...Chapter six of the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson begins with Stevenson working late one night in his law office in Birmingham, Alabama. He received a call from a woman whose teenaged grandson had been incarcerated for murder and sentenced to die. Several of Stevenson’s other clients were on death row for crimes they had committed when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. At that time, Alabama held the record for the highest number of juveniles sentenced to death, more than any other state in America and more than any other country in the world. Stevenson couldn’t represent the boy due to his many cases but he agreed to visit him in jail so he drove to the county courthouse and read the boy’s case file. Charlie, a young boy with...
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...It takes a hard working, compassionate lawyer with a talented team to make progress in delivering justice; In the novel Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, justice is a critical theme and important to understanding the novel. Equality is a major theme along with broken people deserve justice, and constantly working towards justice. Stevenson describes corruption, racism, cruelty, and the way they greatly affected American society at the time. These factors allowed the court systems to abuse people and accuse them solely because of their race or their financial status. Stevenson placed a great amount of emphasis throughout his novel on the importance of equality. Without equality, many of Stevenson’s clients would have still been sitting in jail...
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...From HBR “The Dos and Don’ts of Work Email, from Emojis to Typos” by Andrew Brodsky APRIL 23, 2015 Imagine sending a detailed question to your boss and getting a one-word response: “No.” Is she angry? Offended by your email? Or just very busy? When I conduct research with organizations on the topic of communication, one of the most common themes raised by both employees and managers is the challenge of trying to communicate emotional or sensitive issues over email. Email, of course, lacks most normal cues for relaying emotion, such as tone of voice and facial expressions. But in many cases, using email is simply unavoidable. So how can you balance the need to communicate with avoiding the potential pitfalls of using emotion in email? Here are five concrete, research-based recommendations: Understand what drives how emails are interpreted. It is clear that people often misinterpret emotion in email, but what drives the direction of the misinterpretation? For one, people infuse their emotional expectations into how they read messages, regardless of the sender’s actual intent. Consider the email “Good job on the current draft, but I think we can continue to improve it.” Coming from a peer, this email will seem very collaborative; coming from a supervisor, it may seem critical. In addition to relative position (emails from people high in power tend to be perceived as more negative), there are other contextual factors to consider: The length of a relationship (emails from people...
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...Alexandra Small AP Language & Compositon The Catcher in the Rye and Impulse both have similarities between their narrators and characters. Impulse is a very powerful book with mature subject matters, but even so, it related very well to The Catcher in the Rye. The three characters in Impulse are all admitted into the Aspen Springs psychiatric hospital for all wanting to end their lives with different motives. Holden can relate to the three characters and mostly their lives before the psychiatric hospital. Through quotes, texts, songs and pictures The Catcher in the Rye and Impulse play out and compliment each other through similarities. In slide one, Tony and Holden are compared through their anger and outburst after losing a loved one. Tony, a character in Impulse was dating an older man named Philip. Philip became very sick and passed away. The only way for Tony to feel better was to turn to pills. He was hospitalized for trying to overdose and was put into the psychiatric hospital. Holden goes through a struggle when his brother Allie dies. When Allie died, Holden broke all the windows in his garage and had to be hospitalized. Holden ends up regretting this because he was still hospitalized during Allie’s funeral and couldn’t attend it. While Philip was alive he sent Tony a baseball glove and a ball for his birthday. This compares to The Catcher in the Rye because Allie had a baseball glove and he would write poems in green ink all over the glove...
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...Knowing your Audience and Communication release Eriberto Martinez BCOM/275 Jan 7, 2013 University of Phoenix Knowing Your Audience and Communication Release Overcoming a difficult situation is always satisfying, as a matter of fact we have to cope with difficulties almost everyday in places such as: work, school and at home etc. But every time we hear or watch on the news that somebody faced a mortal situation and got out of it alive, we find those stories of survival amazing, because it is always rewarding when people beat down an odd situation like this one. In august of 2010, I still remembered how the world followed the news of the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile for 69 days, it was at that time that I realized how the whole world only comes together to cooperate on tragedy events. Not matter, if you are American, Latino, African etc but when a natural disaster or a tragedy like that occurs the whole world comes together as one. When a tragedy like the one in Chile occurs the media has to be careful with the way that they inform. Why? Because there are many personal interests involved. On one side you have the business people who on this case are the owners of the mine and on the other side you have the families whose relatives are trapped “at a depth of around 300 meters.” (Weik, J).The owners of the business don’t want to be looked up as the evil people who are responsible for the tragedy and on the other side you have the family and all they want to hear...
