...The book I'm writing this book report on is "The Last Rite" by Lisa Desrochers, published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, and is the last book in the "Personal Demons" Series. It is a fiction book that includes some of the main characters from "Original Sin": Luc, Frannie, and Gabe. Also this book report will probably be only five paragraphs as I'm trying to remember everything that happened, because the book was due back to the library. This book begins with all of the main characters in a car, on their way to an unidentified place. But before I continue, I should tell want happened at the end of the previous book. To sum it up, Lili tried to attack Frannie but Luc told her to go and came back injured. It never said what had happened to him or Lili, so that's a thing. Then Gabe came along and got them into a car and took off....
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...Evaluation Rough Draft 2 August 2012 Last Rites for Indian Dead”, Evaluation Susan Harjo in her essay titled, “Last Rites for Indian Dead”, argues that it is wrong to remove the remains of Native Americans for medicinal, archeological, or fortune hunting purposes. Native American peoples should no longer be considered the property of all Americans. She decries the desecration, plunder, and exploitation of Native American grave-sites and holy sites. Her quest is to see national legislation passed to protect the burial remains of Native Americans. Her argument remains viable and quite compelling. Every human kind deserves reverential treatment. Despite the fact I am not a Native American, I can sympathize with the feelings of dishonor, desecration, and decadency someone must feel upon learning that their relatives have been exhumed without family awareness nor blessing. I would dread and hate the thought of having my own family grave tampered with whether for research or medical purposes. The only time I could compromise this thought is if authorities are requiring evidence to solve a crime. Grave sites and cemeteries ought to be preserved as places of peace and tranquility in honor of the deceased. How horrible it would be to visit my parent’s graveside only to discover they had been dug up? It is not right for anyone to look for wealth by tampering with the remains of the dead. Harjo calls research on her peoples’ relics into question by citing a well-known doctor...
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...lysis Topic Proposal by Mr. K.Harjo, Susan Shown. "Last Rites for Indian Dead." in Kennedy, X.J., et.al., eds. The Bedford Guide for College Writers. Boston: Bedford., 2002.Harjo's piece was originally published prior to the creation of Congress' N.A.G.P.R.A. legislation (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act), signed into law under the first Bush Administration in 1991. Harjo's central argument is that Native American peoples should no longer be considered the commodified property of all Americans. She decries the desecration and exploitation of Native American gravesites and holy sites. For far too long, Harjo argues, Native American people have been seen as nothing more than a people ripe for exploitation and plunder, especially since relics and bones can fetch hefty prices at museums or amongst collectors of such rare items. Harjo's intended audience is a lay one; she assumes that most people have been very uninformed and passive about her topic; as such, she makes concerted efforts to inform and persuade her audience that the desecration and exploitation of her people must stop.Ultimately, while Harjo's essay does a very good job of establishing an ethical and emotional warrant so as to support her initial claim, I contend that she fails to completely convince me as to why studying Indian relics and skulls on the part of scientists is a useless endeavor. She raises up a point about the futility of such ethnographic / scientific studies on the bones, but does...
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...I'm going to compare and contrast "The Medicine Bag" to the "Apache Girls Rite of Passage." I'm going talk about similarities and differences. The between the book and video was tradition. The are both Native American. Because Martian grandpa came from their tribe and then Dachina is the White Mountain. The rite of passage is one of the last similarities of the Medicine Bag and The Apache Girl's Rite of Passage. The rite passage is where they went to an infant to adult. The difference in the Medicine Bag. The Medicine Bag was in 1st person narration. How I could tell it was in 1st person because Martian was telling the story and no one else. Martian family only does it instead of the whole tribe. This story was emotion rite/conflict...
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...Apache Girl, presented two different rites of passages. Even though they are two different rituals, they have some similarities. In “The Medicine Bag”, Grandpa traveled a long way to see Martin just to pass on the medicine bag tradition before he dies. During the Lakota rite of passage, the oldest male in the family will receive the medicine bag. In The Apache Girl, Dachina went through a long ritual to become a strong woman, and get her woman name, which was Morning Star Feather. During the Lakota rite of passage, the oldest male in the family will receive the medicine bag. First, the person who currently has he medicine bag will travel to the person they are passing it to. After arriving, he must give the bag to the oldest male child in he family. Lastly, the child must remove two things from the bag and replace them. After the bag is the child’s, he must never open it until its time to pass it on again. During the Apache rite of passage, thirteen-year-old girls will participate in the ritual that will transform them into strong women. Their family members will create medicine for them, and make sure they get enough sleep and enough to eat before the ritual. The ritual begins with the rising of the morning star. Before joining the girls, Dachina...
