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The Leadership Profile assignment seeks to expose you to leaders that exemplify leadership qualities. This provides an opportunity to consider (if you have not already) the qualities of leadership with which you most identify. Identify effective leadership traits. Search for a business leader that exemplifies the leadership trait. Identify the company and job title for each business leader. Include a description of how the leader exemplifies the leadership trait. Describe if the leadership trait inspires followership and why. .
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
by
Carter Godwin Woodson, Ph.D.
First published in 1933 in
Washington, D.C. by Associated Publishers
The contents herein is the same as the 1933 Associated Publishers edition, except for the capitalization of
‘Black’, and ‘Negro’; the converting of ‘tribe’ to ‘group’, and the correction of a few grammatical errors,
edited by JPAS editor Itibari M. Zulu. Second, in this exercise, we also recognize a need for gender
balance or neutrality in the phraseology of the author, therefore we ask readers to consider the historical
and social context of this in any analysis, and thus acknowledge that this work should open a door for a
full critical and scholarly analysis of this historic book.
Contents
Foreword 2
Preface 3
The Seat of the Trouble 5
How We Missed the Mark 9
How We Drifted Away from the Truth 12
Education Under Outside Control 15
The Failure to Learn to Make a Living 21
The Educated Negro Leaves the Masses 27
Dissension and Weakness 31
Professional Educated Discouraged 36
Political Education Neglected 40
The Loss of Vision 45
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The Study of the Negro 87
Appendix 88
Foreword
The thoughts brought together in this volume have been expressed in recent addresses and
articles written by the author. From time to time persons deeply interested in the point of view
therein presented have requested that these comments on education be made available in book
form. To supply this demand this volume is given to the public. In the preparation of the volume
the author has not followed in detail the productions upon which most of the book is based. The
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in some cases, then, is entirely new; and the work is not a collection of essays. In this way
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Washington, D. C.
January, 1933.
2
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Herein are recorded not opinions but the reflections of one who for forty years has participated in
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Level 3
Spelling
(0 Points)
Contains more than 5 spelling mistakes
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Contains 2-5 spelling mistakes
(10 points)
Contains 1 or fewer spelling mistakes
Understanding of sensory loss and language development
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Give few examples of how Helen’s parents “parent” her.
(5 points)
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The learner (a confederate called Mr. Wallace) was taken into a room and had electrodes attached to his arms, and the teacher and researcher went into a room next door that contained an electric shock generator and a row of switches marked from 15 volts (Slight Shock) to 375 volts (Danger: Severe Shock) to 450 volts (XXX).
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Procedure:
At the beginning of the experiment, each participant was introduced to another participant, who was actually a confederate of the experimenter (Milgram). They drew straws to determine their roles – learner or teacher – although this was fixed and the confederate was always the learner. There was also an “experimenter” dressed in a grey lab coat, played by an actor (not Milgram).
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The teacher is told to administer an electric shock every time the learner makes a mistake, increasing the level of shock each time. There were 30 switches on the shock generator marked from 15 volts (slight shock) to 450 (danger – severe shock).
The learner gave mainly wrong answers (on purpose) and for each of these the teacher gave him an electric shock. When the teacher refused to administer a shock the experimenter was to give a series of orders / prods to ensure they continued. There were 4 prods and if one was not obeyed then the experimenter (Mr. Williams) read out the next prod, and so on.
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Prod 2: the experiment requires you to continue.
Prod 3: It is absolutely essential that you continue.
Prod 4: you have no other choice but to continue.
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Reflection Paper
Objective/Criteria
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Spelling
(0 Points)
Contains more than 5 spelling mistakes
(5 points)
Contains 2-5 spelling mistakes
(10 points)
Contains 1 or fewer spelling mistakes
Understanding of sensory loss and language development
(5 points)
Give a description of Helen’s sensory loss and how the sensory loss possibly occurred. Did she receive any treatment for her sensory loss?
(5 points)
Describe examples of heightened sensory awareness in other senses as portrayed by the actress and how Helen had adapted to her environment before the Ms. Sullivan arrived.
(10 points) Level 2+
Describe how Helen might have “babbled” (this would be after Ms. Sullivan began the “finger game”. How is this similar to infant “babble”?
Gender Roles observed in the film
(5 points)
Describe some gender role expectations in the film.
(5 points)
Give examples of gender role portrayal in the film.
(10 points) Level 2 +
Describe why you think it was important to Ms. Keller that Helen “folded her napkin”.
Identification of parenting style of Helen’s parents
(5 points)
Give few examples of how Helen’s parents “parent” her.
(5 points)
Identify the parenting style(s) of Helen’s parents and gives supporting examples; Observations of positive or negative punishment; positive or negative reinforment
(10 points) Level 2+
Describes Helen’s behavior as a result of her parent’s style of parenting. Describes how Ms. Sullivan disciplines Helen (a parenting style) and give examples of how Helen responds initially and ultimately.
Understanding of Association and Operant Conditioning; Learning and Memory
(5 points)
Discuss Helen’s use of language before her illness. (Receptive/Productive)
Describe the role of memory in her ability to regain language.
(5 points)
Defines Operant Condition and association. Give examples from the movie of positive and negative reinforcement
(15 points)
Discusses affects of positive and negative reinforcement as they pertain to Helen’s behavior and ability to learn. Describes the problems of Helen’s early learning (association). Give an opinion re: Helen’s learning (is it operant conditioning or learning by observation (imitation?)). Give examples supporting each from the movie.
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The learner (a confederate called Mr. Wallace) was taken into a room and had electrodes attached to his arms, and the teacher and researcher went into a room next door that contained an electric shock generator and a row of switches marked from 15 volts (Slight Shock) to 375 volts (Danger: Severe Shock) to 450 volts (XXX).
