...people important lessons. One of the stories, “Story of the Thunders,” tells of a Lakota woman named Red Shawl who runs away with her child when she finds out that her husband is marrying a second wife. Consequently, this tale portrays one of the twelve core qualities; sacrifice. Another Lakota tale, “The Story of the Trickster’s Song,” speaks of the Lakota trickster, Iktomi, who kills a flock of ducks while he pretends to be singing them a sacred song. Moreover, this story depicts the core quality truth. Finally, there was the courageous tale, “The Story of No Moccasins,” which told of a Lakota woman named No Moccasins who...
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...even if he don’t enjoy them. One aspect of the story that I really enjoyed: I enjoyed when the sister purposely let Flora leave. One aspect of the story that I found puzzling of that I did not understand: Was Laird jealous of his sister? Why the mother felt like her daughter shouldn’t be trusted? What made the sister let Flora go? Three-Paragraph analysis: The story was about a sister and a brother named Laird that were always being compared to each other. Everything the sister truly loved and enjoyed to do was considered a man’s job. It was hard for anyone to take her seriously because she was a girl and only expected to act like a lady. Laird on the other hand, had a hard time because everything he did wasn’t good enough or wasn’t as good as his sister. Laird was expected to be or manly since his a boy. They both had a hard time growing up since Laird had to always help his father, and the sister wanted to be with the father but her mother would force her to help her instead. The sister would have dreams of her a little older rescuing people from a bombed building, shooting two rabid wolves who were hanging around a schoolyard. Then she would ride a horse through the town and everyone would acknowledge her as the town’s hero. She enjoyed helping her dad by carrying the water, cutting the grass, and flowering the money musk that grew in between the pens. The sister would feel hurt when her mother would make remarks about waiting until Laird gets older, and how more...
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...Soldier by: Ishmael Beah Chapters 1-4 Quote Selection and Theme Analysis Theme: The Horrors of War “The sound of the guns was so terrifying it confused everyone. No one was able to think clearly. In a matter of seconds, people started screaming and running in different directions, pushing and trampling on whoever had fallen on the ground. No one had the time to take anything with them. Everyone just ran to save his or her life. Mothers lost their children, whose confused, sad cries coincided with the gunshots. Families were separated and left behind everything they had worked for their whole lives”(p. 23). This quotation...
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...Evaluation on pasta When I cooked my pasta I forgot some of my ingredients therefore I had to use my initiative and cooked it the way that I thought would be best to complement all the ingredients that I had brought with me in the end it all turned out alright this is reflected in the star profiles of when other people tasted it. Next time I cook it I might add either tuna or meatballs this will enhance the flavours and also give it more depth taste wise. When I was presenting my pasta I put them in the middle of my plate and arranged them so that they were in a square in the middle, after that I got a piece of tissue and wiped the edges of the plate where there was some sauce. I did this so that my dish looked professional and more appealing to the eye. In the lesson I had set my self a time frame so that I would have enough time to clean the dishes. My time frame was thirty minutes which I abided by and ended up finishing 15 minutes early which was a strength because I got more time to finish cleaning up my area. The recipe was easy to follow because the steps were clear and easy to read this is because the language used in the text was not too formal. When other people tasted my food they complemented me on the use of Italian herbs, I got no criticism, which I was pleased with. I would say that some of my strengths were that I used my initiative and used the ingredients that I had and I did not let forgetting some of the ingredients affect the final product (pasta dish). A...
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...MIS 3210 Case Study Questions 1. What happened when the situation progressed and/or the proposed plan went into effect? Apparently, the event didn’t go as planned. All the citizens of New York were startled by the low altitude flyovers. The unannounced fly-over brought back memories of 9/11. The 911 and 311 phone lines were flooded. That took away from real emergencies but the communities didn’t know what was going on. 2. Critique the implementation process. If there were problems, how would you characterize them? A coordination issue? A communication issue? Something else? The plans were made right but the communication process was totally wrong. The lack of communication threw the whole process off. Everybody in New York should had known about the fly-over days prior to the event actually happening. The personnel that worked at the White House didn’t even know including Jim Messina or Robert Gibbs. Even if the citizens had found out late, Caldera could had ran it across the New York television channels all morning or aired it on the radio stations. 3. What is your take-away from this analysis? In other words, what would you say is the “moral of the story”? The moral of the story is communication is a key part to success regardless if it is in planning an event, running a business or even in personal relationships. If communication is lacking then the whole project or mission will fall apart in the end. 4. Think “big picture”. In the broadest sense, who is the...
