short stories “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury and “The Fun They Had” by Isaac Asimov‚ the theme demonstrated is that advanced technology can make social interaction less important. In “The Pedestrian” the protagonist Leonard Mead enjoys going for walks‚ while everyone else is occupied with their technology. “In the ten years of walking by night or day‚ for thousands of miles‚ [Leonard] had never met another person walking‚ not one in all that time.” Nobody feels the need to leave their house.
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concert I attended was a live band performing for a Valentines dance at our local senior center. (Gem County Senior Center) The concert took place Saturday‚ February 18th from 6-9. The band’s name was “Just For Fun” the type of music that they played was country rock according to the lead singer. There were 4 members of the band 3 men and 1 woman. They all played either the guitar or bass. There was no keyboard or drums. The songs that were played were all cover songs. None of the music I listened
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person I had ever met. She had to support herself; she lived alone after my grandfather passed away (Which was ironically on my birthday July 15th‚ 1978). She slept with a loaded handgun in her bedside table and a police club shoved into the side of her waterbed. I was lucky to spend nine years getting to know her as my grandma. In 1984 we move from Maine into my grandmas house at 319 Filmore Avenue‚ Cape Canaveral‚ Florida. It was one block from the Atlantic Ocean; we went to the beach all the time
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Speaking Fun with Words It was Sunday. The sky was as clear as crystal. Haadia was sitting in the garden with a heap of books beside her. Just then her friend‚ Fatima‚ came and joined her. Fatima: Hi! Haadia! Can I pick your brains for a few minutes? Haadia: Hello! Sure. Come on‚ sit down! Fatima: Where have you been? Long time no see! Haadia: Oh‚ I’ve been really busy these days and I haven’t had time to relax. Fatima: Oh‚ so you’re as busy as a bee! Haadia: What about you? Fatima: Alhamdulillah
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Case Study of PUSHING PAPER CAN BE FUN Submitted to: Mr. Edward Lacson Submitted by: Macapoling‚ Noralyn K. Zapanta‚ Diana Krissel Soriano‚ Jesica Pamintuan‚ Juvy Manipon‚ Myka Marie I. View Point According to the police captain if the public servants is adequate‚ most are more likely to get promoted just by staying on the force a certain number of years than for some specific outstanding act. II. Significant Case Facts * The problem occurs when they get back
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Case 1 What performance problems is the captain trying to correct? In the case study the police captain is having difficulty getting the police officers to perform required tasks accurately. Task performance is crucial since it refers to goal-directed activated tasks that are under the individual’s control. The main issue is the behaviour and the result. The behaviour includes police officers not doing detailed and unambiguous paperwork. Since most the police officers are young they enjoy more
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Mid-September is when I was told I was going to be a father and nine months later on May 5 is when my life took a dramatic turn and I realized my life is going to be different. It was very difficult after his first birthday because his mom started going out‚ partying‚ and got caught up in bad stuff so I filed for full custody. A one night stand turned into a miracle for me. The difficulty of being a father and boyfriend results with expenses and responsibility. First‚ every day I have to buy meals for
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL AGW 622 FACTORS HINDERING EMPLOYEE FROM SUPPORTING HOSPITAL INITIATIVES AT PENANG ADVENTIST HOSPITAL A NURSING PERSPECTIVEFACTORS HINDERING EMPLOYEES FROM SUPPORTING HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AT PENANG ADVENTIST HOSPITAL. Prepared by: LLOYD LEE BUN AIK S-GSM0181/11 CONTENTS 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND CASE ISSUES Why are certain organiszations are more successful compared tothan others? The fact remains that in order
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In the case study the police captain is having difficulty getting the police officers to perform required tasks accurately. Task performance is crucial since it refers to goal-directed activated that are under the individual’s control. The main issue is the behaviour and the result. The behaviour includes police officers not doing detailed and unambiguous paperwork. Since most the police officers are young they enjoy more out in the field and lack motivation in the office. The result is that due
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factor. I just don’t know how to motivate them to do a better job. We’re in a budget crunch‚ and I have absolutely no financial rewards at my disposal. In fact‚ we’ll probably have to lay some people off in the near future. It’s hard for me to make the job interesting and challenging because it isn’t- it’s boring‚ routine paperwork‚ and there isn’t much you can do about it. Finally‚ I can’t say to them that their promotions will hinge on the excellence of their paperwork. First of all‚ they know
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