Author: chris

Discussion 1

What, according to William Lutz, (attached) are the essential characteristics of doublespeak? Would you qualify / adjust his definition, add characteristics or delete some that he includes?
Suggested length: 200 – words

At the end of your paper include two questions you would ask to fellow students

Journal:

The essay “The World of Doublespeak” reminds us of the effects of words and their connotations, and the importance of specific word choice in writing and speaking.

Write a journal entry in which you: Reflect on a time when you or someone else deceived, or were deceived, by language, either intentionally or unintentionally.
– OR –
Describe an incident when deception could occur through written or spoken language. (perhaps in business? in politics? in social situations?)
How could you safeguard your writing and speaking from deceptive language?

Note: Journal entries have no required length, but be sure you have addressed the prompt, that you are specific, and that your entry says something worthwhile. Journal entries are informal writing.

Write an Essay about Failaka Island .. What is Failaka Island .. Where is it belong (Location) .. Historical evens,things that are intrested at the island and new Failaka ( Future projects)

Eastern/Western thought – The Art of War, Cicero, St Thomas Aquinas, Darwin, Veblen, Galbraith

The Art of War, Sun Tzu
From De Officiis, Cicero
Of cheating, Whick is committed in Buying and selling from the summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas
Natural Selection from the orgin of Species, Charles Darwin

7D L2L Q1 Under what circumstances might it be beneficial to design a group in which both children and their parents would participate? What special issues might arise in such a group, and how would you manage them?
7DL2PQ2Review the group proposal for children who have been abused, described on pages 313-319 in the textbook. If you were screening children for such a group, what would be some signs that this group would be contraindicated for a particular child? How would you strive to obtain consent from parents or legal guardians, and how would you want to involve them? How might you orient children to this kind of group? Group Work with Children and Adolescents

focus should be on bakersfield but be sure to include other areas of kern county. please include several graphs and charts in power point (a min of 3). please cite sources in a smaller font on the slides. slides should be detaied and include a page number and the source used. presentation should be eyecatching and grab the attention of the audience. please cite the source on the slide in a smaller font.
sources used include scholarly article, newpapers, books, journals. etc. 12 pt. news times roman font.
1. include a thesis- tell why poverty and eduction is an important topic to study.
2. povide historical background on eduaction and poveryt in kern county. who where some of the people who first addressed the issue of poverty and eduaction in kern county.
3. use graphs, charts, statitcs to analyse eduaction and povery in kern county.
4. review the research of others in eduaction and poverty in kern county. what are their key findings. include at least one statement from a expert in this field. what laws have been passed to help children?
5. what are solutions to fix the problem of poverty in education in kern county.

Explain, in your own words, the carbon cycle and the impact that humans have on the carbon cycle.

Resource: What Kind of Thinker Are You? assignment from Week One
Review your Week One assignment and reflect on what you learned about critical thinking during the course.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you reflect on the following questions:

• What is critical thinking?

• What are the three most significant things that you learned about critical thinking during this course?

• How has your critical thinking changed since starting this course?

• Re-evaluate your stage of development in critical thinking and why you placed yourself in that stage. If your rating has changed since Week One, explain why you think this change occurred.

• How do you plan to move yourself from your current stage of development in critical thinking to the stage of master thinker?

Using the EBSCO database, retrieve the article by Jennifer Morse (2003), Parents or Prisons, in Policy Review. Read the article and in a 2 page paper state whether or not you agree with Morse’s assertion of the relationship between single parent households and delinquency. Your argument should be supported with examples and at least one other research article supporting your view.

Write about the marshall plan, but focus on the critics. The advantages and disadvantages of the marshall plan. Furtermore, provide an analyse about why URSS didn’t wanna participate to this plan.

Article Critique
Select two current, professional journal articles that are at lease four pages in length.You must write a critical assessment of the articles for this assignment. In preparation, follow the guidelines established below:
Find two articles (that are less than five years old) that pertain to team building or improving team performance and annotate, in your own words, as you read. Note the authors’ main points and thesis statements. The critiques should be approximately two to three pages EACH in length(not counting the title and reference page).
Part I:Introduction- Start Each critique with the following information: the author’s name, the article title, and the author’s thesis statement.
Part II:Summary-Summarize the author’s purpose and main points; providing examples for clarity of understanding the author’s intended implications. Share key topics that support the author’s focus for this article. Provide ample details to enlighten the reader as to what the article is implying for audiences who are seeking research data in regards to team building and/or the different types of teams (e.g., virtual, temporary, traditional, or innovative).
Part III:Review and Evaluate- To critically review the article, ask the following questions: What are the credentials/areas of expertise of the author? Did the author use appropriate methods to gather the evidence? Did the author use accurate evidence? Does the author’s use and interpretation of this evidence lead the reader to the same conclusion? Did the author build a logical argument? Is there other evidence that would support a counter-argument? Was the author successful in making his/her point?
Part IV:conclusion- state whether you agree with the author or not. Back up your decisions by stating your reasons. Give a general opinion of the work. Explain what you learned from reading the article and if you would recommend it to a friend/coworker.