ou are articulating your project for the first time in this unit. What do you think about the process of creating a project so far? Have you found it difficult or appropriately challenging? What are some of the things that you have learned so far about the process and about yourself as a researcher? If you could go back in time to a few weeks […]

WEEK 3 ONLINE CLASS: SCIENCE WRITING Not all Creative Nonfiction is memoir! A lot of great essays that fall into the Creative Nonfiction genre are science-oriented.  They are considered “creative nonfiction” because they blend elements of fiction writing (plot, narrative arc, character, dialogue, etc.) into their structure. Lately, both the writing and science communities have discovered that people take in scientific information better when it […]

Please answer both of the following questions. Answers should be between one and two pages long for each question. They should be double-spaced, in 12-point font (Times, Times New Roman, Cambria, or Calibri) with 1.25” margins. Answers should be based on class lectures and readings. The most successful essays will make reference (with footnotes, according to the Chicago Manual of Style) to course readings. (You […]

Tales of Times Now Past: Tales of Buddhism in Japan (February 7): Describe the various manifestations of the supernatural world in at least three of these stories: “How E no Ubasoku Recited Spells and Employed Demonic Deities” (82); “How a Government Clerk of Higo Province Escaped a Rakshasa” (87); “How a Monk of the Dōjōji in the Province of Kii Copied the Lotus Sutra and […]

 The authors suggest: “your skills are the currency to the job market.  The more you have and the better you are at describing them, the greater your opportunities will be”..(page 93)  Review the list of transferable skills of a college graduate on page 91.  Complete your journal writing identifying your own transferable skills.  Think of a time when you developed or demonstrated that skill in school, during […]

Write a two- to three-page evaluation of the film Class Divide. Your text’s article on Juno (pp. 198-201) provides an excellent example of the approach that you should take. Obviously, this involves evaluating the film, but that should move far beyond “I like it” or “I don’t like it.” You might think of it more as interpreting the film (a lot of your essay should […]

 Analyze The Misfit’s characters in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” . Does he have any redeeming qualities or potential for good? What in his life history is he unsure about and unable to resolve? Consider the conversation between The Misfi and the grandmother near the end of the story. Could their final interaction, despite its tragic ending, possibly be the beginning of a […]

 Sex offenses and rape claims are some of the most highly controversial cases an investigator will be called to task on during his or her career. While we have discussed a criminal investigator’s responsibility in legally collecting evidence of guilt in all cases, they have an equal, and often more important, role in exonerating or eliminating suspects due to false allegations so as the innocent […]

Sample of Making Acquaintances: Differences and Similarities (Country: Kenya) DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Historical Background Kenya is a country made up of many different languages, ethnicities, races, and cultures. Because its geography isolated the interior from the coastal regions until the mid-19th century, Kenya’s modern history is also divided (Horrobin, 1971). Over fifteen hundred years ago in the interior of Kenya, agriculturist Bantu language speakers from […]

In a 4-5 page paper discuss each of the family life cycles. Do you think most couples today follow the same cycle as those 20 years ago? Why or why not? How important is each stage? Provide a minimum of three examples for each. Based on cultural trends and evolving values of new generations, what changes in marriage do you predict in the next 15 […]