4. Explain the author’s main contentions and briefly discuss them using concrete evidence from the book. This may be in short quotes or in paraphrasing points. You may use outside reviews and commentaries to reinforce your interpretation. 5.
Why do you think so, and what theoretical solutions would you propose to make measurable progress in solving the homeless problem? To develop your essay convincingly, use examples, theoretical or actual, and details from both the readings and from your own experiences, observation, and speculations. IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
The first 3 steps are focus, development and organization. Focus consists of writer’s intent to inform, persuade, describe or argue. This intent is throughout the text. A thesis that provide specific and focused response to the topic and clear preview of all main points in text. Development is the second step and mean development of paragraphs with main idea, focus , analysis and proof to support main idea.
Include elements of culture in your analysis. Provide a conclusion that discusses which perspective you think is most applicable to the issue or how the three perspectives complement one another in understanding the issue. Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignments tab.While reading Chapter 1, become familiar with the three major sociological perspectives because you will be asked to use them repeatedly throughout the course. Try to think of these theoretical perspectives, not as true or false, but as useful or less useful for a particular circumstance.
When you have completed your analysis of individual articles, you can then look across the responses to compare and contrast the multiple perspectives on the issue. You will submit your Cause of Depression Analysis Worksheet to the Unit 6 Assignment box. Learner Name: Iresse Freeman Name of Perspective: Cognitive Analysis Components Cause of Depression Research Articles Title of Article Beliefs about causes of depression. Author[s]: Lauber C; Falcato Title of Article Physical changes that occur when depressed. Author[s]:Richard Alleyne Title of Article Reactions caused by Depression Author[s]:Richard Alleyne Title of Article Author[s] The main purpose of this article is .
Charise Albritton Sociology 3200: Class, Status & Power Paper III Nickel and Dimed For this paper, you will use the text Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001) and 3 other readings from this course (with the exception of Bettie). You will come up with an argument based on the primary text that can be expanded on using the three additional sources. You should define and explain the key terms and concepts used by the authors that are appropriate to your paper. Here are the guidelines for source selection: • One of the three may be from outside of the course provided that it is an academically produced book or article from a peer-reviewed social science journal. •
Unit 5 Exercise 1 Steve Nephew 02/1/2015 Chapter 10 1. The typical organization of an argument essay is: * An introduction that states the issue being debated, identifies the issue’s two or more sides, and usually offers an explicit thesis that the argument will support. * An objective summary of opposing views, including their strengths. * A point-by-point discussion of the limitations of opposing views. * A summary of your viewpoint and your understanding of the issue.
| Process and Outcome Evaluations | | | | | | | Within this paper, I will be going over the characteristics of what process evaluation and outcome evaluations are and I will also be giving two examples of each evaluation. | Process and Outcome Evaluations I will be starting this paper off by describing what a Process Evaluation and how it works. A Process Evaluation is used to document as well as monitor the planning and execution of those plans, as well as the interrelationship of the components of the proposed project and the collection of data from the project. The three main objectives are A) program interventions, B) Program planning and development and C) database management system. Program intervention
* Write one paragraph that summarizes the social problem in the news article. 2. Choose two different theoretical perspectives that help to explain the situation. You will need to decide whether the situation calls for a macro perspective (demographic groups, whole societies, cultures) or micro perspective
Compare and Contrast Paragraph In a compare and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas. First, craft a Topic Sentence - In one sentence, tell the reader the focus of your paragraph Decide to what extent you will stress the similarities between your subjects and to what extent you will stress their differences. Create a topic sentence that reflects that decision. Example (for a paragraph comparing the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Halifax:) While there are some similarities between Vancouver and Halifax, there are also some differences, particularly in weather and population. Or Although Vancouver and Halifax are similar in some respects,