DIRECTIONS: You will submit a total of 5 separate posts for this unit.

These three posts must have a minimum of 100 words each

The response posts must be between 75-100 words.

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT 5 SEPARATE POSTS: DO NOT ANSWER MORE THAN ONE QUESTION IN A SINGLE POST.

QUESTIONS:

Chapter 7: Nietzsche

1. If Nietzsche were alive today, would he describe the contemporary United States as being governed by master morality or slave morality? Explain, and be specific.

2. Do you agree with Nietzsche’s claim that “every elevation of the type ‘man’ has hitherto been the work of an aristocratic society and so it will always be”? Why or why not?

Chapter 8: Ortega y Gasset

3. Do you agree with Ortega’s claim that we are (as of 1929, when he wrote The Revolt of the Masses) living in what he calls ahyperdemocracy? Explain.

4. Who exactly is the “ mass man” according to Ortega? Do you agree with his assertion that “the mass crushes everything different, everything outstanding, excellent, individual, select, and choice”? Is Ortega just a petulant snob, or is he on to something? Explain.

Chapter 9: Sartre

5. What does Sartre mean when he says “existence precedes essence”? Do you think this is a correct characterization of the human condition? Why or why not?

6. Do you agree that if “God does not exist, everything is permitted?” Why or why not?

7. In what sense is existentialism empowering, and in what sense is it burdensome, or even terrifying? Do you see yourself as an existentialist? Why or why not?

Chapter 10: Theodore Dalrymple:

1) According to Dalrymple, what is the fundamental difference between “depression” and “unhappiness”? Are you persuaded by his argument? Why or why not?

Short papers should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according
to a discipline-appropriate citation method. Page-length requirements: 1–2 pages. ORIGINAL CONTENT ONLY!!

The seven practices are attached.

• 3-2 Doing: Practices for Good Communications SystemsWeb Page In Chapter 8.4 of the text, the author lays out several action items and practices that can be used to achieve good communication inside an organization. For each of the seven practices, outline a scenario describing how that particular practice has been, or could be, implemented in your current organization.

  Use examples, where possible, of past situations where these practices have been utilized within your organization. You can use an outline/bullet-point format. The contents of this activity will be used to draft a short paper which will be graded.

• 3-3 Short Paper: Communication SystemsAssignment Choose three of the scenarios that you have outlined and discuss them in a short paper. Also discuss the impact of technology on the communication system. Does technology improve or confuse the system?

Assignment 2: Identifying Themes Submit the following assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Identifying themes in your literature is very important because it helps you create a scaffold for your literature review. Without knowing themes, patterns, and trends, the literature review usually reads like a meaningless list with no connection between one study and the next. Also, without identification of themes, there is no appreciation of how scholars are actually having a conversation on paper regarding their discoveries. By now you have taken part in multiple exercises and assignments which were intended to assist you in clarifying the themes you will pull together in and through your literature review. Now is the time to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard), and to take all of the preparatory work you have done and to actualize it in a draft of your literature review. For this assignment, you will develop a Title page, Abstract, and a References page. Articulate your main research/focal question as the opening for your paper. Be sure it is specific, researchable, and important to the field. Then go on to list a detailed outline of the body of the paper, (including all headings and subheadings). Be sure to format your entire paper, including the headings and subheadings according to APA style. Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Completed Title page, per APA guidelines. 10 Completed Abstract page, per APA guidelines. 15 Articulated a research question which was specific, researchable, and important to the field. 15 Provided outline of body of paper, including all headings and subheadings, pertinent to subject matter, and complete enough to engage. Format headings per APA guidelines. 20 Completed References page, per APA guidelines. 20 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20 Total: 100

# 1 Audits are part of a business manager’s experience. Sometimes employees are fearful during an audit. Employees who have not made intentional mistakes but never the less are concerned that an auditor might find things wrong can sometimes experience anxiety during audits. It’s good when employees are comfortable with their auditors, and when this is the case then audits can be more pleasant for everyone.

Unfortunately there are occasions when an employee might be doing the wrong thing with accounts, and when this is the case auditors can often sense that something is amiss before the wrongdoing is discovered. Wolfe and Ference (2013) recommend that auditors document the advice that they give clients. A case in point is one where the CPA verbally discussed weaknesses in a business’ accounts payable system only to discover some time later that embezzlement was going on by the CFO and vendors. A lawsuit resulted because the company said that the CPA never informed them of the weak A/P system (Wolfe & Beckett, 2013).

If auditors do document the advice they give clients on an informal basis, then I think this can be a good internal control for the business as well as protection for the CPA. When things are in writing, management has a due diligence to address and consider issues that they might otherwise put aside.

Class: Can you share your experiences of going through
an audit, or perhaps conversing with auditors? Please give examples of advice
they might have given you that helped you do a better job. 150-200 words

#2 What are classified as balance sheet? What are financial reporting concepts? 200 words

By: Langston Hughes

What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

1. Define the term deferred. How does the definition relate to the title of the poem and the poem itself?

2. What do you think this poem is about? Explain your thinking.

3. What did you like or dislike about this poem? Explain your thinking.

4. How did this poem make you feel? Explain your thinking.

5. What is the overall tone of lines 8-10 in your opinion? (Remember tone is the feeling that writing produces, how does it make you feel?) What tone, do you suppose, Hughes was trying to convey? Explain your thinking.

6. After reading the poem, does the title make sense? Do you feel it was a clue for the audience? How would the poem have been different if the title was not there?

7. What type of figurative language does Hughes use in this poem? Give one example from the poem and describe what type of figurative language he uses.

Note: You may need to review lesson 4 to answer this question.

8. Now it’s your turn:

Conduct a search for more of Langston Hughes’ poetry. Find one poem that you enjoy and answer the following questions.

a. What did you like or dislike about the poem? Be specific. Your response should be at least 3-5 sentences in length.

b. List one of the literary elements you found in this poem and describe how it is an example of figurative language, conflict, irony, foreshadowing or tone. Please copy and paste the section of the poem you are using.