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PHIL110 WK 4 Blog post
-Read one of the essays by an APUS faculty, staff, or student found in the
Week 4 Lessons, Readings & Resources.
- Write about the critical thinking process in this essay, the argument, and
how it practically related to the profession in-question.
- Did the essay present a good thesis and argument? Did the evidence
support thesis? Did the essay demonstrate objectivity, accuracy, currency,
and credibility while also using sound thinking?
- Incorporate what you learned from the Week 3 and 4 Lessons, textbooks,
and Readings and Resources.
Good afternoon class,
One small act is like a ripple on water, it grows and grows as it
travels. The same can be said about what Dr. Oliver Hedgepeth writes
about in his article titled “Beyond the family tree of contracting.” He
describes the overall scope of the manufacturing of no. 2 pencils. What I
mean by this is he doesn’t tell us about the steps taken to make one. He
paints a picture of all the different parts in the machine required to deliver
that pencil to the consumer. The no. 2 pencil is a great example to use. It is
something that is small and usually taken for granted. However, in the
article Dr. Hedgepeth explains that even the people who collect coffee
beans for the truck driver is just as important as the crew that cuts down
trees. The list can go on and on from job to job connecting the dots of
required professions all to create this pencil.
The main point Dr. Hedgepeth makes is if you are a government
contract manager or a project manager or any career that relates to
acquisition world your actions have great impacts down the road. I believe
he directs this article to people who are considering a profession in the
acquisition world or who are already in it. He does a good job of projecting
the importance of their actions in relation to the end product. I can relate
to being on the end result of a program manager’s decision. In my military
career I have directly dealt with program managers. They make decisions
that can determine course of actions for many different outcomes. I don’t
believe all of them fully realize the weight their job carries in everyday
operations at the field level.
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