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k n e w c o u l d w r i t e , I w o u l d t e l l h i m I c o u l d w r i t e a s w e l l a s h e . T h e
n e x t w o r d w o u l d b e , " 1 d o n ' t b e l i e v e y o u . L e t m e s e e y o u t r y i t . " I
w o u l d t h e n m a k e t h e l e t t e r s w h i c h I h a d b e e n s o f o r t u n a t e a s t o
l e a r n , a n d a s k h i m t o b e a t t h a t . I n t h i s w a y I g o t a g o o d m a n y l e s -
s o n s i n w r i t i n g , w h i c h i t i s q u i t e p o s s i b l e I s h o u l d n e v e r h a v e g o t -
t e n i n a n y o t h e r w a y . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , m y c o p y - b o o k w a s t h e
b o a r d f e n c e , b r i c k w a l l , a n d p a v e m e n t ; m y p e n a n d i n k w a s a
l u m p o f c h a l k . W i t h t h e s e , I l e a r n e d m a i n l y h o w t o w r i t e . I t h e n
c o m m e n c e d a n d c o n t i n u e d c o p y i n g t h e I t a l i c s i n W e b s t e r ' s S p e l l i n g
B o o k , u n t i l I c o u l d m a k e t h e m a l l w i t h o u t l o o k i n g o n t h e b o o k . B y
t h i s t i m e , m y l i t t l e M a s t e r T h o m a s h a d g o n e t o s c h o o l , a n d
l e a r n e d h o w t o w r i t e , a n d h a d w r i t t e n o v e r a n u m b e r o f c o p y -
b o o k s . T h e s e h a d b e e n b r o u g h t h o m e , a n d s h o w n t o s o m e o f o u r
n e a r n e i g h b o r s , a n d t h e n l a i d a s i d e . M y m i s t r e s s u s e d t o g o t o
c l a s s m e e t i n g a t t h e W i l k S t r e e t m e e t i n g h o u s e e v e r y M o n d a y a f -
t e r n o o n , a n d l e a v e m e t o t a k e c a r e o f t h e h o u s e . W h e n l e f t t h u s , I
u s e d t o s p e n d t h e t i m e i n w r i t i n g i n t h e s p a c e s l e f t i n M a s t e r
T h o m a s ' s c o p y - b o o k , c o p y i n g w h a t h e h a d w r i t t e n . I c o n t i n u e d t o
d o t h i s u n t i l I c o u l d w r i t e a h a n d v e r y s i m i l a r t o t h a t o f M a s t e r
T h o m a s . T h u s , a f t e r a l o n g , t e d i o u s e f f o r t f o r y e a r s , I f i n a l l y s u c -
c e e d e d i n l e a r n i n g h o w t o w r i t e .
1845
G r a d u a t i o n
M a y a A n g e l o u
T h e c h i l d r e n i n S t a m p s ' t r e m b l e d v i s i b l y w i t h a n t i c i p a t i o n . S o m e i
a d u l t s w e r e e x c i t e d t o o , b u t t o b e c e r t a i n t h e w h o l e y o u n g p o p u -
l a t i o n h a d c o m e d o w n w i t h g r a d u a t i o n e p i d e m i c . L a r g e c l a s s e s
w e r e g r a d u a t i n g f r o m b o t h t h e g r a m m a r s c h o o l a n d t h e h i g h
s c h o o l . E v e n t h o s e w h o w e r e y e a r s r e m o v e d f r o m t h e i r o w n d a y
o f g l o r i o u s r e l e a s e w e r e a n x i o u s t o h e l p w i t h p r e p a r a t i o n s a s a
' A rural, segregated town in Arkansas.
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k i n d o f d r y r u n . T h e j u n i o r s t u d .
Are you ready to take a look into the future of cuff bracelets? In 2023, the world of fashion has taken a dramatic turn and there is no denying that cuff bracelets are making a huge statement. Bold designs, intricate details, and unique colors all come together to make these stylish pieces of jewelry an absolute must-have for any fashion-forward individual. From rose gold to silver, 2023's cuff bracelet collections have something for everyone. In this post, we'll take a sneak peek into some of the most daring and beautiful cuff bracelets of the year.
It's 2023, and the fashion world is abuzz about the newest trend: matching bracelets. From sleek and minimalistic pieces to bold and eye-catching designs, there's something for everyone in this stylish trend. Whether you're looking for something to match your work look or a special gift for your loved one, there's sure to be a pair of matching bracelets that will make a statement. In this blog post, we'll explore the different types of matching bracelets available in 2023 and offer tips on how to choose the perfect pair.
Making the kitchen a place you love being in is vital because it is where many everyday duties take place. Whether you like soft neutrals or vividly saturated colours, adding colour to your kitchen makes it feel more welcome and personal. You should try out different colours but make sure that those colours are your favourite and makes you feel welcoming into the kitchen.
Are You Nuts? Why You Should Eat More of This Healthy SnackSandeep Baweja
Sandeep Baweja is a father of three in California. Since Sandeep lives a busy life, he makes his health one of his top priorities and cites nuts as a healthy snack he lives by.
There are a variety of materials available for pipes, but people often prefer glass because it allows them to enjoy different flavors of pure smoke. With glass pipes alone, you have different types that have different functions.
Are you ready to take a look into the future of cuff bracelets? In 2023, the world of fashion has taken a dramatic turn and there is no denying that cuff bracelets are making a huge statement. Bold designs, intricate details, and unique colors all come together to make these stylish pieces of jewelry an absolute must-have for any fashion-forward individual. From rose gold to silver, 2023's cuff bracelet collections have something for everyone. In this post, we'll take a sneak peek into some of the most daring and beautiful cuff bracelets of the year.
It's 2023, and the fashion world is abuzz about the newest trend: matching bracelets. From sleek and minimalistic pieces to bold and eye-catching designs, there's something for everyone in this stylish trend. Whether you're looking for something to match your work look or a special gift for your loved one, there's sure to be a pair of matching bracelets that will make a statement. In this blog post, we'll explore the different types of matching bracelets available in 2023 and offer tips on how to choose the perfect pair.
Making the kitchen a place you love being in is vital because it is where many everyday duties take place. Whether you like soft neutrals or vividly saturated colours, adding colour to your kitchen makes it feel more welcome and personal. You should try out different colours but make sure that those colours are your favourite and makes you feel welcoming into the kitchen.
Are You Nuts? Why You Should Eat More of This Healthy SnackSandeep Baweja
Sandeep Baweja is a father of three in California. Since Sandeep lives a busy life, he makes his health one of his top priorities and cites nuts as a healthy snack he lives by.
There are a variety of materials available for pipes, but people often prefer glass because it allows them to enjoy different flavors of pure smoke. With glass pipes alone, you have different types that have different functions.
O n t h e o c c a s i o n o f t h e W o r l d N a t i o n a l
D a y o f H a p p i n e s s , o u r E n g l i s h t e a c h e r
s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
t o d o a p r o j e c t . T h e o b j e c t i v e ? t o m a k e
a s m a n y s t u d e n t s a s p o s s i b l e h a p p y b y
g i v i n g t h e m a m o m e n t o f p l e a s u r e .
D o y o u w a n t t o k n o w w h a t h a p p e n s
n e x t ? T h e n f o l l o w u s i n t h i s
a d v e n t u r e . . .
Hemp fitted sheets are gaining popularity as an eco-friendly bedding option due to their numerous benefits. Hemp is a versatile and sustainable plant that has been used for thousands of years for various purposes, including textiles. Hemp fitted sheets offer several advantages over traditional bedding materials, making them a game-changer for those seeking eco-friendly comfort.
Focusing on the quality of mobile app is important how to go about itJai Mehta
As new android application development and designing trends keep on changing it makes the task of the developers even more challenging. You must know that customers today are very selective and their mood swings within no time. And they are in hunt for new trends and designs. The users nowadays aren’t prepared to compromise on the quality of the product or services whether it is a physical item or a mobile application.
La eficacia del clima laboral se encuentra relacionada con el sistema comunicativo de los directivos, el comportamiento de los trabajadores, el modo de trabajar y relacionarse con los empleadores, originara un adecuado clima laboral. Asimismo, la comunicación interna influye en el clima laboral de manera positiva, puesto que, si la comunicación se logra de forma correcta, se obtendrá una mejora continua, proporcionando la retroalimentación adecuada dentro de la empresa.
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D a y o f H a p p i n e s s , o u r E n g l i s h t e a c h e r
s u g g e s t e d t h a t w e t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y
t o d o a p r o j e c t . T h e o b j e c t i v e ? t o m a k e
a s m a n y s t u d e n t s a s p o s s i b l e h a p p y b y
g i v i n g t h e m a m o m e n t o f p l e a s u r e .
D o y o u w a n t t o k n o w w h a t h a p p e n s
n e x t ? T h e n f o l l o w u s i n t h i s
a d v e n t u r e . . .
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Help with Journal Article Critique Assignment
Ensure the structure of the assignment will include the following:
Title Page
Introduction
Description of the Problem or Issue
Analysis
Discussion
Critique
Conclusion
References
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90 year old female, Mrs. Ruth, from home with her daughter, is admitted to hospital after sustaining a hip fracture. She has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on home oxygen and moderate to severe aortic stenosis. (Obstruction of blood flow through part of the heart) She undergoes urgent hemiarthroplasty (hip surgery) with an uneventful operative course.
