...In both Doris Lessing’s “To Room Nineteen” and Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral”, the protagonists exhibit a kind of selfishness. Although they share this similarity, they present their selfishness in different ways, and ultimately make very different life decisions based upon this. The Rawling family had “everything right, appropriate, and what everyone would wish for, if they could choose.” The husband and wife, Matthew and Susan, had a picture-perfect marriage, “…people to whom others came for advice.” Despite this, Susan felt a “certain flatness.” She was endlessly looking forward to the day when their twins would go off to school for the first time, and then all the children would be “off her hands.” When this day came, however, she then resented every moment when they were home, especially during the holidays. This eventually led her to spiral out of control, constantly in search of perfect solitude. Even while taking a walking holiday in Wales, she felt as though “the telephone wire [was] holding to her duty like a leash.” (p. 880). .” Abandoning her family altogether, she discovers a dingy hotel. In Room Nineteen she would sit in the armchair for hours, selfishly enjoying her solitude. “To Room Nineteen” ends as Susan commits the selfish act of suicide, deserting her family once and for all. The protagonist in “Cathedral” displayed clear ignorance throughout a large portion of the short story, and it was especially easy to focus on due to the author’s use of first person...
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...first time. The time was 5:00 AM when we arrived at Huntsville Hospital. The pregnancy was a planned c-section. We walked onto the elevator and pressed the button for the baby floor. When we reached the nurses desk we did the paper work and were instructed to have a seat in the waiting room. Ten minutes after our arrival the process began. While they took my wife back to prepare for surgery, I put on the hair net and scrubs. Eventually the nurse came back to direct me toward the operating room. Because I was nervous, I did not enter into the operating room right away. Since I was afraid of what was on the other side of the door I waited in the hallway. I calmed myself as much as I could; then, I stepped into the room. I knew once I walked through that door my life would never be the same. As I watched the doctors pull my son from his mother, the tears started falling from my face; I could barely see, for a moment. I followed him to the table where he was wiped off and checked for abnormalities. The nurse looked at me said, “Congratulations.’ His mother carried him for nine months and three weeks, and now he was finally here. He weighed seven pounds six ounces and was nineteen inches in length. When my eyes hit his angelic tiny body, they froze and I could not think or acknowledge anything else around me except for my perfect little man. He released a howl that made my heart crumble with emotion. Meanwhile the world seemed as if it had stopped, holding its place...
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...“You deserve to be here.” I whisper to myself, taking a deep breath before straightening my shoulders, turning the doorknob, and letting myself in. Walking into a room full of 18 year old boys,all who have the intention of taking you down, is never easy. My heels click-clack on the porcelain floor and heads turn. The beaming, fluorescent lights threaten my focus but I keep an unwavering, confident smile on my face as I greet the judges and find my seat. On it is a placard, with the name “ Representative Pitter” in bold, black lettering. You deserve to be here. I take a quick look around, and count nineteen tall, pale -skinned boys, all from different high schools in my area. I count one girl- me. A brown skinned, 5’3” fireball with dark eyes and curly hair. I still my quivering fingers as the all too familiar feeling of isolation creeps in. My mother's words replay in my head, “Just because you don’t look like everyone else in the room, doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to be there.”...
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...very large windows with green shutters (normally painted grey), walls painted pink to blend with a pergola covered with climbing roses and Virginia creeper (North American grapevine). There were 3 entrances to the house, to the left was Monet’s apartment and studio, the main entrance was in the middle, and the kitchen on the right. A sitting room where Mrs. Monet would sit with the children were all adorning in blue. Monet collected many pieces of Japanese woodblocks to decorate several rooms in the house. From the pantry to the upper floor is Monet’s apartment with three large windows with views to his beautiful gardens. Monet’s first studio, which later became his smoking room, is where we would entertain his guest, art dealers, critics, and collectors. He kept many records of his works through his career in his studio. It wasn’t until the age of 50 that he was finally recognized as a master. Alice’s bedroom is separate from his, that is the way the middle-upper class households were then. But their rooms were connected through the bathroom (hmmm, they weren’t stupid). Her room also had Japanese woodblocks on the walls. Wow! The dining room looks contemporary to today’s style. Two tones of yellow, blue dishes on display to enhance (once again) Japanese woodblocks on the walls that Monet collected from the best Japanese artist during his time. A cool blue dining area flows and harmonizes with the kitchen; with a collection of copper utensil on the walls and a large wood/coal-burning...
