...autobiographical text written by Sarah Palin in 2010 named “Why They Serve”. She tells that her son Track enlisted in the American army. She feels proud of the young men and women, who want to give up their freedom and risk their lives for the benefit of others. Sarah explains that the society asks the soldiers to stay away from their families for a long time, to live under bad conditions and to risk their lives. “The least – the very least – we can do is support them in this mission. That doesn’t mean never questioning a war or our leaders. It means understanding what fundamental principles are at stake, and acknowledging those who bear the burden of their defense. (p. 3 line 37-40). According to this text example, Sarah presents her chief point of view. She points out that the Americans should appreciate the basic difficulties that soldiers in the American army undergo. Text 2 is an article published from The Boston Globe website, written by David Zucchino, December 21, 2008 named “A soldier’s story: War affects whole family”. In this text, Zucchino writes about the side effects of being a veteran. He portrays a story about Army Sergeant Ryan Kahlor, who returned from war. He was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. This of course had a major impact on him as the ‘primary’ victim, but it also had consequences for his family. Although the relatives did not experience any physical pain, they suffered from the psychological parts characterized as ‘secondary PTSD’....
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...in the three texts. The one thing, that the three texts have in common is the theme; serving in the army. In text one, Why they serve, Sarah Palin tells her own story about her son, Track, serving in the army, and she tells about the feelings she has. She sees serving as a way to protect the idea of America, not just geographically. Sarah Palin is proud of her country and the unity, and she is proud of her son. She wonders for what reason some young men and women want to risk their lives to defend their country. For her son, the reason is family. He has young members of the family, and he wants a safe world for them to grow up in. For Track his family is the motivation. As a contrast to Palins positive view on serving in the army, we have the article A soldier’s story: War affects whole family written by David Zucchino. The article is about the Kahlers family who’s son, Ryan Kahler, suffers from a stress disorder. Ryan’s disorder has had a bad influence on the parents, who now also suffer from a less serious stress disorder. In the article the parents complain about the help their son, and all the other soldiers, who has returned from war, have or have not gotten. Ryan’s parents regret that they were supportive about Ryan getting into the war. Joel Pitney is the author of the article The Making of a Marine Officer. The article is about Lieutenant Fick – Nathaniel Fick – who is a former marine soldier. Fick is the author of the book One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine...
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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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...million dollar contract for his services. As a Washington Bullets team current player, his manager extends an invitation to this team first. He receives an offer from their organization; it is far below what he is looking to obtain. He decides to look elsewhere. Miami Heat offers him a deal that was too good to be true. They offered $100.8 million, seven-year contract with nice incentives; Juwan Howard agrees to their terms and signs their contract. Prematurely, there is excitement by the new agreement that he thinks is binding (Asher & Brubaker, 2007). The Bullets’ General Manager, Wes Unseld would soon hear back that the contract was invalidated by the basketball league in which they were governed by. The forward, Howard would continue with the Washington Bullets although arbitration takes place. In the end, the decision is made in favor of the Washington Bullets. In this paper, Learning Team B will take the reader through the tangible and intangible benefits, costs, and risks that took place for Juwan Howard, the Miami Heat, and the Washington Bullets- who would later to be known as the Washington Wizards (Asher & Brubaker, 2007). Benefits: Tangibles and Intangibles Evaluating the Power Play for Howard case study from the perspective of stakeholder benefits enables one to understand easily why the stakes were so high in the negotiation process. For Juwan Howard, a $105 million contract with the Washington Bullets would not only mean he gets to continue to stay in Washington...
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...different from competitive solutions in the market. A sample overview paragraph might look like this: is a that delivers . Unlike , provides . For example: PayPal is a web-based payment service that allows buyers and sellers to transfer funds instantaneously while protecting against fraud and identity theft. Unlike credit cards, PayPal allows any merchant to accept funds, and allows customers to pay for goods without disclosing sensitive banking or personal information. Lorem ipsum… Problem This section consists of either a short story or a handful of bullet points that concisely identifies the problems the product is designed to solve. Educate us – what is the current state of the world? Tell us – why is this a problem, and for whom is it a problem? Inspire us – what could a customer achieve with the product that currently isn’t possible? Use declarative sentences with simple words to communicate each point. Less is more. For example: Small web-based merchants are currently unable to sell their goods...
