A Tale of Two Stories My objective in the following paper is to reflect on my previous experiences of instances of voicing and acting on my values in the workplace. I am going to do this by first writing about an instance in my career when management gave me an assignment that went against my values and I spoke up and did something about it. I will then reflect back to my decision by first discussing what I did and what the impact was‚ I will discuss what motivated me to speak up and how satisfied
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Assignment One---Tale of two stories The experience I had about how I act on my core values in the workplace took place in the past summer‚ when I worked for a Forex Trading Platform Technology Provider Company and hereafter will be referred to as BT. Here is a brief background of my experience. I was working as Sales representative for Chinese Market and in a meeting of deciding our sales strategy to Chinese Clients‚ my direct manger‚ Matt asked us to avoid mentioning anything about hidden fees
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Jerry‚ in Edward Albee’s play The Zoo Story‚ proves himself to be a very complex character. In the play‚ he does not explicitly reveal information about his past but‚ he does provide evidence for the kind of person he is which leads us to achieve a vague image of his past experiences (what made him the person he is). Jerry accents the relationships that he has with the people around him‚ such as his landlord‚ the landlord’s dog‚ and what he knows about his neighbors. The way that he expresses
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In “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ sadness is portrayed by Josephine when she tells Louise the news‚ Mrs. Mallard when she hears of her husband’s death‚ and when Mrs. Mallard realizes that she is tied down in a marriage. These very things craft the outrageous tale of Mrs. Mallard and her life with her husband‚ Brently Mallard. The character Josephine is portrayed as a worried sister‚ who fears that the news of brother-in-law’s death may cause the death of her sister‚ Mrs. mallard. When the author
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“Its kind of a funny story” -Ned Vizzini Mikayla Petersen Wednesday‚ May 3rd 2013 “Its kind of a funny story” is kind of a funny story. It’s about 15-year-old Craig Gilner‚ who attends a prestigious college prep school that will set him on his way to the right college‚ the right law school‚ and the right job on Wall Street --- assuming he can bring up his 93 average. Studying for his school’s entrance exam occupied Craig for months‚ and he was proud of his perfect score. Now‚ though‚ the school
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People Close to Them in “The Wound Dresser” and “Wars is Kind” @“The Wound Dresser” by Walt Whitman and “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane‚ are both sad yet beautifully poetic works of art that focus on the harshness of war with many similarities displayed in diverse ways like tone‚ writing style‚ theme‚ and how the author’s individual experiences with war have helped create these works of art. @First‚ both “The Wound Dresser” and “War is Kind” are similar in theme when describing the harshness of war
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peers‚ TV‚ and social media to take part in unflattering activities. The adolescence stage is a critical period in social development. Deanna from A Story of a Girl‚ is a all-too-common example of a teenage girl who falls victim to these temptations because of lack of parental guidance‚ societal standards‚ and peer impression. In the book A Story of a Girl a novel about a curious teenage girl‚ Deanna‚ who is only thirteen years old at the time discovered partaking
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The Arrival‚ by Shaun Tan‚ is a book that I found to be very interesting. I have never read a book without words before‚ so this was a new experience for me. During the times I read it‚ evaluated it‚ took notes on it‚ and read it again‚ I questioned how something so complex could be a part of children’s literature. I began to ask myself what age group would be able to look at this book and understand the story within. Children’s literature is usually seen as simple‚ straight forward‚ and easy to
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Hellgate Trilogy The Hellgate trilogy is a most read series. This trilogy has an action/sci-fi genre and follows three main characters. The main characters have separate allegiances and views. The series has a great main hero‚ complex relationships‚ and a struggling romance. It has great descriptions of all events of past or present happenings. It has several in depth fight scenes involving human versus human and human versus demon. There are several different types and styles of combat
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Amy Curry is starting a new life in Connecticut after losing her father in a car accident. Amy has since then developed a fear for driving but is left with no other choice than taking the car all the way from California to Connecticut. The handsome boy next door‚ Roger‚ joins her adventure‚ making the road trip take an unexpected turn. Exploring new states‚ making new friends and getting to know each other. The whole story takes place in Amy’s car while you follow them throughout modern America.
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