...When I was a little kid I hated going outside. The dirty, hot air, and almost everything else irritated me. I just wanted to stay in and watch TiVo. or play games. But my father pushed me to go outside and play baseball. I was beyond terrible, I couldn’t catch, run, or hit like most eight year olds. Then I joined little league even though I smiled I hated all the kids there. Then my dad went even further and started a baseball team. For the next three years I had to spend most of my time with these idiots… The people on the new team were all older or taller than me. And no one trusted or liked each other. We even went the first year with almost no wins. Then almost everyone on the team left. Then next year we started a new team with new people....
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...say I know our Advance baseball team would do anything to get a win. They did not always succeed when it comes to winning, but they always give 100%. The baseball team main goal was to win every game they play. Although this discourse community did not receive much recognition from the school, they make the most of it. Observing this discourse community, I learned new things about the boys and their sport. If you have watched a baseball game, it was a slow sport. This sport is slow because of how long it takes one batter to bat. When I was watching the boys get ready to start practicing, I could see conservations happening within the baseball team. I could see the boys joking around and talking about their school day before practice. Then, I could see Coach Asmus walk up, and the boys get silent and immediately start stretching. This is a normal behavior of how players react to their coach. While the boys were stretching, the boys counted aloud and...
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...It was that time of year and I was so ready. It was baseball season, basketball season had just passed it was a good season for our Newbern panther boys and girls. This year we were looking for a win, we had never won a game in baseball, ever. So today was the first day of tryouts, and we had a new coach named coach king. He was kind of strict he told me he is the varsity coach for tight ends and full backs for Valdosta high school. Sometimes he would just be mean for no reason. Finally, it was our first week of practice and he was assigning position. It was my turn and coach king put me at a position I had never played out of my 2 other years playing at Newbern Middle School. He assigned me to shortstop I had never played that, ever I...
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...Strategies, Time Management Profile, Organizational Design Preference, and Which Culture Fits You?” These self-assessments are located in Week 1 of your course shell. Read the scoring narrative provided at the end each self-assessment and record your score in the appropriate area below. Then, read the interpretation narrative and write a brief interpretation of what your score means. |Assessment: A Twenty-First-Century Manager | |PMF Score: __6 1/2___ | |Interpretation: | |The interpretation of my scores means that I must work hard to grow and develop continually in my resistance to stress and the tolerance I | |have for uncertainty. For instance, everyone around me can tell when I am stressed out, at work and at home. Especially being a manager I need| |to work on not showing my stress to the point where I make everyone stressed and upset. I also need to work on my self confidence. I believe | |in myself 100%, but I need to display my personal presence in certain situations. Instead of hiding behind people or keeping quiet. | |Assessment: “TT” Leadership Style Assessment ...
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...The African American civil rights movement of the mid-20th century garnered widespread attention and support from both within and outside the United States, catalyzing significant legislative changes and societal shifts. In contrast, the American Indian civil rights movement faced relatively muted public perception and support, often overshadowed by other social movements, despite addressing equally pressing issues of injustice and discrimination. While Jackie Robinson is rightly celebrated for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, his impact extends far beyond the diamond. His courageous stand against racial segregation made him an iconic figure in the African American civil rights movement. In contrast, despite their remarkable...
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...in American culture, resulting in the construction and reinforcement of narratives, particularly in professional sports” (Berg & Harthcock). The media can be held responsible for creating the majority of the public’s perception of sports to this day. The heavy dosage of sports communication, in every aspect thinkable, has altered and constructed the influence of sports on millions of people. The sports communication field has become a vast entity and proved to be a profitable market. However, the communicative process regarding sports information has lately cannibalized the true essentials of sports coverage. Sports in general have grown dramatically along with the growth of media. Growth is normally good, but the growth of sports communication in general is so massive that it has become over saturated with inadequate information. The focus of what the media communicates with audiences today is hardly ever statistical information like how many runs Kansas City pitcher, Yordano Ventura, allowed but more on his instigating attitude and why he throws 100mph fuzz balls at guys’ heads so often. After all, Major League Baseball is known as “the show” for a reason. It is easier for the media to narrate exaggerated, unexpected events. These narrations often exclude the true sports coverage essentials. However, they provide excessive information about the athletes involved. Often times this includes personal information. “Sports stars are real in the sense that they perform live...
