Category: Writing

Situating Masculinity; Immigration, Empathy and Emasculation in Junot Diaz’s
Drown
1.    What is masculinity according to Professor Keith Nurse?
2.    According to literary critic Satya Mohanty, what is the purpose of “identities” and” cultures” in our social reality?
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3.    According to anthropologist Pierre Bourdieu, what are the institutions interconnected in creating social constructs?
4.    What is the dichotomy in masculinity as seen by Norma Fuller?
5.  Explain why Antonio de Moya says that, “masculinity depends on a kind of self-policing among its members”?
6.  Reflection. What is your opinion on masculinity? Do you agree with the definitions offered in this article?
7.     According to the CNN article written by Noah Berlatsky, what is “himpathy” and, what emotional behavior is associated with the term?

In debates on the concept of fairness, some people argue that “fair” does not always mean “equal.” In a New Yorker article from January 13, 2020, Louis Menand writes, “The terrible paradox of the civil-rights movement is that outlawing racial discrimination made it harder to remediate its effects. . . . We took race out of the equation only to realize that, if we truly wanted not just equality of opportunity for all Americans but equality of result, we needed to put it back in.” He explains that this paradox came to be known as affirmative action.
Consider the line between the concepts of fairness and equality. A response in which you argue your position on the idea that “fair does not always mean equal.” Use appropriate and specific evidence to develop and defend your argument.
Q: Paper Writing:
Directions: Assume that you are the SK Chairman of your barangay. Write a letter addressed to your Barangay Chairman about the project you want to conduct, that advocates community effort to increase participation in physical activities, improve nutrition practices, and with consideration to the new normal situation due to COVID19 Pandemic. Your output will be graded using this rubric: Content 50% Organization 30% Punctuation and Grammar 20% Total 100%
Q: Paper Writing:
Jean-Michel Basquiat Please watch the documentary regarding NYC artist Basquiat and provide a two – five sentence response per question through Canvas as to how you feel about the following regarding his work and times: 1) How does race and/or ethnic/identity politics play a role into his work, especially his public art/graffiti art expressions? 2) Speak a bit about his symbolism and/or his “intent” as an artist? In other words, what, in your perspective, were his pictorial concerns? 3) What is your overall impression of Basquiat’s street/graffiti/symbolic/”pop”/poetic work? Do you feel that his work may be relevant today?
Q: Paper Writing:
answer the ff,
36. “Hey, how are you? I missed you!”
A. TURN-TAKING
B. TERMINATION
C. REPAIR
D. NOMINATION
37. “Best regards to your parents! See you around!”
A. TURN-TAKING
B. TERMINATION
C. REPAIR
D. NOMINATION
38. “Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer apologies for what I did yesterday.”
A. TURN-TAKING
B. TERMINATION
C. REPAIR
D. NOMINATION
39. “Sorry, I can’t decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let’s talk next time, okay?”
A. TURN-TAKING
B. TERMINATION
C. REPAIR
D. NOMINATION
40. “Now, it’s your turn to ask questions.”
A. TURN-TAKING
B. TERMINATION
C. REPAIR
D. NOMINATION
Q: Paper Writing:
After reading “Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces” by John Palfrey (pp. 731-738), present your own argument to your classmates in response to the author’s claim that “free expression and diversity are essential components of democracy.” In your response, be sure to pinpoint specific ways Palfrey defines, describes, or characterizes free speech and diversity, and address those specifically. Your goal is to use all the strategies we’ve discussed in class leading up to this point to make a compelling argument. Practice your argumentative skills this week – and challenge your classmates to further develop their own – as a final exercise to help you deliver a strong argument in your final presentation next week.
Q: Paper Writing:
What would you say is the definition and intention of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)?
Where can you find information about Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)?
What would qualify an activity as “developmentally appropriate”?
How would a consideration of developmentally appropriate risks for young children guide your decisions in planning activities?
Q: Paper Writing:
What is convenience sampling?
How does convenience sampling work with qualitative or quantitative sampling?
Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice.
Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies.
Identify ethical issues common to research involving human subjects.
Q: Paper Writing:
a letter to a relative describing what you’ve learned about the history of school desegregation in the North based on the readings in this Module. Include a direct quote from each text (Sokol and Spencer).
Jason Sokol,
All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn
Kyle Spencer, “As Other Districts Grapple with School Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work,”
