Essay #1 Prompt: Analyzing, Explaining, and Evaluating Malcolm Gladwell’s

 Theory of Success Context: In Outliers: The Story of Success, author MalcolmGladwell draws on an extensive range of examples, data, and expert testimony to dispute what he maintains is a widely held belief about the causes of success. Gladwell argues, in short, that the traditional view, which attributes success solely to individual ability and initiative, fails […]

Profile Essay

Objective: Read chapter 3. Given interviews, observations, and notes, students will write a 3-4 page essay that profiles a group or an individual and a place. Introduction: Profiles are included in both academic and professional writing and tell about people, places, and activities. In an academic setting, an education instructor may ask you to observe […]

Cultural Immersion Project: Research and Events Paper

Overview This portion of the Cultural Immersion Project Assignment consists of two parts: a research-based portion and an events-based portion of the approved cultural group you identified in Week 2 that you will be exploring. This group should be a different ethnicity, religion, and/or culture that which you identify and/or also must have other significantly […]

Moral Foundations and Value Differences Assignment

Overview It is important for human resources professionals to acknowledge their values and beliefs, and be prepared to navigate situations involving value differences or conflicts. Individuals uniquely prioritize moral foundations of harm, fairness, loyalty, authority, and purity, linked to cultural background and worldview. The purpose of this assignment is to understand how you judge right […]