...“If you don’t know who you are, powerful people can make you who they want you to be.” 1.) How do you respond differently to moral vs legal obligations that are presented to you? I have always believed that even though sometimes I am torn between two options, If I am being honest with myself that I would pick the more moral outcome. For moral obligations I imagine myself in the other persons “shoes” and imagine not what would benefit me, but what would benefit them. For legal obligations I try to look at the whole picture and figure out what would benefit the majority of the group. Even if this option may not be better for me, if it is better for the larger sum that is usually my decision. 2.) What kind of leader or mentor do you tend to follow? Why? I tend to follow someone who inspires me, usually through verbal speech or by their actions. I have always admired people who take action and go against the grain of whatever everyone else is doing, but chooses to do whats needed or right. I have made it a priority in my life to make a difference wherever it may be. 3.) What kind of person tends to choose you as a mentor? Why do you think? All throughout school I have always been comfortable stepping up and becoming the “leader” of the group. Mainly because I don’t want us to fail and unfortunately most people are a little shy or bashful with speaking up. I enjoy helping people become engaged with the group and feel comfortable using their strengths to benefit...
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...Who are you? The story “Where are you going; Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a popular story among the younger college audience. It is without a doubt considered a classis, as it has stood the test of time and been passed down for almost 50 years since its original publication. Not only is it a marvel because of its lengthy existence in schools around the country, but also because of the lessons that it teaches and how they can still relate to people in today’s changed society. Miraculously, different readers can find different meanings whilst reading the same story, however it is most certain that the moral of the story is based around deception. First of all, Connie was a self-absorbed 15-year old girl that - without a doubt - believed she was beautiful. Her mother would often scold her for spending so much time being distracted by her own looks, but in Connie’s eyes, “[H]er [mothers] looks were gone and that was why she was always after Connie.” (389). It was apparent that Connie knew she was beautiful and her life was strung around it. Her room being a mess and her priorities even messier; the relationship between her and her mother was not as strong as it should have been. In spite of this, she turned to her friends for an outlet. A few times a week, Connie would meet up with her friends to escape her life of boredom and what she thought was a sense of jealousy at home. Instead of going to the movies like they said, they would lie and go to the local diner...
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...Department of Commerce collects and tabulates the unemployment statistics in the united states. Next, this information is given to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) which is held in the labor department. The BLS then calculates the unemployment rate and publishes the statistics. Every month, agents revisit a set amount of households all over the United States. Some economists criticize the government’s method of calculating unemployment because it fails to include "discouraged workers" in its data (Shapiro, 1996). "Discouraged workers" include those who have looked for a job over a large period of time and have simply quit. For this reason, critics say, real unemployment may be extensively larger than one might think. Throughout the 1900’s there has been numerous polls taken that shocked everyone. The unemployment rate for those who cannot read and write is dramatically higher than for those who can (Simons, 1989). Illiteracy is a hidden problem throughout the United States (Simons, 1989). Another poll taken showed that an...
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...of only a few artists who were inducted twice into the Rock and Roll hall of fame (michaelJackson.com). Michael, known as the “King of Pop” cut his music career short because of his unexpected death. He had passed away on June 25, 2009. Being only fifty years old when he died left everyone in shock. His cause of death is questionable yet an autopsy says that drugs were involved. The world of music has lost an amazing artist, but was lucky enough to keep his influential songs afloat even after he was gone. One song that the “King of Pop” has left us with was one of the biggest radio hits of the 1900’s, Black or White (news.bbc.co.uk). This very opinionated song starts off with a fast up-tempo beat, which is used to catch a listener's attention. Instruments such as an electric bass, guitar, drums and a keyboard chime in to create a positive vibe people should feel when listening to the song. Throughout the whole song the beat is catchy and is one of those song where you feel like you have to get up and dance. With an amazing beat and an even better voice singing the lyrics, it makes it hard for listeners to pay attention to the message behind the song. The Song is called “Black or White” for a very good reason. The title explains exactly what the song is about, which is black and white people. Although, it’s not about being black or white per say, it’s about being any race you can possibly think of and being a different color from the person besides you. This song skims over...
