...Jarek Moreschini Black Friday Is black Friday worth it? Is waiting in long lines impatiently in the cold worth the deals that you receive? Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving that starts early in the morning and lasts all day long. This day makes shoppers go crazy and is believed to save you tons of money. Is it really worth it though? Some people say that its not and that they should just wait till Cyber Monday because there are deals just as good on that day. Also if you wait till cyber Monday you wont have to wait outside in lines all night. You can do it from the comfort of your house in pajamas on the couch. In my opinion I think that cyber Monday is a waste of time. I have participated in it before and I feel that it is almost a trick to the customers. I think that they make the customers think they are getting a really good deal and in reality its not that good of a deal after all. I also agree with the article where it says that the customers can just wait a couple of weeks for the item to go back on sale. Some people would rather just spend the time sleeping and couldn’t comprehend waking up that early to go shopping. One more thing that I think you should think about is the worker. They have to be there even before you and have to prepare in days of advance for this day. They also have to work all day long when they could be at home celebrating the holidays with their families. I don’t think I have ever met a worker that wanted to work on Black Friday. Ultimately...
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... Mendanbar’s sword is missing?! In the fiction book entitled, Calling on Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede, Morwen and her friends, Telemain, Cimorene, Brandel, Killer, Scorn, and Trouble go on an adventure through and beyond the Enchanted Forest to find Mendanbar’s, the King of the Enchanted Forest’s, sword. They find that the sword is missing when they first go to figure out what caused Killer, a rabbit, to turn into a seven foot, eleven inch, blue donkey with large wings. When they found that Killer had eaten a clover patch that had been invaded by wizards, they decided to inform the King and Queen about it. Starting from the beginning, knock! Knock! Knock! Morwen encounters a visitor. It was Chairwitch Archaniz. She came to tell her about the complaints the Deadly Nightshade Gardening Club has been getting from Arona Michaelear Vamist. Morwen was in a gardening club for witches, since she was a witch herself, and was being told that the club was becoming too normal for witches. A few minutes had passed and Archaniz left. When Morwen started to walk in, one of her nine cats, Murgatroyd, Fiddlesticks, Miss Elizaa Tudor, Scorn, Jasmine, Trouble, Jasper Darlington Higgins IV, Chaos, and Aunt Ophelia, told her that Archaniz’s cat had been chased by a rabbit and they wanted her to go check it out. When they got to where the rabbit was at, they found his paw was stuck in a lilac bush. Morwen got his paw unstuck and asked for an explanation. Since nearly eight feet wasn’t a normal height...
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...How to Approach a Case This is not the only approach that exists, but it’s a worthwhile one to try as you get started. 1. GETTING ORIENTED It’s useful to think of a case analysis as digging deeper and deeper into the layers of a case. 1. You start at the surface, Getting Oriented and examining the overall case landscape. 2. Then you begin to dig, Identifying Problems, as well as possible alternative solutions. 3. Digging deeper, Performing Analyses you identify information that exposes the issues, gather data, perform calculations that might provide insight. 4. Finally, you begin Action Planning to outline short-, medium-, and long-term well-defined steps. Typically, you’ll need to repeat this process multiple times, and as you do, you'll discover new analytical directions, evolving your assessment of the case and conclusion. a. Case Analysis Overview Analyzing a case is not just about digging. It’s also about climbing back out to examine what you’ve unearthed, deciding what it means, determining what to analyze next, and digging some more. Often your examination of information about a problem will change your idea of what the real problem is and about what to analyze next. The process is similar to when a detective investigating a crime shifts his or her opinion about the most likely suspect as more clues come to light. Gather your materials and tools. These include the case and any other related materials to supplement your reading...
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...Psych 253 Book Review: Talking to the Enemy Richard Marion In his book Talking to the Enemy (2010), Scott Atran uses his experiences in the countries often perceived as the origin of most global terrorist actions against the United States combined with scientific proof from a wide variety of sources to argue for new methods of understanding and stopping terrorism as it exists today. Though many examples and analyses of terrorist acts are examined in the book along with many different explanations for the social and psychological mechanisms that may cause them, one of the central ideas is the power of social bonds to drive people to commit actions that they never would have considered alone. This paper will analyze Atran's argument as it is supported by social psychology, and in particular specific research that was used in the writing of the book itself. Atran states that “to kill and die with friends... almost invariably involves deep love of one's group” (p. 317) and goes on to say that having no empathy towards other groups allows this to happen. His own work in Radical Madrasas in Southeast Asia (Atran, Ginges, Magouirk, 2008) supports his claim by showing that when students viewed someone as being outside of their group and incapable of becoming a member of their group, they were much more likely to support violence against that person. This was shown by interviewing the students in regards to whether they believed that people were “born evil but learn to become good”...
