Write two o more paragraphs answering the following questions:

• Share your reaction to the YouTube film “Nickel and Dimed: From the American Ruling Class.”
• Who is Barbara Ehrenreich? Describe her research methodology. What research method did she used?
• Can her research methodology be considered sociological? Can her research method be considered scientific? Why?

After submitting your answers, please reply to at least three (3) of our classmates’ posts, pointing out their good points as well as any limitation you see in their arguments.

Your original answer to the questions as well as your reply-comments to other students must be of substantial quality in order to get points. Substantial quality includes a demonstration that you have completed the required readings and videos and thought critically about them. Your answers and reply-comments must be original, use your own ideas and words. Do not copy from any website or written material from another person.

You must post your original answers first, in order to see other students’ answers.

Discussions Rubric

Chapter 1 Resources

The first chapter of your Dissertation Proposal is an overview of your study and is a synthesis of the material you include in Chapters 2 and 3.

To complete Chapter 1, you will need to:

• Use the Prospectus Template to transfer information into Dissertation Template.
• Describe the study topic, its relevance, and social change implications.
• Justify the gap in research knowledge.
• Justify the research problem.
• State the purpose of the study.
• Identify research questions.
• Justify the theoretical or conceptual framework.
• Indicate the nature of the study.

Chapter 2 Resources

This chapter is divided into two equally important parts: the literature review of related research and the framework.

To complete Chapter 2, you will need to:

• Analyze research literature in relation to a meaningful and justified gap in research for the PhD dissertation.
• Ground dissertation research in a theoretical/conceptual framework related to an identified social-educational problem.

Chapter 3 Resources

In this chapter, you will justify your research design and methodology, as well as the procedures you will follow in conducting the research.

To complete Chapter 3, you will need to:

• Determine the approach to research methodology and design for the dissertation.
• Identify data sources to answer the research questions.
• Demonstrate alignment in research design.
• Justify choices and decisions regarding:
  • Methodology
  • Research questions
  • Sample or participants
  • Instrumentation
  • Data sources
  • Data collection
  • Data analysis plan (to demonstrate alignment and consistency among each element of the study)
  • Collect data to answer the research questions.
  • Organize your data.
  • Report findings of data collection.
  • Situate research results in the larger body of research literature.
  • Evaluate research results by presenting the following:
    • Introduction
    • Interpretation of the Findings
    • Limitations of the Study
    • Recommendations
    • Implications
    • Conclusion

Chapter 4 Resources

You have arrived at one of the most exciting parts of your dissertation research, as you implement the months of planning that went into your Dissertation Proposal!

To complete Chapter 4, you will need to:

Chapter 5 Resources

In Chapter 5, you will inform the community of scholars about the new knowledge that your research is contributing to your field and why it is meaningful and significant.

To complete Chapter 5, you will need to:

For this assignment you need to watch and report on the debate between Michael Licona and Yusuf Ismail on the question of whether Jesus was crucified. The debate is available at https://vimeo.com/39439298. Please note that the debate 2 hours in length, thus, it is important to set aside time to view the video and take notes in anticipation of writing your essay as described below.

Contents of assignment

The essay should have the following parts:

1) Write a summary of each presenters’ position. Your summary should be 750 words for each person (that is one section on Licona and one on Ismail). Your summary should identify and explain the main arguments used by each person. This section of the essay should be 1,500 words total.

2) Write a 500 word summary of the rebuttal between Licona and Ismail. (This is just one summary of the exchange not a report of each presenter.)

3) Drawing on your readings for the semester and this video, in 500 words state your own view on whether Jesus was crucified. You should include at a minimum references to two different sources in addition to the debate between Licona and Ismail.

Guidelines

The essay will be 2,500 words total and clearly identify the three sections noted above. Provide the word count at the end of each section. The essay should be written in either MLA or Turabian format and must include a citations/reference page for the references used to support your view. The essay must be submitted in Microsoft Word file format (.doc or .docx) via this assignment link.

Required Textbooks: Bartholomew, C.G. & Goheen, M. W. (2014). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. (2^nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 978-0801049569 Walton, J. H., Strauss, M. L., & Cooper, T. (2006). The Essential Bible Companion: Key Insights for Reading God’s Word. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN: 978-0310266624

Assignment rubric, templates and instructions are attached. Please make edits to the paper attached. Contact for any further questions.

Exact Edits with format needed:

I appreciate your effort and see the you have made some changes to your document. You have a good foundation for your paper; however, you have not used the format provided in the EOP and template?

I am not sure what format you are following, but I created the template which mirrors the EOP, so you can focus on content rather than format. Please reply to this message and let me know that you have reviewed both the template and the example papers I provided.

I noted previously, that you need to provide the table of contents items only that are in the template. Remove all other headings and turn off the formatting tool so the blue box does not surround the table of contents.

Begin with an abstract that is double spaced, followed by a two page introduction, and a One concise paragraph literature search strategy, followed by the terms and associated citations.

Your paper is organized by the four courses. You will need to reorganize the content you currently have and delete all headings and associated content that is not in the directions and template. Some of the content may be applicable and can be reorganized. The rest should not be in your paper.

Begin the literature review with the name of the first course followed by the mini introduction. The six study summaries follow, taken As is from the annotated bibliography assignment. Add the remaining content noted in the template and the transitions between studies. End with mini summary using the provided format and a transition to the next course.

Repeat this format for all four courses and then add the Discussion content with the associated headings.

Hope this summary helps. Once you reorganize your content following the EOP and template, I will be able to review your paper.

Read “Silence and the Notion of the Commons” by Ursula Franklin.

Write a 1.5-2 page representation, addressing an intelligent reader who is not familiar with the essay. Remember, a representation is not a list or a simple summary; your writing here instead must fully introduce the text and consist of a combination of summary, quotes/evidence, and intelligent reflection/thinking (analysis) about what you put down on the page. It should convey the heart of a text, the thing the writer is concerned about, how they wrestle with that dilemma, and what they want us to understand about it.

Remember to:

• introduce the text and its author;
• explain what the driving problem/tension is;
• use active words when describing the author’s ideas;
• be present in your representation: make interpretive claims, explain things in your own voice, generate language to describe what you see in the essay;
• work with evidence (no evidence should be left without comments and no claims should stand alone without evidence);
• be selective about what evidence you are bringing in (you cannot cover everything, but you need to provide your reader with enough information and reflection to understand the essay and your interpretation of it).

Finally, at the end of your representation, write down several questions that this essay has made you ask yourself. These may be questions for further research (something that you would like to learn more about), questions you would like to ask the author of the essay about the subject matter if you could meet with them in person, or – the most important kind – questions that you are now asking yourself that you did not occur to you before you read the essay. At this starting point in your work on the essay, brainstorming questions is beneficial: the more questions you can think of in relation to the essay, the better.

In MLA style, in-text parenthetical citations and works cited are required.

Please DO NOT use plenty of summary, go deeper.