Paper must be at least 800 words and no more than 1000 words, typed, and should follow these formatting rules: Times New Roman 12-point font, the page number in the upper right-hand header, 1-inch margins all around, and double spacing.

engage in-depth with the language of the poem under
discussion and clearly articulate the ways the poem upholds or confronts the
ideals of American society.

Your first step in this essay will be to briefly establish
what “America” means. What are the ideals associated with America? When you
hear the word “America,” what imagery is immediately conjured up? How might
that contrast with the way those from other countries or other historical
moments might perceive of America? You will need to discuss this in at least
one body paragraph in order to establish a baseline definition of America and
the stereotypes and ideals associated with it. Be sure to maintain academic
tone and employ a critical eye; naturally, your own thoughts and prejudices
will inform your analysis, but think beyond yourself here to attempt to
understand what America has represented in the past and represents now for many
groups of people.

Next, you will turn your attention to the poem “I,Too” by Langston
Hughes to analyze, being sure to articulate what the poem is saying and how the
poet is commenting on America, its ideals, and the pressure put on its citizens
to live up to or embody those ideals. In your analysis you may wish to engage
with how the author articulates his vision of America and explain his appraisal
of his homeland.

In the final body section of your paper, you will need to
answer the following question: has America now moved beyond the prejudices
and/or complaints articulated by the work? You will need to employ critical
thinking and maintain academic tone here while also drawing on your own
perceptions and experiences, and you should consider how the author drew your
attention to ideas of which you were not previously aware. N.B. It may be
useful to review the date of publication for the poem when you come to evaluate
this issue

In order to fully analyze the texts, you should quote from
the text where appropriate (properly citing those quotations within your
essay). You should also have a brief introduction
(no more than 120-150 words) with a thesis as well as a conclusion.

HEY YA’ll ! Welcome to my blog！

My name is Li , I am from China, I am a college student. I love delicious food and cooking, I have eaten a lot of Asian countries food, I think I know Asian cuisine. I have some ideas I want to share with you! My blog will focus on delicious Asian food！Are you ready? I am very excited to share Asian cuisine with everyone，I will post a lot of pictures and ways to make Asian cuisine. I hope you can learn how to cook Asian food in my blog.

Now I want to briefly introduce Asian food. Asian cooking can generally be classified into several categories on the basis of the regional styles of cooking and the people and culture of those regions. Asia, being the largest and most populous continent, is home to many cultures, many of which have their own characteristic cuisine. While rice and noodles are common to most Asian cuisines, also there a lot of vegetables and meat.

In each of my blog I will introduce an Asian food, I will tell you clearly ingredients and production methods. Also includes some Asian cultural stories. I hope my meager power can promote Asian culture and food，let more people understand Asian cuisine. Wherever you come from? who is it? I hope you find your favorite content in my blog. I also hope my blog can enrich your life! Let you know more about Asia! If I can help you, then I will be my greatest honor!

These are two separate discussion posts not one paper. Both discussion posts need to be completed. Any references used should be in APA format.

Elements of Critical Thinking

Prepare: In preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills, please read the following articles: Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet and Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking.

Reflect: Reflect on the characteristics of a critical thinker. What makes you a critical thinker? Critical thinking gets you involved in a dialogue with the ideas you read from others in this class. To be a critical thinker, you need to be able to summarize, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate new information that you encounter.

Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the article or video you’ve chosen should not be about the topic “critical thinking,” but should be about someone making a statement, claim, or argument. One source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be used.

• Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
• Search the Internet, or media and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
• Search the Internet, or media and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.

Post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response.

References:

Bailin, S., Case, R., Coombs, J. R., & Daniels, L. B. (1999). Common misconceptions of critical thinking. Curriculum Studies, 31(3), 269-283. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

Plencner, A. (2014). Critical thinking and the challenges of Internet. Communication Today, 5(2), 4-18. Retrieved from http://www.communicationtoday.sk/critical-thinking-and-the-challenges-of-internet/

Argumentative Essay Progress

For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:

Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Argumentative Essay and explain why further research on this topic is important. (The global societal issue is Adult Illiteracy)

Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue.

Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.

Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.

Post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response.

Compare and contrast paper due Sunday

In a well-written paper, compare and contrast Victim-Offender Mediation, Conferences, Circles, and Victim -Offender Panels. Assess and indicate in what circumstances one may be preferable to the other. What are the values that are inherent in distinct models of restorative justice discussed this week: victim offender mediation, group conferencing and circle processes? Analyze and assess whether you think indigenous processes can work in retributive systems of justice.

Your paper should be 3-4 pages long and formatted according to HYPERLINK “https://csuglobal.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-820066-dt-content-rid-3403141_5/xid-3403141_5” t “_blank” APA guidelines.

Cite at least three credible outside sources in addition to the text.

Edward Deming is considered one of the fathers of the modern quality movement. His 14 points serve as a visual reminder of the critical elements of continuous improvement:

• Identify five points that you believe are most important to your organization.
• Explain why you have chosen each of those five points.
• What organizational barriers must be overcome?
• How would you address the barriers and what might the expected results be?

Your discussion posting must be at least 250 words in length, and contain a library-based, scholarly citation and a supporting reference. Use the CSU-Global Library or other online resources to retrieve your scholarly or peer-reviewed articles and journals. Post your initial response early and check back often to continue the discussion. Be sure to respond to peers’ and instructor’s posts, as well.