...Jade Macias English 1 09/16/13 Enjoying and having fun in life is important for the soul to be happy. There’s craziness everywhere you visit, but when you put yourself into a show where you need to have an open mind, to understand, fun and get the full experience, you must go in with an open mind. My first metal show took place on a cool breeze evening traffic on the sunset strip was like any other day. I found myself and others in the car rushing to get to the venue. The sun was setting in the horizon, and the evening was getting fill with excitement. The summer breeze became still and the sky was a pale blue, lots of cars where passing through the sunset boulevard. I had gone to the liquor store nearby to purchase a small bottle of whiskey, to ease the nerves a little. We had stop by one of the buildings to sit down and talk and drink. When I got to the line to wait to enter the whisky a-go-go, as the band was passing by, they videotape us so that we could be on their media network. Alex introduced me to his friends and was told by him that we all stay within the group and look after one another. My attire consisted of high top tennis shoes, band shirts, and skinny black jeans, lose curly hair, the longer the better. Everyone is either wearing the same attire; some have leather jackets, boots, or flannels shirts wrap around the waist. I personally felt self-conscious of how I looked and if I was going to be accepted by the crowd. All you have to do is know the history...
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...variants[edit] The difficulty in defining the rules of Go has led to the creation of many subtly different rulesets. They vary in areas like scoring method, ko, suicide, handicap placement, and how neutral points are dealt with at the end. These differences are usually small enough to maintain the character and strategy of the game, and are typically not considered variants. Different rulesets are explained in Rules of Go. In some of the examples below, the effects of rule differences on actual play are minor, but the tactical consequences are substantial. Tibetan Go[edit] The starting position for Tibetan Go Tibetan Go is played on a 17×17 board, and starts with six stones (called Bo) from each color placed on the third line as shown. White makes the first move.[1] There is a unique ko rule: a stone may not be played at an intersection where the opponent has just removed a stone. This ko rule is so different from other major rulesets that it alone significantly changes the character of the game. For instance, snapbacks must be delayed by at least one move, allowing an opponent the chance to create life. Finally, a player who occupies or surrounds all four corner points (the 1-1 points) receives a bonus of 40 points, and if he controls the center point also, he receives a further bonus of 10 points. Sunjang Baduk[edit] Main article: Sunjang baduk The starting position for Sunjang Baduk Sunjang baduk is a different form of Go (baduk) that evolved in Korea. It has been played...
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...about the swamp, when she says “ I feel not wet so much as painted and glittered. This can only mean that her perception of the world and of the swamp is not all that bad at the end. Though the extended metaphor, the poet shows how facing something very difficult can lead to a better tomorrow and even a better outcome for life itself. The poem “Crossing the swamp also uses consonance to highlight the importance that the swamp is not only a mirror to the real world but also a path of mental obstacles. Oliver has a very deep view of wha the swamp is and how its the center of her life. She also knows that reality is a mix of physical and mental paths: non can exist with out the other. In he poem she demonstrates this by listing consonance as “foothold, finger hold, mind hold”. Foothold means the physical aspect of the swamp and all its bumpy and deep moments, where if not careful the swamp will stop the person with psychical challenges. In the other hand when Oliver says mind hold she is referring to the mental aspect of it. The swamp is important and equal, the swamp is shares its characteristics with mental obstacles and it does with physical ones. Life is not only about having control of where you go and what you do. Life is also a part of mentality one has to master to over come the dear of the swamp. The last thing Oliver uses is alliteration. The poem employs alliteration in the form of imagery. The best example of this is with the use of the repetition of the “b” sound...
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...Southeast Asia Is it ethical for a company to move its manufacturing jobs from country to country looking for the best price to pay for its product? Can Nike afford to ignore the five forces outlined by Harvard University professor Michael Porter? No they can’t! If they do, they will end up like all those before them that have, closed! Before we take a look at why Nike is such a “Bad Guy,” let’s take a look at the American worker. For many decades now, they have been complaining about the loss of jobs and the lack thereof and blame large corporations for this. The fact of the matter is, the American worker has been pricing themselves right out of the job market for decades now. Nike is doing nothing different than its consumers do when they go from store to store or website to website trying to find the very best deal that they can. Why does the consumer act in this manner? Well I can tell you for me it is to keep as much of my money in my pocket at the same time getting what I want from the store. So why it is then, when corporations like Nike moves its jobs around the world trying to get the best price it can, get chastised for the very behavior that we as consumers partake in every day? I am not too sure of this but it might be because of our self-righteous-judgmental nature. The truth is Nike doesn’t employ the people in these so called sweat shops in Southeast Asia but merely buys product from independent factories that operate in these countries (Boatright, 2009). I personally...
