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I need a PEST analysis on internet cafes in the UAE that are specially opened for video games , like a gaming club.in the powerpoint attached there are variables available on slide 2. for each category, i need 3 variables that affect internet cafes in the UAE. please only use variables from slide number 2. and also state if it is a threat or opportunity for each variable. A sample is attached for both PEST and Swot analysis. Refer to the slides for the steps of the SWOT Analysis.
All data must be related to the UAE.
the 12 sources asked for are for the total 12 variables for the PEST Analysis.

110 Summary and Response #2/Citation Exercise

For this assignment, you will produce your second Summary and Response. This time, you will add one component: a paraphrase in the response section. This assignment will satisfy both Summary and Response #2 (worth up to 10 points) and the English 120 Citation Exercise (worth up to 5 points). Completion of this assignment is required in order to earn credit for English 120.
For this summary and response, focus on one of this week’s assigned readings: Naylor (220), Gould (223), Theroux (229), or Hughes (235).
The citation exercise demonstrates your ability to incorporate and cite sources following MLA guidelines (and enables me to screen for problems before you complete the research essay). To earn credit for both Summary and Response #2 and the Citation Exercise, be sure to satisfy the requirements of the summary and response assignment.
Include the following in your summary and response:
• a summary of the text (as you will do in each summary and response)
• at least one quotation in your response, in MLA format (a requirement of each summary and response)
• at least one paraphrase in your response, in MLA format (this will be new to some of you)
• a works cited entry, in MLA format, for the reading you choose (a requirement of each summary and response)

Include in-text parenthetical citations (this means page numbers in parentheses) for all three:
• summary: first and last page numbers in parentheses at the end of the summary, followed by a period
• quotation: page number in parentheses, followed by a period, after the quote
• paraphrase: page number in parentheses followed by a period, after the paraphrase
Recall that completing the Citation Exercise is REQUIRED to pass English 120!

MLA formatting examples are posted at the top of the home page. Please review my comments on your previous journal, to avoid making the same errors. Directions for reading my comments on your previous journals are posted at the top of the course home page.
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Directions for the Summary and Response:
Summary:

 1. Be concise (exclude details, examples, specifics).
 2. Be accurate in conveying the writer’s main points.
 3. Remain objective (exclude opinion, interpretation, analysis).
 4. In first sentence of the summary, include the writer’s full name, the title of the text, and the writer’s thesis statement (in your own words).
 5. Use your own words (exclude quotations).
 6. List the page numbers of the text (first-last) in parentheses at the end of the summary, followed by a period. 

Response:

 1. Demonstrate your critical thinking about the text. Focus on your thinking—your reaction, your opinion, your response, your interpretation. 
 2. Include quotations from the text in MLA format. See examples in the document on MLA format posted at the top of the homepage in Moodle. 

Overall:
 1. Meet the required length of 450 words to earn a passing grade (aim for 450-500 words).
 2. Focus on one of the texts assigned for this time period.
 3. Submit polished work—proofread and edited.
 4. Include a works cited entry in MLA format for the reading you use. See the sample entry in the document on MLA format posted above. 

Note:
• Incomplete submissions cannot earn a passing grade.
• No late submissions accepted—no exceptions.
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You will complete several Summary and Responses of 450 revised, edited words in which you will record your critical thinking about the texts. No late submissions accepted—NO exceptions.

The Summary and Responses for this class consist of two parts: summary and response. The summary is the academic exercise. It tells you and your reader how well you understand the original text. The response, on the other hand, allows you some freedom. Ultimately, I need to see you connect with the text in a specific way. Focus on a section of the original, an idea, etc. Respond in any way you like, as long as your main focus is on the text. 

The summary should be roughly between ¼ and ½ of the total length of the assignment. The two parts of this assignment (summary and response) need to be separate. It should be obvious to your reader where one stops and the next begins. You may label the two parts, if you like. You must meet the required number of words (450) to earn a passing grade (each journal is worth up to 10 points). I recommend keeping the length between 450-500 words. Going much beyond this length turns this assignment into a very different task. I want you to focus on being concise, and that can involve the often-difficult task of excluding and omitting unnecessary material. For those who struggle to meet the minimum length, rest assured, it will get easier. One comment I often hear from my 110 students (starting about halfway through the semester) is that they are surprised how easily they can generate a decent amount of writing fairly efficiently. It’s amazing what a little practice can do. 

