Speaker Recognition In my speaker recognition, one speaker deserved thumbs up for the good work done during his presentation. For this speaker, I put her in the category of most effective overall speaker. This speaker exhibited all characteristics of an effective speaker with the required ingredients of effective speech delivery. An excellent public speaking captures the attention of the audience by informing them, convincing or entertaining on the chosen topic. This speaker met all these criteria to clinch the position of the most effective overall speaker throughout the class. In my rationale for selecting this speaker, I also considered other aspects of the nonverbal cues in her presentations. These nonverbal cues spice up the speech delivery to achieve an entertaining session. To begin with, the speaker exhibited a lot of strength, creativity and vigor during her presentation. For example, one of her favorite speeches she made was a persuasive speech. It was about animals wondering through the streets. During the delivery of her speech, the speaker was very emotional. She even brought her cats to class for effective demonstrations of…
THE TRIAL AND DEATH OF SOCRATES In the Trial and death of Socrates, the philosopher is a God’s fearing person. Throughout the entire dialogues, he has been in a position to prove his true love to God by adducing evidence to support his claims. The trial and death of the Socrates is made of the four dialogues in which the Socrates’ important aspects have been revealed (Plato, 12). The four dialogues include; Euthyphro which consist of the conversion that was held between Socrates and Euthyphro who were both supposed to stand before the court of law for different legal matters where Euthyphro had brought charges of murder against his father while Socrates was supposed to be tried before the court of law for claims that he had been corrupting the city’s youths (Plato, 13)). The second dialogue is Apology which accounts for the Socrates defence before the court of law, the third one Crito which contain a conversation between Crito and the Socrates in the prison cell where Socrates was waiting for his death sentence, the fourth and the…
SLAVERY IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH By the year 1830, there was slavery largely dwelling in the south. It occurred in several forms like African Americans were being confined in both large and small farmsteads, large capitals and towns, inside households and out in the fields. Despite of slavery having a range of faces, the basic image remained just the same. Slaves were seen as property, property since they were black. This property eminence was enforced via violence, both actual and threatened. There before, people, both black and white existed unruffled within these parameters although their lives had different forms (Kenneth, Virginia & Kiple). The confined African Americans could never forget their eminence as property no matter how they were treated by their masters. In simple terms, there was such an extended hatred between the slaves and their masters. Although some masters and slaves liked each other, this notion was restricted by the rate by which the power imbalance propagated. Within these constricted confines of slavery, their relationship ran the scope from sympathetic to supercilious and still the slaves and…
Should Women have Combat Roles Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to develop a persuasive argument pertaining to a social justice issue. “Social justice” is a broad term; we have done some class discussion on this but you have a lot of latitude in terms of choosing a particular topic/area of concern. You will take a position on this issue, explain WHY you have taken this position, and defend this position using specific evidence from reliable sources. You will utilize research skills and apply critical thinking to develop your argument and substantiate any claims.[unique_solution] Should Women have Combat Roles Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to develop a persuasive argument pertaining to a social justice issue. “Social justice” is a broad term; we have done some class discussion on this but you have a lot of latitude in terms of choosing a particular topic/area of concern. You will take a position on this issue, explain WHY you have taken this position, and defend this position using specific evidence from reliable sources. You will utilize research skills and apply…
Alexander the Not so ‘Great’ Plutarch’s biography, Life of Alexander, portrays Alexander as a less than great King. Ancient history has outlined the true qualities a King should possess, and they include leadership, virtue, and even mercy. He earned the title Alexander the ‘Great’ due to his massive ownership of land far and wide. He owned the land from Macedonia to the borders of the Indus valley. By conquering Egypt, Persia, as well as the northern frontiers of India, he becomes one of the ultimate captors in less than a decade. Although Alexander is often regarded as one of the greatest conquerors in all of ancient history, his actions in combat completely tarnish his legacy as the King of Macedonia. Plutarch ineffectively discredits any possible challenges to Alexander’s character in order to ensure the narrative of his accomplishments remains unscathed. Plutarch does this by mentioning Alexander’s shortcomings as a King, but by following up by attempting to justify his actions in the case of the merciless slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people and his drinking problems in order to…
