Q1: The first financial strategy “Manage rather than own hotel assets” is consistent with growth objectives. The company sold out the hotel assets while keeping a long-term management contract. We calculated the Return on Assets (ROA) from 1978 to 1987‚ it increased a little in 1979 and kept decreasing to 1987(Exhibit 1). By managing rather than owning the hotel assets‚ Marriott is able to increase its ROA thereby increasing potential profitability and its financial position in the market. Marriott
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“I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose is an excerpt from his book Lives on the Boundary about his time in Our Lady Mercy High School’s education system. He went into Vocational education because of a mix-up in his tests with another student. With this mix-up and teachers who would not put in the effort to help him succeed occurring‚ Rose lost all motivation in studying in his classes. Rose finally found a teacher who cared about his success in school and helped Rose get back into regular college-prep
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disconnect in the world today between the moderately literate‚ the most literate‚ and those that are just left behind. America’s educational system is deeply flawed and a perfect example is a very eye opening short story called “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose(1989). Mike Rose explains his short stint in the Vocational track ‚ where kids go who can’t quite make it in America’s public schools.The only reason why Rose ended up going to this school because his test scores were mixed with another
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won many awards for his work. In this selection called “I Just Wanna Be Average” taken from his book Lives on the Boundary‚ Rose offers his experience trudging through the standardized vocational education track. Through his own account‚ the author points out that society and even faculty within these schools label the students as “slow” leaving the students with an objective of wanting to become just average in order to make up for their presumed sense of inadequacy given by their
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future plans. Classes are made up of groups of friends that pressure each other to disrupt the other students. Doing so takes the students attention away from what the teacher is saying and their work. If the classes were divided by grade point averages‚ the students that didn’t care would not be in a class with students who do care. Therefore they could learn better and be more prepared. Schools in today’s society are made up of the students who spend their time studying and students that are
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Josh Hanners 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis‚ MO 63114 (314) 493-6100 hannersj027@ritenourschools.org Extraordinary Man‚ Average Lifestyle by Josh Hanners I work with some of the biggest athletes in New York. You would think that would build my self confidence but you would be wrong. Every morning I wake up and wonder what my real purpose is here on earth. I love my job don’t get
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A Log in the River: An Analysis of “I Just Wanna to Be Average” It’s a typical Monday morning. The alarm goes off and you roll over to get an extra five minutes of sleep. Eventually‚ your mom comes down and pulls you out of bed because you are going to be late for school. You drag yourself to class and the day passes you by. I agree with Mike Rose that having a strong mentor or dedicated teacher changes one’s outlook on education and success in class. The effect a strong mentor or dedicated
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How would you explain Aristotle’s main points in his Ethics to the average person: In Aristotles ethics he explains that we have to find out what makes something flourish or what makes something good at what it does. There are all sorts of examples that can be used but we will use a hammer as an example. What makes a hammer a good hammer‚ a hammer should not break when you use it to pound a nail into wood‚ it should not deform or bend when used‚ and if it is a good hammer you might get a life times
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Summary: In the story "I Just Want to be Average" by Mike Rose‚ Rose‚ talks about his his past schooling experience and how his experience at Mercy nearly ruined him as a student. He narrates his story of his peers in the vocational learning classes and how his teachers responded or failed to respond to their needs as students. The various situations Mike experienced all centered around one main thing and that was a lack of effort‚ by the students and teachers both. Response: This story is a really
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during the Industrial Revolution. In your letter‚ include details about your situation‚ as well as solutions for problems. Include some of the points below: Working conditions in English factories‚ the hours you work‚ opportunities for breaks‚ the average wages workers are paid‚ safety on the job‚ ages of those you work with (including children)‚ health and healthcare‚ and what you will do when you are too old to work Types of laws that might be passed to address your concerns‚ including measures that
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