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...We’re Talking Judith Mullins Marketing Management 522 Dr. James Hess DeVry University 1.0 Executive Summary The adolescent years can be very challenging for some teenagers and their families. We’re Talking is a nonprofit agency providing mentoring programs for young men and women in South Nashville in Davidson County. While adolescence can be an emotionally intense, stormy phase for virtually all teenagers, sometimes a teen's struggles require special intervention. Many teens struggle with issues related to mental health, family relationships, friends, school performance, substance abuse, sexuality, and other high-risk behaviors. (HelpStartsHere,2005) This program will form partnerships with local school districts, community centers, churches and the juvenile court systems. We’re Talking’s goal is to offer a sense of security to young people that will promote friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and reaffirm a sense of hope in the future. It is these through personal relationships that a sense of individual responsibility can be reestablished that will give the youth desire to follow through on a path to adulthood with a sense of pride and accomplishment (Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 2013). 2.0 Situation Analysis We’re Talking was founded 15 months ago by three women who were looking to make a difference in the lives of young men and women. This company was created as a result to teach life and survival skills to disadvantaged youths in the community. As...
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...I am being disciplined for talking in class without the teacher's permission. I must realize that when too many people are talking at once, it is hard to hear and understand anyone at all. That is one reason why my teacher wants only one person to talk at a time. A second reason is that most people find it difficult to think about what they are trying to say if someone else is talking at the same time they are. A third reason I should not talk in class without first being given permission is that most people find it hard to concentrate on their schoolwork when others around them are talking. There are times to listen and think and work quietly. It is at these times that I should not talk without being given permission first. Additionally, by paying attention to, and doing, my schoolwork instead of talking without permission, I will probably get better grades. When I talk in class, I bother everyone around me. I also bother my teacher. By talking in class I keep myself and others from learning. I also show others that I have not learned how to follow directions or how to control myself. Some students might find it hard to be friends with me if I cannot follow directions or control myself, because they could get in trouble too, by talking back to me during class. In fact, if they get caught and I don't, they will probably be angry at me because I started talking first! I should work very hard to not talk during class unless I get permission first. A step...
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... 25 Jul 15 Talking Paper For use by Motor Transportation Platoon Commander SUBJECT: Guidance for Change in Mission of Motor Transportation Platoon PURPOSE: To provide recommendations in prioritizing and sourcing guidance ggggggggggfor change in MT Platoon’s mission on the upcoming deployment. ISSUES: (1) Issue 1 Background: a. With the change of mission from logistical resupplies to security, patrolling and reaction force preservation, proper training requirements need to be identified IOT for the platoon to be mission capable and prepared for the upcoming deployment. Talking Points a. Make liaison with the Operations officer for the unit we will be supporting. This will give us an understanding on what kind of missions we can train for, along with the mission essential task. Using the Infantry Training and Readiness Manual 3500.44 as a training standard will also help prepare the Marines for the new mission. Also using the above references will provide training techniques in which the platoon will need to be proficient in. (2) Issue 2 Background: a. What kind of maintenance capabilities will we have now that we won’t be part of the MLG? What certifications will the Marines need? What equipment and modifications will be required for the vehicles? Talking Points a. Setting down with the supporting elements and operations elements...
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...Talking Styles New studies are showing that key words can determine if people are more compatible. They also show talking styles with people whom talk similarly communicate better. Are these claims real or is it just happenstance? Communicating is how we let our words convey or thoughts and ideas. Being on the same page can bring people closer. People, who talk similar, communicate with each other similar. This can affect the closeness of friends or help in romantic relationships (Bower, 2010). Bruce Bower wrote an article titled: Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance. In this article claims are made that talking styles that are alike between people can predict lasting romantic interests. Researchers call this language-style matching (Bower, 2010).It measures how much people pay attention to one another. It states that even people who do not get along may have similar skills amongst themselves. Examples are given with speed daters: citing that those with the same language skill sets are more likely to get better results in longer lasting relationships. Another example is crisis negotiators. . We all communicate with each other based on our self-image and self-concept of our selves. Our listening skills and language skills change over time and depending on the person we are communicating with how we express ourselves (Sole, 2011). We adapt and change our language skills to meet the desired affect we want. Word manipulation is a skill...
