Category: English 101

Instructions
“Side Note” Im a full online student
Week 14: Course Wrap-up and Self-Assessment
YOU’RE ALMOST THERE! You’ve made it through the last 13 weeks. Maybe you exceeded your own expectations, or maybe it was a rougher road than you thought. Either way, now is the time to reflect on what went well and what could have gone better. Remember that reflection encourages you to take charge of your own learning and helps you to develop critical thinking skills by analyzing your experience. That will help you improve your future performance. After all, college is what YOU make of it.
And taking 45 minutes to write this reflection might also help to ground you and give you the motivation to get through your final exams next week.
Set a timer for 45 minutes and open a new Word document. Write, without stopping, for 45 minutes on what went well this semester and what didn’t. You should focus mostly on this class, but you can include other courses if you want. In what ways did your writing change this semester? Do you feel that the regular practice each week helped you? What writing challenges do you still need to overcome, and what tools can you use to help you? What are you most proud of accomplishing this semester in this class, and what weakness do you still need to work on?
After you’ve written for 45 minutes, take at least a 15 minute break (or better yet, take a day or two!) and then come back to the assessment essay. Proofread for correctness and clarity.
Details and some materials.
I started my online class slowly, missing Week 1: Diagnostic Essay, Week 2: Prewriting, and Week 3: Evaluating Good Writing due to a family business emergency, and I needed to travel for a few weeks, so I wasn’t focused. But once I got back home to Atlanta, I was able to focus and start my assignments. One of my favorite essays was Week 7: Write your Own Scholarship Essay! I’m thankful for my professor because she knew I could complete the assignments, so she pushed me to become the best version of myself. I’m in the green, which is consider passing.
Getting Past a Tough Math Class ESSAY
In my time at school, I found the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) math class challenging. At first, QR felt like a locked door I couldn’t open; with complex problems, I couldn’t get it. This issue was a big deal, shaking my confidence and affecting my grades.
The challenge was more than just understanding and using math in real life. I wasn’t alone in this struggle, but I had to find a way to get through it. I realized the usual way of studying needed to be fixed for me. So, I looked for new ways to learn. I pinpointed what I found hard and looked up resources like online lessons, study groups, and practice activities.
An essential move was making QR part of my everyday life. I started using math to figure out things like chances and amounts in daily situations. This helped make the tough stuff more straightforward to understand. I also asked for tips from teachers and classmates, which helped me improve at solving problems.
Getting over this hurdle did more than help me with QR. It taught me to keep trying, change how I learn to suit myself better, and face complex problems bravely. These lessons are precious in school and in facing new challenges.

The file “final project-combines” includes the project I did so far on a Scottish Gaelic Language. I need to continue working on this project, which means provide two more sections, section 4 and 5. Instructions are attached in the file “instructions” as well as other useful resources. Please note that not all attached readings/resources needs to be listed as references. A lot of them are just examples to give a better idea. The sources/refernces should be also specific to the language, project.

