The art of war research and reaction paper

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THE ART OF WAR RESEARCH AND REACTION PAPER

Detailed Instructions

Sports/Entertainment/Event Management Seminar – SEE 4060

Fall Term 2018

Over the last half-century, this text has become a handbook for people all around the world seeking to transform their approach to conflict and leadership, whether in warfare, in business or simply in everyday life. When a squadron leader targets his objective or a boardroom falls under siege, when our neighbors join a zoning battle to protect local parkland, we may find modern-day warriors turning to the Sun Tzu. Clearly they have a conviction that its ancient wisdom has considerable value today. But how might we apply this Chinese text to our lives in a genuine manner? How can it teach us to work more effectively with conflict in a global world?

Each student will write a six to eight-page (6-8) research and reaction paper on The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Any translation is acceptable; however, one recommended translation is by Thomas Cleary, ISBN # 1-59030-225-7. This treatise can also be found on the website www.manybooks.net. Student must also use 3 additional sources regarding The Art of War; these could be peer reviewed journals, articles, additional books on the topic.

In this research and reaction paper, each student will relate the text to their personal struggles and accomplishments in this class and at JWU or to the significant challenges or achievements they have experienced in their lives.

Please answer each question below thoroughly in your response and reaction paper:

  • Are sage commanders born extraordinary or are they trained? How does one become a sage commander and exercise these distinct leadership qualities? What qualities of the sage commander do you feel are most valuable within the SEEM industry today?
  • The book suggests that everyone is a sage commander; a leader in their own sphere. How has your education at Johnson & Wales University prepared you for leadership roles within the SEEM industry (Reflective Question)?
  • Give some examples of the contemplative approach to reading, understanding and working with the Art of War.
  • What is the relationship between trusting the world and shaping the world? Why do you think there is a distinct difference in this relationship? How does this difference effect you as a future leader in the SEEM industry?
  • Review some examples of present “chaos” within the SEEM industry. Discuss the leadership and negotiation tactics that leadership is presently taking to reduce the chaos. Did these actions help to resolve the situation, or create more chaos?

Provide a bibliography of sources (i.e. Works Cited) in MLA Format!

At least three additional SEEM industry sources must be used for this assignment!

Watch the video below, writing 6-8 pages


could the civil war have been avoided?

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answer the following question no more than a paragraph. try to make it in 5 or 6 sentences.

1.Could the Civil War have been avoided? How? When?

2. Why, in a nation committed to democratic politics equality and written guarantees of personal and civil rights did slavery sink its roots so deeply and resist eradification for so long?

3. Although we think of the Civil War as the war to end slavery, the treatment of blacks freedmen by both the North and the South raises questions as to the sincerity of this aim. Examine the anti-slavery aspect of the Civil War how did the Emancipation Proclamation fit into the abolition movement.

You are the CIO of a manufacturing firm.

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You are the CIO of a manufacturing firm. The CEO and CFO continue to express concern over the lack of integration among business processes within their functional business areas. They believe the solution for this is an ERP system coupled with Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship functionality.

Both executives have heard negative reports from executives in other companies and from the press of failed ERP implementations. To avoid duplicating the same situation in their organization, the CEO and CFO request that you submit a Proposed Approach to Implementing an ERP System report. Ultimately, these organizational leaders want to determine if their company is ready for ERP.

Your initial deliverable is a draft document that should include the following content:

  • A proposed approach to conducting a needs assessment/requirements gathering initiative. The requirements should reflect which functional business processes your firm needs to implement.

. Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length not including the required cover and reference page

publicly-held hospital chain

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You are hired as the Director of Operations for a publicly-held hospital chain. You have been asked to evaluate the organization’s strategic planning approach due to changes in recent legislation (Affordable Care Act, HITECH, HIPAA, The Joint Commissions etc.). To gather data for your assignment, identify a publicly-held health care organization of your choice. You may use the Cybrary to search for market information. Prepare a report indicating the following:

1.Identify all stakeholders involved and impacted by the organization.

2.Differentiate internal from external stakeholders and evaluate the relationship between the organizational mission and vision, based on strategic planning components, for each stakeholder group.

3.Evaluate at least three business units or stakeholder groups that should be subjected to further evaluation to support strategic initiatives of the organization, providing your rationale and justification.

