Category: Writing

In order to interpret the New Testament correctly, we must keep the cultural background of each writing in mind. This week, you will complete a project on the cultural background of a New Testament book. Choose a writing from the list below:
The Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Luke
Romans
1–2 Corinthians
Philippians
1–2 Thessalonians
1 Peter
1 John
Part 1: Use your textbook (it will be helpful to look at the chapter related to the text you choose) and resources on the CCU Library to create an outline that answers the following questions:
When in the development of the church was this book or letter written?
Do we know where this letter was written? If so, where?
Who was the first-century audience of this work? (In other words, who was this work written to or for?)
What is the background of this work?
What is the setting of this work?
For what purpose was this work written?
Part 2: In a one- to two-page paper, reflect on how these findings should influence how you read the chosen work. Consider these questions:
How does considering the intended audience impact how you read and interpret the text?
How does the dating of this writing and its place within the development of the church impact how you read it?
How does knowing the setting and purpose of this work impact how you read and interpret it?
Your completed project should have one page of outline and one to two pages of reflection. Submit your project as one complete document. Your work should include one to two sources outside of your textbook. You should only use academic sources for this project. Study Bibles, books, and peer-reviewed sources on libguides.ccu.edu are acceptable. Wikipedia, Got Questions, The Gospel Coalition, and other Internet sites are not academic in nature and should not be used for this assignment.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on add a file, then click submit to upload your assignment by the posted due date. Review the rubric for specific grading criteria.

For this course, you completed your Environmental Scan in the form of a journal. Within.          human and social services agencies, environmental scans are often compiled as reports       that are a part of strategic assessment for planning purposes. They frequently report on the.   internal conditions within and external influences on an organization to determine how the   organization’s programs align with these conditions. They form another part of program       evaluation.
You began your journal in Week 3 and should have contributed to it regularly in the past 8 weeks. Use this last week to finalize your journal document and ensure that you have met all criteria on the Assignment rubric. 
THE ASSIGNMENT:
You should have contributed to your journal regularly in the past 8 weeks.
Your journal should display your own heuristic for tallying issues across the venues you selected. It should also include text in which you provide commentary, reflection, or synthesis on your findings

Review Everyone’s an Author, Chapter 16: Reporting Information.
Brainstorm your issue/topic to help you with Module 4: Broader Community Study by answering the following:
Consider your rhetorical situation; address your audience by answering the following:
What do you know about your audience? To what extent are they like or unlike your-or one another?
What background information will your audience need on your topic? Will their knowledge of it vary?
What terms need to be defined or illustrated with examples? What sorts of examples will be most effective for your audience?
What interest does your audience have in your topic? If they are not already interested in it, how can you get them interested—or at least to see that it matters? (pp. 316).
Think about the following, then write a short comment for each: (see description on pp. 316-322).
Be clear about your purpose.
Consider your stance.
Consider the larger context.
Think about media.
Think about design.
Read the following text: Interrogating Texts: Six Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year at Harvard: http://guides.library.harvard.edu/sixreadinghabits
Review: FYC-ebook RWS 1302 section: Module Three: Running Research Journal
As you continue your research, consider thinking about your research habits. Now that you have started working on your CAB think about what you would do differently. Use the “Interrogating Text: Six Reading Habits to Develop…”.
Please discuss your research experience thus far. Include in your initial post the following information:
Your topic, introduction, and your research questions.
How have you implemented your Critical Annotated Bibliography Information into the next assignment?
How helpful was this preliminary assignment as scaffolding for the Broader Community Study?
What would that be if you had to change one thing in your research process? Why?
If you had to give someone advice on conducting research, from what you have learned so far, what would be your suggestions?
For the student response: (due Sunday by midnight)
As you reply to your classmates’/ writers’ selected topic/issue, explore the following points:
Discuss what you, as a reader, would like to see in the writer’s research. Explain why this would be important to their topic/issue.
What point of their discussion did you find thought-provoking and why?
Provide one suggestion for future research or perhaps a question that has not been addressed.
Add anything else that you think the writer needed to include in the topic/issue discussion.

