THE THINGS THEY CARRIED UNIT TEST NAME_________________________ Part I. Matching (some may not be used) WHO AM I? (2 pts.) 1. ______ I was the young girl who came over to see her boyfriend and eventually fell in love with Vietnam and become one with the land. 2. ______ I offered Tim 200.00 dollars and the opportunity to escape to Canada when we went fishing in my boat. 3. ______ I played Volleyball at Mount Sebastian and wrote letters to Jimmy.
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Conceal and Carry Gun Control Wisconsin and Illinois were the only two states that didn’t have any laws that allowed a person to legally carry a concealed weapon. On June 21‚ 2011‚ Wisconsin passed a Concealed Carry Law‚ “concealed carry is when a person is carrying a weapon‚ typically a firearm‚ on or in close proximity to their person” (www.concealcarry.org). It wasn’t easy to pass the bill with many opposing views‚ but it is easy to judge without knowing the facts. Conceal and Carry Gun Control
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My view is that the main reason for businesses to carry out social responsibilities is to improve reputation‚ because it is a strategic and necessary move for business to do so‚ even better‚ by improving reputation‚ it helps to offset criticism. I will use two supporting evidences to show the significant importance of building reputation through carrying out social responsibilities. First of all‚ actions speak louder than words. Being socially responsible is treated as one of the strategies to
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Claim: It is permissible for companies to only hire employees with appearances that meet the company brand and image expectation. Explanation of the claim: Certain companies rely heavily on offering customers an experience when purchasing or using their services. Such an experience hopes to establish a company image‚ reputation‚ and more importantly profitability. These companies reserve that hiring employees‚ spokespersons‚ and promoters with a certain look creates an atmosphere that appeals
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“Consumer society gives people choice.” Discuss this claim. UK society in the past has been described as an industrial society with social classes being defined around a person’s employment status. Consequently‚ only those who were very wealthy and had surplus income were considered consumers. However‚ with developments in technologies‚ an increased amount of workers in “white collar” jobs and shifts in living costs‚ the term “consumer society” is one which suggests our contemporary life styles
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Evaluate Hume’s claim that miracles are the least likely of events. (35 marks) Hume defined miracles to be a “violation of the laws of nature” According to Hume‚ no matter how strong the evidence for a specific miracle may be‚ it will always be more rational to reject the miracle than to believe in it. The definition of Hume is both logical and objective as it esquires empirical evidence‚ e.g. Ockham’s razor‚ the simplest explanation is the correct one and therefore miracles do not occur. Hume was
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Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented What is the difference between invention and discovery? An invention is when an object or an idea or even a method is created and it didn’t exist where as a discovery is defined as to learn more about something which was already present but not known. Usually invention is something that it is material an object for example whereas discovery is more of a natural process and is therefore in the human nature.
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Theory of knowledge Topic no. 9 Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented. Knowledge can be defined as something which is achieved through experience. Knowledge can be segregated into different areas like art‚ mathematics‚ human sciences‚ etc. All areas of knowledge are based on knowledge claims. Every area of knowledge is different from the other. Some of them are discovered while some are invented. Art is an area of knowledge which is
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Cash and carry wholesale represents a type of operation within the wholesale sector. Its main features are summarized best by the following definitions: Cash and carry is a form of trade in which goods are sold from a wholesale warehouse operated either on a self-service basis‚ or on the basis of samples (with the customer selecting from specimen articles using a manual or computerized ordering system but not serving himself) or a combination of the two. Customers (retailers‚ professional users
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Social responsibilities The company is reporting continued progress around the world in its social responsibility efforts is McDonald’s. Social responsibility is not a program that begins and ends. Acting responsibility has always been a part of who we are and will continue to be the way McDonald’s does business. McDonald’s must doing on important issues for communities‚ workplace‚ supply chain and the environment‚” stated Bob Langert‚ Senior Director of Social Responsibility. “Including the launch
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