4.Analyze the mission and vision statements of the organization from the perspective of each of the identified stakeholders. Assess the organization’s approach to addressing recent healthcare legislation (Affordable Care Act, HITCH, HIPAA, The Joint Commissions, etc.), providing an evaluation of the strategic response commonly employed.

Please note, all papers must be written in APA format, 4-5 pages long excluding cover page and references.This assignment must be submitted in week 9.

History 1 easy assignment

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•Directions: You will choose 5 examples from the text (the period does not matter) of opinions. You will then explain why they are an opinion and suggest in one or two sentences how they could be turned into an ‘informed opinion’ or more factual.

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•The book is several hundred pages – find an opinion. I cannot be any clearer on that point. Where students often become confused is what is an opinion. That is part of the assignment. You must begin to discern between fact and opinion.

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•You will find an opinion and follow the format below. I want the opinion written down and the page it comes from. Under the opinion, explain to me why it is an opinion, and what could be changed in the sentence to make it less opinionated and more factual.

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•Finally, in one sentence, explain whether there is a problem or concern for students, with opinions offered in textbooks.

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•Format for the Opinion Paper:

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•(In quotes is the sentence or sentences you select from the text and page number. Below it, indented is the analysis of the quote.)

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•“ The stuff that is in the book makes no sense and we must read it even though we cannot understand it” (364).

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•This is an example of an opinion because it expresses an unsubstantiated and wholly personal position on an issue. If the person explained what makes no sense, why it makes no sense to them after they re-read the chapter twice, it would become more than simply an opinion. Or perhaps if the person added the fact that the author was a three year old and no one understands three year olds anyway.

And at the very end of the paper: Is it a problem for the average student to use a textbook filled with opinions?

report on a “cultural experience” visits you make recently, art & design homework help

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The assignment is to report on a “cultural experience” visits you make recently. After the visit, write a 500-800 word report about the visit and what you learned.

Instructions

For the report, attend any venues from this list.

  • art museum or sculpture garden
  • significant or notable architectural site (if there is explanatory material there to help you understand it)
  • music concert
  • theater play
  • poetry reading or spoken word performance
  • dance performance
  • religious service, ceremony or ritual for a religion very different from yours, if you practice (for instance, if you are Christian, you may not go to another Christian denomination’s service)

Restrictions:  The experience should be done in person.

Write a report after the cultural experience.

Each report should include the following information. Include photos or links that help convey the information. As always, be sure to document all sources you consult in preparing your work.  

  • Name and location of the museum, site, or performance event. If there is on-line information about the site or performance, include a link.
  • Type of museum, site or event. For example, is it a portrait museum, a poetry slam, an outdoor Shakespeare festival performance? If you attended a performance, name the performer or the piece. Be specific about what you attended, when, and where.
  • Briefly describe the general setting.
  • Describe at least one aspect of the experience that you found especially interesting. For example, you might write about a particular work of art, cultural artifact, song, dance section, scene in a play, costumes or lighting, a particular actor or vocalist, etc. Explain what impressed you, and why. Your reaction can be positive or negative, as long as you offer an explanation.
  • Identify and use at least two things you’ve learned in class in your essay. For example, if you visit a museum, you might point out the architectural style, discuss an artist you’ve learned about in the course, or tie your experience to a class discussion.
  • Reflect on the relevance–if any–of your experience to your everyday life.  How did the experience engage your feelings or emotions, if at all? What does this tell you about human culture, or about yourself?

Looking at Upper Paleolithic humans!

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paleolithic buffalo sculptures.jpg

An intriguing question for many researchers revolves around the demise of Homo neanderthalensis, Since the disappearance of this species coincides with the rise of modern humans, it suggests there might be a link. Speculation has raged about this topic for decades but in recent years the combination of multi-disciplinary evidence and a greater understanding of the ancient world has led professionals to believe: maybe. One old refrain claims modern humans killed off the Neanderthals through conflict and warfare – but no evidence points to this scenario, yet still, the idea persists. Population densities at the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic must have been very low (by comparison to today) and it’s possible the two groups were rarely at odds with each other over resources. We also know that modern humans utilized a much wider subsistence strategy than Neanderthals, who were apex predators and survived primarily on protein. Consequently, when the climate began to change, the weather warmed, the ice sheets receded and the megafauna began to disappear – this must have impacted the Neanderthal diet more strenuously. Most extinctions are a complex result of multiple factors and Neanderthal will likely turn out the same. Genetic evidence indicates an admixture of human and Neanderthal genes, interbreeding that resulted in a portion of the world’s population deriving part of their heritage from Neanderthals.

