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MapMap of parts of Presidio, Brewster and Foley Counties : Texas and Pacific Land Office, Dallas, ... Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 1100 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Stakemann, M.
- Date: 1891
Map[Map of portions of Jeff Davis County and Presidio County, Texas]. Shows landownership. "C.J. Canda, S.J. Drake & W. Strauss : proprietors of the land heretofore belonging to the Texas & Pacific Railway Co.; Address : W.H. Abrams, general agent, Dallas, Texas." LC ...
- Contributor: Stakemann, M.
- Date: 1894


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- Light a fire - If you have a fireplace in your home, it is not only the perfect place to light a flame to keep your guests cozy, but it also lends a beautiful light for your party and you can even heat your tea over it if you wish.
- Light candles - Candles also share a lot of beautiful, flickery, light if a large fire isn't the most practical for you. Scented candles are also nice, and for tea parties, particularly the following scents: Vanilla, Turkey and Stuffing (Yankee Candles), Warm Sugar, Vanilla Cupcake, and Home Sweet Home.
- Display your food - Recipes for tea foods will come in the next letter, but for now, know that it is very important to display your food in a beautiful way. If you have pastries or baked items, array them on a tray in a circular fashion. Fruit should be lain parallel and sugar should be kept in a small cup, with a lid if you can manage one.
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Good luck with your decorations!
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All farmers care about the future of their farm. They agree that succession planning is important and that keeping the land in farming is a priority. Then why do so few farmers actually do the planning? Like all of us, it's hard to make the time, and to face tough issues like financial security, family dynamics, and retirement.
Plenty of guides, worksheets and websites offer succession planning information. From Land For Good's (LFG's) experience, what's missing is structured and sustained support to pull the advisor team together, help the family make decisions, and organize the legal and financial mechanics. LFG's field agents provide that support in each New England state. And, with funding from the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, this past winter (2016 – 2017) LFG piloted a new, more intensive approach that proved successful-and bears repeating to help more farm families.
A New England Farm Succession School, offered in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, brought eight farmers or farm couples to an intensive three-session course. In each state, participants attended a full day in December, January and February, co-led by Kathy Ruhf (LFG) and Jon Jaffe (Farm Credit East). In between sessions, they completed assignments like calculating retirement budgets or holding a family meeting to assess communication styles. Each farmer also wrote and shared a "legacy letter."
The small groups yielded big rewards. Farmers loved the amount of attention, and valued the trust and sharing that developed among the participants, regardless of scale or type of enterprise.
It opened my mind to all that's involved and not be afraid to seek help from professionals," said one participant.
The comradery of sharing stories is both learning and inspirational to all parties involved," shared another.
For one dairy farm couple, their Succession School experience led them to develop a timetable for their "exit" and to work with their on-farm son on transitioning management of the dairy and associated cheese operation.
This made us look at our business more closely than we have in a while," they shared.
A NH greenhouse operator identified potential successors and developed a set of steps to determine the feasibility of transfer to one of them.
It is important to discuss and communicate and keep working on it. You are always changing – do not let family dynamics, fear and anxiety keep you from work on YOUR plan!" commented one farmer.
Participants also received ongoing no-cost technical assistance between sessions and discounted continued planning support, plus a credit toward hiring other succession-related technical assistance.
A recent study, Gaining Insights, Gaining Access, conducted by American Farmland Trust and Land For Good, shed new light on the critical need to facilitate the transition of farms and farmland in New England to a next generation of farmers. The Farm Succession School is designed for these senior farmers and farm couples looking toward retirement and farm transition.
To continue addressing this need for structured and sustained support, the next Farm Succession School will be offered to all New England farmers this winter (2017 – 2018) in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Here are the upcoming Farm Succession Schools. Watch for more details as registration opens next month.
|December 5, 2017
January 11, 2018
February 7, 2018
|Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation, 249 Lakeside Avenue, Marlborough, MA
|December 6, 2017
January 10, 2018
February 6, 2018
|Connecticut Farm Bureau Association, 78 Beaver Road, Wethersfield, CT
|Rhode Island
|December 8, 2017
January 9, 2018
February 8, 2018
|USDA Farm Services Agency, 60 Quaker Lane, Warwick, RI
When asked what Succession School participants would tell a fellow farmer:
Attend! This series will help you focus on creating concrete steps out of vague thoughts … steps that will move you towards successful business transition/succession."
