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What is the Dot Collector app? How does it work, and how is it successfully implemented? The Dot Collector app is a tool used during meetings to provide feedback to employees. All members of the meeting can assign positive or negative dots to others in real time. Read to find out more about the Dot Collector tool.
What is survivor’s guilt? How does it affect Susannah Cahalan in Brain on Fire? After her article about her illness was published, Susannah received a lot of emails from people who read it. One letter seemed resentful that she was able to get better. Read more about the question “what is survivor’s guilt” in Susannah’s situation.
What is autoimmune brain stem encephalitis? Why did the doctors think Susannah Cahalan might have it? Autoimmune brain stem encephalitis is a condition where the immune system attacks the brain stem. It is an inflammation or swelling condition that can cause serious impairments. Read more about why doctors thought Susannah may have had autoimmune brain stem encephalitis or another brain stem condition.
What are the Bridgewater tools that the company used? How did these Bridgewater tools help the company succeed? Bridgewater tools are technological tools that the company uses to track success. The tools are meant to be employee friendly and encourage transparency. Read more about Bridgewater tools and how they help the company.
How does Junior use the Goliath and David story in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? Does the story actually apply to him? Junior’s school school, Reardan, has a basketball rivalry with his old school on the reservation. Junior compares the rivalry to the Goliath and David story. But by the end of the game, he realizes he has it backward. He’s not David, he’s Goliath, and it makes him sick. Read more about how Junior uses the Goliath and David story as a way to think about his basketball rivalry, and how he discovers he’s wrong.
Who approves treaties after they’ve been negotiated by the President? How does the Senate check executive power? Senate treaty ratification power is an important check on the President. Unlike a monarchy, the President cannot unilaterally enter into international agreements. See who approves treaties and why.
Who is Mayinga in The Hot Zone? Was Mayinga responsible for furthering the spread of Ebola? Mayinga in The Hot Zone was a nurse at a hospital in Nairobi, who cared for patients sick with the Ebola Zaire virus, the most deadly strain of Ebola. Read about how Mayinga in The Hot Zone contracted Mayinga, and what happened next.
What is Federalist 52 about? How does it discuss and defend the powers of the House of Representatives? Federalist 52 is about the structure of the House. It defends the requirements for Members as appropriate for the functions of the People’s Chamber. Read more about Federalist 52 and how the qualifications are suitable for the powers of the House of Representatives.
How did the Articles of Confederation power distribution affect the early United States? How did state powers under the Articles of Confederation evolve in the Constitution? In the Articles of Confederation, power is limited for the national government. Federalist 16 discusses the shift of power to the national government under the Constitution. Read more about the Articles of Confederation, power, and Federalist 16.
What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers? Why were they written and how did they help? The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to advocate for the new U.S. Constitution. The Constitution had created a stronger national government than the Articles of Confederation had done. Read more about the purpose of The Federalist Papers.