussing the characteristic performance curve

the references should be website,
and the report must contain picture to explain the idea and type of photo voltaic

[Groups] Small Group Discussion 3.2: Individual and Group Strengths

Points: 25

Directions:
As a group, discuss and document your individual strengths. Below are the individual strengths of four students represented by letters
Analyze this group’s overall strengths in terms of executing, influencing, relationship building and strategic thinking.
What are the implications of these findings to your work on your quality project?
Use these strengths to complete the paper with the Rubric below;

Individual Group Strengths
Individual Group Strengths
Criteria Ratings Pts
Categorize each group member’s strengths according to the four domains This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. 10 pts
What are the implications for project completion? This area will be used by the assessor to leave comments related to this criterion. 15 pts
Total Points: 25

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Describe your initial strength.
The strength finder reflection is one of the best assessment tool that I have ever used to describe my personalized strengths insight that narrated my character and my personal relationship with others. I was very excited and amazed when I reviewed the results of the assessment. The results has strength insight and action- planning guide which consists of five top themes including positivity; Woo; strategies; Safe assurance and developer (Rath, 2007).
The positivity exactly sounds real and describes my individual personality. I was so thrilled when I read that I’m very fond of and devoted to the people in my life and I feel warmth and affection in accomplishing someone’s task. According to the assessment, my talent always mix and match people’s unique style of working, problem solving, thinking and building relationships (Rath, 2007). I also help people to develop their own talents, skills and knowledge that benefits others in the place of work. In fact, this assessment totally describes what people think about me. I was so concerned on how this assessment has about 95% of my character, especially ideas for actions for positivity that says people rely on me to help them rise above their daily frustrations and I get my greatest joy by encouraging people. It also stated that I will excel in any role such as teaching role, leadership role and entrepreneurial role.

Reference
Rath, T. (2007). Strenghts Finder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press. Retrieved from
https://strengths.gallup.com/en-us/private/home.aspx

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This graduate student was not surprised by the strengths identified by Clifton’s StrengthsFinder 2.0. In fact, the strengths identified are viewed as very accurate. All five (5) strengths provided detailed explanations that fit this student’s leadership style in the work environment. After reading the generated report, not one detail made this student question it’s accuracy. In no way will the validity of this assessment be questioned. Let’s briefly explore each section of the assessment. As a relator, this student feels it is important to establish rapport with other team members. Relating to an individual’s weaknesses and talents helps to build understanding and trust in order to attain cohesiveness in goal-setting. This often translated into excelling as a preceptor and mentor. Secondly, the analytical theme surmises how almost everything is approached professionally. After pondering a problem or a mistake, it is best to gather accurate data, facts, and evidence that contributed to the mistake or problem. The goal is to change the approach to the problem and/or mistake to accomplish a favorable outcome. This student is determined to gain insights from past mistakes so they are not repeated (StrengthFinder 2.0, 2015). Furthermore, the belief theme explains the importance of putting others before yourself. Nursing offers one the unique task of serving to meet other’s needs. That belief stems from a foundational truth and task that only God can direct. Putting those in need before yourself is for the greater good of humanity according to God’s plan and design. As a developer, encouraging others to succeed without compromising who they are is extremely important. Showing encouragement and appreciation for others accomplishments fosters comradery to the whole team. Every individual should be valued for anything they may contribute whether great or small. Lastly, it is pivotal to connect to others to achieve lasting success. No matter an individual’s life circumstance, we are all searching for purpose in this life and/or the next. Although there are barriers that make us different, team members have to find commonalities when opportunities present themselves. These commonalities will help to break down barriers and strive for the value and meaning of working together closely as a team.
Reference
StrengthFinder 2.0. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2015, from file:///C:/Users/Corey/Downloads/GallupReport.pdf

