...[The Call to Action] [Thomas Gainey] [HIUS 221-D49 201340] [09 November 2013] In his speech to the Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry challenged the people of Virginia to a call of action. He wanted the people of Virginia to no longer sit by and watch as Britain continued to oppress and bind the people of the colonies. He challenged them to exit their comfort zones and take on the challenge of something unknown to them. He did not want them to continue the efforts of peace or diplomacy, but one of action. He showed them they had but one alternative and that was to fight. In his view, they had exhausted every possible means of peace, and the leaders of Britain had turned a blind eye to every one of them. He told them that they had been slighted, insulted, disregarded, and seen in contempt before the throne. Throughout the speech, he tried to invocate a sense of urgency and responsibility. He tried to get them to see that by sitting idly by, they were becoming servants and slaves of Britain. He told them that the chains of slavery could be heard all the way from Boston. He wanted them to join their brethren in the fields and stand up against the tyrannical control of Britain. He asked them, what more did they have than to fight? They had tried everything the past ten years with no results other than more suffering. They were challenged by him asking; is it wise for us shut our eyes to the painful truth? He asked them, are they that have eyes and ears not to hear and see...
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...Importance and Call to Action Marijuana, as mentioned multiple times until now, is a very common, yet controversial substance. It has caused many arguments over if it’s morally acceptable to use and if the benefits are worth more than the risks. In the end, it is an important part of society, because almost every American has heard of it. The importance of this issue has been brought up time and time again, however there is another issue that needs addressing that could change people’s view on marijuana. The Internet, and media itself to a lesser extent, contains stories and articles that are biased or even falsified. This is because people who want to spread their beliefs will publish articles that show their side in a good light, so to speak,...
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...Stephanie L. Davis Professor Randall Gordon English Composition II 10428 22 February 2014 Equal Rights: Action or No Action In the article “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” the author Martin Luther King Jr., is responding to a minister’s opposing comments to King and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference organization’s actions in Birmingham, Alabama. The author reflects his point by portraying the fear of the residents of Birmingham and thus evoking the same emotion in the reader to justify the actions that were taken. King also adds further detailed information explaining the time and situation along with various activities occurring in the same area which explains the feeling and temperament of Birmingham. Although King was attempting to explain the call to action, the article rambles and addresses so many topics that the reader becomes lost and by the end has forgotten the actual goal of the correspondence. The article was written with a very passionate and disgusted tone for how colored people were being treated in the southern states. His choice of words that include “intolerance”, “injustice”, and “racial” stress both his deep pain and personal anger for the way that he and other colored people are being segregated and reacted to by whites, law enforcement, merchants, and various people in the community. Each term causes the reader to pause and contemplate the feeling of prejudice, how it would feel to be judged by the color of your skin, and have laws created...
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...needed to be converted to USD Pixonix is exposed to currency exchange risk. Cain's dilemma is to choose between either to purchase a forward contract and lock the cost of the January US$7million. or to purchase call options for the USD for $7.5million, and which course of action will provide the highest benefit and lowest risk possible under different exchange rates. Should the CAD depreciate with respect to the USD Pixonix costs would be higher. Question #2 Various Hedging Options: a) Purchase a forward contract Cain can eliminate exchange rate risk by engaging in a forward contract by locking in the exchange rate for the CAD/USD. To benefit when purchasing a forward contract to sell CAD for USD, the CAD should have depreciated at the time of the payment relative to today. To benefit when purchasing a forward contract to buy USD for CAD, the USD should have appreciated at the time of the payment relative to today. b) Purchase a call option Cain can eliminate exchange risk by using a call option.The call option would be to purchase USD in the future. To benefit from this option Cain will need to exercise it only of the CAD/USD depreciates below the strike price of the option. c) No action (leave the USD exposure unhedged) By taking zero action Cain will encounter one...
