Your analysis should consist of: 1. A brief overview of the rhetorical situation – i.e., a basic sketch of the immediate historical context informing the speech act or debate. You should conclude this section with a brief overview of the rhetor’s likely objective: e.g., “Given this situation, Obama’s goals were probably twofold: […]

1. DISCUSSION: Reflection of 2 videos Katy Perry: Part of Me (YouTube/Amazon Prime) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsKE70vZzSw Meeting People is Easy: A Documentary about Radiohead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkbDkFFpyrE Choosing an example that is important to you, discuss the representation of popular music, stardom, and legacy in music documentary. How do current ideas about gender, race, sexuality, class and mental […]

Find a recent article or video describing a new product in development. Describe the following: What need is the new product trying to fill? Do you think it will meet that need? What type of innovation does the new product represent? What kind of process do you think will be […]

TASK: You are to train your selected supervised machine learning algorithms using the master dataset provided, and compare their performance to each other and to TOBORRM’s initial attempt to classify the samples.  Part 1 – General data preparation and cleaning.  a) Import the MLDATASET_PartiallyCleaned.xlsx into R Studio. This dataset is […]

how the pandemic has affected our nonverbal communication. Your final product will be a discussion of ideas and research and a time to pose questions for further study or observation.

The culmination of this course is the Research Essay, which will demonstrate the skills you’ve developed over the semester. Once you have completed your preliminary research, had your topic approved, and familiarized yourself with the literature available on this topic, you now will make a central claim about what you’ve […]

For this paper, you will conduct an interview with an individual whose skills, knowledge, or experiences seem pertinent to the argument of your second essay, and then creating a 2-3 page essay based on an argument you make about the field that they are in or related to the type […]

Over the past several years we have seen examples of significant crimes which have been committed by juveniles across the country.  Do you think that public expectations of the juvenile justice system have been altered due to the widespread exposure the cases have received?

Look at a past political debate. Evaluate the persuasive strategies used.  Discuss argumentative tactics.  How does each opponent poke holes in the other’s argument? How are fallacies used? Share any other insights you deem necessary.