Discuss the significance of psychological distress, afflicted relationships and identities, especially as critical anchors, in A Bad Day for a Good Man in a Hard Job and The Shivering.

SECTION A  1) Showing a clear understanding of diaspora, as applied in contemporary scholarship, discuss its significance for exploring the diverse reference points and complexities of Black Literatures.  SECTION B  2) Analyze, with subtle attention to their titles and thought-provoking narrative webs, the theme of loss in Yoruba Man Walking and social critique in An Incident at Pat’s Bar.  3) Discuss the significance of psychological distress, afflicted relationships and identities, especially as critical anchors, in A Bad Day for a Good Man in a Hard Job and The Shivering.  4) Analyze, teasing out political implications and authorial prerogatives, the interplay between history, imagination, nation and gender in Nineteen Thirty-Seven.

What is the speaker’s predominant style of speaking?

For this assignment, please select and watch one of the historical speeches listed below: “Man Will Be On The Moon” President John F. Kennedy Cook, R. (Producer). (2012). “Man will be on the moon” [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 27: John F. Kennedy, Neil Armstrong, Michelle Obama, Marco Rubio, and David McCullough Jr. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “2013 Harvard Commencement Address” Oprah Winfrey Harvard University. (2013, May 30). Oprah Winfrey Harvard commencement speech | Harvard commencement 2013  (Links to an external site.) [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/GMWFieBGR7c The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “The Challenger Disaster” President Ronald Reagan Cook, R. (Producer). (2005). Great Communicator’s speech: Challenger disaster [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 5: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Robert F. Kennedy. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Extemporaneous Eulogy” Robert F. Kennedy Cook, R. (Producer). (2005). Robert F. Kennedy: Extemporaneous eulogy [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 5: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Robert F. Kennedy. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “I Have a Dream” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Cook, R. (Producer). (2012). Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 1: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Adolf Hitler, Douglas MacArthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Barack Obama. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “First Inaugural Address” President Barack Obama Cook, R. (Producer). (2012). Barack Obama’s first inaugural address [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 1: John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Adolf Hitler, Douglas MacArthur, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Barack Obama. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here.  (Links to an external site.) “2008 DNC Address” Hillary Rodham Clinton Cook, R. (Producer). (2009). Hillary Clinton: 2008 DNC address [Video segment]. In Great Speeches, Volume 23: Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, Michael Huckabee, and Louis Farrakhan. Retrieved from the Films On Demand database. The transcript of this speech is available by clicking here  (Links to an external site.) . After viewing the speech, prepare a one- to two-page paper (not including title and reference pages) with an introduction and conclusion, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Provide an explanation for the elements of the communication process seen in the speech by answering the following questions: Speaker: Who is the speaker in the speech? Message: What is his/her message? Style: What is the speaker’s predominant  style of speaking? Setting: What is the setting for the speech? What kind of noise or interference is there in the setting during the speech? Audience: Who is the audience for the speech? What feedback do you see from the audience in recording of the speech? You must format your in-text citations for both the textbook and the selected speech video according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Conduct a Value Chain Analysis on a company and its business process

Perform each of the subsequent steps: Create a single .DOC or .DOCX format, containing your response to the following Case Study Scenario. Read the “Apply Your Knowledge 4” scenario about Adding Value (on page 89 of the hard copy of the text or after chapter 5 under “apply your knowledge” for the e-version). In MLA format,create your Value Chain Analysis as directed by the Case Study.  For this assignment, you will need to actually conduct a Value Chain Analysis, not simply explain what a Value Chain Analysis is or how one is performed. Even though you will not know all the aspects of the business, be as specific and complete in your analysis as you can. Apply Your Knowledge #4 Case Study: 4. Adding Value To identify competitive advantages, Michael Porter created value chain analysis, which views a firm as a series of business processes that each add value to the product or service. Value chain analysis is a useful tool for determining how to create the greatest possible value for customers.  The goal of value chain  analysis is to identify processes in which the firm can add value for the customer and create a competitive advantage for itself, with a cost advantage or product differentiation. Starbucks hired you after graduation for a temporary position that could turn in to a full-time opportunity.  With new cafes and juice shops popping up on every corner, coupled with the global recession, Starbucks is worried about losing market share to competitors.   Your boss, Heather Sweitzer, is out of ideas for ways to improve the company’s profitability.You decide that one of the most useful tools for identifying competitive advantage is Porter’s value chain analysis.  Of course, you do not yet have the detailed knowledge to complete all of the elements required.  but you know enough to get started and plan to make your draft to Swietzer next week.  Using your knowledge of Starbucks, create a value chain analysis.  Feel free  to make assumptions about operations; just be sure to list any that you make.  Also, be sure to write an overview of the tool and its potential value so Sweitzer understands how it works.