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In connection to reading Tobias Wolff’s Old School, write an essay that examines the issues of identity and persona (1)in the novel, (2)in culture today, and (3)in their own lives.

In connection to reading Tobias Wolff’s Old School, students will write an essay that examines the issues of identity and persona (1)in the novel, (2)in culture today, and (3)in their own lives. After defining and analyzing how Wolff’s characters use persona in Old School, students will present their own thoughts on the topic. Students will make claims and provide evidence for their opinions about the use of personae in society at large and in their own lives. Students may use personal anecdotes, psychology, sociology, theology, or whatever else seems relevant in constructing the essay. Consider:What does Wolff’s text say about living a constructed persona? Which characters hide behind personae? How does it affect them? What aspects of personhood are intentionally constructed? What is the value of living without disguise or persona? Is it possible and to what degree? What motivates people to construct a persona, and in what ways is it damaging or useful? How does appearance (in reality and online)operate as constructed personhood. What is your persona? How intentionally have you constructed it? How has it affected you? How has it affected others?

Analyze the effects of the general environment, competition, threats, opportunities, strengths, and weaknesses relative to a corporation.

Choose the two segments of the general environment that would rank highest in their influence on the corporation you chose. Assess how these segments affect the corporation you chose and the industry in which it operates.

Considering the five forces of competition, choose two forces of competition that you estimate are the most significant for the corporation you chose. Evaluate how well the company has addressed these forces in the recent past.

With the same two forces in mind, predict what the company might do to improve its ability to address these forces in the near future.

Assess the external threats affecting this corporation and the opportunities available to the corporation. Give your opinions on how the corporation should deal with the most serious threat and the greatest opportunity. Justify your answer.

Give your opinion on the corporation’s greatest strengths and most significant weaknesses. Choose the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths, and the strategy or tactic the corporation should select to fix its most significant weakness. Justify your choices.

Determine the company’s resources, capabilities, and core competencies.