...in the organization, internally in terms of various departments and externally in terms of customers. To overcome this dilemma, in the video Messages that Stick', Professor Chip Heath emphasizes on the importance of making the point stick rather than just getting the message across and explains how to go about it. Professor Heath commences his lecture with focus on urban legends, that is, myths and stories. Urban legends have been stuck in peoples' minds and have persisted over decades, spanning over cultural boundaries. For instance, the story of the dead girl who appears on a dark eerie roadside is known almost world over, yet in different situations. In the American version, the man who finds the girl is in a car. In the European version, the car is replaced by a carriage. Whereas in the Chinese version, the mode of transport is believed to be a horse. The professor explains that urban legends succeed even though they lack many advantages that organizational messages have. They do not have support from top management. They do not have advertising budgets, or public relation assistants. They often arouse negative feelings of fear and disgust due to which people do not often like them. Yet, they still spread. In light of the above, Professor Heath tries to correlate organizational messages with urban legends through out the video. He identifies six elements as key in achieving success in organizational messages. If these elements are used effectively,...
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...in the organization, internally in terms of various departments and externally in terms of customers. To overcome this dilemma, in the video Messages that Stick', Professor Chip Heath emphasizes on the importance of making the point stick rather than just getting the message across and explains how to go about it. Professor Heath commences his lecture with focus on urban legends, that is, myths and stories. Urban legends have been stuck in peoples' minds and have persisted over decades, spanning over cultural boundaries. For instance, the story of the dead girl who appears on a dark eerie roadside is known almost world over, yet in different situations. In the American version, the man who finds the girl is in a car. In the European version, the car is replaced by a carriage. Whereas in the Chinese version, the mode of transport is believed to be a horse. The professor explains that urban legends succeed even though they lack many advantages that organizational messages have. They do not have support from top management. They do not have advertising budgets, or public relation assistants. They often arouse negative feelings of fear and disgust due to which people do not often like them. Yet, they still spread. In light of the above, Professor Heath tries to correlate organizational messages with urban legends through out the video. He identifies six elements as key in achieving success in organizational messages. If these elements are used effectively, organizations...
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...HOLIDAY Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the three types of most beautiful places for holiday around the world. Central Idea: The three types of most beautiful places for holiday in the world are Venice Italy, Maldives South-West of Sri Lanka and Oak Valley Snow Park in Gangwon Province South Korean. INTRODUCTION I. Do you know where are the most beautiful places for holiday around the world? II. As far as I know, I can tell you the three most beautiful places for holiday that you can ever visit, that are Venice, Maldives and Oak Valley Snow Park. III. The three places that I have mentioned just now has been ranked as number two in the world that is Maldives, Venice as number five and lastly Oak Valley Snow Park as number 10 around the world. IV. Today, I would like to inform you the three most beautiful places for holiday around the world. (Transition: After you have listened to my introduction, let us move to my first point.) BODY I. Firstly, the first place that is the best for holiday is Venice, Italy. A. Venice is one of Italy’s top cities and a beautiful, romantic destination with many attractions. B. Its small, traffic-free streets along the winding canals make for great walking. 1. You’ll will find many magnificent churches and palaces, lively squares, and interesting shops. C. Venice actually consists of 117 bodies of land connected by more than 400 bridges over its 150 canals. 1. The Grand Canal...
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...1. CanGo’s undefined Mission Statement The absence of a clear Mission Statement as a road map for the company is needed for the company to survive in the market place and stay competitive. The mission statement of any establishment, defines the clear intension of a business in term of which road it will travel in the market place to stay competitive. In the week -1 introductory video, CanGo seems to be doing very well in the market place. This was evidence by the telephone call that was made to Liz by the President of the Hudson Valley business association. When Liz was inverted to speak at the Hudson Valley business meeting to share her expertise with the rest of the business community, she could not define how the business was organized the system she and her management team have used to be so successful in the Hudson Valley. She could not clearly say where she came from as a business, where she is and where she will be going as a business. This seems clear to us that CanGo lacks a mission statement for the smooth operation of the business. If CanGo continue on this path, the company may and will experience major setbacks in areas of business growth and development, accountability and the ability to stay in the market places if other market forces come against her. Recommendation: CanGo like any other business is in the market place to survive and be profitable. Therefore if CanGo must survive and be competitive it must develop a mission statement as a foundation for...
