...Ramon Medina Eng 121 5 February 2014 Professor Meeks Sunday Afternoon It was Sunday afternoon; I woke up on a hospital bed not knowing where I was or how I got there. I looked around the room confused trying to figure out what went on the night before. I turned to my left and I realized both of my parents were sitting there staring at me. As soon as I looked at them, I recalled the events that happened the night before; immediately, rushes of vague events flashed through my head. I instantly shoved my head back down to the hospital bed ashamed of what I have just realized. I was sixteen years old when I experienced something that had altered my life in countless ways, some for the best and some for the worst. It all arose when my parents’ best friends were getting married; everyone was having a good time and enjoying the wedding. Like most weddings there was dancing, laughter, and many things that gave out a good atmosphere. Everything was going great. The guest were enjoying themselves and the newly weds had that look in their eyes that made many people smile. While I was there I know that I did not want this feeling of having a good time go to an end so soon, so after the wedding some friends invited me to hang out with them. As worried as I was of my parents disappointing me by saying no I got all the courage I had and marched up to them to ask. “ Some friends asked me if I could hangout, could I please go?” asking with a timid voice. Looking back...
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...1832-1839 Scottish inventor Robert Anderson invents the first crude electric carriage powered by non-rechargeable primary cells. 1835 American Thomas Davenport is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle -- a small locomotive. 1859 French physicist Gaston Planté invents the rechargeable lead-acid storage battery. In 1881, his countryman Camille Faure will improve the storage battery's ability to supply current and invent the basic lead-acid battery used in automobiles. 1891 William Morrison of Des Moines, Iowa builds the first successful electric automobile in the United States. Thomas Edison and an electric car. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian. Thomas Edison and an electric car. Courtesy of the Smithsonian1893 A handful of different makes and models of electric cars are exhibited in Chicago. 1897 The first electric taxis hit the streets of New York City early in the year. The Pope Manufacturing Company of Connecticut becomes the first large-scale American electric automobile manufacturer. 1899 Believing that electricity will run autos in the future, Thomas Alva Edison begins his mission to create a long-lasting, powerful battery for commercial automobiles. Though his research yields some improvements to the alkaline battery, he ultimately abandons his quest a decade later. 1900 The electric automobile is in its heyday. Of the 4,192 cars produced in the United States 28 percent are powered by electricity, and electric autos represent...
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...believe that participation in extracurricular activities affect a child in a lot of good ways. My parent were no exception. When I was a kid, after school I was always being driven from piano to volleyball to self-defense classes and so on. At the time, I thought I was the world’s busiest teenager. However, after all these years, I can easily see that I have gained some important benefits from those activities. Playing the piano is probably the greatest benefit. In the meantime, it would be a big lie for me to say that my appreciation for playing the piano came immediately. Since the time I was ten years old until I was twelve or thirteen, I absolutely detested Sunday afternoons. Of course by then, it was not called Sunday for me but the torturous “piano day”. I had to practice all the morning before the lesson in the afternoon, and became totally exhausted in the evening. When it was finally over, I had relief as of am incredible amount of weight had been pulled from my shoulders. In those days, I never got to see the importance of having those lessons, practicing for hours, and even playing those tunes. As much as I tried, I could never find a way to enjoy it; it was no more than some never-ending horrible homework for me. But today, I want to thank my teacher for forcing me to appreciate the art of music. Now, I can easily list playing the piano as one of the most refreshing aspects of my life. Whenever I feel sadness, I always have the chance to be up in clouds after a couple...
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...with plants as the company grew. With hundreds of customers and scores of jobs at any one time, she could no longer say without hesitation whether she had a dozen arborvitae bushes in stock or when Mrs. Carnack’s estate would need a new load of bark mulch. But she knew when Rose had been up all night with her baby, when Gary was likely to be late because he had driven to see his sick father over the weekend, and how to deal with Ellen when she was depressed because of her boyfriend’s behavior. She kept track of the birthdays of every employee and even those of their children. She was up every morning by five-thirty arranging schedules so that John could get his son out of daycare at four o’clock and Martina could be back in town for her afternoon high school equivalency classes. Paying all this attention to employees may have led Ong to make a single bad business decision that almost destroyed the company. She provided extensive landscaping to a new mall on credit, and when the mall never opened and its owners went bankrupt, Plant World found itself in deep trouble. The company had virtually no cash and had to pay off the bills for the mall plants, most of which were not even salvageable. One Friday, Ong called a meeting with her employees and leveled...
