I need an original post that is at least 200 words responding to Part A. Then I need three student responses to post, at least 100 words, that can be found in Part B. Please respond to student response like you are talking to them directly. Do not say “ I agree with this student….this student’s use of …..etc…” Chicago Style Format

PART A

For this week’s discussion read Marius’ recruitment speech to the people from Sallust’s Jugurthine War (84-85). What are the major themes of Marius’ speech? What is Marius’ personal and political motivation for delivering such a speech to an assembly of the people?

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“The major themes in Marius speech shows that he was calling for the common man that seeks virtue and desires glory. Marius does this by painting himself as one of the common people or humble birth. He also calls out the nobility by saying that their ancestors have nothing to do with their own personal accomplishments. He points out that he has no statues or that he didn’t learn how to command by reading a book. He has the first hand experience in leading men in battle. The reason he says this is because of military failures by generals that gained command only because of a forefathers past accomplishments. Marius is very much a soldier, he says that he would be present in the marches and share the same dangers. This says a lot about his character, he has the ability to connect with his men. This probably helped the men gain confidence in Marius as a general and see him not as another Consul that gained the position by birthright only.

His speech politically seems like a campaign rally to motivate the lower plebeians to see the nobility as inept and ignorant of military matters. He points out several times that his character is attacked by the Patricians. But he always counters with not his birthright, but his experience as a general and soldier. I think he did this to make a point that the Senate and nobles are not as intelligent or mainly, as important. To make them seem irrelevant will ultimately make his position a better one with the people.”

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“According to this account/story of Marius’ speech, the theme is a “call to arms” and a demand that Rome be led by those with military experience. A bit of “patriotism” politics. We hear a lot of the same types today, spouting that the other side doesn’t care about the country, only “my side.” It is the type of speech that I would envision being told by one of Populares that we discussed last week.

His motivation fort he speech is to drum up his base. A rally cry, telling his people what they need to hear, while also giving a soft story about a rough life in order to relate to the commoners. From reading the speech, there is a clear “us vs. them” theme to it all. An attempt to gain power by first dividing and then amplifying the emotions of your side.”

3

“The three largest themes of Marius’ speech were focused upon patriotism, the “circumstances of birth,” and honour: his own, the people he wanted support from, and the lack had by those of the upper class, (Sallust). First, his focus on patriotism can be seen on blatant display as he calls forth the voters that had elected him to office to continue to remember why they had chosen him and what he promised to do for them, what they should do for their country. His desire to re-establish his reputation as a man for the people by the people apparent in his push for descension to their ranks. Secondly, the focus on noble status is ascertained as a slight to all. Marius attempts to clear the air that he has no desire, nor ever had any desire, to fall in line with those Senators that surrounded him. Third, his desire to recruit an army is done through a call for honour. He calls forth Roman rites of passage to manhood, wanting those of age to volunteer themselves for family values. There is war ongoing, so goes the past and future of the Republic and Empire, but Marius needs soldiers to have any success in winning a war.

Reference:

Sallust. The Jugurthine War. Rev. John Selby Watson, M.A. New York and London. Harper & Brothers. 1899.”

submit a summary of the best practices you plan to include in your presentation and why. Please follow the rubric

For the first part you will write a 3-paragraph summary-response, based on one of the chapters we read this week in Things that Make White People Uncomfortable: “Time Out,” “Black Lives Matter,” “Intersectionality Also Matters,” or “Our Daughters and the Power of Women.” (Note: Even though you will just write about one chapter, please read all chapters to help prepare you for the essay.)

This assignment is informal, meaning I will not be picky about grammar or sentence structure. Instead, I will be looking for the quality of your ideas and your critical and creative engagement with the text. Use this time to practice writing without fear. Try out some of the rhetorical moves (i.e. the templates) provided in They Say, I Say. Notice what the templates do to your writing and how they help move your thinking along. Try out new ideas, or ask questions without feeling like you have to arrive at a point or thesis. Simply use writing to explore your thinking here!

TASK:

PARAGRAPH 1: Using the writing guidance in chapter 1, 2, & 3 of They Say, I Say (“They Say” and “Her point Is” and “The Art of Quoting”), write a fully developed summary paragraph of ONE of the chapters assigned this week in Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (you choose). Make sure you include a quote from the reading. Feel free to practice using the templates they provide for you in the book, or create your own.