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...Briana Moniz Professor Firmender Introduction to College Writing 27 October 2015 There are many factors that shape a person into who they are or who they will become in the future. Not many people can say that they grew up without one of the most important people that will ever be in their life, but unfortunately I did. Imagine not remembering your father, being raised by a single parent, and the worst part of it all, not knowing what its like to have a dad. . For me, my dad passed away when I was just one year old and I believe that is a huge factor in who I am today. It was ten days before I turned two when he passed; I don’t remember anything about him expect his face and that was only from looking at pictures. When I hear the word dad, I most certainly think of mine in an instant, but no memories come to my mind, just his face along with the hope he is up there in heaven. He sang a couple of songs in a band that he was in with a few of my older cousins, which left me with opportunity to get an idea of what his voice sounded like. I have his laugh according to my whole family and my grandma almost cries every time she sees me because apparently, I am a spitting image of my father, who I don’t even know. When I was a little girl I could not bare to be without my mom; I hated going to school and I hated when she went to work, I just never wanted to be away from her because I didn’t know if she would ever disappear like my dad did. I was obsessed with my mom, I panicked...
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...themselves on welcoming all communities, cultures and backgrounds to their businesses as a way of showing non- discrimination or prejudice to customers and potential workers. However, we see instances of discrimination on the news amongst our minority celebrities who have been mistreated on the account of the color of their skin. For example, Oprah Winfrey well known African American TV mogul reported to entertainment tonight that she was discriminated against just last year when she tried to buy an expensive purse at a store and was denied by the teller who stated that the purse was too expensive and that she should choose another less expensive purse. Also, in 1994, the well-known restaurant chain, Denny’s, were sued in race bias suits for 54 million dollars to customers that were discriminated against while dining at their restaurant. Some customers complained that they were made to pay higher prices for food than white customers and in some cases minority customers were treated rudely. The same discrimination can be seen in the workplace today and could be the reason for high unemployment in the US among young minorities. The unemployment rate among young minorities in the US is higher than those of white Americans. As you walk into establishments from as early as the 1960’s to the post Great Recession more white employees than minority employees will be seen in the work force. I believe that the Great Recession has made impact on many workers in the US but studies will show...
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...Paula De Los Reyes Ms. Nguyen English 1301 Sept 26, 2015 Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here? In this literary piece “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” by Dr. Mark Edmundson published on the 74th issue of The Oxford American Magazine, many compelling points are taken into account to describe his view on education. He starts off by commending his main target audience – the incoming students as they take on a new adventure and map out their educational path during the early stages of college. He launches on his concept that university education is not solely a stepping stone towards an established profession, rather an arena in which we work on those philosophical questions such as ‘Who are you?’ and ‘What are you doing here?’ in order to eschew the wrong course of life. Edmundson also challenges the audience to analyze what college education really offers to them, arguing that the sole purpose of the subject should be self-fulfillment and not just to cultivate knowledge but more importantly to defy the standards and morals it presents to them. He advocates that we should live a more purposeful life by pursuing what we desire the most to obtain spiritual fulfillment rather than monetary. The author promulgates a variety of propositions on the subject but mainly, his key objective is to intensify the mindset of college students in order to define the true significance of higher learning. Today’s education is evolving frantically and whoever...
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...Jennifer Czachura 3/27/07 Critical Thinking Essay Kim Groninga “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” by Emily Dickinson Most people feel invisible at some point in their lives; whether it’s because they’re in the shadow of an older sibling, because they are shy, or simply because everyone around them has been busy, it doesn’t make much difference. It’s still a horrible thing to feel like no one even realizes you’re alive or that you’ve been doing things. Emily Dickinson felt this way often; she lived at home and didn’t leave the house much, mostly corresponding with people by letters. However, her invisibility didn’t bother her too much, and that is what this poem is all about. When you feel invisible, you aren’t alone, because someone else is feeling invisible too. Dickinson starts out the poem introducing herself, ”I’m Nobody! Who are you?” (1) Being nobody can mean a lot of things; it could mean she’s no one important, no one special, no one significant, or no one that everyone knows. However, she could also be nobody to many people simply because she doesn’t try to stand out or feel important. She is content just being herself, living her plain, simple life and doing things that make her happy. Being nobody makes her somewhat mysterious; she’s obviously a person, but most people don’t know who she really is. This also relates to the second line in the poem, “Are you – Nobody – too?” (2) Dickinson’s question of the reader seems to show tha t being nobody is something everyone feels at...
