...To Kill or Not to Kill, That is the Question Murderers, killers: A person who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being. When I hear these words, I think to myself, how could a human being just go out and kill another human being? A killer has to be someone who has something going on up in his or her head to make them crazy enough to murder someone. How could a person be that mad enough to even get the motivation to kill another person? Could an individual that has murdered someone not really be considered a killer, but rather the victim? In the story Killings, written by Andre Dubus, and the story A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner, I learned that both main characters have a motivation for murder in which they both fulfill in doing. However, after understanding these characters reasons for murder, I do not know if I can really say that they are considered murderers. In Andre Dubus’s, Killings, Matt Fowler’s youngest son, Frank, was shot and killed by Richard Strout. Frank was dating Strout’s soon to be ex-wife, Mary Ann. Strout was not happy about this so he shot and killed Frank right in front of Mary Ann and their two sons. Since Strout shot Matt’s son Frank, Matt then shoots Strout. After understanding the situation as of why Matt shot Strout, one might think that Matt shot Strout simply because Strout killed his son. However, this was not Matt’s only motivation for murder. Matt not only has to deal with his guilt over his son’s death...
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...Environmental Issue Project – Whaling; to kill or not to kill Larry Baker Rasmussen College Authors note: This assignment is being submitted on August 22, 2014 for Ms. Jaime Farrow’s Section 05 Human Uses of the Environment class. We have all seen, or most of us anyway, the classic movie Moby Dick written by Herman Melville, about the obsessed Captain Ahab who is determined to kill the whale or die trying. Now this is a work of fiction but people have been hunting whales for tens of thousands of years. It only took America about ten years to kill 50 – 60 million buffalo; it makes it hard to believe there are many whales left after thousands of years hunting them. This paper is about the Whaling Debate on whether countries should be allowed to continue to hunt whales or should we leave them protected and my beliefs on the subject. This debate has also focused on issues of sustainability and conservation as well as ownership and national sovereignty. Some of the issues included in these debates is the question of cetacean intelligence this refers to the Cetacea order of mammals, which includes whales, porpoises, and dolphins; and the level of suffering which the animals undergo when caught and killed (The Whale Debate: Whale Wars, 2014). Another hot topic in the debate right now is the right to kill a certain amount of whales for scientific research, Japan kills 1000 minke whales a year and about 100 endangered fin and humpback whales. Whales are mammals the same...
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...kIntroduction This project’s product is done for a “big Idea” contest hosted by the Marketing and Communications Department at Texas A&M at Qatar. The product was created and developed based on the students’ and staff members’ needs values and attitudes. Students and staff members value time more than anything. As engineering students, and the people working in the engineering society time is what makes everything happen. They need something that is efficient and quick. At Texas A&M the cafeterias are too small to accommodate the whole students and staff. So, they tend to go to other places outside the university to provide themselves food, which is time consuming. Therefore, this project is developed to decrease the amount of time they need in order to provide themselves food. The idea is basicity expanding the cafeteria at Texas A&M at Qatar in another location that will accommodate larger number of people, and to create a better environment to the students and stuff. The location that was chosen will accommodate around 100-150 person. Along with expanding the cafeteria, a buffet going to be add with more food to serve for the number of students/staff members. The selection of food is going to be following a standard food pyramid with the types of food need for the body to function and be healthy. The next stage was to illustrate a way to present this idea to the Marketing and Communications Department and to the audience of the idea. I chose to present my idea...
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...Early in the morning 6:30 am at Mr Omolos house (birds chapping sound) Mr. Omolo in the kitchen : Preparing a cup of tea Philo (smiling) : Honey you dint tell me you needed this prepared. It seems you have forgotten what my duties are in this house. (Pecking him) Anyway, I hope you had a wonderful night. Mr Omolo : Of course my dear Philo (carrying) : it’s almost time. I am sure there is a new way forward concerning our Sacco. Mr. Omolo (switching on the TV) (helplessly): Oh God! Let us just find a way out as soon as possible. I am tired! Philo : the news briefing is almost through and there is no hint yet Mr. Omolo( receiving call from Pewa) : good morning Mr Pewa…………yes yes yes! Am equally anxious to know about Huduma’s fate……..which one? Okay (hangs up) Philo a report has been published on people daily newspaper we have to get the details now. Mr Omolo (banging at tony door): Tony Tony! Hey Tony! Get up right now. Tony (stretching lazily)-sound : mmmmh, yees, I’m coming Mr Omolo (clicks) : Tony is this how you will run your business? I really pity you Fred (carrying bread and : hey dad watsup! 3 newspapers) Mr Omolo : Fred I thought you were still asleep are you feeling better Fred : yes dad ma temperatures are okay today. Hunger strike me in the night I have had buy bread to take with my favorite soup. Greeting from Jose...
