...Crista Alejandra Rodriguez Piche ENG 120: Dr. Kwa Essay #1 The Fear of Oblivion: Mary Cantwell's mixed feelings against her fear of moving on Mary Cantwell had an incredibly fortunate childhood, full of love and support, but mostly a great family. She describes her home as a place filled with family, love and traditions created by themselves, and besides being her home, it became her fortress but also became her own confinement place, making her a memory dependent women and scared of the outside world. Now, after 77 years in her family, the house is being sold, giving Mary the opportunity to move on. As Mary Cantwell grew older, she could have use all those special memories with her family that remained in her heart, to build a new one, instead of letting them stuck her in the past, making her stumble in life. Growing up as blessed as Mary did, with love and support, can be the most satisfying experience, Cantwell writes "Home was where members of my family, some of whom were long gone, were forever baking apple pies, smoking pipes while patting the dog, reading The Providence Evening Bulletin and crocheting elaborate bedspreads.", since not everyone is so fortunate to have the life, and especially the childhood Mary had, additionally with the family she describes, Mary could take its own definition of 'home', and apply it with her husband and children, and show them that all things are temporary and that the family is forever, as Cantwell writes “after our morning dip our...
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...When a Mishap Occurs Keith A. Williams 110414 In the Air Force, mishaps occur regularly. This is unfortunate but, inevitable when you have a workforce of over 300,000 military members and 170,000 civilian personnel. Any mishap could create a crisis situation but, the severity of that mishap determines not only the response but the investigation to prevent recurrence. Categorically, mishaps are broken down by discipline, class and duty status. The disciplines are labeled as: Ground, Flight, Space and Weapons. Ground would be a mishap which occurred; you got it, on the ground. A car accident, a trip and fall at home (as military personnel are accounted for 24 hours a day) or a sprained back while lifting a box at work would all be considered ground mishaps. Flight mishaps are those that deal with aircraft. Aircraft are defined as manned as well as unmanned, such as Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) or as the media calls them drones. Space mishaps deal with space flight such as rockets and satellites. Weapons mishaps are those that occur when an explosive device, such as a grenade, missile or bomb incident occurs. All of these categories are then broken down by class from A-D. A Class A being the worse, whereas there is a loss of life or property damage over $2,000,000. A Class B mishap is one where there is a loss of a limb (leg or arm) or function of an eye(s) or property damage less than $2,000,000 but more than $500,000. A Class C mishap is when there are only lost workdays...
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...Analysis of Ethical Corporate Culture between 2013 and 2015 Group 6: Michelle Delgado Lok Sum Lydia Fung Chau Nguyen ACCT 415 Dr. James Gong 5/14/2015 Executive Summary In business, leaders, managers, and employees face conflicting incentives, messages and pressures from multiple stakeholders. Conflict of interest is said to occur when a professional’s self interest offers an incentive that mitigates his or her judgment against the best interest of the corporation or its customers. In turn, most professionals are unaware of their unethical progression because they are blindsided by internal motivation and expectations. It has been proclaimed that the most important job of the board of directors is hiring the right CEO, causing most boards to fail to notice unethical behavior in someone they do not wish or expect to find it. In fact, research suggests that it is usually difficult to report wrongdoing in an organization because most employees believe the same and fear retaliation, rejection, or disbelief from corporate leaders. Ethical principles will often offer advice for procedures and norms that can reinstate ethical concerns before unforeseen behavior damages an enterprises culture or reputation. In general, ethical systems are designed to improve the ethical behavior within an organization. To do so requires examining the interaction of many factors and forces in a working environment - which were investigated (analyzed) in this report. Executives...
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...beyond what might be probable in reality. As Jeanne and Henri seem to argue in a circular way, coming back to the same argument after it seems they have moved on to a conclusion, the humor is evident. The tone is one of frustration as felt by the reader. Anyone who has ever been in a relationship understands how frustrating it is to try to get your partner to see your side of the argument. As any two people are different, pride steps in and almost completely disallows the couple to communicate with the risk of losing the argument. In a religious talk by Victor B. Cline, he talks of problems that might arise in a marriage. “Spousal love is a wonderful gift, but we have to learn to give it fully in order to receive it in full measure” (Ensign, 1993). “Tone is the emotional coloring,...
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...Emmeline Blanche Wells was born on February 29, 1828 in Petersham, Massachusetts. At age 15 Emmeline got married to her first husband. After her first child died, her husband left town for good never to come back. She found a passion for writing poetry and being a school teacher. Ms. Wells then decided to re-marry to Newell K. Whitney. They then ventured west to Utah with the Mormon pioneers. Within a month of traveling Newell died, he left behind Emmeline and their two daughters. Emmeline had a very hard time supporting her daughters and being a widow traveling to Utah. She then wrote a letter to Newell’s best friend. She asked him to marry her and he accepted, becoming his seventh wife. Em became the editor of The Women’s Exponent. This was the first women’s magazine west of the Mississippi River. Em was Utah’s representative for the National Women’s Suffrage Association. She was also the president of the LDS women organization called Relief Society. Em was called to do a project by the president of the LDS church. The project was that she would store grain (the grain was brought in by many farmers) in case it was needed in difficult times. This project was for long term purposes. It was a big success all over Utah. She even provided grain for the starving Europeans at the end of World War 1. Later on, close to the end of Em’s life she met the the President of the America, Ronald Reagan in Washington. Emmeline B. Wells died on April 25, 1921. Emmeline was important...
