What Makes a Good Reader of Literature?

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In his collected Lectures on Literature, the American writer Vladimir Nabokov (author of the controversial novel Lolita), we find a “little quiz” he devised for his students to test their thinking about what makes a “good reader.” Take his good reader quiz, below, and see if you can identify the four qualities Nabokov required from his students of literature.

Select four answers to the question what should a reader be to be a good reader:

1. The reader should belong to a book club.
2. The reader should identify himself or herself with the hero or heroine.
3. The reader should concentrate on the social-economic angle.
4. The reader should prefer a story with action and dialogue to one with none.
5. The reader should have seen the book in a movie.
6. The reader should be a budding author.
7. The reader should have imagination.
8. The reader should have memory.
9. The reader should have a dictionary.
10. The reader should have some artistic sense.

Justify each answer by briefly explaining why you consider that to be an important quality. Add “because” to the end of that answer and complete the sentence. Then illustrate 2 of your answers by describing how those particular qualities helped you understand, experience, or connect with one of the short-stories from this unit. 

Brass Tacks

  • Compose one substantive, well-written paragraph (200+ words) that incorporates textual evidence (words, phrases, etc.) that are properly cited (page numbers in parentheses at end of sentence, before the period).
  • Students who respond to their peers’ questions and observations should aim for 100-200 words and incorporate some form of textual evidence (either from other students’ posts or from the course texts). 
  • See the DISCUSS grading rubric in the syllabus for guidance.
  • Remember to use present tense when discussing literary texts or arguments.

A++ WORK

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Question 1

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    The Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.”
       

    The Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
       

    The Enola Gay which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is now on display at the National Air, and Space Museum, in Washington, DC.
     

10 points  

 

Question 2

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    The lady who lives across the street never cuts her grass.
       

    The lady, who lives across the street, never cuts her grass. 
       

    The lady who lives across the street, never cuts her grass.
     

10 points  

Question 3

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    Susan Campbell who graduated first in her class was asked to deliver the commencement address.
       

    Susan Campbell who graduated first in her class, was asked to deliver the commencement address.
       

    Susan Campbell, who graduated first in her class, was asked to deliver the commencement address.
     

10 points  

Question 4

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    My father, who used to work for the post office, has been retired for several years now.
       

    My father who used to work for the post office, has been retired for several years now. 
       

    My father who used to work for the post office has been retired for several years now.
     

10 points  

Question 5

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    If you come here when the moon is full the legend goes you can see the ghost of an old sailor walking along the shore.
       

    If you come here when the moon is full, the legend goes, you can see the ghost of an old sailor walking along the shore.
       

    If you come here when the moon is full, the legend goes you can see the ghost of an old sailor walking along the shore. 
     

10 points  

Question 6

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    Andrew Carnegie famous for the thousands of libraries he built made his fortune in the steel industry.
       

    Andrew Carnegie famous for the thousands of libraries, he built, made his fortune in the steel industry.
       

    Andrew Carnegie, famous for the thousands of libraries he built, made his fortune in the steel industry.
     

10 points  

Question 7

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    The grocery store across the street which stays open twenty-four hours has an excellent selection of ethnic foods.
       

    The grocery store, across the street, which stays open twenty-four hours has an excellent selection of ethnic foods.
       

    The grocery store across the street, which stays open twenty-four hours, has an excellent selection of ethnic foods.
     

10 points  

Question 8

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    The public library, which was built at the turn of the century, is one of the most beautiful buildings in the town.
       

    The public library which was built at the turn of the century, is one of the most beautiful buildings in the town. 
       

    The public library which was built at the turn of the century is one of the most beautiful buildings in the town.
     

10 points  

Question 9

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    I enjoy reading ancient Greek mythology.
       

    I enjoy reading ancient, Greek mythology.
       

    I enjoy reading, ancient Greek mythology. 
     

10 points  

Question 10

  1. Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly.

       

    People who think raising children is easy, probably never had any.
       

    People, who think raising children is easy, probably never had any. 
       

    People who think raising children is easy probably never had any.
     

10 points  

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Challenges in the Global Business Environment (Paper and Powerpoint)

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Part 1: Paper APA format (4 pages) not including title page and reference page

According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s suppliers regarding Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting. To prepare for your presentation, review Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct, located at https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/. Submit a four page paper in which you :

·         List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

·         Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.

 

***** Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Evaluate the influences of changing economic, political, social, cultural, and technological forces on business and society.

 

Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.

Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

 

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

In addition to your paper, you must also create a presentation using PowerPoint (or other equivalent software) summarizing the important changes and explanations regarding the code of conduct that you communicated in paper to email to the suppliers after the meeting for future reference.

 

 

Create a six (6) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1.      Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.

2.      Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:

 

a.       Empowering workers

b.      Labor and Human Rights

c.       Health and Safety

d.      The Environment

e.       Accountability

 

1.      Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.

2.      Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

3.      Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

4.      Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation must follow these formatting requirements:

1.      Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 

2.      Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.

 

 

CRJ 320 Week 7: Assignment 2: Death Investigations

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Death Investigations

Some people get confused with the terminology surrounding death investigations and their classification, such as natural death, accidental, suicide, and homicide. For this reason, criminal investigators must be well-versed in the various death classifications. Use your textbook, the Internet, and / or Strayer Library to research articles on death investigation.

Write a three (3) page paper in which you:

  1. Compare and contrast the fundamental differences in natural death, accidental death, suicide, and homicide. 
  2. Select an article concerning a type of death of your choice and summarize the key factors that the police used to classify the type of death. Suggest one (1) additional factor that the police should collect for the death investigation. 
  3. Compare the fundamental differences in investigating a death case versus other types of crimes.  
  4. Determine the goal and the main procedure of a preliminary death investigation. Include one (1) example of a successful preliminary death investigation to support your response.
  5. Analyze the main ways in which various environmental factors may influence the medical examination and autopsy in death investigations. 
  6. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Describe the major components of and responsiblities involved in the investigative process.
  • Recommend improvements to the criminal investigation process in selected areas.
  • Recommend effective ways to apply the investigative process to violent crimes.
  • Use technology and information resources to conduct research in the criminal investigation process.
  • Write clearly and concisely about the criminal investigation process using proper writing mechanics. 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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Week 11) Two set of discussions questions to post for MBA level Human Resource Management Online!

Please Read Instructions First:   This assignment for discussions questions “does not” require APA style.  I have to post to discussion board for an online class.  I attached an “example format for discussion questions” so you can see how the discussions questions should be formatted and answered.  All work should be original with no plagiarism and in proper English grammar.  The responses should include answering the main discussion questions, fully, including proper cites as well.  If you use citations, I should be able to look it up online to find where you got it from.  (USE ALL AMERICAN PUBLICATIONS, CITATIONS AND RESOURCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT!)  The professor requires that the questions be restated and then answered for the discussion questions. I highlighted the questions in “red, bold, italic and underlined” so you would know exactly which ones to restate and answer.  If this is not done, it is his option to deduct formatting points and I could get a “0” for the work.  The more in-depth the information is, the better, as long as you fully answer each set of discussions questions.  Discussion Questions Set 1 should be about two pages including restating the questions. Discussion Questions Set 2 should be about two pages including restating the questions.

 

Discussion Questions Set 1“Sum It Up” Please respond to the following:

 

·         The textbook identified several issues that arise in the field of human resource (HR) management. Sum up the responsibility of HR management to address and solve these problems.

 

·         Rate the three most important concepts that you learned in this course in order of importance (one being the most important).

 

·         Class, what other concepts would you like to see added to the class?  I am attaching the SHRM competency model, do you feel that the class, and your studies so far, have prepared you for the competencies that SHRM has identified?

 

Discussion Questions Set 2“Best Practices” Please respond to the following:

 

·         Create a list of three best practices recruiters should use when screening potential candidates for a HR management position. Justify your selections.

 

·         Create a new best practice for HR management based on the information that you learned in this course.

 

Class, I completely agree with the comments regarding HR needing to establish itself as a strategic partner.

·         My question to you is this, based on the information you have garnished in the class how would you propose to get yourself a “seat at the table” as a strategic partner?

 

 

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Please Read Instructions First:  This assignment “DOES NOT” require APA style.  No headers or cover page is needed.  I must post on online for class.  I attached an “Example Format for Discussion Questions” so you can see how the discussions questions should be formatted and answered.  All work should be original with no plagiarism and in proper English grammar.  The responses should include answering the main discussion questions, fully, including proper cites as well.  When you use citations and resources, I should be able to look it up to find where you got it from and to ensure they are accurate.  (USE ALL BOOK, JOURNALS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS, CITATIONS AND RESOURCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT FROM THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA!)  I highlighted the questions in “red, bold, italic and underlined” so you know which ones to answer.  Each discussion question should cover the question completely and be a paragraph or more in length.  The more in-depth the information is, the better.

                                        

 

Discussion Questions 1

 

“Performance Appraisal”  Please respond to the following:

 

Use the Internet to research performance appraisal fairness and denial of employment opportunities based on gender and disability.

 

From the research, explore the major issues inherent within the performance appraisal process that may lead to any type of discrimination within an organization based on two (2) of the following: gender, disability, or denial of employment opportunity. Support your response with two (2) relevant recent cases, and explain the outcome of the case.

