...”A Novice Manager’s Tale of Woe” This story is about a small town accounting girl (Tricia Monet), who was from a very large close-knit family in Illinois. Her fiancés job was transferring them to Sioux City, Iowa. So she did a little soul seeking and thought this would be a good time to try something new in her career. She had a bachelor’s degree in accounting but was tired of crunching numbers. She decided she wanted to interact with people face to face, instead of hanging in an office behind a desk. So the move was a great time to see what else might be out there. She saw an ad in the Sioux City newspaper for an assistant director position at Personal Reflection. Personal Reflections, was a national chain of personal care and household products. She applied, was offered the job within two hours, and accepted the position within the next two days. She attended a two-week training class within the next few weeks after accepting the position. The company seemed great, people were nice and benefits were great but she noticed after that training class Personal Reflection provided little information or assistance to their directors. When Tricia started Heather Munson was the store director, and at that time there was only two assistant directors, and 30 part-time employees. Personal Reflection ranked their stores based on sales. There were four levels, stores with the largest volume would be ranked a 1, the Sioux City store was ranked a 3. Ms. Munson resented that the district...
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...The Case of Quantel Lotts The Case of Quantel Lotts On November 13th, 1999, Quantel Lotts at the age of fourteen years old fatally stabbed his stepbrother, Michael Barton who was seventeen years old, after their horseplay escalated after Michael hit Quantel with a blow dart and Quantel responded back with a toy bow and arrow. The horseplay then became much more serious when the fight got heated and Quantel picked up a knife and stabbed Michael twice who later died from the injuries of those stabs wounds inflicted by Quantel. The state of Missouri convicted Quantel at the age of fourteen of first-degree murder with a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. The state of Missouri along with many other states do not believe it is actually cruel or unusual punishment to give such a young person a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole: The state of Missouri considers the age at which he killed his step-brother – 14 – as too young legally to be allowed to sell fireworks, donate blood, leave school, have a tattoo without parental approval, get married, and consent to sex, work unlimited hours, be licensed as a barber, work as a cosmetologist or manicurist, or enter a contract. It was not too young, by state law, to be tried as an adult and sentenced to remain incarcerated forever. (Pilkington, 2012) According to several articles, Quantel Lotts early years of childhood in a St. Louis neighborhood was filled with abuse, neglect and...
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...Assignment Tammy Rich Kaplan University HU300 – 01 The story that I have chosen is “The Tortoise and the Hare”. The story is about a hare and a tortoise who were good friends. The hare would boast of his speed and the tortoise one day challenged his friend in a race. The confident hare took it easy, but the tortoise ran steadily, and he won the race (Saloni, 2012) The moral of this story is that even if it seems that you are not the quickest or the best at a particular task that may not be the case. If you do your best from the beginning to the end and you will know where you stand. It may prove that someone who seems more skilled at something may not be and slow and steady wins the race (Saloni, 2012). In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare”, the writers’ concentration isn’t on the Tortoise’s confident in taking on a bully such as the Hare, but emphasizes the foolishness of the Hare’s over-confidence. Growing up hearing this story, I now realize that many people have good natural abilities in regards to race, size, and statues; not knowing what our opponent is capable of. Just as in “The Tortoise and the Hare”, the hare from the start is confident of his ability to defeat the tortoise because of his characteristics and abilities. Thinking his hasting would cause him to get ahead, the hare finds himself behind. A wise man once said “haste makes waste” and in this case it is so true (Milleray, 2013). Storytelling has long held an important role in history. People have...
