...BOOK REPORT TITLE OF THE STORY: 13 REASONS WHY AUTHOR: Jay Asher PUBLISHED: Thirteen Reasons Why (stylized as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is a 2007 New York Times best-selling young-adult fiction novel written by Jay Asher. The book was published by RazorBill, a young adult imprint of Penguin Books. The paperback edition hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in July 2011. In May 2011, a website called 13RWProject.com launched where fans of the book can record their reviews and experiences as text, photo or video. Jay Asher's book has been published in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Russia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, and Italy. CHARACTERS: Clay Jensen, Hannah Baker, Justin Foley, Alex Standall, Jessica Davis, Tyler Down, Courtney Crimson, Marcus Cooley, Zach Dempsey, Ryan, Shaver, Jenny Kurtz, Bryce Walker, Mr. Porter, Tony SETTING: Rosie's diner, High school, Gas station, Eisenhower Park, Blue Spot Liquor, Monet's Cafe Pretty much everywhere that she tells clay to go on the tapes. The places are all on the map found on the inside cover of the book. PLOT/ BRIEF SUMMARY: Bullying by students and the stigma of suicide are themes in the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. New to town, Hannah Baker hopes to have a new life. Unfortunately, rumors, betrayal, and revenge by her peers affect Hannah's life more than anyone knows. Though Hannah tries to reveal her pain to others, neither the school guidance counselor...
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...Chisholm, James S., and Brandie Trent. ""Everything . . . Affects Everything": Promoting Critical Perspectives toward Bullying with Thirteen Reasons Why." English Journal101.6 (2012): 75 80. Summon. Web. “Everything…affects everything” is the prominent message in Jay Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why”. Author Brandie Trent used this theme and text as the basis for a lesson with her tenth-grade literature course. Through a series of activities and instruction students would delve into the causes and consequences of bullying and suicide. In literary regard Trent would be developing her student’s abilities to be “transformative agents”, “a central goal for teaching literature to adolescents: the ability to read texts critically and try on multiple perspectives on issues of social justice to effect change in the world” (Chisholm & Trent, 75). With 27 students of varying life and academic experiences, the topics explored in the novel were all too familiar for some, while distant and unfamiliar for others yet relevant to both groups. Trent and a special education teacher used read alouds, comprehension, interpretive, and evaluative questions to promote whole class discussion during this 15 day unit (Chisholm & Trent, 76). The decision was made to incorporate Asher’s novel given his “rich use of literary devices, and the multimedia supplements to this text” thus creating an “especially riveting literary experience for adults” (Chisholm & Trent, 76). Students were encouraged to respond...
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...Critical Analysis of Article Education and Urban Society, Vol. 35 No. 2 (February 3003) The Achievement Gap: Issues of Competition, Class, and Race Retrieved from http://eus.sagepub.com/content/35/2/151.full.pdf+html One of the key arguments in the Education and Urban Society, Vol. 35 No. 2 article is that closing the achievement gap between racial minorities and the racial majority does not merely require more competition and choice, but requires more objectives for educational attainment that are clearly defined, practices that are adequately implemented, and evaluations that are based on long-term effectiveness instead of short-term gains. An example given was the fact that public schools face critical challenges when defining equitable access and equality of opportunity for racial minorities in today’s standardized system of education. Due to the fact that Neither African Americans nor Hispanics have been able to receive adequate and equal opportunities to excel, their performance on standardize testing has paled in comparison to the rest of the population in the United States (Heubert & Hauser, 1999; Irvine, 1990; Jencks & Phillips, 1998; McNeil, 2000; Miller, 1995; Viadero, 2000). However, ironically enough, standardize testing is what is being used to measure the level of proficiency of students- even though these students are not being given sufficient tools to be able to learn the material given. Because of this many have scrutinized this system and have...
