Critical Reading Summary

for this assignment, i have to write 3 critical reading summaries each has to be 400-500 words and they all have to be from different topics i will provide the topics and the instruction down below . thank you

-Intersectionality: Crenshaw
-contesting racial inequality
-freedom as deliberation: Habermas

Book Review on The White Girl

You need to write a 750-word paper. These pieces of writing will be your thoughts and reflections on a particular text. There is no need to use reviews or write about the views of experts on these texts. What is wanted is your understanding and appreciation (or dislike) of the text. The reflection piece can be a book review essay. Or the reflection assignment can be a piece of creative writing: a short-story, poem with exegesis, a song, a play, an imagined interview. I will post examples of both approaches. The creative approach is merely an option and is certainly not expected. A thoughtful book or film review is just as good as a well-crafted creative piece.

Under what circumstances is it acceptable to terminate the fetus’ life?

Please write 8 different annotated bibliography for research topic “Under what circumstances is it acceptable to terminate the fetus’ life?”

Each annotated bibliography must be at least 200 words, MLA format, and contain summary and evaluation.

Example:

Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995.

Lamott’s book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott’s book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one’s own internal critic.

In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one’s own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach.

Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students’ own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott’s style both engaging and enjoyable.

Personal Application of Scientific Literature in Psychology

Your task is to locate a primary source article in the field of psychology, read the
article, and examine how the main findings relate to your life.

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is 1) to develop competence in locating
and identifying scientific psychological literature, 2) to develop competence in
understanding scientific psychological literature, 3) to apply findings of psychological
literature to your life and 4) to gain additional experience with and feedback on
academic writing. Throughout this class, we will emphasize the scientific
underpinnings of psychology. This assignment provides an opportunity to familiarize
oneself with the literature that forms the basis of psychological science and to
examine relationships between this literature and your life.

The paper should be no more than one page long. Margins should be one inch on all
sides. The text should be 10-point, Verdana font. All text should be double-spaced. Use
one or two spaces after each sentence; be consistent throughout the paper. You
should put your full name in a header in the upper right corner of the page, not in
the body of the paper. The title of your paper should be “Personal Application of
Scientific Literature in Psychology”; no other title is acceptable. At the end of your
paper, you should provide a reference for your article in accord with American
Psychological Association (APA) style. The form of APA citation is as follows:

Author last name, Author initials, Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (publication year).
Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.
This citation will not be included in your page count.
Please use the following headings in your paper:
General topic

A satisfactory first section will explain the argument in your own words, using examples, thought experiments, and/or definitions to help explain the author’s position, the moral problem (why we talk about gun control), the argument (for or against gun control), and the implications of the argument (does the argument apply to baseball bats? Nuclear weapons? Why or why not?).

