As stated in the required resources for this week, the Search Institute has identified 40 Developmental Assets or “building blocks” of healthy development for young people. These have been broken down in to eight broad categories, and then identified as external or internal values. First, using the US Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder (http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml), Pew Research Center (http://pewresearch.org/), and the National Center for Education Statistics […]

This is a rough draft, I need it to be fixed to turn in as final. I need this essay to include info from the collections I will be postin. It includes points from collection 1-3. It needs to include 1-12, which my profesor pointed out to me. I will also be posting the commentaries made by my proffesor on what needs to be done to improve […]

Class, I found this interesting little nugget in chapter 6: “The New York Times lists a variety of behaviors that one company includes in the dossiers it provides to employers about prospective employees: racist remarks, references to drugs, sexually explicit material, displays of weapons or bombs, and violent activity” (p.294). So, not only does the FBI love Facebook, as we learned earlier, so do your potential employers. […]

Watching the documentaries how how important sound is in movies, performances, and the creative arts world in general was really interesting. I really liked how they showed the various sound recordings in movies such as Star Wars and how important of a role they play in the movie. If you take Star Wars for example, the sound is imperative. If Star Wars or any other […]

Is the agrarian solution realistic? How could a modern person (i.e., someone who lives in a city, uses modern technology, works in the global economy, etc.) adapt agrarian principles to fit their way of life? Explain your view of whether the “eco-nuns” discussed by Taylor have been successful in making an agrarian ethic relevant to modern life? How might one’s choices to live sustainably be […]

Hero Research Essay: Due Mon 7/24 by 11:59pm.  Pick any work of literature we will cover in class that you did not use for the first essay. Pick one of the characters from it, and Write an essay of 1000-1500 words in which you make and develop an argument about what makes that character either an epic hero, tragic hero, or trickster.  Do not try to cover […]

Instructions: First, write a very simple, seven-sentence story on any topic using any characters you like using the following format. Note, this is not a fairy tale that you’re writing, but rather the universal story structure for all stories. 1. Once up on a time… 2. And everyday… 3. But one day… 4. Because of that…. 5. However… 6. Until finally… 7. And ever since […]

 “Shrek” has all the makings of a fairy tale: there are fairies, talking animals, royalty, and villains. However, there is a plot twist that the movie puts on all the familiar stories. In class, you have identified a villain and determined what makes a princess and a prince. Now in this writing assignment, pick one of the following characters: Shrek, Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad […]

Identify any historical purpose(s) behind the writing of Mark’s and Matthew’s Gospels. Include a reference to any historical factor mentioned in the recommended sources that may have triggered the writing of both Matthew’s and Mark’s Gospels as well as references to statements within both of the Gospels themselves. Class lesson material can be used in addition to the recommended sources. Include at least one historical […]

This week, you will assemble at least five scholarly academic references that will be used to write your course research paper (refer to the tutorial on Scholarly References and Accessing Library Databases found in the Writing and Research Help tab for help on this assignment). You will need to list your references using APA format and provide a brief explanation of each resource indicating how that resource will […]