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Now that you have completed Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, you are in a good position to consider what critics have written about the novel. You will need a total of two critiques (also known as critical analysis essays) for this assignment.

First, use the selection of links below to locate a critical analysis essay written about the 1818 version of Mary Shelley’s novel. You may focus most of your attention on this first critique. If the author of your critique is not specified, focus on the publication of the critique.

Choose from among these sources:
Romantic Circle’s Critiques:
Critique 1
Critique 2
Critique 3
Critique 4
Critique 5
Critique 6
Professor Naomi Hetheringtons critique

The questions in the study guides should have helped you evaluate this criticism in your head. Now its time to write it down!

Your evaluation may go more smoothly if you approach the guiding questions in this order:
Evaluate the critic/author:

Who wrote the criticism you read? What credentials does the author have? (If you are using a valid source, you should be able to find these easily)

Find the thesis of the article:

What is the thesis of the critical article youve chosen? What point does the author want to make about Frankenstein?

Evaluate the thesis:

Do you agree with this thesis? Why or why not? Weve covered many ideas in the study guides. Can you find points within the guides that support your agreement or disagreement with the critical writer(s)? Look for new supporting information rather than revisiting the same ones the critics have chosen.

Evaluate the support:

Whether you agree or disagree with the thesis, does the critic provide sufficient research from the text and outside references to make a strong case? What does the article have for support from the text or outside sources? In your opinion, what makes these references valid? Do you feel the author uses this support properly?

Next, locate a second critique about the novel that includes ideas somewhat similar (genre classification, for instance) to any of the discussions you have in your essay. The second critique can either support or refute any of the claims in your paper. The objective of this portion of the essay is to further support your opinion of the primary critics thesis or support. Therefore, for example, if you choose a secondary article that refutes any of your claims, you will need to counteract those ideas to bring the focus of your essay back in alignment with your essays thesis (your personal opinion of how the primary critic is either correct or incorrect in his or her thesis claim and/or how the first critic is either effective or ineffective in his or her support). Every discussion in this essay should ultimately support the claim you make in your thesis.

For instance, if the first critic argues that Shelleys writing is juvenile, and if you agree, does the second critic also support this thesis? How so? If the second critic does not support your assessment of the first critic’s thesis, what evidence can you use from the text to argue that the second critic is incorrect? Consider another example: if the first critic believes the novel is autobiographical, and if you disagree, does the second critic help you argue your own view of the first critic’s thesis? If so, how? Perhaps the second critic disagrees with your view and feels the novel is autobiographical– if that’s the case, be prepared to use evidence from the text to refute the second critics thesis and support your own argument. Using two critiques in this way will allow you to create a polished, comprehensive Evaluation Essay that allows you to connect your own ideas to those of seasoned critics.

In addition to addressing each of the evaluative components above, develop your essay so it has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. You must include an evaluative thesis statement in both the introduction and the conclusion. Ensure that each of your claims is supported with valid evidence from the literary criticism you have chosen; the novel, Frankenstein; and/or the study guides.

Using proper MLA style, insert parenthetical citations for all borrowed information in addition to a Works Cited page for Frankenstein and your chosen literary critiques; you are not required to cite the study guides if you use them.

Helpful Hints: For a thesis statement, try answering a question like: How and how well does this piece of criticism state and support its argument regarding Frankenstein?

You might use these as possible guidelines in crafting your thesis statement:
(Critic, aka author of the critique) uses (add critic title) to (add an adjective to describe the effectiveness of the argument such as adequately or inadequately) argue that (add critics thesis) by (explain why and/or include your support).
OR
(Critic)s (add critique title) (add an adjective to describe the effectiveness of the argument such as adequately or inadequately) argue that (add critics thesis) because (explain why and/or include your support).

More specific thesis examples:

John Smith uses “Frankenstein Critique Essay” to adequately argue that Victor’s mother created the first monster by coddling Victor as a boy.
OR
John Smith’s “Frankenstein Critique Essay” does not effectively argue that Victor’s mother created the first monster because the novel Frankenstein too strongly supports inherent good or bad, which means nurturing roles cannot be held responsible.

The guidelines for this assignment are:

Length: This assignment should be a minimum of 3 typed pages or at least 750 words.

