...How was Wendy Peterson taken charge of the Plano branch office? * Took charge under pressure to fuel growth * Junior manager of account service clients * No experience with sales organization * Excellent at bringing business through client * Inherited team of 11 sales persons and 3 sales assistants * Decent mix of experience and enthusiasm in sales team * Stable revenue through established clients * Inherited underperforming division What is your evaluation of Wu's performance? * Wu’s performance is ambiguous since although he landed one large client and generated revenues of 400,000 he generated further revenues though add-ons that the client perhaps didn’t need * Wu’s work ethic was questionable, there are numerous instances to support this: He was always at a meeting with a client, he was rarely at his desk, never updated the sales pipeline tool which he knew very well and never took sales calls publicly * He also printed his business card in mandarin * While one may argue Peterson was a little too involved in her employees work, Wu derelict his administrative duties entirely * In his first moths he exposed himself as a dedicated student. He arrived early and stayed late nearly every day. He showed curiosity and attention to detail. He, also, enjoyed being expert for a change. * After his first month he started his real sales efforts. Then he spent only early mornings in the office. He was not updating Peterson for his daily progress...
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...Wendy Kopp is the founder and CEO of Teach for America. Teach for America is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce or eliminate the educational inequity in the United States. Educational inequity could be describes as the lack of equal opportunities that individuals have as a result of differences in quality education. Wendy Kopp has been recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and has received numerous honorary degrees and awards for public service. (Teach for All) She is the author of A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn’t in Providing an Excellent Education for All, and One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way. Wendy Kopp also serves as the chief executive of Teach for All, which supports the development of Teach for America’s model in other countries. Wendy Kopp shows all characteristics of an entrepreneurial leader: cognitive ambidexterity with her creation of Teach for America, self-awareness and context awareness with knowing her desire to meet a need in society, social, environmental, and economic responsible (SEERS) helping to make educational change. Wendy Kopp is also shows characteristics of an Ethical entrepreneur by increased happiness and reduced suffering. Wendy Kopp shows cognitive ambidexterity in her creation of her organization Teach for America, by showing both the creation and prediction aspects of cognitive ambidexterity. For individuals to...
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...SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP When I was a kid, I could have been what people would now call a social entrepreneur or socialpreneur. A lot of people would have fallen into this category. To help your school or church or youth group, you may have sold chocolate bars door-to-door. People bought them, even if they didn't like chocolate; because they knew the money would go to support a worthy cause. Both the seller and purchaser are examples of social consciousness in action. Now my own children, bring home their school fundraisers from school and we too buy the over priced products, not because they are great products, but because it supports their school, a good cause. Today's socially conscious entrepreneurs, socialpreneurs, are elevating that door-to-door fund raising spirit into full time business. Some of their businesses are created specifically to put unemployed, disadvantaged and underemployed individuals to work. Some sell merchandise designating disadvantaged groups as beneficiaries of their profits. Others market goods to supplement the budgets of existing social service programs. Entrepreneurs are innovative, highly-motivated, and critical thinkers. When these attributes are combined with the drive to solve social problems, a Social Entrepreneur is born. Social entrepreneurs are defined by Ashoka those who “act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss and improving systems, inventing new approaches...
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...Edwardian London, in the neighborhood of Bloomsbury, where George and Mary Darling's preparations to attend a party are disrupted by the antics of the boys, John and Michael, acting out a story about Peter Pan and the pirates, which was told to them by their older sister, Wendy. Their father, who is fed up with the stories that have made his children less practical, angrily declares that Wendy has gotten too old to continue staying in the nursery with them, and it's time for her to grow up and have a room of her own. That night, they are visited in the nursery by Peter Pan himself, who teaches them to fly with the help of his pixie friend, Tinker Bell, and takes them with him to the island of Never Land. A ship of pirates is anchored off Never Land, commanded by Captain Hook with his sidekick, Mr. Smee. Hook boldly plots to take revenge upon Peter Pan for cutting off his hand, but he trembles when the crocodile that ate it arrives; it now stalks him, hoping to taste more. Hook also forms a plan to find Peter's hideout using the knowledge of Tiger Lily. The crew's restlessness is interrupted by the arrival of Peter and the Darlings. The children easily evade them, and, despite a trick by jealous Tinker Bell to have Wendy killed, they meet up with the Lost Boys: six lads in animal-costume pajamas, who look to Peter as their leader. Tinker Bell's treachery is soon found out, and Peter banishes her "forever" (though she is eventually forgiven). John and Michael set off with the Lost Boys...
