...and allows for them to ask questions about what the future of the story holds—which is fitting for their cognitive development at this stage. The book also allows for children to apply abstract concepts—like the ones presented in this book—logically. CRITICAL ANALYSIS: This book creates a world for children that allows them to think. They question things presented in the book like, what does it mean to be a human? There is also a present question of how much further will the advancement of technology take us?...
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...Xavian Arnold Dr. Patterson English 112 28 March 2012 A & P: An Analysis of the Character “Sammy” As people age, maturity and wisdom is gained through every experience. From the time a child turns eighteen and becomes an adult, they are required to deal with the realities of the real world and learn how to handle its responsibilities. In John Updike’s short story “A&P” the protagonist Sammy is a young man in 1961 New England who works in the town’s local grocery store. In a matter of a day, Updike goes from an immature boy with unrealistic ideas and fantasies, to a man who is about to realize how life altering the choices he makes can be. Sammy realizes that life isn’t always fair and that sometimes it involves the consequences that life can deal to anyone who has not had time to test a rash decision. Updike’s story illustrates that a part of growing up is a willingness to accept consequences of one’s choices, and that life's hardest lessons are sometimes learned a little too late. This story represents a coming-of-age for Sammy, as seen through his evaluations of the costumers as the story develops. Though it takes place over the period of a few minutes, it represents a much larger process of Sammy’s growth. From the time the girls enter the grocery store, to the moment they leave, you can see changes in Sammy. At first, he only notices the physical appearance of the girls: how they look and what they are wearing, seem to be his only thoughts. As the story...
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...prefer you keep your originals) ____ 1. ____ 2. ____ 3. Past three years tax returns, including W-2 forms Current pay stubs from January to present Past six months bank statements for all checking and savings accounts (upon receiving it, provide current months bank statement) Verification of debts (i.e., credit card statements, invoices, monthly statements, etc.) Verification of assets (i.e., monthly or quarterly statement of any asset listed above in General Information Sheet) Vehicle titles Boat titles, Motorcycle titles NADA (blue book) value of automobiles (highlight car value - you may obtain this information from a bank, car dealership, etc.) Warranty Deed or Quit Claim Deedto all real estate, including residence and/or any and all land. Verification of medical insurance cost for children only Verification of monthly day care cost for children Costs of transportation for visitation Verification of other child support payments made either by you or your spouse for any children of a previous marriage or children prior to marriage Certificates of Deposit ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____ 11. ____ 12. ____ 13. ____ 14. GENERAL INFORMATION SHEET (To be completed by client) Full Name: _____________________________ Birthdate: Address: Phone: (H): (W): (FAX): _____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________...
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...Student’s essay A famous author once remarked that ” Winners never quit and quitters never win”. People who see their ideas through, however unpragmatic it may be considered by others are the ones who have truly made a difference. History is replete with examples of people who were perceived as crazy, illogical and even insane by laymen, yet when their ideas were sedulously worked upon, by the creator , day after day, combined with long hours of toil, the result was nothing, short of marvelous. Lets’s take the example of the Indian freedom struggle fought by Gandhiji on the basis of Satyagraha. It was very difficult for the Britishers to assume that India would be freed one day under the leadership of a loin cloth covered ordinary looking man without the use of weapons or bloodshed. The reason that Indian freedom could be achieved was the unflagging determination of Gandhiji and the uncommon methodology used of winning freedom by peace and not bloodshed. Looking not far, I can recall the example of Galileo who was reviled and persecuted by the Church authorities for challenging the existing norms that pervaded the society that time. Galileo ‘s fierce determination , not to give up on his ideas even during harsh criticism paved the way for modern space research. Another convincing example is of the Wright Brothers. Who would have ever imagined that it is indeed possible to fly like a bird and traverse different parts of the globe. I am sure that the Wright brothers were reviled...
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...A&P Story and Character Analysis “…My stomach kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter” (153). Unfortunately, many people can relate to this feeling after making a mistake or unintelligent decision. “A&P”, a short story, by John Updike tells of a brief yet problematic encounter in a local supermarket. The protagonist Sammy works as a cashier at the local A&P just north of Boston. After the incident when his boss embarrassed a group of young girls in the store, he impulsively decides he wants to quit as an act of heroism for the young embarrassed girls. Because he was distracted, he made an irrational decision that affected him and the people around him negatively. In “A&P”, Updike communicates the theme of thinking...
