potential.” However‚ there was one class I never missed‚ and that was Madrigals‚ my high school’s elite choir group. There was nothing I enjoyed more than signing old songs in a tightly knit group. When it came time to apply to colleges‚ I was in a quandary. My SAT scores were high enough to get in just about anywhere‚ but my grade point average was so low that I did not expect any school to be interested in having me as a student. Then I saw a poster for Shepherd College in the choir room. It was
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sounds‚ jumping to my death. The rest of the group passed by unaware‚ as did Mark‚ who kept walking without me. Unable to move‚ I remained in a catatonic state for too long. Until a partially-blind woman with a service dog passed and recognized my quandary. She took my hand. And with a few caring words‚ she assisted me
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I think time is a factor to why i was unable to finish all the four haunted house‚ as the waiting time is really long. Even though with that‚ i felt that the queue were really organized. The reason is because‚ there are at least two crews at the queueing entrance for rides‚ and direct us to the either the “normal pass” or “express pass” queue. And outside the ride‚ there is a board‚ which actually show the approximate waiting time for that particular individual
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The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Business Administration 478-Supply Chain Analytics Case Assignment 02 – Dec. 8 at 5:30 PM Note 1: There are three case studies in this assignment. Each group should select only one case study. Also‚ each group is required to submit a written report in doc file along with Excel file to D2L dropbox that is assigned to the project. Note 2: These case studies can be done in self-selected of groups of at most 5 people. A single grade will be assigned to the group
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Without a doubt‚ there are forces that exist within the realms of right and wrong. This understanding of what right and wrong is is the back bone of moral philosophy‚ and its fundamental aim to decipher whether or not our actions lie on either side of these realms. Immanuel Kant states that these are not the only facets of morality (Lee). We must also further ask ourselves “what we ought to do‚” in our case‚ to follow the the good will. In question‚ I debate whether euthanasia is an act of true good
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Windows XP In 2001‚ Microsoft introduced Windows XP (codenamed "Whistler"). The merging of the Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/Me lines was achieved with Windows XP. Windows XP uses the Windows NT 5.1 kernel‚ marking the entrance of the Windows NT core to the consumer market‚ to replace the aging 16/32-bit branch. Windows XP is the longest version of Windows ever released between upgrades‚ from 2001 all the way to 2007 when Windows Vista was released to consumers. The Windows XP line of operating
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opposition from groups against genetically modified organisms in which human genes are also manipulated. “The public’s reactions to plant- made pharmaceuticals were likely to be extreme‚ given the high benefits‚ potential risks‚ and deep moral quandaries posed by these new technologies.” (Lawrence & Weber‚ 2010‚ p. 492) Financial goal Ventria’s financial goal is to make profit from producing in a big scale the GM rice they developed and selling it at an affordable price. The plant-made
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Moral degradation is a necessary evil in order to survive through war; therefore‚ construction of a new morality is inescapable. Within the stories in The Things They Carried‚ soldiers are required to do so during and after the Vietnam War. War breeds monstrosities and wanton cruelty. When faced with two evils‚ picking the lesser immoral option is not necessarily something to be frowned upon. This is what separates a soldier’s morality and a civilian’s morality. Civilians see things through a black-and-white
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EDUCATED IGNORANCE "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people are not used to an atmosphere where excellence is expected ‚" said the "apple" of many an eye‚ Steve Jobs‚ who is believed to have been devoid of formal education. The Oxford Dictionary tells me Education is the process of teaching and learning. According to my limited faculty‚ Education is a reversible reaction involving exchange of ’knowledge’ between the teacher and student. In school‚ education is often confused with
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Thirteen reasons. That is all it takes for Hannah Baker to take her own life. And upon taking her own life‚ she leaves behind her legacy; a box filled with seven double-sided cassette tapes carefully scrutinizing the events that caused her to commit suicide. A box that passes around to each of the thirteen reasons mentioned on the tapes. And when the tapes finally reach Clay Jenson‚ he is greatly shocked because somewhere on those tapes‚ he is mentioned…and for being on those tapes‚ he is an accessory
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