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...must be kept at both locations (branches), listing what equipment was removed, when and by whom. ¬¬¬¬___There SHOULD be signs at the door(s) marking the room as restricted access and prohibiting food, drink, and smoking in the computer room. ___Each computer room SHOULD have redundant access to power, cooling, and networks. There should be at least an 18" access floor to provide for air flow and cable management. Computer rooms should have air filtration. Computer rooms should have high ceilings to allow for heat dispersal (Heare, 2011) ___There MUST be regular offsite backups of essential information. There must be a backup policy in place listing the procedure for restoring from backup and allowing for the scheduling of practice runs to test that the backups work ___There should be at least one security guard posted at near the computer rooms in each branch and should also be trained to follow and enforce physical security policy strictly (for example ensuring that everyone in the facility is wearing a badge). ___Check so that the permissions and privileges of each employee’s computer are correct and that nobody has more access than they should be permitted. ___A scanning tool should be used to detect if there are any open ports, services, hosts, or software configuration. ___Access to server room,...
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...task. 2) Under what circumstances would you turn off effort driven scheduling? One circumstance would be with complex tasks. These require highly skilled resources or are very complex in general. In this case, adding more tasks would slow down the team rather then speeding it up. Another circumstance is when there is a uncertain or undetermined amount of work for a task. 3) Use a real-world example of when you would make a task as a Fixed Duration type task? An example of this if you needed to use a painter to paint the bedroom of a house for 4 days, which would be a grand total of 32 hours. The other painter broke his arm and is unable to paint the second bedroom so you need to assign the same painter to room number two. You can assign the task of the second room to the painter as part time (50%), a total of 16 hours. 4) What is the formula for calculating duration? Duration = work/units 5) What are the eight preset work contours (hint: In the Task Usage view right click on a resource name an open the assignment information box) and what are the procedures in applying them to a resource on a task? (1) Flat- This is a default contour that has an even distribution of work (2) Back-loaded- This sets the peak activity to happen at the end of the project. (3) Front-loaded- This sets the peak activity to happen at the beginning of the project. (4) Double peak- This sets the project to have two major period of peak activity. (5) Early peak- This sets a loaded contour...
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...class from the start of the learning day up until 3:00pm. Space: As I entered the class room I noticed that the classroom was in good repair as well as clean and accessible to the young individuals I did not notice any thing out of place everything was well put together. As far as light was concearned there was not enough sun light to enter the room being that the class room was in the back of the building. There is no door in the classroom that leads to the outside only the one window. There was more than enought space to move freely as far children with disabilities there are no students that attend Building Blocks with any know physical disabilities. The shape of the classroom is a rectangle where all children are in sight and sound of the teachers at all times. Shelfs were at height and arms reach of the children shelfs were accessible to the child so no needed assistance was needed by the teachers. As I walked around the classroom I observed that all sockets were covered and there were no hanging cords around that the child could have access to. The cabinets that cleaning solutions are kept in are labled and locked with a child resistant strap. The outdoor play area safe for all ages of children that Building Blocks provides care for. One area is concrete for riding bikes while the rest of the play area is covered with grass and mulch. Room Arrangement: The space of the class room is not noisy background music is played during music and movement and during naptime. All...
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...When I was in my Grade School my parents let me decide where I want to study in high school .I decided to study here in Universidad De Zamboanga technical high school because my brother ,my sister and my cousin explaining me how Universidad De Zamboanga is. And because of the quality of teaching and advantage of Information technology. Then I was so excited to feel what is high school life is. After I finish my grade school I was so excited just to see and feel the experience in Universidad De Zamboanga. When the day comes I ‘was going in UZ technical high school I see huge buildings and my height is only 4”3 at that time. And when I enter the huge buildings. I saw many rooms and many doors UZ ths is more advantage than the other school because it has two air-condition in a room. And when I’m walking at the hall way I see that UZ ths is clean because it has many garbage cans outside. As I continue walking I see the science laboratory it has many equipment’s that can use in many activities and many experiments that other school don’t have UZ ths buildings are so big. Then I continue exploring UZ technical high school buildings it has a summit centre that can be used by the basketball members and other sports team. High school life is different because it another stage of my life. I can meet my new classmates, new teachers and friends. I think high school life is not boring because it can encourage me to study hard. And to be more responsible student. And UZ THS...