Milgram's Experiment
Procedure:
At the beginning of the experiment, each participant was introduced to another participant, who was actually a confederate of the experimenter (Milgram). They drew straws to determine their roles – learner or teacher – although this was fixed and the confederate was always the learner. There was also an “experimenter” dressed in a grey lab coat, played by an actor (not Milgram).
Two rooms in the Yale Interaction Laboratory were used - one for the learner (with an electric chair) and another for the teacher and experimenter with an electric shock generator.
The “learner” (Mr. Wallace) was strapped to a chair with electrodes. After he has learned a list of word pairs given him to learn, the "teacher" tests him by naming a word and asking the learner to recall its partner/pair from a list of four possible choices.
The teacher is told to administer an electric shock every time the learner makes a mistake, increasing the level of shock each time. There were 30 switches on the shock generator marked from 15 volts (slight shock) to 450 (danger – severe shock).
The learner gave mainly wrong answers (on purpose) and for each of these the teacher gave him an electric shock. When the teacher refused to administer a shock the experimenter was to give a series of orders / prods to ensure they continued. There were 4 prods and if one was not obeyed then the experimenter (Mr. Williams) read out the next prod, and so on.
Prod 1: please continue.
Prod 2: the experiment requires you to continue.
Prod 3: It is absolutely essential that you continue.
Prod 4: you have no other choice but to continue.
Results:
65% of all the participants (teachers) continued to the highest level of 450 volts. All the participants continued to 300 volts. Milgram did more than one experiment – he carried out 18 variations of his study. All he did was alter the situation (IV) to see how this affected obedience (DV).
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The Michael Jordan effect
Crawford, Anthony J; Niendorf, Bruce . American Business Review ; West Haven Vol. 17, Iss. 2, (Jun
1999): 5-10.
ProQuest document link
ABSTRACT
In the period immediately following the rumors of Michael Jordan's return to basketball, the five companies that
Jordan had major endorsement deals with experienced a nearly $3 billion increase in the market value of their
equity. Jordan was labeled the $2 billion man in the press, referring to the value he created for the shareholders of
the companies he endorses. However, most of these reports failed to cite the simultaneous bull market that lead
the S&P 500 to record highs. The Michael Jordan effect is examined, and it is found that shareholders experienced
negative abnormal returns after the announcement of his retirement and positive excess returns when rumors of a
comeback surfaced. However, it is also shown that the positive excess returns following the rumors of Jordan's
comeback were only temporary and disappeared within weeks of the original rumors. While some evidence is
found in support of a Michael Jordan effect, it appears that the rumors of Jordan's impact have been greatly
exaggerated.
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On October 6, 1993 Michael Jordan unexpectedly retired from basketball after leading the Chicago Bull's to three
straight NBA championships. The following spring he showed up for spring training with the Chicago White Sox.
Despite his early retirement Jordan maintained his five major endorsement deals from which he is rumored to
receive a total of approximately $30 million annually. These endorsements are highlighted in exhibit 1.
On March 2nd, 1995 Jordan ended his attempt at professional baseball and left the Chicago White Sox spring
training facilities. Shortly after his retirement from baseball, rumors of Jordan's return to basketball surfaced.
These rumors touched off a media frenzy as the popular press tied increases in the stock prices of the companies
Jordan endorses to speculation over his return. The Los Angeles Times reported that five days after the first
reports of his comeback, advertisers experienced a collective $2.3 billion gain in equity value. Time Magazine,
Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and nearly every major newspaper ran similar reports at about the same time. Jordan
was labeled the $2 billion man. The implication was that Jordan's rumored return to basketball increased his value
as an endorser resulting in an over $2 billion dollar gain to shareholders.
Table I illustrates the increase in the market value of the five companies which Jordan endorses. The collective
increase in market value over a nine business day period, from the date of the first rumors until the first trading day
after his comeback announcement, was more than $2.9 billion. The average return over those nine days was
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Joe noted to Angela that normal patrol sectors are laid out in rectangles, with each rectangle including a number of city blocks. For illustrative purposes he defined the dimensions of the sector as
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Travel
in a horizontal direction must be accompanied by travel in a vertical direction, and the total distance traveled is the sum of the horizontal and vertical segments. He further noted that past research on police patrolling in urban areas had shown that the average distance traveled by a patrol car responding to a call in either direction was one-third of the dimensions of the sector, or
x
/3 and
y
/3. He also explained that the travel time it took to respond to a call ( assuming that a car left immediately upon receiving the call) is simply the average distance traveled divided by the average travel speed.
Angela told Joe that now that she understood how average travel time to a call was determined, she could see that it was closely related to the size of the patrol area. She asked Joe if there were any restrictions on the size of the area sectors that cars patrolled. He responded that for their city, the department believed that the perimeter of a patrol sector should not be less than 5 miles or exceed 12 miles. He noted several policy issues and
staffing
constraints that required these specifications. Angela wanted to know if any additional restrictions existed, and Joe indicated that the distance in the vertical direction must be at least 50% more than the horizontal distance for the sector. He explained that laying out sectors in that manner meant that the patrol areas would have a greater tendency to overlap different residential, income, and retail areas than if they ran the other way. He said that these areas were layered from north to south in the city. So if a sector area were laid out east to west, all of it would tend to be in one demographic layer.
Angela indicated that she had almost enough information to develop a model, except that she also needed to know the average travel speed the patrol cars could trav.
