Category: Essays

There are good reasons why the Protestant idea of human unworthiness for salvation should lead to the doctrine of predestination. There are passages in Luther’s writing in which he seems to commit himself to the doctrine of predestination; later he seems to back away. The doctrine emerges clearly in the writing of Jean Calvin, where argued that if God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and cannot make a mistake or change his mind, then before time began God had predetermined the salvation, or condemnation, of every human who would ever live. This eliminates not only the efficacy of doing good works to attain salvation, but seriously calls into question the doctrine of free will.

What do you make of this? If you accept the premise that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and cannot make a mistake, does it follow logically that free will is an illusion, and that salvation is reserved for an “elect” who were chosen before time began? What about human free will? What is the Roman Catholic position about these problems? Is predestination an ethically acceptable doctrine?

Write an essay of five to six (no less than five) typed, numbered, doubled-spaced, with maximum margin of one inch on each side, and using 12 point typeface, on the subject above. INCLUDE FOOTNOTES!

Assume the person reading the essay is familiar with the ideas you are writing about. Do not use direct quotation from the texts you cite. Instead briefly paraphrase and then cite the reference by the section number. The essay should have a brief, clear introductory paragraph stating what you are going to argue. Each following paragraph should then support the introductory paragraph. Argue for your position, and support it with specific examples from the text. A brief concluding paragraph should sum up the argument. The purpose of the assignment is argue for your opinion. Give your own ideas. Do not use any secondary sources. DO NOT USE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET!!!

In organizing your arguments you must consider the limitations imposed by the length of the essay. What strategy will you use in presenting and defending your thesis? How many of the examples you find can you use in four pages? What types of decisions or selections will you make in presenting your arguments? How many pages can you afford to devote to paraphrases from the text, in contrast to arguments for your thesis.

FOR A GOOD GRADE :
(A) READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ESSAY QUESTION
(B) FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS
(C) PROOF READ THE ESSAY BEFORE SUBMISSION

RULES FOR WRITING THE ESSAY
Points will be deducted for misspellings, excessive typos, and for errors in grammar and syntax.

1. Pay attention to SPELLING, especially the names of places and persons. Points will be
deducted for spelling errors.

2. Check punctuation, especially APOSTROPHE with “s” for possessive. E.g. The warrior’s
sword = the sword of the warrior. The warriors’ sword = the sword of the warriors. With
a word ending in “s” – Myles -. place an apostrophe after the final “s” ; Myles’ pen. In
the sentence, “The warriors share a sword.”, the “s” at the end of warriors denotes the simple plural form = more than one warrior. I will deduct points for mistakes in possessive
forms.

3. Use the present TENSE or the past TENSE in a CONSISTENT WAY; do not alternate
between the two.

4. Be sure there is AGREEMENT between subjects and verbs. A single subject takes a
singular verb form, multiple subjects a plural verb form. E.g., “Hector charges at
Achilles.” The Achaeans charge at the Trojans.”

5. THE TITLES of all works of literature and foreign words must be in italics. Machiavelli”s The Prince, virtu. Do not underline or use quotation marks.

6. Do not use abbreviations such as “&” for “and”.

7. Do NOT use CONTRACTED FORMS such as “can’t” and “wouldn’t” for
“cannot” and “would not”. Point will be deducted for these.

8. Try to avoid referring to yourself in the first person (“I”). Instead of writing “I think that
Achilles changes.”, simply write, “Achilles changes.”

9/ Avoid the term “mindset.”

10. Under no circumstances should you write, “I feel that . . .”, when what you mean is,
“I think that . . . ” The penalty for violating this injunction is too severe to be described
here.

Sources 4 in total
Martin Luther
“The 95 Theses”
https://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/source/luther95.txt
“On the freedom of A Christian”
https://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/luther-freedomchristian.asp
John Calvin
Institutes of the Christian Religion, Chapters 21-23
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes
“Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva”

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Second Writing Assignment: An analytical essay, five single-spaced typewritten pages in length, including references, that discusses ways the food system issue you chose as the topic of the First Writing Assignment might be resolved. This discussion must: (1) incorporate an evaluation of the agroecological approaches to farming presented in the three lectures making up Part II of the course (Rosato/Atthowe, Masumoto/Hass, and Gliessman/Bittman), as well as (2) draw upon ideas presented in the lectures given in Part III of the course (Kremen, Waters/McNamara/Hass, Steel/Mersha/Bittman, and Pollan/Bittman).

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Weekly Assignment
Attached Files:
File Rubric to Accompany Weekly Assignment.xlsx (13.661 KB)
A first grade teacher, Ms. Rodriguez, has 21 students in her class. Guided by the common core standards, she decides to have students write an opinion piece about whether they’d prefer to have a puppy or a hamster as a pet.

She sets the following as the common core standards she is addressing with this lesson:

Writing Standard (1): Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

Language – Conventions of Grammar and Usage (1): Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

c. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences.

j. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

Language – Conventions of Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling (2): Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Capitalize dates and names of people.
Use punctuation for sentences.
Use comma in dates and to separate single words in a series.
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
She then creates a lesson plan to specifically address the essential question: How can I write my opinion about a pet?