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...It is amazing how the simple things can mean the most to children. My childhood glimmers with memories of bubble wrap, playing under the sprinklers, visits to grandmothers house and a solitary teddy bear. In the days before iPods, before computers were a necessity, there existed a world where every day was just another day in paradise and the aim was to explore as much as possible as quickly as possible. I, along with my twin sister and older brother lived in this world of imagination as children. To us, our house represented the whole world. I remember the day we had to say farewell to it. I stand in the garden. Our backyard was the place of many of our adventures. It was a child’s dream. In those days our garden was green with life and smelled of summer all year long. A brick path weaved through the luscious grass in a snake like fashion, and garden beds strategically placed around the edges of the path dotted the scene like blotches of colour in an impressionists painting. Images flash from the depths of my mind. To the left was where we had discovered the family of ducks that decided to settle into our swimming pool. Over on the concrete was where the three of us had formed a band with tennis racket guitars. To the right was where I had lost my tooth amongst the omniscient red bricks of the driveway. Memories of lessons learned come forth. At the end of the path stands a tree. Short in stature but potent in the fruit that it bears. Mangos. When I was about nine my brother...
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...Antonius w randa 611102854 The invisible man CHAPTER 1. The Strange Man’s Arrival Summary A stranger arrives in Bramblehurst railway station. He is bundled from head to foot with only the tip of his nose showing. He enters the Coach & Horses Inn and demands a room and a fire. Mrs. Hall, the owner prepares a supper for him and offers to take his coat and hat, but he refuses to take them off. When he finally removes the hat, his entire head is swathed in a bandage. Mrs. Hall thinks he has endured some accident. She tries to get him to talk about himself, but he is taciturn with her, although not particularly rude. CHAPTER 2. Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions Summary Teddy Henfrey, a clock repairman, comes to the inn for tea. Mrs. Hall asks him to “repair the clock” in the stranger’s room. Teddy deliberately takes as long as he can with the clock, taking it apart and reassembling it for no reason. The stranger finally gets him to hurry up and leave. Offended, Teddy talks himself into believing that the stranger is someone of a suspicious nature, perhaps even wanted by the police and is wrapped up to conceal his identity. Teddy runs into Mr. Hall and warns him about the stranger, informing him that a “lot of luggage” will be coming. It would seem that the stranger intends to stay awhile. Mr. Hall goes home intending to investigate the stranger, but is put off by the short-tempered demeanor of his wife. CHAPTER 3. The Thousand and One Bottles...
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...to what I feel will be affordable in my future. The property I chose is located in the City of San Gabriel California. A single family home consisting of 1728 square feet, three bedrooms, and two and a half baths, single car garage with an extra room connected to it. Upon entering the front door you quickly realize that the front room is rather small. It does have a fireplace, which seems to limit the front room space even more as it only limits the placement of furniture. The bedrooms were of a decent size with new windows in all rooms. The master bedroom was slightly larger then the other two bedrooms with a sliding door that leads to the back yard. The master bathroom was really small and outdated. The other bathrooms were also outdated. There is a family room but that too was really small. The kitchen was extremely small with little cabinet space, little counter space. There was a small area for dinning which was adjacent to the kitchen and connected to the living room. The layout of the entire house seemed to be dysfunctional. It seems as if there was some remodeling done, but it really cut down the openness of the entire house. It seems like you were walking through a maze as you tried to get from one room to another. I also felt as if maybe the owners tried to fix up the kitchen prior to putting the home up for sale. In...
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...advantage of my waiting time. In the success centers there always waiting time since there’s so many students that need the staff help. So after I finish my DLA’s I use that time before an instructor comes to study or do homework. As a result of my discovery I plan on having assignments that need to be done with me so I won’t procrastinate , and have notes on hand so I can study. Another technique I used was study where you’ll be alert. The rule was first hard to figure out because I was always alert in my bed but I got easily sleepy. Then I moved to the living room but I was easily distracted there due to a lot of noise. Next I tried the hallway and found that while I was very alert with no distractions, I was very uncomfortable and always moving in different spot, or hand leg cramps, or was just too cold. So I notice I found different excuses to study for ten minutes then take a thirty minute break. After that I tried in my room with a table, while I did get more done then the other pervious place I noticed that I started to day dream and always had the temptation of watching TV or getting in my bed. Finally I tried the bathroom and it did work because it was warm and I didn’t have any distraction, but it was comfortable since I was on a cushion. So it took a while and a lot of places but I finally found a study place where I can stay alert, comfortable and still make progress. I plan to keep studying in the bathroom even though it was unconventional. I plan to maybe start practice...
