...Name: Tutor: Course: Date: Men or Children? The gangster is a fictional story written by Colson Whitehead in 2008. It is a short story about African- American teenagers and its setting is in Sag Harbor, in 1985. The story begins with a question, “When did you get out?” The opening question emphasizes the title of the story on a particular notion to the reader. In the fictional story, the gangster, Benji and Reggie are twin brothers of ten months apart. They grew up together inseparably in every aspect. It was common for them to be seen together and when they were not, people always question them on where the other is. High school and puberty brought the difference between them physically. They would be seen away from each other severally, and they even looked different physically with Benji being skinny while Reggie looked chubby. Benji and Reggie are brought up in an upper middle class family, and their parents own a beach house in Sag harbor where they go to during the summers. In the summer of 1985, Benji was 15 years old, and Reggie was 14 years old. During the summer when the whole family left for their beach house, the boys would be left alone for some time when their parents went back to the city to work during the weekdays. Benji and Reggie are described, in the story, as Siamese twins when they were young, describing their inseparable nature. This is clearly brought out by the language used as quoted “Where is the surgeon, who is gifted enough to...
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...BLAW 2210 Term Paper Career Preparation My top two career choices are corporate financial analysis in investment banking and actuary. I will be discussing the legal environment of my career choices, taxing authorities, entity structure, graduate school in order to obtain certain license, self-assessment of my chosen careers. First, I will discuss how I can work as a corporate financial analysis in investment banking. After that, I will talk about what I need prepare to be an actuary. 1.corporate financial planning and analysis The responsibility of a corporate financial planing and analysis is to support management planning and decision making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information,as well as recommending actions. * Legal environment * Entity structure Investment banking is concerned with the primary function of assisting the capital market in its function of capital market intermediation, i.e. the movement of financial resources from those who have them means investors, to those who need to make use of them means issuer for generating profit. Therefore, it can be inferred that investment banks are those institutions that are the counterparts of banks in the capital market in the function of intermediation in resources allocation. Investment banks carried on carious activities it helps companies and governments and their agencies to raise money by issuing and selling securities in the primary market. They assist public and private corporations...
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...University 01/2010 – Present Director Assistant, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai 06/2009 – 08/2009 • Designed 2010 Expo Guide for Canadians in Shanghai. • Coordinated events on Canada’s Day and assisted Administrative Director with related projects • Located and entered data into several databases; made phone calls, and ensured timely mail processing. • Assisted administrative team members with clerical function. Dining Service Associate, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities 09/2009 – 12/2009 • Maintained inventory of standard dining service supplies and assists manager coordinate attendants. Member, Actuarial Club in University of Minnesota – Twin Cities 01/2009 – 12/2009 • Arranged the preparation of Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) exam Volunteer, Students Today Leaders Forever 03/2009 – 12/2009 • Assisted the donation of food to Minnesotans at risk of hunger. Volunteer, in school for the Mute and the Deaf in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province 2006 – 2009 • Taught disabled students Mandarin. Policy-analyst, Model United Nation in Shanghai K.J. Senior High School 2006 – 2008 • Analyzed UN policies for Model UN conferences HONORS/ AWARDS Honor Program, Awarded by Associate Dean of University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Global Excellent Scholarship, Awarded by University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Dean's List, Awarded by University of Minnesota – Twin Cities st th 1 prize, World 20 Odyssey of Mind Competition in China Area 09/2008 – 12/2009 09/2008 – 12/2009 Fall 2008, Fall 2009...
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...Character Analysis for Chris McCandless After graduating from college at Emory University in 1990, Chris McCandless changed his name to Alex and got rid of all his money and possessions. With no one knowing where he went, McCandless invented a new life for himself. He wondered around North America living as he chose, answering to on one and proving to himself that he could make it on his own. Chris’s main goal was to hike to Alaska and live off the land. Chris looked young, around 17 or 18 but claimed to be 24. His build was small but wiry,and looked to be about 5/7. “His gear seemed exceedingly minimal for the harsh conditions. He had cheap leather hiking boots neither waterproof nor well insulated. He had a .22 caliber rifle too small for large animals which he would have to eat if he hoped to remain very long in the country. No ax, no snowshoes, no compass. An old tattered state road map was his only navigational aid.” (pg5) “McCandless had been raised in the comfortable upper-middle-class of Annandale, VA” (pg19) After college he completely separated from his parents, “in fact, he hadn’t spoken to his family in nearly two years.” (pg6) Even though Chris/Alex didn’t get along with his parents, Chris made an impression on everyone he encountered on his adventure. Everyone liked him and wanted to help him and asked him to stay in touch. Chris was mild mannered but very determined. He was described as “determined, real gung ho, excited, couldn’t wait to get out there...