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... One flag was Washington's Cruisers Flag 1775, which was made when Gorge Washington wanted to steal supplies for his army from the British, but the colonies rejected that idea. So, he gathered his own navy of six ships, all which carried his flag. “Appeal to Heaven” was written across the top of the flag, because they were in need of any help they could get. The navy succeeded, so the flag was also flown in other attempts to raid British ships. This was important event because it supplied the Continental Army with supplies such as muskets and ammunition that was necessary to succeed in the war. The flag soon became the flag of Massachusetts’s navy, and renamed the Massachusetts Naval Ensign. Pennsylvania also used this flag when their army was in the Delaware River. The Massachusetts Naval Ensign was present in the Charles River when the colonists were revolting against the British in Boston. Other places where the flag was flown was in riverbanks, towns, and...
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...Isaiah and the Redemption of Israel The concept of redemption is an essential part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although we often consider the prospect of salvation on an individual basis, the idea can be applied to entire peoples. The prophet Isaiah clearly demonstrates this through his writings that deal with the restoration of Israel. In numerous passages, Isaiah answers two main questions concerning this topic, namely, “From what did Israel need to be redeemed?” and “By what means was this redemption to be brought about?” After cited discussion of these two questions, we will establish personal applications for our own “profit and learning.” Israel found itself in great need of redemption through unrighteous conduct, as can be seen from the first chapters of Isaiah. The record opens with the chilling arraignment, “The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib, but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider,” (Isaiah 1:3). The next verse includes seven independent descriptions of the Israelite nation as wicked, some of which include, “a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers.” In the second chapter, there are obvious references to Israel’s unrighteous participation in materialism, militarism, and idolatry. Isaiah then portrays Israel’s pride and immorality from the haughty daughters of Zion imagery (Ibid 3: 16-26). Later, we read that Israel sinned by attempting to rationalize iniquity, but the prophet responds, “Woe unto them . . . which justify...
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...Commentary on Romeo’s soliloquy in Act 5 Scene 3 Intro. The soliloquy begins with Romeo discovering who he has killed. He is very pitiful and sympathetic towards Paris and also out of control. It says, “when my betossed soul…” and the word “betossed” shows the imagery of ship in a storm and Romeo is now confused. In line 83, it says “ One writ with me in sour misfortune’s book!” and it represents the image of a “ sour misfortune book” which resolute throughout the play and has the idea of his fate controlling the action. Romeo also asks many questions to himself which is another sign of confusion. The line, “ I’ll bury thee in a triumphant grave.” tells us that the grave is magnificent as it holds the body of Juliet. In the next part, Romeo sees Juliet. There is a contrast between light and dark as it is set in a dark tomb. “A grave? O no, a lantern, slaughter’d youth” and “This vault a feasting presence full of light” shows us this imagery, Romeo describing Romeo as a source of light in the darkess of the tomb.. Dying in a dark tomb might also represent eternal darkness. It also says “ feasting presence” meaning a festival. It makes the audience more aware of how close the lovers come to finding joy but making their end in darkness all the more tragic. However, these images also suggest a spiritual light that may surround a feast for them beyond death. that with Juliet, he is always happy. The line, “ Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interr’d” represents the desperation...
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...Thomas Knowlton to the Military Intelligence Community SSG Michael A. Falkenhagen 9th Platoon, 35F ALC, NCOA, FT Huachuca, AZ Thomas Knowlton to the Military Intelligence Community Thomas Knowlton born in 1740 in Massachusetts, moved to Connecticut when he was only eight years old to occupy his family’s 400 acre farm. In 1757 during the French and Indian war is Knowlton enlist into the ranks of the 8th Company, 1st Connecticut Regiment as a Private. He does several enlistments in the Connecticut Regiments, and in 1759 he is listed as Sergeant Major of 3rd Company, 1st Connecticut Regiment. A year later in the same company Knowlton earns the rank of Ensign. Two years of serving as an Ensign he is moved to 10th Company and is promoted to Lieutenant. During this year Knowlton fights in the Battle of...
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...The various methods of statutory interpretation that have been developed by the courts over the years of the British Legal system are a common law concept. 1.0 Introduction Statutory interpretation is the process the courts interpret and apply the passed Acts of Parliament. The courts must do this as when a case involves a statute, mainly because some statutes have a plain and straightforward meaning. And there usually is ambiguity and vagueness within the words of the statute and it is left to the judge for the matter to be resolved. 2.0 Some of the methods of statutory interpreation that we will reveal and discuss are the Literal Rule, Golden Rule, Mischief Rule and also anylase the Purposive Approach used by the courts of United kingdom and other countries who have adapted to the Laws of United Kingdom. 2.1 The Literal Rule During the 18th and 19th centuries the court started to take more of a literal approach within their courts they took a strict view of the words of a statute. If the case before them was not precisely covered they were not prepared to countenance any alteration of the statutory language. An example of this is: “Whiteley v Chappell (1868) LR 4 QB 147. In this case, the defendant pretended to be someone who had recently died in order to use that person’s vote. It was an offence to ‘personate any person entitled to vote.’ As dead people cannot vote, the defendant was held not to have committed an offence. The Defendant had voted using a dead person’s...
