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Before you start in on this discussion, be sure that you’ve read the Postman and Hofstadter pieces.( I already uploaded them in the files) watched the After Truth documentary. the links :, my student acc: atruong15 pass: 6503Bakersfield For this discussion, identify what you think to be the most concerning or problematic issue that needs to be addressed in the mass information ecosystem — that could be the news, social media, how human beings deal with the news, etc. I’m giving you the option and liberty to interpret this somewhat broadly. But you should, given the limited space here, pick just 1 issue. Your task is to: Define or explain the issue you chose. Tell us what it is about — what is the problem? What about this issue makes it hard to address? If it were simple, presumably it would not be the biggest or most problematic issue, right? So, why is it such a big deal? How, then, would you suggest we confront that issue? Suggest a possible solution, or at least something that might help. IF YOU STILL NEED MORE CONTENT: You might give some thought to the legality of your solution, or the barriers that could prevent it from working (and ways you can sidestep those concerns).

For your public relations writing assignment you’ll be creating a plan and products to support an advocacy campaign for a cause, group, or initiative of your choice.  If you’re interested in tackling a more government agency (new program announcement, policy change, etc.) or business-focused topic (like a product rollout or something similar), please email me to make sure you have a plan to fulfill the assignment requirements. Review introduction to PR and building campaign slide decks. All products should be well-organized and should have a professional appearing presentation. Again, you’ll be creating a strategic plan to support your work. Your strategic plan should be about a page or so and include: The overall goal of the campaign A quick statement of the broad goal you want to achieve. How will you “frame” the issue. Who your audience(s) will be and what you know about them Tell me about the audiences you’ll be targeting. Be specific. Don’t just say “reporters” but maybe “newspaper and magazine reporters who cover climate change and environmental issues.” What products you’ll be using Describe the products you’re creating. You only have to create the products listed below but outline them and explain what purpose they serve and what audience you’re targeting with them. Risks and Challenges How will your opponents respond? What reservations will your customers or advocates have? How will you address them? You’ll also be producing several products to support your campaign. These should include: A press release that provides a relevant news hook and information (one page or so). Your press release should be in strict AP style. Your press release should include: An SEO-friendly, descriptive headline Contact information Release information (immediate or embargoed) A dateline (just the date of the release) A strong lead that gets straight to the point Quote(s) from key principal(s) “Boilerplate” information about your organization A fact sheet (a page or two) with background information for reporters who want to get up to speed on your topic. Your fact sheet should be written in AP style. This can overlap with your release a little, but the goal is to provide reporters with the information, facts, and statistics they’ll need to support an article. Bullet points and grouping information into topics is acceptable and can be easier to use. Talking Points (one page or so) to help people in your organization speak about the issue. These are for internal use only and should give people in your organization sample ways of talking about and framing the issue when speaking to reporters or the public. Organize talking points by topic and anticipate tough questions or opposition arguments that your surrogates may face.

After reading/listening to LBJ’s “Speech on Vietnam” and MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam,” determine which speech is more persuasive in arguing FOR or AGAINST America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Keep in mind the context of which you are writing; do not immediately determine your position based on historical knowledge alone. You are writing from the position of knowledge from 1967; therefore, your position should be the THIRD PERSON, as well as from that time period (after these speeches).  Consider the following questions as you develop your position: What sorts of rhetorical strategies did Johnson and King use to make their argument (logos, pathos, ethos)? How does Johnson explain the necessity of America’s involvement in Vietnam? What is Johnson’s position on Vietnam as a country and why is it necessary for America to “fix” it? How does King view the problems at home (in America) versus the problems in Vietnam? Does King believe the Vietnamese have the right to follow communism? Why? Other than The Age of Great Dreams, no outside sources can be used. This essay must be typed in MLA format, 1200-words MINIMUM, and turned in online to Canvas. You will submit rough drafts to Canvas by the above-listed date, then complete the peer-review workshop by the above-listed date. You will need to provide a word count at the end of your final draft, as well as a Works Cited page.

