June 17‚ 2013 Firebrand for Science‚ and Big Man on Campus By JOHN SCHWARTZ AMES‚ Iowa — As the car pulled into the parking lot of a Starbucks‚ William Sanford Nye unknotted his trademark bow tie and slipped it off. “This might buy us a couple of minutes‚” he said. Roughly two minutes later‚ before his drink was ready‚ he was recognized anyway. Two awed young women approached to ask if he was really Bill Nye the Science Guy. Like more than a dozen other college students who would approach
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Bluebells of Scotland “Bluebells of Scotland” is a piece written and composed in the late romantic era around 1899 by Arthur Pryor. The piece was composed from a traditional Scottish folk song for the trombone and orchestral accompaniment. In the late 1800s the trombone was not viewed as an instrument that could perform particularly difficult pieces. Compelled by society’s negative opinion of the trombone‚ Pryor composed “Bluebells of Scotland” in order to display the capabilities of the trombone
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T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral tells the story of Thomas Beckett‚ a man who reigned as Archbishop of Canterbury during the 12th century in England until his death in 1170. In order to tell Beckett’s story‚ Eliot creates a series of equally interesting characters that each play a crucial role thought the play. The most unique rolefound within the play is the Women ofCanterbury‚ or the Chorus. Throughout the piece‚ the Chorus delivers seven choral odes. These choral odes‚ when looked at as a
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I think that the whole class should go to a symphony orchestra. I think that because our class would think it would be amazing to see it up close and listen to it. It would be benefiting to kids because they would learn from it. The first reason is that kids would learn how to play the instruments when they get older. They would probably want to be in one. The kids would want to practice while there playing. When the kids see it they will be amazed at what they see. The second reason is that we would
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For many students‚ summer is not the most productive time of year. It is our big break from education‚ stress‚ and school related activities. We are free of due dates and responsibilities‚ or so we think. I am a member of the Martin High School Symphony Orchestra. We‚ as musicians‚ are responsible for maintaining our ability to play at a consistent‚ near professional level. To accomplish this‚ we must practice. However‚ caught up in the excitement of my last high school summer‚ practicing my instrument
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JFT2-Organizational Management Task 1 A1. As the chairman of the board of the Utah Opera‚ Bill Bailey is in a position of influence to motivate the Opera’s board of directors to oppose a merger with the Utah Symphony by employing the use of Vroom’s Expectancy Theory. This theory suggests that people are motivated by three distinct determinants; valence (reward)‚ expectancy (performance)‚ and instrumentality (belief). Vroom believed that motivation is a result of the level to which a person desires
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theory‚ the reward for the Utah opera would be to remain financially stable during the downturn of the economy and less public/private donations coming in. The expectancy in this is whether they choose to support or oppose the merger with the Utah Symphony‚ which is looking to strengthen their finances with a merger with the opera‚ though in theory this would strengthen the bottom line of both organizations. The instrumentality in this theory is for the opera to continue to have success. In using
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Task 1 A1. Bailey Motivation to oppose Bill Bailey could use the Vroom Expectancy Theory to motivate the Utah Opera to oppose the merger with the Utah Symphony. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory assumes that behavior results from conscious choices among alternatives whose purpose it is to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. (Research:University of Cambridge) People are more likely to be motivated to do something when they believe it will be a positive benefit for them. Mr. Bailey must decide
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Organizational Management JFT2‚ Task 1: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis Raygan Schieving Western Governors University Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis In 2002‚ a proposal was made to merge the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera due to the failing economy‚ collapsing of the stock market‚ declining government financial support‚ and a waning of donations for the arts. The proposed merger would help both organizations by economizing on costs and expanding the artistic
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JFT2 Task 1 A1 The two motivational theories the board members Bill Bailey and Scott Parker should employ to motivate and support or oppose the merger between the Utah Symphony and the Utah Opera are McClelland’s Need Theory and Adam’s Equity Theory. Bill Bailey the highest ranking officer as chairman of the Utah Opera board is tasked with conducting business in an orderly fashion. As chairman‚ it is Bill’s job to lead the other board members from varying points of view or decisions to making
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