ASSIGNMENT Tax Return
In this assignment you will…
1. Fill out two tax forms: (1) US Federal Income Tax Forms W-4 2024, AND (2) US Federal Tax Form 1040 2023, using the scenario of Jane Doe.
2. Upload the two completed tax forms through Canvas. Remember to sign the forms- either sign, type or mention you tried to sign the forms. The IRS will return unsigned forms and charge you penalties.
3. Use the information on the completed tax forms to answer the questions on the “Tax Return Worksheet Quiz” listed in the module as a second assignment.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW
SCENARIO FOR JANE DOW
Jane Doe was born January 9 2000. She lives independently in California by herself. She has been working as a programmer for ABC enterprises for about 4 years, started January 1, 2019. She has as normal vision
She likes to contribute to the Presidential Election Fund
Phone number: 831-555-1212
Email: JaneDoe@xyz.edu
The IRS did not send an Identity Protection PIN
INCOME
Other than the one job has no income from interest, dividends, capital gains, business interests or retirement income.
All earned income is reported on the W-2 from ABC Corp
No interest in virtual currencies
As she is not retired, she took no IRA distributions or pension benefits, nor received social security benefits
FILING STATUS
No one else can claim her as a dependent
Files as a single person
No other forms or schedules are filed
Jane is filling out the form by herself and is not using a third party designee.
DEDUCTIONS
She takes the Standard Deductions and does NOT itemize deductions or make other adjustments to income.
She made no charitable contributions this year
W-4
does not want an additional amount withheld from paycheck
does not claim any exemptions from income taxes
has no “Other Credits” to claim on the W-4
JANE DOE’S W-2 FORM
W-2 FORM blank year-1.jpg
1. PREPARE A W-4
Go to irs.gov and download a Form W-4: irs.gov/Forms/W-4 for 2024
Fill out the W-4 form using the scenario above and the information on the W-2 posted above.
Submit the completed W-4
WARNING This is extremely simple! In 2020, the W-4 Form was redesigned by the IRS. It has been simplified and “allowances” are no longer used. Breathe and DO NOT OVER THINK IT. I have included the “How to Fill out a W-4” below for reference for students who may have more complicated taxes.
Resources:
How to Fill out a W-4 (https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/how-to-fill-out-form-w4-guide)
IRS FAQ on the redesigned W-4 2022 (https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-on-the-2020-form-w-4)
2. PREPARE A 1040
Though you likely file your taxes online, going through the form will show you how the calculations are done. Software prompts you with questions to gather for information, then plugs the numbers into the 1040 form.
Use two decimal places or math won’t work out.
Understand that total income is reduced by adjustments and deductions; taxes are based on this lower taxable income number.
The amount of tax due is found by looking up the taxable income number in the tax tables, under the “filing status” column, to get the tax due.
The tax tables summarize all the calculations of the tax brackets. Line-by-line instructions are found in the 1040 instructions booklet. You will not use any supplemental forms for this assignment.
Go to irs.gov and download a 1040 Individual Income Tax Return Form: irs.gov Forms & Instructions Form 1040 Form 1040
Fill out the 1040 (Note: Use two decimal places for all numbers.) This year you can use the IRS fillable Tax Form to do the assignment–fill out, down load completed form, post!
The instructions for the 1040: irs.gov Forms & Instructions Form 1040 Instructions for Form 1040 (Note: I have NOT given you the links.)
Submit the completed 1040 on Canvas
1040 Line by Line
Line 12: Enter the Standard Deduction They put a little wonky box to the left on the form. Do not go to Schedule A
Line 16: Tax : Look up tax due on Taxable Income (line 15) in the Tax Tables from Instructions for Form 1040 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040tt.pdf). in the IRS 1040 Instructions 2023. Find Taxable Income in the table, along the rows, then look at the “Single” column to find the tax due.
For example, if taxable income was 35,000 for a single person, taxes owed are $3,983
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf
Investopedia: How to read a tax table (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/taxtable.asp)
Line 38: does not owe a penalty because tax due is less than $1,000 (See 2023 Instructions 1040 pg. 62.) Enter 0 HINT: Tax Due is $766.92 [Line 37: amount you owe]
Sign the form!! or mention that it needs to be signed in your submission.
TIPS
With tax forms, the key is to take them line by line and NOT OVERTHINK THEM. Answer the questions directly and do not add any additional information, or “what ifs”. Follow the math calculations closely–what line is subtracted from what line.
Carefully refer to the information listed on the scenario. It will give you all the answers you need. You are welcome to work in groups on the assignment.
Do not reveal, publish online or turn in any actual personal financial information such as your Social Security number, bank or investment account numbers. Financial information is highly confidential. This class is to teach you how to manage your financial life but does not require you to reveal personal information. Illustrative purposes only!!
3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE QUIZ USING INFORMATION FROM THE TAX FORMS
Complete the Tax Return Worksheet/Quiz You will fill in answers based on how you filled out the tax return.

