RESPOND WITH AT LEAST 150 WORDS EACH POST…WRITE AS IF YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE STUDENT…CITE ANY REFERENCES

DISCUSSION 1:

This piece of literature took me by surprise to say the least. I was wrapped up in understanding the problems arising in Ireland at the time and was eager to hear the proposal by Swift. Although I knew it would probably not be a true “modest” one per the introduction given by Dr. Paquette, I was not expecting the type of satire provided in this piece! As absurd as an idea as it was, I did appreciate the factual and well thought out idea of it all. If the subject would not have been about children being consumed when they reached 12 months of age, I would have found it a sincere proposal and would have actually agreed with it. I liked that he went from serious and factual to being just as absurd as the idea itself when he would share things like “I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust” (Swift 2).

He was able to provide his point of view on the current economy and the crazy morals that some of the upper class have all while poking fun at those that would actually consider something irrational just to change the status of the country and the poor to have an easier life. Because of this I think it was very beneficial in proving his point. In fact, I don’t think you could have missed the point after reading this!

Yes, I think satire is used frequently today but maybe just not to the extent as it was historically and how it was used by Swift. I think the most popular way it is used today is by late night show hosts and the Saturday Night Live (SNL) Weekend Update anchors. Currently, Colin Jost and Michael Che are the SNL anchors that tackle sensitive topics by poking fun and critiquing those the topic is on but doing all of it with pointed humor that usually makes you feel uncomfortable afterwards. They successfully make their point in providing the point of view of the ridiculous side of politics, religions, countries, movie stars, and the list goes on and on.

Works Cited

Swift, Jonathan. A Modest Proposal. The Project Guenberg, 2008.

DISCUSSION 2:

A Modest Proposal

“A modest proposal” can be described as a gastronomical piece of satire. For instance, to get his point across, he suggested that people should eat their own young ones. Swift claims that one-year-old kids are such delicious whether boiled, baked or roasted (…” a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled”), which in my opinion is absurd and horrifying.

His ideas that the people of Ireland should eat their children is presented in its extreme form, and therefore it is depicting the overall irony of Swift. As a way of attracting the readers to approve his point, he presents false statements when describing the status of poverty in Ireland. Through the use of satire, he tries to present the view that if the children are eaten, Ireland will have few Catholics to deal with. His writing appears to be mostly sarcasm and damaging to the image of the religion in Ireland; He wrote his work in a voice of narrow-minded, spiritual English Protestant with an intention to mock the condition of religion in Ireland.

In a negative way, Swift obviously expressed the view that the Irish Catholics are the enemies of the state. He also argued that the religious ideas of Irish Catholics at the time were foolish and destructive and therefore deserves to be ridiculed.

In today’s world, satire is regarded as an attractive way of informing the audience and debating of ideas. It helps present different ideas in a different light, which force us to reflect more and reconsider changing our way of thinking. For instance, Steward and Colbert are regarded as the masters of political satire where they particularly reflect on the falseness of cruel ideas such as moral virtue and ultra-nationalism. Satire is mostly used in media in form of a cartoon and in spoken word.

References

Swift, J. (2012). A modest proposal and other satirical works. Courier Corporation.

The organization chosen is Chevron – they operate internationally but have had controversy or widely-recognized problems. For example, Wal-Mart has expanded into China only to find that its products were not wanted, while Shell Oil continues to battle allegations of benefiting from corrupt political bodies in foreign locations, and the United Nations has been criticized for its ineffectiveness in war-torn countries. 

Your Portfolio Project will be a position paper (1800-2400 words) that includes an examination of the following:

• The management issues.
• A description of the theories that apply to the international management of the organization and the handling of the specific issues.
• A substantiated opinion regarding the organization’s management of the issues. In other words, has the organizational management been effective in its facilitation of the organization’s position in the global landscape? Why or why not?
• Given the future of international management, thoughts on how management can prepare to deal with or conclude the issues.

Your paper should also reflect your insight and analysis of both materials and external information to provide an original and thoughtful paper. 

1. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes a report card every four to five years grading the condition of sixteen infrastructural systems that are vital to the US. Unfortunately, America’s 2013 GPA is a D+ (which is actually up from the 2009 GPA of D-). Visit the ASCE report card web site at http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. , select one the sixteen that you feel provides the most risk to global logistics and SCM. Write a brief discussion (no more than ½ page) supporting your claim.
2. Using the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) grading system (see Ch 3, problem 1 above) and in the context of your conclusions from Ch 1, problem 1, assign a letter grade to each of the following infrastructures from a worldwide (global) infrastructure perspective. Defend your grade for each. What is your worldwide GPA?
a. Ports
b. Canals and waterways
c. Airports
d. Rail
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Application: The Therapeutic Alliance

In the Corey text and in Dr. Seligman’s introduction, you have learned about essential characteristics for creating a positive therapeutic alliance.

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review the readings for this week and the media segment “The Therapeutic Alliance.”
• Select an essential characteristic that you believe will be an area of strength for you and one that you believe will be a challenge. Why do you believe this to be so?

The assignment:

• In a 1- to 2-page paper:
• • Describe an essential characteristic that you believe will be an area of strength for you, and explain why.
  • Then, describe one of the essential characteristics that you believe will be a challenge. Explain why, and list one or two ways that you can increase your strength in this area.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.