...matter the circumstances. I know at my work, you have to pretty much be dying, or dead in order to get a sick day. I’ve had managers still call me in even when I had the flu. I’ve only ever called out of work one time in nearly four years, because they’re built an environment that makes you feel like you can’t be human, and be sick. Since I’ve been working here so long, I’ve seen many people use fake sick days, which is all fine and dandy, but that in turn makes it hard for the non-deadbeat workers to actually take a sick day. I have no issue providing a sick not if requested, but don’t accuse me of faking right of the jump. Especially since I have never lied about being sick, and I never call out in the first place. According to this article, many people are fearful to call out of work, Either because their work has made them feel like they can’t callout, or simply because they can’t afford to callout. I’m not scared to callout from work, it’s just happened to me so much that I know it totally screws everyone up, so I try my best not to put my friends and co-workers in these positions. It’s sad that there are people out there that feel like they can’t take a sick day. The company is only going to push the good employees out. Sick days are a fact of life. Managers are only human as well, and need to understand that workers do want to work, but not when they are sick. You want to have your employees at full strength to ensure you get maximum effort from...
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...Inner Identity I identify strongly as American. I am also Polish and German however I do not really identify as that. My grandpa was 100% Polish, but when his parents moved to America, they left Polish culture behind. Because of that my grandpa and his siblings never learned Polish. Although they never learned the culture they still enjoyed Polish sausage, perogies, and paczkis. My other grandpa is German. On that side we learned some German traditions, but it was never enough for me to have a connection there. Many Americans have different cultures from both sides of their families. In that sense I can identify as American. I eat Polish and German food at home, and I may celebrate some German traditions on Christmas, but for the most part...
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...Courtney McDonald Humanities 201 Aquinas, Rochefoucauld, Rousseau, Hume and Kant are all sitting in Starbucks, sipping coffee for their weekly brunch dates when Courtney comes in looking quite distressed and upset. She walks up to the table of the five men. Aquinas: Hello my dear friend Courtney gives Aquinas a hug. Courtney: It’s so nice to see you again Aquinas. (Looks at the other four men) Hello everyone, I’m Courtney; I am a friend of Aquinas. Sorry for interrupting your meal, but I have a serious matter to discuss with Aquinas in hopes that he can help me. Aquinas: That is why I invited you here. When you called and said you had a dilemma I thought it would be a good idea to have you come here and get the advice and opinions of these great philosophers. As long as your okay with opening up to them about your problem? Courtney: I don’t mind at all, especially because I could use all the advice I can get right now and have very little time to make a decision. Courtney grabs a chair and brings it back to the table to sit in. Aquinas: Whatever the dilemma, there is always a right and wrong thing that can be done. So let us figure it out and start by you letting us know what this troublesome dilemma is. Courtney: Well it all began on Tuesday morning at my work. I work for a company as a secretary and have for two years. After divorcing my husband two years ago for having an affair, I decided to get a job to support my two children. Luckily, my...
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...English 101-007 03/10/13 Essay 2 Final Draft Get That Fever Down Quick! When your child is sick and down with a fever, it is never a fun time. Not only are they cranky, tired, and don’t feel well; but neither are you. It’s exhausting taking care of a sick child making sure that their fever never goes up and constantly checking up on them. With Children’s Advil however, your child will feel better as their fever goes down and be all ready to play while you want to sleep. This ad is effective because it shows how credible it is, demonstrates the three appeals, and is realistic of what we go through. Children’s Advil primarily draws in attention because it includes all three modes of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. The ad shows a scenario of a little girl who seems to have been playing dress-up at one point in the night, on the couch with her father who is sound asleep as she is putting make-up all over his face. The advertisement is for Children’s Advil and the little girl seems to have had a fever but since the fever reducer lasts eight hours, she outlasted her father because she felt better when her fever went down; giving her energy. The makers of Children’s Advil appeal emotionally to parents, and make logical arguments; so this proves their claims to be credible and just. The ad argues that Children’s Advil is the “Number 1 Selling children’s fever reducer.” It’s a trusted medication that many families use and seems to work better than all other brands....
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...He didn’t have and more stomach pain, didn’t feel like he was going to faint. He felt so good that he went and got more food from Mcdonald’s. If I was Morgan and I was doing this diet thing by eating Mcdonald’s I would have definitely quit. I would have quit the diet because I would get really tired and sick if I ate that much Mcdonald’s. I would also quit the diet because eating that much Mcdonald’s isn’t good for you and it could raise your blood pressure and your cholesterol. During the month of his diet thing he had three important rules that he had to follow. The three rules were that he had to eat Mcdonald’s, he can only eat Mcdonald’s, and if he gets asked to supersize any of his food he has to supersize it no matter what. I think that he did a really good job of following these rules, and never not got a super size when he got asked while ordering his food. While watching this video I had a lot of emotion going through me. First it made me really sick to my stomach because thinking of eating anything from Mcdonald’s three times a day for one month. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick. I also don't understand why so many people in the United states can eat so much Mcdonald’s everyday. Some people even eat it three times a day everyday. It’s really gross if you think about it, but some people might...