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...The power of forgiveness In order for people to be happy and content, they must have inner peace. Lack of inner peace results in emotional disturbance, fear, anxiety, distrust and a life filled with restlessness and uncertainty. In order for people to be forgiven, they must first learn to forgive themselves. Self- forgiveness removes any obstacles caused by self- criticism and in return provides love, inner peace and happiness. Forgiving oneself does not erase past experiences, it just creates new ways to remember them. The memories from the past can be transformed into hope in the future. The bible makes no mention as to what Jesus looks like. In the movie Bella, Jose’s character bears a striking resemblance to many modern-day images of Jesus. He is an ordinary looking man; tall and lean with long flowing dark hair and beard, and wears a chef's jacket that favors a shroud. What is so remarkable about his character is his attitude and demeanor. He is non-judgmental, compassionate, empathic and understanding to Nina’s situation. At no point did he offer her any advice when she made the decision to have an abortion. Instead, he was supportive and lent her a shoulder to cry on. Because of his character, Nina could be able to trust again which in turn led to her giving birth to her daughter. Helping Nina was an act of atonement for Jose. For the past four years, he has struggled with the guilt of accidentally causing the death to a child. It is evident that he is remorseful...
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...1. Southwest’s espoused values are clearly stated in their mission statement. The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company Spirit. We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer. They also make it well known that employees come first and customers come second. Employees are encouraged to take their job serious but not themselves. Southwest Airlines believe that if their employees are having a good time they will offer better service and be more effective performing their job. Herb Kelleher, co-founder, Chairman, and former CEO of southwest, is known for forming a unique and a fun-loving culture that has worn off on his Employees. He has reveled publicly his own love of drinking Wild Turkey Whiskey and chain smoking cigarettes to help give Southwest a party image. His attitude has also worn off on the current CEO of Southwest, Gary Kelly. Gary takes part in dressing up for every hallowed. Gary has dressed as Gene Simmons from KISS, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. He also dressed...
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...worst economic recessions since the Great Depression. Between the years 2007 and 2009, America would describe its economy as the Great Recession. George Packer’s book The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America covers the stories of non-fictional citizens, who were in one way or another, affected by the social, political, and economic changes pre, during, and post recession years. In his book Packer uses pure narrative, allowing the reader to interpret and analyze as they chose. Packer does not tell the reader the details of what has happened, why it happened, or whom to blame; instead, he presents the idea that institutions once used to work on behalf of the common good for Americans: the government; media, political, and market institutions; and many more which have eroded. As the book journeys through the life of the people, such as Dean Price, Tammy Thomas, and Jeff Connaughton, we get a better understanding of what has shaped politics, shifted the economy, and changed the life of Americans forever. One of the most influential changes to politics came from Newt Gingrich, who in the late 1970’s created a power language. Gingrich paved the way for how politicians should win debates, “If you discussed your opponent with words like betray bizarre bosses bureaucracy cheat corrupt crisis...you had him on the defensive, and if you described your side with change children choice/choose…you had already won the argument.” (Packer, 23). Gingrich socialized politics...
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...On the Meaning of Plumbing and Poverty (Scheller) If any one thing proves what bad shape this country is in, it is the growing number of children who live in poverty. In 1969, following the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, 9.7 million children, or 14 percent of all persons under age eighteen, were living in poverty. Twenty years later, at the end of the Reagan era, that figure had jumped to 12.6 million. One-fifth of all U.S. children are now living in poverty. We're all aware of the physical problems poverty creates-hunger, cold, and illness, to name just a few, but only those who have experienced it can tell us about an insidious long-lasting psychological consequence: shame. Several years ago I spent some time as a volunteer on the geriatric ward of a psychiatric hospital. I was fascinated by the behavior of one of the patients, an elderly woman who shuffled at regular intervals to the bathroom, where she methodically flushed the toilet. Again and again she carried out her sacred mission as if summoned by some supernatural force, until the flush of the toilet became a rhythmic counterpoint for the ward's activity. If someone blocked her path or if, God forbid, the bathroom was in use when she reached it, she became agitated and confused. Obviously, that elderly patient was a sick woman. And yet I felt a certain kinship with her, for I too have suffered from an obsession with toilets. I spent much of my childhood living in houses without indoor plumbing and, while...