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...barefoot, especially children, this most definitely concerned Mycoskie. When he returned to the United States he was eager to start an organization that could get these children protection on their feet, soon after Blake Mycoskie came up with the brilliant idea of “TOMS”, shoes for a better tomorrow. The sole purpose of this organization is to improve the lives of children in need, when a customer purchases a pair of Toms another pair is donated to a child in need in countries around the world. Toms is a global organization almost worldwide grasping the attention of children, adults, elderly, and different types of ethnicities to help donate to those in need simply by purchasing a pair of shoes. Unlike most organizations this particular organization makes it easy to become a member. A customer easily becomes a member by purchasing a pair of Toms. If Toms audiences would like to get more involved, the process is also easy-going as well. Register with Toms online, the member immediately becomes a “One for One” member. “One for One” is the catch phrase that Toms organization uses to attract its audiences. As a member of Toms organization events for the upcoming year will appear on your screen, go forth and concur the enthusiasm to help a child in need by helping other members convince more customers to donate their money toward shoes. This is both beneficial to the organization and the customers. Toms advertises on Facebook, twitter, posters, commercials and not to mention the actual...
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...1 Valedictory Address Time strides with leaps and bounds that our six-year stay in this school has finally come to an end. For us graduates parting from our Alma Mater is a nostalgic climax we can never forget. It is here in this school that we are molded. It is here where we met our friends as well as our enemies, shared with joys and laughters, experienced love and sorrows, success and failures and many other changes that occur in our lives. Graduation doesn't mean triumph, it implies responsibility and burden to us so we should think of a way to surmount lifes innumerable struggle to build a better tomorrow. We should think that graduation does not hold a complete bright promise. It grims along a few grim prospects, fear of the uncertain future. It is not the end of struggle but a prelude to an even tougher competition that is the battle to survive in the real world. It is then imperative that we arm ourselves for this battle while still we can. We should strive hard to make good with our studies. We should aim high for there is no plave in this world for under achievers. This is for us graduates for we still have the choice. There is no turning back for us. We have to face the world that awaits us and see for ourselves what it holds in store. Graduation day is therefore a mixture of happiness and sadness It is the most awaited moment for all of us. After all the hardships and struggles we had experienced, the six years of endeavors is almost over without...
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...of doing better. Even though Harry Morgan runs liquor, Cubans, and murders people, he is a good man. Harry Morgan’s first business deal with Mr. Johnson does not go the way he had hoped it would. Harry is chartered by Mr. Johnson, who not only skips out without paying for the three weeks he chartered Harry’s boat, but also loses his fishing equipment. “Johnson had fished fifteen days, finally he hooks into a fish a fisherman would give a year to tie into, he loses him, he loses my heavy tackle, he makes a fool of himself and he sits there perfectly content, drinking with a rummy” (Hemingway 22). Even though Mr. Johnson lost all these things, he can still sit on Harry’s boat satisfied with his trip. “…It was my fault. I should have known better” (Hemingway 27). Despite losing income and equipment Harry still has his boat which is how he makes his living and he still has his family. Next Harry Morgan chose to run twelve Chinamen for Mr. Sing. Harry needed a way to provide for his family and this was an opportunity for him to do so. “I was damned if I was going home broke and starve a summer in that town” (Hemingway 28). Harry knew the danger of being caught, he was better to take the money and run. Better to kill one Mr. Sing instead of twelve Chinamen. “Ten years at least. But there is no reason to go to jail, my...
