800 words long, 5 paragraphs. The first paragraph must have the authors name, name of the story, and a very brief synopsis of the story in which only the main points are covered. The last sentence of the first paragraph will be your central idea. Your central idea will focus on examining how Ernest Hemingway uses conflict and the goal of resolution to make a point in his story Soldiers Home. When discussing conflict in the body of your essay, please make certain to use the words and internal vs. external conflict, primary vs. secondary conflict, and whether each of these conflicts are resolved. Paragraph 2 will focus on the storys primary conflict, its cause(s) and significance to the character and the story. Use quotations and paraphrasing from the story to support your ideas. Paragraph 3 will focus on the storys secondary conflict and its significance to the main character and the story. Paragraph 4 will examine whether either the primary or secondary conflicts are resolved, and how. Paragraph 5 will provide a conclusion, reemphasizing and confirming your central idea.
Day: October 2, 2020
You have been introduced to many concepts in Positive Psychology so far this semester. Chapter five in your textbook is all about positive thinking and expands upon one word that hold much power in many areas of our lives: how we think, feel, behave, engage, our successes, and even our overall health &longevity: Optimism. Optimism by definition is a mood or attitude associated with the expectation of a desirable, advantageous, or pleasurable future.” Though this is great, it is at times not as easy as it may seem, particularly when we feel alone, stressed out, overwhelmed, or just do not think people get us. But it [optimism] is vital to our well-being.
Your task with this discussion posting is to: 1) provide your opinion on how This is Water fits the principles of Positive Psychology, and what strategies are identified to help one become more optimistic; 2) Offer insights that you personally learned and can apply from the video (& other materials) that might help you; 3) read and provide thoughtful feedback to at least three of your peers about their story.
The INITIAL POSTING should be between 300-500 words Please keep in mind, proper writing is expected (new paragraphs, punctuation, no abbreviations or text speak,” clearly edited, free of grammar mistakes or misspellings, and APA cited if appropriate/necessary). Outline or bulleted formats are not acceptable. It should demonstrate your understanding of the materials modules in question. You should not simply give a summary of the readings or lengthy quotes from the readings. Your work is to apply the readings and analyze and integrate what you are learning and engage with your peers on these Positive Psychology concepts.
Read Chapters 9 – 10:
Daft, Richard. (2018). The Leadership Experience, (7th edition).
Discussion #5
During this week, look at these questions as your focus for discussion. (Questions come from chapter “Discussion Questions”) The minimum word count for your initial post will be 200-words per question
1. Why do you think storytelling is such a powerful means of communicating for a leader? How is active listening related to storytelling?
2. What style of handling conflict do you typically use? Can you think of instances where a different style might have been more productive?
Need personal statement for master of science program application.
Personal Statement: Should be typed (double-spaced) and not included with any other materials. Identify each page with your full name and birth date. These questions should be answered:
1) What qualifications do you have that would make you a strong candidate for this program?
2) What abilities and attributes would you like to develop more fully?
Read the Introduction and Literature Review sections of the article Diversity Management: An Organisational Culture Audit to Determine Individual Differences, and offer a critique of the author’s literature review.
Specifically, your short paper must address the following:
Identify the theories that ground the problem. Cite examples from the literature review.
Discuss any biases and limitations you identify in the literature review. Does the author present these biases and limitations?
Does the literature review follow the guidelines presented in Chapter 4 of your textbook? What elements from the text are present, and what elements are lacking?
Please see attached documents and information below,
Below is my tentative thesis and scholarly references for the problem solution paper;
Topic: Financial Planning
Tentative Thesis: Spending more that we can afford, Time to work on our budget.
Scholarly References;
1) Colin S. Gray (2008) Coping With Uncertainty: Dilemmas of Defense Planning, Comparative Strategy, 27:4, 324-331, https://doi.org/10.1080/01495930802358414
2) Cole, S., Paulson, A., & Shastry, G. (2016). High School Curriculum and Financial Outcomes: The Impact of Mandated Personal Finance and Mathematics Courses. The Journal of Human Resources., 51(3), 656698. https://erau.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/openurlinstitution=01ERAU_INST&rfr_id=info:sid%2Fsummon&rft_dat=ie%3D2121883740005946,language%3DEN&svc_dat=CTO&u.ignore_date_coverage=true&vid=01ERAU_INST:Services&Force_direct=false
3) Reinhart, C., & Rogoff, K. (2010). Growth in a Time of Debt. The American Economic Review, 100(2), 573-578. Retrieved September 21, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/27805061
After watching the film “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces,” think a bit about a public space that you know well (you may have to reach into pre-pandemic memory banks). Do you think that the space is inclusive? Describe what that word means to you and how you might use simple methods (a la William Whyte) to measure the inclusivity of a public space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW5KVb26Zt4&ab_channel=JohnJamese
In preparation for this discussion, read the assigned chapters, including the case study “Appraising Performance at Precision” in Chapter 3. Then, answer the following questions:
What are some problems with Precision’s performance appraisal process, and how might these problems cause challenges for Jackson’s implementation of a merit pay program?
What changes do you recommend Precision make to the performance appraisal process in order to align it with a merit pay program?
One of the key benefits of making full use of the available organizational data is that it enables business and other organizations to consistently make more rational, and in aggregate more accurate, choices. That said, while many, if not most business organizations are awash with data, most of those organizations nonetheless struggle to develop and deploy system-wide data-driven decision-making capabilities. Given that, your task is as follows:
Firstly, you are to identify, delineate and describe a specific business function (e.g., promotional planning, risk management, inventory control, etc.). Secondly, you are to identify and clearly describe distinct and specific data sources and data types that could be used as input in the business function of interest.
For example, it is insufficient to just mention customer purchase data because there are numerous distinct sources (e.g., in-store UPC scanners, factory shipments, online transaction processing systems, etc.) and types (e.g., batch-based period extracts vs. ongoing streams) of data, thus it is very important to be as specific and as detailed as possible. Lastly, you are to create a clear and explicit plan for how you would propose to use the available data to evolve the business function you identified in step 1 into a more expressly evidence-based practice that takes maximum advantage of the available data.
Submit a draft of the Application of Fact-Based Decision-Making Report. The Final Report: Application of Fact-Based Decision-Making is due at the end of Module 8.
Write your response in detail with examples using APA format (latest edition). Be sure to identify the source of your example in your write-up. Your write-up should be of 200 words.
Note: this is just a draft and it doesn’t have to be long (200 words). My professor is all about getting the point across and not much of the length. For the final draft though, he likes for us to build on the draft and add more analysis. I will put in a separate order for that when the time comes. Thank you in advance!
Review the following four problem statements. Select one of the problem statements, and in your initial post, rewrite the problem statement in a clear, concise format as described in Chapter 3 of your textbook.
Our process for making widgets cannot fulfill the customer order requirements.
The process for admitting patients takes too long.
The applications for loans have too many errors.
Inventory is too high and needs to be minimized.