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...naranja. Después juega con sus hijos durante una hora, y luego va de compras con su esposa Victoria. A las doce come otra vez. A veces toma una ensalada con salmón, o verduras con carne. Por la tarde juega al fútbol con sus amigos y después toca la guitarra o navega por Internet durante media hora, antes de salir por la noche. A veces va a un restaurante caro con unos amigos o con Victoria, pero también baila en la discoteca hasta las dos de la madrugada. A ¿El texto describe el fin de semana de qué persona famosa? a. Victoria Beckham b. David Beckam c. Thierry Henry B ¿Cómo se dice en español? 1. he has breakfast 2. orange juice 3. his children 4. then 5. wife 6. at twelve o´clock 7. meat 8. in the afternoon 9. his friends 10. during 11. in the evening 12. expensive 13. but 14. the early hours of the morning C Escribe una lista de todos los verbos del texto: [pic] EL PRESENTE Las Personas yo = _________________ tú = _________________ él = _________________ ella = _________________ nosotros = _________________ vosotros = _________________ ellos = _________________ ellas = _________________ Verbos Regulares Cantar Comer Abrir To s___ To e__ To o___ yo cant__ com__ abr__ tú cant__ com__ abr__ él/ella cant__ com__ abr__ nosotros cant__ com__ abr__ vosotros cant__ com__ ...
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...with plants as the company grew. With hundreds of customers and scores of jobs at any one time, she could no longer say without hesitation whether she had a dozen arborvitae bushes in stock or when Mrs. Carnack’s estate would need a new load of bark mulch. But she knew when Rose had been up all night with her baby, when Gary was likely to be late because he had driven to see his sick father over the weekend, and how to deal with Ellen when she was depressed because of her boyfriend’s behavior. She kept track of the birthdays of every employee and even those of their children. She was up every morning by five-thirty arranging schedules so that John could get his son out of daycare at four o’clock and Martina could be back in town for her afternoon high school equivalency classes. Paying all this attention to employees may have led Ong to make a single bad business decision that almost destroyed the company. She provided extensive landscaping to a new mall on credit, and when the mall never opened and its owners went bankrupt, Plant World found itself in deep trouble. The company had virtually no cash and had to pay off the bills for the mall plants, most of which were not even salvageable. One Friday, Ong called a meeting with her employees and leveled with them:...
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...Store Operation Messages To: Mangers Subject: New store times Are store are now closed on sunday. The time for the stories will be open monday through saturday.The store will open hour later and close an hour earlier. Manger and full time employees will have four-days of 10 hour workweeks. Part time employee will consolidate their hours into 1, 2, or 3 days a workweek. This may vary depending on how many hours a week they work. There are no stores closing and no new stores will be opening. If you have any question regarding the changes please e-mail me back. Thanks for you time and I hope the transitions goes well. From Stephanie Memo: New Store times The following are some changes that have been made. The Stores will no longer be open on sunday. So we will be open monday through saturday. Also the time that the stores will be open are changing as well. The stores will be opening an hour later and closing a hour earlier. No Stores are closing and no new stores will be opening. Thanks for your time and I hope the transitions goes well. Attachment customers We will be changing the days we are open and the times that the stores will be open and close. The days the stores will be open are as followed; Monday through saturday and closed on sunday. The stores will be opening an hour later and closing an hour earlier. The stores will not be closing. Thanks for your time and sorry for the...
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...The poem titled "Those Winter Days" by Robert Hayden, the text from the Compact Literature (KIRSZNER & MANDELL), is about a hard working father who expresses the love he has for his son by doing simple things on a sunday morning. The poem is about a lonely father who wakes up on early on a sunday. Typically sunday is supposed to be a resting day, a day when you get to sleep in and relax but not this father. Regardless of that he wakes up early and does and with the hard labor that his hand have experienced throughout the weekday he *lyric poem, free verse *Two themes are love and ingratitude stanza1 Those Winter Sundays" tells about a father from his child's point of view. The first line "Sundays too my father got up early" (Hayden 1) indicates that the father wakes up early everyday, presumably part of his sacrifice to earn a living for his family as head of the household. The rest of the lines in the first stanza paint the picture of a father who, though it is still dark and though he is tired from working most of the week, tends to the fire - a task he takes upon himself and has never received gratitude for. stanza2 The second stanza describes the child getting up, first waking up to the cold then eventually being enveloped by the warmth of the house that his father started. In spite of the warmth, though, he is not eager to get out of bed but rather, tries to delay joining his father, "fearing the chronic angers of that house stanza3 Finally, the last...
