Be Assertive! Here are some tips on being assertive. Use a strong voice Stand up straight Remain calm Be positive and honest. Don’t agree with others Say “No‚thank you!” Don’t slouche and have poor posture Stand up for what you believe in Have a well paced speech. Be firm and in control don’t be aggressive Being assertive will show your peers that you don’t want do drugs‚ and they should stop asking. Want Help? Here are some help lines to contact
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In the past few years‚ J. C. Penney sale is falling rapidly. Competitors such as Macy’s‚ Target‚ and Wal-Mart are one of the reasons. The rise of Kohl’s is another major concern. However‚ putting these companies aside‚ the company J.C. Penney itself has problems. Wrong Strategy: At the beginning of 2012‚ J.C. Penney was trying to remodel its business. Ron Johnson‚ the chief executive of J.C. Penney‚ announced in January to take out all of the coupon discount system. Instead‚ J.C. Penney would
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Chapter 1 Question : a. 1. separation of powers grants each branch their own authority‚ checks and balance ensure that no branch becomes too powerful. 2.the political theory of pluralism says political power doesn’t lie with the electorate but is distributed between a lot of groups. Chapter 2 questions: b. 1. The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)‚ the writers of the Virginia Plan wanted a bicameral legislature with both houses controlled by population The writers of the New Jersey Plan
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learned from our mistakes then the light in this room would never have been made by Thomas Edison’s awareness of the mistakes he was making he learned what not to do and then eventually made this happen. Lights on Hi I’m --------- and I like to learn from my mistakes‚ instead of bringing myself down‚ and I’d like to inspire you to do the same thing I’m going to tell you: why not learning from your mistakes is such a problem‚ show you some ways how to learn from your mistakes‚ and lastly what
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darkness causes mistakes to happen‚ that is no different when it comes to police action shootings. Mistake-of-Fact shootings happen all too often. Although officers are trying some less lethal options‚ 18% of police action shootings in LA in-between 1998-2002 were thought to be mistake-of-fact shootings. Steps need to be taken to lower numbers of mistake-of-fact shootings. In my opinion officers need more low-light training‚ less lethal training‚ and usage of sight alignment. A lot of mistake-of-fact shooting
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Mistakes. Harmful or Beneficial? Have you ever wondered how the microwave came to be? Or how some scientists were able to find ancient artifacts? Was it luck or just a hunch? Mistakes are a key part of discovery. Without mistakes we may have never been asking ourselves the questions we ask today? How did it happen? First and foremost‚ Mistakes offer an idea or thought one may have never thought of. For example‚ in "How a Melted Bar of Chocolate Changed Our Kitchens‚" Percy’s chocolate bar melted
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9/18/14 When Doctors Make Mistakes Doctors make mistakes just like regular people. They have a greater risk because most of their circumstances are life and death. What would life be without mistakes? There would be nothing to fix or learn from in the world. Also‚ people would not be able to see how mistakes can affect other people. “Most surgeons are sued at least once in their careers.” (Gawande Pg. 390) This is one example from the story‚ When Doctors Make Mistakes‚ it is certain that doctors
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assassination. If Cassius wouldn’t have swayed Brutus into believing that Caesar needed to die the great tragedy of Julius Caesar would have never occurred. Brutus should have never listened to Caesar.Therefore‚ leading to Brutus’ first mistake. Furthermore‚ the second mistake of Brutus was first‚ allowing Mark Antony to live and second‚ giving him permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral. When the conspirators first brought up the idea to kill Mark Antony along with Caesar‚ Brutus quickly rejected this
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Abstract Artifact Theory about Fictional Characters Defended — Why Sainsbury’s Category-Mistake Objection is Mistaken Zsófia Zvolenszky* Institute of Philosophy‚ Eötvös University (ELTE) Abstract. In this paper‚ I explore a line of argument against one form of realism about fictional characters: abstract artifact theory (‘artifactualism’‚ for short)‚ the view according to which fictional characters like Harry Potter are part of our reality‚ but (unlike concrete entities like the Big Ben
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Once he reaches home he talks to Phoebe; his younger sister. Phoebe asks Holden what his dream job was; saving kids from losing their innocence. While spending time with his sister‚ Holden realizes you have to let kids grow up even if they make mistakes along the way. At the end of the novel Holden takes Phoebe to a carousel. Holden realizes he’s to old to ride the carousel so he sits on the bench. When he sits on the bench it shows how he realizes he’s an adult. On the carousel Phoebe reaches
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