Category: English

The large purpose of this project is to respond to the ideas about the future of AI which you encoutered in the article your summarized in the first paper. IMPORTANT: your task is not to respond to the issue of AI in general, but rather to the ideas found in that specific article. This means that you wil have srick closely to responding to the contents of that text, not to the issue in general. The purpose of this project is to extend the conversation about the future of AI by adding your voice to the conversartion started by others. You should also assume that they have not read the article about AI you read and summarized in the previous paper. A brief summary of the text (I suggest not just taking your summary from the previous module because it is long, but writing a brief new one)

• Some kind of support and/or justification of your statement. No need to do extensive external research; this can come from your own experiences/thoughts.
• At least one “contribution to the conversation” using the Yes/No/Maybe structure we learned about.
• An explicit explanation of the importance of having this conversation now (so what/who cares)

For this assignment, you will be developing a sentence-level outline for your upcoming informative essay. Your outline will need to include quotes from all of the sources (at least three sources, one of which must be a peer-reviewed journal article from GALILEO) you intend to use in your essay and should follow the guidelines for sentence-level outlines as per our Module 8 Reading: Using an Outline to Organize Your Essay.

Include PDFs of any sources used with your submission, with all quotes used highlighted in the PDF. Submissions that do not include PDFs of sources will not be graded.

Complete the following task:

Using your resources, develop a complete, well-written sentence-level outline for your upcoming essay.

This outline should:

Follow MLA document formatting standards, including running header and block header and line spacing;

Contain a clearly-worded and concise thesis statement;

Be written in complete sentences, in the third person;

Demonstrate alignment in organization between points listed in the thesis statement and the organization of body paragraphs;

Show relationships and hierarchies between concepts through use of indentation and alphanumerical line prefixes (I, II, III, A, B, C, and so on);

Indicate which sources will be placed in conversation with each other in each body paragraph (at least two of the chosen sources should be utilized in each body paragraph);

Display appropriate use of source attribution and citation through the use of MLA-formatted in-text citations and a Works Cited page.

The 3 points and suggestion to be included for this sentence-level outline.

There are 3 points in which the sources agree in two points and disagree in one point.

1. Stress affects cognitive functioning and mental performance

Picciotto and Fabio (2024) analyze the effect of stress on cognitive performance, and the willingness people have to engage in cognitively demanding tasks. The results found in this study are that stress can reduce cognitive performance and increase the likelihood of avoiding tasks that require mental effort.

The American Psychological Association (2023) discusses that stress affects the brain and nervous system, which can lead to problems with concentration and memory between the HPA axis and the immune system as well as long-term draining to the body.

Both sources indicate that stress can negatively affect cognitive processes and mental functioning.

2. Stress produces physical and emotional responses in the body

The American Psychological Association (2023) discussed that stress initiates the body to respond to stress by releasing hormones like cortisol and adrenaline that eventually chronic stress can affect the heart, immune system, and nervous system.

Delussi et al. (2024) discusses how stress influences emotional perception and as its linked to neurological condition such as migraines, demonstrating that stress can contribute to both emotional and physical symptoms.

Agreement: Both sources indicate that stress affects the body both physically and emotionally.

3. Stress affects emotional processing and behavior

Delussi et al. (2024) found in their study that stress influences emotional perception and that stress factors can vary by gender, particularly among individuals with migraines.

Picciotto and Fabio (2024) found in their study that stress affects behavior by increasing the possibility for an individual to avoid cognitive tasks.

Disagree: Delussi et al. found through the online questionnaires and additional study that stress can affect the emotional perception based on gender differences and patients with migraines, while Picciotto and Fabio emphasize the effect of stress on decision-making related to cognitive effort.

References: Picciotto, G., & Fabio, R. A. (2024). Does stress induction affect cognitive performance or avoidance of cognitive effort? Stress & Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 40(1), 112.

