Annotate the novel, writing questions and comments in the margins. Ideally, you should read the
novel once, and annotate the novel upon a second reading. Annotations consist of TWO PARTS:
A. Highlighting or marking w/sticky notes specific lines or phrases in the text you wish to
comment on. These should be color-coded (see below). Do not mark entire paragraphs!
B. Notes written in the margins of the book commenting on a specific idea such as character, plot,
style, etc. You should have at least 5 annotations per chapter. This minimum will earn you a
passing grade, but does NOT guarantee an “A.” It is a minimum.
Your annotations should reflect a CLOSE READING of the novel.
Use the following code to guide your comments:
– BLUE HIGHLIGHTING/STICKY NOTES: IDENTIFY MOTIFS — a motif is a dominant
idea in an artistic or literary composition. In a motif, you may have any literary element that
repeats and forms a pattern that gives the audience a feeling of unity, recognition, or completion.
Repeated elements may include but are not limited to characterization, conflict, verbal expression,
symbols, action, setting.
– YELLOW HIGHLIGHTING/STICKY NOTES: IRONY (verbal, situational, dramatic). Where
do you see the author using irony, and what kind of irony is being used? What does the reader
learn about human behavior?
Best Writer
comparison essay, pick 2-3 poems (not by the same poet) that share a theme and compare and contrast their takes on that theme. At least one of the poems must be a poem we read in class
comparison essay, pick 2-3 poems (not by the same poet) that share a theme and compare and contrast their takes on that theme. At least one of the poems must be a poem we read in class
Bloomberg Writing Assignment
Assignment Content
Assignment: Write 2-page written assignment in APA 7th (see bottom for what APA formatting is)
Watch or Listen to Bloomberg and find a recent article in relation to your field of study or interests. Summarize the article.
Research what ESG is and define it.
Discuss how the article you found and/or your field of study/interests can introduce ESG principles and create a business idea that could come from this exercise.
Feel free to use multiple sources for references to back up your idea. These references can include someone from your community, your job, or anything you find online.
Child and Family counselor.
3–4-page paper that describes a counseling career. In the paper, present a specific recent job posting. Explain the requirements for the position, and describe the skills needed, the credentials needed (degrees or certificates, et cetera), the setting of the job, and the populations that are served in the setting.
monitoring of employee
Analyze the following Case in this week’s Module, Cases are short and intended to highlight a few key concepts from our Module.
This is a graded assignment.
Your answer must be responsive to the question asked to receive full points, see Rubric.
Your answer must be 200 words or more.
No plagiarism
Ironically, at a time that American managers are moving more towards more positive, employee-empowering approaches to motivation, technology has allowed for ever-closer monitoring of employee activities. In a recent article titled “Snooping Bosses,” Time magazine pulled startling data from some recent studies: nine out of ten employers observe your electronic behavior; 76% of employers watch you surf the Web; 36% track content, keystrokes, and time spent at the keyboard; and 38% hire staff to sift through your email. The article also cites more extreme examples. A new product called HyGenius can detect restaurant employee handwashing and soap usage. A security firm in California installed specialized GPS systems in company cell phones to alert the boss if workers strayed from their territories or drove too fast. And at an Ohio firm called Citywatcher, some workers volunteered to have ID chips embedded in their arms.
While these examples are somewhat extreme, technology consulting firm Gartner claims that 60% of companies will have implemented formal programs for monitoring external social media by 2015 (e.g. your personal Facebook and Twitter accounts). According to a senior VP of Gartner, “employers will continue to pursue greater visibility of social media conversations held by employees, customers and the general public when the topics are of interest to the corporation… Security organizations are beginning to see value in capturing and analyzing social media content, not just for internal security surveillance, but also to detect shifting threats that might affect the organization. These might include physical threats to facilities revealed through postings, or planned attacks by hacktivists.”
Clearly, there are powerful arguments both for and against employer monitoring of workers. Here are some of the issues to spark your thinking:
In favor of monitoring:
Increased surveillance of employees can mitigate risks for businesses.
Monitoring workers can increase productivity and decrease waste.