THE MG371 CASE Growth Pains at Mountain States Healthcar.docx
THE MG371 CASE
Growth Pains at Mountain States Healthcare
Background
Mountain States Healthcare (MSH) is a regional system of hospitals located
in several large metropolitan areas of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado,
and in Acapulco, Mexico. MHS started as a single hospital in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and, due to the business acumen and experience of its officers and
Board of Directors, was quite successful and profitable.
Over the years, Salt Lake Hospital began purchasing other hospitals and
clinics in the state that were not as profitably operated, and eventually
changed its name to Utah Health Group (UHG). Each facility continued to
operate as an independent entity, except that its name was changed to
include “Utah Health Group” and UHG instilled its own successful
management style in the newly purchased facilities. When a hospital was
bought in Denver, Colorado, the firm created a medical facility holding
company in Salt Lake City, named Mountain States Healthcare. MHS treated
each facility as a separate subsidiary, except for the clinics, which were
associated with a larger hospital in the area. MSH continued to grow, adding
facilities from the states it declared as its strategic area.
Later, they added a new division of several clinics, an assisted living facility,
and a hospital in the resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, to take advantage of
medical needs of the large tourist and American retirement population there.
The Mexico venture was the most profitable and fastest growing of the MHS
family.
MSH was a profitable venture, but began to realize that some of its
administrative costs were, collectively, much higher than other medical
holding companies, and reducing the profits that could be used for the
benefit of shareholders. Additionally, the higher overhead costs were
affecting the advantage of some hospitals to compete within their districts.
The divisions had historically set themselves apart from other medical
facilities by offering a full line of specialties within their service packages.
The corporate holding company supported this by sharing resources,
technology, and even personnel between the divisions when needed. This
allowed each of the hospitals to position themselves as medical technology
competent full service providers.
A consulting firm pointed out several areas of administration which could be
consolidated, using the latest technology, to realize a tremendous reduction
in costs. The new VP of Finance, Aaron Nelson, newly promoted from the
state billing office manager’s position, suggested that medical billing should
be the first to consolidate. He reasoned that as each of the facilities had
consolidated the billing operations for all facilities within their five geographic
areas a few years ago, they should be able to completely consolidate all
billing with the latest database technology in a fairly short time, and.
The Methods of Communication are Listening, Writing, Talking, Rea.docx
The Methods of Communication are: Listening, Writing, Talking, Reading, and Non-Verbal.
Listening - speaking by using words and terminology that others can comprehend
Talking - the ability to read and comprehend the written word
Writing - tone and inflection of one’s voice facial expression, posture and eye contact
Non-Verbal - using the written word in a manner that others can understand the intended message
Reading - the ability to hear and understand what the speaker is saying
Review the five methods of communication you would use in the given scenarios:
Scenario 1: An irate customer comes to your store and is very upset with a defect in a product he ordered. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Listening)
Scenario 2: A customer is in your store looking for a new computer. You quickly surmise that the customer’s first language is not English and in addition he appears to not have a clear understanding of the type or brand of computer he is looking for. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Talking)
Scenario 3: On your store’s Facebook page, a customer comments on your store’s appearance and how disrespectful the salesperson was during a recent visit. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Writing)
Scenario 4: A customer comes into your store looking for a new phone. He appears overly confident about his knowledge level. When you approach him, he looks at you in a condescending manner. Which method of communication is being displayed by this customer? (Non-verbal)
Scenario 5: You need to take two online courses available from your employer about Customer Service. You need to receive an “A” in both courses. You must write five components that you will use for the Final Course Project. Which method of communication will you use to complete your assignments?
Competency
Discuss the importance of communication in Customer Service.
Instructions
In order to provide excellent service to customers, a business must have employees who are able to effectively communicate with those customers. Looking at the five methods of communication (Listening, Talking, Writing, Non-Verbal, and Reading), write a paper that includes 2-3 paragraphs for each method of communication. Please include an explanation on why communication is important in the introduction. Also, please include a conclusion that summarizes your paper.
NOW, THIS IS THE RUBRIC QUESTIONS
1. Included paragraph(s) for each of the methods of communication with clear examples.
2. Did include an explanation for the importance of clear communication using examples and research for support.
3. Did include an introduction and conclusion, including examples and/or research for support.
PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES AND CITETATIONS
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
by Ursula K LeGuin, 1974
1
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
With a clamor of bells that s.
The Meta-themes Paper requires you to bring together material from t.docx
The Meta-themes Paper requires you to bring together material from throughout the term and use it to illustrate what you have learned about the cross-cutting themes of the course. You should be able to complete parts of the Meta-Themes Paper over the course of the term ( using the various discussion posts).
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The Medication Paper OutlineThe purpose of this assignment is to.docx
The Medication Paper Outline
The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a complete, organized, detailed outline of your medication paper in APA format with sources cited and referenced accurately.
Recommended: Before you begin, review the Writing Resources area on your
Student Resources
tab located on the top menu of your main Blackboard page for examples and review chapters 9, 13, and 14 in
A Pocket Style Manual
(APA).
Adhere to the following guidelines for drafting and submitting your outline:
Use standard alphanumeric outline format.
Include a rough draft of your abstract.
Include APA in-text citations.
Include an APA formatted reference page.
Include a title page.
Use APA format throughout.
The outline includes several high quality, thought provoking ideas/points which are skillfully used to creatively and completely support the thesis. Outline demonstrates a well-balanced approach to researching the topic (subcategories are of equal significance under each body paragraph). Subtopics are specific and avoid generalities. Subtopics demonstrate extensive research and thought on the topic.
The thesis is concise and clearly articulated in the beginning. Subtopics are pertinent and highly relevant to the main body paragraphs. Detailed, meaningful quotations and paraphrases aptly and accurately support the topic evenly throughout each subtopic.
