...you normally earn? I felt very bad because I know I am better than a bad grade so I get determined to get a better grade next time. 3) Think about a time when a friend or family member was feeling down about a poor grade or performance. What was your reaction? Did you say anything to him or her? What did you say? I told them that there is always a next time where you can do better and to not worry about the past because there’s always better times ahead. 4) Think of the last time you entered a new experience (1st time in a class, a new job, 1st year in a leadership role, etc.). Describe your thoughts. Would you consider yourself more anxious (fearful) than excited (nervous but energetic) or vice versa? I was very nervous but excited my first time I took part in something new. You have no idea what to expect but the anticipation of something great keeps your hopes up. 5) Suppose a teacher asks for a volunteer to lead a team project. You have the skills and some experience with the task at hand. Would you volunteer? Why or why not? I would volunteer because it is the right thing to do. It is an experience that you might never get to experience again. Being open to anything is a very good trait even if you are not qualified. Part II. Review your answers to the questions above and determine whether your response is optimistic or pessimistic. List your determination beside the numbers below. 1. _________optimistic________ 2. ______optimistic___________...
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...Walter Younger, a character in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun begins as a very conflicted character who puts his needs before his family’s. But as time goes on and he matures, he learns from his mistakes. Hansberry shows with symbolism and conflict this transition and that anyone can accomplish anything by never giving up and staying hopeful. Walter is a character who is constantly faced with obstacles and must continually overcome them. He also shows the greatest change as a character in the play. Many of the conflicts that arise in the play are because of the insurance check worth ten thousand dollars that Mama receives when her husband Walter Sr. dies. Mama entrusts him with the remaining 6,500 dollars on the condition he...
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...Justin Alvis 3-18-2012 LAC1_COMP_16.2_Planning_an_Essay The Mending Wall by Robert Frost Getting Closer by Seperation The poem "Mending Wall", is about two neighbors that had different thoughts of why or why not there should be a wall in between thier properties. Between natures courses, the trees, rain, animals, and even hunters, every spring Frost has to repair the wall and his neighbor helps him, even though his neighbor feels it is unnessary to seperate the properties. As time goes by, thet eventully start bonding throughout every spring. Frost refers to "as something there is that doesn't love a wall", the wall should not be there in the first place, seperating we as people, the wall needs to come down. To build a lasting relationship while still possesed with discrimination and hatred, toward his neighbor, towards mother nature, and god's creatures. No matter how nice the wall is fixed up. Between the mixure of the rain and sun, the suns rays spills over the wall causing damage. As the damge to the wall is already done and noticed, the two neighbors are literelly putting the stones back, one by one. Frost and his neighbor that lives behind the hill, finally end up taking a walk to discuss the reaccuring damage to the wall and how they might beable to protect it . Their dedication, commitment, and determination to fix the problems, with their differences set aside. As these two neighbors spend time together discussing how to keep this wall intact, they are...
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...Addicted to Being Connected Take a look around you, whether you are alone in your room, sitting in a classroom, or at work. Now, try to imagine a world without all your important apps on your smartphone. You wouldn’t be able to listen to your favorite songs on YouTube or Tweet about that awesome party you went to the night before. Technology is ever where, and there is no way to escape it. Smartphones, computers, social media and texting have become an asset to everyday human interactions. You touch a screen and reach someone presumed ready to respond, someone who also has a phone in hand. As time goes by you start to feel anxious because no one has replied to you. Technology negatively affects us by perpetuating the mindset of immediate satisfaction. The creation of various portable technological devices has slowly ingrained the idea of instant gratification. With gadgets like the iPhone or the Samsung Tablet, users are allowed to play games anywhere, update their Facebook status or email back their co-worker. These mobile devices allow us to keep in touch virtually everywhere and at any time. We grow up learning that whenever we want pleasure or enjoyment, it will automatically be granted to us. “And what I've found is that our little devices, those little devices in our pockets, are so psychologically powerful that they don't only change what we do, they change who we are.” Conversations take place in real time and so you cannot control what you’re going to say. “So,...
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...11-18-2015 Final Project When introduced to college, what is your first reaction? Happy? Excited? Ready to start your life as a college student? Even though you are ready to get started on your path toward a great education and job, there is hard work involved. With hard work comes facing challenges. Things like stress, money, and making time for my family are my three biggest challenges that I personally face. Think about where you are at this point in time. How many challenges have you overcome? The biggest of my three greatest challenges that I face as a college student is stress. There is stress coming from every direction. It comes from places like class, work, home life, relationships, and unexpected setbacks. For me, I do not deal with stress well. There is so many ways to cope with stress, but some people are better at it than others. You just have to find that one thing that you can do to escape from reality for a little while. The reason why I put stress first on my list, is because all of my challenges are directed to stress. I have faced this challenge for a while now. It has seem to become a part of my daily routine. With that being said, I have learned to control it but not to completely erase it from my life. If you figure out how, let me know! One suggestion that I have come up with is putting yourself in a setting where nothing can cause more stress. For me, I like going in a quiet room and finding out interesting facts about random things. I look for...