Delussi, M., Piraino, G., Guerzoni, S., Castro, F. L., Sances, G., Guaschino, E., Vaghi, G., Grazzi, L., Sacco, S., Onofri, A., Paparella, G., Prudenzano, M. P., Roca, M. E., Fallacara, A., Cevoli, S., Pierangeli, G., Sarchielli, P., Bellotti, A., Invitto, S., & de Tommaso, M. (2024). Gender-related stress factors and emotional perception in migraine: A structured online questionnaire in migraine patients and controls. Neurological Sciences, 45(4), 16451654.

American Psychological Association. (2023, March 8). Stress effects on the body.

Suggestion: It might also be helpful to look into studies on how stress affects sleep cycles. For example, Kalmbach, Anderson, and Drake (2018) discusses how stress can increase sleep reactivity, meaning some peoples sleep systems are more sensitive to stress and can develop insomnia or circadian disruptions as a result. Overall, I’m really excited to read your essay and what stress reducing mechanisms come out from your research!

Kalmbach DA, Anderson JR, Drake CL. The impact of stress on sleep: Pathogenic sleep reactivity as a vulnerability to insomnia and circadian disorders. Journal of Sleep Research. 2018;27(6). doi:10.1111/jsr.12710.

Essay type: Comparison/Contrast Essay

In this paper, you will write a comparison/contrast essay using three points of analysis.

Paper topic

Your paper topic should be something you care about so that the examples are a means of communicating an idea, not an end in themselves.

Sample Topics

• Two jobs you have held
• A good or bad job interview
• Your relationship with two friends
• Two relatives
• A place as it is now and as it was years ago
• Two towns or cities

Information/Requirements

• Your essay must use the three-points-of-analysis scheme.
• Your essay must have an effective opening.
• Your essay must contain concrete and descriptive nouns and details.
• Your essay must maintain a consistent tense.
• Your paper must be at least 3 full pages minimum and 5 pages maximum. Make sure to write until the end of the 3rd page at a minimum.
• Your paper must be formatted according to MLA guidelines.

Essay 1 English 232 – Indigenous and Asian American Voices

Due Dates:

Thesis and outline (15 points) are due by Sunday, March 8

Final draft (100 points) is due on Sunday, March 22

Overview:

Length: 750900 words

Format: Follow MLA format with in-text citations and a Works Cited page.

Your essay must incorporate the main points must be included in the three listed

authors works.

Length is 3 pages typed double spaced.(approximately 750-1000 words)-No longer than

1000 words.

Use concrete facts and examples from the readings..

Essay must be written using third person point of view (he , she , it they). First person

point of view (I, we, us, our, my) and second person point of view(you) must not be

used.

Direct quotes: Long/block quotes must not be used. Direct quotes length must not

exceed two lines and limit the direct quotes to two quotes per page. Direct quotes must

be introduced and incorporated into sentences.

Begin paragraphs with topic sentences or transitional sentences.

Focus: Assimilation vs. Cultural Survival

Assimilation, Voice, and Cultural Survival

In American Indian Stories, Zitkala-a presents her boarding school experience as a

site of cultural rupture. In Life Among the Piutes, Sarah Winnemucca documents

the pressures of colonial expansion and land dispossession. Meanwhile, Helen

Hunt Jackson, in A Century of Reform advocates reform from a Euro-American

perspective.

Write a focused analytical essay arguing how assimilation operates in these texts

not merely as government policy, but as a psychological, cultural, linguistic, and

narrative force.

Your essay should develop a clear thesis and analyze:

How Zitkala-a and Winnemucca represent assimilation as loss (language, land,

sovereignty, identity, family, voice)

How narrative voice functions as resistance or testimony

How Jacksons reformist framework differs from Indigenous self-representation

Who controls the narrative of Indigenous identity and citizenship

Avoid plot summary. Instead, analyze diction, tone, imagery, structure, and

perspective to reveal tensions between assimilation and cultural survival.

Generic Literary Analysis Essay Template that can be tweaked for your

topic/essay prompt. Your outline should provide concrete facts and details

that will be presented in your essay.

I. Introduction Paragraph

Sentence 12: Brief context (author, historical moment, major theme).