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...He told us about when hes dreamilng about her.When its hes time to talked we all know he always talked our new science teacher. Mark jay he always talked about Jerica he really fall in love on her but jerica doesnt like him.Mark Jay always write a letter about hes feeling on her but jerica dont even read it and ignore it.We always laughed on mark jay cause hes funny Mycousin kenneth Ibring him sometimes so he wont tell my parents we both like brothers. Jovanne hes oldest and he always talking about girls and looking pictures of girls and keep asking their phone #. Gerald hes a good person we fight sometimes and argue about food and hes funny when he got mad. All of us go swimming we only have brief and boxers we dont need to get wet our school uniform.Markjay got naked we all laughed on him cause he dont bring boxer or use brief.We teased him and and he diesnt care he jeeps swimming and hes chasing us cause hes naked and we all run on him. he always keep saying dont tell anyone. After swimming we ate our food lunch Mark Jay got Fried Fish with ricewe all sharing someod our food.I bring 5 eggs with rice.I enjoyed my skipping classes after eating our food lunch we decided to headingback to...
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...FAIRNESS IS GOOD MANAGEMENT Fairness is just good management. We already know that if you want to be a good manager you have to be fair to all. But what does that mean? And how can you be fair more often to more people? What Does Fairness Mean? It is part of the quirkiness of the English language that fair means according to the relative merits of each or consistent with rules and logic. However, it also means moderately good or satisfactory. So a fair manager can mean either one who treats others fairly or one who is only moderately good as a manager. Our goal is the first meaning. Why Is Fairness Good Management? When asked, a group of almost 2200 people reported fairness as the most important trait of a boss for who whom they would want to work. When you treat your employees fairly they spend less time worrying about who else is getting an unfair share. They don't spend a lot of time looking for ways to increase their own share. They spend less time looking for another job. And they spend more time working for you and getting more done. When you treat others fairly two things happen. Your own employees notice and respect you for it. It reinforces their belief that you are treating them fairly and will continue to do so. Second, the other people who you treat fairly will respond in kind. You will get better cooperation from them. That makes your job and the job of your employees easier too. How To Be A Fair Manager A good manager is one who treats everyone fairly...
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...Analyze the motivational factors that promote cheating in NASCAR I believe that the largest motivational factor of any NASCAR team owner, crew member, or driver is that of winning. Each team represents not only a number on the side of a car but the entire organization, the sponsors, the driver, the crew chief, their crew and their families. NASCAR is big into the family values and your team is your family; you never let your family down. To win a race at any track is to bring honor to your team, revenue to your sponsors, and notoriety to your name. To win for oneself may not be enough motivation to cause a driver to cheat; however, most often times the driver is not the one that sets up the car, which is the crew and crew chief’s duty. Drivers can aide in the facilitation of cheating by requesting that their car be tweaked to their liking, how this is done however is the crew’s job. To win for a cause or for a team gives more pressure to win because there are other people counting on your success. Other motivational factors that promote cheating within NASCAR are that everyone knows everyone cheats. Each and every team in the NASCAR garage has tried and tested the very vague rules of the governing body, sometimes they get caught and others they don’t. To the teams it is worth a chance to try and get away with a tweak that may not be entirely within the rule book and get that little bit of an edge than to finish last on race day. The more lenient the attitude is towards...
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...ALEX KITNICK “New Brutalism” remains a tricky term for the student of postwar art and architecture, both too specific and too general. On the one hand, it is associated with a small number of writings and projects carried out by a group of architects, artists, and critics in 1950s London. Alison and Peter Smithson first used the term to describe a residential project in Soho that was to be characterized by a “warehouse” aesthetic and unfinished surfaces, and, in a famous 1955 essay, Reyner Banham wrote that the movement’s three primary characteristics were “Memorability as an Image,” “Clear exhibition of Structure,” and “Valuation of Material ‘as found.’”1 Despite having been granted these attributes, however, or perhaps because of the way they lend themselves to both oversimplification (unfinished sur faces) and open- ended abstract ion (“Memorabilit y as an Image”), Brutalism is often employed today as nothing more than a vague epithet lobbed at vast expanses of postwar institutional building; its associations with art practice are, more frequently than not, left out entirely. The purpose of dedicating this issue to New Brutalism, then, is both to reconsider its theses and to reevaluate its work and writings, while at the same time amending and supplementing earlier histories of the moment, which have emphasized the pop aspects of the work. 2 In doing so, we hope to recapture something of New Brutalism’s latent critical potential. As Theo Crosby wrote in the January 1955...
