Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 3, 6 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Political socialization begins young. Think about conversations around politics when you were in primary school (around age 10). Maybe there was a natural disaster in your area such as a hurricane and government response levels were critiqued. What were some of the ways you learned about the p...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 5 Lesson APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Two additional sources beyond those provided Instructions Research the background of your Congressional representatives based on your address liste...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 6 Lesson 2 APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Extra resources: Mills, H. (2007). Power points!: How to design and deliver presentations that sizzle and sell (Office essentials collection). Ne...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapters 1, 2 Lesson Local newspaper APA style manual Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.) Library Overview (Links to an external site.) How to Search for Articles - the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.) Instructions Find an article in your local newspaper about a local policy issue that affects you. For example, an article concer...

In a two-page (500-word) paper, construct a comparison and contrast essay that incorporates one of the following guidelines: Compare online to on-ground education. Compare a book you've read to the movie adaptation (such as Lord of the Rings, A.I., or The Color Purple). Compare parenting styles. Choose your own topic. The topic should be approved by your instructor. Consider what your topic has to offer your reader. Why should this comparison be interesting and/or relevant to yo...

Step 1 Revise the sentences. Add correct capitalization to the following sentences: orson welles's mercury theater radio broadcast of "the war of the worlds" caused mass panic and hysteria on october 30, 1938. before the lecture began, the instructor spoke briefly to the students, stating, "welcome to pre-algebra mathematics 130." several students who plan to major in the social and behavior sciences meet on tuesday and thursday to discuss many issues, including the impact of jeffe...

Step 1 Select a classification assignment. Classify and describe one of the following categories of people: gum chewers, doughnut eaters, cell-phone users, complainers, speakers, grocery shoppers. Discuss the kinds of problems that can ruin a relationship. It is up to you to decide what the relationship is a romance, a friendship, a marriage, a student-teacher relationship, a relationship with a coworker, or a relationship with a neighbor. Choose the type of relationship that you wish to...

Step 1 Correct the following paragraph. Insert or delete hyphens as needed in the following paragraph: 1 Attending College in New York City can be pretty scary, especially for a small-town girl from Des Moines, Iowa. 2 Since I am studying nursing, I decided to join Scorpions for Smiles, a student-volunteer-group that visits children who spend a-lot of time in the hospital wards for recovery or treatment purposes. 3 It's a great feeling knowing that a sick or hurting child is benefiting f...

Variety and Details Objectives Describe ways to include details and varied word choice in writing Identify clear and effective writing styles in writing samples Assignment Overview In this practice exercise, you explore the use of variation in writing. Deliverables Answers to exercise questions Step 1 Watch the video tutorial.Achieving Variety Step 2 Revise the sentences.Be sure to provide variety in sentence structure and length. Combine and expand the sentences with de...

Assignment APA Format Objective Describe APA style and when it should be used Assignment Overview In this exercise, you explore the APA format of writing. Deliverables Answers to exercise questions Step 1 Prepare References entries.Prepare References entries from the following information. Use the APA style unless your instructor specifies a different style. For titles, use italics. Arrange the finished entries in alphabetical order, not numbered: A journal article tit...