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...1997 in his sophomore season, besides becoming a Superstars, he was the highest paid basketball among other players, but the NBA voided his contract soon after. Howard had no choice but to return to the Bullets, signing a contract for seven-year that was worth $100 million. During this case study, the learning team B will evaluate the costs, benefits and risk of negotiation from the perspective of all parties associated with the case study analysis of “Power Play for Howard”. Case Summary The Miami Heat felt that having Juwan Howard on their team would take them to victory since they had not win for the last 6 years. Juwan Howard talent would definitely increase the chances of having a good year in winning. However, keeping Alonzo Mourning another talented player was important to the team also, therefore, Riley promised him “ to make him the highest paid player on the team” which conflicted with Howard’s contract. The NBA identified a problem with the negotiation of Howard’s contract. They observed an overpayment of four million, which exceeded the salary caps. This overpayment comes with a $5 million penalty to the team. So, the NBA dissolved Howard’s contract before he was able to sign it. In the mean time, Howards’s agent (David Falk) was negotiating with the Bullets, while this confusion was going on,...
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...participated in the assassination of JFK. But did he act alone? Is it possible that one man, a subpar gunman, single handedly shot and killed the 35th President of the United States with three perfectly...
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...it because he is trying to ward off deadly force to defend himself or the public against those rare situations, such as threats of death or serious bodily injury? So why are we as leaders, standing for MP to carry a lethal weapon that does not have a round in the chamber? The time it takes to load a round in the chamber of a empty weapon may cost that MP or innocent bystander their life. I feel that we train very hard to become certified to be able to use and carry a weapon without ball ammunition in the chamber, (MPFQC, 2010). And with this unloaded weapon, our MP risk their life to protect the life’s of those on the installation with an unloaded firearm. If it was not for the recent change in policy to authorize MP to use hollow points, one could say that with no round in the chamber and...
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...MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL CAMPUS DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT MASTER OF ARTS, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST I MDS 521 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Instruction to students * Deadline October 30th 2013 or earlier * Assignment should be typed in prose not on bullet points * Font: new times roman * 12 points * Normal margins * minimum of 30 pages 1.5 spaced * Should indicate at least a minimum of 5 reference books. * No late submission * Plagiary will lead to no grade Question Critique leadership in the public sector and suggest reforms that are needed to ensure that vision 2030 is realized. Be careful to hinge your discussion on the pillars of Kenya’s vision 2030.20marks MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY VIRTUAL CAMPUS DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT MASTER OF ARTS, GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST II MDS 521 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Instruction to students * Deadline November 15th 2013 or earlier * Assignment should be typed in prose not on bullet points * Font: new times roman * 12 points * Normal margins * minimum of 30 pages 1.5 spaced * Should indicate at least a minimum of 5 reference books. * No late submission * Plagiary will lead to no grade Question Using the public/private synergy model, come up with a case study and discuss the synergy or lethargy brought about by of...
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...Experiment 6: Blackwood Ballistic Pendulum September 18, 2013 Jamal Wright Zachary Floyd Christopher Wilson Experiment 6 Blackwood Ballistic Pendulum Jamal Wright, Zachary Floyd, Christopher Wilson Abstract Our goal of this experiment is to determine muzzle velocity by two methods: 1) employing uniform linear motion relations, the kinematic equations; 2) using the principles of conservation of energy and momentum. In this paper, we aim to validate the law of conservation of momentum. We do so by comparing results from two experiments conducted with a single ballistic launcher/pendulum apparatus. Hypothesis: The initial velocity of a ballistic pendulum can be determined using the law of conservation of momentum. Momentum should be conserved, based on the law of conservation of energy. If momentum is conserved, the velocity found using the law of conservation of momentum equation should equal the velocity found using projectile motion. Due to the law of conservation of momentum, the total momentum before the pendulum is swung equals the net momentum after the pendulum is swung. Introduction/Purpose The ballistic pendulum is a device where a ball is shot into and captured by a pendulum. The pendulum is initially at rest but acquires energy from the collision with the ball. Using conservation of energy it is possible to find the initial velocity of the ball. In this ball-pendulum system we cannot use the conservation of mechanical energy to relate the quantities...
