Research and select a publicly traded organization or MNC that you have not previously used in this course as a case study for this discussion.

Discussion

Identify and briefly describe the organization you have selected. Based on your assigned unit readings, answer the following about the organization:

• How would you define the organization’s approach for growth?
• What have been the growth strategies over the last 3–5 years? Is the organization a first mover, fast follower, or something else?
• How successful has the organization been?
• Has the organization used mergers and acquisitions as part of its strategy? For example, Cisco Systems uses acquisitions as a primary means of growth and building strategic competencies.

Your discussion post should be a minimum of 250 words and incorporate at least one scholarly reference along with citations from the required readings

Describe in detail the role of the Silk Road in the development of cultural and material trade in World history.  Where were these roads established?  What role did the Mongols serve?  What goods were exchanged?  What were the “Heavenly Horses”?  Why were they important in the development of these routes?  Who were the middlemen of the Kushan Empire and what effect did they have on the religions of these territories?  Which world religions were effected as a whole and why?  Be specific and give detailed examples from the book.  Also be sure to cite these examples clearly in your paper.

Your paper should be between 6 pages in length

Describe in detail the role of the Silk Road in the development of cultural and material trade in World history.  Where were these roads established?  What role did the Mongols serve?  What goods were exchanged?  What were the “Heavenly Horses”?  Why were they important in the development of these routes?  Who were the middlemen of the Kushan Empire and what effect did they have on the religions of these territories?  Which world religions were effected as a whole and why?  Be specific and give detailed examples from the book.  Also be sure to cite these examples clearly in your paper.

Your paper should be between 6 pages in length

Write an Article Critique of at least two pages (not including title and reference pages) on the article listed below:

Gilbert, R. (2007). To incinerate or not to incinerate. Alternatives Journal, 33(2/3), 47-49.

You can find this point-counterpoint article in the GreenFILE database of the CSU Online Library. The article presents

opposing arguments, made by Richard Gilbert and Mark Winfield, one in favor of incineration over landfilling and one

against. Your paper should address the following topics:

 Describe three key arguments made by each author.

 Do the authors’ arguments support their main points?

 What evidence from the textbook supports the main points of each author? You should include one reference to

the text for each side of the argument.

 Which side do you support?

Be sure to back up your argument with at least one outside source.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style.

Write an Article Critique of at least two pages (not including title and reference pages) on the article listed below:

Gilbert, R. (2007). To incinerate or not to incinerate. Alternatives Journal, 33(2/3), 47-49.

You can find this point-counterpoint article in the GreenFILE database of the CSU Online Library. The article presents

opposing arguments, made by Richard Gilbert and Mark Winfield, one in favor of incineration over landfilling and one

against. Your paper should address the following topics:

 Describe three key arguments made by each author.

 Do the authors’ arguments support their main points?

 What evidence from the textbook supports the main points of each author? You should include one reference to

the text for each side of the argument.

 Which side do you support?

Be sure to back up your argument with at least one outside source.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style.

Write an Article Critique of at least two pages (not including title and reference pages) on the article listed below:

Gilbert, R. (2007). To incinerate or not to incinerate. Alternatives Journal, 33(2/3), 47-49.

You can find this point-counterpoint article in the GreenFILE database of the CSU Online Library. The article presents

opposing arguments, made by Richard Gilbert and Mark Winfield, one in favor of incineration over landfilling and one

against. Your paper should address the following topics:

 Describe three key arguments made by each author.

 Do the authors’ arguments support their main points?

 What evidence from the textbook supports the main points of each author? You should include one reference to

the text for each side of the argument.

 Which side do you support?

Be sure to back up your argument with at least one outside source.

All sources used, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA style.

Write an analytical essay about This is water by David Foster Wallace and Seeing by Annie Dillard. This is not a research paper. You need to find out the common theme and what are some similar connection between these two texts. The essay at least 4 pages, you need to use at least 4 quotes from each text, interpret and explain it, you can use your person experience to connect with it. Also you need to have thesis statement, topic sentences. There are some keywords may guide you and you need to focus on few of them and you need to use it in the essay: default setting, mind-set, consciousness, compassion, mindfulness, intentionality, attentiveness, worldview. And below there are some questions can help you to do the essay:

1. What does it mean experience to world.

2. What are the shortcomings and potential dangers of going through life without examining your assumptions and beliefs?

3. Do you agree with Wallace’s assertion that “There is no experience you’ve had that you were not at the absolute center of?” How might this idea apply to you and the people you know?

4. According to wallace, what is the most dangerous thing about a college education? Do you agree with him?

5. Wallace affirms that it is the way we look at things that determine how we react to them and that we have the power to make choices about the way we see things. Do you agree with him? Do you think you have the ability to choose the way you look at things and, as such, can alter the way you react to them?

6. According to Wallace, what is dangerous is not so much what we worship but the fact that we worship without awareness. How could believing in something without reflecting on what you are believing in be dangerous?Cite examples from history.

7. Wallace says that the freedom to “truly care about other people” is more important than the freedom to be the “ center of all creation.” Why might this be true? Do you agree with the idea?

8. In Wallace’s closing thoughts he refers back to the fish story at the outset of his address when he affirms that capital – true is about simple awareness and that we need “to keep reminding ourselves, over and over: “This is water, this is water.” What is the metaphorical significance of the water in relation to the idea of staying conscious day in and day out?

9. How do people in position of power and influence benefit from people operating on what Wallace refers to as their “default settings.” Give example from history.

10. How does what we focus on affect the way we see the world?

11. What, according to Dillard, is the relationship between seeing and verbalization? Do we need to describe something to be aware of it?

Write an analytical essay about This is water by David Foster Wallace and Seeing by Annie Dillard. This is not a research paper. You need to find out the common theme and what are some similar connection between these two texts. The essay at least 4 pages, you need to use at least 4 quotes from each text, interpret and explain it, you can use your person experience to connect with it. Also you need to have thesis statement, topic sentences. There are some keywords may guide you and you need to focus on few of them and you need to use it in the essay: default setting, mind-set, consciousness, compassion, mindfulness, intentionality, attentiveness, worldview. And below there are some questions can help you to do the essay:

1. What does it mean experience to world.

2. What are the shortcomings and potential dangers of going through life without examining your assumptions and beliefs?

3. Do you agree with Wallace’s assertion that “There is no experience you’ve had that you were not at the absolute center of?” How might this idea apply to you and the people you know?

4. According to wallace, what is the most dangerous thing about a college education? Do you agree with him?

5. Wallace affirms that it is the way we look at things that determine how we react to them and that we have the power to make choices about the way we see things. Do you agree with him? Do you think you have the ability to choose the way you look at things and, as such, can alter the way you react to them?

6. According to Wallace, what is dangerous is not so much what we worship but the fact that we worship without awareness. How could believing in something without reflecting on what you are believing in be dangerous?Cite examples from history.

7. Wallace says that the freedom to “truly care about other people” is more important than the freedom to be the “ center of all creation.” Why might this be true? Do you agree with the idea?

8. In Wallace’s closing thoughts he refers back to the fish story at the outset of his address when he affirms that capital – true is about simple awareness and that we need “to keep reminding ourselves, over and over: “This is water, this is water.” What is the metaphorical significance of the water in relation to the idea of staying conscious day in and day out?

9. How do people in position of power and influence benefit from people operating on what Wallace refers to as their “default settings.” Give example from history.

10. How does what we focus on affect the way we see the world?

11. What, according to Dillard, is the relationship between seeing and verbalization? Do we need to describe something to be aware of it?