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...Again with the BB gun incident, it wasn't Watson that had gotten beat up, but his friend "This kid's bigger then all of us, and he beat up Chris yesterday" (29). Watson went out of his way to help his friends because with brotherhood there comes a sense to protect your 'family' regardless of the situation. Another incident is with his own half blood sister. Some boy had been supposedly picking on her, Watson went out and beat him up for it no questions asked "I nailed him right in the face, plowing him"(35). His feelings to protect his younger sister were so strong that he went out and started a fight with some boy based on what she said and what he had felt, had he calmed down and took the situation rationally it wouldn't have escalated so quickly, but with...
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...Nikki Jones Professor French Engl. 1301 April 3, 2013 Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self One's perception of themselves is usually influenced by their own experiences. In Alice Walker essay "Beauty: When the Other Dancer self" she describes herself over coming and gaining acceptance of herself exactly the way she is. She narrates in remembrance of the event that forever changed her and perception of beauty. Walker uses superlatives, Metaphors, and tense throughout her writing to deliver her ever-changing outlook toward her own beauty. Walker describes the accident that happens to her as a child to show that one’s mindset can be altered through an intense experience and how her attitude completely transforms from a arrogant child into a newly reincarnated woman who now sees a new kind of beauty from within herself. She uses different points of her life to develop this very idea in separate comprehensible stages. She brings the scene to life when she tells us how she manipulates her daddy into taking her to the county fair by swirling around, with her hands on her hips, in her pretty dress and biscuit polished patent leather shoes and says '“I’m the prettiest!”' As she parades around using her cuteness for her father's approval. Her attitude is further encouraged by the people of her church. She was always used to hearing “'Oh, isn’t she the cutest thing!' This makes us believe that she is satisfied with her looks and shows us that she is confident with the outer...
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...Chris McCandless was a complex individual who went on an incredible, or incredibly stupid, cross-country expedition to Alaska. In 1990, Chris started his journey by getting rid of all money and material things and changing his name to Alex. He then headed west without telling his family. Living as he chose, he wandered across America until making his way to Alaska to live off of the wild. Some believe that it was the ignorance in the lack of preparation of McCandless that lead to his tragic death, however, if it were not for a few major errors, Chris McCandless could have possibly survived. Chris looked very young, though he claimed to be 24. He had a scrawny, wiry look and only measured up to only about 5’7’’. His gear was “exceedingly minimal for the harsh conditions…” He had “cheap leather hiking boots… neither waterproof nor well insulated.” He had a .22 caliber rifle too small for large animals which he would have to eat if he hoped to remain very long in the country. “He had no ax, no bug dope, no snowshoes, no compass. The only navigational aid in his possession was a tattered state road map…” (pg. 5). McCandless was an independent person. When he realized he was getting close with someone, he would move on avoiding becoming too close. He had been raised in the upper-middle-class in Virginia (pg. 19). After he graduated from college, McCandless grew apart from his parents, not speaking to them in “nearly two years” (pg. 6). Chris McCandless had a benevolent...
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...The pinewood derby starts with Don Murphy, Cub Master for Pack 280C in 1953. Don Murphy wanted to create a new father-son Cub Scout activity he could do with his 10 year old son who was too young to race in the Soap Box Derby, which requires the boy to drive a home made car down a hill. Don's young son couldn't wait 2 years to race in the Soap Box Derby, so "Dad" Murphy wanted to invent another activity to do with his son and the younger boys in his Cub Scout Pack. The ideas started percolating in Don Murphy's mind. His dedication to family values and Cub Scouting ideals, drove him, as stated in the quote above, to develop the idea of racing miniature pinewood derby cars down a track. He just needed to figure out a basic kit for these cars and design a track to race them on. Years after Don created the concept of the derby car, boy scouts around the world still hold derby competitions mostly for fun but competiveness does get involved. Parts List: • Saw • Derby car kit o Wooden block o Four Wheels o Four Axels • Sand paper • Paint • Carving tools • Plastic Engine • Plastic Spoiler • Plastic Exhaust • Plastic Roll Cage • Graphite • Lead • Hammer • Markers • Pencil Rules and Regulation: Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited. The car shall not ride on springs. Only official Cub Scout Grand Prix Pinewood Derby wheels and axles are permitted. Only dry lubricant is permitted. Details, such as steering wheel and driver are permissible as long as these details...
