Week 7 Discussion

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“Great Composers and Color Analysis” Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

  • Determine whether you prefer Debussy or Mahler after listening to works by each at the Websites below or in this week’s Music Folder and after reading about them. Explain the reasons for your preference. Here we find musical composers inspired by poetry and by philosophy. Identify one (1) element within a work that you find interesting or intriguing by either composer, with regard to the manner in which the work is performed or conducted. Describe the types of things that inspire you to creativity.
  • Describe two (2) color paintings by different artists (selected from the list or sources in the Explore section below) that you believe represent the following quote by Kandinsky on the subject of color in art. Justify your response. From Concerning the Spiritual in Art: “If you let your eye stray over a palette of colors, you experience two things. In the first place you receive a purely physical effect, namely the eye itself is enchanted by the beauty and other qualities of color. […] These are physical sensations, limited in duration. They are superficial, too, and leave no lasting impression behind if the soul remains closed. And so we come to the second result of looking at colors: their psychological effect. They produce a correspondent spiritual vibration, and it is only as a step towards this spiritual vibration that the physical impression is of importance. … Generally speaking, color directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky. Discuss these ideas for the use of color and its impact in our own times, such as its effect for advertising and sales, or its impact in the workplace and home.

Explore:

Debussy and Mahler

Kandinsky on Color

Course Reflection Instructions

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Think back on the topics we have covered this term. You might focus on some of the course content, the “controversial” ideas contained in the Discussion Boards or perhaps something we discussed in class. I’d like for you to reflect on something in those assignments that has led you to change your mind on a topic or at least change your perspective on something in a significant way. 

I find many times when I am challenged to think deeply about something, especially when I am forced to consider the views of others, that my views are impacted in some way. Sometimes I decide I was wrong. Sometimes I realize I was thinking too narrowly, or even being thoughtlessly prejudiced, in my views. Sometimes I decide I was basically right, but I am better able to understand and empathize with the views of others. And I’m always reminded that considering other perspectives is healthy. 

So, for this assignment, write a paper describing a time this term when something like that has happened to you. 

I really hope you can honestly say it has happened. Otherwise I’ll feel like my assignments were failures. If you honestly don’t think anything in what you’ve read and heard this term has had a significant impact on your personal views, just write about something someone else in the class said that you found interesting or insightful. (If that’s true I’d like to respectfully suggest that you consider whether or not you are honestly willing to be open to other perspectives. Being stuck in your views is a recipe for retaining fallacious beliefs, and is just boring!) 

Details: 250 words minimum; MLA format (Times New Roman 12 point font, double-space, appropriate heading) 

No sources or citations required, but you should describe what was said or what you read that had an impact on you. You are not required to identify the source, if it was another student and you don’t remember who it was, but if it was a media source you of course should cite it as with anything you use for any class.

week 1 assignments

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1. Describe the difference between coaching and counseling, mentoring, and discipleship? What makes Christian Life Coaching distinctive from secular life coaching?

 

 

2.

  • Case Study 1: Use appendix A to complete the Graph of Life (Collins, 2009, p. 355).
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 A Case Study is the first part of the thread. You will make up a case study about a client whom you are seeing. You will use this client in all four Case Studies, which will give you four sessions with the same hypothetical client at the end of the course. You must give a clear description of how long you have been seeing the client and the issue that led your client to meet with you. Please use The Quick Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling (Clinton and Hawkins, 2009) to help you create applicable client scenarios. Focus on the less clinical issues listed in the table of contents to find the most applicable topic, such as: Decision Making, Burnout, Discouragement, Money Crisis, Parenting, etc. Give some background information on the client. What are the client’s goals? How would use this assignment and what you learned from this assignment with the client? The Case Study should include information regarding why you are using the specific required exercise with your clients, the potential benefits of this exercise, what the client learned as a result of completing this exercise, etc. 2.    Write a Reflection. Write about your experiences with this assignment. What did you learn from the assignment? Was this a useful exercise for you to do with yourself? What are some action points that you will implement in your life as a result of the outcome of your assessment? Could you see yourself using this on a client in the future? What did you learn from incorporating the assignment with a fictitious client?