This Assignment will consist of two equally weighted sections (50 points each), followed by a works cited page (in which you cite at least the article you chose to write on).
Section 1: Argument Summary (50 points)
Your first section will summarize one of the arguments for or against gun control discussed in this week’s readings – from either
Michael Huemer’s ‘Is there a right to own a gun?’ (Please see attached articles) or David DeGrazia’s ‘The Case for Moderate Gun
Control’ (see attached artice) in your own words. Avoid quotes whenever possible (if you quote a passage for clarity, make sure to
summarize it in your own words immediately afterwards!) Each article discusses multiple arguments; but your summary should
focus on one argument of your choice. (An argument consists of reasons that support a particular conclusion.)
A satisfactory first section will explain the argument in your own words, using examples, thought experiments, and/or definitions to help explain the author’s position, the moral problem (why we talk about gun control), the argument (for or against gun control), and the implications of the argument (does the argument apply to baseball bats? Nuclear weapons? Why or why not?).
What, if any, social policies regarding gun control does the author argue for or against? (Make sure to clarify whether the argument at hand is a matter of personal ethics or social ethics.)
A satisfactory Section 1 will explain ONE argument in your own words and demonstrate an understanding of this week’s readings.
Section 2: Original Objection (50 points)
In this section, you will raise an original philosophical objection against the position you summarized in section 1.
There are many ways to object to a philosophical argument. A satisfactory philosophical objection may do one or more of the
following:
Philosophical writers generally give reasons, or arguments, to support their conclusions. You might argue that their argument fails – perhaps it has a false premise; perhaps the truth of the conclusion has nothing to do with the truth of the premises.
Sometimes philosophical arguments turn on the meanings of technical terms (“gun”, “right”, etc.). You can argue that the author you’re objecting to is using a bad definition. If you do, give reasons to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the definition and/or offer an alternative definition and give reasons to favor this definition over the author’s. What implications would this have for their view?
Sometimes an author overestimates the implications of their argument; you could argue that they “go too far” and give reasons, thought experiments, or examples to think this.
Sometimes an author underestimates or overlooks the implications of their argument; you can argue that they “don’t go far enough” or that they overlook the implications of their view. (For example, maybe the author thinks we have a right to guns, but you think their argument shows more – that we have a right to knives, to anthrax, to nuclear weapons, etc. ) Give reasons to support your position.
When discussing matters of social ethics, oftentimes an argument will stand or fall on certain moral claims about the scope, purpose, or goals of society. You might argue that the author has the wrong political beliefs, and this undermines their position.
Sometimes philosophical writers focus on “the wrong issue”; if you think the author neglects a more important issue, you can discuss that issue, and discuss why it overrides or invalidates the author’s argument.
Finally, sometimes philosophers just make mistakes. They overlook things. They leave out important moral claims. They equivocate between two similar concepts. When reading philosophy, it’s usually a good practice to be charitable and interpret the author as being honest and generally well informed; but mistakes happen. If you think the author has made a mistake; explain it and then try to fix it for them. Give reasons, examples, etc. to support your position.
Note that your original argument can take inspiration from other works (for example, you might look at this week’s other reading, or base your objection on some of the other arguments we’ve looked at regarding different topics). If your argument takes inspiration
from another source, give that source credit and cite it in your works cited page.
A satisfactory Section 2 will discuss at least ONE philosophical objection to the argument you discussed in the first section; this will usually consist of giving reasons, and evidence, to doubt the author’s conclusion. DO NOT just say “I disagree;” give reasons why
your reader should also disagree. (Note: Feel free to play “devil’s advocate” here and argue against a moral belief you think is true;
though I think it might be easier to object to a position that you think is false or misleading.)

Credit Accptance Analysis

Your task is to write a professional analyst report on Credit Acceptance Corp. with 1,500 to 2,000 words in length (including references, tables, etc.). The main purpose of this assignment is to apply course content to a real-world example. Start with an introduction on the company and its industry. Then, relate the relevant concepts discussed in class to the company using available information with proper citation. A complete analysis also includes reasoning about the company’s good/poor performance (on different dimensions) and/or predictions about its future based on (supported by) course materials and concepts. There are different sources to find information about the company including (but not limited to):
https://www.creditacceptance.com/
https://www.sec.gov/
https://news.google.com/
https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek
https://www.forbes.com/
https://www.wsj.com

Teacher Feedback:

This essay provides good information about the company but the main part is missing, and that is the link to course materials. Applying course content to a real-world example is what this assignment is all about. For example, in the section “Inability to Execute Business Strategy”, you have discussed how the company focuses on operational efficiency. First of all, this is related to functional strategies and how they are implemented. Second, you can explain what “business-level” strategy is the company pursuing (or should be pursuing) that fits this functional strategy (refer to chapter 4). The section “Cooperation Achievement” can be related to organization development (chapter 8). If you cannot relate a piece of information you have about the company to course materials and concepts, just remove it and try to find new ones. You can start with the concepts and terms we discuss in class and search for them coupled with the company’s name. For example, search for organizational chart and explain what type of structure the company is using (chapter 7) and also why that is an appropriate or inappropriate structure based on the business/industry/etc.

The files attached is what we went over in the class.
Also we paper is attached also if you want to look at it.

Describe other potential explanatory (control) variables in your analysis. Those variables typically include demographic and socio-economic variables that may influence the relationship between the IV and DV. Discuss and justify why you are including those variables.