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...This implied “we” draws the American voter into the realm of the political candidate as partners rather than observers. Along with this collective draw of unity is the collective assumption of action. Trump and Clinton propose a slogan that lends a hand to the American voter to be a part of their campaign. In voting for either Trump or Clinton, the American voter is taking part in an active process to either “Make America Great Again” or to “[Be] Stronger Together”. This draw to action and inclusion within a campaign is what makes political slogans what they are. There is a call to action and inclusivity with the candidate. (4) Formulation organizing principles In covering all three of these slogans, the organizing principles of the political slogan genre can now be seen. These principles are a (1) call to action and a (2) call to inclusivity with the candidate. Now that other slogans have been used for comparison, Obama’s slogan can be brought back into the light. Obama’s slogan “Change We Can Believe In” uses the exact same principles that Trump and Hillary’s use. Obama’s slogan creates a call to action for the voter in his use of “Believe”. This is calling the American voter to not stand idly by, but to do something with themselves- to believe. Secondly, Obama’s slogan creates a call to...
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... hosts of commercial radio station 2Day FM made a prank call to acquire confidential information of one of its patron at the time, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. The suicide of Jacintha Saldanha surfaced three days after being the first person to receive the hoax phone call before passing it to the duchess’ private nurse. This essay aims to highlight the ethical implications involved in this case study, the PR strategies taken by the radio station and whether the actions taken are appropriate in regards to the death of the British nurse. When the Jacintha’s case of suicide arose, the ultimate question was: Why did she turn to suicide? Despite previous records of Jacintha’s suicide attempts (Taher 2012), it was reported that she had no signs of mental frailness at the time of her work shift before she received the prank call (Sykes 2012). While it remains unclear if the hoax call drove Jacintha suicidal, it may have acted as a catalyst (Baker 2012) since a note containing expression of anger addressed to the two radio hosts was found after Jacintha’s death (Johnson 2012). The ethical implications ensued involves multiple parties including King Edward VII’s Hospital itself. The hospital holds the responsibility to keep records of patients confidential. Privacy is everyone’s right and should not be deprived of having it. The breach of the Duchess’ privacy occurred as Jacintha, a staff nurse had allowed the hoax call to go through. The situation...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Paper ECO/372 Amy J. Eulett March 4th, 2013 Dr. Mike Thirtle There are many differences between the gross domestic products (GDP), the real GDP, the nominal GDP, the unemployment rate, the inflation rate, and the interest rate. There are also many different examples of economic activities. Groceries, massive layoff of any employees along with any decreases that may accrue in the taxes are all activities that can affect someone’s business, someone’s household or even the government. They are all related in some way or another. The Gross Domestic Product can also be called GDP for short. The GDP is the market value of any of the final services or goods that within the year was produced in the economy. The real GDP is from the current year that is inflation adjusted that measures the reflects the services and goods value. The nominal GDP is when the gross domestic product is figured out but has not even been adjusted for any inflation. The unemployment rate is the total amount of the labor force that does not have a job but are wanting and looking for a job. The inflation rate is the inflation or the rate being measured to see about any price increases. The interest rate is a current rate that is paid for using the money that was charged at an earlier time. The economic activities is when someone can provide goods to someone else that they hunt, fish, or make themselves. For example, hunting, fishing, manufacturing or even mining. With purchasing...
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...Techniques • The traditional selling techniques that most of us have been trained to use work best in small sales – a sale which can normally be completed in a single call and which involves a low dollar value. These selling techniques don’t work for major sales and in fact can hurt your success as the sales grow larger. Longer Selling Cycle - Whereas a simple low-value sale can often be completed in one call, a major sale may require many calls spread over a period of months. Building Value is Critical to Sales Success - As the size of the sale increases, successful salespeople build up the perceived value of their products or services. The building of perceived value is probably the single most important selling skill in larger sales. On-going Relationship – As the sales grows larger, the customer puts more emphasis on the salesperson as a factor in the decision. In a large sale, product and seller may become inseparable in the customer’s mind. The Risk of Mistake – Customer’s become more cautious as the decision size increases. Purchase price is one factor, but fear of making a public mistake may be even more important. • Characteristics of Major Sales • • • • simplest to the most sophisticated, goes through four distinct stages: • The Four Stages of a Sales Call - almost every sales call, from the Preliminaries – These are the warming-up events that occur before the serious selling begins. This includes such things as the way you introduce yourself and...
