...The Paul Olsen case describes the situation for a decision that Paul Olsen needs to make. Paul and Robert Rose devised a plan to open a piano bar in a new urban mall development in Pittsburg, PA. If successful, Paul and Robert would add a restaurant and café at the same location to grow their business. With three and a half months before opening, Paul did not have enough investors to fund the startup costs, so he needs to decide whether to invest all of his student loan money ($12,500) to maintain the timetable for the opening. Similar to the R&R case, the Paul Olsen case is about identifying risks and developing strategies to manage that risk. By controlling risk, Paul is able to minimize his exposure to potential losses if the business does not succeed. Paul’s history of running small businesses since he was a teenager definitely helped him negotiate favorable terms to mitigate some of that risk. For example, he signed the option for the space without having to pay a down payment, and he negotiated a favorable 15 year lease for a flat rate plus a percentage of revenue. Knowing his history, he likely negotiated favorable terms with the subcontractors building the piano bar as well. Paul and Robert also developed strategies to reduce their startup and operating costs. Instead of opening a restaurant, they decided to first open a piano bar. With cash flow from the bar, they could then add a restaurant and café in later years. They also minimized the remodeling...
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...Paul Olsen Case Discussion Write Up Nina Borysova This case has been very interesting for me, because of how controversial I think it is. We had a very lively discussion in class with a strong divide around how Paul Olsen should proceed. There are certain things that Paul, as an aspiring entrepreneur has done well: 1. He was able to secure a restaurant location with a lot of potential. Even though gentrification in a big city can go either way, if done well, and supported by the city government, such revitalization efforts can really jumpstart commerce and drive new, higher-‐income customers there. 2. Paul has been tirelessly rallying to get investments from partners and has selected a smart way to put the agreement together – attract many small-‐ share partners. In this way there is less risk if several of them want to eventually pull out vs. the situation...
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...Tillie Olsen Biography Tillie Lerner Olsen is recognized for her impressive poetic writing skills that illustrates the lives of the common laborers, women and people of other races. Tillie Lerner was born on January 14, 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska. She is the second of six children of Samuel and Ida Lerner who was a Russian – Jewish immigrant. Her parents’ social beliefs played a big role in her. Growing up, Tillie was an avid reader. However, in 1927 at the age of 15, she withdrew herself from school and worked at various minimum paid jobs in different states which then led her to California. Being a political activist in the Socialist community, Olsen was arrested for making loud disturbing noises while setting up a packinghouse. Her experience then led her to write her very first book, Yannondio: from the Thirties, in which was not published after forty years later (“Olsen”). In 1933, Tillie moved to San Francisco, California along with her daughter, Karla. While in San Francisco, Tillie met Jack Olsen who later became her lifetime partner. They both shared their interest in human rights and justice. Jack and Tillie had four daughters, Karla, Julie, Kathie and Laurie. The living conditions of raising a family while being a political activist disabled Tillie to continue her writing. However while living in San Francisco, she began to be recognize for her hard work against racism, women’s right, anti-war and for the safety of the individuals. To give even more recognition...
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...Absence of Affection Seen in “I Stand Here Ironing” Babies need love and affection and when they get older they need a proper support system and a stable foundation to help them in becoming a suitable adult. In the text “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen tones of sympathy, honesty, and guilt are shown through the narrator as she recollects the events in raising her daughter Emily. This text shows how neglect in a child’s raising can alter the personality and how they express themselves over time. Tillie Olsen does a respectable job of presenting an unhealthy relationship between mother and daughter. In “I Stand Here Ironing” daughter Emily has a rough life full of mental issues due to her mother’s neglect and lack of affection given. The narrator living in a time of depression, is enable to contribute into the life that Emily would need, and being a single mother she sent her daughter away to be cared for by others avoiding the nurture that is needed by a child. “I used to try to hold and love her after she came back…. after a while she’d push away,” indicates discomfort between the two. After having so much distance between the two there was not a love and connection that a mother would usually obtain with their child, which doesn’t allow a family relationship. The narrator remarries and has another child, at the time Emily is sick and they send her away once more to protect the newborn. At the convalescent center Emily tries to reach out about the mistreatment that...
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...The Rwanda Genocide Xenophobia, the hatred or fear of certain targeted ‘outsiders,’ is one of the most destructive group phenomena in human history. Various incidents in our collective past portray how xenophobia has negatively impacted the lives of so many people. One of the most outright and horrific displays of this destructive force was seen in the German treatment of the Jewish race before and during the Second World War. These events were part of the holocaust, associated with the Nazi notions of racial superiority especially in contrast with their notion of Jewish inferiority. Racial superiority has caused much violence and many deaths for those who have been labeled by the ‘superior’ as ‘inferior.’ This violence has been spawned mostly by an extreme hatred for those viewed as different or inferior. Furthermore, such feelings of hatred have been translated into outright acts of violence against those viewed as inferior, and this at times often prompted retaliation against their oppressors, such as the case in Rwanda. With these premises, the world has been witness to various acts of violence, including the massacre of a significant number of people, all in the name of racial superiority. The concerned countries of the world have often refused to act in time to stop these events even though ample signs of trouble were apparent. Racial superiority has traditionally been an issue for various countries at one point or another in their history, but none worse than...
