CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW

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Laaser, M. R. (2004). Healing the wounds of sexual addiction. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN: 978-0310256571.

CRITICAL BOOK REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
A critique is more than a summary of the book, article, and/or chapter being reviewed. The emphasis is on a discussion and evaluation of the topic, not just a description. Further, it must be remembered that critical is not necessarily synonymous with bad or unfavorable. Critical reviews may be positive, negative, or a combination of both.
In Module/Week 4, you will submit a 5-page critical book review over the Laaser text. Three specific sections (Summary, Analysis, and Conclusion) will be required. Adhering to current APA format guidelines for in-text citations and references is required. View the instructions and grading rubric located within the Assignment Instructions folder in the course for specific expectations for this assignment. This assignment must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.Your critique must be 5–6 full pages of content and include the following 3 sections:
I.Summary
•Summarize the issue/topic addressed. Explain why the author(s) think the issue/topic is important.
•Briefly highlight the major themes (or sub-topics) being explored.
This part of the critique must be about 2 pages, double-spaced. Do not make it longer than 2½ pages.
II.Analysis
This section must critically analyze and evaluate the work being reviewed. Some of the questions you may want to consider in this part are:
•What is the point of view of the author(s)? What perspective (ideological, philosophical) do they bring to the work? Is their perspective implicit (gleaned from reading “between the lines†) or explicit (openly stated)?
•What kind of evidence to they bring to support their viewpoint? Is it adequate?
•How clear is the argument? Does it flow logically? Are there gaps, inconsistencies, or contradictions in the discussion or argument?
Support your response with examples from the work itself and from your knowledge of the issue/topic. Be sure to go beyond stating your opinion; it is not enough to say you agree or disagree with the author’s point of view. Substantiate your claims!
III.Conclusion
•Of what value is the book? What does it add (if anything) to the discourse?
•Who would find the piece helpful and why?

Other Specifics:
The paper:
•Is to be an original work of the author and written solely for this course;
•Must be written using current APA format guidelines and include the following: title, abstract, and reference pages (which do not count toward the 5–6 pages of content);
•Must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx);
•Must be typed in Times New Roman or Arial 12 point font; and
•Can be written in first person.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.

Improvement To Hotel Management

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You are now ready to present a process improvement to hotel management in the areas of focus (check-in, checkout, and hotel offerings).

Individual Portion

Complete the following:

  • Using process mapping and      reviewing the information set forth below in BOLD. present the      new processes for check-in and checkout to management.

Assignment Asset- Scenario

Hotel Escargo Mission Statement Serve the business and pleasure traveler by making customer satisfaction priority number one through top quality service, amenities, comfortable surroundings, and friendly employees. Problem Statement Upon the annual review of the Hotel Escargo chain, it was discovered that there was room for improvement with the check-in and check-out system implemented by the Rooms Division Department. In addition, there are many areas that the hotel can improve to raise the overall quality and customer satisfaction. The current process used to check guests in and out of the hotel is inefficient for both the customer and the hotel, and a new process must be developed that provides a convenient and efficient experience for the customer, as well as one that makes the best use of the hotel’s resources. 

  • Pick 1 hotel offering and      write a new process map for it. Along with charts, give a detailed explanation      of the new process and where such improvement will benefit the hotel and      increase customer satisfaction. Be sure to include all costs, resources,      and management functions.
  • Using the data gathered      for check-in and checkout under your new process, present control charts      that demonstrate the new process performance to management.

Please add your file.

Separate portion and please clarify this is the next section.

For this portion, you will complete the following:

  • Apply Six-Sigma quality      standards and devise a plan for the hotel to monitor and control future      process performance.
  • Include 5–7 academic,      peer-reviewed references that are relevant to and that support the      deliverable.

Please submit your assignment.

This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Write A Philosophical Essay About Desire Theory And The Adaptive-Preference Criticism Of It.