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...Gen. Knowledge 1. At which racecourse did two horses tragically die this year? Newbury 2. In the film The King’s Speech, who does colin firth play? King George 6 3. As of 2011 how many star signs are they in the zodiac? 13 4. Name 5 categories on Pornhub? 5. Which countrys flag features a maple leaf? canada 6. Which us presidents are featured on mount rushmore? Jefferson, Washington, Lincoln, roosevelt 7. In what year did the berlin wall come down? 1989 8. Which is the only city in the world to lie in two continents? Istanbul EU/ASIA 9. Cube root of 64? 4 10. Where is the laryinx in the human body? Voice box Tv and Film 11. Name 5 Jim Carrey films? 12. Name the character played by Al Pacino in Scarface? Tony Montano 13. How many Oscars did the film Titanic? 11 14. Who played the joker in the 1989 batman? Jack Nicholson 15. In which james bond film did Halle Berry appear? Die another day 16. Apart from matt, jeff, merse, phil Thompson and Charlie, name four other people who have appeared on the Gillette soccer Saturday panel 17. Name the actor who plays nucky Thompson in Broadwalk empire? Steve buscemi 18. Name four permenant team captain on question of sport – ally, john parrot, matt dawson, tuffers, Frankie d 19. In Shameless which character did jody latham play? Lip 20. What is the name of the presenter on to catch a predator? Chris Hanson Sports 21. Who is the last English born manager to...
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...Case Study 2: Etch A Sketch Ethics MGT 214 – Managerial Foundations 6/12/2013 1. Was it ethical of the Ohio Art Company to move production to China? What were the economic and social costs and benefits of this decision? What would have happened if production had not been moved? In my professional opinion, I believe the Ohio Art Company’s decision to move the production of their Etch-A-Sketch product to China was ethically sound. The Ohio Art Company was losing money while manufacturing in Bryan, Ohio. Even though outsourcing resulted in layoffs in Ohio, it also saved the jobs of many other employees by keeping the company profitable. Furthermore, even though outsourcing may result in lost jobs in the USA, it does provide employment for people in other countries. If the Ohio Art Company hadn’t moved production, it may have been forced out of business due to high manufacturing costs and immense pressure from distributors to keep prices low. 2. Assuming that the description of working conditions given in The New York Times article is correct, is it ethical for the Ohio Art Company to continue using Kin Ki to manufacture Etch-A-Sketch toys? Continuing to use Kin Ki would be highly unethical, assuming that the New York Times article is correct and that Kin Ki would not immediately resolve the issue. According to the case study, Kin Ki was misrepresenting numerous aspects of their operation. These aspects included wages, hours worked, work conditions, and living...
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...Contents Introduction 3 Service Delivery of Basic Education Curriculum Reform 4 Project management in Education Curriculum Reform 5 In Conclusion 6 Reference 7 Introduction Effective project management is the clear back bone to service delivery. Governments in the vastness of their administration requirements are often unable to maintain either everyday or random tasks of service delivery. This could be due to various reasons, such as; lack of communication, misunderstanding the chain of command, individuals or groups being appointed to complete such tasks that have insufficient knowledge and/or authority required for the fulfilment of such tasks etc. etc. Such shortfalls on tasks as vitally important to a country as service delivery can cripple Government infrastructure and create political unrest amongst unsatisfied citizens. When we are referring to ramifications of this extent, it is imperative that governments / organisations implement safety measures that cover and maintain the correct execution of service delivery. Project management is a clear and concise method that can be implemented simply and cost effectively, and integrate simply into existing infrastructure. Basically what Project Management boils down to, is a simplified process of getting the right person, with the required authority and capability to manage a need, and ensure the fulfilment of said need. So instead of having various groups, reporting to various authorities, with...