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...recipient has no ability to change the way the person relaying the information will transmit it. It’s upon him or her to decide if to treat it as positive or negative feedback. The person who treats it as positive feedback has the ability to change the areas that need change without much resistance and while the person who perceives the feedback as negative will tend to bend low with a dwindled self-esteem and may end up reacting in a depressing manner. When the information being communicated is a critique, the recipient is also the determinant as to whether, the feedback will bring a change in the person or he or she will react to the information. Openness to feedback is a challenge to many people today since when one speaks about their personal experiences they fear being judged inappropriately. In the work place, workers are afraid of getting back information because they fear being perceived as weak, uncertain and deficient of confidence. Therefore, they tend to evade returning information that would result to change and that would bring about positive outcome in the organization (Reeves, D. B., 2006). Some factors that may make an individual to react negatively is lack of self-esteem and the inability to pick out their strengths and utilize the information they get about their mistakes to build more vigor on them. The moment a person incorporates a negative attitude during feedback, the intended impact is distorted. Willingness to disclose information is inherent within a...
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...Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment Organizational Behavior BUS 520 Dr. Ras Tsidi Acolatse July 23, 2013 Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment An accurate profile of my personality characteristics would read: progressive 21st Century leader, able to achieve positive results through transformational and transactional leadership (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien, & Hunt, 2012, p. 310), proven intuitive skills, keen sense of achieving results through compromising and excellent problem-solving techniques; achieved success in organizations developed through organic or mechanistic design. The results of my self-assessment portfolio reflect profile management foundations (PMF) of an individual with the necessary traits to manage and lead others in fluid, fast pace, and sometimes, volatile organizations. My “A Twenty-First Century Manager” score of 9/10 is the culmination, results of over 40 years in the workforce. Every job and professional experience has built upon the other in providing me the traits of being an effective leader in the 21st Century and beyond. I have gained and maintained the requisite skills to be an effective manager, and I possess the necessary traits for achieving mission success in organizations with varied and diverse missions, whether it is a Government agency/entity, or a private organization. I also have the ability to be both a transformation leader (score 24) or transactional leader (26), as dictated by the vision, goals, and objectivities...
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...highly respected and people see themselves as future managers. But that’s not sufficient people have to develop certain skills that are actually present in managers. Some people have a natural talent to be a manager while others have to develop it (Goyal, 2012). Same is the case with me. My score shows that there is need to develop and further flourish my managerial skills and competencies. Only after that I can become an effective leader. Before applying to any managerial sort of job I should improve my skills so that I can fit there easily. Some business sort of career would be suitable for me if I developed and improve my competencies. There are some situations when decisions have to be made just on some intuitions whether in one’s personal life or in professional. Intuition is totally based on feelings and not on facts (West, 2011). As far as my skills are concerned then there is a sheer need to polish my intuitive skills and decision making on intuition. If we take the example of meetings then facial expressions, body language, voice tone and eyes movement can help to make some cues and then take decisions on that (West, 2011). I also have to practice these things to make my...
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...as a strawberry or as large as a football stadium, you should begin by observing your subject closely and deciding which details are most significant. Topic Suggestions: a basketball, baseball glove, or tennis racket a bowl of fruit a character from a book, film, or television programme a child's secret hiding place a city bus or subway train a closet a favourite restaurant a fridge or washing machine a Halloween costume a hospital emergency room a laptop computer a locker a mobile phone a painting a particular friend or family member a pet a photograph a pizza a rest room in a service station a small town cemetery a storefront window a street that leads to your home or school a treasured belonging a vase of flowers a waiting room a work table an accident scene an art exhibit an ideal apartment an inspiring view an item left too long in your refrigerator an unusual room backstage during a play or a concert the inside of a spaceship the scene at a concert or athletic event your dream house your favourite food your ideal roommate your memory of a place that you visited as a child your old neighbourhood (2) Narration At least one of the topics below may remind you of a particular incident that you can relate in a clearly organised narrative essay. a brush with death a brush with greatness a dangerous experience a day when everything went right (or wrong) a disastrous date a frightening experience a historic event a memorable...
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...1. Which sentence uses verbs correctly? Choose 1 answer - ANSWER D – A. Angry cats are wanting to be let outside. –WRONG TENSE should be “want” B. The hungry dogs have ate their breakfast. - WRONG TENSE should be “eaten” C. Yesterday, the teacher prepares the assignment. - WRONG TENSE should be “prepared” D. The children are ready to go to school. 2. Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement? Choose 1 answer ANSWER A – ignore the stuff between the commas A. The children, hushed by their teacher, try to keep quiet. B. The books, read by the student, is returned to their shelf. INCORRECT – plural “books” doesn’t match singular “is returned” C. The librarian, anxious to find the books, browse the stacks. Singular “librarian” does not match plural “browse” D. The student, bothered by the uproar, request less noise. Singular “student” does not match plural “request” 3. Which sentence has the underlined word spelled correctly? Choose 1 answer ANSWER A – B is spelled correctly but it’s the wrong use. A. The principal sent the student a letter of congratulations. B. The principle ate lunch with the students. INCORRECT – wrong version of word for sentence C. The prinsipal signs the final grade reports. INCORRECT – no ‘s’ D. The princepal earned minimal interest. INCORRECT – no ‘e’ 4. Classify each sentence according to whether it exhibits or does not exhibit parallelism. Select your...
