Competencies Marcellus Anderson Bcom/275 June 24‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Competencies The use of the Career Interest Profiler displayed that I was Teamwork centered portraying a work culture towards: working in a close knit team‚ working closely with customers and suppliers‚ lots of interdependence‚ friendly and supportive colleagues‚ cooperative and sharing atmosphere. The next trait of the Career Interest Profiler displayed that I was an Expert portraying a work
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A Soldier’s Home: Elements of Fiction The short story‚ A Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway‚ is mainly about a veteran of World War 2‚ who has recently returned home to Oklahoma after spending time in the Rhine. This veteran‚ Krebs‚ is characterized both directly and indirectly in the text of the story. There are direct statements about his character. There are also scenes that make the reader infer about the character of Krebs. He is a dynamic character‚ because of his change of attitude
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novelist and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. The novel‚ written between 1956-1957 and first published in 1961‚ is the story of an impoverished‚ retired colonel‚ a veteran of the Civil War‚ who still hopes to receive the pension he was promised some fifteen years earlier‚ which is assumed to him as a war veteran‚ but no one writes. At the same time‚ he maintains ties with Agustin’s friends‚ who clandestinely engaged in opposition activities. The colonel lives with his asthmatic wife in
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is a time-traveling‚ dimension-defying war veteran. However‚ Billy Pilgrim‚ the main character in the novel Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut‚ is one such human. Blessed with a special gift of being able to walk through time and space unexpectedly by an alien race called Tralfalmadorians (from a planet by the name of Tralfalmador)‚ Billy Pilgrim encounters a variety of humorous‚ ironic‚ ridiculous‚ and sometimes dark situations. Vonnegut‚ being a veteran of the second World War himself‚ also had
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On January 30‚ Ryan Park‚ a Navy veteran‚ walked into a Jollibee fast food location in Union County‚ California. Upon inquiring about a military discount‚ no different than many seniors do at movie theaters across the country‚ a woman proceeded to interrupt his conversation with the server exclaiming‚ “That is so rude!” She continued to question why military veterans think they are entitled to special privileges. Ryan responded‚ “I gave up my privileges so that people like you can have them.” The
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Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. As the park has changed over the years -- from the Loop-the-Loop to the Pipeline Plunge -- so‚ too‚ has Eddie changed‚ from optimistic youth to embittered old age. His days are a dull routine of work‚ loneliness‚ and regret. Then‚ on his 83rd birthday‚ Eddie dies in a tragic accident‚ trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. With his final breath‚ he feels two small hands
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Gran Torino Hi‚ my name is Clint Eastwood and I’m the director and protagonist of the film Gran Torino. My character Walt Kowalski is a grumpy‚ tough-minded‚ Korean War veteran who has an intensely strong opinion on different races because of experiences from the war that haunt him from his past. Having also directed the film I was able to express the character Walt in such a way that emphasized three particular themes; racism‚ religion and family. I also used a wide range of cinematic and film
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day it is like this‚ so time management is at its best‚ so when the veteran transitions to civilian life it may or may not be easy. Many of the personal challenges former military personal expect are unanticipated. Those separating from the service endure financial difficulties. The fact that military members expect to find the “right” job or that “100‚000” dollar job is just not realistic. Nearly two-thirds of new veterans say they faced a difficult transition to civilian life‚ partly because
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Noah Ford Mr. Works English 11‚ E Period August 18th‚ 2012 The Sun Rises and so does Chaos The protagonist in Ernest Hemmingway’s The Sun Also Rises‚ Jacob Barnes‚ is a down on his luck war veteran living in France. Jake is characterized by his experiences prior to the events of the book and he narrates the story from a quiet observer’s third person perspective‚ often times quite cynically‚ exemplified when he tells his friend Robert Cohn‚ “You can’t get away from yourself by moving
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The Witness to War: Serving a Nation oral history project focuses on telling veterans’ stories. Pairs of students interview a veteran‚ create a website for them‚ and present their veteran’s story to their class. My partner‚ Kajsa Simon‚ and I interviewed Mr. Joe Souza‚ and through him‚ I learned a lot about the military as well as what makes a hero. From the Witness to War project‚ I learned that all veterans are heroes and that you don’t have to risk your life every day to be one. I also learned
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