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...Contemporary American Drama This is a term paper assignment for the class “Contemporary American Drama.” In this assignment, I will firstly give a clear definition of drama producing the historical background of contemporary American Drama briefly. Then I am going to introduce the genres we have covered with the characteristics of each such as absurdist, realist and feminist drama. After introducing the genres, I will give a brief analysis of the plays and the playwrights we have studied in class. Finally, I will make a few objective points about my personal performance, the instructor’s performance and the contribution of the course to my academic career. Drama is a literary work generally performed by actors in a kind of stage which involves conflicts and action crisis in it with a plot, characters and dialogues. Setting, costuming, props, blocking, movement, gestures, pacing, intonation are main elements of the spectacle. The distinct period in all arts with drama begins in 1960s. Until 1950s, the words American Drama and Broadway have almost same meanings. In the very beginning times of American Drama, plays were not originals; they were wholly borrowed from London. But after 50s, American Drama changed radically. Actors, directors, and others from Broadway came to America, because now they did not have any job there. After they came, they established their own Off-Broadway companies here. The most popular and affection dramatists of time in America were Eugene O’Neill...
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...The character Peter Pan was actually inspired by the tragic death of the author's brother. Because J.M. Barrie,which is the author of Peter Pan, experienced what it's like to lose a brother he used this to write the very popular story known as Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie was a boy who grew up in Scotland.He later released the book of young wendy being taken to neverland with a boy named Peter. Information concerning the life of J.M. Barrie includes his early years,inspiration for writing Peter Pan. and the world at the time. These topics are all associated with Peter Pan. To begin,information regarding the world of J.M. Barrie includes his early years. James Matthew Barrie was born May 9, 1860(“J.M. Barrie” 1). He grew up in scotland and graduated from Edinburgh University around 1882(“J.M. Barrie” 1). He studied Journalism and later started publishing popular novels(“J.M. Barrie” 1). The article states “He got married himself in 1894 to actress Mary Ansell but it didn’t turn out to be a happy union”(“J.M. Barrie” 1). In other words Barrie and Ansell soon got divorced. To escape his difficult life at home he often took long walks in the Kensington Gardens(“J.M. Barrie” 1). On one of his walks he made the acquaintance of the five...
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...curiosity of Neverland contributed to the void in his heart that should have been filled with love and comfort from his family. Peter chose to stay in Neverland, “for moons and moons and moons” (Barrie 132). His curiosity and imagination separated him from his home for a long time. His mother had to move on because he had abandoned them. Peter does not realize that the very emptiness he feels when he thinks about mothers is what his mother went through when he left as well. Adults and children have many parallels in the way they function. Adults have traces of childhood magic that pops up now and then. Similarly, children have traces of adult tendencies. Many children long for independence for daily activities with their parents. In this way, Wendy has traces of adulthood that is present in her, such as when she plays the role of the mother for the boys and her brothers. Though there is a line that separates that of adulthood growth and instability. Peter’s actions that show adult-like tendencies, such as his murders of innocent citizens of Neverland shows his instability due to his past. Peter felt abandoned by his mother and now searches for a new mother to support and care for him. His body stays youthful, yet his mind has spiraled into something much darker than that of a child or normal adult. A normal adult does not commit such murderous and unsafe acts as he does. The narrator points out that Peter has a deranged view when it came to his life in Neverland saying, “The difference...