It is in the Upper Paleolithic world that something remarkable happens. Culture appears in the form of art. This is the first evidence of not just complex cultural behavior, but also the emergence of symbols and abstract thinking. The Upper Paleolithic was a period of great transition in the world. The Neanderthals in Europe disappeared by 33,000 years ago, and modern humans began to have the world to themselves. Stone tools of the Upper Paleolithic were primarily blade-based technology. They were used to create an astonishing range of formal tools, tools created to specific, wide-spread patterns with specific purposes. In addition, bone, antler, shell and wood were used to a great degree for both artistic and working tool types, including the first eyed needles presumably for making clothing about 21,000 years ago.

The Upper Paleolithic is perhaps best known for the cave art, wall paintings and engravings of animals and abstractions at caves such as Altamira (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Lascaux (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.and Coa (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Another development is mobile art, including the famous Venus figurines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and sculpted batons of antler and bone carved with representations of animals. Debate has raged for twenty years about the Slovenia artifact (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. This 50,000 year old bone fragment found in Slovenia might just be a flute manufactured by a premodern human.

THE TASK:

  1. Surf the web for a specific Upper Paleolithic site or object that appeals to you and provide an image and link for further reading. (10 points)
  2. Write a brief report to explain what you find fascinating about your selection. (10 points)
  3. Your post should be a minimum of 100+ words – please cite any resources used. (5 points)

case of Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007), law homework help

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Question 2

In week 3 of this course you were to read the case of Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. 393 (2007). In your own words, describe the facts of the case, the issue, and the holding. 

What specific section(s) of the Constitution were involved in this case? Based on the language and intent of the Constitution, do you agree with the ruling of this case?

If you were a Justice on the Supreme Court at the time of this case, would you be in the majority or the dissent? 

Please discuss fully. 

Remember to list your references in Bluebook format and that your answer should be at least 350 words.

why is Visual Narrative the most important teaching function, Communications Assignment Homework Help

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Claim: A picture is worth a thousand words, that is why I find “Visual Narrative” to be the most important teaching function. It’s a great way to rely the writes message, thus helping tie all of the information together to gain the best understanding of the message or story. I found the visual narrative in this module very captivating.

Definition: The definition of a narrative given by Bradford Hall is, “A narrative in its most basic sense refers to a recounting if a sequence of events that is told from a particular point of view (Hall, 2005, p. 73). Hall states that there are four narrative teaching functions including: Those of which are The Way the World Works, Our Place in the World, How to Act in the World, and How to Evaluate What Goes on in the World (Hall, 2005, p. 74). As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie conveyed in her Ted Talk, a single story is precarious and the danger of a single story is that it creates a narrow, inaccurate view and/or description of a person, place or culture. Furthermore, by only knowing a single story about a person, place or culture, we are unable to understand it fully.

Example: The visual narrative “Grandfathers Journey” by Allen Say was a fabulous example of a visual narrative. While watching each slide, the illustrations spoke to me and evoked emotion within, helping me connect with the writer. I felt like I was able to really understand how he was feeling when he created this piece.

Explanation: When conducting my interview for my film project, it is important that I use the suggested interview questions so the project does not turn into a single story, based on a preconceived notions I may have about Ethiopia, which is where my friend Sosy if from. Honestly, I am glad I have the interview question outline as a guide because I guess I do have a single story of Ethiopia within me. I view it as a land with few innovations, small farm communities and tribes. I am looking forward to the single story of Ethiopia within me disappearing as I learn the whole story, the reality of the country, from my friend who moved to the United States a few years ago.

Word Count 100

wood science

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course: wood science

Instructions:

Answer 2 of the following questions.

1.Visit the web site for Gettysburg National Military Park (http://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm). Write, in your own words, a one page description of ongoing and recently completed battlefield restoration projects.

2.Read the article by Captain Robert O. Zinnen, Jr. about the Union supply depot at City Point, Virginia. (Attached) Write, in your own words, a one page summary of what you consider the most important points in the article.

3.When the United States acquired new territories beginning with the Treaty of Paris of 1783 through the Annexation of Hawaii in 1898, much of the land acquired went into the federal estate. Explain how and why the Annexation of Texas in 1845 was an exception. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation)

Answer 2 of these questions.