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...companies in every industry? Why or why not? I believe that all companies could use the same business model as TOMS because without being promoted nobody really knows who you are. I think all companies should use social media in a positive way to promote themselves. 5. Would you learn from the TOMS approach as you think about your own career in business? Yes, I would learn from the TOMS approach because TOMS showed me that it’s not about what you sell but how you sell it. A positive approach is always good for business. 6. Why does TOMS focus on younger consumers? Do you agree with this strategy? This gives the younger generation a chance to learn how to help out a person in need. Somewhat like donating to a charity for a better tomorrow. 7. What is the significance of the job title Blake Mycoskie gave himself? Chief Shoe...
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...9/22/12 Kipling Station - Subway Platform to 55 Rocky Point Crescent, Brampton, ON L6V 4S7 - Google Maps Start Kipling Station - Subway Platform Canada End 55 Rocky Point Crescent, Brampton, ON L6V 4S7 When 12-09-22 after 12:58pm Duration 1 hour 54 mins total Kipling Station - Subway Platform Canada Walk to Kipling Station Kipling Station (Stop ID: 14722) Bus - 191 - Highway 27 Rocket towards 191 Highway 27 Rocket Towards Steeles Via Humber College Humber College Blvd at Humberline Dr (Stop ID: 07860) Walk to Humber College Blvd opp Humberline Dr Humber College Blvd opp Humberline Dr Bus - 11 - Steeles towards 11 Steeles Westbound Kenview Blvd at Goreway Dr Walk to Goreway Rd at Kenview Blvd Goreway Rd at Kenview Blvd Bus - 5 - Bovaird towards 5 Bovaird West Bovaird Dr E at Heart Lake Rd Walk to 55 Rocky Point Crescent, Brampton, ON L6V 4S7 Beta: Use caution – This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths. 1. Head southwest on Bovaird Dr E/ON-7 W/Regional Road 10 W/Regional Road 107 toward Heart Lake Rd Turn left onto Southlake Blvd Turn left onto Rocky Point Crescent 61 m 2:05pm - 2:37pm (32 mins, 35 stops) About 16 mins 1:33pm - 1:48pm (15 mins, 11 stops) About 1 min About 1 min 1:00pm - 1:22pm (23 mins, 6 stops) About 1 min 2. 3. 1.1 km 63 m 55 Rocky Point Crescent, Brampton, ON L6V 4S7 Local agency inform ation: Brampton Transit , TTC These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, w eather...
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...One student learns one fourth from the teacher One fourth from own intelligence One fourth from classmates and One fourth only with time!” This revered Sanskrit saying encompasses the various facets of learning. The richness of any learning experience is a blend of all these aspects in the right proportion. Their roles have an added dimension with the advances in technology. Today , children are exposed to the seductive pull of digital devices like mobiles which beep us out of sleep and checking e mail which has become a compulsion. The internet is undoubtedly expanded our connectivity and access to information. Ironically, as technology brings us closer, we have distanced ourselves from relationships, the sheer joy of reading a good book, the depth of a good friendship and our indulgence with introspection or self reflection. Emotional bonding with parents has also been eroded due to lifestyle indulgences and societal pressures. The role of a teacher is to help the children to revisit our rich tradition, analyze this democratic access to information and introduce them to the nuances of self evaluation, practical wisdom and empathy. Nurturing healthy relationships can be a window to view the garden of life. Today, in schools, we provide robust platform wherein every child is introduced to larger than life concepts which is a conscious endeavor to shape him into a fine personality. We need to just hold their hands even when they walk in...
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...strengthen the fist. To build a better tomorrow for the world – teamwork, partnerships and collaboration is a must. The competency lies under embracing the benefits of mutual cooperation. There is a thin line between success and mere survival. I would rate an individual working and achieving as mere survival but the real success is when the achievements are made under the spirit of collaboration. Quoting Mr. Henry Ford - "Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”. Understanding different cultures, relishing them and drawing learning’s from them reveals the true essence of collaborative spirit. I consider myself fortunate to have gotten opportunities to hone this collaborative spirit in my formative years itself in various personal, professional and social spheres. As the school Head boy, organizing the annual day meant working with people of different ideas and philosophies. As the Student council head in college, having conducted national level fests involving 50+ participating colleges, having listened to students’ appeals and having obtained sponsorships from companies, would not have been possible without the extra ordinary team I had to work with me. At “Emmanuel Children Home”, an orphanage of about 1000 children, under the leadership of Mr. Samuel Thomas, we as a team help these children to realize their talents and help them educate to give them a better tomorrow. It’s the teamwork that motivates each...
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