Best Writer

Assignment:
Using at least 3 scholarly sources (only 1 website and NO Wikipedia or Britannica
allowed!), write an essay of at least 1000 words, roughly 4-5 pages (at least 6 paragraphs
with at least 5 complete sentences in every paragraph you write) arguing that the woman
you choose from the list below fits the definition of a hero provided by Ahmed in his article
provided for you in class. Use the following for your thesis:

Boudicca may be called a hero if we define the term as a person who, endowed with
extraordinary qualities of leadership, freedom, and bravery, sets out to achieve freedom for the ancient Briton people and nearly succeeds in the face of staggering opposition from the Roman Empire.

Write review of the book, Theories of Development. Include a section of your personal analysis of the information in the book and how it will help you as FCS teacher.

8-10 pages of text plus title and reference pages.

Select one section (social issues: health, social issues: education, biology and environment, or cultural influences) from the book, Development Through the Lifespan, and write a summary on the content in that section. This summary is to be 6-8 pages. Then, as a reflection piece, write about how you perceive that section’s topic and its application with secondary school students (1-2 pages).

Total up to 10 pages.

1. First, and most important: It must use specific examples from Disney films (from the list) to answer this question:
How do Disney films contribute to the construction of society’s values and norms about gender roles?
An accompanying question that you can also answer (but it’s optional) is: How have the gender values that Disney represents changed over time?

2. It must be a thesis-driven essay, written for an academic (formal) audience. The thesis is your angle on answering the question. You can’t cover every Disney film and every character–so you choose some examples from one film (or from a few films–no more than 3) and they help define the angle you’re taking to answer the question.

Review the feedback you got on your thesis (and if you didn’t feel like you got enough, ask other peers for advice, or get in touch with Dr Haas) and make decisions on whether you need to revise it.

3. It must be a textual analysis essay, which means the essay is structured around a few specific excerpts from the text, and these examples all help to develop the thesis. Since you’re analyzing films, the excerpts are scenes. Identify and analyze a few specific scenes from at least one (but no more than 3) Disney films from the list. Choose scenes that clearly help you develop your answer to the question.

You can refer to other films that are non-Disney (for example, earlier Iron Man films, earlier Star Wars, etc)–but do not make them the focus of your analysis. Use them only for comparison purposes. In other words, the scenes that you analyze should come from the Disney films on the list.

4. It must include at least one image as part of your development. This image must be a screenshot from a film scene you are analyzing. Include a caption below the image to tell what film it comes from, and explain the image in the text of your essay.

5. It must use at least 5 sources to help with the development. This does not include other films–these should be articles, essays, podcasts, blogs, etc. Sources that are talking about the films you are analyzing or that provide contextual information about the film.

6. It must include a list of Works Cited at the end (MLA style; Recommended: use EasyBib

7. Minimum Length: 1300 words Maximum Length: 1500 words
The word count does NOT include the Works Cited
8. Use MLA Style for formatting.

Requirement: WRITE THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS (Due Sunday)
Write an introduction for your essay of 400-500 words (this will be two pages of 12-point font double spaced writing).

Essay introductions are meant to set up the rest of what is to come in the essay. In your introduction for this essay, here are some of the components you should include:

Introduce the course question. The question might be included in your title, or in the first few sentences of the essay.
Definition of social construction.
and specifically, how our perceptions and values about gender (masculine and feminine) are constructed by our social environment.
Discussion of why Disney is an especially important media company in terms of shaping cultural values (because of its reach, the popularity of the genres, etc).
Introduction of the specific angle you’ll be taking to answer the question (your thesis).
Brief foreshadowing of how you’ll go about developing your thesis.
Introduction of the film or films or the characters you will be focusing on to develop your angle.
You may decide to introduce some of the context around the film/films you’re analyzing, or you can hold off and introduce those details later. But somewhere in your essay, you should include these kinds of details about each of the films you are analyzing as part of showing the context for the film. Remember that Disney films tend to reflect the historical context in which they were released:
Who wrote it, directed it, and the names of actors who played the characters you are writing about
When it was released and how it did at the box office (Links to an external site.)
How it was received (look for ratings like RottenTomatoes, (Links to an external site.) IMDB (Links to an external site.), or Metacritic (Links to an external site.))
Your introduction might be more than one paragraph. In the real world, introductions aren’t always one paragraph that starts broad and ends with a thesis. Consider the texts we read together so far– did any of them have a 1 paragraph introduction and then proceed with a 5 paragraph essay? (No). Try writing TWO introductory paragraphs. Find a natural breaking point between them.

Begin your essay in the first few sentences in a way that will interest your audience. Your audience is other scholars, like yourself, who are interested in Disney, and particular in the way that their films impact our cultural values about gender. Your audience knows the Disney films–they have seen them all. You do not have to spend a lot of time summarizing what happens in them. A 1-sentence summary to remind readers of the high points is plenty.

Body paragraphs requirement:
WRITE BODY PARAGRAPHS
Each body paragraph should be focused on developing some part of your specific angle on answering the question (your thesis). The way you answer the HOW part of the question is to analyze how specific scenes demonstrate some aspect of gender–this is your purpose in the body paragraphs.

Choose scenes to analyze that help you focus on gender. The scene constructs (and mirrors) gender values through how it represents the characters. A hero is someone with masculine or feminine values we are invited to aspire to. The scenes show us how heroes (who we want to be) look, and how they act when it comes to acceptable gender roles or gendered emotions. Sometimes we are invited to be disgusted by villains who represent culturally unacceptable aspects of gender.