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...1 Lesson # 1 Case Study MGT 500: Organizational Behavior & Leadership July, 04, 2014 2 Listo System Listo Systems is a graphic service agency with success from 1990's.The rapid growth help to learn new technology impacts and give products faster and quicker.But competition is growing faster which increase needs of customer and to get product more demanding.The advancements in technology have also created new threats to the industry in terms of security and theft of products.Technology has become the key strategic resource needed for the success, indeed the survival, of a business, corporation, or nation.The vital role of information technologies and systems in society raises serious ethical and societal issues in terms of their impact on employment, individuality, working conditions, privacy, health, and computer crime. Managers and business professionals can help solve the problems of improper use of IT by assuming their ethical responsibilities for the ergonomic design, beneficial use, and enlightened management of e-business technologies in our society. Listo system is a graphic agency with a success.As, with the growing technology field Listo has to satisfy the needs of customers.As to adjust in the competitive field Listo faced lot of challenges.The Listo system can come out from this situation with the help of leadership management, study customer behavior and how to satisfy customers requirement. Listo systems leadership management should...
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...325 Prof. Cole 3-30-2012 VIEWING GUIDE: AMERICAN BEAUTY Awareness and Clarification What were the key events in this clip?: Mr. Burnham quit his job and his wife is furious. They argue at dinner over this and tempers flare. Mrs. Burnham then tries to talk to her daughter Jane about what just transpired. Tempers flare and shes ends up striking Jane in the face. Also, Ricky's father catches him next filming Jane undressing next door. He beats him in an attempt to teach his son a lesson. What are the main reasons for the conflict in this scene?: Mr. Burnham quit his job and his wife is upset. She feels that he is downplaying the situation and making a joke out of the fact that she is the breadwinner now. Ricky's father is upset because he feels his son has no discipline and thinks he can do anything he wants to. How are past and current communication and conflict resolutions styles contributing to this scene?: The Burnham family seems to use a competitive style of conflict resolution in which they both tend to be aggressive and uncooperative. I feel that Ricky's father is using the collaborative style of conflict resolution. He feels like he has invested so much into trying to teach his son a lesson. He uses his dominance as a father figure to manipulate his son into be the man he thinks he should be. Analysis How does conflict grow in the Burnham family? Ricky’s family?: Mr. and Mrs. Burnham have two different opinions on how to handle the situation. Mr...
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...built-in features (e.g., prerecorded backgrounds and accompaniments, different voices and rhythms, the ability to play and record multiple tracks, the ability to slow down or speed up the accompaniments). As one might imagine, the instrument also came with a lengthy manual illustrating and describing all its various features and how to use them. Although Kermit learned to read a musical score when he was taking formal lessons, he has never played a keyboard before, so he spends time hunting and pecking on the keys to familiarize himself with the layout. He hauls out some old music instruction books with simple exercises in them, and he buys a couple of fake books that contain familiar popular songs. Fake books show what chords are to be played during each measure of a song. These chords correspond with shortcut keys on the keyboard, so the player has to play only one key instead of the entire chord. Kermit selects some exercises to practice and makes a list of a dozen or so songs that he would like to learn to play. Every day, Kermit plays for about an hour. On some days, he plays for longer; on others, he...
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...CHAPTER 2 This chapter includes the review of related literature, review of related studies and review of other related Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) which helped the researchers in designing and developing their own CAI that was used in this research. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The review includes discussion of technical terms like Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI), multimedia, and review of software packages in mathematics, studies on development, evaluation and validation of CAI materials. Instruction and Learning Instruction is the arrangement of information and environment to facilitate learning. By environment, we mean not only where instruction takes place but also the methods, media and equipment needed to convey information and guide the learner’s study. Information and environment can be arranged on a continuum from very formal to very informal. The relationship between information and environment can change depending on the instructional goal. The arrangement of information and the environment is normally the responsibility of the instructor and the designers of media. The choice of the strategy of instruction determines the environment (the methods, media, equipment and facilities) and how the information is assembled and used. The method can range from teacher control to learner control. Learning is the development of new knowledge, skills, or attitudes when the individual interacts with information and environment. Learning takes place...
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...My first essay was a narrative over a learning experience I had that had taught me a significant life lesson. I was able to quickly choose my experience at Steak n’ Shake as an employee and the lesson that my coworkers had taught me about staying in school. Working at Steak n’ Shake was tedious, stressful, and had poor pay. I dreaded going to work. My learning experience revolved around the dialogue I had with Theo, the veteran night shift manager at Steak n’ Shake. My conversation with Theo about my school career and what my future had in store for me had motivated me to keep after doing well in school. The tedious nature of a job at Steak n’ Shake was not what I had aspired to do after high school. Theo’s words of wisdom didn’t explosively change my life, but it rewired my mindset about the importance of staying in school and maintaining my work ethic. As a narrative, my essay focused on...