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...CHAPTER ONE Topic: Why are there so many children living in single parent households? Rationale The community in which the research was done is one of a moderate size. It only has approximately five hundred and fifty (550) people living there. It is located in the Duhaney Park, St. Andrew. The investigator became aware of the situation by way of observations and investigations. The investigator has been living in the community for the past sixteen (16) years and had noticed that most of the children in the community were brought up in a single parent family. This may pose a problem as children could get accustomed to liking one parent more than the other or maybe they just simply don't know their other parents. Being aware of this, the investigator decided to do some research within his community on single parent families. He also investigated some of the possible reasons why the other parent was not around. Method of Investigation The method of investigation used by the investigator was questionnaires. Questionnaires are not only easy to use, but they allow the persons being investigated to remain anonymous as they are not required to write their names. Questionnaires are also efficient in the collection and analysis of data. 1 CHAPTER TWO Design of Study The research was conducted over a 2 week period which the respondents had a maximum of three days to complete the questionnaire and return them to...
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...One of the most debated topics in the United States has been the death penalty which is the controversy heinous act of crime. There are many reasons why people would be for the death penalty, but on the same token there are people to oppose it and with good reason. It is just a matter of deciding what you believe is right and what factors are behind those reasons. The Code of Hammurabi codified the death penalty in the 18th century (Reggio). When the death penalty came about, all executions were done through hanging. The very first legal execution occurred in 1622 in Virginia to a man by the name of Daniel Frank, for larceny. Although that is reported to have been the first legal execution, there was one that occurred...
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...Public Health Service, said that we should not give AIDS patients marijuana to help with their debilitating symptoms because, crazed by the high, they would be much more likely to engage in unsafe sex (Manderson 2). This quote is not only frivolous; it also holds no medical evidence to support such an outlandish claim. There has been no reputable scientific study that suggests marijuana causes it’s users to become sex-crazed maniacs that will do anything to pleasure their id personality. I was under the assumption that our government was in a position of power to create laws and regulations for the benefit of the country based on non-biased facts. I was obviously mistaken. Marijuana can be used in many functional and valuable ways. Thirteen states have legalized the use of medicinal marijuana. A vast majority of the scientific community has come to the consensus that marijuana does in fact hold medicinal benefits for certain ailments. Also, marijuana is not a lethal drug and is safer than alcohol. It is an established scientific fact that marijuana is not toxic to humans; marijuana overdoses are nearly impossible, and marijuana is not nearly as addictive as alcohol or tobacco. It is...
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...The Body Shop International PLC 2001: An Introduction to Financial Modeling Written Case Analysis Mitchell Bredberg-(12205176) Mitchell Sovis-(12156556) Jake Rux-(12159615) Zach Dorer-(12171436) Finance 465-001 11/10/15 I. Executive Summary Anita Roddick was the founder of The Body Shop International PLC. Despite growing a successful business, the company recently ran downhill after losing revenue growth starting in the late 1990s. One of the major problems was intense competition. This unexpected phenomenon caused The Body Shop to lose its image of being the “go to” place in Great Britain’s many shopping venues. Later on, a new CEO, Patrick Gournay, took charge and was faced with a declining pretax profit of twenty-one percent. Facing a dilemma, Gournay’s recommended plan of action included a focused product strategy of increased investment. He was confident this strategy would produce improved results. To be effective, this strategy incorporated a reduction in product and inventory costs as well as a reinforced stakeholder culture. To justify the course of action with this strategy, we will prepare a three-year financial forecast to help predict The Body Shop’s future earnings and financial needs. This forecast will be based on The Body Shop’s historical financial statements to create the best possible financial model going forward. II. Statement of the Problem When Anita Roddick was still CEO, the main problem affecting The Body Shop was not being...