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...(1915-2003) is one of the most distinguished of contemporary writers in India. He pursued an academic career as well as a creative one, being both a creative writer and a lecturer at a Delhi University College. His first collection of short stories Bhagya Rekha (The Line of Fate) was published in 1953.He has translated several Russian books into Hindi. He has also edited a literary journal called Nai Kahaniyan. His novel Tamas earned his name and fame which won him Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. It is one of the most powerful novels about the Partition of India ever written. Written thirty years after the Partition, the narrative is both non judgemental and reflective. The chilling memories of the blood bath and the thought provoking analysis of the consequences of communalism are relevant in present day India too. He has published seven novels and nine collections of short stories. Apart from the Sahitya Akademi Award, he won many other awards including the Distinguished Writer Award of the Punjab Government, the Lotus Award of the Afro Asian Writers’ Association and the Soviet Land Nehru Award. In 1998, he was given the Padma Bhushan by the President of India. Introduction to the Passage There is a general belief that women are always dependent on men throughout their lives. Girls and women are told from an early age that men are their protectors. Women are daughters, wives and mothers of men. Their identity is derived from these relationships, and their worth...
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...The Red Line, By Charles Higson Analysis In this short story by Charles Higson we are introduced to three characters (four, including Cathy) that have nothing in common whatsoever. They come from different environments, backgrounds and families. However, as the story proceeds we discover how fragile, weak and alike they become when their fears take over their lives. I will therefore do a thorough analysis focusing on fear of the unknown as the main theme. In order to do that, I find it important to do a characterization to gain an insight to the four protagonists’ personalities. Berto, Denise and “the nameless guy” are all sitting in the same cabin in The Tube in London. Berto is visiting London trying to find the love of his life, Cathy, an English girl who has visited Berto in Italy where they have had an affair. To his disappointment he comes to find out that she is in a relationship. She leaves him in the Tube after an argument. He feels very self-conscious about speaking English. He has asked for directions and he hasn’t been able to make himself clear, so the man just laughed at him and it has been very humiliating. Another obstacle for him is his pride. He is on the platform and he is deciding whether he should ask anybody for directions and he keeps making excuses of why he shouldn’t. The old women are deaf, some of the men seem drunk and so on. Nobody is good enough. He is actually ashamed of asking for the cherub’s help. (“Why was he ashamed to ask...
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...rather intriguing story set in a tribal village in Africa. The story follows the life of Okonkwo, a very strong individual who comes to be a leading individual within his village. Although the cultural backdrop is very unfamiliar, the character traits of Okonkwo that play an inevitable difference in his effectiveness as a leader are apparent even to the most unfamiliar with African tribal cultures. Okonkwo’s life begins with severe disappointment in his father and a determination to be everything that his father was not. This driving ambition invariably leads to adoption of an extremely harsh attitude towards most people, and results in the unfolding of the story, and invariably, to things falling apart in Okonkwo’s life. The following analysis encompasses the cultural backdrop against which Okonkwo’s story is set, and presents his key relationships with various characters that allows one to build a thorough analysis of his leadership and a fair picture of its failure. Furthermore, a critical analysis of the folkloric culture illustrated within the novel presents key leadership lessons that were ignored by Okonkwo in his daily life. Further parallels will also be drawn with Okonkwo’s leadership to other classroom figures. Cultural Backdrop Before doing a character sketch, there is a need for studying the culture of the clan and setting it in context. The key element of the culture of the clan is storytelling, which have been passed on for generations. These stories embrace the...
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...Healthy Grieving: A Comparative Analysis Introduction To compare and contrast the grieving process as defined by Kübler-Ross with the Bible story of Job can be a beneficial study. By comparing these processes and also other religion's grieving processes, such as those in Judaism, and by looking at the relationship between ones joy and the grieving models discussed we can better understand human emotion and Gods expectations. By reviewing these methods and comparing them with my own grieving method my views have been altered, perhaps it will make a difference in yours as well. Grieving process Grieving is a healthy reaction to loss. God made people to have emotions, and it’s perfectly expectable for us to grieve when we are sad. Exercising our emotions is healthy. Those who bottle up their feelings can make their grief seem unbearable. Kubler-Ross attempts to break down the stages of grief to help us expect what we might feel or what others might feel when they go through loss. Kübler-Ross ' The five stages that Kubler-Ross sets before us are; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance were first published in her seminal book On Death & Dying in 1969. These 5 stages were posed to help people understand grief and what we as humans go though when we face hard times such as sickness and death. Denial is the person simply refusing to believe the bad news. Anger is when we get upset over the circumstances set before us. Bargaining is trying to make a deal with...
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...Olympia Lewis 11-02-2014 Professor Kenneth Lewis HRM 530 As CEO of Donatos Pizza, I am going to compare 2 positions from Undercover- Boss season 5 episodes 3 and perform a job analysis of each position. Also, I will describe my method of collecting the information for the job analysis, create a job description from the job analysis. Lastly, I would justify my belief that the job analysis and job description are in compliance with state and federal regulations. My name is Olympia Payne Lewis, CEO of Donato Pizza, a family owned business that’s been operating for over 50 years. Donato pizzas vision is “To give a good thing”, and our Motto is to “Treat others the way you want to be treated” Our brand was so good that McDonalds bought our brand as a subsidiary. Today, I decided to link up with a reality show called Undercover Boss to see exactly how our brand is being represented by our employees. In this episode, I went undercover as a geeky like worker named Cathy. The purposes of my assignments are to see what level of customer service each employee offers to customers, to see if employees are doing their assigned job descriptions, and to find out if any employees are breaking rules or representing the brand in a inappropriate manner. I went to 4 locations to see how things were running. I am going to critique the following positions that I encountered; Delivery driver, & The Cashier. JOB POSITIONS Day 1 Delivery Driver- is responsible...
