Understanding Drama

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Week 5 Discuss.

1) Spend some time with the website of the one-minute play festival found here:

http://www.oneminuteplayfestival.com — check out some of the links to the one-minute plays that are featured in the festival. What do you notice? Another possiblity is to look up “one-minute plays” on YouTube and see what you find.

2) Now, write your own one-minute play using no fewer than two characters. Be sure to include pertinent stage directions.

3) Have fun! Don’t worry about writing a master piece. Just work on putting together a one-page or one-minute play that features a couple worthwhile characters who have something to say! You’re free to take complete liberty with this assignment.

4) Check out the “dialogue tips” handout under ‘Course Materials’ which will help you put your play into proper format.

5) 250 word minimum and 2 scholarly sources

Complete Section1200 words and 3 scholarly sources

Let’s discuss the idea of the American hero regarding Death of a Salesman. The American idea of a tragic hero differs substantially from the Ancient Greek idea of the tragic hero and one’s tragic flaw. How do you find value in reading about such American tragic heroes such as Willy Loman?

Be sure to support your ideas with details from the play as well as quoted passages. As always, make sure you use in-text citations and an end reference.

1.In what ways does Will Loman recognize (or fail to recognize) his own shortcomings? Why does this matter? Would you say that Willy Loman’s lack of self-awareness is a major part of the tragedy?

2.What did you personally learn about human behavior from the historical aspects of the play and does this play’s commentary on American consumerism resonate with what we see and experience in our society today?

3.Is Willy Loman completely responsible for what became of him and his keeping-up-with the Joneses obsession or can we also blame the social and cultural environment in which he lived?

Questions on “Civil Disobedience” By Henry David Thoreau

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Passage – http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper2/thoreau/civil.h…

Questions –

1. One characteristic of Thoreau’s style is the aphorism. For example, in paragraph 4, he writes, “Its is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.” Find other examples of Thoreau’s aphorisms. You might find some in paragraphs 9-10 and 20-22. What is the rhetorical effect of such statements?

2. Compare and contrast Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” to Martin Luther king Jr.’s “letter from Birmingham jail” by focusing on one of the following: purpose, definition of a just law, or figurative language.

3. Under the circumstances Thoreau describes, is civil disobedience a duty, as he says? Explain how Thoreau describes; is civil disobedience a duty, as he says? Explain how Thoreau’s essay speaks to our own time. Is the essay dated? Is it sill relevant?

4. Which of the three classic appeals dominates in paragraph 21, where Thoreau gives the government a human face? Defend your answer.

term paper: black culture

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afa 2004


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Students are required to submit a 6-8 page paper (double-spaced, 12 pt) based on a contemporary product of black popular culture. Examples of cultural products include but are not limited to music videos, albums, films, stand up comedy routines, television show episodes, and web series. By Week Two, the instructor will identify the cultural material that will be the subject of the term paper and post specific questions designed to stimulate critical engagement with this material, prompting students to make links between the material and key concepts that the course introduces such as defining blackness and diaspora, the multiplicity of black subjectivities, the global circulation of black cultures, and representing the black body. Students are required to view the material and answer these questions by Week Four, then submit the full paper by Week Six.

PRIMARY CULTURAL MATERIAL

Documentary Film: When We Were Kings (1996)

This film documents the historic 1974 heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman that took place in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). Known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” this controversial event took place during a tumultuous period in national and global history, was promoted by Don King, and billed as not only a boxing match but a soul music festival featuring artists such as James Brown, B.B. King, Celia Cruz, Hugh Masakela, and Miriam Makeba. The documentary, released over twenty years later, provides a window into this particular historical moment, shedding light on some of the key themes in Black popular culture that this course engages, including defining blackness, the multiplicity of black subjectivities, defining the African diaspora, the global circulation of black cultures, and representing the black body. For this paper, students explore three of these themes in relation to the film, and then identify and discuss a product of Black popular culture of their own choosing that contributes to our understanding of at least one of these themes. The objective here is to produce a critical analysis of When We Were Kings and use some other, perhaps more contemporary, cultural material to further this analysis.

