...is that there’s is more to the world than what people can see. Wideman has to look beyond his own beliefs, values, and views to understand what his brother, Robby, is trying to say to him. People don’t always know and understand the reasons for a person’s actions, or why they made the decisions that they have made in life. Wideman conveys his argument that choices aren’t always easy to make through his brother, Robby’s, life experience. When making choices you can either benefit or lose from them. Throughout the essay Wideman uses three different points of view. Wideman uses himself, Robby, and his mother to show how Robby’s actions affected each of them differently. “Our Time” begins with...
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...Wideman’s Our Time is a story of the world he and his family grew up in. In the story, Wideman takes us through the life of his brother Robby. He tells this story from different points of view, using both his voice as well and Robby’s. While telling Robby’s story, he tries to open our eyes to multiple injustices and dilemmas both inside and outside of our legal system. In using Robby’s voice, Wideman attempts to tell Robby’s story from Robby’s own point of view. Wideman attempts to provide insight into Robby’s mind. I have trouble separating Robby’s words from Wideman’s. In the story, Wideman tries to communicate what he went through growing up to the reader. In addition to using Robby’s voice, he also includes the viewpoint of their mother. Our Time starts off with Robby opening up about a very influential moment in his life; the death of his close friend Garth. Robby said to John, “It all started with Gar dying.” (Wideman, pg. 663). Garth’s death was a major turning point in Robby’s life. It cast a shadow over Robby’s own life. Robby already had a negative, cynical outlook on life. And Garth’s death exacerbated it. Robby resented the doctors that they couldn’t do more for him. “It’s our time now. We can’t let Garth down. Let’s drink this last one for him and promise him we’ll do what he said we could. We’ll be the best. We’ll make it to the top for him. We’ll do it for Garth.” (Wideman, pg. 663) By saying this, Robby is letting the deceased control his actions. By giving...
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...John Edgar Wideman Our Time Wideman was born on June 14, 1941. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and much of his writing is set there, especially in the Homewood neighborhood of the East End. He graduated from Pittsburgh's Peabody High School, then attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he became an All-Ivy League forward on the basketball team. He was the second African-American to win a Rhodes Scholarship (New College, Oxford University, England), graduating in 1966. “Our Time is part of “Brothers and Keepers” memoir published in 1984 (New York\NY) and 1985 (London). John Edgar Wideman's "Our Time" is an essay about how John and his brother Robby were products of their environments and random events. Wideman first uses an epilogue that explains what some aspects of living in "street world life" are like. The epilogue helps me to kind of understand where John and Robby are coming from but still does not justify their actions. How rediculous would it life be if every time a close friend or family member died someone would go on a crime spree. But metaphorically speaking it gives us a canvas paint a picture on. After the epilogue Wideman jumps straight into an important part of the story, the death of Robby's friend Garth in Robby's point of view. This is important because this is what sparks Robby's behavioral changes. Then John, as an outsider looking in on the situation moves onto how he views Robby. He understands Robby's behavior is wrong but he lets...
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...Name: Eruan Amamie. Instructor: Professor Brent Griffin Course: College Writing. Project Title: The Influence Homewood Had on Robby. Date: 06/29/14. Paper: Final John Edgar Wideman’s ‘‘Our Time’’ talks mostly about his brother Robby’s challenges growing up in a Black neighborhood. This neighbourhood, was also associated with racial discrimination. This attribute of the society had a great effect on Robby. His color and its people were seen as the ‘‘forbidden fruit.’’ This made him anxious of what was wrong with Black Colored skin. Another feature of this community was corrupt governance. The implementers of the laws, were also the criminals against the law. As a young boy, Robby couldn’t care less about what was against the law because everything seemed right; like there were no rules that you go against. ‘‘How you gon feel sorry when society’s so corrupt, when everybody got their hand out or got their hand in somebody else’s pocket and ain’t no rules nobody listens to if they can get away with breaking them?’’(447). Robby initially could not feel the implications of the actions he took against society; until he is in prison, now tries to tell his story reflecting back on the things he did, and what caused him to do them. He did not feel any remorse even when he knew he was going against the laws. In this society, that Robby found himself, what he did was mainstream, so it never felt wrong to do what everybody did. It seemed like there were no rules, no consequences. Robby...
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...world that you never would of imaged that you came from there. Some history goes way back into other eras, which you would never expect. What got me curios about where I came from, was the topic choice of John Edgar Wideman reading “Our Time” ”Page 657”. Which was a topic idea present on Old Habits. John Wideman reading talks about how you might explain your family history. Especially how would you explain where ones habits have come from? Is it something your mother did, that your grandfather has done? How can I take...
