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The Patriot (the movie)
write a typed, two to three page paper, worth twenty percent of your grade on one of the movies listed below. For extra credit you can write a

second typed, two to three page paper, worth an additional twenty percent of your grade on a second movie from a the movie group listed below. Once

again, each paper is worth twenty percent of your grade. The due dates for these assignments are clearly marked in the Course Calendar link in the

Content section of the course. In order to be eligible for the Extra Credit Review a student MUST do the Book Review assignment.

Your papers are to be submitted to the Book Review Safe Assign link that is in the Content section of the course. A week before the assignment is

due the Safe Assign link will appear in the Content section of the course. It will be labeled: Movie Review. After the due date expires the link

will be automatically removed. You can submit your review as an attachment or please cut and paste your paper into the appropriate section of Safe

Assign. Please be advised that late papers are not an option, and plagiarism will result in a failing grade for this course. All papers will be sent

to a plagiarism website that before they are read by me. Your paper must be college level work! For example, it should be organized, cogent, written

in third person, and contain no contractions or typing errors. The dates for these reviews are clearly marked in the Calendar section of the course.

I strongly suggest that you submit rough drafts of your work to the Jenkins Center or me before sending in the final copy. If my schedule permits, I

usually will return rough drafts within seventy-two hours; however, I do not accept rough drafts within three days of the due date! You should

submit your rough draft to me at least a week before the due date.

Your focus in these papers will be to discuss how these movies relate to the topic you have read in your textbook. For example, students in another

course chose to discuss how The Graduate reinforces the lessons they learned from their readings on the United States in the 1960s. In this course

you could review The Crossing and compare how it reinforces what you learned from your reading of the text, and A Narrative of a Revolutionary

Soldier to achieve a genuine understanding of the effects of the American Revolution on the American people. If you need help with this assignment

please visit me during my e-office hours. The due dates of these papers are marked Calendar section. Please be advised that if you are enrolled in

HIS 13203 World Civilization II or any other of my online classes on the Internet, that you will NOT be allowed to submit the same movie review for

credit in both courses. You must submit different reviews for each course. I DONT NEED SOURCES

The major responsibilities of human resources management (HRM) are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce. Research an

organization, with which you are familiar, that is in need of a change and present how you will manage the change process by incorporating the

three essential duties of HRM.

Choose one subsystem to change and write a 1,250-1,500 word paper addressing the following questions that pertain to the major human resource

management responsibilities and to change management. Strengthen your recommendations by showing how your proposed changes are working in

another similar organization that is successful.

Address following in your paper:

1.Provide an overview of the organization you have chosen including three subsystems of the organization, three stakeholders of the

organization, and the reason for selecting this organization.
2.What one major organizational subsystem needs to be changed in the organization? Justify your choice. How does it compare to a similar

successful organization?
3.How will the subsystem change affect the two other subsystems within the organization that you have identified and how will you realign the

total system?
4.Identify and explain how you would ensure that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of the organization?
5.How should the organization attract, develop, and maintain the workforce required to bring about your proposed change?
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above:

human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above:

(and this must tie in to 4a too): employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.
Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above

(and must relate to 4a and 4b): career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee retention and turnover, or labor-

management relations.
Integrate a faith-based or worldview-based component in the paper and make a clear connection on how it informs the groups’ management

practices. (NOTE: Individuals all have a worldview, and that worldview influences their decisions, values, and perceptions. It also affects how

they manage people, or think they should be managed. For this assignment, this requirement relates to the worldview of the presenters.

Include at least four academic references to support your position. One of them should directly relate to the company discussed in your paper

and another to the organization to which you are comparing it.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not

required.

 

Judaism, Islam, and Carol Christ

Please answer the two questions in one file, typed, double spaced and citing any and
all references to the articles discussed in class in at most 2-3 pages per question.
For ANY question not providing proper page numbers for the citations, the
highest grade the person can get is a B for that question.
The paper is due, without exception Saturday August 11th at 11:59 pm via Moodle
1.‐ How do the views of sexuality in Judaism and Islam differ? How are they similar? Does the
fact that they each view God as male affect the way that sexuality is accepted or not? How is
homosexuality seen in each religion? Why?
2.‐ According to Carol Christ, what are the three implications of a Goddess centered symbol for
women today? Please explain the difference between this view of a Goddess centric religion
versus a view of A) a male centric religion, and b) a religion that has both male and female
deities. Why is it that in the Hindu religion, even though there are hundreds of Goddesses,
women are still subjugated?