The patient and her family are of Jewish background. The patient’s daughter is her primary caregiver and has financial power-of-attorney, but it is not known whether she has formal power of attorney for personal care. Concerns have been raised to the ICU team about the possibility of elder abuse in the home by the patient’s daughter.
Unfortunately, on postoperative day 4, the patient develops delirium with respiratory failure secondary to hospital acquired pneumonia and pulmonary edema. (Fluid in the lungs) Her goals of care were not assessed pre-operatively. She is admitted to the ICU for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for 48 hours, and then deteriorates and is intubated. After 48 hours of ventilation, it was determined that due to the severity of her underlying cardio-pulmonary status (COPD and aortic stenosis), ventilator weaning would be difficult and further ventilation would be futile.
The patient’s daughter is insistent on continuing all forms of life support, including mechanical ventilation and even extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (does the work of the lungs) if indicated. However, the Mrs Ruth’s delirium clears within the next 24 hours of intubation, and she is now competent, although still mechanically ventilated. She communicated to the ICU team that she preferred 1-way extubation (removal of the ventilator) and comfort care. This was communicated in writing to the ICU team, and was consistent over time with other care providers. The patient went as far to demand the extubation over the next hour, which was felt to be reasonable by the ICU team.
The patient’s daughter was informed of this decision, and stated that she could not come to the hospital for 2 hours, and in the meantime, that the patient must remain intubated.
At this point, the ICU team concurred with the patient’s wishes, and extubated her before her daughter was able to come to the hospital.
The daughter was angry at the team’s decision, and requested that the patient be re-intubated if she deteriorated. When the daughter arrived at the hospital, the patient and daughter were able to converse, and the patient then agreed to re-intubation if she deteriorated.
(1) What are the ethical issues emerging in this case? State why? (
KRISTINA)
(2) What decision model(s) would be ideal for application in this case? State your justification.
(Lacey Powell
)
(3) Who should make decisions in this situation? Should the ICU team have extubated the patient?
State if additional information was necessary for you to arrive at a better decision(s) in your case.
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Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2017). Criminal behavior: A psychological approach (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Chapter 12, “Sexual Assault” (pp. 348–375)
Chapter 13, “Sexual Abuse of Children and Youth” (pp. 376–402)
To prepare for this Discussion:
Review the Learning Resources.
Think about the following two statements:
Rape is seen as a pseudosexual act.
Rape is always and foremost an aggressive act.
Consider the two statements above regarding motivation of sexual assault. Is rape classified as a pseudosexual act to you, or is it more or less than that? Explain your stance. Do you see rape as an aggressive act by nature, or can it be considered otherwise in certain situations? Explain your reasoning for this.
Excellent - above expectations
Main Discussion Posting Content
Points Range:
21.6 (54%) - 24 (60%)
Discussion posting demonstrates an
excellent
understanding of
all
of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.
Points Range:
19.2 (48%) - 21.57 (53.92%)
Discussion posting demonstrates a
good
understanding of
most
of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting provides moderate detail (including at least one pertinent example), evidence from the readings and other scholarly sources, and discerning ideas.
Points Range:
16.8 (42%) - 19.17 (47.93%)
Discussion posting demonstrates a
fair
understanding of the concepts and key points as presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting may be
lacking
or incorrect in some area, or in detail and specificity, and/or may not include sufficient pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.
Points Range:
0 (0%) - 16.77 (41.93%)
Discussion posting demonstrates
poor or no
understanding of the concepts and key points of the text/s and Learning Resources. Posting is incorrect and/or shallow and/or does not include any pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.
Reply Post & Peer Interaction
Points Range:
7.2 (18%) - 8 (20%)
Student interacts
frequently
with peers. The feedback postings and responses to questions are excellent and fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, use of scholarly, empirical resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.
Points Range:
6.4 (16%) - 7.16 (17.9%)
Student interacts
moderately
with peers. The feedback postings and responses to questions are good, but may not fully contribute to the quality of interaction by offering constructive critique, suggestions, in-depth questions, use of scholarly, empirical resources, and stimulating thoughts and/or probes.
Points Range:
5.6 (14%) - 6.36 (15.9%)
Student interacts
minimally
with peers .
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Assignment: Typologies of Sexual Assaults
There are many different types of sexual assaults and many different types of offenders. Although they are different, they can be classified in order to create a common language between the criminal justice field and the mental health field. This in turn will enable more accurate research, predict future offenses, and assist in the prosecution and rehabilitation of the offenders.
In this Assignment, you compare different typologies of sexual offenders to determine the differences in motivation, expression of aggression, and underlining personality structure. You also determine the best way to interview each typology of sexual offenders.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Review the Learning Resources.
Select two typologies of sexual offenders listed in the resources.
By Day 7
In a 3- to 5- page paper:
Compare the two typologies of sexual offenders you selected by explaining the following:
The motivational differences between the two typologies
The expression of aggression in the two typologies
The differences in the underlining personality structure of the two typologies
Excellent - above expectations
Points Range:
47.25 (63%) - 52.5 (70%)
Paper demonstrates an
excellent
understanding of
all
of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Paper provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas.
Points Range:
42 (56%) - 47.2 (62.93%)
Paper demonstrates a
good
understanding of
most
of the concepts and key points presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Paper includes moderate detail, evidence from the readings, and discerning ideas.
Points Range:
36.75 (49%) - 41.95 (55.93%)
Paper demonstrates a
fair
understanding of the concepts and key points as presented in the text/s and Learning Resources. Paper may be
lacking
in detail and specificity and/or may not include sufficient pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.
Points Range:
0 (0%) - 36.7 (48.93%)
Paper demonstrates poor understanding of the concepts and key points of the text/s and Learning Resources. Paper is missing detail and specificity and/or does not include any pertinent examples or provide sufficient evidence from the readings.
Writing
Points Range:
20.25 (27%) - 22.5 (30%)
Paper is
well
organized, uses scholarly tone, follows APA style, uses original writing and proper paraphrasing, contains very few or no writing and/or spelling errors, and is
fully
consistent with graduate level writing style. Paper contains
multiple
, appropriate and exemplary sources expected/required for the assignment.
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9 Augustine
Confessions
(selections)
Augustine of Hippo wrote his Confessions between 397 -400 CE. In it he gives an
autobiographical account of his whole life up through his conversion to Christianity.
In Book 2, excerpted here, he thinks over the passions and temptations of his youth,
especially during a period where he had to come home from where he was studying
and return to living with his parents. His mother Monica was already Christian and
his father was considering it. They want him to be academically successful and
become a great orator.
From Augustine, Confessions. Translated by Caroline J-B Hammond. Loeb Classical
Library Harvard University Press 2014
(Links to an external site.)
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1. (1) I wish to put on record the disgusting deeds in which I engaged, and
the corrupting effect of sensual experience on my soul, not because I love
them, but so that I may love you, my God. I do this because of my love for
your love, to the end that—as I recall my wicked, wicked ways in the
bitterness of recollection—you may grow even sweeter to me. For you are
a sweetness which does not deceive, a sweetness which brings happiness
and peace, pulling me back together from the disintegration in which I was
being shattered and torn apart, when I turned away from you who are unity
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and dispersed into the multiplicity that is oblivion. For there was a time
during my adolescence when I burned to have my fill of hell. I ran wild and
reckless in all manner of shady liaisons, and my outward appearance
deteriorated, and I degenerated before your eyes as I went on pleasing
myself and desiring to appear pleasing in human sight.
2. (2) What was it that used to delight me, if not loving and being loved? But
there was no boundary maintained between one mind and another, and
reaching only as far as the clear confines of friendship. Instead the slime
of fleshly desire and the spurts of adolescence belched out their fumes,
and these clouded and obscured my heart, so that it was impossible to
distinguish the purity of love from the darkness of lust. Both of them
together seethed in me, dragging my immaturity over the heights of bodily
desire, and plunging me down into a whirlpool of sin. Your anger grew
strong against me, but I was unaware of it. I had been deafened by the
loud grinding of the chain of my mortality, the punishment for the pride of
my soul, and I went even further away from yo.
8.3 Intercultural Communication
Learning Objectives
1. Define intercultural communication.
2. List and summarize the six dialectics of intercultural communication.
3. Discuss how intercultural communication affects interpersonal relationships.
It is through intercultural communication that we come to create, understand, and transform culture and identity. Intercultural communication is communication between people with differing cultural identities. One reason we should study intercultural communication is to foster greater self-awareness (Martin & Nakayama, 2010). Our thought process regarding culture is often “other focused,” meaning that the culture of the other person or group is what stands out in our perception. However, the old adage “know thyself” is appropriate, as we become more aware of our own culture by better understanding other cultures and perspectives. Intercultural communication can allow us to step outside of our comfortable, usual frame of reference and see our culture through a different lens. Additionally, as we become more self-aware, we may also become more ethical communicators as we challenge our ethnocentrism, or our tendency to view our own culture as superior to other cultures.