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Identification of My Individual Strengths
Using Rath’s guide, StrengthsFinder 2.0 (2007) identified my top five strengths as achiever, focus, futuristic, learner, and harmony. As an achiever, I am a driven individual with the ability to work hard for long hours without having to stop. This drive comes mostly for my appreciation of the product of my work and my enjoyment of tasks and activities that occupy my time in a constructive manner. My second key strength, focus, complements my first one. With focus, I am able to plot a plan of progress and pursue it until the end. This comes mostly from my ability to prioritize my needs and activities to make any changes that I need to so that I remain on target (Rath, 2007). My futuristic strength means that I tend to focus on the potential outcomes of my work. This gives me great positivity in my work and enables me to inspire the people around me with my ability to look focus on the future. Being a learner is one of my most important individual strengths. Rath (2007) identifies learners as individuals who are eager to acquire new knowledge and skills and uses them to improve themselves. I enjoy the process of learning and this makes it easier for me to endeavor through the process of discovering new abilities. Lastly, harmony is another of my individual strengths. Individuals with a strong sense of harmony seek tranquility and agreement in their lives. This means that they dislike conflict and constantly seek new ways of getting along with others. This strength is a great asset when undertaking group projects or other activities that require cooperation.
Analysis of My Individual Strengths
If applied effectively within my activities, my individual strengths help me to succeed in personal and group projects. According to Disch (2012), group members work interdependently and this requires the application of various individual and group strengths. One important aspect of group structures and organizations is execution. Ideally, groups should have a structure that enables them to execute their objectives in an effective way (Kelly, 2012). Looking at my strengths, the attributes of focus and being an achiever give me the drive needed to work towards executing my goals and missions. These attributes are crucial for my success and beneficial to any groups that I am a part of. The attributes of focus and being futuristic make a person capable of influencing others due to the result-oriented nature of the strengths. This is useful in a group setting, as the individual would be able to take up a leadership role. The two attributes are also important for strategic thinking. Strategic thinking is important for the success of any projects because it enables a person or group to plan effectively for the completion of a task (Crowell, 2011). This would be useful in any personal or group projects that I was involved in. Lastly, the attribute of harmony is essential in any situation where an individual needs to work with other people. Relationship building is important in all professional settings. In nursing, the need to work with other health care professionals makes relationship building critical.
Implications of My Individual Strengths on the Group Project
My individual skills will be very useful when it comes to the completion of our group project. The success of group activities relies on the existence of factors such as cooperation, leadership, and focus within the group. Though I cannot account for other group member’s strengths, my own attributes enables it become successful. Being an achiever and having focus can help me give the group purpose, drive, and direction. This would increase the chances of our success. Being futuristic and focused is also very useful to the group because I contribute to its strategic thinking. This ensures that we plan effectively for our project. Lastly, the strength of harmony will aid my relationship building abilities and aid in fostering cooperation within the group. This teamwork brings out the best qualities of all members and guarantees success.
References
Crowell, D. M. (2011). Complexity leadership: Nursing’s role in health care. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.
Disch, J. (2012). Teamwork and collaboration. In G, Sherwood & J. Barnsteiner (Eds.), Quality and safety of nursing: a competency approach to improving outcomes (pp. 93-113). West Sussesx: John Wiley & Sons.
Kelly, P. (2012). Nursing leadership & management. Clifton Park: Cengage Learning.

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Identification of Individual Strengths
My individual strengths according to Rath’s Strengths Finder assessment are input, learner, arranger, relator and intellection. Input as a strength means that I enjoy collecting things whether it is tangible objects or just facts. It is important to me to always be increasing my knowledge by collecting information. I personally am not a collector of objects but I collect information all the time. Whether it is work related or just of interest to me I love data and facts. As a learner I enjoy a variety of subjects and love mastering new skills. The process of learning and then implementing what I have learned is exciting to me. Arranger means that I love to put all the pieces in place. I like to be in control of a situation from start to finish. One area at work that allows me to do this is in the Quality Improvement process. QI requires dedication, persistence and a constant arranging and rearranging of data and processes. When I first did the assessment the one strength that I felt fit me the least was relator. As I read more about the traits of a relator I realized I have many of these. A relator prefers to be with close friends more than making new ones. I am not a person that seeks out new friends but if a friendship happens I am okay with this. I work well with others and I try to be understanding and compassionate when needed. I think this is a strength that makes me a good team player at work. Intellection is the strength that creates my desire to be learning all the time. This does not necessarily mean reading but staying active mentally. I do enjoy the time I spend alone, which allows me the time to reflect or play out ideas and situations that require my attention. I tend to work a situation out mentally prior to initiating a conversation or putting a plan into place.

Implications and Analysis of My Individual Strengths on the Group Project
My individual strengths will have a positive impact on our group project. I love to learn and collect data and facts. This will be valuable as I conduct the literature search for information to share with my group regarding our topic. The strength of intellect could be a hindrance for the group. I like to study and think things over before I act upon them. There are times when I realize that through my introspective process I have neglected to share information or insight with the team.

Reference
Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. New York, NY: Gallup Press.

Text and Materials
READINGS AND RESOURCES
REQUIRED READING
• Crowell, D. M. (2011). Complexity leadership: Nursing’s role in health care delivery. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis. ISBN 978-0803622333.
• Sherwood, G. & Barnsteiner, J. (Eds.) (2012).Quality and safety in nursing: A competency approach to improving outcomes. West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 978-0470959589.
• Rath, T. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. New York, NY: Gallup Press. ISBN: 978-1595620156.

Week Three
READINGS AND RESOURCES
REQUIRED READING
• Complexity Leadership
o Chapters 7 and 8
• Quality and Safety in Nursing
o Chapters 3 and 5

Assignment no. 4: Find and summarize articles on cultural aspects of video games.

Objective:

Analyze cultural aspects of video games and their importance in the gaming industry.

Introduction:

“Video game localization is the process of adapting and modifying an existing video game to make it usable, accessible, culturally suitable and acceptable to a target audience from a specific country or world region” (Payne, 2007).

Instructions:

Work in teams.

Find on the Internet at least 4 articles describing cultural aspects on video game design and/or its marketing. They can include aspects such as localization, how sales are affected by cultural issues, cultural differences in video games, cultural preferences, cultural challenges or problems regarding video game sales and design, bad or good examples of game localization, globalization and video games, etc.