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The median is often a better representative of the central value of .docx
The median is often a better representative of the central value of a data set when the data set: Source Top of Form Is bimodal. Has a high standard deviation. Is highly skewed. Has no outliers. Bottom of Form The histogram below plots the carbon monoxide (CO) emissions (in pounds/minute) of 40 different airplane models at take-off. The distribution is best described as is: Source Top of Form Uniform. Heteroskedastic. Normal. Skewed right. Bottom of Form
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The media plays a major part in all facets of U.S. society. Incr.docx
The media plays a major part in all facets of U.S. society. Increased attention on criminal justice issues and criminal justice administration by the media creates opportunities and threats to the status quo of criminal justice policies and actions. Chapters 11 and 16 in your text discuss the influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice. For this assignment, you will support the evaluation of public issues that criminal justice organizations face in ethical decision making and the creation of a set of standards for ethical and moral conduct in criminal justice situations. In your paper,
Create an ethics policy for the media in handling the reporting of criminal justice issues and news;
Examine the significance of political bias in reporting; and
Create a foundation for the accurate and ethical reporting of news about the criminal justice system.
The paper
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The media does have a very significant role in how U.S. citizens are.docx
The media does have a very significant role in how U.S. citizens are exposed to political actors, policies, and processes that comprise American government.
Assignment Guidelines
Select 2 particular media forum types from the following list:
Newspapers
Radio
Television
Internet
Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
What specific roles do both media forums have in exposing the various aspects of a political process? Explain in detail.
How persuasive are these media forums in terms of influencing the public about a politician or a campaign issue? Explain.
Provide 2–3 examples of media influence with regard to politics and democracy.
Describe and explain the specifics of each example.
Be sure to reference all sources using proper APA style.
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The media is expected to play a watchdog role of keeping governme.docx
The media is expected to play a "watchdog" role of "keeping government honest." Is the media doing this effectively? Why do you think so?
Respond at least once to this initial post and at least once more to another student or to a later post by the instructor. Remember the rules of etiquette.
**Paragraph or 2 long please
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THE MEDFIELD PHARMA CASE FIRM VALUATION AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATION.docx
THE MEDFIELD PHARMA CASE: FIRM VALUATION AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF REFORMULATION
Understand that the Medfield case has 2 major problems: 1) Firm Valuation – Impact of Patent Loss and Reformulation; 2) Ethical Considerations – How to Ensure Patients and third-party payees are not hurt
Organize your paper around the case questions, use them as an organizing device. This will benefit you in several ways: 1) provide a framework for constructing your paper; 2) ensure I (your reader) understand exactly what question you are answering; and 3) ensure you answer every question.
Use examples from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and other firms in EXHIBIT 3 to substantiate your thought.
1. What is the current value of Medfield as a company? Use the exhibit 4 spreadsheet to calculate the NPV of Medfield. Compare this result to the offer price and provide your reasoning for the difference.
2. If we consider the sale of Medfield as the sale of existing assets how does the elimination of R&D, investment in future assets, change the valuation of Medfield? (Using the exhibit 4 spreadsheet distinguish between the NPV value of existing products and R&D)
3. What is the value that would be created by a reformulation? Complete and explain the table below.
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Incremental Research
35
35
Incremental Special Marketing
25
25
25
25
25
Growth
2%
-50%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
-50%
-50%
-50%
New Sales
214.77
Marginal Sales (New Sales – Original Sales
0.00
New Cost of Sales
49.40
Marginal Cost of Sales
0.00
New Direct Marketing
57.99
Old Direct Marketing
57.99
59.15
29.57
14.79
7.39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marginal Direct Marketing
0.00
New G&A
8.59
Old G&A
8.59
8.76
4.38
2.19
1.10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marginal G&A
0.00
Marginal Cash Flow pre Tax
(60.00)
29.52
14.76
7.38
Marginal NOPAT
(40.80)
20.07
10.04
5.02
NPV
4. What factors explain the value created from the reformulation for Fleximat?
5. Who reaps the financial benefits?
6. Who bears the financial costs?
ONLY ANSWER ONE OF THE QUESTION 7’S:
IF YOU SUPPORT REFORMULATION:
7. What facts would change your mind and cause you to recommend against reformulation?
IF YOU ARE AGAINST REFORMULATION
7. Under what conditions might you be in favor of reformulation?
8. How would you change your thinking if Medfield’s reformulation approach were more substantive (e.g. drug works faster, works longer) than cosmetic?
9. Could Medfield use the extra value created by the reformulation to generate new and helpful products?
10. When you consider Medfield’s stakeholders, what are the key issues. Choose three from the following list and discuss the key issues.
a. Shareholders of Medf.
The Meanings of Lives by Susan Wolf (2007) The questi.docx
The Meanings of Lives
by Susan Wolf (2007)
The question, “What is the meaning of life?” was once taken to be a paradigm of
philosophical inquiry. Perhaps, outside of the academy, it still is. In philosophy
classrooms and academic journals, however, the question has nearly disappeared,
and when the question is brought up, by a naïve student, for example, or a
prospective donor to the cause of a liberal arts education, it is apt to be greeted with
uncomfortable embarrassment.
What is so wrong with the question? One answer is that it is extremely obscure, if
not downright unintelligible. It is unclear what exactly the question is supposed to be
asking. Talk of meaning in other contexts does not offer ready analogies for
understanding the phrase “the meaning of life.” When we ask the meaning of a
word, for example, we want to know what the word stands for, what it represents.
