...Fieldwork Project 1: Dinnertime You will submit, via this Bb assignment page, a brainstorm, a list of questions, and 400-word essay on your fieldwork and your results. READ CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. Doing the assignment is as much a test your ability to follow directions as it is of your fieldwork project! 1. Prepare with a Brainstorm: Ask yourself your family’s dinnertime habits, meal-sharing at home, and customs at your table, who eats when, what it means to have food and share it, what it means to gather at a table with family, who is your dinnertime family, and what expectations or ideals you have for dinnertime. Think carefully about your own dinnertime experiences BEFORE you ask your interview questions. Brainstorm by typing for 4 minutes--save this work, as you will need to turn it in with the rest of your assignment. 2. Interview a classmate (or friend): Now you have thought about how dinnertime and meal-sharing works in your family. So, next you will develop 5 interview questions. Your goal is to learn how someone else experiences dinnertime and meal-sharing with his/her family. I want you to attempt an anthropological view of dinnertime practices. You will need to choose a focus, but you could explore many different questions. Here are some ideas (you may choose from this list or come up with your own questions): How are your dinnertimes organized? Who attends? Who cooks? Who cleans? Do you all eat together? Does it matter? ...
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... “The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood” Even though the coroner ruled Wood’s death accidental at first, the investigation was reopened and ruled “undetermined,” causing speculation. Evidence leads researchers to believe that her death was not an accident, but proves that she was killed by her husband, Robert Wagner. This shows that Natalie Wood’s death a murder, Walken was incapable of killing Wood the night of her death, and Wood was indeed murdered by her husband Wagner. Evidence lets us clearly see that Wood’s death was not accidental, but a murder. The original ruling of Wood’s death was declared an accidental drowning, this information was shortly announced after her death on November 29, 1981. Although facts supporting this idea of an accidental drowning are close to none. From a very young age Natalie Wood had been terrified of water up until the night of her death. Some argue that in her state of drunkenness she willingly got into the water although she did not know how to swim. “there is speculation that she fell into the water while attempting to secure the dinghy. However the author believes this is unlikely due to the fact that Natalie Wood has a lifelong fear of water.” (the Biography.com) This lead to claims of suicide. Contradictory to this alcohol will only heighten a fear not minimize it, this being stated falsifies the claim of an accidental drowning or suicide. People who suffer from hydrophobia experience symptoms similar to victims of drowning when in...
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...Note: Save this document as a Microsoft Word file to an easy to find location on your computer before beginning. Be sure to save your work as you go. You will upload and submit this document through the assignment submission button in the online classroom. Life Event: The Birth Of My Two Children Explanation: Having my children was really important to me because they changed my life. I was a very selfish person before I had kids but then I learned that its not all about me anymore. Everything I do now is to benefit my family. They are the main reason I am getting a better education. Reflection: Having children deffantly made me feel overwhelmed and scared at first. But then as time went on I felt really great knowing that I made these little people. It’s amazing to watch them grow and learn. You get to teach them a great deal of things. Like walking, talking and playing. Life Event: Graduating Dental Assistant Program Explanation: The Dental Program I took was a very tough and intense program. This event is important because I proved to myself that I can conquer anything life throws at me . It also gave me a chance at a better paying job. Reflection: I felt like I won a million bucks. I worked really hard and knew that I deserved to graduate. I wasn’t a very good student in high school so when I passed all my classes in dental school I knew my hard work had paid off. Life Event: Changing School Explanation: This was an important...
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...Week 1 Credit Points 1. What is the difference between disparity and discrimination? Provide an example of ethnicity, race, or socioeconomic status that lead to disparity. The difference between disparity and discrimination is disparity the condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, degree, or difference and discrimination is action that denies social participation or human rights to categories of people based on prejudice. This includes treatment of an individual or group based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or social category, "in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated. An example of ethnicity status that leads to disparity would be the lower quality care for racial and ethnic minorities than nonminority and that patient, of minority ethnicity experience greater morbidity and mortality from various chronic diseases than nonminority. The Institute of Medicine reported an unequal treatment, which concluded racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare exist. 2. Should hate be considered a crime? What arguments support the use of sentencing- enhancement penalties for hate crimes? What arguments oppose such statues? Are hate crime laws likely to deter offenders and reduce crime? Hate should be a crime to a certain extent. If the statue of the hate turn violent then the individual should be penalizes for their actions. Hate could drive various individual to do terrible things to others. The laws are fair. A hate crime...