Sentence 34: Introduce the specific texts and central issue.

Final Sentence (Thesis Statement):

Make a clear, arguable claim about how the author develops a theme through

literary techniques.

Thesis Formula Example:

In [Title], [Author] portrays [theme/issue] not simply as [surface idea], but as

[deeper meaning], using [literary elements such as diction, imagery, tone, structure,

perspective] to reveal [larger insight].

II. Body Paragraph 1 First Main Point

Topic Sentence:

State the first analytical claim (not summary).

Context Sentence:

Briefly introduce the example.

Evidence:

Short integrated quote (no more than 2 lines).

Analysis (most important part):

Explain specific word choices (diction).

Discuss tone or imagery.

Explain how this supports the thesis.

Closing Sentence:

Connect back to the main argument.

III. Body Paragraph 2 Second Main Point

Topic Sentence:

State a new analytical claim.

Evidence:

Short quote or example.

Analysis:

Explain how literary technique develops the theme.

Go beyond what happens explain how meaning is created.

Closing Sentence:

Tie the paragraph back to the thesis.

IV. Body Paragraph 3 Third Main Point (Optional but Recommended)

Topic Sentence:

Present deeper complication, contrast, or tension.

Evidence:

Short integrated quote.

Analysis:

Discuss perspective, structure, symbolism, or narrative voice.

Closing Sentence:

Show how this strengthens the overall argument.

V. Conclusion Paragraph

Restate thesis in different words.

Emphasize why the argument matters.

Connect to a broader implication (identity, power, society, history, etc.).

Do not introduce new evidence.

Technical research proposal memo

Problem, recommendation, and solution sections, each with two to three paragraphs

About

Using AI technology to reduce human error in forensic science for criminal convictions

utilize two to three sources in each section

Using a minimum of seven (7) credible sources, with at least four (4) sources coming from peer-reviewed journals taken from the APUS library, write a research paper about a topic related to your major or intended career, which follows the problem solution strategy. The paper must be original to this courseno recycling, please! Also, the paper should not contain AI generated text. Format your paper according to the guidelines that are given for your particular discipline. You must choose one of the following documentation styles: APA, MLA, or Chicago. Length: The research paper should be 20002500 words (9-10 pages) in length. The page count does not include the Works Cited, Reference, or Bibliography page, or the title page or abstract if required by your documentation style. The page count refers only to the text of the paper itself. Submitting a paper that does not fall within the word count range is not a good idea. Papers that are too long are as problematic as those that are too short. Part of effective writing is being able to complete the assignment within the designated limits set. Sources: Your final source page should contain at least seven (7) sources, with at least four (4) sources coming from peer-reviewed journals taken from the APUS library; you will lose points if you have fewer. The paper should use primarily Direct Quotes from the sources rather than summary or paraphrase. Failure to include direct quotes will result in points lost. DISCLAIMER: Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.

I need a 5 page discourse analysis paper following the assignment sheet and rubric guidelines attached. The two sources are tiktok that you are observing how they use discourse throughout the video talking about the legal drinking age in the U.S. how does that discourse effect stance, framing, voice, and their position on the drinking age. I have included my rough draft and an example paper feel free to build off of my rough draft and change it around to better align the paper with the assignment sheet. Include the secondary scholarly source whenever it aligns with the discourse being observed

I have uploaded an example and guide line to follow. The Eng 112 is the data gathered from the survey and all the responses. Below is the some of the other knowledge you need.

Target Audience

The target audience for this survey consists of my personal friends and family members who are young adults aged 18-30. I chose this demographic because they are generally interested in ethical and moral questions, and they are comfortable sharing their opinions openly. This age group is also likely to reflect a range of perspectives on moral dilemmas, making their responses valuable for understanding how young adults think about issues of right and wrong. I believe that they tend to answer surveys honestly which will provide me with insights into their moral reasoning.