Write a 300-word reflection on Sonny’s Blues.
Potential discussion topics/questions:
-Is the narrator reliable/unreliable? why?
-How would you describe the dynamic between the narrator and Sonny?
-p125: “I thought Sonny was a smart boy, I thought he was too smart to get hung.” Within the broader context of the story, how do we interpret this statement?
-How does the narrator react when Sonny’s friend asks him for money? Why, do you think?
-Discuss Sonny’s relationship with his father
-How does the narrator react to Sonny telling him he wants to be a jazz pianist? Why, do you think? When/where do they have the conversation, and why is the setting significant?
-What happens with the narrator’s daughter, little Grace? Why is the scene included in the story? What does Grace’s death prompt the narrator to do?
-page 140. Why do the bystanders not “especially believe in the holiness of the three sisters and brother?”
-Following the revival meeting scene, Sonny says the woman’s singing reminds him of what heroin feels like. How does the narrator react to this? Why do you think Sonny would say this to his brother, knowing that it would upset him?
-Sonny and the narrator have a conversation about suffering. Would you call their conversation a disagreement? What does Sonny tell the narrator?
-Discuss the theme of religion as it appears in the story
-Discuss the theme of race as it appears in the story
-Discuss the relationship between creativity and suffering within the context of the story
-What is Sonny doing on the piano at the end of the story? (besides the obvious, i.e., playing the piano)

Your essay will be an analysis of character and two of the following literary devices: character, theme, symbolism, conflict, irony In: “Cynthia or “Beneath the Softness of Snow” or “Immigration”
Your Outline:
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:
A/ Please write out your HOOK
Hook: 2-3 sentences of creative writing linked to the essay – but does not repeat anything you will say in essay, nor does it mention the story.
Please write out your THESIS STATEMENT
• What?: your thesis statement must contain the author’s name and the name of the story
• So what?: try to capture the main thread of ideas you will advance
• How?: how you will say it (for example: by analyzing character, theme, and symbolism)
• Each of your body paragraphs should link back to the thesis statement in some way.
BODY PARAGRAPH 1: Character
• Write out your topic sentence for character
• Explain what 2 examples you will use
• Write out your quotes
(You may use 1 quote that is up to one sentence long, and a 2nd quote that is 2-3 sentences long. You do not, however, need to have 2 quotes. Although you must have 1 quote)
BODY PARAGRAPH 2: THEME (or irony, conflict, symbolism)
• Write out your topic sentence
• Explain what 2 examples you will use
• Write out your quote
(You may use 1 quote that is up to one sentence long, and a 2nd quote that is 2-3 sentences long. You do not, however, need to have 2 quotes. Although you must have 1 quote)
BODY PARAGRAPH 3: Symbolism (or irony, theme, conflict)
• Write out your topic sentence
• Tell me what 2 examples you will use
• Write out your quotes
(You may use 1 quote that is up to one sentence long, and a 2nd quote that is 2-3 sentences long. You do not, however, need to have 2 quotes. Although you must have 1 quote)
* Important: you may NOT repeat examples or quotes.
* Similarly, if par 2 is theme, par 3 can’t be theme also.
* Your essay should be aprox 750 words, so keep quotes short
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the assignment that i want the writer to work is packet four and the other two files are just for more info if needed it’s a group project and my task is the packet four one which i want you to focus on….
from packet four only work on
“TRIPLE CONSTRAINT OVERVIEW:
State the scope, time and cost; then describe how you team is working towards accomplishing the goals set for each of the items.
Scope: (Taken from previous project documents)
Time: (Taken from previous project documents)
Cost: (Taken from previous project documents)
Management Summary
• Enter a very brief summary of whether or not the project is on target to meet its key delivery dates, and is on target to meet its budget objectives.
• If not, what is the key reason (s).
• You might also indicate in here any significant risks that are in danger of occurring or have occurred, and what you need from your management and the client in the short term to make the project successful.
• This section should be no more than half to one page, regardless of project size. It should be just one sentence if everything is going according to plan.”
which is my task only do that which is also in the packet four file

the assignment that i want the writer to work is packet four and the other two files are just for more info if needed it’s a group project and my task is the packet four one which i want you to focus on….
from packet four only work on
“TRIPLE CONSTRAINT OVERVIEW:
State the scope, time and cost; then describe how you team is working towards accomplishing the goals set for each of the items.
Scope: (Taken from previous project documents)
Time: (Taken from previous project documents)
Cost: (Taken from previous project documents)
Management Summary
• Enter a very brief summary of whether or not the project is on target to meet its key delivery dates, and is on target to meet its budget objectives.
• If not, what is the key reason (s).
• You might also indicate in here any significant risks that are in danger of occurring or have occurred, and what you need from your management and the client in the short term to make the project successful.
• This section should be no more than half to one page, regardless of project size. It should be just one sentence if everything is going according to plan.”
which is my task only do that which is also in the packet four file