It is almost essential to the success of the agricultural enterprise transfer & the personal life stage planning at retirement and beyond."
Well worth the time. Gets you thinking and planning."
Definitely would recommend it."


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Bethel Rural Community Organization formed from the merger of two previous organizations: Bethel Community Organizaion (1991) and Pigeon Valley Citizens for Rural Preservation (2000). BRCO began operation in 2001. March 23, 2006 is the inception date for the organiation's incorporation as a 501(c) 3 non-profit.
BRCO's mission is to coordinate local and regional resources to perform programs and projects that enhance the quality of rural life in Bethel Community.
Preserving yesterday; Helping Today; Planning for Tomorrow
BRCO Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every other month, beginning in January, at the BRCO community center. A pot-luck dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a speaker at 7 p.m. and a brief business meeting. All visitors are welcome.
Board Members
Richard Coltman, Board Chair
Frances Adamson
Pat Carr
Rosemary Janes
Randy Thompson
Frances Adamson, President
Carroll Jones, Vice President
Susan Baxley, Secretary
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The local clinic in Ayia Napa is a private hospital and there are several doctors in Ayia Napa who you can walk in and see 24 hours a day with no appointment for any medical condition. If you are unfortunate enough to have to spend an overnight stay in the Ayia Napa Clinic (Napa Olympic Polyclinic) then you will be facing a bill of around €500 per night. Stitches can cost around €50 per stitch and x-rays €500. You certainly don't want to be facing huge medical bills should anything happen to you, when you can purchase travel insurance for the price of a couple of drinks. Most policies would also cover the following - if you lose your luggage, personal property or money, you can claim it back. If you need to cancel the holiday last minute for an unforeseen reason you can claim some or all of the cost back. If you need to return home urgently for emergency reasons your flight may be paid for.
EHIC cards
These replaced the old E111 forms a few years ago. They entitle EU citizens to medical treatment in other European countries at very low costs in state run hospitals. They are essential thing to have for anyone travelling abroad but do not replace travel insurance as they only cover state hospitals.
The nearest state hospital to Ayia Napa is in Paralimni, about 20 minutes away. They have an Accident and Emergency department which is open 24 hours with an ambulance service. For serious conditions and anything requiring urgent medical attention, this is where to go.
Charges are currently €10 for the emergency department, €3 to see a general doctor, €6 to see a specialist doctor and 50 cents per item for prescriptions and lab tests.
You can apply for an EHIC card online, each European country will have its own application system though, the UK's one is run by the NHS and information can be found on their site.
If you have an EHIC card you should still take out travel insurance so that you are fully protected.


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Personal Narrative How Past InfluencesWords: 2123 Length: 6 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 77561573
Identifying with values in respect has translated into fulfilling relationships with family members, coworkers, classmates, and friends. Respect is a lesson often taught during childhood, since it is a common principle to expect a child to respect their parents, elders, etc. Although I was taught respect at a young age, I learned to practice the value through filling my role in the workforce. I also learned to respect different types of relationships, professional, personal, or otherwise. Respect is a basic principle that allows us to interact on a level of human understanding. Identifying with respect has allowed me to appreciate other people, the opportunities I have been given, and to respect and honor the life that I am fortunate enough to live.
My latest life experience, moving away to college, is a culmination of my previous life experiences and has impacted my understanding of initiative. To move away to college I had to commit to my decision, remain loyal to my decision, set a goal to graduate, persevere to realize the goal, and respect my decision, professors, and classmates. My previous experiences have shaped how I view life in college, how I approach college as a life opportunity, and how…… [Read More]
Personal Narrative Today I'm aWords: 953 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 79099754
I was so worried about my health I had trouble staying focused on my studies, and with the hope of an athletic career nearly gone due to the operation, I lost interest and started to drift in classes thinking about how much I wanted to get into a four-year college for athletics and now I would be lucky to even get past a physical.
