Assignment 3 – Presentation Of Assignment 2

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In this assignment, you will condense information from Assignment 2 to create a PowerPoint presentation.

 

Create a nine (9) slide PowerPoint Presentation in which you:

 

1.Provide a title slide (as indicated in the format requirements below) followed by a slide with an introduction to your presentation.

 

2.Summarize your response to each of the criteria in Assignment 2 – one (1) slide per criterion, for a total of seven (7) slides.

 

3.Provide a summary slide which addresses key points of your paper.

 

4.Narrate each slide, using a microphone, and indicate what you would say if you were actually presenting in front of an audience.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

•Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 

•Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

•Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society.

 

•Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

 

•Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

 

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

Discussion 2 – Fallacies And Biases

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The media we consume affects us, but we also affect it. Most people think that they perceive truth objectively, as it is. However, we all see things from a point of view. Furthermore, people tend to seek media that supports their points of view. This can serve to further entrench us in a more narrow way of looking at things while at the same time making us feel more certain that our point of view is objective and neutral. We also learned in Chapter 8 that people have biases (such as the confirmation bias) that make it hard for them to embrace ideas that contradict with their own points of view. This week’s discussion seeks to explore how we can free ourselves from these tendencies.

 

Prepare: Before addressing this discussion, take a look at the following video about the relationship between media and ideology [Link to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4-XVZ7GQD8] Make sure to read Chapter 8, for example on “Media and Mediated Images” (including all sub-headings).

 

Reflect: Think about the ways in which people consume media that supports their own points of view. Consider what we might do to learn to think more objectively and see things from multiple points of view.

 

Write: Answer the following questions: In what ways are people manipulated by the media that they consume? Make sure to give specific examples. What types of consequences can follow from people having more choices of what media they can consume? Do we control our media or does it control us? What can people do to break free from media hypnosis and have broader, more objective points of view? In what ways might we strive to overcome confirmation bias? Address anything else that you find relevant and interesting in the chapter and video.

 

Guided Response: Respond substantively to at least three of your classmates’ posts in a way that furthers the conversation. For example, you might discuss other similar areas in which you have noticed the media creating or responding to bias. You might comment on to what degree we control our media and to what degree it controls us. You might comment on the example they have chosen and contribute to the points they are making. You might comment further on the value of consuming a wide variety of high quality of media sources.

Anthropology – Speciation Essay

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Speciation

 

After reading Chapters/Modules 1 through 5, consider the following:

 

The most common definition of species is a biological definition based on the biological species concept and describes a species as a set of populations that can, under natural conditions, mate with one another to produce living, fertile offspring. This is fine for distantly related organisms like a dog and a dolphin, but what about a dog and a wolf?  A domestic dog (Canis familiaris) and a wolf (Canis lupus) can mate and will do so if the conditions arise.

 

Essay 1:

Explain the biological species concept.  By definition, explain what separates one species from another. Then explain why it is not surprising that some species can interbreed with one another while others can not.  (Keep in mind that the dog and wolf are classified as distinct species.) Finally, define paleospecies. In your opinion, if the dog and the wolf were extinct species and all we had were fossil remains, would we identify them as one species or two distinct species? Explain your answer.

 

Essay 2:

In a separate essay and posting, Explain macroevolution and speciation. Select a classmate’s explanation of why some distinct species can interbreed (from Essay 1) and summarize it.  Discuss if the explanation takes into account the concepts of speciation and macroevolution.  Further clarify the explanation with regards to these concepts. Then select another classmate’s discussion on the dog and a wolf as the same or distinct paleospecies (a different author than the one you summarized first), summarize the argument and explain why you agree or not. 

 

Review Discussion Essay Requirements before writing your essays.

-Each essay is to be a minimum of 3 paragraphs, each paragraph is to have at least 6 sentences.

-All ideas, definitions, etc require citations within the body of the essay. You need to cite more than quotations. Required are citations from both textbook and module.

Textbook: Essentials of Physical Anthropolgy 9th Edition; Jurmain, Kilgore, and Trevathan

Chapter 1 – https://www.cengagebrain.co.nz/content/jurmain32595_0840032595_02.01_chapter01.pdf

Here are the links to the Power Points for all of the chapters for reference.

http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/robert.marcom/anth2301/slides-for-textbook-chapters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion Essay Requirements – points will be deducted for requirements not met.

1) Each Discussion Essay assignment/topic requires two essays (Essay 1 and Essay 2) posted separately.  Both essays are worth the same number of points (i.e. for a 20 point assignment, each essay is worth 10 points). This means you need to put the same amount of work into both essays.  If you only have one posting for a Discussion Essay assignment, the most you can earn is half the possible points.

2) Post a thoughtful reply to the questions asked. Your essays are to be well reasoned arguments that demonstrates your understanding of the course material.  Be sure your essay covers all points from the prompt.

3) Present your responses in an academic manner.  These discussions are formal writing assignments for this class. Be sure to use proper grammar, punctuation, and capital letters where appropriate, including genus names like “Homo” and the pronoun “I”.

4) Fully develop your arguments – present all the parts to fully explain your argument and be sure to link the parts together. Be thorough and explain completely.  Connect your argument to the evidence presented in this course – citing both the course text and modules is required in both Essay 1 and Essay 2.

5) Your statements need to be backed up with data and ideas presented in modules and textbook. Be sure to cite examples, definitions, etc. within the body of each essay – include page numbers.  This is a very important part of this assignment; the idea is to demonstrate your understanding of the course material.

6) If you include sources from outside of the class (not required), they must be academic sources and you must provide the full citation. Remember outside sources are in addition to the textbook and module.

7) In Essay 2, you are asked to use a classmate’s ideas from their essay.  Treat their essay as a source. Do not address your essays to an individual or write like you are talking to your classmate.  These are academic papers, not letters to friends. While you will use a classmate’s name to refer to their ideas/essay, do not write to them, not even in D1.

8) Each essay must be at least 3 paragraphs to be considered for full points (a possible 15 points per essay, 2 essays per assignment). An essay with 2 paragraphs is considered average (maximum of 10 points per essay) and 1 paragraph is not an essay (maximum of 5 points per submission).

9) Paragraphs have a minimum of 6 sentences and there should be on average 10 words per sentence – think complex sentences. If you only have more than 3 paragraphs, overall sentence count needs to average to at least 6 sentences per paragraph.

10) The essays must be posted on time in the appropriate forum. Essay 1 must be turned in at least 2 days (48 hours) before the date the forum locks (posted on topic). It is important to have the first essay in early in order to give other students time to read it and include it in their Essay 2. Three points will be deducted if Essay 1 is not submitted at least 2 days (48 hours) prior to the topic lock date.

11) No submissions will be accepted after the date the topic locks (date posted on topic). There is no acceptable excuse for late essays including illness (yours or a family members), computer problems, internet connection issues, forgetting the assignment was due, or work schedule conflict.  Work ahead and complete the assignment before the due date to avoid potential loss of points.

Research On “Why Are Bubbles So Colorful?” Interference Colors

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This assignment will be checked using anti-plagiarism software and returned to your instructor with an originality report.

It should be a double spaced, five page paper with one inch margins, 12pt font and name on the top. The report is worth 50 pts. (-5 for shortness of paper/page)

References (with whatever format you are comfortable using) should be included at the end of your paper. (-5 for no references)

Due dates for all submissions is on 15 June (- 5 points deducted per week for late submissions!!! )

Research Paper Must be at least five pages. (-5 per page  for shortness of submission). (Add images after writing the 5 pages).Additional page with References (use reference format you are familiar using) (-5 for no references).

 

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