Myths About WritingTask: As you begin this course, you are beginning a journey a journey that adds to one that you are already undertaking as the hero in your own story. Importantly, you may be a little anxious about taking a writing course like this one; it might be because you believe some myths about writing. For instance, some people say that writing is a mysterious activity that cannot be taught or learned, and that some people w...
Task: Before the collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008, Brad Katsuyama could tell himself that he bore no responsibility for that system. He worked for the Royal Bank of Canada, for a start. RBC might have been the fifth-biggest bank in North America, by some measures, but it was on nobody’s mental map of Wall Street. It was stable and relatively virtuous and soon to be known for having resisted the temptation to make bad subprime ...
The Significance of Pete's Masks in The Outside Circle1. One of the key repeated images in Patti LaBoucane-Benson’s The Outside Circle are the masks that Pete wears throughout his journey of healing. There are two distinct masks: the mask of anger and the mask of reconciliation. Each mask has a significant impact on Pete’s life and are shown to constantly be a part of him from anger and solitude, to healing and reconnection...
Question: Creating confident, motivated teachers of physical education in primary schools. European physical education review, 16(1), 47-64. What is “European physical education review?” • The article title. • A Journal name. • A Book title. • The Chapter title. Which of these three sentences needs citations? • Climate change is an issue of increasing concern to both the developing and industri...
Analysis of 'Growing Up Native' by Carol GeddesPart1: Persuasive Writing Analysis Read “Growing Up Native” by Carol Geddes and answer the following questions. 1. The tone of this story creates the effect of being told a story in person. Cite passages where “Growing Up Native” comes across as oral history, as a tale told in person. Why would Geddes have taken this approach? (Answer should be in paragraph form with well-int...
Analyzing Examples of Your Chosen Media TypeThe idea behind this media project is that you choose a form of media that you like and are interested in. To complete the summative, you will study some examples of that media form and then create that type of media yourself. I know you take some incredible photographs, so I would really suggest photography for you. I will explain the rest of the assignment assuming that you are going to choose photog...
General RequirementsEssay 1 Assignment Due: Mar. 6th, 11:55pm (via Moodle) Peer Workshop: in class, Feb. 28' General Requirements: -have original and interesting ideas -provide dear expression -produce a minimum of 4 pages of writing -use 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced -useMLA format and Works Cited page (cite all your sources) -reference at least one academic resource (journal article or book) that you have found on your own -perf...
Tips for Choosing an Excerpt from a Textbook1. Choose an excerpt from a textbook in one of your university courses (not Effective Writing). 2. Using this material, compose a summary paragraph. Your paragraph should have: • A creative title that portrays the assignment topic • The full excerpt and citation of the original source material used to write your summary(proper APA or MLA format will not be evaluated) • Keywords f...
The Slow Approach of DangerTask: It was a tiny sound but it woke me up because it was a human sound. I held my breath and it happened again, then again; it was footsteps on the stairs. I tried to whisper, There's someone coming up the stairs, but my breath was cowering, I couldn't shape it. I squeezed Kevin's wrist in pulsing units, three pulses, then two pulses, then three pulses. I was trying to invent a physical language that could enter his...
The Assignment RequirementsSubmission: via "Assignments" on D2L. File types accepted are .doc, .docx, and .pdf. You are responsible for ensuring that the file uploads correctly (you will get an automatic email confirmation) and that you have, in fact, uploaded the correct file. If you submit more than one file, any one of them may be marked (the files are assigned submission numbers and submission comments are not tied to them outside of D2L). E...
ObjectivesObjectives: Upon successful completion of this assignment, students will be able to: Write journal entries about workplace experiences Write about the process involved in creating a work place identity Edit a journal entry and rewrite it as a short story or short memoir in the form of journal entries Instructions: 1. Start this assignment by composing several journal entries about workplace experiences you have had, or have heard about...
PurposeTo develop student ability to use critical analysis skills in writing to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts discussed in class and to further develop composition skills learned in previous English classes. Choose one of the short stories in the textbook to compose a paper explaining how at least two aspects of the story lead to the theme. Only use one which has been assigned on the syllabus. 1. Use your...
Types of Plagiarism1. Review the assigned textbook readings on plagiarism and read the article “The Globe and Mail’s Plagiarism Problem” published by The Walrus (https://thewalrus.ca/the-globe-and-mailsplagiarism-problem/).2. Compose a paragraph exploring plagiarism and how it can be corrected and/or avoided. Your paragraph should have: • An example of intentional or unintentional plagiarism (can include an anecdote and/or...
Zora Neale Hurston's 'How It Feels to Be Colored Me': An AnalysisChoose one of the following options for the literary essays we have discussed in class and answer &nbs...
Question: Practice Exam Questions (with answers) 1.Complete the following. The four levels of research are, in ascending order, exploration, 2.What is an experiment? 3.What is an independent variable? 4.What are order effects? 5.What sort of chart(s) is/are preferred for nominal data? 6.How does a sample differ from a population? 7.What is randomisation and why is it important in some types of research? 8.Write out a hypothesis for a...