Category: English

pick an animal and your personal story, Write two different essays on your single subject, but each one will prove the idea from a different perspective and a different tone.
example essay: Sabrina Imbler’s Memoir, How Far the Light Reaches

In this assignment, you need to go to each of the links listed below. You need to read each in their entirety and take the quiz in the final link.  Finally, you will (1) submit a two page (double spaced) paper explaining everything you learned from these links as well as indicating what score you got on the quiz. (2) For each answer missed on this quiz, identify why your answer was incorrect. (3) Finally, give 5 specific examples of how you will use what you learned in this assignment in your own researching. Be specific. What are the specific search terms and websites you will use?
Link:
http://www.slideshare.net/genealogymedia/jones-f309b 
http://libguides.tru.ca/advancedsearch 
Quiz Link:
Before taking the quiz, click on and read each tab listed across the top of the page (Introduction, And, Or, Not, Parenthesis). After doing so, then take the quiz. 
https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/boolean/Introduction
Please ask me if you don’t understand, thank you.

For this assignment, you need the Pierce College library, which you can access without needing a student number.
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These sources are for argumentative essay, so the sources should be selected according to the topic..
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.Topic:
_Side 1: Stress is a natural and necessary response that helps us cope with challenges and achieve success._
– Argument: Stress is an adaptive response that pushes us to work harder, meet deadlines, and overcome obstacles.
– Potential supporting points:
– Stress triggers the release of hormones like adrenaline, which enhance focus and energy.
– Moderate stress levels can improve cognitive function and memory.
– Stress can motivate us to take action, solve problems, and achieve goals.
_Side 2: Stress is a harmful and debilitating condition that can lead to mental and physical health problems._
– Argument: Chronic stress can have severe negative effects on our well-being, relationships, and productivity.
– Potential supporting points:
– Prolonged stress can lead to anxiety, depression, and burnout.
– Stress can weaken our immune system, increase blood pressure, and contribute to chronic diseases.
– Excessive stress can impair our judgment, decision-making, and relationships.
_Side 3: Stress management techniques and self-care practices can effectively mitigate the negative effects of stress._
– Argument: By adopting healthy coping mechanisms and prioritizing self-care, we can reduce stress levels and improve our overall quality of life.
– Potential supporting points:
– Mindfulness, meditation, and yoga can help regulate stress responses.
– Engaging in physical activity, hobbies, and social connections can reduce stress and improve mood.
– Prioritizing sleep, healthy eating, and relaxation techniques can help manage stress.
Feel free to pick the side that resonates with you the most or mix and match points from multiple sides to create your argument! Good luck with your essay!
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1 Before we build a Working Bibliography, we MUST commit to a topic. When we commit to a topic, then we CANNOT change it. (If you do change it without my expressed permission, I reserve the right to take points away from the Working Bibliography and subsequent assignments since those points would be going to a topic with which you are no longer exploring. — What is my advice? Choose your topic wisely!) You do not have to know your thesis yet, but you need to explicitly state the topic. I will not give points to this assignment until I have a record of your topic. (Most of you have already chosen good topics. I am open to you changing UNTIL we turn in the Working Bibliography; by then, we have committed to a topic.)
This is what I want: The title of this assignment will be your TOPIC. Your topic will be clearly stated as the title of the page for this assignment: This means it will be centered and below your name, my name, class name, and date.
2 Below the topic you will type these words: Working Bibliography. (What is a Working Bibliography? I will define it. (I expect you to read the definition.) A Working Bibliography is an MLA formatted list of the sources (eBooks from the school databases, database articles, websites) that you have found at this point in your research. These sources might be used in the paper; perhaps, they might not be used in the paper; some of them may be used; others will not be used. Later, it will be your choice whether or not the sources you find now or sources you find later will be used in the paper. But the list shows that you are actively looking for sources NOW and have found sources, and the Working Bibliography shows that you know how to put those sources in MLA format. (I expect excellent MLA format: It is merely following a model; it is easy to do if you train your eye and mind to see in detail.) In other words, this assignment gets you started on your paper by finding sources NOW and documenting that search NOW, instead of waiting until the last minute. (Remember, writing is a process.)
3 What sources and how many? You are required to find 10 sources! You must find 2 eBooks, 5 database articles or essays, 3 websites. They will be listed in MLA format which also means they will be listed alphabetically. (Yes, that is more than the eight sources needed for the final draft of the research paper. As it should be — so that you have options and choices.) Points off for MLA formatting errors. This is an opportunity to practice getting the MLA format correct. If you don’t list eBooks from the school databases, expect a very bad grade. (To be clear, you are restricted by the Working Bibliography. If later, you find other or even better sources, you are free to use them.)
4 The assignment will look something like this:
Your name
My name
Class name
Date

