I now feel after being a student in this class that being successful in business or school requires the ability to organize‚ arrange‚ and compose thoughts into a comprehensible format. Without these skills it is impossible to convey thoughts and emotions grammatically. Reflecting on the past eight months‚ I notice that our English class has taught me skills necessary to develop personal‚ informative‚ and persuasive essays. These are essential attributes needed to become successful in today?s society
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Lorisa Qumawunu June 7‚ 2013 English 102 Essay #1(revision) “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” In the short story‚ “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ I looked at two characters: Thomas and Victor. Thomas Builds-the-Fire is a storyteller on a reservation who everyone ignores because they think he is crazy. Victor on the other hand is a guy who would not dare be seen talking to Thomas. Thomas knows that Victor is in
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state that yes‚ today’s youth are lacking compassion. It’s sad for me to agree with this‚ since I am young‚ but I do. However‚ in the world of today it is extremely hard for a young person to feel compassionate. To me it seems that there are so many more struggles for today’s youth than that of older generations. It is almost as if the world wants nothing more than for people to fail‚ especially ones that are young. This makes it extremely hard for one to feel compassionate for others when others have
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Henry’s‚ “The Gift of the Magi”‚ follows a young poor couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him
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The short story ’This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚’ has various locations or settings. These include different locations on the reservation‚ the airplane‚ the trailer in Phoenix‚ and the long road through Nevada. Do these settings have any influence on the character actions? To further understand how each of the different settings affects the story’s plot we can look at each individual location in detail. As we read the book we are left to wonder if the characters are led to act as they
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Chapter 9 – Collective Bargaining Structures and Processes Collective Bargaining: negotiation process through which the terms and conditions of employment of unionized workers are determined. * non unionized – employers establish reward structures‚ compensation‚ benefits‚ processes for promotions and transfers etc. * unionized: union and management meet on regular basis to negotiate a wide range of terms and conditions of employment – emp have a voice in how rewards are structures‚ disputes
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“This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” by Sherman Alexie‚ presented a story based on the Native American culture‚ traditions‚ and social-economic problems. The author organized the events illustrated in this short story in chronological order with the incorporation of flashback throughout the story which helps to comprehend much better the relationship in between characters‚ potential conflicts‚ settings‚ and other elements of the story. The central element of the story is the trip that
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Although it seems as though he likes Thomas by the end of the story‚ Victor in fact still harbors certain feelings of dislike and contempt towards Thomas. Almost at the finish of the story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ Sherman Alexie portrays Victor as being kind and friendly to Thomas. Victor feels the urge that he owes something to Thomas and ends up offering to Mr. Builds-the-Fire the precious ash remains of his recently deceased father. As kind as he was to do that‚ Victor
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1. What (if any) concept‚ methods‚ approaches or ideas so you think are common between the set of readings for this week? What is not common The common concept of the following article is expressing the complexity of the market has become. The market is getting more and more competitive and also consumers are becoming more freckle and also smarter‚ plus the number of marketing theories are overloading. Therefore the traditional style of marketing has no more holding good effects. Therefore the new
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