discuss laws specifically created to assist or support people with disabilities. Remember we have discussed both domestic and international laws so feel free to choose one or to choose one from each area. How has this law or law benefited people with disabilities? In what areas is law lacking? How is it enforced? If it is poorly enforced what can be done to ensure the law is being enforced to its full potential? 
Finally, what additional laws do you feel need to be created either domestically, globally or both to better support people with disabilities to ensure they are living independent and fulfilling lives?
https://www.campusvarta.com/campus-updates/75-of-children-with-disabilities-dont-attend-schools-in-india-unesco/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahkim/2019/06/28/immigrants-with-disabilities/#2fc518a2cb60
After reading the articles for this week and your experience in schools, how can we as a society work to make schools more accessible to students and their families?  
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-says-long-covid-could-qualify-disability-under-federal-law-n1275044
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-metro-city-schools-not-accessible-to-students-with-disabilities-20181009-story.html

Topic is on the Movie “O Brother where art thou”
I have attached the Outline format for you to use.
I will also be hiring you to write the paper as well.
When you write an analytical
paper, your paper focuses on developing a nuanced interpretation of a
particular work. Each paragraph should further that interpretation and must
relate directly back to your thesis statement from your introduction paragraph.
For this assignment, you
will develop an outline for your analytical paper. An outline is meant to help
you organize your points. Think of it as a skeleton that you will “flesh out”
when you write your paper. The more detail you include in the outline, the more
likely you will develop a strong paper. Further directions below:
·     
You need to use a formal outline format;
use the outline template provided below to help structure your outline.
·     
You must write full sentences for
the thesis statement, the topic/transition sentences, the passages, and the
restatement of thesis. Note: The
passages will be direct quotes from the text, so include quotation marks and a
citation in APA style.
·     
Background info, supporting points, interpretations,
and the “so what?” points should not be full sentences. Think of them as bullet
points that you will elaborate on when you write the first draft of your paper.
·      Do
not include any information from research yet. You first want to make sure that
you have enough evidence from the text itself to defend your thesis.
How to use the outline template: Erase each line before typing into the
space. You may add or delete supporting points or details. To add, simply place
your cursor at the end of a line, hit Enter, and you will see a new number or
letter appear. To delete, simply highlight the line and hit Delete or
Backspace.   

For this essay, you will be writing a 5 to 6 page argument of definition using the MLA system of citation for sources used. You may use scholarly, magazine and/or newspaper articles for evidence to support your claims, but not websites—choose highly credible sources. Each source you use will be evaluated for credibility (see Part 4 of EAA).
First of all, what is an argument of definition? How human beings agree on the definitions, updates, and challenges to concepts and the words that represent them is litigated by arguments. In academia, we make and revise definitions. In courtrooms, lawyers and judges negotiate definitions. We may even define ordinary things differently than others, since we are all products of disparate language and idea communities; take, for example, barbecue. Texas, Tennessee, and North Dakota are going to have very different definitions of barbecue.
An argument of definition usually follows the formula:
X is/is not Y [Ex. Protesting the National Anthem (X) is more patriotic (Y) than singing it.]
Coronavirus (X) is an airborne virus (Y).
Texting while driving (X) is reckless endangerment (Y).
Happiness (X) is a warm puppy (Y).
The most familiar way to define something is by using the definition of an authority, such as a dictionary, then citing that authority appropriately using the MLA Style system. Not all dictionaries are appropriate for college writing. Examples of dictionaries that are acceptable for college-level writing are Merriam-Webster, American Heritage, and Oxford English Dictionary. For some words or ideas, the dictionary is not an appropriate authority. Your essay must contain a formal definition discussion of at least one word that you define and discuss how it frames your thinking around a debate.
You may also define by synonym, categorization, and similar or novel properties. For example, the Greeks used several different words for “love”: storge, agape, philos, and eros. Love (X) is (Ya, Yb, Yc, Yd) for familiarity, charity, friendship, and romance respectively. This is a definition of quality or degree.
Likewise, you can define by using antonyms—what something is not. For example, in Texas, killing someone (X) is not murder (Y) if you reasonably believe you are in danger (self-defense), but this may not be true around the world. This is defining by qualification—a certain condition must be met in order to meet the definition, “murder.”
An argument of definition has several parts. First, it is based upon a claim. From the claim, you will build your argument using evidence/grounds that supports your claim. Opposing ideas or opposing arguments are called counter-claims, counter-arguments, or rebuttals. Sometimes it is better to discuss your counter-argument at the beginning of your argument [Rogerian Argument], rather than the end of your argument [Toulmin Argument]. Study and consider the concepts of warrant, backing, and qualifiers and if you should include these in your argument.
Be cautious of a definitional claim that veers into an evaluative (Country Music is/is not cool) or deliberative (what should happen in the future) argument. You must truly define a thing.
There are several ways you can approach this assignment:
Formulate a controversial/provocative definition
Ex. Owning a home is no longer an expectation in the “American Dream.”
Challenge a definition
Ex. Capital punishment is murder.
Here, the “Y” in the formula [X is Y] is a surprising reversal from the established legal definition.
Determine whether something fits into an existing definition
Ex. Should healthiness of foods take their carbon footprint into account?
Here, healthiness is being redefined as not just good for the body, but also good for the earth.
Health (X) is NOT (Y—just one’s own body, but that of other organisms and the earth)
Feel free to write about any topic you choose.

