Work Samples

The paper needs to be 3-4 pages long and one of the sources must be Anna Kathrine Nicholas' "The Book of the Golder Retriever", Neptune City, NJ. T.F.H. Publications, Inc, 1983. The writer must discuss the breed, the characteristics and history. The writing style should be simple to match Secondary/High-School level - short simple sentences and simple vocabulary are preferred.

The writer is required to produce a 20 page topical paper comparing random practice vs. block practice. Other specifications: minimum of 10 references from research journals (studies), also books may be used for a couple resources(ie. Motor Learning and Performance by Richard A. Schmidt/ Craig A. Wrisberg - second edition.

The topic of the essay is the adequacy of Texas's Constitution. In your essay, discuss a provision of Texas's Constitution that has been criticized as particularly troublesome, (ex. county government, judicial article, legislative article, executive article) Compare the provision of Texas's Constitution with the constitutions of two other states. Would a revision be advisable? What would you suggest?

The paper should explain the reasons for Africa's continued poverty including poverty traps, high transport costs, high disease burden, low agricultural productivity, civil conflict, AIDS, and quality of government. Some possible solutions should be presented, and a discussion of why the current Aid system has not worked and what can be done to improve it. If at all possible, one source should be from a peer-reviewed academic publication. Sources should be books and newspaper articles, and the only internet sources should be very reputable, such as the UN.

This is a personal statement. The applicant is a 4 year university liberal arts graduate applying to a post-bachelorette teaching program. This is an incentive program to become a teacher in a needy school. The applicant applied 2 years ago but did not get in. One possible cause could be the low GPA in college. In college (went to a great school) the applicant got to work a lot to get through it. This resulted in not the best GPA. Since graduating the applicant has been working for 5 years and has been promoted 2 times. Now the applicant is a director of a non-profit organization. The application has to follow the outline below : 1) If your GPA is below 3.0, please enter a statement addressing any issues that may be relevant to your academic performance (300 words max) 2) Please provide a personal statement of between 500 and 1,000 words that addresses ALL of the following questions: -Why do you want to become a teacher? -How will you use your previous experiences to ensure high academic achievement for your students? -Nearly all teachers in the program work in 'high-need schools' located in low-income communities. Specifically, why do you want to teach in a high-need school? 3) Briefly describe the factors that have motivated you to re-apply to the program. How have you strengthened your candidacy since your last application? (300 words max)

Analyze an object that is part of your everyday life, that you consider to be well-designed(a product, building, publication, piece of softwre, advertisement, etc.) You may consider such issues as the purpose and effectiveness of the object, the role of technology in its creation, the social responsibility of the designer. The tool chosen for this assignment is the carabiner. It is requested that the writer use 5 internet sources.

The book selected for this project is The Best Christmas pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. It is very short, 80 pages. Analyze and critique your realistic fiction choice, applying as many concepts from the class as possible. (For example, does the book met the definition of or criteria for good literature, what are the benefits, does it meet the criteria for that genre; discuss literary elements such as theme, style, characters, plot.) Be specific! Use examples from the text to back up your statements.

No outside sources should be used. Approximately 3 pages should be exposition of the relevant positions or arguments, while approximately 2 page should reflect your critical or reflective engagement with the relevant positions or arguments. (Exposition and critical engagement can of course be intermingled, and the amount of each may vary depending on the question you answer.) Describe the view that the quality of one's life is determined by whether one's desires are satisfied. Clearly distinguish this position from both "hedonism" and "experientialism" by showing how desire-based views are not subject to counter-examples that befall the latter two views. Explain using examples the difference between two kinds of desire-based view: (i) the view that the quality of one's life depends entirely on one's actual desires, and (ii) the view that the quality of one's life depends on the desires one would have, if one were better informed. Give counter-examples to each of these two kinds of desire-based view.

Boahen vs. Shillington: How African is the book "African Perspectives on Colonialism"? The writer must compose a comparison paper using two sources on the history of colonialism in Africa - A. Adu Boahen's "African Perspectives on Colonialism" and Kevin Shillington's "History of Africa". The works are compared in terms of content, analysis, chronology, form and general organization. The paper should feature APA style and must be accompanied by an abstract, outline and reference page.