...Back to School A country thrives when its citizens contribute and make an effort to make the most of what they are offered in life. President Barack Obama is very aware of this and has made it an important subject and goal in his presidential career to inspire youngsters in the right direction, both for their own sake and their country’s. Barack Obamas’ speech “Back to School” at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia was held in September 8, 2009. The age of the present audience varied to children from kindergarten and all the way up to twelfth grade. In addition to that, the speech was also broadcasted to students all over the country. The audience is obviously extremely great, and the speech will therefore have a tremendous impact on several individuals. The first thing Obama seems to focus on in his speech on the first day of the children’s school day are in fact the children themselves. He speaks directly to them, and initiates the whole thing by telling everyone that being nervous is perfectly normal. He has obviously tried it himself when he was their age. Very easily he finds a way to make everyone relate to him by telling stories from his own life. Barack Obama did not grow up under the best circumstances. He was raised by a single mother whom was very passionate about doing what was best for her son. She even sought to homeschool Obama, when he wasn’t at school. She wanted to make sure he would have the best possible future. This particular section of the speech...
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...Zalvin Prof. Jennifer Crane QU101 9/13/10 Creating An Identity In Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama he talks about his life experiences and how it formed him as a human being. The story also shows his interpretation of what a solid community should consist of, as well as how individuals should interact with each other within the community. Through out his life he was discovering who he was by new meeting people and trying new things. An individual’s identity is formed through life experiences and cannot be sustained because it is ever changing. A community is a group of people that are brought together by friends, family, neighbors, and people with common interests. Communities are important because it gives people a sense of belonging and being wanted. And in Dreams From My Father, those were the needs and values that Barack was searching for. Communities are sustained through shared values, trust, loyalty, and a sense of safety. In a community people have moral responsibilities to other people and the community as a whole. Communities have moral responsibilities to their individual members because they need to keep their community together. Sometimes you get put into situations where you want to look out for yourself rather than the big picture with the community. You have to be able to put others in front of you sometimes so that you can avoid these types of conflicts. My favorite excerpt from the text came when his father was insulted by a man who...
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...In the Name of Identity: Who are you? What makes you, you? How are you recognized as a human being? What makes you different than every other person in the world? These questions contribute to your identity regardless of what you look like or where you come from. Every single person in the world is different whether it is visible to others or not. Although we are all different, we connect and form relationships through common ideas, values, and goals. In the novel Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, by Barack Obama, he recalls many different issues involving his identity as a whole in addition to the communities he lived in and principle values he was raised to believe. Throughout the story Obama creates a theme of struggle involving his own identity. He relates these issues towards his own community and explains how certain occurrences shaped his character values and personality. The word individual can be defined in various ways. It is a word that can apply to many different aspects of life as well as raising questions about who exactly we are as individuals and how we became the who we are today. Some factors that contribute to shaping our identities are social, educational, economic and historical. While Obama was growing up, identity was something he struggled with deeply. He was constantly moving, which forced him to experience different communities and ultimately aided in forming his identity. Looking back on it now, it seems beneficial, but at...
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...really means to be free and what the real meaning is. Do we as a society understand how some laws were meant for all and some that were really placed in law for others? There are rules and laws that are set in place just for people of color or minority and some that are set in place for all if the all fit in the category set forth in that particular law. To this day the law is not equal. Crucial Social and Political incidents When my parents moved our family from Newark, NJ to Piscataway, NJ in the early 70’s, my father wanted to find a place better than where we were coming from. He found a home in an area that the builder was told not to sell to blacks. The builder did not care, he cared that my father had the down payment and he was approved, so the builder let my father buy the home. There was a reason why blacks were not allowed in that area. It all started with the bomb threats, sugar in our car gas tank, screen door torn from off the front door and racial slurs written on the garage doors. That is just the tip of the iceberg. My father told us never to cross to the other side of the road. We could never figure out why, until one day we decided to ride our bikes to the school on the other side of the road. We were at the school no more than five minutes before three police cars pulled and with sirens hailing. They told us to drop the bikes and lay on the ground. He asked us where we stole the bikes from. We told them our father bought them for us. One of...
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...My Dream Company My dream company is an organization that values its employees, nurtures intrapreneurs, gives them the freedom to be innovative and allows them to turn their innovative ideas into realities. Company where a healthy work environment dominates. When employees are free to be innovative, the company portfolio will be much more than just product improvements, and will include better business models, customer service improvements, as well as continuous process improvements. In my dream company management team will consider needs and interests in all conected with organization,not only those who have directly financial relations with company profit. Namely: employees, suppliers, customers, competitors, government agencies, clams, public entities and others. In my ideal company, all decisions made by owners are reasonable business decision. This decisions work for the good of everyone in the company and respond positively to those following: they are the only ones alternatively, are fair to all concerned, will create goodwill in the organization. Ideal company is one which gives its employees the opportunity to develop creative approaches in order to increase the profitability of the business while working towards the prosperity of society. Not only does an employee expect monetary rewards from an organization but also recognition for their hard work. Also, I dream to work in such an organization where the organization takes into consideration their work...