As was noted earlier, difference matters, and studying intercultural communication can help us better negotiate our changing world. Changing economies and technologies intersect with culture in meaningful ways (Martin & Nakayama). As was noted earlier, technology has created for some a global village where vast distances are now much shorter due to new technology that make travel and communication more accessible and convenient (McLuhan, 1967). However, as the following “Getting Plugged In” box indicates, there is also a digital divide, which refers to the unequal access to technology and related skills that exists in much of the world. People in most fields will be more successful if they are prepared to work in a globalized world. Obviously, the global market sets up the need to have intercultural competence for employees who travel between locations of a multinational corporation. Perhaps less obvious may be the need for teachers to work with students who do not speak English as their first language and for police officers, lawyers, managers, and medical personnel to be able to work with people who have various cultural identities.
“Getting Plugged In”
The Digital Divide
Many people who are now college age struggle to imagine a time without cell phones and the Internet. As “digital natives” it is probably also surprising to realize the number of people who do not have access to certain technologies. The digital divide was a term that initially referred to gaps in access to computers. The term expanded to include access to the Internet since it exploded onto the technology scene and is now connected to virtually all computing (van Deursen & van Dijk, 2010). Approximately two billion people around the world now access the Internet regularl.
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August 3, 2013
Life in a Toxic Country
By EDWARD WONG
BEIJING — I RECENTLY found myself hauling a bag filled with 12 boxes of milk powder and a
cardboard container with two sets of air filters through San Francisco International Airport. I was
heading to my home in Beijing at the end of a work trip, bringing back what have become two of
the most sought-after items among parents here, and which were desperately needed in my own
household.
China is the world’s second largest economy, but the enormous costs of its growth are becoming
apparent. Residents of its boom cities and a growing number of rural regions question the safety of
the air they breathe, the water they drink and the food they eat. It is as if they were living in the
Chinese equivalent of the Chernobyl or Fukushima nuclear disaster areas.
Before this assignment, I spent three and a half years reporting in Iraq, where foreign
correspondents talked endlessly of the variety of ways in which one could die — car bombs,
firefights, being abducted and then beheaded. I survived those threats, only now to find myself
wondering: Is China doing irreparable harm to me and my family?
The environmental hazards here are legion, and the consequences might not manifest themselves
for years or even decades. The risks are magnified for young children. Expatriate workers
confronted with the decision of whether to live in Beijing weigh these factors, perhaps more than at
any time in recent decades. But for now, a correspondent’s job in China is still rewarding, and so I
am toughing it out a while longer. So is my wife, Tini, who has worked for more than a dozen years
as a journalist in Asia and has studied Chinese. That means we are subjecting our 9-month-old
daughter to the same risks that are striking fear into residents of cities across northern China, and
grappling with the guilt of doing so.
Like them, we take precautions. Here in Beijing, high-tech air purifiers are as coveted as luxury
sedans. Soon after I was posted to Beijing, in 2008, I set up a couple of European-made air
purifiers used by previous correspondents. In early April, I took out one of the filters for the first
time to check it: the layer of dust was as thick as moss on a forest floor. It nauseated me. I ordered
two new sets of filters to be picked up in San Francisco; those products are much cheaper in the
United States. My colleague Amy told me that during the Lunar New Year in February, a family
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8. A 2 x 2 Experimental Design: - Quality and Economy (x1 and x2 as independent variables)
Dr. Boonghee Yoo
[email protected]
RMI Distinguished Professor in Business and
Professor of Marketing & International Business
Make changes on the names, labels, and measure on the variable view.
Check the measure.
Have the same keys between “Name” and “Label.”
Run factor analysis for ys (dependent variables).
Select “Principal axis factoring” from “Extraction.”
The two-factor solution seems the best as (1) they are over one eigenvalue each and (2) the variance explained for is over 60%.
The new eigenvalues after the rotation.
The rotated factor matrix is clear.
But note that y3 and y1 are collapsed into one factor.
If not you should rerun factor analysis after removing the most problematic item one at a time.
Repeat this procedure until the rotated factor pattern has
(1) no cross-loading,
(2) no weak factor loading (< 0.5), and
(3) an adequate number of items (not more than 5 items per factor).
If a clear factor pattern is obtained, name the factors.
Attitude and purchase intention (y3 and y1)
Boycotting intention (y2)
Compute the reliability of the items of each factor
Make sure all responses were used.
Cronbach’s a (= Reliability a) must be greater than 0.70. Then, you can create the composite variable out of the member items.
Means and STDs must be similar among the items.
No a here should be greater than Cronbach’s a. If not, you should delete such item(s) to increase a.
Create the composite variable for each factor.
BI = mean (y2_1,y2_2,y2_3)
“PI” will be added to the data.
Go to the Variable View and change its “Name” and “Label.”
8. A 2 x 2 Experimental Design: - Quality and Economy (x1 and x2 as independent variables)
Dr. Boonghee Yoo
[email protected]
RMI Distinguished Professor in Business and
Professor of Marketing & International Business
BLOCK 1. Title and introductory paragraph.
Title and introductory paragraph
Plus, background questions
BLOCK 2 to 5. Show one of four treatments randomly.
x1(hi), x2 (hi)
x1 (hi), x2 (low)
x1 (low), x2 (hi)
x1 (low), x2 (low)
BLOCK 6. Questions.
Manipulation check questions (multi-item scales)
y1, y2, and y3 (multi-item scales)
Socio-demographic questions
Write “Thank you for participation.”
The questionnaire (6 blocks)
A 2x2 between-sample design: SQ (Service quality and ECON (Contribution to local economy)
Each of the four BLOCKs consist of:
The instruction: e.g., “Please read the following description of company ABC carefully.”
The scenario: An image file or written statement
(No questions inside the scenario blocks)
Qualtrics Survey Flow (6 blocks)
Manipulation check questions y1, y2, …, yn
Questions to verify that subjects were manipulated as intended. For example, if the stimulus is dollar-amount price, the manipulation check.
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42-year-old man presents to ED with 2-day history of dysuria, low back pain, inability to fully empty his bladder, severe perineal pain along with fevers and chills. He says the pain is worse when he stands up and is somewhat relieved when he lies down. Vital signs T 104.0 F, pulse 138, respirations 24. PaO2 96% on room air. Digital rectal exam (DRE) reveals the prostate to be enlarged, extremely tender, swollen, and warm to touch.
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:
The factors that affect fertility (STDs).
Why inflammatory markers rise in STD/PID.
Why prostatitis and infection happen. Also explain the causes of systemic reaction.
Why a patient would need a splenectomy after a diagnosis of ITP.
Anemia and the different kinds of anemia (i.e., micro, and macrocytic).
.
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8.1 What Is Corporate Strategy?
LO 8-1
Define corporate strategy and describe the three dimensions along which it is assessed.
Strategy formulation centers around the key questions of where and how to compete. Business strategy concerns the question of how to compete in a single product market. As discussed in Chapter 6, the two generic business strategies that firms can follow to pursue their quest for competitive advantage are to increase differentiation (while containing cost) or lower costs (while maintaining differentiation). If trade-offs can be reconciled, some firms might be able to pursue a blue ocean strategy by increasing differentiation and lowering costs. As firms grow, they are frequently expanding their business activities through seeking new markets both by offering new products and services and by competing in different geographies. Strategic leaders must formulate a corporate strategy to guide continued growth. To gain and sustain competitive advantage, therefore, any corporate strategy must align with and strengthen a firm’s business strategy, whether it is a differentiation, cost-leadership, or blue ocean strategy.
Corporate strategy comprises the decisions that leaders make and the goal-directed actions they take in the quest for competitive advantage in several industries and markets simultaneously.3 It provides answers to the key question of where to compete. Corporate strategy determines the boundaries of the firm along three dimensions: vertical integration along the industry value chain, diversification of products and services, and geographic scope (regional, national, or global markets). Strategic leaders must determine corporate strategy along the three dimensions:
1. Vertical integration: In what stages of the industry value chain should the company participate? The industry value chain describes the transformation of raw materials into finished goods and services along distinct vertical stages.
2. Diversification: What range of products and services should the company offer?
3. Geographic scope: Where should the company compete geographically in terms of regional, national, or international markets?
In most cases, underlying these three questions is an implicit desire for growth. The need for growth is sometimes taken so much for granted that not every manager understands all the reasons behind it. A clear understanding will help strategic leaders to pursue growth for the right reasons and make better decisions for the firm and its stakeholders.
WHY FIRMS NEED TO GROW
LO 8-2
Explain why firms need to grow, and evaluate different growth motives.
Several reasons explain why firms need to grow. These can be summarized as follows:
1. Increase profits.
2. Lower costs.
3. Increase market power.
4. Reduce risk.
5. Motivate management.
Let’s look at each reason in turn.
INCREASE PROFITS
Profitable growth allows businesses to provide a higher return for their shareholders, or owners, if privately held. For publicly trade.
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8.0 RESEARCH METHODS
These guidelines address postgraduate students who have completed course
requirements and assumed to have sufficient background experience of high-level
engagement activities like recognizing, relating, applying, generating, reflecting and
theorizing issues. It is an ultimate period in our academic life when we feel confident
at embarking on independent research.
It cannot be overemphasized that we must enjoy the experience of research process
and not look at it as an academic chore.
To enable such a desired behaviour, these guidelines consider the research process
in terms of the skills and knowledge needed to develop independent and critical
styles of thinking in order to evaluate and use research as well as to conduct fresh
research.