Scenario:  A Pacific family has asked you (a student nurse) if they can use a traditional Pacific health practice with their family member while in the hospital. 
Reflection: Using the Gibbs reflective tool, explain how this scenario impacts you as a student nurse.  In Gibbs’s evaluation and/or analysis section, you may consider practices relevant to the Nursing Council of NZ Nursing’s professional responsibilities.  Ensure that you include your consideration of safety in the use of traditional healing.   Overall, your reflection should highlight this scenario’s impacts on your professional responsibilities.

Discuss the topic at hand as clearly and broadly as possible, add a Apa reference, quote from the novel, provide evidence for your findings

You have until Friday, May 17th  to submit this final essay in the Assignments tab. I will not accept essays or assignments after this date. Also, please note that this essay will be checked with plagiarism software, so please be sure that all writing is your own and that you cite your source information and any quotes using MLA formatting.
Here are the four steps:
Step 1: Watch this 34-minute interview of Queens Holocaust survivor Anita Weisbord (and take notes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5O6Q02NFsA
Step 2: Watch this 45-minute interview of Queens Holocaust survivor Kate Haberman (and take notes):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVRwkxE8YQQ
Step 3: Using information from the interviews and your notes, write a well-developed, college-level essay where you compare the Holocaust experiences of Anita and Kate.
First, write an introduction paragraph that gets the reader’s attention, formulates a thesis that encapsulates your comparisons between Anita and Kate, and hints at content in the forthcoming body paragraphs.
Next, support your thesis with 3 or 4 well-developed body paragraphs (be sure to transition between each of your sentences, and paragraphs).
Lastly, write an effective conclusion paragraph that ties your essay together.
In addition to the videos, you use any information in the Kupferberg Center’s Holocaust virtual exhibit (http://khc.qcc.cuny.edu/camps/), Library Study Guide (https://qcc.libguides.com/concentrationcamps), or readings/texts that you have read throughout the term in order to develop your writing. Be sure to use MLA formatting for your essay, including in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
Your essay should be 5 or 6 well-developed paragraphs (800-1000 words).
Step 4: Submit your essay in the ASSIGNMENTS TAB by Friday, May 17th. Again, I will not accept any work after this date.
Your essay will be graded using the following rubric:
FINAL EXAM GRADING CRITERIA
Possible Points
Ability to write and effective introduction paragraph that gets the reader’s attention, establishes a clear thesis, and hints and what’s in the body of your essay.
5
Ability to develop your body paragraphs and support your thesis using facts, information, and statistics from the videos and the virtual exhibit.
5
Ability to use mechanical conventions of standard written English that are consistent with a college-level composition class (this includes effective organization, transitions, grammar, word choice, and sentence structure);
5
Ability to write an effective conclusion paragraph that ties your essay together (re-states your thesis, your major support, and finishes with a strong statement)
5
Ability to effectively format the essay in MLA (font, spacing, headings, in-text citations, and Works Cited page.
5
Total
25
Good luck and make me proud!

comparative essay on the movie tommorow when the war began and the novel the hunger games comparing an overarching theme and thematic message by comparing mise en scene in the movie and imagery in the book and characters across both texts

write a 3-5 paragraph essay arguing that you can never repeat the past using the events and/or characters from The Great Gatsby as well as your personal views and real-life examples to illustrate your point.