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...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and/or contrast? The two subjects that I’m going to compare and/or contrast is friends vs. enemies. What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. The similarities between the two are: • Your enemy can once be your friend. What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can think of. The differences between the two are: • Friends are always there when you need them and enemies are always there when you are at your worse. • Friends laugh with you and enemies laugh at you. • Friends help you get through your problems and enemies cause more problems. Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale. The focus is going to be on both. I believe if I focus on the differences my readers will get a better understanding of the two subjects. What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? I want my readers to learn what a true friend is. The purpose of this essay is to explain why they are so different from each other. What 3 parallel points of comparison and/or contrast will you address in your essay? For...
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...Live from the 2015 Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. Consumers care more about the money in their wallets and purses than they do about their health, said Helena Foulkes, executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS/ pharmacy. “Consumers have a lot more skin in the game then they did a year ago,” Foulkes said Tuesday during a roundtable discussion at Fortune’s annual Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. If a person needs to get a colonoscopy today, he or she will spend between $600 and $6,000 out of pocket. Cost matters today, she explained—but there’s not enough information to tell them where best to go for the service. Kyu Rhee, IBM’s chief’s medical officer, said that empowering patients with transparency—especially for data around the quality of the health care they could receive—is key. “We need to go from a system of record to a system of insight,” he said. Foulkes, who leads CVS’s retail business, including its more than 7,800 retail stores, 18 distribution centers and e-commerce sites, says that the company is looking to reduce the complications around taking medicine—a chief patient complaint among doctors. “People don’t take their medicines as prescribed, and we are thinking about how do we help you stay on your medicines,” she said. “We should allow consumers to text us if they want to refill a their prescriptions, or ping them on their phones to remind them to take their medication.” The challenge is also taking users prescription...
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...ENG12D: The characters in these stories long for their lives to be transformed. Discuss. Long: hope, desire, crave, wish, yearn Transformed: changed, altered, new, varied, reconstruct, modified, shifted…? Some people have the choice to transform their lives: TTAYN: does she stay or go at the end? Inevitability TAOM: Her choice would have been to go to university but her fate was to be married off and sent to America Even if lives are transformed, they aren’t always what they were longing for/unmet expectation THH: Nwamgba wants her son to be educated so that he can reclaim what is rightfully theirs but instead Anikwenwa ends up relinquishing and rejecting the culture, etc. TAOM: The promise of the American Dream goes unfulfilled and then she is obligated to stay (so as to not disappoint, etc) Some characters do not seek or want change but it happens anyway | Inevitability (no choice in whether change or life is transformed?) TAE: Ugonna’s mother’s life is changed through no choice of her own; walks out on the possibility of change (i.e. she leaves the embassy and sacrifices her chance to be safe from the violence) Ghosts: James Nwoye’s wife has died; one daughter is in America; however, he chooses to stay there – even though he is not paid his pension; he rejects the sterile nature of America. TITF: the family experiences The desire to transform one’s life is also evident through the secondary characters • Such as… TAOM ⇒ her family (want her to marry/arrange...
