Write two poems. All poems should demonstrate the writer’s development and practice of the elements

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Write two poems. All poems should demonstrate the writer’s development and practice of the elements of craft. All poems should move between the literal and the figurative, the concrete and the abstract, the particular and the universal. Distill the poetry down to only the most meaningful words. No clutter. Every word does work. The 2 poems can be: (pick 2 out of 4 options below) 1) Ode
2) Ekphrastic Poem
3) Elegy
4) Where Im From Poem Each poem must:
Take an emotional or intellectual risk. Explore a question, obsession, mystery, or struggle, NOT teach a lesson or a moral.
Use vivid, concrete imagery that appeals to the 5 senses. (Dont drown in abstraction)
Strive for surprising word choices and surprising turns in thought.
Use metaphors or similes that energize experience and add depth of meaning.
Demonstrate attention to the sound, rhythm, and music of the language.
Uses line breaks and enjambment to enhance meaning.
Contain NO clichs (broken hearts, open arms, lady liberty, lady luck) Final Exam Rubric Elements of Craft
Points
Risk (10 points)
The writer takes emotional, intellectual, and/or philosophical risks in their project. The writer questions (rather than confirms) their ideas, ethics, and beliefs. The writer investigates their experiences, opinions, or personality in an honest and thoughtful way. Imagery: Concrete Details (15 points)
The writer evokes the five senses (touch, taste, sound, sight and smell) and
uses CONCRETE DETAILS in order to establish strong images in each poem. Each image conveys a felt experience to the reader. Combine Literal & Figurative. Use of Metaphor and Simile (15 points)
Something is literally happening in each poem. We are not lost in a sea of abstraction. The writer uses figurative language, such as metaphor and simile, to deepen and amplify the literal meaning of each poem. Metaphors are used to energize experience and imply a larger story. No Melodrama, No Clichs (10 points)
The poems do not contain any clich phrases or expressions. The writer seeks to avoid melodrama through use of subtext and white heat, necessary coldness. Voice. Sound & Line. (10 points)
There is a unique personality on the page. The poems do not sound like a formal academic paper. The writer pays attention to the music and rhythm of their words and punctuation, the way sound and silence contribute to and deepen meaning.
The writer pays attention to the meaning of each individual line, how line breaks change the meaning and momentum in each poem.

Discuss gender, class, and ethnicity (if applicable) in relation to creativity and self-actualizatio

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Discuss gender, class, and ethnicity (if applicable) in relation to creativity and self-actualization in Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper and Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own

Answers for questions other than the end of the chapter?

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I have an assignment this week to read “Ramada Demonstrates its Personal Best” on the ‘Companion Website.’ Do I have access to questions/answers that go along with that?

1a). How does formative evaluation differ from summative evaluation? How do the two approaches to ev

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1a). How does formative evaluation differ from summative evaluation? How do the two approaches to evaluation conflict with or complement each other? In what way is formative evaluation related to criterion-referenced measurement?1b). At what grade levels and for what purposes are standardized achievement tests valid and useful?Need 1 page for each part with in-text citations and references.Text: Psychological testing and assessment. 12th ed. Aiken & Groth-Marnat

One of the most important duties that the project manager can perform is the function of:

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A project manager is responsible for all that goes on in the project. One of the most important duties that the project manager can perform is the function of:
a. Risk management.
b. Quality management.
c. Cost management.
d. Integration.

Which Generation Are You? 1 answer below »

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There are five commonly defined generational subsegments: Traditionalists (The Silent Generation) Baby Boomers (I am a Baby Boomer) Baby Busters (Generation X) Baby Boomlets (Generation Y or Echo Boomers) Millennials

Which generational subsegment do you belong to? Identify some items you have recently purchased that were specifically marketed to your generation. How were these items marketed to your generation? How can they be marketed to other generations?

Visit the Web site of any hospitality operation. On the basis of the information on the Web site, which subsegment do you believe the hospitality operation is marketing to? Why?

Submit your document in a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document.

Cite any sources using the APA format on a separate page.

What are the upper and lower control chart limits if you wish to use a sample size of 500 and z = 3? 1 answer below »

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In the past, the defective rate for your product has been 1.5%. What are the upper and lower control chart limits if you wish to use a sample size of 500 and z = 3?

