Category: Essays

Can science go too far?
There is an ongoing battle between faith or spirituality and science that has been active even
before the time of Mary Shelley. What are some of the dilemmas she addresses that are still
important today? What are some of the ethical questions she brings up regarding the
scientific definition of life and death? What does she illustrate about the power science has
to blur the line between life and death? What is a current news item that is similar to this
issue?
Hint: Develop a thesis that answers a question like this one: “How and how well does Mary
Shelley’s Frankenstein address ethical issues of science and/or faith for audiences, regardless
of when they read the novel?”

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Choose a Research Topic and an Interviewee
You do not need to submit this portion in writing, but you do need to accomplish this in
preparation for your research assignment.
In preparation for your research proposal letter in the next topic, you will need to choose a
topic for your proposal. This research proposal letter will be directed to an audience who can
create change (Congressperson, business administrator, or other similar audience.) In the
proposal, you need to suggest a change or a solution to a current problem. Examples of
strong proposal topics would be things like funding ideas for an animal shelter, starting a
recycling program in a community, suggesting a better plan for public transport, or another
idea that interests you. You will be proposing solutions for these issues. Choose a topic that
you are passionate about and for which you will be able to develop at least one solution.
While this information should be enough for you to choose a topic, please consult the
assignment sheet within Topic 7 if you have more questions about this assignment.
Once you choose a topic, it’s time to choose a credible expert to interview on that subject. In
other words, you should avoid choosing an interviewee who is a close friend or family
member unless that person truly is an expert in the field. This credible expert should have
10+ years of experience in his or her discipline. Choose an interviewee who not only could
offer some specific details about the problem but one who may also be able to offer
suggestions of a plausible solution. Use the information contained in the lesson presentation
to secure and conduct a successful interview.

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Choose a Research Topic and an Interviewee
You do not need to submit this portion in writing, but you do need to accomplish this in
preparation for your research assignment.
In preparation for your research proposal letter in the next topic, you will need to choose a
topic for your proposal. This research proposal letter will be directed to an audience who can
create change (Congressperson, business administrator, or other similar audience.) In the
proposal, you need to suggest a change or a solution to a current problem. Examples of
strong proposal topics would be things like funding ideas for an animal shelter, starting a
recycling program in a community, suggesting a better plan for public transport, or another
idea that interests you. You will be proposing solutions for these issues. Choose a topic that
you are passionate about and for which you will be able to develop at least one solution.
While this information should be enough for you to choose a topic, please consult the
assignment sheet within Topic 7 if you have more questions about this assignment.
Once you choose a topic, it’s time to choose a credible expert to interview on that subject. In
other words, you should avoid choosing an interviewee who is a close friend or family
member unless that person truly is an expert in the field. This credible expert should have
10+ years of experience in his or her discipline. Choose an interviewee who not only could
offer some specific details about the problem but one who may also be able to offer
suggestions of a plausible solution. Use the information contained in the lesson presentation
to secure and conduct a successful interview.

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This research proposal letter will be directed to an audience who can create change
(Congressperson, business administrators, or other similar audience.) In the proposal, you
need to suggest a change or a solution to a current problem. As you have already chosen a
topic for your research proposal letter in Topic 6 and conducted an interview that will
become one of your sources for this letter, you do not need to choose a topic. You must use
the same topic that you began researching in Topic 6, and you must use your interview as a
source.
Your research proposal should be presented in a letter format including the following
information:
• Your mailing address (Note: For privacy reasons, you may opt to not disclose your
mailing address when you submit your letter to our graders for review; however,
should you choose to mail your letter to your chosen recipient, you will need to
include your mailing address, as this is a customary business letter practice.) Note
that a formal letter does not require your name in the header. Your name will go at
the end, with your closing.
• The date you wrote the letter
• A name and mailing address for the individual to whom you are writing the letter
• A greeting or salutation
• A closing and your typed name (Note: A written signature is optional for your
submission, but should you choose to send your letter, you would need to include
your written signature between the closing and your typed name.)
Scroll to the end of these instructions for an idea of how you should format this
assignment.
To organize this information, follow the format included in the course site in the
“Assignments” area.

