Write one paragraph explaining the author’s main idea and main supporting points in your own words.

Write one paragraph explaining the author’s main idea and main supporting points in your own words. Then, write a second paragraph in which you present your own observations and/or experiences related to this issue.Gordon RuleThis is a Gordon Rule Course. Students’ writing will:have a clearly defined central idea or thesis;provide adequate support for that idea;be organized clearly and logically;utilize the conventions of standard edited American English;be presented in a format appropriate to the assignment.This is the StoryA few words about the McBudget.Perhaps you’ve heard of it. As fast food workers around the country protest for higher wages, we learn that McDonald’s offers advice to help them live on the wages they make which, while not technically bupkes, do amount to a paycheck you can pretty much have the driver cash for you on the bus ride home. In December, for example, Bloomberg profiled a Chicago man who, after 20 years with the burger giant, earns $8.25 an hour — and doesn’t get 40 hours a week. This, as McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson pulled down, according to the Wall Street Journal, a compensation package worth $13.8 million last year.Anyway, Mickey D’s isn’t blind to the difficulties of french fry makers and drive-through order takers getting by on not quite bupkes. It partnered with Visa on a website — http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/mcdonalds/budgetJournal/budgetJournal.php — which includes a sample budget showing how to live reasonably well on next to nothing.The impossibility of doing so has been attested to by everyone from writer Barbara Ehrenreich in her book Nickel and Dimed to noted obstetrician Cliff Huxtable, in that episode of The Cosby Show where he uses Monopoly money to teach young Theo the value of a good income. It has also been attested to by the people trying to do it. But all that notwithstanding, the McBudget insists it can be done.It envisions monthly take-home pay of $2,060 from working two (!) jobs. Out of that, you pay $600 for rent, $150 for a car note, $100 for insurance (home and auto), $100 for cable and phone, $90 for the electric bill, $20 for health insurance, etc. You save $100 a month and have $750 to play with — if, by “play,” you mean pay for clothing, child care and water. Also, gasoline, maintenance and repair for the 1997 junkmobile you’re able to buy for $150 a month. Oh, and food. Can’t forget food.As you might expect, the McBudget is mildly controversial. Washington Post blogger Timothy B. Lee called the figures “realistic” and praised McDonald’s for “practical” advice. This seems to be a minority opinion. ThinkProgress, the left-leaning website, called the budget “laughably inaccurate.” Stephen Colbert skewered the company, saying a $20 health insurance premium will buy you “a tourniquet, a bottle of Night Train and a bite stick.” In the Wall Street Journal, columnist Al Lewis suggested that McDonald’s $13.8 million man show us how it’s done by volunteering to live on the McBudget.The most vexing thing about that budget is its condescension. Take it from this welfare mother’s son: If there’s one thing poor people do not need, it is lessons in how to be poor. To the contrary, you will never meet anyone who can wring more value from a dollar.We’re talking every trick of layaway and two-day-old bread, coupon clipping and off brand buying, Goodwill shopping, Peter robbing, Paul paying and plain old going without. You ever hear of a jam sandwich? That’s when you “jam” two pieces of bread together and call it lunch. Heck, if you handed the federal budget over to a couple welfare mothers, we’d be in surplus by December.And McDonald’s has lessons for the poor?Look, there are many reasons people wind up in poverty. Sometimes they make bad life choices — they drop out of school without salable skills, or they become teen parents. Often, it falls on them from the sky in the form of illness, injury, addiction or financial reversal.However they got into poverty they all need — and deserve — the same things: a way to work their way out and to be accorded a little dignity while they do so. The former comes with paying a living wage, the latter by treating people with respect and not presuming to teach them what they could teach you. McDonald’s fails on both counts.The McBudget is a McInsult.This story was originally published July 27, 2013 7:00 PM.

On what policy issues might nurses lobby Congress?

On what policy issues might nurses lobby Congress? What strategies might nurses use to have their voices heard?Minimum of two scholarly references in APA format within the last five years published

Perform quantitative analysis and provide the business value of LimeStream and the fair share price of Telecom Inc.

Need excel and report both.Address the board’s concern regarding the LimeStream acquisition and the company IPO, including the pros and cons of each strategyPerform quantitative analysis and provide the business value of LimeStream and the fair share price of Telecom Inc.

