The Coach Who Got Poached Jared Gordan sat across from his VP of sales‚ Stan Simpson‚ in disbelief. “Let me make sure I understand‚” said Jared. “You’ve accepted a job with Hank’s division starting next week?” “I’m sorry‚” said Stan‚ unable to look Jared in the eye.“ I just couldn’t pass up this chance. Hank Dodge has offered to make me regional VP of marketing and sales for his division.” Jared felt his jaw lock. Hank hadn’t said a word to him about offering Stan a position. Since when was it
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The Trouble with Bottled Water 1. What’s in the Bottles One problem has to do with what’s in the bottles themselves. The Earth Policy Institute reports that 1.5 million barrels of oil per year‚ which is enough to fuel 100‚000 cars for that same year‚ are required to satisfy Americans’ demand for bottled water. That’s because PET‚ or polyethylene terephthalate‚ the plastic used in water bottles‚ is derived from crude oil. And‚ according to the Earth Policy Institute article "Bottled Water:
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from Dalton Trumbo’s novel‚ Johnny Got His Gun‚ Trumbo characterize the close relationship between the young man and his father through 3rd person limited point-of-view. Through precise details Trumbo illustrate the importance of the isolated campsite and the tradition between father and son. Through symbolism Trumbo was able to convey Joe‚ the young man‚ and his father trusting‚ understanding‚ and considerate relationship. From the following passage from Johnny Got His Gun (1939) one of the literary
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How Tabiteuea got its name? One of the islands in Kiribati (Central Pacific) There are legends and myths that tell how certain places in the Pacific got their names. In Kiribati‚ each island has its own story on how it got its name from which the people of the island claim the position of their island in the creation of Kiribati. The people of Tabiteuea‚ the largest island in Kiribati claim that Tabiteuea was the first island created or the oldest and therefore should be respected by the rest of
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As a student‚ I am quite busy on weekdays. However‚ at weekends‚ I have much free time‚ so I usually spend it on relaxing to prepare for a coming busy week. First of all‚ in my free time‚ I like playing some sports‚ such as soccer‚ badminton or basketball‚ with my friends. Sport not only makes me stronger but also connects me with my friends who have the same hobbies. We sometimes go riding in order that we can combine sporting activity and sightseeing. If the weather is not fine enough for me to
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far enough away from Trouble then trouble will never find you.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What kinds of trouble do the characters get into? How do the characters get out of trouble or do they just learn to live with trouble? Use examples from the novel to support your thesis. In the book Trouble‚ Henry’s dad said that if you build your house far enough away form trouble‚ then trouble will never find you. I think that this statement is very wrong. Trouble is really what we call
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How we got the bible How We Got the Bible what is the Bible? There are many other questions that are involved with what the Bible is. People have different views about the Bible. A major question that some people have about the Bible is how we got it. Within the question of how we got it is how was it produced and transmitted? Some people may also wonder when and why it was written. Others wonder how it was written at all since ancient Israel was predominantly non-literate before the 7th century
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What I Would Place In A Time Capsule As the turn of the millennium approaches‚ the human race will continue to develop new technology and new ways of thinking. It is always enjoyable to take a visual journey back in time‚ to view what was considered advanced and what thoughts of future times represented. A time capsule stored with precious documents and possessions from a past era can serve as a visual and material presentation of what past times were like‚ and put in prospective the
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How the Elephant got its trunk. Long‚ long ago‚ the mighty Elephant had no trunk. His nose was short‚ and only as big as a boot! But the Elephant’s child‚ just a baby Elephant‚ was very curious and always asked silly questions: “Aunt Ostrich‚ why do your tail feathers grow so tall? …Uncle Giraffe‚ what makes your skin so spotty? … Miss Hippo‚ how does your mouth open so wide?” One fine morning the curious baby Elephant asked‚ "What does the Crocodile have for dinner?" All together everybody
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The most difficult time is the period when I came to America. I was born in China and lived there for 20 years. The new environment for me was unfamiliar and challengeable. My English was poor and hard to understand‚ so that I was afraid to speak English to people. But if I want to stay here‚ I must solve this problem. Therefore‚ I went to the adult school to improve my oral English. During the idle time‚ I watched the CNN student news to broaden my horizon and to know more about America. Nowadays
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