To activate students’ attention (and prior knowledge) by showing them a video called “Pets and their Care” which is 15 minutes long.

To teach the lesson, the instructor uses the following outline (which specifically includes collaborative pairs; distributed guided practice; distributed summarizing; graphic organizers – all which can be linked back specifically to cognitive development theories or to information processing theories – note: this is just a note as you start thinking about edTPA).

Process:

See pages 3-4 of this document for the fully developed description of procedures: http://www.ware.k12.ga.us/Curriculum/resources/1/1st%20Grade%20Writing/Section%204%201st%20grade%20Opinion%20Point%20of%20View%20.pdf
See pages 5-6 of the above link for the “stories” about the hamster and the puppy.
See page 7 for a graphic organizer that students will complete.
Assessment:

The teacher uses a district common core assessment (writing rubric) for this assignment. See http://blogs.egusd.net/ccss/files/2013/10/1st_gr.Opinion.Argument.Rubric.11-nxsxev.pdf for the assessment.

She assesses each student. Data are presented in the Excel file.

Data Reporting

Now Ms. Rodriguez is expecting to have parent/teacher conferences, and as well, her principal has asked her to indicate how her students are doing relative to the objective of writing, in general. So, she needs to write a report.

YOUR TASK (try to keep the writing – not the graphs and tables – related to this section to be as concise as possible while still describing the data, interpreting the data, and discussing what you will do for each student).

Describe, in writing, the common core standards being assessed, the essential question being asked, the assignmenmt and the rating rubric using
Present two tables and one graph that provide the following:
Percentages of students scoring at each level of the rubric (e.g., use the countif function to determine how many student are scoring a 1, 2, 3, or 4 across the rubric and then determine what percentage of students that is). See your example from last week.
Average scores across dimensions.
Graph of average scores across dimensions.
Describe what you think these data mean (what are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the class relative to the standards as determined by the rubric; how does the average scores across dimensions further convey this to be the case)?
Interpret those data (make something up) as to why you think the strengths and weaknesses are as they are (so, talk about the strengths and then the weaknesses). You can refer to specific skill sets, you can refer to the overall teaching of the lesson, or whatever. Remember, with your real data from student teaching, this will have to be based on something real, but you are using fake data right now.
Discuss how you would address the whole class student weaknesses in a future lesson to ensure that they learn the skill better.
Assume that you have identified three students whose parents will come and talk to you and who have performed somewhat differently than the other students: Stormy, who has been identified as having ADHD; Sally, who is a struggling reader; and Antoinette, who you is gifted.
Create a table comparing the performances of these students against the average class performance.
Describe the data in the table. Provide an interpretation of these data based on your knowledge of the students.
Specifically address what you will do specifically for these students moving forward (specifically, how will you help the two perform better and what can be done for Antoinette).

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Following is a summary of coming changes to Immigration laws and policies. http://www.natlawreview.com/article/immigration-legislation-and-changes-to-watch-2015 Review these and select one to discuss, in terms of its impact on businesses in the United States. What are the pros and cons ie positive and negative impacts? What is your personal view with respect to this change to policy/law, and why?

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Write a one page reflection paper discussing one or two quotes or ideas from the assigned reading. looking for own ideas and opinions related to the reading. The reading is on page 157-183 (Chapter 7).

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Learning outcomes 1 and 2 Recognise the strategic advantage to be attained through effective HR management planning and implementation and, Understand the application of systems models to HR management activities

You are to research the topic/area covered by your chosen article more fully. You are to use recent (published since 2007), relevant, refereed literature to write an applied literature review providing the opportunity for you to develop a deep understanding of your chosen topic. A minimum of 10 refereed articles should be used, 7 of which should have been published since 2007.

Part A (500 words) 10%

> What was the main point being made in this paper?
> What (if anything) did you learn from this paper that you did not previously know?
> How might you use what you learned from the paper in your job/in your future job? Explain. For example, how it would be applied to benefit your organisation?
> How might you/your professional colleagues use the learnings from this paper to become better professionals/to be better able to perform your role to benefit your organisation and further your career?

Part B (2000 words) Literature Review 30% (breakdown provided below)

Overall you are to answer the question: What does the literature tell you about your chosen topic? by addressing the questions below:

> Briefly, what are its origins (history) (5%)
(the three pre 2007 articles are likely to be used here, but newer literature may discuss the history)
> What have been the recent developments and from where have these come? (15%)
> Using very recent literature, and relating your predictions to personal experience, how are HR practices in relation to your topic expected to develop in the future?
> What direction are they expected to take and why? (5%)
> At the end of your paper you are to reflect on the relevance of your findings from the literature in relation to your current professional role (your recent role or desired future role if you are not currently working). Therefore, you are to relate theory to practice. (5%)

You are to critically review the literature, comparing and contrasting the views of the authors across the 10 articles (minimum) that you use.

Your literature review will be assessed on:

> the quality of your argument and the literature you have located and used and its relevance to your topic

> confident use of the theories and themes arising from the chosen literature (thus avoiding excessive re-hashing or re-stating of information)

> clarity of focus, organisation, writing and presentation, with the overall quality of expression, presentation, logical sequencing, sentence construction, use of headings to be of a quality that could be used in a business environment.