Discuss one (1) ethical challenge of human dignity and/or human rights related to the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Health care organizations are at the core of high quality and patient-centered care which directly impacts how patients perceive and value their care.Discuss one (1) ethical challenge of human dignity and/or human rights related to the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Provide one example of a place where you have used rhetorical appeals or source material to support your argument. How does this enhance your essay?

Touchstone 3.2: Draft an Argumentative Research EssayASSIGNMENT: Using your outline and annotated bibliography from Touchstones 1.2 and 2.2, draft a 6-8 page argumentative research essay on your chosen topic.As this assignment builds on Touchstone 2.2: Create an Annotated Bibliography, that Touchstone, as well as Touchstone 3.1, must be graded before you can submit your research essay draft.A. Assignment GuidelinesDIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.1. Argumentative Thesis Statement? Have you included a thesis in your introduction that takes a clear, specific position on one side of a debatable issue?2. Argument Development? Are all of the details relevant to the purpose of your essay?? Is the argument supported using rhetorical appeals and source material?? Is your essay 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words, not including your references or reflection question responses)? If not, which details do you need to add or remove?3. Research? Have you cited outside sources effectively using quotation, summary, or paraphrase techniques?? Are the sources incorporated smoothly, providing the reader with signal phrases and context for the source information?? Have you referenced a range of at least 7 credible sources?? Have you properly cited your sources according to APA style guidelines?? Have you included an APA style reference page below your essay?4. Reflection? Have you answered all reflection questions thoughtfully and included insights, observations, and/or examples in all responses?? Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?B. ReflectionDIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.Provide one example of a place where you have used rhetorical appeals or source material to support your argument. How does this enhance your essay? (2-3 sentences)Touchstone 4 is a revision of this draft. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you as you revise? Are there parts of your draft that you’re uncertain of? (3-4 sentences)

what persistent theme do you find that links them together?

Final Exam Essay QuestionThe job of all art is to call into being what we already know intuitively is true. If we continue to read and think about works of literature, it is because we still find value in our experience of the work.Though the three plays we read and discussed are from different eras, geographies, cultures, and languages, what persistent theme do you find that links them together? How is that theme integral to each individual play? How do the plays seem true to us?Write a well-organized, focused essay, referring to the three plays evenly throughout your discussion.800-1200 words, due in TurnitinThose three plays are “M. Butterfly, Trifles, and A Doll House”act 1,2,3 are the M. Butterfly

Why is Lisa’s father uncomfortable as she begins to build a relationship with Leroy and Dartanyon? How does Lisa feel about his concerns?

Please write a journal entry of 300 words based on the book Carry On by Lisa Fenn. (This is journal 2 of 4.) You can access the prompts for each journal through this link:Book carry on by Lisa Fenn chapter 4-6Journal #2 (Chapters 4-6)CHAPTER 4: THE CALLHow does Lisa learn about Leroy and Dartanyon?How does Coach Robinson approach Lisa? What does he say to her that is so striking?Why does Dartanyon only remember his losses? What does that say about how he views his life thus far?What is the relationship between Dartanyon’s parents?Why is Lisa’s father uncomfortable as she begins to build a relationship with Leroy and Dartanyon? How does Lisa feel about his concerns?CHAPTER 5: PLAYING FOR TRUSTLisa grew up “eight miles and half a world away” from Lincoln-West High School. How was her experience growing up different from that of many students at Lincoln-West? What is her father’s opinion of this divide? How does Lisa try to bridge it?What kind of experience does Lisa have while at Dartanyon and Leroy’s school?Why does Dartanyon resist the accommodations he is offered at school?Why does Leroy resist talking and interacting meaningfully with Lisa? Why does he hold himself in reserve?Describe Big Ma: what is she like? What kind of household does she run?Do you think the attention from the Akron Beacon Journal Leroy received in the aftermath of his accident was beneficial to him?How does Leroy’s relationship with his mother evolve over the course of his accident and recovery?CHAPTER 6: DESTINED FOR GREATNESSIn what ways do Leroy’s and Dartanyon’s silences mirror each other? How are they similar in what they don’t communicate to others?Why does Arthur teach Dartanyon self-defense?How does Leroy and Dartanyon’s friendship improve morale at school? How do other people feed off their energy?Why do you think Leroy and Dartanyon make such good friends?

