I CHOOSED TOPIC NUMBER 7 

Comparison and Contrast Essay

ASSIGNMENT: Write an essay of at least 500 words (in MLA format) that Compares and Contrasts ONE of the following: 

Compare the music you listened to when you were younger to the music you listen to now.  What do the two types of music tell about you and how you have changed? Write a comparison and contrast essay in which you discuss your conclusions. You may choose to reference the essay, “Songs of Summer” by Juan Williams. If you do so, remember to use in-text citations and include a Works Cited page referencing the article. 

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the communication styles of men and women. You may choose to reference the essay, “”Sex, Lies and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen. If you do so, remember to use in-text citations and include a Works Cited page referencing the article.

Write an essay about a relative or friend you have known since you were a child. Consider how your opinion of this person is different now from when it was then.

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the expectations that college professors and high school teachers have for their students. Cite your own experiences as examples.

How are the attitudes toward education different among students who work to finance their own education and students who do not? Your thesis statement should indicate what differences exist and why.

Write an essay comparing/contrasting the rules set for you as a child and the rules you have set (or plan to set) for your own children.

Write an essay comparing/contrasting your life before college and your life now (during college).

YOUR CHOICE of subjects to compare/contrast (must be approved by professor beforehand).

1. OVERVIEW:
2. Comparison is writing that shows the similarities among subjects—people, ideas, situations, or items; contrast shows the differences. In conversation, we often use the word compare to mean either compare or contrast, but in this essay, and for most expository writing, the terms have separate meanings.
3. You already use comparison and contrast to help you make decisions.
4. You compare and contrast two job offers.
5. You compare and contrast two classes you want to take.
6. You compare and contrast musical groups you like.
7. REQUIREMENTS:
8. A successful essay will:

Give the clear opinion of the writer in the thesis statement.

Have coherent topic sentences that show opinions and are related to the thesis.

Include a minimum of three points of comparison/contrast.

pick one of the poems 

https://www.beatdom.com/spirituality-in-the-poetry… 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l11MUjuK43M. ‘The world is a beautiful place’ Lawerence Ferlinghetti

How does the poet create this meaning? What poetic device(s) does the poet employ to create and emphasize the meaning? 

Prompt 2

Next prompt I have already done some background work I just need you to do some writing filling out the scene I have the story line and setting I will attach a  sample that is the story in orange. I really need you to just hit on the four elements of setting, action, thought and emotion. I need the story to hit on about the setting describing it, action that was done in the scene and thought and emotion that happened while we were talking about the death of one of my dogs. 

The setting is at my family farm where my family has been going to for the last 40 years. We are here because we are talking about the passing of my dog and the great farm we live on. The story will capture me finding out about the death of my dog then bringing her to the farm to be buried. 

As you walk up to my grandparents there is a big white gate two big horse heads are a top the gate. This show you that horses are on the property and that all the fencing around the property are keeping animals in. Green trees, bushes and plants cover every inch of the 10 acre property. It only makes sense to why there is hedging needed every week to maintain the property. As you pull up to my grandparents house you get a feel of every color in the rainbow. Flowers of every color surround my grandparents house my grandma has spent the whole last year revamping her garden. You can hear the bahhh of the goats pen that is to the right and the nonstop barking of novak the German short hair pointer along with Charlotte a small jack Russel who stand 5 inches of the ground. I get in my golf cart and head over to the barns where my grandpa is probably hard a work cleaning the stalls. Rock over another rock you hear my golf carts rubber tires crawl over the rock drive way that leads to the barn. 

Readings

More Than Enough, Chapters 1-8

TED Talk

America Ferrera, My identity is a superpower — not an obstacle Discussion Assignment

For this discussion, you’ll apply four ideas of your choice from four different chapters in More Than Enough Chapters 1-8. Include and label these sections in your message, using boldface to highlight the four ideas from the readings you apply:

1. Summary of main points in the TED Talk. What are the speaker’s main ideas? Identify and discuss them.
2. Application of your first idea from one chapter in this week’s More Than Enough readings. Identify the chapter and clearly define and explain the idea you’re applying and give specific examples from the TED Talk.
3. Application of a second idea from a different chapter in this week’s More Than Enough readings. Identify the chapter and clearly define and explain the idea you’re applying and give specific examples from the TED Talk.
4. Application of a third idea from a different chapter in this week’s More Than Enough readings. Identify the chapter and clearly define and explain the idea you’re applying and give specific examples from the TED Talk.
5. Application of a fourth idea from a different chapter in this week’s More Than Enough readings. Identify the chapter and clearly define and explain the idea you’re applying and give specific examples from the TED Talk.
6. Insights gained. What insights have you gained into charting your own future and life’s journey based on the TED Talk and the chapters? That is, what lessons have you learned from this week’s Talk and readings?

