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Due: Thursday April 14th 2022, 11:59pm (submit through BB. As you’ll be writing this essay instead of a final exam, I cannot grant any extensions!)
Format: Research essay
Length: 8 pages, double spaced, plus a works cited page, 12pt font (MS Word doc or pdf – no Apple files please!)
Grading criteria: depth of analysis, demonstrated understanding of language of cinema, language use, quality of secondary sources
Choose only ONE of the following two options:
Option 1: The Language of Cinema and the Making of Meaning
Overview
With reference to the main topics covered this term (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound design, etc.), explore an idea that was raised in one of the films we watched this term. In other words, explain how the film uses the language of cinema to generate meaning.
Details
Your Essay should include the following:
basic details about the film (name of director and lead actors, genre, year of production, etc.)
a very brief plot summary (a couple of sentences describing what happens in the film)
discussion of the big idea(s) you are exploring (a more substantial section on what the film is about)
assessment of cinematic elements, and how they work to generate meaning and enucleate the larger ideas being explored in the film.
Works cited page detailing your primary source (the film), and your secondary sources
Ideas
Here are some ideas to help get you started. This list is not exhaustive, so don’t feel compelled to choose one of these topics. These are just suggestions. Each film on the course explores a number of big ideas, and does so via the language of cinema.
Run Lola Run encourages us to think deeply about causality and agency…
Eraserhead is ultimately a film that explores parenthood and (ir)responsibility via surrealist imagery…
The Third Man explores such things as moral ambiguity, the limits of friendship, the nature of bureaucracy, the idea of justice…
Option 2: The Glorious Incompetence of the “good-bad” Movie
Overview
With reference to the main topics covered this term (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound design, visual effects, etc.), explore how a “good-bad” movie fails at using the language of cinema to generate meaning.
Suggested “good-bad” movies
Tommy Wiseau’s The Room
Any of Ed Wood’s movies (Plan 9 from Outer Space, Night of the Ghouls, etc.)
Any of Neil Breen’s movies (Double Down, Fateful Findings, I am Here Now…)
Claudio Fragasso’s Troll 2
Amir Shervan’s Samurai Cop or Hollywood Cop
Dan Prior’s Deadly Prey
Dave Wascavage’s Suburban Sasquatch or Fungicide
Details
Your Essay should include the following:
basic details about the film (name of director and lead actors, genre, year of production, etc.)
if possible, a very brief plot summary (the plots of some “good-bad” movies are nearly incomprehensible)
assessment of cinematic elements (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound design, visual effects, etc.), and how they fail to generate meaning. In other words, explain the nature of the incompetence.
Works cited page detailing your primary source (the film), and your secondary sources

Note on Secondary Sources
A primary source is your object of study. For our purposes, your primary source will be the film you decide to analyze. Secondary sources are works that you can bring to bear on your exploration of the primary source.
You’ll need to find at least 4 secondary sources.
MLA or APA conventions (your choice). You can find information on citing sources here: http://seneca.libguides.com/mla
Your secondary sources may explore the film itself, the big ideas, or a specific cinematic technique. For example, if one was to write about the significance of spirals in Darren Aronofsky’s film PI, secondary sources could include critical essays on the film itself; essays or book chapters dealing with cinematic techniques (transitions, film stock, misé-en-scene, etc.); essays/books exploring the golden ratio or the Fibonacci sequence.
Be sure to choose sources that are scholarly. In other words, wikipedia, film reviews, etc., are not suitable sources.
Overview
With reference to the main topics covered this term (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound design, visual effects, etc.), explore how a “good-bad” movie fails at using the language of cinema to generate meaning.
Suggested “good-bad” movies
Tommy Wiseau’s The Room
Any of Ed Wood’s movies (Plan 9 from Outer Space, Night of the Ghouls, etc.)
Any of Neil Breen’s movies (Double Down, Fateful Findings, I am Here Now…)
Claudio Fragasso’s Troll 2
Amir Shervan’s Samurai Cop or Hollywood Cop
Dan Prior’s Deadly Prey
Dave Wascavage’s Suburban Sasquatch or Fungicide
Details
Your Essay should include the following:
basic details about the film (name of director and lead actors, genre, year of production, etc.)
if possible, a very brief plot summary (the plots of some “good-bad” movies are nearly incomprehensible)
assessment of cinematic elements (cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound design, visual effects, etc.), and how they fail to generate meaning. In other words, explain the nature of the incompetence.
Works cited page detailing your primary source (the film), and your secondary sources

Note on Secondary Sources
A primary source is your object of study. For our purposes, your primary source will be the film you decide to analyze. Secondary sources are works that you can bring to bear on your exploration of the primary source.
You’ll need to find at least 4 secondary sources.
MLA or APA conventions (your choice). You can find information on citing sources here: http://seneca.libguides.com/mla
Your secondary sources may explore the film itself, the big ideas, or a specific cinematic technique. For example, if one was to write about the significance of spirals in Darren Aronofsky’s film PI, secondary sources could include critical essays on the film itself; essays or book chapters dealing with cinematic techniques (transitions, film stock, misé-en-scene, etc.); essays/books exploring the golden ratio or the Fibonacci sequence.
Be sure to choose sources that are scholarly. In other words, wikipedia, film reviews, etc., are not suitable sources.

book review ,William Baumol, Robert Litan, and Carl Shram. 2007. Good Capitalism, Bad
Capitalism, and Economics of Growth and Prosperity. New Haven: Yale University
Press.
requirment

(1) a brief summary
of the main thrust (e.g., motivation, arguments, supporting evidence, research
methods, and intended empirical and/or theoretical objectives) of the book, (2) a
discussion of its strength and major contribution(s) (if any) to the pertinent literature
or scholarship, (3) a critique of its main weakness(es), and (4) a discussion of how it
may be improved or extended to help better understand or explain the subject issue.

