the word “college”‚ what comes to mind? For most of you‚ you probably immediately think of partying‚ drinking‚ and meeting new people. Those who choose to go to college will have the opportunity to experience the social life‚ but what you choose to study can control your future. In “How to Get a Real Education at College” by Scott Adams and “What Do You Do with a B.A. in History” by Ken Saxon‚ they agree that college is worth going to but they have different outlooks on what to do with that college
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What Would You Do? Chapter 4 American Express Headquarters‚ New York‚ NY Headquarters‚ New York‚ New York.1 With medical costs rising 10 to 15 percent per year‚ one of the members of your Board of Directors mentioned that some companies are now refusing to hire smokers and that the board should discuss this option at the next month’s meeting. Nationwide‚ about 6‚000 companies refuse to hire smokers. Weyco‚ an employee benefits company in Okemos‚ Michigan‚ requires all applicants to take
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personal gain first whether it involves money‚ property or something else. Therefore‚ these dilemmas were not easy to solve‚ somebody has to sacrifice something. If we were to ask any number of people the question: “What is the right thing for me to do?” they would have different answer according to their own beliefs. The beliefs that people value are the structures in which they live by. “Morals are personal beliefs‚ and ethics are those beliefs and rules‚ which are set by a larger
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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Essay Assignment: What I Do Best Everyone has at least one specialty. Someone is good at music‚ the other is good at sport. Everyone has the different specialty. Among this group of people‚ some of them will merge their specialty into their life like musicians‚ artists‚ engineers‚ interior designers‚ etc. For me‚ I think I’m good at painting. When I was 6 years old‚ my mom was always paint with me. Painting can led me relax‚ and expressing my mood on paper. After I finished my works‚ my teachers
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me mateys‚ I be Benjamin Cooper. I’m the captain aboard thee Blue Dragon‚ she be a mighty vessel for sailing the seven seas! As you may have noticed‚ I seem to be missing me right leg. Listen here lads and lassies‚ I be telling you thee tale of the stormy night over the Northern Atlantic‚ were I was ambushed by the mighty Barry. But‚ I must tell you me own backstory before we get to Barry! I was born in London‚ England on December 7‚ 1808. My father‚ Edward Cooper‚ was in the Navy during the
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around the world. People can be racist because they were brought up to hate a certain ethnicity‚ or they came to dislike them on their own. Either way racism is unjust and should not exist in today’s world. Unfortunately it used to be accepted in society by many people‚ but the world has come so far that petty things like racism should not occur. Racism might not seem like anything to some‚ but it is like the butterfly effect. One racist thing a person says or does affects not only one person but also
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Students should do volunteer work All students should do volunteer work at some point in their life. Some might not agree but I think volunteering helps us in many ways‚ such as to get work experience‚ to get self satisfaction and also to get a sense of responsibility. Volunteering helps us in getting work experience is because ‚for example helping in an elders home will give us the ability to listen to others and give advices on their problems
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grandmother had many siblings. In school Eva studied hebrew and the history of Judaism. Eva’s father was in the labor camp for several months. Eva had five families living in her apartment. Eva’s birth name is Eva Burst. Her married name is Eva Cooper. Eva is the first
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