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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 you were told were true by other people or sources that came from using inductive or deductive reasoning. You will break these down and research the points in detail to determine if these beliefs are actually true or not. This will give you a deeper understanding of how inductive and deductive reasoning work and how to tell if something is true or not.

Getting Started: To find your topic, start by listing some beliefs you have that came from your own or someone else’s SPECIFIC observations–there were several examples that caused you to believe this– about the world (inductive reasoning). Next, list generalizations people have told you are true but did not support with examples (deductive reasoning). These beliefs do not have to be true–think of “truths” your family or friends have told that you questioned. Try to include examples of beliefs that you do not accept as having enough evidence to be true.

Examples of Inductive Reasoning:

I ate at Carl’s three times, and I broke out in a rash the following week. Carl’s must have poisoned their food.

Juan, Carlos and Jim are all majoring in Accounting. They are all smart, so I will also major in Accounting.

My grandma and aunts are all over 50 and look terrible. I bet I will look terrible when I am over 50.

Examples of Deductive Reasoning:

You should never get married before you are 30. Lisa got married at 25, and I’m sure they will be divorced soon.

College is a major waste of time. My dad dropped out of college and got a decent job.

My dad says you can never have too much money. I’m probably going to have a crappy life because I don’t have much money.

You may have learned these beliefs from your own experiences (inductive) or from what your parents, relatives, or the media told you were true (deductive). These opinions/beliefs might be 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. For example, if you have a friend or relative who believes something that is not true, you can explain why the person has the beliefs and show why it is false in this paper.

You might also 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 the beliefs you are questioning in your paper are really valid. Is your mother correct in saying that people can get good jobs without a college degree? Research it and find out. Are you correct that college will open doors and lead to better careers? Research that too!
Evaluating your research: Are the beliefs you are researching true, false, or something else? Are they based on solid Inductive or Deductive reasoning, or are they based on faulty (wrong) reasoning?
You can choose more than one belief to write about in the paper; make sure to organize so the reader can follow your plan clearly.

Format: The introduction should give background information about the beliefs, explain inductive and deductive reasoning briefly, 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 focused. Be specific, and give solid examples. Use quotes from the book or other research as support or evidence. Do some research when examining the parts of your belief! Is your belief 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.)

List the sources you used at the end of the paper, using MLA Style.

Write at least two but no more than three pages.

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Identify any issue related to gender, sexuality, and justice that we have addressed in class thus
far, either through the readings/case studies weve examined or through class discussion. Some
examples include: the embodiment of colonization, environmental justice and Indigenous rights
through gender and sexuality, gender based violence, and pronography vs. the erotic. Once you
have determined an issue of interest, you will then
Choose a specific social action that has already been done in response to this issue.
The action could be a hashtag (e.g. #MeToo), starting a petition, starting a group or
organization (e.g. Black Lives Matter), starting a protest (e.g. Stonewall Riots),
performing a song (e.g. Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday), or organizing a dialogue.
After determining the social action related to your chosen issue, conduct an analysis of the social
action, the rationale for its use (if it wasnt spontaneous), and how it connects to your chosen
social issue. Your paper should address and directly answer the following questions:
Which theories from class frame the social action? Please explain.
Discuss the connection of your specific action to the larger social justice movement.
What is the historical context of this action and movement?
Has the social action been carried out in other contexts?
Was it successful? Why? Were any adjustments made between past
implementation and current implementation? Why?
Who does/did the social action affect? How do you know they were affected?
What were the intended and unintended consequences of engaging in this form of
social action or protest?
Why do you think the social action you are analyzing is an effective (or
ineffective) form of demonstration? What evidence supports your position?
How does the action work in todays climate (i.e. activism during the time of COVID,
following a major election, etc.)?
What are the distinctions between virtual activism versus marching or in-person
protest?
According to your personal perspective, which are more effective and why?
What are your recommendations for leaders in the social movement you are looking at,
based on your analysis?
What new action(s) would you propose?
What are innovative ideas for virtual/remote activism?
In addition to hashtags and other work that youve analyzed, what else should
people/movements be doing?
Overall paper requirements:
We want you to set it up like an expository piece with a thesis statement and clear evidence to
support your primary claim(s). However, you should be reflective in your writing style.
Discuss your thoughts, feelings and personal experience related to the subject matter. If the
action you choose to analyze is an artistic or visual one, share the piece (whether it be a song,
dance, book, poem) if it was part of the social movement and had significant effect.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
4-5 Pages in length, 12 pt font, Times New Roman, 1 margins
Please use at least 5 sources
At least TWO should be from academic journals
Cite literature on social media activism and/or social protest, social change,
persuasion, role of other forms of media in protest, etc.
APA format
NO abstract or cover page necessary

