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DISCUSSION 1 PART 1: Use of Contractions & First and Second Persons in Formal Writing The use of contractions and first and second persons in formal writing is not acceptable in most courses, and particularly in this one. Your academic and research papers are considered “formal writing” and should be written in the third person and without contractions. In about 250 words, discuss your past experiences writing essays and research papers using contractions and the first and second persons, an d why you should end this practice in favor of writing research papers and assignments in the third persons only, and free of contractions. Is there ever a place for contractions, and first and second persons in formal writing? Use the related videos loca ted in THE LINKS BELOW and the labeled PDF RESOURCE ATTACHED for this discussion. Refer to them in your essay and please justify text. DO NOT submit EE Cummings inspired work. LINKS: https://youtu.be/ZmSqOfJkogs https://youtu.be/C3uZ4tb3svM Submission Instructions: Summary should be at least 250 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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DISCUSSION 1 PART 1: Use of Contractions & First and Second Persons in Formal Writing The use of contractions and first and second persons in formal writing is not acceptable in most courses, and particularly in this one.  Your academic and research papers are considered “formal writing” and should be written in the third person and without contractions. In about 250 words, discuss your past experiences writing essays and research papers using contractions and the first and second persons, and why you should end this practice in favor of writing research papers and assignments in the third persons only, and free of contractions.  Is there ever a place for contractions, and first and second persons in formal writing? Use the related videos located in THE LINKS BELOW and the labeled PDF RESOURCE ATTACHED for this discussion. Refer to them in your essay and please justify text. DO NOT submit EE Cummings inspired work. LINKS: https://youtu.be/ZmSqOfJkogs https://youtu.be/C3uZ4tb3svM Submission Instructions: Summary should be at least 250 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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First or second person in formal language http://www.englishtutes.com/Writing_tone/First_or_second_person_in_formal_langua ge.shtml First or second person in formal language Most of the time, you shouldn’t use the first or second person in a formal piece of writing. Using ‘I’ or ‘we’ generally makes the writing seem a little too personal to be taken seriously as a formal piece. Some teachers or marker s absolutely hate the use of the first person in a formal essay and will give you a horrible mark, even if the other aspects of your essay are good. However, there are some situations when, even in a formal piece of writing, it’s OK to use the first or se cond person. The most common situation is when part of your essay is about some sort of personal experience . To try to write a formal essay without using ‘I’ in such a situation results in some horribly complicated sentences and makes the whole essay into a piece of junk. It is OK to use ‘I’ in this situation, providing you restrict your use of it to:  telling the reader what you saw or did,  telling the reader your reactions to what you saw or did, and  telling the reader why you reacted the way you did. Howe ver, doing anything further using ‘I’ is unnecessary. Here’s an example of appropriate use: In Cairo last year, I visited some of the rug factories on the outskirts of the city. In those factories, I was witness to kids as young as eight working to make ru gs. Although I had known about child labour, witnessing it in person was a severe awakening to how different the world outside of Australia can be. Now, you could tr y to write this using the third person, but you’d end up with something like this: In Cairo last year, the author visited some of the rug factories on the outskirts of the city. In those factories, he was witness to kids as young as eight working to make rugs. Although the author had known about child labour, witnessing it in person was a severe awakening to how different the world outside of Australia can be. This results in a paragraph that sounds a little bit awkward and overly formal . So in formal language a good, general rule is to not use the first person, except when there’s no easy way of writing without it , such as when you’re discussing a personal experience. However, using ‘I’ beyond this isn’t a good idea. For instance, this probably wouldn’t be appropriate as a second paragraph: I am not sure whether there is an obvious solution to th e overseas child labour problem. I feel that the sledgehammer attempts to solve the problem by refusing to import cheap child – made products have worsened the problem by driving them out of a job and into begging. This part of the essay would be much more a ppropriate if written in the third person – it doesn’t need to be written in the first person like the first paragraph. A better version would be this: There is no obvious solution to the child labour problem in foreign countries. Past attempts have involv ed countries refusing to import cheap -child made products, but have actually worsened the situation. Children who did have jobs have been driven out into the street to beg to support themselves and their families. Handy Hint – General tips for formal wri ting Here are some of the things you should do and not do when you’re writing formally.
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DISCUSSION 1 PART 2: Organization Development & Problem Solving Discuss how your organization (providing community resources as a nonprofit organization) uses (or fails to use and could use ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT) the participative, collaborative, problem-focused nature of ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT and the expertise of your colleagues to solve important problems and promote opportunities to enhance its successful development. Give concrete examples. If you choose the negative, you must provide positive suggestions of how they can do better.  LINK FOR RESOURCE: https://youtu.be/C3uZ4tb3svM Submission Instructions: Summary should be at least 200 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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DISCUSSION 2: Values After reading Chapter 4 you will identify the values at your workplace. Support them with workplace examples. Submission Instructions: Summary should be at least 250 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
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ASSIGNMENT 1: Strengthening an Organization Define and describe the concept of Organization Development, show how it operates, and describe the role of action research in strengthening an organization’s structure, culture, and processes. Strengthen your argument by choosing one of the seven illustrations cited in Chapter One that best fits your workplace (providing community resources as a nonprofit organization). You will support your choice by giving examples from your workplace that closely resemble the Illustration you have chosen. Submission Instructions: Summary should be at least 3 PAGES, formatted and cited in current APA style and incorporate a minimum of 5 current (published within the last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work.