describe the speeches you chose and whether or not they are informative or persuasive in nature. Explain why you believe the speeches you chose are informative or persuasive. Don’t forget t use concepts from Lesson 5.

After discussing your chosen speeches, share with us if you think it’s possible to present a purely informative speech without any bias or without using elements of persuasion? Why or why not?

I attached the two speeches I want you to study and it could be found online as mp4

example of one student analysis for different speeches.

For my week 4 assignment, One of the speeches I chose to listen to and analyze Ronald Reagan’s 40th Anniversary of D Day speech. In my opinion this was an informative speech. I believe it was an informative speech because it was explanatory in nature, it was organized by using chronological and casual processes. The reasons i think it was organized “casually” was because at one point President Reagan explained why we entered into WW2 (i.e. protecting and defending democracy). To also support the casual organization he uses some logic by showing support for the USA and allied forces as they were doing the right thing by fighting tyranny. Throughout different portions of the body of the speech it was explained in chronological order (i.e. the Rangers story). It also seems like this speech would be a “Special Occasion Speech” as the President is honoring our heroes of WW2, he was sincere and maybe the goal wasn’t to invoke an emotional response, but he did. These points are the reasons why I think the speech is organized as a Informative speech.

In my opinion, you could not make this a persuasive speech. The President is not trying to persuade anything in this speech (except maybe our WW2 heroes were more brave and courageous than we think.) His audience is already on the same side of the topic as he is, otherwise they probably would not have attended. Of course this speech was heavily invoked with bias, what kind of president wouldn’t root for his own team. The speech definitely invoked an emotional response from me. It must be stressful speaking in front of the world’s leaders and not even be able to use notecards hahaha.

The Other speech i chose to analyze was President Nixons Resignation Address to the Nation. This was a tricky one. It is an informative speech, but a lot of it is persuasive. But the overall thesis statement leads me to believe it is an informative speech. The first portion of the speech is him giving a brief preview of what is happening, he is resigning due to the watergate investigation, and the Vice President will be sworn in. However towards the end of the speech he begins to tell the people of America “he has never been a quitter” and try to persuade the audience that he has served his duty as President honorably (which is logos), and of course he was bias. In my opinion, this speech should have been a bit shorter and got the point across that he was resigning and the official business, then have a personal speech for defending himself for a separate time.

Overall both speeches were good reads. It was nice being able to connect all the different speech techniques from lesson 5 to the speeches.

For the summary and the opinion piece, the format is Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced. Both should be between 150-200 words, no more, no less.

The summary: the handout is a collection of eight essays presenting opinions on the successes and failures of the EU. The first paragraph should, using examples and references to specific essays, present a summary of the opinions on the successes of the EU. The second paragraph, again using examples and references to specific essays, present a summary of the opinions on the failures of the EU.

The opinion piece: present a definitive opinion (no “maybe”) on whether you think the EU will be a success or failure moving forward. Again, use examples and references to both the essay and the article(article link: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/european-union-failure-not-inevitable-better-statesmanship-required/) on the failure of the EU.

Week 7 – Branding

First, after reviewing the HMGT 335 Week 7 Overview, refer to the definition of Brand Loyalty on Slide 5 and then select a health service organization that you are loyal to. If you are not a brand loyal customer as it relates to health care services, you can select another brand.

Describe why you are brand loyal to this organization or brand? What keeps you coming back? You may also want to attach an article or video of your brand.

Keep in mind Specific Rules for Discussions!

You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

My chosen Company: Apple Inc. My Chosen Product: iPhone 11 Max Pro

Discuss in general the product/service design process used for your business opportunity.

In response to your classmates’ posts, compare their designs to your own and offer feedback.

To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric document.

Assignment 3: The Value of Fair Treatment in the Workplace Due Week 10 and worth 245 points You have been hired as a management consultant by a large company to examine the business decisions of the company in regard to employee protections. The laws applicable are federal antidiscrimination laws, federal health and safety laws, and employer firing practices related to the employment-at-will doctrine. In relation to the three questions below, write a 4–6-page paper in which you do the following: 1. Analyze, identify, and explain recent legislation, within the last 10 years, that helps to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace. Provide at least two federal legislative protections. Provide some insight when the federal legislation conflicts with the state. 2. Explain the employment-at-will (EAW) doctrine and ALL the exceptions to the doctrine. Look at the scenarios below and determine whether the decision to fire the employee is a smart one. Identify why or why not and determine all the possible exceptions per the EAW doctrine that are, might be, or could be applicable if the employee sues for wrongful termination. Scenarios: Brenda, a manager, started a blog on the company website for employee grievances. She noticed a worker was protesting that no Asian American employees had gotten a raise in 2 years at the company. The worker also criticized how much the CEO made and how the CEO was “out of touch.” Brenda reprimanded the worker. The next day, the worker talked to her fellow co-workers about forming a union. Brenda subsequently fired the worker. Jason, a department supervisor, requests approval to fire his secretary. Alice, his secretary, a devout Christian woman, was putting out Right-to-Life flyers in the employee break room. Alice was also taking time out to pray each day during the busiest time of the morning. Brian, head of Accounting, refused to sign Lori’s leave request for jury duty. Lori is a tax attorney in his department. Brian wants to fire Lori for being absent without permission during their most busy time—tax season. Peter has worked for the company for 1 year. He has a rare form of liver disease and works with chemicals that make his condition worse. Peter does not want to stop working, but his boss is not happy with his performance and wants to let him go. 3. Determine the federal law in regard to undocumented workers and whether they are eligible for state workers’ compensation in the United States. Advocate for or against this practice and substantiate your response with research to support your position. 4. Use the textbook and the Strayer University Library to locate at least two other quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources. The textbook for this class is a required source for this assignment. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows: Evaluate federal law relative to workplace discrimination, employment at will, and workers’ compensation eligibility. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.