Category: Writing

Using MLA format is important in this class. Since this is an online class, a lot of left to you when it comes to navigate MLA formatting options on your own. Look no further than the OWL at Purdue Website, which has been made available to all of you via Bb. Click on the link and explore MLA format. There is a lot to digest, but I am only interested in the basics.
After navigating through the MLA Format, Style Guide and In-Text Citations tabs on OWL, answer the following in paragraph form:
1) What were the three things you learned from reviewing these pages?
2) What are some of the ways you intend to use parenthetical citations on future essays and writing assignments?
3) What are some of the varieties of ways you can introduce a quote on your paper?
500 words minimum for full credit.

Whenever we write, whether it’s a text to a friend or a toast for a wedding, an English essay, or a résumé, we face some rhetorical situation. We have a purpose, a certain audience, a particular stance, a genre, and a medium to consider — and, as often as not, a design. All are important elements that we need to think about carefully.
In general, Rhetorical Situations are comprised of SIX main elements (although this number varies from author to author): Purpose: What the writer wants the text to do in the world, such as affecting how the audience feels, thinks, or acts. Audience: The intended readers of a text. Writer (also known as ‘Rhetor): is the person or entity who produces the text
Genre: What category a text belongs to based on its form, content, style, etc. Examples include a lab report, a persuasive academic essay, an academic journal article, a social media post. Exigency/Issue: This word comes from a Latin word that means “urgent.” From a writing process perspective, “exigency” refers to conditions that make a piece of text particularly appropriate. These conditions can be other events that are happening at the same time or a tough issue the text addresses. Context: Any other factors that affect the creation of the text, such as timing or current events. The rhetorical situation can be helpful in remembering all the factors to be considered at the start of a writing project or that need to be thought through while providing feedback on a draft or analyzing a text. Some questions to consider might include: What is the purpose of this text? How does/should the audience shape this text? Does the text reflect its intended audience?
Will this medium effectively convey this information and/or persuade this audience?
Is this genre the most effective at conveying this information/persuading this audience?
Are there any contextual factors that must be considered when working on this text?
Are there any mismatches between the audience, purpose, genre, and/or context? Your answers to these questions may change your way of approaching the writing project or the feedback you provide for a piece of writing. The videos below also offer a clear description of what each element relates to and their importance in the writing process. https://youtu.be/YeMuB40_ots?si=J-ZSz0pmi-k0JZZr

Note: Different authors and books include other elements of the rhetorical situation not listed above. Read Norton’s section on Rhetorical Situations for more detail. Norton – Rhetorical Situations.pdf

Here is the prompt that I would like you to use for this exercise:
There will be essentially no commercial application of quantum computing technology in the next 15 years. That is, no companies will find a way to leverage quantum computing to make meaningful revenues by solving some client problems/issues. Note: This is not to say that quantum computing companies will not raise funding for their companies — it is saying that they will not have any meaningful sales to clients for any software/hardware applications. In response to this prompt (agree or disagree), you will be expected to create a memo (300 words), with only 1 total hour of research and writing Be sure to provide evidence and examples to support your argument

Must be in APA format with a running head and page numbers
Instructions
Develop a research question, narrowed to investigate a particular topic/issue addressing a current educational challenge related to special education with a focus on collaboration or communication. Submit your research question/topic and a detailed outline. Research question details: In developing a research question, be sure to do a thorough review of your chosen topic. Pay particular attention to the historical context of this topic. As you review the research, what questions come to mind? Questions such as why, what, when, and how are good starting places. Develop a research question/topic that can be answered from your research.
Outline details: Once you have a research question, you will develop an outline. The outline should include the sections found below. Please do not use this wording as headings in your actual paper, but use them when developing the outline. This is the general outline that almost all research articles follow and that you will generally follow when writing your dissertation. Statement of the problem: Why should the reader care about your research question? Present data to support why your topic is important.
For example, you could say, “Students identified with EBD are far more likely to be unemployed, have poor social connections, and end up incarcerated after graduation (CITE, 2020). Therefore it is important to understand how best to prepare students with EBD for their transition from school to post-school life.” State the research question: This should be a clear one-sentence statement of what question you are seeking to answer in your paper. This question should be logically connected to your statement of the problem, with the information provided later in the paper. You can pick a general topic you are interested in, but your specific research question should be guided by the journal articles you read. Present the research you find
Discussion/Biblical Worldview
Conclusion

