...all. Similar to Gwendolyn Brooks poem, “We Real Cool”, a short couplet poem of five two-line stanzas, spoken from the narrator’s point of view, is about youngsters who think they are too cool and are very incautious about life. As reckless as these young kids were their actions led them to “Die soon” as the poem mentions (Inez 807). Both of these poems are unique due to the fact that they start off with a carefree...
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...There are many images and word choices in “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks that convey the tone of the poet toward the theme of her subject matter-abortion. The poet uses varying points of view to convey the complexity of the issue being discussed, and the tone therefore becomes a complex thing in itself. Within the poem there is a tone of didacticism, censure, accusation, and understanding that is portrayed through the voice of the poet. The use of the pronoun “you” at the beginning of the poem universalizes the audience for whom the poem is intended, and makes it less personal. The poet is speaking directly to you, and its effect is a tone that is almost accusatory. YOU will not be able to forget. YOU will “remember the children that you got that you did not get”. The poet uses a paradox with the previous line to comment on the miracle of life, the wonder of conception. “The children that you got” was the life growing in the mother’s womb, and the mother got a child, she was carrying that miracle inside of her until she decided not to carry it through. She got a child, but she did not get it in the end. So despite the miracle, the mother has thrown it away. The poet shifts the tone to a graphic, uncomfortable feeling with a description of what an aborted fetus usually looks like, “damp small pulps with a little or with no hair”, and draws an almost didactic contrast between the dead and the potential lives of the fetuses, “the singers and workers that never handled the air...
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...Case 1: Miracle Case Study Coach Herb Brooks is an exemplary leader who was decisive to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team winning the gold medal. In this movie, Kurt Russell plays Herb Brooks, the US team coach whose hard-nosed approach turns a group of undisciplined college players into an extraordinary and inspiring hockey team. Coach Brooks uses many characteristics that describe his approach to leadership. First characteristic would be that Brooks was very inspiring which is a positive characteristic and is consistent with TLC’s characteristics of exemplary leaders. Coach Brooks inspires confidence in his team by presenting a convincing game plan for beating the Soviets by showing the U.S. team complete faith that they can beat them. Brooks has a very inspiring speech before the Russian game by saying “if we play them ten times they might wine nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight we are the greatest hockey team in the world!.” The U.S. team was very inspired and regardless of how intimidating the rival team was, Coach Brooks was able to carry his group of players all the way to Gold Medal. Other characteristics that describe Brooks are intelligent, determined, and very ambitious. Coach proves at the end of the movie that he was indeed intelligent and that his game plan was credible all along. He didn’t have many believers initially, but he sure proved the world wrong. Coach Brooks is not your typical coach; he uses many different approaches to build his team by making...
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...In his article “People Like Us,” David Brooks explores the idea of the human habit of gravitating to like-minded people through the concept of diversity. Brooks uses the examples of both racial diversity in neighborhoods and political diversity in the academic field (n. pag.). In the very first paragraph of the article Brooks describes his idea of a diverse neighborhood and at the end, he implores the American public to make an attempt at increasing the diversity of their institutions and communities (n. pag.). However, in doing so, he implies that it is possible to have a “truly diverse neighborhood” despite having said previously that he has “never seen nor heard of that neighborhood” (Brooks n. pag.). He has not seen that neighborhood because it does not exist and, as long...
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...Rotating Electrical Machines Motor efficiency labelling scheme Brook Crompton and the efficiency labelling scheme 2219E 2219E Issue 1 Motor efficiency labelling scheme What is it? This is a scheme aimed at emphasising to all motor users, the importance of efficiency. With the backing of the European Commission, manufacturers representing 80% of the European production of standard motors, have agreed to establish three efficiency bands or classes for their standard TEFV, 2 and 4 pole, squirrrel cage induction motors in the power range 1.1 to 90kW. The bands are designated EFF1, EFF2 , and EFF3 - EFF1 being the highest band. The band must be declared by means of a label on the rating plate and in the catalogue. With all of its WP premium efficiency motors falling within the higher bands, Brook Crompton will, in addition, give greater visibility by means of stickers on the motors By encouraging the use of motors in the higher efficiency ‘band’ EFF1 , the European Commission expects to reduce significantly the consumption of electricity by industry. This in turn will lower the environmentally harmful emissions from power stations. Scheme benefits ... ... to motor users The use of higher efficiency motors is financially beneficial, almost by definition and regardless of any scheme: ● higher efficiency means lower losses resulting in lower running costs ● savings increase with motor use ● short pay-back periods ● helps combat the additional burden of the...
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...Byzantine Empire, there was a drastic shift after the Byzantine had separated from, but was an extension of, the Roman Empire. Roman and Greek culture was prevalent in the Byzantine Empire, making this period unique on its own. The laws...