Analyzing Apple Inc.
While this final may seem daunting, if you read through the instructions carefully, it will make it much easier to complete. There is a lot of information provided to you. Take your time and review everything within this page, and the Excel spreadsheet.
Final Financial Analysis – Apple Inc. 2021 to 2023
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts.
Your final will analyze Apple Inc. and evaluate how they are doing financially in 2023.
You will conduct a comparative analysis of Apple’s financial statements from the years 2022 to 2023 looking at ratios to determine their profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency in conducting business.
You will complete a Horizontal and Vertical Analysis of the Income Statements from the years 2021, 2022, and 2023 to determine trends or changes by evaluating increases and decreases within the statement line items.
You will aid Apple in determining the best investment opportunity by analyzing the Return on Investment and Payback Periods for the purchase of a new factory.
And finally, you will help determine which factory will provide the best break-even option on the manufacturing and production of the new IPhone 14.
Along with your overview of Apple Inc. you will present your knowledge of Business Forms, the four Financial Statements and their equations. You will prepare a Balance Sheet and an Income statement for Apple Inc. and you will provide your knowledge of the profitability, liquidity, solvency, and efficiency ratios.
Complete the financial analysis of Apple Inc. using the Excel file within this page. (See: Final_Analysis_Apple_Inc_2024.xlsx File)
On the Excel file, you will be expected to calculate the following ratios and equations for Apple Inc:
Profitability Ratios
Solvency Ratio
Liquidity Ratios
Efficiency Ratios
Cash Conversion Cycle – CCC-Explained
Free Cash Flow
Horizontal Variance Analysis
Vertical Variance Analysis
Return on Investment
Payback Period
Break-Even Point: Units and Dollar Amount
The Excel workbook is color coded and includes all the data you will need to complete this part of the assignment.
(For those who have difficulty moving between the spreadsheet tabs, I have provided a PDF of the Financial Statements for Apple.)
Excel Workbook: Final_Analysis_Apple_Inc_2024.xlsxDownload Final_Analysis_Apple_Inc_2024.xlsx
You will be required to submit your completed Excel file. Be sure to save each spreadsheet tab as you work through the final. (Worth 20 Points)
PDF Version Financial Statements: Apple_Inc_Financial_Statements_2021_to_2023.pdf
DO NOT SELECT THE “Step 2 – Submit Final Results – Apple Inc.” LINK UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS!
You Only Get 1 Attempt to Submit the Final
NOTE: You can submit your answers from the spreadsheet at any time. If you would like to write your answers to the essay questions prior to submitting, that is ok. (The essay questions have been provided within the spreadsheet.)
Just make sure you have everything completed before March 13th @ 11:59 PM
(The Late Policy does not apply to the final.)
You will select the following link in the Final Assessment Module titled “Step 2 – Submit Final Results – Apple Inc.” to submit the answers from your Excel workbook.

Introduction:
“One way that individual racism persists, even in a society that decries racism, is through racial microaggressions– daily, commonplace insults and racial slights that cumulatively affect the psychological well-being of people of color. The consequences if these microaggressions can be severe, and studies of African Americas, Latinx people, and Asians have uncovered the continued prevalence of microaggressions” (Golash-Boza, pg. 101).
“Your name is hard to pronounce.”
“You speak English surprisingly well.”
“You’ve done so well despite your background.”
If you’ve ever heard statements similar to these, in reference to a person of color, then you may have likely witnessed (or experienced) a microaggression. In fact, despite your own racial or ethnic it is highly UNlikely that you have not witnessed a microaggression.
Discuss the following questions 1-3, in rich detail
Describe a microaggression you witnessed or experienced. Some students have very little experience recognizing when this is happening so for this discussion board, I will allow you to describe microaggressions viewed in shows, movies or even song lyrics.
Who was the recipient of this microaggression and how did they handle it?
How did you handle witnessing this interaction? What feelings were stirred up. What did you say (if anything) or think?