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...The Compare and Contrast of The Story of an Hour and The Necklace Tammy Brettschneider Eng 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: April MacGrotty July 23, 2012 As I read “The Story of An Hour” and “The Necklace” they both seem to be that of the late olden days in which women were meant only to be a housewife and nothing else but a housewife. They weren’t able to have any rights to anything that the men were able to do. For they where only aloud right to staying in the house, to do the house work and for most of all to take care of her loving husband and or the kids if they do have any. Back in those days the women weren’t even really considered to be human. Now in these days when there is a femain conditions that comes up it is considered it’s kind of hard to think that back in the days the women aren’t at all part of soviet like they are now. In the stories you can see that the women were both reflected by this. In here you see that the women both didn’t any type of status and they weren’t able to work out side of their homes. To me both of these women were and seemed...
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...Silvers 1 Tammy M. Silvers Dr. Marc Jensen MUS Z201 – The History of Rock Music to 1970 19 September 2015 Developments in music technology over the years have substantially impacted the way we listen and appreciate music today Early twentieth century was chalk full of newly developed advances in music technology. These progressions have assisted in the role music has played in our lives over the years and has helped pave the path of how we appreciate music and to how we listen to it today. The early 1900s brought the phonograph. The phonograph was what we would refer to as a record player. The phonograph was able to record and reproduce sound. The phonograph was a step towards the future and aided in music lover’s appreciation. With this new technology, music was easily accessible to all music lovers of all kinds. The phonograph was portable which made it possible for people to listen to all types of music anytime and anywhere. According to Katz (1998), author of Making America More Musical, “today we common people make up the audience. And for all this the talking machine largely has been responsible.” The phonograph was also affordable. In the 1890s, the Edison phonograph could be purchased for $40, however by 1905, Sears was selling the phonograph for a mere $5. The player piano gained popular attention in the early 1900s-1920s, and it still around today. This invention relies on pneumatics (compressed air) or electricity in order to...
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...“Favorite Song.” Acid Rap. 2013 https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapper/sets/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap Hartman, A. W. (2011). THE EVOLUTION OF ERYKAH BADU: FROM MUSICIAN TO THIRD WAVE FEMINIST? Race, Gender & Class, 18(3), 238-252. Retrieved from http://proxyhu.wrlc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1348583658?accountid=11490 Kendrick Lamar. “Tammy’s Song.” Section.80, Top Dawg Entertainment. 2011 https://itun.es/us/h7iRA Robinson, Lisa. "Why Chance the Rapper Makes Music for Free (and How He Actually Makes Money)." HWD. Vanity Fair, 08 Feb. 2017. Web. 23 Apr. 2017. Towkio featuring Chance the Rapper. “Heaven Only Knows.” .Wav Theory. 2015...
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...THE KLEOBIS AND BITON ARTIFACT Tammy Mims American InterContinental University September 23, 2012 HUMA215-1204A-25 Laurie Sprankle Abstract In this paper we are going to learn about an artifact from a period of time. We will understand the description of the artifact due to the culture values and beliefs. An artifact is an example of a culture that is made by men to be seen a loved by others some examples would be; sculptures, paintings, inventions and even pottery. Those are just a few examples of an artifact what kind would you like to learn about? How would you have known you seen an artifact of your culture or another’s culture? Artifacts can be everywhere around us in our daily lives and really wouldn’t know it unless you actually know what an artifact is. Artifacts are in numerous shapes and sizes some of them are in sculptures, paintings, coins, inventions and pottery plus many more. Why do we take a trip back to the past and learn about an artifact from another country dealing with their culture? The artifact that I have chosen is Kleobis and Biton from the Ancient Greek period. This is a well-known sculpture made out of bronze came from the Archaic and around the 600BCE time period. It is of two young men almost standing in the nude and was either votive or the commemorative nature. This artifact is was depicted standing in a frontal pose with their left leg moved forward, as well as their arms was close to their bodies touching the side of their thighs...
