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360 Appraisals
Training and Appraisals (The 360 Approach)
360 degree evaluations are one of the most "Love it or Hate it" topics in the Human Resource realm.
Buckingham, Marcus (2011, October 17). Writes an article entitled The Fatal Flaw with 360
Surveys. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2011/10/the–fatal–flaw–with–360–survey states his "beef
with 360 surveys is more basic, more fundamental. It's the data itself. The data generated from a 360
survey is bad. It is always bad. And since the data is bad, no matter how well–intended your
coaching, how insightful your feedback, how coherent your leadership model, you are likely leading
your leaders astray". However, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, (2012, September 07) who has
done thousands and thousands
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Listening Sequence And The Five Stages Of A Counseling...
1. How would you go about exploring Mario's situation further? As with any other client the best
way to discover Mario's concerns and issues is to utilize the Basic Listening Sequence and the Five
Stages of a Counseling Session as described in the microskills hierarchy from our textbook (Ivey,
Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, pp. 10–11). The anticipated result from using these microskills is to further
draw out Mario's story so that I may view his concerns from his frame of reference. Another
anticipated result is building the level of trust and rapport necessary to ensure compliance with any
suggestions or instructions provided by myself or from insights gained by the client (p. 318). Once
an empathic relationship is formed the Mario and I can collaboratively move forward searching for
resolution of the his concerns. 2. How would you use the logical consequences skills in his
situation? The first step in using the logical consequences skills is "...to make sure that the client is
interested and involved in what we are sharing via strategy, and only then should we move to more
direct action" (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, p. 318). After listening to Mario's story the next step is
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Moreover, because it is preferable for the client to develop their own plan of action and resolution I
would ask Mario what techniques he has used to manage stress in the past and their effectiveness. If
it is determined that he is either lacking knowledge in this area or needs further assistance then I
would proceed to offer suggestions and recommendations on how we can effectively manage his
stress. Some suggestions and recommendations would be relaxation training, social skills training,
positive reframing, biofeedback, and neurofeedback (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, p.
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How I Got An Xbox 360
Growing up I was very active. I enjoyed going outside and playing sports. Most of the time my
friends and I would throw the football, ride four wheelers, or do anything that included being active
and moving around. Then there were days it would be raining and we could not go outside, or it be
night time and had to stay inside. When I could not go outside, I was bored and I complained about
being bored all the time. We did not have much technology items in our house. So, finding stuff to
do to entertain myself was a challenge. Then I started playing video games, I got a phone, and I
found out that "YouTube" had come out and that change my life. I got an Xbox 360 when I was ten.
My step dad had a PlayStation and I played it some, but this Xbox 360 was my first gaming console.
The first Xbox was released and many people had it, even my cousin. There was about twenty–five
million Xboxes sold (xbox). I never did get to get that first Xbox, but I got the second one the Xbox
360. The second one was more successful than the first selling over eighty million consoles (xbox). I
would play all night. I beat all the games and then would start over because I did not have Xbox
Live, which is where there is a chance to play with other people online. My friends and I would still
go outside and play sports or do something, but if we couldn't find something to do right away we
would go play video games. Then I started playing video game a lot more. I would play anytime I
did not have
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Xbox 360 Supply Chain Case Study
Global Supply Chain Design
Case Study
Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain
2012
Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain
1.) What supply chain changes did Microsoft make between the Xbox and the Xbox 360? What was
the motivation for these changes? When Microsoft first entered the market with the release of the
Xbox in 2001 it was a newcomer in the console business. The company had neither an established
brand presence in this area, nor did it have a developed base of games and gamers in the market,
such as Sony. Therefore, the primary purpose of introducing the Xbox was to establish Microsoft in
the market, to develop a brand presence, gain acceptance among gamers and to prepare the way for
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However, when Microsoft started the development of its next generation console– the Xbox 360– it
recognized the deficits and problems related to its initial strategy: the company was operating under
too high costs in order to assure high product availability which was not the critical factor in this
business. The nature of the console business is about providing the customer with a cheap hardware
and a variety of games, in order to generate profits from games sales. Additionally, the first Xbox
was released one year behind Sony's PS2, Microsoft's biggest competitor in the market. This delay
resulted in a substantial loss of sales and consequently reduced game sales. Therefore, Microsoft
learned that the Xbox 360 had to be launched ahead of Sony's PS3. Accordingly, one relevant part of
Microsoft's new strategy was the "first–to–market" approach. Another essential change in
Microsoft's business strategy concerned its cost structure in the Xbox supply chain. Whereas the
initial strategy focused heavily on reliability, Microsoft changed its strategy to achieving reduced
costs and increased profitability. Additionally, the company insisted on owning the design of critical
components, such as the microprocessor and the graphics chip, in order to "control its own destiny".
Therefore, the supply chain network needed to be redesigned in order to support Microsoft's
strategic shift. So as to reach the desired cost
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Xbox 360 Commercial
Despite the rising influence and access to the Internet and other entertaining outlets, televisions
continue to play a prominent role in the modern American society. Not only does it shape the way
Americans view the world, but also provides the mass with a glimpse into untraveled lands and
unfamiliar lives. However, they often employ mechanism to direct the viewers to false realisms
based on public and cultural assumptions. In recent years, television programs and commercials
have often featured southerners that respite without the worries of modern society. However, like the
commercial for the new XBOX 360 shown in 2008, these programs ingrain the viewer with the false
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Immediately after the commercial begins, the viewer is introduced to two middle age white men.
The men are wearing overalls and lumberjack style shirts with a trucker's hat and construction boots.
They also carry a large backpack with old canteens hanging off the side and a hunting gun. Their
main facial features include gaps in their yellow teeth. The appearance of the two men further
exemplifies the characterization of the backwards southerner who are uneducated and
unsophisticated. The presence of the gun is part of the masculinity that the advertisement seeks to
portray. Further into the advertisement, the viewer sees that the men are wearing wedding bands but
there is no presence of a female character. This plays into the common theme of old family
dynamics in the South as the women are typically at home taking care of the children while the men
are out hunting. The appearance of the two white men portrays the false realism of southern
masculinity and family dynamic that the advertisement seeks to exemplify about the
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360 Peer Review
While reflecting on my time at the Chief Petty Officer's Academy (CPOA), three elements of
learning most impacted my persona and changed me as a leader. These elements of learning include
both class room presentations and personal interactions with fellow attendees. The three elements of
learning that will be discussed in this paper are 360 peer review report, understanding generational
gaps, and recognition that everyone has different experiences within the mess. Each element has
changed how I view the Coast Guard and will shape my future interactions with others. The first
element of learning that impacted me was that of the 360 peer review. I feared and most anticipated
this section because I value the constructive feedback I knew it would give. I sent the survey to a
mix of people, but more favored members in which I was in a supervisor role while they were
experiencing a personal hardship. Therefore I was unsure of the response I would receive, but
valued the input I receive. It was great to know that I ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This presentation was interesting to me because I have done my own studies on the subject in order
to become a better leader and father. The most interesting aspect of the conversation was the input
from others in the class. It was nice to know that others were feeling the same way that I was when
attempting to relate to the up and coming generation. My roommate put it best to me in the form of
an analogy; a professional coach in sports does not ask their players to conform to their rule, they
conform to what works for the players. This analogy helped me understand that I need to be more
open to changing to my crew, other than requiring my crew to change to my style. The end goal is to
complete the mission, just like a sports team if to win the game. We must work together and achieve
the same goal. I found this same concept valuable when working within the Chiefs
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Summary Of Conspiracy 360
Conspiracy 360 setting is a place is a little town called Big River. The character of the story is a boy
named Callum Ormond. He is fast and he is going need to run because he is a hunted fugitive. Even
though he is hurt and people are also coming after him, he is on the run. The conflict is that Callum
crashed a plane and he is trying to get to a little town called Big River near the plane crash when he
is hurt. In the story Callum gets his great uncle's plane that he has been working on. Then he gets on
the plane and he flies to a place near Big river where he crashed landed. He needs to get to the little
town before the guys that want him get him because he is a hunted fugitive. He gets to the town and
tells his friend what happened.
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Xbox 360 History
Many people have heard of Microsoft. Many people have also heard of their product known as
Windows. Windows is a computer operating system. Even though Microsoft only worked on
computers, they released their first ever video game console known as the Xbox in late 2001. The
Xbox had newer, upgraded versions of the console later on such as the Xbox 360 in 2005 and the
Xbox One in 2013. The idea of the Xbox first started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto
Berkes, and Ted Hase were working on developing the DirectX. The DirectX was a set of API's
(application programming interfaces) that was introduced by Microsoft in 1995 which encouraged
videogame developers to embrace their Windows operating system. These men approached Bill ...
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This was good, however, it had some consequences. When the Xbox 360 was released as quickly as
possible, huge, technical problems with the console caused Microsoft to replace or repair most of
the consoles. This made video game designers learn valuable lessons about taking time with their
products (Lasky). There were many different designs of the Xbox 360, such as the Pro, Premium,
Elite, and Arcade (Loguidice). There are two current Xbox 360 S (slim) models which are the Xbox
360 250GB and the Xbox 360 4GB. These models are similar because they both include 5 USB
(universal serial bus) 2.0. ports and a custom port for the Kinect sensor. They also have optical
digital audio with built in WiFi (Loguidice). "They also are sleeker, smaller, and run quieter and
cooler than their predecessors" ( Loguidice). The Xbox 360 4GB and the Xbox 360 250GB are also
different. The Xbox 360 4GB (as the name implies) has 4GB of storage. This is enough for playing
physical copies of games, but not for downloaded games. A hard drive can be purchased to get more
space though. This model also costs $100 less than the Xbox 360 250GB. The Xbox 360 250GB
model includes a 250GB hard drive and a headset. It costs $100 more than the Xbox 360 4GB
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All About X-box One and X-box 360 Essay
About X–box Live Gold and Recent Changes
X–box One and X–box 360 can now use the subscription service X–box Live Gold. This service
originally enhanced game play on X–box One and X–box 360 by adding streaming apps, two free
games monthly, party chat, and multi–player online gaming. As of June 2014 Microsoft has
removed the requirement of signing up for X–box Live Gold to use Internet Explorer, Youtube,
Skype, Netflix, and HuluPlus. After June 2014, X–box Live Gold will still have the Games with
Gold Program available for X–box 360 and will now include X–box One. In June of 2014, X–box
One will be eligible to receive Games With Gold, however, it's more likely that users of X–box One
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Purchasing a year or two's worth of X–box Live Gold when it goes on sale is a way to make sure
that the X–box Live Gold subscription is never full price.
However, there are ways to get free X–box Live codes. There is the option of getting a free X–box
Live Gold month trial for all new users. These X–box Live Gold trial memberships automatically
renews to a monthly X–box Live Gold membership after the first month unless the automatic
renewal option is turned off. A total of three X–box Live Gold trial membership accounts may be
created for every X–box One or X–box 360 console. After all trial memberships have been depleted
on the X–box One or X–box 360 console, payment information will be required in order to continue
with the X–box Live Gold membership.
In addition, X–box Live Rewards allows users to earn credits for completing certain tasks. When a
user invites a friend to X–box Live they earn 1000 credits and taking a survey can earn up to 250
credits. Renewing a subscription to X–box Live Gold costs only 3000 credits for users, so users
could keep a free X–box Live Gold subscription simply by working through X–box Live Rewards.
This would seem to be the simplest and most straight forward method of getting free X–box Live
codes. Also currently, Skittles is running a promotion to get one week free trial membership to X–
box
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An Interpretation of Jean Rhys' Used to Live Here Once Essay
An Interpretation of Jean Rhys' Used to Live Here Once Jean Rhys' "I Used to Live Here Once" is a
very well written and thought through short story. Rhy is very descriptive about all of the
surroundings in the story. She makes sure to leave out no details regardless if the reader realizes it or
not. That is why I say Jean Rhys' "I Used to Live Here Once" is not about where "she" use to live, it
is about a woman remembering the first time she knew that she was dead. The story begins with her
standing on the bank, staring and "remembering" each "stepping stone" (Rhys 358). Everything was
just as she remembered at the river. As well as it should have been, for that is where she died, and
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In the third paragraph I realized that the narrator is the same girl in the story. The second sentence
says, "The only thing was that the sky had a glassy look that she didn't remember" (358). Rhy
reiterates the importance of the "glassy sky", by saying that "glassy" "was the only word she could
think of" (358). The sky is "glassy" now because she is dead and that is why she did not remember
it. The narrator is on the other side of that "glassy sky" telling the story of "the first time she knew"
(359). As she walked along she noticed that the road leading to her house had been poorly widened
too. The narrator states that as she approached the old stones that allowed a walkway to the house
"her heart began to beat" (359). As if to say she felt a little life in her or that her heart was not
beating before. She noticed that a lot of her surroundings were not as she remembered. The pine tree
was no longer there, nor was the summerhouse. However, exactly as she remembered, the clove tree
remained. She noticed that the house had been added to and painted over with white. Then she
noticed something rather odd. There was an automobile in front of the house (359). Along with the
automobile there was a little boy and girl. She yelled, "hello" to them but got no response (359). The
children acted as if they did not even hear her. In the sixth paragraph Rhy brings up the temperature
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Xbox 360 Research Paper
Hiatt, Jackson
Mrs. Dwiggins
Computers
28 April 2017 The Xbox's Background
The company Microsoft has been around since April 4, 1975 and started off as a computer and
computer software developing company but in 2001, Microsoft made their first gaming console, the
Xbox which at the time was better than most consoles because of it's internal storage and built in
broadband connection which most consoles didn't in 2002 Microsoft established Xbox Live which
allowed people on the console to play from anywhere around the world. Then in 2005 Microsoft
released another console, the Xbox 360 that became an entertainment hub for a lot of homes, you
could also do things like browse the internet with the new Xbox which was difficult with the
controllers,
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Minecraft: The Xbox 360 Video Game
Minecraft
Minecraft is a game that has no goals for the player to finish, allowing players freedom in choosing
how to play the game. Although, there is some achievements that you can try to achieve. The entire
game is made of pixels, or blocks. There are different types of blocks such as dirt, stone, ores, wood,
leaves, wool, and much more. Players can get these blocks and place them anywhere, allowing them
to make constructions.