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...Melissa English 100 October 21, 2013 Argument Essay Who are we to say there is no God? Werner Heisenberg once said "The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you." Even a man whose life focus was science and explaining how things worked believed in a Power greater than himself. Heisenberg was a genius and his theories couldn't explain away God. Although some say that the wonders of mother nature can be explained by scientific facts I believe the presence of God is all around us. Atheists argue that suffering and war come from religion but God is loving and all-inclusive; it is people in the religions that cause the suffering not God. Even though Austin Cline believes there are too many religions and different God's to go with them all (page 71) ; I believe the other gods are pleasing to mans desire. A true God would be contrary to flesh and be on a much holier level thus proving man made to please themselves. These man made gods are made of wood stone and iron made by mans hands. God has never had a graven image or a name like they do. "There Is No God" by Sam Harris gives the example of hurricane Katrina as proof there is no God (page 72). Harris uses the point that if there is a God "what was he doing while a hurricane wasted their city?" For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters...
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...You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be! There is inside you All of the potential To be whatever you want to be; All of the energy To do whatever you want to do. Imagine yourself as you would like to be, Doing what you want to do, And each day, take one step Towards your dream. And though at times it may seem too difficult to continue, Hold on to your dream. One morning you will awake to find That you are the person you dreamed of, Doing what you wanted to do, Simply because you had the courage To believe in your potential And to hold on to your dream. Change Your World You cannot change the world, But you can present the world with one improved person - Yourself. You can go to work on yourself to make yourself Into the kind of person you admire and respect. You can become a role model and set a standard for others. You can control and discipline yourself to resist acting Or speaking in a negative way Toward anyone for any reason. You can insist upon always doing things the loving way, Rather than the hurtful way. By doing these things each day, You can continue on your journey Toward becoming an exceptional human being. Climb 'Til Your Dream Comes True Often your tasks will be many, And more than you think you can do. Often the road will be rugged And the hills insurmountable, too. But always remember, The hills ahead Are never as steep as they seem, And with Faith in your heart Start upward And climb...
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...For several years the European Union, the largest regional trading bloc in the world, has been trying to liberalize its energy market, replacing the markets of its 27 member states with a single continentwide market for electricity and gas. The first phase of liberalization went into effect in June 2007. When fully implemented, the ability of energy producers to sell electricity and gas across national borders will increase competition. The road toward the creation of a single EU energy market, however, has been anything but easy. Many national markets are dominated by a single enterprise, often a former state-owned utility. Electricitie de France, for example, has an 87 percent share of that country’s electricity market. Injecting competition into such concentrated markets will prove difficult. To complicate matters, most of these utilities are vertically integrated, producing, transmitting, and selling power. These vertically integrated producers have little interest in letter other utilities use their transmission grids to sell power to end users, or in buying power from other producers. For the full benefits of competition to take hold, the EU recognizes that utilities need to be split into generation, transmission, and marketing companies so that the business of selling energy can be separated from the business of producing it and transmitting it. Only then, so the thinking goes, will independent power marketing companies be able to buy energy from the cheapest source, whether...
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...If you could, who would you have dinner with ? Well, it is always pleasant to share a meal with someone special. For instance, in a good company the meal will taste even better, moreover, it can turn into a fascinating talk, full of reminiscences, light humor or witty jokes. If I could invite anyone to dinner, I would not bother people from the past. What is gone is gone, and if we depart with some people on our life way, it is better to remember them the way we used to know them before departure. Besides, it is reasonable to value the people who do not leave you whatever happens. If you have passed much time side by side and you are still together, it is the best option for a good dinner. If I could, I would have dinner with my mother. On the one hand, she would be pleased to spend time together, as we see each other so seldom, and I would be happy to satisfy her, as I am her lifetime debtor for everything she has given to me, for her life and care. Now it is my time to take care of her. We have a lot of hilarious stories to remember and it is always enjoyable to repeat them. After the time of having dinner, I will give away carnations to my lovely mother. Carnations represent the symbol of a mother’s undying love and my mother love it so much. I think it will be an enjoyable dinner with mom and both of us absolutely appreciate...
