...The Necklace Summary How It All Goes Down At the beginning of the story, we meet Mathilde Loisel, a middle-class girl who desperately wishes she were wealthy. She's got looks and charm, but had the bad luck to be born into a family of clerks, who marry her to another clerk (M. Loisel) in the Department of Education. Mathilde is so convinced she's meant to be rich that she detests her real life and spends all day dreaming and despairing about the fabulous life she's not having. She envisions footmen, feasts, fancy furniture, and strings of rich young men to seduce. One day M. Loisel comes home with an invitation to a fancy ball thrown by his boss, the Minister of Education. M. Loisel has gone to a lot of trouble to get the invitation, but Mathilde's first reaction is to throw a fit. She doesn't have anything nice to wear, and can't possibly go! How dare her husband be so insensitive? M. Loisel doesn't know what to do, and offers to buy his wife a dress, so long as it's not too expensive. Mathilde asks for 400 francs, and he agrees. It's not too long before Mathilde throws another fit, though, this time because she has no jewels. So M. Loisel suggests she go see her friend Mme. Forestier, a rich woman who can probably lend her something. Mathilde goes to see Mme. Forestier, and she is in luck. Mathilde is able to borrow a gorgeous diamond necklace. With the necklace, she's sure to be a stunner. The night of the ball arrives, and Mathilde has the time of her life. Everyone...
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...Assignment 1 Summary and Personal Response to “Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits” by Suki Kim By Monguue Tee Professor, Dr, Atia Yasmeen Course: English Composition 115 Date: January 15, 2013 Suki Kim who came from Korea, tells in this essay that is named “Facing Poverty with a Rich girl’s Habits” about new immigrant comes to America, How can she absorbs new environment, difference of culture and wealth is important or not. Writer has a few most important points in this essay. First of all she wants to answer wealth is important or is not? After her father bankruptcy, her life is very difficult and they flow to America without any penny. One day you will be rich but another day you will lose all of your things. Lost thing is not big a problem. Once she flew from Korea, she lost everything such as home, friends, relation and wealth but she might satisfy now, because she has new friends, a new home, and a new job. Our forefather told me that “If you lost the things, it is not a problem, if you lost the ethic, it’s a problem, If you lost your health, it’s big a problem”. I agree with that. Secondly, Illustrated in essay that different culture, social, life style and character between Korean and American students. For example, when the teacher entered in classroom, no one batted an eye but in Korea students and environment of school are different. Another important point of writer, however she became citizenship of America, she celebrates Korean national...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio Complete one matrix for each employee. Employee name: __Marti Beightol_______________________ Self Assessment Results Summary Strengths Weaknesses How Satisfied Am I with My Job? Very satisfied Nevers misses a day Never has time for anything else Am I Engaged? Very engaged Very proud of job well done Gets very absorbed and loses track of time and other tasks How Are You Feeling Right Now? Very positive Very creative A little annoying to other employees What’s My Affect Intensity? Very emotional Can deal with peoples emotions Crys a lot when upset by things that go wrong What’s My Emotional Intelligence Score? Very high Born leader Doesn’t take orders well Am I A Deliberate Decision Maker? No a rash decision Is a stable at making decisions Impulse decision maker Management recommendations: Marti is a very positive team member, Meed to get her to mentor other team members Employee name: _____Julie ragsdale____________________ Self Assessment Results Summary Strengths Weaknesses How Satisfied Am I with My Job? Not very satisfied No strenghts Comes in late Am I Engaged? Not engaged Likes to work alone Just does enough to get by How Are You Feeling Right Now? Liitte negative creative Doesn’t enjoy it at this job What’s My Affect Intensity? Not emotion Can handle any situation Doesn’t relate well with others What’s My Emotional Intelligence Score? low Great at taking directions No management skills ...
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...An analysis of the Case We Googled You In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Written Analysis and Communication (WAC) course April 1, 2014 Memo of Transmittal 1-Apr-2014 Prof. Madhushri Shrivastava IIM Indore India Sub: Submission of WAC report o the ase We Googled You Dear Madam, As per your instructions, I have prepared a detailed analysis report on the situation faced by Fred Westen. I suggest that Fred should not hire Mimi for the company s China operations. Instead, he should hire Mimi for another position in USA. The following pages present a detailed analysis of the situation and available options and their evaluation, recommendation and action steps to be followed. Executive Summary Fred Westen was contacted by his old roommate John Brewster to consider his daughter Mimi for Fred s company s decision to expand into China. When Fred forwarded Mimi s profile to Virginia, she did a normal Google search on her. The search revealed Mimi s involvement in protests that included China s treatment against a dissident journalist. Based on these findings, Fred is in a dilemma whether to hire Mimi for China operations. He has to take into account various factors like the success of expansion plans, both company s and his personal reputation. Considering various evaluation criteria and options, I suggest Fred should not hire Mimi for the expansion plan in China. But given her credentials, he should hire her for a position in USA. Table of Contents ...
