Running head: DECISIONS IN PARADISE 1

Decisions in Paradise 1
Carolyn Joseph
University of Phoenix
Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making
MGT/350
Orlando Santana
July 29, 2010

Decisions in Paradise 1
The New Beginning
Nik Joseph a soon to be college graduate interviewed and landed a job of a lifetime. His decision was made under uncertainty because consequences occur in the in the failure and thus depend not only on the decisions makers choice (2008). He would be an assistant to the director of strategic planning of a large investment company, Grand Bahamas Industries. This company is located in the Bahamas, China, Canada, Mexico, and St. Thomas, and all over the United States. The Bahamas Industries an environmental friendly company focuses on helping disaster stricken countries clean up, and help to create jobs for natives. Nik position will take him to the South Pacific a small island name Kava. His major concern was whether he will obtain home sick and miss his family and friends. Nik’s brief introduction of the island during training excited him even more. He would be moving to Kava known as the land of paradise with beautiful beaches, white sand, large palm trees, tropical breeze, and fun in the sun.
Current Issues
Landing on the small pacific island, he was amaze to find the condition of the island totally different from his expectations Kava was a paradise lost. This island had experienced many natural disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, spills, HIV and the flu epidemic, which hindered the economy’s growth. The environment has suffered miserably and continues to spiral downward.
The Island Lost
Upon Nix’ arrival to the island he was stricken with amazement. The island was not at all what he expected it was a true disaster. Many disasters that face the island have taken its tool and the natives are struggling to survive. There were no more beautiful beaches with clean sand or tropical breeze. Nix began to wonder if the decision he made was the correct decision, and how he would survive such a disaster.
Nix had shifted his expectation and now was open for more disappointments. Arriving at the company trailer, he met a gentleman that he assumes to be the companies receptionist. To his surprise this was his boss Alex, the company’s strategic planner. Not only was Alex not what he expected but also the office was a total mess. Nix began wondering once again was excepting this job the right decision for him. Most of the points we made about decision-making also can be made about problem solving (Paul, Elder 2006). Nix’s critical decision was base on false hope. Lack of employees Alex had to take on many roles, and the help he would receive from Nix was well welcome.
Company’s Mission
Alex explains the company’s mission, and the reason they were chosen by the Grand Bahamas Industries to locate on the Island of Kava. G.B.I was guided by the need to outsource many of the companies trying to move into Kava. They have maintained a lower cost of labor. The laborers will be trained on maintenance and necessary machinery. The government invites foreign countries to in to invest, and help with restructuring of the island. G.B.I has also bid on the contact to expand their business and hire additional staff to handle the day -to -day operations of the company. G.B.I maintains a high- level of honesty and strives to work very closely with the government and the people o provides safety, security, education, and medical treatment. By supplying the people of Kava with the necessities to improve life they will also help to give social emotional, educational, and economic support.
The Natives
The 50% of Kava’s population is 15 and younger. The population life span is very short because millions continue to lose their lives to the various disasters that continue to attack the island. The island is overwhelmed with various religions Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and others creating many problems. With lack of experience, poor education they have no working skills. Many stricken disasters on the island, the different languages, English, Spanish, French, and Chinese can only be a problem because the natives cannot to communicate properly creating barriers and mistrust.
Kava Lost
Kava had many to offer before the natural disasters, it is in the hands of G.B. Industries to create such an environment many will want to vacation on the island. This will take hard work and dedication, Kava’s natives have express this is their desire.
Conclusion
In this paper Nix had a critical decision to make, and he went on his perception and took the job. He later discovers the island of Kava was not the paradise he perceives it to be. With many natural disasters the island had lost its beauty and the people on the island had suffered tremendously. Nix, Alex and the Grand Bahamas industries is left with the responsibility to create a positive change for the government, the people, and the island of Kava.

References
Decision Making (2008). In Encyclopedia of pplied Psychology (p. ). : .Retrieved July 27 2010
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking: Tools for taking charge of your Learning and your life (2nd ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall: Columbus, Ohio.

