Discussion: Global Events and Local Supplies

With the help of the global economy, U.S. consumers have come to expect products from across the globe to be on store shelves whenever they want. But there are events that impact the global supply chain and the products we see in stores.
In your initial post, address the following as part of your response:
List three products that you can purchase at a local store that are only available due to global trade, and discuss the impact of global trade on the local store.
List an occurrence (for example, an earthquake, hurricane, or war) that prevented a product from being sold in your local market or that affected the product’s condition or price significantly. Discuss how frequently you notice missing products or significant price changes due to events in other countries.

Air Quality in the News

Find a news article related to air quality regulations on the web. Give the class an overview of the issue, the pros and cons, and your opinion about it. Post the URL of the website where you found it and any sources you used in crafting your post.

‘Inequality is the enemy of knowledge.’ (Medina) Discuss.

Fricker, Miranda. 2007. Epistemic Injustice, Chapter 1
Medina, José. 2013. Active Ignorance, Epistemic Others, and Epistemic Friction
Collins, Patricia Hill. 1989. The Social Construction of Black Feminist Thought
Mills, Charles W. 2007. White Ignorance
Tuana, Nancy. 2017. Feminist Epistemology
Pohlhaus Jr., Gaile. 2017. Varieties of Epistemic Injustice
Dotson, Kristie. 2014. Conceptualizing Epistemic Oppression
2000 word essay on political epistemology.

Critical Interpretation, Part B

Share your image from Part A with 3 people outside of this course, and ask them the same questions you answered.
Purpose
Recognize both common and unique purposes of educational practices in different settings and environments.
Compare and contrast the evaluation of educational practices in the course with the student’s evolving values and beliefs about education.
Requirement(s)
Submit a written reflection within approximately 250 words.
Assessment
Pass/Fail
Resources/Tools
None
Details
Share your images from Part A with 3 people and ask them the same questions you answered in Part A. Record their responses via written notes, voice recording (with permission), or video (with permission). When selecting the 3 people, please observe the following:
1 person younger than you
1 person of your age
1 person older than you
Only 1 can be a close friend or relative, the other two should not be close to you
Reflect on the coincidences and differences in the interpretation of the image. Approximately 250 words.
When selecting the 3 people please observe the following: be attentive to have a dialogue with people that have different backgrounds (gender, race, ethnicity, nationality). For example 1 person younger than you, 1 person of your age, and 1 person older than you. Only 1 can be a close friend or relative, the other two should not be close to you.

Doing Business in BRICS Nations

Please make just the thrid part of the research. This is the recomendation that the proffesor make me, make sure doing this correptions. “You covered all of the main parts but some parts could have used more detail and support. More on the history of the trade agreements and the support of lack of support by the US for these agreements are two areas that could be improved.
Also, the history for the exchange rates could be improved. I did not see much on the financial tools as well.
There are parts of the paper that are difficult to understand and the writing center could help you in this area
With that said, I think you did good work and I look forward to reading your submission for part 3.”

Complementary Therapies ( 3 website reports)

Assignment : Prepare a report of 3 websites (minimum of 3) that you discovered relative to complementary therapies. (see sample)

The Report is to include an evaluation of each site based on the following criteria. (see website sample sample and see rubrics)
see assignment instructions for website reports

see rubrics for website reports address all areas of the rubric accuracy,authority, objectivity,currency,coverage and grammar (APA format)

Critical Interpretation, Part A

Find and select an image related to the key question of “Why Education?”
Purpose
Recognize both common and unique purposes of educational practices in different settings and environments.
Requirement(s)
Submit the 2 images you selected with a written analysis of no more than 400 words.
Assessment
Pass/Fail
Resources/Tools
None
Details
Images
Select two images related to the key question of “Why Education?”
The images can be photographs, cartoons, comic strips, postcards, advertisements, etc.
One image should represent what do you see as positive, inspiring, best examples of educational practices.
The second should represent what do you see as negative, or in need of improvement, or bad examples of educational practices.
Analysis
Explain why you selected these two images. Are the images funny? Sad? Ironic? What’s the “educational message” that you derive from each of them? Your analysis should include the two images no more than 400 words.

Why Systems of Education Are Important Essay

This final essay is meant to be the result of a cumulative learning process. As such this essay should take advantage of the materials reviewed for Ed 301, related disciplines, and professional experiences.

1. Please identify the educational system that you want to analyze. For example: Do you want to reflect on a particular institution such as the training program of corporation; a specific law about education; an existing education or training program or an idea that you have for creating a new system. Some of the aspects that you could consider are:

a) What are the values guiding the educational system that you are proposing to develop and/or analyzing?

b) Who will benefit from this educational system?

c) Who will function as the educators?

d) What are the outlines of the structure of the educational system that you are proposing and/or analyzing?

2. In this essay it will be important that you support your analysis with well-thought arguments, complemented with justifications in the form of relevant references and citations.

3. In this essay it is very important that you include relevant concepts supported with adequate examples from the materials explored in class or that your discovered in your research. In all cases, use APA formatting

4. This essay needs to show that you understand the ideas and concepts explored during the course. Very important, understanding the ideas is not the same as agreeing with all the authors and perspectives explored. In this final essay you can explain and provide support to alternative perspectives

McCoy v. Louisiana

In McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) SCOTUS affirmed the 6th amendment right to an attorney and the bundaries of the Attorney/Client relationship

Research this landmark case addressing the following questions. Please make sure you address all the issues in the underlisted prompts in an essay format.