Header: Include a header in the upper left-hand corner of your writing assignment with the following information:

Your first and last name
Course Title (Composition II)
Assignment name (Evaluation Essay, Writing Assignment 4)
Current Date
Format:

MLA-style source documentation and Works Cited
Your last name and page number in the upper-right corner of each page
Double-spacing throughout
Standard font (TimesNewRoman, Calibri)
Title, centered after heading
1 margins on all sides
Save the file using one of the following extensions: .docx, .doc, .rtf, or .txt
Underline your thesis statement in the introductory paragraph.

You have accepted a position as school nurse at a public middle school where seventy five percent (75%) of
the children are either overweight or obese. In your role, you decide that one of your goals for the year is to
significantly improve the student health status by implementing a weight loss initiative. When describing the
proposed weight loss initiative, please identify the change theory that guides your plan, the phases of the change
theory, strategies utized to implement the plan, facilitators and barriers that were addressed, and plans to
communicate/celebrate your outcomes. The paper should be no more than 5 pages. Use APA format. Two (2)
references, other than your text, are required. The references must be current (5 yrs old or less). Read chapters in
your text related to these topics prior to writing your paper. Use headings for each section of the paper. Submit this
guide With your project

Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Criteria
1. Identify the change theory you plan to use

2. Select a change theory to use for this project.
3. Discuss the phases of the theory
4. Apply change theory to the above situation.
5. Identify actual or potential barriers
6. Identify actual or potential facilitators
7. Discuss your plan and the strategies you plan to
implement to reach your goal
8. How will evaluate your project to determine if the goal
was reached achieve?
9. How will you sustain the results over time
10. Develop a power point to disseminate findings

In this assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250 word paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
Describe the selected issue. Discuss how it impacts quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs.
Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct.
Explain the differing roles of nursing leaders and nursing managers in this instance and discuss the different approaches they take to address the selected issue and promote patient safety and quality care. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.
Discuss what additional aspects mangers and leaders would need to initiate in order to ensure professionalism throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the selected issue.
Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue. Explain why this style could be successful in this setting.
Use at least three peer-reviewed journal articles other than those presented in your text or provided in the course.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN to BSN

1.1: Exemplify professionalism in diverse health care settings.

1.3: Exercise professional nursing leadership and management roles in the promotion of patient safety and quality care.

3.4: Demonstrate professional standards of practice.

How can it be argued that, since Reconstruction, the criminal law has been defined and used against racial or ethnic minorities, particularly with respect to narcotics offenses? Do you agree or disagree with this perspective? Why? You should address these questions in a paper of approximately 2,400 words, relying primarily on the readings and other materials assigned in this module; you will not receive credit without demonstrating that you have read and understood the material assigned. You may include independent sources. All information should be documented in MLA styleopens in a new window. Note: Majority of essay from these materials/ MLA style/ Citations Gabbidon and Greene, Chapters 1 and 2 Alexander: Introduction; Chapter 1: pp. 72-89 of Chapter 2; pp. 97-109 of Chapter 3 Book Review Unequal under law: Race on the war on drugs Commentary: Crack and the Criminal Justice System Video – Race and Crime

Explain (in at least 500 words for full credit) the FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF CAPITALISM. Remember to spell-check, grammar check, no references needed, use your TEXTBOOK, not the internet.
You should have four paragraphs, at least, as well as an opening statement and a closing statement. Compose your submission as a WORD (or save as Word Doc, or rtf) document so that you can spell check it. Use good sentence structures and remember that spelling and grammar count

What are the abiotic and biotic factors of the Ocean? 2 Section/paragraphs: What is a method to measure population size? What threats to the health of a population in the Deep Ocean? 3 Section/Paragraphs: What are the organisms of the Deep Ocean? Describe the complexity and brilliant diversity. How does the circulation of temperature, salinity, nutrients impact the populations within the deep Ocean? 4 Section/Paragraphs: What can we learn from the Tragedy of the Commons? Why are the organisms of the deep ocean important to the food web (give examples), the flow of energy and cycling of matter (give examples)? 5 Section/Paragraphs: What is your Hope for the Ocean? and for your connection to Aquatic Ecosystems?

Write a 2,500-word, double-spaced report on corporate social responsibility and related ethical issues in society. Demonstrate your ability to integrate your learning from all aspects of this module. Ensure that you include information from the course material, the readings, your journal, and your own research. Select a topical, newsworthy issue that involves ethical and social responsibility issues relating to business and society.

The following are some topic suggestions. Pick one or choose your own topic and email your Open Learning Faculty Member, if you have any concerns as to whether your topic is appropriate.