The guidelines should be viewed as briefs which the Research Supervisors are expected
to exemplify based on their own experience as well as expertise.
8.1 Chapter 1 - Introduction
INTRODUCE the subject or problem to be studied. This might require the
identification of key managerial concerns, theories, laws and governmental rulings,
critical incidents or social changes, and current environmental issues, that make the
subject critical, relevant and worthy of managerial or research attention.
• To inform the Reader (stylistically - forthright, direct, and brief / concise),
• The first sentence should begin with `This Study was intended
to’….’ And immediately tell the Reader the nature of the study for the
reader's interest and desire to read on.
8.1.1 The Research Problem
What is the statement of the problem? The statement of the problem or problem
statement should follow logically from what has been set forth in the background of
the problem by defining the specific research need providing impetus for the
study, a need not met through previous research. Present a clear and precise
statement of the central question of research, formulated to address the need.
8.1.2 The Purpose of the Study
What is the purpose of the study? What are the RESEARCH QUESTION (S) of
the study? What are the specific objective (s) of the study? Define the specific
research objective (s) that would answer the research Question (s) of the study.
8.1.3 The Rationale of the Study:
1. Why in a general sense?
2. One or two brief references to previous research or theories critical in structuring
this study to support and understand the rationale.
3. The importance of the study for the reader to know, to fully appreciate the need
for the study - and its significance.
4. Own professional experience that stimulated the study or aroused interest in the
area of research.
5. The Need for the Study - will deal with valid questions or professional concerns
to provide data leading to an answer - reference to literature helpful and
appropriate.
8.1.4 The Significance of the Study:
1. Clearly .
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People of Appalachian
Heritage
Chapter 5
KATHLEEN W. HUTTLINGER and LARRY D. PURNELL
Overview, Inhabited Localities,
and Topography
OVERVIEW
Appalachia consists of that large geographic expanse in
the eastern United States that is associated with the
Appalachian mountain system, a 200,000-square-mile
region that extends from the northeastern United States
in southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes
all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee,
and Virginia. This very rural area is characterized by a
rolling topography with very rugged ridges and hilltops,
some extending over 4000 feet high, with remote valleys
between them. The surrounding valleys are often 2000
feet or more in elevation and give one a sense of isolation,
peacefulness, and separateness from the lower and more
heavily traveled urban areas. This isolation and rough
topography have contributed to the development of
secluded communities in the hills and natural hollows or
narrow valleys where people, over time, have developed a
strong sense of independence and family cohesiveness.
These same isolated valleys and rugged mountains pre-
sent many transportation problems for those who do not
have access to cars or trucks. Very limited public trans-
portation is available only in the larger urbanized areas.
Even though the Appalachian region includes several
large cities, many people live in small settlements and in
inaccessible hollows or “hollers” (Huttlinger, Schaller-
Ayers, & Lawson, 2004a). The rugged location of many
communities in Appalachia results in a population that is
often isolated from the mainstream of health-care ser-
vices. In some areas of Appalachia, substandard secondary
and tertiary roads, as well as limited public bus, rail, and
airport facilities, prevent easy access to the area (Fig. 5–1).
Difficulty in accessing the area is partially responsible for
continued geographic and sociocultural isolation. The
rugged terrain can significantly delay ambulance response
time and is a deterrent to people who need health care
when their health condition is severe. This is one area in
which telehealth innovations can and often do provide
needed services.
Many of the approximately 24 million people who live
in Appalachia can trace their family roots back 150 or
more years, and it is common to find whole communities
comprising extended, related families. The cultural her-
itage of the region is rich and reflected in their distinctive
music, art, and literature. Even though family roots are
strong, many of the region’s younger residents have left
the area to pursue job opportunities in the larger urban
cities of the north. The remaining, older population
reflects a group that often has less than a high-school edu-
cation, is frequently unemployed, may be on welfare
and/or disability, and is regularly uninsured (20.4 per-
cent) (Virginia He.
8-10 slide Powerpoint The example company is Tesla.Instructions.docxpriestmanmable
8-10 slide Powerpoint The example company is Tesla.
Instructions
As the organization’s top leader, you are responsible for communicating the organization’s strategies in a way that makes the employees understand the role that they play in helping to achieve the organization’s strategies. Design a presentation that explains the following:
The company is Tesla
1. Your Organization's Mission and Vision
2. Your organization’s overall strategies and how they align with the Mission and Vision
3. At least five of your organization’ strategic SMART goals that align with the overall organizational strategy
4. At least three different departments’ specific roles in helping to achieve those strategic SMART goals
5. This can be a PowerPoint presentation with a voice-over or it can be a video presentation.
Length: 8 – 10 slides, not including title and reference slide.
Notes Length: 200-250 words for each slide.
References: Include a minimum of five scholarly resources.
I will do the voice over. I do not need a separate document of speaker notes as long as the PowerPoint has the requested 200-250 words for each slide
.
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Network Security April 2020
FEATURE
Are your IT staff ready
for the pandemic-driven
insider threat? Phil Chapman
Obviously the threat to human life is
the top concern for everyone at this
moment. But businesses are also starting
to suffer as productivity slips globally
and the workforce itself is squeezed.
The UK Government’s March budget
did announce some measures, especially
for small and medium-size enterprises
(SMEs), that will make this period
slightly less painful for organisations.
However, as is apparent from the tank-
ing stock market (the FTSE 100 has
hit levels not seen since June 2012) the
economy and pretty much all businesses
in the country (unless you produce hand
sanitiser) are going to suffer. There is no
time like now for the UK to embrace
its mantra of ‘keep calm and carry on’
because that is what we must do if we’re
going to keep business flowing.
For the IT department at large there is
lots of urgent work to do to ensure that
the business is prepared to keep running
smoothly even if people are having to
work remotely. The task at hand for cyber
security professionals is arguably even
larger as Covid-19 is seeing cyber criminals
capitalising on the fact that the insider
threat is worse than ever, with more people
working remotely from personal devices
than many IT and cyber security teams
have likely ever prepared for.
This article will argue that the cyber
security workforce, which is already suf-
fering a digital skills crisis, may also be
lacking the adequate soft skills required
to effectively tackle the insider threat
that has been exacerbated by the pan-
demic. It will first examine the insider
threat, and why this has become so
much more insidious because of Covid-
19. It will then look into the essential
soft skills required to tackle this threat,
before examining how organisations can
effectively implement an apprentice-
ship strategy that generates professionals
with both hard and soft skills, includ-
ing advice from the CISO of globally
respected law firm Pinsent Masons, who
will provide insight into how he is mak-
ing his strategy work. It will conclude
that many of these issues could be solved
if the industry didn’t rely so heavily on
recruiting graduates and rather looked
towards hiring apprentices.
The insider threat
In the best of times, every cyber-pro-
fessional knows that the biggest threat
to an organisation’s IT infrastructure
is people, both malicious actors and
– much more often – employees and
partners making mistakes. The problem
is that people lack cyber knowledge and
so commit careless actions – for exam-
ple, forwarding sensitive information to
the wrong recipient over email or plug-
ging rogue USBs into their device (yes,
that still happens). Cyber criminals
capitalise on this ignorance by utilising
social engineering tactics ranging from
the painfully simple, like fake emails
from Amazon, to the very sophisticated,
such as.
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Caderno de Resumos XVIII Encontro de Pesquisa em Filosofia da UFU, IX Encontro de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da UFU e VII Encontro de Pesquisa em Filosofia no Ensino Médio
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Slideshare Lição 10, CPAD, Desenvolvendo uma Consciência de Santidade, 2Tr24, Pr Henrique, EBD NA TV, Lições Bíblicas, 2º Trimestre de 2024, adultos, Tema, A CARREIRA QUE NOS ESTÁ PROPOSTA, O CAMINHO DA SALVAÇÃO, SANTIDADE E PERSEVERANÇA PARA CHEGAR AO CÉU, Coment Osiel Gomes, estudantes, professores, Ervália, MG, Imperatriz, MA, Cajamar, SP, estudos bíblicos, gospel, DEUS, ESPÍRITO SANTO, JESUS CRISTO, Com. Extra Pr. Luiz Henrique, de Almeida Silva, tel-What, 99-99152-0454, Canal YouTube, Henriquelhas, @PrHenrique, https://ebdnatv.blogspot.com/
proposta curricular para educação de jovens e adultos- Língua portuguesa- anos finais do ensino fundamental (6º ao 9º ano). Planejamento de unidades letivas para professores da EJA da disciplina língua portuguesa- pode ser trabalhado nos dois segmentos - proposta para trabalhar com alunos da EJA com a disciplina língua portuguesa.Sugestão de proposta curricular da disciplina português para turmas de educação de jovens e adultos - ensino fundamental. A proposta curricular da EJa lingua portuguesa traz sugestões para professores dos anos finais (6º ao 9º ano), sabendo que essa modalidade deve ser trabalhada com metodologias diversificadas para que o aluno não desista de estudar.
proposta curricular da educação de jovens e adultos da disciplina geografia, para os anos finais do ensino fundamental. planejamento de unidades, plano de curso da EJA- GEografia
para o professor que trabalha com a educação de jovens e adultos- anos finais do ensino fundamental.