In academic essays, it’s better to have shorter, focused paragraphs than to have paragraphs that are a whole page long. Here are some more conventions of academic essay paragraphs:

each one should be about one specific idea/topic (coherence)
the one specific idea/topic of each paragraph should be easy to recognize (that’s why writers often use topic sentences that summarize the idea)
each one should be connected to what comes before and after it (transitions).

Sources you can use:
Sharp, Gwen and Lisa Wade. “Social Construction and Why It Matters.” YouTube 16 Sept 2008.

Kilbourne, Jean. “Killing Us Softly 4.” Vimeo, 24 Feb. 2020, vimeo.com/142100425

Haas, Lynda, and Shaina Trapedo. “Looking into the Magic Mirror: Disney’s Impact on the Fairy Tale Genre.” The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures, edited by Paula Greenhill, Routledge Ltd., 2018, pp. 1–19.

Investing for The Future

You are the owner of XYZ, Inc. You had a record year, and you want to invest the extra capital. After doing some research, you will write a project report detailing your financial considerations and findings to your business partners on your projected investment plan.

Post 1: Initial Thread

First, do some research at your local bank, through your retirement investment firm, or by reading articles on stock analysis. This can be done virtually. Investigate the financial terms of several investment options. What interest rate is being offered? Is the interest compounded daily, monthly, or yearly? Do your best to find out the financial details for at least two different investment options. You will be citing your references in APA style.

Second, do some investment calculations. You may use a scientific calculator. For your investment:

– Choose an amount between $5,000 and $500,000 of extra capital for principal, P, the initial amount of money to invest.
– Choose between 5 and 30 years for t, the number of years you will let the account grow.

Based on your research findings:

– Use the rate for r, the investment growth rate per year.
If using the compound interest formula, use the appropriate value for n depending on whether the compounding is performed daily, monthly, or yearly. If compounding is continuous, then you will use a different formula called the continuous compounding formula.

Compound Interest: A = P (1 +r/n)^nt Continuously Compounding Interest: A = Pe^rt

Two formulas: 1. Compound interest formula: A equals P times the quantity one plus r divided by n raised to the n times t power. 2. Continuously compounding interest formula: A equals P times e raised to the r times t power.

Third, reflect on your calculations and present your financial guidance in a project report. You will make two different plans based on an aggressive and conservative forecast of the market. (You may also make a combination of the two rates, allocating different investment amounts that total your initial capital.) Your project report should contain the following:

– Introduction: One paragraph describing how investment could be beneficial to the company.
– Three body paragraphs addressing each of the following:
o Explain how compound interest works in your own words.
o Explain the two different forecasting plans with pros and cons for each.
o Present your calculations for each plan. Be sure to state the formula and outputs.
– Conclusion: One paragraph summarizing your financial considerations and findings and their significance to the company.

Project Report Guide
Professional written reports should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. A good way to plan this project report is to write an introduction to the report. Next, write at least three body paragraphs and address each of the points listed above. End your report with a conclusion paragraph tying all of your ideas together. The report should be at least five paragraphs in length. A title page and reference page are also required.

You are expected to use at least one outside source for this report. Cite outside sources in proper APA format. You can find numerous APA resources in the Writing Center Writing Reference Library on the Research, Citation, and Plagiarism page.
Using Sources

Your report should include a highly developed purpose and viewpoint; it should also be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.

Recently, you have noticed a change in the way your colleagues are communicating. There is a lot of gossiping, and much of what is shared is false. This is starting to affect the culture of your office, as there is a lot of negativity and hurt feelings.
After some careful thought, you decide to share your concerns with your colleagues. Utilizing the concepts from this unit, draft an email to your colleagues explaining the importance of communication and how to effectively share information both in person and via email. Include the consequences of gossip and false information in the workplace. Remember that these are your coworkers, and you want to keep a positive relationship with them, so your email should be professional in manner and outline your concerns.
Your complete assignment must be at least two pages in length. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources, if used.

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In this assignment, you will be asked to complete a short response (150-200 words) to each 4 questions. (I have uploaded the assignment criteria).

Two short answer questions ask you to analyze the claim according to principles of scientific thinking (Ruling out rival hypotheses, Correlation vs causation, Falsifiability, Replicability, Extraordinary claims, and Parsimony).

Two short answer questions ask you to analyze the claim according to the research methods listed below. (reactivity, social desirability bias, and unrepresentative or biased sample, confounding variables, lack of a control group, validity of measures, ethics).

It does not require references but please feel free to use them if you would like to.

Must write the questions and answers (different colors). Be sure to answer each question thoroughly. You must include the steps and computations when needed. Answers without showing the steps or mathematical procedure will not receive any credit.

To receive credit you must answer the questions with in your own words. This assignment is not a team effort; students will turn in only their own answers. You must use the appropriate citations and reference list in APA style. Remember, you must show your work, including the calculations. You also need to include the page number, textbook, or source of your answers. Must do the work from the chapter I am sending, and must must must cite the sources from the chapter I am sending. Please read all the instructions and do the assignment .

It needs to have a intro with a thesis statement, it needs to include a biography and how his life affected his work, a minimum of 5 sources with a citation page, the paper needs to be in MLA format double spaced, in the font times new Roman 12 font, and the paper needs to be literature based with a conclusion.