Corporate and/or governmental involvement in China despite international criticism of the Chinese government with regard to human rights of Chinese and Tibetan people.

Privatization of hospital services in one or more provinces in Canada (e.g., Ontario, Alberta, and/or British Columbia)

Pharmaceutical companies and the conflict over making HIV/AIDS drugs available in poor countries

The wellhead blowout in 2010 at a deepwater drilling platform operated on behalf of British Petroleum (now BP) in the Gulf of Mexico

Corporations manufacturing and distributing genetically modified foods

Corporations importing toys from manufacturers in China, given the discovery of lead in some toy products produced in that country

Walmart, Target, or other big-box retail giants establishing operations in Canadian towns and cities

KGHM Internationals proposed Ajax mine project in Kamloops, BC

Enbridges proposed Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, BC

Kinder Morgans proposed TransMountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to Burnaby, BC

Another ethical or CSR topic of your choice

Your report should cover the following:

Section 1. Introduction: Introduce the topic and identify the CSR (and ethical) issue(s) that are of concern. Then, list the stakeholders that influence or are influenced by this issue. Be specific in naming individuals, groups, associations, and/or government bodies. Cite references for your research. (10 marks)

Section 2. Rationale: Analyze the ethics of the issues involved using three of the methods of ethical reasoning (utility, rights and justice) described on pages 8387 of your textbook. Then, indicate which of the three methods you feel is most helpful in evaluating the ethics of the relevant issue(s). Explain the reasons for your choice. (30 marks)

Note
In Section 2 Rationale, rather than estimating the actual costs and benefits involved, you may simply identity and describe the costs and benefits that you would consider (if actual cost-benefit information is not provided in the literature).
Section 3. Impacts (What does this mean to my family?): Describe the potential and/or real impacts to you and your family. Are these impacts direct or indirect? Briefly explain why. (5 marks)

Section 4. Impacts (What does this mean to my community?): Explore the potential and/or real impacts on the local or site community, as well as real or potential impacts on other communities. Describe these impacts from multiple perspectives, ensuring you represent both community and corporate (or organizational) perspectives. (15 marks)

Section 5. Impacts (What does this mean to my country?): Are there broader impacts or ramifications associated with this issue? If yes, how do this ethical and CSR issue impact business and society in Canada as a whole? If no, explain why not. (10 marks)

Students will choose a reality television program that depicts a culture/co-culture unfamiliar to them and view at least five (5) episodes of the program over the course of the term. You will then complete a 5 – 7-page paper analyzing the culture from an ethnographic perspective (See the Nacerima article on D2L). You will objectively address various dimensions of culture, as well as cultural norms, values, beliefs and behaviors, and the media framing of the culture. This assignment will be further discussed in class.

Ellison begins his novel: I am an invisible man (p. 3). Charles Johnson articulates the profound significance of this statement: And, as if this were not enough, Ellison gave our age a new metaphor for social alienation. His definition of ‘invisibility’ is so common now, so much a part of the culture and languagelike a coin handled by billionsthat it is automatically invoked when we talk about the situation of American blacks, and for any social group we willingly refuse to see (p. vii – viii). Reflect on Ellison’s Prologue, and address one or more of the following questions: How does this concept of human invisibility resonate for you in your own life experience? Have you been on one side or the other of this sort of experience? Have you been on both sides? Does Ellison’s narrator provide a new insight for you personally? Does the recording by Louis Armstrong amplify or reinforce the tenor of Ellison’s narrator? Do the song’s words establish further connections? Does the matter of the narrator’s “invisibility” raise additional questions, such as: What about gender? What about women? What about black women? Are there possibly layers of invisibility, based on prevailing categories of social dismissal? How does the issue of social justice relate to the phenomenon of human “invisibility”?

Web Field Trip – Sally MannMann_Shiva_at_Whistle_Creek_1992.jpgWhat do you think about the ways in which Mann has used her children in her work? (Consider photographic technique, lighting, framing, focus, meaning, and/or ethics…)How/why are Mann’s photographs of her children different from typical family photo albums? (Consider photographic technique, lighting, framing, focus, meaning, and/or ethics…)Supplemental sources:Smithsonian Magazine articlehttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/model-family-76926283/?no-ist=NY Times articlehttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D61E38F934A1575AC0A964958260 (Links to an external site.)[Note: Please cite all your sources, and strive to use the new vocabulary of art terms you are learning from the textbook and your research, demonstrating your mastery of the words.]