Against monitoring:
Employers could use even “innocent” information in an illegal/discriminatory way (e.g. membership in certain groups could lead to age or nationality discrimination)
Employers could use offhand comments unfairly (e.g. “I had a terrible day” as evidence of a bad attitude)
Workers who know they are being watched probably behave quite differently.
Personal data in the wrong hands (untrustworthy managers, or lost or stolen) could become a personal threat to employees.
The feeling of violation from being watched could hurt worker-management trust, which could undermine morale and motivation
Do you believe managers are justified in monitoring employees? Should managers always alert workers about monitoring? At what point (if any) does management monitoring become unethical? Do you have a different perspective as a manager versus an employee?
Strategic Management & Competitiveness
EVERYTHING MUST BE CITED. THIS PROFESSOR WILL GIVE A 0 FOR ANYTHING NOT CITED CORRECTLY. ABSOLUTELY NO PLAGIARISM
Overview
Choose a public corporation, with which you are familiar, from one of the following industries:
Travel.
Technology.
Food.
Research the company on its own website, public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page, Strayer University’s online databases, Strayer University’s Lexis Advance database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions. Use the Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Template [DOCX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.
Requirements
Write a 4-5 page paper in which you address the following:
Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
Use the Strayer University Online Library or the Internet to locate and include at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is the following:
Determine the impact of globalization and technology changes, strategic models, vision and mission statements, and stakeholders on a corporation’s success.
Discuss on Healthcare Associated (Nosocomial) Infections.
Discuss on Healthcare Associated (Nosocomial) InfectionsHealthcare Associated (Nosocomial) Infections: Acquired in a hospital or hospital-like setting- annually, 99,000 patients die as a result of nosocomial infections in the United States alone Exogenous HAIs: caused by pathogens in the healthcare environment, shed by sick people Endogenous HAIs: caused by microbes in the normal flora of the patient Iatrogenic HAIs: caused by use of medical procedures, such as the use of catheters, invasive diagnostic procedures, and surgery
Discuss whether you Should contain Abstract, Background, methodology Review, Outcomes and Value, Schedule, and References.
Discuss whether you Should contain Abstract, Background, methodology Review, Outcomes and Value, Schedule, and References.
Write a discussion that replies: the meaning of right and wrong way
Write a discussion that replies: the meaning of right and wrong wayEach reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citations in APA format. Any sources cited must have bpublished within the last five years. Acceptable sources include journal articles, theoretical texts (you are
required to incorporate/cite the textbook, the Bible)
DB:
Tyler Macemore
Jul 5, 2022Jul 5 at 6:30pm
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Defining exactly what “right” and “wrong” are can be very difficult because it varies from person to person based on their personal morals, values, and how they were raised. There can be a slightly different definition of right and wrong in the business world versus peoples personal lives, but generally they do relate to one another. The course textbook mentions the term moral philosophy and defines it as “the specific principles or values people use to decide what is right and wrong” (Ferrell, 2017). The difference in moral philosophy and business ethics is that moral philosophy relates to a persons personal values, while business ethics relates to what the group as a whole considers right and wrong. With this being said, we can relate the two to a more generalized “definition” of right and wrong. Although it does have some loop holes, the Golden Rule is often referred to when deciding right versus wrong. The Golden Rule states that we should treat others how we would like to be treated. An article that I researched on this topic stated “the fact that so many diverse movements hold this principle in high regard reflects both its simplicity and the self-evidence of both its truth and worth” (Beard, 2019). As stated, the Golden Rule does have some loop holes, but generally it can be applied to business or personal situations to begin to define right versus wrong.
Another article that I researched on the topic of right versus wrong made a statement about the impacts of peoples choices that I believe ties directly in with defining right and wrong. The article stated that we should monitor the impacts of our choices and be aware of its actual effect versus its desired effect (Dolan, 2021). I believe that this can also play a huge role in defining right and wrong. If you make a decision in your personal or business life that may have had a negative and unintended effect, then doing the “right” thing would be to change your course of action to fix what may have been broken. Overall, right and wrong are sculpted by how society as a whole defines the two and accepts or denies certain things. A verse from the Bible states “so whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin” (James 4:17, ESV). I believe that this verse is important because it explains how we should live as Christians, by doing what we know is right according to God’s word.
