Great Speeches
There is real value in observing great orators and their impact on history. It serves as a foundation for what we aspire to accomplish today.
Please review the video below and tell us:
1. Which orator, in your judgment, achieved the greatest impact on his/her audience? And why (be specific).
2. What aspect of either the speaker's content or delivery most impacted you personally?
Top 10 Most Powerful Orators in History [13:22]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzOWyMqw-m4
Ethic video
Watch Ruth Chang's excellent talk and then answer the following question: How do hard choices shed new light on what it means to be rational? What does it have to do with the construction of the self?
https://youtu.be/8GQZuzIdeQQ
How to make hard choices | Ruth Chang
Discussion Question
Discuss intelligence and age changes in overall intelligence memory and short term working memory. How would you explain forgetting name of an old friend? You must respond to at least two (2) of your peers.
100 word discussion
100 word reply
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All Work Solver
For this Writing Notes assignment, the following critical elements must be addressed in one fully developed paragraph each:
Writing Notes: Use these writing notes as a way to gather your thoughts and determine your strategy for writing your persuasive paragraph. This process will allow you to develop a potential structure for effectively persuading readers to agree with your argument. These notes will be helpful in keeping your thought process on track when you begin writing and revising your paragraph.
1. Your argument is the main point that you are trying to make in your paragraph . It should clearly state your opinion on your issue. Describe the argument to be addressed in your persuasive paragraph, and include how the argument is connected to your major, the major you are considering pursuing, or your field of work.
2. Key points are pieces of evidence that support an author's main argument. What are three possible key points for your selected issue? How do they support your main argument?
3. Your audience is the person or people you are addressing in your paragraph. Who is the audience that will be reading your paragraph? What potential challenges will you encounter in supporting your argument with this audience?
4. Your goal is the end result that you wish to achieve in writing this paragraph. What goal do you hope to accomplish? What will this essay need to be successful?
5. Potential resources are pieces of evidence that could be used to support your argument. List potential resources that could be used as supporting evidence for your argument, and provide a brief description of each and how it will reinforce your argument.
6. Using the supporting resources you identified above, list each of the points of your argument with the resources that support them. This process will help you begin to form an effective paragraph structure.
7. Determine aspects of your argument that would be effectively supported with evidence. Defend your choices.
Homework
This assignment is connected to the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN) . The purpose of this assignment is to describe how you learned something significant about yourself as a reader and writer (in traditional or digital spaces) OR as a literate person. You should think of literacy as a VERY BROAD term for this assignment (ex. Tony Hawk-skateboarding). Click on “Search Narratives” and search terms you might be interested in like reading, writing, math, cooking, coding, sewing, digital, fitness, fashion, gaming, military--read/view/listen to those narratives!)
Discussion
200 words
Kelly focuses on the 4 stages of critical consciousness. Choose one of these stages. Provide an example of the girls developing characteristics of this stage.
What is your relationship to social media like? Is it similar to the experiences of the participants in Kelly's study? Is it different? How so?
English
Instructions:
Read Gabor Maté’s “Embraced by the Needle.” Using our Active Reading Techniques, follow the steps, answer the questions, and paste them to our Week 2 Discussion Board. Remember to comment on at least one of your friend’s posts!
Step 1: Read the title, the first paragraph, and the final paragraph. Can you predict the content of the article?
Step 2: Read the article and annotate the text. Here are some reminders to help you:
Highlight or underline key words and phrases.
Highlight or underline unfamiliar words and concepts so that you can check them later and write the definitions in the margin.
Write down questions that come to your mind as you read.
Make marginal notes that make connections between your background knowledge and concepts in a text.
Question 1: Can you identify the context of the article? Here are some reminders to help you:
Does the text make reference to a recent historical event?
Is there a topic that is under debate? If so, are there others who are mentioned as key figures in that debate?
Is the text speaking about an issue within the cultural setting of a particular nation, city, or ethnic community?
Question 2: Can you identify the purpose of the text? Remember to use our PIE strategy:
PIE = persuade + inform + entertain
Question 3: Can you identify the audience? Remember to consider:
the relationship of the reader to the general topic.
the relationship of the reader and the author.
the relationship of the reader to the author’s general purpose.
the relationship of the reader and the context
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PRIORITISE TOP TUTOR
The a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t will be 2000words long. Please see the questions shown in the screenshot. I will send you all info after being hired, eg PPTs, student access etc. Please send a draft in 12hrs -1 day time, day 2, and day 3 as well. + Will need to draft some questions to ask the teacher and revise base on feedback (Send bk ard in 1 day max)
Introductory Speech
Can someone make a introductory speech & have a outline for me to type up? It can be over any topic you choose. The story told in the speech must be a real life true story. An example would be why is chocolate the best candy ever?
Music article3
After reading Duran’s article, explain the difference between the konow and the jeliw. Briefly, what does each word mean? How are the social roles of each group of musicians different? And in what sense does the music of the konow represent a form of protest against existing social norms?
