Category: Writing

Last week, you analyzed your audience and purpose and found research to prepare your presentation for next week’s Communications Conference. You must post that presentation by Thursday midnight of Week 8. Again, look ahead to the instructions for the Week 8 presentation!
This week, participate in ONE of the following threads in preparation for the conference next week. Follow these instructions for adding images, audio, and video.
Thread 1: Social Media
As a presenter next week, you have been asked to help promote the conference on social media. Before Thursday midnight, post an initial message that does both of the following:
Provide a social media message appropriate for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or other social media platform. The message should encourage participation in next week’s communications conference, specifically your presentation at that conference. Be creative!
Discuss the strategies you used in your social media message by answering the following questions:
Which social media platform would your posting be most appropriate for (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) and why did you choose that platform for advertising the conference?
What 2-3 specific strategies discussed in the Week 7 lesson did you use in your posting and why? How has a real business used these strategies in one of its social media messages? Share the social media message and discuss how it used those same 2-3 strategies! Thread 2: Podcasts
As a presenter next week, you have been asked to help promote the conference through the podcast series on your company’s website. Before Thursday midnight, post a 2–6-minute podcast about the topic of your Week 8 presentation.
To be courteous to all, including those who may be unable to hear the podcast, the recording must use captions OR a text transcript must be included. (The average speaking time is 100-150 words per minute, so the transcript of a 2–6-minute podcast would be 200-900 words.) For a concise and clear recording, preparing a transcript in advance helps!
Use this podcast as a “rough draft” or overview of the presentation you will create for next week, since that presentation also requires audio.
Thread 3: Blogs
Review the APU Edge blogs specific to Careers and Business. Before Thursday midnight, write a blog posting about the topic of your Week 8 presentation. This posting should be appropriate for publication on APU Edge! (Here is an example: How to Emphasize the Positive in Business Writing.) Use this blog as a “rough draft” or overview of the presentation you will create for next week. You can even submit your blog for publication to APU Edge, which would be something to add to your résumé!
Thread 4: Visual Aids
The Week 8 presentation requires an original visual aid created by you. This visual might be a pie chart, bar chart, line chart, infographic, flowchart, etc. Before Thursday midnight, post an initial message that does both of the following:
Provide the visual that you created.
Discuss the development of your visual by answering the following questions:
What source(s), if any, did you use to collect information to be presented in the visual? Why is this information necessary to support the ideas of your presentation? (Cite the visual as explained in Documenting Visuals in the Week 7 lesson.)
Why does the information need to be presented in a visual form? (For instance, why not just present the idea in text?)
Why is the type of visual you used appropriate for the content? (For instance, why did you choose a bar chart and not a line chart?)
What Visual Media and Design strategies did you use in your visual? (For instance, how did you employ Gestalt Theory?) Before Sunday midnight, respond to at least two others in any of the threads by addressing two or more of the following questions relevant to each thread:
Thread 1: Social Media
Do you agree or disagree that the platform used is best for the purpose and audience of the message? What additional social media strategies might accomplish the same purpose for the audience? What additional examples from the real world demonstrate the social media strategies used? What are the pros/cons of social media advertising for professional purposes, such as this communications conference?
Thread 2: Podcasts
What section(s) of the podcast stood out to you the most and why? What ideas from the podcast should be removed or expanded upon for the Week 8 presentation? What additional ideas relevant to the podcast topic should be addressed in the Week 8 presentation?
Thread 3: Blogs
Do you think the blog should be submitted for publication? What additions or revisions, if any, would you suggest before submitting for publication? What ideas from the blog should be removed or expanded upon for the Week 8 presentation? What additional ideas relevant to the blog topic should be addressed in the Week 8 presentation?
Thread 4: Visual Aids
Is the visual really necessary or would the content be better presented textually and why? Is the type of visual used appropriate for the content or would a different type of visual be better and why? If research is used, is the visual properly cited in APA style? What design changes, if any, would you suggest?
Finally, rate those posts that really stood out to you! Give five stars to the social media messages, blogs, podcasts, or visual aids that you thought were the best.