Good evening,
Please see the instructions below: Must use APA citation 7th edition. Please keep each Parts separately.
*Part I: Argument Research Essay Proposal
1. Based on your current favorite choice for a topic/debate within the course theme announcement, answer the following:
Selected topic for the assignment: **Race and Ethnicity:**
– **Prompt:** Argue how acknowledging and embracing one’s racial and ethnic identity contributes to personal growth and a more inclusive society.
Please state thesis statement and topic sentences
A. State your stance within the debate you chose, without using “I.” (1 sentence)
B. Why is your stance a good one for an argument research essay? (at least 3 sentences)
C. Who might disagree with your stance and why? (at least 3 sentences)
D. Who do you imagine your audience will be? (at least 2 sentences)
II. In a full paragraph of 7-9 sentences, and without performing any research, please note what you already understand about the debate and what you do not already understand about the debate:
III. Shortly, you will begin scholarly research in the library. This research will help you find opposing viewpoints (sources that disagree with you) and supporting viewpoints (sources that agree with you), as well as information to fill in missing gaps in knowledge you may have. With all three of these goals in mind, please list five possible search phrases you might use when you begin searching in the library.
• After reviewing the Module materials, what questions do you have?
• How are you feeling about writing a full 4–5-page Argument Research Essay at this point?
• What is the greatest challenge of writing your introduction? How will you capture/draw in your audience? Are you struggling with your thesis?
• How will you approach your first body paragraph? How will you incorporate your resource material?
• When using resources, what approach will you take–quotation, paraphrase, summary? Why will you select this method over the others?
• Are you having trouble with your in-text citation? What resources will you use to help? What questions do you have about citing a resource in the body of your work?
• How will you balance your voice with resource material? Are you having trouble with a clear topic sentence?
• Is it difficult to write a conclusion before finishing your essay? How will thinking about the end of your essay help you when writing the paragraphs? How is it helpful to write the introduction and conclusion at the same time?
• How will you make your conclusion powerful? What are you struggling with regarding conclusion writing?
• What questions do you have? How will you begin?
*Part II: introduction paragraph, full body paragraph, conclusion paragraph
Selected topic: **Race and Ethnicity:**
– **Prompt:** Argue how acknowledging and embracing one’s racial and ethnic identity
contributes to personal growth and a more inclusive society
1. Begin by creating an APA formatted title page for this assignment, as seen in the Sample Argument Research Essay.
2. Using the sample, create an introduction paragraph, with an attention-grabber, background information, and thesis statement based on the stance written in the proposal. Please review the edapt concepts from and the introduction paragraph in the Sample Argument Research Essay to understand how to write a strong introduction paragraph.
3. Write one full body paragraph with at least one resource. Begin with a transition and topic sentence. Your paragraph content will vary based on where it will go in your essay. You might begin with additional background information if needed or develop one point to prove your thesis. You might write one of your opposition and rebuttal body paragraphs. Again, the structure of your essay and topic will guide your body paragraphs’ content. Review the edapt lesson on outlining an argument . Also, look at the first body paragraph in the Sample Argument Research Essay to help.
4. Compose your conclusion paragraph. It should offer an overview of the essay’s thesis without repeating it, followed by an impactful look at how the topic and argument fit into a bigger context..
5. Include a Reference Page and proper APA citations. Create a properly formatted APA reference page (outside source more than 5 years) including all scholarly resources used in the assignment. Provide in-text citations and parentheticals within the assignment to cite resource information. Again, use the Sample Argument Research Essay to understand the required formatting. Also, see the APA handbook for information on writing references and in-text citations properly.
*Part III: Argument Research Essay
• Effective structure, including your introduction paragraph, your body paragraphs, and your conclusion paragraph
• Use of third-person throughout. Focus on the topic, not on you nor on the essay. In other words: no first-person “I,” and no referring to the essay, such as “In this essay.”
• At least 4 scholarly sources visibly used, cited, and referenced
• Refer to the full Argument Research Essay Rubric