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In the article Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do), author, publisher, and industry expert Pat Holt writes that:

“Dialogue writing is different than prose writing. ‘Snapped, sighed, barked, spat’ . . . get in the way of the reader’s ability to absorb what people are saying in conversation. The only reason to put he said/she said in at all is to quickly remind the reader who’s talking, and then the author steps out. [The] emotional state . . . will be conveyed in what is said rather than an adverb showing how it’s said . . . Use those stronger verbs but never ever in dialogue.”

Many beginning writers try to vary their dialogue tags to liven their prose, but most literary agents and publishers advise using only the dialogue tags “said” and “asked” with very few exceptions.

In your initial post:

• Define in your own words what makes dialogue “authentic” and why and give an example of “good dialogue” from one of the two books you have read this term to support your answer.
• Write your opinion on using dialogue tags.
• Do you agree with Holt’s advice? Why or why not?

The Constitution is not the U.S.’s first form of government. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how was the Constitution different? What major disagreements and compromises molded the final content of the Constitution?

interpret excerpts from Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense and its influence on the desire for Colonial independence from Britain (see the link below).  A lot of colonists were hesitant about independence.  What were Paine’s main arguments, and do you think they were convincing?

http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-american-revolution/thomas-paine-calls-for-american-independence-1776/

Develop a resource plan and a schedule for the project “cleaning and resupplying a passenger plane between flight legs.” Which resource is the bottleneck?

You’ve become a trusted resource for your Coca Cola, and they’ve asked your advice on having a competitive advantage in the field. More specifically, they would like your analysis and recommendations on ways to bring their company culture, demographics, and technologies up to current industry practices and beyond. 

Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation that includes the following elements:

• An analysis of the organization’s current culture (e.g., beliefs, expectations, values, and norms). Address how managers influence the organizational culture.
• An evaluation of the impact of demographic forces (e.g., age, gender, ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, and social class) of your selected organization and what it could be
• Note: This is a good place to use your chart/outline/infographic from Wk 5.
• An examination of the impact of technological forces (e.g., changes in the technology managers use to design, produce, or distribute goods and services) of your selected company
• An examination on how the organization has complied with ethics and social responsibility behavior
• Recommendations of ways to innovate based on analysis