To: Matt Richtel From: Brianna Canty CC: Social Science Writing Guild Date: September 26‚ 2014 Re: You Can’t Take It With You‚ But You Still Want More Memo Introduction The suffix –aholic indicates that the person this term is being used to describe is one who feels compulsively the need to do something or is addicted to something‚ and workaholics are on the rise. Workaholism is associated with overearning‚ the tendency to forgo leisure and work beyond one’s needs‚ and recently research has been
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Designing a Career Path EMC2010 Leadership Workshop Sponsored by TC1 1 Kimball Williams Designing A Career Path FR-AM-1 EMC Leadership Designing a Career Path • • • • • • • • Career vs Job What do I want to be … When I Grow up Doctor / Lawyer / Indian Chief IEEE Dream Jobs How do I get from here…to there? Time lines and reality Dealing with barriers How do I know when I get ‘there’? 2 Kimball Williams Designing A Career Path FR-AM-1 EMC Leadership A ‘Career’ vs. a ‘Job’ • Why
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“Why don’t you buy a sensible house out in the country‚we could all cone visit you” ( Wurio‚1). This quote shows that the family thinks uncle basil should spend his money on a house in the country so they could come visit and have horses and he keeps saying no. “He doesn’t have to be so stingy‚that’s
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An Evaluation of Criticism on Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” Delta State University student‚ Susan Allen Ford‚ wrote a poem and entitled it “Chiromancy”. Chiromancy is defined as the prediction of a person ’s future from the lines on the palms of his or her hands. Her poem expresses this journey of an African American woman in the Alabama March of 1965‚ but what intrigued me the most were the last few lines of the last stanza: It plunges fearless into hot water‚ Gently crumbles
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many disadvantages and obstacles that can occur through all people. Though they may be a major set back‚ many people don’t realize that these obstacles can be used to their advantage. Most people encounter an obstacle or disadvantage and give up not knowing it could be turned into something positive. When we are faced with an obstacle‚ we can all roll up our sleeves and find a way to turn the situation good. For example‚ the founder of TOMS‚ Blake Mycoskie turned the obstacle of poverty in many countries
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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES After reading the article by Ms. Ann Harrington‚ "Where there is a will‚ there’s a way"‚ it opened my eyes and my way of thinking to a hold different level. I always wondered how people who have experienced some of the same levels of disappointment‚ setbacks‚ successes‚ and failures walk away with very different attitudes‚ circumstances and results (Werner‚ 2004). It has always been my belief that in order to overcome any obstacle in life‚ whether it’s professional or personal
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“Seek and you will find‚ Neglect and you will lose them” -Mencius This is one of the famous words of Mencius (371-288 B.C.E) who is a famous Philosopher in China. I have read that Mencius believed that‚ “Nature is Good and not evil”‚ which I believe is true. It’s us all up to us whether we do good things or bad. Sometimes people do ‘bad things‚ but ended up thinking what they did was wrong and they will feel regret. I strongly believe that people know the difference between the good and the bad
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The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ shows many triumphs and frustrations of human life. Odysseus‚ the hero‚ endures battles and obstacles on his twenty year journey home. There is tragedy and victory throughout. Inevitably‚ some of these obstacles are caused by his men and their desires while others are caused by Odysseus himself. From physical obstacles to emotional obstacles‚ many parts of The Odyssey represent the challenges in life‚ such as decision making‚ temptation‚ and self restraint. In “Penelope”
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If you are going to hold out until the last‚ you have to overcome the selfishness and all obstacles by loving others. In the short story “The Worn Path”‚ Eudora Welty brings to life through the use of the character Phoenix Jackson and symbols. The reason why Phoenix takes this journey is to get medicine for her grandson who has been ill for quite awhile. Phoenix encounters a lot of physical challenges‚ obstacles and danger on her way‚ but she overcomes all of them because she loves her grandson.
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college. The student’s attitude‚ appearance‚ and address change; in other words‚ the three A’s. It is really a lot to get used to. All students have the same goal which is to graduate on time. To be a successful college graduate‚ there are many obstacles that must be overcome‚ such as peer pressure‚ time management‚ and responsibility. Peer pressure is a big part of teenagers’ lives. There are two types of peer pressure‚ minor and adult peer pressure. Minor peer pressure happens during a teenager’s
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