Hypothesis

Based on previous research and my informal conversations, I hypothesize that most respondents will choose to take actions that save the greatest number of lives, such as pulling a lever to divert a train and save five people at the cost of harming one. However, I expect some individuals to express moral reservations about intentionally causing harm, leading them to choose against pulling the lever or pushing the large person. I also anticipate that personal morals such as prioritizing saving lives versus avoiding direct harm will influence their responses.

Survey Questions

The survey has both questions about who you are and questions about moral dilemmas. The questions about who you are ask things like your age and what level of school youre in. These help me understand the answers better and see if age or education affects how people think. The main part of the survey has three well-known trolley problem scenarios, which are stories about tough moral choices. After each story, theres a question asking how okay or right you think the action is, using a scale from 1 to 5. Theres also a space to explain why you made that choice. These questions help me see not just what people decide, but also why they think that way and what morals or ideas they are using to make their decision.

Mode of Distribution

The survey will be distributed privately on my Snapchat story, which allows me to reach my target audience directly. This mode ensures that all respondents are people I personally know and who fit the age range, increasing the likelihood of honest and thoughtful answers. Using an online platform also makes it easy for participants to complete the survey at their own pace and convenience, which should improve response quality. I chose this distribution method because it is familiar, quick, and ensures a manageable number of responses, aligning with my goal to gather honest insights from my personal network.

Rationale

The target audience I chose is young adults, like my friends and family, because they are at a stage in life where they often think about moral questions and tough decisions. My hypothesis is based on previous studies that show peoples moral answers are shaped by their personal values and how they reason through problems. I think Ill see this in how they answer the survey. The questions are made to be clear, interesting, and make people think, so theyll honestly share their opinions. Im planning to share the survey on my Snapchat story because its easy and convenient to reach my friends and family directly. This way, I can get responses from people I know and who fit my target group.

Survey Questions

Basic Questions About You:

1. How old are you? 17 or younger, 18-24, 25-30, 31+

2. What level of school have you finished or are currently in? (High school, college, grad school, other)

Moral Dilemma Questions (Trolley Problems):

Scenario 1:

You see 5 people tied to a train track. A train is coming, and you can pull a lever to switch it to another track. On that track, there is 1 person tied up. Do you:

Pull the lever to save 5 people, but hurt 1 person.

Do nothing, and the train will kill 5 people.

Follow-up:

On a scale of 1 to 5, how okay do you think it is to pull the lever? (1 = Not okay, 5 = Totally okay)

Why did you choose that? (Write your reason)

Scenario 2:

You are on a bridge and see 5 people tied to the track. A big person is standing next to you. If you push him onto the track, he will stop the train and save the 5 people, but he will be hurt or killed. Do you:

Push the person onto the track to save the 5.

Do nothing, and the train will kill 5 people.

Follow-up:

On a scale of 1 to 5, how okay is it to push the person? 1 being not okay – 5 being okay

Why did you make that choice? (Write your reason)

Scenario 3:

You have to choose between two options:

Sacrifice 1 person to save 10 others.

Do nothing, and more people might die.

Follow-up:

Rate how right or wrong it is to sacrifice one to save ten on a scale of 1 to 5. 1-complently wrong, 5- it was the right thing

Why did you choose that? (Write your reason)

Unit 1 Responses to Reading Tannen and Tan

Directions: The answers to the questions for each essay should equal one page or more, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman in a doc or docx. Edit and proofread your work carefully before submitting it.

Deborah Tannen, Sex, Lies, and Conversation

1. Deborah Tannen makes the case that talk between men and women is cross-cultural. What does she mean by this?
2. Make a list of some features of male-female conversation that Tannen has observed in her research.
3. Write a paragraph: Does your experience match her research? Write at least a paragraph and give examples of patterns of male-female conversation you have observed or experienced.

Amy Tan, Mother Tongue

1. In her essay about her Chinese mother, Amy Tan refers to Englishes in the plural. What does she mean by this?
2. How does Amy Tans mothers speech affect her daily experiences?
3. Write a paragraph: Can you think of a time that you or someone else did not receive respect or services because of the way you spoke? Give examples.