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...time in concentration camps during the Holocaust, he explains the horrible conditions that people had to live in. He then says about the people who were also there, “They no longer felt pain, hunger, thirst. They feared nothing. They felt nothing. They were dead and did not know it.” By saying this in his speech, Wiesel automatically brings forth the emotions of the audience. Specifically, these details bring out a feeling of guilt. Guilt is one of the strongest negative emotions, and therefore forces the audience to formulate a reaction toward these events. Also, people throughout the world long for world peace. Because Wiesel’s audience is, in a sense, the people of the world, his call to end indifference in the world is one that will draw out an uprising in their hearts, a call to be better people overall....
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...Techniques • The traditional selling techniques that most of us have been trained to use work best in small sales – a sale which can normally be completed in a single call and which involves a low dollar value. These selling techniques don’t work for major sales and in fact can hurt your success as the sales grow larger. Longer Selling Cycle - Whereas a simple low-value sale can often be completed in one call, a major sale may require many calls spread over a period of months. Building Value is Critical to Sales Success - As the size of the sale increases, successful salespeople build up the perceived value of their products or services. The building of perceived value is probably the single most important selling skill in larger sales. On-going Relationship – As the sales grows larger, the customer puts more emphasis on the salesperson as a factor in the decision. In a large sale, product and seller may become inseparable in the customer’s mind. The Risk of Mistake – Customer’s become more cautious as the decision size increases. Purchase price is one factor, but fear of making a public mistake may be even more important. • Characteristics of Major Sales • • • • simplest to the most sophisticated, goes through four distinct stages: • The Four Stages of a Sales Call - almost every sales call, from the Preliminaries – These are the warming-up events that occur before the serious selling begins. This includes such things as the way you introduce yourself and...
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... January 13, 2014 Holly Martinez de Andino Ethics Case Study Ethics refers to the values of manners in which a person finds out the finest way of action to take when facing a choice. Ethical impasses are a regular part of daily living; possessing a technique for making ethical choices is fundamental for communal acceptance. In this article, the topic to study is a situation inside a doctor’s workplace to find out what legal and ethical consequences influence the judgment-making procedure and what course of action is appropriate. In this situation, Jerry McCall is a workplace helper with guidance as together a therapeutic assistant and a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), working for Dr. Williams. While in the office unaccompanied by anyone else, a patient calls the office asking Jerry to call in a restock for a medicine report for Valium, an antidepressant, since he is going to the airport to take a flight. The patient also declares to be a companion of Dr. Williams and that the physician at all times provides him a little supply of Valium before he takes off. Jerry’s ethical problem is whether to call in a restock for the patient. The answer is no, for lots of reasons. The clearest explanation is that Jerry is not certified to carry out the appeal for a restock. Although Jerry has guidance as a therapeutic helper and is an LPN, he is working as a workplace...
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...30-60-90 Day Strategic Business Plan For Immediate and Long Term Success Hyatt Legal Plans Pat Corte January 7. 2013 30-Day Action Plan • Meet with Marci Bowers to prioritize what is expected of me, within a specified time frame. • Complete all specified company and product training. Continually demonstrate intellectual curiosity by showing the ambition and desire to constantly increase my knowledge of the services provided by Hyatt Legal Plans.. • Meet with my (manager, team mate, sales trainer, etc.) e as quickly as possible to learn and build our team approach within the territory. • Set up communication/data network (phones, pagers, fax, computer, office, business cards). Submit all HR paperwork as required by Hyatt Legal Plans. • Meet with (manager, team mate, sales trainer, etc.) to establish expectations and to review travel and forecast, plan and review weekly and bi-weekly requirements and processes. Understand first 90-day opportunity. Have ALL requested info. from manager delivered on or ahead of time. • Travel with manager or designee to learn territory. Immediately build on my existing relationships and contacts. Provide list of Key accounts in territory. • Obtain or create past account profiles and review top accounts. Utilize information to understand processes, critical requirements and opportunities. • Meet with other sales team members...
