Write a persuasive essay on a topic of my choice my topic is rape culture and sexual assaults in the US: Write 2-5 paragraphs for each of your supporting points. Use the following
questions to ensure you are writing quality body paragraphs.
Does each paragraph include a topic sentence?
Are you including supporting information in each paragraph to make your
point clear, logical, and compelling?
Are you being persuasive?
Logic: Do you persuade your audience that your position is logical and
reasonable? Do you include facts and sources to back up your claims?
Credibility: Do you persuade your audience that you are credible and
trustworthy by using the appropriate point of view, voice, tone,
examples, and credible sources? Are your points ethical and honest?
Emotion: Do you appeal to the emotions of your audience by framing
your position as a problem they can relate to or with which they
can sympathize?
Counter Perspective(s)
It is important to address counter perspective(s) in your essay. Use the
following criteria and select one to three counter perspectives to help
strengthen your position:
Is there evidence to support the counter perspective? Does the
evidence include fallacies (flaws in reasoning)? If so, identify
and explain.
Does the counter perspective leave out an important point? If so,
you should point this out.
Is there more recent or credible evidence to support your perspective?
Conclusion Paragraph(s)
Do you paraphrase or restate your thesis in a new way?
Do you summarize your main points?
Do you state any future research possibilities, if applicable?
Do you leave a lasting impression? How will you get your audience to continue
thinking about your topic and/or take action?
Editing and References
Did you run your Word document through Grammarly and fix the errors?
Did you follow APA guidelines?
Cover page, page numbers, double-spaced, 1” margins, headers,
indented paragraphs, and 12-point Times New Roman font.
In-Text Citations
Do you have 4-6 credible sources?
Have you used APA in-text citations to document your sources?
(Author’s last name, date) For example: (Wielding, 2017).
Do you have a References page?
List all references in alphabetical order with hanging indent(s).
Include major identifying information for each reference.
Apply a consistent and APA-style flow of information. (Author’s last
name, first initial. Title, etc.). For example: Goldberg, N. (1986). Writing
down the bones: Freeing the writer within. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Section 2
Feedback Reflection
List the feedback you received from your instructor on your Writing Activity
2: Working Thesis Statement, Outline & Starting Draft.
Explain how you used the feedback to improve your draft.
Describe how this feedback will help you with future writing.
Counter Perspective(s)
It is important to address counter perspective(s) in your essay. Use the
following criteria and select one to three counter perspectives to help
strengthen your position:
Is there evidence to support the counter perspective? Does the
evidence include fallacies (flaws in reasoning)? If so, identify
and explain.
Does the counter perspective leave out an important point? If so,
you should point this out.
Is there more recent or credible evidence to support your perspective?
Conclusion Paragraph(s)
Do you paraphrase or restate your thesis in a new way?
Do you summarize your main points?
Do you state any future research possibilities, if applicable?
Do you leave a lasting impression? How will you get your audience to continue
thinking about your topic and/or take action?
Editing and References
Did you run your Word document through Grammarly and fix the errors?
Did you follow SWS guidelines?
Cover page, page numbers, double-spaced, 1” margins, i
i indented paragraphs, and 12-point Times New Roman font
In-Text Citations
Do you have 4-6 credible sources?
Have you used SWS in-text citations to document your sources?
(Author’s last name, number indicating the order in which you used the
source in the paper.) For example, the first source in your paper would
look like this: (Wielding, 1).
Do you have a Source List?
Did you number your sources?
Did you list the sources in the order in which you use them in the paper?
Include major identifying information for each reference.
Apply a consistent and SWS-style flow of information. (Author’s first
and last name, Title of the source, date it was published, comment on
where you found it, and page numbers). For example: Natalie Goldberg.
2016. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. p. 100-126.
ISBN-13: 978-1590307946

Biblical Worldview Essay Instructions

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your understanding of the unified and coherent nature of the Bible and the theological doctrines. One way to view Scripture is through the four major plot movements of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. Considering biblical doctrines through these four plot movements can aid in our understanding of humanity and humanity’s relationship to God.