 

 

Here is the scenerio and assignment Assignment 1: Dropbox—Legal Issues in Hiring New Employees Based on the scenario, your readings, and research, complete the following: Prepare a new hire policy and procedure that addresses the legal aspects of hiri

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Here is the scenerio and assignment

 

 

Assignment 1: Dropbox—Legal Issues in Hiring New Employees

 

Based on the scenario, your readings, and research, complete the following:

  • Prepare a new hire policy and procedure that addresses the legal aspects of hiring employees. The policy should include the following legal aspects:
    • Recruitment and selection
    • New Hire Processing — required information and documents (personnel file)
    • Employee classification based on FLSA
    • File storage and retention
    • Any other information you think is relevant and necessary

Write a 2-3 page policy and procedure in Word format, citing sources to support your analysis and suggestions. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Policy includes legal aspects for recruitment and selection.
20
Policy includes legal aspects for processing of new hires, including guidelines for required elements in personnel files.
24
Policy includes employee classification based on FLSA.
4
Policy includes guidelines for file storage and retention.
20
Includes additional information relevant and pertinent to new hire policy.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
12
Total:
100
 
 
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Personal Code of Ethics Statement Assignment You will demonstrate your ability to apply ethics to your future career in a healthcare setting by creating a one-page statement of your professional code of ethics. This statement should clearly identify your

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Personal Code of Ethics Statement Assignment

You will demonstrate your ability to apply ethics to your future career in a healthcare setting by creating a one-page statement of your professional code of ethics. This statement should clearly identify your “ethical bottom line.” Be sure that your statements are complete sentences and are free from grammatical and spelling errors.

 

Support your ethics statement with a two-page support document that explains its origins. Include a title and reference page, also appropriate in-text citations in the body of your paper. Your document should help your instructor understand why you chose the items that were included in your statement. It should also reflect how you applied your learning in the course to what you have written. APA formatting required.

 

Your Professional Code of Ethics Resources:

  1. Learn your professional code, ACHE Code of Ethics, and formulate your position on the code.

  2. Visit: http://www.ache.org/ABT_ACHE/code.cfm

  3. Investigate codes from other professions. If you are bi-codal, you can investigate your co-professional code. You can use the CSEP (http://ethics.iit.edu/) Web site to identify a code that is interesting to you.

  4. Ask key administrators about the challenges of living by a professional code.

  5. Try living the code in your daily operations.

  6. Design your own personal code starting with the ACHE Code as foundation.

     

    A Personal Code of Ethics – (Sample format for ethics statement):

    Professional Ethics Statement for (your name) As an ethics-based health care professional, I will strive to meet or exceed the statement below in the daily practice of my profession.

Will S. (age 42) and Mari N. (age 41) Frost are married and live at 426 East Twin Oaks Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Will is the regional manager for a restaurant chain (Moveable Feast), and Mari is a self-employed architect. They are calendar- year, cash-

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Will S. (age 42) and Mari N. (age 41) Frost are married and live at 426 East Twin Oaks Road, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Will is the regional manager for a restaurant chain (Moveable Feast), and Mari is a self-employed architect. They are calendar- year, cash-basis taxpayers.

