I have a rhetoric&research writing course. If you good at it and have time to finish it. I'd like to share the whole semester assignment with you. 1. Please write a short—i.e,—introduction of yourself as a writer, reader, researcher, critical thinker, engaged citizen. One possible place to start is to think about specific times in your life—at college or before college, in a class at school or in a non-academic context—when you've gotten excited about writing, reading, or researching something. Reflect a little on these moments of excitement (and again, they don't have to be drawn from an academic context). What was it that made these moments more fun or interesting than other experiences you've had with writing, reading, and researching? Were there particular discoveries that you made about yourself as a writer, reader, or researcher during these moments? Can you quote a specific passage that you wrote or read—or can you describe in detail some research that you did—and explain what made it interesting/exciting for you? Here's another possible prompt: think about a time when you've been moved to learn more about (or even take action with regard to) a particular social or political issue. What was it that made you interested in this particular problem? How did you go about deepening your knowledge of it? Are there political/social issues that you'd like to learn more about or get more involved in right now? If so, why? How might you begin to do so? Have there been moments in your life when you've felt like an "engaged citizen"? If not, why not? What does being engaged in political or civic life mean to you, if anything? Voting in elections? Being part of a club on campus? Volunteering at a soup kitchen? Fighting to expand the rights of immigrants in the US? Something else? What does "critical thinking" mean to you? Can you give specific examples from your own experience of moments when you've "thought critically" about something? (Not "criticized" something—that's not the same thing!) Again, feel free to think about examples that don't come from an academic context.... You certainly don't have to respond to all (or even any) of the questions/prompts above. But please try to give specific examples from your past as a writer, reader, researcher, critical thinker, and/or engaged citizen. And if you'd like to use "multi-modal" elements—for instance, audio clips, videos, graphics, screen captures, links, whatever you like—feel free to do so! Here are a few more prompts, in case you weren't taken with the questions/suggestions above: When did you recognize a successful writing strategy in your own work, and how did you see it, finally, exemplified on the page? Explain, and give your best example. Have you had success with particular organizing or outlining strategies, or other methods or writing? What specific element of a past writing class do you most value or best remember? For instance, thesis development, appealing to an audience, understanding purpose, recognizing tone? Arguments constructed on logos, pathos or ethos? What is an area you do well at in writing, and what is an area you'd like to improve in? 2. reading question Read the Introduction (pp. 1-14) and Chapters 12-13 (pp. 291-323) of Temp, as well as the New York Times (Links to an external site.), LA Review of Books (Links to an external site.), The Nation (Links to an external site.), and Harvard Business Review (Links to an external site.) reviews of Hyman's book. Make sure to annotate and take notes on the texts. Now, do your best to answer the questions below in a few (i.e., 3-4) sentences. You'll almost certainly need to re-read certain passages and look up certain terms in order to do this. Also, it will probably be a good idea to mark the passages and note down the page numbers where you found your answers. 1) In the Introduction of Temp, Hyman writes that the post-1970 transformation of the American workforce "was not a conspiracy of a few, but a consensus of the many" (5). What does he mean by this? What were some of the shifts that led to the transformation of work that Hyman is trying to explain? 2) What does Hyman mean by the "Second Industrious Revolution"? How does he compare the shifts that took place in 18th- and 19th-century capitalism to the organizational and technological shifts taking place today? 3) On p. 292 of Chapter 12, Hyman quotes Stephane Kasriel, the CEO of Upwork: "There is nothing new here. Firms have been subcontracting to other firms for decades." This seems to confirm Hyman's argument that technology hasn't caused the "gig economy," but simply reinforced it. Yet Hyman does seem to think that there is something genuinely new about recent online platforms like Upwork, Uber, Etsy, etc. What? 4) Describe the connection that Hyman makes between Virtual Reality (VR) technology and the "migration problem." 5) In a few sentences (or perhaps even a short paragraph), do your best to describe (in your own words) the overall argument that Hyman will be making in this book. 3. Vocabulary First, read the Introduction (pp. 1-14) and Chapters 12-13 (pp. 291-323) of Temp, as well as the New York Times (Links to an external site.), LA Review of Books (Links to an external site.), The Nation (Links to an external site.), and Harvard Business Review (Links to an external site.) reviews of Hyman's book. You might also browse the CQ Researcher article on "The Gig Economy." Now, I'd like you to write 2-3 sentences in which you define the 10 terms, laws, policies, and historical movements/moments/processes listed below. Please do not simply copy-and-paste the first few sentences of the Wikipedia article (though Wikipedia might be where you start your research). Try to go deeper. For a broad term like "Labor Union" or "Keynesianism," think about how these terms relate to Temp. What is the most important thing for you to understand about these terms with regards to Hyman's argument? For the more specific terms—e.g., "Great Recession of 2008" or "IRS Form 1099"—try to include a little background for these terms. For example, what are some of the causes and consequences of the "Great Recession"? How might this connect to changes in the way people work in the U.S.? The point of this assignment is to begin building a vocabulary so that we can understand the context for the argument that Hyman is making in Temp. Building your vocabulary is part of research! The more fully you understand these terms now, the easier the reading (and your Contexts Project research, too) will become. 1) Temporary Agency 2) Management Consulting 3) The New Deal (mention the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938) 4) Labor Union 5) Deindustrialization 6) Keynesianism 7) Great Recession of 2008 8) Income Inequality + Wealth Inequality (what's the difference?) 9) IRS Form 1099 (vs. Form W-2) 10) Adjunct Faculty in higher education

The principal of your school would like to start incorporating more technology into the classroom. Knowing that you are pursuing your master’s degree in educational technology, he comes to you for advice. Draft a memo to the principal in which you propose one administrative and one academic software to incorporate, based on their respective abilities to support teaching and learning. Your memo should address the following elements: Compare and contrast the administrative and academic software Name and function of each recommended software Each recommended software’s application to learning Challenges associated with incorporating each recommended software Benefits associated with incorporating each recommended software Your memo should include at least two scholarly sources including your textbook. Cite any sources referenced using appropriate APA style as outlined in theAshford Writing Center. If drafting a memo is new for you, consider using one of the templates from Microsoft Office Online.