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...Everyone slowly drifting off, but we drove on. It was completely silent and boring, but we drove on. It was nothing like that at all. Instead, it went a little something like this: The sound of loud, slap happy children, music, and too much excitement filled the car. From our incessant conversations about how much we will miss each other, since Ryan Rocke is homeschooled, to our atrocious singing of our song of the year, Ride by Twenty One Pilots. My mom kept giving me the “charming-now-stop-before-my ears-start-bleeding” look. It was one of those times where everything moved in slow motion. We became really close and got to know each other better. That is how you know you have friends for life, you just keep getting closer and closer as time goes on. I felt as if I knew that there needs to be more people like this in the world. I knew that these people would be with me forever, no matter the situation. Friends like that are hard to find, and I am very lucky I found them earlier in life rather than later. Although we all would not see each other for a while, we promised we would keep in touch. Even if we didn’t talk in a while, we always knew they were there if we needed them. That is the thing with best friends, they are always there for you. Once we finally got to the water park, the feeling of excitement was in the air. Second, the water park itself. At the water park, there were so many things to do. They had the wave pool, the speed slides, the lazy river, the toilet bowl slide...
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...after the name of anime characters. B. There are many cosplayers that dresses like an anime character. 1. Students would love to watch them and appreciate them. 2. Students feel that animes are real which they are dreaming of. III. Watching animes can create a student’s social life. A. When a student meets another student that loves watching animes, they would understand each other and they can be friends. 1. They would talk to each other about animes. 2. They would ask a copy of an anime from each other which will generate their social life. B. Students watch anime in a group. 1. The bonding between students is developed while they are watching anime in a group. 2. As time goes by, they will know each other better in while watching a...
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...12/02/2012 Business Operations Plan DeVry University/ Professor Introduction: Angie’s Sweet Treats is an online bakery where customers can order from a large selection of baked goods, pastries and other sugary sweets. They can be purchased and personalized for any occasion or just because. Angie’s Sweet Treats also has the convenience of physical location in addition to their delivery and catering services. General Approach to Operations: Customers can order online 24 hours a day. Orders received after 2pm Central Time will be scheduled for delivery the next business day. Orders are not delivered on Sundays and will not be delivered any later than 6pm Central Time. Once order has been placed online, owner is notified via automatic e-mail and order description is automatically sent electronically to the store where it is prepared and packaged. Orders are made fresh daily and by request. Back Stage: Back stage is the area behind the scenes of the store, where customers aren’t in reach or in view of daily operations. This is where all the equipment necessarily to make full menu and all supplies/inventory reside. This is distinguished from the front stage by a wall and exit doors to the back of building. This area is also where main office is where all bookkeeping and orders are placed. Orders received online are stored in back area refrigerators and freezers, separate from items of sale. Front Stage: Front stage is where all non-online purchases are kept. This is...
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...differentiation-based strategy with his new venture in specialized motorcycles. Since he is obviously emphasizing the unique attributes of his motorcycles, the differentiation-based strategy fits this scenario best. 2. Identify the strengths upon which this business is built. Do you see any weaknesses that may be of concern to the company? Anglada’s business’s strength lies in the fact that it is consumer centric, allowing the customer to have a hand in the design of his or her motorcycle. The only negative I see with this business model is that it targets specific consumers, the wealthy at least, so he is missing out on a lot of potential buyers. 3. Are there any particular threats that will put Nick Anglada Originals at risk as time goes on? Can you see any opportunities that may allow the company to expand in the future? As far as threats go, someone will see the success he is achieving and try to outdo him, maybe offering to do more than just motorcycles, so he should be looking into expanding or partnering with a similar company that does other automobiles. 4. What resources and capabilities form the foundation for the business? Do you think these will be sufficient to create a sustainable competitive advantage for the company? Why or why not? Clearly, to run a business you need adequate cash available but you also need access to assets and the capabilities to make it all work together. In Anglada’s case, he has motorcycles and his artistic skills along with a...
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...Slide 5 We are currently experimenting with an innovative way for employees to not only interact and take ownership of their time spent in our restaurants. With our “create a taste” program launching it gives customers the opportunity to customize their order to their liking as opposed to purchasing a predetermined combination. We have also launched the McDonald’s app that provides customers with updates, customer rewards, and free giveaways just for being an active user of the application. As time goes on we would like to add to our technology offerings with an online ordering system, a delivery service, and give employees the opportunity to order meals in advance. Slide 7 McDonald’s is keeping up with the younger crowd by following the trend with the McDonald’s App. The app provides free reward points and gifts such as a free sandwich for being an active member. McDonald’s promotions such the annual Monopoly game provide small and large scale prizes, while promotions such as all day breakfast is a result of customer want/ suggestion. Each US McDonald’s location provides free Wi-Fi for all customers that enter the building. For our employees, instant gratification is shown through our recognition programs that celebrate the individual accomplishments with the President’s award and the team effort through the Circle of Excellence Award. Employees are also recognized for their work annually with our short term cash incentives that reflect annual performance of an individual...
