Bring in some of your own experiences with the topic you are reflecting upon to support your perspective on the issue. Discuss factual information, as well as your feelings and impressions. Compare your experience with your prior knowledge on the subject (maybe you read or watched something that pertains to the topic or maybe discussed it with someone).
Agree or disagree with a classmates perspective and use this to support your position/perspective. Be professional about it (discuss your issues with the classmates beliefs and perspectives and with what they wrote).
Question any claims/conclusions/facts made by a classmate you find dubious or raise doubts if any. Back it up with evidence. Be professional about it (discuss your issues with the classmates beliefs and perspectives and with what they wrote).
Check for grammatical and stylistic errors
You must have both in-text citations using APA format as well a list of citations (references) at end of the essay with full details of all the references (sources) you used in researching the content for your essay. For more details with examples please see https://libguides.williams.edu/citing/apaLinks to an external site.
Your reflection must be no more than 750 words.
This is an individual assignment.
Lets give credit where it is due. Lets say your classmate Riley wrote something that resonated with you. So you can mention that by pointing out his/her/their contribution and crediting them using their full name
. along the lines of Riley Jordon made an excellent point in his/her/their post on the Discussion 2: smokers forum that
YOU MUST STILL PARAPHRASE WHAT YOUR CLASSMATE SAID. We have all signed the plagiarism agreement and completed the plagiarism quiz. We know that when you are quoting a classmate, it is not correct practice to copy and paste that they said said, even if you put it within quotes and add their name. Please be careful.
Here are the questions you need to consider when writing the reflectio
1) Provide a brief and concise summary in your own words (two to three sentences is plenty).
2) Discuss medical, ethical and societal issues that surround the passage of laws regarding smoking in indoor public areas and the subsequent pressure on eliminating public outdoor sources of second hand smoke. Which of these are scientifically based reasons? Explain and cite references.
3) Explain how completing Lab 2 (Up in Smoke) impacted your understanding and opinions on this topic. If it helped, how did it help. If not, why? Please explain clearly.
4) Discuss how the group discussions helped solidify your opinion or change your opinions with examples (giving credit where it is due). Explain what someone said that made you stop and think and why you thought that was important to you.
5) Do you think the decision to ban smoking in public areas is a national, state or local government issue? Why? Clearly explain your position as to why you think it is an issue for particular level(s) of government and why you think the other level(s) should not be involved. Support/supplement your position with information your classmates provided on Discussion Board 2 (giving credit where it is due).
7) Based on the problem presented and your experience during Writng Assignment 1 and Discussion Board 2, formulate a smoking policy in the outdoor dining area that will benefit everyone the café owner and all the customers (smokers/non-smokers/local law makers/ town resident). Support your perspective with concrete ideas and highlight your reasoning. Please ensure that it does not affect the profits of the café. (Point to ponder: Could methods used to effectively reduce smoke in enclosed indoor areas possibly be adapted and tweaked to work in an outdoor public area that allows smoking! )
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