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Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
NO ABSTRACT REQUIRED!!!

In Wk 2, you focused on the traditions and history of Judaism. This week you will explore the history, major sects, and religious traditions of Christianity. As you delve into these topics, consider the similarities between what you have learned about Christianity and Judaism.

Based on the activities in class this week, respond to the following questions:

What is required of a faithful follower of Christianity?
How do these requirements change depending on the Christian denomination? Provide some examples.
Where do you think Christian influence is most obvious in our society? Provide examples to support your discussion.
What threats, if any, do Christian traditions face in a more secular world?

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Use resources like MCCC library’s research database (https://library.mc3.edu/?b=g&d=a) or pubmed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) or google scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) to find a research article indicating a benefit of aerobic exercise. Write a brief summary explaining the article and provide a link to the study.

Your post must be a minimum of 200 words.

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After reading the materials for this unit ( two case studies and watching the videos ( i will share with you through google drive ) ost an illustration from the internet (YouTube, etc.) that is an example of culture and change illustrated.
Please make sure that you write something down why u choose that video and how is connected to the unit.

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How do popular musicians use their music to address issues in Brazil and Nigeria?

Part One

1) Write a synopsis (100-150 words) of both chapters 21 AND 23, including some background context (social, historical) and discussion of the important ideas in the chapter. Focus especially closely on the how the authors present these artists and their harnessing of popular music as a means for agitating for social change.

2) Answer the question (100-150 words): Focusing on one chapter of your choice, how does the chapter’s author address one or more of our class themes (a) musics role in galvanizing community; b) musics role in highlighting problematics in systems of power and social injustice; c) music as a means for inspiring action.

Part Two

3) Post a YouTube or Spotify link with a track related to your chosen reading above. Then, write a short analysis of the song (100-150 words), including lyrics, performance context, influence, etc. Think about exercising your music vocabulary and listening skills!

* Quotes from the text and music, with explanations, are always helpful in making your writing stronger.

**After completing your discussion board post, read and comment on TWO other student posts in this forum within 24 hours after the DUE DATE.

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One of the best ways to see how a society projects its hopes and fears onto technologies, and technological systems, is by looking at the popular culture it produces. In the final paper, therefore, you will apply the skills learned in the course to historically interpret a piece of contemporary popular culture. The goal of the assignment is for you to interrogate and critically assess your primary source and consider the ways in which technologies are portrayed and/or discussed. In doing so, you need to provide an argument that addresses the following (broad) question: In what ways does the piece of popular culture you chose reflect or speak to the ideas and/or themes related to the history of technology and American society/culture? In answering this question, and developing your argument/analyses, you might what to consider some of the following questions:

