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    In the “What‚ of this Goldfish‚ would you wish?”‚ one of the protagonists named Yoni‚ is a cynical person who wants to get money from everyone. In the story‚ Yonatan is a mercenary who has a “genius idea” and will try to benefit economically as much as he can from people’s emotions. Instead of helping people‚ he uses their rawness and melancholy stories to benefit from it. The narrator in the story‚ stated that out of this idea instead of helping people‚ “Even better‚ maybe he’d cash out…” (Keret

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    Assigment 1 : using the concepts that you have read in the book‚ describe what would be according to your personality the ideal job for you ? Today‚ it appears that our personality is the thing which characterizes each human being and which is very important in the business world. Indeed‚ the personality is the sum total of ways in an individual reacts and interacts with others‚ measurable traits a person exhibits. With many new jobs which are created along the year‚ people want to get the perfect

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    If I were to be an animal‚ I would be an African Lion. The African Lion is an animal that describes my strengths and attributes perfectly and has characteristics that I would love to call my own. The African Lion has been called “the King of Beasts” for centuries‚ due to its majestic appearance and the fact that it is at the top of the food chain. I too would like the respect the African Lion receives and the title that it has been given. If I were an African Lion I would be able to bake in the

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    Would You Bet Your Life On The Bottom Line? “Thank You For Smoking” is a satirical comedy which is graceful‚ yet brutal. This film targets the pro-tobacco lobbyists‚ who would like the public to believe that smoking cigarettes is not harmful. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor‚ who is the spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. The opening scene starts with Nick appearing on "The Joan Lunden Show‚" sitting beside a bald-headed boy named Robin‚ a 15-year-old boy dying of cancer‚ but who

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    What changes would you like to see take place in your country within the next 10 years? Prosperity‚ stability and harmony have always been goals of countries and these take a lifetime of planning to achieve. By virtue of her smallness and dynamism‚ Singapore has taken a relatively short time‚ since her independence‚ to change and develop into what I hope will be a better place to live in. Family planning measures were introduced in Singapore in the early seventies. The results show that the

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    That girl you called a slut in class today. She’s a virgin !! The "gay boy" you punched in the hall today. Committed suicide a few minutes ago. The boy you called poor. He has to work every night to support his family. That girl you pushed down the other day. She’s already being abused at home. That girl you called fat. … She’s starving herself. The old man you made fun of cause of the ugly scars. He fought for our country. The boy you made fun of for crying. His mother is

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    If you could change one thing about your childhood‚ what would it be and why? Kristie Garmon 10/6/2013 There are many things that I wish I could change about my childhood but one thing in particular stands out when I recall some of my childhood memories. The one thing I would change is not to become a mother at the age of fifteen. Although‚ at such a young age I thought I was ready for the responsibility‚ I quickly found out that I in fact was not. What I didn’t bank on

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    Review Essay No one would listen By Joseph Kiobbo‚ Newman University No one would Listen: A True Financial Thriller. Harry Markopolos‚ ed. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons‚ Inc. 2010. Pp. 345. $17.35 (hard cover) This book brought out the failures of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in America’s history‚ as orchestrated by Bernie Madoff. Harry Markopolos caught up with Madoff’s Ponzi scheme earlier on in his career and saw all the red

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    Black‚ it would be a ridiculous notion at best. Yet in Singapore‚ Reverend Charles Seet cited that homosexuality is a sin because “God made Adam and Eve‚ not Adam and Steve!” Why is this an acceptable argument when the first idea about Blacks seems absurd? Contrary to popular belief‚ homosexuality is proven to be biologically determined rather than a choice. Much like how we cannot choose our own race‚ homosexuals cannot choose the gender they prefer. Why then‚ should we deprive them from enjoying

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    Covenant Marriage Would Decrease the Rate of Divorce Most people have the need to have a stable and secure life. Consequently‚ banks and financial advisors assist society in securing finances‚ police safeguards our lives and well-being; but what can protect our emotional state of life? What can save a marriage from divorce? The one of the possible effective ways to protect marriages from braking apart is covenant marriage. Covenant marriage is an option for couples to receive premarital counseling

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