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...Constructivism: A Holistic Approach to Teaching and Learning Janet Giesen Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University Introductions • Your name • Your department or unit • Your experiences or knowledge of constructivism • Why have you joined us today? Overview • Learning cycle • Constructivism – Learning theory – Process – Instructional strategy • Classroom applications • Instructor and student roles Learning Cycle or “5 E’s” Engage Extend Evaluate Explain Explore How would you define constructivism? A definition of constructivism Fundamentally, constructivism says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. Source: Thirteen Ed Online (2004) Constructivism is a learning theory • Learning is an active process • Knowledge is constructed from (and shaped by) experience • Learning is a personal interpretation of the world Sources: Christie (2005); Kruse (n.d.) Constructivism is a learning theory • Emphasizes problem solving and understanding • Uses authentic tasks, experiences, settings, assessments • Content presented holistically – not in separate smaller parts Sources: Christie (2005); Constructivism is a process – the instructor • Adapt curriculum to address students’ suppositions • Help negotiate goals and objectives with learners • Pose problems of emerging relevance to students • Emphasize hands‐on, real‐world experiences...
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...can be challenging, taking business owners away from other important aspects of running their businesses," said Martin Mucci, Paychex president and CEO. Business owners have to follow state and federal labor laws which can be very taxing on business owners. Business owners have to monitor their tax reforms, because with the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 the processing of taxes will affect the way that business owners have budgeted for their businesses. Business owners are also affected by new health reforms which state that “employers must be prepared to meet new IRS mandates to file annual information returns with the IRS and provide statements to their full-time employees about the health insurance coverage the employer offers” (Brooks, 2015) Business owners have to know the rules and regulations which involve limitations on things such as hours worked, overtime pay, and wrongful termination. They also have to monitor any changes to the immigration system that may impact their internal hiring and staffing procedures. The Form I-9 is one in particular, because it deals with procedures and work authorization documentation. Business owners also have to be...
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...“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” The management role is ‘getting things done by other people’ (Parker Follet, 1941) So management can be described as ‘the process of optimizing human, material and financial contributions or the achievement of organizational goals’. (Pearce and Robinson, 1989) At first glance a manager’s role is to organise, supervise and control people so that there is a productive outcome to work. The managers role is not the same as that of a supervisor although it may include supervision, it is not the same as monitoring or recording although it may also include these functions, it is a wider and deeper, more creative and innovative role. The idea of ‘getting things done by other people emphasises the fact that mangers achieve organizational objectives by arranging for other people to perform whatever task is required and do not necessarily carry out the tsk themselves.. A more modern dynamic view of management would suggest that it should be based on innovation and on satisfying the customer. The emphasis is not on running the organization, although it remains an essential part of the management role, so much as on planning developing and changing it. (Hannagan, 2008) Models identify the key variables, suggest possible relationships and predict the possible outcomes of change. The more accurately the model represents the reality it is describing, the more useful it will be. Models represent...
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...Ethics in Business Since the past decade more companies are focusing on incorporating ethical principles in business transactions and decision-making. One of the factors that have caused this shift on ethical focus is the financial crisis in the corporate world. Many reputable companies, CEO’s, CFO’s, and auditors have been implicated for fraudulent business activities. It is hoped that if businesses focus on building an ethical culture in the organization this may act as a deterrent to management and employees engaging in unethical business transactions and decision-making. Schein (1985) posits that the “organization’s culture is a cognitive framework, consisting of attitudes, values, behavioral norms, and expectations shared by organization members” (as cited in Brooks & Dunn, 2012, p. 254). Organizational culture can positively or negatively affect employees’ behavior. Where there is no focus of management on ethical behavior, employees may get the wrong message about the company’s stance on ethical principles. On the other hand where management displays and discusses ethics with employees, this shows a commitment from them that the company’s values ethical principles and behaviors. Management’s commitment and support to ethical standards must be evident through their actions. Brooks & Dunn (2012) stated that “it is vital that organizations create an environment culture where appropriate shared values are created understood, fostered, and committed to by all concerned”...
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... CONSUMER behavior CONSUMERS CONSUMERS' preferences LEISURE Abstract: Reports that Visa Signature Cards created the moniker New Affluent, a representation of the growing consumers for clothing trade. Characteristics of New Affluent customers; Financial status of New Affluent customers; Fascination of New Affluent customers with leisure and related activities. Full Text Word Count: 465 Accession Number: 15071351 Database: MasterFILE Premier Record: 2 Title: Having it all. Authors: Brooks, Amanda Source: Vogue; Nov2004, Vol. 194 Issue 11, p378, 4p Document Type: Article Subject Terms: CLOTHING trade CONSUMER behavior FASHION SHOPPING BROOKS, Amanda Abstract: Discusses the shopping behavior of Amanda Brooks, the creative director of Tuleh and Manhattan fashion muse on fashion items. Favorite inexpensive fashion stores; Preferred type of T-shirt; Fashion style she prefers. Accession Number: 14952302 Database: MasterFILE Premier Record: 3 Title: Predisposed to Dispose. Authors: Ebenkamp, Becky Source: Brandweek; 9/20/2004, Vol. 45 Issue 33, p20, 2/3p, 1 chart, 1c Document Type: Article Subject Terms: CLOTHING & dress CLOTHING trade...
