APRIL WARM UPS

WARM UP #29 (APRIL 7, 2008)

SPRING BREAK IS OVER. TELL ME WHAT YOU DID THIS PAST WEEK IN AT LEAST BUT NO MORE THAN 3 SENTENCES.

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WARM UP #30 (APRIL 11, 2008)

A SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECT HAS A GOAL TO HELP 200 FAMILIES WITH HOLIDAY BASKETS. EACH BASKET WILL CONTAIN AT LEAST 10 CANS OF FOOD. SIXTEEN GROUPS OF STUDENTS ARE COMPETING TO SEE WHO CAN COLLECT THE MOST CANS OF FOOD. HOW MANY CANS ARE NEEDED TO MEET THE SCHOOL’S GOAL? HOW MANY CANS WOULD EACH GROUP NEED TO COLLECT TO MEET THE SCHOOL’S GOAL?

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WARM UP #31 (APRIL 16, 2008)

YOU OWN A COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES BLUE JEANS FOR SEVERAL DISTRIBUTORS WORLDWIDE. YOU HAVE DECIDED TO OUTSOURCE YOUR LABOR. IT IS LEGAL IN THE COUNRTY TO PAY THEM .30 CENTS PER HOUR WITH NO BREAKS. THE WATER AVAILABLE TO THEM IS DIRTY AND UNHEALTHY. WHAT ETHICAL DIFFERENCES EXIST HERE VERSUS THE U.S. AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO ABOUT IT?

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WARM UP #32 (APRIL 17, 2008)

SHOULD THE WEALTHIER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BE FORECED TO PAY THROUGH TAXATION, FOR THE POORER MEMBERS? WHY OR WHY NOT? IF SO, HOW MUCH?

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WARM UP #33 (APRIL 22, 2008)

YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE ON A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW YOUR HIGH SCHOOL’S RULES. CHOOSE 1 RULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REVISED, ADDED, OR ELIMINATED. WRITE A MULTIPLE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY TO MRS. WADEIKIS PURSUADING HER TO ADOPT YOUR RECOMMENDATION

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WARM UP #34 (APRIL 23, 2008)

YOU ARE ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND SEE TWO NEIGHBORING FARM HOUSES ON FIRE. ONE IS YOURS AND THE OTHER BELONGS TO A NEW COUPLE WHO JUST MOVED IN. YOUR SPOUSE AND CHILD ARE HOME, AS ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOU CAN ONLY SAVE ONE HOUSE. WHICH ONE DO YOU SAVE? WHY?

BE DESCRIPTIVE IN YOUR EXPLANATION.

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WARM UP #35 (APRIL 24, 2008)

YOU ARE SHOPPING AT ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE STORES AND NOTICE A WOMAN STUFFING A PAIR OF STOCKINGS INTO HER PURSE….DO YOU REPORT HER? WHY/WHY NOT? HOW DOES SHOPLIFTING EFFECT STORES/CUSTOMERS?

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WARM UP #36 (APRIL 25, 2008)

A RICH MAN AND A POOR MAN COMMIT THE SAME TYPE OF CRIME. THE RICH MAN IS FINED $10,000 WHILE THE POOR MAN IS SENT TO JAIL FOR ONE YEAR. IS THIS FAIR? WHY OR WHY NOT? WHAT SHOULD THE CASE BE?

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WARM UP #37 (APRIL 29, 2008)

BEN & JERRY’, VERMONT FINEST ICE CREAM AND FROZEN YOGURT, WAS FOUNDED IN 1978 BY FRIENDS BEN COHEN AND JERRY GREENFIELD. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO A “VALUES-LED” CORPORATE CONCEPT OF LINKED PROSPERITY – WHERE BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE WORLD CAN PROFIT. THEY BELIEVE THAT BUSINESS HAS A POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF THAT SOCIETY AND THE PEOPLE IN IT. HOW DOES YOUR VALUES AFFECT THE WAY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND YOU?

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WARM UP #38 (APRIL 30, 2008)

YOU ARE THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF A RETAIL STORE. ONE OF YOUR SALES CLERKS IS ALWAYS LATE TO WORK, AND SOMETIMES DOESN’T EVEN SHOW UP. YET THEIR MONTHLY SALES VOLUME IS 2 OR 3 TIMES HIGHER THAN THAT OF YOUR OTHER SALESPEOPLE. YOU DON’T WANT TO FIRE THEM BUT NEED THEM TO COME TO WORK EVERYDAY AND ON TIME. EXPLAIN HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE THIS SITUATION.

BE DESCRIPTIVE IN YOUR EXPANATION.

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