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...Life “Alive” is a short story written by Sharon Solwitz. This short story is included in the book Best American Short Stories of 2012. Solwitz is a professor at Purdue in Indiana. “Alive” is part of a currently unpublished collection that is based on Solwitz’s thirteen year old son who died from cancer. The main plot of the story actually happened, but some of the events and characters were changed to make a better story. My analysis of this story will include a summary, my opinion on the story, and why I think the editors included this short story in Best American Short Stories of 2012. The short story begins with the main character Dylan trying to get his brother Nate to play with him. When Nate turns him down, Dylan goes to his mother to try to find something to do. She comes up with the idea to go skiing. The reader gets the first hint that something is wrong with Nate when the mother says they will go skiing if “Nate’s feeling well enough” (269). This also shows that Nate gets most of the attention from his mom because of his condition. As they are on their way to the mountains, the reader sees the daredevil inside of Dylan when he tries to get his mother to drift their car in the snow. Next, Nate’s problem is foreshadowed when Dylan says, “I wish I had cancer” (271). After Dylan says this, his mother slams on the brakes and begins to scold him. When they arrive at the slopes, Nate immediately spots a beautiful girl with a group of teenagers. Of course, when his family...
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...apparent that officials mute adolescence voices, as well as people who try and help them. So many children are wrongly convicted because officers know that most children will not stand up for their rights, either because they do not know them or because they see no point in doing so. More importantly, if children do try and question why they are being arrested the officers know that their words will be dismissed because most people do not believe that police officers will arrests children for no reason, however, this happens more than one would like to admit. This wrongful act can specifically be seen through...
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...Progress report two CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, SYED BOKHARI, GAELLE DENIZE, AND JONATHAN PLANTE 2015 2015 Table of Contents Module 4 Questions………………………………………………..pages 2-3 Module 6 Questions………………………………………………..page 3 Module 7 Questions………………………………………………..pages 4-5 Module 8 Questions………………………………………………..page 5-6 Accompanying Exhibits to Module 4……………………………...pages 7-9 Module 5 Questions (Exhibits six through eight)……………….....pages 9-11 Accompanying Exhibits to Module 6……………………………...pages 11-12 Accompanying Exhibits to Module 7……………………………...pages 12-14 Proxy Statement Questions………………………………………...page 15 Works Cited……………...………………………………………...pages 16-17 Return on Equity, Analysis, including the analysis of Operating and Non-operating Return (for a detailed analysis, please refer to Exhibit One, Two, and Three) In the fiscal years of 2012 and 2013, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) had a higher return on equity (ROE) than did CVS; however, in 2014, CVS had a higher ROE than did WBA. (CVS and WBA 10-Ks) Both components of ROE (operating and non-operating) explain this above information. For the fiscal years of 2012 and 2013, WBA had a higher operating return, which is also called return on net operating assets (RNOA), than did CVS. This can be further analyzed by examining the two components of RNOA, net operating profit margin (NOPM) and net operating asset turnover (NOAT). (Easton, et al) Although CVS consistently had a higher NOPM than did WBA, WBA’s higher...
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...Paul, Jeremy Professor Olvera Strategies for Academic Success 07 Oct 2011 Personal Mission Statement After reading and analyzing the thirteen steps of the emotional intelligence skills I have discovered two specific goals that I would like to work on to become a better leader and more confident in my own abilities. The two areas I’m going to talk about are time management and self-esteem. I chose these two areas because I recognize their importance and my deficiency of these skills in my personal leadership arsenal. Time management is the act or process of exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase efficiency or productivity. Time management may be aided by a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals. This set encompasses a wide scope of activities, and these include planning, allocating, setting goals, delegation, analysis of time spent, monitoring, organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing. Initially, time management referred to just business or work activities, but eventually the term broadened to include personal activities as well. A time management system is a designed combination of processes, tools, techniques, and methods. Usually time management is a necessity in any project development as it determines the project completion time and scope. Time management strategies are often associated with the recommendation to set personal...