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...been neglected for so long. It seems your never there You never really try And every time she wants to be with you You make up stupid lies. You treat her like she is your friend That you hate being around So, why even pretend. She sees it in your eyes..hello shes not dead. Don't say you love her With that dreadful tone It doesn't make sense When she needs you, you never answer your phone It's pathetic to know She has daughters But yet they want nothing to do with her That truly makes me wonder Was she that bad to you, She gave life to you, took care of you. She was there when you was sick and didn’t complain. Sure our family has had problems But not that bad that u can ignore So if you expect me to believe your lies Save it, cause you embarrass yourself more. You wonder why she chooses me Well is because I try, I help her when she is sick I am there when she cries. She wishes she was dead sometimes Because you’re never there You make up dumb excuses Now that is so unfair Its always poor pitiful you You’re too busy There’s not enough room, You always have problems God have mercy on you. I greet you with a smile, but my heart prays for you. Cause if any pain you will endure will be of regret You are too nieve and blind to see that her time is slowly fading. I'm sorry mom, But I have to be real of how I feel Im tired of biting my tongue, for these ignorant people. If you feel offended then I guess you understood. Its...
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...Michael Nguyen Mrs. Sweeney English 2 18 December 2012 Night (Rough Draft) We have very good relationships with our parents, but in the book Night by: Elie Wiesel, Elie and his father had a strong relationship in the story; it all starts in the concentration camp where they watch for each other and care, plus they even get a stronger bond once horrifying events happen at the Nazi concentration camp until his father gets really sick. Later in the story, Elie feels really upset later in the story when his father gets sick and has to abandon him this shows that these two child and son will never leave each other. While at the camp they go through a lot together. They have to go through so many terrible obstacles while at the camp to survive in their relationship to survive, but then it deteriorates later in the book Wiesel states: In the book they would both actually die for each other to stay alive at the camp if it was necessary, they were inseparable. They loved each other and would not let that fade and be separated. Later in the story here is when it starts to go down at Buna, Elie’s father was often picked on for not working hard enough and that he could not march in his step. Elie went from supporting his father and keeping him safe to becoming angry and very critical of him. There was a part in the book where Idek...
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...asked u whom do you turn to in times of need or depression when you feel totally alone. I know you said strangers but it can be argued that maybe that stranger was supposed to help you. I do hate the idea of gods will over free will but not having something to believe in just seems really empty to me almost like a life unfulfilled, what do you wait for? What do you live for? I guess the “right now” the present over the future. But what about the poor, or the sick, the ones that don't live to be 100 those aren’t able to spend their time on earth to the fullest? Can't there be something offered to them will comfort the time they spent on earth that is unfulfilled? Telling someone sick to come to heaven and sit next to the lord or to be reborn as something else on earth to fulfill that creature journey? It's just really tough for me. I have battled with religion and spiritually and faith a large portion of my life. I was raised catholic but still to this day have not been baptized I remember going to church with my grandma on Sunday's and midnight mass on Christmas and always felt really uncomfortable in the church. I can recall going to a summer school thing at the local catholic school when I was 8 and throwing up everyday and going home. When I was a kid I thought it was just the food I ate there but now as an adult looking back at the situation I see that I was so uncomfortable there that it make me physically sick. I used to joke about it to...
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...Finally, once he has come to his senses, he realizes that the creature has escaped into society where the creature can do more harm. This realization leads to another illness which will consume him for months, giving him another excuse to remain within his apartment and not face his mistakes. After creating the monster, Victor excludes himself from the outside. Although people are always around him, he keeps the monster a secret and keeps all of the guilt inside. To avoid questions from his friends and family, he falls sick so that he can escape the issue and pretend it never occurred. All main actions that the monster has committed, Victor falls ill and then takes responsibility for so that he can ease his conscious about the death. The first time Victor falls sick, it is after the monster kills Clerval. He falls sick because Victor realizes what horrid creature he has unleashed into the world. Due to his guilt, he becomes mentally unstable and claims he sees his creation and that he talks to him. After Clerval dies, he also claims he committed the murder. Victor then takes responsibility for the deaths of...
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...Critical Thinking 5 MGT410 Sick Leave Understanding the cultural differences and being able to properly negotiate through those, differences would be key for Kelly to obtain the desired results of being paid her sick time instead of having to use vacation days. Though Kelly followed all the correct policies when it came to requesting her sick time, the traditional Japanese culture was interfering with the terms of the contract. At this point of the arrangement Kelly needs to think before elevating this issue to a higher level as this could reflect negatively for the remainder of her stay in Japan. Mr. Higashi portrays and upholds all the traditional Japanese work ethics. Kelly escalating the issue could further complicate an already trying working relationship. Kelly needs to schedule a meeting with Mr. Higashi to discuss the sick leave pay. Kelly is very young and probably a bit immature. She feels that from a previous four months stay and knowing the language that she was prepared to handle working in an environment that was so strongly male-dominated. Mr. Higashi assumed a role that was more paternalistic to all the ATLs as he felt that was the best way to be a good mentor. Based on the opinions of the ATLs, his father figure was not appreciated and perceived as dominating. Kelly needs to realize Mr. Higashi position as advisor and to show the respect Mr. Higashi feels he deserves. Kelly sitting down to negotiate the sick time while respecting Mr. Higashi...
