...niece as she sat next to me. The lantern I had placed beside us cast flickering light throughout the abandoned tannery‘s darkened interior. Eerie, dust-laden cobwebs clung to every wooden beam, workbench and table, causing her to shudder. I glanced at her innocent face untouched by grief, and wished yet again that I had been born in her day rather than mine. ―For emotional support.‖ ―Then I‘m not in any danger, Aunt Margryte?‖ she asked unsurely. ―Of course not, Geruscha,‖ I said while smoothing down a ruffle in my threadbare black mourning dress. ―Do you know who owns this place?‖ ―I used to. Well, I guess I still do.‖ Memories of better days from decades past superimposed themselves over broken chairs and dilapidated benches. I bit my lip to keep deep inner pain at bay. ―So why don‘t you sell it? Seems structurally intact; surely there‘s a tanner who would buy it from you?‖ ―You ask a lot of questions, Geruscha,‖ I protested. ―You did ask me to come tonight,‖ she pouted. ―So I did. I keep this place because it suits my purposes on the odd occasion, such as tonight,‖ I answered after a moment. Geruscha‘s next question died on her lips when the front door swept open to admit a badly scarred man dressed in the garb of a common mercenary. I laid a hand on her forearm to reassure her. Aged wooden floorboards groaned under unaccustomed weight as the man approached us. Cold eyes met mine, and then studied my niece as though she was a horse for sale. ―Who‘s this?‖ he grunted. ―This is...
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...One Afternoon on a rainy day in September of 2013. I found junk mail flashing in my inbox.This essay is a reply to one of them Dear QuickTrim: Received your colorful ad to partake in your giveaway, lasting through September 30, all over the nation. I am unable to partake. In lieu of my actual sampling, please accept the following observations and recommendations, brought forth and extracted from your flashy add. Perhaps you can share my thoughts at the end of your busy work day when you convene at lunch eating your leaves and popping an extra pill for the day. Before anything else, your sincere concern is marvelous. The individualized email; the we pick you, the hot photoshopped celebrity, all work to jumpstart my weight loss program. As to the email itself I am quite impressed with the perfectly airbrushed toned body that screams look like me, exactly like me. I note with relief that this is 100 % safe, a free from danger so called cleanse.One that will bring you to a healthier life perhaps even make you look like Megan Fox. I don't need to tell you, Quicktrim, or spell it out in skinny letters, that this country is messed up. I am more enchanted with becoming what society calls for, then using that money towards a gym membership. I am also in your standard crowd for these shenanigans.. While it turns out i'm not eligible (the breakdown: English speaker - yes; teenage girl- yes ; self conscious- seems like it, but i've tried to apply pounds of makeup, and I tan to not...
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...............................................................30 References ..............................................................................................31 Grading Systems at the Secondary Level, p.3 Abstract Educators employ grading systems to assess and to evaluate the knowledge students have gained from a lesson, unit, or course of instruction. The grades that are assigned by teachers are reported to many audiences as communication of students’ achievement. Given the centrality of grades for many important audiences, it is crucial that grading systems are reliable. The purpose of this study was to examine teacher practices and philosophy when assessing student achievement. This research was framed by two questions 1) “How much...
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...MY REACTION PAPER TO NOLI ME TANGERE The title of this novel "Noli Me Tangere" is a Latin words meaning in tagalong “Huwag Mo Akong Salingin”. Jose Rizal, our national hero is the writer of this novel, where in, this novel was written during his time, where in, the exact year was 1884, he was in Madrid taking up medicine when he write this novel. When he finished his course (Medicine), he went to Paris and continues writing this novel. In Berlin, Jose Rizal finished the last part of this novel. This novel was written to remind us the bad things that Jose Rizal experienced during his time by the Spanish. From the very start of this novel, the first plan of our national hero is, to write this novel with the help of his countryman that is also suffering to the hands of the Spanish, but suddenly he failed to do it with the help of his countryman, because his countryman lose their hope in fulfilling their dreams to have freedom in the hands of the Spanish colonies. Jose Rizal did not give up, because he continue write this novel without the help of his countryman, and he decided to write it by himself only. The first chapter of this novel was entitled µ¶the paging¶¶, where in, in this chapter stated the lifestyle of Don Santiago de los Santos also known as Capitan Tiago, he was from Binondo and he was the step father of Maria Clara according to this chapter. In this chapter, the other characters was Padre sibyla, Padre Damaso, and Tangent Guevarra.According to this chapter, Capitan...
