In this week’s article‚ we read about Vijay Kumar‚ the managing partner at Leman Highlander and Company’s Mumbai office. Vijay is a star performer‚ praised for his ability to attract large clients and grow the bottom line of the business. Unfortunately‚ he is also become known as a hothead‚ perfectionist and dictator and his employees are finding it very difficult to work for him‚ hence leading to a 34% turnover rate. If I were Stefan‚ I would tell the truth to Vijay and share what I learned in
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however‚ few shows have been quite as influential as the Star Trek series were. Star Trek has something for everyone: accurate science for sci fi nerds‚ great plots and actors for traditional T.V. lovers‚ and hopeful ideas of a future with world peace and no poverty for optimists. However‚ one part of Star Trek that appeals to almost all who watch the show is the mindset of equality for all‚ no matter gender‚ race‚ or alien species. Star Trek’s humanistic social commentary inspired those who watched
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article‚ Bob was greedy and materialistic. He wanted to make a lot of money‚ buy a lot of things‚ enjoy a life of luxury‚ and display his success conspicuously. And he did not care how he got the money as long as he got it. As a result‚ he decided to “star for the West” (Henry para.7) to make his fortune when he was eighteen years old. If he did not go to the West‚ he would become a “successful” man who owned a “handsome watch‚ the lids of it set with small diamonds” (Henry para.10) On the contrary‚
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Number The Stars Is about a girl named Annemarie Johansen. Annemarie lives in city of Copenhagen‚ Denmark‚ and in September 1943‚ the third year since the Nazi’s took over Denmark. Annemarie’s best friend is Ellen‚ who is Jewish‚ and is facing though times. One day‚ the girls stopped by soldiers on their way home from school. The two friends‚ who attend the same school and live in the same place‚ are frightened by an encounter with the Nazis. Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen were worried‚ and
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A Star Was Born Whitney Elizabeth Houston. Born on august 9‚ 1963 in Newark New Jersey. Her mother Cissy Houston‚ Cissy Dionne Warwich‚ and godmother Aretha Franklin were all legendary figures in American gospel and soul music‚ which seemed destined from birth to become a singer. By the time she turned 15; Whitney was performing often with her mother and trying to get a record deal of her own. When she was 19‚ Whitney Houston was discovered in a night club by the renowned Clive Davis of Arista
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Alfredo Salazar was betrothed to Esperanza‚ his girlfriend for four years. The start of their relationship was relatively “warm”‚ with Alfredo wooing Esperanza like a man in dire lovesickness. But as the years went by‚ the warm love’s fire slowly flickered. And it was because of Julia Salas. She was charming and gleeful. He shared moments of light but sometimes deep conversations with her when the lawyer Alfredo visited Julia’s brother-in-law‚ who was a judge. He always went there with his father
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The Fault in Our Stars RAFT Assignment Dear Augustus‚ I miss you everyday. In the short time that we knew each other you became my saving grace‚ the reason that I wanted to wake up in the morning. You gave me purpose in my lonely life. Before I met you I rarely left my house‚ didn’t want to socialize with the world‚ but you brought me out of my shell and showed me how to enjoy life again. The things that I miss about you is limitless. Your kindness‚ generosity‚ and smile will forever be engraved
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War can represent something different to everyone. It can be liberation. It can be devastation. It can be both. In John Green’s novel‚ The Fault in Our Stars‚ the war on cancer is explored. The reader is able to see how the different characters react and interact given the tragic circumstances. It is evident that the war experience varies from person to person‚ and this impacts his or her personal outcome. Attitudes towards war on illnesses vary. For example‚ Hazel‚ a teenager suffering from
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being a sixteen-year-old girl who has terminal thyroid cancer. Unexpectedly a very handsome boy walks into this young girls life and takes her through a journey she would have never thought she’d go through. In John Greens novel‚ “The Fault in Our Stars” it takes the reader through a young‚ tragic love story between a sixteen year old girl named Hazel Grace‚ and a boy she meets in a cancer support group named Augustus Waters; whom both have cancer. Greens novel touches on a wide variety of emotions
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THE MATS * Francisco "Franz“ Arcellana (September 6‚ 1916 – August 1‚ 2002) was a Filipino writer‚ poet‚ essayist‚ critic‚ journalist and teacher. He was born on September 16‚ 1916. Arcellana already had ambitions of becoming a writer during his years in the elementary. His actual writing‚ however‚ started when he became a member of The Torres Torch Organization during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing in various school papers at the University of the Philippines Diliman . He
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