But life is not part of a language, or of any other sort of symbolic system. It is not
clear how it could “stand for” anything, nor to whom. We sometimes use “meaning”
in nonlinguistic contexts: “Those dots mean measles.” “Those footprints mean that
someone was here since it rained.” In these cases, talk of meaning seems to be
equivalent to talk of evidence, but the contexts in which such claims are made tend
to specify what hypotheses are in question within relatively fixed bounds. To ask
what life means without a similarly specified context, leaves us at sea.
Still, when people do ask about the meaning of life, they are evidently expressing
some concern or other, and it would be disingenuous to insist that the rest of us
haven’t the faintest idea what that is. The question at least gestures toward a
certain set of concerns with which most of us are at least somewhat familiar. Rather
than dismiss a question with which many people have been passionately occupied
as pure and simple nonsense, it seems more appropriate to try to interpret it and
reformulate it in a way that can be more clearly and unambiguously understood.
Though there may well be many things going on when people ask, “What is the
meaning of life?”, the most central among them seems to be a search to find a
purpose or a point to human existence. It is a request to find out why we are here
(that is, why we exist at all), with the hope that an answer to this question will also
tell us something about what we should be doing with our lives.
If understanding the question in this way, however, makes the question intelligible,
it might not give reason to reopen it as a live philosophical problem. Indeed, if some
of professional philosophy’s discomfort with discussion of the meaning of life comes
from a desire to banish ambiguity and obscurity from the field, as much comes, I
think, from the thought that the question, when made clearer, has already been
answered, and that the answer is depressing. Specifically, if the question of the
Meaning of Life is to be identified w.
The Meaning of EducationEducation means something different to.docx
The Meaning of Education
Education means something different to everyone. We each have our own ideas about what we need to learn and how we intend to apply this knowledge. Below are five quotations about education from very different perspectives.
“
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
” Albert Einstein
“
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
” Edward Everett
“
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?
” Erich Fromm
“
I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
” Al McGuire
“
You can get all A's and still flunk life.
” Walker Percy
Choose
one
of the quotations and do the following:
Paraphrase the quotation.
Define what you think the author meant by the quote.
Discuss whether or not you agree with the author’s opinion. Justify your position.
Write your initial response in about 150–200 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
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The Mayan religion had around 165 Gods they worshiped. They were ver.docx
The Mayan religion had around 165 Gods they worshiped. They were very loved for their human-like qualities for the Mayan people to be familiar with. The most important God to the people is that of Itzamna who created humans and the father of the Bacabs. He was the father of fire who created Earth. The Maya believed that he gave them the calendar and writing as well. With other Gods that we have talked about there was usually only one God for the people to worship, with the Maya they have over 100 they choose to worship. Mayan's have a God they worship for many aspects of their life, while the other Gods we read about are not quite as powerful as the Gods that Mayan's worship.
Respond to discussion answer
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The Master said ‘When the father is alive, watch the son’s.docx
“The Master said: ‘When the father is alive, watch
the son’s aspirations. When the father is dead,
watch the son’s actions. If three years later, the
son has not veered from the father’s way, he may
be called a dutiful son indeed’” (1335)
Author
Time/Date of Composition
Contextual Information
Form
Major Themes
Preview
Author
Lived 551 – 479 BCE
“Confucius” is the English
version of his Chinese name,
Kong Qiu
Born in northeastern state of Lu
(today = Shandong Province)
into the lower ranks of
hereditary nobility (Norton 766)
(Rubbing on paper of Confucius
engraved Stone Slab from Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
https://goo.gl/maps/M9Fuwpf3SQH2
https://www.iep.utm.edu/confuciu/
Confucius traveled throughout China sharing his
political vision… Unsuccessfully retired to Lu and
spent the rest of his life as a teacher (Norton 767)
Virtually unknown at the time of his death (Norton
766)
Important: the Analects are not actually written by
Confucius. They were collected and written by his
disciples (Norton 768)
Author
Probably 200 – 100 BCE, “when Confucius’s ideas
were gaining influence and it became necessary to
create a representative collection of his sayings out of
the vast body of Confucius lore that circulated in
various other books” (Norton 768)
Note: this means the Analects came to their current
form about 279 years after Confucius’s death!
Time/Date of Composition
Contextual Information
Confucius deeply
admires the Zhou
Dynasty, particularly
King Wen, King Wu,
and the Duke of Zhou
(Norton 767)
Quick note: King Wen
was King Wu’s father
(King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty
via Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_of_Zhou#/media/File:King_Wen_of_Zhou.jpg
King Wu was known for instituting a system of
government that took care of its people and
developed “wise policies” (Norton 767)
The Duke of Zhou was known for defending the
country and defending King Cheng’s (King Wu’s
son) right to the throne the Duke of Zhou was
important to Confucius because he was someone
who cared more for “the welfare of the dynasty”
than for his own ambitions (Norton 767)
Represents the themes of social roles and efficient
action
Contextual Information
Form
Recorded by brush and
ink on thin strips of
bamboo (The Analects of
Confucius by R. Eno)
Collection of “brief
quotations, conversations,
and anecdotes” (Norton
768) divided into 20
“books”
The “books” are
basically chapters
(Rongo Analects, Vol 2 via Wikipedia)
http://www.indiana.edu/~p374/Analects_of_Confucius_(Eno-2015).pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analects#/media/File:Rongo_Analects_02.jpg
1. Ritual: “everything we do in life is a ritual…
Rituals are thus used… to make social life
meaningful” (Norton 768). A person must learn ritual
within the context of their own community through
practice and self-cultivation. (Norton 768)
A person .
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The master patient index (MPI) gives you access to patient informati.docx
The master patient index (MPI) gives you access to patient information, which results in significant benefits for patients and health care providers.