A decided to get out of community college and sell for a security alarm company. I quickly found that this was a bad idea, so I switched over to working for Budget Car Rental at a local airport. I loved this job, I had a chance to work with cars, customers, and clean them sometimes. I wasn't making hardly any money but my mind was off the pain of not being able to pursue my dreams of athletics.
Next I took on a job being Customer Service Rep for the company and with the many incentives to earn extra cash I was hooked. I was all over the opportunities to earn more cash and found it easy to sell products and upgrades to rental car customers. It was like the job and I were on the…… [Read More]
Personal Narrative in Cultural ContextWords: 3167 Length: 9 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 65485693
The wait person brought me a fresh pot of hot water and teabags, and I opened a small journal I had brought with me, pretending to read it and not be put off by Sergio's rambling, animated conversation across the table. Actually I had taken notes from a cultural reading I had been assigned, and Pinto's "Three Steps" were entered. Everyone sees, "perceives, and interprets everything around him from the limited perspective of his own norms and values," Pinto explains (172). That is not groundbreaking information, but he is right. Hence, each person "tends to regard his own norms and values as universal," Pinto continued, on the first step. Persons should try to "separate events from opinions," Pinto continued, and that was helpful to me in that moment.
Sergio at this point got up and walked away from the table, continuing his conversation and apparently not wanting me to hear his end of it. It was a relief to me, actually. I needed some intellectual perspective. Before I mention Pinto's second step, I do feel that I my values are universal, since I have traveled a great deal, every school I have attended except for my present college experience has…… [Read More]
Personal Narrative Within a CulturalWords: 3290 Length: 9 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 87876148
Low-Context cultural factors assumes that very little is taken for granted; this dictates that there is less chance of misunderstanding various cultural aspects of a specific group or society. Hall draws the parallel between the French and American cultures to highlight the difference between High Context and Low Context ("Hall's Cultural Factors," 2010).
Hall asserts that French contracts are shorter in page count than American contracts. This is due to the fact that French contracts assume that those entering into the contract are well versed in French culture and will have an inherent understanding about the rule of French contract law and therefore these "assumptions" do not have to be incorporated into the specific language of the contract itself ("Halls Cultural Factors," 2010). Conversely, an American contract is quite longer than its French cousin. This is due to the fact that American contract law does not assume that individuals are familiar with such cultural assumptions and furthermore it is imperative that all relevant details pertaining to the contract are spelled out in such a manner to ensure that all parties are aware of their expectations under the contract ("Hall's Cultural Factors," 2010).
Once again this model predicates itself on the…… [Read More]
Narrative Ethnography the Readings onWords: 1762 Length: 5 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 42875079
They may not be overtly trying to keep blacks down, but I have noticed they it is important in this company to keep whites at the top of the ladder.
For example, my manager, a Caucasian, has been with this company for 20 years, he earns a salary in six figures and has no college experience. It shows. In fact under his supervision our department is collapsing. There is a supervisor who is African-American who tries hard to cover up for his boss's errors of judgment and wrongheaded decisions. He should be the one running our department, but he hasn't been promoted or compensated -- or even given credit for the yeoman's work that he does. The black supervisor has been with the company as long as the white manager, and the black supervisor has two master's degrees, but he can't catch a break in the company pecking order. The company simply refuses to promote him notwithstanding the fact that he is talented and worthy. They are bringing in another manager who knows little or nothing about out company, and he is in a position to take over when the white manager retires. The black supervisor was told he is…… [Read More]
Personal Matter by Kenzaburo OeWords: 1262 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 79577440
Personal Matter" by Kenzaburo Oe
Fatalism and Destiny in "A Personal Matter" by Kenzaburo Oe
Differences in culture have persistently influenced the works of literature among writers across the globe. African-American writers write about the racial prejudice and injustice of discrimination in a predominantly white American society. American writers, meanwhile, center on the issue of individualism and the society's role in reinforcing or discouraging this ideology. Notably, these writers talk about their experiences reflective of the Western cultural experience, and an analysis of the works of writers from the Eastern societies and cultures reflect an altogether different sentiment about life and living.