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...Live and Learn First jobs are the first reality check to life. Each with responsibilities, rules and lessons to be learned and mistakes will be made under the watchful eye of an employer. In John Updike’s “A & P,” Sammy is the typical teenager bored with his job. He’s at a small town grocery store that does not get a lot of excitement. He mentally analyzes each customer as he goes through the motions of cashing out each customer. This day will change Sammy’s life and his lack of understanding of it. Sammy notices, “three girls in nothing but bathing suits” (141). The girls move throughout the store creating quite the stir. Eventually the girls make their way to Sammy’s register. The manager, Lengel, approaches the girls, “‘Girl’s this isn’t the...
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...Article Review HRM 599-Benefits The article I have researched for this article review was written according to the New York Times was about “how a small business owners have problems with unemployment claims and one owner who was surprised when an unemployment claim came across her desk by an employee who had quit more than a year before (Mount, 2011)”. Her company who had hired the employee after the employee’s company had went out of business then that owner rehired the employee after his business became booming again then he went out of business which left that employee unemployed so the owner of the company was responsible for the unemployment claim. Since the owner’s account was put into deficit that threatened her unemployment insurance tax rate even though the employee had voluntarily left her company. The owner felt that this claim shouldn’t be right and that she would be afraid to hire anyone else. Another employer unknowing of the law hired and then fired an employee without proper documentation leading to the employee obtaining unemployment benefits in which they learned their lesson and had no trouble since they filed the proper documentation. With the current economy in the condition it is in and at the unemployment rate at the time of the article at 9 percent which is really high, smaller businesses don’t understand how the unemployment insurance premiums are computed. With the system it varies by state to state but the owner’s should understand the...
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...discuss how a marketing plan made a product successful and it will discuss how a marketing plan made a product unsuccessful. A failed movie will be discussed and marketing concepts will be applied to analyze its failure. Marketing Plans Introduction One of the most important aspects of any business is marketing. It can make or break the strongest retailer. Figuring out what the customer wants and analyzing that data will help determine the marketing plan; getting that information right will determine if that plan is successful. Considered a genius when it comes to marketing, Steve Jobs made Apple what it is today, but he didn’t always do everything right. He learned some lessons along the way that contributed greatly to his success and legacy. His determination allowed him to learn those lessons and ultimately it helped him change the world. Definition of Marketing Plan A marketing plan is a written plan that explains in detail how an item or service will be marketed. This will include what has been learned about the market, including demographics and population. It will also include established goals and how they will be met. A marketing plan, if done well, will facilitate the entire direction and coordination of the marketing endeavor (Kotler & Keller, 2012). Marketing Plans: an Example of Success Even before the recent passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs he was considered by many as a living legend. Since 1997 when he came back to Apple his record was nothing but success...
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...cutting across but not limited to the classes of cigar, pipe and cigarette. The numerous terminal effects to human health, life and longevity are also assessed as established in already existing records and daily occurring incidences. However, from due assessment of all gathered facts, it thus becomes expedient that all the inter-playing forces of tradition, economy as well as social and psychological etiquettes must be duly addressed, if this global smoking syndrome must be curbed, as well as enhancing the poise to quit. 1.2: INTRODUCTION: Based on the ambition of furthering my medical studies in the perspective of cardiology, to fulfill my professional dream of being a heart specialist (or professional cardiologist), it thus behooves me to investigate and cross examine the vices of a universally existing and notorious indulgence, which has constituted a global menace to the human heart and more to man’s health, life and longevity. More so, during one of our lesson sessions in the medical school; while examining the...
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...teaching that often consist of dealing with problem students, aggressive and non-supportive parents, difficult administrative staff, back stabbing coworkers, as well as the constant planning and organization as an elementary school teacher. After being in the profession for almost twenty years as an elementary school educator with an undergraduate degree in English and a graduate degree in Education, she is still learning but knows that she have years of experience to share with others to improve their skills. When she first started teaching, she did feel completely lost in her teaching abilities. However, a mentor teacher took her under her wings and enabled her to fly and she became successful. Without her guidance, she probably would have quit the profession. After she realized it was necessary for her to make mistakes until she could focus on what worked best. She will fall and fail but she want to give the strength to spread our wings and soar like an eagle. She is willing to guide us to be the best teachers that we can be. She would like to come into our classroom once a week...
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