Have some fun. Keep in mind: you are writing for an audience. The more interested you are in what you write, the more interesting your writing will be.

Quite a bit has been written online over the past decade about possible health risks of childhood vaccinations. This message has moved some parents to avoid having their children vaccinated. To introduce this discussion topic I would like you to listen to this recent episode of the Diane Rehm show from National Public Radio on childhood vaccination. Link: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-07-03/ongoing-efforts-vaccinate-children-against-polio-measles-and-other-deadly-diseases
It is an hour-long show, so be sure to carve out the time to listen. Then use online resources to investigate the following questions:

What is the argument against childhood vaccinations?
What types of sources do you find claiming that childhood vaccinations are dangerous? Do you consider these to be quality science sources? Why or why not?
What does science have to say about this question? Is there good data to show whether children benefit or suffer from vaccination? What are good sources for this information?
The HPV vaccine is relatively recent and is recommended by the Centers for Disease control Link: http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/vaccine.html. all girls and boys at age 11 or 12 to prevent cervical and penile cancer. There has been some debate at the state level whether HPV vaccine should be recommended for children. Look into this question and be prepared to discuss the risks and benefits of this vaccine.

The source is a novel called “Ceremony” by Leslie Marmon Silko.
I want you to write your reaction/response to the combination of Poetry and Prose and the descriptive language that the Author used in her novel.
-Show that you understand what the author does well and what he or she does not do so well.
-did the piece hold your interest? Why or why not?
• did the piece bother or annoy you? why or why not?
• what would you ask, or tell, the author of the piece if you could?
• what did you realize as a result of reading the piece?
• what questions does the piece raise for you — about the material, about other things?
What do you feel/think about her writing style ?

I will upload the picture of the book so you can find it online and look at it to help you write please follow the teacher instructions step by step and be sure no plagiarism

The text I choose is the story called “the necklace”

Instruction:
Creative Project

Step One: Choose the Creative Path OR the Research Path
Step Two: Follow the Directions. Remember that you will be doing both a project and a supplement no matter which path you choose.
Step Three: Submit the Assignments Correctly.

A. A. The CREATIVE PATH

The project:

This option is meant to hone your creative skills as well as your interpretive powers. You may choose from the following ideas or propose another option. Whatever you choose, your project must deal with one of the texts from our syllabus. You may choose any assigned text from Units 1 through to our current unit.
Your project should reflect your understanding/interpretation of the text and should work to help us better understand it. There is no page requirement. Obviously, a haiku wouldn’t be long, but it is challenging.

Ideas:

•  A recreation—This is a response to a text that requires you to essentially make it new by writing something like a prequel, a sequel, telling it from another point of view, change the time period (think Jane Austen’s Emma and Clueless), and so on. There are a lot of possibilities. What it must be is true to the original by being consistent with it.

•  An adaptation—You may change the form of your text. For example, you may change fiction into a poem, a song, play, or film treatment.

•  Film concept—You may translate your choice into a film treatment. You could write a description of what your film would be like (who you would cast, what mood you want, who might direct it, what themes you would pull out, what music you would use, what the set design might be like, etc.). You could focus on a scene or two or the work as a whole. You could even present this on powerpoint if you prefer to add visual elements. If you like visual art you could create the movie poster.

•  An imitation or parody— First analyze the original by breaking it down into its main characteristics. Decide what you want to save. You can imitate style or play with concept.

•  A visual arts response—You could create an art project that reflects themes, or illustrates a text. People have done paintings, sculpture, collage, garments, sketches, etc. In this case, it would need to be digital or be able to be presented that way. Powerpoints may work, digital photos, etc. This option is dependent a bit upon your technological expertise. I am not responsible for getting this to me in a usable form: you are.

•  Other options? Let your creativity go. Just be sure that it interacts with the text and helps us to appreciate it.

Supplement:
You must include a supplement that discusses how you put together your project. Take us “behind the scenes.” Why did you choose the piece? What inspired you to create your project? How did you go about it? What were your goals? What did you hope to accomplish, illustrate, demonstrate? If you think it may be unclear, be sure to demonstrate how the piece is connected to the original.
This is your chance to clarify and showcase your work. This supplement should be a separate short essay of about 1 to 2 pages. Please understand that the supplement must have substance. It is an important component of your grade.

Presentation:
You turn in the assignment and supplement to me as an attachment to Assignments.

