Active Empathic Listening

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To be an effective communicator, you must master the core competency of listening. A willingness to listen during an interaction allows you to understand others, respond appropriately to what they say, and provide helpful feedback. Bevan (2020) describes ideal listening as active and empathic. In this discussion, you will take a listening quiz, and then explain how using active empathic listening can help you improve as a communicator in your personal and professional relationships.

In your initial post,

Using and citing Bevan, define active empathic listening. Report on both meaning and significance of the definition, in your own words.
Complete this listening quiz (Links to an external site.) and report your results and feedback to the group. It is possible you will have to click an icon that says, Run Adobe. If you cannot access this resource, take a similar, text-based version in Bevan (Section 8.3) titled Self-Test: Bodies Active-Empathic Listening Scale.
Explain how you can use active empathic listening to help you improve your communication in your personal interactions or in the workplace.
Provide at least one example of exactly how you can change your listening habits and how you will benefit from this change.
For this discussion forum, your initial post should be 300 to 350 words in length.

Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world

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Texas is the death penalty capital of the democratic world. Yet the state has one of the highest crime rates in the country. In addition to the ethical issues capital punishment raises, does this prove that the death penalty is ineffective? Discuss with reference to the theories of punishment, deterrence, isolation, and rehabilitation.

4-5 page analysis (do not count the Works Cited page in your page count). Be specific.  Make sure to edit well and cite at least five scholarly sources.
Conform to MLA style when citing sources and composing your Works Cited page.
To facilitate grading, all writing assignments must comply with the following guidelines:

Papers must be completed as a Word document, using one-inch margins, one-and-one half or double spacing, and size 12 Times Roman or Arial font.
Include the following, single-spaced, at the top left of the first page (before the paper title).
Your name and student ID number (i.e., John Doe #xxxxxxx)
Semester, course rubric and number and section number (i.e., 2016SP GOVT 2306-3xxxx)
Name of assignment (i.e., Texas Policy Analysis Paper)
Date
In naming your file include the name of the assignment, semester, course and section number, and your name.  (For example, for your paper, name your file Analytical Paper-2016SP-GOVT 2306-3xxxx-John Doe.)
Papers must be submitted through SafeAssign (to check for plagiarism) as attachments under the proper eCampus Submission Area by the date and time specified in the class schedule.
Papers deviating from these guidelines will be docked 10 points (or more if they radically depart from these guidelines).  Writing a paper demands/requires careful thought, writing, and editing on your part. Lean, muscular prose will be highly prized. Rambling, pointless sentences will be penalized. Cardinal grammatical (subject verb disagreement, sentence fragments, etc.) and spelling errors will be docked three (3) points each. A simple use of spell and grammar check, a process taking mere minutes, will save you many points.

*I just copy paste the instruction, I know some of these things do not apply to you*

Legislative Effects on English Language Learning

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INSTRUCTIONS- From your required readings, choose one Supreme Court case or one educational policy pertaining to English language learners (ELLs). In a 500-750 word essay, discuss the effect that this case or policy has had on the education of ELLs. Your essay should address the following questions:

How has this case or policy helped contribute to the academic success of ELLs?
How will this case or policy help improve education for ELLs?
What gaps still exist?
Support your essay with at least three scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

HERE IS THE LINK TO THE CASE TO READ.

https://eds-a-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=8bb29281-a175-49e8-8fbb-0db937d7ecff%40sdc-v-sessmgr03&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=edswss&AN=000264474200008

Plagiarism Exercise

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You are assuming the role of teacher in this exercise.  A student submitted a paper in response to an assignment in your class.  A second student has come to you indicating he is aware the first student plagiarized on this assignment.  You ask a few questions to get a better understanding of the accusations and you commit to investigating this charge.  You will find the submitted paper in this weeks module of your course.  Your research shows the first highlighted area was copied from Masciarelli and the second from Frisch & Green.

Your assignment (two separate elements):
Mark up the paper using proper APA methodology including needed plagiarism corrections.  How should the highlighted sections have been documented?  Submit a corrected copy (using Track Changes, All Markup, Show Markup, Balloons, Show All Revisions Inline).  Also use MSWord comments to add supporting documentation where needed.

Additionally, write a 900 word, APA structured (no abstract required) double-spaced summary of your investigation.  Did the student plagiarize?  Presume you did not know the outcome going into your investigation.  What evidence would have helped you make the determination?  Provide examples of evidence in your response.  How would you confront this student about the plagiarism?  Presume this is an online course.  What would you say to the student?  As part of your response to the student, please list at least two (2) resources you would recommend to help guide him/her to an improved product.