Will�s annual salary from Moveable Feast is $82,000. He also earns an annual bonus. The amount is determined in late December, and Will receives it in January of the next year. Will�s 2012 bonus was $6,000 (received in 2013), and his 2013 bonus was $7,000 (received in 2014). Will is also paid a flat travel allowance of $16,000 per year. The allowance is to cover his expenses in visiting restaurants in his region to conduct inspections, consult with the local managers, and recruit potential hires. Although Will maintains substantiation of his travel, he is not required to account for these expenses to Moveable Feast. Will participates in his employer�s group health insurance plan to which he contributed $3,600 in 2013 for medical coverage. These contributions were made with after-tax dollars. The health plan covers Will, Mari, and their two dependent children. Moveable Feast does not provide any retirement benefits, but it has established a �401(k) plan to enable its employees to make voluntary contributions. Will contributed $10,000 to the plan in 2013. The company provides an office for Will�s use that is located at 110 North Reid Street, Suite 217, Sioux Falls. ?

Besides the business use of his car (see item 3 below), Will�s out-of-pocket employment-related expenses for 2013 are as follows: ?

Airfare $2,600

Lodging 3,200

Meals 3,400

Entertainment 800

Car rentals, limos, taxis 600

Parking and tolls 300

Subscriptions to trade journals

120 Dues to trade association 80

Business gifts 550 ?

While on business trips in his car, Will was cited for speeding several times and paid related fines totaling $620. Will presented the business gifts in late December to managers of the top 11 restaurants in his region, with each manager receiving a $50 gift card to a national retailer.

On March 5, 2012, Will purchased a new Ford Focus for use in his job. The car cost $24,000 (including sales tax), with no trade-in involved. The car was driven 14,000 miles in 2012 and 18,000 in 2013 with usage as follows: 20% for com- muting to the office and 80% for business trips. The mileage for 2013 was evenly distributed throughout the year. Will uses the actual operating cost method, and for depreciation purposes, uses 200% declining-balance with a half-year convention. In addition, Will did not claim any �179 expensing or additional first-year depreciation last year when he bought the car. (See Table 3 of the Instructions to Form 4562.) Will�s expenses related to operating the Ford Focus for 2013 are as follows: ?

Gasoline $2,900

Oil change and lubrication 150

Auto insurance 1,800

Repairs 400

Auto club dues 160

License and registration 120

Interest on car loan 900 ?

Mari Frost is a licensed architect who works part time on a consulting basis. Her professional activity code is 541310. Her major clients are real estate developers (both residential and commercial) for whom she prepares structural designs and construction plans. She also advises on building code requirements regarding the renovation and remodeling of existing structures. Mari collected $52,000 in consulting fees during 2013. This total includes a $3,000 payment for work she performed in 2012 and does not include $5,000 she billed in December for work performed in late 2013. In addition, Mari has an unpaid invoice for $6,000 from a client for work done in 2011. This client was convicted of arson in August 2013 and is now serving a five-year sentence in state prison. Mari feels certain that she will never collect the $6,000 she is owed. ?Mari does her work at the client�s premises or in her office at home (see item 5 below). Her business expenses for 2013 are as follows: ?

Drafting supplies $4,800

Reproduction materials (e.g., molds, models, photos, blueprints, copies) 3,200

On-site work clothing (e.g., hip boots, safety glasses, safety helmet) 800

Professional license fee 400

Subscriptions to professional journals 250

Dues to professional organizations 240

?In addition, Mari drove the family Acura (purchased on June 7, 2012) 940 miles on her job assignments. She uses the standard mileage method to deduct business costs related to the Acura. During 2013, Mari drove the car a total of 10,000 miles. ?

When the Frosts purchased their home on February 2, 2012, they set aside 300 square feet (out of a total of 2,400 square feet) of living space for Mari�s office. As of January 1, 2013, the home had an adjusted basis of $240,000 for purposes of line 36 of Form 8829 (of which $40,000 is attributable to the land)�the fair market value of the property is in excess of this amount. Relevant information concerning the residence for all of 2013 follows: ?

Homeowner�s insurance $3,200

Repairs and maintenance $1,800

Utilities? $6,200

Painting (office area only) $2,500

The cost of Mari�s office furniture and equipment was previously deducted under �179 in the years these assets were acquired. On June 29, 2013, she purchased a fireproof file cabinet for $800 to safeguard the blueprints of her structural designs and construction plans. If possible, Mari prefers to avoid depreciating capital expenditures.