Take as an example the work of Kenzaburo Oe entitled, "A Personal Matter." Published in 1968, Oe's novel is a personal narrative of the travails that he and his family went through during post-World War II Japan, a period wherein the country's citizens are experiencing suffering as a result of their nation's defeat in the war. Oe's narrative adopts new characters that are reflective of his family; however, the novel mainly discusses the emotional struggle and philosophical journey that Oe went through as he faces the reality that he has a mentally-handicapped son for a child. "A Personal…… [Read More]
Narrative of Frederick DouglassWords: 1350 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 36710311
Narrative of Frederick Douglass
Slavery is perhaps one of the most common forms of human justice in the history of the world. Although the phenomenon has existed for centuries, across many cultures, a particularly brutal form of the phenomenon was perpetrated in the United States before its abolition. It is, however, a testament to the human spirit that some, like Frederick Douglass, had the inner will and drive to escape overwhelming odds that would keep him a slave for life. In his book The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, the former slave recounts not only the ways in which he worked to escape the slavery into which he was born, but also the brutal and literally bloody conditions often suffered by slaves. It is little wonder that Douglass did not only want to escape these inhuman conditions, but also that he recognized the dehumanizing effect of slavery on both slaves and their masters. To be free meant not only to be physically free, but also to be intellectually free to grow, evolve, and create a better life for oneself and one's family.
For Douglass, slavery had an ultimately dehumanizing effect on both slaves and their masters. The dehumanizing effects on slaves…… [Read More]
Narrative Inquiry Functions as aWords: 1797 Length: 5 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 61566065
Qualitative data using individual stories are very important because they give insight into the challenges faced by certain groups such as pregnant teenage mothers. A more comprehensive approach to reducing adolescent pregnancy is needed. Many risk factors including a mother's own history, the absentee father, and misuse of birth control contribute to teenage pregnancies. These can override the benefits of school activity participation and performance in preventing teenage pregnancy. Therefore, programs designed to prevent pregnancy need to address many factors.… [Read More]
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American SlaveWords: 669 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 20427140
Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
In his autobiography, The Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Frederick Douglass presents a poignant and evocative view of life as a slave in antebellum America. Among the points made by Douglass was that education would set him free and that the "peculiar institution" was detrimental to whites and blacks. This paper provides a review of Douglass's autobiography to examine these issues more thoroughly, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
In Chapter II, Douglass expresses his belief that education will set him free. By what does he mean by this? Is this essentially an optimistic view? If he could visit us today, do you think he would still hold this view?
Being illiterate in a land of the literate must have been a daunting experience for an individual of Douglass's intellect, and the inability to read and write affected him profoundly. It was only by chance and subterfuge that Douglass was able to learn to read and write and he equates the experience to being shut "within the circle," cut off from learning everything that was important to him and other slaves.…… [Read More]
Personal Travel Narrative 'I Can'tWords: 915 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 97338769
Having plenty of time left until we were to meet back with the group and driver, my friend exclaimed, "Oh let's ride a camel!"
She pointed to an area where local men offered tourists rides on the classic desert creature. Her mother took the lead and asked one of the men how much the rides cost.
'Free to go, madam. Special for you."
"How much does it cost?" she reiterated, suspiciously aware that nothing in life is ever free.
"Free, free, you get on!" The man almost shouted at her but smiled gently at the same time.
She shrugged her shoulders, watching a couple of other tourists looking giddily happy on board their beasts of burden. Everyone seemed happy. Maybe this was just one of those nice gestures governments do to promote tourism, lik 'Alright," she said, for all three of us. She gestured to me and my friend.
"Yes, yes, come along."
The man hoisted us, one at a time, on our very own camels. Two of his friends rushed over to help. The dromedaries were huge, much larger than they seemed in the photographs I had seen, just as the pyramids surpassed my expectations. Their hides were rough…… [Read More]
Personal Model of Helping Therapists Do WhateverWords: 2318 Length: 8 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 78225831
Personal Model of Helping
Therapists do whatever they can to help their clients overcome a wide range of problems ranging fromdeath of a pet to major life changing crisis, such as sudden loss of vision. However genuine a therapists' desire to help is, they will be limited by the tools he or she uses. It makes sense, then, as a therapist to design and integrate webs of models that have shown to yield efficacy. This new, personally designed model should work to assist and meet the requirement of every client. To embark upon this task of designing a personal model of helping, it is important to be aware of existing theories and models.