Sexism in Adverts Sexism is a popular social problem in the advertisement sector. The main aim of many advertisers has been to make a positive impression using sexist adverts, but most of the cases have gone in the wrong direction. Often, adverts on several media platforms are targeted to a specific audience, a factor that creates a discriminatory kind of perception towards a certain group. For example, the use of young girls in the advertisement of toys has created a feeling of discrimination towards young boys and has caused alienation towards what toys should be used by what gender and much generally has caused gender crises. The 2017 advert by Mr. Clean on the importance of men who could sweep has not gone well with several viewers who feel that the advert has employed a wide range of sexism in passing information that could be adopted in a much better way. The portrayal of cleaning duties to belong to ladies and the fact that ladies can only pay using sex are sexist actions that should not be promoted on…
Self-drive Cars Annotated Bibliography Mladenovic, Milos N., and Tristram McPherson. “Engineering social justice into traffic control for self-driving vehicles?.” Science and engineering ethics 22.4 (2016): 1131-1149. Mladenovic and McPherson researched to assess how social justice will be adopted in the control of traffic when self-drive cars start dominating the roads. The study outlines the importance of addressing questions that arise from the engineering of social justice in the traffic transformation and attempts to sketch a preliminary framework for incorporating social justice in traffic control. The study further explains how new forms of traffic control technology will have implications for several dimensions of social justice. The implications covered in the study include safety, privacy, sustainability, efficiency, and equal access to social justice. The study focuses on the efficiency of the proposed social justice system as well as equal access by individuals using self-driven vehicles. The limitations that could be associated with the social justice system are further addressed in the study. The researchers propose the introduction of a priority based system that will give the users to select the priority levels…
Same Sex Marriage in Canada Same-sex marriage is a common and growing trend across the globe, and Canada is no exception. The aspect of same-sex marriage in Canada has been on the increase following an emerging trend that has seen the family structure evolve. This comes amidst the backdrop of factors such as change in social norms, economic issues and immigration. The current survey of 2016 by Environics Analytics indicate that there has been an increase in the rate at which Canadians are bent to form same-sex marriages. It is worth noting that despite the fact that, this group forms a small percentage compared to other forms of marriage, the segment is experiencing a growing trend. In the last decade, there has been a 60 percent rise in same-sex marriages compared to 9 percent increases registered in the opposite sex marriages (Campion-Smith, 2017). The trend is seen to take toll of the largest cities in the country such as Ottawa-Gatineau, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. The Canadian law allows for the same-sex marriages as per the dictates of sociological perspectives which…
Death Penalty Debate Research the death penalty and write 2 page essay explaining if we should continue to have it as an option in the U.S. or not. Must cite at least one source outside your textbook. In addition to that 1) Read the following very short ebook from Amazon: ″Death Penalty Debate: Confronting Abolitionists′ Claims″ (it costs $0.99). This is a one-sided book so feel free to disagree with it. 2) Include analysis of the book in the essay and extend your existing 2 page essay to a 900-word minimum essay[unique_solution] Research the death penalty and write 2 page essay explaining if we should continue to have it as an option in the U.S. or not. Must cite at least one source outside your textbook. In addition to that 1) Read the following very short ebook from Amazon: ″Death Penalty Debate: Confronting Abolitionists′ Claims″ (it costs $0.99). This is a one-sided book so feel free to disagree with it. 2) Include analysis of the book in the essay and extend your existing 2 page essay to a 900-word minimum…
intelligence question This is not your ordinary ″essay″ midterm. For the midterm project you will deliver two intelligence collection plans (a tactical and a separate strategic collection plan). You are expected to deliver in .ppt or .xls format a table that is a matrix of potential intelligence targets and collection methods (feel free to break down major methods of collection, like SIGINT, into their components: ELINT, COMINT, MASINT, TELINT, etc.). You are asked to submit two matrices: one that deals with tactical intelligence and one that deals with strategic intelligence. You are required to identify and describe an intelligence question (of your choice) that drives each of these matrices. Remember what you learned early on in this class: clarity in the intelligence question is the most important element of collection planning. Your grade will be based on the following rubric and I recommend you make a check list to be sure you have: 1) the primary intelligence question or requirement identified (in two separate strategic and tactical matrices), 2) you′ve listed your sub-questions or component information requirements(PIRs/EEIs), 3) listing of…