Author: chris

Primary and Secondary Source Assignment

In order to complete this assignment you must read the following:
1) J.H. Hammonds Instructions to His Overseer
2) Lizzie Williams Looks Back on the Days of Slavery
3) Eugene D. Genovese, Paternalism and Class Relations in the Old South

When you have finished your reading, please
answer the following questions in paragraph form. The answer to each question should be written separately (not as a unified paper) and THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION
MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 1 FULL PAGE (around 325 words) TYPED WITH A 12pt TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT OR 11pt CALIBRI FONT DOUBLE SPACED USING STANDARD MARGINS. DO NOT write as a unified paper, but submit the assignment as a single document. Each question should start on a new page.

1. Briefly describe the contents of
a. J. H. Hammonds Instructions to His Overseer
b. Lizzie Williams Looks Back on the Days of Slavery

2.Using the secondary source Paternalism and Class Relations in the Old South
and your textbook, briefly explain the background in which the primary sources were written.

3. Pretend that you are a foreign traveler in the American South in the mid-1800s. You have visited several plantations and farms and spoken to landowners, overseers, and slaves. Write a letter to one of your relatives back home and describe what life is like in the South of the United States. Remember that in order to do this, you must include information from the three sources and your textbook. Make sure that all your information is historically accurate!
Instruction files

lizzie_williams_loos_back_on_the_days_of_slavery.pdf(195,31 KiB)
j_h_hammond_apos_s_instructions_to_his_overseer.pdf(340,77 KiB)
eugene_genovese_paternalism_and_class_relations_in_the_old_south.pdf(510,43 KiB)

First of all, please use clear and simple language because I am not a native speaker.

Go to: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/12/04/248795791/how-important-is-a-bee
Here you will find a story about bees in Maoxian County, China. Spend between 1/4 and 1/2 of the essay explaining the article, as if your reader hadnt read it. Spend the remainder of your essay (and this is the more important part) answering any (or all) of the following questions:
-How is this an example of environmental externalities or ecosystem services?
-How is this an example of ecocentric versus anthropocentric view of nature? Romantic versus transcendental views?
-What do you think of the issues the author (Krulwich) raises?

Format:
MLA
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point font
Number of words: 500 to 600
Please structure your essay (introduction, development, conclusion & paragraphs!)

Please remember to cite your source(s). It might only be the article, but you still need to cite it. The full bibliographic info for it is:
Krulwich, R. 2013. How Important is a Bee? National Public Radio. Accessed at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/12/04/248795791/how-important-is-a-bee

Draw parallels between the two philosophies and how ancient yoga is relevant to modern today

Identify two features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that affect healthcare reimbursement.
Which one to you think will have the most impact on providers?
Why?

Choose any two articles about health then summarize them and write a conclusion about what you learned and the affection on you or the society, I\’ll upload pictures of an example to clarify more.

How does understanding the relationship of costs to both volumes and revenues help managers improve department efficiency and/or profits

Please find a scholarly article published this year to make it more relevant for you to explore ongoing computing technology and information system development trend. Because Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the most premier computing association, any articles from ACM digital library are strongly recommended. For example, articles published in Communications of the ACM would be a good fit, which can be searched through the ACM digital library.
How are you going to structure your article review? Here are some suggestions:
Give an introduction of the main topic described in the article in your first paragraph.
Highlight the most inspiring points from the article. It is not suggested to directly copy and paste text from the original article instead that you should use your own words to describe the key points. Or you can summarize the article if it works better for you.
Emphasize and expand one or two key points with your own insights. This is a critical thinking process, since you will be putting your own thoughts into your review. This is essential for your review. The only thing that makes difference is YOUR OWN OPINIONS, so be creative and thoughtful.
Lastly, you need to draw a conclusion or give a prediction for the technology you are reviewing as your last paragraph.
Length: minimum 500 words and maximum 800 words.
Format: Font: Times New Roman; Font size: 12; Single spacing.

Please use APA style (Links to an external site.) (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/) to list your reference/article resources.

Identify two features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that affect healthcare reimbursement.
Which one to you think will have the most impact on providers?
Why?

Please find a scholarly article published this year to make it more relevant for you to explore ongoing computing technology and information system development trend. Because Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the most premier computing association, any articles from ACM digital library are strongly recommended. For example, articles published in Communications of the ACM would be a good fit, which can be searched through the ACM digital library.
How are you going to structure your article review? Here are some suggestions:
Give an introduction of the main topic described in the article in your first paragraph.
Highlight the most inspiring points from the article. It is not suggested to directly copy and paste text from the original article instead that you should use your own words to describe the key points. Or you can summarize the article if it works better for you.
Emphasize and expand one or two key points with your own insights. This is a critical thinking process, since you will be putting your own thoughts into your review. This is essential for your review. The only thing that makes difference is YOUR OWN OPINIONS, so be creative and thoughtful.
Lastly, you need to draw a conclusion or give a prediction for the technology you are reviewing as your last paragraph.
Length: minimum 500 words and maximum 800 words.
Format: Font: Times New Roman; Font size: 12; Single spacing.

Please use APA style (Links to an external site.) (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/) to list your reference/article resources.

Requirements:

As with all college papers, include your name, the name of this class, and the title of your paper at the top.
Make the document look nice! You\’ll find some tips on correct formatting for college papers at http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Paper-for-School-in-MLA-Format. You don\’t have to stick to the font they recommend since you are practicing with fonts.
All formatting and spelling counts, so use spell check and format a professional looking paper.
Describe something new you learned by reading Chapter 2 in the Technology in Action book.
Include information about the hardware on the computer you use for homework in this class. (This might be a lab computer.)
Use the skills you learned in myitlab Word Parts 1 and 2.
Formatting counts. Use text formatting such as bold, bullets and underline, and document formatting such as justification, margins, footers, headers, footnotes, etc. Make the document look professional.
You must use at least 8 formatting techniques you learned in Word Parts 1 and 2. Details: You must use at least 5 formatting features (such as such as bold, italics, underline, paragraph alignments, bullets and numbering, fonts, footnotes etc.) to get full credit. In addition to 5 formatting techniques, you must (6) change the page margin, (7) use a paragraph indent (first line, hanging, left, or right), and (8) include a header or footer.
Content counts. What did you learn in Chapter 2 of Technology in Action? Include information about your CPU, RAM, storage devices, and input/output devices. Use System Properties to get this information; see Viewing your Computer Hardware Information in the week 5 Insight book for instructions. (These instructions are for Windows 7, Vista or XP users – Mac users, do you know how to find out your hardware details?)
At the bottom of your document, list the 8 formatting settings you used in your document with details such as the margin and indent settings you used.