In producing a critical analysis of a film or any text, there are a few things to keep in mind, all of which come down to being conscious of the distinction between an event and the telling of that event. This film is constructing a particular narrative of the “Rumble in the Jungle” through the use of narrators, interview clips, archival footage, a soundtrack and images. As you think about the film, ask yourself what particular story is the filmmaker trying to tell? How does the material selected to include in the documentary support this story? What are some of the strengths, shortcomings, and limitations of this particular rendering of the story? What do you take away from the film that is the result of your filtering it through your unique, personal lens that is informed by your own identities, interests, and experiences?

THOUGHT QUESTIONS (5 pts)

The following questions are designed to assist you in your analysis of the documentary, particularly in making connections between the film and the key themes in the course. Responses must demonstrate familiarity with the film and be 1-3 paragraphs in length.

  1. What are the important historical and political events and contexts (both national and global) highlighted in the film? Be sure to describe the scenes in the film in which these events and contexts are revealed. What details of these events can you identify through doing cursory online research about them?
  2. What is the relationship between Black popular culture, politics, activism, and social justice as depicted in this documentary? Are there any current athletes, entertainers, or artists who use their work and fame in order to promote social justice or a political platform? If yes, feel free to include links to their work and explain the message that they are attempting to disseminate.
  3. In her article, Susan Ryan states that the Ali-Foreman fight can be considered to be “a discourse on black identity” (p. 1). What is your interpretation of this statement? Are Ali and Foreman representing contrasting articulations of Blackness? Explain using concrete examples from the film and incorporating relevant course material covered thus far.
  4. Keeping in mind some of the ideas about gender and black masculinity that Riggs introduces in Black Is…Black Ain’t, would you say that the “discourse in black identity” is really a discourse in black male identity? What are the roles of Black women/female bodies and of Black men/male bodies in the documentary? How are each represented and what are the implications of these representations? (Riggs, Marlon, 1995. Black Is…Black Ain’t (Links to an external site.)
  5. Diaspora, hybridity and the circulation of Black popular cultures are among the central concepts that we engage in this course. What are examples of interactions between Black people from different national contexts and exchanges of cultural material in this film? What, if anything, did you find compelling about this aspect of the film?

UNIT 2 ASSIGNEMENT,

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Unit II Scholarly Activity

This scholarly activity asks that you identify a non-governmental organization (NGO) that responds to major disasters or public health emergencies. You are tasked with creating a company profile that will be loaded into a new website. You have also been asked to create an FAQ (frequently asked questions) page for the website that addresses how the NGO would or could partner with a government organization to respond to a disaster or emergency. Explain how the organization compares to other organizations, and define the benefits of a public-private partnership.

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages in length—one page for your company profile and at least one page (five questions) for your FAQs. The title page and reference page (if applicable) do not count towards your two pages. You must cite any websites or resources used to in constructing your profile. Do not copy existing advertisements or material. This must all be original content. Outside sources are not a requirement for this scholarly activity. If sources are used, including the textbook, they must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted materials must have accompanying citations in accordance with APA standards.

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Study Religion Western Religon PowerPoint Presentation, history homework help

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Studying Religion Assignment Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation

Prepare a 10- to 15-Microsoft® PowerPoint® that addresses the following topics:

What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion?

Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities of the three Western religions including a common western religious ethos.

How do different fields of study approach religion?

What are some critical issues in the academic study of religion?

Include specific examples from the various religious traditions described in the Week 1 readings, such as a belief in one God or many gods and goddesses, church on Sunday, holy mountains, or the Quakers calling each other friends. You may also include examples from your own religious tradition or another religious tradition with which you are familiar.

Use bullet points and images or graphics to illustrate your main points.

Use the speaker notes to further explain, using sentences.

For Local Campus students, these are 10- to 15-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.

For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes.

Cite your references.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Business Policy discussion

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please talk about the downsizing/closing of major chain stores (ex. Sears, JC Penney, Best Buy, Gander Mountain, etc.) and provide support as to why you think this is occurring. Discuss the emerging online piece of strategy for all of these firms as well as for WalMart and Target (ex. Walmart recently purchased JET–why did they do that? Amazon recently purchased Whole Foods–why did they do that?). Take this discussion any direction you wish but do bring out what is happening from a strategic point of view.

