“Putting It All Together” SWOT, grit, growth, victim, creator, motivation, academic integrity.  In the past few weeks, you have been writing short papers that incorporate ideas from sources you have found on the internet and on EBSCOhost.  This week, you will read one more article, and use it along with the others to write an essay about being successful in college.  This paper will be used to help determine your preparedness for future English courses in college.  Do your best work! *** 1.Read the article Shifting out of the Drama Triangle: Victim vs. Creator Mindsets. 2.    Write a 5-paragraph essay which explains how having the creator mindset can foster greater success in college than having the victim mindset. For sources, be sure to use this week’s article as well as the articles required for weeks two and three to support your argument. a.    The first paragraph is your introduction.  It should introduce the topic and contain the thesis statement. b.    The second paragraph should have a topic sentence that relates to the thesis statement.  This paragraph should provide supporting evidence or ideas for your thesis that come from the designated article “Shifting out of the Drama Triangle.”  In this paragraph, you must incorporate one paraphrase from the article and cite it in text properly using APA citations.  This paraphrase must be highlighted in yellow.  Also you must also incorporate one short, direct quote from the article and cite it in text properly using APA citations.  This direct quote must be highlighted in blue. c.    The third and fourth paragraphs are also supporting paragraphs for your thesis.  They should have topic sentences that support your thesis statement, and contain additional information that further supports the thesis.  Be sure to paraphrase or summarize the two articles you have already found regarding the growth mindset. Use your own words, but provide credit to the articles from which you have taken your ideas. d.    The final paragraph is the conclusion. It should connect to the introductory paragraph and summarize the main points of the paper. 3.    List your sources in a References page at the end of your paper IRP: Week Four Worksheet The Walmart Effect Chapter 6 and 7, pages 137 through 195 1. Who is Emek Basker and what are the two simple questions about Walmart that she wanted to find the answers to? 1. What type of problems did Basker have when trying to find answers to these two questions? 3. Did Basker ever find answers to her questions? What did she discover after examining Walmart? 4. Who is Jerry Hausman? What is his specific problem with Walmart? 5. Who is Ken Stone? What aspects of Walmart has he studied? What are his two “rules of thumb” about merchants competing with Walmart? 6. Who is Stephan Goetz and what did his study of Walmart uncover? 7. Why does Fishman discuss salmon? Does he view the salmon industry as a negative or positive influence ...

1. “Putting It All Together”
SWOT, grit, growth, victim, creator, motivation, academic
integrity. In the past few weeks, you have been writing short
papers that incorporate ideas from sources you have found on
the internet and on EBSCOhost. This week, you will read one
more article, and use it along with the others to write an essay
about being successful in college. This paper will be used to
help determine your preparedness for future English courses in
college. Do your best work!
***
1.Read the article Shifting out of the Drama Triangle: Victim
vs. Creator Mindsets.
2. Write a 5-paragraph essay which explains how having the
creator mindset can foster greater success in college than having
the victim mindset. For sources, be sure to use this week’s
article as well as the articles required for weeks two and three
to support your argument.
a. The first paragraph is your introduction. It should
introduce the topic and contain the thesis statement.
b. The second paragraph should have a topic sentence that
relates to the thesis statement. This paragraph should provide
supporting evidence or ideas for your thesis that come from the
designated article “Shifting out of the Drama Triangle.” In this
paragraph, you must incorporate one paraphrase from the article
and cite it in text properly using APA citations. This
paraphrase must be highlighted in yellow. Also you must also
incorporate one short, direct quote from the article and cite it in
text properly using APA citations. This direct quote must be
highlighted in blue.
c. The third and fourth paragraphs are also supporting
paragraphs for your thesis. They should have topic sentences
that support your thesis statement, and contain additional
information that further supports the thesis. Be sure to
paraphrase or summarize the two articles you have already

2. found regarding the growth mindset. Use your own words, but
provide credit to the articles from which you have taken your
ideas.
d. The final paragraph is the conclusion. It should connect to
the introductory paragraph and summarize the main points of
the paper.
3. List your sources in a References page at the end of your
paper
IRP: Week Four Worksheet
The Walmart Effect
Chapter 6 and 7, pages 137 through 195
1. Who is Emek Basker and what are the two simple questions
about Walmart that she wanted to find
the answers to?
1. What type of problems did Basker have when trying to find
answers to these two questions?
3. Did Basker ever find answers to her questions? What did she
discover after examining Walmart?
4. Who is Jerry Hausman? What is his specific problem with
Walmart?