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...Sustainable Design Case Study on Fashion designer, Stella McCartney. • Stella McCartney would always touch on an element of a sustainable or eco collection in everything she did. • In her lingerie collection, she had a part of the collection that was organic, or with her Adidas collaboration again there were organic materials or recycled materials in the bags or shoes, and every part of her design at some stage comes into contact with that. • She wanted to isolate the collection and in itself make it completely sustainable .She stated she wanted to bring all those elements together and show the importance that it had within the brand. • The designer felt using conventional dyes was an efficient use of resources and had damaging consequences. Though she had to resort to using them in some of her collections she felt it was important to create high quality products for the consumer and not lose its desirability yet also try to be responsible in thinking how to source materials. • She usually sourced organic fabrics. • Some challenges she did face were playing by the rules and being limited. There were less colours, fabrics and different quality attributes she wasn't used to. • She agreed that "80 per cent of a product’s environmental impact is decided at the design stage". • She refrains from using fur or leather in her designs and she exemplified in the reason in the quote, "In the fashion world I think that most designers know fur is wrong. More and more of them also know about...
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...Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was born on November 14, 1805, in Hamburg, Germany. Her parents were rather wealthy and education was held very highly in their household. Both Fanny and her three younger siblings were thought Latin, Greek, French, German, geometry, geography, literature, arithmetic and drawing. Fanny also studied piano, first with her mother, then with music teachers in Berlin and Pairs. She was an exceptionally talented pianist, considered even better than her more famous brother, Felix. Her first performance was at one of her family’s Sunday concerts, a tradition started by her grandmother years ago. Poets, writers, musicians and family friends usually attended and they were all astonished when the twelve-year-old Fanny played twenty-four preludes from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier by heart. At the age of 14 she had begun composing her own works. Fanny composed mainly vocal solos, keyboard pieces, choral works and chamber music. Although she did create many oratorios and cantatas as well as a few quartets, they were not considered suitable for a woman at the time. Her only recorded public performance was in 1838, when she performed Felix's First Piano Concerto for a charity event. She married Wilhelm Hansel in 1820 and they had a son named Sebastian. Continuing the tradition of the Sunday concerts throughout her life, Fanny made them famous for their quality and originality. These Sonntagsmusiken, as they were known, gave her the freedom...
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...Why was Xerox in trouble in the early 2000s? What do you believe were the root causes? In the early 2000’s Xerox was reported to have been facing bankruptcy after years of mismanagement, piles of debt, and mounting questions about its accounting practices In December 2000, Xerox announced that it had exhausted a $7 billion line of credit, but that $1.4 billion in cash remained. By January 2001, it was rumored that Xerox had hired a bankruptcy advisor namely from the Blackstone Group. However, in an attempt to further hide their financial woes from the public, Xerox officials denied that rumor, stating that they called on Blackstone for financial advice and nothing more. Their financial struggles continued until Xerox Corporation did what no one expected it to do; the company survived a brush with bankruptcy under the direction of a new CEO, Anne Mulcahy, who had no prior experience heading a company although she had served in multiple areas of the company’s business before becoming CEO. In an interview with CNN she was quoted as saying: “although it wasn’t necessarily done with the intent of running the business, I found out that it was a pretty good set of skills and capabilities to have coming into the job.” Although it was believed that Xerox was in trouble in the early 2000’s due to its financial woes, I believe that competition stifled their copier sales. Prior to Ms. Mulcahy taking over, the company was guided by leaders that did not move with...
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... Romans 3:10-18 goes into more detail of what sin looks like in our lives. Romans 6:23 gives a detailed picture of sin in our lives. It teaches us about the consequences of sin. “ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Not just a physical death but a spiritual death. The third step picks up where Romans 6:23 leaves off, “ but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The last step in the Romans Roads is from Romans 10:9 “ that if you confess Jesus as Lord, and believe in you heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. The advantages to this method is that these are true word. These are words that were written by Paul the disciple in the Book of Romans. The words written came straight from the Lord's mouth. Romans 3 Part TWO – Evangelistic Method #2 Part THREE – Evangelistic Method #3 Part FOUR – Evangelistic Method...
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...barriers once separating countries and cultures. As a result, diversification is being experienced throughout our neighborhoods, schools and places of work. People of different religious backgrounds and beliefs are now living in closer proximity. Christians must acknowledge and understand this shift in community demographics so they can respond accordingly. They must evangelize in selfless ways that are relevant and effective in order to fulfill their primary mandate set forth in The Great Commission. Jesus successfully bridged cultural gaps when befriending people very different than himself. Observing how he relationally encountered diverse people provides the necessary model for Christians. This is clearly seen in the lives of the Apostle Paul and Charles De Foucauld. By living his model of relational evangelism Christians can influence others. Relational evangelism, embodied by Jesus, is critical in reaching diversified communities. Globalization Globalization is a concept not easily defined. Thomas Larsson described it as being a “process of world shrinkage, of distances getting shorter, things moving closer.” Communities once separated geographically and culturally are more integrated today. In large part, this integration is the result of boundless communication as Larsson points out, “increasing [the] ease with which somebody on one side of the world can interact, to mutual benefit, with somebody on the other side of the world.” This definition falls short in accurately...