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...Peter Pan Peter and Wendy Peter and Wendy is a novel written by James M. Barrie. Hodder and Stoughton published it in 1911 in the United Kingdom. The novel is based on Barrie’s play The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up which has the same storyline and was published in 1904 The novel is about the little girl Wendy and her smaller siblings Michael and John who goes on an adventure in the magic Neverland with Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up. Peter listens to Wendy’s mother’s bedtime stories ever night by the open window in her room. One night Peter gets seen, but while trying to get away peter loses his shadow. Another night Peter tries to regain his shadow. He wakes Wendy up and gets her to help him. Wendy helps reattaching the shadow to peter, and Peter invites her and her brother to the Neverland. In the Neverland Peter introduces Wendy and her brothers to the Lost Boys, and the brothers quickly becomes one of them. Peter is in trouble with some Pirates who is lead by the evil character Captain Hook. Hook despises Peter; they are a kind of archenemies. One day Wendy realizes that it is time for her to go home to her parents, but unluckily Hook kidnaps her. Peter goes on a mission to save her, and it ends in an epic battle between Hook and Peter. Peter wins the battle. Wendy decides to go home, and she takes her brother and the lost boys with her. Peter keeps living in Neverland. Peter Pan is a relatively easy novel to read; I have calculated the lix number for the...
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...Wendy from Peter Pan Change controls the structure of humanity, the building blocks of evolution, and the creator of new beginnings. Sometimes authors use change as inspiration for books and movies like J.M. Barrie. All of the characters of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” experience thrills and dangers of Neverland or by meeting Neverland’s habitants specifically Wendy who go through Love, Family, & Peers. Wendy turns into a different person because of the influences of peers. For example When Wendy and her siblings are requested to go with a boy who can fly, and a fairy to a land that they did not know existed anywhere other than their dream (J.M. Barrie pg. 22-35 CH. 3). They have to trust the ever so ignorant boy and fly over long distances to...
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...“Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. ” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan. That is how you get to Neverland but there is an easier way by simply going to the VPA’s musical Peter Pan. The new Peter Pan musical in Sherwood has viewers lined up to watch.The VPA or voice of performing arts will be putting on the musical.They are also the same people who performed The Little Mermaid and Beauty and The Beast. This is a trip not by plane or a car, but by flying to the magical world of Peter Pan. What makes this really special is that it is done by all kids. The musical will be held in the new Sherwood center of the arts. The VPA is eager to use this newly built building for the musical. Not only is the VPA excited, but so is the friends, family and just plain music lovers of this breathtaking musical. The VPA is very influential here in Sherwood. They do many well known musicals. Some of them include The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, Into The Woods and plenty more. VPA does not just do musicals though. They also have string instrument programs that and a large variety of choirs in which many people attend. It is easy to see why they are so memorable. This musical is done by the voices of the performing arts.They chose this musical for many reasons. Specifically because lots of people know it, it is fun/entertaining, and it gets people excited for the new movie Pan.What makes this really musical extraordinary is that this musical is being done with only kids...
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...Winnie Wong Writing 140 Maggie Flynn 4th October 2012 Assignment #2 Most Effective Essay: “SlutWalks and the Future of Feminism.” by Jessica Valenti Slut. This attention-grabbing noun is used throughout the world in the continuing feminist protest that has started since May 2011: Slutwalks. It all began when Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto police constable, made a statement on how women should not “dress like sluts” in order to be safe from being sexually assaulted at a safety forum in Osgoode Hall Law School on January 24th 2011. His words infuriated many, and Sonya Barnett and Heather Jarvis, Co-founders of Slutwalk Toronto, decided to take action to disaffirm the victim-blaming claim. Originally expected to be a small-scale protest, Slutwalk drew attention and became a worldwide phenomenon, which also triggered both positive and negative responses; Jessica Valenti, Gail Dines, Wendy J Murphy and Keli Goff all published articles to express their opinions. Valenti supported Slutwalk in her essay, “Slutwalks and the Future of Feminism,” whereas Dines and Murphy’s “SlutWalk is not sexual liberation” and Goff ‘s “Dear feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won’t.” opposed it. These writers are all famous feminists; Dines is a seasoned professor and author, while Valenti and Goff are new feminist bloggers who are described as “the pioneer in bringing feminist action online” and “a breath of fresh air,” respectively. Although all of these writers...
