Provide a free rider example from your life – either how you have been a free rider or your observation of someone else being a free rider. Is this behavior something that should be corrected or allowed to continue?
Analyze one of the following essays; 1. Toynbee, “Inequality is the Real Enemy” 2. Hogan, “The Voyagers” 3. Rosenzweig, “Can TV improve us?” 4. Mayer, “Welcome to the frontier of male disaffection” 5. Swift, “A Modest Proposal” 6. Stossel, “The Man Who Counts the Killings” Checklist 1. Does a direct thesis convey both the subject … Read more
Write a creative introduction for each of the following speech topics using the strategy specified in parentheses. a) Something unusual or extraordinary that you have done (personal story) b) Practicing safe sex (humor) c) Extramarital affairs and cheating (startling facts or statistics; you may make up “data” for this activity) d) Presenting an award (quotation) … Read more
Visit a nearby Mosque and attend one of the congregation prayer services (Friday prayer if you can) and write a 2-page, double spaced account of your experience at the Mosque. Highlight the similarities and differences between a prayer service of another faith tradition (ideally your own) and the one you witness at the Mosque. Pay … Read more
The Story of US movie by Bruce Willis and Mitchell Phifer Movie review answering the following questions: What creates the conflicts in the relationship? What patterns of communication are evident? What methods of conflicts resolutions existed? What about the children’s? What effect did the parent’s conflicts have on them? Give your overall impressions about the … Read more
The first assignment is a short paper written in the style of a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal. Consult current issues of the Wall Street Journal for potential topics and to see how to present a brief and cogent argument (read several letters for reference). The letter should take a position … Read more
Need to analyze a great and famous speaker, and analyze the verable and non-verable
1. How does advertising reflect and shape the values of our society? 2.What does it mean to be Canadian? Discuss the elements of Canadian national identity (cultural, social, political, etc.). 3.How does Hollywood present young offenders? Watch a film that uses the “kids in trouble” motif. How does your chosen film portray youth and crime? … Read more
In an essay of 500-750 words, identify and describe a humanitarian cause that interests you. Outline components of a marketing strategy that you could use to bring awareness to your cause as well as build a network of supporters for your business.
Watch the Time Management video by Dr. Pausch (link below). Out of all of the suggestions that Dr. Pausch presented in the UVA lecture on Time Management, what are your top five picks and why? How do they apply to your life today? What about in the future, after graduation? What time management skills have … Read more