list aspects of yourself that you would like to change

• First create 3 private lists for yourself during the second week of the
term. (You may want to continue adding to these lists across the term.)
• Personal list #1: list aspects of yourself that you would like to
change
• Personal list #2: list aspects of your life that you would like to
change
• Personal list #3: list situations in the world that you would like to
change
Please make your lists with focus and a determined personal commitment to
seriously engage each of the aspects and situations that you name. These lists
are your private, personal meditation for your own use and should not be shared
or handed in.

On the first page, describe a ritual that is already part of your life. This ritual
can be an unconscious or semiconscious element of your life. Perhaps you’ll
only become aware of it by looking deeply. It could be an activity or series of
gestures that you’ve inherited, it could be something that you’ve seen or heard
that has inspired you, or it can be a ritual that you yourself have created for
yourself and the circumstances of your life. Please write with as much insight
and detail as you can. Perhaps there is a ritual you’ve created in response to
stress, panic, or a moment in your life where you needed to break through to
deeper meaning, to a different kind of fulfillment, in the face of failure, or
abandonment, or despair. Perhaps this ritual is crucial to your survival, your
wellbeing, your self-confidence and your sense of direction. Perhaps it is a
shared ritual that joins you to family or friends or to a supportive community.
Perhaps this ritual is organized, regular, repetitive, cumulative, and consistent,
or perhaps it is random or something that you’ve only done once in your life.
Please write with as much insight and detail as you can.

On page two of the 2-page assignment, please describe how you will
transform, adapt, or repurpose your existing ritual to address one of the topics
on your private list. Please write with as much insight and detail as you can.

Across the term, you will hand in eight 2-page papers that will describe the
first steps of the dedicated, conscious invention and formation of new rituals to
guide your life.

What do you feel are the two most significant issues (e.g. economic, social/cultural, political/governmental/legal, environmental, technological) facing the MEEC industry as we move forward over the next five years?

 

No plagiarism

Module III Discussion #1

Given today’s economic (US recession and global economic volatility, market fluctuations, etc.) and political realities (health care, Employee Free Choice Act [EFCA], Troubled Assets Relief Program [TARP], political and public scrutiny and possible regulation of corporate spending on events and meetings, etc.) – (a) What do you feel are the two most significant issues (e.g. economic, social/cultural, political/governmental/legal, environmental, technological) facing the MEEC industry as we move forward over the next five years? (b) Why (justify your perspective)? (c) In your opinion, how are the issues you identified going to impact the MEEC industry? Please, be as specific as possible in your responses. Also, provide references.

Why would a company like Chevron invest so much capital in a project with so many risks?

Instructions
For the final unit, you will read the mini-case on page 483 of your textbook: “Tengiz—The Definition of Political Risk.” After reading and analyzing the case, answer the questions below, which can also be found on page 486 of the textbook.
Why would a company like Chevron invest so much capital in a project with so many risks?
How had Chevron tried to mitigate the political risks of the project?
Had the risks associated with Tengiz changed or evolved over time?
Your submission must be at least two pages in length. Use the knowledge you have gained during this course to answer these questions. Outside sources are not required, but if used, please adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references. APA formatting is not necessary.

search the news archives or your memory and tell us about an issue involving water that struck a chord with you.

In this discussion you will share three things.
First, go to MyWaterwayEPA and tell us which watershed you live in.  Start by typing in your zip code(58104).  Then, you can click on the map the exact location of your house/farm.  This will bring you to a precise watershed for you.
Second, follow your water all the way to an ocean, naming the rivers and cities/states/countries along the way (if applicable).  This link will help MN people get started: MN Basins.  Note that the colors and associated names at the outside of the map give the major river that will head to an ocean.  You may have to google after that.  Other states may have a similar thing, you will need to search.
Third, search the news archives or your memory and tell us about an issue involving water that struck a chord with you.  Keep it as close to home as possible, but state or national issues are OK.  Be specific!
No reading or reply requirements for this one.

Explain in your own words four objections to Moral Relativism.

First, watch the Crash Course Philosophy #32: Metaethics video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoffXFpAlULinks to an external site.)

Second, read Chapter 1 in Matthews and Hendricks On Moral Relativism and Subjectivism
https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics/chapter/arent-right-and-wrong-just-matters-of-opinion-on-moral-relativism-and-subjectivism/Links to an external site.

Third, prepare your Short Paper 1(1-2 typed pages, full directions below) covering the following topics:

1. A. Describe in your own words these three schools of Moral Relativism:
Descriptive Relativism, Metaethical Relativism, and Normative Relativism.
B. Create at least one ORIGINAL example to illustrate the thinking of at least one of these schools.

2. A. Explain in your own words four objections to Moral Relativism.
B. Create at least one ORIGINAL example to illustrate an objection.

3. Conclude by telling me which school of Metaethics is most appealing to you and why.

General instructions for Short Papers are pasted below:

The purpose of the Short Papers is threefold.  First, it helps you demonstrate your evolving mastery of the course outcomes.  Second, it gives you a chance to clarify your thinking around the overall theme of the course.  And third, it encourages you to keep up with the course material!

