College American music 111 Jazz Fusion and Its Evolution Questions

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As we have talked about before, jazz tends to follow some semi-predictable patterns. Things often revolve around four-bar phrases, we tend to hear the melody up front followed by a series of improvisations based upon its form (with each band member taking turns). Then, at the end, we usually hear the original melody again, almost exactly like we did at the beginning. These patterns are pretty deep in the DNA of a typical jazz performance.

However, we have now arrived at a point in history where a lot of these conventions are being thrown aside, or at least stretched in significant ways. Free Jazz threw almost all of this out in exchange for a semi-free-for-all approach. Some of jazz’s later developments, like its various “fusions” with rock and funk, reined in some of Free Jazz’s excesses in this regard, but some of that style’s “looseness” and unpredictability became a central feature of Fusion.

Take a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h56USliw3eoLinks to an external site.

This is the Fusion band Weather Report playing the song “Barbary Coast.” Weather Report was one of Fusion’s most prominent bands. (Not coincidentally, it contains a few high-profile alumni from Miles Davis’s fusion bands.) Notice how the roles between soloist and accompanist are blurred. Notice how the usual “roles” are a little trickier to pin down. Also, the presence of some new instruments and sounds.

Now, have a look at this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgntkGc5iBoLinks to an external site.

This is the Jaco Pastorius band playing “The Chicken.” (You might recognize the bass player in this one as the same guy from Weather Report. This is Jaco Pastorius, one of the people who played bass in Weather Report and a very innovative bassist (and musician in general).) The lines around each “section” are not quite as blurry, here. But, there are still some new instruments/sounds.

After watching these two performances, please leave a comment on which one you found more engaging or interesting. Why? What about this performance was interesting/engaging?

Then, please find a video of your own, one that incorporates some of these ideas. (If you don’t know where to start, try searching for “Jazz Fusion” or “Electric Jazz” or something similar.) Please share this video as part of your discussion entry with some comments on why you chose this video.

discussion 7-8

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Discussion 7

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Sections 28.2, 29.1, 30.3, 31.3

Lesson

  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
  • Initial Post Instructions
  • Pick three (3) of the following American Foreign policies:

Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift

Containment

Anti-Communist Freedom Fighters

  • Vietnam (conflict) War
  • Détente’
  • SALT I & SALT II
  • Camp David Accords
  • Strategic Defense Initiative (nicknamed “Star Wars”)
  • Then, address the following for your selections:
  • Explain how each of your choices was an effective policy to thwart international communist expansion.
  • Based on your selections, analyze if the United States should have feared international communist subversion during the Cold War era (1945-1991).
  • Textbook link: https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction

Discussion 8 A

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 32
  • Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

Consider a few terrorist activities since the 1980s until today. Here is a starting point:

1983: United States Embassy in Beirut and Kuwait is bombed

1988: Osama bin Laden re-organizes Al Qaeda in Pakistan to carry out attacks

  • 1993: World Trade Center Bombing (first time)
  • 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing
  • 1998: United Stated Embassy bombings Nairobi and Sar Es Salaam

2001: 9/11 Bombing of the World Trade Centers

2001: Bio Terrorism begins (anthrax letters and Bill Gates’s warnings on bio terrorism)

2013: Boston Marathon Bombings

  • 2018: Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
  • Then, address three (3) of the following and craft a response, as a whole, for your selections:
  • Explain if you think that global terrorism can be stopped.
  • Analyze the responsibility of the United States today to be the world’s “policeman.”
  • Assess if peace and stability in the Middle East are vital to U.S. economy and national security.
  • If the United States withdrew its troops from the Middle East tomorrow, would the terrorist threat end. Why or why not?
  • Assess if the use of military force is the only way to prevent terrorism. Are there other possible alternatives? Which strategy is best and why?
  • Textbook link: https://cnx.org/contents/p7ovuIkl@6.18:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction
  • Discussion 8B

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Review chapters as needed

Review lessons as needed

  • Instructions
  • For this activity, reflect on the course content and address the following:
  • Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work.
  • Provide advice to the next group of students who will be taking this course.
  • How has this course affected you today in your daily life and/or work?