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...------------------------------------------------- The Ballot or the bullet Malcolm X Cory Methodist Church Cleveland, Ohio April 3, 1964 Garret Feucht COM 250 – Prof. Heins 10/29/15 Garret Feucht COM 250 – Prof. Heins 10/29/15 (Daniels, 2014) The Ballot or the Bullet is the title of one of the many speeches given by human rights activist Malcolm X. In his speech he focuses on the oppression of the African American, and how African Americans are able to stand up against the illegal segregation. Malcolm also focuses on the African American’s right to vote, and how effective each vote actually is. He also warns the government that if he and his people are not able to vote that they may have to take up arms. The Ballot or the Bullet is among one of Malcolm’s most famous speeches being ranked at number seven in a Top 100 list of speeches in the 20th century. (News, 2008) On May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little was born to parents Earl and Louise Little the fourth of seven children. Born in Omaha, Nebraska the Little family shortly after moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then to Lansing, Michigan to avoid any further harassment from the Ku Klux Klan. In 1929, just four years after Malcolm was born, the LIttle family house was burned down. This was no accident it was believed to have been burned by members of the Black Legion. At the age of six Malcolm’s father passed away in an automobile accident. Rumors spread that Earl had been murdered by white racists. His mother believed...
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...running the software connected to a projector. Microsoft® PowerPoint® is the software used to create slides, organize them into a slideshow, and present them. * When used in a live presentation, the presenter uses the mouse button, the spacebar, or the arrow keys to advance to the next slide. * To help make the slides more interesting, Microsoft® PowerPoint® provides a number of visual styles and themes so that all slides can have a similar look. * Each theme or style accommodates a number of slide types in the form of empty slide templates, which may then be populated with content. Among the many templates are title slides, bullet-point slides, slides with spaces for images, and so on. * In addition, the creator can control transitions between slides and other simple animations, such as having bullet points appear one at a time instead of all at once. * Space is provided in the presentation file—not visible to viewers—where presentation or speaker notes can be stored for the presenter to refer to as he or she is presenting. Because Online Campus students cannot usually give their presentations to the class, speaker notes are often required as part of online...
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...was a highly successful businessman who had later served as ambassador for Great Britain (1937-40) Then on November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. Here is some more in depth research on the conspiracy of his assassination 1976, the US Senate ordered a fresh inquiry into the assassination of John F Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. People who had been involved in the original Warren Commission investigations were asked to make fresh statements. The FBI and the CIA were persuaded to release more of their documents on Oswald. New lines of inquiry were opened and individuals who had not previously given evidence were persuaded to come forward. Most important of all, pieces of evidence such as photos and sound recordings were subjected to scientific analysis using the most up-to-date methods and equipment. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) completed their investigation in 1979 and they finally came to a discrete verdict that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy, one of which killed the president. The fourth shot was fired from the grassy knoll. They concluded that John Kennedy was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. There are many reasons why the HSCA came to this verdict, but firstly it...
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...Primitive tools were made out of wood, bone, and stone (Smithsonian 15). These were the most common materials at the time. However when the time came to defend ourselves these tools became weapons. At first weapons were jagged pieces of materials, such as pieces of broken bone, broken wood and jagged rocks. These tools were held in the palm of the hand (Smithsonian 18). Eventually the tools were shaped and tied to make handling more efficient, as well as to eliminate injuries due to holding the jagged object (Smithsonian 25). It wasn’t until the invention of black powder that the weapons we know of today started to be developed. In 1861 Richard Jordan Gatling revolutionized machine guns. He did this by inventing a gun that fired multiple bullets automatically. This gun was known as the Gatling gun. The Gatling gun was a hand-cranked machine gun that had...
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...CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM _________________________________ THE RESUME Office of Career Development 44 West Fourth Street, Suite 5-100 New York, New York 10012 212-998-0623 http:// www.stern.nyu.edu/ocd Introduction: The Stern Resume______________ Your resume should highlight key points, which are relevant to your future employment objectives. The Office of Career Development has one required resume format. The purpose of this handout is to describe the specific requirements of the format and to assist you in writing relevant content. Your resume is an important marketing document designed to sell your background to a targeted reader. It is an outline of your professional and educational background; it should highlight relevant key points, which relate to your future employment objectives. Your resume should be tailored strategically to present those accomplishments, skills and experiences that relate specifically to the position you are seeking. You should consider the interview while composing your resume. How well you present these experiences in the resume is a measure of how well you will articulate these experiences in the employment interview. AVOID THE “DATA DUMP” TRAP Write your resume for the reader, supplying the information he/she will find important to know. Remember, more is not better. Select only your experiences that are relevant to the function and industry you are looking to be a part of in the future. It is not the reader's job to try...
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