13) Optional Student Choice: 500 words or 5-minute video. You author content that includes a title, category, and a reflection about your experiences in this class. Consider specific assignments, specific readings/films, specific conversations, and/or specific processes that helped you learn and grow. Third last day of our class we had an amazing sequencing game in which we were supposed to four main topics with their sub topics which were related to out theme of the class. In the beginning an envelop was handed out to each group where they had to open it when instructed by the professor. each group was given around eight minutes to figure out the sub topics. On top of this each group was given one chance to check whether their work is right or wrong. In my group we began by distributing the main headings which were written in bold with the labeled number of subtopics. The first group to figure out all subtopics Back-squad and Savages. Although, we didn't use our chance for checking so we were awarded to help the group which was unable to figure out all the subtopics with in the given amount of time. We were given Motifs, Genres,Rhetorical Purposes, and, Rhetorical Modes. In addition, It was a fun game and the main purpose of the game was to make the students conscious about the terms and definitions we studied throughout the semester.
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14) Optional Student Choice: 500 words or 5-minute video. You author content that includes a title, category, and a reflection about your experiences in this class. Consider specific assignments, specific readings/films, specific conversations, and/or specific processes that helped you learn and grow. Our second last game in class was to arrange an exert of a chapter in sequence. This time we were given 11 pieces of paper of a chapter, and we were supposed to arrange them in order which makes sense. First and last pages were pretty clear by the transitions used by the writer such as in the end, in the beginning etc. Then we went on to figure out the middle of the chapter by reading the first sentences of each of the paragraph, but it didn't work out though. Then we had read couple more sentences to take out the literal meaning and arrange them. We were still unable to figure out so, we thought to eye read them quickly, which quite helped. The main aim of such activities is to bring the ideas together and relate them to make sense. In the last part we had a question and answer session where every group had to give at least on genre subtopic. We had last chance but somehow we manged to get the right answer by looking at the paper.
15) Optional Student Choice: 500 words or 5-minute video. You author content that includes a title, category, and a reflection about your experiences in this class. Consider specific assignments, specific readings/films, specific conversations, and/or specific processes that helped you learn and grow. We had an amazing class throughout the whole semester. By the end of our semester we conducted a game in order to revise our main ideas of the class. In this game we had six to seven students sitting in front facing the rest of the students. Mr. Mangini, our professor displayed some words on the projector screen. And the students facing the screen were supposed to explain that word to the students in front and they had to guess the right word. While sitting in front I was feeling a bit nervous because it was first time speaking in front of the students in this class. While sitting facing the screen I felt pressurized by the time running right next to me, as the students had only 2 mins to guess all the right words displayed on the screen which they were not allowed to see. Since the time was running very fast in that occasion I noticed my voice was increasing in volume because we were determined to win that game as a team.
12) Formal Assignment #2. A Reflection. [Categories: Reflection]: Please complete the following:
This blog assignment would be based on my reflection on my research paper. It would be focused on how I wrote my paper.
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This blog would be a reflection on my formal assignment which was a Life-choice memoir. I would be focusing on my writing process.
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Moore, Michael . Where To Invade Next. Where To invade next , Michael Moore IMDb, IMDb.com, 25 Feb. 2016, www.imdb.com/title/tt4897822/. “This documentary type movie gives us a brief idea about how Michael Moore went to different nations and countries such as Italy, France, Finland, Tunisia, Slovenia, Germany, and Portugal in order to learn what US can adopt from these countries and make a better place. This movie was published in 2015, who's director and producer was Michael Moore himself. One of the country he visited was Italy where he found out that citizens are paid 13th salary and have a paid holiday which keeps them away from stress and illnesses, increasing their life expectancy.” Linn, Allison. “No Paid Time Off? Welcome to 'No-Vacation Nation'.” CNBC, CNBC, 28 May 2013, www.cnbc.com/id/100769597. “Allison Linn also mentioned about the senior economist John Schmitt, with CEPR and one of the authors of the report, spoke about this matter saying that even if the workers were provided paid leave here in America people won’t leave their job for that time and enjoy the holiday because of their circumstances of job insecurity.” Mazie, Steven. “Why Do Americans Have Less Vacation Time than Anyone Else?” Big Think, Big Think ®, 23 Dec. 2012, bigthink.com/praxis/why-do-americans-have-less-vacation-than-anyone-else. "In this website Steve Mazie raises a an issue saying that In United States zero paid holidays are given as compared to other countries such as Australia has at least 4 weeks off, plus 10 public holidays, Brazil has 22 days of paid leave with a 33 percent salary vacation bonus and the France has at least 5 weeks off and as many as 9 for many public employees. Looking at this analysis we can see how far United states is from other countries, the author calls it as big fat goose egg." Hayes, Nick. "Did manual workers want industrial welfare? Canteens, latrines and masculinityon British building sites 1918-1970." Journal of Social History, vol. 35, no. 3, 2002, p. 637+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context,libdb.dccc.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A84678615/OVIC?u=pa_de_ccc&xid=29cc114b. Accessed 21 Nov. 2017. Enzi, Michael B. "Forcing Businesses to Offer Paid Sick Leave Is Not an Answer to H1N1." H1N1 Flu, edited by Noah Berlatsky, Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. Opposing Viewpointsi in Context, libdb.dccc.edu/login?url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010716215/OVIC?u=pa_de_ccc&xid=61a64c2e. Accessed 21 Nov. 2017. Originally published as "The Cost of Being Sick: H1N1 and Paid Sick Days," 2009. "Italian Shopkeepers Say 'No Grazie' to More Hours." Weekend Edition Saturday, 7 Jan. 2012.Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Accessed 21 Nov. 2017. New sources coming soon! What is democracy? What is republic capitalism socialism fascism What are social oppressive isms"? please provide some examples Social institutions? examples Discuss where to invade next ? three possible topics and three possible research questions for research paper ..