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...Autobiographical Self-representation in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea Twentieth Century American Fiction ¬¬¬¬ Art and Literature has its origin in man’s desire for immortality. This desire for eternal remembrance prompted primitive men to carve figures of himself and his surroundings in his dwelling places. As art developed and languages formed, the same desire enflamed and that became an impetus for literature. Early literature must have been a recording of real life events with strong and highly fictional additions. Thus, every literature is a product of this human desire to make oneself immortal through the recording of one’s own philosophy, imaginations and real life events. Even in the modern age this subconscious desire results in the inclusion of autobiographical elements of the author into his writings. Ernest Hemingway, America’s most celebrated novelist-cum -short story writer of the twentieth century is said to derive the impetus for his fiction from his own real life experiences or very rarely from the experiences of others who have went through agonies in life just like him. The Old Man and the Sea, one of his greatest and most widely read work is certainly filled with many allusions to his own life, and ideals. The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of an old fisherman named Santiago who fishes in the gulf stream. The man is having some bad time with fishing and has gone without fish for eighty five days. He is very poor and...
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...new findings about the topic. Make clear from the beginning of your paper its purpose. Here is an example of an informative essay topic: a student wrote about technology invading churches in the form of ATM machines. He called it “Technology goes to Church.” His purpose was to inform readers that because of the decrease in weekly donations some churches are now installing ATM machines in the hopes of raising their revenue. The writing of an informative essay (expository essay) incorporates a variety of modes or strategies of writing. Using a variety of these modes to inform and educate the audience will result in the audience having a clearer view of the topic. This can be accomplished through illustration. By giving examples through narratives, comparing, contrasting,...
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...Josh Brophy Personal Narrative The “It” Factor “I heard you got another A in one of your summer classes. Good job.” “Thanks. Everything is finally looking up. Mom said I’ve earned another shot up at University Park. Dad is still being stubborn, but he’ll come around eventually. I haven’t been this happy since high school.” “Seems like it. You better make the most of it.” “I will. I have to.” “If you don’t mind me asking…where were you the past year?” “Lost.” “What do you mean?” “I wish I knew.” “You know—I went to Penn State too—was there for 8 years and 3 degrees. I knew many of the most talented and brilliant people there. Professors, students, and—“ “You were one of them.” “—and you are too. You’re just as talented as any of them, including me.” “I know Mark, I agree with you.” “Then…can I ask you something?” “Is that rhetorical?” “How badly do you want to succeed?” “As badly as you did…as badly as you still do.” “Then why were you struggling so much? “Because I just wasn’t…me.” “For how long?” “—the past two years.” “So…help me understand what you’re talking about?” “You already know everything that’s happened with me...it’s all been in our conversations; little bits here—small pieces there. You’re smart enough to put it all together—and I know you already have. I’m done thinking about what’s happened in the past. I’ve already moved on.” “Fair enough.” August 22nd, 2012. I didn’t speak to anyone on the two hour ride to State College, but there...
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...Module 10 . LearningAcross Bord.ers: Disneyland. theMore on Ml0-25 DisneyGoesto Tokyo Crossingthe Pacific In the mid-I970s, the Oriental Land Company, a ]apanese development company that owned a large tract oflandfill east ofTokyo zoned for pubIic leisure activities, approached Disney with the idea of building a Disneyland in lapan. Six hundred acreswere set asidefor the project. But, in an era of conservative (caretaking) management at Walt Disney Productions, senior executivesat Disney were hesitant. After all, lapan was far away, quite distant in terms of culture, and Tokyo not only had much colder winters than California or Florida but endured a lengthy rainy seasonin lune and July. Yet, after exploring alternativeoptions at some length (including other sitesin Asia), Disney decided to go ahead. Nevertheless,it insisted on a deal that left Oriental Land with virtually all of the risk. Instead of taking an ownership position in Tokyo Disneyland, Disney demanded royalties of I0 percent of the revenues from admissions and rides, and 5 percent of the receiptsfiom food, beverages,and souvenirs. Disney also asked for and more or less received artistic control of the park. Its partner, with its experience in developmer-rt projects in Tokyo, looked after the complex relationships with local planning and regulatory authorities, financing, and adjacent development. At first glance,Tokyo Disneyland seemsto be a close physical and social copy of Disneyland...
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