Best Writer

1980
The elephant man
every man for himself
berlin alexanderplatz
To what degree your writing on film is intelligent, thoughtful, referential, scholarly, creative and/or original is up to you – but your grade will be largely determined by these considerations (as well as by your entries’ punctual posting on Fridays). Certainly, using the ideas we cover in class will be helpful. “Criticism” in these terms does not suggest a mere statement of preference, or a thumbs-up-or-down judgment, but a thorough and insightful dissection of the film in question, taking as many factors into consideration as possible. Read the film – what are its intentions, its metaphoric meanings, its vibe, its texture, its impact, its role as a cultural statement made when and where it was made? Your main concerns are: clarity, articulation of your point of view, and keeping your prose interesting, so at least you, as a reader, would not be bored with it and might want to keep reading to the end. Please keep in mind that your readers may not know your personally, and don’t care how you feel, or how tired you were, or what kind of movies you prefer. Do not write about yourself, and DO NOT use personal pronouns: I, me, my. You should make your position understandable and persuasive and interesting to perfect strangers, all of whom we will presume have graduated high school.
My advice generally in writing criticism is to skip the obvious statement; think about what the film’s thrust is (whether or not it seems to be intentional); and keep thinking about films as objects with aesthetic values – that is, texts – not simply as stories and certainly not simply as momentary experiences you’ve had. Of course, reading thoughtful film criticism helps; I would encourage everyone to hunt down work online by J. Hoberman, Chuck Stephens, A.O. Scott, Scott Tobias, Andrew O’Hehir, Andrew Sarris, Geoffrey O’Brien, David Thomson, Violet Lucca, Dennis Lim, Mark Asch, J.R. Jones, Nick Pinkerton, Howard Hampton, Melissa Anderson, Jonathan Rosenbaum (try to overlook his first-person narcissism), and Godfrey Cheshire.
The critiques require no sources, quotes or references – they ARE NOT research papers, but critiques. You are the critic, so critique. I don’t want to read about the film’s production history or what Roger Ebert thought of it.

Think of Crocs in terms of competencies – not products, not
retail locations, not partnerships.
1. Draw a labeled competency tree for Crocs specifically (no
generic models) – photograph and post it – as usual, embedded not as an
attachment.
2. Now on the discussion board offer your assessment of the
following questions:
a. What is their core competency? Why.
b. Explain how the core competency noted in (a.) above passes each of the three
criteria of the Core Competency test.
c. What product markets that Crocs is not currently in, could their core
competency be applied in? Please explain.
3. What was the need and pain that Amanda Steinberg was trying to address with Daily Worth? How did she validate that others shared that need and would pay for a solution? Do you think that her solution is timely, attractive, durable, and adds value?

Write a thesis-driven analysis of a text (selected from the topics below) that addresses the rhetorical
effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of that text, the rhetorical appeals (logos,
ethos, and pathos) used by the writer, and any additional rhetorical strategies.

Kings of Israel
This week’s assignment is in two parts. However, both parts are to be submitted on the same Word document.
Part 1
Many years after the return of the Israelites from Egypt, the people demanded that
they have a king just like the nations around them.
Create a list that includes the 3 kings of the United Kingdom, the kings of the Northern Kingdom, the kings of the Southern Kingdom, the captors for each of the divided kingdoms and the date of fall of each kingdom.
Part 2
In an APA formatted Word essay, discuss the following:
What caused each kingdom to fall?
Why did the Southern Kingdom last longer than the Northern Kingdom?
What does the fall of these two kingdoms have to say regarding the necessity for godly leadership?
Include at least four citations from the textbook and additional academic resource
and four citations to Scripture. You will have a minimum of eight citations in your
essay.
Chapter 8: Israel Becomes a Political Kingdom: pg 120-129
1 and 2 Samuel
Chapter 9: Israel’s Exile from the Promised Land: pp. 134-143
1 and 2 Kings
Chapter 10: Israel’s Restoration to the Promised Land:pp. 146-158
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther

Biblical Wisdom: Reasons for Kings and Chronicles

Lab: Alcohol
Objective:
To review the negative and positive aspects of alcohol consumption, calculate alcohol consumption by body weight and amount. Understand the digestion of alcohol in the body. Calculate personal alcohol consumption to determine personal consumption for intoxication.
What kind of substance is alcohol?
Alcohol is classified as a depressant because it slows down the central nervous system, causing a decrease in motor coordination, reaction time and intellectual performance. At high doses, the respiratory system slows down drastically and can cause a coma or death.
It is particularly dangerous to mix alcohol with other depressants, such as GHB, Rohypnol, Ketamine, tranquilizers or sleeping pills. Combining depressants multiplies the effects of both drugs and can lead to memory loss, coma or death.
How does alcohol move through the body?
Once swallowed, a drink enters the stomach and small intestine, where small blood vessels carry it to the bloodstream. Approximately 20% of alcohol is absorbed through the stomach and most of the remaining 80% is absorbed through the small intestine.
Alcohol is metabolized by the liver, where enzymes break down the alcohol. Understanding the rate of metabolism is critical to understanding the effects of alcohol. In general, the liver can process one ounce of liquor (or one standard drink) in one hour. If you consume more than this, your system becomes saturated, and the additional alcohol will accumulate in the blood and body tissues until it can be metabolized. This is why pounding shots or playing drinking games can result in high blood alcohol concentrations that last for several hours.
What is “one drink”?
Knowing how to count a standard drink is necessary for calculating blood alcohol concentrations. Too often, people underestimate how much they have had to drink because they aren’t using standard measurements.
Beer
One drink = one 12-ounce beer. This is normal-strength beer (4% alcohol). Micro-brews and malt liquor have a higher percentage of alcohol (look at the label).
Liquor
One drink = 1.5 ounces of liquor (40% alcohol or 80 proof). This is how much whiskey, vodka, gin, etc. is in a measured mixed drink or in a “shot.”
REMEMBER: mixed drinks may not be measured and often contain far more than 1.5 ounces of alcohol. Drinks with a higher proof (like grain alcohol, Everclear®, or 151 proof rum) should also be treated with caution.
Wine
One drink = 5 ounces of standard wine — this is most table wines: white, red, rosé, champagne.

One drink = 3 ounces of fortified wine — this is wine with more than 13% alcohol content, such as brandy, cognac or sherry
Knowing your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
Understanding BAC is key to understanding how alcohol affects your body and the serious danger zones of alcohol ofpoisoning. BAC measures the ratio of alcohol in the blood. So, a BAC of .10 means one part alcohol for every 1000 parts of blood.
To calculate your BAC, select the appropriate chart–for males or for females–then find the row with your approximate weight. Then select the number of drinks consumed. This BAC figure would result if the total number of drinks were consumed in one hour. The Time Factor table can be used to calculate BAC over more than one hour.
For Males
Body weight (lbs.)
1 drink
2 drinks
3 drinks
4 drinks
5 drinks
6 drinks
7 drinks
8 drinks
9 drinks
10 drinks
100
.043
.087
.130
.174
.217
.261
.304
.348
.391
.435
125
.034
.069
.103
.139
.173
.209
.242
.278
.312
.346
150
.029
.058
.087
.116
.145
.174
.203
.232
.261
.290
175
.025
.050
.075
.100
.125
.150
.175
.200
.225
.250
200
.022
.043
.065
.087
.108
.130
.152
.174
.195
.217
225
.019
.039
.058
.078
.097
.117
.136
.156
.175
.198
250
.017
.035
.052
.070
.087
.105
.122
.139
.156
.173
For Females
Body weight (lbs)
1 drink
2 drinks
3 drinks
4 drinks
5 drinks
6 drinks
7 drinks
8 drinks
9 drinks
10 drinks
100
.050
.101
.152
.203
.254
.305
.355
.406
.456
.507
125
.040
.080
.120
.162
.202
.244
.282
.324
.364
.404
150
.034
.068
.101.
135.
169
.203
.237
.271
.304
.338
175
.029
.058
.087
.117
.146
.175
.204
.233
.262
.292
200
.026
.050
.078
.101
.126
.152
.177
.203
.227
.253
225
.022
.045
.068
.091
.113
.136
.159
.182
.207
.227
250
.020
.041
.061
.082
.010
.122
.142
.162
.182
.202
The Time Factor
Hours since first drink
Subtract this from BAC
1
.015
2
.030
3
.045
4
.060
5
.075
6
.090
Source: Evans, Glen and Robert O’Brien (1991) The Encyclopedia of Alcoholism.
Effects of blood alcohol content on thinking, feeling and behavior:
Now that you know how to calculate BAC, see how alcohol affects your body at different levels.
0.02 – 0.03 Few obvious effects; slight intensification of mood.
0.05 – 0.06 Feeling of warmth, relaxation, mild sedation; exaggeration of emotion and behavior; slight decrease in reaction time and in fine-muscle coordination; impaired judgment about continued drinking.
0.07 – 0.09 More noticeable speech impairment and disturbance of balance; impaired motor coordination, hearing and vision; feeling of elation or depression; increased confidence; may not recognize impairment.
0.08 Legal definition of intoxication.
0.11 – 0.12 Coordination and balance becoming difficult; distinct impairment of mental faculties and judgment.
0.14 – 0.15 Major impairment of mental and physical control; slurred speech, blurred vision and lack of motor skills; needs medical evaluation.
0.20 Loss of motor control; must have assistance moving about; mental confusion; needs medical assistance.
0.30 Severe intoxication; minimum conscious control of mind and body; needs hospitalization.
0.30 – 0.60 This level of alcohol has been measured in people who have died of alcohol intoxication.
0.40 Unconsciousness; coma; needs hospitalization.
Alcohol Lab Activity
1. Weigh yourself or make up a person’s body weight.
2. Calculate your BAC under the following circumstances
a. 1 drink in one hour
b. 2 drinks in one hour
c. 3 drinks in one hour
d. 4 drinks in 2 hours
e. 6 drinks in 3 hours
3. How many drinks does it take for you to drink in 4 hours of partying to have a BAC of less than .08?
Show your work here:

Can you contract HIV and AIDs through sex and should it be taught to kids in school ? why or why not ?

Campaign Strategies & Elect.

Discussion 1 May Vs. Pearson Court Case

Tonia Fergusan from the Erie County Department of Elections discussed the difficutlies and challenges it takes for a candidate to get on the ballot. Attached is a court case from a local township official race.
Please review the attached court case and supporting documents. Please use additional sources such as the Erie County website and local news media to help you better understand the issue at hand.
Please respond the following questions:
After reviewing the case, take into consideraton the discussion and presentation from class, please create a thread to respond to the following questions:
Provide a summary of the race, candidates and overall duties the local race the candidates are running for.
Who typically challeges a candidates abiltiy to get on the ballot and why?
What was the overall reason for the challenge?
Provide 3 supporting arguments for Candidate May challenge
Provide 3 supporting arguement for Candidate Pearson defense
Do you agree with the court ruling?
What is your overall take away from the process?
Then, please respond to the posts of at least two peers. Your responses may be crafted to address one or all of the following:
Describe where you agree or disagree with your peer’s response. Be sure to provide a rationale.
Ask a probing question in order to provide clarity or spark further discussion.
Describe insight you have gained from your peer’s post and how you might incorporate this insight into your life, studies, or career.
Discussion 2 Political Contributions and the First Amendment

Freedom of speech is certainly winning: When Ulysses S. Grant ran for president in 1868, he benefited from large contributions from wealthy entrepreneurs, such as railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. “Never before was a candidate placed under such great obligation to men of wealth as was Grant,” . In 1868, Ulysses Grant’s election effort cost $150,000 – or $2.7 million in today’s money. But if Grant was among the first presidents to receive large sums of campaign funds from rich businessmen, he was far from the last.
In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign committee and outside groups supporting him spent nearly 150 times more. Hillary Clinton’s campaign, combined with outside groups, spent nearly 300 times more.
Assignment:
Read “Money-in Politic Timeline” in the February 22 class folder and research any additional information to help support your responses to the below questions.

1) Define freedom of speech when it refers to a political campaign. How does polictical contributons and fundraising influence the First Amendment Right?
2) Do we need more limits? Local, state and federal contributions? If so who and how should these limits be enforced or created.
3) Discussion during the Feb 22 class focused on the theory (roughly summarized) that the candidate who raises/spends the most money ‘tends’ to win the race. Do you agree or disagree? Should there be measure to level the field for potential challengers? Is the current system level for challengers vs. incumbants? What changes should be made.

Write an article entitled ” qualities of an effective teacher” for the annual reporter of the jamaica teachers association or the teachers union in any caribbean territory.

For Discussion – topic is “Firestone refused to recall faulty tires and lost Ford Partnership”
What barriers do you think the decision-makers faced? Can you identify any biases that might have influenced their decision?
What tools or processes do you think the decision-makers could have used to avoid the bad decision? Be specific about why you think the tools or process would have led them to a different decision.
Put yourself in the decision-maker’s shoes. Do you think you would have made the same mistake? Why or why not?

Write a critical thinking essay on “Competing in Dynamic and Global Markets.” The essay must reflect your own authentic thinking, not a summary of facts reports notes etc, reflect critical thinking, do not just answer the questions provided, the questions are there to help you think about the topic, NOT a summary, include your own thoughts. There must be 12 sources from this link https://desu.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=Competing%20in%20global%20and%20dynamic%20markets&clusterResults=true&stickyFacetsChecked=true&groupVariantRecords=false