 

 

Discussion Questions 2

 

“Performance Appraisal”  Please respond to the following:

 

Use the Internet to research privacy protection for email and Internet communication.

From the research, examine workplace privacy as it relates to emails and Internet communication. Suggest two (2) recommendations that an organization should make to its employees geared toward protecting the privacy of the organization when employees use emails and communicate via the Internet. Justify your response.

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DAISY ARABELLA ONLY

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SPC 4445

Paper Invictus

Barber, G., Birnbaun, R., Eastwood, C., Freeman, M., Hofmeyr, G., Lorenz, R., McCreary, L., Moore, T., & Neufeld, M. (Producers), & Eastwood, C. (Director). (2009). Invictus (Motion picture). United States: Warner Brothers Pictres.

 

Paper: will submit a 4-5 page paper that answers and responds to the questions given on the movie Invictus. The paper will be submitted to Turnitin.com.

 

Description of Movie

On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) is released from Victor Verster Prison after having spent 27 years in jail. Four years later, Mandela is elected the first black President of South Africa. His presidency faces enormous challenges in the postApartheid era, including rampant poverty and crime, and Mandela is particularly concerned about racial divisions between black and white South Africans, which could lead to violence. The ill will which both groups hold towards each other is seen even in his own security detail where relations between the established white officers, who had guarded Mandela’s predecessors, and the black ANC additions to the security detail, are frosty and marked by mutual distrust. While attending a game between the Springboks, the country’s rugby union team, and England, Mandela recognizes that the blacks in the stadium are cheering for England, as the mostly-white Springboks represent prejudice and apartheid in their minds; he remarks that he did the same while imprisoned on Robben Island. Knowing that South Africa is set to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup in one year’s time, Mandela persuades a meeting of the newly black-dominated South African Sports Committee to support the Springboks. He then meets with the captain of the Springboks rugby team, François Pienaar (Matt Damon), and implies that a Springboks victory in the World Cup will unite and inspire the nation. Mandela also shares with François a British poem, “Invictus”, that had inspired him during his time in prison. François and his teammates train. Many South Africans, both black and white, doubt that rugby will unite a nation torn apart by nearly 50 years of racial tensions, as for many blacks, especially the radicals, the Springboks symbolise white supremacy. Both Mandela and Pienaar, however, stand firmly behind their theory that the game can successfully unite the South African country. Things begin to change as the players interact with the fans and begin a friendship with them. During the opening games, support for the Springboks begins to grow among the black population. By the second game, the whole country comes together to support the Springboks and Mandela’s efforts. Mandela’s security team also grows closer as the various officers come to respect their comrades’ professionalism and dedication. The Springboks surpass all expectations and qualify for the final against The All Blacks—South Africa’s arch-rivals. New Zealand and South Africa were universally regarded as “The day I’m unwilling to risk my political capital and public opinion, is the day I’m no longer qualified to lead.” the two greatest rugby nations, with the Springboks being the only side to have a winning record against the All Blacks up to this point. The first test series between the two countries in 1921 was the beginning of an intense rivalry, with emotions running high whenever the two nations met on the rugby field. Before the game, the Springbok team visits Robben Island, where Mandela spent the first 18 of his 27 years in jail. There Pienaar is inspired by Mandela’s will and his idea of self-mastery in “Invictus”. François mentions his amazement that Mandela “could spend thirty years in a tiny cell, and come out ready to forgive the people who put [him] there”. Supported by a large home crowd of all races, Pienaar motivates his team. Mandela’s security detail receives a scare when, just before the match, a South African Airways Boeing 747 jetliner flies in low over the stadium. It is not an assassination attempt though, but a demonstration of patriotism, with the message “Good Luck, Bokke” — the Springboks’ Afrikaans nickname — painted on the undersides of the plane’s wings. The Springboks win the match on an added time long drop-kick from fly-half Joel Stransky, with a score of 15–12. Mandela and Pienaar meet on the field together to celebrate the improbable and unexpected victory. Mandela’s car then drives away in the traffic-jammed streets leaving the stadium. As Mandela watches the South Africans celebrating together from the car, his voice is heard reciting.

 

Some Points to be Address in Paper

 

1. Watch carefully leadership traits on display in scenes from Invictus.

2. Identify and describe leadership traits demonstrated by the two main characters.

3. According to President Mandela, as portrayed by Morgan Freeman in this film, what is the essence of leadership? 4. What are some traits we see in President Mandela’s character that shows he’s a good leader? What are some leadership traits we see in Francois?