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...Talking paper 1. Phase I compared to Phase II Common: Communication Differences: We all had very specific differences that we wanted to work on for self-improvement that will lead to Air Force improvements. Such as: Ethical Leadership, Negotiations, Contemporary Motivation, Discipline, Adaptability, Team Roles, Transformational Leadership, Followership, Team Dynamics 2. Based on feedback, what to change in PLDP A. Common: Not many changes are needed to PLDPs as the development of them was effective during the course Differences: Some of took a situational approach and some of us focused on overarching personal identities. 3. How will our PLDP affect our workcenter? Common: Communications, task versus relationship orientations, team dynamics, implementation of new tools like DDP Differences: N/A 4. Getting feedback: Common: How can I improve? Differences: Unlimited feedback, how my personality affects people 5. Giving Feedback: Common: Always gave feedback, but could use more tact, we have far more information on what is valuable for feedback Differences: Need to be more adaptable 6. Making decisions, adapt to uncertainty, conserve resources Common: Leadership development and the 3 elements of adaptability will improve all areas with ethical approaches, Differences: Took more value out of team approaches to all of these situations. 7. Encouragement in work center: Common: Empowerment – situations handled at the appropriate level, encourage...
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...The purpose of this memorandum is to advise our company of key current agriculture events that could affect the company’s future. Big Sugar is set for Sweet Bailout • The USDA is considering buying 400,000 tons of sugar to prop up tumbling sugar prices, which have fallen over 18% since the USDA has made loans. • Candy makers will suffer greatly if the U.S government bus sugar because companies have already borrowed almost 900 million, and some borrowers are underwater on their loan and this will boost prices. • This is not food for consumers because if the USDA has to intervene then it will be unfairly leave consumers and businesses on the hook to foot the bill which is not acceptable • The government has a duty to make sure that this does not affect consumers because congress specifically designed the sugar policy to run at the lowest possible cost to American taxpayers. Snap! Crackle! Pop! Rice Krispies May be Banished From Schools • Fruit Rollups, Rice Krispies, Doritos and other popular products are among items that may no longer sold at schools under newly proposed federal regulations. • Some snack foods are spared, including baked chips, low-fat granola bars, and reduced fat cheese but the proposed rules would banish a large number of snacks from school cafeteria stores and vending machines across the country. • This regulation is aimed to help fight child obesity. Since the USDA is responsible for administering foods in school programs, they have to abide by the...
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...Talking Styles Com 200 Interpersonal Communication Talking Styles Communication has been a very important key in the presence in our world and always will be. Good communication is vital for personal and professional success, and they are vital to forming or maintaining a relationship (Sole K, 2010). When you think about it without this innocent ability our people would probably not be able to persist. In the article, “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Relationships,” the author, Bruce Bower signifies that people you are friends with have a chance to last for a longer period of time if the language style is the same. I also think that the friendship is strong, that their language styles will match. The article,, was very interesting, yet quite impersonal. While I might go as far to say that a shared talking style can interest the intellectual side of me, I find feelings and emotions are more adept at fanning the love flames. The article claims that the use of function words hint as to the attentiveness that each person is giving to what is being said. This writer believes that when two people are involved in an interpersonal relationship and are closely connected, words are often not needed for effective communication. Communication experts generally agree that when two people are engaged in face-to-face conversation, only a small fraction of the total message they share is contained in the words they use. A large portion of the message...
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...I read the article, “Shared Talking Styles Herald New and Lasting Romance” by Bruce Bower. He talked about how the length of relationships can be based on your styles of communication. Bower also discusses how the use of function words such as; pronouns, articles, conjunctions, prepositions and negations”(Bower) can have an affect on conversation partners. He goes own to explain how language style matching “signifies not how much two people like each other but how much each is paying attention to what the other says”(Bower). After reading the article, I went to the Language Style Matching website and took the test. In this essay I will talk about my score and my thoughts about the Language Style Matching test. When I first read the directions to the Language Style Matching test, I was wondering what kind of results I would be given based on single conversation. I use a conversation between my best friend and I, through via text message and the score we received was 0.72. My best friend and I have been close since we were in the second grade; I believed the way that we used our words affected our score. I do not believe the website score was accurate because of the closeness that we share, and the understanding that we have with each other. There are times we can finish each other’s sentences because we know each other thoughts on certain subjects. I thought that we would get a higher score than what we received. I do not know how they come up with the scoring on this test...