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...Introduction to Globalization and Business. They both go hand in hand. The impact of the business depends on the effects of the economy. There will always be pros and cons. The conversation in class confused me a little bit. There is so much to Globalization that I didn’t know about. We had a short week 7 but in class we discussed two articles: "More or Less" and "Black Gold,". Black Gold talked about one of the most disturbing things people could sell on the black market …hair. Nonetheless hair that is rat infested, had lice, even sweat and blood. Sad to say, women in India were touching this hair in the worst working conditions. Sellers even bought hair that these people they call ‘gypsies’ found around the street. Sellers would sell anything to make a profit. More or Less was about inequality. There is a gap between the rich and everyone house and how it’s been changing for over 30 years.. More or Less is too much on the financial side of issues for me because no matter what the rich will always be ahead of us...
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...19 October 2013 Vacations as Time Goes on Now that I am an adult I see how much work goes into making a vacation an enjoyable experience. When I was a child growing up I did not think about all the work that my parents went through to give me the experiences that I now have to look back upon. I only cared about if I was having an enjoyable experience at the time. When I didn’t get my way I would complain about small insignificant things that should not have mattered. It is funny how the things I thought so little about then, make huge differences now. One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of vacations are hotels. When growing up my family would often stay overnight at hotels for mini vacations. I didn’t have a care in the world. I got to sit back and enjoy everything that was going on around me. My parents would choose a hotel for the family to stay at for the night and that was it, that’s where we would be going. I would complain about having to share a bed with my siblings because I wanted my own bed. I also remember complaining about the long car rides to the hotel. As an adult when I look at going to a hotel I have a few things I have to consider before making my decisions. I have to think about where I am going to stay, how much this hotel will cost, and I also have to worry about leaving on time to make it in time for the check in. Another thing I have to consider is what amenities the hotel has to offer for my family to enjoy. Also I must make...
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...I have participated in a guitar course when I was in form 3. My mum’s instant response was that “You are never perseverant in everything. I bet you will give up within three months!” Afterward, I started to doubt with my patience, and thought that she may be right. Besides, I started to ditch the class, and never practiced by myself. Finally, her prophecy was fulfilled, and the guitar which has just been used for a month was discarded in the storage room until now (Self-fulfilling prophecies). In a family meeting last year, my father told me that “I recognize that you have paid huge efforts in your academic works. You are outstanding! I am really pound of you!” I felt cheerful when he fully appreciated my performance as well as labeling me as outstanding. Accordingly, I was convinced that I was superlative and excellent, and this message influenced me extremely. Even though I have come across with some obstacles afterwards, I became optimistic and confident. I believed that nothing can stop me, and I was able to overcome all the hindrances(Direct definitions). When I was in primary school, the school has instilled an idea into my mind, which was “Hong Kong is a competitive society. Thus, you should study hard in order to enter university, if you want to pursue an ideal career.” I did felt pressured and angry, and always asked myself “Why I need to spend so much time on study? Why I cannot do what I really want?” However, although I was extremely unwilling to accept it, I...
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...the dining experience. Many casual-dining restaurants are excited about this new trend and establishments like Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili’s, and Olive Garden are beginning to test this technology as well. The younger population seemed to be much more comfortable with this change and some businesses hope to adopt this practice because it supposedly streamlines the ordering process and delivers faster service. As time goes on, peoples’ lives are prone to becoming fast-paced and hectic and this may be a way to make dining out a little bit easier. However, as the age of the diners increased, the study found that the percentage of people who favored the use of tablets to order food had decreased. Older diners would rather interact face to face with a person. Now businesses are presented with the challenge of deciding on which part of these opposing extremes they wish to please, or how to please both. Of course, there is a lot of controversy with tabletop ordering. It makes a person's job a computer's job, and that cuts costs. Each console goes for $100 per month, which, in the end, comes out much cheaper than what it costs to employ a waiter. Also, no manager needs to train it, replace it if it quits, or offer it sick days. The restaurants deny that the tablets represent an attempt to replace human employees with computers and that there will be no change in the amount of staff they employ. The big question is that if the tablets do end up being the wave of the future...
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...one single pool, direct labor as cost driver, no longer accurate * We want to add cost pool and cost driver 1. allocate indirect cost to cost pools 2. use cost driver to allocate cost to product 1. allocate indirect cost to cost pools 2. use cost driver to allocate cost to product Overview: * ETO tests electronic components * No direct material costs * Requires more expensive and less labor intensive equipment Now they are using single cost pool: For every dollar you spent on direct labor, you allocate 1.45 dollar to overhead For every dollar you spent on direct labor, you allocate 1.45 dollar to overhead We at first assumed direct labor is proportional to machine hour. Therefore even direct labor goes down, machine hour goes down as well. However, we know some process needs more machine hour. Major flaw of the current system: * Only one cost pool * Direct labor is second stage allocation base * Existent system assumed that all products consume direct labor and overhead in the same proportion What changes does ETO face? * More automated, less labor needed * More complicated testing * Smaller and more frequent lots * Require more expensive equipment * Product diversity: some require the expensive equipment while others don’t Products are either over or undercosted Products are either over or underpriced demand moves toward less labor demand moves toward more complex testing The current cost system also causes...
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