How would the average number of claims filed per employee per month affect your decision? 1 answer below »

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Prydain Pharmaceuticals is reviewing its employee healthcare program. Currently, the company pays a fixed fee of $300 per month for each employee, regardless of the number or dollar amount of medical claims filed. Another health-care provider has offered to charge the company $100 per month per employee and $30 per claim filed. A third insurer charges $200 per month per employee and $10 per claim filed. Which health-care program should Prydain join? How would the average number of claims filed per employee per month affect your decision?

The employee benefits and perks at SAS, a privately held business software company in Raleigh, No

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The employee benefits and perks at SAS, a privately held business software company in Raleigh, North Carolina, are so many and varied it boggles the imagination. The company’s 300-acre campus houses a gym, weight room, meditation garden, sauna, and Olympic-size swimming pool. It seems unlikely any of the complex’s 4,200 employees would fall ill with such health-building options to choose from, but just in case, there’s a healthcare center with a staff of 56 including four doctors, ten nurses, physical therapists, and a psychologist. All care is free. “We charge you for one thing,” says the health service director, “if you miss your appointment and don’t give us notice. That’s $10.” Free or subsidized programs include Pilates, Zumba, yoga, weight management, smoking cessation, Wii bowling, massage, and aerobics. Two subsidized daycare centers care for 600 children, and there’s a summer camp. Job sharing, telecommuting, and domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples are offered. Employees can get their clothes dry cleaned, car detailed, and income tax return prepared while they work. They can eat in any of three subsidized cafeterias during the day (one has a piano player who takes requests) and grab take-out for the family at day’s end. They can prepare their own snacks in one of the many kitchens. But with free snacks every day, including Krispy Kremes (Fridays) and M&Ms (a long-standing Wednesday tradition), why would they? Jim Goodnight, the company’s only CEO in its 34 years, believes treating employees well is simply good business. Rather than thinking it’s unusual for SAS to be so generous, he wonders why other companies don’t follow suit. And with revenues that have risen every year of the firm’s existence, recently topping $2.3 billion despite the global recession, it appears he’s right. SAS has been one of Fortune’s best companies to work for in each of the last 13 years and recently earned the number-one spot on the list. “Some may think that because SAS is familyfriendly and has great benefits we don’t work hard,” says a communications employee. “But people do work hard here, because they’re motivated to take care of a company that takes care of them.” That sentiment expresses the culture of trust Goodnight has worked to create. “What we don’t do is treat our employees like they’re all, you know, criminals,” says his vice president of human resources. Employee turnover among the 11,000 SAS employees worldwide is 2 percent, well below the industry average, and the company receives about 100 résumés for every open position. (About half its employees work in the United States.) The typical employee works 35 hours per week and many make their own schedules; no one counts sick days. Average tenure is ten years. About 17,000 customers worldwide use SAS data mining software, including IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, national retailers, banks, insurance and pharmaceutical firms, universities, the Census Bureau, and even professional baseball teams. Goodnight spends much of his time on the road meeting and talking with these clients, though he sometimes admits he would rather be programming. But he’s well aware of where the real value of the company lies, and that’s the reason he’s willing to spend so much on making SAS a great place to work. “My chief assets drive out the gate every day,” he says. “My job is to make sure they come back.”

Questions for Critical Thinking

1. Explain how flexible and family-friendly policies have played a role in SAS’s success.

2. What kind of relationship does SAS seem to have with its employees? With its customers?

Sources:

“100 Best Companies to Work For: #1 SAS,” CNNMoney. com, http://money.cnn.com, accessed February 4, 2010; David A. Kaplan, “SAS: A New No. 1 Best Employer,” CNNMoney.com, January 22, 2010, http://money.cnn.com; Stefan Stern, “A Good Day for Dr. Goodnight and SAS,” Financial Times, January 22, 2010, http://blogs.ft.com; Rick Smith,“ ‘We’re Hiring’ Sign Remains Out at SAS for 2010,” Local Tech Wire, January 21, 2010, http://localtechwire.com.