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Discussion

no work cited page necessary

After reading these 3 selections attached below, list and discuss as many similarities as you observe between Kings speech and Lincolns Gettysburg Address. Also discuss how King is perhaps talking back to the Declaration of Independence. As you note the connections between texts, consider why it is important to do so why make connections???

Watching a video and writing a short paragraph about it

After watching Alfred Hitchcock's version of the story, write a short paragraph focusing on how Hitchcock portrays the characters of Mary and her husband. Was this portrayal similar to the way you perceived the characters as you read the story? How was the portrayal similar or different to your view? Did watching the film change your interpretation of the story? Do you sympathize with Mary more or less? Explain why or why not.

https://www.schooltube.com/media/t/1_v65xhi8f

leadership

Write a short paper (2 pages plus a cover page and reference page) on any three characteristics that you think are important for a good leader.

State the three characteristics in your introduction, tell me why you think this is important, and give an example in context.

Quote at least two resources.  Please use APA style with a cover page and a reference page, double-spaced.  In a word document, please.

Argument Analysis Essay

Please write an analysis of ONE of the following:

Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself by Kwame Anthony Appiah (pgs. 114-115)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/opinion/sunday/speak-for-yourself.html

How Do You Explain the 'Obvious' by Nausicaa Renner (pgs. 117-119)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/magazine/how-do-you-explain-the-obvious.html

The Checklist for Analyzing a Text will be extremely helpful to you as you develop your analysis. You are welcome to do outside research, whether for context or other responses to the text; however, this is neither required nor necessary to complete this task effectively.

Essentially, you are writing a rhetorical analysis, which should include:

A solid summary of the text: what it is saying, what it is arguing, and why that is important
Identification of the authors thesis, intended audience, message, purpose, and rhetorical methods used
A clear thesis: Your judgment regarding the effectiveness of the text

M8.2 Discussion: Oral Communication – Final Project Presentation GECC

M8.2 Discussion: Oral Communication - Final Project Presentation GECC




At the end of last week, you submitted the culmination of 7 weeks of thinking, research, and writing. You should be proud of what youve accomplished! This week, youll get the chance to share your Final Project with your peers in a short "elevator pitch" video presentation.

An elevator pitch is a very short synopsis of your topic, something that could convince an audience during an elevator ride. To create one, youll need to think about the most important points of your argument to get across to your audience, and remember that your audience has not done the same amount of reading on your topic as you have over the last 7 weeks, so youll need to make sure your explanations make sense to a non-expert.

Begin by reading page 8.10 in your webtext and looking back at your final project and reflecting on its most important points.

Discussion Instructions
Initial post: Then, by Th

fight for independence

https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288395&p=1922291

1. Write a positive essay about one of the key individuals of the Revolution: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Swamp Fox, Betsy Ross, etc. Here's a list of many  of those for you to consider: https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288395&p=1922291 (Links to an external site.) You must have three reliable sources (books or journals, no Wikipedia). Except for books, I expect you to use journals from the Delta data bases.  http://www.ladelta.edu/Default.aspx?PageID=16357912&A=SearchResult&SearchID=15227360&ObjectID=16357912&ObjectType=1 (Links to an external site.)  If you need help doing this, see or email our librarian. Do not wait until the last minute to seek help.  Here are what should be covered in each of the five paragraphs:

a.First paragraph: Introduce your individual with a three-point thesis arguing something about that individual.  D

Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz is credited with being one of the leading intellectuals of "mexicanidad."  In the three poems you have read, how do you see Paz's exploration of his Mexican identity?  Is there something universal in the poems that speaks to you and your own sense of identity (even if you are not Mexican)?  Why or why not are these poems personally resonant to you.

Background information on Octavio Paz

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/octavio-paz

Text of Poem #1 "Proem"

https://poets.org/poem/proem

Text of Poem #2 "The Street"

https://allpoetry.com/The--Street-

Text of Poem #3 "Dawn"

https://allpoetry.com/poem/13578062-Dawn-by-Octavio-Paz


irving response

Have a title, 5 FULL paragraphs of writing. Single space with one blank line between paragraphs. Quote from the reading you chose (either "Rip Van Winkle" or the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"  and have a correct bibliographic entry on the reading following MLA style. Edit it carefully. Do not summarize the story--respond to it!

RESPONSE PAPER ON SINNERS IN HANDS OF A ANGRY God

At least five full paragraphs.  In your paper, be sure to answer these questions: Would this sermon be effective today? Why not? What is your response to this sermon? Why was it so effective then?

I chose to mainly follow this rubric which I developed from the directions on how to write a response paper:

_/2 Five correctly formatted paragraphs

__/2 First or third person only, no second person

__/2 Creative Title of reading and author in first paragraph

__/2 Response that avoids excessive summary and no grammatical errors.

__/2 Correct MLA Works Cited

Waiting for the Barbarians’ and ‘Burn

Both the novel, Waiting for the Barbarians, and the film, Burn! are critiques of colonialism and nationalism.  How did you respond personally to these two texts?  Did you find their critiques to be compelling?  Do you personally respond more to the novel or the film?  Were there aspects to the style of the novel and/or the production values of the film that impacted the way you felt about the subjects?