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...Who Are You When No One Is Looking? COM-156 6/17/2012 Who Are You When No One Is Looking? The Internet is today’s equivalent of the Wild West. Ryan was not aware of this. He didn’t know that when he logged in to play his favorite online game, he was running the risk of encountering a “Black Bart” or “Curly Bill” –like character. –An insult-slinging, proverbial pistoleer who would be out to hurt him at random. He dealt with bullying at school often, but the Internet was his escape from all of that. On the Internet, he could be whoever he wanted to be, for just a little while. So when the bullying started in the one place he felt safe, Ryan decided he had had enough. He did not turn around and become a bully himself, as many others resort to in these situations. Ryan simply gave up (Associated Press, 2007). Ryan’s case is unfortunate, but it is not the only one. In an online environment, people can be particularly cruel. This destructive behavior, which led to Ryan’s death, is a growing phenomenon known as the “Online Disinhibition Effect.” By increasing awareness of the Online Disinhibition Effect, cyberbullying can be discouraged, which may have a positive effect on the interactions of the online community, including people just like Ryan. What is “Online Disinhibition Effect”? If you have ever interacted with someone who has been overly aggressive, opinionated, or simply outright hateful in an online environment, you have experienced cyber bullying - a result of...
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...How Bullying Changes Who You Are In recent years, a series of bullying-related suicides across the globe have drawn attention to the connection between bullying and suicide. According to recent bullying statistics, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide and bully victims are the ones more likely to consider suicide compared to non-victims. Though many adults see bullying as “just a part of being a kid”, it is in fact a serious problem that leads to many devastating effects for the victims. Therefore, this essay will briefly discuss the types of bullying and elaborate on the following changes a victim goes through, mentally and emotionally, as a result of bullying. Bullying is the aggressive behaviour towards a specific target, either through physical abuse or emotional abuse. Bullying involves hurtful behaviours that are repeated and intentional. Examples of physical bullying involve giving threats, harassment, humiliation and violence whereas emotional bullying involves name-calling, teasing and insulting someone. And with the Internet, this has created more opportunities for cyber bullying where the victims suffer from social media attacks. Correspondingly, the most damaging aspect of bullying is its repetition and when the victims have to endure this act over and over again for long periods of time, I am strongly convinced that they are...
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...ITM PRESENTATION (FOR SECTION “A”) WIRELESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF:- PROF. SANCHITA GHATAK SUBMMITED BY:- ABHINAV KUMAR AKSHAY KUMAR ANKIT KUMAR AVI SHANKAR Contents WI-FI 4 Introduction 4 The Wi-Fi Technology 4 Elements of a WI-FI Network 5 How a Wi-Fi Network Works 6 Wi-Fi Network Topologies 6 Wi-Fi Security Threats 8 Eavesdropping 8 Man-in-the-middle attacks 8 Denial of Service 9 Wi-Fi Applications 9 Advantages 9 Limitations 9 Bluetooth 10 Introduction 10 Applications 10 Advantages 12 Disadvantages 12 ZigBee 13 INTRODUCTION 13 Working of zigbee 13 Network Devices of Zig Bee Technology: 14 Zig bee Coordinator: 15 Zig bee Router: 15 Zig bee End Device: 15 Wimax 16 INTRODUCTION 16 Advantages Of Wimax Technology 16 Disadvantages of Wimax Technology 17 Practical Usage of WiMAX 17 CONCLUSION 18 TABLE OF FIGURES…………………………… Figure 1 7 Figure 2 7 Figure 3 8 Figure 4 11 Figure 5 14 WI-FI Introduction Wireless Technology is an alternative to Wired Technology, which is commonly used, for connecting devices in wireless mode. Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is a generic term that refers to the IEEE 802.11 communications standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Wi-Fi Network connect computers to each other, to the internet and to the wired network. The Wi-Fi Technology Wi-Fi Networks use Radio Technologies to transmit & receive data at high speed: 1)IEEE...
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