As a researcher, you have been tasked to write a brief research proposal for your project. Review Chapter
1, pages 12-22, to review the process of research. Your paper should be at least 2 pages (about 900-1000
words), single-spaced, in 12-point font (excluding a reference page) and uploaded to Canvas by the date.
*Please do not use the same research question/topic that has already been examined in previous assignments
(i.e., attitudes toward the death penalty).

Minimum Requirements
Please use the following sections to organize your paper.
1. Research Question and Hypothesis (200+ words)
• Review some current literature (at least one academic journal article) and develop at least one
specific research question and related hypothesis.
• You can use or revise the research question that you have developed for Assignment 1.
• Discuss the importance/significance of your research topic.

2. Operationalization of Variables (200+ words)
• Describe your dependent and independent variables to be tested in your study.
• Describe how you define and measure the variables.
• Describe other potential explanatory (control) variables in your analysis. Those variables
typically include demographic and socio-economic variables that may influence the relationship
between the IV and DV. Discuss and justify why you are including those variables.

3. Subjects for Study (200+ words)
• Identify your research subjects (persons or things). What or who will be studied?
• Describe how you will select the subjects and how you will reach them.
• Describe the type of sampling techniques that you will use to select a sample.
• Explain why you have selected that sampling method.

4. Data Collection/Research Design (200+ words)
• Describe in detail how you will actually collect the data for your study. Will you observe
behaviors directly or conduct a survey or interview? Will you employ true or quasi-experimental
design? Will you use secondary data (i.e., police data or data from NACJD)? Criminal Justice
research often include more than one such methods.
• Explain why you choose the method(s)

5. Analysis Process (100+ words)
• Briefly describe how you will test your hypothesis using the data you collect.
• Discuss any issues or limitations of your study

6. References
(3 or more academic journal articles)
• Since you will be building your research project on the foundation set by previous research,
citations are mandatory. Cite all the articles/materials that you have used in APA style.

Reclassification of 911 Telecommunications

*******Attached will be my paper – if you can take the paper and make it into a powerpoint.********

Assignment Introduction
For this assignment, you will use technology and the writing skills you have learned thus far to transform your Unit 8 argument into a digital media presentation appropriate for sharing outside of the classroom environment.

Develop a slide presentation or video that is designed to have a strong impact on the audience by revising the draft you shared in this week’s discussion. Your digital media presentation is not necessarily testing your design skills, though you should certainly try to practice the design suggestions provided in the Writing Center resources. More importantly, you are practicing your composition skills by applying persuasive strategies in a new context with visual media. You will demonstrate visual rhetoric skills by combining text and images to compel your audience to recognize the importance of your argument for change.

Assignment
Your presentation will need to meet the following criteria:
A clear argument for change in your community (the one you have been writing about throughout the course).
Designed with a specific audience in mind to motivate your viewers to take action or change how they think about the topic.
Slide presentation or video format (contact your instructor for prior approval if you have a different idea for your digital media presentation).
Contains at least 8–10 slides (slide presentation, not including the title and references slide) or lasts approximately 1–2 minutes (video).
Research from at least four reliable sources to support the main message, including graphics. These can be sources from previous units.
Minimally, two information-oriented visuals like a chart, diagram, or infographic (e.g., photo, table, diagram, chart, etc.) to represent key information in your argument.
Relevant clip art, stock photos, and design templates that are visually engaging and reinforce the overall theme of the presentation.
Research and visuals are cited in APA citation format, both in-text and on a references slide or in a separate Word document if you create a video. You need to quote material taken directly from a source. The same standards for documenting sources apply to a presentation that apply to an essay.
Note: Do not use the “Notes” section for citation or adding details to help the audience understand. The presentation needs to be clear based on what the audience can see and “Notes” are meant only for the speaker. Your instructor will not review the “Notes” section if you use PowerPoint.
Images that require attribution should have an APA formatted in-text citation and APA formatted reference entry. If using images from a Creative Commons site like Unsplash, please provide the website logo with images that are freely available so that your instructor knows they do not require an APA reference entry.
Noted below are the specific requirements for this unit’s assignment:
Title page/slide with the presentation title, your name, and course information.
PowerPoints must be submitted in .ppt or .pptx format. Turnitin cannot read .pptm files or Keynote files.
If you are submitting a video, Vimeo®, PowToon, Prezi, etc., please submit a separate Word document with the title page, references page, a link to the presentation, and the text for your presentation.
Be sure to copy the link to the presentation from the “Share” option rather than the top of your browser.
References to sources, including graphics, are cited in APA style, both in-text and on a separate references slide.