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...NR390 Nursing History Brandy Wideman Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Maier December 9, 2012 My name is Brandy Wideman and I am conducting an interview with Mrs. Lavelury Powell, RN. The interview took place Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm at her home. The interview is being conducted with agreement from Mrs. Powell with the understanding that it is for educational purposes only for Chamberlain College of Nursing. I performed an audio recording of the interview to assist in accurate documentation but as agreed I will be submitting it in written form. The purpose of the interview is to identify an exceptional nurse who, in my opinion, is making history. The nurse is Mrs. Lavelury Powell. She is my maternal aunt, my mentor, and my hero. Mrs. Powell is a lifelong resident of Wadley, Georgia and has worked in the nursing field for twenty-nine years. She is married with three adult daughters and two grandchildren. She started her career in 1983 as a Certified Nursing Assistant and then furthered her career in 1987 by becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse. In 1993 she returned to Middle Georgia College and obtained an Associate Degree in Nursing. Mrs. Powell has spent her entire career in long-term care, first as a staff nurse and eventually as a Director of Nursing. In 2005 she was diagnosed with ESRD necessitating hemodialysis three times a week. Due to frequent hospitalizations and her declining health, she had to give up her nursing career. Because of her...
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...In “Our time”, John Edgar Wideman has responsibility of telling the story of the boy who went into prison. The boy is Wideman`s younger brother, Robby, who is a black sheep of the family. Wideman uses three voices tell his brother`s sad story to explain what caused Robby “went bad”. The three voices are his brother Robby, his mother and himself. Wideman has many purposes for telling the story of Robby. First of all he is trying to understand him. He tries to learn his terms. In other words tries to comprehend why his brother is very different. While he does, this he can also reflect and learn a lot about himself. Wideman has many struggles in accomplishing all of this. He is trying to tell the story of his brother from a neutral perspective. He believes if he only tells it from his point of view, he could not tell a true Robby’s story. It is very hard for him to hear his brother story without listening to himself. This struggle can be seen in this essay, “The hardest habit to break, since it was the habit of a lifetime, would be listening to Xu 2 myself listen to him. That habit would destroy any chance of seeing my brother on his terms; and seeing him in his terms, learning his terms, seemed the whole point of learning his story” (672) Because of this Wideman has to use different views to show the true story of his brother Robby includes...
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...Mariana Offik English 101; 065 Bellomy December 6th, 2011 Twentieth-Century Counterpart John Edgar Wideman’s “Our Time” can be seen as a twentieth-century counterpart to Guaman Poma’s “New Chronicle.” This connection is made if Wideman’s essay is reread with the qualities that Mary Louis Pratt portrays in “Arts of the Contact Zone.” It can be presented as an example of what she defines as an autoehtnographic text. She defines autoethnography as an inferior culture defining itself through the terms of a dominant culture when writing back to them. Transculturation produces autoethnography. Transculturation is the process by which a culture takes certain aspects of another. The interactions between different cultures, the point of view, and the suppression of the inferior culture portrays “Our Time” as a twentieth-century counterpart to the New Chronicle. Multiple cultures interact constantly in “Our Time”. Robby and John represent different cultures. Robby grew up surrounded by crime and violence. He also comes from a lower educational group. John, even though he is Robby’s brother, grew up to be a different culture than Robby. He went to college and people that were vastly different from Robby surrounded him. John describes his struggle with projecting Robby’s voice in the story because of their different cultural backgrounds. They grew to become two separate cultures that interacted with each other throughout the story. 3 1/2 - 4 pgs remove...
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...University of Phoenix MGT/437: Project Management Project Management Paper November 4, 2012 Project Management Paper Introduction Many would say that the United States is a great place to live. This country gives people choices and many crave the independence of owning their own business. However, owning a business is not as easy as it sounds, it takes hard work and strategic planning. To manage a business you have to have a sound direction in what expertise you would like to tackle. Project management can play an integral role in implementing these plans and attaining these goals. This system is “one of the integral parts of the contemporary management system due to its ability to make sure that the goals set in the beginning of a project correspond exactly to the goals that were achieved later on. It goes without saying that the primarily aim of any project is a certain definite result. Since a project can be applied to various spheres of activity of a company, it automatically gets a wide range of usage (Reynolds, 2009).” The primary purpose of this document is to achieve an enhanced perceptive of project management and to provide information on key elements that is the core of most officially run projects. This document will answer three general questions necessary in the construction of project management. These questions are: What is project management? What are the basic phases of the project lifecycle and their purposes? Why is it important for...