An age-old question is “Does structure follow strategy or does strategy follow structure?” The new, successful firms appear to be on-line driven and not really interested in brick and mortar. Amazon is the obvious example. Does the rapid growth of Amazon and similar firms put pressure on Walmart and Target, etc. to change or can they still survive (can anyone still survive) without creating online revenue streams to go along with their traditional strategy of storefronts? Is Amazon a true Technology company? They never really developed or wanted to develop a brick and mortar strategy. Is ecommerce, in all its forms, the Blue Ocean of today (soon to become Red)? Is this truly the future, the destiny of retail and many other industries? These are just examples of threads/directions that you can discuss along with the many others that you all will develop over the time frame this board is open.

your thoughts about the event from a police management perspective investigate the incident

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Prepare a minimum of one paragraph of your thoughts about the event from a police management perspective investigate the incident don’t just summarize the article, have control of your resources, support it with back up info or compare it with another incident. Use FACTS to support your opinion.

Explain what will you do since you’re a manager how will you make this case better how will it work as a team. How will you organize the groups to take care of what ..

report should be about a recent criminal justice related news exclude the vegas shooting .. a recent news report in the United States.

Social media and how it affects the workplace environment?

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I have concluded two main topics based on my question.

1: Creates distractions: If employees use social media while on the job, they could become less attentive to their responsibilities.

2: Can jeopardise employees’ positions: If employees are not cautious with what they share on the internet, they are at high risk of termination, due to unprofessional posts.

This is my final project in this term, it is very very important, and the following requirements that I give you are must followed by you. Thank you very much.

(1): I have listed the main topics, so please you should extend your ideas and thoughts based on my topics. And should be two and half to three pages.

(2): You only can take the google scholar as the source. If any other sources are used mean plagiarise.

(3): Each topic should has one or two reference, and the second topic should include an example that has high connection with this topic.

(4): This course is organisational behaviour, so just focus on the organisation, don’t talk about other field issues,such as marketing.

(5): Please Please Please must use the APA format, include the reference.

Thank you so much!

academic integrity policy

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Compose a three-paragraph essay in which you examine possible violations of academic integrity policy. Study the three scenarios below, and explain in your own words whether violations of Walden’s policy occurred. Organize your paper by writing one paragraph for each scenario. You are not required to integrate sources in your paper. However, if you do use source material, please do your best to cite it properly, per APA style. You will work on developing your citation skills in the coming weeks.

  • Student A was told by his instructor that half of his essay matched a paper previously submitted in a Walden course. Did the student violate Walden’s academic integrity policy?
  • Student B used plagiarism-detection software called SafeAssign to check for accidental plagiarism. The student found a 30% match with source material. Did the student violate Walden’s academic integrity policy?
  • Student C was told by her instructor that 20% of her paper contained word-for-word source language that included citations but not quotation marks. Did the student violate Walden’s academic integrity policy?

Identify and discuss the factors faced by police during domestic violence calls and the issue of mandatory arrest.

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Chapter 8 of the textbook addresses the prevalence of Domestic Violence. Identify and discuss the factors faced by police during domestic violence calls and the issue of mandatory arrest. Do you agree or disagree with mandatory arrest policies for domestic violence calls? Why or why not?
At the end of your answer, identify one of the Saint Leo University Core Values, and explain how it relates to your answer.
Core Values
Excellence
Saint Leo University is an educational enterprise. All of us, individually and collectively, work hard to ensure that our students develop the character, learn the skills, and assimilate the knowledge essential to become morally responsible leaders. The success of our University depends upon a conscientious commitment to our mission, vision, and goals.
Community
Saint Leo University develops hospitable Christian learning communities everywhere we serve. We foster a spirit of belonging, unity, and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create socially responsible environments that challenge all of us to listen, to learn, to change, and to serve.
Respect
We value all individuals’ unique talents, respect their dignity and strive to foster their commitment to excellence in our work. Our community’s strength depends on the unity and diversity of our people, on the free exchange of ideas, and on learning, living and working harmoniously.
Personal Development
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Responsible Stewardship
We foster a spirit of service to employ our resources to university and community development. We must be resourceful. We must optimize and apply all of the resources of our community to fulfill Saint Leo University’s mission and goals.
Integrity
The commitment of Saint Leo University to excellence demands that its members live its mission and deliver on its promise. The faculty, staff, and students pledge to be honest, just and consistent in word and deed