...A Family Celebration Gloria Daniels November 26, 2010 American Intercontinental University Abstract The purpose of a family celebration is meet new family members, friends, talk about old times and exchange address and phone numbers to keep in touch with each other, this will help to pass information about the next family celebration. There will be lots of food prepared a number of family members, and you can also exchange recipes. Taking pictures is also a good way to keep up with family members, at least until next time there’s a celebration. Start today planning your very own family celebration; it doesn’t have to be an occasion just putting one together is a great reward. A Family Celebration Having a family celebration is all about having fun while preparing one together. When there’s a celebration there will be a lot to talk about, such as past memories about the kids, and how mischievous they were. Thesis: “Even though getting in touch with everybody is hard work; contacting, and preparing for a family celebration is worth it, it’s about fun, food and family.” You’re having a family celebration for your mother and father’s 50th anniversary, and putting a guest list together will take some time, so start with the guest list. All of their friends live all over the state and it will take some time contacting them. When that list is finished, start on the children and last will be all family members because they live close by. Good organization is...
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...would say, 'How true, how true!' Nancy Reagan, Political Activist A woman is like a tea bag. She only knows her strength when put in hot water. Aristotle, Philosopher If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. James Thurber, American Humorist I hate women because they always know where things are. Malcolm de Chazal, Mauritian Writer A woman knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking. Jules Michelet, French Historian Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions. Freya Stark, Author The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised. Gloria Steinem, American Feminist Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by...
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...HURRICANE BOB The world is filled with many wonders and natural disasters that are powerful enough to remember forever. It has always historically seemed that most natural disasters are weather related and Mother Nature in her fury can be some of the most awesome spectacles on the planet. Hurricane Bob was one of the most catastrophic and vigorous natural disasters to hit the east coast United States in the past century. On August 16th 1991, a tropical depression formed 200 miles to the east of the Bahamas. As the storm slowly moved to the northwest, twenty four hours later it became Hurricane Bob, a vastly powerful Hurricane with a scale reading of 3 out of 5. Bob moved up the east coast accelerating toward Cape Hatteras where it peaked with winds of 135mph. It continued to do so as the Hurricane then arrived in Massachusetts and Cape Cod. This is where most of the disaster and corruption took place. With the Hurricane at full force, communities of Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts were highly impacted. The 100mph plus winds did the most damage to homes, buildings, power lines, and trees. Cape Cod was virtually inaccessible on the roadways and highways. Trees down and all sorts of blowing debris blocked them. Practically all of the rivers and lakes both salt water and fresh were completely over flown. Cars in certain areas were up to the windshield and even the majority of SUV’s couldn’t trek their way trough the storm. On the Outskirts of Cape Cod, Nantucket and...
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...Besides being at the brink of madness caused by her self-denial of the passing of her fame, Norma Desmond had also become rather sexual-transgressive. Some male traits shown in Norma consist of her dominance - she demands over Max, financial independence - owns factories which constantly makes profits and her assertive nature - she fearlessly confronts her passion for Joe. The way Norma is ridiculously insane to a degree of dark humour brings sympathy, entertainment and a corrupted depiction of celebrity to audiences. Her dramatic movements, superficial appearances and script-alike dialogues reveal this. This is an illustration the self-possessiveness of celebrities as a result of the illusions of fame. Joe Gillis, is a laconic character who interacts with Norma in a reciprocally dependent relationship. Without Gillis, Norma feels lifeless, loveless and powerless, she depends on him emotionally, Max, who is entirely devoted to Norma. He accepts reality however chooses to conform to Norma's insane world of delusions and even supports her - "Madame is the greatest star of them all." Norma is repeatedly filmed as a silhouette, which gives a feeling of eeriness as well as depicting perhaps the notion that Norma Desmond's fame is merely a silhouette, a shadow, an illusion. The angles in Sunset Boulevard positioned the audience to see Norma as an alienated character time and again filmed from a lower-angle view, with her standing on the top of a staircase. This alienation of...