After viewing the presentation, Understanding Biblical Narrative, and completing your textbook readings, you will be equipped to demonstrate the coherence of Scripture and share some of the implications of the unified message of the Bible.

For this assignment, you must write a 600–1,000-word essay addressing the following prompt:

The unity of the Bible is demonstrated through the Divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit on the human authors of Scripture. The study of theology uncovers and articulates the unity of all the biblical texts when they are taken together. From the list of approved doctrines to address, demonstrate the unified nature of the Bible by tracing that doctrine through the four major plot developments of Scripture.

For example, The Bible describes God as love in 1 John 4:8. The way to interpret “God is love” is to look at the biblical story that reveals God’s character through His actions. When looking at the idea of love through the four major plot movements in Scripture we see God’s love demonstrated in His creation of humanity, His patience with humanity after the fall, His sacrificial death to redeem humanity from the fall, and His restorative work through preparation of the heavenly home. (This example would be substantiated and demonstrated with biblical support, and be elaborated on within the essay.)

Assignment Requirements:

1. Discuss the major movement of the biblical narrative/story, its main character, and its implications for understanding the unity of the biblical books.
2. Choose two topics from the approved topics list that are presented in Biblical doctrine with attention on how these theological topics unfold through the through the four major plot movements of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.
3. Using your theological examples, share the implications that these examples provide humanity’s relationship to God.
4. Incorporate at least 2 theological references in your paper using course resources.
5. Incorporate at least 2 relevant biblical references.
6. Write a clear introductory paragraph including the thesis statement. A summative concluding paragraph must also be included.
7. Use current Turabian format (or whichever corresponds to your degree program).

Use the provided Biblical Worldview Essay Template as a guide.

One of the shortcomings of the MPI presented at the website of MSU-CIBER is that it is not product specific. A company might for instance want to identify the potential of markets across the world in regards to their product. Your textbook gives an example of such a case and how the MPI can be constructed. In the following example, a more general example is given with explicit steps on how to construct such an index and its advantages/disadvantages in assessing markets for firm entry. Your assignment is to replicate the MPI 2009 worksheet for any other year in the period 2004-2008. For this particular research task, your report should be a Word or PDF document that has the final MPI table (e.g., Step 4 table in the excel file below). Make sure that you sort the final MPI table by Overall Ranking. You may find it easier to report the top 10 countries in your first page along with a short paragraph describing your findings and copy/paste the full table in the following pages of your document.

Step 1:

The first step in constructing such an index is to select the variables that measure the various markets’ potential and the sample of countries that you want to include.

In regards to the sample of countries, the more countries we include in the analysis the more representative the sample is and the more options to choose from. Therefore, a sample with more countries is preferred even if we want to focus on emerging markets since we can always isolate the emerging markets after the analysis is performed.

In regards to variables that measure the various markets’ potential, it sometimes is product-specific (e.g., a pharmaceutical company might want to include some different measures in the calculation of MPI than a retail company) but most of the measures will be the same, especially the institutional measures (economic and political freedom, country risk rating). In this example, we have selected the following variables for the year 2009:

1 Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators
2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division, Country Trade Data – 2009
3 Source: Heritage Foundation, The Index of Economic Freedom – 2009
4 Source: Freedom House, Survey of Freedom in the World – 2009
5 Source: Euromoney, Country Risk Survey – March 2011 (earlier data were not freely available)

Step 2:

After the collection of the data, each measure needs to be standardized in order to be comparable with the rest of the measures. A common formula is called the Z score and is calculated in the following way:

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Where X denotes a particular measure (e.g., urban population) and its values represent the value for each country in the sample.

Step 3:

After each measure has been standardized, we find the average of all standardized measures within each dimension for each country. That is, for dimension Market Size, its first value will be the average of the standardized urban population and standardized electricity production for country A. Therefore, after this step we have a column of data for each of the seven dimensions of the MPI index.