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...Profile. I arrive on floor twenty-one; fifteen floors above my own. The elevator doors glide open, and I am greeted by a large poster of a friendly looking yellow sponge and a pink starfish. I walk out of the elevator and proceed to my right. My interviewee’s room number was 2123, and I struggled to find it at first. I walk the perimeter of the floor, and discover it in the corner. It was just a plain brown door; there were no name markers on it. I hoped she had given me the right room number. I knock with force three times, and wait patiently. After about ten quick seconds, the door flies open and startles me a little. “Hey! Sorry my room is a little bit messy, I was gone all weekend, and I got back not too long ago” Jennah says. I explain to her that I totally understand, as I was gone all weekend too. I look past her a little bit as I am entering her dorm room. It is a little bit plain, and not equipped with much. As I look to my left at her bed, I do notice something that catches my interest: a Hello Kitty bed comforter. “No way! Jennah, I adore your comforter” I say excitedly. “Hello Kitty is the bomb” she agrees. I am not surprised at the fact that she has a comforter with a character popular among young elementary-aged girls. For the week that I’ve known her, she seemed very free-spirited, and young at heart. I observe her outfit and see something I, for some reason, did not notice when I first entered. She was wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt. Accommodating her...
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...1.0 Operation Plan Operation Process: Operating strategy emphasizes effective, offer affordable price servicers, facilities adequate infrastructures, energy quality teaching and the provision of reference material quality 1.1.1 Process Flow Charts: ITC Subject Offered: Package | Subject | Primary | MalayEnglishMathematicScience | Lower Secondary | MalayEnglishMathematicScience History | Upper Secondary (art) | MalayEnglishMathematicScienceHistory1 elective subject | Upper Secondary (science) | MalayEnglishMathematicAdditional MathematicHistory1 Elective subject | Single Subjects | PhysicsChemistryBiologyAccounting PrinciplesEconomyCommerceGeography | Operation Time: Sunday to Thursday | 2.30 pm to 10.00 pm | Friday and Saturday | 9.30 am to 5.00 pm | Timetable: PrimarySunday to ThursdayFriday and Saturday | 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm9.30 am to 5.00pm | Lower SecondarySunday to ThursdayFriday and Saturday | 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm8.00 pm to 10.00 pm | Upper SecondarySunday to ThursdayFriday and Saturday | 2.30 pm to 6.30 pm9.30 am to 12.30 pm2.00 pm to 5.00 pm | Material Requirement: Number | Items | Price (RM) per unit/box | Quantity needed unit/box | Total (RM) | 1 | Whiteboard pen | 25 | 4 | 100 | 2 | Whiteboard eraser | 5 | 6 | 30 | 3 | A4 Paper | 15 | 6 | 90 | 4 | Ball pen | 25 | 2 | 50 | 5 | Pencil | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Eraser | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Staples | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Liquid Paper | 20 | 1 | 20 | 9 | Glue | 5 | 2 | 10 | ...
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...PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE AT KALIPAYAN RESORT HOTEL AND RESTAURANT DASMARIñas city, cavite A Narrative Report submitted to the Faculty of the Cavite State University Indang, Cavite In Partial Fulfillments of the Requirements for the Course of Hrml 199-1a Housekeeping Practicum Marlon V. Calinawan May 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Rationale about Practicum Training……...............................1 B. Linkage Establishment...........................................................2 CHAPTER II: TRAINING AREA A. Standard Operating Procedure..............................................7 B. Facilities.................................................................................9 C. Man Power...........................................................................10 D. Duties and Responsibilities…………………………………...11 CHAPTER III: LEARNING EXPERIENCE.........................................13 CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION...........................................................14 APPENDICES CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Rationale about the Practicum Training On the Job Training (OJT) or practicum training is a method used for broadening student’s skill and develops their productivity n the working area. It is a learning opportunity for the student to gain hands-on experience through their exposure to the different operation in the hotel this training allows the school...
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