1. Saban is a top performing industrial equipment salesperson for D2D. After three years of working with his best client, he receives a text message from Pat (his direct manager) assigning him to a completely different account.  Pat has received complaints that Saban gets all of the good clients and is not a “team player.”  Saban responds to the message and asks for a […]

  Instructions Read the selections “My Guilt” by Maya Angelou and the autobiographical account of the life of Frederick Douglass. The poem written by Angelou reflects her guilt for not standing up for what she deems is a just cause, particularly the issue of Civil Rights. (Maya Angelou was a contemporary writer). Douglass gives his first-person account, and he narrates the events that cause him […]

First, unlike the Toulmin and Rogerian methods where one side is argued over another, the middle ground argument mediates between two sides of an issue, finding a ‘middle ground’ solution. In other words, this argumentative position seeks to forward a compromise solution between two positions.  For this discussion, choose an issue that you wrote about previously in this course (either your Toulmin or Rogerian essay). Let the […]

For this assignment, you must write a comparative analysis of two essays (see choices below). As with your first paper, you can only use quoted examples from the two essays that you’re analyzing as evidence to support your claims. This essay will be 3-4 full pages long; it must be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins. Follow the format from Writing Your Second Paper to […]

                       WRITING ASSIGNMENT   For each of the lettered topics that follow, identify the best organizational pattern for a discussion of the subject. For example, a discussion of distance education and on-campus courses could be organized using the comparison-and-contrast pattern. Write a brief explanation of why the organizational pattern you chose for each topic would be the best one to use.  how to register for courses […]

You own a small new-and-used book store and café with free wireless Internet access. You enjoy the calm, quiet atmosphere of your store and like that your customers choose your store to conduct business, socialize with friends, or just enjoy a good book and a cup of coffee.  Increasingly, many customers have been talking on their cell phones – very loudly and in places where […]

  By the due date assigned, post your annotated bibliography entry for a scholarly article to the discussion area. By the end of the week, respond to your classmates’ posts with your feedback, questions, and suggestions.  For this assignment, find a scholarly article on your Week 4 short story in the SUO Library. First, complete the lecture on conducting research in the SUO Library. Next, enter […]

1. After reviewing the Interpersonal Communication LibGuide, Links to an external site.review the scenario below, and answer each of the prompts. Link: http://libguides.valenciacollege.edu/nseinterpersonalcommunication/overview 2. One  of your colleagues constantly complains about everything at.com work. They  criticize the leadership and gossip about fellow-coworkers. They are  usually late, do the minimum amount of work, and often take credit for  other’s ideas. This is causing issues at the […]

  This discussion topic is designed to help prepare you for Writing Assignment #1, “Rewriting a Set of Instructions.” Please download the Word document in writing assignment #1 that features the poorly written set of instructions. Then complete the following steps in responding to this discussion topic: 1. Peruse the McMurrey, Jerz, and Wikibooks resources on how to write instructions.  They are provided in the […]

Complete a one page (about 300 words) reflection about Chapter 13. Use the headings below with the information requested.   Chapter Overview–A brief overview of what the chapter was about.  Topic of Interest 1–What two topics were the most interesting to you and why?  Topic of Interest 2–  ”                          ”       […]