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...Young Adult Prelog I can’t believe I finally received my logging journal, this entry may be a few hours early but no one has to know. Tomorrow is the big day, the fifteenth commemorative day of my birth and the first day of my five year transition to adulthood. It’s been such a long time coming! Everyone says I’m going to miss being a minor and living with my family but I don’t think so, this is going to be fun! All week I’ve been running back and forth with my parents to the young adult center, and finally all of my arrangements are in place. I’ve been assigned to the VERY BEST young adult housing unit (unit 5, the one with a POOL), I was chosen to receive agricultural training, and I even had my first nutrient analysis! I was so tired of that generic slop they feed the minors, but not any more! They...
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...2b: Decision Making When choosing which organization to volunteer for, we went through several steps before finally deciding on volunteering for TEDxCU. Our first course of action was having each member make a list of organizations they would like to volunteer with. Also, with some of us being in the Greek system, we had organizations we normally work with as back up plans. By creating a list of volunteer opportunities, we used the classical model. Once we had a few ideas brainstormed, we contacted our top choices and found out any additional information that wasn’t listed on their websites. We decided to use the classical model when making our decision because there are so many places we could volunteer, and narrowing it down to our top three made the process simpler and faster. When looking back on our decision process, there was no evidence of group think. No one felt like they were conforming to anyone’s ideas, which caused critical decisions to be made and not dysfunctional decision-making. Although there was no evidence of group think within our group, there were some barriers. Our first barrier was deciding what we wanted to do, and reaching out to the organizations. We contacted a few places and got details, but it wasn’t always clear what we would be doing and it got complex trying to communicate back and forth. Working as a group made the brainstorming process easier and allowed us to have several options; however, when it came to the time to choose an organization...
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...Week 6 Business Analysis Part III Chris Hernandez Chris Hernandez MGT/521 November 14, 2011 Jerry Davis Week 6 Business Analysis Part III Chris Hernandez Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903, the great depression and now the recession we are in the company has survived and found ways to become stronger. The company has rebounded in the past few years and right now the company is booming and generating a great profit which is pleasing for the company and its stakeholders. As numbers tell no lies, in 2008 Ford suffered its worst year in history with a $14.6 billion dollar loss (Starner, 2010), and by 2010 reported a $2.7 billion dollar gain. With a turn around like that one must assume Ford has figured out what they need to change to survive. A few ways that the company has turned around the business is by downsizing and changing company values, to introduce a new, “Battery Electric Vehicle(BEV)” ("Media.ford.com", 2011), and also they have incorporated robotics into their Quality Control(Robotic Trends Staff, 2011). Ford has a very strong human resource department and a woman by the name of Felicia Fields (Starner, 2010), has been a major player for the company. Ford is now as a company who is striving and achieving great success that once again has made them a top performer in the auto industry. In 2008 the company hit rock bottom, with record losses and the companies stock falling to about a dollar, the company has had to regroup...
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...Stand by Me Analysis Abstract The following paper will contain an analysis of a movie based on Stephen king’s novel Stand by Me. This movie shows the background of four children in a small town in which they are growing up. The background shows they all come from somewhat of an abusive background and how they cope with having little chance of success in their lives. Throughout the paper you will read how the journey that the group goes on further develops each member as well as the group as a whole. Particularly you will see how the plot, other groups, and each significant moment along the way further develop the group and each member. As the story goes on you will read about the different stages that the group will undergo and how the group shifts its motives. The paper will contain an analysis of each group member so that the reader has enough information to understand the rest of the paper. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve” The movie begins with an older man who narrarates the movie, we soon find out that this is Gordie telling his story about the time him and his best friends went to see a dead body. The movie is about four young boys who are growing up in a small town who have little chance of being real successful. The boys go off on an adventure to see a dead body in hopes to become famous. Throughout the paper I will be giving background information on each character and describe how that information develops their group, describing...
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...Where Does My Identity Come From? Some people believe that when they grow older they will be nothing like their parents or family. No matter what people want to make themselves believe; everyone pulls traits, ideas, views on world problems, and many other aspects as well from their life growing up. All of these qualities are what give people their self-identity. Not every person will be the same or view things the same way, each family has gone thought different journeys in their lives, some families have different cultures while others are from different eras and hold different traditions. Each one of these qualities that come from a family creates persons individuality and can create a self-confident person or a low one. With all of this said, people gain their self-identity from the psychological development, era of their family, traditions in the home, and the location they were raised in. There are many different scenarios a person could go through to develop their self-identity. An individual could have grown up in a loving and family oriented home. With a father who made sure to discipline when needed, but assured his family with knowledge of growing up and encouraging his family to do their best at everything. “Advice to My Son” was a poem written by Peter Meinke and it reflects the analysis given before. Meinke’s poem is about a father who is giving his son advice about the life ahead of him. In the first part of the poem the father tells his son that he needs to...
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