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...4/20/2016 4/20/2016 Katie Carrabbia (19258403) ITT/ESI Corporation Katie Carrabbia (19258403) ITT/ESI Corporation Computer Shopper Katie Carrabbia Computer Shopper Katie Carrabbia HP- Pavilion desktop Hard Drive Capacity | 1TB | Processor Brand | AMD | System Memory (RAM) | 8 GB | Processor speed | 2.0 Gigahertz | Acer Aspire V17 Hard Drive Capacity | 500 Gigabytes. | Processor Brand | Intel | Processor speed | 2.6 GHZ | System Memory (RAM) | 8 Gigabites | Microsoft surface book Hard drive capacity | 128 Gigabytes | Hard Drive Type | Solid State Drive | Processor Brand | Intel | Processor Speed | 2.8 Gigahertz | Before making a purchase for a computer a person should take into consideration what kind of computer they need and for what. The first thing you should think into before even looking for a laptop would be the budget you are going to set for yourself. Think about how much money you are really willing to spend on a computer. They come in many different options so choose wisely on what you need the computer for whether it would be for school or work or even a basic home computer. The next topic to take into consideration before making a purchase would be what purpose will it serve? Is this computer you are going to buy for school? For just school maybe looking into a basic laptop for using word which could be a cheap way out of it. Maybe this computer is for gaming, which money will come into play for this. A gamming computer typically needs a fast...
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...Queen Ann F. Fungot Poblacion, Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz, Phillipines 5812 09297538987 quefungot@yahoo.com Objective: Looking to work with an educational institution to offer exceptional mathematical knowledge, logical thinking, a pleasure of diversity, and exceptional verbal communication skills to students and educate them in understanding math fundamentals. Education: Tertiary Bachelor in Secondary Education College of Education West Visayas State University Luna St. La Paz, Iloilo 2012-2016 Secondary: Our Lady of the Snows Institute Poblacion, Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz 2008-2012 Elementary Our Lady of the Snows Institute Poblacion, Ilaya, Dumarao, Capiz 2002-2008 Pre-profession Experience: Student Teacher, WVSU-Integrated Laboratory School, November- December 2015 Student Teacher, Jaro National Highschool, January- February 2016 Skills: * Highly skilled in planning effective classroom instructions. * Hands on experience in teaching mathematical concepts to students. * In depth knowledge of basic and advanced mathematics with a specialization in algebra. * Proficient in preparing effective and appropriate lesson plans. * Ensured adequate supervision to assure fitness, interests, and safety of all students. * Excellent grasp over advanced mathematical concepts. * Proven ability to effectively present educational materials. * Developed effective and efficient lesson plan and assessment tools inclined to k-12 curriculum. * Demonstrated competence...
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...Job Analysis / Job Description Tadiwa Njagu Professor Smith HRM530 7\27\2015 A job analysis is the process used to collect information about the duties, responsibilities, necessary skills, outcomes, and work environment of a particular job. You need as much data as possible to put together a job description, which is the frequent outcome of the job analysis. Additional outcomes include recruiting plans, position postings and advertisements, and performance development planning within your performance management system (Heathfield, 2000). Hiring a new employee(s) can be challenging and a lot work. Some bosses will just hire the first person they interview so they can get it over with, but this could be very damaging to the company. Small companies like Emery’s Landscaping cannot afford to make this mistake. They are small company of 12 employees and if someone is not pulling their weight then another person has to pick up the slack. Emery’s is a landscaping company which needs a marketing person. The goal of a market analysis is to determine the attractiveness of a market and to understand its evolving opportunities and threats as they relate to the strengths and weaknesses of the firm (Aaker, 2012). The business is growing more and more every day. Communication and commitment to our clients is a couple of our strengths. The weather is one of our weaknesses but we have no control on this. The new employee will help the company to make sure our strengths are greater than...