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...Chapter 4 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Copyright declaration 2 Chapter 2 Abstract 3 Chapter 3 Acknowledgements 4 Chapter 4 Table of Contents 5 Chapter 5 Aim of the Project 6 Chapter 6 Introduction 7 Chapter 7 Overview and Research methods 8 Chapter 8 What is Brainstorming? 9 Chapter 9 Rules of Brainstorming 10 Chapter 10 Traditional Brainstorming 11 10.1 Preparation 11 10.1.1 Appoint a suitable Facilitator 11 10.1.2 Suitable Venue & atmosphere 11 10.1.3 Arrange Participants 12 10.1.4 Preparation of Materials 12 10.2 Carrying out the Traditional Brainstorm Session 12 10.2.1 Describe the Problem 12 10.2.2 Time Limit, Rules & Problem 12 10.2.3 Brainstorm 13 10.2.4 Evaluate & Categorize Ideas 13 Chapter 11 Brainstorming on the Internet 15 11.1 Preparation 15 11.2 Carrying out the Brainstorm Session on the Clouds 15 11.2.1 Broaden the problem 15 11.2.3 Present the content 15 11.2.4 Publish to Online media 16 11.2.4 Brainstorming 18 11.2.5 Feedback & evaluation 18 Chapter 12 Benefits of Brainstorming on the Internet 19 12.1 Builds Team from various cultural and races 19 12.2 Unlimited participants for Unlimited Ideas 19 12.3 May not have conflicts between participants 19 12.4 Quick and easier 19 12.5 Saves Time & Resources 20 12.6 Easy Access to Information, Resources & Popularities 20 12.7 Avoid Risks of bad brainstorming session 21 12.8 Filter out the necessary details easily 21 12.9 “Capture better ideas and create better solutions. 21 Chapter...
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...writing essays because it allows you to develop your own ideas. Many essays at the same time are using free writing that can expand thoughts and all that can be organized by charting especially when preparing to write an effective paper. Brainstorming is an essential part of writing that concerning the subject you will be writing on and helps you organize it into a readable format. Failing to brainstorm leads to a disorganized paper filled with weak reasoning and logical fallacies. Spending time to make sure you understand your subject completely will allow you to assess the subject and identify areas of weakness in your argument. A paper that has been carefully thought out can then be written in a way that poignantly conveys meaning to the reader. You can brainstorm several times throughout the writing process. You can do an initial brainstorm to help you identify the subjects you need to study. Once you have studied on the subject you can use brainstorming to help you organize the information you have gained. If you get stuck any time throughout the writing process, you can stop and brainstorm to help you identify the information you need. Free writing can help you identify and shape your thoughts. It’s helpful when you only have a vague idea of what you want to write or need help fully understanding the subject. To free write, simply begin to write and continue writing any ideas that come to your mind on the subject. Don’t worry about organization or punctuation; just keeps...
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...passionate about please contact your instructor for their approval on the topic. Remember that your topic must be a topic where you can provide facts, not opinions. * Video games AND violence * Internet AND workplace * Exercise AND obesity * Academic achievement AND library 2. Read the Module 1 lecture and review “The Writing Process” media piece. Be sure to read your Module 1 lecture and review the “The Writing Process” media piece for instructions on how to develop a thesis statement and how to identify your audience. You will need to know how to do this in order to complete the table below and successfully begin your writing process. “The Writing Process” * “Menu” * “Who is the audience?” * “How should I brainstorm?” (Because you are required to choose your topic from the list above, not all brainstorming examples will be pertinent to this assignment. When reviewing the “Brainstorming Examples”, “Break down Topic” may be a good one to start with. However, be sure to review them all to determine which works best for you.) * “How do I develop a thesis?”...
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...What is Brainstorming? Brainstorming is a large or small group activity which encourages children to focus on a topic and contribute to the free flow of ideas. The teacher may begin by posing a question or a problem, or by introducing a topic. Students then express possible answers, relevant words and ideas. Contributions are accepted without criticism or judgement. Initially, some students may be reluctant to speak out in a group setting but brainstorming is an open sharing activity which encourages all children to participate. By expressing ideas and listening to what others say, students adjust their previous knowledge or understanding, accommodate new information and increase their levels of awareness. Teachers should emphasize active listening during these sessions. Students should be encouraged to listen carefully and politely to what their classmates contribute, to tell the speakers or the teacher when they cannot hear others clearly and to think of different suggestions or responses to share. What is its purpose? * to focus students' attention on a particular topic * to generate a quantity of ideas * to teach acceptance and respect for individual differences * to encourage learners to take risks in sharing their ideas and opinions * to demonstrate to students that their knowledge and their language abilities are valued and accepted * to introduce the practice of idea collection prior to beginning tasks such as writing or solving problems...