Instructions
Address the following:
Justify the function of a mater patient index.
Discuss how the mater patient index is an important resource in the health care facility.
How does the MIP affect the following systems within the health care organization?
Clinical
Management
Appointments
Security
4-5 paragraphs/references
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The material for this week discusses the United States Constitution and how this document has shaped our country.
To date the U.S. Constitution has been amended 27 times. Identify ONE Amendment you would change or remove and explain why. Additionally, introduce ONE Amendment you would currently add to the Constitution and explain why.
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Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
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Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
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The Michael Jordan effect
Crawford, Anthony J; Niendorf, Bruce . American Business Review ; West Haven Vol. 17, Iss. 2, (Jun
1999): 5-10.
ProQuest document link
ABSTRACT
In the period immediately following the rumors of Michael Jordan's return to basketball, the five companies that
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FULL TEXT
On October 6, 1993 Michael Jordan unexpectedly retired from basketball after leading the Chicago Bull's to three
straight NBA championships. The following spring he showed up for spring training with the Chicago White Sox.
Despite his early retirement Jordan maintained his five major endorsement deals from which he is rumored to
receive a total of approximately $30 million annually. These endorsements are highlighted in exhibit 1.
On March 2nd, 1995 Jordan ended his attempt at professional baseball and left the Chicago White Sox spring
training facilities. Shortly after his retirement from baseball, rumors of Jordan's return to basketball surfaced.
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Jordan endorses to speculation over his return. The Los Angeles Times reported that five days after the first
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Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and nearly every major newspaper ran similar reports at about the same time. Jordan
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THE MG371 CASE Growth Pains at Mountain States Healthcar.docx
THE MG371 CASE
Growth Pains at Mountain States Healthcare
Background
Mountain States Healthcare (MSH) is a regional system of hospitals located
in several large metropolitan areas of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado,
and in Acapulco, Mexico. MHS started as a single hospital in Salt Lake City,
Utah, and, due to the business acumen and experience of its officers and
Board of Directors, was quite successful and profitable.
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management style in the newly purchased facilities. When a hospital was
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associated with a larger hospital in the area. MSH continued to grow, adding
facilities from the states it declared as its strategic area.
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facilities by offering a full line of specialties within their service packages.
The corporate holding company supported this by sharing resources,
technology, and even personnel between the divisions when needed. This
allowed each of the hospitals to position themselves as medical technology
competent full service providers.
A consulting firm pointed out several areas of administration which could be
consolidated, using the latest technology, to realize a tremendous reduction
in costs. The new VP of Finance, Aaron Nelson, newly promoted from the
state billing office manager’s position, suggested that medical billing should
be the first to consolidate. He reasoned that as each of the facilities had
consolidated the billing operations for all facilities within their five geographic
areas a few years ago, they should be able to completely consolidate all
billing with the latest database technology in a fairly short time, and.
The Methods of Communication are Listening, Writing, Talking, Rea.docx
The Methods of Communication are: Listening, Writing, Talking, Reading, and Non-Verbal.
Listening - speaking by using words and terminology that others can comprehend
Talking - the ability to read and comprehend the written word
Writing - tone and inflection of one’s voice facial expression, posture and eye contact
Non-Verbal - using the written word in a manner that others can understand the intended message
Reading - the ability to hear and understand what the speaker is saying
Review the five methods of communication you would use in the given scenarios:
Scenario 1: An irate customer comes to your store and is very upset with a defect in a product he ordered. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Listening)
Scenario 2: A customer is in your store looking for a new computer. You quickly surmise that the customer’s first language is not English and in addition he appears to not have a clear understanding of the type or brand of computer he is looking for. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Talking)
Scenario 3: On your store’s Facebook page, a customer comments on your store’s appearance and how disrespectful the salesperson was during a recent visit. Which method of communication would be the most effective to use with this customer? (Writing)
Scenario 4: A customer comes into your store looking for a new phone. He appears overly confident about his knowledge level. When you approach him, he looks at you in a condescending manner. Which method of communication is being displayed by this customer? (Non-verbal)
Scenario 5: You need to take two online courses available from your employer about Customer Service. You need to receive an “A” in both courses. You must write five components that you will use for the Final Course Project. Which method of communication will you use to complete your assignments?
Competency
Discuss the importance of communication in Customer Service.
Instructions
In order to provide excellent service to customers, a business must have employees who are able to effectively communicate with those customers. Looking at the five methods of communication (Listening, Talking, Writing, Non-Verbal, and Reading), write a paper that includes 2-3 paragraphs for each method of communication. Please include an explanation on why communication is important in the introduction. Also, please include a conclusion that summarizes your paper.
NOW, THIS IS THE RUBRIC QUESTIONS
1. Included paragraph(s) for each of the methods of communication with clear examples.
2. Did include an explanation for the importance of clear communication using examples and research for support.
3. Did include an introduction and conclusion, including examples and/or research for support.
PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES AND CITETATIONS
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
by Ursula K LeGuin, 1974
1
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
With a clamor of bells that s.
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The Meta-themes Paper requires you to bring together material from throughout the term and use it to illustrate what you have learned about the cross-cutting themes of the course. You should be able to complete parts of the Meta-Themes Paper over the course of the term ( using the various discussion posts).
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The Medication Paper Outline
The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a complete, organized, detailed outline of your medication paper in APA format with sources cited and referenced accurately.
Recommended: Before you begin, review the Writing Resources area on your
Student Resources
tab located on the top menu of your main Blackboard page for examples and review chapters 9, 13, and 14 in
A Pocket Style Manual
(APA).