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...looked back on his work and said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (II Timothy 4:7). When it comes to the Race of Life and the Christian Life, I think we have a series of choices. Every morning when we wake up you have a choices. * 1st- We can choose not to run, but if we don’t run we can’t win or we won’t succeed and we are surely not going to honor God. * 2nd- , We can choose to run but not run our best; and if we don’t run your best we are sure to lose and again are we truly going to honor God by doing this? * 3rd- , We can choose to run, meaning run our best, and strive for the prize by focusing on the finish, which is what God has asked of us. That’s exactly what the Apostle Paul wanted us to do in this passage of Scripture. If we are going to run the race and win the race, we are going to have to focus on the finish. The Christian Life is starts by knowing Jesus Christ as our one and only Savior which is which delivers what we are saved from. After making that decision I think we then have to find our purpose and determine what we are saved for. GALATIANS 6:7-10 says, 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we...
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...The place I chose to observe was the Recreation Center here at Illinois State University. I observed the second floor of the building on February 17, 2014. I went around 2:00 P.M in the afternoon, and at this time it is usually pretty crowded. Most of the people there were men but there were definitely a good amount of women there as well. If I had to give a percentage it would probably be 60/40% ratio of Men/Female. In this setting, the main focus is for people to come in and workout. Many people come in to workout for different reasons though; I know of some of my female friends that come in to actually achieve a good workout so they stay in shape. Some of their friends come in for a completely different reason, to look at guys. I wasn’t totally shocked when my friends told me they did this, but they told me it happens more than you would think. I actually witnessed a lot of different behaviors while being up there. A lot of people, both male and female, had some sort of mad or angry face on them. This doesn’t really surprise me too much because when working out, most people need to get angry to push to that next level. Another common facial expression I saw was happy. I think most of the time when I saw happy faces was right after that had just finished a set or their entire workout. This was definitely an indication that they were happy the pain was over and that they actually did something with their life rather than just sit around and do nothing, they were productive...
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...2: Christians and Culture For this forum, select one (1) of the discussion topics below and respond in the Unit 3: Group Discussion 2 - Christians and Culture forum. a) Why we can’t change the world (?) Considering all you have read this week, thoughtfully interact with Crouch’s proposition in chapter 12, “Why we can’t change the world.” What is Crouch’s position? Do you agree or disagree with his position? Given what you have read so far, would Schmidt disagree with Crouch about the influence of Christianity in culture? Support your argument with the texts and Biblical resources, as well as examples. Be sure to define your terms. -OR- b) Daniel and Paul For this forum, read Daniel 1 and Acts 17:16-33. Select either the Daniel or Acts reading and identify the specific behaviors/actions that Daniel or the Apostle Paul exhibited or took to effectively engage the culture, respectively. For this forum,...
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...Fairfield, Maine. He was a bricklayer, a building contractor, and a management engineer. He was a member of the ASME, the Taylor Society (precursor to the SAM), and a lecturer at Purdue University. Frank died on June 14, 1924. Lillian Evelyn Moller was born on May 24, 1878 in Oakland, California. She graduated from the University of California with a B.A. and M.A. and went on to earn a Ph.D. from Brown University. She earned membership in the ASME, and like her husband lectured at Purdue University. Lillian died on January 2, 1972. y favorite leader is William Henry Gates III, or Bill Gates to most people. Bill Gates is a computer engineer and world-class entrepreneur. He founded Microsoft Corporation in 1975 with a high school friend named Paul Allen. The leadership role that he serves is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation. Up until 1998, Gates was CEO of the company, but he relieved himself of those duties, and currently is only a software architect and serves on the Microsoft committee. He currently is involved in all the new creations of new Microsoft technology and products. Microsoft is currently the most powerful computer company on the face of the planet. They create everything from video games and personal pc’s to even cell phones. Bill Gates is also well known for being one of the richest human beings on the face of the planet. Bill Gates was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He has two sisters, his father William H. Gates II, who...
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...Communication is essential in establishing good professional business relationships. One has to be able to properly exhibit the ability to proficiently communicate and thus making them an effective communicator. Effective communication enables us to solve problems, understand others needs, build trust and respect which then can lead to a productive work environment. Now there are many skills needed to become an effective communicator, listening, nonverbal communication, and stress management to name a few. While all of these are important, there is one that is a much-needed skill to be able to properly exhibit the other skills and become a great communicator; and that is emotional intelligence also known as emotional awareness. Emotions play an integral role in the way we communicate and make decisions. If you cannot understand other people’s feelings or let alone understand your own feelings, you are in an uphill battle trying to communicate with others. No matter how skilled you are at listening, or communicating nonverbally, you will not be effective without emotional intelligence. So what is emotional intelligence exactly? Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what those particular emotions are telling you, and also realize how your emotions affect people around you. Emotional intelligence also involves your perception of others, when you can understand how others feel this allows you to manage your relationship with them more...
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