Yearly Archives: 2022

Communication and Perception Our perceptions shape how we engage with the world around us, including our communication choices.   For this Discussion, please respond to the following:   What are some of the influences on perception?   Which of these influences do you feel plays a primary role in a professional setting?   Do you […]

Read each passage and decide whether the writer’s aim is to entertain, inform, educate, or persuade. After you choose your answer, select FEEDBACK for more information on the author’s purpose.    Beginning March 14, 2014, Mapleleaf Inc., will no longer be able to provide employees with free dental coverage. We can provide you with a […]

Question 1 If reflective writing is an opportunity to write about what you have learned or experienced, in which writing situations can it be helpful?   Question options:   a) Informal writing situations   b) Professional writing situations   c) Academic writing situations   d) All of the above       Question 2 When […]

Imagine you are a supervisor in a company with 60 employees.  One of your duties is maintaining the budget. Lately you notice that the costs for your copying machine and supplies have increased by 43 percent.  Observation and discussion with some of the employees suggest that some employees use the copying machine for personal use. […]

Question 1 Why should you create an alphabetical list of your sources in the References page at the end of your document and also give credit to the sources when you quote or paraphrase them by using signal phrases and in text citations?   You would list references in alphabetical order on the reference makes […]

Match the following questions you should ask to determine if a source is reliable to their value in helping you make this important research process decision.   __3__     If the writer is an expert on the topic, has published other papers or books on the subject and is recognized as reliable by other experts […]

Question 1 Now that you have read about PIE and the importance of explaining and illustrating the ideas or points that you wish to make in your academic essay, practice this skill. Identify one main point that your essay will focus on (this could be the II, III, or IV supporting points in your outline).  […]

Question 1 Let’s apply this term to reading a sample academic essay. As you read the following document Medicaid “LockIn” Programs, think about the following questions:   What are the qualities or characteristics of this essay? How does it differ from a personal document or a letter or memorandum or report written for work purposes? […]

Question 1 Imagine that you need to take the ideas you outlined for an essay on reducing illiteracy rates and develop them into a draft. One of your main points in your outline, point II — Investing more money in school reading programs can reduce illiteracy rates — needs to become at least a full […]

Question 1 Imagine you are assigned to write a paper on a social problem in America.  What writing activity or activities will help you to generate topic ideas for that paper?   Question options:   drafting   outlining   freewriting   brainstorming   listing       Question 2              […]