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    Case Study - Sink or Swim

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    MBA 600 Human Capital Management in Organization CASE STUDY 2 SINK OR SWIM 1. What are the key differences regarding the first day of work for these two employees? The most important key differences regarding the first day of work for Jill and Ben is the Induction and orientation. This basically happened with Jill in very professional manner with manager meeting her and making her more comfortable with the work environment (office‚ colleagues …). She was then provided with her proper

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    ideas? “I was Only 19” by Redgum conveys their ideas about the violent and disturbing nature of war‚ the long-lasting psychological effects of war on the soldiers and the misleading nature of the ANZAC legend through the use of language techniques such as repetition‚ hyperbole‚ visual comparisons‚ rhetorical questions‚ metaphor and code‚ etc. Firstly‚ Redgum uses language techniques to effectively convey their ideas on the violent nature of war. The use of visual comparisons such as “I can still

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    In both “All Summer In A Day” and “IF Only We Had Taller Been‚” we learn that if you are really motivated to do something important you can do things you wouldn’t even think of and it could hurt you or others in a negative way or you can help others in a positive way. Overall the theme of this story is you can do stuff you wouldn’t think of if you have a special goal. In the short story “All Summer In A Day” Margot has seen the sun before and she remembered it very clearly. The kids on planet Venus

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    Have you had any obstacle during your life and how did you overcome it? I think every person in life has had an obstacle in different levels‚ but mine is a funny obstacle and may be not so logical. When I was a little girl my mom enrolled me in a swimming course and it was all Saturdays‚ she wanted me to learn to swim because I was going to have that class on school and she was worried if one day a girl pushed me I was going to drown. I don’t like to swim and I was afraid to do it‚ I received three

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    Lessons Learnt and exit strategy: What are the crucial lessons of the DABHOL power project for other strategic initiatives in India? How do you address the risk inherent in such enormous global projects? How do you immunize against such risks? If you are proposing a new project of this nature what other strategic‚ financial and regulatory initiatives would you recommend for such projects to succeed? The crucial lessons learnt from the DABHOL power project are: 1. The dependence on a single

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    The Fun They Had

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    Written assignment - "The fun they had" "The fun they had" is a science-fiction short story written in 1951 by Isaac Asimov. The text has its focal points on the human behavior as a response to the development of technology - human dependency of technology and how it has become a necessity in order to live a normal life. The text expresses‚ how the progression of technology have lead to the closed and therefore more "efficient" school system that Margie is a part of. As she reads the "real" book

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    Hello ! I’m Sam and I am running for sophomore class president! Most of you guys know me or have seen me around school‚ I mean I’m kind of hard to miss. But‚ to those of you whom I do not know yet‚ Hi IM SAM! I am an outgoing‚ loud person‚ with a lot of personality. I love to talk and meet new people. Okay let’s get to why I’m running and why you should elect me. I’m running for president because I love to see people working together‚ hand in hand to get things done. I love leaving school everyday

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    Throughout the texts‚ “The First Seven Years‚” the story of Jacob and Rachel‚ the poem‚ "I Wish I Had Said...‚" and the Time article‚ the common theme of love is treated similarly and differently. For example‚ in the Time article and “First Seven Years‚” both of the main characters are playing matchmaker and trying to find a person a spouse. Feld is trying to play matchmaker and find Miriam a young‚ good looking man to be her husband‚ but Miriam has different ideas‚ when she discovers Max is boring

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    The Fan They Had.

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    Analysis of the extract from “The fun they had” The story under the title "The Fun They Had" was written by a highly prolific American writer‚ one of the three grand masters of science fiction - Isaac Asimov. The key in this text is lyrical. The theme is probably "the influence of technology on the process of teaching." In this story the author uses colloquial speech and jargonized words‚ such as “gee‚ I guess‚ I betcha“ here‚ to show us that these children are rather ordinary‚ and looks similar

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    Winning a state level open water swim event was one of my proudest moments because it showed me that you should always try something even though you may not succeed; you might end up surprising yourself. Having confidence in yourself is important in anything you do whether you think you are adequate at it or not. Since I was nine years old‚ the youngest you can be to participate‚ I was in a day program at Castaic Lake called Junior Lifeguards. It is a program where‚ from the ages of nine to sixteen

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