What should incoming students be aware of regarding this class?

What strategies did you use that they may find useful?

What advice can you provide to help them earn an A?

Capstone-Final

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Objective:

Writing your final report outline 

Final report outline 

At the start of the course, it was mentioned that all of your weekly assignments, reading materials, and discussions will be included in your final report. Additionally, your final report should include any additional research that you have conducted based on the feedback you received from your peers, myself, or areas that you will further explore. 

  • Your outline submission should demonstrate your ability to present a clear narrative, showcase critical thinking skills, and provide evidence to support your final solution recommendation.

Remember to discuss:

Challenge secondary research

Problem statement & evidence from research

SWOT analysis

Ideation summary

Final solution selection

Innovation criteria

  • Possible further qualitative research
  • Final solution recommendation
  • Here is an example of a section outline.
  • Please note that this is just one example of all the sections. Your research papers are extensive & will require detail. It is best practice to have a strong outline that you can write towards and then trim/iterate once you’ve got a substantial amount of writing to edit. 
  • Section I – Challenge secondary research
  • Rationale for choosing business challenge 
  • Research evidence & summaries 
  • Note for professor: Will build upon feedback from 1st assignment & expand evidence

Key challenges within problem area

Key opportunities within problem area 

Note for professor: Will find 1+ additional opportunity area to explore 

Key stakeholders within problem area  

Note for professor: Will research in-depth specific stakeholder group & build upon feedback from 1st assignment 

Assignment Due:

  • As the consultant for your selected business challenge, your clients now expect to hear your recommendation.

You will submit a full 30-page report on your selected business challenge and why you’ve landed on the most impactful final solution after using the innovation framework. You will discuss your challenge research, your problem statement, which solution options you explored and why, and deliver an argument for why your final solution using the innovation criteria. Please note: you’ve spent the last 9-10 weeks compiling this report’s different aspects. Please ensure all elements build upon one another into one cohesive story.

All submissions must be .pdfs, in size 12 font, with APA-7 guidelines. 

  • Please ensure to include footnotes and appendices, your research references (minimum of 9) will be checked.
    Advised to have the writing center review all papers for grammar and spelling corrections before submission.
  • Page count includes title and reference pages. However, full-page graphics are not advised given that this is a writing assignment to tell a cohesive story. Graphics may take up 1/3 or 1/4 of the page.

Ethics and prof conduct week 10

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Read the ethical vignette attached carefully. Once you have read and analyzed the vignette, state how you would solve the ethical dilemma and which ethics codes were used in your decision-making process. Write the complete answer in one, typewritten paragraph, double spaced, 12-point font. Remember to base your answers on the ethical guidelines and try to be concise, but complete when answering

Ethical Vignette:

Directions: Read the ethical vignette below carefully. Once you have read and analyzed the vignette, state how you would solve the ethical dilemma and which ethics codes were used in your decision-making process. 

Kelly Anne is a licensed marriage and family counselor. In her practice, many of her clients come from the church to which Kelly Anne belongs. (However, she does not accept referrals from church members whom she knows well or with whom she has worked closely in church activities.) Personally, she believes strongly in traditional family values and in the primary role of the mother in raising young children. India and Paul make an appointment to see Kelly Anne to help them cope with the stress of having two chronically ill children. India is a physician who is employed full-time by the local hospital. Paul is a full-time parent with no outside employment. They have a good marriage and are emotionally stable people, but the pain of watching their children endure uncomfortable medical procedures has seemed overwhelming lately. Paul acts as primary caregiver for all five of their children. In the course of family sessions, Kelly Anne keeps returning to the theme of Paul’s degree of satisfaction with his life, even though he has repeatedly indicated that he is content with his role and current occupation. In one session Kelly Anne suggests that Paul is probably clinically depressed, even though he does not recognize it. When questioned about her rationale for such a diagnosis, Kelly Anne asserts that he has cried over his children’s illnesses, has not been able to function in a satisfactory work role, and has not asserted his feelings of resentment towards India for working so much. Kelly Anne suggests that Paul should get a job and India should reduce her hours at the hospital. Her assessment at this point is that Paul as a father is not equipped to handle the emotional demands of a mother’s role, and should not be attempting to meet those demands. 

