...Shortly after the first atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, World War II came to and, and the terrible reality of the atomic age began. Sixteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu has lived on the Bikini Atoll in the western Pacific all his life. Now the United States government wants to use his home as a site for atomic weapons tests. The islanders are told that they must vacate the island in the interest of world peace but can return when the land is safe again. Sorry is one of the only people who doesn't believe the story. He is sure that radioactive fallout will poison the blue waters and beautiful white sand beaches, and Bikini Atoll will be lost to its people forever. Sorry knows that he has no choice but stop this disaster before it starts, even if...
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...Assignment 7 Michael Little MGMT 202 Exercises: 1. Planning: Choosing the Direct or Indirect Approach a. The direct approach because when giving you boss news most if not all want you to be straight to the point. This will not matter if it’s good or bad news. b. The indirect approach because this will prepare the reader for the bad news and then offer them a solution at the end. c. The indirect approach because in this situation the customer will be displeased and you want to soften the blow of the bad news. d. The direct approach because when you are talking to the employees you want to be quick and straight to the point. There are several things that need to be accomplished at work on a daily bases they will not want to read a long email. e. The direct approach because this should not come as a surprise because the customer would be notified before the purchase of the ticket. The customer will still receive compensation for the 1 full year after the flight. f. The indirect approach because the airline is not taking into consideration that the customer was unable to use them because of being out of the country. The customer is going to be very angry so you need to set the calming ground before the bad news by giving a buffer. g. The indirect approach because this is going to because an emotional stand point from the customer when dealing with insurance. You want to slowly insert the bad news in this situation and then proceed to give...
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...collapse. They are approximately 300 meters below the surface. We have not been able to establish any line of communication with them yet, but we are hopeful that will change very soon. We have rescue crews working diligently, as we speak, to locate the exact location of the collapse in order to assess the condition of the miners, and to establish a means of communication. We do not know the condition of the men in the mine as of this moment, but we are hoping to find the men alive and well and be able to bring a safe end to this tragedy quickly. Please refrain from going to the site so the rescue crews are able to do their work. Any information obtained will be relayed to you in a timely manner. Stay calm and keep these men in your prayers. Thank you for your cooperation. Communication Release to family members I would not consider any other means of communication other than face to face to inform the family members of this tragedy. It would go as follows, I am very sorry to inform you that there has been a collapse in the mine. Right now we have rescue crews searching for the exact location of the miners so that we may assess their well-being and establish a line of communication. We are confident that we will succeed very quickly and we have high expectations that we will find our men alive and well. Rest assured any information that we obtain will be relayed to the family members immediately. Do you have any questions? We are doing everything we possibly can to reach these...
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...8th Distracted Driving You feel the buzzing in your pocket and pull out your cell phone to respond to the text. While looking down, you run into a few people. After a few quick apologies, you continue on your way. You are talking on your phone in the hallway, you bump into something and start saying “Sorry” but it happens to be a trash can. Something catches your eye on a shelf at the grocery store and you run into someone. All you have to give is a few more quick apologies. Sometimes in life, “sorry” acts as a magic word and can mend everything, and then there other times, “sorry” undoes nothing. Will “sorry” help when you crash your parents’ car because you needed to respond to a text message? What about when you kill someone’s child because you had a conversation going on the phone and ran a stop sign? Will you say “sorry” to that kid’s parents and expect things to get better? And if you had an accident because of the distraction of talking to your friend in the passenger seat, what would you say to her if you got to see her again? “Sorry you had to go to my funeral”? “I apologize for making you live with that horrible memory for the rest of your life”? “Sorry cannot begin to fix some things and preventing those things from happening by acting responsibly is the best you can do. People should not drive when talking to a passenger, using a cell phone or when they have distractions of any kind. Talking to a passenger can immensely distract drivers. Keeping an eye...
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...like a doe in headlights for a second before looking back down. I sit on the edge of the bed, resting the gun against it behind me. I search her face a while before answering. “I don’t know,” I tell her. “I really don’t. I know . . . that it’s just what I’ve always had the urge to do.” “Why?” She makes eye contact again, this time really looking into my eyes. “I guess it has to do with my parents. I never had parents, see. Been an orphan all my life. I lived in this old, cold, run-down orphanage downtown where I grew up. No one ever loved me there. There was so many of us they couldn’t love nobody. Just make sure we weren’t dying of starvation.” She’s listening now. And the look on her face has changed. She believes me. She feels sorry for me. I try to hide a smile, but I can’t help smiling a little. She has no idea what I want. What I’m going to do. “And then when I was thirteen,” I go on, “my big sister came and got me. I hadn’t seen her since I was five or six and she was eighteen. She left the orphanage when she was eighteen and I didn’t see her...
