Analyze how writers navigate authority/ethos in various situations. Identify textual signifiers of authority as listed in the LibGuide.

For this assignment, you will need to read the “Ethos and Authority” LibGuide content and view the videos included in Module 7.

Objectives

Analyze how writers navigate authority/ethos in various situations.
Identify textual signifiers of authority as listed in the LibGuide.
Explain authorial decisions in terms of audience awareness and accommodation in the REFLECTION concluding your writing.
In Your Writing,

From the list of writings included below, select the one which you will be comparing and contrasting with Alice Wong’s “The Last Straw.”
Explain how the language and other textual signifiers of authority used by each rhetor indicate the authors’ ability to respond to audience expectations showcasing their ethos/credibility..

Do you see evidence of Oedipal confusion? Can you see the tripartite psyche at work ? Are there evidence of childhood psychosexual development issues?

Write a two-paragraph response in which you discuss what Jeffrey Beaumont means when he tells Sandy at Arlene’s:
You may go off on your own tangent, or you may build off of another student’s post. Try to think about the movie as a whole and about what Director David Lynch might be saying about small-town America, with its white picket fences and clean-cut self-image.

Read the scene from Blue Velvet in its entirety. A 2 paragraph response that discusses any Freudian implications the scene may reveal.

For example, do you see evidence of Oedipal confusion? Can you see the tripartite psyche at work ? Are there evidence of childhood psychosexual development issues?

Identify specific examples from the play that reflect these dramatic conventions.

Play Expert Essay

The essay will be an analysis of the play “Shakespeare in Love” In 2,500-3,000 words, include the following in your analysis:

A biography of the author of the play you chose, stressing the dramatic conventions and trends during the time in which the author wrote. Identify specific examples from the play that reflect these dramatic conventions.

A detailed discussion of the genre of the selected play, using evidence from the play to describe the conclusions about genre that are made, and to point out the way in which the author both meets and violates what might be prior expectations of the audience about the genre.

A critical assessment of the significance of this particular play in the history of Western drama. This assessment should include contemporary responses to the play, but can include its production history and subsequent critical judgments about the piece.

Use at least five secondary scholarly sources

How many test subjects were used for the analysis of ridge thickness valley thickness ratio and white line features?

Fingerprint-Based Gender Classification

Read this article of “Fingerprint-Based Gender Classification” and answer the following
questions.
Read “Fingerprint-Based Gender Classification.” Have a copy of this article available as
you answer the questions.
Article Linkhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/220809166_Fingerprint-Based_Gender_Classi
fication

QUESTION
1. What question were the researchers trying to answer?
2. What five fingerprint features were the researchers hoping to use to answer this
question?
3. Which three statistical tests did the researchers use on the fingerprint features?
4. Complete the following statements about the background information provided by
the researchers.
5. In your own words, define white lines as it relates to fingerprints.
6. Which specific population is known to have many white lines and scars in their
fingerprints?
7. Offer a possible explaination for your answer in Question 6.
8. How many test subjects were used for the analysis of ridge count and pattern
type features?
9. How many test subjects were used for the analysis of ridge thickness valley
thickness ratio and white line features?
10.Which two fingerprint patterns were found to be the most common in both males
and females?
11. Which two features were the most significant when distinguishing between male
and female fingerprints?

Discuss the current opportunities or lack of well-being through the aging process and then project older adult well-being 30 years in future considering policy, technology and life-space.

Gerontology

Policy, aging affects all – how do you want to see your future? Imagine that it is 30-40 years in the future, and you are facing your aging process – what will that look like? Reflecting on Chapters 12 and 13 that address the well-being of older adults through policy, technology.

Discuss the current opportunities or lack of well-being through the aging process and then project older adult well-being 30 years in future considering policy, technology and life-space. Tie all concepts together in your narrative being helped by Chapters 12 and 13 readings, your life experience, and your research .

Describe how deviating from best practices will better address the problem that you are trying to solve.

Grant Proposal for Nonprofit-Austin Pets Alive!

In no more than 750 words, describe in detail your organization’s methodology to address your issue. Include recognized best practices as found in your research. If taking a novel approach, describe how deviating from best practices will better address the problem that you are trying to solve. Since many funders use a “logic model” to evaluate the effectiveness of the process you are proposing to fund, be sure to point out whether a step in your methodology is a program input, output, or outcome.

Explore the representation of the victims in The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns.

Miscarriages of Justice in The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns.

Explore the representation of the victims in The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns.

Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, the black and Latino teenagers were convicted and coerced into admitting to the rape of Trisha Meili despite being innocent and under the age to be interrogated without their parents. The young teenagers were exposed to violence and presented in the media as ‘perverted’ rapists.

The media had a large impact on their case and is perhaps one of the reasons racial profiling still exists. All five teenagers were of a black or ethnic minority and convicted despite no evidence against them; the reason for their arrest was purely on the basis of their skin colour which links to the themes of racism and victimization.

How does the author Ernest J. Gaines develop this theme? How does the reader know the child is learning and can hope he will grow into an upright, mature person?

Select three essay questions from the list below and write a thoughtful essay in your own words that shows your understanding of the stories and how the author’s themes apply to everyday life.

The theme of the coming of age of an eight-year old Afro American boy is poignantly presented in “The Sky Is Gray.” How does the author Ernest J. Gaines develop this theme? How does the reader know the child is learning and can hope he will grow into an upright, mature person?

Alice Walker presents the conflict of tradition versus progress when she analyzes the meaning of heritage in her story “Everyday Use.” How does she present this theme through her story?

Nadine Gordimer’s story “Town and Country Lovers” explores the profound influence that a racist society has on personal relationships, and specifically on interracial love affairs. Analyze how the lovers in this tale were affected by the South African apartheid regime.

Demonstrate appropriate research methodologies by presenting case studies within identified crisis / culturally defining events.

Iran Hostage Crisis. How it affected the U.S government and politics

The BIG Picture
1. This assignment maps directly to these four (4) course learning outcomes:
a. Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze and apply the results of the collections and investigations.
b. Discuss situations that present legal, ethical, and social sustainability issues and develop solutions based on your understanding of Strategic Intelligence.
c. Apply effective communication techniques through discussions, writings, and demonstrations.
d. Demonstrate appropriate research methodologies by presenting case studies within identified crisis / culturally defining events.
2. Additionally, achieving these course learning outcomes maps directly to the following four.