On Friday‚ April 1st‚ I interviewed Sarah McWhorter‚ who is a staff interpreter at LUNA Language services. I asked her questions referring to what she enjoys and doesn’t enjoy about her career. I also asked about the qualities of a good interpreter‚ things to avoid while interpreting‚ and advice to give an interpreting student. Sarah has done quite a few jobs in her career so far. These consist mostly of medical appointments‚ college classes‚ and meetings. Less commonly‚ she goes on interpreting
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Matter is a poorly-defined term in science (see below). The term has often been used in reference to a substance (often a particle) that has rest mass. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects.[1][2] All objects we see with the naked eye are composed of atoms. This atomic matter is in turn made up of interacting subatomic particles—usually a nucleus of protons and neutrons‚ and a cloud of orbiting electrons.[3][4] Typically‚ science
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Bilingual ≠ Interpreter It’s not uncommon when faced with a monolingual‚ foreign language speaker to find a workplace or social service grabbing the first available bilingual employee available to serve as an interpreter. Surely‚ the main goal is just to get the bigger points across and anyone bilingual can do that‚ right? Wrong. On both counts. The point is rarely to convey only the main points and anyone bilingual can’t necessarily do that. If they can’t do that‚ then they certainly can’t match
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Understanding and implementing temporary summer employees helps Department Managers and Supervisors achieve equality and fairness in the workplace and improves overall service delivery to all Canadians. Employment equity encourages the establishment of working conditions that are free of barriers for the four designated groups in Canada: women‚ Aboriginal peoples‚ persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities. The Labour Program ensures that the Employment Equity Act and mandates
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JAIME R. ARZE 7483 Adams Park Ct. Annandale VA‚ 22003 Email: Jaimearze@gmail.com; Alt: Jaime.arze.@inova.org Mobile: 703-732-7003 OBJECTIVE A devoted‚ dynamic‚ hardworking individual with experience managing personnel and resources‚ whose primary interest is to obtain a challenging position where hard work‚ dedication‚ and loyalty are recognized and rewarded. SKILLS Tri-lingual‚ Speak-Read-Write in all 3(Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ English) Goal oriented‚ self motivated‚ with
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“You matter.” This is a phrase that has become synonymous with suicide prevention. This is a phrase that can mean so much to a person who is in the depths of their struggles with mental health issues or even just a person who has fallen in a time of need. But‚ why is this phrase so impactful to the minds of people struggling? According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention‚ “44‚965 Americans die by suicide” each year. For every suicide that has occured‚ 25 people have attempted to end
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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Temporary Employees During the 1990-2008 periods‚ employment in the temporary help services industry grew from 1.1 million to 2.3 million and came to include a larger share of workers than before (Luo‚ Mann‚ Holden‚ 2010). Employment in this industry has been very volatile because‚ temporary employees offer great advantages to businesses. As of today‚ businesses are using full time temporary employees as an alternative to reduce their cost and remain profitable
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Statistics and Data Temporary positions are regular in numerous fields. National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) information has been gathered for the purposes of this internship research paper through the conduction of considerable research. NACE lives up to expectations with more than 1700 schools and colleges and more than 1600 employers across the country. Note that 66 percent of producers have reported utilizing temporary job projects and that 75 percent of administrative and non-benefit
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indeed many insane people running around the streets today‚ I feel that many persons who use the temporary insanity defense are more conniving than insane. Also‚ being an inexact science‚ the psychiatric community often offers up differing opinions as to any particular individual’s sanity. Furthermore‚ money or lack thereof can play a major role in the success or failure of an insanity defense. The temporary insanity defense should therefore be abolished‚ especially for felony offenses such as murder
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The Emperor of All Maladies published in 2010‚ by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a biography of cancer. Siddhartha Mukherjee is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer institute. Mukherjee has become a storyteller of one of the most phenomenal stories in science that has ever been told‚ the history of cancer. The author talks about the setbacks and victories of cancer treatment. Dating from the Persian Queen Atossa’s breast cancer which was excised by her greek slave‚ to the 20th century’s battles with chemotherapy
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