1. The Bill of Rights: Analyze and explain what each one of the first ten amendments means to you personally. You can find the Bill of Rights online.
In her book, Silencing Political Dissent, Constitutional lawyer Nancy Chang argues that the current War on Terror follows a pattern in American history – namely, the federal government has infringed upon American citizens\’ rights (found in the Bill of Rights, e.g., see the First and Fourth Amendments) arguably to keep Americans safe. Further, she spends quite a bit of time analyzing the problems associated with the Patriot Act signed by President George W. Bush 45 days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. IN TWO GENEROUS PARAGRAPHS, DISCUSS THE PROS AND CONS OF THE PATRIOT ACT. YOU MUST CITE CHANG\’S BOOK. YOU MUST CITE AT LEAST ONE SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLE (ie, that is peer reviewed and that cites other scholars\’ work, by definition) OR MORE RECENT (i.e., AFTER 2002) NEWS ACCOUNT. THEN TYPE A THIRD GENEROUS PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING YOUR CONCLUSION ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE PATRIOT ACT – HERE, DO THE PROS OUT WEIGH THE CONS, OR VICE VERSA. WHY?
THE GRADING RUBRIC IS: Up to one letter grade reduction for: 1) each paragraph (3 total) that is either too brief, lacks thorough explanation, or simply replicates Chang\’s (or others\’) ideas without analyzing them in a plausible way; 2) failing to cite Chang\’s book within the body of your discussion (e.g., Chang, p. 26) where relevant; 3) failing to cite at least one outside news or journal article (see JSTOR database for potentially useful scholarly sources).
The paper must be 3-5 pages long, double spaced, 12pt times new roman and it must be on one of the artist I lectured about either in project 1 or project 2. Refer to the lecture power points I have sent you. Provide a detailed technical description or summary of their work (journalistic approach not a reflection of your opinion) then write a few paragraphs focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the work. How do you interpret or react to it? How does their work affect you? How does it fit into or not fit into what we have learned and practiced in class? Provide outside research you have done as well as images you have looked at. Pretty much like the Art into Words but more elaborate and about an artists body of work instead of just one piece.
Research one of Yu\’s science/engineering references from the novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe that puzzles you and then to use at least three of your sources to help you analyze how this particular scientific theory or concept informs Yu\’s narrative. For footnotes and bibliography, use standard MLA and, of course, you might do an explanatory footnote.
. The Gettysburg Address: Analyze and explain what this speech means to you personally. The Gettysburg Address can be found online.
(Papers must be emailed to me by the due date in the schedule, typed, double-spaced, and you do not need to use citations. PLEASE USE YOUR OWN WORDS.)
language corpus analysis: complexity in morphology and syntax
Writing Assignment (10%)
The report submit due on May 5th.
Attend one classical music concert (must be CLASSICAL MUSIC) during this semester and
submit the concert report.
Concert Schedule links are at Announcements in Blackboard.
The concert report must be enclosed with PROGRAM.
The report must be Minimum 350 words, Maximum 850 words.
The report must be typed. (font size 12, double-spaced)
If you must quote, the source of the quotation must be clarified.
The report must contain at least 3 items from below (may require a research):
1. Any particular reason and opinion to choose the concert.
2. Any opinion of atmosphere or the place.
3. Any opinion on the music, composer(s), or performer(s).
4. Any opinion of performance at the concert.
5. Comparison between the music you have heard at the concert and your favorite type of
music.
Do not copy any detail informations from the program (life story of the composer, background
story of the music, etc.) unless it is the interesting point to you. I dont need an information. I
need your opinions!
Extra concert attendances and reports will be given extra credit. (2.5% each)
Any concert attendance is not an excuse for absence of any other classes.
In tracing the direct ancestors of Homo sapiens sapiens, which hominins would you include, and in what order? Note, your answer must make logical sense, and must include at least five hominins. For example, an essay that began with Homo habilis, then went on to Asustralopithecus afarensis, and then Homo erectus, and then Ardipithecus ramidus, and finally Homo sapiens would be wrong both temporally and logically.
Here is the link to ebook: (chapter 13) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxyj3BvCcId-SDZDUlF6N0czQTg/view?pref=2&pli=1
1. You have to find a blog
2. Essay 3 Written Portion (Letter to Editor, Letter to Someone in Power, Blog) as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file
3. If you have written a blog, you should have created a real blog website (on blogger.com or wordpress.com for example). So, instead of turning in a normal essay, you should simply send me a link to your blog site. You can copy the link onto a .doc file and upload that. You should NOT type your full blog post out in a word document.
4. Infographic: You should be creating your infographic through easel.ly, and then download a pdf of your infographic then upload the .pdf of your infographic to D2L. See my screenshot below for how to download your infographic in easel.ly.
Background: Your cousin recently had a baby boy, and you can’t help but wonder how he is
going to develop and what he will be like as he gets older. You know your aunt subscribes to the
old adage ‘like father, like son’, and you recently read a quote from the psychological
researcher’s Costa and McCrae who said that personality is ‘set in plaster’ after a certain age.
However, you feel a little skeptical of such black and white statements and think it might be a
little more interesting and complicated than they suggest. You’ve recently heard about
attachment theory and John Bowlby’s notion of Internal Working Models, and you start
wondering about what personality is and whether it can change, as well as what the impact of
our early life experiences might be.
THIS IS THE ESSAY QUESTION:
Can someone’s personality change throughout their life? In answering this question you must
provide support for your argument, and this must include empirical research studies and/or
reference to theoretical models of personality development. Also, be sure to consider how the
theoretical orientation of the researcher influences their assessment of whether or not
personality can change. In your answer, cite at least four research articles that support your
position, and challenge and critique at least one study’s findings which are contrary to the
position you have taken.