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...two of the many things that make me feel happy and what I think it means to be happy. The first thing that makes me happy is being surrounded by the people you love and care for, which is family. Being closer to your family makes me happy. It is always good to be around those that love you more often than being apart from them. My family almost always gets together on Sundays. We go to my grandmother’s house and spend the day with each other. I find this to be relaxing and I feel that having people that care for each other makes you a happier person. Also, when people have children they should be there for them because they will live a healthier life if their parents are in their life more often. It is also good to notice and acknowledge kids when they accomplish their goals because it will make them and yourself happier than if you just ignore them. Family is also a very important part of one’s life because they will always be there for you until you die. Whereas, a wife or significant other may not be there for you until you die or in times of need. This is because they can always leave even after years and years of being with one another. The second thing that makes me feel happy is being able to live and enjoying life. I do not really stress, the reason for it, is because there is nothing to stress about. I enjoy my life and that is what makes me happy. Another thing, is that I accomplish the goals that I set for myself. I will never set a goal for myself that I know I...
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...Jimmy was born in the year 1933 with beautiful eyes of blue. But as he took his first breath… his mother took her last. Jimmy’s Abuelito walked in and sat next to Jimmy’s mom and said, “I’ll take care of your son. I love you.” After that incident he rarely spoke about her. But when he did. His grandpa would always do this... 1938 Me and my grandpa would always walk through the forest, every morning and every night. My Abuelito told me that, “if you ever fell down or your heart lost all of its hope, just walk through the forest with me and give it to the trees. The trees will take all of your bad things away from you and it will grow.” After mom died I never feel the same and that's why I walked through the forests so i can be as happy again....
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...begins as the mother is ironing and talking on the phone with an unknown school official, most likely a school counselor or teacher, about her daughter’s performance or lack thereof. The official wishes to speak with Emily’s mother who obviously feels there is no need for a face-to-face meeting. The mother seems caught in an internal conflict with herself as she tells the story of Emily from birth until now. The narrator was a young mother, only 19 when she had Emily; she was abandoned by the father who was too overwhelmed to care for a family. Emily was left in the care of a neighbor while the mother worked, a neighbor according to the mother “to whom she was no miracle at all” (Charters, 2011, p. 689). Emily eventually was sent to live with her father’s family where she contracted chicken pox that left her scarred. When her mother went to retrieve her she was a different child, not the beautiful child her mother remembered, when she saw her she said that “all the baby loveliness gone” (p. 690), she compared her walk and her thin frame to her father. As Emily moved from many different schools, she made excuses not to go, there were never protests, just excuses about her being sick, or her mother looking sick, the teachers being sick, or the school was closed for a holiday. Although the mother knew these were not true, she kept Emily home anyway. As she was talking to the official she suddenly felt ill when she realized “what in me demanded the goodness in her? And what was...
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...Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh was born in Edinburgh in 1958. He lived in London after leaving school, but returned to his native city where he worked in the Council's housing department. He gained a degree in computer science and studied for an MBA at Heriot Watt University. His first novel, Trainspotting (1993), a blackly comic portrait of a group of young heroin users living in Edinburgh in the 1980s, was adapted as a film directed by Danny Boyle in 1996. The Acid House, a collection of short stories, was published in 1994 and was followed by Welsh's second novel, Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995), a harrowing stream-of-consciousness narrated by football hooligan Roy Strang. Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, a collection of three novellas, was published in 1996, and a third novel, Filth, a vivid account of the violent adventures of a bigoted, racist and corrupt Scottish policeman, was published in 1998. Glue (2001), is the story of four boys growing up in an Edinburgh housing estate. Porno, a sequel to Trainspotting, was published in 2002. Welsh is also the author of two plays, Headstate (1994) and You'll Have Had Your Hole (1998). 4 Play, an omnibus edition of four stage adaptations of Welsh's fiction by Harry Gibson and Keith Wyatt, was published in 2001. His screenplay of The Acid House was directed for Channel 4 Films by Paul McGuigan (1998). His journalism includes a column for Loaded magazine and occasional articles for The Guardian. He is also a DJ and has recorded...
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...family in Sickened, a memoir. Gregory wrote of her emotions and how dealing with a seemingly endless list of illnesses with unknown causes affected her. Julie’s life, held and controlled by her mother, Sandy, caused her a traumatic childhood. Julie's struggle with vulnerability in Sickened is illustrated in the theme that the trust a child naturally has in their mother makes them vulnerable if the mother abuses that trust. Julie, naively believes her mother when she tells her she is sick, as expected from a young daughter. Sandy intimidates Julie as a strategy to manipulate her into...
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