The Chase My wrists started to ache terribly as I trudged along the hard concrete road. Usually‚ when I took this route home‚ I passed all sorts of strange looking people. Where we lived‚ was an odd place‚ the people there were very friendly‚ but sometimes too friendly‚ getting in the way of your private life‚ asking personal questions that you didn’t really know how to answer. But on this particular night‚ a humid night at that‚ there was absolutely no sound to be heard. Not even the squeal of
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"Touching the Earth" was written by Bell Hooks. Hooks starts off his writing by saying "when we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully." By opening with this‚ Hooks tells the reader that he is appreciative of the Earth‚ and believes that by loving the Earth‚ a person can love themselves. Hooks recounts his childhood‚ where he watched his family grow food on their land. The sharing of tips for growing and harvesting crops between Native Americans and African people is mentioned to
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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION REPORT BASED ON THE LATEST NATIONAL PASSENGER SURVEY (SPRING 2011) AUTHOR: ONUR AYAN DATE: 27/10/2011 TO: MANAGERS OF SOUTH WEST TRAINS Summary In this report we have analysed the results of National Passenger Survey. The research gives us vital information about our customers’ opinions on our services. From the analysis it could be seen that the recent priority issues are the lack of employees in direct service areas‚ parking place problems and physical conditions
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Summary A positive person with a great attitude. I get along with everyone. I always look towards the positive side to every situation. I have been apart of The Rialto Police Explorers for more then 2 year. Being apart of that program has caught me responsibility‚ respect and to never give up. I currently work at Little Caesars‚ Its taught me to keep my patience with difficult customers and thats the Customers Satisfaction is always number one. Highlights Bilingual in [English and Spanish]
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the essay “Touching the Earth” we see the author‚ Bell Hooks‚ at various points mention that when shes doing something that makes her feel at place it makes her feel at home. Hooks even claims in the first sentence of the essay the following‚ “When we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully (968). This quote references the fact that when she gardens or farms she is able to enjoy herself and the life she’s living. Bell Hooks explains how she grew up in Kentucky where she watched her
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An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser’s "Simplicity" Zinsser’s essay on Simplicity is an example of good writing for many reasons. The main topic in his essay is clutter. Throughout the essay he not only tells us why this is a problem‚ but he shows us through many detailed examples. The essay was written so that anyone who reads it could understand it. He does not use complex words that often tend to loose a reader. Zinsser asks questions throughout the essay that cause the reader to think
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org/10.M65/amr.2012.0165 EDITOR’S COMMENTS: REFLECTIONS ON THE CRAFT OF CLEAR WRITING Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time‚ or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard‚ it’s because it is hard (Zinsser‚ 2006: 9). Most of us struggle with our writing. We thrash and hack our way through paragraphs‚ writing and editing and rewriting until we think we’ve made some progress on that God-forsaken
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citizenship and their right to vote. In both Bell Hooks and Linda Harris Dobkins articles they respectively introduce race and power within the women’s movement and how it affected the movement. First off‚ in the passage Revolutionary Parenting Hooks acknowledges how difficult it is to define motherhood by including how race is a big factor and the perceived notion of mothers needing to be the nurtures and primary care takers of the children. When Hooks states the difference in opinions of motherhood
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Writing Indirect Messages This chapter presents writing approaches for two different message categories‚ when transmitting strong negative information and persuading someone to act‚ both of which usually use an indirect organization. There is no resistance to overcome in direct messages but in the above two types of messages we are likely to encounter resistance. The difficulty of writing a negative message stems from its bipolar objectives: (1) to transmit the bad news clearly and (2) to maintain
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The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school was a horrific event that happened in Newtown‚ Connecticut by Adam lanza. It caused many deaths of students and teachers. Lanza also Shot his mother in the head four times before going to the school. It all started on the morning of December 14‚ 2012 in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Students and teachers were all preparing for the day of school ahead of them. They had no idea that the tragic event was going to happen. At around 9:30 a.m. the shooter entered the
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