Annual Report Project

The Annual Report Project will be a financial analysis of either McDonald’s, Home Depot, or Kellogg. You will be using Chapter 17 to analyze these companies for two years. Use pages 855-857 as a guide for your analysis (for students with e-books, this is the Illustrative Problem at the end of Chapter 17). You should have eighteen (18) ratios for each of the two most recent years. At the end of the report, you will write a review of your work. You will indicate a couple of areas where your company is doing financially well and a couple of areas where the company could improve. You should conclude with your overall assessment of the financial condition of the company. This report is to be typed using Word or Excel. You will lose points for analyzing the wrong years.
General Guidelines: Typically, this assignment is 3-4 pages long:
1 page of financial ratios for two years (the most recent year audited AND the prior year)
· Please be sure to show your work for each ratio. This includes displaying the equation and then representing each component with numbers for both years.
2-3 pages explaining and interpreting the data and drawing conclusions as to the financial well-being of the company.
· You should include an introduction to briefly describe your company and the objectives of your report.
· Select six of the ratios you have performed and compare those to one or two competitors. You must include a variety of liquidity/solvency/profitability ratios. This will require you to look at the financial information of a competing company. Explain why you selected those particular ratios and what each one means.
· Do NOT select working capital as one of your six ratios.
· Be sure to present your findings in a meaningful way.
It is not enough to say “The current ratio for 2017 was 2.5.” A statement like that has no meaning without the proper context. Add details such as answering the following:
o What does this ratio measure?
o What was that ratio last year?
o What factors do you believe contributed to the increase or decrease in this ratio for your company?
o Is a higher ________ ratio favorable to a company or is it unfavorable?
o What was the ________ ratio for the competitor?
o Did the competitor’s ________ ratio increase or decrease from the prior year?
o What does this ratio say about the company’s financial position?
· Your conclusion should explain your overall assessment of the company.
· Checkpoint Deadlines: Feb 11th (18 ratios calculated for both years and competitor selected).
Feb 25th (6 comparison ratios calculated; at least 2 ratios analyzed).

For McDonald’s – Please see the following:
*Current (2018) Annual Report McDonald’s 2018 Annual Report
https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/m/NYSE_MCD_2018.pdf
*Prior Year (2017) Annual Report McDonald’s 2017 Annual Report
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/gwscorp/nfl/investor-relations-content/annual-reports/McDonald%27s%202017%20Annual%20Report.pdfLinks to an external site.
For Home Depot – Please see the following:
* Current (2018) Annual Report HD_AR_Soft-Copy (2018).pdf Download HD_AR_Soft-Copy (2018).pdf
*Prior Year (2017) Annual Report HD_AR_Soft-Copy (2017).pdf
For Kellogg’s – Please see the following:
* Current (2018) Annual Report Kelloggs – NYSE_K_ (2018).pdf
*Prior Year (2017) Annual Report Kelloggs – NYSE_K_ (2017).pdf

Summarize the authors arguement in your own words. Make sure to explain who, if anyone, can have guns and why. Give examples. If we’re talking about rights, are these legal rights or moral rights? (Legal rights are rights protected by law, but moral rights are rights that should be protected even if the law fails to. For example, people are said to have a moral right to liberty, but slavery laws deprived certain individuals of a legal right to liberty.)

This week’s readings, David DeGrazia’s ‘The Case for Moderate Gun Control’ (please see attached article), discuss a variety of
arguments both for and against the right to own a private firearm.

Summarize the authors arguement in your own words. Make sure to explain who, if anyone, can have guns and why. Give
examples. If we’re talking about rights, are these legal rights or moral rights? (Legal rights are rights protected by law, but moral
rights are rights that should be protected even if the law fails to. For example, people are said to have a moral right to liberty, but
slavery laws deprived certain individuals of a legal right to liberty.)