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...Annotated Bibliography THESIS STATEMENT: In order to improve our level of education and help students to retain and learn what teachers are teaching, the state needs to remove standardized state level of testing; this will encourage children of young age to think creativity and think outside the box, encourages organic learning and prevents the unnecessary stress on young children. Robinson, K. (2013, April) Ted Talks Education How to escape educations death valley [Video File] Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley#t-782486 Ken Robinson is an author, speaker and international advisor on education. He emphasized on importance of education and how it is that we are to change the way we are teaching in America. He mentions that while the standardized testing is ok, we should however expand on the notion with state testing and expand within the arts. He mentions that 60% of children drop out of school before they get into high school. He also states the No Child Left Behind act is based not on diversity but conformity. He compared Finland to each state within the America. Finland does not use any standardized testing; yet they are consistently above average. The difference with Finland and any state in America can be summed up by 3 things. 1) America in general or state level does not individualize teaching and learning. 2) America in general or state level does not invest in the teacher. He states that America...
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...u06d2 Case Analysis: Gas or Grouse In preparation for this discussion: * Read "Gas or Grouse" on pages 254-257 in the course textbook. * View "To Drill or Not to Drill" (6:13), segment five on the ABC News Videos for Business Ethics CD-ROM. After you have read the case and viewed the video segment: * Discuss the actions of Questar and the outcome of the resulting litigation from an ethical perspective, bearing in mind the heavy dependence of the United States on oil, and the effect of the current oil shortage on the country's economy. The energy company Questar, is known for supplying a natural gas that burns cleaner than others because of the molecular structure it possess. This supply of natural gas allows the United States to be less contingent on foreign companies for energy supplies and provides royalties for the state of Wyoming. Questar drills and operates in close proximity to wildlife habitats that rely on the mesa, sagebrush and high elevation for survival. The Bureau of Land Management has specific limitations based on the habitat surrounding the drilling sites that Questar must follow to protect the wildlife. Studies were conducted that indicated that the restrictions were not sufficient enough to address the decline in the sage grouse; although Questar have followed the guidelines set forth by the Bureau of Land Management. The sage grouse are being considered for the endangered species list as it is believed to have a population of only 250...
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...the necessary information about the online MTH 092 course there. We will use Eagle only for the first means of communication. The learning management system we will be using is called MyMathLab (MML). MyMathLab contains videos, worked-out examples, and numerous features to help you learn the material. The system accompanies our textbook. To use this system, you need to purchase an access code. Purchasing the book is optional because the book is available electronically in pdf form on the MyMathLab website. If you are comfortable with the electronic form of the book, there is no need to purchase a physical copy of it. Keep in mind however, that a future instructor for another module may require that you have the physical book. If you have previously taken and passed math module MTH 091 and used the latest and greatest 4th edition of the textbook, there is nothing additional to purchase. The MyMathLab access code used for MTH 091 will also work for MTH 092, MTH 093, and MTH 094. However, you will need to register for the MTH 092 MML class site. The process is explained in the syllabus on pages 8 and 9. If you need to purchase the MyMathLab access code, you have a few options: 1. Buy the book and access code bundled together at the Rock Valley College bookstore. This is the best value for your money. The book and access code can be used for the math modules MTH 091-094. 2. Buy only the access code for MyMathLab. You can buy it online when you register with...