References
Beard, S. J. (2019, June 18). Deep ethics: The long-term quest to decide right from wrong. BBC Future. Retrieved July 5, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190617-deep-ethics-the-long-term-quest-to-decide-right-from-wrong
Dolan, S. (2021, September 2). Ethical leadership in a Complex World. Forbes. Retrieved July 5, 2022, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2021/09/02/ethical-leadership-in-a-complex-world/?sh=7cf24837148f
Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2017). Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Describe the environmental changes and human impacts associated with increasing globalization, and climate change from a local and global perspective.
The full instructions for the assignment are below. Please make sure to read it fully before starting the work. If you have any questions, please ask me. I will provide you with sources we should use for all 4 questions. The assignment has 4 questions below and should be written in one document. Each should be at least 600 words, a total of at least 2400 words. The information on the paper should flow from the intro to the conclusion with perfect grammar and no plagiarism. I want everything to be coherent with extremely good English. Please type “I can write this paper based on all your requirements” below your message to be considered.
Full Instructions:
This assignment will be used to asses students learning on course objectives:
Describe the environmental changes and human impacts associated with increasing globalization, and climate change from a local and global perspective.
Discuss how human activities are shaped and influenced by industrialization and climate change.
Analyze globalization with respect to the interconnectedness of the economics, politics, environment, and/or global cultures and populations.
Recognize and analyze the effects of climate change to the physical environment. (course objective only)
Analyze the ethical debates of the impacts of climate change, including one’s core beliefs.
Use the resources provided in the Canvas page (and any other reputable sources you may find to support your arguments — i.e., from NASA, NOAA or other government agencies, from published scientific journal articles, or from published articles in reputable news sources) to completely answer the following four questions regarding global change. Each essay should be at least 600 words in total (but no more than 800), for a grand total of at least 2400-3200 words total. Get ready to think like both a physical and a cultural geographer!
In your final assignment that you turn in on Canvas, BE SURE TO CITE YOUR REFERENCES, both IN the body of your paper and in a bibliography at the end, and use APA style of citation. Your essay should include a minimum of four academic and/or official sources in addition to the course text. No more than 10% of direct quotations in the essay.
Please note: Wikipedia,”some person”(s) websites, and magazine and newspaper articles are not academic sources. You should be using journal articles, books, and websites from .edu and .gov sites, written by academics who are well recognized within their fields.
Feel free to complete the assignment in one document, answering each essay question individually.
1) Consider the various examples of evidence that show the global climate is changing, and that humans (including their greenhouse emissions) are (at least partly) responsible for this change. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issue reports detailing how climate change will affect people globally. What causes climate change? Define and explain the Greenhouse Effect. What are the consequences of climate change on the physical environment (i.e. weather, landscape) and humans from a global perspective in the long term especially with increased globalization?
2) Climate change, and the resulting rise in sea level, is likely to flood many parts of the world while generating weather extremes like extended droughts and heat waves in other places. You’ve been randomly assigned a location on the planet (one from Alaska (last name starts with A to E), Kenya (last name starts with F to J), The Netherlands (last name starts with K to O), Micronesia (last name starts with P to T), and Malaysia (last name starts with U to Z)) — how will climate change affect the physical environment (i.e. weather, landscape) and humans in this region, and how is it already affecting that region? How do these consequences impact the rest of the world in the long term? How should the government prepare for these changes, and what kinds of climate change preparedness plans are already in place?
3) How do global trade and climate change affect each other? What are the socio-economic, political, environmental and demographic implications of industrialization and climate change, choose one of the following sectors to discuss (agriculture, transportation, energy and manufacturing)? How do these implications influence human activities?
4) Many of the world’s poorest nations contribute the least to the fossil fuel emissions deemed responsible for climate change, yet these places will bear most of the consequences due to their physical and societal vulnerabilities. Do nations whose emissions contribute the most to climate change have a moral responsibility to pay for the effects of those emissions? Explain your personal and societal ethical concerns. And if so, how would they pay, and who would determine the kinds of damages those nations should be responsible for?