TED Talk Summary. Clearly and completely identified and discussed at least three key ideas and explained them in terms of your own experiences or other information that helped contextualize the speaker’s point. 150+ words

Application of Concepts. Defined, explained, discussed, and applied required number of concepts (or more) from the readings. Provided clear links between the TED Talk and the concepts. Integrated your own experiences related to the TED Talk and readings. 300+ words

Insights. Reflected on what you learned from the readings and TED Talk. Applied what you’ve learned to your own experiences related to the TED Talk and readings. Offered key insights and provided connections with previous coursework, disciplinary concepts, and the like. 150+ words

a. Of all the dimensions of divorce-emotional, legal, economic, co-parenting, community, and psychic-which do you think are most challenging for adults and why? Which are the most challenging for children and why? Are these the same or different?

b. In your personal experience, how would this information help you, your family, and your community grow a stronger family and increase community bonds?

and replay for this student

a. Of all the dimensions of divorce, I would think the legal and economic dimensions would be the most challenging for adults to deal with. I believe this because when you talk about divorce from an adult perspective the main topics of conversation are about all the legal actions that are required to be made as well as the legal documents that need to be filled out. Included in this process are the economic conversations and how money is going to be split and handled. I would say the economic dimensions are the hardest for adults because they’ve most likely become used to all their funds being pooled together and now they have to go through the separation of that. For children, I would say community would be the most challenging because these kids are faced with many new changes such as one or both of the parents moving and most likely having to go between two homes now. There are a lot of new changes children have to process and go through when their parents get a divorce. I think they are different because there are two different perspectives. Adults are the ones making the decisions and looking at the picture as a whole whereas the kids are only focused on their family and the relationships within it. They don’t understand everything going on usually and don’t have to worry about decisions such as financial decisions.
b. I think learning information like this allows everyone to create a better understanding of the challenges faced by families going through a divorce. Whether that’s from the adult’s perspective or the children’s perspective, they face different obstacles in getting through the divorce. Creating this understanding will allow people in the community to be more compassionate toward those going through these struggles and help them to feel like they have support through the whole process.

please respond to peers:

1. I am from Jamul, California. I graduated from GCU last March with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and I am now working towards my MBA and my Masters of Science in Leadership. I am currently working as an escrow assistant, but I will be starting as a credit analyst in two short weeks. I am excited to start this new career path because it will lead to a great career that will make me much happier than my current job. I have learned a lot working in escrow over the last three years, but I know I will never be fulfilled in the escrow industry, and I am ready to make the change to something new. I am excited to learn more about organizational behavior and how technology impacts corporate management. The hardest part of this Class for me will be the exams because I have always struggled with exams. I plan on reviewing all of the materials available to help me be extra prepared for the exams. 

2. Both Panera and Barry Wehlmiller have successfully adopted conscious capitalism principles. Based on the video “Everybody Matters: A Documentary Short Based on the Best Selling Book”, leadership at Barry Wehlmiller made a conscious decision to reinvent their leadership approach to focus more on caring for staff than caring about profitability. Their approach is that staff who have a positive quality of work life, will result in the company having less turnover and better productivity. In the article, “Conscious Capitalism Is Far From Dead”, Panera is profiled and they have a multitude of different charitable causes they champion. Both companies identify “higher purpose” as their primary cornerstone of values. Putting staff and society in front of profits. The connection between conscious capitalism and the Christian concept of putting others before oneself is very visible. Both concepts embrace helping people and being a part of something bigger than themselves. Both concepts embrace improving humanity through how they treat people in their community and attempting to elevate people in need and positively affect societal issues that serve the greater good.

3. Briefly explain your level of knowledge or practical experience of the implications of organizational behavior and managers’ expectations in organizations at the beginning of the week’s discussions.