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The Bahamas Industries an environmental friendly company focuses on helping disaster stricken countries clean up, and help to create jobs for natives. Nik position will take him to the South Pacific a small island name Kava. His major concern was whether he will get home sick and miss his family and friends. Nik's brief introduction of the island during training excited him even more. He would be moving to Kava known as the land of paradise with beautiful beaches, white sand, large palm trees, tropical breeze and fun in the sun. Current Issues Landing on the small pacific isle, he was amaze to find the condition of the island totally different from his expectations Kava was now a paradise lost. This island had experience many natural disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, spills, HIV and the flu epidemic, which hindered the economy's growth. The environment has suffered miserably and continues to spiral downward. The Island Lost Upon Nix' arrival to the island he was stricken with amazement. The island was not at all what he expected it was a true disaster. The many disasters which face the island have taken its tool and the natives are struggling to survive. There were no more beautiful beaches with clean sand or tropical breeze. Nix began to wonder if the decision he made was the correct decision, and how he would survive such a disaster. Nix had shifted his expectation and now was open for more disappointments. Arriving at the company trailer, he met a gentleman which he assumes to be the companies receptionist. To his surprise this was his boss Alex, the company's strategic planner. Not only was Alex not what he expected but the office was a total mess. Nix began wondering once again was excepting this job the right decision for him. Most of the points we made about decision-making also can be made about problem solving (Paul, Elder 2006). Nix's critical decision was base on false hope. Lack of employees Alex had to take on many roles and he welcomes him help he would receive from Nix. Company's Mission Alex explains the company's mission, and the reason they were chosen by the Grand Bahamas Industries to locate on the Island of Kava. G.B.I was guided by the need to outsource many of the companies trying to move into Kava. They have maintained a lower cost of labor. The laborers will be trained on maintenance and necessary machinery. The government invites foreign countries to in to invest, and help with the restructuring of the island. G.B.I has also bid on the contact to expand their business and hire additional staff to handle the day to day operations of the company. G.B.I maintains a high level of honesty and strives to work very closely with the government and the people o provides safety, security, education, and medical treatment. By supplying the people of Kava with the necessities to improve life they will also help to give social emotional, educational and economical support. The Natives The 50% of Kava's population is fifteen and younger. The population life span is very short because millions continue to lose their lives to the various disasters which continue to attack the island. The island is continuously overwhelmed with various religions Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and others creating many problems. With lack of experience, poor education they have no working skills. The many stricken disasters on the island, the different languages, English, Spanish, French, and Chinese can only be a problem because the natives are unable to communicate properly creating barriers and mistrust. Kava Lost Kava had many to offer before the natural disasters, it is up to G.B. Industries to create such an environment many will want to vacation on the island. This will take hard work and dedication, Kava's natives have express this is their desire. Conclusion In this paper Nix had a critical decision to make and he went on his perception and took the job. He later found out the island of Kava was not the paradise he perceive it to be. With many natural disasters the island had lost its beauty and the people on the island had suffered tremendously. It was now up to Nix, Alex and the Grand Bahamas industries to create a positive change for the government, the people, and the island of Kava. References Decision Making (2008). In Encyclopedia of pplied Psychology (p. ). : .Retrieved July 27 2010 Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking: Tools for taking charge of your Learning and your life (2nd ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall: Columbus, Ohio. Decisions in Paradise 1 Decisions in Paradise 2 Decisions in Paradise 3 Decisions in Paradise 4 Decisions in Paradise 5

