SECURITY – What’s in a Word? By Tom M. Conley‚ M.A.‚ CPP‚ CISM‚ CMAS President & CEO The Conley Group‚ Inc. Words are a funny thing. And‚ words matter. We use them to define things‚ communicate ideas‚ and describe thoughts and feelings. While there are some words that have a nearly universal meaning‚ the meaning of other words varies greatly depending on who you ask. For example‚ the words “police officer” conjures up a fairly common mental image of someone who is a carefully selected
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The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Within six seconds on November 22‚ 1963‚ three shots were fired. Seated in an open limousine‚ President John F. Kennedy was killed by two of the shots‚ which also wounded Texas Governor John Connally. Kennedy was the youngest president to be elected and a man people either loved or hated. There was a fascination about this young First Family too‚ a family which created an image that many American families yearned for. As a result‚ the assassination
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My favorite six word memoirs and my friend’s After doing some research on the website sixwordmemoir.com‚ I found that it is an interesting site which introduces people a way to express their thoughts in a most convenient and easy way. This website has its own community where people can put their story on to share to others. I asked five of my friends to share their own six word memoirs about relationship through Facebook; I found out it was interesting to know their thoughts. First of all‚ I
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An Analysis of "The Word Police" In Michiko Kakutani’s essay‚ "The Word Police‚" the author uses examples‚ illustrations and definitions to support the claim that our language is on the brink of absurdity because we hide our true identities and inequalities with euphemisms. In regard to euphemisms‚ Kakutani states that they "tend to distract attention from the real problems of prejudice and injustice in society" (423). Although the essay is persuasive and supported well‚ the author falls short of
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Final word count _______________ / 400 words minimum This writing sample fulfills the first writing assignment in the course. Instructions: According to The Little Seagull Handbook‚ “A descriptive writing provides specific details to show what something looks like—and perhaps how it sounds‚ feels‚ smells‚ and tastes” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 23). Descriptive arguments should make a “clear dominant impression” (Bullock‚ Brody‚ and Weinberg 367) and should prove a point. To the
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Words to avoid in proposals Crutch words – used when writers don’t understand what to say We understand… Never use the word “understand” in a proposal‚ other than in a section heading. To say “we understand your requirements” obfuscates any understanding and is‚ by definition‚ an unsubstantiated claim. On the other hand‚ if you say something insightful about how you will fulfill the requirements‚ the reader will see that the bidder understands the requirements. Understanding should be demonstrated
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show you some of the unique Ribbons‚ Tabs and Groups of each application. If you have 2007 Office installed on your computer here are a couple of hints on how we’ll proceed. To open an application‚ Double click quickly on the application icon (Word‚ PowerPoint‚ Excel‚ etc.) on the Windows desktop. Or‚ click the Start button‚ in the lower left corner of the screen‚ then click All Programs‚ move the cursor over Microsoft Office and select the application you desire. In this tutorial‚ when we
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The Power of a Word A single word can be used to belittle‚ hurt‚ and humiliate. One word can cause so much hurt to a person that they burst into tears or spiral down into a damaging hole that they can ’t get out of for an extended amount of time. Throughout history‚ names have been used to keep a population in its place. Insults have been hurled to make a single person understand what another thinks of them. Words are used all the time to cause damage to a person or an entire peoples soul
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Currently our country is in moral decay because we are not raising our children under the authority of God ’s Word. For example‚ some parents feel as though their children should not have to do chores around the house. It is our responsibility as parents to educate our children on what God ’s Word says about all of life ’s issues‚ including chores. In Jane Smiley ’s‚ The Case Against Chores she attacks parents that have their kids do chores saying that it alienates children from the family
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“A man may die‚ nations may rise and fall‚ but an idea lives on.”- John F. Kennedy. The Legacy of John F. Kennedy November 22‚ 1963‚ President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. This was a shattering event that would change the pace of the 1960’s. Due to Kennedy’s death‚ many of the things that he had started would then be forgotten or finished by his successor‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson. The sudden death of President Kennedy brought the sudden succession of LBJ. John Kennedy left this world
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