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...Dear Local Government and State Officials: I have been experiencing a wonderful winter in the state of Maryland. We have not had a bad winter however, on the days expecting snow it always turns into a disaster. My husband called me on the phone this morning stating that he was unable to take my friend to the airport due to the snow plows blocking the driveway completely with snow. I had to leave my work that morning to try and make calls to make sure that the situation would not happen again. This is not the only time that this has happened. It happens very often when we get snow. I spoke with the men driving the truck at the time of the incident and advised him that my friend needs to get to the airport right away or she will miss her flight. He advised me that I needed to plow out my driveway because he needed to be somewhere else. I did not take that lightly at all. I contacted his boss who stated that I need to speak with the local government and make a complaint. I became irate at this point and began to scream and throw a fit which was not good at all. After several times of trying to contact you I kept running into a hard rock. I have left several messages and still have yet to receive a phone call back due to this matter. I am writing you this letter to explain my situation. My friend came in town to visit for a few days. Not knowing that we were expected to get snow at the time we received it. She was only to be here for a weekend. Due to the snow we received we were...
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... Aini Receptionist: Can you please spell that for me, miss? Guest: Sure, N-U-R-U-L-Q-U-R-R-A-T-U-A-I-N-I Receptionist: Yes, MS Qurratu, we’re reserved a double room for you with a view of the ocean for two nights, is that correct? Guest: yes it is. Receptionist: Excellent. We already have your credit card information on file. If you’ll just sign the receipt along the bottom. Please. Guest: Whoa, Five hundred and ninety ringgit a night! Receptionist: yes miss .we is a five star hotel after all Guest : well ,fine I’m here on business anyway .So at least I’m staying on the company’s dime .What’s included in this cost anyway ? Receptionist: A full continental buffet every morning, free airport shuttle service, and use of the hotel’s safe are all included. Guest: so what’s hot included in the price? Receptionist: Well, you will find a mini-bar in your room .Use of it will be charged to your account .Also, the hotel provides room services, at an additional charge of course. Guest: mm, ok, so what room am I in ? Receptionist: Room 487.Here is your key. To get to your room, take the elevator on the right up to the fourth floor. Turn left once you exit the elevator and your room will be on the left hand side. A bell boy will bring your bags up shortly. Guest: great, Thanks Receptionist: should you have any question or requests. Please dial 0 from your room .Also there is internet available in the lobby 24 hours. Guest: ok, and what time is check out? Receptionist: At midday...
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...------------------------------------------------- Sorry for the Loss How is it possible that a young man who has been an inmate for at least five years, can still have glowing white teeth, glowing skin and a big grin? Why is a knife that has been made to kill and slice been named after an innocent creature such as a butterfly? We have all these weird questions, as to why two very different things, which clearly make up contrasts, are put together. Why is this, really? There are no answers, or in fact there might be all the answers in the world. You decide and you create the truth. In the literature of the 21st century we are allowed to make up our own truths. Bridget Keehan takes us on a journey in Sorry for the Loss where these questions pop up more than once. In the following I will try to make up my own truth to these questions. The plot of the story proceeds chronologically and starts in medias res; this means that we are thrown into the story, with no introduction as to where we are or whom we are going to meet. A third person narrator with a restricted point of view, the narrator is not a participant in the story, tells Sorry for the Loss. A restricted point of view, also called limited omniscient, means that the narrator does not have full access to the thoughts of anybody but the main character, in this case Evie the Catholic chaplain. The restrictive narrator gives no access to the minds of Victor, the young inmate, or the officer. If we knew the thoughts of these...
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...What were Chuck Noland’s most prized possessions while stranded on a deserted island? The three items that helped Noland survive while stranded on a deserted are, a Wilson Volleyball, a broken pocket watch, and portable toilet. The items that he uses can no longer function, but he finds ways to make each item work to his advantage. The first thing Chuck Noland finds most valuable is a Wilson Volleyball. He came across a FedEx package containing a Wilson Volleyball and they instantly became best friends. One day, while talking to Wilson, Noland cut his hand, blamed it on Wilson and palmed him away. He felt bad, so he went to find where he landed. Chuck Noland felt so bad that he emphasizes to Wilson, “I’m dory, Wilson. Wilson, I’m sorry! I’m...
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...Sorry for the Loss * by Bridget Keehan The novel “Sorry for the Loss” by Bridget Keehan is about a woman called Evie who is prison chaplain. In the text she is about to tell an inmate that a relative of his died. This is the first time she is going to do this. The text is about the expectations she has towards telling him the grim news and how people can surprise you. She had her expectations and maybe even prejudices going into that cell. By analyzing symbols and reactions in the novel, this essay will look deeper on the reaction of the inmate Victor. This essay will also look at Evie’s workplace and how she feels about her work. Last, it will look at some of the symbols in the text and how they are used to make us understand certain points in the text. Victor reacts differently than Evie expected because he understand his situation. Victor seems to care very little about his grandmother’s death. At least compared to what you would expect but there is one thing you need to understand. Victor is in for murder and has done 5 years. He will be doing a lot more years and there is no point in becoming soft now. He knows the rules in the prison. “Is there anything you’d like me to do? I can find out the time of the funeral if you like?” “I won’t be able to go though will I, Miss?” (p. 4 l. 140-141). He would like to go if he could but he knows that he cannot so he does not want to seem like he cares. Prison is tough and when you are behind bars for as long as a man with...
