Creative Writing

Students will write a 500-word MLA essay defining cultures and values and analyzing how familial cultures and values shape and influence individuals’ identities. Thesis statements will be supported with examples from students’ own lives,

1. Briefly summarize the main point of the book.  2. What was the most significant takeaway that jumped out at you in the book?  3. What feedback would you give the author? 4. What question would you ask the author? 5. In line citations plus works cited page 6. Use the book “Followership: What It Takes to Lead” by James Schindler plus two other sources

SCENARIO: Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura decide that they can only afford $400.00 a month in car payments. Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman. Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue 4-door sedan. Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed. The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan Salesman that they have decided not to buy the car and request their $100.00 deposit back. Stan insists that the $100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car; therefore, the $100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car. Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by Stan Salesman. Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve learned in your business law class. ASSIGNMENT: In three to five (3-5) pages, advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented, the material provided in the text, and material covered in the lecture. In your paper, be sure to address the following: 1. Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.2. Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.3. Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.

Identify key traditions and ideas influencing our culture. Instructions In a written response of one to three pages, explain in detail what the Humanities are and how they influence culture?

Total two pages. Need a one page discussion about “The Prince” book, chapter 1-13. Another page  discussion about “The Prince” book, chapter 14-26. PDF link of the book is here:

In every paragraph we write, we make choices about sentence boundaries: Where will we place a period and start a new sentence? Where might we consider using semicolons to connect related independent clauses? Where will we join ideas together in a compound sentence? In this week’s grammar discussion, along with your peers, you will think about these questions in relation to your own writing.  Post a paragraph of writing you have done recently. This could be a draft of a paragraph from your Issue Exploration assignment, writing you did for another discussion post, or something else. Identify at least one sentence boundary choice you made, and comment on the reasons for that choice and possible alternatives. Example of an initial post: When I was seventeen years old and a senior in high school, I had an experience that deeply affected my learning for many years to come: I failed a paper for the first time. Okay, I didn’t exactly fail, but I got a D, which felt like failing. The grade was unexpected, it affected me like a slap in the face. It was only through the encouragement of the very teacher who gave me the D that I was able to persevere with a more determined attitude than ever. This article is about proposed changes to school start times. Currently, high school students start earliest; under the proposed changes, elementary school students would start earliest and high school students would start latest. The reason the school board has for proposing this change is that a later school schedule is more consistent with teens’  natural sleep patterns, however starting later means that they would be in school later, which could be problematic for sports and after-school jobs. I made a choice to use a semicolon after “Currently, high school students start earliest.” I did that because the next sentence provides a direct contrast by stating what would happen under the proposed changes. The semicolon shows that the two independent clauses are closely related. I could have used a period instead, which would look like this: “Currently, high school students start earliest. Under the proposed changes, elementary school students would start earliest and high school students would start latest.” I think this alternative is okay, but I prefer keeping the two related ideas more closely connected.

Mini Portfolio Presentation This week’s assignment focuses on Presentations and revision. You will create a presentation that combines your Proposal Assignment (Week 3) and the Feasibility Recommendations Report Assignment (week 5).  One of those assignments will be revised. There are two parts to this assignment.   Part I.  Revision:  1.    Review the feedback to learner comments for the week 3 proposal and the week 5 feasibility recommendation report. 2.    Revise one of the assignments (your choice of week 3 or week 5) based on feedback from the instructor and peer reviews. 3.    In one-two paragraphs, explain what revisions were made to the chosen document. 4.    Upload the revised document (not the original) and the revision comments into the presentation (Part II)   Part II: Create a brief presentation 1.    Presentation format is your choice (PowerPoint, Word, or PDF) a.    Expected length is 6-10 pages or slides b.    One document 2.    Content: a.    Presentation cover that has visual appeal and a title that is relevant to the proposal and feasibility or recommendation report topic/problem b.    Documents should be in the following order:                                           i.    Proposal Introduction                                          ii.    Proposal Outline                                         iii.    Feasibility or Recommendation Report Introduction                                        iv.    Feasibility or Recommendation Report Outline                                          v.    Revision comments (part 1) 3.    Add a minimum of 2 visual elements to the presentation that enhance the text   Format Requirements: Submit one document ·         Cover page introduces the presentation ·         Documents presented in the required order ·         Revision comments are the last slide ·         Visuals follow guidelines for effective use   Assignment checklist: ·         Check to see that all the documents are included and assembled in the required order ·         Check that the revision comments are included as the section of the presentation ·         Format (font and spacing) follows guidelines for presentations ·         Visual elements follow guidelines for effective use ·         Proofread and spell check your work

You have just been handed a brand new Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition — with your choice of a stainless steel bracelet or an orange rubber strap — along with safe passage to anywhere in the world. Where will you go, what will you do, what else will you bring, and why will your journey matter? Essays of all forms are encouraged and accepted. It can be a straight-up expository piece, a fictional story, an imaginary journal entry, a unique take on a packing list, or anything else you can dream up. Maybe even a poem. The point is to get creative, get personal, geek out, and have fun. Essays should have a title and be no longer than 2000 words in length. The best will have written the most inspiring and heartfelt essay, one that moves the reader and helps them imagine a very special journey. The essay uses an engaging, personal style. The author finds fresh or unique ways to convey ideas and images. The author approaches the assignment from a unique perspective.

Task 1 (275 Words)Using Creswell and Creswell’s approach of the four combinations of worldviews, design and research methods in Figure 1.1 (pp#5) Below the project you chose in Week#1 (Quality Education Importance) and discuss which approach(s) and theories would be your best choice and why.Note: that there is no correct approach.Task 2 (275 Words)Submit 3 articles: for each provide title of article, author(s), name of journal/reports, year published (use APA style as when doing your REFERENCE). The articles should have descripotion about the importance of education and distance learning. Synthesize/ distill the major message of the article in ~ 50 words and state how it is relevant to your building the narrative to your research proposal

The book is “The line becomes a river” by Francisco Cantu. I have to answer this prompt, “In the concluding authors note, Cantu writes that his book seeks to function as literature rather than reportage, to resonate more deeply within the soul rather than the mind. This approach can lead to a powerful, immersive reading experience. It also demands much of the reader as we are not told how to feel or think about these often brief and unconnected scenes, but rather asked to construct, as Cantu puts it, our own “moral interpretation.” In the first part of the response introduce and closely analyze one narrative moment or vignette that you found particularly evocative and effective. What makes this moment so powerful? How does Cantu use small details to convey certain unspoken tensions and emotions? Creatively recast a moment that you have witnessed in your life related to a current social justice issue that is important to you.