You will have eight chances to write Short papers.  Each paper will come at the end of one of the video and readings found in our schedule.
Here is what you need to do:

Give your paper an interesting, descriptive title. You must use at least two quotes. One quote from the assigned reading and one quote from the video, no longer than a sentence. Cite the last name of article author, and the video (his name is Hank Green).  You may use up to three quotes, but at least 80% of the paper needs to be in your own words. Since there is no lecture, this assures me that you have read and understood the content of the course. You must therefore have some mention of at least three different sections of the readings/ video. Later you will be asked to connect the current topic with previous readings.
List both in your references at the end, along with anything else you cited .
Sample References:
Green, H. (2016). Metaethics: Crash course philosophy #32. YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoffXFpAlULinks to an external site.

Rezalla, P.  (2019). Chapter 1: Aren’t Right and Wrong Just Matters of Opinion? ON Moral Relativism and Subjectivism. In Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics, eds. Hendricks, C., & Matthews, G. Rebus.  https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics/chapter/kantian-deontology/
You will be given more specific instructions week by week, but the main point is to show that you are considering the content, rather than memorizing it. You may be asked to quote what you most agreed with/ disagreed with in the reading and explain why. Make sure they are your reasons, but that they are believable.  DO NOT SIMPLY REPEAT THE SUMMARY AND ATTACH YOUR PREFERENCES! Telling me that you agree is not telling me why you agree.
Proofread your paper BEFORE you submit it.  The best way to do this is to read it out-loud to yourself.  You will catch more mistakes this way.  Also, if it sounds funny to you (and isn’t a quote), it probably reads funny to me! If you’re having trouble, consider going to the virtual Writing Center (appointment needed).
When this is all done, you should have something between 400 and 600 words.  That is at least one full page, but no more than two. Use TNR 12, double-spaced with 1-inch margins.
Here are some more tips and guidelines:

Please double-space; it’s easier on the eyes! Failure to double-space will lose you 2 points off of style.  Please set your word processor to do this.  Hitting Enter at the end of each line, like you are on your grandmother’s old typewriter, is tedious for you and annoying for me!  Doing that will lose 2 points off of style as well! (If you think that this happened because of conversion to Rich Text Format, please let me know.)
Even if you totally don’t know what is going on, try to write a paper, anyway.
Once you write the first paper, review my comments on the corrected version before you write the second paper.  I tend to get increasingly impatient when people make the same sorts of mistakes repeatedly.
Remember, your reflection needs to be your own, but is not definitive.  If we had the definitive word on these things, you would be studying them in a science class!
Try your best to keep your argument free of logical fallacies.  Of course, this is not logic class, so this is something of a moving target.  But at the very least, I identify that you have committed some kind of fallacy on one paper, you should not repeat it on others.
Did I mention proofreading?
Have a title relevant to the content of your paper.
Style: The paper is written in a style appropriate to a college Humanities class, with proper grammar, spelling, word use, sentence structure, paragraph structure, etc.  All quotes are properly cited, using last name of the author and page.  Previous style comments have been followed.

How was the sample determined and contacted? Or was it Secondary Data?

Critique of Thesis Instructions
CRITIQUE of THESIS

Instructions:
Select a thesis (or dissertation)  from the Electronic ProQuest Dissertation Database in an area that fits your
professional and academic knowledge goals.
The thesis must be from a college/university in the United States.

After reading and analyzing the complete thesis, complete the following questions.
Number in bold indicates points per question.
Specifically, what is the purpose of this research? 2
What type of research is conducted? Primary – qualitative, quantitative, mixed?  Secondary? Identify 1 and describe. 3
Does the author use or reference a theory or theories? Explain. Alternatively, is there no sign of theory? 2
What are the listed limitations of the study? 1
Do you feel that they are accurate? What could be done to reduce limitations in a replication of this study? 2
Who are the research participants – population and sample? How was the sample determined and contacted? Or was it Secondary Data? 2
Are they the appropriate population for this study? Do they accurately represent this study to be able to generalize from the results? If Secondary Data – was it appropriate for this study?  Did it provide sufficient detail? 2
What is the “So What?” of this research? What has been added to the body of academic and/or professional knowledge? 2
What are the implications for future research from the author? 1
What would you add for future research? 2
APA reference of the thesis. 1
Format for submission:
Submit your word file and highlighted PDF of the thesis.
Typed, 1” margins, 12 point font. Follow the APA 7th Edition Style Manual for referencing.
Use this format to reference the thesis:
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis (Publication No.) [Master’s thesis, Name of Institution Awarding the Degree]. Database Name.
For example:
Su, H. W. (2019). The effects of benefit types on customer loyalty in integrated resorts (Publication No. 27592340) [Master’s thesis, University of North Texas]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

Define insurance and an insurance policy.