Read the assignment for Paper #2 below,  and explain how some of your beliefs developed because of Inductive or Deductive Reasoning.  Comment on other people’s posts and ideas.  This is not a draft, but a discussion to help you generate some meaningful ideas and see what other people might be doing in their papers.     English 1C Paper #2   Examining Your Beliefs/Opinions/Truths using Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Overview: You will examine one or more of your beliefs or those of others based on inductive or deductive reasoning.  You will break these down and research the points in detail to determine if these beliefs are or are not true.  You will arrive at a deeper understanding of how inductive and deductive reasoning works through this project. Getting Started: To find your topic, begin by listing some beliefs you have that exist because of your own observations about the world (inductive reasoning) and beliefs someone else told you were true the you have applied in your life (deductive reasoning). You may have learned these beliefs from your own experiences (inductive) or from parents or relatives, or the media (deductive). These could be beliefs about love, friends, cars, college, careers, yourself, other people, sports, music, relationships, bad habits, people’s character, things you are afraid of, things you love or hate. . . but they must have come from Inductive Reasoning, which is when specific examples lead to a general belief or “truth,” or Deductive Reasoning, which starts with a general belief or “truth” that is applied to specific examples.  You could also use the beliefs of someone else in this paper; if you have a friend or relative who has beliefs you are not sure are correct, you can challenge these beliefs in your paper as well. Overview: You are going to select one or more of these beliefs, examine them by breaking them down, and research these claims and analyse them to see if they are true or if they are examples of faulty inductive or deductive reasoning.   The Process: The pages in our textbook on 303-306 and 309-311 cover Induction and Deduction; use this information in your research, and quote from them in the paper.  Most of Chapter One could also be helpful.  You will examine how you developed these beliefs.  Did your reasons or evidence come from your own experiences, others’ experiences or beliefs, or somewhere else? Let’s say you believe a certain restaurant is pretty bad because the first time you went there you had bad service, and your friend told you he had a bad meal there.  So you think the place is a terrible restaurant, which is Inductive Reasoning. You might want to choose important beliefs that you have questioned or wondered about, and determine through this analysis and research whether they are, in fact, true.  Research and Analysis: Do some research to see if your claims about the restaurant that led to the belief are, in fact, valid.  Perhaps you will go to Yelp and read some reviews; you can talk to your friend who used to work there, and you see that you ordered the only items on the  found them to be very positive.  You now can’t wait for the restaurant to open again after this quarantine period is over so you can try the food. Evaluating your research: How have these beliefs worked for you in your life?  Have they helped you?  Held you back?  Prevented you from learning something? You can do more than one belief in the paper; make sure to organize so the reader can follow it clearly. Format:  The introduction should give background information about the beliefs, draw the reader in, be specific, and include a thesis that breaks the parts of the paper down (the topic, the subtopics, and the purpose).  Body paragraphs should be specific and follow the ideas above; develop using specifics, and quote from the book and any other sources you want as support or evidence.  Do a bit of research when examining the parts of your belief!  Is your belief (or beliefs) valid or true?  Include a brief analysis of Inductive and Deductive reasoning and how these can be flawed, if that is relevant.  The conclusion should be your arrival, but you can have important moments throughout the paper The link below briefly but accurately explains how we develop beliefs using inductive and deductive reasoning; you can quote from this as you construct your draft. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/engcomp1-wmopen/chapter/text-inductive-reasoning/ (Links to an external site.)  (Links to an external site.) List the sources you used at the end of the paper, using MLA Style.  Write at least two but no more than three pages.  ______________________________________________________________________________ POST BELOW:  What are some ideas you have about this assignment and how it relates to you?  What are you thinking of writing about?  Will you choose one example of inductive or deductive or more than one?  Will you talk about both types?  Give people feedback about their ideas, and think about what you ultimately want to use as your topic and if you want to explore more than one belief?

In class we have read and talked about two types of factors that affect student success:  resources (such as money, supplies, funding to pay teachers) and a student’s mindset (such as confidence, beliefs about education, family experience).  Which do you think is a more important factor in student success:  resources or a student’s mindset?  Or, do you think these factors are equally important?  Why? “Re-see” your essay: I will expect your revision to be significantly different from your first draft.    Remember that in academic writing, we are respond to other people’s ideas and arguments about our topic.  So, in order to “re-see” your essay, you will need to re-read at least parts of James Vaznis and David Gardner’s articles.    Guidelines: You must use examples or ideas from “Struggling Brockton Schools May Sue the State” by James Vaznis and/or “Confronting the Achievement Gap” by David Gardner. A substantial part of your essay (at least a full paragraph or two) should respond to one of these texts.  You are also welcome to use any other examples you like, including your own experience.    You must use quotations from at least one article we read.

Argumentative essay on “Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?” 1.  Essay Outline in MLA format with 5 sources – showing two sources supporting opponents and 3 sources supporting proponents with citation page using Galileo Database – Pro /Con My choice is to write in support of  wearing school uniform.

Theological Literacy evaluates the unique contribution that theology makes in the particular political, cultural, or social question at hand. Each paper should answer the following: In Question answer format: Summary/history of the issue from the text or course discussion Articulation of how the issue relates to one of the general education outcomes What might we learn by connecting those issues to the chosen outcome  Please use one or both of the two available articles, and reference them at the end, thank you. Pleas

How would you dine with a person who has different dining etiquettes from you?

Here is your prompt: In Douglas Rushkoff’s Team Human, he claims that each new form of communication was “an initially promising medium for group sharing and community.” However, Rushkoff also claims that each new form of communication “has been followed by a government that has sought to control it.” Summarize the examples Rushkoff gives for the new forms of media, then respond to his allegations. Do you agree with his assessments? Why or why not? In what ways have you personally seen governmental control of the media? Do you believe that specific forms of communication have “contributed to the desocialization of the American landscape”? .do not use, word-for-word.  the Team Human chapter summaries I have provided. Turnitin will flag those.

After reading “How ‘truth decay’ is harming America’s coronavirus recovery  (Links to an external site.) ” please respond to both prompts: 1. In at least one substantial paragraph, offer a focused response to this discussion. Do you agree that we are now living in a time of “truth decay?” If so, why? If not, why not? How compelling to you are the descriptions and explanations of “truth decay” that Kavanagh provides in this interview, and why?   2. Do you believe all of the following claims to be true to the same degree? Develop your answer in at least one substantial paragraph. There have been over 200,000 deaths attributable to COVID in the US. COVID is a mutation of a virus that previously had only infected non-human mammals, but once the mutation occurred naturally out in the wild it began to infect humans.   COVID virus is a new organism and is independent from other types of illness, like the flu.   Microscopic organisms called viruses and bacteria exist and cause illness in humans.