Identify a barrier that might make it difficult to implement the solution-focused model with the client described. Discuss how a social worker could help a client re-focus on the present, rather than on their past. Enclosed are the two post that need to be responded to separately. Post 1 MT During my fieldwork, I worked with a client who was very young and she was supposed to be coming in for dialysis treatments three times per week, but had not been and her heath was declining as a result. The client had become passive about her happiness and her health, and she was down about the amount if time her treatments took from her living her life as a young adult. She was a new dialysis patient; the treatments had become a burden to her, and not a necessity in her eyes as they actually were. Exception question: When was the last time you feel you had a better day? Coping question: I understand that this has been a big life adjustment for you. What keeps you going even though things are really hard right now? In asking these two questions, it would help the client to come up with a solution by noticing solutions in her life that are already present. (Turner, 2017) The questions will empower her to look for solutions to the problem and also to notice times when there is an exception in her life when the problem is still present- yet she is still happy. (Turner, 2017) These questions would make me feel good in helping her explore solutions. I think it paints a clear picture of the actual issue, what can be done about it, and how to move forward and change the situation. I think she would have felt motivated to work on her problem being asked these questions since she would be able to see that there are solutions and ways to be happy again while still maintaining her new life on dialysis. Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Post 2 KS In 1 to 2 sentences, briefly identify and describe the problem as perceived by the client, family, or group that you dealt with in your past fieldwork experience. The children were removed from this household because the parents were running a personal meth lab in their basement, which resulted in an arrest of the parents. The 14-year-old daughter called the police to report her parents were acting strange, and she thought they were on drugs. Identify two different types of questions and ask each question as if you were asking the questions to the client. Coping Question: How are youcoping with the separation from children since the police released them into state’s custody? Scaling Question: You both are in the process of regaining custody of your children from the state, thinking back, how would each of you rate your parenting skills on a scale from 1-10? What will you do to improve those skills now that you are sober? Explain how asking these two questions would help the client in coming up with the solution. In asking the parents the coping questions, they will be able to put their feelings into perspective. Both clients are on a long journey and have come very far. The clients have been to jail, rehab, and have almost successfully completed their case plan with the Department of Children and Family Services. “Coping questions help clients notice times when they are coping with their problems and what it is they are doing at those times when they are successfully coping” (Turner, 2017, p. 520). Asking the clients about how everything is going can make them feel like their feelings matter in the process of reunification with their children. In asking the scaling question, the parentsgaina chance to see how their parent style will or has changed since gaining sobriety. This question challenges the parents to think about what they will do differently with their children. “Scaling questions provide a simple tool for clients toquantify and evaluate their situation and progress do that they establish a clear indicator of progress for themselves” (Turner, 2017, p. 520). The agency I interned at provides parenting education to clients who have a case with DCFS and FINS. In receiving skills from this agency, clients are challenged to alter their old habits to benefit their children. At a certain point, the social worker for would ask the clients to evaluate themselves. The scaling question allows the client to evaluate their past situation in order to create a more desirable outcome (Turner, 2017, p. 520). In thinking about the presenting problem, the parents have issues with substance abuse. Solution Focused Brief Therapy is benefical to substance users. This therapy “asserts the importance of building on the resources and motivation of clients because they know their problems best and are capable of generating solutions to solve their own problems” (Kim et al., 2018, p. 455).Solution FocusedBrief Therapy “views problems as fixable and change as viable by concentrating on the achievement of small, concrete behavioral goals” (Berg & De Jong, as cited in Kim et al., 2018) In 1 to 2 sentences, reflect and explain how asking these questions made you feel and perhaps how the client might feel. Asking these question makes the client think about their future and what they can doto make it better which in turn gives them some control of the current situation. These clients have the Department of Children and Family Services telling them what to do in order to regain custody of their children, however, “solution-focused therapy focuses on what clients can do” (Turner, 2017, p. 514). References Berg, I. K., & De Jong, P. (2008).Interviewing for solutions. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole/Cengage Learning Kim, J. S., Brook, J., & Akin, B. A. (2018). Solution-focused brief therapy with substance-using individuals: A randomized controlled trial study. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(4), 452–462. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1177/104... Turner, F. J. (Ed.). (2017). Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches(6th ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.