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...Demographic Complementarities and Outsourcing: Implications for India By: Mukul G. Asher Professor, LKY School of Public Policy National University of Singapore e-mail: sppasher@nus.edu.sg and Research Scholar Department of Economics National University of Singapore e-mail: amarendu@nus.edu.sg Amarendu Nandy May 2006 Draft – Not to be cited without permission The authors would like to thank anonymous referees, Sanjeev Sanyal, Amlan Roy, Anantha Nageswaran and R. Swaminathan for their useful comments. The usual caveat applies. _______________ This is a longer version of the paper prepared for IMRC 2006 conference on Global Competitiveness through Outsourcing: Implications for Services & Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, July 13-15, 2006. Abstract This paper analyses the implications of differing global demographic trends for India’s competitiveness in outsourcing and offshoring. It also briefly notes the implications of differing demographic trends among the Indian states. The paper argues that demographic complementarities with high-income countries provide India with one-time opportunity to sustain its growth rate and occupy all segments of global outsourcing and offshoring activities. India has used the labor cost advantage to gain reasonable market share in these activities. It however faces serious internal and external challenges in sustaining its international competitiveness, particularly with respect to labor cost....
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...Terminsprøve - Delprøve 2 ”And know always how lucky you are”. That was what the woman, Alexsa, told Max, the main character in the short story “How Lucky You Are” written by Debi Alper in 2010, after they had realized that Ishraqi, an Iran girl, who Max has just meet, and felt in love with, was going back to Iran, where her life would be in danger, and she is in ignorance if her parents are alive, or where they are to be found. But what does Alexsa mean when she say, that Max will have to always know how lucky he is? And I wonder how it would fell when someone you love is reluctant leaving you forever and there are nothing you can do about it? The story presents a tense, but exciting relationship between two young teenagers; Max and Ishraqi. Common to both of them, is that they seem to be outgoing persons, smiling and obliges to new acquaintances. Ishraqi seems to be a mental strong character; “I do not even know where my parents are or if they are still alive”. Clearly she is moved by the ignorance about her parents, but she has managed to live on, and she is trying to build a new future, far away from Iran, in which her future looks dark and are not existing. She can still smile, enjoy and express love although the things she has been through has left vestige inside her. She too seems to be willing to open up, tell her personal story to somebody she just met, tells that she is an outgoing, trusting person. Max kind of has more, different types of personalities...
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...How Lucky You Are Whenever I hear the word lucky, the first thing that comes to my mind is winning the lottery. Winning in the lottery would mean a life filled with luxury. It would mean that I could live in a big fancy house with ocean view. I could drive my Ferrari to work, if I actually bothered to work. I never think of how lucky I already am, even though I never have won the lottery. I live in a country where I am safe. I wake up every day and know that I will get food and be able to wear some nice cloths. This is not the case for everyone. In some countries, you never know what to expect when you wake up. You could be shot because there is war, or you could starve because your family cannot afford food. Some of the people who live under these conditions try to immigrate to another country. Sometimes the immigrant is completely alone without any family, because the family is unable to run away from the country. If the immigrant then succeeds their immigration they do not know anything about their family anymore. For all they know they could be dead. This is what the story “How Lucky You Are” from 2010 by Depi Alper is about. The story takes place in the urban environment of South London in Corydon where the main character named Max lives. Max is a troubled teenager who lives with his mom. Max’ father left to find himself. Max hates him for this mainly because he could hear his mother cry weeks after the father left: “Yeah right, Dad. That's why I heard her crying every...