9) Writing About Where to Invade Next. An Argument. [Categories: Where to Invade Next, Research Paper, Argument]: Please complete the following:
Where to Invade Next is a nonfiction documentary, directed and produced by Michael Moore, who plays a role of invader. In his documentary he travels nine different countries of the world, which includes Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia and Iceland. Where to invade Next premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and had its American premiere at the 2015 New York Film Festival on October 2, 2015. A link to my blog post #8 Where to invade Next Summary, is provided, which leads to a summary of the documentary.
Topic # 1: Cost less education system Research Question: Should America provide free higher education system to its citizens?Argument: America should provide free college and universities education because education is a right of every individual, and education should be seen as a good not just for the individual but as a good for the whole country. A country with more educated citizens, leads to more productive nation of the world. The more the government helps the students, more the students will try to give back to the community. Topic # 2: Healthy School meals Research Question: Should America improve the meals for students in school? Argument: America should know what they are serving in school lunches because they are affecting the kids eating habits and life expectancy from the food they eat. The youth of today will grow tomorrow and have bad health conditions. Where will this lead towards us to? Topic # 3: Paid leaves Research question: Should America need to provide paid Holiday? Argument: America provide paid holidays with job guarantee to all employees no matter either they are working for small or large company. These holidays are important for each and every employee because each health matters, after all it is even better for the company because when employees feel satisfied with their lives and they will work better in the company giving their best. Hence, increasing the profit of the company. Topic # 4: Free Health care system Research question: Should America provide free health care system? Argument: America should free health care system because they need to consider that the health of the people is directly related to the health of the country. As a result less diseases will enter inside the country which will make the over all health of the country stronger. 8) Writing About Where to Invade Next. A Summary. [Category: Where to Invade Next, Research Paper, Summary]: Please complete the following:
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Where to invade next is a documentary type movie written and directed by Michael Moore. Since World War II which was against the countries such as Vietnam Lebanon Iraq Afghanistan Syria and Yemen America wanted to get something new. Therefore, in this movie Michael Moore visits different countries in order to collect the good information and systems and bring them back to America. Michael Moore visits countries such as Italy, France, Finland, Tunisia, Slovenia, Germany, and Portugal. Firstly, he begins his journey from Italy where he finds out the labor rights of the workers and paid holidays from a couple born and raised in Italy. He also gets to know about the 13th salary concept in which the workers are paid more than what they really work for. As a result, Italian people have a much higher life expectancy. He also informs the couple about the paid holidays workers receive in America, they were astonished to hear that zero paid holidays are given in America. Secondly, he visits France and Finland where he finds out that the school meals provided in the schools are actually confirmed with the nutritionist for better health of the students. When he talks to the students of higher grade he finds that these students do not receive any homework, even if they do receive any homework it does not take more than 20 minutes to complete the homework. The staff members in the high school explain that students should be given enough time to be themselves, and should be taught how to live a happy life. On one occasion, he offers his cold drink do the students, but today refuse to drink it. Meanwhile, his daughter was sending him the pictures of the School Meal which she receives in America. When the Italian kids were shown the pictures of the School Meal they refused to accept that this was a food. Thirdly, he visits Slovenia a region between the Alps where the students do not have to pay any kind of fee in order to seek their higher education of college in a university. Where he meets two former American students who were happy enough to inform Michael Moore that they don't have any dept. Fourthly, he goes to Germany where he finds that the worker only for 36 hours a week, but get paid as much as they are working for 40 hours a week. In addition, they also receive a 2 hours break every day so that they can return to their home and have a well-prepared lunch in their home and return back to work. These workers in a Pencil Factory were happy enough and had only one job. Whereas in America people work 3 to 4 and still they are unsatisfied. In the end, Michael Moore visits other countries such as Portugal Norway Tunisia and Iceland very finds out that Universal Health Care is provided for free in Portugal and if in case someone violates the law by using drugs, they are not given the death penalty. In Norway, he visits a prison which he called it as most Humane prison system with the least security. In Tunisia, the woman is given enough rights and access to abortion and, the government also disagree the dressing of the woman. After all, hijab is necessary for every modest Woman. On the other hand, in Iceland Michael Moore sees the woman in power, meeting with the members of Best Party he departs from Iceland. Hence, in the end, Michael Moore deceives people by saying that these systems originally came from America.
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