Historians Respond Paper (in the style of an op-ed)

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Historians study the past, but we believe our studies can help people understand the present and,
in doing so, shape the future. One of the many ways that historians communicate our ideas is by
writing essays and opinion pieces in which we use our knowledge and analysis of the past to
reflect on current events. These pieces typically function as responses to news articles and are
sometimes billed as historians respond essays in new sources. They can take many forms:
A short report or reflection on the origins and development of an institution, idea, or
argument that features prominently in the present.
A comparison of something happening in the present an event, conflict, campaign, or
social movement, for instance with something similar that took place in the past.
A recollection of people, ideas, arguments, or organizations that feel particularly relevant
in our own time, for any number of reasons.
There is no one way to write a piece like this, but all such essays share the same broad goal: to
show readers how the past shapes the present, and how understanding history might help us
better understand our own world. This final writing assignment asks you to write your own
historians respond essay of 3-4 pages (750-1000) words in response to an article of your
choice about to labor and working-class life (including an article about the current pandemic).
Choosing a Topic: Please find one substantive news article to shape your response. You do
not need to reply directly to every point in the article (or even most points). Rather, this piece
will provide you with a starting point for the issue you plan to explore.
Researching the Paper: You do not have to do an exhaustive historical study of your topic, but
you should read at least a few more pieces about it from trustworthy present-day news sources.
For historical context, you should use the readings and materials from our course. For full credit,
please cite at least two readings from our course in your paper, as well as the original article
you have chosen. Citations may be in any format, but they must be clear and consistent.

Writing the Paper: Please format your papers in Times New Roman font, 12-point, double-
spaced (or a rough equivalent). Please make sure your paper has your name on it, a title, and the

title of your chosen article, with a link to the article included after or beneath the title.
A successful paper will do four things well:
Open with an argument, summarized in a clear thesis statement, about why this
particular history is important for understanding or thinking about the present
Explain the labor and working-class elements of the present-day topic
Make a clear connection between the present and the past
Analyze what happened in the past (dont just describe the past, make an argument) and
explain how this history either shaped the present or helps us think about it
Given the size of our class, I do not have time to read full drafts for everyone who asks.
However, I would be more than happy to read and offer feedback on opening paragraphs and
thesis statements, recommend readings, and otherwise help you organize and write this paper.

Customer life time value

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General guidelines
    The purpose of this assignment is to enhance your analytic skills.
    The article: A marketing view of customer value: Customer lifetime value and customer Equity, is uploaded to the Moodle
    It is an individual assignment.
    The assignment is worth 20% of the total grade.
    The student should answer the question given in the guidelines.
    You are required to submit the report through the email and uploaded it to the Moodle.
    10% of the 20 marks will be deducted as a penalty if not submitted on time.
    Think out of the box and be creative in answering the given questions.
    The students should read the article between the lines, try to understand, and focus on answering the questions. You could avoid the technical detail that are not relevant to the given questions.
    The assignment is due on the 20th May. Email the assignment to me, and also upload the softcopy to the Moodle.
Formatting guidelines
    There is no page limit. The students are required to provide one page introduction and then answer the questions. Each answer should start from a fresh page.
    Font size: 12
    Font type: Times New Roman
    Line space: One and a half
    Page margin: 1 inch from all four side
Questions: Students are required to answer the following questions:
1.    What is customer life time value?
2.    Why do we need to measure customer lifetime value?
3.    How do we measure customer lifetime value? Explain with an example.
4.    How organization can exploit the customer lifetime value?
5.    What are the business implications of customer lifetime value?
6.    Identify ways on how to improve CLV.

Interpersonal communications final

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Section one 20 Terms (4 points each)
Choose 20 terms. In full sentences please define each as related to our study of Interpersonal Communication and give a relevant example based on interpersonal communication.

1.Conversation
2.Cooperative principle
3.Small talk
4.Quality maxim  
5.Quantity maxim
6.Relevancy maxim
7.Manner Maxim
8.Morality maxim
9.Politeness maxim
10.Listening
11.Appreciative listening
12.comprehensive listening
13.evaluative listening
14.empathetic listening
15.Empathy
16.supportive responses
17.capitalization
18.face threatening acts
19.self disclosure privacy
20.Communication privacy management theory
21.reciprocity
22.Interpersonal influence
23.Power
24.Conflict
25.pseudo conflict
26.fact conflict
27.value conflict
28.policy conflict
29.ego conflict
30.withdrawing
31.accommodating
32.collaborating
33.Elaboration likelihood model
34.Heuristics
35.Dysfunctional Relationships
36.Codependency
37.Abuse
38.Physical Abuse
39.Sexual Abuse
40.Verbal Abuse
41.Psychological Abuse
42.Economic/financial Abuse
43.Cultural Abuse

Section Two Essay
2 essays @ 10 Points

Choose two of the following quotes to write an essay about each explaining and relating it to your communication class. Please remember, to get full credit you must not only explain the quote, but RELATE IT TO THE STUDY OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

1)Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional
Max Lucade

2) Creativity comes from the conflict of ideas.
Donatella Versace

3)Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like aches or wounds, they are more like splits in the skin that wont heal because there is not enough material.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

4) Stay committed to your decisions but stay flexible in your approach.
Tom Robbins

Men’s mental health

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Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to practice analyzing a visual argument related to your research topic. This will give you practice analyzing visual media such as commercials, infographics, comics, and advertising. It will also give you a chance to see how people are portraying your topic in media and popular culture. Finally, it will help you prepare to make an argument of your own.

Objective

Compose an essay of three to four pages that analyzes a specific piece of visual media related to your quarter-long research topic. This can be something like a piece of advertising, a comic, an infographic, or even a meme. No outside sources other than the piece you have chosen to analyze are required. However, you may use other sources if you think it would aid your analysis.

This essay should be in standard MLA format and include a Works Cited page citing the piece you are analyzing and any additional sources you choose to use. You do not need to worry about in-text citations unless you choose to use sources OTHER than the focus of the analysis.

Task

Choose some sort of argumentative visual related to your topic. The only criteria is that the image MUST be making an argument related to your research topic. Do not choose a random stock photo from Google images, for example, or you will have a very hard time discussing the images rhetorical situation because it might not have one.
Include the image at the top of your essay below the title.
Compose an essay discussing the following:
The images situation. Think about the pre-existing contexts and events that motivated its creation. Think about the issues, ideas, problems, or other motivations, that influenced the creation of the message.
The intended audience. Based on what you can gather from the situation of the message, as well as its content, its delivery and tone (for a visual, think of the tone as its attitude), think about the kind of people that make up the specific group that is targeted. Think in terms of demographic information: age, income, geographic region, nationality, culture, micro-culture, ethnicity, race, for example.
The purpose of the message. Consider whether the message is intended to inform, entertain, analyze, persuade, evoke a feeling, or associate itself with a set of values or emotions.
The use of rhetorical appeals including ethos, pathos, and logos. Describe the rhetorical choices that helped (or hindered) the rhetors (the communicators) effectiveness in building (or cashing in on) credibility or authority (ethos), or in appealing to an audiences values or emotions (pathos), or in appealing to logic, reasons, and facts (logos).
Other criteria you may consider: the use of text and persuasive language, use of color, shading, shadows, shapes, textures, illustrations, dimensions, angles, perspectives, distances, facial expressions, eyes, clothing, objects. In short, anything you can see in an image is part of its communication and can be analyzed.