Since we spend at least half our waking lives on the job, we ought to like what we do. Fun on the job, in fact, ought to be a precondition for our careers. Whether you work within or help create a working environment, that environment simply must be a place where fun is not only an acceptable but an encouraged attitude on the part of the people in your organization.…
|Title of the Book: The AMAZING DAYS of ABBY HAYES#1---every Cloud has a Silver Lining |…
The summer before her freshman year of high school, Melinda Sordino, meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods, Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911, but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her, and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast, shunned by her friends for calling the police. She remains silent and sinks into depression. Melinda is befriended by Heather, a new girl, who clings to Melinda only to ditch her for "the Marthas". As Melinda's depression deepens, she begins to skip school, isolating herself from her parents and others who assume she is seeking attention. She slowly ignores her lab partner, David Petrakis, who encourages her to speak up for herself. The truth comes out about what happened at the party. Realizing the truth, the students no longer treat Melinda as an outcast but as a sort of hero instead. As Melinda was going about school days, her disguise used to make her stay in her own world alone, soon began to break apart as she learned how to speak up for herself.…
Paul’s uncle, Joe, and cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in this “lass struggle” that ultimately fractures the Crown family and forces Paul to leave his uncle’s home to find work on his own. The behavior and work ethic of Joe. Who is born to wealth and privileged in America, is juxtaposed with that of immigration Paul. Jakes portrayed Joe Jr. as spoiled and without focus especially when compared to Paul’s mature approach to life and work.…
Dreams have the power to control a person’s life, as shown in Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck, when George and Lennie only worked in hopes to fulfil the dreams, and Lennie relying on George because of the hope within the idea of their…
In Lord Dunsany’s “The Two Bottles of Relish” (1932), Smithers, a relish salesman, partners with Linley, an intelligent gentleman from Oxford to solve the murder of the young Nancy Elth. After Smithers has discovered clues from the murder scene in Unge, he must rely on Linley because he cannot solve the case. Smithers’ self – deprecation, ignorance, and lack of creativity prevent him from solving the case.…
I decided to do a report on a book entitled Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for you through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron. This book is basically a guide to help everyday people find out who they are through their personality and taking that information and finding a career field that works for them and their personality. In this book, you will go through the following stages towards doing what you are: discovering your personality type, verifying your personality type, recognizing the four different temperaments, identifying innate strengths, and which strengths you share with the outside…
In his book First Things First, Stephen Covey describes setting priorities as the most important aspect of successful (personal) improvement. No matter how efficient you do your work, if you´re doing the wrong thing, nothing will really improve. Covey compares the difference between efficiency and setting priorities with a compass and the clock: how fast you go is not as important as where you´re going.…
2. Summary of the plot: Annabel Greene had what could be considered the perfect teenage life: cool friends, close family, good grades, and a part-time career as a model. At the beginning of summer that all disappeared. She is still traumatized by the attempted rape she experienced from her best friend's boyfriend, and she doesn't try to fix the broken friendships that are created when everyone turns their backs on her. She dreads go back to school after that summer because she thinks no one will believe her and everyone will hate her even more. Annabel's devastating secret is slowly revealed after avoiding many confrontations. Annabel finds comfort in an unlikely friendship with the school's biggest loner, Owen Armstrong, who has his own issues with anger, but has learned to control it and helps her face her fears and emotions. They eventually fall for each other. One day she meets with him and begins telling him everything about the rape as well as all of her family problems. When Emily Shuster, Sophie and Annabel’s old friend, almost gets raped by Will Cash (the boyfriend of her ex-best friend) also, she tells the police and school the school.…
The statement can be seen in two ways and any individual can pick a side which one they agree with. Although, experiencing both of them opens my eyes about reality and dreams. In reality, having dreams and fantasies are great. In my opinion, my dreams give me motivation in order for me to get the reality I am happy and content with. Work hard in order to achieve your dreams, but do not get caught up with it and see reality in a more optimistic…
There are 5 sections to this book report. Each section is worth 20 points. Do not skip a section. Each section is important to show your understanding of the book you read.…
Dreaming helps you to get an attitude of doing better or constant improvement. Constant improvement is very important. We must go that extra mile to reach our goals. Failures may come, but an attitude to keep moving on and trying to improve is thoroughly achieved by dreams. Dreams are the fuel that keep energizing you to go further.…
People come up with dreams all of the time. Some people stick to their dreams and work for them, always trying to reach their goal. Using a dream can help people get through a hard time and to motivate themselves to keep working and fighting. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck shows the idea of people using dreams to motivate themselves to succeed, even outside of the realm of fictional books, dreams motivate people.…
This book is unique - Do not use the word “unique” anywhere in the report.…
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by the American author Jerome David…