...Demonstrate your understanding and knowledge gained about session’s material. Complete with a short discussion (one paragraph) for each question on a Word document and upload through the courseware. Use the approach set of questions for either Beth Israel or TJX. For the Beth Israel outage case, answer these questions: 1. In your opinion, what decision options does Beth Israel Deaconess have in the case situation? Beth Israel Deaconess has few decision options as it pertains to their crisis with their network. They can choose to ignore the situation and hope it goes away; they can act as experts on their own working to solve the issue; they can request external help by an organization that has expertise in the area; or they can shut down their network, work off of paper and move forward. They aren’t all necessarily good options but rather those available based on the network issue they are having. The most viable option, in my opinion, is that of external help – bringing in outside support to diagnose their problem and implement a plan and solution. 2. What criteria is important to making this decision? To make an important decision such as this, it is necessary to talk a look from a bird’s eye view of the situation. Understanding the overall problem – the system is down/not working correctly because it is outdated – and what is needed to fix it – updating the system – allows for solutions. In addition to this, an understanding of timeframe and available budget...
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...Case Study - Mary Beth Johnson Patricia Steer Introduction to Human Resource Management B165/MAN 1300 Section 02 January 12, 2014 Dr. Nicole Runyon Case Study – Mary Beth Johnson This writing will discuss the case study regarding Mary Beth; it will describe Mary Beth’s situation and describe some of the challenges women may face in the global marketplace. In addition, this writing will show alternatives and solutions that Mary Beth can consider when facing her problem. Overview Mary Beth is a well-educated, hardworking, experienced woman working for Raxis Corporation. She has been with the company for many years and because of her excellent productivity has been promoted several times. Mary Beth wants to continue advancing within her company so when she learns of a position opening in the Global Services division she immediately applies for the position. Mary Beth is not offered the job and when she asks her manager about the reasoning for not getting the position, was told that she should not worry about it because “women typically do not get hired for international positions.” The key issues in this situation are that Mary Beth is more than qualified to take on the new position; she is loyal to her company and has the education and skills needed to succeed in the Global Services division. Mary Beth has great productivity but does not get the promotion because of her gender. While gender should not matter when considering a promotion, it does; when thinking...
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...Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley was eye catching from the beginning to the end. The stage was lit nicely to where it covered the full stage. There was not much you could say about the play that was bad. The little hooks that the director, actors, and actresses chose to implement added a unique flare to the play. There was not any hiccups in the play that damage the image of the play. It was a real professional setting, and If there was one thing that caught the eye negatively, it would be in Act 1 Scene 1, but for the most part, the play was fantastic. The director chose to position two actresses with their backs to the audience while they were disregarding an actress in front of them. This part of the scene was blind to the audience. The...
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...Defining a Parent Growing up in a single-parent home for all of my life, I’ve learned a lot about parenting. Being a parent is a role that is often underestimated. Parents seldom realize the impact that they have on their kids, and how they can impact the kids’ lives for the better or worse. The world we live in today defines a parent by the house they live in and the car they drive. Being a good parent these days is based off of qualities that are unimportant and unrelated to actually being a good parent. Contrary to popular belief, this is not the way it should be done. Regardless of money and power, a parent is defined by their love, their ability to forgive, and their supportiveness. Parents love for their kids can make a huge difference in their lives. If this love is only temporary, or when their kids do something right or well, that can emotionally hurt the kids worse than many may realize. Conditional love will act as the root of all evil in a relationship between a parent and their kid. It shows the kid that they will be loved based off of what they do and how well they do it, not because of who they are. Unconditional love however, can make all the difference in a relationship. Kids who are loved unconditionally learn that they also should love unconditionally, and that it is the greatest kind of love. They learn that they are loved because of who they are and not what they’ve done. As Margaret Paul explained, “Our children become a mirror of our own behavior, discounting...
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...arise during researches such as biotechnology (Veatch, 2011). This paper discusses Mary Beth Whitehead surrogacy case. The case study Bill and Elizabeth Stern could not bear a child because of Elizabeth’s sclerosis (Veatch, 2011). This couple in 1985 decided to pay Mary Beth Whitehead to bear Bill Stern’s child. Whitehead was paid ten thousand dollars. Upon agreeing, Mary and her husband, Richard signed a surrogacy contract. Mary was then inseminated. When the child was born Whitehead wanted to keep it. This resulted in a legal battle that saw a family court upholding Stern’s contract. The court approved Elizabeth Stern as the legal mother. The move was reversed bay New Jersey’s Supreme Court (Veatch, 2011). The court termed the contract as baby-selling. The Sterns were then given the chance to keep Baby M, in addition Mary Beth was granted strict visiting rights. Baby M at age 18 decided to cut relationship with Mary Beth by legalizing her adoption. Arising ethical questions From the case study, several ethical questions are left unanswered. Biotechnology and other biological researches have always rubbed some people the wrong way. This has prompted people to question some of the processes. Surrogacy frequently has been used by couples who cannot bear children. The Stern’s case is a perfect example. They entered into an agreement with the Whiteheads. The arrangement would see Mary Beth artificially...