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...Annotated Bibliography Aguirre, Manuel. “Life, Crown, and Queen: Gertrude and the Theme of Sovereignty.” Oxford UP 47.186 (1996): 163-74. JSTOR. Web. 2 December 2013. This article interpreted the metaphors in Hamlet. The main focus was on the Cup of Sovereignty, which is the metaphor for the cup King Claudius drinks from during the marriage proposal. Even though I read information from this source I am not going to use this because it does not relate to my thesis. However, it does explain the significance of the cup referencing to corruption and the poisons that ruined many lives. This article helped me understand the symbolism of deception in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Barron’s. Hamlet. New York: Barron’s Educational Series, 2002. Print This book contains the Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and a modern interpretation of the script. This source was used to read the play and fully understand exactly what action was taking place. I am not using this book to quote any material because it is a form of cliff notes; however it was helpful in interpreting scenes and breaking down Elizabethan sentences. Boyd, Brian. “Literature and Evolution: A Bio-Cultural Approach.” The Johns Hopkins UP 29.1 (2005): 1- 23. JSTOR. Web. 4 December 2013. This article is about the “sophisticated concealment and deception” Shakespeare incorporated in Hamlet (Boyd 16). I am using this source because it relates to my thesis. It explains how Shakespeare uses deception to exaggerate life-and-death issues...
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...its production from Ohio to China. The Ohio Art Company was perhaps well known to be one of the top selling toys producing company of all time. In the 1990s, Etch-A-Sketch, the maker of the popular drawing board, was faced with a sluggish toy market and strong pressure to keep prices low. Consequently, the company made the unpopular decision to outsource production in December of 2000 to Kin Ki Industrial, a leading Chinese toy maker, laying off 100 U.S workers in the process. The closure of the company was expected by the employees but the thought of it moving was not emotionally easy since the company was the one holding the community together. The small Ohio town of Bryan where the manufacturing took place faced significant effects from the outsourcing. The population declined heavily and the tax base of Bryan, Ohio was severely eroded. Homes were also on auction and there were notices of foreclosures on the local paper. The rationale behind the decision for outsourcing was mainly cost saving. First and foremost the company wanted to lower their wages. Chinese factory workers made $75 per month compared to $1500 per month for U.S factory workers. On top of that, there were also low overhead costs for plants, maintenance, electricity and health benefits. All in all, they had to keep the cost of Etch-A-Sketch under $10 in order to compete with big retailers such as Walmart and Toy “R” Us. In December 2003, New York Times published a report stating that there were dismal pictures...
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...Elizabeth Ramos ENGL 1301 Teresa Trevathan Dec. 12, 2014 Television’s Best Moments Television has provided many moments where audiences held their breaths, cheered out loud, got up and danced, or sat there and cried. From the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show to the question of “Who shot J.R.?” on Dallas, we have been riveted to the set, watching avidly and discussing what we had seen with others. One series, M*A*S*H, provided one of TV’s best moments with its final episode, titled “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.” Though this particular episode featured many great moments, the best one would be when Hawkeye Pierce was talking to Dr. Sidney Freedman in a mental hospital. The doctor was trying to discover why Pierce had a mental breakdown, while Pierce was having difficulty in remembering what had happened. Pierce finally recalls that the bus he and others were riding had to pull over to the side of the road to hide from an enemy patrol. Hawkeye yells at a woman to keep her chicken from squawking, fearful that the enemy would find them, only to be stunned when the woman smothers her chicken while trying to keep it quiet. The audience is just as horrified as Hawkeye when he realizes the woman didn’t smother a chicken; she smothered her infant child. This finale episode aired in 1983, and it remained the most watched episode in the history of television until 2010. When looking at modern day programming, the AMC original show Breaking Bad has provided moments on...