You should get articles from these digital libraries:

Google scholar (http://scholar.google.ca/)

Or,

Use the main Search field (EBSCO Discovery) located in this web page: http://library.algomau.ca/main/

Web pages will not be accepted. Your articles must be academic or general opinion articles from conferences or from specialized magazines (specialized periodicals like newspapers may count), for example this one: http://www.raco.cat/index.php/Tradumatica/article/viewFile/75765/96195

You can also find related articles from the e-magazine called Gamasutra: www.gamasutra.com

Write a report with the summaries of the four (or more) articles, single spaced, 12pt Times font, at least 4 pages. You can add small images to the text. Please add your opinion on the each article at the end of each summary.

Add the references of the articles at the end of the report. Do not worry about the referencing format.

(RESEARCH TOPIC -“gas flaring in Nigeria”)
What are acceptable research resources for your dissertation?
Explain why practitioner journals or academic journals will contribute most to your field or concentration.
Provide the top 10 practitioner journals and the top 10 academic journals you plan to cite in your dissertation

The environment that you grew up in and the experiences in your life up to this point have shaped and molded your view of sustainability as it relates to cities and the built environment. Use this assignment to explore how you view and perceive neighborhoods, cities, and regions. As you ponder and answer the questions below, ask yourself what role do your values play in perceiving sustainability, and what factors, if any, motivate you to develop or continue a green lifestyle?
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Part 1: Briefly describe one of the places where you grew up.
Answering the questions below, write at least 250 words about the place where you grew up.
Where did you grow up and what was it like?
What elements in the human or natural environment were important to your daily life?
With whom did you interact on a daily basis?
Where did you go and how did you get around?
What, if anything, about your life was sustainable?
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Part 2: Describe your vision of a sustainable city or neighborhood.
Write at least 250 words describing the sustainable neighborhood or city that you would like to see in the future. Imagine the ideal community – a place you would especially like to live in, and that is sustainable (in whatever way you want to define the term).

How is this place laid out in terms of streets, buildings, public spaces, parks, homes, workplaces, and shopping areas?
How do people get around?
What types of people live there and how do they interact?
How does the built environment relate to the natural landscape?
What makes this place sustainable, and do you think it is possible to achieve?
…………………………………………………………………………………..
Part 3: Sustainability Theory (500 – 700 words)

How does your unique past affect your vision of the future and the way you choose to live your life today?
How do human values come into play when people think about sustainability?

. Compose a 5-6-page researched essay that evaluates a local issue in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. a. Use the following formula as a guide: X [your chosen person, policy, method, program, publication, etc.) is / is not a good Y [policy, legislation, method, institution, program, location]. I have selected how the influx of court cases can be problematic as it infringes on due process rights for crime suspects and victims who have to in some cases wait 2-3 years for sexual assault trials to reach trial and hand out a sentence. , you’ll need to place your X factor in a specific “Y” category. Next, you’ll want to define a set of reasonable criteria or standards for that category (i.e., repeat the process you used to define your Y term. Finally, you’ll need to argue, incorporating evidence to support your points, that X does or does not meet those criteria. Please research sexual assault crimes in Lawrence County Pennsylvania and discuss as criteria how defense attorneys use tactics (change of venue, and motion to continue) as tactics to make the judicial process longer and are an issue to victims who have to wait a long time. Also, discuss ways to improve the US court system to let justice be served more timely. 4. Conduct research in order to take your argument beyond the realm of mere opinion and make it more persuasive. Your bibliography should contain a minimum of FIVE credible outside sources; however, not all of these have to be print sources: you can also use interviews and surveys that you conduct, data from radio or television, and visual arguments as evidence. For the final draft of Paper 4, please annotate three sources on your Works Cited page (i.e., insert single-paragraph annotations beneath three individual sources’ bibliographic information. I’ll provide models and we’ll practice writing annotations in class).

5. Don’t simply evaluate; evaluate persuasively. Address an opposing audience and try to change their minds. This means you must consider their possible objections to your evaluation of the X term AND the standards you are using to make that evaluation.

SUGGESTIONS:
1. Choose an X term that interests you and meets assignment requirements (i.e., it should be “local” in some way. Please talk to me if you have questions).
o Avoid arguing that X is right or wrong. While your argument may include an ethical component, stay away from framing your entire argument in a strictly ethical manner.
2. Place your X topic in a narrow category and brainstorm a list of criteria for that category based on its purpose or function (again, this is exactly what you did when defining your Y term for Paper 3).
3. Decide which criteria are most important and match X to them. Based on your results, take a stand on whether X is a good or bad Y.
4. Brainstorm the types of evidence you will need to match your X convincingly to each standard and conduct research to find it.
5. Consider the argument from an opposing view. Would your audience disagree with your standards? Your evidence? Figure out how you’d like to address their disagreements within your essay.
6. As always, papers should follow MLA standards of documentation, using in-text citations for direct quotation, paraphrase, and summary and compiling a Works Cited page that includes every outside source included in the essay. Remember while this is an MLA style paper to use an annotated bibliography for at least 3 of the sources on the works cited page.