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...One theme emerging from the short story “Ashes” by Susan Beth Pfeffer is manipulation is evil. After five years of the mother and father being together they had a baby named Ashleigh or Ashes. Then two years later they got a divorce and split up. The father only has Ashes on certain days and when he does have her, he’s not really a father. He always picks up ashes late from school and makes compliments like you're one in a million, or you're just like your mother to make up for it. But he really give her those compliments because he wants to get her to steal $200 from her mother because he is in a desperate need of money. He manipulates her by taking her out to a brand new restaurant, even though he can’t afford it. And saying the money will be back by thursday or friday by the latest, and giving. He tells Ashes that if she does this they would be set for life and telling the little girl that he can afford it. This is significant because it shows that evil can come from manipulation. In this scene Pfeffer uses long and short sentences and descriptive language very well to show how manipulation the dad is to his daughter. The dad need money from his divorced wife and he wants Ashes to steal it for him. “It’s me she’d be angry at,’ dad said. ‘Which is why she’ll...
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...At the beginning of the story, the parents of Shannon, a five year old girl and playmate of Beth Johnson’s daughter, learn that Shannon has a growth in her brain. I think Johnson is referring to Shannon’s brain tumor in her title “Bombs Bursting in Air” because that is when she first describes the effects of a bomb exploding. Johnson seems to use the word bomb figuratively in her story. She is not describing a real bomb when she refers to bombs exploding. Johnson describes the emotional and physical responses that friends and family endure when someone they know suffers a form of loss. This is her definition of bombs exploding in a person’s life. Johnson’s examples for bombs range from life threating injuries all the way to death. Beth Johnson...
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...Taren Bradd Mrs. Burton English 4/ Period 5 January 25, 2011 Overzealous Parents There is one at almost every sporting event. They are parents that yell outrageously at the players, coaches, and referees, disrupting the sporting event, or pausing games. Even though there are other families and younger children around. These are parents that are displaying unsportsmanlike conduct and sometimes even violent behavior. Over the years there are more and more parents that are becoming over involved in their children’s sporting activities. Parents today are demonstrating over involvement, over spending, and are over booking their children in youth sports and extracurricular activities. Sports are supposed to be fun and competitive but more fun and entertaining than anything. Parental over involvement is becoming a problem because they can take the fun out of sports for the kids. Parent’s voices can go along way. Yelling and cheering on players and teams is a good thing. Parents should be excited and giving the kids good complements. But when parents display bad sportsmanship it is a different story. As parents are yelling mean statements they are not thinking about how that might make that kid feel. The child’s parents are most likely around somewhere and may get upset as well. If kids are hearing insults and inappropriate words yelled at them the game would also become less fun and hard to focus on. Some kid’s use it to their advantage, and play better because they...
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...Penny Driver EDU-250 January 25th, 2013 Alison Atkins My Personal Classroom Management Plan This is the plan that I have created for my Center and I believe that it meets the criteria of this class. I believe that developmentally appropriate program must be developed focusing on the following beliefs. That our staff will be committed to providing active hands on type of learning atmosphere. In fulfilling our commitment to the children enrolled, we attempt to implement and educational program with the following philosophy. We believe that children learn best when allowed to be actively involved in the classroom. We provide three-dimensional learning experiences that encourage busy involvement opposed to inactive two-dimension instruction. A child enrolled in our program will enjoy the time they spend in their classrooms. His/hers experiences will be fun and rewarding-fostering in a positive attitude toward school and learning. Children are encouraged to be themselves. They begin at their own individual level of development and progress at their own rate. They feel free to investigate and arrive at conclusions without fear of making a mistake. We believe the program should offer opportunities for exposure to a large variety of learning. Activities range from total class involvement to tailored individual projects. The child is an active, talkative explorer interacting with peers and teachers. The learning process is enhanced by interest centers consisting...
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...Name: Xavier Saunders Subject: English Topic: “Should parents control the lives of their teenage children” Good morning teachers and students of the Basseterre High School. I wish to take this opportunity to share my position on the following question, should parents control the lives of their teenage children? It is most important that parents should have a very integral part in their children lives to guide and to mould them so that they can become respectful and loyal human being in society. As the bible teaches us as parents “we should train up our children in the way they should grow that when they are old they will not depart from it” (it meaning what they where thought as children growing up). To be respectful of other, as they are of themselves, be patient, forgiving, kind, loving, thoughtful. Our society does not like unruly nor disrespectful children. They do not fit into society when they are misbehaved and become delinquent children. They will be seen as trouble makers and as such do not fit well into society. It is very vital for parents to control the lives of their children. Parents need to help them to develop good decision making skills and to provide security both physically and emotionally. Parents are obligated to provide food, clothing and shelter for their teenage children. Therefore, if parents are the ones providing the necessities of life they should have full control over their children lives as teenagers. Teenagers are very dependent...