Does your source explicitly or implicitly reinforce ideas about technological determinism (the idea the technology drives history)? If so, why might this be problematic?
Does the source explicitly or implicitly suggest a progressive narrative about technological change? In other words, does it uncritically presume that new and better technologies will inevitably make society a better place for all people? Here you might think in terms of how race, class, gender, or ethnicity can help you unpack who is understood to be the developers of particular technologies or systems and who is using those same technologies and systems
How is the source historicizing the technologies and technological systems and how might that portrayal be beneficial or problematic? Important point here for those of you interrogating fictional sources: you should not discuss the historical accuracy of how the technologies or systems are portrayed/discussed.
Who is depicted as an important innovator(s) of a particular technology/system in your source and how can you unpack such narratives using materials from the course?
How does the source talk about the innovation of new technologies? Is the source overly optimistic about new technologies or pessimistic? Using what we have learned, why do you think the creators of the source take the stance on innovation that they do?
These are just some examples as to how you might begin to address the central question being asked in the assignment. Just keep in mind the core focus of the assignment: to provide a historically informed, critical analysis of how a technology, technologies, or technological system(s) are discussed and/or portrayed in the popular culture source you chose. Most importantly, have fun with this assignment!

Assignment Parameters

Thesis/argument: the paper has to make a claim that answers the question prompt.

Sources from the Course: the paper must use at least 3 secondary source readings and 1 primary source from the course. These are the minimum needed to get full credit. You are encouraged to use more sources from the course, but it is not required. If you want to substitute course readings with outside readings, you must check with me first.

Historically Informed: the paper must be historically informed. This means that paper needs to use the historical examples from the course drawn from the secondary sources, primary sources, and lectures in supporting your claim/analyses

Papers Analysis of the Popular-Culture Source: the paper must provide analyses of the technology/technologies and/or technological systems portrayed in the source.

Paper Length and Components: the paper must be between 6 8 pages; double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial); the paper must have an introduction, evidence supporting the your answer to the question/claim, and a conclusion; the paper must cite readings, primary sources, and lectures when used; the paper must have a bibliography.

Assignment Rubric:

20

Paper answers the question and has a thesis that is a clear and effective

20

Paper uses at least 3 secondary source readings and 1 primary source. Additional course readings can be used

15

The paper effective and clearly summarized the popular-culture source used and the technologies and/or systems portrayed; it is historically informed and effectively demonstrates a grasp of course materials, themes, and ideas

15

The paper provides an effective analysis of the popular cultural source using course readings, primary sources, and lectures.

10

The paper is clearly structure with and introduction; it clearly and effectively uses evidence and examples; and it provides an effective and clear conclusion

10

The paper includes citations and bibliography

10

The paper length is not lower than 6 pages (points will be deducted for papers that are less than 6 pages); it is double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, using 12-point font (Times New Roman or Arial)

I HAVE PROVIDED SOURCES USE THEM PLEASE

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Annotated outline due
(uploaded to Blackboard as a Word document or pdf)
Note: Late outlines will be accepted ONLY in cases of documented emergency

Paper 2 Overview
The topic from this paper arises out of our findings from Paper 1 and our readings regarding factors related to stress levels among Gen Z college students during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

We have two general research questions:
1) Does race of participant have an effect on Gen. Z college students level of stress?
IV or Quasi IV? Why?
Operational definition of DV= Score on self-report stress scale measured as 1= minimal to no stress 10= extreme stress.

2) Do Gen Z college students who access MH support groups or therapy experience lower stress levels during COVID-19, than students who do not access support groups or therapy? (Note: all participants indicated that their university offered some mental health services to students during the pandemic)
IV or Quasi IV? Why?
Operational definition of DV= Score on self-report stress scale measured as 1= minimal to no stress 10= extreme stress.

WRITE THESE RESEARCH QUESTIONS OUT AS PREDICTIONS NOW
HYP 1:

HYP 2:
Annotated Outline Instructions
You are required to submit an ANNOTATED OUTLINE of your Paper 2. This is essentially a combination of the two assignments that preceded Paper 1 (the annotated bibliography and outline.) The annotations for this assignment may be shorter than they were for Paper 1, and you only need to annotate material for the Introduction. However, for this assignment you will outline all sections of your paper. A sample annotated outline from prior years can be found on the BB 1.
o ***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN OUTLINE AND SHOULD BE STRUCTURED IN OUTLINE FORMAT (TOPICAL HEADINGS THAT ARE BULLET POINTED OR MARKED BY ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS.) EXCEPT FOR THE ANNOTATIONS IN THE INTRODUCTION EACH POINT SHOULD BE EXTREMELY BRIEF.__________.

