Anthropology questionThis will be an open discussion regarding the second Student Presentation. It is for Extra Credit and can earn up to .5 pts.The instructor will interact with each student in this discussion. It is strongly advised you BEGIN the first day in presentingthe following and you must conclude no later than March 16RUBRIC: 2 pts possible for the following:1 – Introduce yourself and the topic you have chosen to present and why you chose it.2 – Discuss any difficulties you are having researching this topic3 – Describe how you plan to present your topic (ie PowerPoint with voice embedded, PowerPooint without voice embedding, PDF, hand drawings, etc.)Below are the topics you can choose from only chose oneNatural Selection& Survival of the Fittest concentrate on definition and how they are opposite sides of the same coin and depend on over-reproduction and viabilityPUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM & Stephen J. GouldSCHISTIC SPECIATIONMutation & New AllelesThe English Peppered Moth – significanceGenetic DriftThe Founder Effect – give examples such as Pitcairn Island, Polynesian Islands & “The New World”The effects of Aging – Particularly skeleton, muscles, feet, joints, balance, etc.Environmental Adaptation (Hot/Cold, Elevation, Sunlight)Nutrition: Effects on the human body in the context of human evolution and different culturesSkeletal Adaptation to activity – particularly the changes that occurred during the switch from hunter-gatherer to the Domestication of crops and animals.Prepare your Powerpoint or PDF file of your presentation Upload due by Due, by April 25 11:59 PM ( 2 days late April 27 ) (-10% per day – NONE ACCEPTED after April 27 )Look to the RIGHT of the page,Click on: Re-Upload SubmissionsUploadREMEMBER: Must include- Opening Statement, giving the topic and the first and last name of the presenter- Closing Statement (Brief) but definitely (a) concluding remark(s) NOT, “that’s all I have” or “The End” or some abrupt utterance.- References – at least 3 other than the text or lecture notes, or both- You MUST cover the topic reasonably well (in terms of the content

What are the best tools we have that help us evaluate information communicated through technology? Thinking about the concepts from this semester (such as warranting theory, communication privacy management, diffusion, media/technological literacy or anything else) what cues can we look to which will give us confidence that information is accurate? Is it easier to fabricate information with the use of technology or is it easier to evaluate information because of technology? Support your argument.

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believe that both media literacy and the warranting theory are the best tools for evaluating information communicated through technology. Media literacy is described as the ability to understand messages being sent and understanding how to create and evaluate these messages. When evaluating media messages there are four key components to look for including relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability. Making sure these four components are met is an easy task to take on and it provides confidence in the information; in order to check for accuracy, we can compare multiple sources for the same bits of information. Using sources from an educational or government website can enforce reliability because these sources are more likely to be peer reviewed and contain citations. Scanning the title and the description of the source is a great way to check relevance and bias.

The Warranting theory is very interesting because it evaluates the information people disclose to each other. This theory investigates how the information we personally provide, the information others provide about us, and the information the website or media platform provides about us can reinforce or weaken the self- disclosures made to others. Looking at a bunch of clues on a media platform can give other people the power to evaluate what claims are true or false based on the warranty of the claim; this means how easy it would be to fabricate the claim. I believe that the use of the internet can give us the same ability to fabricate information and evaluate information, it depends on the media literacy of those using it.

– The Dissertation Topic I chose: the Relationship between career choice and graduates’ major: A study of Shanghai in China.
– For this Dissertation, you will only need to work on Chapter 1 which is the introduction.