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...Jian Chen ENG 68 Pro. Hight 7/10/2015 Self-knowledge Many people always want to be a famous movie star, and it is not rare to wonder what it would be like to have the general public know one's name. While this desire for fame is not unusual, it is not always healthy. The film “Sunset Boulevard” describes a faded silent movie star, Norma, who has one great desire to make a return and be famous once again. Although she was a hugely successful actress during the silent film period, she never realizes that times have changed and left her behind. At last, her hunger for fame destroys her. This film uses Norma’s mansion to tell a deep message about how deceptive is people wrapped in gorgeous appearance; the dialogue between she and Joe and her former director showed her egotistical character; the ending suggests that it is very valuable to know oneself. People who live in the past are foolish and ignorant. When Joe went into Norma’s mansion, he was shocked. The mansion was totally different with outside. The outside was deserted and dirty. The tennis court and the swimming pool were neglected, and there were even several disgusting mice in it. However, the inside was distinguishing. It was full of framed photos of herself and memories of her past, and she even had a movie theater. She was completely sucked into a world of herself. This mansion was a symbol of her empty inside which could not be covered by fancy outside. The world is dynamic and changing, and it will not...
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...Opportunity Statement 1) Job to be Done: Fix the Stevens Shuttle GPS APP System currently being used. 2) Symptoms of Problems: As of right now, the GPS system takes a while to update itself and students are often confused the exact location of Shuttle. This often causes students to be delay to class or meeting. 3) Current Practice and Supporting Systems The current shuttle system obtains a certain route for the AM and PM shift. Students often check an App on their cell phones and online called Transloc transit visualization. This app is supposed to allow students to view the Stevens Shuttle on real time location. The location of shuttle often freezes on map location and it can take up to 10 minutes to show real time vehicle location. With the rate of location delay, students can’t really tell the shuttle’s current location once the location of vehicle is moved on the map. The Shuttle does not normally wait more than one minute after arrival on each destination. Once everyone is dropped off the shuttle normally takes off if they see no one around. If the App decides to freeze at that moment, students might just have to walk to their destination or wait for another Shuttle which can take up to 15-20 minutes. 4) Summary of Deficiencies with Current Practice and Products Systems a) Students are often confused to how long the shuttle will take to arrive at their pick up location. b) Students often leave campus on foot very late at night due...
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...1) Describe the post-WWII frustrations felt by women such as Betty Friedan. 2) During the era of “Rosie the Riveter”, what gains did women make in the workforce? How did these women feel about themselves and their contributions? What did society as a whole think? 3) What role did mass media play during the 1950s and 1960s in regard to supporting or undermining the “feminine mystique”? 4) Which television heroine -- Alice, Lucy, or Miss Brooks -- came the closest to TRULY overcoming the feminine mystique, and elaborate on that heroine’s situation and relationship to the men in her life. 1)Describe the post-WWII frustrations felt by women such as Betty Friedan Betty Friedan and other women were frustrated about their roles as women in society and in the household. Many women weren’t pleased being the typical housewife, they wanted to be someone and have their own identity. When women started working during WWII they found the heroine they wanted for themselves. After the war, most women stopped working and went back to being housewives. Betty Friedan was frustrated at this and didn’t comprehend why women stopped working. 2) During the era of “Rosie the Riveter”, what gains did women make in the workforce? How did these women feel about themselves and their contributions? What did society as a whole think? While most of the men were out in the field battling war, women were the only ones left to the do the work the men had left without employment. Advertising at one...
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...Cherrylyn Tingle Radiology Officer Ramon Tour Transportation Head Ramon Tour Transportation Head Gel Linis San. Eng.Head Gel Linis San. Eng.Head Mon Makisig Security Head Mon Makisig Security Head Angel Cabanilla ER Head Angel Cabanilla ER Head Vanessa Javillonar Nursery/DR Head Vanessa Javillonar Nursery/DR Head Sam Lee ICU Head Sam Lee ICU Head Lea Co OPD Head Lea Co OPD Head Jestene Pagaduan Surgical Head Jestene Pagaduan Surgical Head Catlyn Lucero OR Head Catlyn Lucero OR Head Sol Belen Medical Head (Micu) Sol Belen Medical Head (Micu) Helen Co Billing Head Helen Co Billing Head Anna Pera Accounting Head Anna Pera Accounting Head Jesus Cruz Chaplain Jesus Cruz Chaplain Gloria Sona Laundry Head Gloria Sona Laundry Head Jerilee Cabanit Dietary Head Jerilee Cabanit Dietary Head Jomar Rafanan Information Admitting Head Jomar Rafanan Information Admitting Head Peter Santos Pharmacology Head Peter Santos Pharmacology Head Pedro Matiyaga Adm. Marketing Pedro Matiyaga Adm. Marketing Mark Cruz Engineering Maintenance Mark Cruz Engineering Maintenance Juan Masipag Human Resource Officer Juan Masipag Human Resource Officer Rhodora Garcia Nsg. Director Supervisor Rhodora Garcia Nsg. Director Supervisor Macerick Ocaoi Chief of Finance Macerick Ocaoi Chief of...