Step 4:

The resulting scores need to be converted to a scale of 1-100 and for this we use the following formula:

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Where Y_ij^s is the scaled final value of country j for the dimension i (i=1,.., 7 ); Y_ij is the average score of country j on dimension i; min_i and max_i are the minimum and maximum values for dimension i, respectively. Finally, we find the weighted average of all dimensions using the weights presented in the previous table (based on input from managers).

Now if all the above sounds really confusing, the following Excel file demonstrates the steps in the construction of the Market Potential Index. In the worksheet “Raw Data” you will find the data that are used in the construction of the MPI for the years 2004 to 2009. In the worksheet “MPI 2009” the steps required for the construction of the MPI are demonstrated (see formulas in the first row cells of each table).

Excel file

What are some potential advantages and disadvantages of the index?

Advantages

1. It’s construction is straightforward and it requires only freely available data.
2. It provides an initial screening for attractiveness of the foreign market and can be easily modified to account for product-specific factors using different variables from the World Development Indicators or other sources.

Disadvantages

1. Looking at the 2009 MPI, Luxembourg is in the third position owing to ratings in all dimensions of the index apart from Market Size. However, market size is an important determinant in assessing entry. Therefore, while the overall index helps us to split good vs. bad choices, we also need to look at the individual components of the index.
2. It cannot predict potential future economic or financial distress of the foreign market, especially if it is calculated for a particular year. For instance, Ireland is in the 21st place but it recently received a bailout from IMF. Therefore, for more complete picture several years of observation are needed but more importantly measures that more accurately capture deterioration of the economy and financial situation of each country are needed. We will cover these in more detail in later chapters.

What if we don’t have any input from managers to calculate Weights?

If we don’t have any information about appropriate weights to use in the calculation of MPI, then we can follow the textbook’s paradigm and find the average MPI. In other words, in step 4 of the above example, instead of weighted average we calculate the ordinary average.

PLEASE SEPARATE THE ASSIGNMENT AND JOURNAL…NO PLAGIARISM

Eight Elements of Thought and Reasoning

There are eight elements of thought in reasoning. We often use more than one element at the same time. For example, your Point of View includes Assumptions. Therefore, we can assume that these elements are two aspects of the same thing.

For your assignment this week, first begin by analyzing eight elements of thought and reasoning and re-organize them into four distinct categories by pairing elements together.

Next, briefly describe each new category you created and present your reasoning for each category. Include the characteristics of the original eight elements in your descriptions and the reasoning behind your pairings

Category:
Point of view is …
Assumptions are…
Explanation…
Example:

Below is an example of what one category may look like. You are free to pair any elements together if you can define their relationship to one another. Focus on the reasoning behind each pairing. That is what is most important in this exercise!

Example Category:

Category 1: How do I see it?

Point of View: The place from where I see things

Assumption: Information that is taken for granted; Preconceived notions

Explanation: I paired point of view and assumptions together in the same category because assumptions form your point of view. You cannot form a point of view without having assumptions first.

Example: My assumption is that short people are not good at basketball. My younger cousin is 5’ 3’’ and is terrible at the sport. Therefore, my point of view is that no short people can play basketball professionally.

Your completed assignment should be written primarily in first person and should be 500-750 words in length. If you use sources in your writing, be sure to identify them. If you use any direct language from a source, be sure to place those words in quotation marks.

Why Critical Thinking Is Important

Last week, you were asked to consider which stage of critical thinking you felt that you were in. This week, building off last week’s assignment and lecture, we know that employers are wanting more critical thinking from their employees. From the perspective of the employer, why is it so important to have employees who can critically think? From your perspective, how has critical thinking helped you in the past, or how do you perceive it helping you as an employee in the future? (Consider your dream job!)

Your work should be at least 500 words, but mostly draw from your own personal experience. This should be written in first person and give examples from your life. Be sure if you are using information from the readings that you properly cite your readings in this, and in all assignments.