Author: chris

Full Question:

Give your definition of white collar crime, making sure that you address the major debates about the term’s scope, meaning, legal standing, and importance in criminology. Don’t focus too much on Friedrich’s different categories of white collar crime – instead, look at what is meant by the overall concept.

Rules and tips for short reflective essays

Length – each essay should be between 800 – 1,000 words long. The more concisely you can address the issue the better, so don’t feel you have to reach the upper word limit.

Structure – use an essay structure; try to develop an argument. Given the short word length, try to be very brief with introductions and conclusions and devote most words to your actual argument. Nevertheless, an introduction should not just repeat the question, but give an indication of your main argument or theme in the essay.

Content – reflective essays should represent your thoughtful, analytic responses to the set readings. You should identify the key concepts involved in each question, and explain them in your own words, while also responding to the specific question. For both questions you need to synthesise and integrate material from more than one weekly topic into your answer.

Research and referencing – you may choose to only use the set readings – however, additional reading on your part will help strengthen your argument. You do need to comply with normal referencing rules, ensuring that you give proper citations for quotes, ideas or arguments taken from the readings or the Study Guide. Do not over-use quotes – try instead to put your ideas into your own words, as this shows your understanding of the material. But if you do use someone else’s words, make sure they are properly acknowledged as a quote (i.e., in quotation marks or indented text for longer pieces) – failure to do this is plagiarism. If you re-work someone else’s idea in your own words, acknowledge this with an in-text reference. Include a list of references for each essay (even if it only includes the set text).

Presentation – similar standards to essays will apply, so check your work for spelling, grammar, readability and logic.

Marking criteria will apply as follows:

50-64% quality: Simple summary, without analysis. Lower end is poorly written or gets some arguments wrong. Upper end has the ideas right, but does not weave them together or offer analysis. May lack attention to some relevant aspects of the readings.

65-74% quality: Good summary and some analysis. Competent work, but may be some problems in getting the ideas across. May be missing some essential points.

75-84% quality: Very good summary and analysis of arguments, covering all important points. Fairly cohesive, with good critical evaluation.

85-95% quality: Excellent description and analysis, very well written and executed. Insightful and critical, a joy to read!

Criteria Sheet

Introduction – concise survey of topic & Argument/theme

Content – overviews main difficulties in defining WCC, integrates relevant examples, shows familiarity with readings

Structure – logical, flowing argument

Conclusion – briefly summarises main argument

Appropriate referencing, including list of references

Writing – clear, correct language, well-structured paragraphs & sentences

Unit IV Essay

Write a minimum of a five-page essay, using proper APA format, on the topic of unemployment in the U.S. Use a minimum of three scholarly sources. You have the freedom to take any aspect of unemployment that you desire to research.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Assignment 2: Literary Analysis

The major assignment for this week is to compose a 900-word essay on a central theme that appears in one of the selected readings: The Metamorphosis. In this paper you will write an in-depth analysis using your own ideas, scholarly research, and excerpts from the story in the form of quotes, paraphrase, or summary.

As you prepare to write this essay, make sure you understand what you are being asked to do.

Possible Themes

• Family

• Illness

• Industrialism

• Alienation

• Outsider/Outcast

• Identity

• Tolerance

• Adaptation

• War

• Death

Pick a Topic

First, identify a topic in consultation with your instructor or write about one of the following options:

1. Compose an essay analyzing Gregor’s character and how it develops over the course of the story. Start by exploring Gregor’s identity. How does Gregor see himself, his job, his family? Has his view changed by the end of the play? Pay special attention to Gregor’s thoughts as well as to the dialogue between him and other characters. As the story progresses, Gregor becomes more isolated, and he is treated as an outcast. One way to approach this assignment is to focus on how Gregor adapts to his new and changing situation. Another is to delve into the subtopic of personal identity and family duty.

Develop a Tentative Thesis

As you consider different options for your thesis,

• Develop a few hypotheses about the text that are based on your own perspectives and relate to the topic that you chose to explore for this assignment.

• In addition to considering the text’s plot, reflect on what genre and other elements of literature (see the online lecture on this topic) reveal about the cultures and important philosophies and values associated with this era and region.

• Review the lecture on literary movements and determine if examining other literature will shed light on The Metamorphosis and/or test your hypotheses about the literary work.

Prewriting

Gather evidence that is likely to support your tentative thesis. Your evidence should consist of experiential knowledge (what you have learned through life experience) and quotes, paraphrase, or summary from the text.

Next, choose one of the prewriting techniques discussed in chapter 3c, “Invent and Prewrite,” of The New Century Handbook and begin prewriting.

Rough Draft

Write your rough draft. You are not required to submit it, but you should acquire the habit of writing one for every essay you compose in this and other classes.

Revise and Edit

Proofread the rough draft to ensure that the

• Thesis is clear and well focused and the introduction includes all the necessary information.

• Discussion of evidence includes quotes, paraphrase, or summary and synthesizes this material and your ideas.

• Conclusion is appropriate and reinforces the paper’s main ideas without repeating the introduction word for word.

• Essay is formatted in APA style throughout, it uses appropriate grammar, spelling and mechanics, and quoted material does not exceed 25% of the paper.

Child abuse and maltreatment is not limited to a particular age and can occur in the infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Choose one of the four age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) and discuss the types of abuse that are most often seen in this age. Discuss warning signs and physical and emotional assessment findings the nurse may see that could indicate child abuse. Discuss cultural variations of health practices that can be misidentified as child abuse. Describe the reporting mechanism in your state and nurse responsibilities related to the reporting of suspected child abuse.

Compare and contrast the London transport system with that of Amsterdam

Procedure

1. Access the collection of sources related to the theme of ‘The London Transport System’ placed in the assignments section of the Academic Writing Blackboard page, and read these in detail.

