A Man Of The People When The Novel Opens What Is Odili's Pro
A Man Of The Peoplewhen The Novel Opens What Is Odilis Profession A
A Man of the People When the novel opens, what is Odili’s profession, and how does it impact his view of the Nanga’s visit? Why has Odili agreed to go to the capital, Bori? What are his impressions of Nanga and the other Ministers, diplomats, socialites, etc. whom he encounters? What is at the root of Odili’s feelings of betrayal by Chief Nanga and Elsie? Is he right about Elsie? What does Odili decide is the best revenge for the betrayal? Why have Max and his circle decided to found the Common People’s Convention? What are Odili’s impressions of Edna’s father? How are these related to his impressions of Nanga and other Big Men? In Anata, Odili’s decision to run against Nanga is greeted with hostility from most of the residents. How does this play out? What is Chief Nanga’s final fate? Does Odili succeed in exacting his “revenge” on chief Nanga? School Days Patrick Chamoiseau divides School Days into two parts, “Longing” and “Survival.” How do the two sections relate to each other? What do they reveal about Chamoiseau’s attitude about his early education? On page 30 of our text, the narrator informs us that the Little Boy has often heard his Papa tell the Baroness, “…that at such places, you went in a sheep only to come out a goat.” What does the Papa mean? Does this warning match the Little Boy’s experience or any other character’s experience? None of the principal characters in the novel have names. Our narrator calls himself the Little Boy, and those characters outside his family are identified by labels: “The Teacher,” “Monsieur Le Directeur,” and “Big Bellybutton,” which is a nickname and an attribute. Why name family members and Mam Saliniere (but not the Papa)? What is the significance of the label-names they do have? What is the effect upon the reader? What might be the author’s purpose in doing this? Is he successful? Think about the relationships between language and culture, language and status, and language and power. How does the novel address these connections? How are these connections related to the Papa’s warning to the Baroness? Consider the conflict between Big Bellybutton and the Teacher. Why has the Teacher targeted Big Bellybutton for special humiliation? What do we learn about Big Bellybutton’s internal character? How is this conflict related to the Papa’s warning? The narrator spends a lot of time and space describing the marbles game, “mab.” How does this section relate to the experiences at school, both on the playground and in the classroom? Discussion 1 Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 2 of your text, and then address the following points. Support your response with evidence from the text. · What are the ethical and legal issues at stake in the scenario? · What are Karl’s options? · Discuss the acceptability and commercial use of sex, violence, and gambling in the United States. · Is marketing sex, violence, and gambling acceptable in other countries if these things do not conflict with local cultures? Discussion 2 In Discussion 1 you read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 2 of your text and examined Karl’s scenario. Referencing that scenario as an example, analyze the relationship between business ethics and personal ethics. In your response, share an example either from your own professional experience or from a scholarly source that highlights the relationship between personal ethics and business ethics and application to business decision-making. Discussion 3 Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 4 of your text, and then address the following points. Support your response with evidence from the text. · Identify the ethical and legal issues of which Albert needs to be aware. · Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision that Albert could make and has made. · Identify the pressures that have brought about these issues. Discussion 4 Analyze how the process of establishing a stakeholder orientation impacts business ethics and social responsibility by completing the following: · Describing a stakeholder orientation. · Illustrating the effect a stakeholder orientation has on business ethics and social responsibility. · Discussing how a stakeholder orientation affects honesty and fairness. Support your response by citing evidence from the textbook. Discussion 5 Blue Jean Waste Watch this Video “Blue jean waste”. Describe your reaction to this video and how you would respond if you were a leader of one of the corporations involved. In your journal entry consider the following: · How do your personal ethical values and principles drive your reaction? · What are the implications to stakeholder relationships and social responsibility? · Do you believe the corporations involved reacted appropriately? Why or why not? · How could regulatory measures prevent this from occurring again in the future? Discussion 6 Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 6 of your text, and then address the following points. Support your response with evidence from the text. · Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision that Elaine has made. · What are the ethical and legal considerations facing Elaine, Dennis, and UBC? · Discuss the moral philosophies that may be relevant to this situation. · Discuss the implications of each decision that Elaine could make. Discussion 7 An employee working in customer service at a large company arrives at her desk and finds a package from a customer she recently spoke with. Inside is a gift card for $50 to an expensive restaurant to thank her for her assistance, which ultimately saved the customer money. She remembers that the company has a code of conduct policy against accepting gifts from customers, but she thinks that it may only pertain to gifts of a larger amount. Unsure what to do, she reaches out to a leader in the department for insight. In your discussion post complete the following: · Choose a stage from the Kohlberg Model and construct an email response from the business leader in response to this dilemma. Make sure the response reflects the characteristics of the chosen stage from the Kohlberg model. · After composing the email, predict how that leader’s approach to business ethics might impact the organizational culture. · Describe how the leader’s decision and advice to you regarding this issue might change over time. Discussion 8 Friends of Angelo Watch the “Countrywide financial fraud” video. Describe how leadership impacted ethical decisions in Countrywide Financial, particularly in reference to the “Friends of Angelo” program. What are the societal and stakeholder implications? Discussion 9 Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 7 of your text, and then address the following points. Support your response with evidence from the text. · Identify the ethical and legal issues of which Gerard needs to be aware. · Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each decision Gerard has made and could make. · Discuss the issues of accounting firms going into the financial services market. · Discuss the types of groups that are influencing Gerard. Discussion 10 Listen to a podcast of Linda Thomsen, former director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange: “How Sarbanes-Oxley Has Affected Corporate Culture”. Discuss how the Sarbanes–Oxley Act has changed corporate culture. A transcript of the podcast is also available through the URL. Expand on how the Sarbanes–Oxley Act impacts organizational culture and why federal oversight like this is needed. Additionally, Linda Thomsen mentions in the podcast that she expects further misconduct to occur. Why do you think this type of misconduct continues despite these regulatory laws?