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First, read the directions below for the NBA/CBA Case study in your textbook: Chapter 9 -- 9.1.  titled "The Six-Word Tweet" (We also could call it the "Six-Word Tweet that rocked he world of the NBA and CBA.

(Note: You won't be able to see the comments of other students until you post your comments first.)

Read the case study and describe what you think are the main causes for misunderstanding between the two organizations. Use the questions presented at the end of the case study to guide you.

Then, recommend tactics that you believe would or should have been used to resolve the conflict experienced by the NBA and the CBA as well as the individuals involved on all sides of the issue. How can your tactics improve intercultural communication and organizational performance of all the parties? When appropriate, make reference to the textbook summary and other articles you may have read about this case.

Write an informative essay informing an audience of how a particular belief has had a positive or negative global or societal impact.

Write in 3rd person. 
use this website to find 3 sources
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.occc.idm.oclc.org/ehost/search/selectdb?vid=0&sid=5981e514-1d0b-44af-a301-7cb3f3e4bdf6%40pdc-v-sessmgr06

Find 3 sources about what you belief in, and  Write an informative essay informing an audience of how a particular belief has had a positive or negative global or societal impact. Maybe you can do something about self-determination and how hard works pays off?
Please put a works cited page at the end.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

First, read the directions below for the NBA/CBA Case study in your textbook: Chapter 9 -- 9.1.  titled "The Six-Word Tweet" (We also could call it the "Six-Word Tweet that rocked he world of the NBA and CBA.

(Note: You won't be able to see the comments of other students until you post your comments first.)

Read the case study and describe what you think are the main causes for misunderstanding between the two organizations. Use the questions presented at the end of the case study to guide you.

Then, recommend tactics that you believe would or should have been used to resolve the conflict experienced by the NBA and the CBA as well as the individuals involved on all sides of the issue. How can your tactics improve intercultural communication and organizational performance of all the parties? When appropriate, make reference to the textbook summary and other articles you may have read about this case.

E book link: https://online.vitalsource.com/#/ 

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you'll be asked to do some further exploration into the fantasy genre in order to get a better feel for what we're going for in our games.

First read this (Links to an external site.).

Here's a list of the 200 best fantasy movies of all time (Links to an external site.). Is this list authoritative, final, and definitive? Well, no. Any such list is probably a mixture of some smart comparisons and a few cultural or temporal biases. Of course, critics absolutely know this and so they try to solve the problem by going out and making another list. It's ridiculous, but we can't help ourselves. Human beings love to argue about problems with no answers. It's why we're awesome and doomed.

Okay, I'll stop.

Just in case that last long paragraph made you doubt list's authority, here's another list (Links to an external site.). Is it better? Who knows? It's shorter, so that's certainly something.

Choose two films and watch 'em. STOP. READ THE ENTIRE PROMPT.

Slave Narratives and the Music it Created

Olaudah Equianos narrative holds a distinctive place in the American literary canon, it being one of the first such stories to be published concurrently in many countries and still a main staple of African American literature. Narratives of enslaved people give a unique perspective into American Chattel Slavery as does the music that developed from that time period: Spirituals, Gospel, and Work Songs. In your essay, give an analysis of each genrewith examplesand how it connects back to the African Diaspora that is mention in Equianos narrative. This essay should reflect traditions, subversive language, governance, and identity. Make sure that you use your own observations as well as the text to support your analysis.

ted talk

Creativity is an important attitude that can impact an individual's ability to think critically. After listening to the TED Talk by Ken Robinson, what do you think? Do schools kill creativity? Provide your conclusion to this question and support it with at least two reasons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=youtu.be

Olaudah Equiano

Read Olaudah Equiano, pp. 524-566 in the textbook uploaded below.
Choose a quote from Equiano's narrative (it HAS to be from the selection in the textbook) and discuss how that quote contributes to the development of Equiano's character or a theme throughout the narrative.  Please include the quote at the beginning of the paper.

TERM PAPER VIDEO GAME ADDICTION

Term Paper
Introduction
The term paper is one of the most important assignments you will complete during this course.  The term paper is an opportunity for you to research a topic relating to our course that you have found interesting and desire to learn more about by conducting your own research.  The term paper can be on a topic of your choice, but does require instructor approval, which you will have received during week 11 when you submitted your term paper topic proposal. In your term paper, you should demonstrate your knowledge by successfully synthesizing and incorporating at least three or more key course concepts into your paper, demonstrating how they relate to your chosen topic.


TOPIC OF MY CHOICE: VIDEO GAME ADDICTION

The Assignment
Note: the term paper must be turned in by the end of week 14.
Each student will be required to submit a term paper as part of this course. The term paper must be on a topic approved by the instructor, but

Module 15 HUM DISCUSSION 8

Discussion 8


The Discussion Assignment
After completing this weeks reading assignment, answer two of the following questions (one from each module), and then read and comment on at least four of your fellow students postings. Note that two of these questions come from last weeks reading and two from this weeks reading. You may answer a third questions for up to 30 points extra credit!  In addition to your textbook, you are encouraged to use the FTCC Library database resources (NC Live, Issues and Controversies, Opposing Viewpoints, etc) as a source of supporting information for your posts. If you use an outside source, be sure to mention what it was and where you found it.  For information on accessing the FTCC Library databases, see the Resources in the weekly assignments folders.


1. (From Module 15) Many key industries are dominated by a handful of large firms. This tendency has been increasingly evident in recent years, as many separate firms have

Module 15 Hum Media Essay 4

Media Essay 4
Introduction Media Essay Four:
The concepts we cover in this course include countless phenomena that occur and shape our world on a daily basis.  The purpose of media essay assignments is to help you relate course materials to the world around you and to help you understand the forces, both social and technological that impact all of us.
The Assignment
NOTE 1:  You will have until 11:59 PM on 11 DEC, 2019 to turn this in. Late submissions cannot be accepted for this assignment.
NOTE 2: Remember, this is a CURRENT EVENTS assignment that requires you to relate course material to things going on in our world (and thus the news) today.
Find a news article (not more than one year old) in the media that demonstrates either Convergence Theory or the concept of the Global Village.  Your essay may also touch on other issues and controversies surrounding the use or development of technology in American and global society.  For example, the arti