Category: Writing

Select any topic from the chapters that we have covered and become an expert on it. 
As mentioned in the announcements, the goal of this project is for all students to further their interests in a particular topic by developing their own research question and then designing + reporting on their outcomes. This means that your research question should move beyond the scope of “What is ___?”   Please come up with a unique research question (i.e. How does X impact company Y?/How does X change the way US society function?). DO NOT submit projects answering these two example questions; these are only examples of how complex I want your research questions to be.  
-Absolutely no plagiarism

this is an essay using naturalist and realist literary works, such as Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton.
source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4517/4517-h/4517-h.htm

Once you complete the module on renovation lending, here is your opportunity to see if you can “find a deal.” Search for a home on the market (use zillow, redfin, realtor.com, etc.) and search for a fixer upper. It is worth noting that redfin has a fixer upper filter.
Once you find a home, estimate how much it will cost to repair the home and/or determine how much it would be worth fixed up. Set a budget and list the renovations you would make to the home with the set budget. You can search for similarly sized renovated homes in the same zip code to determine the after repair value.
Make sure that you include: Cost to purchase the home, renovation budget and after repair value.

Poetry thematic analysis
Poetry analysis involves analyzing the language and figures of speech used by a poet. It also
entails sharing personal views regarding the poem and breaking down the poetic techniques,
including its form, structure and themes.
Introduction:
This can include background information and interesting facts or trivia regarding the poem or
author. State the thesis and the poems you have chosen, explaining how their themes are
similar and what you will write in your essay to prove this.
Body of the essay:
Use the present tense to describe and analyze the events and characters of the story and how
they demonstrate different themes.
Enhance your analysis with direct quotations from the poem. When mentioning a particular
poetic device or a situation from the poem’s plot, prove your words with the quote that refers to
it or uses the device you are analyzing.
Conclusion:
The conclusion should summaries the points you made which identified the poems’ themes.
**Select two or more poems that you believe have similar themes. Your thesis is to show
the reader how these poems point to this particular theme. Use the text of the poem itself as
evidence to support your thesis.
Document all sources using the MLA guidelines.

FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO THE LETTER! Use urls research in depth!
PART 1: DEVELOPING JOURNALISM ARTICLES
STORY 1: VOICE OF THE CARIBBEAN CUSTOMER: HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, WITH TIPS ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY GATHER AND ANALYZE FEEDBACK.
FOR EACH ARTICLE YOU CREATE, CREATE A SURVEY OF QUESTIONS TO COLLECT DATA.Research and Background: Begin by researching the distinctions between customer service and customer experience (CX). Customer service typically refers to the direct support or assistance provided to customers, while CX encompasses the overall journey and perception a customer has with a brand, including all touchpoints and interactions.
Define customer service and CX with clear examples.Example: Customer service involves immediate assistance during a transaction (e.g., resolving a complaint). CX is the holistic impression a customer forms over time, influenced by every interaction with the brand.
Explore industries where customer experience is critical (e.g., hospitality, retail, restaurants).For Examples: Investigate local entities in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) such as:WAPA
VIYA
Tempo
HOT ONES USVI
Liberty USVI
T-Mobile
The Market Stx
USVI Government agencies Journalism Article Draft: Develop a well-structured article, integrating insights from interviews and research. Craft a detailed and revised journalism article for a Vice or Wall Street Journal-style video.
Use a professional tone with proper citations
STORY CONCEPT 2: LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES: CX EDITION:Profiling local businesses that have excelled in delivering outstanding customer experiences, and exploring the strategies they implemented.
Identifying Local Businesses: Profile successful local businesses renowned for exceptional customer experiences, such as:
KB MoneyHouse & SeNé’s Hair Studio
Boomarang Eats
Apollo Legion
Felix London
Miss Naturalista St. Croix
Rugged Youth
Upper Class
Laced Legacy
Alexia A. Adams
https://www.kuskins.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ZM-PqJoUoT0mz…
https://alexiaadamsmakeupartistry.as.me/schedule.p…
Zeesnaturalee
https://zeesnaturalee.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMT…
https://www.facebook.com/share/fYqvzhFAHNVuuWyh/?m…
Research and Interviews: Conduct interviews with business owners to understand their customer-centric strategies and what sets their CX apart.
KB MoneyHouse & SeNé’s Hair StudioOwners: A-Santé SenéKB MoneyHouse Facebook
SeNé’s Hair Studio Facebook
Boomarang EatsFounders: Khalid and Zayd SaleemBoomarang Eats Website
Apollo LegionOwner: Pollo GoodingsApollo Legion Facebook
Felix LondonFounder: DPMNM-Felix LondonFelix London Facebook
Shop DPMNM Website
Miss Naturalista St. CroixOwner: (Details not provided)Miss Naturalista Website
Miss Naturalista Facebook
Rugged YouthOwners: (Details not provided)Rugged Youth Facebook
Rugged Youth Website
Upper ClassOwners: (Details not provided)Upper Class Website
Upper Class Facebook
Laced LegacyOwner: (Details not provided)
Laced Legacy Facebook
Alexia A. Adams
https://www.kuskins.com/?fbclid=IwAR1ZM-PqJoUoT0mz1T_05c2MSUbc7RWYFLrqLQ31F4dQg4zeHewM2CXgXCU_aem_AUSRlQEkiZR1A4Jm4EF5s_C2aROJ3p7krqUI311EQK7tcDXZQtIdpDJPXxmLxky-pVmtAc4g1_6ioTmS2i42i4uz
https://alexiaadamsmakeupartistry.as.me/schedule.php?fbclid=IwAR0l0qUN0DeiaHuHEwNtOpPuJfxCp8hHF5xu8z5vWSnYbUFAOBgX7GpgMW0_aem_AUS-O5xNHWGouxCeR-tf5zEv2WxhjJs62_AyO-lRdLtXr4Hl41LL1Gqo8JULd0pvN2ICgpSuoytgOslMlEsET6rJ
Zeesnaturalee
https://zeesnaturalee.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0vGoG6wRNDOi3komFX9IoM0TzoQzc3UIB5ZpEGS1u9adATkWPqmOhpvXA_aem_AQW7z4SEmUWxFvAxXKkT9Kc_FLGGXBwCkND3tdApXNcvl0MMrC9omOsU3hUU6Pq7OJkjSAdkTniyxrQHHDQwtsQx
https://www.facebook.com/share/fYqvzhFAHNVuuWyh/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Journalism Article Draft: Develop a well-structured article, integrating insights from interviews and research. Craft a detailed and revised journalism article for a Vice or Wall Street Journal-style video.
Use a professional tone with proper citations.
PART 2: SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
STORY CONCEPT 1: VOICE OF THE CARIBBEAN CUSTOMERScript Development: Craft a detailed script that mirrors Vice or The Wall Street Journal style.
Introduction:Define customer service and CX, highlighting distinctions.
Emphasize the importance of customer feedback in improving CX.
Effective Feedback Gathering:Discuss methods for effectively gathering and analyzing customer feedback.
Local Perspectives:Include interviews and quotes from community members on customer service experiences.
Interview Preparation: Develop insightful questions for guest speakers and street interviews:
What methods have been most effective for gathering customer feedback?
How do you prioritize customer experience in daily operations?
Can you share specific strategies that enhanced your business’s customer experience?
STORY CONCEPT 2: LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES: CX EDITIONScript Development: Create a detailed script focusing on local businesses’ CX success:
Introduction:Introduce featured businesses and their exceptional CX strategies.
Business Strategies:Highlight unique approaches that have led to outstanding customer satisfaction.
Interviews and Insights:Include quotes and insights from business owners and patrons.
Interview Preparation: Prepare questions for business owners: listed above from part 1
What challenges did you face in improving customer satisfaction?
How important is local community feedback in shaping your business’s customer service approach? Develop more questions etc…

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.