PARAGRAPH 2: In paragraph 2, respond using one or more of the templates in “Three Ways to Respond: Yes/No/Okay, but” and/or “Distinguishing What You Say From What They Say.” Make sure to include a quote to help you articulate your point.

TEMPLATES FOR DISAGREEING, WITH REASONS

• X is mistaken because she overlooks recent fossil discoveries In the South.

• X’s claim that rests upon the questionable assumption that

• I disagree with X’s view that research has shown, < because, as recent

• X contradicts herself/can’t have it both ways. On the one hand, she argues . On the other hand, she-also says .

• By focusing on , X overlooks the deeper problem of .

TEMPLATES’FOR AGREEING

I agree that diversity in the student body is educational valuable because my experience at Central University confirms it.

X is surely right about because, as she may not be aware, recent studies have shown that

• X’s theory of is extremely useful because it sheds light on the difficult problem of

• Those unfamiliar with this school of thought may be interested to know that it basically boils down to .

TEMPLATES FOR AGREEING AND DISAGREEING SIMULTANEOUSLY

• Though I concede that • X is right that , I still insist that ., but she seems on more dubious ground when she claims that

• While X is probably wrong when she claims that _, she is right that _

• Whereas X provides sample evidence that , Y and Z’s research on and convinces me that instead.

PARAGRAPH 3: In paragraph 3, make your point in paragraph 2 relevant by using one of the templates in “So What? Who Cares?” Consider what is going on in our country and for whom this issue matters. I encourage you to also think about responsibility, as Bennett does. Now that we know about these issues, do we have a responsibility to act? How so?

For the second part of this assignment you will take a second trip down the “rabbit hole” by researching your new inquiries while reading Things That Make White People Uncomfortable. What questions did you pose while reading the first few chapters of Bennett’s book? Look over your annotations for where you did something like this (?). What do you want to know more about? Dive into the world wide web and let your original research focus evolve as you learn new information. After researching for 30 minutes, record your “field notes” in this discussion post.

1. QUESTION/S: What was your original research question/s or topic/s?
2. DISCOVERY: What were you hoping to find? What did you find (summarize your research and include links, author name, title, etc.)? You should find at least TWO sources during your rabbit hole research journey. Keep in mind that sources can be written or visual (i.e. video), but should be credible (not wikipedia, avoid what might be fake news).
3. REFLECTION: Did your research take you on an unexpected journey? Explain. What new questions do you have as a result of your research? How are you now “re-seeing” Bennett’s arguments?

Please follow the instructions to do the writing. Make sure you have read at least one chapter of the book and write about it.

For part two,you have to list two sources for the research part. Part 1 and 2 both required 1 page writing. Please write it separately.

The book can be read online through kindle https://read.amazon.com/, I will provide the account.

You are an engineer at Omni-Tech, a firm that manufactures and markets small electronic devices, primarily related to the sports and leisure industries. You are the leader of a project team that is working on a solution to a problem with the Omni-Tech 1000, a wireless heart-rate monitor for bicyclists. This device, which consists of a monitor attached to the rider’s chest and a computer attached to the handlebar, enables riders to monitor their heart rates to ensure they are getting the desired level of aerobic workout. The problem with the Omni-Tech 1000 is that the signal fails unexpectedly, causing the computer to reset and thereby provide inaccurate information. Some devices fail only occasionally; others fail every two or three minutes, although never in a predictable pattern.

You are called to a meeting with Kevin Jonakin, the Director of Research and Development at Omni-Tech. Kevin oversees five or six project teams at any given time, each consisting of three or four engineers. Your project team has submitted to Kevin a draft of its project report, which analyzes the problem and recommends a solution. You don’t like the look on Kevin’s face.

“Thanks for letting me have a look at the draft. I think you’ve identified the problem and come up with a good fix,” Kevin says. “But here’s the problem: this report has to go up to Caroline for her approval, and she reads everything. If she sees something she doesn’t like or doesn’t understand, she’ll kick it back to me.”

You are vaguely worried. “What’s wrong with the report? We put a lot of time into it.”

“Yes, I know you did,” Kevin says, “and, as I said, I think you did good engineering, but the report is awfully hard to read.”

“I don’t know what you mean,” you reply. “We spell-checked it, and even ran it through the grammar-checker. We fixed everything that was wrong with it.”

“Let me explain what I’m talking about,” Kevin says. “Let’s take a look at the introduction.” He hands you a copy of the introduction (Document 3.1). “You’re right, there are no spelling errors or grammar mistakes. But it’s hard to follow. First, I’d like you to work on the writing. You need to break the intro into paragraphs and make sure each one has a clear topic sentence. And the writing is often choppy and sometimes awkward. But the most important thing to remember is that readers need to understand the context of what you’re writing about.”

“I assumed everyone signed off on the project,” you say.

“Yes,” Kevin replies. “I did, and Caroline did. But you need to remember that Caroline spends most of every day reading and writing and talking about new products and new versions of existing products. We’ve probably got thirty different projects at various stages of development. She simply doesn’t remember what you guys are doing.”

“So you want me to go back and make sure I explain the context better.”

“Yes, that’s right, and try to make sure it is written as well as possible.

Document 3.1 Introduction After Spell-Check and Grammar-Check

Introduction:

This report is a description of the methods and results of the Omni-Tech 1000 wireless heart-rate monitor study and a presentation of our recommendation to the Omni-Tech Executive team. The members of this project are three Omni-Tech engineers: John Horsney, Tim Maloney, and Amanda Brownstein. The Omni-Tech 1000 consists of a belt worn around the chest of a cyclist, which transmits a wireless heart rate signal to a computer/receiver on the handlebars. This currently uses DSRC. DSRC is also known by the name Wi-Fi 802.11b. John Horsney was approached by the Sales and Marketing leads of Omni-Tech sometime in early April in regard to a technical problem with this. The wireless signal between the chest belt and the receiver goes out during use, with the resulting effect that inaccurate data for the user is presented. The sales team is of the impression that this is a persistent problem with this specific model. Out of a total of 1620 monitors sold at $140 each, Omni-Tech have had to refund or replace 980 units, which is a loss of $13,720, not to mention the damage to Omni-Tech’s credibility and reputation for quality. After four days spent examining and testing the model, it was determined that simply correcting the problem with the device would not be feasible. We decided to consider alternative wireless technologies and establish a set of criteria for a new wireless system. Two key criteria were the requirement that the new wireless system fit into the existing housing and to maintain our current cost. Our research included online resources, interviews, field research, and product testing. The conclusion of our test was reached on April 24, 2014 and determined that using Bluetooth 4.0 Wi-Fi is Omni-Tech’s optimal option for correction of the problem with this product. During our field testing using Bluetooth no wireless failures were observed. As an additional feature, Bluetooth will allow multiple devices to be connected, which would permit a team leader to receive someone’s data on an additional device. In addition, Bluetooth is $2 less than our current Wi-Fi system. This upgrade will correct the product’s failures, provide additional features, and restore Omni-Tech’s reputation for quality and high performance. The following sections of this report will include the details of our methodology, the results, our conclusions, and our recommendations for the ETW-2000.

Your Assignment

Once you’ve familiarized yourself with the case background and document, complete the assignment below. Your instructor will tell you how he or she would like you to submit your work.

1. 1. Write a memo to the two other team members, describing your meeting with Kevin. Explain the two major categories of revisions to the introduction that Kevin is requesting: changes to the content and changes to the format. Provide specific examples of these two categories of revisions. In explaining the requested revisions to the content, invent any necessary details

Reflecting on Your Work

Once you’ve completed your assignment, write a reflection about your work using the prompt below.

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How did you go about revising the introduction? Which category of revisions did you focus on first? Why? Did you move back and forth between the two categories, or did you focus on one at a time? What was the most challenging aspect of revising the document? In the text box below, write a one- or two-paragraph reflection about your revision experience.

Organization project:

More Important to Less Important

Object List :

Please use the following items in your organizational scenario:

A pair of shoes

A cellphone

A textbook

A coffee mug

An ink pen

A stuffed animal