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...Academic essay on Annie Proulx's "Job Story" Choices are something we all make. Not necessarily important choices, but there will always be a time to make them. It's not always good choices, but they have to be made. There will always be consequences, whether it's bad or good. Throughout the story, Leeland Lee has to make a lot of choices. Where to live, where to work and when to work. All the different choices he made, put him in the position he is now. Leeland Lee is an awkward-looking young boy. His face is heavily boned, which he has gotten from his mom, his neck is quite thick and he has red-gold hair. His eyes are as pouchy as a middle-aged alcoholic. His nose is broad and lays close to his face. Lori Bovee is Leeland Lee's wife. She has an undistinguished oval face, and hair of medium length. Leeland Lee is the protagonist of the story, because he is the main character. I would say Leeland is a flat and static character as he is an endless optimist. He doesn't give up when it comes to finding a new job, and despite his wife dying he still gets a job at Unique Eats. The reason he is a static character is because he doesn't change at all. After getting several different jobs he doesn't change anything, after his mom and wife dies he doesn't change one single thing except the fact he isn't listening to the radio anymore, but since that have been an important factor of the story all along, it can also show a lot about how he has changed. The story starts November...
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...Essay on “Job History” written by Annie Proulx In the short story “Job History” written by Annie Proulx, we follow Leeland Lee from the time of his birth, until he is about fifty years old. In the short story we follow Leeland through his harsh life, with ups and downs, in the form of thoughts, feelings, incidents, etc. Leeland is born in a ranch in Wyoming, and lives there with his wife Lori. Leeland does not look particularly good, in fact he is a very unattractive man; (page 91, line 12)“Leeland’s face shows heavy bones from his mother’s side. His neck is thick and his red-gold hair plastered down in bangs. Even as a child his eyes are as pouchy as those of a middle-age alcoholic, the brows rod-straight above wandering out-of-line eyes. His nose lies broad and close to his face, his mouth seems to have been cut with a single chisel blow into easy flesh” And in the top of that, we see how Leeland through his life, tries to find a successful career, but fails consistently. He moves various times from place to place, too seek occupation and good business. But it is hard when you’re a high school dropout, without a career. Leeland have to changes his job constantly, because of his lack of luck, and since he can’t get along white his bosses. He is never able to stay at one job or place for long, which lead to problems in the family. He has a hard time supporting his wife, and their children financially. Throughout the story the author, Annie Proulx manages...
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...An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal[->0] point of view[->1]. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism[->2], political manifestos[->3], learned arguments[->4], observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article[->5] and a short story[->6]. Almost all modern essays are written in prose[->7], but works in verse[->8] have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope[->9]'s An Essay on Criticism[->10] and An Essay on Man[->11]). While brevity usually defines an essay, voluminous works like John Locke[->12]'s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding[->13] and Thomas Malthus[->14]'s An Essay on the Principle of Population[->15] are counterexamples. In some countries (e.g., the United States and Canada), essays have become a major part of formal education[->16]. Secondary students are taught structured essay formats to improve their writing skills, and admission essays[->17] are often used by universities[->18] in selecting applicants and, in the humanities and social sciences, as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams. The concept of an "essay" has been extended to other mediums beyond writing. A film essay is a movie that often incorporates documentary film making styles and which focuses more on the evolution of a theme or an idea. A photographic essay[->19] is an attempt to cover a topic...
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...We all know love. We have all loved in some kind of way. We love our parents, significant others and even our friends. But we can also love other things like animals or material things. But what is the difference between loving and liking? And is it better not to love and feel pain or to love and be hurt in the progress? Jonathan Franzen seeks to answer these questions in his essay “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts”. The essay “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” is, as mentioned, written by Jonathan Franzen and published in The New York Times, May 28, 2011. Jonathan Franzen is born in 1959, and he is an acclaimed American novelist and essayist. The essay is based on the commencement speech he delivered at Kenyon College in Ohio, USA. “Our technology has become extremely adept in creating products that correspond to our fantasy ideal of an erotic relationship, in which the beloved object asks for nothing and gives everything, instantly. (…)” As Franzen claims in his essay, many people can feel like they love their technological object. It gives them a satisfaction, which human interaction maybe wouldn’t. Franzen however thinks, that people in general don’t love material things: they like them. There is a major difference between loving and liking – even though it might appear small. “Liking, in general, is commercial culture’s substitute for loving.” Products are made to be likeable, but if that concept in transferred to a person, you would instantly see...
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