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...facts are not just cataloged but are developed in a fashionable way. Even in 300 BC, geometry was recognized to be not just for mathematicians. Anyone can benefit from the basic learning of geometry, which is how to follow lines of reasoning, how to say precisely what is intended, and especially how to prove basic concepts by following these lines of reasoning. Taking a course in geometry is beneficial for all students, who will find that learning to reason and prove convincingly is necessary for every profession. It is true that not everyone must prove things, but everyone is exposed to proof. Politicians, advertisers, and many other people try to offer convincing arguments. Anyone who cannot tell a good proof from a bad one may easily be persuaded in the wrong direction. Geometry provides a simplified universe, where points and lines obey believable rules and where conclusions are easily verified. By first studying how to reason in this simplified universe, people can eventually, through practice and experience, learn how to reason in a complicated world. Geometry in ancient times was recognized as part of everyone's education. Early Greek philosophers asked that no one come to their schools that had not learned the Elements' of Euclid. There were, and still are, many who resisted this kind of education....
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...2015 Todd Marbury Dr. Lauren Goldstein Intro to Psychology June 7, 2015 2015 Todd Marbury Dr. Lauren Goldstein Intro to Psychology June 7, 2015 Retrospective Analysis of Personality Retrospective Analysis of Personality Through the years I wondered what made me change my personality towards the way I look at things but now I see why I drastically made these changes due to the different people and environments I have been. I have changed in too many ways to recount all of them, but a few I will list. In this essay I will discuss the aspect of my life that has and has not changed, analyze the role of nature and nurture within my personality and discuss why most memories are bias, which makes systemic scientific more valued than individual accounts. Psychologists strive to understand how personality develops as well as how it influences the way we think and behave. This area of psychology seeks to understand personality and how it varies among individuals as well as how people are similar in terms of personality. While there is no single agreed upon definition of personality, it is often thought of as something that arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life. It encompasses all of the thoughts, behavior patterns, and social attitudes that impact how we view ourselves and what we believe about others and the world around us. Understanding personality allows psychologists to predict how people will respond in certain situations and...
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...TASK :1 Research Question: What are the effects of unemployment youths in my community of Greiggs? Task: 2 Reason for choosing the topic: The reason this topic was selected is because youths in Greiggs is that a lot of youths is hanging out on the block and getting into trouble, getting into fight and smoking. Task: 3 Method of Investigation use is a questionnaire The method of investigation used for this project was in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaire was use because a lot of information can be collected in a short period of time, it also facilitate easy data analysis, through the use of structured questions. There were twenty five questionnaires that was distributed on the 15th November and collected on the 26th November. TASK :4 Design of the instrument Greiggs Village, Greiggs P.O, St. Vincent W.I 12th November 2010 Dear Respondents, My name is Leroy Walker. I am a fifth form student of the North Union Secondary School (NUSS). The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Social Studies syllabus requires that students complete a School Based Assessment (S.B.A). The topic for my S.B.A is: “What are the effects of unemployment youths in my community of Greiggs?” I am soliciting your assistance towards the completion of my S.B.A. Please complete the following questionnaire. You are advised to answer the following question honestly and truthfully. All information gathered would...
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...workers in the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road region? The researcher’s locations are the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road regions. The researcher chose this topic because he/she has seen sex traffickers in the previously stated locations on more than occasion. The researcher was intrigued by their work and when given the chance, jumped at the opportunity to find out about the different aspects of sex trafficking e.g. income. .Method of Data Collection Questionnaires were issued to thirty sex workers, seventeen (17) female and thirteen (13) male to collect data for this research paper. Participants were chosen at random by the researcher. The researcher gave the sex workers ten (10) minutes to answer and return the questionnaires. METHOD OF INVESTIGATION In order to collect data for the survey, the researcher decided to use printed questionnaires. The researcher chose the method of collecting data for a number of reasons: * It requires little time to be completed * It can be done at the convenience of the respondents * It guarantees confidentiality since respondents are not required to attach their names. COPY OF QUESTIONNAIRE Social Studies Questionnaire This survey is being carried out in...
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