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...Memorandum for New Manager Team C COM/530 28 November 2011 Professor MEMORANDUM TO: All Employees FROM: Corporate Office DATE: November 28, 2011 SUBJECT: Introduction of new Accounting Manager CC: Board of Directors Please extend a warm welcome to the new accounting department manager Monica A. Gallermo. Monica comes to us from ABC firm, where she has led a team of accounting specialists in major audits of large corporations for more than eight years. She joins our firm with an MSA in Accounting, a strong diverse background in several accounting specialties, and recently has earned her Certified public Accountant (CPA) certificate. The following information and our firm’s continued support will help guide Monica in the right direction in managing our vast accounting department. Five Stages of Group Development: As new employees are on-boarded, it is important understand the psychology of group formation. The development of groups will typically follow a five stage process. The five stages are: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Communication is essential throughout the group forming, as it will help the group move onto the next stage. The first stage, forming, is the initial orientation of a team. The members will work to grow to know each other as well as the mission and goals of the team. It is important to communicate to the team their roles and responsibilities to reduce potential conflict. Conflict...
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...C715 Task 2 A. As the project leader for Techfite’s new venture with Endothon, I choose to take a transformational leader approach. The Techfite team’s profile is so different that using a transformational approach would be the best choice. Due to the wide range of personalities on my team, I can use the transformational leader approach and its four key behaviors to inspirationally motivate, influence, consider each person of my team individually, and intellectually stimulate them to produce positive outcomes. By using this theory I am able to transform the goals, motives, and the behavior of them. The outcome of this leadership approach will be increased teamwork, positive work attitudes, and increased innovation and performance. B. Two...
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...Cookware Maker All-Clad Sees Decline in Sales and Earnings Case Type: increase sales; improve profitability. Consulting Firm: KPMG Advisory first round full time job interview. Industry Coverage: household goods & consumer products; manufacturing. Case Interview Question #00733: Your client All-Clad Metalcrafters, LLC is a manufacturer of cookware, food processing and preparation equipment that is sold to both households and restaurants. Headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the company sells its cookware and kitchen utensils to all 50 states in the U.S., along with All-Clad bonded ovenware, kitchen tools, and kitchen accessories. 70% of the goods are produced and imported from China and Italy, while 30% are manufactured locally in the U.S. The client All-Clad has been in the industry for over 50 years and has a very strong brand name. Historically, All-Clad has enjoyed remarkable growth for a long time. Recently, however, the client has experienced a 1% decline in sales for each of the last 5 years and a comparable drop in earnings over the same period. The client would like to understand why the sales and earnings have dropped and how to address the issues. How would you go about this case? Additional Information: (Provide the following information if requested by interviewee) 1. Market a. 95% of the client’s revenue is to restaurants with the remainder going to households. b. Market growth: if the interviewee asks about market growth, push back and ask them what they...
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...copies (Preparation) and 5 for the activity (Participation) • Submit Final PS to Joyce via Bb: o Plan Sheets edited on 2/24: Submit via Bb by 7:00 a.m. on 2/25 (Assignments tab) o Plan Sheets edited on 2/26: Submit via Bb by 7:00 a.m. on 2/27 • PS not accepted for points after these dates/times. Note: Use sources to fill in plan sheet. Content should not be based on personal opinion. 1. Define your topic: Use a source to define the topic. Cite the source. Write the definition of your topic in your own words. (3 points) • This Will be an informative speech about the impact Michael Jordan had on the game of Basketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan) 2. Brainstorm questions: Raise at least 8-10 questions about your topic (who, what, when, where, why)? What questions might your audience ask about your topic? (5 points) • Why is Michael Jordan important? • Who is Michael Jordan? • Why is he famous? • How did he influence the game of basketball? • Who influenced Michael Jordan to play the game of basketball? 3. Determine the main idea of each question: Look at each question above. If you answered the question, what main idea would you be addressing? Immediately after each question, write the main idea in bold....
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