Spring 2015 Syllabus: MSOM 301- 002- Managing People & Organizations Course Instructor: Cheryl Wood‚ Ph.D. Class: Tuesday‚ Thursday‚ 7:30am-8:45am CRN#: 10983 Location: Innovation Hall‚ 204 Dates: January 20 to May 13‚ 2014 (no class 3/10 & 3/12). Office Hours: By appointment Contact Information: cwood9@gmu.edu Cell: 703-407-6378 (no texting‚ please!) Website: Blackboard Textbook: Rue‚ L.W.‚ & Byers‚ L.L. (2013). Management: Skills and Applications‚ (14th ed). NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Similarities between Beowulf and “Beowulf” Beowulf‚ an epic written down in the year 1060 by the Beowulf Poet‚ is the epitome of what true writing is‚ defining the standard of the epic itself. The more modern film of “Beowulf”‚ produced in 2007‚ is an attempt to do justice to the Beowulf Poet’s masterpiece. The poem and film have several key similarities and differences which influence the reader/viewer. Important similarities between the two include the heroic characteristics of Beowulf and the severing
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passed. This tradition can be traced back many years‚ even to the times when the Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic tribes in the fifth century A.D. and the age of the Anglo-Saxon civilization. The long epic poem of Beowulf is argued to be an elegy itself about the great hero Beowulf. The warrior had lived his days and fought his last battle where he died and left a few words of how he wanted to be remembered. The whole tale is a form
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Rahmin Vaziri Professor Brown English M01A Chapter 1&2 In the first two chapters of thick face black heart‚ the author Chin Ning Chu explains what a thick face black heart means. She started off the chapter talking about a thick face. The thick face was a concept I wish I could my self-have. It stated that having a thick face you have to do what you want and not worry what people have to say. Unfortunately when I based this to my life. I do what I want but I always worry about the consequence
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LOTF Ch. 11: 2 RRLs LOTF Ch. 11: 2 RRLs PIGGY: “What you goin’ to do‚ Ralph? This is jus’ talk without deciding.” (p. 170) For most of the novel‚ this has been true. Ralph‚ as a leader‚ should have been quicker and more able to take action in the beginning of their arrival at the island. I think that maybe if Ralph had taken action quicker‚ and was more firm‚ then things wouldn’t have spiraled out of control into this. Ralph must feel horrible‚ since he was elected chief at first. I know
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AP U.S. History Chapter 11 Study Guide 1. What was de Tocqueville’s observation about the way democracy played itself out in America? He claimed that the most able men were rarely placed in the positions they deserved—those at the head of affairs. He also said ordinary citizens ignored important issues of public policy‚ refused to elect their intellectual superiors to office‚ and willingly assented to the politicians and leaders that lied to gain people’s support. 2. What is the
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11-6 a. Briefly describe three strategies for testing internal controls when information technology is used for significant accounting processing. The three strategies for testing internal controls would first be to assess a control risk based on user controls. This can be done by comparing computer-generated output with the source documents that can support the transactions. The second strategy would be by planning for a low control risk assessment based on application controls. This means
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H English 10A 19 August 2013 Warrior Prince Beowulf: An Epic Hero Epic hero - Noun A brave and noble character in an epic poem admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. In the epic poem Beowulf‚ translated by Burton Raffel‚ the warrior-prince Beowulf portrays each quality required to be an Epic Hero. When Beowulf is challenged‚ he stands his ground‚ with his head held high and his mind suffused with pride. He fears nothing and no one. Beowulf’s
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Hero‚ Antihero‚ or Villain? In the original story of Beowulf‚ Grendel is described as the monster and Beowulf as the hero. While in Gardner’s rendition‚ Grendel is seen as the antihero while Beowulf is the actual villain. Then who the actual villain and hero? Between chapter eleven and chapter twelve‚ Grendel describes Beowulf as this type of winged monster disguised as a human. This comes as some surprise because Beowulf is always portrayed as the hero in every story. To Grendel this man is insane
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translation of Beowulf. Beowulf‚ a story that was told in the early 100s and wrote within the same time period‚ is the story of an average Nordic viking that is called to Herot by the king to get rid of an evil monster named Grendel that is terrorizing the town of Herot. If you were to look at how the story is told though‚ you can see how even before The Hero With a Thousand Faces was wrote that Joseph Campbell’s steps of becoming/being a hero are echoed through the story of Beowulf. To answer the
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