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...Business Writing Portfolio Part I: Business Writing Steps. Target Audiences Store Managers Store Employees Consumers and Public Communication types that will be used Store Managers – Business memo Store Employees – E-mail Consumers and Public – Business letter Part II: Letter: 614 Crestwell Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 January, 2010 Dear Store Managers: Rising gas prices and increased operating expenses require our company to amend our current store policy regarding employee work hours. In order to eliminate this new problem of increased costs, it will be necessary for our company to amend our existing store hours. To begin with, stores will now be closed on Sundays. In addition, Monday through Saturday, each work day will be shortened by two hours, and stores will be opening one hour later and closing one hour earlier. Instead of the usual work week consisting of 8-hour days five days a week, managers will now be required to work 10-hour days four days of the week. This change of schedule will not only benefit our organization but it will also benefit you personally because it will allow you to save additional money on gas, will give your more free time to enjoy with your family, and it will allow you to feel less stress. In addition to these changes, part-time employees will need to consolidate all of their hours into 1, 2, or 3 day workweeks, depending on the number of hours that they are normally scheduled to work. Also, our company has...
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...Week 3 Notes: 1. Students need to be ready for the self-introduction and submit a journal writing. 2. Week 4: students need to take a grammar quiz based on the review from the second week. 3. Every other week, students need to take a quiz on vocabulary (2 pages each week) Grammar Review 1. Now that the semester is over, I’m going to rest for a few days and then take a trip. 2. I’m going to go swimming tomorrow whether it is cold or not. 3. I have decided to go swimming tomorrow even if the weather is cold. 4. I’ll be at my uncle’s house in case you (should) need to reach me. 5. Only if it rains will the picnic be cancelled. 6. Do you know when they arrive? 7. I wonder whose house that is. 8. What he said was interesting. 9. I don’t know whether she will come. 10. I recommended that she (should) not go to the concert. 11. It is important that they (should) be told the truth. 12. He always says whatever comes into his mind. 13. The students may dress how they please. 14. The man I saw was Mr. Jones. 15. The building he lives in is very old. 16. I’ll never forget the day I met you. Self Introduction in English First name + family name (last name) Betty Lin Hsing-I Lin Any volunteer? Listening to music Sport, speak, skip, stand steel, Favorite Finance Younger brother older brother old brother I don’t have an English name. There are four people in my family. My hobbies include… On Saturday In my free time, I like to read, listen to music...
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...Time Log My time log consists of the time that I will set aside each day of the week that will be consistent and uniformed. My plan includes 7 days a week to study because I work a full time job Monday-Friday. My allotted time for family activities are on Saturday evening and church on Sunday. Monday 4:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.-Full time job 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m.-Run any errands needed 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.- Begin reading assignments, working on essays, discussions and study 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Pick my daughter up from school 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - Help daughter with homework and study 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- Complete assignments/assessments that are due 8:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - Eat dinner, get shower and tuck my daughter into bed. 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.-Finish up any studying that was not finished for the day 10:30 p.m.-Bedtime Tuesday 4:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.-Full time job 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m.-Run any errands needed 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.- Begin reading assignments, working on essays, discussions and study 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Pick my daughter up from school 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - Help daughter with homework and study 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- Complete assignments/assessments that are due 8:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - Eat dinner, get shower and tuck my daughter into bed. 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.-Finish up any studying that was not finished for the day 10:30 p.m.-Bedtime Wednesday 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.-Full time job 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m.-Run any errands needed 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p...