INSTRUCTIONS
You will write at least a four page position paper based on what you have worked on so far in class.  This position paper should fully address an issue relevant to the organization you are writing on behalf.  You are welcome to include visuals, branding, or charts to help make your point throughout the paper.  You should use footnotes on each page to include your sources. 
Keep in mind that a position paper is long-form content that  argues your organization’s position and is supported by facts. Feel free to reference your presentation on advocacy writing (where it explores the aspects of a position paper in detail) or email me for details.)
Specifics
Using guidelines in the textbook chapter, design your paper to be appealing and easy to read, with subheadings
Feel free to use bullets, headings, graphs, charts, or other items to make your report more effective in conveying information.
The position paper should establish you as an expert and/or credible source regarding the topic
The position can be related to an issue directly facing your organization, the industry as a whole, or a problem or legislation that could impact your organization or the publics you serve 
You must use at least 15 sources. You should cite your sources as footnotes. If you use the source more than once on different pages, include it as a footnote on each page you use it. You can also have a list of the sources at the end for easy reference on a separate page, but this page will not count towards the white paper page count.
The components of your position paper
Position paper required components:
Introduction
Identify the issue
State the position
Body
Background information (history)
How the issue stands today/how it might move forward
Supporting evidence or facts
Discuss both sides
Conclusion
Suggested courses of action
Possible solutions
Position Paper Grading rubric
145 points total
Content (85)
10 The issue is stated clearly
10 The position is stated clearly
20 Background puts the position in context, explores historical and current standings of the issue
25 Supporting evidence or facts are provided for position the organization is taking; these facts work together to persuade and inform
10 Both “sides” of the issue are considered and explained; issue is explained to accurately reflect reality
10 Recommendations are made for moving forward
Style (35)
10 GSPS – error free of grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style issues (including internal and external citations)
20 – Footnotes at the bottom of each page include references; at least 12 outside sources are used 
5 – Length is appropriate
Goal of Paper (25)
25- Paper is clearly organized, easy to read and follow as well as well-written and strategic
Below is an outline and a very rough draft I did. 

Set out your initial 5-year plan to align a product (brand,
product line, service venue etc as appropriate to your chosen organisation)
representing a significant proportion of your company’s revenue with a new. 
You will have to place the chosen product line within the
organisations overall portfolio and structure. 
You should consider this when choosing both company and the
product.  The ideas and solutions should
be realistic and based on current or soon to be available technology. You
mustn’t base your work on wishful thinking, however well supported by governments.
Your first job is to choose a company and appropriate focus
and then research and set out a realistic net zero target.
Format:
You will use a backcasting approach and structure your plan
around the ABCD model.
Specific areas to be addressed (though they don’t have
to be dealt with individually)
Training
and CPD
Current
environmental footprint
Circular
economy-based vision for creating and delivering value
Stakeholder
engagement
Supply
chain partners, materials/ingredients/components their replacements and
additional value opportunities.
Communicating
your net zero ambitions to you consumers.
Interactions
with other business functions and set out goals and tasks so they can
support your alignment 

Do you think that people under the age of 18 should be required to wear protective helmets when skateboarding, in-line skating, bicycling, snowboarding, or skiing? Why or why not?

I need you to convert my Curriculum Vitae to Europass CV Format and I would need it in the next two hours. Best Regards.