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...Information Technology Acts Financial Services Modernization Act Of 1999 Can what happened during the Great Depression ever happen again? They are not sure. As a country, they have taken steps to decrease the extent of damage something like this could ever do again. The technological systems used today for tracking, maintaining, and storing data are much more complex, complicated, of larger capacity, and in need of complex laws to protect the information. To understand the full reasoning behind the need for this act we can look at what happened during the great depression. At that time, there were banks participating in brokerage and investment services without any oversight or regulation. When the Great Depression happened the impact it had on society, individuals, families, the economy, and the nation itself was of significant magnitude. Many people, companies, and businessmen lost everything they owned, their lives savings gone forever; banks closed and went bankrupt. Some men took their own lives over the monumental financial loss. In 1933 Congress passed the Glass-Steagall Act that prohibited commercial banks from taking these additional risks with security transactions. This helped protect people who kept their lives savings and earnings with the bank. Decades later while struggling during economic turns, financial leaders believed that if businesses could collaborate it would give them profitable divisions during downturns’ and therefore escape major losses...
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...Technological Advancement In Education Education Essay Contents Introduction – Thesis statement: Advances in the technology are very helpful in transforming the way people are educated. From the abacus which made teaching math easy millennia back, to word processor which changed the way research paper are being written and presented. The technological progress of humans has a positive impact on education. Technological change has given shape to education from the very beginning, but with the addition of digital revolution it has popularly increased the speed at which education is transforming. From the past 20 years, there have been changes in technological education that few people ever dreamed. . Many colleges and universities have started offering distance learning programs before the discovery of internet where these programs were difficult to find at that time. Due to this reason, many people who lived in villages and towns lack access to these universities and colleges. There is no doubt that technology has greatly involved in our daily lives and mainly when we are talking about education field. There is almost no escaping from the fact which is produced by the researchers. Education has been widely affected by the integration of technologies as it is a fast way to reach mass number of students. Literature Review – There are basically three main theoretical frameworks presented in the educational technology literature which are Behaviorism, Constructivism and Cognitivism...
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...Throughout the beginning of the season I placed at the first three meets with placements of two bronzes and a silver. The fourth week I had to miss due to a Skills USA state competition the meet I missed was the meet of champs. A meet where the Rio Grande Valley schools all meet up to compete, this meet was important to see my placement among all the schools. After missing that full week I tried to gain what could with meets in between the upcoming district. Due for success, I finally gained my first major accomplishment, placing at district (placed fourth), something I wasn’t able to do the first two years of high school. After this big achievement I was able to move on to area in Weslaco. There I placed second along with my colleague who placed first, a great mentor and motivator, now a graduate. I reached a height a little under fourteen and a half feet during this competition. After this astonishing achievement, I then moved on to regionals in San Antonio. Finally, at this competition I didn’t...
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...Undervisningsbeskrivelse Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser Termin Institution Uddannelse Fag og niveau Lærer(e) Termin hvori undervisningen afsluttes: maj-juni/14 VUC Vestegnen Hfe Engelsk B (Titel 1-6) Anette Ranvild (AR) E-mail: ar@vucv.dk / (Titel 7- ) Pelle Esbensen (PE) E-mail: pe@vucv.dk 1enB02 12-14 Hold Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb Titel 1 Titel 2 Titel 3 Titel 4 Titel 5 Titel 6 Titel 7 Titel 8 Titel 9 Global English Growing up The US Election 2012 UK History Crime Different Worlds Technology in Education The BIG City Relationships Titel 10 Ukraine Side 1 af 11 Beskrivelse af det enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb) Titel 1 Indhold Kernestof: Finderup & Fog (i-bog 2012): Worlds of English pp 22, 23 Jonathan Safran Foer (2002): ’Everything is Illuminated’ in Finderup & Fog: Worlds of English Global English Supplerende stof: Global English with David Crystal (videoklip): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZI1EjxxXKw The History of English in 10 Minutes (videoklip): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexKqvgPVuA&feature=related Omfang Særlige fokuspunkter ca. 15 lektioner á 45 min • • • • • • • • • • at træne mundtligt engelsk at læse engelske tekster meningsfyldt op at udvide ordforrådet screening at skabe et godt socialt klima på holdet klasseundervisning gruppearbejde pararbejde skriveøvelser Cooperative Learning (CL) strukture Væsentligste arbejdsformer Side 2 af 11 Beskrivelse...