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...Mary Erbeck Professor Joan Robinson ENG 102: Composition II March 21, 2015 Remember Our Power Feminist Gloria Steinem cofounded and became editor of Ms. Magazine to which she published her article “Wonder Woman.” In her article, Steinem wrote about Wonder Woman’s background and life along with the representation of women in comic books and how these different depictions can influence and inspire predominately younger audiences regardless of gender. Steinem’s style is focused mainly on logos to relay a clear image of Wonder Woman as a character and her impact on readers. She ultimately wanted to inform the reader of the importance of Wonder Woman’s effect on youth in a platform largely directed by the patriarchy and she made a compelling case with a strong, justified logos and clear ethos. Steinem first wrote about her youth as a comic book reader and how comic books were the easily accessible and cheap building blocks to her reading comprehension along with “cereal boxes and ketchup labels” (Steinem). She discussed the psychology behind the need for superheroes in children’s mindsets as a way to better cope with reality and express their individualism but with every superhero being a man young women, like Steinem, had to project their consciousness into male characters suppressing their womanhood to only being a damsel in distress. Steinem wrote that Wonder Woman “rescued” her at the age of seven from the “weak, bosomy, blonde heroines” (Steinem) with her strength, wisdom...
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...Jean Grazelle Mae Mendez BSBA Problem: Ms.Gloria eliminates applicant unfairly and Ms.Gloria’s perception to people is unjust. Objective: To correct the wrong attitude of Ms. Gloria Tadino and to correct her manner in choosing the applicants. ACAS: ●Ms. Gloria Tadino must take a serious commitment to her job and come to terms with her past so she can move on with her life. ●Ms. Gloria shouldn’t involve her personal intentions or feelings in choosing the applicants. ●She needs to become open minded and she should learn to give people a chance to prove their self. Pros and cons: Ms. Gloria Tadino must take serious commitment to her job and come to terms with her past so she can move on with her life and Ms.Gloria shouldn’t involve her personal intentions or feelings in choosing the applicants because those applicants she eliminated unfairly might be better than those she picked. Conclusion: I conclude that she has bad attitude in their workplace, as a recruitment supervisor in human resources department it is must for her to analyze and evaluate the resumes and applications of the applicants based on the standard set by the company, she must choose applicants depending on their credibility and qualifications not on her personal interests,biases and feelings. Reccomendation: She must choose applicants depending on their credibility and qualifications not on her personal interests or feelings towards the person,she should consider the abilities of...
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...Written Assinment #2-Theme THEA 1013-X01 Summer 6/01/2011 Sunset Boulevard, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, performed Sunday February 13, 2011 At the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Theme: The is the desire to be a famous celebrity or to prove that you don't have to go that far to show love, care, and devotion, which is clearly evident in the attention the maniacal Norma gets. I think this is the theme due to my interpretations from watching the play. The play is based around Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis. Norma is a onetime super star of the silent screen era. Norma is living in the past in her dilapidated mansion on the Los Angeles street. When washed Joe a washed up, down on his luck screenwriter accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her comeback to the big screen. When Joe accidently meets her he comments, "You used to be in pictures — you used to be big," to which she retorts, "I am big ... it's the pictures that got small!" Norma courts Joe hoping to for a return to pictures, she eventually finds out that this is not to be due to Joes true love and she is being used. It all really goes wrong when Joe leaves his true love Betty because he enjoys the lavish life style Norma allows him. Joe eventually comes to his senses and attempts to leave Norma to go home. He tells Norma that her movie will never be filmed and that her fans have all but abandoned her. Angry and grief-stricken partially because...