A. B. The Research Path

The project:
This option requires you to write a traditional 3-4 page (plus Work(s) Cited) short paper. You must include a Works Cited even if you do not cite outside sources because you will need to properly cite the primary text. This option is meant to be an opportunity to hone your skills as a scholar, academic writer, and literary critic.
Choose one of the texts from the syllabus, preferably one that we have already read. You will need to develop a thesis (a claim about the meaning or significance of the text or a claim about the relationship between the text and a historical, cultural, or philosophical element. Remember that the main focus needs to be the text in question. What do you want to say about the text?
The topic is open. The only restrictions are:
•  Your primary text must be selected from our syllabus. It must be on the reading list (Units 1-to the present unit).
•  You may do some biographical, cultural, or contextual research but you must clearly tie this information to the story in question. You need to incorporate it into your interpretation and/or work through what makes that information important to our understanding of the story.
•  You may not write a paper that is essentially an “encyclopedia-style” report of information. This needs to be an interpretation paper.
•  Do not write a plot summary. I want analysis. Do not write an evaluation. I am not looking for a review of the text. There are sections in your anthology devoted to writing about literature. Consult them.

You must support your claims with evidence from the primary text. If necessary, you may also bring in secondary sources found through research. All texts must be properly quoted and cited using current MLA style.

About sources:
If you bring in outside sources, you need to be sure that they are solid: reputable and accurate. In light of this, Wikipedia is not an acceptable source. Nor are various “free essay” sites. If you cannot tell where the material came from or what credentials are behind it, find a different source.

Supplement:
This is relatively short document that should explain your interests and process. Take us ‘behind the scenes” of your research paper. What drew you to the work? Why did you choose it? What led you to your thesis? Did you find anything particularly interesting during research? What would you like to clarify for us? This is basically your chance to clarify any points and to showcase your critical analysis.
Because your paper should be pretty clear, I don’t expect this to be as detailed as a supplement for the creative project. It should still demonstrate thought and care. Aim for a half page to a full page.
Remember that the supplement is still an important part of your assignment.

Presentation:
You turn in the assignment and supplement to me as an attachment to Assignments.

OTHER: Hello,

The writer should revise the following:

1- If you find the term “Society System” any where within the essay, Please change it to the term “Security System”.

2- Change any word or term that you feel it is high level difficult academic word. For example, the sentence “Guidance of its properties” must to be change. Remember, this essay is 1-2 years college level essay so you shouldn’t use difficult words and terms.

3- Each source in the Reference page should start with Author’s Surname, name, etc. You should follow the APA style.

I will upload pictures that includes my professor comments. Make sure to go over them.

