Choose one (1) of the three (3) reading selections from the list of topic choices below. The focus is on brief but important primary source material written by major authors. Read the selections as identified with each topic below. Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (250 words minimum) which analyzes the “surprise ending” of the reading selection. Topic Choice Reading selection of Swift’s A Modest Proposal. It is essential to recognize the genre of this work, as discussed in our class text, which you should consult and cite. Swift promotes a radical solution, but subtle options are mentioned. You are looking for surprise and a point of realization. Read and focus on A Modest Proposal located at http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/swift/modest.html. For the reading selection you choose: Clearly state in your own words the “surprise ending” in the reading you selected. Clearly identify the point in the reading when you realized that there were elements in the r

Over the next 3 weeks, you will design a set of engaging learning experiences for a context and learning environment of your choice. You may use the Learning Plan you developed in EDUC 6757 as the basis for these learning experiences, or you may choose another appropriate learning context. This week you will develop the first learning experience, addressing the categories of learning goals discussed in the readings and in the Discussion. In the next 2 weeks, you will develop additional learning experiences addressing other categories of learning goals relevant to your learning plan. For your assignment this week: Create two strategies to develop the following categories of learning goals addressed by Barkley:

• Knowledge, Skills, Recall, and Understanding
• Analysis and Critical Thinking

Describe in the following parts:

• Description and Purpose
• Step-by-Step Directions

Provide a rationale for you

Small businesses often rely on lending institutions to finance their ventures. Banks, however, are not the only means to secure capital. Through creative and diligent research, entrepreneurs may uncover alternative sources of funding for their small business venture. For this Assignment, review Table 15.1 in your Entrepreneurial Small Business textbook, which presents various types of financing options for small businesses. Next, conduct a search for specific examples of financing that are readily available for small businesses. In your 2- to 3-page paper, be sure to address the following:

• Evaluate the risks, total cost, and the effect of time horizons for each financing option.
• Which financing option(s) is most advantageous for each phase of the business, given the different financing needs at each phase? Justify your selection for each of the phases.

Define "Realism" as a major art movement during the nineteenth century. Google images of Courbet, such as “The Stone Breakers” and “Burial at Ornans.” Courbet used to brag that he was known as “the first socialist painter.” Explain how Courbet’s paintings reflect the philosophy of Realism as a response to the Industrial Revolution. word count 800 no refrences apart from stated

One of the Themes evident in the "Death of Ivan llyich" by Leo Tolstoy  is that of Destiny:  each person in the worlds these authors have created faces his or her destiny in ways peculiar to the individual. Look at the elements.  Select a character, and identify the character’s destiny.  Does the universe created by the author feel any sense of obligation to that character?  Does the character accept the destiny or fight it? Does the universe created for the story by the author care? Write about the concept of destiny and how it applies to the character? Answer all the questions with substance no fluffers. Use everything you know about the way the elements work to support your Controlling Idea.   This essay will require analysis.  Don’t bother retelling the story:  your readers have read it.  Instead, take the story apart to see how the pieces interact.  Show us cause-and-effect relationships, the causes being the elements, the effects bein

  Langston Hughes, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” Claude McKay, “If We Must Die”   For this assignment, you are asked to expand your discussion by analyzing two poems. Consider how each author satisfies modern attitudes and perhaps both confronts and renews tradition. For "tradition," think in terms of the American rights and/or values that are addressed in each piece.   -500 WORDS MLA CITATION - 3RD PERSON

Have you ever gone on a trip and wished you could have packed your favorite local small business in your suitcase and taken it with you? What is so special about this business that it would make you want to have its services or products available to you wherever you are located? For this Assignment, you will identify a local small business in your area, and develop a strategy for expanding that business in either a regional, national, or global market. In your 2- to 3-page paper, be sure to address the following:

• Identify the business you selected, and provide a brief description of the services provided.
• Identify which geographic market you selected (regional, national, or global).
• Why do you believe the business could succeed in this new geographic market?
• What are the benefits of expanding into this geographic market?
• What are the risks of expanding into this market?
• What obstacles will the business have to overcome

In this assignment, you will review your current level of adjustment. Prompt: Reflect on how well you are adjusting to your life, balancing your priorities, developing your identity, and coping with stress. Key themes: diversity, context, gender, ethnicity, family, identity, stress, self-esteem, social support, coping strategies Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you: Reflect on how well you are: adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and / or thinking critically. balancing your priorities, specifically with home, work, school, recreation, and / or family. developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and / or gender. coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and / or self-control. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any

Experience the arts in your local community by attending a performance, or visiting an art museum or gallery. If you go to an art museum or gallery, choose an exhibition or one artwork to discuss for this assignment.

Write a review of your arts experience that includes a defense of the arts. Include the following:

• Write a description of the elements of composition: line, color, shape, or movement, theme, rhythm, tone, and so forth that were incorporated into the performance or artwork.
• What was the overall emotional and intellectual effect the performance or artwork had on you? What emotions did you feel? Of what did the experience make you think?
• Write a summary of how you would like to see the arts made more a part of your community. Is there anything you can do to make this happen? How will you support the arts in the future?
• Include a de

To prepare for this Discussion, think about how your dissertation has social change implications. Clearly state the social change implications in your dissertation, as well as your abstract Post- provides your definition of social change and the social change implications of your research. Describe your experiences with completing this stage of the process, highlighting any barriers or challenges. You may want to also provide guidance to each other’s posts as well. Post whether you met the goals that you set for yourself in the beginning of the quarter and whether your expectations differed from reality. If you have met your goals, explain how. Provide an effective tip or strategy can you share with your peers to help them complete their dissertations. Identify any specific barriers or challenges that you encountered. Explain how they were resolved.