Sequência Didática - Cordel para Ensino Fundamental ILetras Mágicas
Sequência didática para trabalhar o gênero literário CORDEL, a sugestão traz o trabalho com verbos, mas pode ser adequado com base a sua realidade, retirar dos textos palavras que iniciam com R ou pintar as palavras dissílabas ...
Sequência Didática - Cordel para Ensino Fundamental I
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k n e w c o u l d w r i t e , I w o u l d t e l l h i m I c o u l d w r
i t e a s w e l l a s h e . T h e
n e x t w o r d w o u l d b e , " 1 d o n ' t b e l i e v e y o u . L e
t m e s e e y o u t r y i t . " I
w o u l d t h e n m a k e t h e l e t t e r s w h i c h I h a d b e e n
s o f o r t u n a t e a s t o
l e a r n , a n d a s k h i m t o b e a t t h a t . I n t h i s w a y I g
o t a g o o d m a n y l e s -
s o n s i n w r i t i n g , w h i c h i t i s q u i t e p o s s i b l e I s
h o u l d n e v e r h a v e g o t -
t e n i n a n y o t h e r w a y . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e , m y c o
p y - b o o k w a s t h e
b o a r d f e n c e , b r i c k w a l l , a n d p a v e m e n t ; m y p
e n a n d i n k w a s a
l u m p o f c h a l k . W i t h t h e s e , I l e a r n e d m a i n l y h
o w t o w r i t e . I t h e n
c o m m e n c e d a n d c o n t i n u e d c o p y i n g t h e I t a l i
c s i n W e b s t e r ' s S p e l l i n g
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o k i n g o n t h e b o o k . B y
t h i s t i m e , m y l i t t l e M a s t e r T h o m a s h a d g o n e
t o s c h o o l , a n d
l e a r n e d h o w t o w r i t e , a n d h a d w r i t t e n o v e r a n
u m b e r o f c o p y -
b o o k s . T h e s e h a d b e e n b r o u g h t h o m e , a n d s h
o w n t o s o m e o f o u r
n e a r n e i g h b o r s , a n d t h e n l a i d a s i d e . M y m i s t
r e s s u s e d t o g o t o
c l a s s m e e t i n g a t t h e W i l k S t r e e t m e e t i n g h o u
s e e v e r y M o n d a y a f -
2. t e r n o o n , a n d l e a v e m e t o t a k e c a r e o f t h e h o u s
e . W h e n l e f t t h u s , I
u s e d t o s p e n d t h e t i m e i n w r i t i n g i n t h e s p a c e
s l e f t i n M a s t e r
T h o m a s ' s c o p y - b o o k , c o p y i n g w h a t h e h a d w
r i t t e n . I c o n t i n u e d t o
d o t h i s u n t i l I c o u l d w r i t e a h a n d v e r y s i m i l a r
t o t h a t o f M a s t e r
T h o m a s . T h u s , a f t e r a l o n g , t e d i o u s e f f o r t f
o r y e a r s , I f i n a l l y s u c -
c e e d e d i n l e a r n i n g h o w t o w r i t e .
1845
G r a d u a t i o n
M a y a A n g e l o u
T h e c h i l d r e n i n S t a m p s ' t r e m b l e d v i s i b l y w i
t h a n t i c i p a t i o n . S o m e i
a d u l t s w e r e e x c i t e d t o o , b u t t o b e c e r t a i n t h e
w h o l e y o u n g p o p u -
l a t i o n h a d c o m e d o w n w i t h g r a d u a t i o n e p i d e
m i c . L a r g e c l a s s e s
w e r e g r a d u a t i n g f r o m b o t h t h e g r a m m a r s c h
o o l a n d t h e h i g h
s c h o o l . E v e n t h o s e w h o w e r e y e a r s r e m o v e d
f r o m t h e i r o w n d a y
o f g l o r i o u s r e l e a s e w e r e a n x i o u s t o h e l p w i t
h p r e p a r a t i o n s a s a
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e m o v i n g i n t o t h e
3. v a c a t i n g c l a s s e s ' c h a i r s w e r e t r a d i t i o n - b o
u n d t o s h o w t h e i r t a l e n t s
f o r l e a d e r s h i p a n d m a n a g e m e n t . T h e y s t r u t t
e d t h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l
a n d a r o u n d t h e c a m p u s e x e r t i n g p r e s s u r e o n
t h e l o w e r g r a d e s .
T h e i r a u t h o r i t y w a s s o n e w t h a t o c c a s i o n a l l
y i f t h e y p r e s s e d a l i t -
t l e t o o h a r d i t h a d t o b e o v e r l o o k e d . A f t e r a l l
, n e x t t e r m w a s c o m -
i n g , a n d i t n e v e r h u r t a s i x t h g r a d e r t o h a v e a
p l a y s i s t e r i n t h e
e i g h t h g r a d e , o r a t e n t h - y e a r s t u d e n t t o b e a
b l e t o c a l l a t w e l f t h
g r a d e r B u b b a . S o a l l w a s e n d u r e d i n a s p i r i t o
f s h a r e d u n d e r -
s t a n d i n g . B u t t h e g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s e s t h e m s
e l v e s w e r e t h e n o b i l i t y .
L i k e t r a v e l e r s w i t h e x o t i c d e s t i n a t i o n s o n t
h e i r m i n d s , t h e g r a d u -
a t e s w e r e r e m a r k a b l y f o r g e t f u l . T h e y c a m e
t o s c h o o l w i t h o u t t h e i r
b o o k s , o r t a b l e t s o r e v e n p e n c i l s . V o l u n t e e
r s f e l l o v e r t h e m s e l v e s
t o s e c u r e r e p l a c e m e n t s f o r t h e m i s s i n g e q u i
p m e n t . W h e n a c -
c e p t e d , t h e w i l l i n g w o r k e r s m i g h t o r m i g h t n
o t b e t h a n k e d , a n d i t
w a s o f n o i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e p r e g r a d u a t i o n r i
t e s . E v e n t e a c h e r s
w e r e r e s p e c t f u l o f t h e n o w q u i e t a n d a g i n g s e
n i o r s , a n d t e n d e d t o
s p e a k t o t h e m , i f n o t a s e q u a l s , a s b e i n g o n l y
s l i g h t l y l o w e r t h a n
t h e m s e l v e s . A f t e r t e s t s w e r e r e t u r n e d a n d g
r a d e s g i v e n , t h e s t u -
4. d e n t b o d y , w h i c h a c t e d l i k e a n e x t e n d e d f a m
i l y , k n e w w h o d i d
w e l l , w h o e x c e l l e d , a n d w h a t p i t e o u s o n e s h
a d f a i l e d .
U n l i k e t h e w h i t e h i g h s c h o o l , L a f a y e t t e C o
u n t y T r a i n i n g
S c h o o l d i s t i n g u i s h e d i t s e l f b y h a v i n g n e i t h
e r l a w n , n o r h e d g e s ,
n o r t e n n i s c o u r t , n o r c l i m b i n g i v y . I t s t w o b
u i l d i n g s ( m a i n c l a s s -
r o o m s , t h e g r a d e s c h o o l a n d h o m e e c o n o m i c
s ) w e r e s e t o n a d i r t
h i l l w i t h n o f e n c e t o l i m i t e i t h e r i t s b o u n d a r
i e s o r t h o s e o f b o r d e r -
i n g f a r m s . T h e r e w a s a l a r g e e x p a n s e t o t h e l e
f t o f t h e s c h o o l
w h i c h w a s u s e d a l t e r n a t e l y a s a b a s e b a l l d i a
m o n d o r b a s k e t b a l l
c o u r t . R u s t y h o o p s o n s w a y i n g p o l e s r e p r e s
e n t e d t h e p e r m a n e n t
r e c r e a t i o n a l e q u i p m e n t , a l t h o u g h b a t s a n d
b a l l s c o u l d b e b o r -
r o w e d f r o m t h e R E . t e a c h e r i f t h e b o r r o w e r w
a s q u a l i f i e d a n d i f
t h e d i a m o n d w a s n ' t o c c u p i e d .
O v e r t h i s r o c k y a r e a r e l i e v e d b y a f e w s h a d y t
a l l p e r s i m m o n
t r e e s t h e g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s w a l k e d . T h e g i r l s
o f t e n h e l d h a n d s a n d
n o l o n g e r b o t h e r e d t o s p e a k t o t h e l o w e r s t u d
e n t s . T h e r e w a s a
s a d n e s s a b o u t t h e m , a s i f t h i s o l d w o r l d w a s n
o t t h e i r h o m e a n d
t h e y w e r e b o u n d f o r h i g h e r g r o u n d . T h e b o y s
5. , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d ,
h a d b e c o m e m o r e f r i e n d l y , m o r e o u t g o i n g .
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f r o m t h e c l o s e d a t t i t u d e t h e y p r o j e c t e d w h i
l e s t u d y i n g f o r f i n a l s .
N o w t h e y s e e m e d n o t r e a d y t o g i v e u p t h e o l d s
c h o o l , t h e f a m i l -
i a r p a t h s a n d c l a s s r o o m s . O n l y a s m a l l p e r c e
n t a g e w o u l d b e c o n -
t i n u i n g o n t o c o l l e g e — o n e o f t h e S o u t h ' s A &
M ( a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d
m e c h a n i c a l ) s c h o o l s , w h i c h t r a i n e d N e g r o
y o u t h s t o b e c a r p e n -
t e r s , f a r m e r s , h a n d y m e n , m a s o n s , m a i d s , c
o o k s a n d b a b y n u r s e s .
