of these sessions the topic discussed was motivation—how to motivate public servants to do a good job. The plight of a police captain became the central focus of the discussion: I’ve got a real problem with my officers. They come on the force as young‚ inexperienced rookies‚ and we send them out on the street‚ either in cars or on a beat. They seem to like the contact they have with the public‚ the action involved in crime prevention‚ and the apprehension of criminals. They also like helping
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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
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In Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic‚ Bechdel’s writing‚ specifically the ethical considerations (and sometimes lack thereof) taken when portraying characters‚ shape the text in ways that suggest separation between Bechdel as a narrator and Bechdel as a character in her own story. Although the character that Bechdel describes seems to falsify the past at times‚ Bechdel as a narrator retains the reader’s trust by showing her character’s obvious flaw in memory through her perspective as a child‚ coupled
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The 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
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Grandma’s Old Datsun Grandma Beck was a multi-talented‚ independent‚ hard working old lady. Even as an old lady‚ she was very active and passionate about one thing: working. She was by far the strongest 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
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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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It’s All Fun and Games Every sport will consist of diverse personalities that‚ surprisingly‚ can relate and build “chemistry”‚ undergoing the act of teamwork. Teamwork is where a group of associates take part‚ together‚ in an objective that benefits everyone involved. Teamwork is vital when it comes to getting the team together and working as a whole – as one. Imagine the difficulty to this task‚ trying to put multiple personalities together and work as one. This task seems difficult to accomplish
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Q1 The profile said that hes one of a new breed of young sportsman who are a breath of fresh air‚ and hes hugely exciting. He is a calm person. Q2 Paul Scott shows Hamilton his reactions to his success by saying First Black Man to win to win a Formula 1grand prix. Hamilton is a marketing dream and rags to riches story. Q3 I think that Lewis Hamilton is a great formula one driver because he exploits on every opportunity he is a really good formula racer. He gets payed £285‚00 a week this means
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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 out in the field and lack motivation in the office. The result is that due to incompetent paperwork the police department is dealing with legal cases in court inadequately. The officers lack motivation and perceive filling out reports
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Fun Fun is a word that has been in the English language for centuries‚ and the meaning it has has changed over the years. In the 1680’s fun was a verb meaning “to cheat‚ hoax” and the true origin is unknown. The most likely origin comes from the Middle English word from the 1400’s fond‚ which means “befool”. Fun was used as a verb from the 1680’s until the early 1700’s. In 1727‚ fun was now used as a noun meaning‚ “diversion‚ amusement‚ mirthful sport". This is a more current and common definition
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