The first is the humanistic approach based on Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Maslow's triangle consists of basics needs at the base followed by needs of safety, love and belonging, achievements and lastly self-actualization at the top. Second, is the cognitive theory, which attempts to change the underlying thought disturbance to correct or reduce cognitive dissonance? Thirdly, the behavioural therapy, which positively reinforces desired behaviours, while, negativelyreinforcing the undesired. The Adlerian theory focuses on overcoming feelings of inferiority, providing the client with a sense of belonging. The…… [Read More]
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Damn fool," my father popped off.
Political topics were not something my father and I discussed. I don't know why; we just never got around to it. I always thought my dad didn't care much about politics. However, in the truck, driving to the store, he was livid.
What's he talking about?" I asked, almost fearfully.
Who the hell cares? What does it matter? He don't know nothing," my dad spit out at me.
Okay, let's just turned it off," I said, reaching for the radio.
You like that guy? You think he's so smart?' he snapped.
Uh, no, dad. But we don't have to listen to it if it's going to get you upset," I told him.
You gonna listen to that guy and suddenly get smart and decide you know more than anybody else?" he looked at me. His face was red and his eyes were big and almost frightening.
No, dad. Let's just not listen if you don't' like him."
So you like him? You think he knows everything?" Again, my dad was raising his voice. His eyes were looking ahead while he was driving. His hands gripped the old steering wheel and his posture was perfect…… [Read More]
Personal Thought and Authenticity There Is aWords: 2071 Length: 5 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 12368503
Personal Thought and Authenticity
There is a question I always want to ask: Where should we start learning something? For some people, it is not easy to decide where something starts. It is like questioning, "Egg or chicken, which one comes first?"
It is believed that exploring the original meaning from a subject may take years for people to understand. It is a hard learning process that one should take where one wants to bring oneself to the higher level of knowledge exploration. One may start from any point, but it is the process and acknowledgement to the original material that will let one know how well he or she has learnt it.
Sometimes, the problem starts just when someone wants to know that the point he or she knows is where he or she should begin the process and starts exploring. I once thought that "the beginning" might already be there, lies within the soul. The beginning could be a fundamental thought one ever had after another learning process. Another practice that he or she wants to start now is developed after squeezing for more fluids of thoughts.
However we don't live alone. Other people's thoughts were already there,…… [Read More]
Personal Statement Why the CandidateWords: 539 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 3592485
==> With over ten years of administrative, managerial, retail and title work experience and degrees in accounting and public administration, I hope to share with my colleagues what I have learned and experienced in teamwork, communication, leadership, business ethics and human resource strategies. I believe that my positive outlook and enthusiasm will encourage my peers to explore their full potential and to use their education to find a personal sense of purpose and vision.
Real-world business challenges that the candidate currently faces that might be explored using the knowledge that the candidate will attain through his or her participation in the MBA program.==>
I am under considerable economy-related challenges in my retail and government jobs. It is definitely a challenge maintaining a viable retail store during these difficult economic times and profitability has definitely suffered. Far too often, I struggle to keep up with the prices of competitors and understand that I can't always keep up with larger operations that benefit from economies of scale. Therefore, I would like to learn how to operation more efficiently and to more effectively differentiate my business through innovations in customer service and customer value. Too often, people think of work in the government…… [Read More]
Personal Memoir When We Were Small MyWords: 1117 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 36029150
Personal Memoir
When we were small, my brother and I were sick all the time. Fortunately, it was nothing so serious that we were hospitalized, nor did our family have to significantly alter its lifestyle. Still, it seemed that we were constantly congested, with wheezy coughing fits and runny noses.
Our mother was not a person who panicked. She did not rush us to the doctor, even if one or both of us had such severe nasal congestion that we complained "I can't eben breathe outta by dose." We had elaborate bedtime rituals of Vick's vapor rub being massaged into our chests. Our mother boiled pots of water and we took turns breathing the steam, tented under big bath towels.