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...HRT 3M1 Religious Education Rite of Passage Culminating Activity Over the course of this semester, a number of religions were studied in terms of origins, beliefs, practices, symbols, milestones and impact. The time has come to put into practice the learning that has taken place! Many religions have a method by which youngsters in their particular faith are recognized as adults. The Learning Goal: • I will present a rite of passage from any religion discussed and researched throughout the term. • I will research and describe an important rite of passage from a particular religion and compare it to rites of passage from my own religion or to ones I knew of in general. • I will analyze the meaning and significance of the rite of passage I chose. Any rite of passage from a religion not discussed in class must be approved by the teacher first. The Process: This culminating activity will be completed in groups of 2 -3, but marks will be awarded individually based on the attached rubric and peer/self-evaluations. You and your partner(s) will present your rite of passage idea in the form of a written report and your choice of creative presentation that can be a video, a song, a game, an activity, interactive smart board exercise, presentation a role play, a website etc. The groups are encouraged to use multiple presentation strategies. This will tie in everything you have learned and demonstrate...
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...Rite Aid Corporation Rite Aid Corporation Outline I. Introduction A. What it means to actually invest in a company B. Rite Aid- as a publicly traded company C. General background of Rite Aid 1. turbulent times 2. transition of upper management 3. lawsuits II. A. Topic sentence for paragraph one 1. Important changes Rite Aid has implemented 2. Increase in customers and sales 3. Major store locations III. A. Topic sentence for paragraph two 1. Repentance and focusing on the customer 2. How the competitive market influences Rite Aid 3. Threats within the market 4. Partnering with outside marketing companies IV. A. Topic sentence for paragraph three 1. Improvement in revenue 2. What specific changes may contribute to increase in revenue 3. Updating the Rite Aid website V. A. Topic sentence for paragraph four 1. Getting investors to invest 2. Past behaviors vs. income 3. Shareholders reactions 4. A closer look at income statements VI. A. Conclusion 1. Effects of Rite Aid’s problems 2. Turning over a new leaf VII. A. References VIII. A. Appendices When deciding to put money into a business it takes a lot of work and research. No one wants to invest money in a company that has a bad reputation or a tendency to fall behind, so the first step is to find a business with a steady financial...
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...Market research and analysis show that the proposed company, Rite Aid, is one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains. With approximately 4,600 stores in 31 states, Rite Aid is the third largest pharmacy retailer in the U.S employing with roughly 89,000 associates. This purchase would be an excellent decision because in a highly competitive industry, CEO John Standley will continue to revamp the corporation and recover from managerial errors, due to some downfalls Rite Aid has faced with mismanagement, the burden of excessive debt, and troubled history of family drama. John Standley will make strategic decisions to enhance the company’s competitiveness in the new information age, restore profitability, and create value for all Rite Aid stakeholders. Rite Aid’s goal is to meet the needs of the consumers, focusing to improve the health and wellness of communities. Continuing to redesign the private brand with a new look, new brands, and additional rewards delivering consumers with the best for their unique needs. Rite Aid increases revenue with the launch of Envision Pharmaceutical Services (EnvisionRx) with an estimate of 27.9 million Rite Aid shares. Rite Aid also delivers free customer rewards programs, Wellness+ or Wellness+ with Plenti, which offer greater savings and benefits to customers by earning Plenti points in a single rewards card. Rite Aid’s striving objective to provide customers with the best products, services, and advice as a team work culture has led to earn...
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...Final Rites of Passage Sharon Teets ANT101 Instructor Bojakowski March 15, 2015 The different phases of human development and the events to mark those phases are referred to as rites of passage. There are many rites of passage during a human life leading up to the final rite of passage, which is death. Funeral and death rites are used to mark the passing of a loved one and to help the living cope with and understand the departure of that loved one. These rituals are very different from one culture and society to the next. In the United States, funerals and death rites are usually one day affairs with no further rites practiced. In Japan, funeral rites are much more ritualized and not only deal with death, they also deal with life after death. The lack of funeral and death rites in contemporary Western society can lead to disenfranchised grief as they may be insufficient in helping people cope with the loss of a loved one. Japanese culture marks aging with milestone birthdays that are celebrated to map the progression of aging to the final destination of death. In this paper I will be examining funeral and death rites and if they adequately help with the grieving process and the acceptance of death. I will be examining the funeral and death rites in the United States from an etic perspective and contrasting this examination with an emic perspective of the same rituals as they are practiced in Japan, to show that my cultures rituals are lacking in the tools to deal...
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...ANTHROPOLOGY 1AB3: Assignment #1 Worth 15% Your complete response to all components of the question should be between 1300 and 1500 words, not including your References Cited page. Note that all in text citations ARE included in this 1300-1500 word count. If you go over the 1500 word count, then 5/15 marks will be deducted from your paper. 5/15 marks will also be deducted if you are under 1300 words (remember these word limits DO NOT INCLUDE the Ref. cited page word counts). No title page: You do NOT need a title page, and you do not need to put your name, etc. on your paper. We can tell who you are on Dropbox. FONT, SPACING and MARGINS: Use Times New Roman 12 point font with 1-inch (2.5 cm) margins. Your paper should be double spaced. Due date/time: Feb. 11 by 4 p.m. to the Avenue Drop Box. Upload a single file (this must include your paper and Ref. Cited page) in Word or PDF format only to Avenue’s drop box. Then log out. Log back into Avenue to make sure it is there. If not, then upload it again. We will not accept any excuses re: “It didn’t upload properly,” “I don’t know where it went??!!” A 0 will be applied if it is not uploaded in time. It’s up to you to make sure it is there. Late penalties: 10% off per 24 hour (or part thereof) late, up to 72 hours. After 72 hours, a 0 will be given. Example: if you upload at 4:05 p.m. on Feb. 11, then 10% is taken off. Follow the AAA style guide for your References Cited page and your citations (cut and paste...
