Instructions:

• Choose initial posts; comment on them; present your views.  
• In order to receive the maximum number of points go beyond merely agreeing or disagreeing in your response. In other words, bring to the Discussion Forum new information that respectfully challenges your peers to think further about what he or she posted.
• When you begin, type the name of the person you are replying to.
• Make an analysis of the other person’s work/thinking.
• Be sure to cite Jackson’s (2000) article throughout your post.
  • Respond to 2 peers
  • The expectation is that response posts will add factual information to the discussion, whether in agreement or disagreement with the peer’s original post. 
  • 75-100 words
• Reply to: Amber

Reverend Jesse Jackson (2000) passionately and poignantly appeals to the American Psychological Association to join the fight for social equality. Pointing to the larger social precepts that allow for racial and economic discrimination, Jackson (2000) asks the APA to survey the bigger picture of society. Pointing to discrimination in health care access as well as racial and neurological discrepancies in prison sentencing, Jackson (2000) implores the APA to inform democracy. He asserts that there are fundamental social bias’ that allow laws and policies to favor the rich and exclude the poor (Jackson, 2000).

As a minister, Jackson ends his speech by pointing to the biblical narrative of the lost sheep. In the story, the good shepherd leaves the 99 safe sheep to seek and save the 1 sheep that is lost. In the biblical account, Jesus is the good shepherd and this distinction, in my opinion, is the problem in Jackson’s (2000) appeal.

While the problems that Jackson (2000) addresses are real, trying to apply biblical principles through a secular medium is impossible. The APA is not built on love and goodwill for all. I believe that the church is the vehicle that God chose to heal the world. Yes, we (the church) are failing. Yes, we have allowed fear and self-protection to replace radical generosity and love, never-the-less, Jesus remains the hope of the world. I think that Jackson (2000) and King (1968) were both prophetic in their perception of the innate brokenness of humanity that leads to prejudice and power-struggle in society. However, I do not think that an institution that is devoid of God can bring a deep level of healing that our world desperately needs.

Jackson, J. (2000). What ought psychology to do? American Psychologist, 55(5), 328-330. ISSN: 1935-990X (Electronic)

King, M.L., Jr. (1968). The role of the behavioral scientist in the Civil Rights movement. American Psychologist, 23(3), 180-186. ISSN: 1935-990X (Electronic)

 

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Instructions:  Choose one of the sets of essays listed below (Carr and Thompson together make up a “set,” etc.).  Your essay should include summaries of both of the authors’ arguments (“they say”); your argument should point out how the authors agree and disagree; and your argument should include your own response to the issues the two essays raise (“I say”).  The “I say” is your own argument concerning the issues.  

• Make sure you include a naysayer to show possible objections to your own argument, and address the “so what” factor: why does this issue matter?  
• Make sure you use proper formatting (MLA or APA style, double-spaced, Times or Times New Roman font, 12 point, paragraphs indented).  
• Make sure you have a proper heading at the top of the first page (name, etc.)
• Your paper should be about 4 pages.  
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated.  

Recommended structure:  For this paper you have four pages to work with and you need to include, in effect, five major parts:

1. Introduction: includes basic information about authors (brief), a very brief summary of authors’ ideas (a sentence or two), a brief statement of your argument or thesis statement (a sentence or two), and a brief explanation of why your argument matters (a sentence or two)
2. Summary of 2 authors, with quotes as evidence
3. Summary of how they agree/disagree; provide quotes if necessary
4. Your own opinion and your reasons for your opinion (which includes at least one naysayer); provide quotes as evidence
5. Conclusion:  includes a return sentence, a restatement of your argument, and a developed explanation of why your argument matters

Note that those are five parts, not paragraphs (exceptions: the introduction and the conclusion are usually one paragraph each).  What could this look like?  Here’s an example:  After the brief introductory paragraph (where you introduce your topic, basic information about your authors with brief summaries of authors’ ideas, a sense of your argument and perhaps why your argument matters), you might have a summary of one author (1 paragraph), then a summary of the second author (1 paragraph).  Then you might have one paragraph that explains how they agree or disagree (though you can already allude to that in the summary paragraphs through phrases like “Unlike Turkle, Wortham asserts that…”).  Note that the paragraph that explains how the two authors agree or disagree is still “they say,” since you’re not yet putting forward your own opinion on the issues.  At that point you’ll have written about 2 pages.  Then you write your own argument (“I say”) in relation to what they say (about a page and a half).  At that point you’ve written about 3.5 pages.  Then you end with one short concluding paragraph, where you wrap it up with a return sentence and again explain why it matters. 

