Could It Be the End of the World? “It’s Not the End of the World” by Judy Blume‚ tells the story of Karen Newman. Karen is a fifth grader whose life is slipping from her grasp. The teacher she has been looking forward to having for years has recently wed and is no longer the nice teacher she heard about but instead has turned into an evil teacher. As if that is not bad enough Karen’s parents are unhappy and are headed towards divorce. Karen does not want her parents to get divorced and does everything
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Why The Trojan War Could of Happened For years the Trojan War was a very famous war‚ for its story about the famous wooden horse to the many movies that were inspired by this tale. I for one used to believe that it indeed happened‚ but with little to no information. In the story it discuss the greek god and goddess‚ like how homer says in the Iliad that Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite were fighting because Eris the Goddess of Discord‚ would give her golden apple to the fairest woman there. All three
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always being ready to pack up and leave has forced me to develop a great deal of flexibility‚ making me ready to face adversity and change‚ to face ever changing situation and to deal with various cultures and values. Some of my areas of improvement would be that I focus too much on details and often end up losing time on details that will not add value to my judgment. I am also working on being more assertive about my viewpoints. . Although I have improved a lot‚ I still need to be more effective in
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What You See‚ Is Not Always What You Get When you hear the word janitor‚ obviously nothing glamorous comes to mind. All we think about is scrubbing toilets or mopping floors‚ basically cleaning up after other people who most of the time show no appreciation. When asked what comes to mind when you hear the word janitor‚ some people would say someone who is poor and not well educated. Not very many people believe that a person who works as a janitor could actually like their
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09/15/13 AP. English Persuasive argument essay Should Pit Bulls as a breed be banned? How would you feel if your dog that you love more than anything in the world couldn’t go with you when you moved homes because of ban laws and you had to euthanize your best friend? Over 1‚500 pit bulls get euthanized each year because of these ban laws. “Aggression” is why these ban laws have been made and it’s not the dogs fault it’s the behavioral decisions of the owners. Humane society’s get 1‚500 to
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What Motivates You? Everyday we pursue things. We move from one place to another; one goal from another. This is to satisfy our needs‚ wants‚ things that could pleasure and please us. So‚ what drives us? What motivates us to do such things? The answer is simple: the need to be satisfied and superior. As what was stated in the hierarchy of needs‚ one must satisfy the lower level needs before climbing one step higher in the hierarchy. This is rational because as one is contented with his
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2012 English 101 What Shapes You? Often times‚ we rely on the world to we live in to shape us. From mass media‚ to magazines to commercials‚ we always find ourselves seeking the next best thing instead of what we already have. The way society shapes us develops each and every one of us because we are persuaded by such advertisements. Robert Scholes of “On Reading A Video Text”‚ and Shirley Jackson of “The Lottery”‚ show appropriate examples of the world we live in today. Robert Scholes
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The train was late today and it was always early. Why was it late? The train was an apparatchik. The train always arrived at Chestnut Hill station at precisely 08:03am and departed five minutes later at 08:08am. It had arrived thirty-four seconds late. That meant they were running thirty-four seconds late. She stepped on first; followed by Amara and Annora Willowrider‚ then Margo Lilygrow‚ and finally Vulwin Heartgust and his obnoxiously large briefcase that took up a whole seat. She reached her
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What Motivates You! There was a time where employees were known as just another input into the production of goods and services. What possibly changed the way of thinking about employees was research‚ referred to as the Hawthorne Studies‚ conducted by Elton Mayo. This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes (Dickson‚ 1973). Why is motivation so important in the work force and what should be done? Motivated employees
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Blanket ban on plastic carry bags unlikely January 22‚ 2011 9:58:21 PM M Madhusudan | New Delhi Despite a popular demand for it‚ and Delhi‚ Jammu & Kashmir‚ West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh having already set a precedent‚ India will not have a blanket ban on plastic carry bags. The Environment Ministry has instead proposed putting in place a stricter regulatory regime for plastic manufacturers. If the manufacture of ‘biodegradable’ plastic carry bags is planned to be made mandatory‚
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