Essay Proposal:

Each student is required to complete a proposal in anticipation of their final essay that compares one of the films covered in the course with one of the following films available on Criterion-on-Demand: Dirty Dancing (1987), Footloose (1984 or 2011), The Full Monty (1997),Hairspray (2007) or How She Move (2008). (Other dance films that are not on Criterion-on-Demand and/or not covered in the course may be considered with permission of the TA). As part of the proposal students must identify and cite three scholarly secondary sources using MLA citation. Only one secondary source may be from the required readings.

1. Select a film from the course that you will be using for your assignment. Your film choices are:
Save the Last Dance (2001)
Street Dance 3D (2010)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
Cabaret (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Flashdance (1983)

2. Select a film not covered in the course that you will be using for your assignment. Your choices are:
Footloose (1984)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
The Full Monty (1997)
Hairspray (2007)
How She Move (2008)
Footloose (2011)

3. Please provide a topic sentence that includes the theory, term or concept(s) you will be using and a rationale for why you think this is an appropriate or interesting combination? The topic sentence section should just be 1-2 lines.

4. Please provide your first scholarly source using MLA formatting. Here is how to cite a journal article:
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Here is how to cite a chapter in a book or anthology:
Last name, First name. “Title of Essay.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor’s Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
Here is how to cite a book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

5. Please provide a second scholarly source that you will be using in your essay. Here is how to cite a journal article:
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Here is how to cite a chapter in a book or anthology:
Last name, First name. “Title of Essay.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor’s Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
Here is how to cite a book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

6. Please provide a third scholarly source that you will be using in your essay. Here is how to cite a journal article:
Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Here is how to cite a chapter in a book or anthology:
Last name, First name. “Title of Essay.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor’s Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
Here is how to cite a book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

You are the owner of a construction company. You have a Design-Bid-Build single award time and material contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct VA Hospital Annex not to exceed $1.5M.

This building is going to use an estimated 500 – Columbia Street Brickweb Thin Brick Flats bricks and 75 – Columbia Street Brickweb Thin Brick Corners, both manufactured by Old Mill Brick and available at Home Depot.

Requirements
Write a paper outlining the considerations of this material in terms of the following segments:
What specifications would be needed?
What safety considerations are needed for installing the bricks?
What preconstruction activities are necessary for the bricks?
What are the construction activities for the bricks (think CPM activities)?
How would you use value engineering for the masonry work?
How would you measure and expect payment for the bricks?
What inspections would you propose for the masonry work?
What would you do if the price changed a week before you purchased the brick?
After purchasing the brick, the supplier tells you they don’t have the brand/design brick you asked and paid for. They offer you a substitute. What will you do next?
How do you know the masonry work is accepted by the client?