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Posting on behalf of my boyfriend, who's looking to fill this position and having a hard time finding candidates. They're targeting a fresh high school or college grad but are open to anyone with enthusiasm for Asian Art. It's a super-cool, high-end museum store. Not a bad gig for an young creative type, and they'd technically be a University of Dallas employee.

Position Title Sales Associate
Functional Title Lotus Shop Sales Associate
Department Crow Museum
Salary Range Up to $27,955.00
Pay Basis Monthly
Position Status Regular full-time
Location Dallas
Posting Open Date 09/25/2019
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Desired Start Date 10/21/2019

Job Summary
As an integral member of the team, the sales associate provides best in class service while assisting customers with their selections and purchases. Sales associates are also responsible for re-stocking the floor and for keeping the store clean and presentable. Work hours include weekends and evenings.

Minimum Education and Experience
High school graduate or equivalent. A minimum of six months of office and/or customer service experience.

Preferred Education and Experience
1 year boutique/luxury retail experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Greet customers and provide a welcoming atmosphere.
• Actively engage store guests on the sales floor.
• Know and provide information about the museum, current exhibitions, store merchandise, and Asian cultures.
• Present merchandise and explain significance, use, and care of merchandise to customers.
• Know current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.
• Open and close the cash register, which includes: counting money, separating charge slips, and balancing the cash drawer.
• Transact sales in Counterpoint and process cash, check, or credit card payments.
• Maintain records related to customer counts, sales, and inventory.
• Recognize security risks and assists to control shrink through customer service.
• Providing gift wrapping when requested.
• Re-stock the sales floor and keep clean and tidy.

Physical Activities
Working Conditions
Additional Information
The Lotus Shop at the Crow Museum is an indoor, climate controlled, cool environment that is designed to provide a comfortable experience for visitors of the museum and staff. Occasionally, you will be requested to work outdoors at public festivals and events. Noise and crowd levels fluctuate depending on internal and external programming

Special Instructions Summary
Important Message
1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

2) UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its programs and activities, including in admission and enrollment. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, contact the Director of Institutional Equity at InstitutionalEquity@utdallas.edu or the Title IX Coordinator at TitleIXCoordinator@utdallas.edu, or call 972-883-5331.

Application link here:

https://jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/13085?fbclid=IwAR2KGBrgVAQHzbhu6G5F_-1snQKz4zVwwuvLz2K-EmZAL1AUsEA_CVnwxiA





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Challenges: (1) Recorded via a voice dictation stood up next to a laptop.
(2) 4 voices doing most of the talking, with a few others occasionally coming in. Unfortunately the main voices interrupt and try to talk over each other, which went poorly over Zoom. Fortunately the voices are distinct, and I can let you know who's who so you can label them appropriately.
(3) Some technical jargon related to construction, land/soil shifting and the law regarding buildings.

Let me know your estimate for this work, and when we reach agreement I can send you an 80MB MP3 file through Dropbox or Google Drive.

Deadline: done by this Friday evening

We also have another meeting with the same people scheduled for next week.




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[Hello MF, long time reader, first time poster!]

Over just a few days, my neighbourhood was blanketed in signs announcing closures and operational changes due to COVID-19. I was especially struck by the range of emotions in these signs — so many expressed messages of hope, optimism, and solidarity. I'm trying to document as many of these signs as possible before they disappear.


I'm also cross-posting photos on twitter and instagram

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1. When Everything Is Easy- I move to Russia to make things harder.

2. Hussein | 3. Pay Stove - I meet the man who will save my life the next day. A mysterious woman gives me a gift.

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Essay about the Role of R&B Music in Culture

It is normal for college students to find it difficult to understand an essay topic. But the big issue is how to write an essay according to the instructions of the paper. An essay topic related to the role of R&B music may pose a little challenge. Students often need a well-written sample to get the perfect picture of what to write. If you are a student with a similar topic, go through this sample essay, and use it as a guide.

Sample Paper: The Role of R&B Music in Culture

Music connects human beings irrespective of culture, ethnicity, or race, and this has become accepted in many regions of the world. Rhythm and Blue or R&B is of African-American origin born popular in the 1940s but has a growing fan base in contemporary times. The role of the R&B lies in connecting with the people, expressing personality, and asserting cultural freedom.

Rhythm and Blues provide the avenue for musicians in this genre to find expression and connect with the people of a particular culture. Like every human on earth, these musicians have encountered life problems. They face racial discrimination and continuous harassment from law enforcement agents. 

Since R&B had its origin from the Black experience (Shaw 71), the emotional connection is often intense. An example of the experience that triggers the same emotional expression is the case of Trayvon Martins.  George Zimmerman shot and killed Martins on February 26, 2012. R&B uses an incidence like this to find expression and create a familiar voice, especially for the black community. 

The intimacy and the ability to relate to the content of R&B music play an essential role in culture, especially in black communities. Most musicians in this genre use their songs as a platform for passing a message or expressing their personal beliefs. 

Although it can turn into a civil movement or used for political propaganda (Higgins 1), in some cases, it has a humanizing end. Imagine how influential the voices and personality of R&B musicians would be in a time of the global pandemic. These powerful voices can make governments begin to care for the masses. Thus, the outcry will yield better healthcare and lasting infrastructure. 

Freedom to live and practice inherited culture can come under threat by social and political forces. R&B, and the movement it drives, can be a force for good and help in liberating cultures considered to be less civilized.

 Limited understanding of the culture of other people can cause social frictions and the inability to live in harmony. With well-written lyrics and well-presented songs, R&B can articulate the grievances by lesser cultures. This will unite different cultures and generate mutual understanding and respect for all cultures of the world. 

The role of R&B music in culture goes beyond the melody, sweet voices, and instrumentals. It connects people who share a common history, presents an avenue to pass global messages, and becomes a tool for racial and ethnic freedom. With the discouragement of the use of arms and ammunition and the approval of non-violent means, R&B can use its popular music genres to forge unity and understanding between cultures. 

Rounding Off

Once you have written your essay according to the above format, you should go ahead to choose a style of reference. If you look at the sample essay, you will notice some in-text citations. This is in the MLA style or Modern Language style, but you may pick APA style or ASA style depending on the requirements of the paper. 

Some supervisors give students the freedom to choose the style of their choice. The important thing is to pay attention to the instructions for the paper. The lack of following instructions can lead to a failed paper. Thus, you will lose the efforts and money spent. 

It is impossible to downplay the importance of proper research, as this serves as the bedrock for an excellent paper. There are many offline books and tons of online resources that can serve as authentic sources of information. When you gather the necessary ideas and materials, writing an essay on R&B will be easy. 

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Reference(s)

1. Tell It Like It Is: A History of Rhythm and Blues

Curled from https://folklife.si.edu/talkstory/2016/tell-it-like-it-is-a-history-of-rhythm-and-blues

2. The Origins and History of R&B Music

Curled from https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-randb-music-2851217

3. Category: R&B

Curled from https://official.fm/rb/

4. How Modern R&B Revitalized Pop Music

Curled from https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/modern-rnb-revitalised-pop-music/

5. Rhythm and Blues' influence on Pop Culture

Curled from https://prezi.com/pf2hsd-bwfhf/rhythm-and-blues-influence-on-pop-culture/

6. R&B CULTURE

Curled from https://prezi.com/tpv5nhfoz5ls/rb-culture/

7. The History Of R&B Music

Curled from https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-history-of-r-b-music#/

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