Richard Hughes: A High Wind in Jamaica
This story, the first novel by Richard Hughes, takes place in the 19th Century, and mixes the diverse subjects of humor, irony, satire, pirates, sexuality and children into a very interesting tale, with many sidebar…
Polar Bears Gone? Climate Change,
Climate change, global warming, El Nino, and disaster movies (2012, etc.) are a part of contemporary culture. Children, from a very young age, are exposed to the concept of climate change, but sometimes are not familiar with something to make that issue relevant for them. This is particularly true for younger students, who do not yet have a good concept of seasons, temperature variation, or what consequences the melting of polar ice might have. Using a framework, though, of a Polar Bear family and their home; we can structure a week long lesson plan to help them understand the very basics of the topics.
Leadership vision and organizational strategy
In this paper, we are going to be studying effective leadership. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the importance of vision / sharing, organizations that are facing challenges from these issues and assessing five failures from ineffective leadership. Once this takes place, is when we can show specific tactics are helping leaders to reach out to various stakeholders.