Our mother believed that diet played a crucial role in good health. My brother, two years younger than me, wasn't in school when I was in first grade and had to take a lunch box every day. If he had been in school with me, at least I would not have been the only one in the cafeteria with an alfalfa sprout sandwich on nine-grain bread. I watched with envy while other kids unwrapped Twinkies and Little Debbies and all…… [Read More]
Personal Statement L Jones if You LaidWords: 1305 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 47979199
Personal Statement
L. Jones
If you laid all of the lawyers in the world, end to end, on the equator - It would be a good idea to just leave them there. -Unknown
Ah yes, the lawyer -- the bane of civilized society as we know it -- the definition of self serving duplicity, concerned with the almighty dollar far more than facilitating the wheels of justice in their ever-toiling task. Indeed, the lawyer has come to represent all that is wrong in American society, from dishonesty to abject greed.
Even for my mother, kind hearted and trusting as she is, a visit to an attorney, or worse, a visit from an attorney, was cause for significant distress, distrust, and outright fear -- after all, she hardly had good experiences with the her attorney.
Again and again, as parents will often do, my mother would tell my sister and I the story how her lawyer had "taken her money" without helping her -- how he had not prepared for the case in which she requested more child support from my well-to-do father. She would also tell me how he had instructed her to "look professional" for the judge, so that…… [Read More]
Keeping the continuous, cycle and rhythmic sense of time before us is another task we have come to associate with the study of narrative." (2000, p. 8)
V. Reflection and Deliberation
Clandinin and Connelly state that 'reflection and deliberation' are both terms which "refer to the methods of practical inquiry and are springboards for thinking of narrative and story as method." (2000, p. 8) Reflection is stated to have a sense of "looking back' or a "casting back, whereas deliberation has a forward sense, a sense of preparation for the future." (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000, p. 8)
Both reflection and deliberation are stated to be terms that "refer to practical reasoning and yield uncertain results." (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000, p.9) A narrative is sated to be "always tentative to a degree" and that the narrative 'produces likelihood, not certainty." (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000, p.10) A narrative is stated to be "inescapably practical and theoretical." (Clandinin and Connelly, 2000, p.10) A narrative construction is held by Clandinin and Connelly to be practical since it is "concerned with a person's experience in time and it is uncertain because the stories are told and retold could be otherwise as indeed can the narrative…… [Read More]
Narrative Frame Narrative Framing One-ThousandWords: 638 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 24916468
As the story progresses, the donkey develops methods to trick the ox again to send him back to work, but this portion of the story seems to be of lessened importance to the story to the father, who initially stops his tale at the point where the donkey becomes obsessed with ensuring that the ox gets back to work. Scheherazade's father is trying to impress upon her the dangers of letting the mind become obsessed with an idea, and though this is not the ultimate lesson of the story it is the part of the story that is important in context, and thus affects the telling of the story. No story exists simply on its own; each creation and retelling of the story has its own purpose, motives, and interpretations based on the personal experiences and beliefs of the teller and each of the people hearing the tale. There are many different lessons that could be learned form "The Tale of the Ox and the Donkey;" the dangers of laziness, the pitfalls of underestimating rivals and trying to use clever tricks to avoid responsibility, the corruptive nature of certain friendships -- the list goes on and on. For the father…… [Read More]
Narrative From the Life of an InternationalWords: 1176 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 11229903
Narrative From the Life of an International Student
If my life were a fairy tale, it would not begin with the words "once upon a time, in a land far, far away." To many Americans, Lebanon seems like a land very far away from what they know. Most Americans have heard of Lebanon in terms of its existence as a war-torn nation. They read about it in the newspapers in phrases, along the lines of "because of Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, the nation of Lebanon became drawn into the contentious issues at stake between these two warring peoples." Or, they hear about Lebanon in terms of phrases, such as "in the war-torn nation of Lebanon, the inhabitants were horrified by the destruction that the civil war caused, in political and societal terms."