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...Zach McKinnell Mrs. Ivey Honors English 9 2\8\15 To Kill A Mockingbird was one of the best books of the twentieth century. It has lots of good morals and shows how people learn lessons. In this book there are many instances where people follow Atticus’ advice. When he says you need to walk in someone’s shoes before you can judge their lives. Throughout the book people learn about this lesson more and more. One example is when Scout walks in Boo’s shoes. During the story Scout was on Boo’s porch and was finally getting a view from Boo’s eyes. She said this is as close as you can get to walking in somebody’s shoes. She realizes Boo isn’t really the bad person everybody thinks he is. She realizes he really has a good heart and is a really kind person. She realized how it would have affected him if Atticus would not have lied. She saw how he saw the town and the people in it. Another example is Atticus and Heck walking in Boo’s shoes. They both realize that they have to lie to protect Boo. They realize Boo doesn’t want all the attention of being a hero. They both see he is a really good man. They see he’s never done anything wrong and doesn’t deserve to be brought out of his comfort zone. They compared it to killing a mockingbird, because a mockingbird does nothing but make pretty music and never hurts anyone, so why kill it? They walked in Boo’s shoes and saw why they should protect him from the attention and everything he doesn’t want. The next example is Jem walking...
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...Love plays a very important role in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes were watching God. Janie spent her days looking for love. She thought of love just as she thought of the elements of springtime: Sunny days, bright skies, a bee pollinating pear tree blossoms. She searched far and wide for this kind of perfect love. Logan Killicks couldn't give this kind of love to Janie. He may not have loved her at all. To him, Janie was just another working set of hands. He treated her almost like another man. He was inconsiderate of her feelings, her hopes, her aspirations. He probably didn't know the color of her eyes. Janie was worked hard by Logan. He made her do all sorts of things that only men should have to have done. He was even going to make her plow the fields-a job that requires a considerable amount of strength: strength that Janie didn't have. Janie complained that nothing beautiful was ever said. She had no love with Logan Killicks. That is why she left him for a man that showed much potential to give the kind of love she was looking for. The whistling man that Janie ran away with was Jody Starks. With Jody, Janie thought that she would forever have "flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything." She thought she'd have "a bee for her bloom". She didn't exactly find this in Jody though. In him she definitely found change and chance, but still not the love she was looking for. What Jody had for Janie was more of a lust than a love. He was very...
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...SMOKING KILLS! Contents of a cigarette What are the effects of smoking on the lungs? Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer caused by smoking. More than 80% of cases of lung cancer are due to smoking. Cigarette smoke contains many chemicals that interfere with the body's method of filtering air and cleaning out the lungs. The smoke irritates the lungs and leads to overproduction of mucus. It also paralyses the cilia - tiny hair-like structures that line the airways and clean out dust and dirt. Paralysis of the cilia means mucus and toxic substances accumulate, resulting in congestion of the lungs. This extra mucus means smokers are more likely to suffer from chronic bronchitis and what is known as 'smoker's cough'. Cigarette smoke is one of the best known triggers of asthma. When people suffer from asthma their inflamed air passages, which are very sensitive, narrow when exposed to cigarette smoke. This causes an asthma attack. Long term exposure of the lungs to the irritants in tobacco smoke destroys the normal lung structure. The elastic walls of the small airways within the lungs are broken down. This reduces the amount of lung tissue available for the transfer of oxygen from the air to the blood. This condition is called emphysema. Some degree of emphysema is found in almost all people who are long-term smokers; however the severity will...
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...JC Miranda & Shant Bekarian Mrs. Lambert English Honors II The book To kill a mockingbird is a microcosm of the Judicial Branch and the American law system. Microcosm has a multitude of definitions that vary from a little world to a greatly diminished size. The definition being examined in this essay is something that makes up another entity of a larger size. Juror Eleven makes a connection between these two by stating his love for this country due to the differences between where he immigrated from and the United States. He also explains a side of democracy where everyone should play their part: “ We have a responsibility. This is a remarkable thing about democracy…., We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. This is why we are strong” (pg 50). Robinson creates this microcosm of the Judicial Branch through 3 characters which are Jurors 3, 8, and the foreman. These characters make up the microcosm by becoming sides of the justice system and representations of where the young man is guilty or not. Juror 3 is the side that believes the young man is guilty and opposes him which can mean that the he is more like the plaintiff or prosecutor in the justice system. On the contrary Juror 8 believes the young man is innocent which means that he is more like the defendant’s side in the justice system. The foreman is the one who calms the situation and stops a conversation from becoming too heated. He is most like the judge or bailiff that consoles both...
