How to Write a Reflective Paper

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Reflective essays are essays that normally ask the writer to reflect on themselves, their experiences, and their beliefs. They are a great way to think about your life and your beliefs and to document your growth and development. Reflective essays give the author a chance to share their thoughts with others and to know themselves better. They can be used in college courses either as part of assignment writing or as personal reflection. Some of the most common reflective essay questions include; Reflection on a project, Course reflection paper, Critical reflection paper, Reflection paper on a book

For this kind of essay, you need to show both critical thinking skills and the ability to express your opinion. This is a good time to train these skills.

When writing a reflective essay there are three things to put into consideration. Firstly, think about what you want to say. It should not be necessarily long to document your growth and development. A reflective essay can be as short as a few paragraphs. You should focus on your own experiences and personal thoughts. Avoid using other people’s experiences when writing a reflective essay. Secondly, be open about how you feel and be honest. Lastly, be sure to give your readers a sense of your own growth and development.

Reflective paper structure

 

Introduction

In the introductory paragraph we have 3 rules: express your feelings about a subject, provide insight on the idea you are discussing, and, finally, summarize the central claim of the paragraph as a one-sentence statement to make the reader stay on the line. This is where you write a strong thesis statement that will guide you throughout the essay-writing process.

The introduction should be

  • Catchy, informative, and brief
  • Include a reflective question in the text.
  • Include a thesis statement

 

Body paragraphs

The body paragraph gives you an opportunity to explore your thesis. You should use three paragraphs to explain your experience and how the experiences influenced or shaped you.  Compare what you have learned with what others are doing in the other paragraph. Lastly, use the paragraph to share what you have learned from the experience.

 

Conclusion

The conclusion should be solid. It should provide a strong image of the experience. Leave the image of your experience, so it helps readers have some food for reflection after they finish.

  • highlight the key points in the essay
  • be persuasive and brief
  • Answer the question asked in the introduction

 

How to Format a reflective essay

  1. Font size; Times New Roma, Arial, Calibri, Helvetica among others
  2. Standard A4 paper.
  1. Sides; leave 1-inch margins on each
  2. Text size; 12-point text
  3. Texts; Double spaces between the lines.
  4. Citation according to APA, MLA, Chicago style, [as per the instructions]
  5. Word count – from 250 to 750 (as per the instructions)

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Data Distribution Strategy

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Assessment Description

You are working as a data engineer at an enterprise that has multiple branches across the U.S. The enterprise needs to maintain information about the customers of each branch, as well as administrative information about its offices. Your job is to design a data distribution plan in which each branch can maintain information in its local database for its customers but also access customer data from other branches without having to store that information in its local database. In addition, the headquarters of the enterprise can maintain administrative information about all the branches in its enterprise. Assume that your enterprise has two branches, one in Phoenix and one in Denver.

For this activity, provide a single Microsoft Word document that fully responds to all the following prompts in 750-1,000 words:

1. Create a new Employee table with a minimum of 5 employees. Include the following columns: empID, empName, empGender, empPhone, empDOB, and empWorkLocation. Take a screenshot.

2. Explain and apply horizontal partitioning to this table. Take a screenshot validating that the partitioning has been completed.

3. Write a SQL query to reconstruct the complete table after partitioning. Take a screenshot of the query and its results.

4. Explain and apply vertical partitioning to this table. Take a screenshot validating that the partitioning has been completed.

5. Write a SQL query to reconstruct the complete table after partitioning. Take a screenshot of the query and its results.

6. Explain how and why data replication should be addressed in this environment. What replication strategies are available and how do they work? How do data replication/partitioning impact reliability, expandability, communications overhead cost, manageability, and data consistency?

7. Explain how and why data partitioning and replication impact the creation of IT and technology infrastructures, creation of plans and schedules, measuring performance, and ensuring quality.

Submit the following in a single Microsoft Word document through the digital classroom. Include a one-line description above each screenshot.

· Screenshot of Employee table

· Paragraph explaining horizontal partitioning

· Screenshot of SQL query and result to apply horizontal partitioning

· Screenshot of SQL query and result to reconstruct the complete table

· Paragraph explaining vertical partitioning

· Screenshot of SQL query and result to apply vertical partitioning

· Screenshot of SQL query and result to reconstruct the complete table

· Paragraph explaining data replication, strategies, and impacts

· Paragraph explaining how and why data partitioning and replication impact the creation of IT and technology infrastructures, creation of plans and schedules, measuring performance, and ensuring quality

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Rubric Criteria

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Prompt 6

9.35 points

Documentation of Sources

2.2 points

Mechanics of Writing

3.3 points

Prompt 7

9.35 points

Solid Academic Writing

2.75 points

Word Count/Length

2.75 points

Prompt 1

6.6 points

Prompts 2 and 3

9.35 points

Prompts 4 and 5

9.35 points

Total55 points

The role of a death penalty mitigation

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For the Final Paper, you will take on the role of a death penalty mitigation expert hired by the defense attorney to work as a sentencing advocate on behalf of the client/defendant. Based upon the chosen case from the attached list (that was selected in Week 1), you will create a comprehensive case study report arguing against the death penalty for your client (the perpetrator). This report will contain an analysis of the psychological factors that may have contributed to the commission of the crimes in the chosen case study and how these psychological factors should be considered a basis for a prison sentence less than the death penalty.