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For this media analysis, you will analyze how one part affects the whole media production.
Note that you should select only a single piece of media; you should not be discussing more
than one film, for example. You should choose one1 of the following parts to explore:
 Genre: Explain how the production you chose fits into its genre.
 Camera: Analyze how the camera’s use (camera angles, for instance) affects the
overall production.
 Lighting: Describe how lighting is used to enhance or detract from the production.
 Actors/Characters: Analyze how the actors OR the characters themselves enhance or
detract from the production.
 Symbols: Explain what the symbols are and how their usage affects the overall
production.
 Music: Describe how the music enhances or detracts from the media production.
 Sound Effects: Analyze how the sound effects enhance or detract from the
production.
 Special Effects: Explain what special effects are used and how they affect the viewing
experience.
 Comparison to a Literary Work: (Note: This option may only be chosen if the film you
chose is also in print form.) How are the book and film similar? How are they
different? Which is better, and why?
Your purpose in this assignment is to explain how or why something works; therefore, you
should not include a full summary of the media production. Instead, you can provide context
where needed so the reader understands what is happening. The body of the essay must focus on your analysis. You can use the ideas contained in the Media Analysis lesson
presentation and the Writer’s Handbook link to help you.
As with all college writing, your essay should have a strong thesis statement in addition to an
introduction, body, and conclusion.
Other than your chosen film, television show, and/or book, you are required to cite at least
one other credible2 source for this essay. This resource from the course will help you
understand more about evaluating sources. Moreover, if you use specific information from
the media production and/or print source, such as a quotations, you should include your
chosen media source on your Works Cited page, too. Use proper parenthetical citations or
signal phrases, and be sure to include MLA documentation and a Works Cited page for this
assignment (this resource from the course will help).
Review the rubric to see how your work will be assessed on this assignment.
Thesis hints: You might use these guidelines in crafting your thesis:
If you are analyzing elements in a production:
In (add your one chosen production), (add character 1), (add character 2), and (add character 3) were
used to (add how they enhanced the production or explained the production’s message).
OR
If you are comparing/contrasting a book and film:
(Add book) contained (add one aspect that made the book better than the film), but (add film) used
(add one aspect that made the film better than the book) and (add a second aspect that made the
film better than the book) to better capture the reader’s imagination.

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In short, an illustration essay will use clear, interesting examples to show, explain, and
support a thesis statement (remember, your thesis is your main argument, or the main
point you’re trying to make). One key to an effective illustration essay is to use enough
details and specific examples to make your point effectively. In other words, descriptive
writing is key.
You have several options for this assignment, so you will need to choose one:
 Illustrate the ideal work environment. If everything was perfect at work, what would
it be like? Describe everything in this environment—perhaps from the dispositions of
your coworkers and supervisors to what clothes you wear to work.
 Illustrate what it means to be a “true friend.” What does being a “true friend” mean
to you? What “true friends” have you had, and how do their actions coincide with
being your definition of a “true friend?”
 Illustrate how your favorite team or player received their current standing or
ranking. How did the team or player do in the most recent season? What qualities did
this team or player demonstrate to earn this ranking?
 Look at your favorite poem or short story, and use illustration to explain what
makes it your favorite. Do you enjoy the author’s language? Do you enjoy the
storyline? What else do you enjoy that makes it your favorite?
 Illustrate the purpose of props on the set of your favorite media production. What
props are there? Why are they important?
 Illustrate how to create your favorite dish. What steps are required to create this
dish? Be sure that you take your audience through this process step by step!
 Illustrate how to play your favorite game. What steps and/or actions are necessary
to play this game? Take your readers through the motions, step by step.
The questions above are designed to help you begin brainstorming ideas; however, you are
free to develop your own brainstorming questions and use them to develop your essay.
Since the purpose of this essay is to illustrate, you should have enough specific details and
examples for your essay to be considered an illustration essay.
Many illustrations may come from your personal experiences. However, even personal
experiences should be supported by research in college essays. Thus, you must cite at least
one credible1 source to earn maximum credit for this essay.

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The Classification assignments requires you to organize a topic into categories and then
provide examples of what characteristics fit into each category.
You have several options for this assignment, so you will need to choose one:
 Classify the types of writers
 Classify the types of bosses/supervisors
 Classify the types of monsters
 Classify the types of characters
 Classify the types of heroes
 Classify the types of dance
 Classify the types of teachers
 Classify the types of roommates
 Classify the types of dates
 Classify the types of mothers
Keep in mind that these are general topics. You may need to further subdivide these general
topics in order to have a specific enough topic for your essay. For instance, dance may be
divided into cultural dances, for one, and then even further into Mexican dances. Famous
guitarists could be divided into rock guitarists, and then further into bass guitarists.
Regardless of the topic you choose, you will need to identify its classifications and provide
enough evidence to prove that your classifications are correct. This evidence (details,
reasons, and/or examples) needs to be corroborated by at least one other credible1 source.
Failure to use a credible source for support will constitute a point deduction. This resource
from the course will help you understand more about evaluating sources.
Properly cite others’ ideas and language according to MLA guidelines (this resource from the
course will help). If you use any exact words from your source, you must put those exact
words in quotation marks and included a parenthetical citation. If you put source material
into your own words (i.e., if you paraphrase), you will not need quotation marks, but you will
need a parenthetical citation. Make sure that your parenthetical citations correspond to the
works cited entry. In addition to the evidence, you must explain how the evidence you
present proves that your classifications are correct.
To make your classifications clear, examine only one classification per body paragraph. The
body of the essay should follow a logical progression. You may choose to organize your essay
based on any one of the following:
 Move from the least important classification to the most important classification
 Move from the most important classification to the least important classification
 Move from the largest category to the smallest one
 Move from the smallest category to the largest one
 If the classifications occur in a set space, move from left to right OR right to left
 If the classifications occur in a set space, move from back to front OR front to back
As with all college writing, your essay should have a strong thesis statement in addition to an
introduction, body, and conclusion.
Here is an idea of how you might introduce your essay if you were classifying types of sports
fans2: On a clear, warm evening in June, thousands of Americans might be getting ready to
watch a baseball game. These fans may stop by concessions to grab a hot dog and cold drink
before ambling to their seats, and they might be in the grandest arena or in the smallest of
baseball parks. But regardless of location, any given baseball game will find among its fans
the following three types: the Fair-weather Fan, the Diehard Fan, and the Newbie.
Tip: Notice how this introduction provides vivid description of the scene while preparing the
reader for what the main focus will be.
As seen in the example above, you might use this as a simple guideline in crafting your thesis:
The three most ubiquitous baseball fans are the (first fan type), the (second fan type), and (third fan
type).