One of Mari�s clients was interested in building a shopping center on a tract of land Mari owned in Lincoln County. Mari inherited the property from her uncle when he died on June 6, 1993. At that time, the land was worth $40,000. It has since been rezoned for commercial use and has a current value of $200,000. On February 10, 2013, Mari exchanged the Lincoln County parcel for a similar tract in Minnehaha County (worth $190,000) and cash of $10,000. ?

On September 2, 2013, Mari sold a tract of land in McCook County to a farmer who owned the adjoining property. The land was inherited from the same uncle who died in 1993 and was worth $30,000 on June 6, 1993. Under the terms of the sale, Mari received cash of $20,000 and four notes receivable (to be paid at one-year intervals) that each call for the payment of $25,000 plus simple interest of 8%. To the extent allowed by law, Mari wants to defer recognition of gain as long as possible. ?

In early 2012, Will learned that one of his restaurant managers, Carrie Jones, was suffering domestic abuse at the hands of her husband Steve. When Steve also started to abuse their 5-year-old daughter, Carrie decided it was time for her and her daughter to get away. Before they left on April 14, 2012, Will loaned Carrie $5,500 to help them relocate. Will had her sign an interest-free note due in one year. Will never heard from Carrie again. In late 2013, Will learned that Steve tracked down Carrie and their daughter and killed both of them before committing suicide. Given these tragic circumstances, Will has no expectation that the loan will ever be repaid. ?

On August 5, 2011, Will purchased 1,000 shares of Farmer�s Markets America (FMA) common stock for $16 a share as part of its initial public offering. The corporation was formed to establish and operate farmers� markets in mid-size cities throughout the United States. Although some market locations were profit- able, the venture as a whole proved to be a failure. In November 2013, FMA�s remaining assets were seized by its creditors, and FMA stock became worthless. ?

Besides the items previously noted, the Frosts had the following receipts for 2013: ?

Interest income:?

City of Sioux Falls bonds?                     $1400

General Motors corporate bonds            1900

Castle Bank certificate of deposit             210                 $3510

Qualified dividends from MG&E Inc.                                           3100

Refund from HomeStuff (received 1/13/13)                                    430

Loan repayment by Sarah Frost-Caine                                           4500

Cash gifts from Mari�s parents?                                                     32000

Federal income tax refund (2012 return)                                          290

In December 2012, the Frosts made major purchases of household items (e.g., appliances, furniture) at HomeStuff (a discount big box store). They called the manager when they realized they did not receive the advertised sale price. Consequently, the store corrected the mistake and sent a $430 refund. Four years ago when his sister Sarah married, Will lent her $4,000 to help pay for her honeymoon. Will was pleasantly surprised when Sarah paid him back (plus interest of $500) on December 20, 2013. On March 20 of each year, Mari�s parents send a generous gift of cash as a birthday present. Just as she has done for the past seven years, Mari immediately invested the cash in her kids� � 529 college savings plans.

11. In addition to the items already noted, the Frosts had the following expenditures for 2013:

Mari�s contribution to her traditional IRA?                                $5500

Net gambling loss?                                                                        1000

Life insurance premiums?                                                             2700

Medical and dental expenses not covered by insurance Taxes:

Ad valorem taxes on personal residence       $4800

State and local sales taxes                               3200         8000

Interest on home mortgage                                                           4000

Cash Contributions:

Goodwill (Sioux Falls branch)?                                   1200

South Dakota governor�s election campaign fund       300          1500

The $1,000 net gambling loss for 2013 is the difference between the Frosts� gam- bling winnings of $1,200 and losses of $2,200. The life insurance premiums relate to the universal life insurance policies that Will and Mari own. The first beneficiary on both policies is the other spouse, with the second beneficiaries being the children. Included in the medical expenses are $1,200 incurred in 2012, which was paid in early February 2013. The Frosts can substantiate the $3,200 in sales taxes paid based on their purchase receipts for the year. The local sales tax rate in Sioux Falls is 2%. [HINT: Be sure to check to see if the Optional Sales Tax Tables provide the Frosts with a greater deduction.] Mari contributed to the governor�s campaign fund because she thinks his influence is key in getting the Lincoln County land rezoned for commercial use (see item 6 above).