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...THE WASTE LAND In brief, The Waste Land is a 433-line modernist poem by T. S Eliot published in 1922. It has been called “one of the most important poems of the 20th century.” Despite the poem’s obscurity which it shifts between satire and prophecy, its abrupt and unannounced changes of speaker, location and time, its elegiac but intimidating summoning up of a vast and dissonant range of cultures and literatures has made the poem to be a familiar touchstone of modern literature. The poem has been written in five parts. The five parts of The Waste Land are titled “The Burial of the Dead”, “A Game of Chess”, “The Fire Sermon”, “Death by Water”, and “What the Thunder Said”. The Waste Land is an allusive and complex poem. As such, it is subject to a variety of interpretations, and no two critics agree completely on its meaning. It may be interpreted on three levels: the person, the society, and the human race. The personal interpretation seeks to reveal Eliot's feelings and intentions in writing the poem. At the society level, a critic looks for the meaning of the poem in relation to the society for which it was written. Finally, the human level extends the societal level to include all human societies past, present, and future (Thompson, 1963). The question of literary value is complex. We must distinguish, first of all, between the importance of literature in our lives and the importance of any specific text. Literature defines and creates our world. In poems, plays, novels...
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..."Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house." Henri Poincare, a French physicist and mathematician from the XIX century once stated the following in relation to natural sciences "Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house." Poincare is getting his point across through the usage of a metaphor. This metaphor explains two things. Firstly, it states that science is constructed of realities, something which might be considered to be obvious. And secondly, it determines that these realities are required to be used and combined in a specific way in order to be able to make sense of them and to build science. This can be exemplified by referring to the metaphor used by Poincare, the bricks have to be placed in a certain way in order for them to be able to form a house, otherwise, if they are randomly placed they will just form a mound of bricks. Science is defined as the knowledge attained through study or practice (Science Made Simple). This can be related to reasoning, as in concrete, inductive reasoning, which goes from the particular to the general. Additionally, perception also plays an important role in science if we consider that science contains observations. Moreover, mathematics, is an additional area of knowledge which is inextricably linked to science. Natural Science would...
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...organizational psychology which states that understanding the impact of an individual’s cultural background on their behavior is essential for effective business, and measuring an individual’s ability to engage successfully in any environment or social setting.” (Wikipedia) One’s cultural intelligence (or cultural quotient) includes three components that work together: cognitive, emotional, and physical. The cognitive component involves a person’s observational and learning skills and the ability to pick up on clues and understanding the subtleties of others. The emotional component concerns one’s self-confidence and self-motivation; gaining rewards and strength from acceptance and success. The physical component refers to a person’s ability to shift his or her speech patterns, expressions, and body language to be in tune with people from a different culture; using your senses and adapting your movements and body language to blend in. It is possible for one to increase their cultural intelligence (or cultural quotient) by approaching others as individuals while resolving not to make assumptions about those people based on a group identity, to seek feedback from others to confirm a true understanding of what they’re communicating, and to notice how things are said while remaining aware of patterns of speech, tone of voice, and periods of silence. It is important to remember that silence means different things in different cultures. Also, attempting to learn the logic behind cultures one...
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...Sperry/MacLennan Architects and Planners sOURCE: This case has been prepared by Dr. Mary R. Brooks, of Dalhousie University, as a basis for classroom discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. The assistance of the Secretary of State, Canadian Studies Program, in developing the case is gratefully acknowledged. Copyright q 1990 Mary R. Brooks. Reprinted with permission. In August 1988, Mitch Brooks, a junior partner and director of Sperry/MacLennan (S/M), a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, architectural practice specializing in recreational facilities, is in the process of developing a plan to export his company’s services. He intends to present the plan to the other directors at their meeting the first week of October. The regional market for architectural services is showing some signs of slowing, and S/M realizes that it must seek new markets. As Sheila Sperry, the office manager and one of the directors, said at their last meeting: “You have to go wider than your own backyard. After all, you can only build so many pools in your own backyard.” About the Company Drew Sperry, one of the two senior partners in Sperry/ MacLennan, founded the company in 1972 as a one-man architectural practice. After graduating from Nova Scotia Technical College (now the Technical University of Nova Scotia) in 1966, Sperry worked for six years for Robert J. Flinn before deciding that it was time to start his own company. By...
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