Legal IRAC

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Issue: O’Connor v. Uber

General Instructions: You are to write a paper analyzing the question of whether Uber drivers are employees or independent contractors under the meaning of the FLSA. To help you identify and apply the appropriate legal rule(s) to this issue, you have been given three primary source documents: the DOL Guidelines, IRS Guidelines, and excerpts from the Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in Scantland v. Jeffry Knight, Inc. (2013). Your paper should be double-spaced and written in clear, articulate paragraphs, with topic sentences and supporting text. Make sure that you use spell check and grammar check before you turn in your finished paper.

Introduction (1 paragraph): Introduce your reader to the problem and provide your reader with background information. To help you craft a strong introduction, make sure that it answers the following questions: Who are the plaintiffs? Who is the defendant? What is the nature of defendant’s business? Where are the parties located?

Use the IRAC model to organize and structure the rest of your paper.

? Issue (probably 1 paragraph): What is the issue you are being asked to decide?

? Rule (probably 1-2 paragraphs): You have been given three documents to help you identify and explain the rule you believe governs this case. In this section of the paper, explain the legal standard for properly classifying employees under the FLSA, the Department of Labor Guidelines, the IRS Guidelines, and the Scantland opinion.

? Application (this is the longest part of your paper, 2-3 paragraphs): Apply the legal rule(s) you have identified to the facts of the case. Do the Uber facts meet the requirements for an employee as set out by the applicable rule(s) or is the company correct in classifying drivers as independent contractors?

? Conclusion (1 paragraph): If you were deciding the case, would you find for the Uber drivers or the company? Why? Implications of the case (1 final paragraph):Why is this case significant to business and to workers? Why is it significant to the on-demand business sector that has been a growing segment of the economy? If on-demand drivers are classified as employees, what would be the impact on business? Conversely, if on-demand drivers are classified as independent contractors, what would be the impact on drivers in terms of employment benefits and the application of employment law? Does this case also raise ethical issues and, if so, what are they?

Analytic Sociological Journal

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Analytic Sociological Journal 

USE PARAGRAPHS IN YOUR JOURNALS FOR STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, AND CLARITY   

Sociological Journal Guidelines and Instructions

the Sociological Journal offers students the opportunity to write about connections between their own lives and sociological concepts. Students write a total of THREE responses to the prompts below. Please address the entire prompt and thoroughly elaborate on the examples discussed. Your journal entries should be well organized, well-structured, and well-written. College-level writing is expected for this assignment. Make sure to use paragraph breaks in your journals.

Formatting: Please, type this assignment using Times New Roman, 12-point font, use double space, and have 1-inch margins all around. Each journal response should be between 1½-2 pages. Please include a title page and reference page/bibliography. Use the ASA (American Sociological Association) reference style. See the Quick Tips for ASA Style Guide PDF in our Canvas Shell.

Upload on Canvas as ONE document with the three journal entries clearly identified (e.g., 1, 2, 3). The document will be reviewed by Turnitin.com, so please, make sure to cite your sources.

Journal Prompts

Journal #1: The Sociological Imagination and the Coronavirus: Drawing from Chapter 1, define and describe the sociological imagination. Using the concept of the sociological imagination, discuss how our society’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic is shaping your life (remember, it is society’s response to the Coronavirus that is shaping our lives, not only the virus itself*). Please address the economy, education, media, and/or family (choose two).