> accurate and adequate citation of references, using the Harvard system of referencing

> your ability to exhibit a depth of reflection on your own professional role and an analysis of the skills and knowledge you need to continue to develop in order to improve your capabilities as a manager.

Harvard referencing is to be used for in text citation of the work of others and for your List of References.

Additionally, you could consult the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) website (ahri.com.au)

Journals of particular relevance include: (but there are many more)

> Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources
> Journal of Managerial Psychology
> Occupational and Organizational Psychology
> Human Resource Management
> Human Resource Management Review
> Journal of Organizational Behaviour
> Human Resource Management Journal
> Personnel Psychology
> International Journal of Human Resource Management
> Harvard Business Review
> People & Strategy: Journal of the Human Resource
> British Journal of Industrial Relations
> Planning Society
> Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

Choosen Article: http://www.brw.com.au/p/leadership/workforce_casualisation_the_discussion_e6DEzUdUr5NFkzQCaEjhOJ

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Research the high rate of violence within many of the prison systems in the world.
**NOTE: Choose the United States AND three of the following global regions for this week’s Assignment.
Central America , Eastern Europe, Asia
Write a 1,100- 1,400 word essay discussing the high rate of violence in prison systems throughout the world.
Include the following components in your discussion:
Identify at least three legal standards/operational procedures that are emerging around the globe that govern correctional professional practices within corrections systems, and could be applied to the South American prison system.
 Discuss the application of each of the legal standards/operational procedures you chose.  Use the United States as a point of reference point to compare and contrast each of the legal standards/operational procedures you chose.  Evaluate the appropriateness of each standard/operational procedure you chose.  Analyze the effects of each standard/operational procedure you chose. Use research to justify your reasoning.
Explain why you believe the rates are so high and provide justification for your reasoning.
Develop a set of best practice solutions to alleviate this violence.
Demonstrate how your recommendations are in line with these legal standards that are emerging around the globe.
Include a cover page and a reference page.
Format all citations and references consistent with APA guidelines.

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Consider the following scenario: The General Secretary of the FDA has tasked you with developing an educational flier on the nutritional needs for a specific stage of life.
Research your topic using online sources, such as the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and local sources, such as farmers’ markets, for content and nutrition suggestion for the ad.
Create a public service ad, with appropriate images, to be printed in the Sunday edition of your newspaper. Include the following points:
• Identify the nutritional needs for a developing embryo and fetus and how to obtain them.
• Identify health concerns or disease associated with poor nutrition during the gestation period.
• Provide examples of good and bad nutritional choices for baby and mom.
• Once the baby is born, address the pros and cons of breastfeeding versus formula-feeding.
• Make recommendations for where readers might search for more information regarding nutrition. Remember to determine and choose credible sources of nutritional information.
Use a standard word document to complete this assignment. Both text and images are important to this assignment.
Format the ad, including the images, consistent with APA guidelines.
Include at least two references. Use the following as a reference; Grosvenor, M. B., & Smolin, L. A. (2012). Visualizing Nutrition: Everyday choices (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.

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Topic: Contemporary Issues in North American Archaeology: Kennewick Man, Repatriation,
and the Origins of First Americans.
Discuss the current debates within North American archaeology over the repatriation of
Native American skeletal/cultural remains and who the first human inhabitants of North
America were, particularly within the framework of the Kennewick Man case. Explain the
significance of NAPGRA for Native Americans, museums, and scientists. Include in your
discussion the genetic and archaeological evidence for who the first Americans were and
how they may have arrived to the Americas. Conclude by discussing how these different
issues are important for both the discipline of anthropology and American culture at large.
Requirements: Your essay must make at least one reference to each of the following:
i. Taking Sides: Unit 2 Issue 6
ANTH 101.2 Short Essay Spring 2015 3/3
ii. Zimmerman, Larry J. and Robert N. Clinton
1999 Kennewick Man and Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Woes. International Journal of Cultural Property 8(1):212-
228.
iii. Babbit, Thomaira
2011 NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011.
Proceedings of the Native American Symposium: 61-70.
iv. Video: Bones of Contention
http://digital.films.com/play/2XMZL7
v. Web page: Who Were the First Americans?
http://csfa.tamu.edu/who.php
vi. Washington Times article: First DNA Tests Say Kennewick Man Was Native
American.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/18/first-dna-tests-saykennewick-man-was-native-ameri/?page=all

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Part 2 Regulatory review

Format guidelines: I anticipate these will range between five and eight double-spaced pages using 11 or 12pt font with one-inch margins. Again, page-limits should be viewed as guidelines. I am looking for well-organized and compact pieces. Please do not hesitate to ask me if you have any questions regarding this assignment.
Description: For this section of the toxprofile you are reviewing the regulations that govern the manufacture, use, and disposal of your compound. As with the literature review, you can be as general or specific as you want in terms of scope, meaning you can focus on human health, the environment or both (for this it is best to follow the same approach as part 1), you can also focus on state and federal regulations or provide a more global perspective.

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