Write a 2250-4900 word MLA college level paper that proves your proficiency in the articulation of the material in class by reflecting on the course curriculum and correctly incorporating the vocabulary, concepts, and/or themes to your life. you are assigned concepts from the class curriculum that must be applied to your life (written in the first person) and then analyzed using the class curriculum as the basis of the analysis.
The following concepts must be addressed in the order that they are stated here:
FIRST CONCEPT: Uncertainty Reduction Theory
CORRESPONDING LESSON: 6
CONCEPTS: Axiom, Theorem, and Theorem 17 (which includes the axioms that make up Theorem 17)
- “Example” Particulars: Share a time in your life when theorem 17 played out. Be sure to share the whole story, from the moment you did not know the person but they had 1, 2, and/or 3 of the conditions which boost our drive to reduce the uncertainty (listed on the first page of the chapter). Then share how you enacted the axioms of theorem 17 and reduced the uncertainty.
“Analysis” Particulars: Define the concepts of Axiom, Theorem, and Theorem 17 (which includes the axioms that make up Theorem 17) and analyze your example based on your definitions.
- SECOND CONCEPT: Cognitive Dissonance
CORRESPONDING LESSON: 7
- CONCEPT: Cognitive Dissonance
“Example" Particulars: Share a time when you really liked a person, place or thing but then heard something bad about that person, place, or thing and the feelings, beliefs, or emotions you felt upon hearing this new information. Then explain how you settled the mixed emotions you felt.
- “Analysis” Particulars: Define Cognitive Dissonance. Analyze your example against the definition of cognitive dissonance.
THIRD CONCEPT: The Decision Making Process
CORRESPONDING LESSON: 8
CONCEPT: Goal Setting
- “Example” Particulars: Share a decision that you are currently having to make and three possible goals for this decision. For the three goals, which one would you consider to be a "must" (so, be sure to include a goal that you would consider to be a "must"), and what would you weight the other two "wants" (Use a scale of 1-10, with 1 be least important and 10 being most important). You can, if you want, reflect on a passed decision and share what was (or what you wished were) three of the goals for that decision and which goal was the "must" and weight the other two goals (as they would be the "wants").
“Analysis” Particulars:Define Goal Setting in the decision making process. Analyze your example against the definition of goal setting while paying careful attention to the goals you mentioned and their ratings.
- STEP DETAILS
“EXAMPLE” REQUIREMENTS:
Indicate the beginning of this concept step with an MLA Level 2 Header titled “Example” (italicized, flush left).
- Write out an example for the concept assigned.
Write, in the first person, an example from your own life about how the assigned concept plays out in your life.
- Sometimes you will be assigned to write about multiple concepts. In these cases, the one detailed example should illustrate all concepts.
The example is YOUR story. This should come from your own life. You want to think about a time that the given concept played out in your life and tell that story. Just tell the story. Think of it as a narrative on a specific time in your life.
Remember, for communication to be clear, share all the details in your example. There is compassion in the details. The more details; the more clear we are about what we are communicating.
Do NOT try to use the terms of the concept in the telling of your story – just tell the story.
- Do NOT explain how the concept is actually playing out in the example, in your story – leave that for the analysis.
Follow college level spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules.
- “ANALYSIS” REQUIREMENTS:
Indicate the beginning of this concept step with an MLA Level 2 Header titled “Analysis” (italicized, flush left).
- Write out the definition of the concept using the book, additional readings, or podcast as references (do NOT use sources from outside the class curriculum). Be sure to cite your sources (in-text citations AND bibliography). At times a specific definition may be required (whether from a podcast or specific reading in the class, if this is required it will be stated in the “CAP Specifics”.
The definition is a definition NOT an explanation.
- In-text citations must be in MLA format. See: MLA in-text citations guidelineLinks to an external site.. Pay careful attention to the directions on how to cite a podcast. This is noted in the “Citing non-print or sources from the Internet” AND “Time-based media sources”. For in-text citations of a podcast, this means include the producer’s or narrator’s last name AND the time stamp of when something was stated (eg: Arenivar 1:20-1:35).
Bibliography must be in MLA format. See: MLA bibliography guidelineLinks to an external site..
Explain how the example from step 1 illustrates the concept you defined. This is the analysis.
- In the instances when multiple concepts have been assigned, be sure to define all the concepts and explain where in the single, detailed example are the concepts illustrated.
This full step includes your definitions and your analysis (explanation) of how the concept(s) was/were illustrated in your example. The definitions are the basis of your analysis (explanation). Obviously, if your definitions are wrong, then your analysis (explanation) would be wrong.
Be sure to fully explain how your example illustrates the concept(s), how it serves as an example of the concept.
Do NOT add to your story here. Think of this as an analysis of a film, where the film was the story you told in the example. One cannot add to the film; the film is the film. You can only reference (analyze) what you wrote in the example. Full points are not earned for both the example and analysis if you added to the story in this section of the paper. If you want to reference something that you forgot to put in the example; go back and rewrite your example.
Follow college level spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules.
PAPER FORMATTING DETAILS
- MLA paper header must be included on the first page (left aligned, double spaced) of the paper indicating: Student Name, Professor Name, Class Name, and Date.
MLA page header must be included on every top right corner of the paper indicating the student's last name and document page number.
- There must be a paper title that is unique given what the paper is about.
- The whole paper is double spaced (including the paper header). No double-double spacing between paragraphs.
- The first line of each paragraph must be indented.
- Margins for the paper must be set at 1" all around the paper.
- Font should be legible (e.g. Times New Roman or Arial) with a size of 12 pt.
- Each Concept (section) must be titled the name of the concept and formatted using MLA Level 1 guidelines (bold, flush left).
- Each Concept (section) has 2 steps.
- The first step is "Example".
- The second step is "Analysis".