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What role did both formal and informal racial discrimination practices play in shaping the structure and development of cities (you can use Yonkers as an example)? Do you think that segregation occurs today because of government policies or solely because of private choices? What kinds of policies encourage segregation or diversity? Is the city of Phoenix diverse? Why or why not? Are races and ethnicities separated into different neighborhoods within the city? If so, why might this be? Are there any areas that are more diverse than others? If so, what might account for the diversity in those areas?

What is the relationship between planning and performance? Describe the different stages on strategic planning? What is the most important of the stages? Why? What is the difference between a planning framework and planning process? Discussion Board – Questions from page #48 of Sustainable Business In Iowa How did this chapter make you feel? Do you agree or disagree with the ideas proposed? How comfortable are you with the five-stage model proposed for corporate sustainability? Can you find additional research about development models for corporate sustainability programs? Do they support or contradict the four models here? Can you argue against this five-stage development model? What statistics, stories, or other data can you share to support your argument? What current events in the news might support or contradict the idea of a five-stage model for corporate sustainability? Can you think of a question not yet asked that you feel, if answered, could provide better insight into how businesses responsibly tackle environmental and social issues over time?

Macroeconomic analysis deals with the crucial issue of government involvement in the operation of “free market economy.” The Keynesian model suggests that it is the responsibility of the government to help to stabilize the economy. Stabilization policies (demand-side and supply-side policies) are undertaken by the federal government to counteract business cycle fluctuations and prevent high rates of unemployment and inflation. Demand side policies are government attempts to alter aggregate demand (AD) through using fiscal (cutting taxes and increasing government spending) or monetary policy (reducing interest rates). To shift the AD to the right, the government has to increase the government spending (the G-component of AD) causing consumer expenditures (the C-component of AD) to increase. Alternatively the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates reducing the cost of borrowing thereby encouraging consumer spending and investment borrowing. Both policies will lead to an increase in AD.

Develop an essay discussing the fiscal and the monetary policies adopted and implemented by the federal during the Great Recession and their impacts on the U.S.

What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How could leadership in organizations minimize this?

2. As businesses have developed over the years, have modern day/businesses evolved to be more ethical today? Are company sponsored volunteer programs effective for organizations?

3. Why is diversity and non-discrimination something that managers should understand in the work environment? Provide an example of an organization that identified this within their organization and managed it.

What role does memory play in A Letter From an Unknown Womanand one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be the role of the past, the effects of nostalgia, memory and confession, the faultiness of memory itself, etc.
2.What role does love play in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be the pain of lost love, young/naive love, the power of first love, the nature of devotion, lust vs. love, the links between love and cruelty, etc.
3.What role does class play in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be the gap between rich and poor, the impact of of economic destitution, the frivolity of wealth, etc.
4.What is the function of story-telling in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be the use of letters, the links madebetween memory and fiction, stories within stories, the “storyteller” figure, the concern over capturing the real vs. imagining a fiction, etc.
5.What is the role of accident and/or coincidence in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be chance meetings, mistaken identities, false impressions, missed opportunities, etc.
6.What connections are made between the past and the present in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and one of the other short stories by Zweig? To what ends? Possible angles to consider would be learning about the past only after it is past, failing to understand the past, trying to rectify the problems of the past, the loss of innocence that comes with the acquiring of experience, etc.
7.Discuss the role of revelation, both its presence and its absence, in A Letter From an Unknown Woman and Fantastic Night. The former withholds any real revelation, or at least it teases the reader with its possibility; the latter contains a moment of true revelation, even of epiphany, only to have the impact of this revelation be horribly and ironically overturned.
8.Discuss the role of World War I in two of the stories by Zweig. How does the war impact the plot and the characters of the stories? To what ends?