At the start of the game, the player spawns in an area, that could be any biome, but the Minecraft
world is Infinite, which means you can walk on forever. In the Xbox 360 edition you get a map, and
that map marks your boundaries, therefore, the Xbox 360 Edition is not infinite. The biomes are
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The food bar will deplete and will slowly kill the player if it drains completely. Creepers will
explode, even if you move away. A large distance has to be between them and the player, making the
explosion very much harder to avoid. Zombies will also break through wooden doors.
Overall the game is fun, although it's aggravating when you die, because you lose everything in your
inventory and have to go back and collect it from where you die. If you die in lava or fire, your stuff
will burn up and you won't be able to retrieve it. You are able to sleep through the night to avoid
monsters.
Minecraft is constantly updating and adding new things, which makes it exciting and able to look
forward to something. It's players have grown rapidly since it came out in 2009. 21,452,427 people
have bought Minecraft, and if you go to https://minecraft.net/stats you can see how many people
have bought it. Be sure to refresh the page because people are constantly buying it. I enjoy playing
Minecraft and hope that all of the 21,452,427 people that have bought the game enjoy it as much as
I
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Chp 9 Case Study 360 Review at GE Essay
Week #5 – Case Study 360–Degree Appraisals at GE Davenport University Topic Paper – HRMT
700 Cecile Morris Week #5 – Case Study 360–Degree Appraisals at GE Recap and Analysis General
Electrics' Durham, North Carolina assembly employees have a unique work environment in which
they build the GE90 jet engine for Boeing. The 9 engine build teams consist of approximately 18
employees who own the entire process of assembling some 10,000 parts perfectly to create one
complete engine assembly. The teams are self managed, doing everything from ordering parts and
tools to scheduling vacation and overtime. The success of the teams comes from their founding
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Root Problem The root problem with Ms. Sims proposal is that the implementation goes directly
against the culture of consensus agreement on making decisions for the teams and the plant. Since
this would be considered a major change, it should be brought to a task force for review and
solution, or at minimum be brought to the attention of all employees. In the past, Ms. Sims has
experienced issues of missed trust with the assembly teams and this direct approach with HR for the
implementation a new performance measure stands to have an equally negative effect. Alternative
Ideas In order to address the root problem, HR would like to propose some alternative ideas to Ms.
Sims proposals that could include awareness of GE corporate use general of 360 degree
performance measures in other locations. Investigations on the benefits from other GE plants should
be presented to employees to gain a better understanding and buy–in of the proposal. Knowing the
culture of feedback that exist within the plant, Ms. Sims could call for a task force to investigate the
benefits of 360 degree feedback and make a direction decision on the use of 360 degree appraisals.
In consideration of alternative ideas, Ms. Sims should consider
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X-360 Advertising
In recent years, television programs and commercials have often featured southerners that respite
without the worries of modern society. Like the commercial for the new XBOX 360 shown in 2008,
these programs ingrain the viewer with the false perception of southern backwardness that modern
media has perpetuated. Not only does the XBOX 360 advertisement continued to uphold the
distorted reality of egregious southerners, it also highlighted the persistent past and lack of
modernization in the southern region. As the commercial began, it featured a common image and
setting that portrays the lack of development and modernization in the South. For example, the
broken old white truck and the lack of roads show the remoteness of the southern region.
Furthermore, the bare forest signified that lack of development that can be seen in many urban areas.
They were surrounded by torn tents and clothes hanging off a tree branch. This further ... Show
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The lighting throughout the advertisement was very dim and dark. By having a dim lighting, it gave
the viewer the image of a very bare and comfortless South. Not only did it create a very gloomy
mood, it further distanced the region from the bright lights of metropolitan areas like New York
City. Also, the advertisement featured the sounds of a banjo that repeatedly played "Old McDonald
Had a Farm" Not only is the banjo a main presence in the "old" South, its repetition shows that
southerners were incapable of playing a new tone. They were stuck on the same song which was
representative of the region being stuck in the past. Also, the tone was very slow which represented
of the lack of sophistication and productiveness that can found in other regions. The dim lighting
and music of the commercial highlighted the influence of the departed past and lack of development
that continues to persist in the southern
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Compliance 360 Compliance
Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to review the factual content of and critically reflect
upon the legal compliance considerations of eight major areas including, the Joint Commission,
HIPAA/HITECH, Health Finances, Revenue Cycles, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors, OIG
work plan, OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA), the False Claims Act, and compliance and
Provider Self Disclosure Protocol. These key elements have been provided by the GRC software
Compliance 360 webpage.
Joint Commission Accreditation Compliance 360 has identified a number of areas which it can
augment healthcare organizations to improve the audit process for Joint Commission audits. The
program intuitively links contractors to regulations as evidence of compliance and monitors risk
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Compliance 360 also assists in HITECH compliance by providing automated assessments and
responses to electronic health information (SAI Global, 2018). This program appears to provide
sufficient safeguards for HIPAA and HITECH compliance; it strives to create alerts and audits
without becoming overly intrusive in hospital actions. Compliance 360 merely acts as an additional
unbiased oversight system, when dealing with patient information.
Health Finance & Revenue Cycles Many health care organizations have issues keeping track of
contracts and as a result lose control of monetary outflow. Compliance 360 mitigates this loss of
control through the maintenance of contracts through a central portal (SAI Global, 2018). For
money managers, this feature is incredibly valuable and allows the organization to control spending
through reductions in redundant services.
Medicare Recovery Audit
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Xbox 360 Research Paper
Compare two systems Xbox 360 PlayStation
Processor (CPU) Xbox– 3.2 ghz powerpc tri–core xenon Playstation– cell processor @ 3.23 ghz (8
cores)
RAM Memory 4GB RAM Memory 4GB RAM Memory
Hard Drive 20, 40, 60, 80, 120, 250, or 320gb 4, 20, 60, 120, 250, or 320gb
Blue–ray No Yes
Operating System Microsoft Sony
Miscellaneous Pay $60 a year for online services Free online services Price $199.99 for a 4gb
console or $299.99 for a 250gb console $249 for 160gb system or $319.95 for a 320gb system
Two very popular names in the new society are Xbox and PlayStation. The companies that created
the two brands have competing systems, be it computer systems, or game consoles. Two of the
competing brands that Microsoft and Sony have made are the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Both
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Both gaming consoles have online access. Once online you can stream videos, download more
games, or even play with others over the web. The consoles also allow you to watch films in disc
form, for the Xbox 360 this is in the form of DVD, the PlayStation 3 in Blu–Ray. Game selection
with both products is grand. Variation within the consoles do exist, as there are system exclusive
games, however the systems tend to have very similar games, as they share gaming producers, both
companies wanting to make a fair amount of money would not mind the resemblance of their
games. Both systems also include a motion detecting
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The 360 Research Paper
I will never ride the 360 ever again. I was with my Godmother Jackie and her sister Desirea. The
360 was a very scary ride for me. It would take you up into the air and then just stop and sway side
to side. It caught my attention because everyone was saying it was fun and it was a very big ride. I
had so much fun before I got on the ride ,but after I got off it was like my whole body had got turned
upside down and inside out. I was at home bored as usual when I heard my mommas phone ring.
She picked up her phone and answered it. After she got off the phone, she told me to come
downstairs. I went down stairs and she asked me if I wanted to go to the fair and I said yes ma'am.
Then, she told me to put on some different clothes because I was
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The Dominance of Microsoft’s Xbox 360
The Dominance of Microsoft's Xbox 360
The video game market has slowly and steadily created a larger presence for itself in the
entertainment industry. The largest part of the market's recent growth (from 2005 to the present) is
undeniably due in part to the video game console created by Microsoft called the Xbox 360.
Microsoft was the first company to release what is called the "current generation" console, and
successfully beat Sony out of the gate. Prior to the release of the Xbox 360, Sony had dominated the
market with their console, the PlayStation 2. It is because of Microsoft's ongoing innovations to
enhance player interactivity and large game catalogue (especially those with record breaking sales)
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(Kubba) This amount of money is unheard of when it comes to music or film. In comparison, the top
most grossing films are Avatar and Titanic. (Internet Movie Database) The film Avatar earned $760
million within three years, and Titanic earned $658 million within six years, all of which are
comprised of film earnings at the box office and home video recordings like DVD or Blu–ray. The
technology created by Microsoft for their Xbox 360 is the first of its kind. A perfect example is a
device called the Kinect. This device utilizes a microphone and multiple cameras to enhance gamers'
experience, especially for game titles like Dance Central. Kinect utilizes motion detection in order to
spot interaction and display it on the screen accordingly. Another function for the device is voice
recognition. Rather than using a controller, the player can simply speak the commands and the Xbox
will do the said action. But the use for the Kinect has also extended far beyond its gaming origins,
spurring advances in medical treatment. (Knight) Using the Kinect for real–world applications,
including making medical diagnoses or three dimensional modeling was an unintended side effect of
the Kinect when it was released. At first, Microsoft seemed hesitant to allow people to use the
Kinect for something outside of gaming, but soon it was apparent that it could be used
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Oc 360 Account
The unique deposit product that OCBC offers is the OCBC 360 account. It is basically a deposit
account that pays bonus interests to depositor when they complete any or all of the different criteria
that are being set by them. The criteria includes crediting salary through GIRO, paying of bills
through online or GIRO, save or increase your account balances, invest with OCBC and spend using
your OCBC credit card. Different interest rates are being issued depending on the criteria that are
being met. As a result, there are 2 types of interests that a depositor can receive if they were to open
a 360 account with them; which are the base interest and bonus interest. The main purpose of OCBC
setting up a 360 account is not only to meet customer's
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Analysis: Is Google Making USupid?
Calculators, registers, computers, and robots are all examples of machines or a type of technology
that relieve our minds from thinking or doing work. Look in your pockets and you might find a
piece of technology, in which we may call a cellphone, hidden. Notice how we always carry a piece
of technology with us. Without the device, or cellphone, that we have with us most of the day, we
couldn't remember numbers, look up information, or find out how to get to places by using the
phones global positioning system or GPS. This leads to the question on how much we actually think
or do. The use of technology affects the way our minds work in habits, thinking, and even
interactions. "The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces
of writing."(Carr, 315). This quote from "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" gives us an idea on how the
internet really changes our habits. Our minds go from being able to concentrate and thinking
through problems to relying on google to find a simple solution. We may even count this as lazy as
Squarciafico worried that technology would lead to intellectual laziness (Carr, 326). I agree with
Squarcifico. Even Carr stated, "...there's a countertendency to expect ... Show more content on
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The game of chess helps us understand how technology inhibits our thinking. Chess used to be
human against human. Now we add computers to the equation. In 2005, a chess tournament was
help where the team options were a mix of human, machine, or both combined (Thompson, 345).