T h e i r f u t u r e r o d e h e a v i l y o n t h e i r s h o u l d e r
s , a n d b l i n d e d t h e m t o
t h e c o l l e c t i v e j o y t h a t h a d p e r v a d e d t h e l i v e
s o f t h e b o y s a n d g i r l s
i n t h e g r a m m a r s c h o o l g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s .
P a r e n t s w h o c o u l d a f f o r d i t h a d o r d e r e d n e w
s h o e s a n d r e a d y - 4
m a d e c l o t h e s f o r t h e m s e l v e s f r o m S e a r s a n d
R o e b u c k o r M o n t -
g o m e r y W a r d . T h e y a l s o e n g a g e d t h e b e s t s e
a m s t r e s s e s t o m a k e
t h e f l o a t i n g g r a d u a t i n g d r e s s e s a n d t o c u t d
o w n s e c o n d h a n d
p a n t s w h i c h w o u l d b e p r e s s e d t o a m i l i t a r y s l
i c k n e s s f o r t h e i m -
6. p o r t a n t e v e n t .
O h , i t w a s i m p o r t a n t , a l l r i g h t . W h i t e f o l k s
w o u l d a t t e n d t h e 5
c e r e m o n y , a n d t w o o r t h r e e w o u l d s p e a k o f G
o d a n d h o m e , a n d
t h e S o u t h e r n w a y o f l i f e , a n d M r s . P a r s o n s , t
h e p r i n c i p a l ' s w i f e ,
w o u l d p l a y t h e g r a d u a t i o n m a r c h w h i l e t h e l
o w e r - g r a d e g r a d u -
a t e s p a r a d e d d o w n t h e a i s l e s a n d t o o k t h e i r s
e a t s b e l o w t h e p l a t -
f o r m . T h e h i g h s c h o o l s e n i o r s w o u l d w a i t i n
e m p t y c l a s s r o o m s t o
m a k e t h e i r d r a m a t i c e n t r a n c e .
I n t h e S t o r e I w a s t h e p e r s o n o f t h e m o m e n t . T
h e b i r t h d a y g i r l , e
T h e c e n t e r . B a i l e y h a d g r a d u a t e d t h e y e a r b e
f o r e , a l t h o u g h t o d o
s o h e h a d h a d t o f o r f e i t a l l p l e a s u r e s t o m a k e
u p f o r h i s t i m e l o s t
i n B a t o n R o u g e .
M y c l a s s w a s w e a r i n g b u t t e r - y e l l o w p i q u e d
r e s s e s , a n d M o m m a 7
l a u n c h e d o u t o n m i n e . S h e s m o c k e d t h e y o k e
i n t o t i n y c r i s s c r o s s -
i n g p u c k e r s , t h e n s h i r r e d t h e r e s t o f t h e b o d i
c e . H e r d a r k f i n g e r s
d u c k e d i n a n d o u t o f t h e l e m o n y c l o t h a s s h e e
m b r o i d e r e d r a i s e d
d a i s i e s a r o u n d t h e h e m . B e f o r e s h e c o n s i d e r
e d h e r s e l f f i n i s h e d
s h e h a d a d d e d a c r o c h e t e d c u f f o n t h e p u f f s l e
e v e s , a n d a p o i n t
7. c r o c h e t e d c o l l a r .
I w a s g o i n g t o b e l o v e l y . A w a l k i n g m o d e l o f a
l l t h e v a r i o u s s
s t y l e s o f f i n e h a n d s e w i n g a n d i t d i d n ' t w o r r
y m e t h a t I w a s o n l y
t w e l v e y e a r s o l d a n d m e r e l y g r a d u a t i n g f r o
m t h e e i g h t h g r a d e .
B e s i d e s , m a n y t e a c h e r s i n A r k a n s a s N e g r o s
c h o o l s h a d o n l y t h a t
d i p l o m a a n d w e r e l i c e n s e d t o i m p a r t w i s d o m
.
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T h e d a y s h a d b e c o m e l o n g e r a n d m o r e n o t i c e
a b l e . T h e f a d e d
b e i g e o f f o r m e r t i m e s h a d b e e n r e p l a c e d w i t
h s t r o n g a n d s u r e c o l -
o r s . I b e g a n t o s e e m y c l a s s m a t e s ' c l o t h e s , t
h e i r s k i n t o n e s , a n d t h e
d u s t t h a t w a v e d o f f p u s s y w i l l o w s . C l o u d s t
h a t l a z e d a c r o s s t h e
s k y w e r e o b j e c t s o f g r e a t c o n c e r n t o m e . T h e
i r s h i f t i e r s h a p e s m i g h t
h a v e h e l d a m e s s a g e t h a t i n m y n e w h a p p i n e s
s a n d w i t h a l i t t l e
b i t o f t i m e I ' d s o o n d e c i p h e r . D u r i n g t h a t p e
r i o d I l o o k e d a t t h e
a r c h o f h e a v e n s o r e l i g i o u s l y m y n e c k k e p t a
s t e a d y a c h e . I h a d
t a k e n t o s m i l i n g m o r e o f t e n , a n d m y j a w s h u r
t f r o m t h e u n a c c u s -
t o m e d a c t i v i t y . B e t w e e n t h e t w o p h y s i c a l s o
r e s p o t s , I s u p p o s e I
c o u l d h a v e b e e n u n c o m f o r t a b l e , b u t t h a t w a
8. s n o t t h e c a s e . A s a
m e m b e r o f t h e w i n n i n g t e a m ( t h e g r a d u a t i n g
c l a s s o f 1 9 4 0 ) I h a d
o u t d i s t a n c e d u n p l e a s a n t s e n s a t i o n s b y m i l
e s . I w a s h e a d e d f o r t h e
f r e e d o m o f o p e n f i e l d s .
Y o u t h a n d s o c i a l a p p r o v a l a l l i e d t h e m s e l v e
s w i t h m e a n d w e
t r a m m e l e d m e m o r i e s o f s l i g h t s a n d i n s u l t s .
T h e w i n d o f o u r s w i f t
p a s s a g e r e m o d e l e d m y f e a t u r e s . L o s t t e a r s
w e r e p o u n d e d t o m u d
a n d t h e n t o d u s t . Y e a r s o f w i t h d r a w a l w e r e b
r u s h e d a s i d e a n d l e f t
b e h i n d , a s h a n g i n g r o p e s o f p a r a s i t i c m o s s .
M y w o r k a l o n e h a d a w a r d e d m e a t o p p l a c e a n d
I w a s g o i n g
t o b e o n e o f t h e f i r s t c a l l e d i n t h e g r a d u a t i n g
c e r e m o n i e s . O n t h e
c l a s s r o o m b l a c k b o a r d , a s w e l l a s o n t h e b u l l
e t i n b o a r d i n t h e a u -
d i t o r i u m , t h e r e w e r e b l u e s t a r s a n d w h i t e s t
a r s a n d r e d s t a r s . N o
a b s e n c e s , n o t a r d i n e s s e s , a n d m y a c a d e m i c
w o r k w a s a m o n g t h e
b e s t o f t h e y e a r . I c o u l d s a y t h e p r e a m b l e t o t
h e C o n s t i t u t i o n e v e n
f a s t e r t h a n B a i l e y . W e t i m e d o u r s e l v e s o f t e
n : " W e t h e p e o p l e -
o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n o r d e r t o f o r m a m o r e p e
r f e c t u n i o n . . . . " I h a d
m e m o r i z e d t h e P r e s i d e n t s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t
e s f r o m W a s h i n g t o n
t o R o o s e v e l t i n c h r o n o l o g i c a l a s w e l l a s a l p
9. h a b e t i c a l o r d e r .
M y h a i r p l e a s e d m e t o o . G r a d u a l l y t h e b l a c k
m a s s h a d l e n g t h -
e n e d a n d t h i c k e n e d , s o t h a t i t k e p t a t l a s t t o i
t s b r a i d e d p a t t e r n ,
a n d I d i d n ' t h a v e t o y a n k m y s c a l p o f f w h e n I t
r i e d t o c o m b i t .
L o u i s e a n d I h a d r e h e a r s e d t h e e x e r c i s e s u n t
i l w e t i r e d o u t
o u r s e l v e s . H e n r y R e e d w a s c l a s s v a l e d i c t o r
i a n . H e w a s a s m a l l ,
v e r y b l a c k b o y w i t h h o o d e d e y e s , a l o n g , b r o
a d n o s e a n d a n o d d l y
s h a p e d h e a d . I h a d a d m i r e d h i m f o r y e a r s b e c
a u s e e a c h t e r m h e
a n d I v i e d f o r t h e b e s t g r a d e s i n o u r c l a s s . M o
s t o f t e n h e b e s t e d
m e , b u t i n s t e a d o f b e i n g d i s a p p o i n t e d I w a s p
l e a s e d t h a t w e
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s h a r e d t o p p l a c e s b e t w e e n u s . L i k e m a n y S o u
t h e r n B l a c k c h i l d r e n ,
h e l i v e d w i t h h i s g r a n d m o t h e r , w h o w a s a s s t
r i c t a s M o m m a a n d
a s k i n d a s s h e k n e w h o w t o b e . H e w a s c o u r t e o
u s , r e s p e c t f u l a n d
s o f t - s p o k e n t o e l d e r s , b u t o n t h e p l a y g r o u n
d h e c h o s e t o p l a y t h e
r o u g h e s t g a m e s . I a d m i r e d h i m . A n y o n e , I r e
c k o n e d , s u f f i c i e n t l y
10. a f r a i d o r s u f f i c i e n t l y d u l l c o u l d b e p o l i t e .