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...something that everyone wishes for and hopes would happen to them at one point in their lives. I am also a person strives and dreams for this picture of perfection. In my imagination I find happiness as waking up in the morning and getting into my dream car and driving to work at a big successful company. I would picture myself dressed in formal attire wearing an expensive tie and a crisply ironed suit while also getting bonuses every single year. Once I can see picture myself in my dream world, I strive each and every day to work towards that dream goal. I believe that once I reach the highest point of success that is when I will truly believe that I am happy. When I was younger and I dreamed of these goals, but because of my age the best thing I could do at the moment is to fulfill my task as a student and achieve the highest point of educational success. Although I tried to be a straight A student, my success was mediocre. In order to continue to reach my goal I went to extra tutoring hours so that I would be able to improve in the subjects that I was struggling with. With the help from a close friend, I was able to meet with a professor who had plans of opening his own Mathematics Institute. The professor asked me to help around the office and in exchange he would tutor me without any charge. When I went back to school my friends were very surprised with my improvement, they wanted to know how I learned so much in so little time. This brought a lot of attention to this professor’s...
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...Five Personality Test Society always strives for the “American Dream”, which is in the back of every human’s mind no matter what they say. Everyone is wired in the world to say yes to be rich or wealthy because there is a lot more fun and things you can do with more money than with less, that’s just common knowledge. But for me my American Dream is not just a job, but a lifestyle that I want to strive for. My “American Dream” would be to have a very beneficially paying job and a supportive/loving family. A lot of people now-a-days think that money is the end all be all, when I reality it’s what you do with your time and money that make people better off. Specifically for me, I would love to work at a place like Google. The reason why is because Google was voted the most enjoyable place to work. The movie the “Internship” shows just exactly how well employees get treated and how much fun of an environment it is to be around. I feel like the happier and the more stimulated the environment is the harder the employees work. Google however is not my dream job. If I had to pick a job for life I would pick working at Apple’s Headquarters. Apple is a very successful company and I have heard nothing but good things about Apple products. The products they provide are everywhere you look. You could not walk into a college classroom without seeing one IPod, IPad, IPhone, or Apple computer. I picked that as my dream job because it only seems like they are expanding. Stability is the...
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...essay “Stephen Cruz” Studs Terkel gives a strong opinion on the American dream. He says, “The American dream, I see now, is governed not by education, opportunity, and hard work, but by power and fear. The higher up you go, the more you have to lose. The dream is not losing.” (Terkel pg. ) This is interesting to me because I have never viewed the American dream with a negative outlook. History classes always put the idea that the American dream was a fantasy of a perfect life. It went along the lines of having a nice house, white picket fence, expensive car, beautiful family, dog… and the list could go on. After reading “Stephen Cruz” I’ve come to recognize the illusion that the American dream has been made out to be. When Studs Terkel...
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...what I credit a large part of my work ethic to. From Day one in the military you are required to do everything to the best of your ability and to continue to do so until the task is completed. Even as a child, I was told that that if I say am going to do something or be somewhere, then I am to keep my word and follow through with every commitment. Once again the military further hammered in that mindset and even introduced me to the phrase; “if you are 15 minutes early, you are on time. If you are on time, you are late.” Both of these influences have molded me to value the characteristic of being reliable not only by presence but by carrying my own weight as well. The third trait that I feel solidifies my value as an employee is my ability to produce results. Of course the first two characteristics play a role in my ability to get results but I have always had a competitive nature as well. Coming from an athletic background and excelling at sports my whole life, I developed a hunger to be the best at whatever it was that I was doing. If I were to make a list of dream companies that I would like to work for, the first job that would have to be at the top of the list would have to be working for the Phoenix Suns at a corporate level. My first dream job that I ever remember having was to be a professional basketball player for the NBA and I kept that dream alive for about 25 years until I came to face the reality that my NBA hopes and dreams were not meant to be and the...
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...Vision of establishing company Manish Bajagain Kings College Affiliated with Westcliff University Bus 325 Introduction to leadership Professor Dr. Yvan Nezerwe 3/27/2016 Abstract In this paper, I have discussed my personal vision. And also discussed the company vision. An in this paper I have also discussed my personal vision and values. And how does it differ from company vision or allied with company vision? Keywords: vision, value etc. Vision Vision should inspire followers and it is done by creating a positive and attractive view of the future (Manning & Curtis, 2012). A Clear vision of the company helps leader and flowers to keep organizations on the right track. Declaring what company, groups or organizations wants to do is known as vision. Vision of My Company The vision of my company is to be leading wrought iron furniture industries in Nepal and go in an international market. My personal vision I personal believe in hard work and achieve things. Every time when I close my eyes I see myself in the airport transit travelling for the business meeting. And my personal vision is travel all over the world. Vision should not be vague and it should be made one day. It should the final output of what you have planned (Harvard Business Review, n.d.). Co-relation between my vision and company vision The vision of my company starts what I have thought. My personal vision of travelling worlds shapes my business vision to open the outlet in each corner of...
