Write a narrative about an experience that dramatically changed your view of the world. The experience might have been jarring and painful, or it may have been positive and uplifting . In either case recount the incident with compelling narrative details. To illustrate the shift in your perspective, begin with a brief statement of the way you viewed the world before the experience.
In a word document and using MLA format, write a 2 to 3 page paper based on the videos How Music Saved Venezuelas Children and ELAM – Cubas Latin American School of Medicine that you watched, then upload your paper to this page.
Topic of the paper: Creating access to healthcare and education in Latin America.
Use the following guidelines to organize your writing (remember that you are writing an academic paper not just answering questions):
-Summarize the main ideas about El Sistema (The System) in Venezuela and the ELAM (Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina- Cubas Latin American School of Medicine)
– Do you think that having access to a music program can impact the lives and the future of these children?
– Apart from learning to play an instrument, what other important things can they learn from this experience?
– Describe the health system in Cuba, what is the Universal Healthcare Coverage for all Citizens?
– Compare the US and Cuban health care systems in terms of accessibility.
– The Cuban health care system is based on prevention of disease (they call it the Primary level of medicine) Do you think the US system also focuses on preventive medicine?
– Summarize the testimonies of the students from ELAM (Cubas Latin American School of Medicine). What are some of the challenges they have to face in the program? What are the barriers to get a medical education in the US? How can US students access the ELAM Medical Program in Cuba?
Give specific examples from the videos to support your statements and do not forget to cite if you are quoting from the videos.
Write about a time in your life when you overcame a challenge
The purpose of this assignment is to better understand the fundamentals of established, powerful, effective persuasive speakers by examining a speech that they have given. In addition to exploring the historical circumstances that led to the speech, you will be looking at the delivery, organizational, and persuasive techniques that can be found in the speech.
First, choose a public speech to examine. You can find thousands of speeches here in the American Rhetoric Database (http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm), and you must chose one that has a video to be able to fully answer the questions on delivery. You are free to choose a speech that you find most interesting, but the speech must be given by a real person (not a movie speech) and students are not allowed to use the I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (even though it is an amazing speech, it has been over-analyzed throughout the years.)
Once you have chosen a speech, you will write a 3 to 4 page paper discussing the following:
1.Historical significance of the speech. Discuss the circumstances that led to the speech being given. Why was this the appropriate time to give this particular speech? Why did this person give this speech? Who was the intended audience, and how was it received?
2.Delivery Techniques. What kinds of nonverbal and verbal behaviors is the speaker engaging in, and how does it contribute to the effectiveness of the speech? Is the delivery style that the speaker used effective? Could he or she have been more effective with their body language to better engage their audience? What kind of persona does the speaker project?
3.Organization Techniques. Review the organizational patterns and information on speech outlining in your book (pages 339-343). Talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the way this speech is organized. Include comments on the introduction, body, conclusion, transitions, etc. Was this speech well organized and easy to follow? Did the organization contribute to the audiences overall understanding/interest in the speech?
4.Persuasive Techniques. Discuss how the rhetorical proofs are used in this speech (ethos, pathos, and logos) and provide specific examples. Which of these proofs is used the most in this speech? Is it effective?
Your analysis should be thorough and specific. Directly reference the text of the speech that you have chosen to support your analysis. You will need to find information about the history surrounding your speech, and you are expected to conduct college level research. You are not permitted to use Wikipedia as a source or to copy and paste information from any source. The paper should be 3-4 pages (typed), 1 in margins, double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, with no cover page required. You must cite the source(s) of your historical significance section and the course textbook both in the body of the paper and a works cited page using MLA formatting. When saving your document, include your last name and the assignment, and save as either a Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) or a Rich Text File (.rtf).
Discuss people and task-centered recommendations for minimizing resistance to change
Writing Assignment using Exemplification: Think about an older person, such as a parent or another relative, who finds your behavior troubling and perplexed. Write an exemplification essay in which you illustrate why your behavior distresses this person. (or, conversely, think of an elder whose behavior you find problematic, and write and essay illustrating why that person evokes this response in you). You might structure your essay by picking the two or three most irksome characteristics or habits and developing supporting paragraphs around each of them. However, you choose to organize your essay, be sure to provide abundant examples throughout.
Analyze an experience you had as a consumer, in which you observed or experienced a contradiction between: (a) the core values that an organization espoused (i.e., the ideals to which the organization paid lip service through its mission statement and, perhaps, through its marketing) and (b) the values reflected by the words or actions of people who represent the organization.
Write a 2-4 page paper addressing the case questions.
Your paper will be evaluated on how well the issues were addressed, how well terminology was used, and the writing style and organization.
Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPointpresentation with speaker notes that summarizes all five parts of your Organizational Communication Analysis. Allot equal attention to each part of your presentation.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Present your Organizational Communication Analysis Presentation.
For Local Campus students, these are 10 to 15 minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft PowerPoint presentations with notes.
Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.
Describe the main motivational factors in work context and how these may apply to different situations, teams and individuals