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...Whistleblowing and Sarbanes-Oxley This document will describe the key characteristics of a whistleblower and briefly summarize on researched instance of Whistleblowing in one publically traded company within the last 12 months. It will include the details of the issue that the whistleblower reported and the effect of the whistleblower’s actions on both herself and the company. Next, it will evaluate whether or not the whistleblower was justified in reporting the company’s actions. Lastly, it will examine the extent to which the whistleblower would be protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Characteristics For many years, individuals have raised concerns about misconduct, unethical or illegal practices observed at their place of employment to reporters/media, employers’ ethics hotline, management, via labor law posters, or the Office of the Whistleblower. This included employees from private companies, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. Employees can report unethical actions regarding public safety, health, business practices, fraud, waste, and abuse. Keep in mind that is does not have to be an employee; it can also be a supplier, contractor, client or any individual who somehow becomes aware of the illegal activities. Despite the fact that unethical behavior occurs within the workplace, there are still several employees that are loyal to the law, the community and society as a whole. These people are known as whistleblowers. Publicly Traded Company One...
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...Also its location gives it a lot of spanish speakers because the surrounding countries all have Hispanic people and speak primarily spanish. They are also close to some english speaking countries which has given them some english cultures. The Flag of Honduras was adopted on March 7, 1866. The flag has three horizontal bands in the order of blue white blue. All three bands are equal in length and width. The outer blue bands represent the Pacific ocean and the Caribbean sea. The five stars represent the five countries in the former federal republic of Central America and the hope that one day the nations will once again be joint together in a union. Citizens ships and Government ships fly the flag as an ensign. There is a different flag used for navy ships and its cauld naval ensign and it is flown on their ships. ...
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...flag. The Dutch Tricolor has inspired[citation needed] many flags but most notably those of Russia, New York City, and South Africa (the 1928–94 flag). * The national flag of France, the Tricolore was designed in 1794. As a forerunner of revolution, France's tricolour flag style has been adopted by other nations. Examples: Italy, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Haiti, Romania, Mexico, etc. * The flag of Russia, the source for the Pan-Slavic colors red, white and blue, adopted by many Slavic states and peoples as their symbols. Examples: Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. * The Union Flag (Union Jack) of the United Kingdom is the most commonly used. British colonies typically flew a flag based on one of the ensigns based on this flag, and many former colonies have retained the design to acknowledge their cultural history. Examples: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tuvalu, and also the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and British...
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...death in 1805 he was the Governor General of India; again like in Ireland this job was just to represent the King in India. Charles Cornwallis was born on December 31st, 1738 in Mayfair, London, England. Throughout his whole family tree they had been in some type of military which encouraged him to get into the military and become a great General. He obtained his first commission as Ensign in the 1st foot guards. After traveling with Captain de Roguin, a Prussian officer, he studied the military academy. After exploring the military more and more he finally was sent to war, which was the Battle of Minden. The Battle of Minden was a war against the French to prevent them from taking over Hanover. Once his career in the military took off they had sent him to America where his in war work had finished. Once the American Revolution ended he was sent to represent the king in many different countries where on October 8th, 1805 he had died and was buried in the Tomb of Lord Cornwallis, Ghazipur, India. Some of his first military experience came in the Seven Years’ War when he was commissioned as an ensign in the British army he was assigned to serve in Germany. In 1760, Lord Charles Cornwallis was elected to the House of Commons; two years later his father died, and he inherited his father’s earldom and entered the House of Lords as Earl Cornwallis. During the 1760s and early 1770s, Cornwallis spoke regularly out against the repressive tax policies that Britain was imposing on its American...
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...Case 4-5 Westport Electric Corporation Case 4-5 Westport Electric Corporation James King, the supervisor of the administrative staff budget for Westport Electric Company, one of the giant US corporations that manufactures and sells electric and electronic products had a meeting with Peter Ensign, the controller of Westport Electric, along with Michael Kelly, the manager of the budget department. King reported to Kelly and Kelly reported to Ensign. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss King’s concerns about the increases in expenditures that were being proposed in the 1988 budgets of the various administrative offices. His overall concern was about the process in which Westport Electric reviewed and approved the administrative budgets each year (Anthony & Govindariajan, 2007). The company has six staff offices that are tasked with providing direction and advice to top management as well as advising the operating divisions and other staff. They also have responsibilities of coordination among the divisions. King felt that the evaluation process didn’t work and that the president and executive vice president didn’t have enough information to make informed decisions on whether to approve or challenge a department’s budget. As a member of the Westport executive team, I would change the process. One option to consider would be to move to a business unit organization. This would move the administrative functions under each of the four operating divisions...
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