When a professional play with no machine played against an amateur with a machine the amateur
won (Thompson, 345). This shows that the machine did majority of the thinking. How we think is
changing due to machines and technology. We use assistance instead of actually thinking to
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360 Degree Feedback Survey
"360 degree feedback is a method and a tool that provides each employee the opportunity to receive
performance feedback from his or her supervisor and four to eight peers, reporting staff members,
coworkers and customers" (Susan M. Heathfield. N/A). X amount of people will fill up an
anonymous online or paper feedback form that holds questions with a wide range of workplace
capabilities. These forms include questions which are measured on a rating scale and ask to provide
comments. The person who is receiving feedback also has to fill out a self–evaluating survey which
includes the same survey questions that others receive in their forms. 360 degree feedback survey
can be used in order to understand managers/leaders strengths and weaknesses. The 360 degree
feedback system can be used to formulate a tabulated form, from where the manager/leader can
obtain critical information from him–/herself in order to create a development plan. As the person
who receives the feedback is asked to fill out a self–evaluating survey, his responses will be always
com–bined with other people's responses, in order to achieve more accurate knowledge for the
possible development areas. People who are not in a management role will use the 360 degree
Feedback as a de–velopment tool. An employee who is not in manager position is not measuring
360 de–gree feedbacks but they will still follow the same principles. These employees can use the
feedback gotten from the 360 degree feedback, if they hope
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The Xbox 360 And Wii
Video games have been around for many years and have slowly developed into a common hobby for
many young adults. In fact, more than 1.2 billion people are playing video games worldwide. The
original gaming console by Magnavox has evolved tremendously over the last decade and has been
developed by many different companies. Although there is an innumerable amount of consoles in
the world, two iconic consoles are the Microsoft's XBOX 360 and the Nintendo's Wii. The XBOX
360 and Wii are two very popular gaming consoles that are different in appearance, the applications
and services they provide, and the amount of games and accessories they each have available. When
compared to each other, the XBOX 360 and Wii have multiple differences when it comes to the way
each console looks. The Nintendo Wii is a very small and compact device. The console developers
managed to keep the Wii as small as possible by incorporating only one Universal Serial Bus also
known as a USB port. The Wii console is available in a variety of colors, but the most common and
standard color is white. Compared to the small size and compact aspects of the Wii, the XBOX 360
is extremely different. The XBOX is close in size to a toaster oven and can be purchased in black
and white. Unlike the Wii, the XBOX has multiple USB ports. When designing the XBOX 360,
Microsoft kept the gamer in mind and tried to provide them with an easy and resourceful device.
The overall appearance of both consoles varies and depending
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Stephen Crane "the Open Boat" Essay
In Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," the four men underwent an experience in which they endured
the forces of the sea that caused them to change their perception of nature and ultimately brought
them to see the conflict between humanity and the natural world. In the beginning, faced with the
restless sea, the four men felt that outside help existed somewhere. The cook was the most certain
that they would be rescued. In his argument with the correspondent, the cook told him, "There is a
house of refuge...and as soon as they see us they'll come off in their boat and pick us up" (NA, 358).
Soon after they saw the lighthouse, the four men were optimistic that their destiny was not to die,
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With their hope of being rescued gone, their first thought was probably that they were meant to
drown, and that the water was the instrument that would be used by Fate to bring them to their
destiny. Of the four men, the captain was the only person who could not help row the boat because
of his injury. In the beginning, he was described as being temporarily consumed by "profound
dejection and indifference" (NA, 357) while directing his shipmates with a voice that was "deep
with mourning...of a quality beyond oration or tears" (NA, 357). Like a general of a losing army, the
captain felt as if the sea had been something that had defeated him. As a true leader, he nevertheless
continued to encourage and guide his men in "the same steady voice" (NA, 367) and maintained a
sense of order and peace on the boat. The captain knew and respected the sea's power, but he also
saw the waters as a mission through which he was responsible for guiding his men, and that he had
to persevere even if others gave up. Their attitude towards the sea again changed when they became
overwhelmed by physical pain and fatigue. When the correspondent saw a shark during the night, it
did not terrify him, but it did send into him a degree of fear. As they became more exhausted, their
fear of death, and therefore the sea, diminished. As the men were swimming to shore, the
correspondent saw that none of them were afraid, and he understood himself how
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Analysis Of Xbox 360 Environmental Practices
Introduction
This essay focusses on critical assessment of the report submitted by group 16 on the ?Analysis of
Xbox 360 Environmental Practices?. The importance of purchasing gaming consoles and gadgets
from brands that focus on environment friendly assembling of components and recycling has been
discussed in the report submitted by group 16, with constant criticism given to Microsoft regarding
it?s usage of harmeful materials such as brominated flame retardants(BFRs), PVC plastic and
phthalates being done in order to make several components of the much hyped gaming console xbox
360. All three have been proved to cause major health risks for people and pose greater danger to
environment through e–waste, given their ability to combine with other elements to create toxic
components[footnoteRef:1]. It has been noticed that considering PVC, it is even harder to recycle
the materials in a safe manner majorly because it is not cost effective and is probably why Microsoft
has yet not been able to phase it out of their supply chain. NGOs such as Greenpeace have
confirmed that electrical waste by Microsoft and major corporations is illegally disposed off, often
shipped to developing countries where regulations are less strict and technology is not very
advanced to properly dispose the materials, which is leading to mass air and water
pollution[footnoteRef:2]. With context to hazardous materials being used in the making of xbox
360, several alternatives have been suggested by the
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psy 360
Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Introduction Cognitive Psychology/PSY360 Cognitive
Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes surrounding
learning, memory, perception, and thought. Though it is still a relatively new formal branch of
psychology, its roots extend back to Descartes who sought a way to explain how the mind worked,
proposing the analogy of a "hydraulic system of nerve function" (Willingham, 2007, p. 26) after he
observed animated statues in Saint–Germain–en–Laye. It has been the restless pursuit of not only
the idea of how the mind works but also what exactly constituted the mind that eventually led to the
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The whole of an individual's behavior is found neither by observation only or an examination of
one's thoughts only, but a combination of the two. The observance of behavior affords cognitive
psychologists the ability to test and evaluate theories about behaviors and the hypotheses developed
from them. Self–reporting can present errors that can be confirmed or rejected through the use of
behavioral observation tested using empirical means. Additionally, cognitive psychologists cannot
personally observe and measure internal mental processes but in utilizing behavioral observation,
the cognitive psychologist can arrive at logical conclusions of the existence of the behavior based on
the observation of the behavior. In using the accepted standard of behavioral procedures, cognitive
psychologists are able to examine the cognitive processes thought to be the source without inferring
unproven causes (Zentall, 2002). This removes much of the subjectivity that initially made the
cognitive perspective suspect. Cognitive psychology developed the framework to test theories and
further explain behavior using behavioral observation. Using the scientific method, the theory
predicts the behavior to be expected if the said theory is provable. There are several steps to take in
order to this. First, develop alternative theories by having at least two possibilities to select from
when
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How Does Xbox 360 Effect Teenagers?
Picture it, you walk in the room, there is sits. You turn on the console and a light turns on. Pressing
the controller, your tv turns on and you take a comfy seat. For the next three to four hours, you cant
leave...your mind is completely attached to the game. You control your destiny with every button
you choose to press. Xbox has changed the way teenagers live by helping them listen and pay
attention better. To fully understand this, we must start at the beginning.
Xbox has evolved since itś origination in 2001. There have been four kinds of Xbox 360's produced,
although only two are available to buy in shops now, which are the Xbox 360 Arcade, and Xbox 360
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Originally dubbed the "DirectX Box," the console was intended to be the first game system built
like a PC and to bring all of the flexibility and power of a gaming rig to the console market. The
system would run on Windows 2000, making it easy for traditional PC software developers to work
within the console's architecture, and feature more than twice the processing power of the industry–
leading PlayStation 2. Despite the marketing team's belief that the abbreviated "Xbox" name
wouldn't fly, the label went over well with focus groups, providing the company with one of the
final elements it needed to pull back the curtain on its creation: a catchy name. Just two years later,
Microsoft was ready to go public with its console, and that's exactly what Bill Gates did at the Game
Developers Conference on March 10, 2000. Teasing the system's vastly improved specs and the
potential for both online play and internal storage of downloaded content – whether games or media
– Gates managed to get the world's attention, though many remained skeptical of what they saw as
nothing more than a fancy PC dressed up like a gaming console.Nearly a full year later, Bill Gates –
with help from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson – revealed the final design of the Xbox at the 2001
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, along with the system's official release date.
(digitaltrends.com,
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Representation of Society in Euripides' Medea Essay
Representation of Society in Euripides' Medea
During the time of Euripides, approximately the second half of the fifth century B.C., it was a period
of immense cultural crisis and political convulsion (Arrowsmith 350). Euripides, like many other of
his contemporaries, used the whole machinery of the theater as a way of thinking about their world
(Arrowsmith 349). His interest in particular was the analysis of culture and relationship between
culture and the individual. Euripides used his characters as a function to shape the ideas of the play
(Arrowsmith 359).
In Medea, there was not a "traditional" hero, but a fragmentation between the two paired major
characters, which is characteristic of Euripides' work (Arrowsmith 356). Jason ... Show more
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Euripides was interested in how culture affected things. He was not the typical writer and his
characters confirm this. In Medea, Euripides wanted his characters to participate in a culture that
was under extreme stress, perhaps the same stress that his culture was experiencing. He exhibited
this by writing as if his characters were transplanted into a different culture, unique from their own,
as if to use the unfamiliarity as psychological strain. Therefore the strain would immortalize or
distort them. The way in which Medea meditates the murder of her children is much admired,
however Euripides' interest is in the collapse or derangement of culture that makes the murder both
possible and necessary (Arrowsmith 357).
Euripides sends the message through his characters that human character is altered by suffering.
During the pressures of war when humans are subject to harsh necessity, human nature has a new
range of behaviors, chaotic and uncontrollable. Behind Jason and Medea Euripides wanted the
audience to see that the spreading of expedience and revenge, when unchecked by culture or
religion, would bring about the Peloponnesian War (Arrowsmith 361).
Superficially, Medea is a critique of relations between men and women, the struggle between Jason
and Medea; then the struggle between Creon and Medea. However at the deeper level, Medea is a
critique of the quality and state of the contemporary culture of Euripides (Arrowsmith 361). The
unique symbolism is that
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360-Degree Feed Back Scenario
360–Degree Feedback Scenario Name Institution
360–Degree Feedback Scenario 360–degree feedback also known as multi–rater feedback is a
performance evaluation test where employees get anonymous feedback from their co–workers.
Employees can recognize their strengths and weaknesses though this method of assessment. The
paper will look at the mistakes that people make in formulating a 360–degree feedback and
appropriate use of the 360–degree performance evaluation test. Scenario 1 For a 360–degree
feedback to be effective and efficient as a performance appraisal test, managers should be able to
invest time in the development process of the assessment, analysis of data collected (Campion,
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Employees can be sensitive to the pressures of the managerial positions and due to biases or the
influence of the recency effects they can fail to consider the period that they being evaluated.
Wilson, 2014, suggests that the participants must undergo training to have a credible 360–degree
test. In the above scenario, there might be cases of biases among the top official; some feel that they
do not want to fail each other. Though the management has identified that there are discrepancies in
the leadership skills the results state otherwise. Therefore, such situations can occur in this type of
test because of people might also offer comments that favour all the supervisors.
Scenario 3
The multi–rater feedback is a tool that people to acquire rich, accurate perspective on how others see
the management practices, effectiveness and interpersonal designs (Taylor, Chappelow, & Fleenor,
2008). It is meant for performance. Int the above scenario, the firm's primary objective was to
improve the competitiveness, that decision to undertake the 360–degree feedback just because they
come to a realization that leadership skills and communications patterns are the primary cause of the
less nature of competitiveness is not the ultimate solution. Multi–rater test that managers perform to
change the performance level of the workers can affect the objectives of the organizations. Hence,
some goals cannot be accomplished. For a manager to
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Advantages Of 360 Degree Feedback System
A 360 degree feedback system or often known as a multirater system is a pivotal performance
management system that requests and seeks the input and advice of others besides the immediate
supervisor (Mello, 2015). Essentially, there are advantages and disadvantages to utilizing this
feedback system. In essence, a 360 degree feedback system provides a better overall picture of an
employee's performance and progress. Mainly when utilizing a 360 degree feedback system the
majority of the comments and perspectives are taken from peers, subordinates, workers, customers,
and superiors. Essentially, this type of feedback helps the employee by pinpointing areas in which
they need to develop and gain additional growth. So, all in all, a 360 degree ... Show more content
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During our performance reviews, feedback was solicited from many entities in which we directly
worked with. These individuals commented on various areas of our work and how well we
completed tasks. We typically had around 4 or 5 other coworkers or managers provide feedback in
regards to our performance. However, I must admit that I was not privy to what the system was
actually called back then until I recently began these courses in Human Resources Management.