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...i. What is one assumption that the thinker makes here? In other words, what assumptions has he or she made to make them come up with the statement they have given ii. If the assumption is flawed, explain why. 1. Her new boyfriend has dreadlocks. I hope he doesn’t encourage her to smoke marijuana. • The person is assuming that all dreadlocks smoke marijuana. This assumption is flawed because all people with dreadlocks do not smoke marijuana. 2. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. Gloria Steinem • The assumption is that all men do not like to ask for advice on that subject. This is flawed because some men have asked for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. 3. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the couple from India who moved in down the street goes to my church! They’re Catholic! • The assumption here is that all Indians are of a different religion except catholic. This is flawed because being of certain race has nothing to do with who you worship. 4. Tens of millions of Americans go to the circus each year, and animals play a vital role in the performance. For all the controversy, it is clear from the register receipts that the training techniques of animal handlers meet with public approval. Scott McPherson • The assumption here is because people go to see the animals perform they approve of how the animals...
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...Friendships Addresses Basic Human Instincts 02/06/2012 Friendships Addresses Basic Human Instincts Friendships develop in many different ways in our lives. In Sunset Boulevard and Cinema Paradiso, friendships evolve through a love affair with the movies. In both these films, the main characters have a love affair with the movies. Norma Desmond surrounds herself with people who validate her belief in her ability to make it big once again in the newly popular talking pictures. Salvatore Cascio (Toto) befriends a projectionist who fulfills his need for his lost father, while nurturing his love for film. The friendships that develop in these two films show that movies or at least images from movies can impact our personality and personality development by addressing our basic human instincts to protect ourselves from loneliness, false hope, and the fear of ageing. Friends are an important part of our lives and without friendships our lives could become a very lonely place. In Sunset Boulevard, Norma’s favorite pet monkey has just passed away, which was Norma’s only friend at the time. Into the world of Norma Desmond, comes Joe Gillis. He was a young handsome, down on his luck screenwriter, who hasn’t had any work in months and is flat broke. Desperate he accepts Norma’s offer to write an atrocious script she has been nursing for years as her starring comeback vehicle. Joe knows the script is a joke, but he takes on the project anyway. Besides working on Norma’s script, he...
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...sets and a room full of audience, towards the view. Parallel cuts of a broken Max, her butler and the tearful gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, the organ playing the finishing score in the background as the larger than life image of Norma Desmond dramatically dissolves into white. A scene so aptly melodramatic as the silent era empress slowly descends into reality of cameras, sets and popularity once again for some kind of finality as Max, her faithful butler prepares her onslaught , reminding the scene definition once again for her (as the presence of room full of audience in her deserted mansion for twenty years has quite overwhelmed her). The 1950 Billy Wilder film, “Sunset Boulevard” starring William Holden as Joe Gillis and Gloria Swanson as the silent film actress Norma Desmond is a classic amalgam of Gothic Melodrama and Film Noir. The film starts off with jolt, initially a track shot of the sunset boulevard road as the police rush towards the crime scene followed by the fishing out of a bullet ridden body from the swimming pool. The pilot scene leads the audience as to expect a murder mystery Film Noir number but ultimately emerges as a melodramatic form. The over expressive, tragicomic Norma Desmond against a mere composed, realistic Joe Gillis fills up the mis-en-scene for one of the Hollywood Insight stories. For a recap, Joe Gillis is a small time B grade American film screenwriter with a couple of creditors and unpaid rent hanging around his neck, flees the...
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...CMU 201: Introduction to Leadership Tanjie Hoover April 15, 2013 Search For a Leader Case Study: Gloria Steinem Gloria Steinem was born in 1934 in Michigan. She spent her childhood going back and forth between Michigan, Florida and California. After he parents divorced whenever she was 11, Steinem and her mother moved to a dilapidated home in Toledo, Ohio. Over the next few years, young Gloria was responsible for caring for her mentally ill mother. Whenever she finally left home to go to Smith College, she was determined to challenge the status quo and majored in government, an unusual choice for a woman of that era. She graduated in 1956 and was awarded a fellowship that took her to India, where she worked for the Independent Research Service as a freelance writer. Steinem’s first official act of feminism was in 1963 whenever she went undercover at the Playboy Club in New York City as a waitress. Her article, which was published in Show magazine, exposed the club’s mistreatment and overt desensitization of women. In the late 1960’s, Steinem was instrumental in the development of New York Magazine. It was there that she found her platform for political change. After she reported on an abortion hearing, she felt the need for more reform in this area of women’s rights. Over the years, she published many essays and articles about abortion and other women’s issues that were previously considered taboo, like domestic violence. Steinem went on to form Ms. Magazine...
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