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...appetizing. Americanization just didn’t bring a new form of food to the historic land of India, it was much more. India is a land of vivid taste buds, an emerging economy and home to a very wrong conception about American culture and Americanization imported with it joy, the wrong conception about American life, and hard work, which in fact are shaping the Indian culture today. As an Indian I have seen how local Indian flavors restricted American giants like KFC, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to be successful in the Indian market. Who in the whole world ever thought that KFC would include more vegetarian options than chicken on its menu? In his article “In 2000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato?” Mark Rice-Oxley frames a picture in our mind through his writing, describing a usual American day but in London. Thus leading us to his main argument, in 2000 Years, Will the World Remember Disney or Plato? He claims basketball is climbing the ladder, becoming more important in our lives each day and it’s not just basketball, but we are under the skies governed by American soft power. We can find, through examples, in the article that world cultures in some countries have given their own unique twist to the overtaking American culture. For instance, Japanese have taken the ideas of Fast-Food and Hip-Hop and given them a new twist, according to their culture and lifestyle. But the article comes to an end with the same argument with which it started, will Disney survive the falling sand...
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...Literary Techniques of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech Literary Techniques of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech Introduction Martin Luther King, Jr., a prominent civil rights leader, delivered a powerful speech at the historic March on Washington. The speech uses several literary techniques to engage the listener. In the speech, King especially likes to use repetition and metaphor to convey his ideas. These devices are the foundation of King?s unique and effective style. Repetition In I Have a Dream King uses repetition throughout. Repetition is a good tool to use to reinforce an important idea. In Dorothy Seyler?s Read, Reason, Write, she states: ?Some repetition of key words and phrases will occur in well-written and unified essays. Some writers, though, go beyond this technique of unified writing and use repetition to produce an effective cadence, like a drum beating in the background, keeping time with the speaker?s fist pounding the lectern for emphasis.? (58). King?s speech is a perfect representation of this. I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons...
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...Video Game Design and Game Management Research Paper Game design is more than just fun and games. It can be a hobby even a lifestyle. Game design will be perfect for someone who loves video games and for those who want to see how they will be created. I am a person who really enjoys video games, and I will even enjoy seeing all of the basics of the game, all the way from the creation of the weaponry in the game, to the detailed graphics that were produced within the game. A gaming manager is perfect for someone who enjoys seeing people’s lives wasted in the casino, blowing all of their money on their addiction. Although if that was the only reason to do this job then I suggest changing your attitude on life. A gaming manager makes sure that all of the games in a casino are going well and that no one is cheating by counting cards and/or stealing from the casino. For me, Game Design and Gaming Management are two extremely interesting careers. To become a successful game designer, one should have many talents and specialties within the field. A good personality trait that one should possess is creativity, being open to suggestions, and being able to put what comes to mind down onto a piece of paper. One must be collaborative as well as having a huge passion for games. To be successful, a good education is required. Very few game designers only have a high school diploma. Even very few have an Associate’s Degree in this occupation. A good suggestion is for one to get a Bachelor’s...
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...founded Blockbuster video in 1985, opening the first store in Dallas Texas and has grown to become the world's number one video chain. Mr. Cook took the idea of video rental and improved it by creating the video superstore concept. Many family-owned video rental stores could not compete against Blockbuster' stores. Blockbuster stores were highly visible stand-alone structures that appealed to customers. Blockbuster His stores had a wider selection of videos and offered longer hours of operation. He focused on creating a family image for his stores by including a children's section and excluding adult movies. He also made it possible for busy people and people with children the opportunity to view movies for a longer period by starting the 3 day rental period. In 1986, Mr. Cook sold 33% of Blockbuster to h, m & Flynn and in 1987; he decided to leave the company making Mr. Huizenga CEO (Smiley, 2010). Mr. Huizenga had experience growing small companies but no experience in retail, so he hired the best managers who were capable of developing a retail chain. Under Mr. Huizenga's leadership Blockbuster experienced major growth. By 1992, Blockbuster had over 3,000 stores (1,000 franchise and 2,000 company owned). Blockbuster had established 3 operating divisions to manage functional activities. These three divisions cut cost for the company by eliminating the outsourcing of these jobs. Years ago, almost everyone who rented a video got it from Blockbuster or a local video store. Blockbuster...
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