Reading Response: Through the Tunnel——by Doris Lessing Meaning: In the short story Through the Tunnel‚ Jerry and his mother spent their holidays near the sea. Jerry‚ the eleven-year-old English boy‚ was trying to become more independent and be accepted by the local boys so he left the safe beach where his mother stayed and turned to a more dangerous one. The main conflict appears when Jerry was convincing himself to practice holding a longer breath and dive through a long underwater tunnel made
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in NPLs Key words -Macroeconomic factors‚ Nonperforming loans‚ Kenyan Banking Industry‚ Error correction model‚ Granger causality‚ Cointegration test. 1. Introduction Given the recent turbulence in banking and the rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) there is renewed interest in the impact of internal and external factors on NPLs of banks. Financial institutions and more specifically the banking industry are faced with an array of risks such as liquidity risk‚ market risk‚ and operational
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supposed to know on this. Certainly any discord among the jurors makes tension. You need a collective jury to to hand down a verdict. These jurors are hot‚ tired‚ and upset. A group will naturally look favourably to strong evidence that will end the trial. Any discord could convince other jurors to change their mind and shift the group dynamics. These jurors want to end the trial fast and give the judge the most obvious verdict. Which is "Guilty." However‚ the #8 juror opposes to the so called obvious
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According to Champoux (2011)‚ a group is a set of individuals interdependently working towards a common goal. Hellriegel & Slocum (2011) further added that a group must be small enough for individual to communicate person to person with other members. Decision making is one routine task a group has to undertake. According to Nelson et al. (2012)‚ members in a group can influence and encourage one another‚ share their knowledge and expertise‚ which will produce better decision. However‚ Champoux
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“Through the Tunnel” Response to literature essay The satisfaction for ones self? Or the satisfaction of others recognizing? The short story “Through the Tunnel”‚ written by Dorris Lessing‚ tells us about a boy named Jerry who craves the satisfaction of acceptance. Although‚ he realizes his self-satisfaction is enough praise. Lessing’s purpose for writing this story is for readers to understand that sometimes you don’t need to have other recognize
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along with others. Most everyone has had to do a group project at some point in their life‚ and a person’s group project experience depends on how well the group works and gets along together. Group projects can be helpful when entering into the work place. Everyone has to know how to work well together and accomplish the task at hand‚ and group projects when done correctly are a wonderful learning tool for all of the members. I have done multiple group projects throughout my junior high and high school
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High Performing Work Culture Plan* (what to call and continuity) A practical‚ proven‚ and relevant system that provides the roadmap to creating a high performing culture that sustains competitive advantage Ready to Build a Culture Plan that is Simple‚ Systematic‚ and Sustainable? If you’re a senior leader who wants to leverage your competitive advantage‚ you know how tough it is to stand out in the marketplace. Like most senior leaders‚ you recognize the importance of culture but it seems like
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to work in a group? The meaning of teamwork may vary for each individual. Working in a group can either be a great or terrible experience. A good effective team is when each individual does his or her part and the group communicates with each other. An ineffective team could be caused by the lack of communication‚ individuals not completing their part‚ or group members disliking one another. With every group experience‚ one has to be able to adjust and learn how to be a better group member. Majority
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Ruby Instructor Bachman Writing Across the Arts (Porter 80A-21) 2 November 2012 (1278 words) The Molding Hand of Oppression: Forming an Identity in Persepolis Every person is unique. However‚ there are many similar parts that go into creating every person’s identity. Of course‚ there is the biology‚ the genetics. Then there are outside forces‚ the nurturing of a person. When trying to form an identity‚ there are numerous outside factors that contribute‚ such as gender‚ culture‚ and environment
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One way to improve the Levi Strauss & Co.’s internal group system is to recognize the stages of group development by Dr. Bruce Tuckman. It is a basis for building an effective team and leadership. “It is one of the theories we have used to inform our STAR team performance model. Used extensively and verified by research‚ the team stages model recognizes the fact that groups do not start off fully formed and functioning but evolve through phases.” Available: http://www.the-happy-manager.com/teamwork-theory
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