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...Botero PM620-1003A-01 Schedule and Cost Control Techniques Dr. Mathew Gonzalez July 19h 2010 Project Management Maturity Model (PMMM) • Common language – Recognize the need for Project Management – Common terminology • Common processes – Successes can be repeated on other projects – PM can support other methodologies • One single methodology for all projects • Monitoring and benchmarking • Continuous improvement (Kerzner, 2009, pp. 928-929) Different PM Methodologies • There are approximately 150 (Gonzalez, 2010) • Some of them are: – PMBOK - Six Sigma – Agile - Waterfall – Scrum - Spiral – CCPM - Prince2 – Rational Rose - Open Source • A methodology is a set of guidelines or principles that can be tailored to a specific situation (Wideman, 2005) A Comparison Guidelines PMBOK Agile CCPM Heavy Management Control Multitasking allowed Expert Team Oriented Open Status Reporting Continuous Changing Processes Heavy Risk Management Hierarchical Structure Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Phase Organization (Perrin, 2007), (CCPACE, 2008), (PMBOK, 2008) Yes No Yes Feature Summary • PMBOK – Structured and well documented – Excellent for complex projects • Agile – Team oriented – Open documentation and participation • CCPM – Critical path oriented, constrain driven – Resource commitment until path is finish Recommended Model • Agile Methodology – E-mail project has medium complexity – Team approach will expedite...
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...An explanation of a Project Charter and its purpose The purpose of a project charter is to collect information on a project and ultimately get approval from the stakeholders to get the project running. The project charter can contain many pieces including the project statement of work, organizational assets and processes for starters. The project charter also is used to decide on the scope of a project and give responsibility (Sanghera, 2010). It is the process of developing a document that formally authorizes a project or a phase and documenting initial requirements that satisfy the stakeholder’s needs and expectations. The project charter is a document that states the initial requirements to satisfy the stakeholders’ needs and expectations, and it also formally authorizes the project which includes naming the project manager and determining the authority level of the project manager. (PMBOK, 2008).The project charter which is an output of the charter process is an input to identifying the stakeholders. When stakeholders have been identified, then a stake holder’s register is created. This is the start of a project management’s road map. Issuing an approved charter moves the project to the following phases: * Initiation- clearly establish why the project is being initiated and specifically what must be accomplished * Defining the project- Identifies customer and states the principal business reasons for instigating a project. * Planning the project- impact...
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...Analyzing Risk November 11, 2013 Analyzing Risk This document will cover the definition and description of risk management. Topics covered include the philosophy, methodology, and the purpose of analyzing risk as well as development of a risk management plan and a procurement management plan. Identifying risk is the process of determining which risks may affect the progress of the project. The project stakeholders are usually included in the risk identification process. These stakeholders include the project manager, risk management experts, the project team members, and end users. Identifying risk is an iterative process because new risks can develop in a short period and should be integrated into the risk management plan. The process of risk planning involves following a series of steps that can be continually repeated in sequence throughout the life of a project. The first step in the process is risk planning. Risk Planning Risk planning begins with getting solid backing from the project stakeholders for the risk management approach (Marchewka, 2009). Support from the stakeholders will ensure that the resources required for a successful risk assessment are available to the project team. The second part of risk planning is to be prepared for the risks that are identified. The team must plan for the potential resources and tools required to perform proper project risk management. After the stakeholders have committed to the risk management approach, it is...
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...Not understanding the benefits of risk management—Often the project sponsor or client demands results. They may not care how the project team achieves its goal and objectives—just as long as it does! The project manager and project team may rely on aggressive risk taking with little understanding of the impact of their decisions (Lanza 2001). Conversely, project risks may also be optimistically ignored when, in reality, these risks may become real and significant threats to the success of the project. Unfortunately, risks are often schedule delays, quality issues, and budget overruns just waiting to happen (Wideman 1992). Risks can result in sub-par productivity and higher than average project failure rates (Kulik 2000). ■ Not providing adequate time for risk management—Risk management and the ensuing processes should not be viewed as an add-on to the project planning process, but should be integrated throughout the project life cycle (Lanza 2001). The best time to assess and plan for project risk, in fact, is at the earliest stages of the project when uncertainty for a project is the highest. Catastrophic problems or surprises may arise that require more resources to correct than would have been spent earlier avoiding them (Choo 2001). It is better to reduce the likelihood of a risk or be capable of responding to a particular risk as soon as possible in order to limit the risk’s impact on the project’s schedule and budget. ■ Not identifying and assessing risk...
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