This assignment is a little different than the first in that you, as the writer, has less freedom. At some point, you will need to write a letter of application and submit a resume. You might be applying for a job, an internship, a scholarship, to work in a professor’s lab, or any number of things. For this assignment, find or invent something that requires […]

1. (2 point) What is critical thinking, and how can it be applied to ethical issues involving cyber-technology?2. (2 point) What is a logical argument and how is it different from a claim or a statement?3. (6 points) What is the essential difference between an argument that is valid and one that is invalid? Construct an example of each.4. (2 point) What is a counterexample, […]

In your textbook on pages 153 and 154, exhibit 7-4, Peak and Glensor include a list and discussion on ten ways that a police agency can undermine its effort to use COPPS.  You will write a five page paper that explains/discusses each of these tactics and how they are each a direct contradiction of COPPS philosophy.  You will support your information by researching credible sources.  You will include […]

many poor and working class families dream a living in the suburbs, believing their children will have the opportunity to attend better schools, will have access to non-dead-jobs, and to scape from the looming of urban violence. consequently, their children will have a better chance of being successful in life. however many suburbanites balk at the prospect of government-subsidize housing in their neighborhoods. they fear […]

In groups of ten students that will be randomly assigned by the Blackboard system, create individual blog entries that address the relationship between the Western counterculture and India. Each student must post at least two entries for this project: the first, which must be at least 250 words, should be derived from one or more of the following questions; and the second, which must be […]

Assignment 4: “Informative Report – Draft”  Choose a familiar household appliance (e.g., vacuum, toaster, hair dryer).    Write a one to two (1-2) page mechanism description (written in your own words) telling an audience of fifth graders in a science class how the appliance works. The document must include:   a. Headings  b. At least one graphic  c. A logical spatial order   In your document, you should: […]

It’s got to be one of the most convenient products ever—especially for consumers who want their coffee (or tea or other hot beverage) efficiently delivered without much hassle. The Keurig K-Cups® were invented in 1992 by John Sylvan. Like any innovator, Sylvan was looking for a better way. For him, it was finding a better way to provide his 30–40 daily cups of coffee in […]

A) Patterson and the Lecture Videos discuss myths and barriers to same sex parents raising children. Discuss the most challenging barriers that you perceive. How can inclusiveness be increased for these families?  B) In “The Kid” by Dan Savage, the author discusses several stereotypes and barriers to adoption. Discuss at least one issue and how Dan and his partner approached it (e.g., how the families […]

 Mrs. Smith was a 73-year-old widow who lived alone with no significant social support. She had been suffering from emphysema for several years and had had frequent hospitalizations for respiratory problems. On the last hospital admission, her pneumonia quickly progressed to organ failure. Death appeared to be imminent, and she went in and out of consciousness, alone in her hospital room. The medical-surgical nursing staff […]

What textual and contextual elements indicate this column’s particular audience? Identify what you believe to be Murray’s central argument. Where does his argument become clear? How do the essay’s details and their arrangement, diction, tone, and structure contribute to its argument? What explicit statements does Murray make about photographs? How do these statements contribute to the essay’s purpose, if at all? What is the importance […]