New York Times
, December 12, 2016. PDF
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Q: Paper Writing:
Briefly discuss the relationship between story and plot in The Skin I Live In.
You can write your answer with regards to Arrival.
Answer
The plot was about this Plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard who develops this amazing skin that is resistant to burns and insect bites. He did this conducted illegal transgenic experiments on humans, he is forbidden to continue with his research. However, he still experiments on a young woman named Vera captive and asks Marilia his servant and real mom to dismiss the other servants. Ledgard is out, Marilia’s estranged son Zeca, having committed a robbery, arrives in a tiger costume and asks his mother to hide him for a few days. He sees Vera on Ledgard’s security camera screens and demands to see her in person. She refuses to let her son so he gags her then rapes Vera. Ledgard drives and kills Zeca. Later Marilia tells Vera that Ledgard and Zeca are brothers with different fathers but both of them never knew that. Ledgard went to medical school and married a woman named Gal. When Zeca came back years later, he and Gal ran off together. They were involved in a terrible car crash in which Gal was badly burnt. Zeca had left the scene assuming her to be dead. Here in the present, Zeca had mistaken Vera for Gal, something she did not deny. Gal killed herself one day while hearing her daughter Norma singing in the garden. Gal accidentally sees her own reflection in the window; traumatized by the sight, she jumps to her death. Later Ledgard returns after burying Zeca’s body and spends the night with Vera. He dreams of his past, specifically the night of a wedding six years earlier, where he finds Norma (his daughter) unconscious on the ground. Norma, who had been taking medication for psychosis—having been rendered mentally unstable due to witnessing her mother’s suicide—comes to believe that Ledgard had raped her upon awakening with him above her; she subsequently develops a fear of all men and spends years in a mental health facility. She eventually kills herself in the same manner that her mother did. Vera too dreams of that night realizing that he was originally a guy named Vicente. He crashes the wedding and meets Norma. Like others at the party, he is under the influence of drugs. He walks with Norma into the garden. Norma begins to take off some of her clothes, stating she would be naked all the time if she could. Vicente kisses her and compliments her. While they are lying down with Vicente on top of her, she suddenly starts to have a frantic reaction to the music playing—the same song she was singing when her mother committed suicide—and starts screaming. Vicente attempts to hush her screams, leading to her biting his hand. He slaps her, knocking her unconscious. He rearranges her clothes and flees the scene, looking around nervously for potential witnesses, just before Ledgard arrives; he is unaware that Ledgard notices him leaving on his motorbike. Ledgard tracks him down and kidnaps him and holds him captive and changes him slowly into his ex-wife. During this period of time, Vicente struggles to keep himself sane and cling to the core of his true identity.
After an absence of four years, Marilia returns to work in Ledgard’s house to look after Vera (Vicente). Vera reveals to Marilia that he has been held captive for the last six years.
Back in the present, Ledgard’s new relationship with Vera dismays Marilia, who does not trust Vera. Fulgencio, one of Ledgard’s colleagues, reads a news story about the missing Vicente and recognizes him as one of their sex change patients. He accuses Ledgard of falsifying Vicente’s consent and of experimenting on him. Vera, who overhears their conversation, tells Fulgencio that he is the missing Vicente and in support of Ledgard, states that he is here by his own free will. After Fulgencio leaves, Vera notices a photograph of himself as Vicente attached to the news story about missing persons. During the night, Ledgard and Vera start having sex, but Vera tells him that it is still painful after Zeca’s rape. Ostensibly going downstairs to find lubricant, Vera retrieves Ledgard’s gun and kills him. Marilia, alerted by the sound of the shot, barges into the bedroom with her own pistol in hand and finds her son Ledgard dead on the bed. Vera, who is hiding under the bed, shoots and kills Marilia. With her final breath, Marilia says “I knew it.”
Freed from captivity at last, Vicente returns to his mother’s dress shop

“How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy” on pages 296-299 and “Saving the Self in the Age of the Selfie” on pages 319-331 from
Pursuing Happiness
As you read these texts, consider how Maria Konnikova and James McWilliams’ arguments
Both Maria Konnikova and James McWilliams identify problems with the use of technology. Based on these authors’ articles, how do technology and our “digitized life” present obstacles to happiness? Be specific and discuss both articles.
What solutions does each author present to these problems? How might these solutions lead to an increased sense of happiness? Again, discuss both articles and be specific.