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Concision will be a factor in your grade; avoid verbiage. Avoid grandiose introductory
comments. Do not begin with, e.g., Plato’s biographical information and an evaluation of his importance. Get right down to business: “In this essay I will describe Plato’s account of justice presented in The Republic. I will examine his view by considering a concrete case…and I will argue that…” Philosophy essays are about concepts, claims, and arguments; this dictates the order of presentation. Typically, you must take information from different parts of the text and present it in the best order for making the claims and their justifications clear and effective. Do not present information in the order given in the text, as you might in a book report (unless this order just happens to be effective). Use proper essay form: include a brief introductory paragraph, a brief concluding paragraph, etc. Your introduction should set the scope and goals for the essay, and your conclusion should recapitulate what you have accomplished but introduce nothing new. Make sure all the paragraphs in the body of the essay also have proper form. Make the essay’s structure transparent to the reader, by using transitions, and by giving an indication of what you are about to do at each juncture (in addition to this structure being given in broad terms in your introduction).

Your imaginary reader is not someone who has read the text you are writing about; she does not already understand the theories, claims, or arguments. You must explain the positions and criticisms. You might imagine yourself (before you read the text) as your reader, or a reasonably intelligent friend or family member.  Relatedly, in grading your essay, I shouldn’t have to read the essay sympathetically; what you have to offer should be clearly on the page.  When you use terms that have a special meaning for an author (e.g. “adaptive”  “happiness”), you must give that meaning. For this assignment, do not use quotations. Also, you ought to strive to describe the author’s ideas in your own words; do not rely too much on jargon. Be sure to use very plain language. You ought to strive to breakdown the ideas into the simplest, most straightforward terms possible; this involves thoughtful word-choice and uncomplicated sentence structure (but of course, you don’t want to simplify expression at the expense of accurately representing the details and subtleties of the concepts and arguments).

Paper Topic

The midterm paper is about desire theory and the adaptive-preference criticism of it. Your paper should serve as an effective explanation of both for your reader. Come up with an example of a person who has unconscious adaptive preferences. (Better papers will involve unique, concrete examples.) Describing your example should only take up about 1/2 page. Explain why this example suggests the adaptive preference criticism, and explain the force of that criticism against desire theory. Also, consider a desire-theorist reply.

To Kant, which of these two aspects (reason and inclinations), can get in the way of morality?

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1. True/False To Kant, two main aspects of a person are reason and inclinations.

2. Of these two aspects (reason and inclinations), which must morality be based upon, according to Kant?

3. To Kant, which of these two aspects (reason and inclinations), can get in the way of morality?

4. To Kant, for an action to be moral it must be ______________ and __________________.

5. (True/False) To Kant, an action is moral if most people would do it.

6. To Kant, what is the only intrinsically valuable thing in the world?

7. In #7, #8, and #9 state three versions of the Categorical Imperative (exactly as Kant states it, or in paraphrase in your own words, in a complete sentence or two).

8. In #7, #8, and #9 state three versions of the Categorical Imperative (exactly as Kant states it, or in paraphrase in your own words, in a complete sentence or two).

9. In #7, #8, and #9 state three versions of the Categorical Imperative (exactly as Kant states it, or in paraphrase in your own words, in a complete sentence or two).

10. According to Kant, we should treat persons as _________ and not as _______________.

11. (True or False)  To Kant, a hypothetical imperative is binding upon all rational beings.

12. (True or False) Kant thought that ethics are grounded in moral law, accessible through the right use of reason.

13. (True or False) To Kant, “to be beneficent where one can is a duty.”

14. (True or False) To Kant, “Rational nature exists as an end in itself.”

15. (True or False) To Kant, freedom of the will must be presupposed.

16. (True or False) To Kant, “Now an action done from duty must wholly exclude the influence of inclination.”

17. (True or False) To Kant, “A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by virtue of the volition – that is, it is good in itself.”

18. True/False According to Kant, we ought to do our moral duty for its own sake—not because of the consequences.

19. (True or False) To Kant, a maxim is universalizable if the local legislative rules allow it.

20. (True or False) To Kant, moral knowledge is true a priori.

21. (True or False) To Kant, a grocer who treats his customers fairly to enhance his reputation and business is embodying a good will.

22. (True or False) To Kant, a grocer who treats his customers fairly just because it is the right thing to do is embodying a good will.

23. (True or False) To Kant, helping others to improve one’s reputation is embodying a good will.

24. (True or False) To Kant, helping others just because it is the right thing to do is embodying a good will.

25. (True or False) To Kant, lying is morally okay if it results in positive consequences.