Compare and contrast at least two of the religious viewpoints, considering such things as the core beliefs and teachings of the religion

and what is expected of the faithful

Define organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). Give an example of both from your own

work-life or school-life. Why do you think you engaged in OCBs or CWBs in either of these examples?

1) Article Critique

Two times during the semester, but before the last class meeting of the course, each student will bring in 1-2 article(s) from professional journals, a reputable internet source or the newspaper. The article(s) will be attached and submitted with the critique. The article should be 3-4 pages in length.
The student will present their critiques in class
Each article must be related to health care policy.
The critique will include a brief summary of the article and the course objective to which it is relevant and why. Relate the article to the following:
The article should help you answer the following questions:

Describe changes in the current U.S. health delivery system that you think will provide opportunities for nursing to improve health care.
What challenges do you envision that nurses would face in the changing health delivery situation?
How would these opportunities that you describe help to improve the status and visibility of nursing?

CRITERIA FOR GRADING (20%)

2% — Relevant introduction that captures the interest of the reader
6% — Completely answered each guiding question for the article critique
1% — Closure, summarizes key point and action, bringing the letter to conclusion
1% — Grammar and syntax; Letter format – appropriate salutation, body, and signature

 

Core Concepts (History, World View, Values) Outline & Speech Packet
Communication 1: Public Speaking

 

GUIDE FOR PLANNING THE INFORMATIVE SPEECH

THE INTRODUCTION

1. Get attention by using one or more of the following choices:
An illustration or story
A startling statement
A quotation
A rhetorical question
A reference to the subject
A reference to the occasion (what makes this day unique)
2. Motivate audience interest in your subject by alluding to the practical value of the information for your audience / a reason to listen or the

audience’s sense of curiosity.
3. Establish your right to inform (speaker credibility) by alluding to any first-hand experience you may have had or alluding to sources of

information you have consulted.
4. Provide orienting material by:
Previewing main points
Defining technical terms that you will be using
If necessary supplying any background information that would better enable listeners to understand the information

THE BODY
1. Choose 3 main points of equal weight that directly support your specific purpose.
2. Make your information understandable by using an organizational format
Chronological or step-by-step order
Causal
Spatial
Topical
3. Support your main points with appropriate evidence
Factual examples and illustrations
Specific instances
Expert Testimony
Analogies
Statistics
4. Make your information understandable by using visual aids
Charts, drawings, slides
Objects or models of objects
Diagrams, maps
5. Make your information interesting
By using vivid imagery
Concrete language
Having it at a level appropriate to your audience
Involving something recent, impending, familiar, using appropriate humor
6. Use transitions between main points

THE CONCLUSION
1. End the speech appropriately by utilizing a summary and restatement of main points.
2. End the speech providing us with a “reason to remember”
A quotation
A story
An allusion to the introduction or another technique to arouse interest in further investigation

ASSIGNMENT: Core Concepts —
Outline & Speech

Outline: Each student will use proper subordination to write out an introduction, body, and conclusion describing a particular topic from their cultural

group. It should be typed, double-spaced, using formal grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Use a full sentence outline for the body, but do not write

the speech. Grades will be based on attention to detail in formatting, grammar, punctuation, etc., as well as the quality and organization of your

outline content (See sample outline grading sheet below).

Speech: Students will deliver a speech on a particular topic from their cultural group. Grade is based on effectiveness of the verbal and nonverbal

delivery, form and effectiveness of introduction and conclusion, and organization of the speech (See sample speech grading sheet on next page).

 

POSSIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS FOR YOUR OUTLINE

Topical Chronological or Topical Chronological or Topical
Title:
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To tell my audience about ancient Egyptian pyramids.

I. Introduction

II. Body
A. When were the pyramids built?
B. Who built the pyramids?
C. There are many theories that try to explain why the pyramids were built.
1. One interesting theory claims that aliens were involved.
2. Another common theory says that the pyramids were tombs, but this claim has never been proven.
3. Did the pyramids serve another religious purpose?

III. Conclusion
Title:
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about how Independence Day is celebrated in the USA.

I. Introduction

II. Body
A. First, I will talk about the historical events leading up to independence.
B. Second, I will discuss how Independence Day was celebrated in the past.
C. Third, I will tell you how modern day Americans celebrate Independence Day.

III. Conclusion
Title:
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the life and times of George Washington.

I. Introduction

II. Body
A. How did Washington become a leader?
B. What was Washington’s leadership style?
C. What were Washington’s major accomplishments?

