Assignment
For this Assignment, choose one of the options listed below to discuss your experience of the arts:
Option A
Thinking about the Arts
How have you interacted with the arts in your life? Describe how you have participated in the arts in a 350- to 600-word personal essay. Were you a participant, or were you a part of the audience? This is an essay describing your personal experiences, but must adhere to APA formatting in regards to general formatting and title page.
Describe the following in your personal essay:
A description of the art you experienced
How the experience personally affected you
How you plan to continue your participation in the arts as either an audience member or creator of the visual or performing arts
Your own definition of what the arts are and the purpose they serve
Discussion 2
Option A
Visual Arts Summary
Research one painting, sculpture, or work of architecture. You may choose an example from the text or from an online, academic resource.
Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing your selected work of art or architecture. Include the following in your description:
A description of the use of color, line, composition, or other formal elements in the work
A description of the types of media or materials used in the work
An overview of the subject represented or the style of architecture
Apply appropriate APA formatting.
Topic Selection Worksheet
Complete Parts 1 and 2 of this worksheet. This assignment is the first step in writing your Final Essay assignment, due in Week 5.
Part 1: Topics, Ideas, and Research Questions
Identify each of the following items as either a broad topic, narrowed idea, or research question.
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Response
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Political Correctness
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What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship?
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Communication
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What are three reasons factory farming hurts animals or the environment?
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Business Ethics
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Technology
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What are three reasons why pre-employment drug testing can reduce turnover or violate employees' rights?
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Education
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What are three ways to reduce health care costs?
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Incarceration
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What are three challenges faced by military families?
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Social Media
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Homeschooling
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Psychology
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What are three reasons why online learning is as good as face-to-face learning?
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Part 2: Topic Selection and Discussion
Review the table below, and select a broad topic, anarrowed idea within that broad topic, and the research question associated with that narrowed idea. No other topics will be accepted.
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Broad Topic
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Narrowed Idea
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Research Question
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Communications & English
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Conflict Management
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What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship?
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Public Relations
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What are three ways negative press can actually lead to a celebrity's success?
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Biology & Environmental Science
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Space Exploration
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What are three benefits to humanity of space exploration?
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Renewable Energy
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What are three forms of renewable energy that need to be better implemented?
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Business & Management (incl. Accounting & Human Resources)
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Customer Complaints
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What are three improvements that businesses can learn from their customers' complaints?
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E-Commerce
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What are three reasons why e-commerce completely replaced traditional business sales methods?
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Criminal Justice & Security
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Background Checks
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What are three reasons why background checks should be required for all employees at all companies?
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Identity Theft
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What are three ways that people can protect themselves from identity theft?
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Education
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Bilingual Education
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What are three reasons schools should start offering more bilingual education?
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Arts Education
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What are three reasons arts education should be required in all levels of K-12 education?
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Healthcare
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Health Care Technology
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What are three waystechnology has influenced health care in the last 10 years?
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Obesity
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What are three ways the government can help solve the obesity problem in America?
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Psychology
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Children and Sports
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What are three benefits to children who play sports?
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Work and Family
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What are three family-friendly measures companies can use to make workers more productive and happy?
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Technology
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Children and Technology
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What are three reasons technology helps or hinders development in a child?
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Technology and Productivity
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What are three ways technology has made us more/less productive at work?
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Respond to the prompts below in a minimum total of 175 words.
• Identify thebroad topic, narrowed idea, and research question you selected and explain why you chose them.
• What interests you academically or personally about your selections?