– For the purpose of this assignment, it should be around 2000 words excludes your bibliography.
– The ‘Dissertation Requirements’ and ‘GDI Dissertation Handbook’ will tell you what you will need to include in each part.
– I also uploaded a sample (‘Sampled Chapter One’) that you can refer to.
– For the references, it is recommended that you should cite a minimum of 20 primary references. Please ensure that some of these references relate to work (particularly journal papers) that has been published in the last two or three years. In order to obtain these references, please make use of the electronic resources (databases and e-journals) available through the University of Manchester library. Using the reference style described in the ‘Harvard Manchester Referencing Style Guide’.
– The Structure of your essay should be similar to the sample, which means the subtitle/structure for your essay should be:
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Problem Statement – In this section, you need to establish why this study is being conducted. Is there a need/gap/problem that warrants this study? What has been studied so far in this area and what is lacking that your study intend to fill the gap. In establishing this, it should be supported with academic literature. Once the gap is established, you indicate what you want to study.
1.3 Scope of the Study
1.4 Objectives of the Study –  in this section, please list at least 5 objectives.
1.5 Research Questions – in this section, based on the objectives, you should also have at least 5 questions.
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Organization of the study – In this section, start by indicating, the study is organized into five chapters. Chapter one comprises of the background to the study, scope of the research, objectives and research questions as well as the significance of the study and organization of the study. Do so for all the chapters

In “The Importance of a Single Effect in a Prose Tale” Poe describes the characteristics of a well-written short story (the prose tale). Some of those characteristics are pretty straight forward (for example, time it takes to read), and some of those characteristics are more complicated and abstract (for example, unity of effect). For this quiz you are to choose four examples (two examples of each, two simple characteristics and two more complex/abstract characteristics from his theoretical work,”The Importance of a Single Effect in a Prose Tale” and do these three things with each of your four examples:A. offer a quote (from “The Importance….”) where he mentions the characteristic (one sentence is fine).B. explain what he means (basically, put it in your own words) (one-two sentences)C. explain how you see this characteristic in his story, “The Black Cat”Here is the layout to simply copy, type your answers in, and submit. All answers should be under 4 sentences. Most will be one sentence.Question 1.a. Short Quote from “Importance…” that describes a simple physical characteristic (like length of time to read).b. In your own words, what was Poe saying in the above quote?c. How can you see this characteristic in “The Black Cat?”Question 2.a. Short Quote from “Importance…” that describes a simple physical characteristic (like length of time to read).b. In your own words, what was Poe saying in the above quote?c. How can you see this characteristic in “The Black Cat?”Question 3.a. Short Quote from “Importance…” that describes a complex characteristic of the “Single Effect” where he is more abstract and theoretical. b. In your own words, what was Poe saying in the quote? (may take a few sentences)c. How can you see this characteristic in “The Black Cat?” (up to 4 sentences)Question 4.a. Short Quote from “Importance…” that describes a complex characteristic of the “Single Effect” where he is more abstract and theoretical. b. In your own words, what was Poe saying in the quote? (may take a few sentences)c. How can you see this characteristic in “The Black Cat?” (up to 4 sentences)

Part 1. View the slides, web links, and videos in the Office XML presentation titled “Agenda” you have to have the microsoft powerpoint app to open this presentation to access all of this. The powerpoint is attached below and is called “Agenda” just to clarify. You may choose to write on one or both of the poems for today: “America” and “If We Must Die.” Please give specific examples to earn full credit. So, please choose one of the following prompts here to answer and form a strong well developed paragraph.How does the context of the film clips and photos change (or reinforce) your understanding of the poem(s)?Why is the sonnet form a surprising choice for McKay’s subject matter? How does this choice affect the way you receive the message of the poem(s)?Part 2. Please choose one of the following questions below to give a response to. One of the following questions on “Ballad for Americans” and/or “Strange Fruit.” Please be specific! I am going to attach the lyrics and recordings of both poems below as links. First, here are the questions to answer, I recommend choosing question 2 because I cannot think off hand of something to compare from earlier in the semester so I would just play it safe and answer question 2.“Ballad for Americans” and “Strange Fruit”What connections can you draw between this song and another text we’ve studied this semester?What was the experience of reading the lyrics vs. listening to the recording? (If you’re discussing “Strange Fruit,” please identify the recording.)(Link) Here is the recording and lyrics to ballad of Americans: https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/1074854/Paul+Robeson/…(Link)Here is the lyrics along with an introductory essay to strange fruit: https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recor…(Link) Here is the Billy Holiday: Strange Fruit (Commodore Recording) 1939 recording make sure to identify that if you use this one: (Link) Here is the Billy Holiday: Strange Fruit (Live 1959) recording make sure to identify that if you use this one:If you have any questions or something does not work, please let me know