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...I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter? Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all...
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...sings about her desire to have a Hippopotamus for Christmas. In her mind nothing else will satisfy her B. Gayle Peveley sings of her joy and vision of this Hippo that she so badly desires. One of my favorite lines in that songs is the excuse mom gives The Hippo will eat you up but the child replies that the teacher said Hippos are vegetarians. II. One of my other Joys at Christmas is watching the Christmas movies. Many of the shows I like to watch. It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th ST, A Christmas Carol, and of course A Christmas Story. A. In the movie A Christmas Story Ralphy is try to convince his parents Santa Clause to bring him a BB gun for Christmas. My Christmas I. I can remember the Christmases of my own where I spent much of my time dreaming through the JC Penny and the Sears Catalogs. A. I too asked for a BB gun on many occasions. Trying to reason with my mother of why I needed one. B. It seems the more we are given the more useless the gift is we ask for. C. My mother was a very practical person. Most of the things I got for Christmas was things that I needed like school clothes, shoes, II. You yourself can remember Christmas where you tried to convince your parents to get you something you want by trying to convince them it was something you need. A. Perhaps you were a young lady and wanted an EZ bake oven, Children of the Storms I. It is only in time of trouble that we realize what is most important in our...
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...opdateret: 12. oktober 2015 EXAM PLAN WINTER 2015/16 – INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME - BUSINESS ECONOMICS COURSE TEST DATE Business Research Methods 8822602 Chih-Cheng Lin Research proposal individually or in groups of two. Max. 10 pages for individual proposals and 15 pages for group proposals. Oral exam with preparation. 20 min. prep. 20 min. exam. (All study materials and private computer with internet access allowed.) Strategic Management Accounting 9426112 Iver Poulsen Strategic Management Accounting 8822702 Iver Poulsen Human Resource Management 9009812 Leif Andersen Human Resource Management 9009802 Leif Andersen Environmental Economics 9426312 Stefan Borsky Environmental Economics 9426302 Stefan Borsky Presentations in class During the semester Oral exam without preparation 20 min. exam. 07.12.15 Written proposal. Approx. 3 pages 27.11.15 Individual essay Max 15 pages 11.01.16 Mandatory presentation and participation in class During the semester 20.10.15 Energy economics 9426512 Brooks Kaiser Mandatory seminar Business Strategy 9348002 Leif Andersen Individual 24-hour take-home assignment. PLACE/TIME EVALUATION 08.01.16 Must be uploaded in Black Board via SDU Assignment before 12 o’clock noon. Internal grading 01.12.15 03.12.15 04.12.15 Time: Look at BB Exam room: Look at BB Preparation room: Look at BB Examination order published...
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...Winter 2010 | Summer 2011 | Winter 2011 | HomeGujarat Technological University Ahmedabad | | SEARCH : | | | Exam | | Enroll No. | OR | Seat No. | (e.g. _123456) | Code : | | | | | SEARCH RESULT: | | Name | LADUMOR MAHESH BHAVANBHAI | Enrollment No. | 107950592062 | Exam Seat No. | M300105 | Declared On | 25 Feb 2012 | Exam | MBA SEM 3 - Regular (DEC 2011) | | THIS STUDENTS HAVE NOT ELECTED SUBJECT CODE 2830006 BUT WE RECEVIED THE BAR CODE STICKER FOR THE SAME | | | | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT NAME | GRADE | ABSENT | BACKLOG E | - | M | - | I | - | V | | 2830001 | Strategic Management (SM) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830002 | Legal Aspects of Business (LAB) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830003 | Global / Country Study Report (GCR) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830004 | Comprehensive Project – Industry Defined Problem (CP-IDP) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830005 | Summer Internship Programme (SIP) | BB | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830007 | New Enterprise and Innovation Management (NE&IM) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830201 | Strategic Financial Management (SFM) | BC | N | N | - | N | - | N | - | N | | 2830202 | Management of Financial Services (MFS) | BC | N | N | - |...