Hence, the 360 degree feedback system can save managers a lot more time to focus their attentions
on greater developmental areas for employees when using this approach because more and more
people participate in the feedback process. Another advantage of the 360 degree feedback system is
that is promotes team development (Heathfield, 2018). Thereby, this process helps team members
learn to work more cohesively and effectively together. Likewise, another advantage is that the 360
degree feedback system is one of the key methods in fully assisting in comprehending personal as
well as organizational developmental needs for the organization. A huge advantage of this system is
that it reduces discrimination (Heathfield,
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Evil And Innocence In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
Evil is a word that is rooted in thoughts, and actions. The concept of evil is a convoluted force. In
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, morals are reexamined through each tale. Chaucer discusses moral
evil and its relevance to innocence, specifically in the Pardoner's Tale, with the three rakes, and in
the Prioress Tale, with the young boy. The seducing of innocence to become dishonorable is evil. All
things wicked start from innocence. Innocence is beautiful. The three rakes and the young boy
illustrate the most simplest form of innocence which reserves the revelation of evil. In the
Pardoner's Tale, the three rakes insist on discovering who "smote the man's heart in two" (Chaucer
355). The murder, Death is dangerous and the rakes courageously took this opportunity to help
themselves and others from the danger. This demonstrates the rakes ability to want to improve other
people's lives while also showcasing the righteousness they contain. The murderer, Death, "shall be
slain" and the three men "pledged their word of honor to live and die for the other,/ as though each
were the other's brother born" (357). Chaucer demonstrates the virtue these men have for themselves
and for each other. Although, they drink too much they still embody supportive and honorable
friends. The hope that "death shall be dead, if they catch him" (357) depicts the beauty in their hopes
and innocence. The beauty of the widow's son, seven years of age, in the Prioress Tale, paints the
unknown virtue during the walk to and from school. The mother has always teaches her son "to
worship our blissful Lady,/ Christ's dear Mother, and he did not forget it" (373). Chaucer proves that
innocent children "will always learn quickly" (373). The young child studies his book and he heard
the Alma redemptoris being sung. The young child innocent and interested, "listened to the words
and notes/ until he knew the first verse all by heart" (373). However, the innocent boy does "not at
all what this Latin meant,/since he was of so young and tender an age" (375). Chaucer makes known
that this young boy is intelligent and innocent as he listens to his mother and is curious for his age.
The innocence in the rakes and the young boy is beautiful and tender,
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Analysis Of Miss Emily Grierson In A Rose For Emily By...
In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Miss Emily Grierson goes through a lot of grief. Her
father and sweetheart, Homer Barron, died only within a few years apart and this caused her whole
world to be turned upside down (323–327). There is some debate as to whether Miss Emily killed
her sweetheart or not. When her father died, she was not willing to give up his body to be buried.
Later, they found the body of Homer in her house and the town had no clue he had even passed
away. According to Cornell Law School, the definition of first degree murder is the intentional
killing of another person with planning involved. Miss Emily is guilty of first degree murder
because of the smell that came from her house, the poison she purchased from the druggist, and the
possibility Homer was only interested in men. At one point in the story, Faulkner writes about a
smell that accumulates from Miss Emily's house. According to the story, "two years after her father's
death and a short time after her sweetheart had deserted her is when the smell first developed" (324).
The mayor received multiple complaints about the smell but he didn't want to confront Miss Emily
about it because she was a "high and mighty Grierson" (324). He just assumed that the smell was
"just a rat or a snake that nigger of hers killed in the yard" (324). The smell could be a sign of guilt
because Miss Emily had to know that Homer's body was creating an intense odor. She had to know
because she was living in the
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Maze Subject 360
"Maze Subject 360" – is a thriller – mystery – logic game, where "You must prove yourself worthy,
and smart enough" to figure out what is "The Maze", why are you here, who is behind that annoying
girl's voice who seems to trap you and why are you called a subject 360?
With interesting and quality graphics, producers of "Mad Head Games", did this game even scarier
and creepy by paying attention to details in an environment where the action happens.
The fans of logic and brain games will definitely enjoy in tricky tips, cracking the puzzles and
gathering collectibles which always have a different purpose, but without them you cannot escape
from room or hallway or wherever you are. Players need to have the good eye for every single
detail,
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Xbox 360 Comparison
Making a case for the Xbox One as the superior product to the Xbox 360. Microsoft released the
Xbox One on November 22, 2013 and the Xbox 360 8 years before that. The Xbox One shows
superiority to the Xbox 360 in terms of console and accessories. Xbox One console itself surpasses
the Xbox 360. The Xbox one is faster, bigger, and stronger than the Xbox 360. The Xbox One has a
better processor with a Single–chip x86 AMD Jaguar processor, 8 cores, and 32MB of embedded
SRAM memory. The Xbox 360 only has a 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri–Core Xenon. The Xbox One
measures at 33.3cm wide, 27.4cm deep and 7.9cm tall while the Xbox 360 measures only 27cm
wide, 26cm deep and 7.5cm tall. This allows more room for better hardware and bigger fans to cool
the system.
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360 Spp Essay
First, "360 DJS" is a good app for me and it's free on computers or laptops. You can write every
expiration date which is important for you, and the app will show how much time left such as 1 day,
5 hours, 6 minutes, and 6 seconds that you can check; for the important festivals, you can find in the
app because the app have already record every important festival automatically, such as Chinese
New Year, and the app will briefly introduce the festivals in one or two sentences; you can also write
the remindings like someone's birthday etc. The app is very useful for me because I usually forget
something like when my projects will due and I usually forget some traditional meaningful festivals.
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As far as I know, in China, Google Calendar is not is not popular at all. Anyway, Google Calendar is
a simple app, everything is simple and clear; we can share the plans to the other people which means
the app is convenient; and you can add as much calendars as you want; you can also change the
color of the calendars if you want, this means the app is individuation. This app might be helpful to
me because most of the teachers in America would like to use it. The app might reduce stress for me
because all the information I looked through are sent by my teachers, it's reliable, I won't remember
something wrong, miss or finish the assignments too early and cause the stress. I would like to
recommend it because the app is used by many American people, and teachers are like to use that to
tell us the plans of everyday. Fourth, "Memo" on the iphones are awesome and if your phone is
iphone, you don't need to download the app. You can put anything on your notes no matter the note
is some photos or you you copy the text from the websites; you can choose to type the notes or
choose to write the notes on your phone; you can also add many notes. The app might be helpful to
me personally because I am not good at typing, so that I can choose to writing, although the app
cannot remind you any message, I
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What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of A 360 Degree...
Essentially, a 360 degree feedback system or often known as a multirater system is a pivotal
performance management system that requests and seeks the input and advice of others besides the
immediate supervisor (Mello, 2015). Primarily, there are advantages and disadvantages to utilizing
this feedback system. In essence, a 360 degree feedback system provides a better overall picture of
an employee's performance and progress. Mainly when utilizing a 360 degree feedback system the
majority of the comments and perspectives are received from peers, subordinates, workers,
customers, and managers or supervisors. Basically, this type of feedback helps the employee by
pinpointing areas in which they need to develop and gain additional growth. So, ... Show more
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More so, 360 degree feedback processes are usually unnamed in regards to the raters providing
feedback and thus employees receiving the feedback have no aid if they want to further understand
the reasoning behind the feedback. Moreover, they have no one to ask for explanation about vague
and obscure comments or for more information about particular ratings and their rationale. Second,
this feedback system focuses heavily on the negatives and weaknesses more so than strengths and
positive aspects of the employees behaviors, performance, and actions (Heathfield, 2018). Third, a
pivotal disadvantage of the 360 degree feedback systems is that there could be much lack of rater
experience and ineffectiveness. More so, a disadvantage to this system is that organizations do not
provide adequate and sufficient training in regards to the methods in which to provide and receive
feedback, thus this can cause for the many ways in which raters go wrong (Heathfield, 2018).
Certainly, raters may inflate ratings to make an employee look good or they may deflate ratings to
make an individual look bad. According to Heathfield (2018) all the more, raters may simply get
together to make the system artificially inflate everyone's performance (Heathfield,
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Advantages And Cons And Disadvantages Of 360 Degree...
I interviewed the human resource team member, Sonya, who is assigned to my department at work.
She was involved with or conducted 360 degree appraisals up until roughly six months ago when
she started with the current company. I spoke with Sonya about what exactly she considered a 360
degree appraisal. She told me that customarily nearly all of the information covered in the
performance area is leadership, teamwork, communication skills, and adaptability to new situations
or last minute assignments. While we were talking about this she did go over some of the
differences between 180 degree appraisals and the 360 degree ones. One of the main differences that
she pointed out is that 360 degree involves customer feedback that goes along with the leaders and
teammates. Sonya did have some mixed feeling regarding 360 degree appraisals and feedback, in
which will be discussed later, nonetheless Sonya feels that if done correctly, they can provide
excellent feedback as well as being motivating for all employees. One point that was noted is that
she feels there actually is no perfect process for appraisals and that every company needs to look at
their individual requirements when determining the best way to receive and give feedback. When
conducting 360 degree appraisals she also is partial to having some competency– based job
evaluations. Advantages of 360 Degree Appraisals Sonya feels that the advantages of 360 degree
appraisals do outweigh the disadvantages for many companies. One of the core advantages that she
brought up was the fact that a leader cannot be on site 24/7 to observe every person. When you have
multiple individuals who are able to provide feedback it allows the leader or HR representative
providing the feedback to understand if there are differences in how employees act when the leader
is around versus when the leader is not around. Sonya stated that she saw it many times where the
leader would say how well an employee was doing but the employees coworkers would come back
with a different evaluation and after looking into it some the employee was basically putting on a
show for the leader. Another advantage that we discussed is that since the 360 degree appraisal
allows multiple sources
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360 Paper
Executive Summary
Team B
ACC 280
January 19, 2012
Julio Medina
Abstract
The succeeding content of this executive summary provides an analysis on Starbucks' Corporation
profit using the company's most three most recent annual reports. Team B uses "the information
contained in the company's balance sheet and income statement noting that annual reporting period
and fiscal year mean year–end numbers. Additionally, included is the company history, audit for the
company, stock exchange listing, cash and cash equivalents at the end of its 2 most annual reporting
periods. Moreover, total current assets, largest current assets, company's total assets at the end of its
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On October 3, 2010 Starbucks reported its cash and cash equivalents of $ XXXX SANDRA
INSERT INFOR HERE million and with its October 2, 2011 cash and cash equivalents report of
$XXX SANDRA INSERT INFO HERE billion.
Current Assets (Sandra insert your info here & references on the reference page)
Current Liabilities The liabilities for Starbucks have seen an increase in the past two annual reports.
In the past two years the accounts payable has increase by almost double each year. In the year 2010
the total of accounts payable was a total of $282.6 million. In the year ending of 2011, the total of
accounts payable was a total of $540 million. The total current liabilities at the end of 2010 were a
total of $1,779.1billion. The total current liabilities at the end of 2011 were a total of $2,075.8
billion. Starbucks has several current liabilities at hand. The two largest current liabilities are the
accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Accrued expenses for year end of 2010 was $836
million where as it was a total of $831.7 million for year end of 2011. The other current liabilities
totaled at $660.5 million for year end of 2010 and $704.1 million for the year end of 2011.
Gathering information from the balance sheets confirms the total liabilities for the year end of 2010
at $1,779.1 billion. The total cost of Starbucks liabilities for the year end of 2011 was $2,975.5
billion.
Revenues and Income With the large
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Xbox 360 Persuasive Speech
Summary:
With a variety of gaming consoles available today, all produced by well known and high profile
corporations, it can be difficult to know which one is the best to invest your hard earned money in
Keywords: xbox 360
Article Body:
With a variety of gaming consoles available today, all produced by well known and high profile
corporations, it can be difficult to know which one is the best to invest your hard earned money in.
The choice can become even more overwhelming as technology marches on relentlessly and
consoles seem to change as quickly as you can turn around, so if you are having some trouble
making a choice, here are some thoughts that might just help you out.
The average lifespan, it is estimated, of a games console is about five years. That is not to say that
your still working gaming equipment will suddenly and inexplicably combust after a five year
period, rather that at about that time, manufacturers typically introduce a more technologically
advanced version of their former console. If being at the cutting edge of technology is important to
you, then purchasing a console at the start of this standard five–year period is a wise move. ... Show
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Released at the end of 2005, the technology it comprises is absolutely cutting edge, making it,
according to a whole host of reviewers, the best buy available. With a wide range of features,
including high quality online gaming capability and HDTV compatibility, the Xbox 360 offers a
fantastic all round gaming experience. And though this version of the Xbox surpassed its
predecessor after only four years, the lifespan of the previous console has been extended to a certain
extent, as over two hundred of the most popular Xbox games are compatible with the new 360
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Shakespeare And 360 Comparison
Since the Shakespearean era, texts and novels have gradually declined in complexity from the deep
yet sophisticated standards set by Shakespeare himself. 2014 may in fact experience yet another
lyrical genius through the work of a new rapper sensation Matthew James Colwell better known by
his stage name 360, writes Aidan Sparshott. What is the difference? Many people believe that rap
and the lyrics are the new version redefining the play house but at the same time a minority say both
musical categories are not similar. I believe they are wrong. Rap is seen to be sweeping the world by
storm replacing the common and classical procedure of theatrical performances. But how could 360
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Shakespeare reached this understanding as well, many of his plays using death as the resolution to a
problem. From this meaning we see that Cowell has successfully achieved and understanding of the
human condition, also understood by Shakespeare, condemning us to believe that the language is
celebrated by this. However in the same instance, the English language is somewhat belittled with
words like 'gotta', derivatives of actual words, becoming part of our spoken language. This is due to
colloquialism and the adaption of old language into new and more usable speech for the working
class person, the line between celebrating and denigrating the language becomes blurry. Ontological,
metaphysical &phenomenological are all appropriate words to describe how Shakespeare wrote.