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...of To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during three years of the Great Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Alabama. The narrator, six-year-old named Scout Finch, lives with her older brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. Jem and Scout become friends with a boy named Dill who visits Maycomb to stay with his aunt for the summer. The three children are afraid of their neighbor "Boo" Radley. The adults of Maycomb don’t like to talk about Boo and for many years, few have seen him. The children feed each other's imaginations with rumors about his appearance and reasons for remaining hidden, and they fantasize about how to get him out of his house. After two summers of being friends with Dill, Scout and Jem find out someone is leaving them small gifts in a tree outside the Radley house. Boo makes gestures to the children but is never seen in person. Atticus is assigned to defend a black man named Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman. Although many of Maycomb's citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom. Atticus discovers that the accusers—Mayella and her father, Bob Ewell, the town drunk—are lying. It also becomes clear that the friendless Mayella was making sexual advances towards Tom and her father caught her in the act. Even with convincing evidence of Tom's innocence, the jury convicts him. Tom is soon shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. Harper Lee wrote To Kill a MockingBird...
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...Andrew Holloman ENG 1101 11/13/12 Compare and Contrast Essay Similarities between Harper Lee’s Childhood Life and Scout Finch’s Childhood Life The To Kill a Mockingbird novel written by Harper Lee is commonly considered one of the twentieth century's most widely read American novels. The vast majority of people that have read the novel are of the belief that the events contained within the novel are based on Harper Lee’s childhood experiences growing up in the South. However, absent of Harper Lee actually confirming the inspirational source for her novel; it’s still an assumption made by the masses. Nonetheless, we all have to agree that there are some very distinct similarities between Harper Lee’s childhood life and the childhood life of Scout Finch’s in the novel. Similarities that exist between Harper Lee’s childhood life and that of Scout Finch in the To Kill a Mockingbird novel were the facts that they were both raised in small rural towns, both of them were tomboys during their childhood years, and they both lived through times of racial prejudice. The first similarity between Harper Lee’s childhood life and Scout Finch’s childhood life is that they were both raised in small rural towns in Alabama. Harper Lee grew up in the small rural town of Monroeville, Alabama that. The town has a small closely knit population where everyone knew their neighbors and knew their neighbor’s business. Aside from this the town of Monroeville is riddled with poverty and racial...
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...The classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird has ended up on thousands of classic to read list, school’s required reading, some school even banning the book all together, only to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, become a Academy Award-winning film, and is going to be talked about for hundreds of years. So what is it? This tale told by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, a girl ageing between seven to nine, in Maycomb County a small town in Alabama, lives in a world she soon realizes is not perfect, and struggles to understand why things are the way they are. From race, sex, and all between, this classic tales takes the perspective “innocent eye” to a new level. Scout mother died when she was two, so she does not even miss her, but Jeremy (Jem) does. Jem,...
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...“Trained to kill” Logos appeal: “why our youngest generation is so violent.” “train our Marines to kill.” “humans have a natural aversion to killing one another.” “problem was psychological conditioning.” “We fought each other -- living, thinking, breathing enemies -- the ultimate in realism.” “The realism provided by video games works on young brains the same way.” “ You can't perpetrate these kinds of mass murders with a knife.” “We also need to address the factors in our culture that promote violence.” Ethos appeal: "....why our youngest generation is so violent' 'The military started using human-shaped paper targets" 'The idea was to link reward centers in the brain to accuracy and the sight of a human falling down." "We fought each other -- living, thinking, breathing enemies -- the ultimate in realism." "Here's the problem: children in America don't get that second set of lessons. They only get the first." "Science has since proven that the brain rewires itself based on experience." "The realism provided by video games works on young brains the same way." "You can't perpetrate these kinds of mass murders with a knife." Pathos appeal: "shootings in America are tragic' "so violent" "train our Marines to kill" "humans have a natural aversion to killing one another" "Killing the "enemy" was fulfilling." "We fought " "Marines are ethical warriors" "kill the cops" "exposure to violence" "enormous amount of power" " You can't perpetrate these...
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