Literary Research Essay

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Essay 3: Literary Research Essay
You will write a literary analysis essay that discusses either Art Spiegelmans Maus I & II or Joesph August Merastys The Education of Augie Merasty *Discuss only ONE of the texts. You will write a formal essay (ex. introduction w/ thesis statement, body paragraphs, conclusion and works cited page).
Your essay should be approximately 1000-1250 words in length and contain quotations from the texts as evidence. Research is required for this essay, so you should include a minimum of one secondary source (Ex. secondary sources include the following: dictionaries, encyclopedias, online journal articles, informative websites, newspapers, movie or book reviews, critical essays, etc.) 
Pick ONE of the following prompts to write about in your essay response: 
    What is trauma and how does it affect specific individual(s) in the text?
    What is intergenerational trauma and how does it affect specific person(s) in the text? 
    What is Survivor’s Guilt and how is it conveyed in the memoir?
    How is hypocrisy evident in residential schools as evidenced in Merasty’s memoir?
    What is oppression and how is it expressed in either text?
    What is dehumanization and how is it expressed in either text?
    How is the theme of loss of innocence conveyed in the memoir?
    What is genocide and how is it represented in the memoir?
    What is racism and how is it represent in the memoir?
    What kinds of Mental health struggles are evident in the text  (ex. PTSD, alcoholism, depression)?
    Research and explain some of the main features of residential schools that are represented in The Education of Augie Merasty.
    Research and explain some of the main features of the Holocaust that are represented in Maus.
    Discuss the theme of betrayal as it is represented in either text.
    How does Art Spiegelman use an animal allegory in Maus to convey the conflicts of WWII? 
*TIP for adding secondary sources:  Try doing an author search in the Library website and you should be able to find some articles on each of these texts.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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Read the scenario in the textbook and complete the activity below.

Create either a handout, job-aid, poster, or flyer to educate employees on the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act. Complete the following for your educational tool:

Explain what the employees should know regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Provide examples of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
Identify company actions or red flags that might indicate violations of the Act.
List consequences of violations.
Recommend actions to report possible violations.
Describe protections for whistle blowers. Why are they important? How do the protections impact the Act?

Sample Solution

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WORKUNG THESIS

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Instructions
From p. 79 of our textbook: ( BOOK  PAGE IS IN THE DOCUMENT )

Write a brief narrative essay (of around 500 words) where you discuss the topic you have decided to research and write about.

Tell your audience, your fellow classmates and your instructor all of the following:

the working thesis you have settled on for your project
how you arrived at the topic
some of the other ideas you considered in your brainstorming activities
at least two reasons for choosing this topic (universal value + personal interest)
what initial library research you have conducted so far/what working knowledge you’ve gathered to date
what you hope to learn from researching this topic over the course of the semester
Use MLA General Format.

Pay For Performance Program for Public School Teachers

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Background:

Pay for Performance in America’s public schools is an extremely controversial issue. Although the process has made inroads in business and is a means to help determine promotions, pay, and retention, pay for performance has not been consistently well received in the Public school systems. There are some successful examples where teacher pay has been linked to student test scores. In Minnesota for example, some districts have stopped giving automatic raises for seniority and base 60% of all pay increases on employee performance. In Denver, unions and school districts designed an incentive program where teachers receive bonuses for student achievement and for earning national teaching certificates. On the other hand, some plans have not worked. For example, Cincinnati teachers voted against a merit pay proposal and Philadelphia teachers gave their bonus checks to charity rather than cashing them. It appears that having teachers involved in planning the incentive system is one key factor to success. The same can be said for all incentive plans – if employees do not buy into them, they will not work.

Directive:
The organizations senior leadership wants to explore the practicality of implementing such a program for your organization.

Questions to Research:
– How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans?

– From an employee’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

– From an employer’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

The objectives below must be addressed in this paper:

Explain the various classifications of rewards.
Describe competency-based compensation programs.
Describe relative standards in the performance management system.
Discuss ethical issues in HRM

STANDARDS

Abstract
Places Abstract on a separate page & clearly summarizes the intent and content of the paper in 150 – 250 words

Introduction
Provides a clear and concise reason for the paper and background into the problem.
    Provides background research into the problem
    States the problem clearly
    Justifies the study
    Explains the significance of the problem to an audience of non-specialists.

Discussion
Discusses findings and conclusions in accordance with the research.
    Presents precise and orderly explanation of findings in conjunction with the research despite personal opinions and ideas.
    Provides at least the minimum written content in accordance with assignment instructions.

Summary or Conclusion
Articulates findings in accordance with the research.
    Restates the reason for the paper.
    Clearly and precisely articulates and summarizes findings and outcomes in accordance with the research; regardless of personal views or opinions.

Documentation & APA format.
Paper is properly in APA style writing standards
    Paper is written in proper APA format (6th edition)
    Includes at least FIVE (5) academic/peer reveiwed sources
    References are properly listed in the Reference section and properly cited in text.

Mechanics and Grammar
The writing is free of spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, grammatical errors and proofreading errors.

Formatting
Provides a high-caliber, correctly formatted assignment in the assigned citation style. All citations in the text and in the references are accurately cited in the appropriate style.