Homework Assistance

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Based on the articles and videos in this unit, describe how culture can influence the ways people learn. How has your culture influenced you as a learner? Describe yourself as a learner. What are some of the differences and similarities between your country and the US system of higher education?

Watch the videos to help you start thinking about culture and college.

Overcoming cultural obstacles http://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/college-admissions/get-started/access-to-college/v/ss-cultural-obstacles

Scenes from schools around the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at2gAjtsgtk

This is an optional article on Breshna Musazi and looks at the challenges of women accessing education in some cultures. Breshna overcomes great obstacles to graduate. – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afghanistan-malala-gets-ovation-at-college-graduation_us_5b1df65ee4b0bbb7a0deb416

1. Let’s start with freewriting about the topic. Remember this is not formal writing. Freewriting is a way to generate ideas and start thinking about the topic. We are going to freewrite in three parts. You can freewrite in a notebook.

Part One: Write for ten minutes in response to the following questions:

Based on the articles and videos in this unit, describe how culture can influence the ways people learn. How has your culture influenced you as a learner? Describe yourself as a learner.

Part Two: Write for ten minutes in response to the following questions:

What are some of the differences between your country and the US system of higher education?

Part Three: Write for ten minutes in response to the following questions:

How does your cultural background influence your studies at CCBC? What are your goals at CCBC (include your Pathway)? How is your story similar to or different from some of the stories of international and CCBC student?

Go back to your freewritings and underline two ideas in each that you think are the most important.

507. Corporate Social Responsibility

In your own words, explain what CSR is. Name two examples of socially responsible companies you know and explain why you consider them so.

It is important for companies to incorporate social responsibility into their strategic plans. Give a brief summary of the company you chose in Week 1. What aspects of corporate social responsibility would you recommend they incorporate into its strategic plan? Support your rationale from your research.

(NOTE: Incorporate the feedback you receive from your instructor and save your work. It will be part of your Strategic Plan Final Project for this course).

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ posts in a substantive manner and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Are there other aspects of corporate social responsibility that you feel should be incorporated into the company’s strategic plan? Support position by using information from the week’s readings, or examples from current events and/or other scholarly or credible resources, using the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. document for guidance.