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(a) The research report should address a stated research question using ‘case study’ as a qualitative research approach.
(b) Discussion of the appropriateness of the approach and method chosen (case study) for exploration of the selected topic.
(c) combine interview with analysis of documentary sources and some observation work.
(d) reference to relevant methological literature and discussion of the key methodological issues including ethics.
(e) description of the research method (case study) as carried out.
(f) selective/illustrative presentation of the research data collected.
(g) analysis of the data presented and discussion of the method of analysis.
(h) critical assessment of the project.
((I) bibliography
(k) appendices (this can include copies of research instruments used, extracts from interview transcripts, extract from field notes etc.

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This assignment has 2 questions

1. Discuss the emerging technique of using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to perform muscle fibre tracking
2. Discuss current and emerging MRI techniques used in the imaging of cartilage. Suggest a grading system that could be used to describe cartilage damage.

Please do not provide an introduction and conclusion just answer the questions. Relevant images and figures are required, and should be referred to in main text e.g. “. As seen in fig 1…” All figures need a figure number, caption and reference. Please make sure that the plagiarism does not exceed the standard limits and it should be reasonable.

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My attention seems to have given extra concern by the fact that some businesses nowadays are not running as efficient as they should be. Our business could be among those inefficient businesses. Our five stores use a database system only for activities such as payments and sales. Our stores do not share information and data to each other since we don’t have a centralized form of database system. Even though, the current database system help the stores manage some of the data, there are many problems that we are facing, and because of these problems our business profitability is limited. The lack of flexibility in terms of data management which proves for damaging consequences like error or complete lack of important statistics, slowness in data access , unreliable logistics,etc,. These problems call for a centralized form of data – a relational database system – to cause organized, meaningful, and rapid data management effects in the business. It is for this reason that I humbly and most respectfully request for permission for me to conduct research if our business requires the same. Allow me to make a guide through the justifications of this proposed research.

A logical grouping of store data would serve as an integral foundation for efficiency and convenience. The reason for this is that the appropriate variables (or entities in this context) can be grouped instead of the entire information being stored in a single data container. In our store, we have customers, products, suppliers, and employees that we can consider as entities. As you know, we don’t store data about customers, suppliers and employees in a meaningful and organized way, but if we use relational database, we can easily store data based on logical groupings. Storing data in a single data container can be cumbersome because everything is stored in a single body and therefore making the process of obtaining information to take long time, and updating some data impossible at a certain point when the database is already overloaded. All the risks that stand to affect our business in the long run because of unorganized data can be avoided with a relational database system.
The consequences of having a relational database system is astounding. Relational database is the best way to store data based on logical groupings. Our authorized employees can look into certain data with ease in case they are required by the managers or customers; certain areas of improvement like weakness of a certain product or service can easily be detected; and data sharing among our five stores would be easy. Privacy issues would not be an issue here since there could be a security program that can protect the data and only authorized employees can access our data. The fact that needed information could be now accessible at the touch of a button would ease us from the burden of employing a person just for conducting statistics, which is an added expense if we look deeper. Imagine, our store managers can retrieve a report that shows how many special products have been sold by employee x within a matter of seconds.

Consequently, the advantages of having a relational database system in our business are the following:
1. It will modernize our business.
2. Inter-store information sharing at the press of the button.
3. Access needed data for statistical purposes, e.g. which stores sell the most of a specific item; customer related information; demand for specific products that our store sells to increase our stocks; inventory related matters, and so on.
4. Stores can communicate easily with each other. In fact, there would be times when they need not call the other since chances are, needed information would be there and calling other branches is not of moment anymore.
5. Lastly, the entirety of the above stated benefits would increase profitability.
Taking the above stated advantages in consideration, it is believed that research regarding relational database system is highly important for our stores further path to success. Hoping for a favorable response for this request.

Instruction

You will write an annotated bibliography of four sources. They must come from scholarly journals or trade journals

You will then write the annotated bibliography as follows:
• cite each article in APA format
• summarize each article in 100-150 words.
• write a one- or two-sentence evaluation at the end of the annotation explaining why this source might be helpful to you for your final report.
• list each reference (followed by its annotation) in alphabetical order.

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