2. Choose another city and research information on its transport system.

3. Write a 1,000 word essay comparing the transport systems in the two cities.

Structure

The coursework should follow the structural requirements of a compare and contrast essay. This means you have to include the following:

Introduction (including a thesis statement)

Introduce the topic and explain what you are going to do in the essay, identifying the main points of comparison between the transport systems in London and the city you have chosen.

Body paragraphs (3 – 4 paragraphs)

Discuss their similarities and differences following a compare/contrast essay structure. Analyse three areas such as the funding, organisation, and quality of each system, providing evidence and examples, and comment on the implications for each city.

Conclusion

Summarise your essay in one concluding paragraph. Give your own opinion as to which system is more effective.

Do not include graphics or subheadings in your essay.

Research

• In order to write your essay you will need to do reading and research. You should use a range of sources including books, journals, articles and websites. A minimum of three external sources is expected.

• You should familiarise yourself with the online library system ‘MyAthens’ early on in the course. This will help you to find a city you are interested in and collect sources to integrate into your writing. You will need your username and password which will have been emailed to you but which you can also obtain from library services.

• Throughout your essay you need to show evidence that you have researched the subject.

“According to Smith (2014) ……” or “It can be seen that ………………….. (Irving, 2012)”

• Do NOT use Wikipedia or websites featuring sample essays at any point in the assignment.

• Compare and contrast essay structure

• Examine appropriate sources of literature and be able to critique their purpose and value.

• Knowledge and understanding: demonstrate an awareness of different writing genres, styles and formats.

• Practical skills: use data to communicate points effectively in writing.

• Constructive critical analysis, structure. Content, style, relevance, originality.

• Cohesion and coherence, grammatical and lexical range and accuracy, use of sources.

• Format, referencing, bibliography.

Write a case study on one of the following social issues related to death and dying:

– A good death vs. a bad death

– Meeting the cultural and spiritual needs of people who are at their end stage of life

– The medicalisation approach to death, dying and grief and how it impacts on people

– The ethical complexities in patient centred approaches to death and dying

In your case study, discuss the background to the social issue; explain why this issue is important in multicultural societies such as Australia; discuss the rights of the person who is passing in terms of the policy and legal frameworks involved and the holistic range of skills and knowledge required by professionals to ease the journey of the person and their loved ones

Drawing on wider international research and practice in this area, make recommendations for how the palliative care journey can be improved for those who are in their end stage and their loved ones.

*Conducting a Family Interview*
Instructions:
The purpose of this assignment is for you to get a better understanding of the perspectives of families of students with disabilities when collaborating with education personnel.
To complete this assignment, follow the steps listed below:

1.) Read and review the uploaded Family Interview.
2.) After reading and reviewing the questions and answers with the family member, you will write a two-page (double-spaced) reflection paper about what you learned from the family member. Your reflection paper should include new insights you have gained, recommendations you have for improving family-school partnerships, challenges the family member noted about the collaboration process, lingering questions you have, etc.

Guidelines:

To successfully complete this assignment, you should:

– Complete the assignment by following all steps outlined above.

– Be sure to include a list of the interview questions you used.

– Look at the uploaded Rubric to see how the interview reflection will be graded

Discussion A: (1 page)

Discuss in detail, the ramifications of ADA in regards to event planning.

Discussion B: (1 Page)

What was the role of an athletic director/administrator in the 1920’s? How has it
changed today?

1. Choose two advertisements/media (magazine ads, songs, billboards, internet ads, etc.) that are related to alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or foods
2. Analyze and critique each ad/media. Utilize the following questions:

a. What is the ad/media about or trying to sell?

b. Where was the ad located (what magazine, tv show, radio station, etc.)?

c. What is the target audience for this ad/media?

d. How reliable is the source of information?

e. What is the theme of the ad?

f. What information is MISSING from the ad?

g. Are there statements that you believe are NOT true?

h. What tools are used to grab your attention (colors, humor, etc.)?

i. What are the health implications of the ad (is it promoting healthy behavior?)

j. What are the positive or negative effects of this particular ad/media? For example, how would this ad/song affect children or teens? Is there a risk in the constant bombardment of certain messages in society?

k. In thinking about your future profession, how would this media affect the people you are working with? (For example, if you are going to teach, how does this media affect kids?)

4. Include either the originals OR copies of your ads. If you use a song, please print out the lyrics.

use the following three books as sources:

The Round House (Louise Erdrich)

Farewell to Manzanar (Jean Watasuki Houston)

The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
This class is called “Multicultural Literature in America”; therefore, we analyzed literature from many different ethnic groups of the United States. However, not all the authors we read agree upon what ethnicity is or how it should affect one’s life (or if it even does). Using examples from the works of three different authors, argue for your definition of “ethnicity.” You may wish to address one or all of the following questions in your essay:

How is ethnicity defined in the stories?

How does it affect characters’ lives?

How does it function/operate in the narratives/stories?

Is it different from group to group or do all ethnicities share the same definition?

In what ways is “ethnicity” distinct from “race” and “nationality” (or is it)?

Successful essays will

Introduce the topic/issue being addressed and the literary texts in the introduction.

Address an audience of readers that are familiar with the class discussions of the literary texts but unfamiliar with your interpretation of it.

Use a clear thesis statement that summarizes your interpretation and organizes the essay.

Show the writer’s critical thinking about a reading by supporting his or her ideas/paragraphs withGo beyond merely summarizing what has been discussed in class.

textual evidence, and

explication (explanation of the reasoning–how the writer’s thinking process evolved or arrived at the interpretation).

Use Standard Edited American English.

Follow MLA format, including citing any sources used beyond the course texts.