Psychological Instability Associated with Work
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Psychological Instability Associated with Work
Cities and towns are associated with countless activities. Most offices and industries are located within towns, and therefore people roaming around the streets is not unusual. Work without proper rest to reflect on what to do next leads to mental related instabilities and disorders.
The first criterion that is conspicuous in the image is the zebra crossing across the road. Even though the traffic is clear, people can only cross the road at the zebra crossing. Zebra crossing gives people the confidence of crossing without fear of being run over by passing vehicles. The zebra crossing is captured and occupies almost half of the picture. This results in logos interpretation. Motorists are expected to stop at this point in order to allow pedestrians to cross over. This implies that, at times, one needs to step back or slow down to allow others to accomplish their tasks. Continuous working without spending time with loved ones, for example, family and friends, could lead to constraint to no relationship. The specific traffic sign pops up as a reminder that everybody needs to stop at some point and reflect on their relationships with others and their lives in general despite the tussle and bustle of city life.
Patience presents the image’s ethos in the following way; pedestrians have to wait for the oncoming coming cars to stop for them to cross over. Depending on the time, date, and other physical elements like weather conditions, the waiting time could be increased or reduced. The waiting and patience represent the hope of every worker of better days to come. The sign also represents an opportunity for people to cross over and explore other aspects of their lives. The sign symbolizes the famous phrase that opportunity knocks at ones’ door once. Workers are encouraged to put their best in whatever work they find themselves in.
The second criterion for evaluating the image is the blurry image of the city skyscrapers and buildings. The blurry vision of the city’s infrastructure stirs up the emotion of exhaustion of a busy worker or the exhaustion from the noise associated with industries and traffic in the city. The image shows the building to be blurry, which means that the infrastructures no longer fascinates the busy worker. People are determined to reach their places of work in time, and in so doing, they miss out on the details of the building and advertisements on the buildings. The blurriness of the buildings also reflects on the reduced focus of people working in cities. Workers work based on routine as opposed to working towards specific goals and achievements. The issue is brought about by a lack of self-drive and passion in one’s field of work.
The image applies logic, emotion, and ethics to illustrate cities’ beauty, work, and the psychological discomforts associated with city life. The image indicates the mental state of people living and working in cities and the stress associated with work. The image prompts the provocation of education’s importance to workers on ways to relieve themselves from stress and find time to interact and develop relationships with their loved ones.
Psychological Instability Associated with Work
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Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 10, 11
Lesson 1
Link (PDF): Week 8 Assignment SamplePreview the document
Week 7 Assignment
Feedback from instructor and peers on your Week 7 Discussion & Assignment
Do not use sources; no research is allowed.
Optional Resources
Review the following writing resources:
Link (multimedia presentation): How to Avoid Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism (Links to an external site.)
Link (multimedia presentation): APA Basics (Links to an external site.) (Review this tutorial for formatting an APA paper and title page.)
Instructions
Using the Evaluative Essay Planning Template that you completed for last week’s assignment, you are now ready to compose the full and final evaluative essay. Be sure to read this week’s lesson and Chapters 10 and 11 in your text for information about developing your full essay.
Successful assignments will do the following:
Focus on one powerful image.
Identify clear criteria (2-3), with a thesis statement that provides an overall evaluation and offers a larger purpose for discussion of the image.
Use many specific details to evaluate the image based on the chosen criteria.
Include a discussion of the image’s use of logos, ethos, and pathos toward meeting the chosen criteria.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
Running head and page numbers
No sources: Your papers in this class will be run through Turnitin to check for any use of any source beyond your own mind and experiences and to check for plagiarism.
Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Evaluative Essay Grading Rubric.
Course Outcomes (CO): 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday
Rubric
Evaluative Essay Grading Rubric (W8)
Evaluative Essay Grading Rubric (W8)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength
5.0 pts
Meets length requirement
0.0 pts
Does not meet length requirement
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRhetorical Pattern
15.0 pts
Throughout the entire essay, the student applies the conventions of the appropriate rhetorical pattern.
13.0 pts
Throughout most of the essay, the student applies the conventions of the appropriate rhetorical pattern.
11.0 pts
Throughout some of the essay, the student applies the conventions of the appropriate rhetorical pattern.
9.0 pts
Throughout little of the essay, the student applies the conventions of the appropriate rhetorical pattern.
0.0 pts
No effort
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization & Structure
20.0 pts
Throughout the entire essay, the student applies strong organizational and structural techniques.
17.0 pts
Throughout most of the essay, the student applies strong organizational and structural techniques.
15.0 pts
Throughout some of the essay, the student applies strong organizational and structural techniques.
12.0 pts
Throughout little of the essay, the student applies strong organizational and structural techniques.
0.0 pts
No effort
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePurpose & Impression
20.0 pts
Throughout the entire essay, the writing conveys a clear purpose and contains specific supporting details that convey a dominant impression.
17.0 pts
Throughout most of the essay, the writing conveys a clear purpose and contains specific supporting details that convey a dominant impression.
15.0 pts
Throughout some of the essay, the writing conveys a clear purpose and contains specific supporting details that convey a dominant impression.
12.0 pts
Throughout little of the essay, the writing conveys a clear purpose and contains specific supporting details that convey a dominant impression.
0.0 pts
No effort
20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelopment
25.0 pts
Throughout the entire essay, the student develops paragraphs richly and according to the standards of strong paragraph development in introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs.
21.0 pts
Throughout most of the essay, the student develops paragraphs richly and according to the standards of strong paragraph development in introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs.
19.0 pts
Throughout some of the essay, the student develops paragraphs richly and according to the standards of strong paragraph development in introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs.
15.0 pts
Throughout little of the essay, the student develops paragraphs richly and according to the standards of strong paragraph development in introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs.
0.0 pts
No effort
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRevision & Refinement
5.0 pts
The writing reflects the feedback received from peers and instructor.
0.0 pts
The writing does not reflect feedback received from peers and instructor.
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting
10.0 pts
Throughout the whole work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
Psychological Instability Associated with Work
8.5 pts
Throughout most of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
7.6 pts
Throughout some of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
6.0 pts
Throughout little of the work, the writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation; demonstrates strong word choice and sentence variety.
0.0 pts
No effort
10.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0
Psychological Instability Associated with Work