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...Ethical Dilemma Julieann Mills HCS/335 June 24, 2014 David Gallagher Ethical Dilemma Health care facilities are in need of individuals who are capable of decision-making without supervision. Physicians need medical assistants or licensed practical nurses to assist in daily clinical routine. Medical assistants and licensed practical nurses help physicians with patient charts and maintaining medical records. They also remind physicians of appointment times and patient prescription. The duties of medical assistants and LPNs are very complex that is why it is important for such professionals to execute their duties at the utmost standard. Jerry is in a situation where he refills a medication without the consent of Dr. Williams. Usually, patients will call for a refill of a prescription but will need the doctor’s approval. Jerry is a practicing LPN. He has the capability to call in prescriptions on behalf of patients. It would be a great idea if he just tried to contact Dr. Williams so that he can request the medication to a pharmacy. After the request, the pharmacy can dispense the medication to the patient. Jerry can check through the patient’s files and see if the medication is necessary for the patient to take. Jerry can also ask from other health care professionals to ensure if he has the authority to refill the patient’s...
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...Sorry for the loss – essay Sorry for the loss is a short story, written by Bridget Keehan in 2008. It is a story filled with contrasts, and tells the story of an innocent person’s courage, as she wanders through the harsh prison, to deliver some sad news to a killer-inmate. The story is playing out in what seems like a classic county prison. Evie, the catholic chaplain, is assigned to tell the inmate, Victor Zamora, that his Nan dead. As she enters his cell, she immediately notices, that Victor is not a regular long-term prisoner. Even though he has been imprisoned for five years, for killing a fellow student with a butterfly knife, he does not have any long-term staleness, as you would expect people like him to have. His skin is still olive and his eyes are blue, and they still have spark. And when she brings him the news, he does not react, as you would expect. He does not start to cry or become upset, which would be the typical reaction. And at the same time, she wonders, how something with as peaceful a name as a butterfly knife can be used to perform such a horrible act. The plot of this story proceeds chronologically, and we are thrown directly into the story without any form of introduction. There are no flashbacks, no flashforwards or foreboding. It is all happening as it would in real time, without any jumps in time. It is a third person, limited omniscient narrator, which is following Evie’s point of view. It is a third person narrator, because terms such...
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...in a way to help avoid or reduce gang related activity or conflict, and the primary reason of keeping their customers safe. With the rule in effect, they have an exception for people with certain conditions that still allows them to wear bandanna’s by wearing the bracelet. I understand she may have felt hurt or targeted, but the mall has a rule and they found a way for people with medial condition to be able to wear the bandanna. She certainly made it very clear in her letter she has cancer, to me almost to the point she would like people to feel sorry for her, however, it is a terrible tragedy for nay one to get cancer, it does not exempt anyone from rules. 2.) I do not feel the hard and fast caused public relations issues. I feel there are some people that will complain about them and some people that will support it. I am sure when the rule first came into effect it caused some publicity, but then something else found people’s attention and now people have adapted to the rule. 3.) Yes, the mall should send a copy to the newspaper. In a sense the girl made it kind of sound like she was attacked, but she was not and again an exception was put into place for her to keep her bandanna on. Both letters will cause negative and positive reactions from people, as everyone has an opinion. Bottom line the mall has a responsibility to keep its customers safe and if this helps, then it is...
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...a police whistle, toilet paper, a bottle of aspirins, trail mix, my cell phone, coins for a pay phone, (because sometimes we do not get service on our trails) and water. Since my father and my brother were accompanying me I decided to let one of them hold on to my backpack. It was rather heavy, it would slow me down, and I could fall behind with such a load, considering that they were both bigger and much stronger than me they had no problem keeping up and walking the trails with that backpack of mine. The whole way up the trail my brother asked “why do you carry such a big back pack anyway, it’s not even a full day hike?” I told him “ Well, I always like to feel over prepared then under prepared, and that it is always better to be safe than sorry” he laughed and nodded his head. The weather was just so perfect and the air was full of the outdoors...
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...I am sorry it has been so long since I have written to you. It has been a very long and difficult process settling here in Australia. The trip over was very frightening. The boat was so crowded and the storms nearly caused us to capsize. I am so thankful we are out of that detention centre, it is as bad as a jail. High electronic gates protect the building, the pale grey walls are topped with rolled razor wire and the ground is dust, barely any grass. I am glad I am healthy, the people with illnesses get no medical treatment at all. It was worth the wait, though. Life in Australia is amazing. Everyone is so free. It is so strange to see women walking with tight shorts and tiny shirts, and freely interacting with men that are not their family. Men and women eat together, large groups, out in public! And at tables, and with strange...
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