Best Writer

Choose two to five photographs that reflect interesting stories/moods, and format the essay in a similar manner to Schultz.  Each narrative will be based on the pictures you choose to share. Include the pictures in your essay with a subheading (Age Six). If you are uncomfortable writing about yourself (or don’t have pictures to share), you may instead write about three people who have shaped your life (negatively or positively).
A few things to consider:
*Please spell out all numbers under 10 (“I am eight in this picture, excited to see Disney World.”)
*Please avoid cliches. Do not compare your life to a ride on a roller coaster — most people feel this way! Be fresh!
*Each picture can be composed of several paragraphs — organize well.
*Use complete sentences. Make sure every sentence has a subject and a verb:
Example of a fragment: “I always knew I was different from other kids. Odd, only happy when I was hanging around my dogs.”
WHO is odd and happy to be around dogs? Here is the rewritten version: “I always knew I was different from other kids. I was odd and only happy when I was hanging around my dogs.”
*Be original with your title — Schultz has already used the title “My Story in Five Faces”!
*Make sure your diction is colorful and evocative. Think about the mood you want to create.
Here is the heading for the paper– DOUBLE-SPACE AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 1 ” ALIGNED MARGINS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PAPER. USE ARIAL 12 PT. FONT.
THE ARTICLE : https://parade.com/119323/connieschultz/021911-my-story-in-5-faces/

Movie assigned: The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, pick one scene

Instructions:
Pick one scene that impressed you most from the film assigned for the week. Explain how and
why that particular scene is impressive to you. Refer to the assigned reading(see attachment) of the week and
think about how your argument is related to it. Include the image(s) from the scene in your
journal. The expression of your paper needs to be clear (correct grammar; clear meanings of
words). Your argument needs to have a structure (introduction, explanation, conclusion).

Key word: contradiction
In addition, separately from your argument on the scene, write down the keyword from the
lecture, which the instructor gives during the pre-recorded lecture, in your response paper. Also,
briefly explain the reason why that is the keyword in one sentence. (“The keyword is XXX
because ….”) The reason should be clear by the lecture. You do not need to repeat exactly what
the instructor says. Use your own words to explain.
Grading criteria are as follows (10 points total): see attachment

Assignment Details
One of the roles of a team manager is to develop and support the members of their team in the workplace. Team managers provide clear guidance to their team members throughout the stages of a team (i.e., forming, storming, norming, and performing). Before coaching a team through the development stages, a team manager must be aware of the type of team that they are managing as well as its role in the organization.
Identify one type of team that is used in the workplace, and explain its importance from both a workforce perspective and an organizational perspective.
Review and consider the types of teams presented by your peers. One way to approach replying to your peers is to share your thoughts on two of your peers’ responses, addressing additional benefits or challenges. Another approach would be to expand on the discussion by providing your perspective through the introduction of additional examples of team types or additional workforce or workplace benefits.

Discuss one or two key drawing techniques and how they offer unique features for narratives in graphic literature.

A subjective claim that people might call “a fact”
An objective claim that people might call “an opinion”
What is the difference between a claim that is “objective” and a claim that is “subjective?”
Explain how mislabeling these claims could negatively impact the quality of a person’s thinking. You might try thinking of claims you could hear in a hospital or another work-related environment. If a person has confused objective with subjective or fact with opinion, what is the solution?

Choose four different examples you have seen of hip-hop culture being sold in mainstream commercial culture (i.e., not items used to sell hip-hop artists, music, or products directly related to hip-hop like films or sneakers, but to sell other, more mainstream or commercial items; how is hip hop and hip hop culture used to sell everyday items?). After having chosen four examples, do the following:
o Summarize the specifics included in the example, including what product is being sold.
o Describe who the intended audience is for the example, including what signs are given in the example to make it clear who the intended audience is.
o Explain how the depictions of “hip-hop” were different in each of these examples

Essay must be more than 500 words (Typewritten, 12 fonts, 1 page single spaced) and a maximum of 750 words (Typewritten, 12 fonts, 2 pages single spaced). Longer essays will not be read.

Topic: Teaching Effective Supervisor Skills
Instructions: This project requires you to develop a PowerPoint slide presentation for use as a training tool with brand new supervisors! You are in charge of presenting them with information on how to transition from a worker to a supervisor. There is great satisfaction in taking a brand new employee, helping them to develop their Management, Coaching, and Leadership skills, and then watching them excel! With this in mind, your presentation should have and title slide, an overview, and a body of slides for the audience. You should focus the majority of your presentation (i.e., 8-10 slides) on what challenges a new supervisor may face, what makes a good supervisor (or bad one), and how to transition to becoming a supervisor. Factors to consider in all forms of communication–Who is your audience? What is your message? Are you trying to persuade? Inform?
Here are some guidelines to get you started: You are the Lead Shift Supervisor and are going to brief a small group of newly-promoted team leads with little or no past leadership experience. They have all worked up through the ranks at the Bad Teddy Bear Manufacturing Facility. Your audience ages are anywhere from 25-35 years of age, with various business backgrounds, some with military experience, and some that have been in a little trouble before but now want to move up in the company. Many of them have good friends still “on the line” and will have a struggle adjusting. Have fun with some of the topics and graphics of course!
There should be an introduction slide, a topic overview slide, 8-10 slides on presentation techniques, a conclusion slide, and lastly a reference slide. Use the “notes” feature of PowerPoint to list your talking points on each slide for me to read what you would actually be saying.