Journal #2, Theory and Coronavirus: Drawing from any chapter you would like, discuss the major tenets of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Discuss which theory you find the most helpful in understanding the spread of the Coronavirus and our society’s response to the virus? *Hint: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the three theories. Also, in most chapters, there are examples of how the theories are applied to various social issues.

Journal #3, Race-Ethnicity and Coronavirus: Drawing from Chapter 8, Chapter 14, AND a newspaper article* of your choice discuss how racial-ethnic inequality is shaping the spread of the Coronavirus itself (i.e., the epidemiology of the virus) in the U.S. You may focus on a specific U.S. city or state or the entire U.S. The newspaper article must be from a credible source like the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Fox, CNN, etc. please provide a citation of your source on your reference page/bibliography.

UNLV Reading an Academic Article

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Purpose

By completing this research journal, you will be able to:

  • Critically read and annotate an academic argument
  • Summarize and analyze an academic article’s argument

Task

Step 1: For this research journal, you will first read the two sample articles on generative AI contained in this module (see links below)

Step 2: After you’ve read both articles, you will need to write short summaries for each of them. The summaries should be within 50-100 words and describe only the main points of both texts; review pages 59-61 of your textbook if you need help summarizing. Then, you will analyze the articles using the rhetorical analysis framework from “Chapter 2: Analyzing Rhetorical Situations” in your textbook and describe how they compare based on the framework. Your analysis should be at least 200 words long. Consider the following questions:

  • Author: Who are the authors of this articles? Do these authors seem like a credible or trustworthy source, why or why not? What specific evidence from the text helps you determine if the author is credible? How big of a role does the author’s credibility play in establishing each text’s trustworthiness?
  • Purpose: What is the authors’ purpose in each article? What specific evidence from the texts helps you determine the purpose? How do the texts compare in terms of their purposes?
  • Audience: Who is the audience for each article? What specific evidence from the text helps you determine who the intended audience is? What are the differences in terms of audience between the two articles?
  • Genre: These articles follow the conventions of two different genres: an academic overview (similar to a literature review) and an original research article. What do you already know about the academic research article genre? What are the typical conventions of an academic research article (who typically writes this genre, why do people write in this genre, who is the audience for this genre, what content and language is typically expected in this genre?)? Does this article “fit” with what you know about academic research article? Compare this text to the second article. What key differences do you see in terms of genre?
  • Stance: In each article, what is the author’s stance on the article topic? What specific evidence from the text helps you determine the author’s stance? How does the stance varies between the two articles, and what might explain the differences?

Im working on a weekly discussion post

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Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 15

Lesson

  • Minimum of 1 primary source (from artist)
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source
  • Initial Post Instructions
  • For the initial post, select and address one of the following options:

Option 1: Choose a work to discuss from one genre that interprets a work from another genre.

Include the title, artist, and QUESTION of both works.

Examine how the artist of the second work captured the subject or story of the first.

Support your point(s) with a statement from the second artist that discusses the influence, reasoning, or interpretation of the original work on the second work.

Click below for examples

Link: Examples

  • Option 2: Choose a work that is interdisciplinary (incorporates two or more disciplines), such as Hamilton from our lesson this week.
  • Include the title and artist(s).
  • Examine the genres that are intermingled to create the work.

How effective is the blending of genres in the work?

Why do you think the artist used different disciplines in the work?

Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist and one from a critic.

Option 3: Choose a work of art from any genre that depicts or tells the story of a real life event from any time period, such as The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804 by Jacques Louis David.

Include the title and the artist and some background of the event.

What is the relationship between the work of art and the event?

Did the artist depict the event accurately?

Does the artist make changes regarding the event? If so, why do you think the artist made these changes?