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... Mondays 10:30-11:30 am and Thursdays 1:00-2:30 pm Also By Appointment Phone 512-232-3441 E-Mail Steve.Courter@Mccombs.utexas.edu Course Web Page via Blackboard Teaching Assistant Vanessa Gonzales Vanessa.Gonzales@mba14.mccombs.utexas.edu Course Objectives The traditional purpose of this course is to help you integrate your knowledge of the functional areas of business into a holistic view of the firm and thereby determine and execute proper business level and corporate strategies. Additionally, the field of strategic management has developed a number of concepts and models unique to a general management view, and designed to provide the tools to analyze the firm and its environment. A second purpose of the course will be to digest this body of knowledge, and explore real life situations in applying its concepts, from the standpoint of the practicing manager. Any concept, theory or model that you may have learned in other business courses or in life is relevant to the course - if it better helps you understand the firm and its competitive environment. Important objectives of the course are to develop strategic thinking, to appreciate the tools and techniques available, to understand the...
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...How lucky you are – Debi Alper ’’How lucky you are’’ is a short story written by Debi Alper. The story is about a boy named Max and the girl Ishraqi who is a refugee from Iran. The story is starting in a mid point and has 3 parts. The first one is the start of the story where we hear Max looking at a picture of him and Ishragi. The second part is a flashback where we hear about Max and his life situation. The third part is also a flashback where Ishraqi is getting sent back to Iran and Max came home to his mother. The story has an open end. Max is a 16-years old boy who lives in Groydon, London with his mother nearby the UK Border Agency Centre. A place which becomes the central setting in the story. Max father left the family a year ago and went to Thailand. Max has a bad relationship with his mother and he hates his father for has left them. He goes to Brit school, which is a school for performing arts and technology. His mother says that his mind is twisted, with basically means that he cannot goes to a normal school. He doesn’t appreciate that he is a student at the school. He hates English and Math and he often bunks from those classes. At the beginning of the story, we hear Max have a conversation with the bus driver. Max has planned that jump of the bus, because of a math test at school. The bus driver says to Max ‘’you’re lucky to have a place at the Brit – and you’re just wasting it’’ (L. 32 P. 8), which says a lot about Max and the main theme of the story. Max...
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...First; sorry if the english isn't completely right. English is not my native language, so I've done my best. How Lucky You Are is a short story written by Debi Alper in 2010. The story takes place in Britain, more precisely in the southern part of London . In the beginning of the short story the main character, Max, is in his room. He is thinking back to the day his father left Max and his mother and back to the day he met Ishraqi – an Iranian girl who in a few hours changes Max’ life. This part of the story takes place at the UK Borders Agency. This place is an important part of the story because it is here he meets Ishraqi, who has an appointment there, and it is here his life changes. The short story is written in past tense, and the narrator is a third person that is all knowing, because the narrator knows what Max is thinking . The short story consists of three parts; the first part is where Max is home and is thinking back to when his father left him and his mother. The second part is where Max is thinking back to the day he met Ishraqi and the third part is where Max comes home to his mother and is completely changed because of Ishraqi. Max is a 16-year-old boy who did not care about school. He wanted to take as few exams as possible. He goes to a school named The Brit School. It is a school for performing arts and technology. It was the ideal school for Max, but he found it boring with subjects like Maths and English . He did admit though that The Brit School...
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...are asked this question How ethical are you? They usually reply that they are ethical but you are probably not. We sometimesmake unethical decisions unconsciously. This article explains four related sources of unintentional unethical decision making. They are implicit forms of prejudice, bias that favors one's own group, conflict of interest and overclaiming credit. Implicit forms of prejudice is also known as unconscious stereotypes and attitudes towards people. In the mid 1990's professor Tony Greenwald (university of Washington) developed a tool called Implicit Association Test (IAT). This test exposes your decisions making based on race, gender, religion and so on. Bias that favors your group. We have probably all done this. Referred a friend, or relative to get a job. We tend to do favors for those that are similiar to us. Perhaps same race, religion, employer or attend the same school. This is called in group favoritism. While discriminating these who are different from us is consider un-ethical. We tend to judge African Americans, Arabs, poor, gays and lesbians. On the contrary, 75% of testakers (IAT) will choose the young, rich and white. Conflict of interest can lead to intentionally corrupt behavior. Experiments show how powerful such conflicts can unintentionally change decision making. Several examples are a physician accepting payments from clinical trials, lawyers fees based on their clients settlements. Overclaiming credit is when you give yourself too much credit...
