...honors from a community college and subsequently transferring to a 4-year university anticipating my Bachelors. When it was time to graduate from high school I was without a sense of direction. North looked the same as south, left was right and no one was helping me gauge the right path. Going to college was the natural thing to do after already 12+ years in the education system, right? I had no clue, honestly, my knowledge about applying to universities and financial aid was slim to none so I was perplexed about my future. However, I have always had the inward ambition to make the best grades. I graduated Cum Ladue from high school and was awarded a 2-year scholarship to attend community college due to my volunteering and academics. The Summer before graduating from the community college I was accepted into a Johns Hopkins summer internship for aspiring pre-meds and determined then that I wanted to be a physician and have been working diligently toward this goal ever since. To me every day I attend school is a personal accomplishment for myself. It is a testament that working hard is not just something you can choose to do one day and not the next, it’s a lifestyle. The daydreams I make about my future may look pretty in my head but reality reminds me that the journey and obstacles hold more importance than the finish line. My motto; Stay courageous and work hard. Without education factored into the equation of my future I will never attain my M.D. degree. Education is an expensive...
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...Carney 1 English 102-105 11 April 2014 A Journey of Self and Sexual Desire The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a novel about a woman who leads the typical life of a nineteenth century woman. During this era, a woman's role is to be a wife and mother. The main character, Edna Pontellier, begins to struggle with this obligatory role in society. Even though she is an upper woman in society, she has feelings of suffocation and frustration. She begins to neglect her duties such as caring for her children, housekeeping, and social visitations. She is also starting to have feelings for men other than her husband. Through Edna's Creole friends, she learns a great deal about freedom of expression. As a result, Edna Pontellier goes on a journey of self discovery and sexual desires through a series of life awakenings. In Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, Edna Pontellier and her family are vacationing at Grand Isle in southern Louisiana. While there, Edna becomes close to a gentlemen by the name of Robert Lebrun. Robert each summer at Grand Isle had constituted himself the devoted attendant of some fair damsel (Chopin 13). Throughout the summer, Edna spends time with Creole women who liberate her to seek independence from social norms. Their freedom of expression was at first incomprehensible to her (Chopin 12). Edna's character goes on a journey of self discovery and experiences a series of awakenings...
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...living out his core beliefs. I hope his time in the wild will give him at least some insight into everything he was still trying to learn. 4. Even in his high school years, McCandless pushed himself harder than the other kids. He wasn’t afraid of going into the unknown, either and actually found it interesting. It is also stated that Chris lived his life in a very fast-paced way, but that he also knew when to return to what was comfortable and known and that he would then go back to his fast-paced life. I think that this reigned true during his two-year trip. He would often go into the unknown and live a day-to-day life, but he would soon return to one of the places where he felt most comfortable to re-gather his bearings, often returning to South Dakota to see Wayne and make some extra cash before going back on his Western adventure. I only wished that he had returned to his comfortable life with his family before he passed away, or that he would’ve at least contacted them before he passed away. 5. Eric’s commentary on McCandless shows me that McCandless didn’t see rules as an important factor in his decision making and that he followed his heart and what he saw as the right thing to do when making decisions. I think that this proved true during his trip to the wild because he went against societal norms and rules and did what he thought was the right thing for him to do. Krauker’s Attitude Toward McCandless: 1. This quote helps the reader to see what McCandless had in common with...
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...Timeline Part I NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 1 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part I.” NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE: Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part I up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. | 1200-1900 C.E. | The Algonquian were the first to encounter the Europeans. They lived on the Atlantic coast and hunted and fished for their foods and lived in wigwams in the summer but lived in closer areas in the winter and basically relied on what was stocked up to live on. The Anasazi lived in the Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico area and were great at trading between the tribes. They made fabrics, baskets and art made of stone. They were farmers and grew crops and lived off the land with livestock plus they were astronomers...
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...Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE We live in a world that is highly interconnected by a bewildering array of complex economic transactions, social and environmental problems, and international political collaborations and conflicts. Examples from global economics are found in the news everyday. A decision by American policymakers to subsidize the production of ethanol, a form of gasoline containing an additive produced from corn, is seen by many as a key reason that grain prices are high around the world. The spectacular emergence of China as a major exporter of manufactured goods has affected wages in both rich and poor countries. As large corporations, such as Microsoft, Intel, Toyota, General Electric, and Siemens have expanded their investments in affiliates in many nations around the world, they have built global production networks that share technological knowledge across locations to produce increasingly complex goods that could be sold anywhere. Today, a major cultural product, such as a Hollywood movie or a jazz band’s latest compact disk, is likely to employ creative personnel from around the world, with various components of the product recorded, mixed or edited in different locations. The importance of international connections in trade, investment, and skilled services can be illustrated by considering the apparently simple act of making and bringing to market an item of apparel, say a fashionable woolen men’s suit. The initial task...