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...I looked across my celebratory cheesecake and beamed up at my new co-workers. I couldn't believe I had finally landed my dream job. All of the senior editors were having lunch in the cafe across the street from the bakery where the finance team and marketing team shared dessert. I had been hired as a budget analyst at my favorite magazine. My job was to work alongside the business manager to help tie the knot on a more healthy marriage between the finance and marketing departments, thus improving our sales and workplace environment. On my way home, I felt relieved to finally have an exciting and secure career. Just three months later, we met at the same bakery where I had celebrated my new job. Every department from our small, close-knit staff was present. As the publication manager began to tell us the news, I remember how our faces fell. Our publication company was going out of business, and every publication was to be shut down. She explained that they tried to find another publishing company without success. Not only did I feel as though I failed the company, I also knew that I, as well as the other 17 employees, was out of a job. We went back to our offices and packed up our things. Writers and designers were frantically calling around, asking for open positions. An employee from the finance department began tweaking his resume, and the marketing department were profusely apologizing to the publication manager and editor-in-chief, who responded graciously. I had...
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...What is the American Dream? When describing the American dream, there are endless possibilities. The beautiful thing about the American Dream is that it is different for every single person. One person’s dream may be to be an NFL superstar, making ten million dollars a year. Conversely, someone else’s dream can be making minimum wage just to ensure their family can eat. This alone is what makes America the greatest country in the world. Everyone can have a different dream, but they have every possibility to achieve it. Although, it is not a guarantee the person will achieve their dream, it is a guarantee they will have no unfair regulations stopping them. A neighbor of mine at home has a very sad story that led to his pursuit of the American dream. He was one of the highest regarded Medical Doctors in Egypt. He was making great money, and his family was very happy. Then his life was turned upside down when a family member of his was killed because of his religion. He was Christian, and some radical Egyptians hate Christians, so he had to move to America to keep his family safe. His story relates to a quote on page four, “The idea of the American dream has been attached to everything from religious freedom to a home in the suburbs” (Hochschild). Unfortunately his story does not end like the Hollywood motion pictures, but he is completely happy with his current life. He now lives in a two room apartment with his wife, and two daughters and he is working as a cab driver, and...
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...up, get dressed and hit the road and begin my training for the half marathon that I am scheduled to run. It takes me about 2 hours and 35 minutes to complete the 13.5 miles that I am training for. I come home, it is about 7:15 a.m., time to take a quick shower, get dressed, put make-up on and go to my job at the pharmaceutical company. It is 8 a.m., I arrive to work on time, I get ready for my daily 8:30 a.m. meeting and then carry on the rest of the day till about 5:15 p.m. It is 5:15 p.m., I leave work, get in my car and drive to Miami Dade College, It is 5:40 p.m., it is time to start my lecture and teach these students Algebra. It is 7:15 p.m. class is over, time to run to make it on time to the next class, it is 7:30 p.m., time to start lecturing this class, it is 8:45 p.m., the class is finally over. Time to go home. It is 9:30 p.m. I finally make it home. I eat dinner, shower, go to bed and start this routine all over again. These were my long busy days for several years, I trained for the annual half marathon, I worked...
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...was raised by my mother and stepfather. As far as I remember by father was not in my life as much as my stepfather was. My stepfather is my role model, he has shown me the ways and steps of life to reach our full potential. My Father is a hard worker, he works 5am-8pm Monday through Sunday. I have never met a person in love with work as much as him. He has the choice of leaving his work early but chooses to stay to make sure everything is complete. My stepfather came to this country 18 years ago to pursue a better career opportunity. He came into business doing Mosaics with his cousin where he later became manager in that section of the company. My stepfather never slacked of at what he did. He came across problems with his cousin’s company because they were not paying him enough and so decided to open up his own business. He is very successful at what he does and has done many great mosaics all through out New York City. He taught me that you couldn’t take things for granted. Never allow people to step over you or push you down. He is still, to this day, working to pursue succession and never forgets to tell me that in order to succeed in life you need, ignorance and confidence. Ignorance to ignore people who always try to turn you down and the confidence to know that you are the best at what you do and you will prove everybody why. My stepfather is my true role model because I look at him and I see what a father figure should be. He is always there and helping my family in everything...
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...Assignment # 2 – “Creating Your Dream Job” Assignment # 2 – “Creating Your Dream Job” Samantha Conley BUS 310 – Human Resource Management Professor Demao 11/30/12 Create a job description and specifications for your dream job. Research and Development Specialist Job Description: Execute and lead all product research and development activities for approved business initiatives in a cross-functional and collaborative manner in an effort to support in coordinating design, development, validation, and documentation of systems & components. Provide technical support in response to customer needs and typically interacting with engineers at commercial, industrial, and other establishments. Collaborate with other personnel throughout the organization. Assess customer needs and develop solutions utilizing company resources to meet those needs. Communicate project specifics with company’s operational personnel to ensure that the objective of the project is accomplished in accordance with the customers schedule and needs. Provide accurate and current progress reports to management on the status of work activities including critical customer-related activities, and other projects as assigned. Product development, product improvement and product testing. Lab and Field performance testing. Project specific performance improvements. Customer correspondence for all field related performance issues. Lead retrofit implementation...
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