3. 5. Who is Ken Stone? What aspects of Walmart has he studied?
What are his two “rules of thumb”
about merchants competing with Walmart?
6. Who is Stephan Goetz and what did his study of Walmart
uncover?
7. Why does Fishman discuss salmon? Does he view the salmon
industry as a negative or positive
influence on society? Why or why not?
8. Does Fishman believe that Walmart could play a positive
role in regards to the salmon industry?
If so, what is that role?
9. Describe the conditions in some of the overseas factories
where Walmart clothing is made.
10. Do you think that Walmart does a good job of overseeing
the overseas factories where much of their
clothing is made? Explain why or why not.

4. IRP: Week Six Worksheet
The Walmart Effect
Epilogue and Afterward, pages 249 - 283
1. In the Epilogue, there are dialogues between five women
who worked at Nelson: Sally Stone, Mary
Fail, Rose Dunbar, Terri Graham, and Vickie Black. Briefly
tell each of the women’s stories as
expressed through these dialogues.
2. Why do you suppose Fishman provided these actual dialogues
at the end of the book? What impact is he
trying to make?
3. Why do you think that Wal-Mart decided to invite Mr.
Fishman to their headquarters?
4. Why does Fishman say on page 265 that “Wal-Mart is
worried.”?

5. 5. From October 2005 to May 2006, Wal-Mart made a great
many announcements on what new initiatives they
had plan. List and describe 6 of them.
6. Does Fishman believe that all these changes Wal-Mart has
announced will be made? And it they are, will they
last?
7. What do you think is Fishman’s overall feeling about Wal-
Mart? Please explain in detail.
IRP: Week Five Worksheet
The Walmart Effect
Chapter 8 and 9, pages 197 through 247
1. What point is the author trying to make when he compares
the rice of the Alpha Keri rich Oil with the price
of the green beans?
2. List three statistics regarding the amount of money Walmart

6. saves.
3. What does Fishman say about Americans and their
relationship with frugality?
4. Describe the actual shopping experience at Walmart. Would
you consider it positive? Why or why not?
5. Keven Roberts claims Walmart is not “lovable”. What does
he mean and why does he say that?
6. What is Walmart doing to improve its image? Do you think it
is working?
7. What are the three types of Walmart shoppers as defined by
Foote Cone & Belding? Briefly describe each
one.
8. What has Walmart always promised to do? Have they
followed through with their promise?

7. 9. What are some of the criticisms that opponents of Walmart
have made?
10. What is Walmart’s effect on World Capitalism?
IRP: Week Three Worksheet
The Walmart Effect
Chapter 4 and Chapter 5, pages 97 through 136
1. Who is Sherrie Ford and why was she hired by Welch’s juice
and jellies factory in Lawton, Michigan?
2. On page 103 in the 3rd paragraph, Steve Dobbins says, “We
are shopping ourselves out of jobs.” What does he mean?
3. In the second half of Chapter 4, Fishman discusses two
negative effects of Wal-Mart’s low prices. Describe these
effects and give one example for each of them.
4. Jim Weir, the CEO of Snapper Inc. says that many suppliers

8. are “addicted” to Walmart volume. What does this mean?
5. The book describes the “flip side of the Walmart effect that
Carolina Mills, Black & Decker and L.R. Nelson had. What is
the “high cost of low prices”?
6. What problem do high end product manufacturers have when
doing business with Wal-Mart?
7. Who is the man who said no to Wal-Mart? What does he
“said no to Walmart” mean?
8. Describe in detail the “Snapper” products. Try to answer the
following questions. What are they? How are they made? How
much do they cost? What kind of quality are they? Where can
you buy them?
9. At the end of Chapter 5, Jim Wier goes to Bentonville,
Arkansas for a meeting with Walmart. Briefly describe what
happens at that meeting.

9. 10. What are the two ways retailers can compete with Wal-
Mart?
IRP: Week Two Worksheet
The Wal-Mart Effect
Chapters 3 and 4, pages 51 – 97
1. Who is Jon Fleck and what is “Makin Bacon”?
2. What is it about Jon Fleck’s relationship with Wal-Mart that
allows him to be successful?
3. List and briefly describe three of Wal-Mart’s “partners” or
supply companies.
4. How would you describe the relationship between the
suppliers mentioned in Chapter 3 and Wal-Mart?
5. What are pallets and what did Wal-Mart like about them?