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...cattle, pigs, and poultry, are housed together for mass production for the pleasure of our consumption. As a consumer ask yourself, is the murder of an animal justified? Is wanting a hamburger more important than the suffering and torture of the animal which it came from? Though a large amount of people are for animal rights, most are uninformed of the suffering behind factory farming. If people knew the true conditions in which the animals live, the unacceptable lifestyle these creatures have, and the torturous process that contributes to having food on your plate, we would all be hostile to the practice. Factory farming is unacceptable and it should be abolished....
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...A Comparison of “Dog’s Death” and “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” Tammy McGee ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor Jessica Dennis August 12, 2013 The theme I have chosen to write about is death and impermanence, and the two literary works I have chosen to compare and contrast are Dog’s Death by John Updike and Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas. How we are affected by death, and how we accept that it is inevitable seems to be a theme for many short stories and poems. Death brings a struggle between the dying and the family and friends of the dying. All the loved ones of the dying want them to do is fight, to encourage them to stay positive, even when there is no chance of survival. We want to be selfish and want to spend as much time as we can with them before they die. Just as the two poets in these poems do. In Dog’s Death by John Updike, the dog wants to lie down, to hide so she can die peacefully but the family rushes her to the vet to try and save her. And in Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas the father is being begged to fight against the inevitable death. I am going to show how loved ones want the dying to fight death, whereas the dying would like to come to peace with death and rest. Both Dog’s Death and Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night are poems, however they are structured differently. Dog’s Death is not a set structure, meaning to say it is not a certain type of poem. It has five stanzas...
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...Running Head: Letter to the future My Letter to the Future Susan Steichen HU300: Art and Humanities: 20th Century and Beyond Kaplan University Unit 9 Project 11/11/12 Dear People of the future, My name is Susan Steichen and I live in the year 2012. Just wanted to let you know a little bit about me and what the past consists of through my point of view. My day usually consists of getting up at 3:30 am to get ready for work; I have to be to work at 5 am. I work in the accounting department at Wal-Mart, so I have to be there early to process the previous day’s transactions. I count all the monies and checks that get process throughout the day. I find the shortages and hold people accountable for their transactions. I usually leave for work around 2pm, I like that schedule as it gives me my afternoons free. I go home and spend some quiet time by myself until the rest of my family starts to come home around 3pm. I play with my granddaughter Trinity; she is the light of my life! We just re-elected the 54th President of the United States Barack Obama. What I hope to see in the future is a greener planet. I would like a better place to live for my future generations. I am hoping the human race had not been taken over with robots doing the work of man. I would say the biggest decision of morality would be this past election on November 6, 2012. The opposing candidate was named Mitt Romney. He was pro-life; to me this is a big moral issue. He denied the emergency contraception...
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...Human Experience - Relationships Tammy Johnson, Donna Washington, and Anthony Butler ENG/125 August 30, 2011 Carla Clemmons Human Experience - Relationships Relationships are part of everyone’s life and they are what make people who they are. Relationships influence an individual’s way of thinking and the way the act. Relationships can also be difficult to maintain. Relationships are a way of connecting with people that are close to you and that you care about. Everyone needs or wants to be loved and cared about at some point in their life. Personally experiencing another can be interesting and an essential part of life. * The readings that give examples of the human experience of relationships are “A Doll’s House,” Henrik Isben, “Woman’s Work,” Julia Alvarez and “On Going Home,” Joan Didion. In the drama “A Doll’s House,” the relationship between a husband and wife is played out. This play demonstrates the conflict of a wife deceiving her husband. It also shows different ways a husband treats his wife. Throughout the play, Nora is referred to as her husband’s “little Skylark” (Isben, 1879). The title of the play symbolizes the way Nora is treated and how her husband thinks of her. She is thought of like a mindless doll that is living in her “doll house” The irony in this play is that while Nora’s husband thinks she does not have a mind of her own, she takes it upon herself to go out and take a loan out to get her family through a rough time. The time...
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