Summary & Analysis of an Article

Part 1

This Discussion Board activity reviews important lessons about academic writing and helps us prepare for our third and final writing assignment, the summary-analysis essay.

1. Read the following article: (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/opinion-food-bank-donations-food-insecurity-1.6678924)

2. Then write a cohesive paragraph that analyzes the article and answers the following questions.

1. Identify the thesis statement/claim.

2. Describe the evidence used by the author to support his/her message (statistics, studies, expert opinion, data from other organizations…etc)

3. Describe any appeals Ethos, Logos, Pathos) or logical fallacies the author used to convey the message.

4. Include a reference citation with an active link to the article, so others can easily review the original article.
Part 2

To extend the discussion, first review the posts of your classmates. Then choose at least two of your classmates’ posts and respond with thoughtful and substantive contributions. Answer any questions from your instructor.

observe and write up observations

Let’s practice observation and note-taking. Early in the week take 5 minutes out of your day and in a setting where there are other people participating in normal activities (work, grocery shopping, town plaza, playground, ballgame, etc.), observe and write up your observations.Place these in the discussion as your first posting. Then also in the discussion board reflect on what was easy and what was hard about the process — and how your background knowledge and experience influenced the process. Respond to two other students by the end of the week.

A Midsummer Nights’ Dream- Character Analysis

Review the book and or the website below and then identify the main characters and write a list to include a brief description of each main character. You may quote or put in your own words these descriptions.!!

Include your source in MLA style in the work cited page.

Session 1: Professionalism, standards and codes- Toggle

Task1: Standards for Childhood Practice Grid:
choose at least 3 of the Standards for Childhood Practice and complete the evidence grid above on how you believe you meet these standards. this will form part of the appendices for your assignment.
Task 2: Implement Codes of Practice :
Choose at least 3 of the codes of practice and identify how you work to these. this will form part of the appendices for your assignment.

Election fraud – can auditors play a role in restoring public confidence

Topic:Election fraud

Can auditors play a role in restoring public confidence?

(Can use hot topic in USA and CA)
Research paper

As a CPA, life-long learning will be an important element of your professional development. You will take
part in and deliver Continuing Professional Development (“CPD”) materials and courses. Often times a
research paper will accompany a presentation.

international trade and commerce

You are required to produce a 2,000 word correctly referenced essay (using the Harvard referencing system) on the questions indicated below – answer all questions.

The assignment cover parts A and B.

Part A:

1. Select a country that you would like to explore and evaluate the patterns of trade to identify the categories of products that have been traded the most over the last two decades and critically assess two theories that explain the patterns of international trade of your chosen country.

2. Consider the opportunities and risks associated with exporting and evaluate how a country’s government can improve/influence trade/export performance and why it sometimes intervenes.

3. Explain the various ways in which a country could engage in countertrade, considering its advantages and disadvantages.

Part B:

Reflect on your assignment and explain what you have learnt from it. How has your critical thinking developed, and identify transferable skills and knowledge obtained? (200 words).

Discuss three things—rules/policies/procedures/practices—that you would like to see changed at HCCC. Why do you think that these things/rules/policies need to be changed

You have now been at HCCC for a few months. Discuss three things—rules/policies/procedures/practices—that you would like to see changed at HCCC. Why do you think that these things/rules/policies need to be changed? In a well developed and supported essay of at least 5 paragraphs, discuss these policies and why you feel they need to be altered. (HCCC is the college I am going to hudson communty college)

This essay will undergo a series of steps, from prewriting—brainstorming, outlining, journal writing, etc.—to drafting, to revising and proofreading, to final version for submission. Every college essay must make a persuasive argument in support of a strong thesis. For this essay, you must develop a thesis that discusses/incorporates the three things that you would like to see changed at HCCC. Each of your body paragraphs should focus on one change. You should provide concrete support for why that change is needed.You have now been at HCCC for a few months. Discuss three things—rules/policies/procedures/practices—that you would like to see changed at HCCC. Why do you think that these things/rules/policies need to be changed? In a well developed and supported essay of at least 5 paragraphs, discuss these policies and why you feel they need to be altered.
This essay will undergo a series of steps, from prewriting—brainstorming, outlining, journal writing, etc.—to drafting, to revising and proofreading, to final version for submission. Every college essay must make a persuasive argument in support of a strong thesis. For this essay, you must develop a thesis that discusses/incorporates the three things that you would like to see changed at HCCC. Each of your body paragraphs should focus on one change. You should provide concrete support for why that change is needed.

THE BUSINESS CONSULTANCY PROJECT

For two task

TASK ONE-due April 10-(21-24 references)
A Business Consultancy Report- 2700 words.
View the “Instructions.doc”
See “Task 1 -Structure .docx” for specific details and structure
TASK TWO-due 2nd May
10 minute video interview-800words.speech note

Comprehensive Genogram

This is a scaffolding assignment to help students understand how a genogram is created and how to use the various symbols to denote family relationships, marital status, family issues, family patterns of mental illness, and substance abuse.
Develop a genogram illustration that addresses the following criteria:
Choose a family (for this assignment this can be your own family)
Draw three generations of genealogy, legal family, pets, and others who have played an integral role in the family, if applicable.
Use only standardized genogram symbols.
Show structure of family members: siblings, aunts/uncles, grandparents, remarriages, blended families (step-members and half siblings), divorces, pets, close family friends, and god families.
List dates birth/death, dates of marriage, and divorce. Include the race, ethnicity, culture, place of birth, residency, cause of death, mental health, and substance abuse issues.
Identify family characteristics, i.e., type of family structure, type of marriage/parental union, length of the relationship, type of family, and authority pattern (who has the power).
Identify emotional patterns i.e., close, conflicted, cutoff, distant, unknown, passive aggressive (or fused & conflicted).
Identify family or generational values and issues and patterns: occupation, education, hobbies, military duty, work ethic, family business, religion, addiction/recovery, incarceration, homicide, suicide, reunions, parenting style, mental illness, emigration from the country of birth, marriage within or outside the culture, sexuality, cancer, longevity, foster care, adoption, and child abuse. Every generation manifests their values and issues differently.
Identify social patterns i.e., neighborhoods, communities, places of worship, places of work and education, social clubs