10. 6. What is the main idea of Chapter Three? Please explain in
detail.
7. Chapter four starts out with a story about the gallon jar of
pickles. What point is the author trying to illustrate with the
price of these pickles at Wal-Mart?
8. List three companies that have felt the Wal-Mart “squeeze”.
Briefly explain what happened to these companies.
9. What point is the author trying to make in the first part of
Chapter four?
Shifting Out of the Drama Triangle Victim vs Creator Mindsets
By Donna Zajonc, PCC © 2009 Tess Haskin - All Rights
Reserved
In one of my recent speaking engagements I told the story of
two young twin brothers who walked into a barn with their
grandfather. One boy complained about the foul smelling
manure and ran out of the barn while yelling about getting

11. manure on his shoes. The other boy raced through the barn with
excitement and shouted to his grandfather, "With all this
manure, there must be a pony somewhere!"
The first boy saw himself as a victim of the manure and smell.
The second boy saw the manure and linked it to greater
possibilities. Which boy do you identify with?
Do you constantly complain about life's bumps, or do you see
challenging issues as a way to innovate and create new
possibilities? Tough times magnify our view of situations. If we
see difficult issues through the eyes of a victim we might say:
"The budget has been slashed so there's no way we can
accomplish our goals" or "my boss is a tyrant" or "our products
are out of date" or "our citizens won't approve that idea."
The victim mentality sucks the life out of innovative energy and
has an excuse for every situation. Victims are addicted to the
drama triangle and complaining. They spread negative energy
and want others to take on the same victim mentality that they
are attached to.
The creator/innovator, on the other hand, clarifies what they
want and goes after that outcome. (Where's the pony and how do
we find it among the manure?) Not brought down by the
situation, they ask themselves, "What do I want and what
actions are mine to take to create that vision?"
The fundamental difference between the victim mindset and the
creator/innovator mindset is where they place their attention.
For victims the focus is on what they don't want. Problems
constantly preoccupy their lives and they fear the loss of control
or loss of purpose.
Creators place their focus on what they do want. They keep
their eyes on what they want rather than focusing on setbacks or

12. obstacles. Often it is two steps forward and sometimes one step
back. With each step the creator gets closer to and clearer about
what they most want.
David Emerald's book, The Power of TED* (*The
Empowerment Dynamic) explains the difference between victim
and creator mindset better than anyone I know. Okay, many of
you know that David is my husband and I AM biased! It is also
very fulfilling to hear the
The Power of TED*
stories that David receives after people read his book. The shift
in identify and way of thinking is truly life-changing.
It is no secret that now, more than ever, people feel victimized
by circumstances. They feel victimized by the economy, not
having enough time, circumstances like an illness, toxic
politics, their bad childhood or a boss who persecutes them. On
and on and on.
The creator mindset sees the manure and looks for positive news
behind the initial failure. In fact, failure becomes an
opportunity to grow and learn for the creator/innovator. They
view every situation as an opportunity to adjust, re-evaluate,
learn, grow and innovate.
Michael Maddock, founding partner of his Chicago-based
branding and marketing company says this about a creator;
"Creators see the obstacles as springboards for new thinking,
not as an excuse to throw up their hands and give up."
People who see themselves as victims are rarely asked to rise to
new heights in their organization. Complaining and negative
energy get old fast and most successful leaders have looked in
the mirror and shifted their mindset to that of a creator and
innovator.

13. Victims cannot innovate! The only thing victims create is more
victimhood and more complaining and more misery for those
around them.
If you feel twinges of victim feelings, begin making the shift to
a creator and innovator by asking: "What's the outcome I want
here?" Focusing on what you want will begin the shift from
victim to creator. Now the conversation has an opportunity to
shift from complaints and problems to a clear destination. When
you begin to do this, others will ask you to join their
conversation and share your gifts with them.
This is a powerful shift, but no one can make this shift for you.
Your boss or spouse can point the way or make suggestions to
you. Reading books can give you a few tips. The fact is, only
you can do the heavy lifting and shift the lens in which you
view the world. It's your choice