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...An analysis of the Case “We Googled You” Submitted to: Prof Madhusri Shrivastava Submitted by: Abhishek Rungta Roll No: 2013PGPUAE002 In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Written Analysis and Communication (WAC) course April 1, 2014 Memo of Transmittal 1-Apr-2014 Prof. Madhushri Shrivastava IIM Indore India Sub: Submission of WAC report on the case ‘We Googled You’ Dear Madam, As per your instructions, I have prepared a detailed analysis report on the situation faced by Fred Westen. I suggest that Fred should not hire Mimi for the company’s China operations. Instead, he should hire Mimi for another position in USA. The following pages present a detailed analysis of the situation and available options and their evaluation, recommendation and action steps to be followed. Yours sincerely, Abhishek Rungta PGPUAE: 2013-15 IIM Indore (Dubai Campus) U.A.E. Executive Summary Fred Westen was contacted by his old roommate John Brewster to consider his daughter Mimi for Fred’s company’s decision to expand into China. When Fred forwarded Mimi’s profile to Virginia, she did a normal Google search on her. The search revealed Mimi’s involvement in protests that included China’s treatment against a dissident journalist. Based on these findings, Fred is in a dilemma whether to hire Mimi for China operations. He has to take into account various factors like the success of expansion plans, both company’s and his personal reputation. Considering various evaluation...
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...Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This is important for kids to grasp because a great deal of messages can be interpreted inaccurately in the books they read. Children’s literature doesn’t always send the right message when it comes to self-esteem, which is a crucial factor when kids are becoming comfortable with being themselves. The way that body image, self-acceptance, and popularity are portrayed can lead to false beliefs in adolescents and affect their self-esteem. When it comes to weight and body image, kids tend to be very insecure if they stand out from their peers. It is crucial for kids to know that their size and appearance...
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...into and adapting the American culture to be very difficult. Gish Jen’s work, “In The American Society,” discusses a Chinese-American family and how they try to adapt to the American culture. Edwidge Danticat’s short story, “New York Day Women,” discusses the story of...
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..._____Stacey |Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses | |How Satisfied Am I |Stacey’s results were an 81 |Working alone, freedom to do her |Does not feel there is an | |with My Job? | |job likes working conditions feels |advancement possibility, | | | |good about accomplishments , | | | | |freedom to make own decisions, | | | | |likes to keep busy | | |Am I Engaged? |Stacey’s results were 24 |She is able to preserve even if |Has trouble engaging in the | | | |things do not go well. |morning, cannot | | | |She is enthusiastic, |continue to study for long periods,| | | |Find studying fulfilling, |feels uninspired, has other things | | | | |on her mind, and cannot immerse | | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio Complete one matrix for each employee. Employee name: _Mike Pinter________________________ |Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses | |How Satisfied Am I |(61) This score indicates |Keeps busy and completes all task |Has lost faith with the | |with My Job? |dissatisfaction with the |put forth. |organization and no longer have the| | |organization and its policies. | |organization best interest at | | | | |heart. | |Am I Engaged? |(39) Employee is engaged and |Extremely focused and a great |Tends to lose focus when disgruntle| | |focused on the task at hand. Takes |multi-tasker. |with organization. | | |pride in his work ethics. | | | |How Are You Feeling |(41) Indicates an overall happy |Has many different accolades and is|Employee can and will pick up on | |Right Now? |demeanor. |exceptional at everything he |negatives energy from other | | ...
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...DISSERTATION PLANNING The Hypothesis ← This is a premise based on observation of known facts, which can be tested. ← Your dissertation subject must have a hypothesis, ie you must set out to prove a statement is true. Aims and objectives ← Clearly identify the aims of your dissertation. ← List the objectives that you must meet to achieve your aims. ← Keep this list with you at all times when writing the dissertation. Time scales ← Collecting primary data can be very time consuming. ← Reading is a major aspect of your dissertation. ← Planning and structuring are key to your successful completion. Structure ← There is a formal layout for dissertations. Some departments may vary in their requirements. Check with your course tutor. ← Follow the structure closely. ← Within each section, plan how you will present your material. ← Use sub-headings to identify the flow of your argument and the representation of your data. ← You can always remove the sub-headings later. ← If you are told your structure can be less formal, beware! You have a much more difficult task on your hand. 10,000 words without an element of formality requires serious navigation tools. Focus & Presentation ← It is very easy to lose focus with such a major work. ← Every part of your dissertation must address the hypothesis. ← Students are inclined to pay attention to neatly laid out material, but ← Will fail to correct spellings and punctuation errors. ...
