Des Moines Area Community College

This is a summary of the PBS documentary, "Worried Sick", a video about the science of stress. I wrote this summary for the course, Intro to Psychology.

This is my speech outline where I explained to the audience how to identify a few very common kinds of horse breeds. I completed this for the course, Fundamentals of Oral Communications.

These are direct-examination and cross-examination questions for a deposition in a personal injury/torts case (fictional scenario) for the course, Civil Litigation and Pro. The people being deposed are the Plaintiff, the person with the injury who is accusing a rental company of causing her injury due to negligence, and the rental property manager.

This document "The Complete Guide to the Psychology of Colors" describes how color is used to create associations and promote specific emotions in advertising. This essay has the source listed and was written for the course, Composition II. It is a good overview for those new to the topic.

This is a case brief on Darcy v. Lolohea, 886 P.2d 756 (Hawai’i App. 1994), and is written in IRAC format for the course, Alternative Dispute Resolution. The issue is "Whether an award which has become a final judgment under the Program’s HAR Rule, may be challenged in the circuit court or in the appellate courts." Damages is an important issue in this case brief,

This is a case brief on Iowa Supreme Court Att'y Disciplinary Bd. v. Marzen. The issue is, "Did attorney Jesse Micheal violate rules of professional conduct when he did the following: hired an outside accountant without consent, charged 18% interest rate without authorization, submitted incomplete tax returns to authorities, transferred an estate matter without client consent while falsely claiming he had client approval, and misrepresenting that he hired a paralegal for a case?". This case brie...

This is an answer to a petition with affirmative defenses on a torts/personal injury case for the course, Civil Litigation and Pro.

This is a legal case brief on Ct. Atty. Disciplinary Bd. v. Khowassah, 890 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 2017), a case on attorney professional conduct. The issue is, "Did Tarek A. Khowassah's recurring criminal violations, including public intoxication and OWI offenses, constitute a violation of Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:8.4(b), reflecting unfavorably on his honesty, trustworthiness, and fitness to practice law, thus justifying an indefinite suspension of his license?" This case brief was written...

This is an outline for a call-to-action speech for the Fundamentals of Oral Communication course titled "Public Schools Should Incorporate Mandatory Financial Literacy Courses for High School Students to Better Prepare Them for Adulthood."

These are notes on the different fallacies that are often used in arguments. I took these notes for my course, Composition II.