Many rappers including 360 write with deep and philosophical meanings behind each verse. Colwell
produces torrential amounts of sugary pop production, but with honest and unflinching lyrics which
leaves lasting impression on listeners. A large per cent of songs released these days denigrate the
language Shakespeare worked tirelessly to improve. However as these songs verge on the line
between good and bad, Cowells writing continues to grow, helping to celebrate the language.
Fathers pass their knowledge onto the next generation in a hope to maintain their legacy. Just like
our
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360 Appraisals

  • 1. 360 Appraisals Training and Appraisals (The 360 Approach) 360 degree evaluations are one of the most "Love it or Hate it" topics in the Human Resource realm. Buckingham, Marcus (2011, October 17). Writes an article entitled The Fatal Flaw with 360 Surveys. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2011/10/the–fatal–flaw–with–360–survey states his "beef with 360 surveys is more basic, more fundamental. It's the data itself. The data generated from a 360 survey is bad. It is always bad. And since the data is bad, no matter how well–intended your coaching, how insightful your feedback, how coherent your leadership model, you are likely leading your leaders astray". However, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, (2012, September 07) who has done thousands and thousands ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 3. Listening Sequence And The Five Stages Of A Counseling... 1. How would you go about exploring Mario's situation further? As with any other client the best way to discover Mario's concerns and issues is to utilize the Basic Listening Sequence and the Five Stages of a Counseling Session as described in the microskills hierarchy from our textbook (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, pp. 10–11). The anticipated result from using these microskills is to further draw out Mario's story so that I may view his concerns from his frame of reference. Another anticipated result is building the level of trust and rapport necessary to ensure compliance with any suggestions or instructions provided by myself or from insights gained by the client (p. 318). Once an empathic relationship is formed the Mario and I can collaboratively move forward searching for resolution of the his concerns. 2. How would you use the logical consequences skills in his situation? The first step in using the logical consequences skills is "...to make sure that the client is interested and involved in what we are sharing via strategy, and only then should we move to more direct action" (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, p. 318). After listening to Mario's story the next step is to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Moreover, because it is preferable for the client to develop their own plan of action and resolution I would ask Mario what techniques he has used to manage stress in the past and their effectiveness. If it is determined that he is either lacking knowledge in this area or needs further assistance then I would proceed to offer suggestions and recommendations on how we can effectively manage his stress. Some suggestions and recommendations would be relaxation training, social skills training, positive reframing, biofeedback, and neurofeedback (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2014, p. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. How I Got An Xbox 360 Growing up I was very active. I enjoyed going outside and playing sports. Most of the time my friends and I would throw the football, ride four wheelers, or do anything that included being active and moving around. Then there were days it would be raining and we could not go outside, or it be night time and had to stay inside. When I could not go outside, I was bored and I complained about being bored all the time. We did not have much technology items in our house. So, finding stuff to do to entertain myself was a challenge. Then I started playing video games, I got a phone, and I found out that "YouTube" had come out and that change my life. I got an Xbox 360 when I was ten. My step dad had a PlayStation and I played it some, but this Xbox 360 was my first gaming console. The first Xbox was released and many people had it, even my cousin. There was about twenty–five million Xboxes sold (xbox). I never did get to get that first Xbox, but I got the second one the Xbox 360. The second one was more successful than the first selling over eighty million consoles (xbox). I would play all night. I beat all the games and then would start over because I did not have Xbox Live, which is where there is a chance to play with other people online. My friends and I would still go outside and play sports or do something, but if we couldn't find something to do right away we would go play video games. Then I started playing video game a lot more. I would play anytime I did not have ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 7. Xbox 360 Supply Chain Case Study Global Supply Chain Design Case Study Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain 2012 Evolution of the Xbox Supply Chain 1.) What supply chain changes did Microsoft make between the Xbox and the Xbox 360? What was the motivation for these changes? When Microsoft first entered the market with the release of the Xbox in 2001 it was a newcomer in the console business. The company had neither an established brand presence in this area, nor did it have a developed base of games and gamers in the market, such as Sony. Therefore, the primary purpose of introducing the Xbox was to establish Microsoft in the market, to develop a brand presence, gain acceptance among gamers and to prepare the way for future products. Therefore, Microsoft's ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... However, when Microsoft started the development of its next generation console– the Xbox 360– it recognized the deficits and problems related to its initial strategy: the company was operating under too high costs in order to assure high product availability which was not the critical factor in this business. The nature of the console business is about providing the customer with a cheap hardware and a variety of games, in order to generate profits from games sales. Additionally, the first Xbox was released one year behind Sony's PS2, Microsoft's biggest competitor in the market. This delay resulted in a substantial loss of sales and consequently reduced game sales. Therefore, Microsoft learned that the Xbox 360 had to be launched ahead of Sony's PS3. Accordingly, one relevant part of Microsoft's new strategy was the "first–to–market" approach. Another essential change in Microsoft's business strategy concerned its cost structure in the Xbox supply chain. Whereas the initial strategy focused heavily on reliability, Microsoft changed its strategy to achieving reduced costs and increased profitability. Additionally, the company insisted on owning the design of critical components, such as the microprocessor and the graphics chip, in order to "control its own destiny". Therefore, the supply chain network needed to be redesigned in order to support Microsoft's strategic shift. So as to reach the desired cost ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. Xbox 360 Commercial Despite the rising influence and access to the Internet and other entertaining outlets, televisions continue to play a prominent role in the modern American society. Not only does it shape the way Americans view the world, but also provides the mass with a glimpse into untraveled lands and unfamiliar lives. However, they often employ mechanism to direct the viewers to false realisms based on public and cultural assumptions. In recent years, television programs and commercials have often featured southerners that respite without the worries of modern society. However, like the commercial for the new XBOX 360 shown in 2008, these programs ingrain the viewer with the false perception of southern backwardness that modern media has perpetuated. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Immediately after the commercial begins, the viewer is introduced to two middle age white men. The men are wearing overalls and lumberjack style shirts with a trucker's hat and construction boots. They also carry a large backpack with old canteens hanging off the side and a hunting gun. Their main facial features include gaps in their yellow teeth. The appearance of the two men further exemplifies the characterization of the backwards southerner who are uneducated and unsophisticated. The presence of the gun is part of the masculinity that the advertisement seeks to portray. Further into the advertisement, the viewer sees that the men are wearing wedding bands but there is no presence of a female character. This plays into the common theme of old family dynamics in the South as the women are typically at home taking care of the children while the men are out hunting. The appearance of the two white men portrays the false realism of southern masculinity and family dynamic that the advertisement seeks to exemplify about the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 11. 360 Peer Review While reflecting on my time at the Chief Petty Officer's Academy (CPOA), three elements of learning most impacted my persona and changed me as a leader. These elements of learning include both class room presentations and personal interactions with fellow attendees. The three elements of learning that will be discussed in this paper are 360 peer review report, understanding generational gaps, and recognition that everyone has different experiences within the mess. Each element has changed how I view the Coast Guard and will shape my future interactions with others. The first element of learning that impacted me was that of the 360 peer review. I feared and most anticipated this section because I value the constructive feedback I knew it would give. I sent the survey to a mix of people, but more favored members in which I was in a supervisor role while they were experiencing a personal hardship. Therefore I was unsure of the response I would receive, but valued the input I receive. It was great to know that I ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This presentation was interesting to me because I have done my own studies on the subject in order to become a better leader and father. The most interesting aspect of the conversation was the input from others in the class. It was nice to know that others were feeling the same way that I was when attempting to relate to the up and coming generation. My roommate put it best to me in the form of an analogy; a professional coach in sports does not ask their players to conform to their rule, they conform to what works for the players. This analogy helped me understand that I need to be more open to changing to my crew, other than requiring my crew to change to my style. The end goal is to complete the mission, just like a sports team if to win the game. We must work together and achieve the same goal. I found this same concept valuable when working within the Chiefs ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. Summary Of Conspiracy 360 Conspiracy 360 setting is a place is a little town called Big River. The character of the story is a boy named Callum Ormond. He is fast and he is going need to run because he is a hunted fugitive. Even though he is hurt and people are also coming after him, he is on the run. The conflict is that Callum crashed a plane and he is trying to get to a little town called Big River near the plane crash when he is hurt. In the story Callum gets his great uncle's plane that he has been working on. Then he gets on the plane and he flies to a place near Big river where he crashed landed. He needs to get to the little town before the guys that want him get him because he is a hunted fugitive. He gets to the town and tells his friend what happened. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 15. Xbox 360 History Many people have heard of Microsoft. Many people have also heard of their product known as Windows. Windows is a computer operating system. Even though Microsoft only worked on computers, they released their first ever video game console known as the Xbox in late 2001. The Xbox had newer, upgraded versions of the console later on such as the Xbox 360 in 2005 and the Xbox One in 2013. The idea of the Xbox first started when Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes, and Ted Hase were working on developing the DirectX. The DirectX was a set of API's (application programming interfaces) that was introduced by Microsoft in 1995 which encouraged videogame developers to embrace their Windows operating system. These men approached Bill ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This was good, however, it had some consequences. When the Xbox 360 was released as quickly as possible, huge, technical problems with the console caused Microsoft to replace or repair most of the consoles. This made video game designers learn valuable lessons about taking time with their products (Lasky). There were many different designs of the Xbox 360, such as the Pro, Premium, Elite, and Arcade (Loguidice). There are two current Xbox 360 S (slim) models which are the Xbox 360 250GB and the Xbox 360 4GB. These models are similar because they both include 5 USB (universal serial bus) 2.0. ports and a custom port for the Kinect sensor. They also have optical digital audio with built in WiFi (Loguidice). "They also are sleeker, smaller, and run quieter and cooler than their predecessors" ( Loguidice). The Xbox 360 4GB and the Xbox 360 250GB are also different. The Xbox 360 4GB (as the name implies) has 4GB of storage. This is enough for playing physical copies of games, but not for downloaded games. A hard drive can be purchased to get more space though. This model also costs $100 less than the Xbox 360 250GB. The Xbox 360 250GB model includes a 250GB hard drive and a headset. It costs $100 more than the Xbox 360 4GB ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. All About X-box One and X-box 360 Essay About X–box Live Gold and Recent Changes X–box One and X–box 360 can now use the subscription service X–box Live Gold. This service originally enhanced game play on X–box One and X–box 360 by adding streaming apps, two free games monthly, party chat, and multi–player online gaming. As of June 2014 Microsoft has removed the requirement of signing up for X–box Live Gold to use Internet Explorer, Youtube, Skype, Netflix, and HuluPlus. After June 2014, X–box Live Gold will still have the Games with Gold Program available for X–box 360 and will now include X–box One. In June of 2014, X–box One will be eligible to receive Games With Gold, however, it's more likely that users of X–box One will have access to a Games with Gold library ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Purchasing a year or two's worth of X–box Live Gold when it goes on sale is a way to make sure that the X–box Live Gold subscription is never full price. However, there are ways to get free X–box Live codes. There is the option of getting a free X–box Live Gold month trial for all new users. These X–box Live Gold trial memberships automatically renews to a monthly X–box Live Gold membership after the first month unless the automatic renewal option is turned off. A total of three X–box Live Gold trial membership accounts may be created for every X–box One or X–box 360 console. After all trial memberships have been depleted on the X–box One or X–box 360 console, payment information will be required in order to continue with the X–box Live Gold membership. In addition, X–box Live Rewards allows users to earn credits for completing certain tasks. When a user invites a friend to X–box Live they earn 1000 credits and taking a survey can earn up to 250 credits. Renewing a subscription to X–box Live Gold costs only 3000 credits for users, so users could keep a free X–box Live Gold subscription simply by working through X–box Live Rewards. This would seem to be the simplest and most straight forward method of getting free X–box Live codes. Also currently, Skittles is running a promotion to get one week free trial membership to X– box ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 19. An Interpretation of Jean Rhys' Used to Live Here Once Essay An Interpretation of Jean Rhys' Used to Live Here Once Jean Rhys' "I Used to Live Here Once" is a very well written and thought through short story. Rhy is very descriptive about all of the surroundings in the story. She makes sure to leave out no details regardless if the reader realizes it or not. That is why I say Jean Rhys' "I Used to Live Here Once" is not about where "she" use to live, it is about a woman remembering the first time she knew that she was dead. The story begins with her standing on the bank, staring and "remembering" each "stepping stone" (Rhys 358). Everything was just as she remembered at the river. As well as it should have been, for that is where she died, and her ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In the third paragraph I realized that the narrator is the same girl in the story. The second sentence says, "The only thing was that the sky had a glassy look that she didn't remember" (358). Rhy reiterates the importance of the "glassy sky", by saying that "glassy" "was the only word she could think of" (358). The sky is "glassy" now because she is dead and that is why she did not remember it. The narrator is on the other side of that "glassy sky" telling the story of "the first time she knew" (359). As she walked along she noticed that the road leading to her house had been poorly widened too. The narrator states that as she approached the old stones that allowed a walkway to the house "her heart began to