PART 1——-
READ: Chapter 10
WATCH: https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
REVIEW: Chapter Review (pages 661-662)
RESPOND:
What are your major insights/takeaways from the Chapter 10 material? Please be specific (and make direct connections to the reading) as you discuss concepts, terminology, or other information you found particularly valuable/meaningful. Lead Posts (20 points each)
Post your response to the discussion questions (200 or more words for your main response). Do make sure you write your posts in a Word document first and then transfer it to Canvas in case you lose your writing in the transfer. Always use spell check before transferring your writing. The written material should meet a high standard for grammar, spelling and critical thinking. For full credit you must properly cite the chapter material. Responses that are not supported with citation may result in limited credit. PART 2——
The module journal entries are your opportunity to reflect on:
Information you found particularly meaningful to your life
Something you learned about yourself
Past experiences as they relate to new information learned
Big “aha” moments
Things you will keep at the forefront as you move forward in life.
Goals you have with respect to your self-awareness and our interpersonal skills or relationships.
Journal entries should relate to the chapters in the assigned module and should be one to two paragraphs long. The information above is only a guide to help you as you reflect.

Learning Goal: I’m working on a writing question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
“What are some effective strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance in today’s fast-paced and demanding world?”

Bogardus Social Distance Scale)
1. What is the definition of a Bogardus Social Distance Scale?
2. Create a Bogardus Social Distance Scale using
Let’s recap:
Create a key Statement, followed by 7 questions. Place a value on each             question of 1 to 7
Example: (This is just an Example of a scale) Chapter 3 is based on Discrimination)
Have a key statement, followed by seven questions with different scale
a series of questions that
captures a person’s feelings toward the member of a particular group.
values from 1 to 7 or more. Here, 1 means maximum intimacy or
acceptance, and 7 is minimum intimacy or acceptance.
 Statement 1: Select the option that best describes your feeling towards the climate change initiatives based on the following statements
  Statement 2: Select the option that best describes your feeling toward your team
  Statement 3: Select the option that best describes your feeling toward immigrants
 Statement 4: Select the option that best describes your feeling towards a member of the ruling governm

For your final project, you will incorporate everything we have covered this semester and apply to yourself. You will need to come up with a finance plan for the purchase of your next property. Make sure to include details from the entire semester.
Things to include…..
Type of property structure (Single Family, Condo, Units, etc.)
Type of Financing (conventional, FHA, VA, etc.)
Down payment and closing cost requirements
Type of loan program
How did you determine the lender you will use (credit union, broker, banker, bank, etc.)
Details about the property type and it’s qualifications (value, condition, etc.)
What will the process look like from beginning to end.
How will this impact you long term financially.
You can use actual goals, or just “pretend” for the purposes of the assignment.
This should be no less than 1 page and cover all of the items above in detail.

Research papers are required to be written in APA formatting. Therefore, papers will include the following:
A title page. The upper left hand corner will have your running head (the title of the paper), and on the upper right, page 1. Centered will be your name, the title of the paper, CD 135, Instructor Mark Jacobs, and the date the paper is submitted.
An abstract page. Again, the running head needs to be on the upper left, and on the upper right, p. 2. On this page, you will include an abstract which is a paragraph summarizing what the paper is about. You will also explain what inspired you to pick this particular topic to research. Is this a topic that affects you personally or had affected you personally in the past? If so, how?
Body of the paper. Again, be sure that the running head is on the upper left, and on the upper right, the page number. This is where you report on what you learned from your minimum 3 sources. As you do this, please use as much of your own words as possible. Please don’t spend the entire paper merely copying and pasting from your sources! Also, as you report on what you learned, discuss how all of this is important to you personally (as a parent, as a teacher, as a childcare advocate, etc). Finally, you will include APA formatted citations. The citations will acknowledge what you got from which sources.
References page. Again, be sure that the running head is on the upper left, and on the upper right corner the page number. On this page, you will list your resources, using APA formatting.