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...1915, The Voyage Out, first novel [pic] In The Voyage Out, one of Woolf's wittiest, socially satirical novels, Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship, and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. As a ship makes its way to an exotic location in South America, a young woman begins her own journey inward in Virginia Woolf’s 1915 novel The Voyage Out. Rachel Vinrace is traveling far away from her home in London. Her fellow passengers are a fascinating and motley assortment of members of Edwardian society whose lives and relationships reveal much about the world from which they come. Through witty comedy and stark tragedy, Woolf examines such themes as family, culture, and the individual in this remarkable portrait of modern life. Its unique and lyrical style, which has garnered the novel praise since its first publication, adds an artistic dimension to this surprisingly current novel. Indeed,The Voyage Out is a beautiful and telling work about self and society that rings as true today as in 1915. 1919, Night and Day [pic] [pic] Originally published in 1919, Night and Day contrasts the daily lives of four major characters while examining the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success. Like Virginia Woolf's first novel The Voyage Out, Night and Day is a more traditional narrative than her later novels. Unlike her first novel, however, Night and...
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...Brand India WHEN we look at Brand India, five characteristics come immediately to mind. I will focus on each of these very briefly. They often tend to get taken for granted. First, Brand India is multilayered - by caste, by language, by religion, by region, by income, which is very important as far as consumer goods are concerned. Second, Brand India is an evolved brand. Third, it is an aggregative brand, one that is composed of a large number of sub-brands. Fourth, it's a brand in transition. It's not a settled brand. It's undergoing transformation daily, in various attributes. And finally, it's a brand which has its own unique psychology. When we talk about India as a multilayered brand, the first thing that comes to mind is that we are a land of incredible diversity. In fact, there is no other country in the world which has the type of diversity that we have, in various dimensions. There is an ethnic diversity; linguistic; religious; regional. It's a brand of incredible diversity, and marketers who have not understood this basic fact have quickly come to grief. This is a fact that often gets lost when you see Power Point presentations by McKinsey or Boston Consulting Group, on which multinationals depend to enter this country. And they find that India is not quite what is portrayed. Second, it's an evolving brand. Today, we are all very proud that we are the world's IT capital, a country to which all the big companies are coming to, whether...
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...DRIVING CHANGE Change is the only constant thing in life. Tata motors went through a period of significant transition in 2001. A number of changes were worked out during that phase with respect to customer expectations, innovation strategy, and regulations governing safety and environmental protection and continual competitiveness in terms of cost. These changes were and are brought about by the company systematically driving its processes ahead through a high level of product and process innovations. Tata Motors has a long history of investment in R & D. It is a statement that has been corroborated by a very large number of business successes. The road treaded by Tata motors in 2001 required them to take lots of crucial decisions. At that point of time the company showed willingness to take risks and drive itself aggressively ahead. There is no doubt that Tata Motors will be at the forefront of the changes that will be evident in the automobile industry of the future. TATA MOTORS Tata Motors, division of one of the largest business houses in India has grown significantly over the last 64 years since its establishment in 1945. Tata Motors Ltd is India’s largest automobile company with revenue of about 14 billion dollars. It is the first company from India’s engineering sector to be listed in the New York stock exchange. Tata motors presence indeed cuts across the length and breadth of India. Over 4 million Tata vehicles ply on the Indian roads since the first rolled out in...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |A group that shares culture, religion, race, language, or values is an ethnic group. | | | | |Anti-Semitism |Discrimination against Jews. | |Islamophobia |Prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims. | |Xenophobia |Intense or irrational fear of people from another country. | |Persecution |Mistreatment or abuse of one group by another group. | |Religious group |A group of people who share the same thoughts and beliefs about the origin of the universe, creation, | | |the afterlife and other spiritual traditions. | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. • Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) ...
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...Jessica Schaub 12/1/14 Eng. 232/Section 03 Song of Solomon: A Bildungsroman of Milkman Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, is a brilliant synthesis of a mythic journey, family drama and story of origin. This is the story of Macon Milkman Dead, heir to the richest black family in a Midwestern town, as he makes a voyage of rediscovery, travelling southwards geographically and inwards spiritually. Morrison’s narrative rendering of the black community along with her protagonist problematic relationship with himself, his family, and that community all lend them-selves to the very definition of a classic bildungsroman tale; though it is so much richer and fuller than anything that word could connote. A bildungsroman can be defined as “a class of novel that deals with the coming-of-age or formative years of an individual”. Furthermore, in a bildungsroman, a main protagonist usually undergoes some transformation after seeking truth or philosophical enlightenment. In Morrison’s novel, the plot follows the main protagonist Milkman as he matures within his community while developing relationships with others and discovering his individual identity. The symbolism of flying is very relevant to issues of identity. Milkman struggles to break away from dependence of Macon II is really the main struggle throughout the novel on an individual level. As he tries to break away and reach his full potential, he is able to fly at Guitar. He does not do this alone however, through all of the differing...