we will be doing a project-based slideshow instead of writing an essay. You will be analyzing Adrienne Rich. You will need to analyze and examine how her/his literary voice and literature explores, questions, confronts, challenges, and exposes gender and/or sexual norms within the U.S. during the 20th Century. You will put the project together using PowerPoint, GoogleSlides, Canvas Studio or any other platform that you feel comfortable creating a slideshow in.
Focus: You must focus your project on helping the reader understand who the writer is based on the prompt and why their literary voice is important and then analyze at least one piece of literature we have read in class, connecting it to the prompt.
Slides for the writer: Include information about the writer that helps your viewer understand who the writer is and why their voice is important in confronting the status quo of gender and sexual identities in the U.S.
Slides for literature analysis: Include textual evidence from the poems/prose/essay of the writer: use a minimum of 4 quotes in your literary analysis per source. Focus on the meaning of the literature you have chosen and how it engages challenging the status quo of gender/sexual realities in the 20th Century. 
How many slides? You need a minimum of 8 slides that include written information and visual representations for what you are discussing. Make sure you create a balance between discussing who the author is and analyzing their literature. Error on having at least 3 slides that provide literary analysis.
Feel free to be creative: Putting together a slideshow should hopefully be more fun than writing a traditional essay. 
Narration: An audio explanation of the project is required. This narration will walk your audience through your presentation and prove answering the prompt. You may narrate more information than just what your slides say. This needs to be 5-7 minutes long. You can write the transcript only and I can do this part.
Works Cited: Include a Works Cited of where you gather your information at the end of the slide show, and include in-text citations throughout the presentation.

The portfolio is an opportunity for you to demonstrate the critical thinking, reading, and writing knowledge you’ve developed, to reflect on how you have changed as a reader and writer, to assess how you can still grow as a reader and writer, and to describe how you can apply the knowledge and skills from this class in other academic, professional, and personal context. Your portfolio will contain examples of your work in this course, and you will use evidence from your work to illustrate what you have learned in this class.
Your course portfolio contains several different elements. Your portfolio must contain:
1. Portfolio cover letter
The portfolio cover letter demonstrates who you are as a reader and writer to your reader. The cover letter should be 500-750 words long, and it can be addressed to your future writing instructor. The content of your cover letter should include the following:
Identify your strengths and areas for improvement as a writer using evidence from the work contained in the rest of the portfolio. For example, if you think that one of your strengths is clear and concise language, then you should quote and analyze example sentences from your major writing projects that would demonstrate that language.
Establish goals for how you want to continue to develop as a writer.
Explain how you will use what you’ve learned in this class about critical thinking, reading, and writing in other academic, professional, and personal situations (for example, how will you apply what you’ve learned in this class to other classes in your major or in your workplace).
2. Major writing projects
the portfolio should include the following:
The assignment prompts for Writing Projects 1, 2, and 3
Your submission for Writing Projects 1, 2, and 3
These submissions will help contextualize the portfolio revision letters, and you can also use excerpts from your writing projects as evidence in your reflective cover letter.
3. Revision letters for all major writing projects
For each of the major writing projects that you include in the portfolio, you will write a 500-word revision letter to accompany each major writing project (a total of 3 revision letters). In your revision letter, you should:
Explain the strengths and weaknesses of your initial submission by addressing your instructor feedback, peer feedback, and your own assessment now that you have developed as a writer. You should also
Explain how you would rewrite this assignment now. You will not actually need to revise your writing project, but you will need to explain in detail what changes you would make based on your draft’s strengths and weaknesses and what effect these changes would have on the draft. For example, if you think that the topic of Writing Project 1 was not engaging to the reader, you would explain in detail why the topic was not engaging, what your new topic would be, and why this new topic would be an improvement.
Submission:
Please put together your cover letter and the three revision letters into one document (use page breaks and headings) and submit it as a Word or PDF file.