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...given topic, in this case it is death. Dylan Thomas uses a lighter or more neutral tone to express his view on the experience when faced with death. In lines 1-3 he says “Do not go gentle into that good night, / Old age should burn and rave at close of day; / Rage, rage against the dying of the light” (Dylan 1-3). Dylan uses words like rave and gentle to express his view point in a more neutral diction rather than aggressive like Catherine. In Catherine Davis’s villanelle she uses darker words along with more negative words choices. “After time all losses are the same./One...
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...Chapter 1 The Importance of Leadership D. Quinn Mills Leadership How to Lead, How to Live © 2005 D. Quinn Mills. All Rights Reserved. Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live Few things are more important to human activity than leadership. Effective leadership helps our nation through times of peril. It makes a business organization successful. It enables a not-for-profit organization to fulfill its mission. The effective leadership of parents enables children to grow strong and healthy and become productive adults. The absence of leadership is equally dramatic in its effects. Without leadership, organizations move too slowly, stagnate, and lose their way. Much of the literature about organizations stresses decision-making and implies that if decision-making is timely, complete, and correct, then things will go well. Yet a decision by itself changes nothing. After a decision is made, an organization faces the problem of implementation—how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues about how leaders influence behavior, change the course of events, and overcome resistance. Leadership is crucial in implementing decisions successfully. Each of us recognizes the importance of leadership when we vote for our political leaders. We realize that it matters who is in office, so we participate in a contest, an election, to choose the best candidate. Investors recognize the importance of business leadership when they say that a good leader...
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...Date: Wednesday February 06, 2013 Case Title: Case#1-Filmore’s Furniture Group Members: Mohammad Adeel, Jaimie Mejia, Shan Pasha, Satnam Saini and Manish Sharma. 1. Case Summary - Key Events - Issues a) Summary: During an early snowstorm in 1999 Mr.Phil Filmore died in a car accident, leaving his wife with all his shares. Mrs. Lucinda Filmore has to make an important decision on rather to sell or continue on with the furniture business, her husband has diligently worked hard on. She has not worked for 14 years leaving her job to take care of her two children. She has not been informed or been involved with her husband’s company. She does not believe she can manage it, having the decision to hire within the company or outsiders for a management position. But then again, she has the advice on perhaps just selling the business. With all the different suggestions and advice she feels more confused about this while situation. What should she do? b) Key Events: - 1983 Phil Filmore become sole proprietor of Filmores Furniture. -Invited five local professional people to become shareholders of the company. -Phil Filmore owned 63 percent of the shares and the five investors 31 percent. -1999 Phil Fimore dies in a car accident. c) Issues: Leaving 63 percent of the company's shares, to his wife, Lucinda. Phil's life insurance provided a disappointingly small amount of money for Mrs. Filmore. Since in 1999 the standard of living had change considerably it was lower...
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...…………………………………………………………… 06 Trust …………………………………………………………… 08 Emotional trust …………………………………………………………… 08 Logical trust ………………………………………………………… 08 Survey …………………………………………………………… 08 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 09 Conflict of interest …………………………………………………………… 10 Conflict of Interest at the Individual level …………………………………………… 10 Conflict of Interest or Intellectual Bias ………………………………………… 11 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 11 Information access …………………………………………………………… 12 First Aspect of Definition …………………………………………………………… 12 Summary …………………………………………………………………… 13 Forgery …………………………………………………………… 14 First Aspect of Definition …………………………………………………………… 14 Hitler diaries ………………………………………………………… ………………14 Summary ……………………………………………………………………………15 Fraud Supplementation of Salary ………………………………………………………….16 False Statement …………………………………………………………………………16 Misuse of Government Property ………………………………………………………..17 CONCLUSIONS (CRITICAL THINKING) …………………………………………18 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………..19 abstract Deloitte is one of the Big Four Accounting Firms. Deloitte operates through four member firms that provides services including tax, audit, financial advisory, consulting. In this paper, we tried to analyze the professional practices of Deloitte as is consistent with business etiquette. Etiquette as is define be Merriam-Webster online dictionary is the conduct or procedure...
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...of cancer and immerses us in the lives of characters that could very well be real. Many know of the heartaches in dealing with those who fight the fight, and many of those scars last a lifetime. He brings his story in the form of a teen girl, Hazel Lancaster. Stricken with cancer from a young age, she believes she has come to terms with what her life has become. Then she meets a young man, Augustus Waters, a survivor of cancer. He is drawn to her in a way that is initially uncomfortable, and as she tries to push him away in her sarcastic vein, he finds her to be exactly the type of girl he has been looking for. Throughout the story there is a beauty and humor, a 'candle in the wind' for each of those whose lives have been touched by such an uncaring disease. For cancer touches not just the victim but all those who love and are in anyway touched by them. Be prepared for a story of romance and anger, excitement and humor, and friendship and bravery for that is the direction we are led as Green develops the personality of a group of teens that have the courage to bring both laughter and tears. The stories that encircle each individual give you a glimpse of the character and daring as well as abiding hope. Hidden within that strength they also hide...
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