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...[pic] Program: CS) Submitted by: Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences (BS Muhammed Ahmed Ishtiaq Section: A Submitted to: Miss Ayesha Khalid Registration no: BCS01103118 Date: Jan, 12, 2012 GROUP NUMBER: 5 1 The Group Members are: ¬ Naqash Azeem Reg. no. bcs01103158 ¬ Muhammed Ahmed Ishtiaq Reg. no. bcs01103118 ¬ Muhammed Raza Reg. no. bcs01103153 ¬ Bilawal Jehangir Reg. no. bcs01103071 ¬ Muhammed Arslan Akram Reg. no. bcs01103181 ¬ Muhammed Iqbal Reg. no. bcs01103100 ¬ Syed Ali Farhan Tirmzi Reg. no. bcs01103093 2 3 ABSTRACT It is an undeniable truth that each and every thing which has come in to existence will come to an end. There is a spring after an autumn and autumn have to face spring after it. The three Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity & Judaism) are agreed on the same fact that one day the earth will meet to its end. Even many non-Abrahamic religions and...
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...Table of Contents 1. Introduction to the study 2 2. Literature review 2 2.1 Main concepts 2 2.1.1 Foreign direct investment 2 2.1.2 Economic development 3 2.2 Related literature: The role of FDI in economic development 3 2.2.1 The radical view of FDI 3 2.2.2 The positive view of FDI impact 4 2.3 The impact of economic development 5 3. Case of study: the impact of FDI in garment industry and automobile industry in Viet Nam 7 3.1 Overview of FDI in Vietnam 7 3.2 Garment industry 8 3.3 Tourism Industry 9 3.4 Assess the impact of FDI in Vietnamese economic development 10 4. Conclusion 11 References 14 Appendices 17 1. Introduction to the study Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a concept that has emerged in recent decades. It was born with the trend of globalization and become an interesting topic for economic researchers. The evidence is that there are a large number of studies on this field, including case studies in specific country and cross-country analyses, single-dimensional and multi-dimensional studies, examinations in single-sector and multi-sector. However, until now there are still some debates about the issues related to this concept. One of the noticeable discussions is the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic development. This paper, to some extent, will review these studies about the relationship between...
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...Graham Jarvis Research Paper English 1020 Tri-C Mr. Adam Brodsky 12/17/2007 Robert Frost’s influences that made him the honored American poet of the 20th century Robert Frost’s influences that made him the honored American poet of the 20th century Robert Frost was the most widely admired and highly honored American poet of the 20th century. His occurrences throughout his life inspired his poetry, most of which were inspired by his own life story. For that reason many of Frost’s poems have the same or similar topics to what Frost was dealing with in his life. Robert Frost’s main influences for his poetry came from his experiences in life. He used his relationships, nature, and the religion that surrounded him to create the poems that have made him the recognized poet that he is today. Robert Frost had many important relationships throughout his life that affected many of his choices as well as his poetry. In several of his relationships he suffered devastating losses including the death of his father, his mother, his sister, two of his children, and his wife. The loss of each of these important relationships influenced his career and affected poetry in a different way. Robert Frost’s relationship with his father, William Frost Jr., impacted Frost’s life which in result affected his poetry. Frost’s father was a journalist and a teacher that moved his family out to San Francisco...
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...Banking Industry in Bangladesh: Bangladesh is a third world country with an under developed banking system, particularly in terms of the services and customer care provided by the government run banks. Recently the private banks are trying to imitate the banking structure of the more developed countries, but this attempt is often foiled by inexpert or politically motivated government policies executed by the central bank of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank. The outcome is a banking system fostering corruption and illegal monetary activities/laundering etc. by the politically powerful and criminals, while at the same time making the attainment of services or the performance of international transactions difficult for the ordinary citizens, students studying abroad or through distance learning, general customers etc. The banking industry composed of 4(four) state owned commercial banks, five specialized banks, thirty nine private commercial banks, and nine foreign commercial banks. Banking Industry explained by Porter’s 5 factors: Michael E. Porter developed Five factors that act together to determine the nature of competition within an industry that affect a business ability to compete. These are: * Threat of new entrants to a market * Bargaining power of suppliers * Bargaining power of customers /buyers * Threat of substitute products * Degree of competitive rivalry They are discussing below: * Threat of new entrants to an industry In the banking...
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...The Wreck of Amtrak’s Sunset Limited H. Richard Eisenbeis, Sue Hanks, and Bruce Barrett University of Southern Colorado On September 22, 1993, the Sunset Limited, the pride of Amtrak, glided swiftly along through the warm, fall night. A dense fog hugged the countryside. Because there was nothing to see through the train’s windows, many passengers dozed peacefully, lulled to sleep by the gentle, rhythmic, clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second, this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were sent flying through the cars. At 2:53 a.m. Amtrak’s only transcontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited, plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 passengers. Eight minutes earlier at 2:45 a.m., a towboat, pushing six barges and lost in a dense fog, unknowingly bumped into the Big Bayou Canot Bridge knocking the track out of alignment. The train, traveling at a speed of 72 mph in the dense fog, derailed as a result, burying the engine and four cars five stories deep in the mud and muck of Big Bayou Canot.4,7,8,10,12,13 Bruce Barrett, a locomotive engineer, has described what might have been occurring in the cab of Amtrak engine Number 819 prior to the wreck.2 This scenario is based upon my 17 years’ experience as a locomotive engineer on a major ...
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