#1 Small to medium businesses are exposed to risks on a daily basis. The impact of these risks could cause a decrease in revenue and/or an increase in expenses. As we all know, every business is subject to risks at any time. The potential losses as a result of unmanaged risks could be catastrophic. Insurance policies can be purchased that can help protect businesses from risks caused by certain events and from risks to their employees’ personal security.You have been given the task of persuading your business’s board of directors to purchase insurance policies that will help manage the risks mentioned above. The insurance policies have already been chosen, but now you must explain the details of the insurance policies, including the contracts involved in the policies to the board and convince the board that these policies really will protect the business from risks. In addition, you must describe what the terms in the insurance contracts mean and how they can be applicable to each business area.In order to do this, you will need to create a portfolio document with the following sections:

  • Define insurance and an insurance policy.
  • Identify the two basic types of insurance.
  • Describe how insurance policies can be used to protect the business from risks caused by certain events and from risks to their employees’ personal security while on the job.
  • Define the four essential elements of a valid insurance contract: offer and acceptance, consideration, legal capacity, and purpose.
  • Identify the common terms found in insurance contracts that specify exactly what risks an insurer will cover.
  • Define catastrophe theory and how it differs from risk management principles.
  • Discuss how catastrophe theory can be utilized by your organizations to manage and recover from risks.

Requirements:

  • There is no minimum or maximum required number of pages. Your response will be considered complete, if it addresses each of the components outlined above.
  • Use of proper APA formatting and citations – If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited. A minimum of 7 sources (excluding the course textbook) from scholarly articles or business periodicals is required.
  • Include your best critical thinking and analysis to arrive at your justification.

Text

Title: Managing Project Risks ISBN: 9781119489733 Authors: Peter J. Edwards, Paulo Vaz Serra, Michael Edwards Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 2019-08-13

Offer three instances of information in the video that is out of date or even obsolete. Consider exploring what kinds of appeals are used to persuade the audience and why they no longer work. 

Choose 1 video from the link below. If the link doesnt work let me know.

https://moodle.edgecombe.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=1041018

 

For the first summary assignment for ENG 111, we will have a little fun with summarizing.

We will summarize video you select from the provided videos. Each of the videos was an educational video, shown in classrooms many years ago. The films were selected because they feature outdated information or societal attitudes or obsolete technology. By virtue of being an educational video, these films were shown in schools; the videos we will see were targeted toward teenagers and older.

The videos to summarize are posted on a separate page. You must access one of those for this assignment to be accepted.
To summarize the videos, consider the following structure:

Paragraph one — Introduction: What did you watch? 

Objectively introduce the video, including its title, producer, and year of release. Also include an overview of the subject matter. Finally, include a thesis that includes three pieces of evidence to be used in your third paragraph to prove the information is obsolete or outdated.

Paragraph two — Summary: What was the film about? 

Again, objectively summarize the video. Answer the question above by describing the plot line of the video.

Paragraph three — Identifying: What was out of date in the video? 

Offer three instances of information in the video that is out of date or even obsolete. Consider exploring what kinds of appeals are used to persuade the audience and why they no longer work.

Paragraph four — Conclude: Where have we been?

Sum up what you have just said. What was the film you watched about? Restate your thesis. What examples did you use to prove that the film was outdated? What could one gain from watching this themselves?

“I STATEMENTS” OR THE PRONOUN “I” ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PIECE OF WRITING.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REACT TO THE FILM OR SHARE YOUR OPINION — AT LEAST NOT OVERTLY.

Here are the videos from which you may select. They are all linked, in order on the “Videos for Summary One” page.

  • “A Date with Your Family” (1960)
  • “Body Care and Grooming” (1948)
  • “Cindy Goes to a Party” (1955)
  • “Color It Clean” (1966)
  • “Cooking Terms and What They Mean” (1949)
  • “Design for Dreaming” (1956)
  • “Easy Does It” (1940)
  • “Habit Patterns” (1954)
  • “How the Eye Works” (1941)
  • “Human Reproduction” (1947)
  • “Just Imagine!” (1947)
  • “Keeping Clean and Neat” (1956)
  • “Leave It to Roll-Oh” (1940)
  • “Magic in the Air” (1955)
  • “Mobile Telephones” (1940)
  • “One World or None”(1946)
  • “Out of This World” (1954, Dupont)
  • “Out of This World” (1964, Frigidaire)
  • “Preventing the Spread of Disease” (1940)
  • “Problems of Housing” (1944)
  • “Robotics: The Future Is Now” (1984)
  • “Safety in Offices” (1944)
  • “Snap Out of It” (1951)
  • “Sniffles and Sneezes” (1955)
  • “Supervising Women Workers” (1944)
  • “Survival Under Atomic Attack” (1951)
  • “The Far Sound” (1973)
  • “The Girl on the Magazine Cover” (1940)
  • “The Information Machine” (1958)
  • “The Nation at Your Fingertips” (1951)
  • “The Relaxed Wife” (1957)
  • “This is Coffee” (1961)
  • “Tomorrow Television” (1945)
  • “Wastage of Human Resources” (1947)
  • “Weight Reduction Through Diet” (1951)
  • “What About Prejudice?” (1959)
  • “Women of Steel” (1943)
  • “Your Chance to Live: Technological Failures” (1972)