Narrative Criticism

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Goal

Narrative criticism

Do not use words  VERY or EXTREMELY!

2500 words!

To assist you in understanding how rhetors respond to rhetorical situations with stories full of characters, deeds, and settings

Method

Music video: Tupac : Dear mama

Use a music video that conveys a story

Describe how the written, visual or lyrical story functions as a narrative guide to belief and behavior for its intended audience

Evaluate the rhetors success in persuading the audience to become an active participant in the creation of the story

Make sure you are using the theory to analyze the story and not just describing the plot.

Narrative criticism studies rhetors response to rhetorical situations through the creation of symbols that tell a story of characters, their deeds and the setting where deeds take place

Elements that form narrative consist characters, theme, plot, setting.

Talk about Main conflict and structure.

probable qualities (cohesion):

Is it consistent (make sense by itself)

Grading

Analysis of Narrative Form  (5 points)

Characters + Setting = Plot

Theme (meaning of narrative)

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE

Beginning/Middle/End

Change of Fortune (Peripeteia)

Narrative Voice

Style

Medium

Audience

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NARRATIVE FUNCTIONS

Captures and holds audience attention 

Creates identification between characters and audience

Stirs audience values

Forces audience out of their point of view

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NARRATIVE AND REASON

Occurs in natural time line  

Includes characterization  

Presents details

Primitive

Not obviously argumentative –

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NARRATIVE AUTHENTICITY

NEVER comment on the principle or message you want the audience to walk away with

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NARRATIVE QUESTIONS

Does the narrative spring from larger story?

Step 1

Analyze Narrative Form

Identify the characters and what they represent

Identify the setting and what it represents

Sketch the plot pattern and identify the points of conflict

Explain how the characters, setting and plot reveal the theme

Analysis of Narrative Function  (5 points)

Step 2

Analyze Narrative Function

How does narrative energize the audience?

How does it create a sense of identification between characters, the narrator and the audience?

How does it transport the audience into a different place and time to obtain new perspective?

How does it tap into the basic values or needs of the audience to produce an emotional response?

response?

Analysis of Form and Function Linkage  (10 points)

Step 3

Link Form & Function to Reveal Argument

What makes the story form choices compelling?

How does it fulfill the four narrative functions?

What makes the narrative credible for a particular audience?

Paper Style Guide

No names, page numbers or other headers or footers

Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 spacing (no extra space between paragraphs)

1 margins all around with margins full justified

No very or extremely

Interesting Introduction

Clear statement of purpose telling the reader where you are going

Artifact being analyzed

Reason for selecting

Research question not focused on individual artifact

Contribution to larger theory

Describe Artifact

Brief overview or summary plot, major arguments, situation, lyrics, etc.

Context place artifact in time and place

Describe Method of Analysis  (Unit of Analysis = Rhetorical Theory/Method)

Key concepts

Procedures and assumptions

Appropriateness for research question

Report Findings

Results of analysis individual interpretation of artifact

Offer evidence for claims samples from artifact

Data leads to conclusions argue the relationship that exists between them

Conclusions

Summarize conclusions and interpretations in respect to research question

Comment on importance of findings for further research

Reference Citations 

APA or MLA reference style

Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

Historians base their writing of history on a variety of sources, many of which fall under the label of documents. Primary documents include official records, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, photos, posters, cartoons, music, and visual art. Historians also utilize materials to write history from secondary sources, such as books, articles, and Web sites about historical topics.

Identifying primary and secondary sources. Primary sources would be the words and deeds of Lincoln himself, and those of his contemporarieslike Frederick Douglasswhile secondary sources would be what have been written about Lincoln based upon primary sources. The foundation of the paper must be primary sources, with secondary sources being used to present and/or support the thesis based on the work of other scholars.

Students will write a multi-page annotated bibliography.  This assignment will list and describe a minimum of 12 primary and secondary sources, with specific requirements detailed below, that the student may use in his or her finished paper.  You may NOT use encyclopedias or the text books as sources. AT LEAST HALF OF YOUR SOURCES SHOULD BE USED IN YOUR PAPER!  THIS IS MANDATORY TO GET A PASSING GRADE!

The annotated bibliography should involve a variety of primary and secondary sources, including two full-length books from reputable academic presses, two primary sources, and articles from at least two scholarly, academic journals; it should not include encyclopedias, dictionaries, or non-professional websites.  Each annotation should include a full, properly-formatted Chicago citation and one to two complete paragraphs explaining the basic argument the work makes and the type of evidence used to prove the thesis.  If it is not acceptable, you will be allowed to rewrite it.  Here are 2 web sites that will be of help to you.  BE CERTAIN TO FOLLOW ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER IN ORDER TO GET A PASSING GRADE!

Cornell < Caution-http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm >

Purdue < Caution-http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ >

Benchmark – Nursing Process: Approach to Care

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The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-1950 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

1 Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
2 Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
3 Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
4 Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
5 Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
6 Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.
You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,  An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric.

construction management

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TASK 1
You have been the owner of a small construction company hiring a few permanent staff and additional temporary labour. You have undertaken the construction of domestic houses where the client has provided you with the plans and structural details. You have been selected by the client from a list of constructors, based on your past work.
(a)    As the work content increased, to undertake more private residential construction, it became necessary to expand the company structure.
(b)    Later your management desired to undertake larger scale non-domestic work such as, school buildings, hospitals, water supply projects etc., and hence you were required to form a more structured Company.
For your answer, first Discuss appropriate company structures in detail with sketches of the structure done by you. (Do not take off directly from website)
Your answer should include the following:
    A description of the different types of company structures/types, and the key features of the different types, suitable for a construction company.
    Based on the Organizational structure & relationships between the staff, explain how the construction work progresses through the channels of communication.
Arrive at suitable company structures for both (a) and (b) with justification. 
Remember to write with respect to construction related work.
Your answer should have a word count of 2000-3000. You are required to give sketches of different company structures you describe together with clear communication channels and compare them to decide on the one most suitable for each case given above. 

TASK 2
A Client wishes to construct the following with the given conditions and you are required to advice the client on appropriate contract types for each project.
(c) A new hospital is to be constructed in Malabe consisting of two, three storeyed buildings. One building is to be completed first and will start functioning while the other building work will commence soon after. The total work content consists of performing a feasibility survey to locate a suitable site for the hospital, design the buildings and the construction will take place in two stages. Completion of each building will be on two different dates.
(d) Construction of a new three storeyed building for CINEC consisting of 30 class rooms. The Consultant has completed the design and it is required to find a suitable contractor.

Task 2 (part 1)
Discuss the different types of contract weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the commonly used types of contract to arrive at the most suitable type for each of the above jobs.
Your answer should include:
    An explanation of the different types of relationship that may exist between companies working on construction projects, including contract types that are based on these relationships
Your answer should have a word count of 2000-3000

Task 2 (part 2)
The company formed under (b) above, is required to bid for the two jobs. Explain the steps you will take to prepare a bid to tender for each of the above jobs.
Your answer should consider the two given jobs and discuss the pre-contract phase for each.
Your report should include:
A discussion of the tender process, and how companies relate to each other in this process.
NOTE
    You should NOT insert extracted material from text, www, or any other, directly in your answer. You may read the reference material and summarise in your own words. Indicate the references using Harvard referencing system. (you have been given this information by CINEC)

    Keep the answers to the point. Answer in the sequence that is required as per the question. Keep the Learning Outcomes (LOs) in mind. DO NOT insert irrelevant information.

    Attach the cover page giving your name/ID number and the Grade achievements pages in your assignment answer.

    When emailing/uploading your answers name the file as follows; your number_name with initials_A1 Unit4