Search literature thoroughly by selecting one topic from the followings:
-fluoride varnish for caries prevention
-silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for pediatric applications
-desensitizer
-remineralizing agent

Write a bried literature review paper on the selected topic (2 pages are enough)

Outline an idea for translataional research or basic research (you may BRIEFLY include the following aspects but not limited):
-current situation, gaps, and potential clinical problems
-research goal or object
-significance and innovation
-research design, strategies, and methods
-expected outcomes

Search 1-2 dental-related papers, analyze the statistical methods in the publications, and make a short summary (less than 100 words)

For example:
-what variables were observed?
-how data were collected?
-what’s the null or alternative hypothesis?
-what are confidence intervals or p-values?
-significance levels?
-what’s the conclusion?

This is a group project and I am responsible for 2 components:
The INTRODUCTION of the entire assignment (see below) and the OVERVIEW of non-structural mitigation strategy to deal with a hurricane in New England. It can be less than two pages. Here is the assignment for which I need to only provide the above 2 compoonents:

Pick a hazard that interests each member of your group (HURRICANES) and write a 5-page paper outlining at least three mitigation strategies to deal with that hazard. At least one structural and nonstructural strategy should be used and each strategy should include:
An overview of the strategy (what is it, why will it work)
A cost/benefit analysis (qualitative or quantitative). You may not be able to find exact numbers so estimates are acceptable.
A SWOT analysis
The final paragraph of your paper should identify the best mitigation strategy and you should support why this is the best choice.

You are
requested to produce a report for the Marketing Director. The report should:

Provide a background to the organisation
selected;
Take two of the
following five concepts: marketing communications, branding,
digital marketing, ethics & sustainability, marketing planning; (ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE DIGITAL MARKETING)
Use theory to reflect on
their current activities in each of the two areas, focusing on the UK
only;
Recommend how the chosen
organisation can improve in both areas you have selected;
· Your
assessment must include a contextualised critique of the value/ usefulness of
the tools and techniques used. The critique
must be directly related to your evaluation of the chosen organisation, not a
standard critique that is available from textbooks or the web.

It is up to you to choose the most relevant aspects of theory to
explore this topic and explain your findings in the context of marketing.
Whatever you choose, justify your choices.

The report format requires the use
of:

An
Executive Summary of your findings (covering all sections of the report);
A
Contents Page;
Numbered
and titled sections and sub-sections;
Clear
referencing to models/concepts employed;
Professionally
presented work that is grammatical and correctly spelled;
Explicit
referencing of information sources used, employing the Harvard referencing
system;
·
Approximately 4000 words in length excluding Executive Summary, Contents Page, References,
list of illustrations (if used) and appendices (if used). The word count is
permitted to be +/- 10% of the 4000 words (3600-4400 words). Work which is
beyond the word count limit will not be marked.
·
Appendices should not be used to circumvent the word count.
They exist to provide supporting information only which would not normally be
available.

This question is meant to be a more formal, in-depth exploration of one of our discussion topics. As I suggested, many students first encounter The Canterbury Tales in high school. We read it in my 11th grade English class, in fact. Based on the parts of the Tales you read for this class, is this appropriate for high school students? If so, what age? (Is there a significant difference between 9th and 12th graders when it comes to this question, to your way of thinking?) Or is this REALLY a text that needs to wait for college? You may use your own memories of high school reading to help you formulate your answer. And I certainly want you to quote not only from the text but also from the discussion board, agreeing, disagreeing, and exploring in more depth your classmates’ statements.

* There are various methods of appointment scheduling that a medical office might employ. Identify and define several methods of appointment scheduling and identify when such methods of scheduling might benefit the medical office.

* Plagiarism is a serious penalty; please make sure to use your own words and provide citations and references for any sources you utilize in your responses.

* Must be grammatically correct

This paper requires very specific directions and they are attached. You will choose 1 primary source (from the document titled primary source) and 3 secondary sources (also as titled). Each content paragraph requires at least 1 or 2 quotes from the primary source. The paper must also have at least 1 quote from each of the 3 secondary sources. The ONLY sources you are allowed to use are the ones you choose from the 2 attached documents.

Identify your topic.
Distill some of your main ideas and concerns.
Pose your research question.
Write your thesis (this can change, but provide a sentence or two that formulates your argumentative response to your research question).
Research Paper Requirements:
Have a clearly defined thesis, argument, paragraph structure, and organizational system.
Proofread for grammatical correctness, academic style, and spelling.
Be sure to properly cite the texts you use and all Web or outside sources.
Include an abstract. See Purdue’s OWL or your Little Brown or Little Seagull on how to construct an abstract (100 words maximum).
All papers should conform to proper MLA or APA style, including headings (both styles) and cover pages (APA).
All drafts should be double spaced, printed, and proofread for error.
In addition to quoting from the primary sources (the texts) themselves, you must use at least three scholarly sources (a scholarly book, a scholarly journal article, conference proceedings, etc.). These must come from Walters State or other academic databases. Contact Julie Lewis (lewis@ws.edu ) or myself for help.
You will submit a rough draft. It will be graded, and if you are happy with your initial grade, you may keep it and not complete a final draft, as long as that rough draft meets all requirements of the assignment.
Final Drafts should be no less than 1000 and no more than 1200 words, not including your 100 word (maximum) abstract, Reference Lists/Works Cited, and (if APA) cover page.