...Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson was born November 1959. Stevenson was born in Milton, Delaware. He has been all across the world and experienced a lot of new and different things. Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned. He's the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based group that has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill and aiding children prosecuted as adults. EJI recently won an historic ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court holding that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger are unconstitutional. Mr. Stevenson’s work fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system has won him numerous awards. He is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and the Harvard School of Government, and has been awarded 14 honorary doctorate degrees. Executive Director of EJI, has won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color in the criminal justice system. Since graduating from Harvard Law School and the Harvard School of Government, he has assisted in securing relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, advocated for poor people and developed community-based reform litigation aimed at improving the administration of criminal justice...
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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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...After doing some research, I have come to the conclusion that Sprint is the best place to work. In this paper I will compare Sprint’s benefits, turnover rate, and financials to that of AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Once I have completed this paper, I am sure you will agree with me. I will begin with AT&T. AT&T has some wonderful benefits. It provides its employees with medical, dental, and vision plans. It gives employees a 401k savings plan/pension plan. Employees get paid time off. Students can get tuition reimbursement. And they also provide life/accident insurance. Employees are offered discounts on AT&T products and services. They are given adoption assistance, leave of absence, and ongoing employee training. They also have the option to purchase veterinary insurance for their pets, as well as auto and home insurance. Because of the Union, they provide excellent benefits. They give you a set schedule. They give you good pay with a chance to earn more through commission. According to AT&T Inc Company’s Financial information, their earnings are currently $1.25 million. The only downside that I have found is according to glassdoor.com, they have a 90% turnover rate. After the employee has made a sale, they are encouraged to give poor customer service. In March of 2011, Verizon was using some sought-after benefits to recruit new employees. They had 900 positions to fill. They were offering health, dental and vision insurance...
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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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...Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), is a strong advocate for social justice and equality. Throughout his career, he is faced with the challenge of racism and inequality. Stevenson uses examples from his cases to highlight the discrimination towards incarcerated people and show that they too are worthy of redemption through hard work and determination. Bryan uses allusions to connect his reasoning back to his main point. You can see this being done with the case of Walter McMillian, a wrongfully accused man on death row: “Sentimentality about Lee’s story grew even as the harder truths of the book took no roots” (Stevenson 23). Stevenson references Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, as a parallel...
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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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...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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...Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko's The Legend of Korra follows the growth and maturation process of Korra as she journeys away from her home to fulfill her duties as Avatar. As a headstrong teenager, Korra's inability to complete her Avatar training and her struggles to beat the antagonists, Amon and the Equalist movement, fluster her. When Korra overcomes trials and passes thresholds, she becomes more humble, self-aware, resilient, and patient. At the start, Korra finds herself out of sorts with her environment, in need of change, and motivated with the purpose of becoming a spiritually and physically realized Avatar. As the show progresses, Korra crosses her first threshold by fighting Amon for the first time, undergoes many tests...
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...In Bryan Stevenson’s novel, Just Mercy, injustice and racial profiling frequently occurs. Stevenson outlines the great mass incarceration industrial complex and the extreme punishment so often delivered without fairness. Stevenson says that: “The prison population has increased from 300,000 people in the early 1970s to 2.3 million people today. There are nearly six million people on probation or on parole. One in every fifteen people born in the United States in 2001 is expected to go to jail or prison; one in every three black male babies born in this century is expected to be incarcerated. We have been shot, hanged, gassed, electrocuted, and lethally injected hundreds of people to carry out legally sanctioned executions” (page 20). This...
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...Review Test Submission: Quiz 5 Question 1 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | Why was William Jennings Bryan defeated in 1896?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | The established eastern press had deserted him. | Correct Answer: | The established eastern press had deserted him. | | | | | Question 2 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | The grandfather clause waived the literacy requirement for voters whose ancestor hadAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | voted before 1867. | Correct Answer: | voted before 1867. | | | | | Question 3 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | President Cleveland broke the Pullman strike on grounds that it hadAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | obstructed the delivery of the mail. | Correct Answer: | obstructed the delivery of the mail. | | | | | Question 4 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | Which of the following groups made up the bulk of the electorate until 1900?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | white males | Correct Answer: | white males | | | | | Question 5 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | Which of the following was NOT part of the Republican party's platform in the post-Civil War period?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | decentralized government power | Correct Answer: | decentralized government power | | | | | Question 6 0.625 out of 0.625 points | | | In 1894,Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | the deadlock between the...
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