Motorcycle lane splitting

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After deciding on the topic for your researched argumentative essay,
* locate at least three credible sources in the South University Online Library. (You may include more if you like.)
*Take notes on your sources, following the methods outlined in the Week 3 lecture about note-taking.
*For each source, note the main idea, evaluate the credibility of the author, and consider how the text relates to your topic.

Steps to Take

*Draft a references page in APA format.
*Include at least three sources.
*After each reference entry, provide a paragraph about the source, including the following:
*Summarize relevant information from the source.
*Evaluate the credibility of the author.
*Explain how the source relates to the position you plan to argue in your research paper.

Consistency and Cognitive Dissonance Theory

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Read the attachment on cigarette packaging from the U.S. and Canada. Warning: some of the images may be disturbing. Young Adults’ Perception of Cigarette Warning Labels in the U.S. and Canada

Re-read the section on cognitive dissonance theory in chapter 6 and consider the following scenario:

Alex uses tobacco on a daily basis. Her friends do not use tobacco, or have recently quit, and they really want Alex to break her dependency. In one of many efforts to get Alex to stop smoking, her friends show her the cigarette labels contained in the link. Consider how you might feel or react if you were Alex. Would you be upset and reject your friends’ efforts, upset but accepting of your friends’ efforts? Or might you experience a different emotional response that involves dissonance?
Write your response using cognitive dissonance theory.
Decide which dissonance reduction behavior Alex might engage in and explain your reason for choosing that one.
Next, apply the 3 necessary conditions for cognitive dissonance to this scenario and discuss how they apply.

Web Links

The National Academies Press Biographical Memoirs: Leon Festinger
https://www.nap.edu/read/4547/chapter/5#99

Cognitive Dissonance Theory & Conflict
https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/cognitive_dissonance/

Week 10 Assgn 6301

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By now, you should be aware that the findings from a research study are only part of the story. As a consumer, hoping to inform practice by use of an evidence base, you want to know much more. A sound research study includes all the steps highlighted in previous weeks: reviewing existing literature, focusing a research question, choosing a qualitative or quantitative method for answering the question, designing the study including selection of data collection procedures and/or measures, procedures used, data analysis plan, and findings. In addition, the study commonly discusses how ethical concerns were addressed and acknowledges the limitations of the study. For this assignment, you review a published research study with two purposes in mind:

Observing the structure and content of the article
Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study.

Submit a 7 page critique and review of the article, which includes the title page and the reference list. Follow the guidelines below:

Use the quantitative or qualitative research article that you located and that your instructor approved as part of the Week 5 assignment.
Provide an APA reference for the article you select.
If you selected a quantitative research study, use the “Quantitative Article Review and Critique. If you selected a qualitative study, use the “Qualitative Article Review and Critique.” Respond to all the questions.
Be sure to include the questions in your critique. This will cause your SafeAssign report to show high similarity to other students’ papers. However, do not be concerned about that. Do, however, appropriately paraphrase and cite specific details from the article you review.

I have uploaded the article that you will be using. It is titled (Wk5assgn). Since it is a qualitative article, I have also uploaded the guidelines for the assignment given to me from my professor.

Introduction to Global History HIST 130

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Level 1:  Summarize!

Summarize the podcast(s) and sources from a single week of your choice.
    do not include external information or analysis   
    use prose, with paragraphs, as if in an essay (i.e. not in point-form)
    between 500 and 750 words (include a word count)
    the organization should be clear, with transitions between paragraphs
    information should be presented as a coherent whole
    include citations for the podcast(s) and sources

Requirements for all assignments
    completeness (all required items submitted)
    professionalism in writing quality and presentation: clear organization, no sentence fragments or run-ons, no more than two errors per 250 words (including citations in Chicago style)
    course relevance: must cite one or more podcasts and one or more of the assigned sources
    no plagiarism (see “Academic Policies,” below)
    All papers should be written according to the instructor’s How to Write (www.sfu.ca/~lclossey/howtowrite.doc) and the Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers.