October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford‚ this renowned citadel
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Ever had a roommate that seems fine‚ but after a few days of living with them they seem to do a complete 180? There are up at all hours of the night being loud‚ never clean‚ and worse of all steal all of one’s food and drinks because they never have any money to buy their own. Everyone is trained differently and each person has their own way of running a household; having to learn everyone’s character and the way they live can be challenging for both. Living with a horrible roommate will absolutely
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What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to
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What could you live without? Walking down the hallway‚ I was thinking about the topic “What could you live without” and I couldn’t think of many things. Things that we used in our life basically charge an important role of a human society. For example‚ foods‚ water‚ shelter‚ smart phone‚ clothes‚ computers and etc. As I was reading “What could you live without?” by Nicholas Kristof‚ it prompted a lot of ideas. I looked around my house and all the stuffs that I have is the stuff that we need it
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Living with a roommate Having a roommate is an unpleasant experience. Everybody is instructed differently and has his own way of running a household. Having to learn everyone’s character can also be a challenging within itself because one can be different than one is used to. For me‚ I have found it quite difficult to live with other people because they tend to not to pick up after themselves‚ they also have no regard for your feelings‚ and they could be careless about your personal belongings. I
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What do you want to be when you grow up? What are your plans for your future? Have you thought about college? Have you thought about a career choice? These are questions we are bombarded with on a daily basis by our parents. We shrug them off‚ telling them that we have another three years to think about college‚ careers‚ or our future. We don’t know what we want to be when we grow up‚ because we don’t even know who we are yet. Yet in a blink of an eye‚ we’re seniors and now the decisions we tried
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1 Kristen’s Cookie Case (Due at the beginning of 2nd session) Read the case and answer the questions below. Each group should turn in a precise write-up answering the following questions. For each of these questions below (except question 5)‚ provide a detailed analysis that considers different possible order sizes of 1 doz‚ 2 doz and 3 doz. 1. How long will it take you to fill a rush order? a. 1doz- 6+2+1+9+5+2+1= (16+10x) x=1 or 26 minutes b. 2doz- … = (16+10x) x=2 or 36
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Miracles Do Happen Sports and miracles kind of go hand in hand when athletes perform in games or practices. The Denver Broncos were down 24-0 at halftime against the San Diego Chargers‚ and they ending up winning 35-24 with 35 unanswered points. Many basketball games come down to the wire during March madness and many teams win by hitting buzzer beaters. For the USA hockey team‚ this miracle happened to swing their way. This special hockey team hit the biggest lottery numbers possible and took
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and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like to see him get out on parole because they feel that he has changed his ways and feels that he is very remorseful for what he did
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securing our lives through financial planning becomes the inner core on which our lives revolve and it is of utmost important if we want to lead a quality life. Saving money is of prime importance as virtually there is nothing tangible that we can have without the exchange of currency. Furthermore‚ saving gives us a way out from the uncertainties of life and gives us a chance to enjoy a quality and meaningful life. Saving money is one of those tasks that are so much easier said than done. There is more
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