Who are the plaintiffs and defendants in this case? 2 points
What are the facts of the case? 3 points
Identify the issues in this case. 5 points
What law(s) was involved in the case? 5 points
How were the issues resolved and why? (legal reasoning) 20 points
What precedence was set in this case? 5 points
What are the future implications of this case? 5 points
APA formatting 5 Points
Formatting

Between 4-5 pages, double-spaced
Times New Roman, 12-point font
1-inch margins all around
All citations must be done in APA format

Person Profile Essay

Daytona State College

Role/Writer’s Purpose: Write a Profile Essay on a person.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources. (B, C)
Integrate inquiry-based research into writing processes. (A, B, C)
Produce analytic texts that effectively address different rhetorical situations. (A, B)
Task: Write a 1000-word (minimum) essay that provides a firsthand profile of a person, giving vivid details, a unique perspective and thoughtful research.
Why Do Writers Use the Profile?
Magazines and newspapers are usually filled with profiles that tell us about interesting people, places, and activities. They’re usually called “human interest” stories.
They are interesting to us because they take us behind the scenes of familiar places, giving us a glimpse at their inner workings. The writer usually conveys an interesting interpretation or perspective that gives us something interesting or something provocative to respond to.
They may introduce us to the exotic—peculiar hobbies, unusual professions, and bizarre personalities.
They share many features with autobiographical and biographical writing—you can use narrative, anecdote, description, dialogue—yet they also differ significantly: autobiography is about remembered experience whereas profile is (usually) about newly acquired observation—acquired firsthand or through research.
This kind of writing helps you practice the field research methods used across many disciplines: observing, interviewing, and note taking are all techniques commonly used by investigative reporters, social scientists, and naturalists. The challenge once you’ve acquired your materials is to analyze and synthesize what you’ve gathered effectively—to give it shape in an essay that communicates a dominant impression.
Basic Features of the Profile
A well-focused subject. The familiar or the exotic. Even the mundane can look interesting if you look closely and have a unique perspective to offer. Whatever your subject, your goal is to bring out his/her uniqueness, show what’s amazing or fascinating about them and their life.
A vivid presentation: avoid generalizing. Instead of writing about “teenagers” in general, show us a vivid portrait of one in particular and leave it to readers to draw their own generalizations, if they wish.
A dominant impression: convey your personal interpretation or impression of your subject, your own special insights—what you’ve gained by having spent time observing the scene and talking to people. Select your details carefully and arrange them in such a way that they convey your attitude. (For example, if you want your readers to see that you think the 13-year old gamer is out-of-control, you might focus on all the electronic equipment, the dark room, the candy bar wrappers on the floor, and the backpack that is thrown into a corner.)
An engaging and informative plan: you are master of ceremonies; you control the flow of information—how much and in what order. What do you want your readers to fully understand?
Some General Tips for This Assignment:
Do not write about a family member (too close to be truly objective), someone famous (unless you know them personally), or someone deceased (no opportunity for field research). You must be able to conduct an interview or observation for this paper.
Here’s a tip: Choose a person first, interview them in a strategic location (not Starbucks or your car), then research. Examples:
Interview the elderly woman across the street. Go to her house, record the details of her surroundings. Then do research on one thing that struck you (her dementia, her loneliness, her poverty, her deep religious beliefs, etc.). That will be your angle.
Interview your friend who teaches dance. Go to her studio, record the details of her surroundings. Then do research on one thing that struck you (her persistent injuries, her struggle making ends meet on a dance instructor salary, the joy dance can bring to people, etc.) That will be your angle.
Interview a homeless student who lives in her car. Record the details of her living situation. Then do research on one thing that struck you (what caused her homelessness, her resiliency despite her situation, the lack of resources that she can access, etc.). That will be your angle.
Interview a volunteer at the animal shelter. Record the details of the shelter. Then do research on one thing that struck you (the lack of funding, the positive effects of volunteering on mental health, the animal activist philosophy, etc.). That will be your angle.
Guidelines:
1000 words (minimum) required.
Use strict 3rd person perspective.
Use at least two credible sources from the DSC library database (look for sources that do not contain obvious bias and are professional and not personal or commercial). Include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Follow MLA conventions for formatting your paper (double space, paragraph form, proper headings, etc.).
Originality report must be 20% or less.

What do I do first?
Since this Profile Essay Assignment asks you to focus on a person, first decide what person you are interested in knowing more about. If you have a specific person in mind, that might be convenient. If you have a type of person in mind – say, a firefighter or a nurse – then you will have to hustle to find a person to interview.
What questions do I ask in the interview?
Think about this before you get to the interview. Questions should reflect your natural curiosity about this person – what they do, how they live, what their background is, what drives them, what challenges they face now or have faced in the past, what their plans for the future are.
Where should I conduct this interview?
Don’t have the person come to you, and don’t interview over the phone! Go to them – their office, their studio, their residence, any place that will add to the details of your essay.
What else should I do during the interview?
Observe! Observe the person and make notes about their appearance, activities, behavior, etc. This observation may also spark additional questions. Look for details about the subject. One of the best ways to make the essay interesting is by revealing details.
What am I researching?
It is at this point that you should do some research to add to the angle of your Profile. Two sources from the college’s databases are required. These sources can pursue many angles. They may clarify information about the subject. (For example, if your subject serves in the Salvation Army, find information to explain what the Salvation Army is, keeping it relevant to the subject of the Profile.) The sources may provide insight into the social issues surrounding the subject’s circumstances. (For example, if your subject works for a non-profit, find information to shed light on the needs of the people the non-profit serves.) The sources may help substantiate a person’s claims. (For example, if a nurse talks about the dangers of the job during COVID-19, find information to shed additional light on those risks.) It’s all according to you and the angle you want your essay to take!