What responsibility do teachers have to teach their students the ethical use of technology and how can they encourage its appropriate use at home? How does this relate to the Professional Dispositions of Learners?

Infants and toddlers are extremely curious about everything in their environment. They pick up and put just about every object into their mouths. It is because of this characteristic that the majority of airway obstructions due to a foreign object occur in infants and young toddlers. For this reason, adults must devote extra attention to creating safe environments by eliminating foods and small objects that could lead to an airway obstruction. What steps did the teachers in the video take to reduce children’s risk of choking?
Placed all toys with small pieces on a high shelf where they could be supervised.
Required teachers to complete first aid training and CPR certification.
Only purchased toys that were non-toxic and had no sharp edges.
Made sure that toys were at least 2 inches in diameter and children’s play was monitored.
Which of the following foods would not pose a significant choking hazard for young children?
bananas
hot dogs
grapes
popcorn

Two Dollars
BY  SHARONA   F. VLDOL
” HELEN!   ARE YOU coming?”
“Yes!” Helen called back, yanking her dress on. It was a bit small, but she could manage.
“Where are we going, Dad?” she asked. She didn’t often get  to spend time with her father these days. He was always working, always trying to make enough money to support Helen, her mother, and her brothers and sister.
“We’ll be getting the rent,” he answered.
“Oh.” So that was why he had time for her today. The rent was what kept them going, what gave them enough money so that all Helen had to worry about was her too-tight dress and raggedy old slip. Other children had to worry about food or even their homes. The Resnicks were luckier. Before the Depression had begun, when the Resnick fam­ily’s store had still been successful, Mr. Resnick had bought two houses and rented them as apartments. Where the family would be without that rent money now, Helen really couldn’t imagine.
“But, Dad, if you sold the houses, we’d get more money.”
He smiled at her with a tired sigh. “Aren’t you a little young to worry about money?” She didn’t answer, and he sighed again. “Helen, we don’t know when it’s going to be easier. If we sold the apartments, we’d have a lot of money, but it would be all at once. What if, after a long time, we ran out of that money and the economy still wasn’t better?”
“Will it get better?” Helen whispered.
“Of course it will. We just don’t know when.” He was quiet for a few moments. Then he said. “Besides, if we sold the apartments, the families who live there would have to move.”
Helen nodded. That made sense. Some of the families probably wouldn’t be able to pay for a different apartment or for the movers to help them get there.
At the first house, Mrs. Miller, who had no children and a husband who was still working, gave them the rent money right  away in dollar bills, but Mr. Schmidt was still searching his apartment for coins when they arrived. Apologizing, he gave them a bag of nickels, dimes, and quarters.
”Aren’t you going to count it, Dad?” Helen asked as they left. “No,” he said. “I don’t need to.” He was always unhappy to take money from his poorer tenants, but as Helen’s mother said, that was the only way they were surviving. The money in Mr. Resnick’s hand by the end of today must be enough to last Helen’s family for the whole month. The other house was next-door, and three families lived there .
Everything went smoothly at the first two apartments, but both Helen and her father were worried about the third. The Katz family never had enough money, and it had become harder and harder to accept their rent, even though her father had lowered it.
He said it was important to be especially good to this family because Mr. Katz had served in the army in the Great War and deserved their gratitude.
Mrs. Katz opened the door when Helen’s father knocked. Her eyes were red-from crying, Helen thought . “Good afternoon, Mr. Resnick,” she said, her hands nervously smoothing her gray dress. “How are you, Mrs.  Katz?”  he  asked. “We’re … we’re getting by,” she said, but she wouldn’t meet his eyes or even Helen’s.
“You’re here for the rent.”
“Yes, Mrs. Katz, I’m afraid so.”
“Please come in.”
The inside of the apartment was always beautifully clean. Mr. Katz and the two children were sitting at a table, waiting for Mr. Resnick. They all have such thin faces! Helen thought. She was embarrassed, suddenly, by her own round cheeks and strong body. They felt like marks  of  her  guilt when she saw the little girl’s narrow, sad face and the boy’s big eyes.