III. Conclusion

 

PLAGIARISM

You have an ethical and legal responsibility to avoid plagiarism. Be aware that all speeches and written work must be your original work. Plagiarism is

defined as an unethical and illegal activity that includes using another student’s outline, using an outline found in a published work, or using an

outline from the internet. It is also plagiarism to work on your outline with a friend and turn in the outline without acknowledging your friend’s

input. When you use other sources within your outlines or speeches, then you must reveal the origin of those sources. Please utilize the following

guidelines for your outlines and speeches:

 Turn in 2 copies of typed and double-spaced speech outlines.
 Include in-text source citations within your outline.
 Include a bibliography (References or works cited) of all sources at the end of your outline.
 Include copies of any magazine articles, Internet sources, or book chapters used in your outline / speech.
 Include your outline worksheet

 

 Ways to utilize outside sources of information within your written work (in-text citations):
 Use quotation marks to surround direct quotes. Begley stated, “Don’t plagiarize” (P.A. Begley, Personal Communication, March 20, 2000).
 Paraphrase (put it into your own words): Begley expects students to complete their own work and to reveal sources (P.A. Begley, Personal

Communication, March 20, 2000).

[This is how you would cite your sources at the end of your paper.
Look at the sample outline for another example.]

APA Format Examples
1. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE (without author):
The water shortage crisis. (1990). San Diego Tribune, p. 5 & 12.
2. INTERVIEW:
Facts, S. D. (1993). [Interview] Lecturer at Mesa College.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:
Onmi, D. S. (1990). The cost of taking a sumo wrestler to dinner. Bon Appetit, 15, 6-8.
4. BOOK
Honest, D. (1992). The Salem trials of the plagiarizing speech 103 student (2nd ed.). Randomville
CA: Plagiarism Press.

5. INTERNET

International campaign for Tibet: Traveling to Tibet (1998). [Internet] savetibet.org/background/overview4.html

WORKSHEET: CORE CONCEPTS OUTLINE

Title: _____________________________________________________________

I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter
B. Reason to Listen
C. Thesis Statement
D. Preview of main points

II. Body
A. (Main point sentence #1) [*Don’t forget to cite your sources within each section & use all five types of evidence!]:
1.

2.

3.

Transition:

B. (Main point sentence #2):
1.

2.

3.

 

Transition:

C. (Main point sentence #3):
1.

2.

3.

 

III. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis statement

B. Summary of main points

C. Tie back to Introduction

D. Reason to Remember

REFERENCES (You need at least 2 credible resources)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Write a 500 word reflective essay on the following topic:

” What Does Business Mean to Me?”

This essay should cover the following areas
A.Your views of business and its role in your life: Where you work, how you shop, how you interact with businesses. Do you see business in a positive light, or not? Why?
B.Describe and discuss a business with which you have a positive experience. What makes this business successful in your opinion – be specific.
C.Describe and discuss a business with which you have a negative experience. What can be done to improve this business?
D.What do you want to learn about business in this and future classes that you think might help you be more successful as a professional?

This assignment covers Course Objective 1. Please base your responses on your personal experience and understanding of the course material so far. Formal APA format is not required for this assignment, but if you use a website or the textbook to support your responses, please provide the textbook name or website at the bottom of your paper.

Make sure your essay contains your name, the week and the topic on the cover page.

The book is “The Soul of an Octopus” by Sy Montgomery.

For this assignment, you will read “The Soul of an Octopus” and write short chapter summaries (at least 100 words per chapter summary)
Each chapter summary should include the information presented by the author and your personal reflection on that information.
The summaries should include Chapter 1 through Chapter 8 (a total of 8 summaries).

integrated Cost & Schedule
The Research Paper must demonstrate the understanding of new learning in project management and how it relates to cost and value management.

This assignment should be six to eight pages (not including the title and reference pages) and should integrate the reading, multimedia, and

class discussions. It is mandatory to have research from the classroom text, as well as at least three scholarly sources from the Internet or

Ashford Online Library to support your views.

Consider the validity of your sources carefully before using them in academic papers. It is recommended to use examples from your professional

experience where possible or build from your learning in the discussion boards.

Focus of the Research Paper
Use at least one project you have been a team member of or a project manager for as an example to contextualize the research topics below:
All of the following topics must be addressed in order for the paper to be complete:

Discuss the importance of work packages to support the creation and use of the WBS.
Examine how to establish a cost and schedule performance measurement baseline.
Present examples of EVM and how it will help the PM understand project status.
Examine how the PM uses project control charts to show project status and present value.
Recommend an effective change management process to ensure a successful project.

Writing the Research Paper
The Research Paper:

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as

outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must include a cover page that includes:
– Title of Paper
– Student’s name
– Course name and number
– Instructor’s name
– Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must use at least three outside sources from the Internet or Ashford Online Library.
Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.