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...”How Lucky You Are” Love is a beautiful thing. But forbidden love is one of the most horrible things that you can imagine. “How Lucky You Are”, written by Debi Alper, is about two young adults, Max and Ishraqi, have only known each other for a short amount of time, but that is time enough for the two to fall in love. They want to be together, but Ishraqi is an illegal immigrant and is forced to go back to Iran, which leaves Max heartbroken. The story begins in Corydon, London in the UK. At first, the reader has no idea what or who the story is about, because it begins with in media res. You could say that the story is divided in four parts. The first is a very short introduction about what situation Max is in. After that, follows a short flashback, which has taken place a year ago. It describes how Max’s father walked out on him and his mother. Next comes an insight in how Max is as a person and how he behaves around his friends and mother. The last part is where he meets Ishraqi and her support teacher, Alexsa, at the Borders Agency, because Ishraqi is there to apply for asylum. Max wants to show Ishraqi around. They quickly bond and built up a strong relation to each other. They even get to share two kisses. But that is taken away from them when Ishraqi gets back to the Borders Agency and send back to Iran, because she is in the UK illegally. The UK Borders Agency lies in the near of Croydon Town Center, not far away from where Max lives. There is not much happening in...
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...Essay - How Lucky You Are The short story, “How Lucky You Are”, is written by Debi Alper and published in 2010. The main theme in the story is to appreciate what you have and, as the title says, to know how lucky you are. The main character is Max. Max is a student in a special school for creative people, The Britt School, but he does not appreciate the opportunities he has in this school. He is a very creative boy with a “twisted imagination”. He used to be a happy boy until one day when his father left him and his mother. Now he is sixteen, he has no enthusiasm for school, and he smokes home-made cigarettes. He always fights with his mother and he is unaware of people around him. But all of this changes one day when he decides to skip school and go smoke in front of the UK Borders Agency. This is where he meets the Iranian girl, Ishraqi, who is a refugee. Ishraqi comes from Iran but fled to Britain when both her parents were arrested in an anti-government demonstration. She does not know if they are dead or alive, and her future depends on whether she gets asylum in Britain. Even though a lot of people try to flee from conflicts and corruption in their native country, Great Britain deports several refugees and asylum seekers every year. This is unfortunately also what happens to Ishraqi. The story takes place in Croydon, Britain, where Max lives and goes to school. The UK Borders Agency lies in Croydon, and this is where most of the story takes place. The nature is not...
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...Essay about ’’How Lucky You Are’’ How Lucky You Are is a short story written by Debi Alper, and were published in 2010. The story takes place in Britain, in Croydon, a large town in south London. The story is about a boy called Max, and is told by an omniscient third person narrator. In the start of the story, we get a flashback in Max’s younger childhood. It is told that his father left Max and his mother, when Max was younger – and that made Max careless about his future, and the resources that he gets offered. He does not care about his school, his homework or his exams, and the story is describing how he just bunks off in school. But then Max meets a girl named Ishraqi, an immigrant from Iran, and she really turned his point of view. Both of Isharqi’s parents are arrested in Iran at an anti-government demonstration. Ishraqi do not even know if they are still alive. Ishraqi has a friend named Alexsa, who works in the refugee center in Croydon, and tries to keep Ishraqi in the country, but Ishraqi get determined, and has to go back to her country, Iran. The widest theme in the short story is about appreciation. In the beginning of the story, Max does not really appreciate anything, and is pretty unconcerned about everything. But when he meets the girl Ishraqi, he realises that he should be happy about the resources he gets. When Ishraqi is send back to Iran, Max understands how lucky he is, and he really should appreciate that he has a mother who cares about him. Max...
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