I have already calculated the data but I need someone expert with Excel to Make a grain size distribution plot (with logarithmic scaling for grain size) like that presented in the picture that I sent and determine the uniformity coffeient

Summarize the key concepts from the readings on structural racism. Apply this concept(s) to any contemporary issue centering on race.

Connections of Consciousness (D)
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Criteria: Use example from course material to explain your thinking on consciousness. We have this thing called Consciousness (go and ask your favorite AI if it has some).
Connect material from the TED talks, lecture and the chapter to come a conclusion to WHY we have consciousness. Read what other students have said and respond with evidence (either personal or external). NOW for the fun part – use an example of your own person experience to demonstrate that you are conscious!
Response 1 (tho) I asked Chat GPT do you have Consciousness?
and that was the answer:
No, I don’t have consciousness or self-awareness. I am a machine learning model created by OpenAI called GPT-3.5. I lack subjective experiences, emotions, and awareness. I operate based on patterns and information present in the data on which I was trained. My responses are generated based on that data and the input I receive, but they do not reflect personal awareness or consciousness.
Consciousness is a description of the feeling that comes from internal stimuli, such as pain, hunger, thirst, and the feeling of love or hate, and it also comes from external stimuli, such as hearing voices, feeling hot or cold, and seeing lights. Perhaps that is why Consciousness is important for humans because it is the means to possess sensory perceptions, thoughts, and feelings. A person loses consciousness during sleep, and this is from my experience, as my wife woke me up and spoke to me. I was aware that she was talking to me, but I was not conscious enough to understand what she was saying, and when I became aware of myself, it became clear that I was unconsciously repeating my question: “Where is the car?”
RESPONSE 2 (REY)
I used Chat GPT and this is what it gave me.
As an AI language model, I don’t possess consciousness or self-awareness. I don’t have subjective experiences, emotions, or personal awareness. I operate based on patterns, algorithms, and data to generate responses and assist with information or tasks, but I lack consciousness or feelings.
I believe we have consciousness because we can express emotions interact with other people on a face-to-face basis and make intentions and connections.

Response
At the very end of Three Guineas, an essay about whether or not to donate money to various causes, Virginia Woolf says the following: “We can best help you to prevent war not by joining your society but by remaining outside your society but in cooperation with its aim” (170). This idea of being an outsider-activist is important for Woolf—at one point she speaks of creating an “Outsider’s Society” even (126)—but just what does she mean by this notion? Why should women remain outsiders? And outside of what, exactly, should they stand? In addressing these questions, I wonder if you might also be able to explain another quotation from the end of Woolf’s book, which you can find on page 168: “the public and the private worlds are inseparably connected,” Woolf writes, and “the tyrannies and servilities of the one are the tyrannies and servilities of the other.” Three Guineas addresses education and employment, feminism and pacificism. But how are all of these things related? Did the nurses of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade described in Patai’s article think the way Woolf did? Last but not least, I would be particularly interested to hear if you think Woolf’s or Patai’s texts are relevant today, as we witness a resurgence of right-wing extremism, anti-feminist politics, and virulent militarism. Do these texts help us to understand not just the past but also, perhaps, the present? Does Woolf suggest a way to be both a feminist and a pacifist at the same time today