Decisions in Paradise 1 [Write out numbers under 10] The New Beginning Nik Joseph a soon to be college graduate interviewed and landed a job of a life time [The preceding two words are spelled as one word] . His decision was made under uncertainty because consequences occur in the in the failure and thus depend not only on the decisions makers choice (2008). He would be an assistant to the director of strategic planning of a large investment company, Grand Bahamas Industries. This company is located [The passive voice is a form of "be" (is) and a participle (located). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time--See eCampus > Center for Writing Excellence > Tutorials & Guides > Grammar & Writing Guides > Active & passive voice] in the Bahamas [Redundancy: remove "located": ". . .This company is in the Bahamas" means the same] , China, Canada, Mexico, and St. Thomas, and all over the United States. The Bahamas Industries an environmental friendly company focuses on helping disaster stricken countries clean up, and help to create jobs for natives. Nik position will take him to the South Pacific a small island name Kava. His major concern was whether he will get [Doctoral rule (although good advice for any academic writer)--instead of using "get," which can mean many things, more formal is to use forms of "receive," "obtain," "arrive at," "can," "could," "grow," "able to," etc.] home sick and miss his family and friends. Nik’s brief introduction of the island during training excited him even more. He would be moving to Kava known as the land of paradise with beautiful beaches, white sand, large palm trees, tropical breeze and [Check punctuation: insert a comma before this word if this is the last in a list of more than two -- or if it begins a new clause] fun in the sun. Current Issues Landing on the small pacific isle [Check spelling--an "isle" is a small island. An "aisle" is the walkway between two display cases, lines of beds, etc.] , he was amaze to find the condition of the island totally different from his expectations Kava was now ["Now" is a difficult word. Because this is being read some time after you wrote it, "now" is ambiguous. If you mean "as of the present time" (Since the revolution, George is now king), you can simply leave out "now" = Since the revolution, George is king. If the time or date is important, fill it in] a paradise lost. This island had experience [The participle form of "experience" is "experienced"] many natural disasters, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, fires, spills, HIV and the flu epidemic, which hindered the economy’s growth. The environment has suffered miserably and continues to spiral downward. The Island Lost Upon Nix’ arrival to the island he was stricken with amazement. The island was not at all what he expected it was a true disaster. The many [Remove "the"] disasters which [Use "that" for a restrictive phrase (or place a comma before "which")] face the island have taken its tool and the natives are struggling to survive. There were ["There were" is an awkward phrase if "there" is not clearly a location] no more beautiful beaches with clean sand or tropical breeze. Nix began to wonder if the decision he made was the correct decision, and how he would survive such a disaster. Nix had shifted his expectation and now was open for more disappointments. Arriving at the company trailer, he met a gentleman which [Use "that" for a restrictive phrase (or place a comma before "which")] he assumes to be the companies receptionist. To his surprise this was his boss Alex, the company’s strategic planner. Not only was Alex not what he expected but [For parallel construction, "not only" must be followed by "but also" later in the sentence] the office was a total mess. Nix began wondering once again was excepting this job the right decision for him. Most of the points we [Use "we," "us," or "our" to mean yourself and coauthors, not general humanity (or yourself and the reader)] made about decision-making also can be made about problem solving [If these two words function as an adjective, they should be spelled as a single hyphenated word] (Paul, Elder ["Elder" as a noun means "an older human being," but as an adjective, the preferred spelling is "older"; do not use "eldest," rather "oldest" ] 2006). Nix’s critical decision was base [The participle form of "base" is "based"] [Misspelling: based] on false hope. Lack of employees Alex had to take on many roles and he welcomes him help he would receive from Nix. Company’s Mission Alex explains the company’s mission, and the reason they were chosen [Passive voice] by the Grand Bahamas Industries to locate on the Island of Kava. G.B.I was guided [Passive voice] by the need to outsource many of the companies trying to move into Kava. They have maintained a lower cost of labor. The laborers will be trained [Passive voice] on maintenance and necessary machinery. The government invites foreign countries to in to invest, and help with the restructuring of [Clearer writing suggestion: remove "the" and "of"] the island. G.B.I has also bid on the contact to expand their business and hire additional staff to handle the day to day [If used as an adjective, these three words are spelled as one hyphenated word] operations of the company. G.B.I maintains a high level [If these two words function as an adjective, they should be spelled as a single hyphenated word] of honesty and strives to work very closely with the government and the people o provides safety, security, education, and medical treatment. By supplying the people of Kava with the necessities to improve life they will also help to give social emotional, educational and [Check punctuation: insert a comma before this word if this is the last in a list of more than two -- or if it begins a new clause] economical [Check spelling--"economical" means "money-saving, least costly"; "economic" means "having to do with financial matters, matters of the economy, etc.] support. The Natives The 50% of Kava’s population is fifteen [Express numbers higher than nine in digits (when not the first word in the sentence)] and younger. The population life span is very short because millions continue to lose their lives to the various disasters which [Use "that" for a restrictive phrase (or place a comma before "which")] continue to attack the island. The island is continuously [Check spelling: "Continuous" means continuing unceasingly, constantly, all day and night; "continual" means frequent but not uninterrupted continuance] overwhelmed [Passive voice] with various religions Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and others creating many problems. With lack of experience, poor education they have no working skills. The many [Remove "the"] stricken disasters on the island, the different languages, English, Spanish, French, and Chinese can only be a problem because the natives are unable to [Clearer writing suggestion--Simplify the sentence by shortening "unable to" to "cannot," "could not," etc.] communicate properly creating barriers and mistrust. Kava Lost Kava had many to offer before the natural disasters, it is up to [Colloquialism--if "is up to" is intended to mean "the responsibility of," this phrase might not be universally understood--avoid it in academic or international business writing] G.B. Industries to create such an environment many will want to vacation on the island. This will take hard work and dedication, Kava’s natives have express this is their desire. Conclusion In this paper Nix had a critical decision to make and he [Place comma before this word if this is the end of the introductory phrase (beginning with "In")] went on his perception and took the job. He later found out ["found out" is a "phrasal verb," two words that together mean something different from their individual meanings--looking up each word in the dictionary would not produce the meaning, which could cause misinterpretation in an international business communication. Use other words, like "discover," or simply remove "out"] the island of Kava was not the paradise he perceive it to be. With many natural disasters the island had lost its beauty and the people on the island had suffered tremendously. It was ["It was" is an awkward phrase if "it" is not clearly a thing] now up to Nix, Alex and the Grand Bahamas industries to create a positive change for the government, the people, and the island of Kava.

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