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...OPINION ANDREEN, Associate Justice. Does a business establishment incur liability for wrongful death if it denies use of its telephone to a good samaritan who explains an emergency situation occurring without and wishes to call the police? This appeal follows a judgment of dismissal of a complaint for wrongful death upon a motion for summary judgment...[by defendant]. "This action arises out of a shooting death occurring on August 9, 1977. Plaintiff's father [Darrell Soldano] was as shot and killed by one Rudolph Villanueva on that date at defendant's Happy Jack's Saloon. This defendant [O'Daniels] owns and operates the Circle Inn which is an eating establishment located across the street from Happy Jack's. Plaintiff's second cause of action against this defendant is one for negligence. "Plaintiff [Soldano] alleges that on the date of the shooting, a patron of Happy Jack's Saloon came into the Circle Inn and informed a Circle Inn employee that a man had been threatened at Happy Jack's. He requested the employee either call the police or allow him to use the Circle Inn phone to call the police. That employee allegedly refused to call the police and allegedly refused to allow the patron to use the phone to make his own call. Plaintiff alleges that the actions of the Circle Inn employee were a breach of the legal duty that the Circle Inn owed to the decedent." We were advised at oral argument that the employee was the defendant's bartender. The state of the record is unsatisfactory...
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...personable business professional with college degree and a successful 8-years track record of operation field in call center. Recently completed CMA-Part one course. Dedicate, energetic and motivated team player seeking a career that would enable me to utilize intoaudit field. Ability to work successfully in averseand experience situations. Innovative problem solver, who thrives on challenges excels under pressure and gets the job done. Bright, confident and responsive individual, who possesses outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to resolve problems and disputes. Skills Summary Audit Skills Report Preparation Written Correspondence General Office Skills Microsoft Office Skills Customer Service Scheduling Marketing & Sales Professional Presentations Good command of both written & spoken English Professional Experience Call Center Supervisor - Senior Specialist Dec.-2010 to Present To ensure that the Call Centre agents are providing accurate information on all banking products to customers by using newly adopted tools and techniques, to work on achieving the set sales plan, achieve optimum customer satisfaction Author professional correspondence to customers and vendors. Monitor & coach agent’s calls to spot opportunities for any improvement in the service provided. Distribute workloads on subordinates, and set action priorities and time for implementation. Ensure that agents perform filing and carefully maintain bank...
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...evaluation of its annual performance, the following need to be examined; the sales growth, average sales per call, sales per physician, and the selling expense as a percentage of the sales. Sales growth The average sales growth is determined by taking (Current period net sales- prior period net sales)/ prior period net sales* 100%. From the data, the total current net period is 3,529,000 while the net sale for the period is 2,815,000. Hence the sales growth (3,529,000- 2,815,000)/ 3,529,000 *100% = 20%. The company anticipated growth rate for the year is 20%. From the projection, 20% percent is fair for the overall company, but when examined for each sales rep it might seem to be an insignificant figure towards the company. Sales per call The average sale per call is used in determining the amount of money that the sales representatives are making for each call that they make. It is computed using by taking; Average sales per call= Total sales in time periods/ Total calls in time periods. 3,529,000/9,300 = 379.5 per call On average, each call from the sales representatives is generation 379.5 USD per call. Still it is not for the company for the company to generate such amounts from any call that the sales representatives are making. Sales per physician The average sales per physician are determined...
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