1. You must have a clear and specific thesis, stated early in your paper, preferably in the first or second paragraph. This thesis should be argumentative and should not be observational. The difference between these two types of thesis may be represented by the following examples:
Observational Thesis: “William Wells Brown’s Clotelle, Paul Laurence Dunbar’s ‘We Wear the Mask’ and W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk all provide examples of the double.” This is observational because it is obvious, and because it merely makes a statement about (i.e., it only describes) what all the texts have in common. “The double” is the object of the thesis sentence and not the subject.
Argumentative Thesis: “‘The double’ as found in William Wells Brown’s Clotelle, Paul Laurence Dunbar’s ‘We Wear the Mask’ and W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk represents the cultural predicament faced by African Americans during Reconstruction.” This is argumentative because it takes an observation (that all these texts share the figure of the double) and uses it to make an argument (i.e., a point which goes beyond the descriptive) about how that observation relates back to all the texts. “The double” is the subject of the thesis sentence (i.e., it has a verb which follows it) and not the object. An argumentative thesis takes an observational thesis to the next level. A good way to change an observation to an argument is to look at an observation and ask, “and so?” or “so what’s my point?” The best argumentative theses are the most specific: they use very specific similarities between texts as their observations, and make arguments on the basis of them.
Do not leave your thesis until the final paragraph. If you write your paper in one take, at one sitting, often you will only realize what your paper’s overall point is at the very end of your paper. I strongly recommend that you do not turn in a paper which looks like this. This means that you may have to revise your paper at least once before turning it in. If you do arrive at a thesis only at the end of your paper, a good way to fix this is to take the conclusions from your final paragraphs and apply them to your opening paragraphs, and then make sure each of your paper’s paragraphs make reference to these conclusions in turn.
2. You should refer to your thesis in each paragraph, preferably at both the beginning and end of each paragraph. Each paragraph should have what some teachers call a “topic sentence” – some sentence, usually at the beginning of a paragraph, which states that paragraph’s main point, or the point which makes that paragraph’s discussion different from every other paragraph’s discussion. But each paragraph should also have a “thesis-connecting sentence” – a sentence which connects that paragraph back to your whole paper’s main overall point, and ties each paragraph into your whole paper’s overall thesis. Each paragraph should have its own mini-discussion, of course, but each paragraph should also have some relationship to your overall argument, and you should make that relationship clear.
3. Each paragraph should include at least one quotation from your text(s). Every paragraph needs a point, and every point needs proof. The best kind of proof – the best kind of evidence that what you’re claiming is the case is, at least in your paper, actually the case – is a direct quotation from the text. Thus, every paragraph should have a quotation. Your quotations must be properly cited, complete with page numbers. They must also be incorporated and not unincorporated:
Unincorporated quotation: Frances E.W. Harper illustrates how slaves were able to transmit information under their masters’ very noses. “In conveying the tidings of war, if they wished to announce a victory of the Union army, they said the butter was fresh, or that the fish and eggs were in good condition.” (Iola Leroy, 9) These two sentences are totally separate (i.e., unincorporated) and the quotation exists as an isolated sentence with no source, dropped in like a sound bite.
Incorporated quotation: Frances E.W. Harper illustrates how slaves were able to transmit information under their masters’ very noses. “In conveying the tidings of war,” Harper writes, “if they wished to announce a victory of the Union army, they said the butter was fresh, or that the fish and eggs were in good condition.” (Iola Leroy, 9) The quotation is broken up by a clear indicator of its source, and it is made into a full sentence (i.e., incorporated) of its own.
Any paper which does not include regular quotations (preferably one per paragraph) will not receive a very good grade. Any paper which includes no quotations whatsoever will not receive a passing grade.
4. Your paragraphs should be of reasonable length. There is of course no universal rule governing the length of the “perfect” paragraph, nor should there be: there is an art to writing, whether it be poetry or English papers. But some general customs do apply: anything consisting of three sentences or less is too short, and anything which fills over half a full page in size is too long. Paragraphs, like papers, make their arguments in steps, and if in each paragraph you have a topic sentence, a quotation, and a thesis-connecting sentence, then you already have three sentences – and you haven’t even discussed anything yet. (If you come from a business-writing background – used to writing in bullet points or other very short, digestible “thought bites” – this may be a particularly important guideline to remember.) Conversely, if you have a paragraph which goes on for over a full page or more, then you clearly don’t have only one main point which that paragraph is trying to convey, and you’re trying to do too much. (If you tend to write your papers in one take, very quickly, or at the last minute – used to throwing all of your thoughts down in a rush with little attention to your overall paragraph structure – this may be a particularly important guideline to remember.) Paragraphs are the main argumentative unit of an English paper; a paragraph is to a paper what a sentence is to a paragraph, and, just as with sentences, there are “fragment” paragraphs as well as “run-on” paragraphs. You should avoid both.
5. Ground your paper in the text(s). Most of your paragraphs should be directly concerned with authors, plots, characters, themes, symbols, conflicts, and other literary things, and not in the abstractions which surround them: “society,” “history,” “culture,” and so on. This means avoiding what I call “Since the Dawn of Time Stories” – papers which attempt to account for all of human history in their argumentative sweep. Do not attempt, for example, to write about “all” of slavery, “all” of American history, or even “slaves” in general; instead, you should write about specific authors and their texts. Sentences, paragraphs, and papers should begin with and regularly return to authors, characters, etc., as their subjects. Instead of saying, for example, “African Americans have always resisted racial oppression,” you should say, for example, “The authors Brown, Dunbar, and Harper all show a variety of ways in which African Americans resisted racial oppression.” This may seem like a subtle difference, but it’s a crucial one. You should, of course, remember that neither you nor your authors are writing in a vacuum, but a good English paper is all about the literature.
6. Try to achieve a reasonable degree of balance between the different texts you discuss. While it’s often difficult to devote exactly equal time and space to each of your required texts, you do want to shoot for a paper which is not terribly unbalanced – three pages of a five-page paper devoted to one text and half a page for each remaining text, for example, is not a good balance. A good paper distributes its discussions of all its texts as evenly as possible across all its pages.
7. Don’t be afraid to have an opinion, but phrase your opinions in terms of analyses of the text(s). While I don’t forbid using the first-person singular pronoun “I” in papers, I do think it’s largely unnecessary: I will know it’s you making your points, and often “I” statements lessen the impact of a good solid analysis. Don’t feel the need to qualify your opinions by saying “I think that,” “I feel that,” “it seems as if,” or other similar phrases. A good rule of thumb is to go through each paper and look for moments where you tend to apologize for having your own opinion, and delete the phrases that precede your actual point. Act as if you’re right, and your argument will usually be better off. (the essay should be writing about Gorilla, My love)