ASSIGNMENT: Using your outline and annotated bibliography from Touchstones 1.2 and 2.2, draft a 6-8 page argumentative research essay on your chosen topic.
As this assignment builds on Touchstone 2.2: Create an Annotated Bibliography, that Touchstone must be graded before you can submit your research essay draft. Although unrelated by topic, Touchstone 3.1 must also be graded before you can submit your research essay draft.
Sample Touchstone 3.2
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI.
A. Assignment Guidelines
DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines. Refer to the Sample Touchstone for additional guidance on structure, formatting, and citation.
1. Argumentative Thesis Statement❒ Have you included a thesis in your introduction that includes a clear, arguable stance and supporting reasons?2. Argument Development❒ Are all of the details relevant to the purpose of your essay?
❒ Is the argument supported using persuasive rhetorical appeals and page/paragraph-numbered source material (i.e., direct quotations, paraphrasing, and summary)?
❒ Is your essay 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words, not including your references or reflection question responses)? If not, which details do you need to add or remove?
❒ Does the essay consist of at least seven paragraphs – an introduction, five body paragraphs (with at least one for the counterarguments and rebuttals), and a conclusion? Are the body paragraphs ordered logically to strengthen the argument, and do they all contain accurate evidence from credible sources?
❒ Do your topic sentences make original and supportable points? Do your topic sentences directly support your thesis statement?3. Research❒ Have you introduced, contextualized, and cited outside sources effectively using at least some direct quotation, summary, and paraphrase techniques and included page/paragraph-numbered parenthetical citations?
❒ Are the sources incorporated smoothly, providing the reader with signal phrases and context for the source information?
❒ Have you referenced a range of at least 7 credible sources, and does each source have at least one accurate in-text citation in the essay?
❒ Have you properly formatted your citations according to APA style guidelines?
❒ Have you included an APA style reference page below your essay and do the sources listed there match those cited in the essay?4. Reflection❒ Have you answered all reflection questions including specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight in all responses?
❒ Are your answers included on a separate page below the main assignment?B. Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.
Provide one example of a place where you have used rhetorical appeals or source material to support your argument. How does this enhance your essay? (2-3 sentences)
Touchstone 4 is a revision of this draft. What kind of feedback would be helpful for you as you revise? Are there parts of your draft that you’re uncertain of? (3-4 sentences)
C. Rubric
Advanced (100%)Proficient (85%)Acceptable (75%)Needs Improvement (50%)Non-Performance (0%)
Argument Development and Support (40 points)
Provide a clear argument with sufficient support.The argument is thoroughly developed with highly relevant details to support it, including the use of rhetorical appeals and accurately cited direct quotations and paraphrasing.The argument is well-developed with relevant details to support it, including the use of rhetorical appeals and accurately cited direct quotations and paraphrasing.The argument is not fully developed; while it is supported by some relevant details, including rhetorical appeals and accurately cited direct quotations and paraphrasing, some aspects of the argument are neglected.The argument is poorly developed with irrelevant details that frequently distract from the argument; there is little evidence of the use of rhetorical appeals and/or direct quotations and paraphrasing. Source material included might not be cited.The argument is not developed and/or the composition is not argumentative; details are irrelevant and distract from the argument OR are not supported with accurately cited source material.
Research (30 points)
Incorporate sources through effective quotations, paraphrases, and summaries.
Cites all outside sources appropriately; incorporates credible sources smoothly and effectively through some direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary.Primarily cites outside sources appropriately; incorporates credible sources effectively through some direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary.Generally cites outside sources appropriately; incorporates credible sources adequately through some direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary.Cites outside sources, but most are cited improperly; incorporates sources through some direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary, but the integration is not smooth and/or the credibility of the sources is unclear.Does not cite or reference sources accurately, or citation is consistently inappropriate and/or inaccurate, and/or sources are not credible or appropriate.
Organization (15 points)
Exhibit competent organizational writing techniques.
