Write a 500-750-word essay that explains the value system it addresses and how it is used or not used as persuasion in decision making and attitudes.
Choose an essay from the “COM-231 Essays” resource.
Use the GCU eLibrary to locate at least two additional resources to support your essay.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word docCOM 231 Essays
1. George Orwell: “Politics and the English Language”http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300011h.html#part42
2. For arguments sake; why do we feel compelled to fight about everything?
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/408373457?accountid=7374
3. Wasserman “Fan Profanity” Suggested alternate: Wasserman, Howard M., Cheers, Profanity, and Free Speech in College Sportshttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=574165
4. Luis Poza: “Arguing on the Internet” http://www.blogd.com/archives/001579.html
5. Alison Olson “the Zenger Case Revisited”http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=3864964&site=ehost-live&scope=site
6. Nat Hentoff “Expelling Huck Finn”http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/408537066?accountid=7374
7. James Twitchell But First a Word from our Sponsorhttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9607301973&site=ehost-live&scope=site
8. Sairra Patel The Media and its representation of Islam and Muslim womenhttp://www.themodernreligion.com/women/w_media.htm
9. Richard Price A Discourse on the Love of our countryhttp://www.constitution.org/price/price_8.htm
10. James Ledbetter The Culture Blockadehttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=7598230&site=ehost-live&scope=site
11. Jonathan Weber The Ever-Expanding, Profit-Maximizing, Cultural-Imperialist, WonderfulWorld of Disneyhttp://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.02/disney.html
12. Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independencehttp://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
13. Emma Goldman Patriotism a menace to libertyhttp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/goldman/Writings/Anarchism/patriotism.html
14. Leslie Marmon Silko The Border Patrol Statehttp://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/09-26-96/cover.htm
15. Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience”http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html
16. Martin Luther King Jr Letter from Birmingham Jailhttp://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
17. Sojourner Truth Ain’t I a woman?http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sojtruth-woman.asp
18. Jeff Jacoby Who’s white? Who’s Hispanic? Who cares?http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/405399505?accountid=7374
19. George Woodcock the tyranny of the clockhttp://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~rrojas/TyrannyofClock.html
20. Neil Postman Virtual students, digital classroomshttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9510201721&site=ehost-live&scope=site
21. Anna Quindlen a new look an old battlehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2001/04/08/a-new-look-an-old-battle.html
22. Bushra Iqbal: “In favor of using sexist and racist language”
http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=74184215&site=lrc-live uments can be submitted to Turnitin.
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)
Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation
Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality
Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes
I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy
For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Write a 500-750-word essay
Late Policy
The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication
Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.