Adhere to the following guidelines for drafting and submitting your outline:
Use standard alphanumeric outline format.
Include a rough draft of your abstract.
Include APA in-text citations.
Include an APA formatted reference page.
Include a title page.
Use APA format throughout.
The outline includes several high quality, thought provoking ideas/points which are skillfully used to creatively and completely support the thesis. Outline demonstrates a well-balanced approach to researching the topic (subcategories are of equal significance under each body paragraph). Subtopics are specific and avoid generalities. Subtopics demonstrate extensive research and thought on the topic.
The thesis is concise and clearly articulated in the beginning. Subtopics are pertinent and highly relevant to the main body paragraphs. Detailed, meaningful quotations and paraphrases aptly and accurately support the topic evenly throughout each subtopic.
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The media plays a major part in all facets of U.S. society. Increased attention on criminal justice issues and criminal justice administration by the media creates opportunities and threats to the status quo of criminal justice policies and actions. Chapters 11 and 16 in your text discuss the influence of the media on criminal justice and the theories of justice. For this assignment, you will support the evaluation of public issues that criminal justice organizations face in ethical decision making and the creation of a set of standards for ethical and moral conduct in criminal justice situations. In your paper,
Create an ethics policy for the media in handling the reporting of criminal justice issues and news;
Examine the significance of political bias in reporting; and
Create a foundation for the accurate and ethical reporting of news about the criminal justice system.
The paper
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The media does have a very significant role in how U.S. citizens are exposed to political actors, policies, and processes that comprise American government.
Assignment Guidelines
Select 2 particular media forum types from the following list:
Newspapers
Radio
Television
Internet
Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
What specific roles do both media forums have in exposing the various aspects of a political process? Explain in detail.
How persuasive are these media forums in terms of influencing the public about a politician or a campaign issue? Explain.
Provide 2–3 examples of media influence with regard to politics and democracy.
Describe and explain the specifics of each example.
Be sure to reference all sources using proper APA style.
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The media is expected to play a "watchdog" role of "keeping government honest." Is the media doing this effectively? Why do you think so?
Respond at least once to this initial post and at least once more to another student or to a later post by the instructor. Remember the rules of etiquette.
**Paragraph or 2 long please
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THE MEDFIELD PHARMA CASE FIRM VALUATION AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATION.docx
THE MEDFIELD PHARMA CASE: FIRM VALUATION AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF REFORMULATION
Understand that the Medfield case has 2 major problems: 1) Firm Valuation – Impact of Patent Loss and Reformulation; 2) Ethical Considerations – How to Ensure Patients and third-party payees are not hurt
Organize your paper around the case questions, use them as an organizing device. This will benefit you in several ways: 1) provide a framework for constructing your paper; 2) ensure I (your reader) understand exactly what question you are answering; and 3) ensure you answer every question.
Use examples from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and other firms in EXHIBIT 3 to substantiate your thought.
1. What is the current value of Medfield as a company? Use the exhibit 4 spreadsheet to calculate the NPV of Medfield. Compare this result to the offer price and provide your reasoning for the difference.
2. If we consider the sale of Medfield as the sale of existing assets how does the elimination of R&D, investment in future assets, change the valuation of Medfield? (Using the exhibit 4 spreadsheet distinguish between the NPV value of existing products and R&D)
3. What is the value that would be created by a reformulation? Complete and explain the table below.
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Incremental Research
35
35
Incremental Special Marketing
25
25
25
25
25
Growth
2%
-50%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
-50%
-50%
-50%
New Sales
214.77
Marginal Sales (New Sales – Original Sales
0.00
New Cost of Sales
49.40
Marginal Cost of Sales
0.00
New Direct Marketing
57.99
Old Direct Marketing
57.99
59.15
29.57
14.79
7.39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marginal Direct Marketing
0.00
New G&A
8.59
Old G&A
8.59
8.76
4.38
2.19
1.10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Marginal G&A
0.00
Marginal Cash Flow pre Tax
(60.00)
29.52
14.76
7.38
Marginal NOPAT
(40.80)
20.07
10.04
5.02
NPV
4. What factors explain the value created from the reformulation for Fleximat?
5. Who reaps the financial benefits?
6. Who bears the financial costs?
ONLY ANSWER ONE OF THE QUESTION 7’S:
IF YOU SUPPORT REFORMULATION:
7. What facts would change your mind and cause you to recommend against reformulation?
IF YOU ARE AGAINST REFORMULATION
7. Under what conditions might you be in favor of reformulation?
8. How would you change your thinking if Medfield’s reformulation approach were more substantive (e.g. drug works faster, works longer) than cosmetic?
9. Could Medfield use the extra value created by the reformulation to generate new and helpful products?
10. When you consider Medfield’s stakeholders, what are the key issues. Choose three from the following list and discuss the key issues.
a. Shareholders of Medf.
The Meanings of Lives by Susan Wolf (2007) The questi.docx
The Meanings of Lives
by Susan Wolf (2007)
The question, “What is the meaning of life?” was once taken to be a paradigm of
philosophical inquiry. Perhaps, outside of the academy, it still is. In philosophy
classrooms and academic journals, however, the question has nearly disappeared,
and when the question is brought up, by a naïve student, for example, or a
prospective donor to the cause of a liberal arts education, it is apt to be greeted with
uncomfortable embarrassment.
What is so wrong with the question? One answer is that it is extremely obscure, if
not downright unintelligible. It is unclear what exactly the question is supposed to be
asking. Talk of meaning in other contexts does not offer ready analogies for
understanding the phrase “the meaning of life.” When we ask the meaning of a
word, for example, we want to know what the word stands for, what it represents.