Submission Instructions: IMPORTANT! Save and submit your work as a PowerPoint Presentation with speaker notes
Link here on how to do this in PPT
The body of your presentation should include at least 8-10 presentation slides, in addition to a title slide, introduction slide(s), and references at the end of your presentation for a total of no more than 15 slides. PowerPoint presentations longer than 15 slides will not be read after the 15th slide. As such, please ensure that all assignment questions are answered within the first 15 slides, as your grade will be based on the first 15 slides received.
Your grade will be based on your ability to follow assignment instructions, research conducted, the effectiveness of the training proposed, critical thinking and analysis, and APA 7th edition format.

Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting references or sources (do NOT use your textbook as one of the three required references, or encyclopedias, Wikipedia, unknown, undated, or anonymous sources, such as brief articles from websites), include a reference section (i.e., 1-2 slides), and cite all sources properly in the text of each slide, in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, Chapters 6 & 7.
Helpful Tips
I encourage you to go online to Purdue OWL, or Excelsior OWL, which have writing labs for students. Look up PowerPoint presentations in APA format in the search box. These websites will have helpful tips on best practices. TED talks are also another great source for good information.
References:
Excelsior OWL:
Purdue OWL:

Students
will select a smart and sustainable project as a case study for critical
evaluation and write a 1,400-word (+/- 50 words, excluding references)
analytical paper. Students will provide a brief summary, describing the smart
and sustainable initiative proposed in the project and the technology used.
Students should then carry out further research on the project in order to
assess how it functions and to evaluate its promises and pitfalls.
Choose Any
one topic:
1.Malaysia Multimedia Super Corridor, Malaysia
2.Open Data–GXBus, Uruguay
3.Chamber Campaign, Colombia
4.Large Outdoor Escalator System, Colombia
5.Integrated
Transportation Network, Brazi
6.Living Lab, Netherlands
7.Ciudad Creativa Digital Project, Mexico
8.Guimarães Green City, Portugal

Overview
An important component of developing and maintaining a brand is designing and using brand elements such as logos, taglines, typography, and color palettes. These elements help consumers recognize brands and help maintain alignment to brand personalities. In this assignment, you will evaluate a few brand element concepts and use the strongest concept to create a branded message.
Scenario
Imagine you are a communication specialist for a business called Impact Ed. Impact Ed is a company that provides online trainings and certifications for professionals looking to upskill and participate in professional development. The company then matches participants to companies that are hiring for a particular skill set. They are committed to providing high-quality trainings and certifications at reasonable prices. Impact Ed’s target audience is professionals, and they work with many professional organizations to create trainings, do market research, and connect clients with potential employers. This means they need to develop a brand identity that expresses quality, professionalism, growth, and empowerment.
You have been asked to review brand element concepts provided by a contracted company, select the concept that best suits Impact Ed’s identity and target audience, and use the selected concept elements to announce a promotional offer on their website. The slogan for the offer is “New Year, New Opportunities”, and Impact Ed will offer 50% off all courses and certifications for the month of January.
Prompt
Part I
Read the Impact Ed Brand Element Concepts document and evaluate the three brand element concepts Custom Concepts Advertising Agency created for Impact Ed. Then, select the concept that best matches Impact Ed’s intended brand identity and use it to create your messages.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Brand Identity: Justify how the brand elements from the selected concept align to Impact Ed’s brand identity, using supporting evidence.
Target Audience: Explain how the brand elements from the selected concept will likely be received by the target audience. Base your response on what you’ve learned in the module resources about best practices in visual design.
Brand Element Evaluation: Explain how the brand element concept you selected is the most appropriate for Impact Ed in comparison to the alternatives. Use examples and course resources to support your evaluation.
Part II
Using your selected brand element concept and promotional slogan, create one communication announcing the promotional offer as an advertisement on LinkedIn. Use the LinkedIn Advertisement Examples document, which provides a few examples of advertisements from LinkedIn, to get a sense of the techniques and formats you can use to create your promotional advertisement.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Brand Element Usage: Appropriately use brand elements in the communication to represent the organization’s brand.
Message: Craft a communication that conveys key information consumers need to know in order to take action, and do so in a way that is engaging to the target audience.
Business Writing: Craft the communication using best practices for business writing to convey professionalism and credibility to consumers.