Find Two credible sources for each statement below supporting wether agree or disagree with the statement.
Post the first link and write one paragraph explaining the information supporting your believe to be true. then post the second link and do the same. 
1.  Essential oils, herbal medicine, and other alternative cures are just as good or better than traditional medical cures. “Agree”
2. Children should be home-schooled.  “Agree”
3.  Abortion is wrong. “DIsagree”
4.  A BA is a waste of time. “Agree”
5.  Music and television should be censored. “Disagree”
6.  The United States is a democracy. “Disagree”
7.  Dogs are better than cats. “Agree”
8.  Marijuana should be legal.  “Agree”
9.  Euthanasia or mercy killing should be legal. “Agree”
10.  Prostitution should be legal. “Disagree”
11.  Pornography should be banned. “Disagree”
12.  People have a right to alter their bodies in order to be happy. “agree”
(People who have plastic surgery, transsexuals, people who tattoo and/or pierce their bodies, etc.) 

Please reply to this discussion post, only need 150 words or less
Ajdin Mehmedovic
Monday
May 13 at 9:03pm
Hello everyone,
Maintaining a work-life balance is essential for a company’s
success. Employees who feel valued and well-rested tend to work harder
and produce better output. However, there is still a debate on what
work-life balance means. Should it only include paid labor or factor in
family, community, and friendships? This question has been a research
topic for years, and many companies still struggle to find a good
balance, affecting employees’ overall well-being.
Heterosexual women are the most vulnerable group when it comes
to work-life balance. They often have to juggle work responsibilities,
caring for their children, and other household chores. Companies must
broaden their HR policies to address this issue and promote fairness and
diversity. For instance, companies should allow employees to take time
off for personal reasons, even if they don’t have paid time off (PTO) or
are not going on maternity leave. Although some may abuse this policy,
it will improve most employees’ mental health and performance.
Other countries, such as Australia, have implemented laws and
acts to improve work-life balance. For example, they allow part-time
work, time off for family and children, and the ability to negotiate
deadlines without consequences. The United States should also consider
implementing similar policies to make employees happier, healthier, and
more satisfied.
Electronics, such as smartphones and laptops, can also hinder
work-life balance. Employees often feel pressured to check their emails
and websites outside of work hours, affecting their mental well-being.
To address this issue, HR and management should enforce the rule that
work should only be done during work hours and that employees should
only be expected to answer the company’s needs and demands during work
hours.
To improve work-life balance, I recommend educating HR and
management on its importance and enforcing policies that promote it. I
would conduct research and present it to the team with a PowerPoint
presentation. On-going monitoring should include surveys,
questionnaires, and quarterly performance check-ins.
References
Conte, J. M., & Landy, F. J. (2018). Work in the 21st
Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology
(6th ed.). Wiley Global Education US. https://capella.vitalsource.com/books/9781119493440
Links to an external site.
Links to an external site.Warren,
T. (2021). Work-life balance and gig work: ‘Where are we now’ and ‘Where to next’ with the work-life balance agenda? Journal of Industrial
Relations, 63(4), 522-545. https://doi-org.library.capella.edu/10.1177/00221856211007161

I’m submitting a package for a program that I am trying to apply. There is a Q&A portion in the application; I have already answered it but I don’t think the structure of my answer is not at a college or professional level of writing. Could you please check my answers and edit them in a more professional structure? attached are the answers I have written. 

Considering the anti-slavery/abolition movement and the importance of slavery in the pre-Civil War period, evaluate:
the impact of the movement and
the impact of slavery 1830-1860
Remember to write your answer in paragraph format, with introduction of your evaluation of the two issues (thesis), and conclusion summing up the thesis and evidence. Use material from our readings and module topic pages.