B u t t o b e a b l e t o o p e r a t e
a t a t o p l e v e l w i t h b o t h a d u l t s a n d c h i l d r e n w
a s a d m i r a b l e .
H i s v a l e d i c t o r y s p e e c h w a s e n t i t l e d " T o B e
o r N o t t o B e . " T h e
r i g i d t e n t h - g r a d e t e a c h e r h a d h e l p e d h i m w r
i t e i t . H e ' d b e e n
w o r k i n g o n t h e d r a m a t i c s t r e s s e s f o r m o n t h s
.
T h e w e e k s u n t i l g r a d u a t i o n w e r e f i l l e d w i t h
h e a d y a c t i v i t i e s .
A g r o u p o f s m a l l c h i l d r e n w e r e t o b e p r e s e n t
e d i n a p l a y a b o u t
b u t t e r c u p s a n d d a i s i e s a n d b u n n y r a b b i t s . T
h e y c o u l d b e h e a r d
t h r o u g h o u t t h e b u i l d i n g p r a c t i c i n g t h e i r h o
p s a n d t h e i r l i t t l e s o n g s
t h a t s o u n d e d l i k e s i l v e r b e l l s . T h e o l d e r g i r
l s ( n o n - g r a d u a t e s , o f
c o u r s e ) w e r e a s s i g n e d t h e t a s k o f m a k i n g r e f
r e s h m e n t s f o r t h e
n i g h t ' s f e s t i v i t i e s . A t a n g y s c e n t o f g i n g e r ,
c i n n a m o n , n u t m e g a n d
c h o c o l a t e w a f t e d a r o u n d t h e h o m e e c o n o m i
c s b u i l d i n g a s t h e
b u d d i n g c o o k s m a d e s a m p l e s f o r t h e m s e l v e
s a n d t h e i r t e a c h e r s .
I n e v e r y c o r n e r o f t h e w o r k s h o p , a x e s a n d s a
w s s p l i t f r e s h
t i m b e r a s t h e w o o d s h o p b o y s m a d e s e t s a n d s t
a g e s c e n e r y . O n l y
t h e g r a d u a t e s w e r e l e f t o u t o f t h e g e n e r a l b u
11. s t l e . W e w e r e f r e e t o
s i t i n t h e l i b r a r y a t t h e b a c k o f t h e b u i l d i n g o
r l o o k i n q u i t e d e -
t a c h e d l y , n a t u r a l l y , o n t h e m e a s u r e s b e i n g
t a k e n f o r o u r e v e n t .
E v e n t h e m i n i s t e r p r e a c h e d o n g r a d u a t i o n t h
e S u n d a y b e f o r e .
H i s s u b j e c t w a s , " L e t y o u r l i g h t s o s h i n e t h a
t m e n w i l l s e e y o u r
g o o d w o r k s a n d p r a i s e y o u r F a t h e r , W h o i s i n
H e a v e n . " A l t h o u g h
t h e s e r m o n w a s p u r p o r t e d t o b e a d d r e s s e d t o
u s , h e u s e d t h e o c c a -
s i o n t o s p e a k t o b a c k s l i d e r s , g a m b l e r s a n d g
e n e r a l n e ' e r - d o - w e l l s .
B u t s i n c e h e h a d c a l l e d o u r n a m e s a t t h e b e g i
n n i n g o f t h e s e r v i c e
w e w e r e m o l l i f i e d .
A m o n g N e g r o e s t h e t r a d i t i o n w a s t o g i v e p r e
s e n t s t o c h i l d r e n
g o i n g o n l y f r o m o n e g r a d e t o a n o t h e r . H o w m
u c h m o r e i m p o r t a n t
t h i s w a s w h e n t h e p e r s o n w a s g r a d u a t i n g a t t
h e t o p o f t h e c l a s s .
U n c l e W i l l i e a n d M o m m a h a d s e n t a w a y f o r a
M i c k e y M o u s e w a t c h
l i k e B a i l e y ' s . L o u i s e g a v e m e f o u r e m b r o i d e
r e d h a n d k e r c h i e f s . ( I
g a v e h e r c r o c h e t e d d o i l i e s . ) M r s . S n e e d , t h
e m i n i s t e r ' s w i f e , m a d e
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m e a n u n d e r s h i r t t o w e a r f o r g r a d u a t i o n , a n d
12. n e a r l y e v e r y c u s -
t o m e r g a v e m e a n i c k e l o r m a y b e e v e n a d i m e w
i t h t h e i n -
s t r u c t i o n , " K e e p o n m o v i n g t o h i g h e r g r o u n
d , " o r s o m e s u c h
e n c o u r a g e m e n t .
A m a z i n g l y t h e g r e a t d a y f i n a l l y d a w n e d a n d
I w a s o u t o f b e d
b e f o r e I k n e w i t . I t h r e w o p e n t h e b a c k d o o r t o
s e e i t m o r e c l e a r l y ,
b u t M o m m a s a i d , " S i s t e r , c o m e a w a y f r o m t h
a t d o o r a n d p u t y o u r
r o b e o n . "
I h o p e d t h e m e m o r y o f t h a t m o r n i n g w o u l d n e
v e r l e a v e m e .
S u n l i g h t w a s i t s e l f y o u n g , a n d t h e d a y h a d n
o n e o f t h e i n s i s t e n c e
m a t u r i t y w o u l d b r i n g i t i n a f e w h o u r s . I n m y r
o b e a n d b a r e f o o t i n
t h e b a c k y a r d , u n d e r c o v e r o f g o i n g t o s e e a b
o u t m y n e w b e a n s , I
g a v e m y s e l f u p t o t h e g e n t l e w a r m t h a n d t h a n
k e d G o d t h a t n o
m a t t e r w h a t e v i l I h a d d o n e i n m y l i f e H e h a d a
l l o w e d m e t o l i v e
t o s e e t h i s d a y . S o m e w h e r e i n m y f a t a l i s m I h
a d e x p e c t e d t o d i e ,
a c c i d e n t a l l y , a n d n e v e r h a v e t h e c h a n c e t o w
a l k u p t h e s t a i r s i n
t h e a u d i t o r i u m a n d g r a c e f u l l y r e c e i v e m y h a
r d - e a r n e d d i p l o m a .
O u t o f G o d ' s m e r c i f u l b o s o m I h a d w o n r e p r i e
v e .
13. B a i l e y c a m e o u t i n h i s r o b e a n d g a v e m e a b o x
w r a p p e d i n
C h r i s t m a s p a p e r . H e s a i d h e h a d s a v e d h i s m o
n e y f o r m o n t h s
t o p a y f o r i t . I t f e l t l i k e a b o x o f c h o c o l a t e s , b
u t I k n e w B a i l e y
w o u l d n ' t s a v e m o n e y t o b u y c a n d y w h e n w e h a
d a l l w e c o u l d
w a n t u n d e r o u r n o s e s .
H e w a s a s p r o u d o f t h e g i f t a s I . I t w a s a s o f t - l
e a t h e r - b o u n d -
c o p y o f a c o l l e c t i o n o f p o e m s b y E d g a r A l l a n
P o e , o r , a s B a i l e y a n d
I c a l l e d h i m , " E a p . " I t u r n e d t o " A n n a b e l L e e
" a n d w e w a l k e d u p
a n d d o w n t h e g a r d e n r o w s , t h e c o o l d i r t b e t w
e e n o u r t o e s , r e c i t -
i n g t h e b e a u t i f u l l y s a d l i n e s .
M o m m a m a d e a S u n d a y b r e a k f a s t a l t h o u g h i t
w a s o n l y F r i -
d a y A f t e r w e f i n i s h e d t h e b l e s s i n g , I o p e n e d
m y e y e s t o f i n d t h e
w a t c h o n m y p l a t e . I t w a s a d r e a m o f a d a y E v e r
y t h i n g w e n t
s m o o t h l y a n d t o m y c r e d i t . I d i d n ' t h a v e t o b e
r e m i n d e d o r s c o l d e d
f o r a n y t h i n g . N e a r e v e n i n g I w a s t o o j i t t e r y
t o a t t e n d t o c h o r e s , s o
B a i l e y v o l u n t e e r e d t o d o a l l b e f o r e h i s b a t h .
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, a n d a s w e
t u r n e d o u t t h e l i g h t s M o m m a h u n g t h e c a r d b
o a r d o v e r t h e d o o r -
14. k n o b . I t r e a d c l e a r l y : C L O S E D . G R A D U A T I
O N .