12. The Frosts maintain a household that includes their two children, Austin (age 16) and Emma (age 19). Austin is a junior in high school and a talented wrestler. In hopes of competing at the state tournament, all of his free time is consumed with weight training and wrestling practices. Emma graduated from high school on June 7, 2013, and is undecided about college. Emma is an accomplished vocalist and during 2013 earned $7,200 performing at various events (e.g., weddings, funerals). She placed most of her earnings in a savings account and kept only a small amount to spend on herself. ?

13. Will�s Form W�2 from Moveable Feast shows $13,800 withheld for Federal income tax. The Frosts have made total quarterly income tax payments of $4,000. ?

14. Relevant Social Security numbers are as follows: ?

Will S. Frost            111-11-1111

Mari N. Frost           123-45-6787

Emma J. Frost          123-45-6788

Austin W. Frost        123-45-6789

Requirements

Prepare an income tax return (with appropriate schedules) for the Frosts for 2013, using the following guidelines:

The Frosts choose to file a joint income tax return. ?

The Frosts do not wish to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign ?Fund. ?

The Frosts do not own any foreign bank accounts or other investments. ?

The Frosts prefer to receive any refund of over paid taxes. ?

The tax payers are preparing their own return (i.e., no preparer is involved). ?

For the past several years, the Frosts have itemized their deductions from AGI ?instead of using the standard deduction. ?

The taxpayers have the necessary substantiation (e.g., records, receipts) to support all transactions reported in their tax return.

Make necessary assumptions for information not given in the problem but needed to complete the return.

 

World View Chart Writing Assignment

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This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments. Choose one (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected aspect relates to each of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Select one (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category.
  2. Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across the religions studied.
  3. Provide one (1) specific example of how the selected category is manifested in your social environment.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze what is meant by religion.
  • Analyze the similarities and differences in the primary beliefs held by major religious traditions and the cultures in which these religions evolved.
  • Describe the varieties of religious experience and practice in a wide range of cultures.
  • Recognize how daily life within various religions and current affairs are influenced by religion.
  • Develop written pieces that demonstrate an analysis of a topic relevant to the course.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in religion.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world religions using proper writing mechanics.

For Paula hog

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Unit II Scholarly Activity

 

 

 

 

 

After reading the lecture and required readings for this unit, use the knowledge you have learned to write a three page essay on one of the topics below:

 

 

 

 Bacon’s revolt on Jamestown, Va.;

 

 

 

 The Pueblo Revolt; and

 

 

 

 Salem witch trials

 

 

 

HY 1110, American History I 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In order to support your discussion, you will need to select at least one outside source from the CSU Library. Your essay must address, but are not limited to, the following items listed below:

 

 

 

 Introduce the event. This may include what happened, the reason, setting, location, timeline, outcome, and casualties.

 

 

 

 Describe how characteristics of the region of Colonial America impacted your chosen conflict.

 

 

 

 Discuss the American ideals or philosophies that may have caused this event to occur. How have these ideals and philosophies changed to the way we live today.

 

 

 

 Discuss your perspective on the event, including, but not limited to, what was inevitable or avoidable, and what was beneficial or costly.

 

 

 

Again, be sure to review the required reading about what to look for in a scholarly resource, and if you have trouble locating an article, contact a librarian to assist you. Your assignment, which should be three pages total, will not be accepted if your source(s) are not available in CSU’s Online Library, and the article you choose must be completely cited and referenced.