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...2-, or 3-day workweeks depending on their workload. Our stores will be closed each Sunday and will open an hour later and close an hour earlier Monday-Saturday. These changes will keep your paycheck the same while maximizing your time to spend with family and friends. Name XCOM/285 Store Operations Messages - Letter to the Public Date Dear valued customers: Our company is always looking for better ways to serve you, our customer. While the recent turn in our economy has caused some of our competitors to close their doors we are pleased to inform you that none of our locations are shutting down. However, in an effort to be more fiscally efficient our current locations will no longer be open on Sunday. Also, our stores will open one hour later and close one hour earlier each day, Monday - Saturday. These changes will help us ensure that all of our locations can stay open to serve you, our valued customer, in the stores you have grown accustomed to. Name XCOM/285 Store Operations Messages - Email to Managers Date To: Managers Subject: Workweek Restructuring Managers, In an effort to save money on store operations we are restructuring the workweek for all employees. Full time employees, including managers, will work 4 10-hour days each week while part-time employees will have their hours consolidated into 1-,2-, or 3-day workweeks. All stores will be closed on Sundays and...
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...THOSE WINTER SUNDAY: ANALYSIS The poem “Those Winter Sunday” by Robert Hayden has the general motif of appreciation using the imagery as one of its primary tools of supporting this motif. The poem was a manly a reflection of the speakers youth. during which the speaker talks about his youth and he/she explains his/her lack of understanding and appreciations of the depth his/her father went through in making sure that the speaker as well as the rest of his/hers family was well taken care of. During the speakers youth he/she held a lot of resentment toward the father, thinking that he/she was the cause of the hardship they faced. in the speakers present day and age the speaker never directly speaks of having its own family but was implied in the last stanza of the poem “love austere and lonely offices”[14]. “Sundays too my father got up early”[1] this first line especially the “Sunday” lets the readers know the depth his/her father worked. The father of the speaker even went as far as to work on Sunday a day that everyone presumably knows as a day of rest. Also letting us know how hard his father worked the speaker stated in the fourth line of the poem “from labor in the weekday weather mad” his father not only worked tireless through the weekday but also thru the weekend. With him working throughout the weekday and weekday the speaker father woke up early and “put his clothes on in the blue black cold” and with him doing this he often woke everyone else in the house causing...
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...[pic] 02-05-16 To Parent & Student: Congratulations on being selected to attend the Rotary District 7255 RYLA Conference that will take place Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Dorothy P. Flint 4 H Camp in Riverhead, NY. Your local Rotary Club has paid your scholarship. Your weekend will start on Friday at 4:00 PM and will end on Sunday at 3:00 PM. There will be signs and Rotarians directing traffic and meeting you in the parking lot. We have a very full and exciting weekend planned for you. PLEASE PLAN TO ARRIVE ON TIME AND STAY UNTIL THE END. There will no excusals during the RYLA weekends. We need for you to be here for the whole entire weekend. All meals and snacks will be provided during the weekend. You will be involved in a variety of activities, both mental and physical. Some of the planned activities will be outside so please wear sturdy shoes (sneakers or good outdoor shoes) and dress in layers for outside. Please don’t wear anything new clothing. Remember it can still be cold in April so dress accordingly. As soon as you arrive you will be greeted by your family group facilitators and receive an award of a quality RYLA t-shirt. This is a weekend event so you will need to bring a sleeping bag or a bedroll consisting of sheets and a warm blanket(s). You may also bring a pillow. You will be sleeping in cabins on beds with mattresses. You will also need a toilet kit (toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, brush, soap and a towel). Please...
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...Bcom275 Marie Seals Week 1 Individual Assignment Complete Assignment 1.1 from Ch. 1 of Communicating in the Workplace. Choose two misunderstandings you experienced and fill out the chart for these. Respond to questions 1 and 2 shown under the chart for each example of a misunderstanding. In your response, include the following: • Cite a meaningful misunderstanding rather than a general or less material misunderstanding. • Use business- or work-related examples rather than personal ones. • Identify the roles of the sender and receiver, such as manager, peer, subordinate, client, vendor, and so forth One misunderstanding I experienced when communicating with someone at work is when one of my co-worker, Rhonda had a pack of crackers in her desk and when she came back to work on Monday they were gone. Another co-worker, Marsha and I had worked that weekend. During our time of working I went to our vending machine and didn’t have enough money for what I wanted so I got a pack of crackers. When I came back I stated that I didn’t have enough money so I got a pack of crackers. When Rhonda said something about her crackers missing Marsha that I worked with that weekend mentioned that I had a pack of crackers over the weekend. She suggested that maybe I took them because I went to the machine and didn’t have enough money to get what I wanted. Who was the sender? Me Who was the receiver? Marsha What was the message? The message was that I didn’t have enough money for what...
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