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...Business 31.5). Prerequisite: Any course in computing. IMPORTANT NOTICE You will NOT be required to build an E-COMMERCE web site in this class. Another CISC teaches web site building. There are NO class meetings – except for the mandatory in-person final exam. I will have office hours ONCE a WEEK if you need to see me in person. I will post my office hours on BB. TEXTBOOK: Electronic Commerce By Gary Schneider 9th Edition Course Technologies You can use the eBOOK. Commercial uses of the Internet are constantly being discovered. Who heard of TWITTER 18 months ago? The latest edition is the 10th edition. But it is too expensive. You can use the older 9th or 8th edition. The 9th has 95% of the material. The 8th edition has 90% of the material. Students last summer earned A’s with the 8th edition. RULES of the COURSE My email address is THURM@SCI.BROOKLYN.CUNY.EDU or JTHURM@JUNO.COM If you email me, your subject line should be one of CISC 1530 JANE DOE – topic BUSN 3120 JOHN DOE – topic I hate getting emails from 1234whoamI@gmail.com and I need to guess who I am talking to. If you do not address your email properly, it will go into my JUNK folder and may not be read. BLACKBOARD (BB) Your email address on Blackboard MUST be correct and current. I send emails...
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...MIS 301 Introduction to Information Technology Management FALL 2010 - Unique Numbers: 03905, 03910, 03915 Instructor tructorBin Gu – bin.gu@mccombs.utexas.edu Dr. Information, Risk, & Operations Management (IROM) Dept. Office CBA 5.228 Office Hours MW 4:00-5:00 pm or by appointment Qian Tang - qian.tang@phd.mccombs.utexas.edu Teaching Assistant CBA 1.308B Office TBD Office Hours Course Description Information technology (IT) has transformed all aspects of 21st century business and everyday life. New IT investments continue to be staggering. Worldwide, over $2.5 trillion is invested in IT. In the U.S., over 50% of capital expenditures are related to IT. Information systems influence business processes, organizational structures, and the ways people do business, work, and communicate. Emerging technologies have triggered new forms of organization and business process innovation; they have also impacted organizational structure, culture, politics, decision making, and society as a whole. IT is transforming how physical products are designed, how services are bundled with products, and how individuals interact with businesses and with other individuals. A silent transformation is occurring as more and more physical products use embedded IT to improve customer experience and product performance. The pervasiveness of IT is expanding global trade and changing how and where work is performed. It is vital that future managers—in every area of business—have a...
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...BWVW | Worldview Assignment Pt. 2 | | | Tue: 13 | THEO | Chapter 12 | | Chapter 12 Quiz | Th: 15 | THEO | | Exam #2: Ch 9-12 | | Fri: 16 | CSTU | Chapters 11-12 | | Ch. 11-12 Quiz | Fri: 16 | BIBL | | Test 1 (Midterm Exam) | | Fri: 16 | UNIV | Effective Email Project | | | | | | | | Mon: 19 | BIBL | Romans Essay Available | | Bb Quiz: Ch 10, 14, 15 | Mon: 19 | EVAN | Reading & Book Review | + Reflection Paper | + Check for reading | Tue: 20 | BWVW | Read: World Religions Overview | | | Tue: 20 | THEO | Chapter 13 | | Chapter 13 Quiz | Th: 22 | BWVW | | Test #2 | | Th: 22 | THEO | Chapter 14 | | Chapter 14 Quiz | Fri: 23 | CSTU | Chapters 13-14 | | Ch. 13-14 Quiz | Fri: 23 | UNIV | Time Management Activity | Reflections Paper | | | | | | | Mon: 26 | EVAN | Check for possible reading | | | Tue: 27 | BWVW | Read: What is Moral Relativism | | | Tue: 27 | THEO | Chapter 15 | | Chapter 15 Quiz | Wed: 28 | BIBL | Acts 21-28 Pent-Sum; Eph. Com. Meditation; Phil. Prayer Journal | | | Th: 29 | THEO | Ch. 16 & Biblical Worldview | | Chapter 16 Quiz | Fri: 30 | CSTU | Chapters 15-16 | | Ch. 15-16 Quiz | Fri: 30 | UNIV | Information Literacy Project Pt 1 | | | | | | | | November | | | | | | | | | | Mon: 2 | BIBL | Col. Com. Prayer; Phile. Ch. Ref. | | Bb Quiz: Ch 16&22 (Col, Phile) | Mon: 2 | EVAN | Witnessing Report + | Check for reading | | Tue: 3 | BWVW |...
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