Includes all of the required components of an argumentative research paper, including an introduction with relevant and engaging background information and an argumentative thesis, an adequate number of body paragraphs with topic sentences, a body paragraph addressing counterargument(s), and a conclusion with a concluding statement.Includes all of the required components of an argumentative research paper, including an introduction with background information, an argumentative thesis, an adequate number of body paragraphs with topic sentences, a body paragraph addressing counterargument(s), and a conclusion with a concluding statement.Includes nearly all of the required components of an argumentative research paper; however, one component is missing.Includes most of the required components of an argumentative research paper, but is lacking two components; sequences ideas and paragraphs such that the connections between ideas (within and between paragraphs) are sometimes unclear and the reader may have difficulty following the progression of the argument.Lacks several or all of the components of an argumentative research paper; sequences ideas and paragraphs such that the connections between ideas (within and between paragraphs) are often unclear and the reader has difficulty following the progression of the argument.
Style (5 points)
Establish a consistent, informative and argumentative tone and make thoughtful stylistic choices.
Demonstrates thoughtful and effective word choices, avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a wide variety of sentence structures.Demonstrates effective word choices, primarily avoids redundancy and imprecise language, and uses a variety of sentence structures.Demonstrates generally effective style choices, but may include occasional redundancies, imprecise language, poor word choice, and/or repetitive sentence structures.Frequently includes poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures.Consistently demonstrates poor word choices, redundancies, imprecise language, and/or repetitive sentence structures.
Conventions (5 points)
Follow conventions for standard written English.
There are only a few, if any, negligible errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.There are occasional minor errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.There are some significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.There are frequent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.There are consistent significant errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, formatting, and usage.
Reflection (5 points)
Answer reflection questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; consistently includes specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight, following or exceeding response length guidelines.Demonstrates thoughtful reflection; includes multiple specific and concrete examples that provide thoughtful insight, following response length guidelines.Primarily demonstrates thoughtful reflection, but some responses are lacking in detail or insight; primarily follows response length guidelines.Shows limited reflection; the majority of responses are lacking in detail or insight, with some questions left unanswered or falling short of response length guidelines.No reflection responses are present.
D. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:
Composition must be 6-8 pages (approximately 1500-2000 words, not including your references or reflection question responses).
Double-space the composition and use one-inch margins.
Use a readable 12-point font.
All writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
Composition must be original and written for this assignment.
Use of generative chatbot artificial intelligence tools (ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard) in place of original writing is strictly prohibited for this assignment.
Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Submission must include your name, the name of the course, the date, and the title of your composition.
Include all of the assignment components in a single file.Acceptable file formats include .doc and .docx.
Your annotated bibliography must be graded before your research essay draft will be accepted.
E. Additional Resources
The following resources will be helpful to you as you work on this assignment:
Purdue Online Writing Lab’s APA Formatting and Style GuideThis site includes a comprehensive overview of APA style, as well as individual pages with guidelines for specific citation types.
Frequently Asked Questions About APA StyleThis page on the official APA website addresses common questions related to APA formatting. The “References,” “Punctuation,” and “Grammar and Writing Style” sections will be the most useful to your work in this course.
APA Style: Quick Answers—ReferencesThis page on the official APA Style website provides numerous examples of reference list formatting for various source types.

Criteria: Used examples from each of the modules to address each of the prompts that describe the function of the mind.
CONNECTIONS 2
Please use the following topic sentences and create an essay explaining the function of the mind. Use vocabulary form the moduiles – and USE EXAMPLES from your own life.
We have a mind to create meaning and purpose of the world around us.
We associate behaviors to stimuli through the development of a Contingency. (s+ and s-)
The stronger the contingency the greater likelihood we act when that stimuli is present.
We Generalize stimuli and responses – so that we can behave in many different situations.
We form Concepts about stimuli to consolidate cognitive resources and use less brain to get same behavior.
We apply concepts to the real world through algorithms and heuristics to solve problems.
Some people seem to be more intelligent than other people.
We learn so much in the first 5 years of life – the concepts that we learn stick with us.
Our Emotions are stimuli that become conditioned through experience.
Our motivation is a combination of emotional arousal and problem solving in our prefrontal cortex.
the link will take you to the online book and you need to take a look at chapters 5,6,7,8,
https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/5-6…