Requirements:
o Fully outlined introduction section for upcoming Paper 2 sections
This should be a blueprint of your paper, including identification of the sections it will contain and a breakdown of the information that you will present in each.
Introduction (literature review): The outlined introduction should present an organized, thematic or topical structure of your introduction/literature review. It should present the arguments you are making to support your hypotheses, and link these arguments to relevant literature. Then, each piece of literature you plan to use in your written paper should be annotated, and that annotation inserted into the outline. Only the introduction of the Outline needs to be annotated NOT all sections.
The process of annotating literature should be the same for this exercise as for Paper 1, EXCEPT, your annotations may be slightly shorter. You should see the instructions for the Paper 1 Annotated Bibliography and the Sample Annotated Outline that has been supplied.
Your Outlined Introduction/literature review should culminate in clearly identifiable and correctly worded predictions or hypotheses for Paper 2.
o Briefly Outline the Method and Results: These sections can be a series of bullet points indicating what type of info you will put in each section-even if you do not have the exact numbers for any given item at the time you are writing. For example, under Method Section you may begin with Participants and it may look something like:
Participants: Number, where recruited, incentive, type of sample. Numbers by gender, numbers by race, etc. (or you could list these in your outline vertically as well).**You MAY NOT bullet-point in your paper.
o Discussion: This section should begin with a restatement of your hypotheses and whether we supported them or not. It should then list any other items, in order, that you plan to present in the Discussion Section. Among items that are appropriate for a Discussion section are:
Hypothesis/supported?
Meaning of findings
Compare findings to research cited in your introduction, and discuss important similarities and/or differences and how they relate to your overall theme or thesis. Compare to new literature (this is fine to add another citation)
Do your findings relate to an applicable theory-one that was mentioned in intro? Something else or new?
What were potential limitations or problems with our study? Design, measurement problems? Internal validity/external validity issues? Can we make absolute causal interpretation? Why, why not? Can you generalize to other groups and populations? Why, why not?
Implications of your findings for future research
Suggestions for conducting future research in this area.

HOW TO BEGIN ASSIGNMENT?
o Conduct your literature search based on our hypotheses.
Note: You may use some or all of your literature from Paper 1 if it applies. However, you must have a minimum of six (6) articles and at least three (3) of them need to be new and specific

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**business memo**
This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin
Your CEO wants to develop specific criteria to select vendors for office supplies, equipment, etc. and has asked you to investigate selection criteria. In a two page business memo:

Explain why a selection criteria is needed
Recommend specific criteria (no less than 5 elements)
Explain why each element in the list is needed
To strengthen your recommendation, include an example of a company (one that is operating now – not a future one) and its criteria.
Instructions

Use the attached memo template.
Support your memo with 2 to 3 credible references beyond the course materials. Please note: Wikipedia, Investopedia and similar websites are not credible academic references

Please use the attached template.

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Student Instructions: In 2000 words or less (6 pages) describe the culture of an organization you are a part of
currently. Make a recommendation for a singular change you would like to see happen in the organization.
Provide the rationale for your change (the problems you are trying to solve or prevent) and the positive results
that would likely occur if your change recommendation was implemented. Show that you have anticipated
likely snags along the way and repercussions into other areas of the organization that will be affected by your
proposed changes. Pick 3 of the 15 tools discussed in the course and how you might use them to bring about
your recommended change in the organization. This change can be related to the organizations cultural,
process, product, or personnel. Cite at least 6 sources from the course articles, lectures, or forum discussions to
document your reasoning for selecting these 3 tools.

Note: am working for an automobile remanufacturing company as a Manufacuring Engineer. Cardone Industries. The organizational culture was good before they sale the coapny to another company. Cardone used to be a Christian company but not anymore.

Also make sure that you respond as per the materials and the videos ( tools) am gonna share with you through google drive .

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