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...BRIEF SUMMARY The book was written in 1960. This is the story of John Steinbeck and his poodle Charley and their road trip across America in a camper named Rocinate. The camper is named after Don Quixote’s horse. Don Quixote was the explorer that John Steinbeck was trying to be. He was searching for the answer to the question “What are Americans like today?” 10,000 mile trip from Long Island New York to Maine to Seattle to New Orleans and back to New York. First stop is in an orchard above his son’s boarding school. Second stop is a farm in New Hampshire. He talks to the farmer about the Russians. Third stop is a motel near Bangor Maine. But he hates the hotel room and stays in his camper. Fourth stop is the lobster fishing port of Stonington. Sleeps at the beautiful home of Eleanor Brace. Stops in Rocinate and throws a party for Canadians who cross the border to help the farmers. Attends church at a white wooden John Knox church in Vermont and then heads west. Heads to Chicago and his wife Elaine meets him there. On his way he camps at a small lake near the Indiana-Michigan borders. Once he meets Elaine they go to Adlai Stevenson’s home and stay there. Leaves Elaine and heads with Charley towards Seattle. Stop near Fargo at a truck stop for the night after driving 400 miles. Camps along the way in Maple River and the Badlands of North Dakota. Heads to Yellowstone National Park where Charley goes crazy every time he sees a grizzly bear. Makes it to Seattle...
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...Tourism English paper In this term,I am glad to attend to Tourism English course and learn a lot of knowledge which I am not familiar with.Thanks to that,my horizons are greatly broadened.In this course,what impress me most is not only different cultures of different countries, the interests of place,delicious food and fashion clothes but also the changes of my thoughts of view that there are amounts of things which are not the same as you thought before for your poor knowing in this world.Which is the best way you could use to understand phenomena or civilizations is that you should take initiative to know as possible as you can.Besides,Tourism English course makes me knowing that there are a plenty of fun things that I never acquaintance with before.If you want your life not to waste,you as well as experience it .The saying that your body or your spirits must be on travel is popular on the internet.I am firm inclined this saying now. It is vividly remembered in my mind that the first class is about Japan ,a familiar country.I have began to know it form history ,television or comics when I was very young.I have to admit that Japanese is a great race except history factors.My impression is that Japanese is diligent,autonomic and ambitious.This race is excellent and looks down on losers.What is...
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...word “action.” 1.) Surgical airstrike 2.) Airstrike 3.) Invasion Let’s hope appeasement doesn’t run in families, I fear weakness does – guy in suspenders. Good that he didn’t make the decision right on the spot – Kevin Costner, there are no experts. In the room: Bobby: there is more than one option here, and if we can’t think of it’s because we haven’t tried hard enough. General: you can order the strikes now, pressuring kennedy to order. The more time goes by, the less choices we have. Blockade of offensive weapons in cuba is the best option. Airstrike would lead to inevitable response of war, though some believe they should proceed with the strikes. So options: quarantine, airstrike or third option by adlai Stevenson: strike a deal. With either course we undertake the risk of nucler war, We trade Guantanamo and our missiles in turkey get them to pull their missiles out. Organization of American states – good decision- seeking a unanimous vote for the quarantine to be effective. Kennedy – good decision – he wants confirmation shooting down pilot wasn’t an accident first before launching a full scale invasion. A year later, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy used a much different...
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...The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations (1962), which President Lyndon Johnson remarked "excites and inspires me" and Adlai Stevenson found "exceedingly important," was described in the New York Times Book Review by Eric F. Goldman as "wondrously lucid, richly informed and trenchantly argued, tough-minded but never failing to assume that intelligence and will can move human society forward." An enlightening book by Barbara Ward namely “The Rich Nation and The Poor Nation” talks about the differentiation of countries toward each other. The book has six (6) chapters: The Rich Nations, The Poor Nations, Communism Blue Print, The Economics of Development, The Politics of Development, and lastly Not by Bread Alone. Individually, it discusses topics that may help the low-economy country to rise like the others. Each chapter, although individually implied, relate their discussions to one another. We live in a most catastrophically revolutionary age that men have ever faced. Revolutions is not what we think about an event or series of interconnected event but it is ideas that changes our ways of life, the way we look things, changes everything out of recognition and changing it fast. The distinction between rich nations and poor nations is one of the great dominant political and international themes of our country. Underdeveloped is not the best way to describe the poor nations because some of them had been in the great civilization. Communism is a sort of resume of the revolutions...
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