Instructions: The film that I choose is “Remember the Titans”. Within the six page paper I am expected to apply the material covered in class (Especially Bonilla-Silva’s 4 Frames of colorblind racism). As his/her critical thinking decision making objective, the student should decide whether the societal evidence he/she reviews in the paper :
a) demonstrates the typical colorblind pattern that Bonilla-Silva describes in the textbook; or
b) reveals a more progressive and/or minority pattern
c) Some combination of the above
d) Some other pattern not discussed in the textbook but worth exploring in future research.

The student may find that the quotes he/she analyzes deliberately challenge one of the 4 frames of colorblindness in some way, and he/she can note this in the paper as well. The paper should consider the implications of the analysis of colorblindness for the future of a multiracial society. In other words, how do the representations discovered in your analysis help and/or hinder a society’s progress toward inclusive multiracial democracy?

The books Required for this class is listed below:
1) Bonilla-Silva, E. 2010 Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and Racial Inequality in Contemporary America. 3rd ed. Boulder, CO: Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN-13:9781442202184
2) Higganbotham, E. and Margaret L. Anderson. 2011. Race and Ethnicity in Society: The Changing Landscape. 3rd ed. Belmont Ca: Wadsworth. ISBN-13:9781111519537

The six page paper should quote and illustrate all 4 frames of colorblindness and analyze them accordingly.

The two sources I would like to use is the book on “Remember the Titans and the movie itself if possible.

Checklist

There are four steps to this assignment—you must complete all four in order to receive credit.

__: Identify a situation in which you will encounter persuasion

__: Submit topic on Canvas for approval

__: Expose yourself to the situation and take notes on your experience

__: Write an analytical reflection paper on the experience.

Identify a situation in which you will encounter persuasion:

This assignment requires you to place yourself in a situation where you will be persuaded to do something (buy, believe, etc.). The assignment requires you to set yourself up as a target of a professional salesperson or other persuasion expert and to analyze their experiences using fundamental persuasion, argumentation, and logic concepts.

Expose yourself to the situation and take notes on your experience:

The assignment requires you to set yourself up as a target of a professional salesperson or other persuasion expert. To simulate a realistic experience I will not explicitly instruct you on how to approach the situation (e.g., emotionally detached, strongly resistant). Rather, I simply ask you to behave as naturally as you can.

Examples of the tactics and concepts (these are from the “handout” reading):

a) the foot-in-the door
b) door-in-the face
c) and that’s-not-all techniques
d) slowly escalating commitments
e) the illusion of choice
f) conformity and social proof
g) conveying illusions of authority, honesty, and likability
h) the base-rate fallacy and negativity bias.

Sample persuasion experts and situations:

Car, jewelry, stereo, furniture, and insurance salespeople; timeshare seminars; parties to sell Tupperware, kitchenware, photo albums, and candles; military recruiters; funeral arrangement coordinators; street hustlers; scientology, Moonie, and other religious recruiters; and psychics.

Ethical Precautions

It is important to take precautions against placing yourself in unsafe situations. You must have your topic approved by me before carrying out the assignment. Occasionally, it might be necessary to suggest an alternative scenario if a proposed situation is too risky. Most cults, for example, are excellent illustrations of persuasion but I generally advise you not to subject yourself directly to their influence. Also, in situations where you will likely encounter hard-sell salespeople, use your best judgment about what point to exit the encounter. For example, if you are visiting a visiting car lot, do not to go beyond the test drive.

Write an analytical reflection paper on the experience:

Your reflection paper should provide readers with an overview of the entire persuasive experience. Be sure you include the following three ideas:

Analyze the tactics, persuasive concepts, and/or logical fallacies that were employed during your experience.
Reflect on how you responded to the tactics
Articulate how you (or someone you know) could more effectively resist similar persuasion attempts in the future.