History position

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POSITION PAPER

Students must write a position paper focusing on a controversial and/or important topic related to the history of Africans in the U.S.   The paper should be between 3-5 pages (double-spaced; 12-font) and should include the following:

1) A clear statement of your position on the chosen topic.

     Example:   “I believe that stem research is wrong….”

2) At least four strong logical arguments/facts supporting your position.

    Example: “…I based my position on four factors. The first is that ….   The second is that….

3) Identification and notation of at least three sources in the narrative of your paper.

    Example: “In her important work, the Isis Papers, Frances Cress Welsing contended that…

4) Clear references (either endnotes or contextual citations) for all information or data that is    

     not considered public knowledge.

     Example: “Baba Zak A. Kondo argues convincingly that the American educational system     is designed to miseducate rather than educate Black students (The Black Student’s Guide    to Positive Education [1987], pg. 4).”

5) A clear and concise introduction and conclusion.

Example [Introduction]:   “In the past few decades, we have witnessed a growing interest in the efforts of Nat Turner and other revolutionaries to use force to end slavery in the U.S. The tactics of these revolutionaries have fostered a debate on the use of force as an instrument for social change. I contend that force was needed to end slavery in the U.S. and that violence played an important role in ending slavery prior to the Civil War…”

6) Logical and reasonable arguments and discussion.

    Notes: Organize your arguments from strongest to weakest; cite examples that support your points and demonstrate depth in your reasoning.

7) Utilization of at least six sources. (3 must be books and/or articles; the others can be electronic sources.

Notes:   The position paper is as much a research project as it is a personal view. You must utilize the research of others to support and augment your position. There are no exceptions to the rule.

8) Listings of complete citations of all book, articles and other sources consulted.

Notes: List your sources at the end of your paper in either an established format (Turabian, APA…) or in a format that you develop. Be sure to include all vital reference information so that your reader can easily locate the source.

 The Position Paper will be evaluated based on the following: (1) grammar; (2) organization;   (3) content of the presentation and the extent to which you followed instructions and guidelines outlined above.

Essay Assignment

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The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections  as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection. 

  • Reading selection of Swift’s A Modest Proposal. It is essential to recognize the genre of this work, as discussed in our class text, which you should consult and cite. Swift promotes a radical solution, but subtle options are mentioned. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. Read and focus on A Modest Proposal located at http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/modest.html. 

For the reading selection you choose:

  1. Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end.
  2. Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Use the source(s) identified above for the topic you choose, focusing on the main primary source of that author. You may use additional sources also if they are of good academic quality for college papers (Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify). Use proper APA style in-text citing and also a matching APA style References list at the end.  

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
  • Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context. 
  • Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions. 
  • Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period. 
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100

Assignment 1: Essay

Criteria

 

Unacceptable
Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D

 

Fair
70-79% C

 

Proficient
80-89% B

 

Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you. Not all of the surprises come at the end.
Weight: 40%

Did not submit or only partially submitted a clear statement of the “surprise ending” in your own words in the reading you selected. Did not submit or only partially identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.

Insufficiently or inadequately submitted a clear statement of the “surprise ending” in your own words in the reading you selected.   Insufficiently or inadequately identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.

Adequately stated with clarity in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected.  Adequately identified with clarity the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.

Satisfactorily and clearly stated in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Satisfactorily and clearly identified the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.

Thoroughly and clearly stated in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Thoroughly and clearly identified the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the reading that surprised you.   

2. Evaluate how successful the author was in convincing you to accept the validity of the “surprise ending” that was different from what you expected.
Weight: 40%

Did not submit or incompletely evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”

Insufficiently evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”

Partially evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”

Satisfactorily evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”

Thoroughly evaluated the author’s success at providing a believable “surprise ending.”

3. Clarity, writing mechanics, referencing, and APA formatting requirements, including a reference list and matching in-text citations.
Weight: 20%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present