beat" (359). As if to say she felt a little life in her or that her heart was not beating before. She noticed that a lot of her surroundings were not as she remembered. The pine tree was no longer there, nor was the summerhouse. However, exactly as she remembered, the clove tree remained. She noticed that the house had been added to and painted over with white. Then she noticed something rather odd. There was an automobile in front of the house (359). Along with the automobile there was a little boy and girl. She yelled, "hello" to them but got no response (359). The children acted as if they did not even hear her. In the sixth paragraph Rhy brings up the temperature ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. Xbox 360 Research Paper Hiatt, Jackson Mrs. Dwiggins Computers 28 April 2017 The Xbox's Background The company Microsoft has been around since April 4, 1975 and started off as a computer and computer software developing company but in 2001, Microsoft made their first gaming console, the Xbox which at the time was better than most consoles because of it's internal storage and built in broadband connection which most consoles didn't in 2002 Microsoft established Xbox Live which allowed people on the console to play from anywhere around the world. Then in 2005 Microsoft released another console, the Xbox 360 that became an entertainment hub for a lot of homes, you could also do things like browse the internet with the new Xbox which was difficult with the controllers, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 23. Minecraft: The Xbox 360 Video Game Minecraft Minecraft is a game that has no goals for the player to finish, allowing players freedom in choosing how to play the game. Although, there is some achievements that you can try to achieve. The entire game is made of pixels, or blocks. There are different types of blocks such as dirt, stone, ores, wood, leaves, wool, and much more. Players can get these blocks and place them anywhere, allowing them to make constructions. At the start of the game, the player spawns in an area, that could be any biome, but the Minecraft world is Infinite, which means you can walk on forever. In the Xbox 360 edition you get a map, and that map marks your boundaries, therefore, the Xbox 360 Edition is not infinite. The biomes are plains, mountains, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The food bar will deplete and will slowly kill the player if it drains completely. Creepers will explode, even if you move away. A large distance has to be between them and the player, making the explosion very much harder to avoid. Zombies will also break through wooden doors. Overall the game is fun, although it's aggravating when you die, because you lose everything in your inventory and have to go back and collect it from where you die. If you die in lava or fire, your stuff will burn up and you won't be able to retrieve it. You are able to sleep through the night to avoid monsters. Minecraft is constantly updating and adding new things, which makes it exciting and able to look forward to something. It's players have grown rapidly since it came out in 2009. 21,452,427 people have bought Minecraft, and if you go to https://minecraft.net/stats you can see how many people have bought it. Be sure to refresh the page because people are constantly buying it. I enjoy playing Minecraft and hope that all of the 21,452,427 people that have bought the game enjoy it as much as I ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. Chp 9 Case Study 360 Review at GE Essay Week #5 – Case Study 360–Degree Appraisals at GE Davenport University Topic Paper – HRMT 700 Cecile Morris Week #5 – Case Study 360–Degree Appraisals at GE Recap and Analysis General Electrics' Durham, North Carolina assembly employees have a unique work environment in which they build the GE90 jet engine for Boeing. The 9 engine build teams consist of approximately 18 employees who own the entire process of assembling some 10,000 parts perfectly to create one complete engine assembly. The teams are self managed, doing everything from ordering parts and tools to scheduling vacation and overtime. The success of the teams comes from their founding method of agreement by consensus decisions making. In fact, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Root Problem The root problem with Ms. Sims proposal is that the implementation goes directly against the culture of consensus agreement on making decisions for the teams and the plant. Since this would be considered a major change, it should be brought to a task force for review and solution, or at minimum be brought to the attention of all employees. In the past, Ms. Sims has experienced issues of missed trust with the assembly teams and this direct approach with HR for the implementation a new performance measure stands to have an equally negative effect. Alternative Ideas In order to address the root problem, HR would like to propose some alternative ideas to Ms. Sims proposals that could include awareness of GE corporate use general of 360 degree performance measures in other locations. Investigations on the benefits from other GE plants should be presented to employees to gain a better understanding and buy–in of the proposal. Knowing the culture of feedback that exist within the plant, Ms. Sims could call for a task force to investigate the benefits of 360 degree feedback and make a direction decision on the use of 360 degree appraisals. In consideration of alternative ideas, Ms. Sims should consider ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 27. X-360 Advertising In recent years, television programs and commercials have often featured southerners that respite without the worries of modern society. Like the commercial for the new XBOX 360 shown in 2008, these programs ingrain the viewer with the false perception of southern backwardness that modern media has perpetuated. Not only does the XBOX 360 advertisement continued to uphold the distorted reality of egregious southerners, it also highlighted the persistent past and lack of modernization in the southern region. As the commercial began, it featured a common image and setting that portrays the lack of development and modernization in the South. For example, the broken old white truck and the lack of roads show the remoteness of the southern region. Furthermore, the bare forest signified that lack of development that can be seen in many urban areas. They were surrounded by torn tents and clothes hanging off a tree branch. This further ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The lighting throughout the advertisement was very dim and dark. By having a dim lighting, it gave the viewer the image of a very bare and comfortless South. Not only did it create a very gloomy mood, it further distanced the region from the bright lights of metropolitan areas like New York City. Also, the advertisement featured the sounds of a banjo that repeatedly played "Old McDonald Had a Farm" Not only is the banjo a main presence in the "old" South, its repetition shows that southerners were incapable of playing a new tone. They were stuck on the same song which was representative of the region being stuck in the past. Also, the tone was very slow which represented of the lack of sophistication and productiveness that can found in other regions. The dim lighting and music of the commercial highlighted the influence of the departed past and lack of development that continues to persist in the southern ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. Compliance 360 Compliance Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to review the factual content of and critically reflect upon the legal compliance considerations of eight major areas including, the Joint Commission, HIPAA/HITECH, Health Finances, Revenue Cycles, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors, OIG work plan, OIG Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA), the False Claims Act, and compliance and Provider Self Disclosure Protocol. These key elements have been provided by the GRC software Compliance 360 webpage. Joint Commission Accreditation Compliance 360 has identified a number of areas which it can augment healthcare organizations to improve the audit process for Joint Commission audits. The program intuitively links contractors to regulations as evidence of compliance and monitors risk trends to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Compliance 360 also assists in HITECH compliance by providing automated assessments and responses to electronic health information (SAI Global, 2018). This program appears to provide sufficient safeguards for HIPAA and HITECH compliance; it strives to create alerts and audits without becoming overly intrusive in hospital actions. Compliance 360 merely acts as an additional unbiased oversight system, when dealing with patient information. Health Finance & Revenue Cycles Many health care organizations have issues keeping track of contracts and as a result lose control of monetary outflow. Compliance 360 mitigates this loss of control through the maintenance of contracts through a central portal (SAI Global, 2018). For money managers, this feature is incredibly valuable and allows the organization to control spending through reductions in redundant services. Medicare Recovery Audit ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 31. Xbox 360 Research Paper Compare two systems Xbox 360 PlayStation Processor (CPU) Xbox– 3.2 ghz powerpc tri–core xenon Playstation– cell processor @ 3.23 ghz (8 cores) RAM Memory 4GB RAM Memory 4GB RAM Memory Hard Drive 20, 40, 60, 80, 120, 250, or 320gb 4, 20, 60, 120, 250, or 320gb Blue–ray No Yes Operating System Microsoft Sony Miscellaneous Pay $60 a year for online services Free online services Price $199.99 for a 4gb console or $299.99 for a 250gb console $249 for 160gb system or $319.95 for a 320gb system Two very popular names in the new society are Xbox and PlayStation. The companies that created the two brands have competing systems, be it computer systems, or game consoles. Two of the competing brands that Microsoft and Sony have made are the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Both having benefits for the systems. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Both gaming consoles have online access. Once online you can stream videos, download more games, or even play with others over the web. The consoles also allow you to watch films in disc form, for the Xbox 360 this is in the form of DVD, the PlayStation 3 in Blu–Ray. Game selection with both products is grand. Variation within the consoles do exist, as there are system exclusive games, however the systems tend to have very similar games, as they share gaming producers, both companies wanting to make a fair amount of money would not mind the resemblance of their games. Both systems also include a motion detecting ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. The 360 Research Paper I will never ride the 360 ever again. I was with my Godmother Jackie and her sister Desirea. The 360 was a very scary ride for me. It would take you up into the air and then just stop and sway side to side. It caught my attention because everyone was saying it was fun and it was a very big ride. I had so much fun before I got on the ride ,but after I got off it was like my whole body had got turned upside down and inside out. I was at home bored as usual when I heard my mommas phone ring. She picked up her phone and answered it. After she got off the phone, she told me to come downstairs. I went down stairs and she asked me if I wanted to go to the fair and I said yes ma'am. Then, she told me to put on some different clothes because I was ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 35. The Dominance of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 The Dominance of Microsoft's Xbox 360 The video game market has slowly and steadily created a larger presence for itself in the entertainment industry. The largest part of the market's recent growth (from 2005 to the present) is undeniably due in part to the video game console created by Microsoft called the Xbox 360. Microsoft was the first company to release what is called the "current generation" console, and successfully beat Sony out of the gate. Prior to the release of the Xbox 360, Sony had dominated the market with their console, the PlayStation 2. It is because of Microsoft's ongoing innovations to enhance player interactivity and large game catalogue (especially those with record breaking sales) is why they are the dominant ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (Kubba) This amount of money is unheard of when it comes to music or film. In comparison, the top most grossing films are Avatar and Titanic. (Internet Movie Database) The film Avatar earned $760 million within three years, and Titanic earned $658 million within six years, all of which are comprised of film earnings at the box office and home video recordings like DVD or Blu–ray. The technology created by Microsoft for their Xbox 360 is the first of its kind. A perfect example is a device called the Kinect. This device utilizes a microphone and multiple cameras to enhance gamers' experience, especially for game titles like Dance Central. Kinect utilizes motion detection in order to spot interaction and display it on the screen accordingly. Another function for the device is voice recognition. Rather than using a controller, the player can simply speak the commands and the Xbox will do the said action. But the use for the Kinect has also extended far beyond its gaming origins, spurring advances in medical treatment. (Knight) Using the Kinect for real–world applications, including making medical diagnoses or three dimensional modeling was an unintended side effect of the Kinect when it was released. At first, Microsoft seemed hesitant to allow people to use the Kinect for something outside of gaming, but soon it was apparent that it could be used ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. Oc 360 Account The unique deposit product that OCBC offers is the OCBC 360 account. It is basically a deposit account that pays bonus interests to depositor when they complete any or all of the different criteria that are being set by them. The criteria includes crediting salary through GIRO, paying of bills through online or GIRO, save or increase your account balances, invest with OCBC and spend using your OCBC credit card. Different interest rates are being issued depending on the criteria that are being met. As a result, there are 2 types of interests that a depositor can receive if they were to open a 360 account with them; which are the base interest and bonus interest. The main purpose of OCBC setting up a 360 account is not only to meet customer's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 39. Analysis: Is Google Making USupid? Calculators, registers, computers, and robots are all examples of machines or a type of technology that relieve our minds from thinking or doing work. Look in your pockets and you might find a piece of technology, in which we may call a cellphone, hidden. Notice how we always carry a piece of technology with us. Without the device, or cellphone, that we have with us most of the day, we couldn't remember numbers, look up information, or find out how to get to places by using the phones global positioning system or GPS. This leads to the question on how much we actually think or do. The use of technology affects the way our minds work in habits, thinking, and even interactions. "The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing."(Carr, 315). This quote from "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" gives us an idea on how the internet really changes our habits. Our minds go from being able to concentrate and thinking through problems to relying on google to find a simple solution. We may even count this as lazy as Squarciafico worried that technology would lead to intellectual laziness (Carr, 326). I agree with Squarcifico. Even Carr stated, "...there's a countertendency to expect ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The game of chess helps us understand how technology inhibits our thinking. Chess used to be human against human. Now we add computers to the equation. In 2005, a chess tournament was help where the team options were a mix of human, machine, or both combined (Thompson, 345). When a professional play with no machine played against an amateur with a machine the amateur won (Thompson, 345). This shows that the machine did majority of the thinking. How we think is changing due to machines and technology. We use assistance instead of actually thinking to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. 360 Degree Feedback Survey "360 degree feedback is a method and a tool that provides each employee the opportunity to receive performance feedback from his or her supervisor and four to eight peers, reporting staff members, coworkers and customers" (Susan M. Heathfield. N/A). X amount of people will fill up an anonymous online or paper feedback form that holds questions with a wide range of workplace capabilities. These forms include questions which are measured on a rating scale and ask to provide comments. The person who is receiving feedback also has to fill out a self–evaluating survey which includes the same survey questions that others receive in their forms. 