Mr. Katz gave Helen’s father the money he was holding, and Mr. Resnick thanked him and turned to go.
“Mr. Resnick?” Mrs. Katz said before they could leave. He turned to look at her. In a trembling voice she told him, “We haven’t eaten in two days.”
Two days! Helen couldn’t imagine such a thing. Her stomach ached just to think of it.
They went back to where the family sat. “Mr. Katz, is that true?” Helen’s father asked.
Mr. Katz didn’t look up or speak but nodded. The skinny little girl began to cry. Without a word, Helen’s father put all of the Katzes’ rent money back on the table. Then he solemnly took out the rest of the money he’d collected that day and counted out two dollars in coins.
“Helen,” he said, “I want you to go down to the grocer’s and use this to buy food and bring it right back here.”
“Yes, Dad,” she answered and started running. Long after she was out of earshot, Mrs. Katz’s tearful apologies and thanks echoed in her ears.
Helen was so shocked by the family’s story that she was all the way to the grocer’s before she realized that this was more  money than she’d ever held in her life. She hung on to it tightly, to make  sure that not a penny would escape. She’d never been given such responsibility! She was just like her mother, with two whole dollars to spend on groceries!
And so, just like Mom, Helen chose tasty, cheap, and good foods-bread, flour, beans, milk, oats, and peanut butter- everything her mother would get. She kept a careful count of how many pennies each item cost and piled the groceries near the counter since there were far too many to carry without a bag. Two dollars bought such a lot!
“Is your mother sick, young lady?” the grocer asked when he added up her purchases and packed them in bags.
“No,” Helen told him proudly. ”I’m on an errand.”
“Is that so? That’ll be a dollar and ninety-eight cents.” Helen gave him the two dollars. Look at all this food, she thought happily. And I didn’t even spend all the money!
But then she became worried. Her father had asked her to spend two dollars. He didn’t say anything about having money left over. Would he be pleased or angry if she brought back two pennies?
“How much is this?” she asked, holding up a pretty candy she’d seen in her own grocery store last week. Mother would never spend any money at all on candy.
“.Just a penny.”
A whole penny for something so small! No wonder Mom wouldn’t buy it. But Helen thought of the little boy and girl she was bringing this food to. Surely they never had candy. And if she, who had enough to eat, wanted candy so much, surely they would want it even more.
”I’ll buy two of them,” Helen said and added them to the pile. “Then it’s two dollars.” Helen nodded and picked up the bags.
They were heavy, but she carried them back to the house, where her father was still talking to Mr. Katz. Everyone’s eyes flew to her, and her father smiled. The children gave little sighs of pleasure when they saw each favorite food, and when Helen reached into the bag and took out the two candies, they both shrieked with joy. Mr. and Mrs. Katz laughed at that, and Helen thought it was their first laugh in a long, long time.
“How much was the candy?” her father asked on the way home.
“A penny each,” she admit­ted. Had it been a waste of money? Was he angry?
But then he said, “You did a good job.”
They were quiet for a while, and a worried look grew on her father’s face.
“Dad?” she asked. “What is it?”
“Will there be enough left for us?”
“I think so. I hope so. Yes,” he said. “It might be a little harder than usual, but we’ll be all right.”
A few more minutes passed.
”I’m glad we helped them,” Helen said.
”I’m glad, too. We couldn’t have
not
helped them.”
HELEN’S SUPPER THAT night was very tasty and even better since she knew that across town  two other children  were  eating, too. And after supper, she closed her eyes and enjoyed that wonderful candy with  the skinny,  hungry little girl and  the  tiny  boy with the big eyes.
Question 1
It’s time to summarize the story,
Two Dollars.
Since it is a narrative piece, you can use the  Somebody Wanted But So Method to come up with a summary.  Here, show your notes for
Somebody:
Wanted:
But:
So:
(Hint, stick with the main character for now.)
Then, combine your notes above to rite a solid summary sentence for the story.  You can write up to 4 sentencs if you need to.
Question 2
In the space below, write down two quotes (words, phrases, or sentences) from the story, Two Dollars,  and explain what it reminds you of.  (Just like we did with the Fashion Show.)
Quote:
This reminds me of….
Quote:
This reminds me of…