Keep in mind: this way of structuring this assignment is only a suggestion; it doesn’t have to be exactly like that.  But hopefully this gives you an idea of what this kind of paper could look like.

Sets

Set 1:

Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” 

Clive Thompson, “Smarter than You Think:  How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better” 

Set 2:

Sherry Turkle, “No Need to Call” 

Jenna Wortham, “I Had a Nice Time with You Tonight.  On the App.”

Set 3:

Michaela Cullington, “Does Texting Affect Writing?” 

Malcolm Gladwell, “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted” 

Grading Guide: I will use the following grading guide to grade your papers.  Think of it as a “cheat sheet,” but without the “cheating” part.  It’ll help you figure out how to get a good grade on MWP 2.

Introduction (10 points)

Includes basic information about the authors as well as the full titles of essays; includes a brief summary statement about essays; includes a clear thesis statement (summary of “I say” in relation to “They Say”).

“They say” inhabits world-view of each author (20 points)

Each summary does not agree or disagree with author (summary inhabits worldview of author); each summary uses sophisticated signal verbs to summarize author’s points; no listing of author’s points or “closest cliché” (pp. 31, 35, 33)

Quoting: Uses quotes correctly and appropriately (20 points)

Quotes used to present “proof of evidence” (p. 43) in summary of authors’ arguments — Quotes should not be “orphans” (p. 44) — Quotes should be framed appropriately (“quotation sandwich”) (p. 47) — Quotes should be Introduced with appropriate verb (p. 48) – Indicates page number of quote (p. 49)

“I say” clearly agrees, disagrees, or combination of agrees and disagrees (20 points)

Clear “I say” statement in introduction, placed in relation to authors – Clear statements of agreement, disagreement, or both (use at least one template per author on pp. 58, 60, 62-65) – Clearly distinguishes “they say” from “I say” – Clearly signals who is saying what: Uses at least one template from pp. 70-74 – “I say” includes clear reasons for argument that are not simply summaries of authors’ arguments – Clearly plants naysayer to support “I say” argument (use at least one template from pp. 81, 82,83-84, 88).

Clearly states why the argument matters (10 points)

Uses at least one “who cares?” template from pp. 94-95; Uses at least one “so what?” template from pp. 97-98, 100 — statement why argument matters should be included in either introductory paragraph or concluding paragraph (or both)

Conclusion (10 points)

Includes at least one “return sentence” in the conclusion to remind reader of what “they say” (p. 27-28); includes a restatement of thesis or “I say”

Editing and tone (10 points)

No editing errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting); Uses proper tone (formal where appropriate, informal where appropriate)

 

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Instructions:

1. Comment on the commercials below. Be sure to identify the specific logical fallacy.2. Share an example of a logical fallacy you have seen or heard. Be sure to name the specific logical fallacy.3. Why are logical fallacies inappropriate for persuasive essays? What sources or strategies are best used in a persuasive essay?

Url: http://youtu.be/NZ80SVOHKoo

1 Logical FallacyNameCourseTutorDate 2 A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument that has the likelihood ofthrowing an argument off the track and also ending up confusing…

 

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Instructions

Completa el párrafo utilizando la forma correcta de los verbos reflexivos correspondientes.

Word Bank reference

acostarse afeitarse cepillarse ducharse irse lavarse levantarse maquillarse ponerse quitarse secarse vestirse

Los domingos por la noche, Carlos y Elena (1)  tarde y por la mañana tardan mucho en despertarse. Carlos es el que (2)  primero, (3)  el pijama y (4)  con agua fría. Después, Carlos (5) la barba. Cuando Carlos termina, Elena entra al baño. Mientras ella termina de ducharse, de (6)  el pelo y de (7) , Carlos prepara el desayuno. Cuando Elena está lista, Carlos y ella desayunan, luego (8)  los dientes y (9)  las manos. Después, los dos (10)  con ropa elegante y (11)  al trabajo. Carlos (12)  la corbata en el carro; Elena maneja.

 

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Instructions:

Complete all practice exercises in  Chapter 14  and make a copy of the pages you’ve completed. You have the choice of submitting hard copies or scanning them and submitting them via the dropbox. 

 

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