Would their proposal artefact grab your attention and move you to act?

For this discussion, I want you to utilize what you now know about AID(C)A and think about how we can translate that model into a rhetoric of problem solving. Suppose we have been presented with a problem in our workplace or school, we will use parking as an example, and we need help to solve this problem (one person isn’t solving a parking issue on campus). How can we use Attention, Interest, Desire, Conviction, and Action to engage problems and find solutions and/or people to help us implement a solution? Since AIDA is already a model of persuasion (see this lesson’s video), the move toward a model for problem solving isn’t a huge step, but we need to think about how we can utilize it.For your post, I want you to present a problem that you care about. It can be anything, though I would prefer it was not divisive (no religion or politics, please) and then breakdown the four(five) parts and what you would do in order to engage an audience in your choice of genre (remember rhetorical situations from Lesson 1?). Your post should be 200 words, adhere to APA standards, and provide a fair balance of words/attention applied to each portion of the AIDCA model.You should respond to a minimum of two student posts this week after completing your own. Can you think of ways to improve their use of AIDCA for their topic? Would their proposal artefact grab your attention and move you to act?

briefly summarize the key similarities and differences that best supported your case, then finish with a personal statement explaining your final opinion concerning what you discovered.

Your essay should aim to explore connections between historical developments in technology, historical social, and/or cultural and/or economic contexts and perspectives, aesthetic theory in relation to animated media, and the significance of historical examples of experimental animation techniques and technologies. In your introduction, establish a key question that you intend to explore and ultimately answer. Your introduction should identify a specific specialist role in the animation industry and clearly outline how that specialization has changed or evolved over a specific period of time. Seek balance in your argument by comparing the similarities and differences between the specialist role as it once was and how it later changed or was impacted, and by exploring how relevant historical contexts (social, and/or cultural and/or economic) influenced processes within animated productions, specialist roles and the visual language of animated films (e.g., as explored in many experimental animations). You should provide examples of your own experimental tests and specific historic references to explore and support your developing argument. In your conclusion, briefly summarize the key similarities and differences that best supported your case, then finish with a personal statement explaining your final opinion concerning what you discovered. Remember to explain how your examples helped answer your investigative question and refer to examples of your own work to comment on how what you have learnt has expanded your approach to research and in your animation practice. In preparation for writing your essay, you will need to: Research the impact of technology on the development of one or more specialist roles in the animation industry Research economic, social and (multi)cultural perspectives relating to the development of the animation industries Research a range of aesthetic theories, drawing connections between theories and techniques using historic examples and in your own animation works Explore a range of experimental animation techniques and technologies

illustrate how the intersection of environmental catastrophe, colonial policies, and a global economy dramatically changed cultures and began a legacy of marginalization in one or more of the regions we’ve studied (Africa, China, India, South America, etc.).

Response Paper to the book “Late Victorian Holocaust” By Mike DavisThe first midterm exam is a final written response to Mark Davis’s Late Victorian Holocausts. In a short essay of 1,200 words you should address the following:1. Using at least three specific examples from the book, citing the location of your examples, illustrate how the intersection of environmental catastrophe, colonial policies, and a global economy dramatically changed cultures and began a legacy of marginalization in one or more of the regions we’ve studied (Africa, China, India, South America, etc.).2. Describe in detail how reading Late Victorian Holocausts has changed or otherwise influenced the way you perceive a specific cultural process, political agenda, or ecological shift in the contemporary local, national, or global world.3. Your response should form an integrated, coherent narrative. Use your daily reading notes, but don’t just copy/paste.Notes:Don’t sweat. If you’ve kept up with the readings, the notes, and have been to class this is a straightforward assignment.If you cite another paper or book in your response you must provide proper in-text citations as well as the full reference information in a separate bibliography page. A bibliography page does not count toward the word minimum for the response.You will submit your final response on Blackboard (section going up soon) by 11:59pm March 8th. Late submissions will receive a penalty.The file you upload should be a Microsoft Word .doc or .docx file only. Do not upload a file using Pages or any other file extension as Blackboard will not recognize them.

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