The Problems in Succession Planning The above quote is true for a broad array of situations and processes, including succession planning. Whether it is anticipated retirements and resignations or unexpected emergencies and disasters, it is vitally important for organizations to have a succession plan. Unfortunately, succession planning, like most processes established in an organization, tends […]
Essay #2: Visual / Textual Analysis For this essay, you will analyze a visual text (a painting, film, or video) and explore why the artist(s) employed the techniques that she/he/they did. The aim is to write a paper (to craft and defend a “thesis”[1]) that proposes a compelling and unique analysis/argument, or makes a […]
Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution. Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is the Great White Roots and their nature is peace and strength. What do the […]
2 pages– Reflective questions for Damned Lies and Statistics Duration: 14 hours Damned Lies and Statistics discusses a number of factors that impact the ways in which quantitative research is conducted, disseminated, and ultimately interpreted by researchers and consumers (e.g., readers of journal and newspaper articles). In what ways are the arguments raised in this book “bigger” than the […]
After reading Chapter 5: Basic Document Design (pp. 107-131) in MacRae’s Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide and watching Nancy Duarte’s “5 Rules for Creating Effective Presentations,” visit Slideshare.net (Links to an external site.). Slideshare is the world’s largest professional content sharing community and contains presentations on a wide variety of topics. Browse Slideshare and identify one deck […]
It was the first day of graded speeches in Public Speaking 101. Scott, the football team captain and a 4.0 student, was nearing the end of his speech on the use of steroids in high school athletics. He efficiently reviewed his main points and concluded his speech with a poignant story about a teenager who […]
Read the (What I Have Learned Fron nature) article and: Tell me your place for conversation that you have identified (give me the quotation). Tell me what you see in terms of an opportunity- were you fascinated/shocked/perplexed? Is there a gap/tension/ambiguity/difficulty? Then, tell me your complex, unique, specific, arguable claim! It is just a claim so it will be less […]
Case Study: Urinary Tract Infection You are working in an extended care facility when M.Z.’s daughter brings her mother in for a week’s stay while she goes on a planned vacation. M.Z. is an 89-year-old widow with a 4-day history of non- localized abdominal pain, incontinence, new-onset mental confusion, and loose stools. Her most […]
Paper 1: The Thesis/Introduction/Outline Overview During Week 2, you will begin reading about the literary genre of the short story and ways to discuss the short story that you chose in Week 1. You will start Paper 1 by focusing on the thesis, introduction, and outline of the paper. Outline for Paper 1 Week 2 […]
In this assignment, you will analyze the implications of the fall of humanity, consider the impact of the fall on humanity, and reflect on the continuing consequences of the fall for people throughout human history. One of the central components of every worldview is the topic of human nature. The topic of human nature asks […]
