Two short essays

Essay 1

For this discussion forum, obtain a current event involving an intellectual property issue that concerns online commerce and if possible, social media. Use the Current Event Evaluation format provided in the week 2 folder as guidance for your posting and be sure you identify your viewpoint on the current event explaining your position. Your initial post should be no less that 250 words.

You this form below

CURRENT EVENT EVALUATION FORM

 

Date of Current Event:  (Must be within the past 90 days)

Source:  (From what source did you obtain the event?  The source must be credible and properly cited using APA Manual 6th Ed.)

Topic:  (What is the legal topic of your current event? The topic must be related the legal profession, and if possible the subject matter of the week’s lesson.  Be sure that your article thoroughly addresses the topic.  If you need to look at additional sources or articles to properly address your current event, then you must do so and include those sources/articles in your assignments.)

Content:  In paragraph format discuss your current event, placing the article into your own words.  Please don’t quote information from the current event.  You only use quotations when information cannot be properly conveyed without doing so and that is rare. 

· Identify the issue in the current event

· Identify the important (relevant) factsConclusions:  Discuss any conclusions identified in the current event or that you drew as a result of reading the current event

· o   Point out the facts for the issue

· o   Point out the facts against the issue

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· Law:  Identify the applicable law associated with the current event

· Analysis:  What happened in the article to cause the issue.

· Viewpoints:  Identify and discussState whether you agree or disagree with the current event and explain the reasoning for your position

· o   Fallacies/oversimplifications/errors and/or distortions  

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Use active sentence structure and proper grammar and punctuation.  In your initial posting assume you are providing the information to someone who has not reviewed the current event. 

Essay 2

5. What are some effective strategies for enhancing successful team performance? How can these strategies help to decrease threats to team performance and motivation?

300 words of detail