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M y d r e s s f i t t e d p e r f e c t l y a n d e v e r y o n e s a i d
t h a t I l o o k e d l i k e a
s u n b e a m i n i t . O n t h e h i l l , g o i n g t o w a r d t h e s
c h o o l . B a i l e y w a l k e d
b e h i n d w i t h U n c l e W i l U e , w h o m u t t e r e d , " G
o o n , J u . " H e w a n t e d
h i m t o w a l k a h e a d w i t h u s b e c a u s e i t e m b a r r a
s s e d h i m t o h a v e t o
w a l k s o s l o w l y . B a i l e y s a i d h e ' d l e t t h e l a d i e
s w a l k t o g e t h e r , a n d
t h e m e n w o u l d b r i n g u p t h e r e a r . W e a l l l a u g h
e d , n i c e l y .
L i t t l e c h i l d r e n d a s h e d b y o u t o f t h e d a r k l i k e
f i r e f l i e s . T h e i r
c r e p e - p a p e r d r e s s e s a n d b u t t e r f l y w i n g s w e
r e n o t m a d e f o r r u n -
n i n g a n d w e h e a r d m o r e t h a n o n e r i p , d r y l y , a
n d t h e r e g r e t f u l " u h
u h " t h a t f o l l o w e d .
T h e s c h o o l b l a z e d w i t h o u t g a i e t y . T h e w i n d
o w s s e e m e d c o l d
a n d u n f r i e n d l y f r o m t h e l o w e r h i l l . A s e n s e o
f i l l - f a t e d t i m i n g c r e p t
o v e r m e , a n d i f M o m m a h a d n ' t r e a c h e d f o r m y
h a n d I w o u l d h a v e
d r i f t e d b a c k t o B a i l e y a n d U n c l e W i l l i e , a n d
p o s s i b l y b e y o n d . S h e
15. m a d e a f e w s l o w j o k e s a b o u t m y f e e t g e t t i n g c
o l d , a n d t u g g e d m e
a l o n g t o t h e n o w - s t r a n g e b u i l d i n g .
A r o u n d t h e f r o n t s t e p s , a s s u r a n c e c a m e b a c
k . T h e r e w e r e m y
f e l l o w " g r e a t s , " t h e g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s . H a i r
b r u s h e d b a c k , l e g s o i l e d ,
n e w d r e s s e s a n d p r e s s e d p l e a t s , f r e s h p o c k e
t h a n d k e r c h i e f s a n d
l i t t l e h a n d b a g s , a l l h o m e s e w n . O h , w e w e r e
u p t o s n u f f , a l l r i g h t .
I j o i n e d m y c o m r a d e s a n d d i d n ' t e v e n s e e m y f
a m i l y g o i n t o f i n d
s e a t s i n t h e c r o w d e d a u d i t o r i u m .
T h e s c h o o l b a n d s t r u c k u p a m a r c h a n d a l l c l a
s s e s f i l e d i n a s
h a d b e e n r e h e a r s e d . W e s t o o d i n f r o n t o f o u r
s e a t s , a s a s s i g n e d ,
a n d o n a s i g n a l f r o m t h e c h o i r d i r e c t o r , w e s a
t . N o s o o n e r h a d t h i s
b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d t h a n t h e b a n d s t a r t e d t o p
l a y t h e n a t i o n a l a n -
t h e m . W e r o s e a g a i n a n d s a n g t h e s o n g , a f t e r
w h i c h w e r e c i t e d t h e
p l e d g e o f a l l e g i a n c e . W e r e m a i n e d s t a n d i n
g f o r a b r i e f m i n u t e b e -
f o r e t h e c h o i r d i r e c t o r a n d t h e p r i n c i p a l s i g
n a l e d t o u s , r a t h e r d e s -
p e r a t e l y I t h o u g h t , t o t a k e o u r s e a t s . T h e c o
m m a n d w a s s o
u n u s u a l t h a t o u r c a r e f u l l y r e h e a r s e d a n d s m
o o t h - r u n n i n g m a -
c h i n e w a s t h r o w n o f f . F o r a f u l l m i n u t e w e f u
m b l e d f o r o u r c h a i r s
16. a n d b u m p e d i n t o e a c h o t h e r a w k w a r d l y H a b i
t s c h a n g e o r s o l i d -
i f y u n d e r p r e s s u r e , s o i n o u r s t a t e o f n e r v o u s
t e n s i o n w e h a d b e e n
r e a d y t o f o l l o w o u r u s u a l a s s e m b l y p a t t e r n :
t h e A m e r i c a n n a -
t i o n a l a n t h e m , t h e n t h e p l e d g e o f a l l e g i a n c
e , t h e n t h e s o n g e v e r y
B l a c k p e r s o n I k n e w c a l l e d t h e N e g r o N a t i o n
a l A n t h e m . A l l d o n e
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i n t h e s a m e k e y , w i t h t h e s a m e p a s s i o n a n d m o
s t o f t e n s t a n d i n g
o n t h e s a m e f o o t .
F i n d i n g m y s e a t a t l a s t , 1 w a s o v e r c o m e w i t h
a p r e s e n t i m e n t
o f w o r s e t h i n g s t o c o m e . S o m e t h i n g u n r e h e a
r s e d , u n p l a n n e d , w a s
g o i n g t o h a p p e n , a n d w e w e r e g o i n g t o b e m a d
e t o l o o k b a d . I d i s -
t i n c t l y r e m e m b e r b e i n g e x p l i c i t i n t h e c h o i
c e o f p r o n o u n . I t w a s
" w e , " t h e g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s , t h e u n i t , t h a t c o
n c e r n e d m e t h e n .
T h e p r i n c i p a l w e l c o m e d " p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n
d s " a n d a s k e d t h e
B a p t i s t m i n i s t e r t o l e a d u s i n p r a y e r . H i s i n v
o c a t i o n w a s b r i e f a n d
p u n c h y , a n d f o r a s e c o n d I t h o u g h t w e w e r e g e
t t i n g o n t h e h i g h
r o a d t o r i g h t a c t i o n . W h e n t h e p r i n c i p a l c a m
e b a c k t o t h e d a i s ,
17. h o w e v e r , h i s v o i c e h a d c h a n g e d . S o u n d s a l w
a y s a f f e c t e d m e p r o -
f o u n d l y a n d t h e p r i n c i p a l ' s v o i c e w a s o n e o f
m y f a v o r i t e s . D u r i n g
a s s e m b l y i t m e l t e d a n d l o w e d w e a k l y i n t o t h
e a u d i e n c e . I t h a d
n o t b e e n i n m y p l a n t o l i s t e n t o h i m , b u t m y c u
r i o s i t y w a s p i q u e d
a n d I s t r a i g h t e n e d u p t o g i v e h i m m y a t t e n t i o
n .
H e w a s t a l k i n g a b o u t B o o k e r T . W a s h i n g t o n
, o u r " l a t e g r e a t
l e a d e r , " w h o s a i d w e c a n b e a s c l o s e a s t h e f i n
g e r s o n t h e h a n d ,
e t c T h e n h e s a i d a f e w v a g u e t h i n g s a b o u t f r i e
n d s h i p a n d t h e
f r i e n d s h i p o f k i n d l y p e o p l e t o t h o s e l e s s f o r
t u n a t e t h a n t h e m -
s e l v e s . W i t h t h a t h i s v o i c e n e a r l y f a d e d , t h i
n , a w a y . L i k e a r i v e r d i -
m i n i s h i n g t o a s t r e a m a n d t h e n t o a t r i c k l e . B
u t h e c l e a r e d h i s
t h r o a t a n d s a i d , " O u r s p e a k e r t o n i g h t , w h o i
s a l s o o u r f r i e n d ,
c a m e f r o m T e x a r k a n a t o d e l i v e r t h e c o m m e n
c e m e n t a d d r e s s , b u t
d u e t o t h e i r r e g u l a r i t y o f t h e t r a i n s c h e d u l e
, h e ' s g o i n g t o , a s t h e y
s a y , ' s p e a k a n d r u n . ' " H e s a i d t h a t w e u n d e r s
t o o d a n d w a n t e d t h e
m a n t o k n o w t h a t w e w e r e m o s t g r a t e f u l f o r t h
e t i m e h e w a s a b l e
t o g i v e u s a n d t h e n s o m e t h i n g a b o u t h o w w e w
e r e w i l l i n g a l w a y s
t o a d j u s t t o a n o t h e r ' s p r o g r a m , a n d w i t h o u t
18. m o r e a d o — " I g i v e
y o u M r . E d w a r d D o n l e a v y . "
N o t o n e b u t t w o w h i t e m e n c a m e t h r o u g h t h e d
o o r o f f - s t a g e .
T h e s h o r t e r o n e w a l k e d t o t h e s p e a k e r ' s p l a t
f o r m , a n d t h e t a l l o n e
m o v e d t o t h e c e n t e r s e a t a n d s a t d o w n . B u t t h
a t w a s o u r p r i n c i p a l ' s
s e a t , a n d a l r e a d y o c c u p i e d . T h e d i s l o d g e d g
e n t l e m a n b o u n c e d
a r o u n d f o r a l o n g b r e a t h o r t w o b e f o r e t h e B a
p t i s t m i n i s t e r g a v e
h i m h i s c h a i r , t h e n w i t h m o r e d i g n i t y t h a n t h
e s i t u a t i o n d e s e r v e d ,
t h e m i n i s t e r w a l k e d o f f t h e s t a g e .
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