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    Michael Lewis seem’s like a wonderful teacher based of the speech he gave. There are lots of great points and good information in his speech. This speech was funny and entertaining to listen too. Michael’s main point was about success. You only get success when you work hard for it. He made you feel like no matter how hard a person tries you should never give up and how they should strive for success no matter the circumstances. Michael made his speech very interesting by telling a story of his

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    2012 Shooting an Elephant In society‚ we are sometimes obligated to make a decision on the spot‚ without looking back or looking at any options around us. It may mean you have to make a decision for a big group or have to make a decision for yourself; in this case‚ both of those options weren’t good ones for the man who killed the elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell narrates a story about his experience as a police officer in Burma that had killed an extreme elephant. Being

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    oversees development (outsourcing) * Peter Fisheer = from Sales group later promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing * Karen Baio = Regulatory Affairs * Dispesh Mukerjee = Software Design * Bret O’Brien = Product Engineering‚ lead engineer. Main objective = deliver at cost‚ on time and with specified features. Dates and quality are his drivers * Valerie thought Jack was too focused on the details of the product side and too little concerned about the business issues and the impeding launch

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    The elephant Make a point-form list of the people‚ actions‚ or events that are “absurd”. 4- zoo director: is not possible to do a rubber elephant and nobody knows that is fake The worker- According the book the workers were old people‚ so is absurd that they tried to inflate the elephant with his their mouth. The children- in the story said‚ after saw the elephant was fake the children never believe in elephants and they turned into hooligans‚ this part is of course absurd‚ how the children turned

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    April 2013 Qeustion: In the story titled Elephant‚ how does Raymond Carver focus on the elephant literally and figuratively? “The writing style of Raymond Carver’s short story entitled “Elephant” represent a simplistic‚ yet strong style of writing that is reminiscent of the great work of Earnest Hemmingway. There are several ways in which the writing style within Elephant harkens back to the stylistics of Hemmingway. Carver always goes straight to the point; like Hemmingway he focuses on describing

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    Essay - “Elephant” When most students go to school they feel motivated by the thought of learning new things and to be able to hang out with their friends in the breaks. A student may also be aware that all the tasks and assignments at the end will come to their own benefit. If the final exams turn out well the examination certificate will be worth showing future employees. But sometimes the motivation that drives people disappears and leaves them with an empty feeling of being stuck in some way

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    What is the Main Cause for Violence? January 12‚ 2014 Mandy Lingerfelt Victimology Professor Morgan What is the Main Cause for Violence? Violence has been around a very long time. The first record of violence is probably the story of Cain and Abel where Cain had become jealous of his brother Abel and murdered him‚ thus the first act of violence. No one really knows why people choose a violent road to go down and to commit crimes but there are many theories. Some say it is how they grew up

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    Elephant Inspiration is the most important factor when you write. You have to have the motivation to write and tell a story. You can get writer’s blockage when you write and become in desperate need of an interesting subject to get the work done. In the short story “Elephant” by Polly Clark we hear about William who is a writer. He writes short biographies of pop stars‚ that you can buy for only £1.99. William is not interested in pop stars‚ and really wants to write biographies of male film stars

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    Cruelty To Circus Elephants Cruelty to elephants as well as other circus animals has been a global issue for over a hundred years‚ and we are just now recognizing the severity of it all. Millions of charges have been pressed against different circuses in the United States for the abuse and death of the circus elephants. With the rise in charges and complaints of animal cruelty‚ eyebrows have begun to rise and activists have taken notice and taken a stand. Circus elephants have been said to

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    Comparative essay on Orwell’s Suppressed Preface and Shooting an ElephantShooting an elephant” is autobiography of Orwell’s life and the duty he experienced as a police officer in a British colony in Burma. In this story‚ the writer tells us about how the British were viewed as intruders and how it felt to execute orders without wanting to do so. In the preface of “Animal farm”‚ we can see more obvious and relevant fact about how hard it was to publish the book and the amount and the gravity

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