But life is not part of a language, or of any other sort of symbolic system. It is not
clear how it could “stand for” anything, nor to whom. We sometimes use “meaning”
in nonlinguistic contexts: “Those dots mean measles.” “Those footprints mean that
someone was here since it rained.” In these cases, talk of meaning seems to be
equivalent to talk of evidence, but the contexts in which such claims are made tend
to specify what hypotheses are in question within relatively fixed bounds. To ask
what life means without a similarly specified context, leaves us at sea.
Still, when people do ask about the meaning of life, they are evidently expressing
some concern or other, and it would be disingenuous to insist that the rest of us
haven’t the faintest idea what that is. The question at least gestures toward a
certain set of concerns with which most of us are at least somewhat familiar. Rather
than dismiss a question with which many people have been passionately occupied
as pure and simple nonsense, it seems more appropriate to try to interpret it and
reformulate it in a way that can be more clearly and unambiguously understood.
Though there may well be many things going on when people ask, “What is the
meaning of life?”, the most central among them seems to be a search to find a
purpose or a point to human existence. It is a request to find out why we are here
(that is, why we exist at all), with the hope that an answer to this question will also
tell us something about what we should be doing with our lives.
If understanding the question in this way, however, makes the question intelligible,
it might not give reason to reopen it as a live philosophical problem. Indeed, if some
of professional philosophy’s discomfort with discussion of the meaning of life comes
from a desire to banish ambiguity and obscurity from the field, as much comes, I
think, from the thought that the question, when made clearer, has already been
answered, and that the answer is depressing. Specifically, if the question of the
Meaning of Life is to be identified w.
The Meaning of EducationEducation means something different to.docx
The Meaning of Education
Education means something different to everyone. We each have our own ideas about what we need to learn and how we intend to apply this knowledge. Below are five quotations about education from very different perspectives.
“
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
” Albert Einstein
“
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
” Edward Everett
“
Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?
” Erich Fromm
“
I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated.
” Al McGuire
“
You can get all A's and still flunk life.
” Walker Percy
Choose
one
of the quotations and do the following:
Paraphrase the quotation.
Define what you think the author meant by the quote.
Discuss whether or not you agree with the author’s opinion. Justify your position.
Write your initial response in about 150–200 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
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The Mayan religion had around 165 Gods they worshiped. They were ver.docx
The Mayan religion had around 165 Gods they worshiped. They were very loved for their human-like qualities for the Mayan people to be familiar with. The most important God to the people is that of Itzamna who created humans and the father of the Bacabs. He was the father of fire who created Earth. The Maya believed that he gave them the calendar and writing as well. With other Gods that we have talked about there was usually only one God for the people to worship, with the Maya they have over 100 they choose to worship. Mayan's have a God they worship for many aspects of their life, while the other Gods we read about are not quite as powerful as the Gods that Mayan's worship.
Respond to discussion answer
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“The Master said: ‘When the father is alive, watch
the son’s aspirations. When the father is dead,
watch the son’s actions. If three years later, the
son has not veered from the father’s way, he may
be called a dutiful son indeed’” (1335)
Author
Time/Date of Composition
Contextual Information
Form
Major Themes
Preview
Author
Lived 551 – 479 BCE
“Confucius” is the English
version of his Chinese name,
Kong Qiu
Born in northeastern state of Lu
(today = Shandong Province)
into the lower ranks of
hereditary nobility (Norton 766)
(Rubbing on paper of Confucius
engraved Stone Slab from Internet
Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
https://goo.gl/maps/M9Fuwpf3SQH2
https://www.iep.utm.edu/confuciu/
Confucius traveled throughout China sharing his
political vision… Unsuccessfully retired to Lu and
spent the rest of his life as a teacher (Norton 767)
Virtually unknown at the time of his death (Norton
766)
Important: the Analects are not actually written by
Confucius. They were collected and written by his
disciples (Norton 768)
Author
Probably 200 – 100 BCE, “when Confucius’s ideas
were gaining influence and it became necessary to
create a representative collection of his sayings out of
the vast body of Confucius lore that circulated in
various other books” (Norton 768)
Note: this means the Analects came to their current
form about 279 years after Confucius’s death!
Time/Date of Composition
Contextual Information
Confucius deeply
admires the Zhou
Dynasty, particularly
King Wen, King Wu,
and the Duke of Zhou
(Norton 767)
Quick note: King Wen
was King Wu’s father
(King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty
via Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_of_Zhou#/media/File:King_Wen_of_Zhou.jpg
King Wu was known for instituting a system of
government that took care of its people and
developed “wise policies” (Norton 767)
The Duke of Zhou was known for defending the
country and defending King Cheng’s (King Wu’s
son) right to the throne the Duke of Zhou was
important to Confucius because he was someone
who cared more for “the welfare of the dynasty”
than for his own ambitions (Norton 767)
Represents the themes of social roles and efficient
action
Contextual Information
Form
Recorded by brush and
ink on thin strips of
bamboo (The Analects of
Confucius by R. Eno)
Collection of “brief
quotations, conversations,
and anecdotes” (Norton
768) divided into 20
“books”
The “books” are
basically chapters
(Rongo Analects, Vol 2 via Wikipedia)
http://www.indiana.edu/~p374/Analects_of_Confucius_(Eno-2015).pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analects#/media/File:Rongo_Analects_02.jpg
1. Ritual: “everything we do in life is a ritual…
Rituals are thus used… to make social life
meaningful” (Norton 768). A person must learn ritual
within the context of their own community through
practice and self-cultivation. (Norton 768)
A person .
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Instructions
Address the following:
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Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
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