2. Write a letter to Jason Allred, owner of Midwest Sparkleen, informing him that PolicyPlan will not renew its annual cleaning contract with Midwest Sparkleen when the Current contract expires at the end of this month. Cite the examples identified in the scenario, and keep the tone of your letter professional. The letter should be addressed to: Jason Allread Midwest Sparkleen 4000 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, WI, 53207 Scenario Your company, PolicyPlan Insurance Services, is a 120-employee insurance claims processor based in Milwaukee. PolicyPlan has engaged Midwest Sparkleen for interior and exterior cleaning for the past five years. Midwest Sparkleen did exemplary work for the first four years, but after a change of ownership last year, the level of service has plummeted. Offices are no longer cleaned thoroughly, you’ve had to call the company at least six times to remind them to take care of spills and other messes that they’re supposed to address routinely, and they’ve left toxic cleaning chemicals in a public hallway on several occasions. You have spoken with the owner about your concerns twice in the past three months, but his assurances that service would improve have not resulted in any noticeable improvements. When the evening cleaning crew forgot to lock the lobby door last Thursday-leaving your entire facility vulnerable to theft from midnight until 8 am Friday morning-you decided it was time for a change.

Thanks for your interest in Rev. Please listen carefully to the audio file all the way till the end and please edit and transcribe as needed, correcting misspellings, researching names and attributing speech through the correct speaker to create an accurate and complete transcript. Let’s talk a little bit about Rev and its expectations. Great, so tell us how Rev got started. Jason Chicola says that the idea for Rev.com was inspired by his time at oDesk. Mr.Chicola started the site with co-founder and former oDesk colleague Josh Brianlinger in 2010. They were joined by other MIT classmates who built this platform which now specializes in transcription, captions, foreign subtitles, and document translation. Rev started Temi as well. What does Rev look for in a freelancer? A strong command of the English language is essential. It’s important to know which word fits the context, such as “They’re going to get their books from there.” We also value research skills such as correctly spelling, Sysco food company, Cisco software as well as C Sharp and sequal programming languages. Your files are graded on accuracy and formatting, you’re going to need to follow Rev style guidelines. It’s important that quality is consistent. How do you handle difficult audio? We recommend that agents work on files with which they’re comfortable. Otherwise, use appropriate notation tags such as ” Inaudible Tags” for indiscernible dialogue. Please do your best to clear inaudibles by slowing down audio or rewinding. Do we transcribe non-English speech? Use foreign language tags for foreign language speech and the file is 100% in a foreign language or is only an automated recording, then the file is considered unworkable and must be unclaimed not submitted. What about software or equipment? Rev software is optimized to work with the latest version of Google Chrome browser and using Mozilla Firefox as a backup. We recommend good quality headphones or ear buds. You’ll need a laptop or computer with a keyboard. Please, no iPads, iPhones nor Android tablets. How do the agents get paid? We pay via PayPal on Mondays by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Well, that’s all the time we have for now. Thanks for taking the time to speak with me.
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What’s more? Activity 1. Answer the following question: 1. What has been cascading in the Philippines and bringing a lot of gloom? 2. How will democracy enter the context of the Philippines? 3. What is democracy? Define in your own words. Activity 2. Cite at least 5 examples Step 1. Discuss school rules and identify what makes a good school rule. Step 2. Identify what makes a good law. Step 3. Examine critically an area of law in their country, e.g laws on alcohol. To propose and justify their own new school rule or law. School Rule/s Law Is it good? Not good?

“That Gentleman,” 1960, tempera on panel by Andrew Wyeth Describe in detail the use of color in this painting. What hues are
present (primary, secondary, and/or tertiary)? Refer to the color wheel on page 94 for assistance. How intense are these individual colors?
What are their individual values? What are their temperatures? How has the artist used color to communicate mood?