What matters most to you‚ and why? My open mindedness matters to me most. My experiences as a cross-cultural teen instilled this value in me. I was born in Hong Kong and moved alone to Taiwan to live with my grandmother when I was 12. I struggled to learn the language‚ Mandarin‚ and to live and learn alongside children from a very different culture. I was like some alien from outer space in Taiwan – generating stares but not acceptance. However‚ by being open minded about both my potential
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You Are the Judge Paper 1 The case being analyzed is Case Example A. Legal Issues: the legal issues presented in Case A basically involve two topics: the difference between law and ethics and the application of the employment laws. Even though an at-will employee can be discharged by an employer for any reason and the termination could be legitimate‚ it may be unethical to discharge Elaine because ethics inspire individuals to do more than what law requires. Consequently‚ such legal questions
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Aiwen (Hurphy) Zhang Fall 2013 11/1/2013 Unit 3 Assignment: “How Do You Say It?” Final Draft Language and Translation Language is the basic tool people use to communicate with each other‚ including verbal language and non-verbal language. Language is used to announce‚ to persuade‚ to queries‚ to express emotions‚ to transmit complicated ideas or even to hurt people. Generally speaking‚ using the language correctly allows people to communicate better‚ compared
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In The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ Eddie‚ the main character‚ is a really good man. Throughout the story we see several of the distinctive traits he has. He is extremely devoted‚ caring‚ and was very brave. He was a very decent man. Eddie was devoted to very many things in his life but several stick out to me. He was devoted to his job at Ruby Pier. He never missed a day and he was always certain about key decisions so no mistakes are made. He even died saving a little girl in
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Drunk driving is when you operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal state limit. Even though with all the warnings‚ higher penalties‚ educational programs‚ and awareness‚ people still drive while under the influence. While the numbers of drunk driving have gone down in the past years‚ anyone can still be at risk rather they are driving or just the passenger. You should not drink and drive because of these three reasons: more likely to have a crash‚ poor decision making‚ and
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Xavier Rodriguez Expos 101 Assignment # 3 F.D. Professor: Debra Keates 10/22/12 “What Means the World to You” What is important to someone varies from person to person. These things can be displayed in different forms and approached in various ways. This is seen within O’Brien‚ Stout and Fraser’s essays. O’Brien understands what inspires human connection and he manipulates the truth of his story in order to capture the attention and respect of others. He justifies his decision to distort
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Do you believe that the size of the federal bureaucracy has kept pace with the increasing demands on government? The size of the government is important for various reasons because of the spending‚ regulating‚ and taxes. All these different aspects affect how the economic resources are distributed. Based on the circulation of capital is contingent on the rate of economic growth. According to Croft (2008)‚ “If we are primarily interested in the extend of government’s influence over society‚ then
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You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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You Decide: Susie Marks vs. City of Elsewhere and Officer Ruthless Susie Marks caught a ride to Elsewhere City Park from Orson‚ who then dropped her off and left. She met her friend Jerry and his girlfriend Kate. Orson was to return for Susie at 11:00 p.m.‚ which is the park’s curfew. Around 11:00 p.m. Officer Ruthless of the Elsewhere Police Department‚ approached the three minors and informed them the park was closing and instructed to leave the park immediately. Unfortunately‚ Orson had not
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Are You Insane? by Cassidy Meade “The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they’re ok‚ then it’s you” said Rita Mae Brown. The definition for ‘insanity’ is the state of being seriously mentally ill. There are most likely multiple different definitions‚ but this was the most broad. Insanity can‚ in a way‚ have benefits. For example‚ a person accused of a crime can admit that they committed the crime‚ but may
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