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...TALKING PAPER (blank line) ON (blank line) TALKING PAPER FORMAT (blank line) (blank line) - Good example of a SINGLE DASH bullet format for use in an Air Force Talking Paper or Point Paper (blank line) - Copy the correct bullet type with the desired number of dashes to the appropriate locations when writing your own papers (blank line) -- Good example of a DOUBLE DASH bullet format for use in an Air Force Talking Paper or Point Paper (blank line) -- Note that just as in the single and triple dash bullets, subsequent lines in the SAME BULLET line up correctly automatically using this template (blank line) --- Good example of a TRIPLE DASH bullet format for use in an Air Force Talking Paper or Point Paper (blank line) --- Notice that all single dashes line up vertically as well as the double dashes, triple dashes, etc. (blank line) - Note that the Talking Paper or Point Paper’s identification line is in a “footer” one inch from the bottom of the page (blank line) -- Notice that all margins are set at 1 inch and must measure accordingly when printed (blank line) -- Note that the identification line is always written at the bottom of the first page only (blank line) - Follow the rules on page 174 of AFH 33-337, “The Tongue and Quill” (blank line) -- Also follow additional rules, if any, of your specific command or headquarters (blank line) -- Ask your commander’s...
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...ARTICLE ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY According to a new survey by recruiting firm Adecco, hiring managers are three times more likely to hire a worker that is 50-years-old or older than hire a millennial. The survey of five hundred hiring managers was conducted in late August, and defined millennial workers as those born between 1981 and 2000, meaning workers age 31 and under. The recruiters seemed most concerned with millennials’ long-term commitment, professionalism and reliability. They also said millennial workers need major improvement in their interview skills. Based on the survey results, there are 5 interview mistakes millennials make: • Wearing inappropriate interview attire • Posting questionable social media content • Don’t ask enough questions • Haven’t done their research • Overconfident in their abilities and experience. Lessons Learned • In an interview, always dress appropriately. Stay away from flashy jewelry, plunging necklines, too-short hemlines, t-shirts, and shoes that are too casual or too difficult to walk in. Never wear anything that can be distracting, so if you have to think twice about it—skip it. • Never post inappropriate or explicit photos, share too much personal information about yourself or others, write with poor grammar or spelling, or use profanity on social media sites. • Do internet research on the company, position and interviewer; read as many recent articles as you can find about the industry; and use your LinkedIn connections...
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...A CLINICIAN’S HANDBOOK Talking With Your Older Patient NAT I O NA L INS TITU TE O N AGING NATIONAL I NS TI TUTES OF HEA LTH DEPARTM EN T OF HEA LTH A ND HUMA N S ERV I CES Contents Foreword 1 1. Considering Health Care Perceptions “I’m 30 . . . until I look in the mirror.” 3 2. Understanding Older Patients “Tell me more about how you spend your days.” 6 3. Obtaining the Medical History “What brings you here today?” 13 4. Encouraging Wellness “I’d like you to try this exercise routine.” 19 5. Talking About Sensitive Subjects “Many people your age experience similar problems.” 23 6. Supporting Patients With Chronic Conditions “Let’s discuss living with . . .” 36 7. Breaking Bad News “I wish I had better news.” 40 8. Working With Diverse Older Patients “Cultural differences, not divides.” 44 9. Including Families and Caregivers “What would you like your family to know?” 48 10. Talking With Patients About Cognitive Problems “You mentioned having trouble with your memory.” 51 11. Keeping the Door Open “Effective Communication” 58 Publications At-a-Glance 60 Services At-a-Glance Tear-Off Card Foreword Good communication is an important part of the healing process. Studies find that effective physician-patient communication has specific benefits: patients are more likely to adhere to treatment and have better outcomes, they express greater satisfaction with their treatment, and they are less likely to bring malpractice suits. Research also shows that...
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