360 degree feedback survey can be used in order to understand managers/leaders strengths and weaknesses. The 360 degree feedback system can be used to formulate a tabulated form, from where the manager/leader can obtain critical information from him–/herself in order to create a development plan. As the person who receives the feedback is asked to fill out a self–evaluating survey, his responses will be always com–bined with other people's responses, in order to achieve more accurate knowledge for the possible development areas. People who are not in a management role will use the 360 degree Feedback as a de–velopment tool. An employee who is not in manager position is not measuring 360 de–gree feedbacks but they will still follow the same principles. These employees can use the feedback gotten from the 360 degree feedback, if they hope ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 43. The Xbox 360 And Wii Video games have been around for many years and have slowly developed into a common hobby for many young adults. In fact, more than 1.2 billion people are playing video games worldwide. The original gaming console by Magnavox has evolved tremendously over the last decade and has been developed by many different companies. Although there is an innumerable amount of consoles in the world, two iconic consoles are the Microsoft's XBOX 360 and the Nintendo's Wii. The XBOX 360 and Wii are two very popular gaming consoles that are different in appearance, the applications and services they provide, and the amount of games and accessories they each have available. When compared to each other, the XBOX 360 and Wii have multiple differences when it comes to the way each console looks. The Nintendo Wii is a very small and compact device. The console developers managed to keep the Wii as small as possible by incorporating only one Universal Serial Bus also known as a USB port. The Wii console is available in a variety of colors, but the most common and standard color is white. Compared to the small size and compact aspects of the Wii, the XBOX 360 is extremely different. The XBOX is close in size to a toaster oven and can be purchased in black and white. Unlike the Wii, the XBOX has multiple USB ports. When designing the XBOX 360, Microsoft kept the gamer in mind and tried to provide them with an easy and resourceful device. The overall appearance of both consoles varies and depending ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. Stephen Crane "the Open Boat" Essay In Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat," the four men underwent an experience in which they endured the forces of the sea that caused them to change their perception of nature and ultimately brought them to see the conflict between humanity and the natural world. In the beginning, faced with the restless sea, the four men felt that outside help existed somewhere. The cook was the most certain that they would be rescued. In his argument with the correspondent, the cook told him, "There is a house of refuge...and as soon as they see us they'll come off in their boat and pick us up" (NA, 358). Soon after they saw the lighthouse, the four men were optimistic that their destiny was not to die, and that somehow another power, in the form of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... With their hope of being rescued gone, their first thought was probably that they were meant to drown, and that the water was the instrument that would be used by Fate to bring them to their destiny. Of the four men, the captain was the only person who could not help row the boat because of his injury. In the beginning, he was described as being temporarily consumed by "profound dejection and indifference" (NA, 357) while directing his shipmates with a voice that was "deep with mourning...of a quality beyond oration or tears" (NA, 357). Like a general of a losing army, the captain felt as if the sea had been something that had defeated him. As a true leader, he nevertheless continued to encourage and guide his men in "the same steady voice" (NA, 367) and maintained a sense of order and peace on the boat. The captain knew and respected the sea's power, but he also saw the waters as a mission through which he was responsible for guiding his men, and that he had to persevere even if others gave up. Their attitude towards the sea again changed when they became overwhelmed by physical pain and fatigue. When the correspondent saw a shark during the night, it did not terrify him, but it did send into him a degree of fear. As they became more exhausted, their fear of death, and therefore the sea, diminished. As the men were swimming to shore, the correspondent saw that none of them were afraid, and he understood himself how ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 47. Analysis Of Xbox 360 Environmental Practices Introduction This essay focusses on critical assessment of the report submitted by group 16 on the ?Analysis of Xbox 360 Environmental Practices?. The importance of purchasing gaming consoles and gadgets from brands that focus on environment friendly assembling of components and recycling has been discussed in the report submitted by group 16, with constant criticism given to Microsoft regarding it?s usage of harmeful materials such as brominated flame retardants(BFRs), PVC plastic and phthalates being done in order to make several components of the much hyped gaming console xbox 360. All three have been proved to cause major health risks for people and pose greater danger to environment through e–waste, given their ability to combine with other elements to create toxic components[footnoteRef:1]. It has been noticed that considering PVC, it is even harder to recycle the materials in a safe manner majorly because it is not cost effective and is probably why Microsoft has yet not been able to phase it out of their supply chain. NGOs such as Greenpeace have confirmed that electrical waste by Microsoft and major corporations is illegally disposed off, often shipped to developing countries where regulations are less strict and technology is not very advanced to properly dispose the materials, which is leading to mass air and water pollution[footnoteRef:2]. With context to hazardous materials being used in the making of xbox 360, several alternatives have been suggested by the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. psy 360 Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Introduction Cognitive Psychology/PSY360 Cognitive Psychology Definition Paper Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes surrounding learning, memory, perception, and thought. Though it is still a relatively new formal branch of psychology, its roots extend back to Descartes who sought a way to explain how the mind worked, proposing the analogy of a "hydraulic system of nerve function" (Willingham, 2007, p. 26) after he observed animated statues in Saint–Germain–en–Laye. It has been the restless pursuit of not only the idea of how the mind works but also what exactly constituted the mind that eventually led to the foundations of cognitive theory. As psychologists examined how ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The whole of an individual's behavior is found neither by observation only or an examination of one's thoughts only, but a combination of the two. The observance of behavior affords cognitive psychologists the ability to test and evaluate theories about behaviors and the hypotheses developed from them. Self–reporting can present errors that can be confirmed or rejected through the use of behavioral observation tested using empirical means. Additionally, cognitive psychologists cannot personally observe and measure internal mental processes but in utilizing behavioral observation, the cognitive psychologist can arrive at logical conclusions of the existence of the behavior based on the observation of the behavior. In using the accepted standard of behavioral procedures, cognitive psychologists are able to examine the cognitive processes thought to be the source without inferring unproven causes (Zentall, 2002). This removes much of the subjectivity that initially made the cognitive perspective suspect. Cognitive psychology developed the framework to test theories and further explain behavior using behavioral observation. Using the scientific method, the theory predicts the behavior to be expected if the said theory is provable. There are several steps to take in order to this. First, develop alternative theories by having at least two possibilities to select from when ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 51. How Does Xbox 360 Effect Teenagers? Picture it, you walk in the room, there is sits. You turn on the console and a light turns on. Pressing the controller, your tv turns on and you take a comfy seat. For the next three to four hours, you cant leave...your mind is completely attached to the game. You control your destiny with every button you choose to press. Xbox has changed the way teenagers live by helping them listen and pay attention better. To fully understand this, we must start at the beginning. Xbox has evolved since itś origination in 2001. There have been four kinds of Xbox 360's produced, although only two are available to buy in shops now, which are the Xbox 360 Arcade, and Xbox 360 Elite. I think the Elite on is rather cool, it's got a black finish and looks ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Originally dubbed the "DirectX Box," the console was intended to be the first game system built like a PC and to bring all of the flexibility and power of a gaming rig to the console market. The system would run on Windows 2000, making it easy for traditional PC software developers to work within the console's architecture, and feature more than twice the processing power of the industry– leading PlayStation 2. Despite the marketing team's belief that the abbreviated "Xbox" name wouldn't fly, the label went over well with focus groups, providing the company with one of the final elements it needed to pull back the curtain on its creation: a catchy name. Just two years later, Microsoft was ready to go public with its console, and that's exactly what Bill Gates did at the Game Developers Conference on March 10, 2000. Teasing the system's vastly improved specs and the potential for both online play and internal storage of downloaded content – whether games or media – Gates managed to get the world's attention, though many remained skeptical of what they saw as nothing more than a fancy PC dressed up like a gaming console.Nearly a full year later, Bill Gates – with help from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson – revealed the final design of the Xbox at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, along with the system's official release date. (digitaltrends.com, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. Representation of Society in Euripides' Medea Essay Representation of Society in Euripides' Medea During the time of Euripides, approximately the second half of the fifth century B.C., it was a period of immense cultural crisis and political convulsion (Arrowsmith 350). Euripides, like many other of his contemporaries, used the whole machinery of the theater as a way of thinking about their world (Arrowsmith 349). His interest in particular was the analysis of culture and relationship between culture and the individual. Euripides used his characters as a function to shape the ideas of the play (Arrowsmith 359). In Medea, there was not a "traditional" hero, but a fragmentation between the two paired major characters, which is characteristic of Euripides' work (Arrowsmith 356). Jason ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Euripides was interested in how culture affected things. He was not the typical writer and his characters confirm this. In Medea, Euripides wanted his characters to participate in a culture that was under extreme stress, perhaps the same stress that his culture was experiencing. He exhibited this by writing as if his characters were transplanted into a different culture, unique from their own, as if to use the unfamiliarity as psychological strain. Therefore the strain would immortalize or distort them. The way in which Medea meditates the murder of her children is much admired, however Euripides' interest is in the collapse or derangement of culture that makes the murder both possible and necessary (Arrowsmith 357). Euripides sends the message through his characters that human character is altered by suffering. During the pressures of war when humans are subject to harsh necessity, human nature has a new range of behaviors, chaotic and uncontrollable. Behind Jason and Medea Euripides wanted the audience to see that the spreading of expedience and revenge, when unchecked by culture or religion, would bring about the Peloponnesian War (Arrowsmith 361). Superficially, Medea is a critique of relations between men and women, the struggle between Jason and Medea; then the struggle between Creon and Medea. However at the deeper level, Medea is a critique of the quality and state of the contemporary culture of Euripides (Arrowsmith 361). The unique symbolism is that ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 55. 360-Degree Feed Back Scenario 360–Degree Feedback Scenario Name Institution 360–Degree Feedback Scenario 360–degree feedback also known as multi–rater feedback is a performance evaluation test where employees get anonymous feedback from their co–workers. Employees can recognize their strengths and weaknesses though this method of assessment. The paper will look at the mistakes that people make in formulating a 360–degree feedback and appropriate use of the 360–degree performance evaluation test. Scenario 1 For a 360–degree feedback to be effective and efficient as a performance appraisal test, managers should be able to invest time in the development process of the assessment, analysis of data collected (Campion, Campion, & Campion, 2015). In this ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Employees can be sensitive to the pressures of the managerial positions and due to biases or the influence of the recency effects they can fail to consider the period that they being evaluated. Wilson, 2014, suggests that the participants must undergo training to have a credible 360–degree test. In the above scenario, there might be cases of biases among the top official; some feel that they do not want to fail each other. Though the management has identified that there are discrepancies in the leadership skills the results state otherwise. Therefore, such situations can occur in this type of test because of people might also offer comments that favour all the supervisors. Scenario 3 The multi–rater feedback is a tool that people to acquire rich, accurate perspective on how others see the management practices, effectiveness and interpersonal designs (Taylor, Chappelow, & Fleenor, 2008). It is meant for performance. Int the above scenario, the firm's primary objective was to improve the competitiveness, that decision to undertake the 360–degree feedback just because they come to a realization that leadership skills and communications patterns are the primary cause of the less nature of competitiveness is not the ultimate solution. Multi–rater test that managers perform to change the performance level of the workers can affect the objectives of the organizations. Hence, some goals cannot be accomplished. For a manager to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. Advantages Of 360 Degree Feedback System A 360 degree feedback system or often known as a multirater system is a pivotal performance management system that requests and seeks the input and advice of others besides the immediate supervisor (Mello, 2015). Essentially, there are advantages and disadvantages to utilizing this feedback system. In essence, a 360 degree feedback system provides a better overall picture of an employee's performance and progress. Mainly when utilizing a 360 degree feedback system the majority of the comments and perspectives are taken from peers, subordinates, workers, customers, and superiors. Essentially, this type of feedback helps the employee by pinpointing areas in which they need to develop and gain additional growth. So, all in all, a 360 degree ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... During our performance reviews, feedback was solicited from many entities in which we directly worked with. These individuals commented on various areas of our work and how well we completed tasks. We typically had around 4 or 5 other coworkers or managers provide feedback in regards to our performance. However, I must admit that I was not privy to what the system was actually called back then until I recently began these courses in Human Resources Management. Hence, the 360 degree feedback system can save managers a lot more time to focus their attentions on greater developmental areas for employees when using this approach because more and more people participate in the feedback process. Another advantage of the 360 degree feedback system is that is promotes team development (Heathfield, 2018). Thereby, this process helps team members learn to work more cohesively and effectively together. Likewise, another advantage is that the 360 degree feedback system is one of the key methods in fully assisting in comprehending personal as well as organizational developmental needs for the organization. A huge advantage of this system is that it reduces discrimination (Heathfield, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 59. Evil And Innocence In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales Evil is a word that is rooted in thoughts, and actions. The concept of evil is a convoluted force. In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, morals are reexamined through each tale. Chaucer discusses moral evil and its relevance to innocence, specifically in the Pardoner's Tale, with the three rakes, and in the Prioress Tale, with the young boy. The seducing of innocence to become dishonorable is evil. All things wicked start from innocence. Innocence is beautiful. The three rakes and the young boy illustrate the most simplest form of innocence which reserves the revelation of evil. In the Pardoner's Tale, the three rakes insist on discovering who "smote the man's heart in two" (Chaucer 