Second Edition by John Mauk and John Metz. Recommended Text: A Writer’s Resource 2009 edition. Course Description: This course will provide instruction in critical reading and writing of expository and argumentative prose‚ including summaries‚ analysis‚ and research. Focus will be on critical reading‚ research methods‚ gathering‚ evaluating analyzing‚ and synthesizing ideas and evidence and documentation. The course is designed to help you understand and acquire the habits of mind central to
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Graphical analysis assignment. NAME: COURSE: INSTITUTION: INSTRUCTOR: DATE: The given graph shows a shift of the demand curve to the right. This is an increase in demand. This change results due to influencing factors other than prices such as an increase of number of consumers and a positive change in terms of consumer taste and preference. A good example is DVD’s. In this case‚ let our original price of DVD’s be 40 and our original quantity demanded of DVD’s be 20. At a price of 50 a shift to
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Business ethics is an area of ethics that examines ethical rules and principles within a commercial perspective using cases such as: Accounting Irregularities at WorldCom and Arthur Andersen…No More: What Went Wrong? (Business Ethics 4th Ed: Cases 5 & 6 pg.101-109)‚ both clearly present various moral and ethical problems that arise that are real life business scenarios as well as question the impact of certain ‘special’ duties/obligations that apply to particular individuals and employees who choose
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Biocentric Ethics Analysis SCI/362 - Environmental Issues and Ethics January 27‚ 2014 Howard Schmidt‚ M.S.‚ M.B.A. Biocentric Ethics Analysis Inherent and intrinsic value both refer to the value that is within the item or organism‚ it has value in and of itself; the value within the item or organism is “independent of the interests‚ needs‚ or uses of anyone else” (DesJardins‚ 2013‚ p. 113). Inherent value refers to the value that is found or recognized within the item or organism; whether spiritual
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illegally. In this paper‚ I will analyze ethics in entertainment. An earlier study conducted by Charles W. Harvey (2004) is replicated‚ adding questions about the psychological effects of hyperreality and consequences of illegally downloading music from the Internet and copyright infringement. The misuse of intellectual property is not a new phenomenon within the entertainment or information technology industry. The Internet is a major vehicle for ethics violations of this sort. The purpose
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Report Analysis Telstra Corporation Ltd. Team Members: Chak Wai Ting 2084619 Christopher Nichol 7383479 Jono Gelbart 9697926 Shehani Lokeswara 2051060 INDEX Corporate Financial Report Analysis 1 Executive summary 3 Introduction 4 Business Background 4 Trend Analysis - Transition from 2011 5 Ratio Analysis 6 Executive summary The purpose of this report is to evaluate the financial performance of Telstra Corporation Limited from a trend analysis and ratio analysis composed
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Aristotle’s Rhetorical Appeals Aristotle came up with a persuasive pattern we see in media all over called‚ rhetorical appeals. Ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos are seen in various types of media‚ ads‚ magazines‚ and many more. In “The Qualities of a Prince” an excerpt by Niccolò Machiavelli‚ he informs us about how a prince is able to hold his title and position and how to maintain the power that he has over the people. He uses past experiences for examples on how to maintain power. In Capitalism: A Love
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The analysis I made was based on Douglas McGray’s article “Lost in America”. You did a great job mentioning where the article can be found and giving a brief summary of the article at the beginning. It helps the reader understand the main points of the article. However‚ you started your introduction with “Douglas McGray‚ in Lost in America”‚ which is a very common attention-grabber. Unfortunately‚ because of its frequent usage‚ it becomes boring or less interesting to readers. You should try to start
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The Rhetorical Analysis Project gave us a good chance to learn and apply many skills. We did this project as a group me and my colleague Fahad. At the beginning point‚ we studied the concept of this project then we selected our two sources‚ it was an article and a chosen video. Fahad summarized the first source and I did the second one. After that we discussed and analyzed deeply both sources. Our analysis covers all aspects of these sources: rhetorical situation‚ strategies of arguments‚ rhetorical
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As a result of worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx‚ Merck faced a serious public relations crisis in the fall of 2004. Pharmaceutical giant’s officials were forced to defend company’s actions‚ its motivation for those actions‚ and its reputation after several articles‚ negatively reflecting on Merck’s behavior handling the Vioxx case‚ had been published. As an initial response to Vioxx crisis‚ the company released “An Open Letter from Merck” and “For 100 years‚ patients first” in attempt at a positive
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