What kind of music do you listen to most (your “ninety percent”), and when did you start to listening to it?
In this radio story “Does Age Quash Our Spirit of Adventure?” Robert Krulwich
considers when our tastes—both musical and culinary—form, and more importantly,
when they ossify. Some questions you might consider in writing your response to this
radio essay are:
o What kind of music do you listen to most (your “ninety percent”), and when did
you start to listening to it?
o What do you think of concept of “Breakthrough minus 20”? What are some music
artists that fit that concept for you?
o What do you think of the hypothesis that the music you listened to before your are
20 is the probably music that you will listen to the rest of your life?
o What kind of music do you not like, and why? Is there any music new to you that
you don’t like, and why not?
o Do you think you are musically stuck in a rut? Do you know anyone that is? Why
do you think that you or they are stuck? Or is it all right to be stuck?
o What audience do you think Krulwich is speaking to? Does his audience affect the
shape of his argument? Does it affect his style?
o What is the thesis (main point) of Krulwich’s story?
o The second part of Krulwich’s story deals with our taste in food: does it support or
distract from his first topic of music?
o What are the broader implications of the theory that there is a window for taste
formation?
Should people be discouraged from using the ER for non-emergency care by making it more expensive to use the ER when it’s not an emergency?
Should people be discouraged from using the ER for non-emergency care by making it more expensive to use the ER when it’s not an emergency? Why or why not?
Is capitalism good for Africa if it comes with post-imperialist control and de-stabilizing policies, or should developed countries and associations like the IMF and World Bank simply let Africa choose its own path, policies, and governing bodies?`
I’m not sure that establishing capitalism and the free market in Africa would work to successfully improve conditions because they would need to accept international aid that ignores African cultural structures, environmental regulations, and create postcolonial imperialist structures. For example, IMF backed countries need to, “devalue currency to make exports cheaper, reduce deficits, eliminate subsidies, end import restrictions, privatize state-owned enterprises, and increase bank interest rates,” which destabilizes established governments in order to try to get trade deals with developed countries (p.87). There have been attempts to internally improve conditions in African countries, such as, Thomas Sankara rejecting international aid in favor of establishing his own systems, including extensive health and environmental policies, to improve the quality of life in Burkina Faso using socialist structures and ideology before his assassination in a coup. The new regime led by Blaise Compaoré reversed Sankara’s policies and accepted IMF assistance, which then led to a liberalized autocracy and stilted socio-economic improvements backed by the IMF and France, the country’s former colonizer. This raises the question: is capitalism good for Africa if it comes with post-imperialist control and de-stabilizing policies, or should developed countries and associations like the IMF and World Bank simply let Africa choose its own path, policies, and governing bodies?`
Do you think it’s fair to stifle the economic development of underdeveloped countries with environmental restrictions when capitalism is what made countries like the United States places of economic prosperity?
Colonization had a major impact on Africa. One of the lasting impacts is the industrialization of some countries and the introduction of capitalism to the continent. Do you think that capitalism has been a net positive or a net negative for Africa? On one hand, I can see it being a net negative because the colonization of Africa led to the exporting of raw materials and an increase in slavery. However, one could argue that capitalism was a net positive because it has allowed for rapid economic growth in some countries which has resulted in better educational and health outcomes. Furthermore, capitalism is often seen as having negative consequences for the environment. Many large countries like the U.S. have taken steps to mitigate the human footprint of climate change. Do you think it’s fair to stifle the economic development of underdeveloped countries with environmental restrictions when capitalism is what made countries like the United States places of economic prosperity?
Implementing Lean Six Sigma into Risk Management
Select three primary, scholarly, peer-reviewed sources for the research briefs. These include final research reports, thesis, dissertations, etc. A summary or secondary article will not suffice, it must be three primary sources. A primary source usually has a methodology section or describes the methodology in the article.
Task:
Write 3 Research Briefs. Each research brief needs to be at least 2 pages long. The total number of pages submitted needs to be at least 6 pages.
Address the following points:
– Title of the research
– purpose of the study
– methodology
– results and data analysis
– Citation of document
***Give your thoughts and opinions, including the strengths and weaknesses that you found. Describe how this article fits in with your research topic and problem statement. Summarizing what is written in the article will not suffice.
Implementing Lean Six Sigma into Risk Management
Students are tasked to write 3 Research Briefs relating to the Research Topic and Problem Statement from Assignment 3. Research topic is implementing Lean six sigma into risk management.
Select three primary, scholarly, peer-reviewed sources for the research briefs. These include final research reports, thesis, dissertations, etc. A summary or secondary article will not suffice, it must be three primary sources. A primary source usually has a methodology section or describes the methodology in the article.
Task:
Write 3 Research Briefs. Each research brief needs to be at least 2 pages long. The total number of pages submitted needs to be at least 6 pages.
Address the following points:
– Title of the research
– purpose of the study
– methodology
– results and data analysis
– Citation of document
Do Lodge’s arguments support the need for the United States to acquire an imperial empire?
In your opinion, do Lodge’s arguments support the need for the United States to acquire an imperial empire? Explain your position.
Is there any evidence to support Kristin Hoganosn’s argument regarding the role of gender and the Spanish-American War?
Is there any evidence to support Kristin Hoganosn’s argument regarding the role of gender and the Spanish-American War? (Suggestion: students might want to review the previous chapter for a discussion on this topic). Discuss if you agree or disagree with her argument. Make sure to support your position.
Several reasons are proposed explaining why the United States decided to join the “Imperialist Club”. Which argument was the strongest, and which argument was the weakest? Explain your position.
Several reasons are proposed explaining why the United States decided to join the “Imperialist Club”. Which argument was the strongest, and which argument was the weakest? Explain your position.
American Imperial Expansion
The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade. McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called “jingos,” they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John Hay, the ambassador to London, and senators Albert Beveridge and Henry Cabot Lodge. Britain, France, and Germany were seizing territory around the world, and jingos believed the United States needed to do the same for strategic, religious, and economic reasons.
In order to prepare for this discussion forum::
- Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 21 that support your discussion.
- Read the linked document, taken from an article by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MASS), in the 1895 issue of Forum magazine. What motives for imperialism are reflected in Lodge’s article?