5. What does the poem “Invictus” mean to Mandela? What might we expect “Invictius” to mean for South Africa as a nation? Why is it important as a leader to unify its followers even when times get rough?

6. Explain why a team’s performance can affect the larger institution, be it a school or a nation and how this performance can transcend into a form of leadership (Can sports teams, clubs, and the like in your school have a similar impact on overall student life?).

7. Invictus looks like a good movie, but so what? What can we take-away from this movie to help us become better leaders?

Assignment 1: Selecting a Company

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Assignment 1: Selecting a Company

Due Week 2 and worth 60 points

Choose an organization with which you are familiar or one in which you have an interest. Research and analyze the organization’s Human Resource Management programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives. Evaluate their effectiveness and select a program, policy, procedure or initiative which you believe needs to be changed.

Write a one (1) page paper in which you:

1.     Assess the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

2.     Hypothesize the changes that require improvement.

3.     Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a.     Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b.     Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

1.     Assess the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

 

 

 

Weight: 45%

 

Did not submit or incompletely assessed the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

Partially assessed the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

Satisfactorily assessed the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

Thoroughly assessed the current Human Resource programs, policies, procedures, or initiatives in terms of effectiveness.

2.Hypothesize the changes that require improvement.

Weight: 45%

Did not submit or incompletely hypothesizedthe changes that require improvement.

Partially hypothesizedthe changes that require improvement.

Satisfactorily hypothesizedthe changes that require improvement.

Thoroughly hypothesizedthe changes that require improvement.

3. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

        

 

 

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Watch Chimamanda Adichie talk about “the danger of the single story” at: http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.htmlLinks to an external site.

Write TWO well-developed paragraphs (100 words or more). One paragraph might cover items 1 & 2 below and you could right one or two paragraphs on items 3 & 4.

1. In your words, what does it mean to say that someone might have a “single story” about a culture, nation, person, ethical view, religion, etc.?

2. What is the danger of having a single story of someone?

3. Name one or two groups of people, culture, nation, religion, etc. in which you may have a single story about them. Importantly, name an ETHICAL VIEW that you may have a single story about.
 
 
4. How might someone have a single story about you? Share an experience that defies this single story.
 

CAN YOU PLEASE DO 2 PARAGRAPHES FOLLOWING EXACTLY LIKE THIS BELOW:

1) Thoroughly addresses all parts of the question

2) Substantive. Answered the question in depth.

3) Well organized, clear and concise throughout.

4) Mechanics reflect careful editing

5) DO NOT plagiarism and it will be on turnitin

6)PLEASE FOLLOW EXACTLY WHAT I HIGHLIGHT AND BLOD FRONTS

PLEASE FOLLOWING ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND DO NOT MISSING ANYTHING. THANK YOU

 

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2 discussion questions to post for MBA level Human Resource Management Online

The responses should include answering the main discussion questions, fully, including proper cites as well.  If you use citaitons I should be able to look it up to use for reference to understand.  The professor requires that the questions be restated and then answered for the discussion questions.  If this is not done, it is his option to deduct formatting points and I could get a “0” for the work.  This discussion does not require APA style.  The 2 discussion questions should be lest than 2 pages long.  As long as you fully answer the discussion questiong we will be good.  I have to copy and post to the discussion board.  All work should be original with not plagiarism and proper English grammar.   

 

Discussion Question 1:  “Managing Change in Organizations” 

 

•    Determine why change is so difficult for organizations. Propose ways that human resource (HR) specialists can assist in making change easier.

•    Propose two ways that HR can prepare its employees for the changes involved with moving from a domestic assignment to an overseas assignment. Respond and evaluate another learner’s comment. Ground students will do this through discussion. 

•    When we discuss change in organizations we must think of change in four quadrants:  technology, structure, personnel and task.  Under systems theory if a change is made in one quadrant it impacts on the other quadrants.  How can understanding this concept help a HR achieve better change management results in an organization?

 

Discussion Question 2:  “Future of Human Resource Management”

 

•    Use the Internet or Library to research three trends in HR. Next, examine the three trends in HR that you researched. Provide probable causes for these trends. Provide probable causes for these trends. Predict how these trends will affect organizations in a single sector of your choosing. 

•    Examine the duties and responsibilities of a HR specialist. Determine the contributions that someone in this position makes to an organization. Support your position.

 

•    When we look at trends in HR it is difficult to predict trends with a degree of specificity because each component of HR will have different trends.  When you look at answering this question, consider which area of HR you are looking at.  The three primary roles of HR are:
 
1.  total rewards (compensation and benefits)
  2.  performance management
3.  talent management
 
Pick one of these three (3) areas that interest you and see if you can identify trends that are specific to those areas.