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...Alex Levy Mod 3 English 7/8 Ms. Herbst class College essay In my religion the people of the congregation believe that when you turn 13 and become Barmitzbad you take the step from being a child to adulthood. As much as I believe in it is not entirely true because you don’t experience life at 13. I had become a man spiritually but when I turned 18 everything became vigorous and challenging. Every thing changes from rainbows to somber in a blink of an eye. I didn’t have the same freedom as I once did. I had more responsibilities and needed to pull my weight around. You could say I was technically on my own because my parents wanted a performance on my behalf and the ability to respond to any type of problem they needed for me to solve. If I didn’t answer to them it would mean a loss of capital on my part, which hurt me on the weekends. I needed to be my parent’s solution to my parent’s problems and as time went on they wanted more and more. I was an athlete/ driver/ business man/ babysitter/ student. All this things were done on a daily basis. I wake up everyday for school at 7 and attend all my classes and work as hard as I can. When I finish school I have practice with the varsity soccer team for 2 hours. We run, play, and work relentlessly to stay in shape and become better players. After I am done with my day in school I rush to my sister school and pick her up and take her home to eat. Depending on the day if my sister is scheduled to have any after school activities...
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...The Teenager Clarissa is a 16 year old, confidant, proud, empathetic, teenager, who enjoys the companionship of friends and has no worries. She comes from a very traditional family, who lived the simple quiet life, where nothing ever went wrong, she never heard arguments, or fights. She lived in a peaceful home and her parents lead her through the Christian lifestyle. At the age of 11 she was diagnosed with Leukemia. It was a big shock to her and her family. She began to go through extensive therapies and radiation treatments, it put her family through so much turmoil, stress, and financial binds and she quickly seen how her parent’s beliefs disappeared. She then questioned, why? “Why is this happening to me and why did you choose me and my family to go through this pain?” Her parents quit going to church and they had no time to gather as a family anymore. Everyone was going every which way. “Not only was I falling apart, my family is falling apart!” “I lost total faith in everything I ever believed in.” Her mother tried her best to keep things together, but all Clarissa saw was hurt, pain, and suffering. She became blaming herself for all the pain and heartache she felt she caused her parents. After 2 years of hospital visits and doctors there was finally a breakthrough. She became strong and accepted the fact she had and illness and became optimistic. She then noticed that whatever vibe she put off rubbed off on her parents, who then became positive and “alive”...
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...Lab #3 Partnership - Engaging Families I attended at two parent workshops the first one was at my daughter's school, it was about “ Bullying - How to identify it and make it stop” The person who talked about the topic was from “ Austin Child Guidance Center” her name is Kelley Roberts. She began sharing information about: talk to your child about bullying and how parents can prepare to talk with their children as they consider how they will handle their children's questions and emotions. They can also decide which information they want to give their children about bullying, and how parents should be willing to listening, believing, giving support, being patient, providing information and exploring options for intervention strategies. While she was giving information about the topic she asked questions to parents and they respond saying the answers, for example she asked questions like “If you see someone bullying another person how can you help?” someone said “ Tell my child to stop doing that” and the Kelly asked “How can you help?” another parent raided her hand and said “ Don’t enjoy bullying” and another parent said “ Harassers like to do it in front of others is more fun this way. If you ignore harassment and you don’t join it proves that bullying is not fun”. The last topic was “ Notifying the school about a bullying incident-using a template letter” When your child is a target of bullying, it is important to document the events and develop a record, or history,...
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...In this book Mary Beth Norton began to examine Salem witchcraft based upon the role of feminism, the culture of New England, and the way in which war worked with the concept of witchcraft to create a vulnerable society. She uses a historical approach to examine the interactions of Salem and draw her own conclusions on what had occurred. This is evident based on her close examination of society based upon New England’s interactions with Native Americans, including the makeup of Essex County compared to other parts of New England. During this time there was conflict in the Northeast including Maine. Norton argues these conflicts were a direct cause of the witch trials, claiming those involved in the trials were connected in some way to the Indian...
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...Susan Beth Pfeffer’s short story, “Ashes” tells us of a girl named Ashley who has divorced parents. The difference between the two figures being Ashes’ mother is prepared for anything, yet her dad is unreliable. Ashes’ father hopes to manipulate her into “borrowing” money from her mom to better himself and his life. Facing the end, Ashes is forced to make a choice between being the one in a million girl that is trustworthy and dependable, or that one in a million girl that would steal for those she cares for. One lesson the story suggests is that being selfish can make one manipulative and take advantage of others. From the beginning, the description of Ashley’s father is unreliable and encouraging. He is present, yet in the same moment, not present. Pfeffer describes how, “I have a chance at something really big,” he said. “All I have need to do is put together a little financing and I'll be set for life.” Ashes’ dad is selfish as he does not incorporate the daughter into his plans, but continues to want Ashes to go about “borrowing” money for him, making him appear even more self-centered. Another detail displaying an idea of manipulation is that Ashes’ father encourages or sweetens up Ashes. He tells her she is special and can do anything she wants. “You are...
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