Select one of the topics below and write a 500-word piece addressing the issue. Below, you will find a number of selected articles and videos that will help you with your research.
Category: World affairs
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“10 Interesting Facts About the History of Basketball” 1. Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. 2. The first basketball game
There isn’t a word count. You need to provide 10 facts in bullet-point form. Your bullet
points need to be:
▪ written in complete sentences.
▪ written consistently (tense, perspective, style, voice, length, etc.).
▪ written with as little punctuation as possible (periods are needed).
▪ written in proper AP Style with no writing glitches.
Double-space your bullet points and write in 12-point Times New Roman. I will take off
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“Learning from Crisis: Analyzing Jet Blue’s Response and Lessons for Effective Crisis Management”
Jet Blue Airlines Case Study Response Questions
1) On page 159, it states that Jet Blue took corrective actions after the crisis and developed
the Passenger Bill of Rights. The article criticizes them for not having this plan created
before the crisis took place. Do you think this is something that should have been in place
before hand, or is it simply too difficult to plan and account for every possible crisis that
might occur? Explain.
2) What is one thing that Jet Blue did right in this situation?
3) What is one thing Jet Blue should have done better to handle this crisis?
4) Social media such as Twitter did not really become popular until 2007 so people were not
tweeting as much about things that were happening. In what ways could social media
have been helpful and harmful to Jet Blue in this situation?
5) In the Duke University case study in Unit 2, the university president was reluctant and
late in his apology for his rash decision. However, the Jet Blue CEO was just the opposite
and apologized immediately for the failure of his company. So, why did the company still
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Title: The Lingering Effects of Colonialism on Economic Development Today
How might a history of colonial rule affect a country’s economic development today?
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Title: “Navigating Tensions and Challenges: The Dynamics of Key Actors in the EU during a Turbulent Time”
Explore the tensions and challenges between key actors within the EU during this time period, as well as the consequences and solutions to these tensions.