  • Examine the artist’s message in the depiction.
  • Support your point(s) with a statement from the artist.
  • Follow-Up Post Instructions
  • Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
  • Writing Requirements

Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)

Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading

  • This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:
  • Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines
  • Course Outcomes
  • CO 1: Identify the content, forms, and/or techniques of work of art (e.g., architecture, fine art, literature, and/or drama). 
  • CO 2: Analyze the content, forms, and/or techniques of a work of art (e.g., architecture, fine art, literature, and/or drama). 
  • CO 3: Explain the historical/cultural/social context in which a work was created.

Kentucky chicken

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Introduction: Proposals are a genre that span academic and professional settings. A business might require a proposal before committing to an action. A scientist may write a proposal in order to secure a grant. A scholar might write a proposal for publication or in order to present at a conference. Our proposals will establish the context of the Researched Argument, provide a little preliminary research, outline the intended audience and how you will reach them, and settle on one path with a particular topic/argument/thesis outlined. At this point, you should be narrowing your questions and moving towards a tentative argumentative thesis statement. The proposal is meant to be a document that will help your instructor respond to and refine your ideas before you are fully entrenched in the writing process.

Requirements: Your proposal should include these components:

Describe your purpose: A short introduction (a single paragraph) that explains what you are going to study, introduces a problem, what you are likely to argue about it, and why you think it will make for a successful RA (you may want to look at the requirements for the RA early in order to make your case). This paragraph should include a tentative thesis statement included in bold type. Remember, a good thesis statement is an argument a reasonable person can disagree with.

Review relevant research: One to three paragraphs that describes the academic context for your project—how it is situated in current and past research. What have you discovered about what people are saying about your topic and how do you plan to enter that conversation? Your Annotated Bibliography should be relevant to this. Be specific as you cover your sources.

Outline your argument/RA: This section begins with a QUESTION of who your intended audience is. Write a paragraph in which you plan, break down, and order the parts of your RA. Be sure to keep in mind the audience you describe at the beginning.

Discuss your implications: This section answers the question “So what?”. Imagine readers get to the end of your document, absorb the information you have put forth, and accept your argument. What will that mean, and why will it matter? What are the implications of them accepting your argument? Should it change their understanding of the issue and/or their behavior? What kind of effect do you imagine it having?

Eliminating Opportunity Gaps in Education Questions

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How do we eliminate opportunity gaps in education? In the Inclusion Solution, read a short article by Valda Valbrun to understand more fully the meaning of providing every student an opportunity to succeed.

Equity vs. Equality: Eliminating Opportunity Gaps in Education.

Click the link below to read Joseph Levitan’s (2016) discussion  about what he thinks  the most important aspects of research are : Asking the right question. In this essay, he examines three pressing questions:

1. What is educational equality?

2. What is educational equity?

3. What is just education?

Read here.

. Click on the link “Loch Ness Monster” in blue at the end of the next sentence. Watch and Listen to Stewart Lee giving his opinion to a Scottish audience about whether or not there might really be a Loch Ness Monster.Links to an external site.

After watching this short segment, explain why people laugh when he says, ” I think…” after reciting a long list of subjects he says he knows nothing about. Explain using  what you have learned about giving an informed vs a professional opinion. 

What is the difference between saying, ” I think this” and “I think that” when you are a lay person and “I think this” or “I think that” as a licensed professional teacher?  How does the public view a licensed professional’s opinion? How will parents view your opinion when you give it to them regarding their child’s progress, potential, development and performance?

What is an  “Informed Professional Opinion”(supported by citations from reputable professional, published sources) and what is a “Lay person’s opinion” (not supported by citations) ? Write 2 examples. Write an example of each type of opinion (use APA style for the Informed Professional Opinion example)  and describe how you will prepare for and write an informed professional opinion in this class. Do not use Webster’s definition. Create your definition from the information in Module One. If you have no idea how to write an informed professional opinion using APA citation style, examine the “Examples of Discussions.” For example, here is how it looks to write an example of each type of opinion:
Informed professional opinion:According to Gollnick and Chinn (2021), a pluralistic approach to public education is most effective.Layperson’s opinion:I believe it is good to teach all students.

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