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...Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island Feinstein Graduate School Research Report: Company Resource Analysis A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MBA Degree Course: MGMT6800 Business Policy and Strategy Professor: Trent Theroux Po Chiao Huang May 1, 2014 According to my research on company resource analysis in the drug store industry, I will select the CVS Caremark Corporation as my study company. Question 1: Whether the company's present strategy working? CVS pharmacy services business strategy centers on providing their customer and client high quality and innovative pharmaceutical solutions, while assisting their member managing overall health care costs by leveraging CVS expertise in core PBM services. (Form -10k) (1) Moreover, the retail pharmacy business strategy, base of the CVS pharmacy services model to maintain successful growth they focus on new store development by expanding the number of retail pharmacy stores and retail stores range in size in order to provide better service, help client lowers overall health care costs and improve health outcomes. (1) How these strategic working? Look into the financial performance in the Appendix 1, table 1. CVS compare well on these profitability ratios with industry averages. Most of ratios are better than the industry averages. Ventureline (2). Study the CVS’s financial report I found the company is “Solid and significant growth.” According...
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...Rite Aid ------------------------------------------------- Company Statistics ------------------------------------------------- Company Rite Aid ------------------------------------------------- Exchange NYSE ------------------------------------------------- Ticker RAD ------------------------------------------------- Sector Consumer Staples ------------------------------------------------- Industry Retail Staples ------------------------------------------------- Recommendation Buy ------------------------------------------------- Current Price $5.68 ------------------------------------------------- Target Price $6.00 ------------------------------------------------- Market capitalization 5.268 B ------------------------------------------------- Shares outstanding 9.16 M ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Company Statistics ------------------------------------------------- Company Rite Aid ------------------------------------------------- Exchange NYSE ------------------------------------------------- Ticker RAD ------------------------------------------------- Sector Consumer Staples ------------------------------------------------- Industry Retail Staples ------------------------------------------------- Recommendation Buy ------------------------------------------------- Current Price $5.68 ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...Rites of Passage: The Making of an Adult Coleen Adams ANT 101 Professor Cohen October 14, 2013 Throughout the world, every culture has introduced their own versions of the “Rites of Passage”. The coming of age when you pass from being a child into adulthood. Some rites are as simple as a dance or the painting of faces, while others are as extreme as forceful circumcision and sleeping with other men’s wives. Regardless of the circumstances, it’s never easy becoming a grown-up. As a part of the Western Culture, we seldom observe, have knowledge of or understand the uniqueness of participating in a Rite of Passage. We are exposed to the “American” versions of the Bar Mitzvah, Quinceanera’s and the Vision Quest of the American Indian, while not acknowledging our own that we take for granted daily. Whether its following in our parents or siblings footsteps, getting a driver’s license or receiving a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. Some people believe that you don’t become an adult until your parents pass away. In actuality, all are forms of a Rite of Passage. While researching this particular topic in the Ashford Library, there were wonderful examples of what the Rites of Passage has endured throughout the centuries. Coupling this with information from the local library, one can cross reference articles, journals, books and government databases (which regretfully are not functioning because of the government shutdown) in depth. By cross...
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...Vietnamese beliefs and rituals of the death is one of the most interesting topics. Death is a part of life that everyone has to accept. We all have to die. “Death and grief are normal life events, all culture have developed ways to cope with death in a respectful manner” (Carteret). Vietnam is a small country, but it has numerous traditions concerning death rites. Different parts of Vietnam have separated death beliefs and rituals. Vietnamese honor and respect their ancestors and the deceased people so they strictly pay attention to funerals and worships. To them, funeral is a big ritual in a life cycle. Every region and religion has its own definition and how the funeral should be. Funeral usually includes many processes which is made and dedicated from those who are living to the person who has died. In Vietnam, when a person is about to die and his/her family may predict, the first judgment is asking whether that person wants to weary anything; these last few words are called the will. After that, the family washes and cleans his/her body and put some nice clothes on him/her. Sometimes, when an old person is in his/her last few years of life, like my grandmother, she tells her eldest son to find a tailor and make her a white silk set of clothes, so she can wear it in her funeral. It is considered a will from the person, and everybody should respect that. Back in the old day,...
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...L I C AT I O N F O R E M P LOY M E N T Date (Month, Day, Year) _____________________________ P ER SO N A L Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last First Middle Present Address ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number (Area Code) ( ______ ) ___________________ Street Address City State Zip Code Are you under the age of 18? Do you have the legal right to work in the United States? ❒ Yes ❒ No Have you ever worked under a different name? ❒ Yes ❒ No If yes, list name and location below ❒ Yes ❒ No _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Name Location G EN ER A L 1. Have you ever visited a Rite Aid location? I N F O R MAT I O N ❒Yes ❒ No If yes, where? ______________________________________ Describe your experience: ______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why would you like to work for Rite Aid? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe...
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