customer’s account was billed incorrectly or the customer was correct I gave the credit or adjustments and vice versa. The Situation One evening during the holiday season I received a call from a woman who had $1‚500 bill and her services where disconnected. Usually‚ in a situation like this we have a policy to go‚ but there is always ways to help the customer as we see needed. This customer explained that she had to choose between paying her gas and electric bill‚ food and Christmas presents instead
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the U.S. government. Billions of dollars had been diverted‚ and hidden in the paperwork‚ and financial records of failed business ENRON had acquired. The auditors at Arthur Anderson were talked into ignoring the discrepancies; a decision they paid dearly for. If I discovered discrepancies in the financial statements where I worked I would go to those in charge and alert them of my findings. If the CEO’s did not respond to my findings I would then call the proper authorities outside of the
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Flannery O’Connor stated in relation to Nathaniel Hawthorn: "I feel more of a kinship with him than any other American Writer." This kinship is well deserved when considering all the similarities between these two authors. Both authors use central literary symbols to strengthen the story and the meaning behind it. Along with similarities in tone and theme these authors differ greatly when it comes to the style of their writings. Despite all the differences it is the central literary symbol of the
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his short story by showing the reader rather blatantly how separation from the automated world brings communities closer together. Upon reaching the downtown area‚ Brad is struck by the interactions between the startled patrons who have suddenly disconnected from their day-to-day activities to talk to one another. At the local bank‚ “The tellers chatting on the padded bench where the applicants for mortgages and perpetrators of overdrafts customarily languished” (653) is a pleasant change from the
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Meals times have been around for centuries. they have been an important time for families to gather together and talk about their days‚ but have they been changing. Families have now started to change with the evolution of food and culture. People have stopped having meals together due to conflicting schedules and they disregard the importance of family time. According to Susie Burrell‚ a journalist for the Advertiser‚ ‘A number of studies have now been shown that regular family meals appear to
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hoped this act of kindness would change Javert‚ and make him realize that Valjean was no longer the man he was. The second way is that in the end‚ after Javert finally captures Valjean‚ he lets him go. Since Javert had broken the law that he loved so dearly‚ he kills himself shortly thereafter‚ by jumping into a
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Loyalty is a feeling of strong‚ developed allegiance and providing support for others and yourself no matter what the circumstance. “Romeo and Juliet” is an emotional and fictional play written by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers‚ whose deaths restore peaceful relations between the Montagues and Capulets through loyalty. Romeo‚ the male protagonist‚ is the son of Montague and his wife. Juliet‚ the female protagonist‚ is the daughter of Capulet and his wife. Romeo and Juliet are part
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Depersonalization is characterized by the patient the feeling of being disconnected from oneself. A sub- category of depersonalization is derealization. To patients derealization feels as if‚ everything around them is not real. It is more common than not‚ for the patient to suffer from both depersonalization and derealization
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The two hemispheres are so similar that when they are disconnected by split-brain surgery‚ each can function remarkably well‚ although quite imperfectly 2. Although they are remarkably similar they are also different. The differences are seen in contrasting contributions. Each hemisphere contributes
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Excerpt A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects was a work published in 1792 by the British writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The work encompasses some of the earliest ideas that were later incorporated by feminist philosophy (Powell). During the period of writing and publication of the work‚ political and educational theorists did not stand for the idea that women should be provided with the opportunity for education and self-development. In her work‚ the
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