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    In the March 27th viewing of “Chasing the Dragon” with guest speaker Neil Morgenstern‚ retired DEA agent. In the showing of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict‚” many stories where shared from first person addicts and family members of addicts. Before the screening of the film‚ Morgenstern shared some interesting facts on the first lady‚ Nancy Reagan‚ and her support to end drug addiction. Through her support of the cause‚ the phrase “just say no” was created and implemented. Following

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    In the book Chasing the Scream‚ Johann Hari hypothesized that punishing and shaming drug users only makes them worse; therefore‚ this would only become more problematic in society. Hari suggested that legalizing drugs in a progressive manner‚ and use the money intended for punishing addicts to fund programs that gives them compassionate care‚ instead will resolve the drug war. Hari could never have foreshadowed how similar and accurate his strategies were‚ such as these people: Joao Goulao‚ Jose

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    asserts she has “seldom been happier since” (22). Annie Dillard loved playing football with the boys‚ nothing the girls did could compare to the excitement of playing football. Where you can throw a great pass or receive a pass while someone is chasing you to bring you to the ground. The boys let Dillard play baseball with them since Dillard had a strong arm like the boys through practicing. On an early weekday morning after Christmas‚ many inches of new snow had fallen. Seven-year old Annie Dillard

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    essentialism comes from the story of Hermann Goering. Goering was known as being Hitler’s second in command during World War II. He was a collector of art and was a fan of the famous artist Vermeer. Herman then decided he wanted to go out and buy a Vermeer painting. So he bought‚ what he though was a Vermeer painting from a Dutch art dealer named Han van Meegeren. It turned out the painting Hermann bought was a replica. Of course naturally

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    Peer pressure within a society can cause even the strongest person a significant impact on their lives. ISP English Essay Grade 11 Mulin Li Griet is a young girl living in 17th century Holland who is observant and smart. When she was young‚ she lived happily with her parents and her two younger siblings. It seemed like her family was inseparable and they loved each other very much. How is it now that she is a butcher’s wife and emotionally scarred for life? No matter how hard they try to

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    tell them it will never work‚ never happen‚ or never exist. In today’s world dreams are a hobby‚ not a lifestyle. What happened to the generation of believers? What happened to the hearts who did more than just say they could‚ but actually did it? Chasing fireflies has been our story‚ but never has it

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    Section 2 In efforts to resolve the issue‚ monthly staff meetings should be introduced‚ whereas employee work reviews‚ complaints‚ issues and any changes within the executive team can be discussed and resolved in a timely fashion; by doing so we can prevent or minimize the effects and cost that problems and unresolved issues can‚ and in this case have‚ cause to the company. These meetings will keep the executive team all on the same page while also allowing the employees to feel that they have

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    Issues vs Personalities

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    Issues VS Personalities: One recent situation from my life that I feel is a good example of this was a business dealing between my boss and a company we sub-contract for. The issue was that we had done about a million dollars worth of work for them but they hadn’t pain my boss for the work. My boss‚ with his strong personality‚ stopped all work until they could come to a payment agreement. The owners of the other company had the same type of personality as my boss so the payment arrangement wasn’t

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    Memo To: Ms. Boyce‚ Chief Executive Officer From: Student‚ Personnel Management Consultant Subject: Karen Carlin Case Study: Issue Analysis and Proposed Solutions Date: 21 October 2010 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to analyze and propose solutions for the issues Karen Carlin faces as she takes on the supervisor role for the schedule typist department of Hepplewhite & Boyce. The three issues to be analyzed are (1) lack of productivity‚ (2) insubordination and abuse of company resources

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    Identify a Bottleneck

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    Introduction Every day whether at work or at home‚ there are things that we do that can be improved upon. One way to improve upon them is to look at the processes and identify any issues or bottlenecks. Bottlenecks can occur at any point within the process from preparation to the completion of the process. To steam line a process it is imperative to identify possible issues where bottlenecking occurs. My flow chart for this assignment looked at the time it took me to get ready for work in the morning

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