  • Summarize the chosen case.
  • Evaluate the biopsychosocial factors that led the client to commit his or her crimes.
  • Evaluate how these factors may have contributed to committing violent crimes.
    • Identify whether your client suffered from a mental illness.
    • Identify the diagnosis and how the diagnostic criteria was met.
  • Evaluate the ACEs score you calculated for your client in the Week 3 Adverse Childhood Experiences discussion, to the extent that you were able to answer the questions based on what you could out about your client’s history.
    • Explain the impact of childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect may have on criminal behavior.
    • Examine whether your client had any events in life that could be considered traumatic such that this could have influenced the criminal behavior.
    • Explain what the scientific research says about the impact of trauma on criminal/violent behavior.
  • Analyze any other mitigating factors that may provide a credible argument against a death sentence for your client.
  • (That is, was your client gainfully employed? Did your client lack a significant criminal history prior to the most recent offenses? Mitigating factors can be anything that humanizes your client and thus makes him/her seem like a candidate for a lesser sentence than death).
  • Evaluate the mitigating circumstances found in this report.
  • Propose a specific psychosocial intervention based on your evaluation of the client and case such as counseling, medication, restitution, and so forth. (This proposed intervention will serve as your argument that the death penalty is not appropriate for your client based on these mitigating factors.)
  • Summarize your analysis and restate your intervention in the conclusion.

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s APA 7th edition Style

Everyday Leadership at Walmart

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Weekly Readings and Videos

7 Ways To Be an Everyday Leader. Schlimm, J. (2017, May 22). huffpost.com

10 Characteristics of the Everyday Leader That Are Found In All of Us. Elford, S. (2017, Feb 21). susanelford.com

What Does Empathy Look Like In Everyday Leadership. (Stincelli, E.). (2018, Feb 8). advisorpedia.com

Everyday Leadership Development. Weinstein, C. (2017 Jan/Feb). Minnesota Fire Chief. ebscohost.

What Are Management Skills? (n.d.). corporatefinanceinstitute.com

What Makes a Good Manager (The Ultimate Guide of Dos and Don’ts). Kashyap, V. (n.d.). proofhub.com

How Walmart Transformed Its Corporate Communications Strategy With the Power of Brand Storytelling. (n.d.). brightspot.com

More Than a Job – A Ladder of Opportunity: Walmart Promotes, on Average, 500 Associates Each Day. Murphy, J. & Shryock, C. (2021, Apr 28). corporate.walmart.com

Great Managers Have These Traits. (3:11). Front Line Leadership. (2018 Nov 5). youtube.com

5 Top Management Skills: How To Be a Great Manager. (8:20). Vanessa Van Edwards. (2019, Jun 28). youtube.com

 

 

When we hear the term leader, we tend to think of someone in authority: a company CEO, a high-ranking politician, or the coach of a successful sports team. However, leadership is not limited only to people in positions of authority. Every day, we see leadership at all levels of an organization, regardless of the position an individual holds within the company.

Instructions

Conduct external and internal (Walmart) research on everyday leadership. Use course content and the results of your research to complete the following instructions:

  1. Leadership can occur at any level. Identify one person in your store or business who is not in a formal position of authority, but whom you believe demonstrates leadership. (Please do not use any last names to identify this person, to protect their privacy.)
  2. Explain what this person does or how this person acts that demonstrate leadership.
  3. How does consistency, helping others, and a positive attitude add to leader effectiveness?
  4. What can you do to be a better leader in your Walmart store or business? Explain your choice and how it will make you a better leader.

 

 

THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

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discussion

THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

The research hypothesis typically states the anticipated relationship between variables in a quantitative study. Oftentimes, these variables are labeled as dependent and independent, with the independent variable meaning the intervention, treatment, or other change that is introduced. The researcher then wishes to measure the impact of that change on the dependent variable.

Why might it be important for a researcher to predict the findings and show the variables’ expected relationship in this manner? What purpose does the hypothesis serve? In this Discussion, you answer these questions and generate a hypothesis for your own proposed study.

RESOURCES

 

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE

· Review the Learning Resources on the research hypothesis and its purpose.

· Consider the problem you have identified, the research question, and your initial reading of the peer-reviewed research articles. Based on these, generate a research hypothesis.

· Note: If your research question is qualitative, for the purposes of this Discussion, consider how you would change the question to use a quantitative approach. Then develop a hypothesis that would be generated from that question.

BY DAY 3

Post your description of the hypothesis’s function in the research process. Then, share the hypothesis you have generated for your research question. Identify the independent and dependent variables in your hypothesis.

Note:  If your research question is qualitative, for the purposes of this Discussion, consider how you would change the question to use a quantitative approach. Then develop a hypothesis that would be generated from that question.

BY DAY 6

Respond to two colleagues by providing constructive feedback on their hypotheses. Use the Learning Resources on hypotheses to inform your feedback (i.e., cite and reference).

 

references

· Yegidis, B. L., Weinbach, R. W., & Myers, L. L. (2018).  Research methods for social workers (8th ed.). Pearson.

· Chapter 4: Conducting the Literature Review and Developing Research Hypotheses (pp. 71–99)

· This week, read pages 71–85.

· Philbrook, J. (2017, March 13).  Literature review essentials: Identify themesLinks to an external site. . Walden University Writing Center. https://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2017/03/literature-review-essentials-identify.html

· Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.).  Writing a paper: OutliningLinks to an external site. . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/writingprocess/outlining