355). The murder, Death is dangerous and the rakes courageously took this opportunity to help themselves and others from the danger. This demonstrates the rakes ability to want to improve other people's lives while also showcasing the righteousness they contain. The murderer, Death, "shall be slain" and the three men "pledged their word of honor to live and die for the other,/ as though each were the other's brother born" (357). Chaucer demonstrates the virtue these men have for themselves and for each other. Although, they drink too much they still embody supportive and honorable friends. The hope that "death shall be dead, if they catch him" (357) depicts the beauty in their hopes and innocence. The beauty of the widow's son, seven years of age, in the Prioress Tale, paints the unknown virtue during the walk to and from school. The mother has always teaches her son "to worship our blissful Lady,/ Christ's dear Mother, and he did not forget it" (373). Chaucer proves that innocent children "will always learn quickly" (373). The young child studies his book and he heard the Alma redemptoris being sung. The young child innocent and interested, "listened to the words and notes/ until he knew the first verse all by heart" (373). However, the innocent boy does "not at all what this Latin meant,/since he was of so young and tender an age" (375). Chaucer makes known that this young boy is intelligent and innocent as he listens to his mother and is curious for his age. The innocence in the rakes and the young boy is beautiful and tender, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. Analysis Of Miss Emily Grierson In A Rose For Emily By... In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Miss Emily Grierson goes through a lot of grief. Her father and sweetheart, Homer Barron, died only within a few years apart and this caused her whole world to be turned upside down (323–327). There is some debate as to whether Miss Emily killed her sweetheart or not. When her father died, she was not willing to give up his body to be buried. Later, they found the body of Homer in her house and the town had no clue he had even passed away. According to Cornell Law School, the definition of first degree murder is the intentional killing of another person with planning involved. Miss Emily is guilty of first degree murder because of the smell that came from her house, the poison she purchased from the druggist, and the possibility Homer was only interested in men. At one point in the story, Faulkner writes about a smell that accumulates from Miss Emily's house. According to the story, "two years after her father's death and a short time after her sweetheart had deserted her is when the smell first developed" (324). The mayor received multiple complaints about the smell but he didn't want to confront Miss Emily about it because she was a "high and mighty Grierson" (324). He just assumed that the smell was "just a rat or a snake that nigger of hers killed in the yard" (324). The smell could be a sign of guilt because Miss Emily had to know that Homer's body was creating an intense odor. She had to know because she was living in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 63. Maze Subject 360 "Maze Subject 360" – is a thriller – mystery – logic game, where "You must prove yourself worthy, and smart enough" to figure out what is "The Maze", why are you here, who is behind that annoying girl's voice who seems to trap you and why are you called a subject 360? With interesting and quality graphics, producers of "Mad Head Games", did this game even scarier and creepy by paying attention to details in an environment where the action happens. The fans of logic and brain games will definitely enjoy in tricky tips, cracking the puzzles and gathering collectibles which always have a different purpose, but without them you cannot escape from room or hallway or wherever you are. Players need to have the good eye for every single detail, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 65. Xbox 360 Comparison Making a case for the Xbox One as the superior product to the Xbox 360. Microsoft released the Xbox One on November 22, 2013 and the Xbox 360 8 years before that. The Xbox One shows superiority to the Xbox 360 in terms of console and accessories. Xbox One console itself surpasses the Xbox 360. The Xbox one is faster, bigger, and stronger than the Xbox 360. The Xbox One has a better processor with a Single–chip x86 AMD Jaguar processor, 8 cores, and 32MB of embedded SRAM memory. The Xbox 360 only has a 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri–Core Xenon. The Xbox One measures at 33.3cm wide, 27.4cm deep and 7.9cm tall while the Xbox 360 measures only 27cm wide, 26cm deep and 7.5cm tall. This allows more room for better hardware and bigger fans to cool the system. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 67. 360 Spp Essay First, "360 DJS" is a good app for me and it's free on computers or laptops. You can write every expiration date which is important for you, and the app will show how much time left such as 1 day, 5 hours, 6 minutes, and 6 seconds that you can check; for the important festivals, you can find in the app because the app have already record every important festival automatically, such as Chinese New Year, and the app will briefly introduce the festivals in one or two sentences; you can also write the remindings like someone's birthday etc. The app is very useful for me because I usually forget something like when my projects will due and I usually forget some traditional meaningful festivals. If I forget the expiration date of my projects, I ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... As far as I know, in China, Google Calendar is not is not popular at all. Anyway, Google Calendar is a simple app, everything is simple and clear; we can share the plans to the other people which means the app is convenient; and you can add as much calendars as you want; you can also change the color of the calendars if you want, this means the app is individuation. This app might be helpful to me because most of the teachers in America would like to use it. The app might reduce stress for me because all the information I looked through are sent by my teachers, it's reliable, I won't remember something wrong, miss or finish the assignments too early and cause the stress. I would like to recommend it because the app is used by many American people, and teachers are like to use that to tell us the plans of everyday. Fourth, "Memo" on the iphones are awesome and if your phone is iphone, you don't need to download the app. You can put anything on your notes no matter the note is some photos or you you copy the text from the websites; you can choose to type the notes or choose to write the notes on your phone; you can also add many notes. The app might be helpful to me personally because I am not good at typing, so that I can choose to writing, although the app cannot remind you any message, I ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 69. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of A 360 Degree... Essentially, a 360 degree feedback system or often known as a multirater system is a pivotal performance management system that requests and seeks the input and advice of others besides the immediate supervisor (Mello, 2015). Primarily, there are advantages and disadvantages to utilizing this feedback system. In essence, a 360 degree feedback system provides a better overall picture of an employee's performance and progress. Mainly when utilizing a 360 degree feedback system the majority of the comments and perspectives are received from peers, subordinates, workers, customers, and managers or supervisors. Basically, this type of feedback helps the employee by pinpointing areas in which they need to develop and gain additional growth. So, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... More so, 360 degree feedback processes are usually unnamed in regards to the raters providing feedback and thus employees receiving the feedback have no aid if they want to further understand the reasoning behind the feedback. Moreover, they have no one to ask for explanation about vague and obscure comments or for more information about particular ratings and their rationale. Second, this feedback system focuses heavily on the negatives and weaknesses more so than strengths and positive aspects of the employees behaviors, performance, and actions (Heathfield, 2018). Third, a pivotal disadvantage of the 360 degree feedback systems is that there could be much lack of rater experience and ineffectiveness. More so, a disadvantage to this system is that organizations do not provide adequate and sufficient training in regards to the methods in which to provide and receive feedback, thus this can cause for the many ways in which raters go wrong (Heathfield, 2018). Certainly, raters may inflate ratings to make an employee look good or they may deflate ratings to make an individual look bad. According to Heathfield (2018) all the more, raters may simply get together to make the system artificially inflate everyone's performance (Heathfield, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 71. Advantages And Cons And Disadvantages Of 360 Degree... I interviewed the human resource team member, Sonya, who is assigned to my department at work. She was involved with or conducted 360 degree appraisals up until roughly six months ago when she started with the current company. I spoke with Sonya about what exactly she considered a 360 degree appraisal. She told me that customarily nearly all of the information covered in the performance area is leadership, teamwork, communication skills, and adaptability to new situations or last minute assignments. While we were talking about this she did go over some of the differences between 180 degree appraisals and the 360 degree ones. One of the main differences that she pointed out is that 360 degree involves customer feedback that goes along with the leaders and teammates. Sonya did have some mixed feeling regarding 360 degree appraisals and feedback, in which will be discussed later, nonetheless Sonya feels that if done correctly, they can provide excellent feedback as well as being motivating for all employees. One point that was noted is that she feels there actually is no perfect process for appraisals and that every company needs to look at their individual requirements when determining the best way to receive and give feedback. When conducting 360 degree appraisals she also is partial to having some competency– based job evaluations. Advantages of 360 Degree Appraisals Sonya feels that the advantages of 360 degree appraisals do outweigh the disadvantages for many companies. One of the core advantages that she brought up was the fact that a leader cannot be on site 24/7 to observe every person. When you have multiple individuals who are able to provide feedback it allows the leader or HR representative providing the feedback to understand if there are differences in how employees act when the leader is around versus when the leader is not around. Sonya stated that she saw it many times where the leader would say how well an employee was doing but the employees coworkers would come back with a different evaluation and after looking into it some the employee was basically putting on a show for the leader. Another advantage that we discussed is that since the 360 degree appraisal allows multiple sources ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 73. 360 Paper Executive Summary Team B ACC 280 January 19, 2012 Julio Medina Abstract The succeeding content of this executive summary provides an analysis on Starbucks' Corporation profit using the company's most three most recent annual reports. Team B uses "the information contained in the company's balance sheet and income statement noting that annual reporting period and fiscal year mean year–end numbers. Additionally, included is the company history, audit for the company, stock exchange listing, cash and cash equivalents at the end of its 2 most annual reporting periods. Moreover, total current assets, largest current assets, company's total assets at the end of its 2 most recent annual reporting years. Furthermore, accounts payable, ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... On October 3, 2010 Starbucks reported its cash and cash equivalents of $ XXXX SANDRA INSERT INFOR HERE million and with its October 2, 2011 cash and cash equivalents report of $XXX SANDRA INSERT INFO HERE billion. Current Assets (Sandra insert your info here & references on the reference page) Current Liabilities The liabilities for Starbucks have seen an increase in the past two annual reports. In the past two years the accounts payable has increase by almost double each year. In the year 2010 the total of accounts payable was a total of $282.6 million. In the year ending of 2011, the total of accounts payable was a total of $540 million. The total current liabilities at the end of 2010 were a total of $1,779.1billion. The total current liabilities at the end of 2011 were a total of $2,075.8 billion. Starbucks has several current liabilities at hand. The two largest current liabilities are the accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Accrued expenses for year end of 2010 was $836 million where as it was a total of $831.7 million for year end of 2011. The other current liabilities totaled at $660.5 million for year end of 2010 and $704.1 million for the year end of 2011. Gathering information from the balance sheets confirms the total liabilities for the year end of 2010 at $1,779.1 billion. The total cost of Starbucks liabilities for the year end of 2011 was $2,975.5 billion. Revenues and Income With the large ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 75. Xbox 360 Persuasive Speech Summary: With a variety of gaming consoles available today, all produced by well known and high profile corporations, it can be difficult to know which one is the best to invest your hard earned money in Keywords: xbox 360 Article Body: With a variety of gaming consoles available today, all produced by well known and high profile corporations, it can be difficult to know which one is the best to invest your hard earned money in. The choice can become even more overwhelming as technology marches on relentlessly and consoles seem to change as quickly as you can turn around, so if you are having some trouble making a choice, here are some thoughts that might just help you out. The average lifespan, it is estimated, of a games console is about five years. That is not to say that your still working gaming equipment will suddenly and inexplicably combust after a five year period, rather that at about that time, manufacturers typically introduce a more technologically advanced version of their former console. If being at the cutting edge of technology is important to you, then purchasing a console at the start of this standard five–year period is a wise move. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Released at the end of 2005, the technology it comprises is absolutely cutting edge, making it, according to a whole host of reviewers, the best buy available. With a wide range of features, including high quality online gaming capability and HDTV compatibility, the Xbox 360 offers a fantastic all round gaming experience. And though this version of the Xbox surpassed its predecessor after only four years, the lifespan of the previous console has been extended to a certain extent, as over two hundred of the most popular Xbox games are compatible with the new 360 ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 77. Shakespeare And 360 Comparison Since the Shakespearean era, texts and novels have gradually declined in complexity from the deep yet sophisticated standards set by Shakespeare himself. 2014 may in fact experience yet another lyrical genius through the work of a new rapper sensation Matthew James Colwell better known by his stage name 360, writes Aidan Sparshott. What is the difference? Many people believe that rap and the lyrics are the new version redefining the play house but at the same time a minority say both musical categories are not similar. I believe they are wrong. Rap is seen to be sweeping the world by storm replacing the common and classical procedure of theatrical performances. But how could 360 possibly be regarded in some instances as the new Shakespeare ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Shakespeare reached this understanding as well, many of his plays using death as the resolution to a problem. From this meaning we see that Cowell has successfully achieved and understanding of the human condition, also understood by Shakespeare, condemning us to believe that the language is celebrated by this. However in the same instance, the English language is somewhat belittled with words like 'gotta', derivatives of actual words, becoming part of our spoken language. This is due to colloquialism and the adaption of old language into new and more usable speech for the working class person, the line between celebrating and denigrating the language becomes blurry. Ontological, metaphysical &phenomenological are all appropriate words to describe how Shakespeare wrote. Many rappers including 360 write with deep and philosophical meanings behind each verse. Colwell produces torrential amounts of sugary pop production, but with honest and unflinching lyrics which leaves lasting impression on listeners. A large per cent of songs released these days denigrate the language Shakespeare worked tirelessly to improve. However as these songs verge on the line between good and bad, Cowells writing continues to grow, helping to celebrate the language. Fathers pass their knowledge onto the next generation in a hope to maintain their legacy. Just like our ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...