This case study examines a third-grade language arts teacher‚ Jim Colbert‚ who has been teaching at an inner-city school in the Northeast for four years. In his instruction‚ he uses basal readers and a district-required curriculum‚ but the case study examines a specific problem he has been facing in his class. Jim teaches the advanced third grade class‚ and one of the students in this class‚ Carlos‚ has difficulties spelling in English‚ properly pronouncing words‚ and reading out-loud. Jim‚ after
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Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car? Tracie Lewis Professor Ericka Harden Business Law I February 11‚ 2018 A contract is an agreement that is either spoken or written and is enforceable by the law. For the contract to be valid and binding‚ several elements must exist. Execution‚ mutual promises‚ parties‚ and terms of performance are the factors that must exist. There also must be an offer‚ consideration‚ acceptance‚ and mutuality for a contract to remain legally binding and helpful on instances
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Erik Peterson (A & B) Key Problems The key problems facing Erik Peterson are his lack of industry knowledge‚ his lack of clarity on the reporting structure above him and the problems that existed when Peterson first took over the project and the lack of a good plan to start with. Peterson lacks industry knowledge and does not have adequate backup in his own team with sufficient knowledge of starting up a new cellular division. Curt Andrews‚ his chief engineer had poor planning capabilities and
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Introduction This article reviews a case study of a multi-cultural IT team with members located in different global locations across different time zones. It evaluates the team against a list of eight characteristics of team excellence‚ and discusses what is the approach Jim Towne‚ the team manager‚ should take to overcome the challenges facing the team. It also explores specific leadership functions which would help improve the team‚ such as performance management‚ team development‚ contingency
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Jim Brady has a decision to make on how he should handle a specific situation‚ with the implications of this decision having a large impact on the restaurant he manages. One of his workers has contracted the virus Hepatitis A‚ exposing roughly 350 people. Brady must decide if he will go public with this information or report to the health department as required by law. The direction he chooses to take on this issue will determine his stage of moral development‚ further showing if he has an ethical
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Erik Peterson and Biometra Case Brief #2 There were three categories of issues that Peterson had to deal with when he took over as general manager at Biometra. These three categories were: early issues‚ issues within the Biometra team‚ and other issues. Each of these factors had major consequences that affected the success of Peterson at Biometra‚ as well as the success of the new product launch. The first of the three major issues were the early issues Peterson had encountered when he first began
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not right or wrong‚ according to “The Message” translator and pastor Eugene Peterson. In an interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service‚ Peterson discussed his stance on the morality of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The Presbyterian pastor recalled that when he was still an associate pastor‚ some of his church members were lesbians‚ but they did not make a fuss out of the issue. In addition‚ Peterson revealed that a young musician stood up one day and expressed the intention to
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Manuel Saez Mr. Weyand BUS 363 24 November‚ 2014 Adrian Peterson should not be reinstated Long is been the debate in Adrian Peterson´s case and divided are the opinions‚ but the fact that he used violence over his 4-year-old and injured him is completely clear. Is it hard to believe how many people still supporting and using violence to discipline their children like something normal and appropriate. The main problem is that this behavior creates a cycle that is hard to get out of‚ because children
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liable for injuries to the plaintiff? RULES In negligence‚ a plaintiff must prove: duty; breach duty; causation; and actual injury. Cite A person owes a heightened duty of care where children may be present. Cite ANALYSIS In Aarons v. Peterson‚ the defendant kept a hammer and nails in a toolbox on the floor of his basement. His eleven-year-old son took the hammer and a nail from the toolbox to repair a knock hockey board that he and his nine-year-old neighbor broke. When hammered‚ the
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visit was not organized and arranged. Peterson didn’t plan ahead but just expect it would go as he thought. He has not prepared both himself and for his staff to answer the question which may be asked. During the visit‚ the situation was totally out of his control. He didn’t provide information on the problems and solutions to the managements during their visits. Lack of communication with Jenkins and HQ on things happened in Biometra Before Jenkin’s visit‚ Peterson communicated little with Jenkins
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