To me, Lebanon is not a land far, far away, and the civil war is a part of my history, not the only aspect of my history. Lebanon to me is also the land of my family, my faith, and my parents. It is part of my cultural tradition. In my eyes, Lebanon is not a sky streaked with the fire of bombs. In my eyes, Lebanon is a land…… [Read More]
Personal Leadership Development Plan DuringWords: 2000 Length: 6 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 16710312
Particular institutions that I will target include: Peachford Hospital, the Atlanta Recovery Center, Mountainside Addiction Treatment Center, and St. Jude's Recovery Center. I expect to do at least three longer phone interviews and one face-to-face interview or shadowing day with a professional in my area. This process will unfold over the next three to six months. I have recently renewed my membership with the American College of Healthcare Executives in order to facilitate networking with other healthcare administrators who have followed a similar path.
The last and longest component of my leadership development plan is to pursue a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration. This process will take three years including the dissertation work.
Projected Outcomes
After completing all the steps listed above, I expect to be a consummate healthcare leader, and fully capable of developing a business plan that will launch my dream career. I will be prepared for the challenges of leadership in my field, and I will know how to ameliorate my weaknesses as a leader and draw on my strengths. I will have focused expertise and broadly-applicable skills in critical thinking, team development, and fostering innovation. I will have confidence in myself as a leader who can successfully…… [Read More]
Narrative My Personal Relationship WithWords: 1376 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 32834262
After reading this, I rabidly went through pretty much everything Steinbeck wrote, starting with his shorter novels (the Pearl, of Mice and Men) and moving into his collections of short stories (Tortilla Flats) and his novels about the Monterey Bay (Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday). A year later, I branched out drastically into the world of science fiction, reading Asimov and Phillip K. Dick as though they had the secrets of the universe woven in between their lines of prose, and if I could only red enough of them then all would be made clear. I guess I still think this is true to some degree; every story has elements that every human being can relate to, and each time I begin a new story I am hoping to pick out those elements and add them to the mosaic of my own understanding of human beings and the way(s) we are.
Something happened, though, when I got to college. Not only did reading take a back seat to many of the other elements of college life, but I found that it was simply impossible to actually keep up with the amount of reading expected in each of my classes. I could…… [Read More]
Narrative Large-Scale Corporate Scandals LikeWords: 374 Length: 1 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 69552149
How can I establish business credit before I start a business? The paradox seems to elude American politicians and policy makers.
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer because we who are socially disadvantaged are denied access to the upper echelons of the capitalist system. We are told that unless we have some money to begin with, we can't hope to make more money in the future. Forget about the rages-to-riches stories; they are cliches too. What banks earn from my small personal savings serve only to bolster the pockets of the corporate financiers, who turn around and deny people like me loans in the amount that they spend on one shopping spree.
Ultimately Dun and Bradstreet helped me set up a business credit file, which will slowly help me build my business credibility. In due time, I will be able to obtain a business credit account with Wells Fargo too. Both endeavors are funded out of my pocket. The American finance system serves the needs of those who least need it, while the individuals who need it most get left out in…… [Read More]
Narrative My Relationship With ReadingWords: 1326 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 15858757
I made standard cooing and crying noises as the situation warranted, but I never even appeared to be trying to sound out words even under encouragement (again, I have to take the word of my parents and siblings on this, as I was far too young to remember any of it). Urgings of "Say Mommy!" were rewarded, I am told, with smiles and coos, but no apparent understanding of what was being asked of me or any indication that I knew how to consciously produce sounds vocally that had any meaning to anyone else.
Then, pretty much overnight (as my mother tells it), I began speaking in complete sentences. I went from appearing developmentally challenged to speaking as well as or better than an average toddler without really going through any of the preliminary steps. One day, I couldn't be pressed into saying "mama," and the next I was lucidly and coherently asking her for a bottle when I was hungry, and for a changing when I was...well, you know. She thought the whole things was a little disconcerting, but kind of funny: here she had been, worrying that I would have some real developmental problems that might follow me…… [Read More]
What was surprising or affected you in the book?
The most surprising aspect of the book is that it highlights the challenges that are impacting everyone. This is accomplished through showing the brutality and the sense of unconcern about what is happening. For example, in one section Douglass illustrates how female slaves are often victimized by their slave masters or relatives. This is taking place through showing how many are often brutally raped and forced to deal with these abuses continuously. These areas are shocking, as it is showing why slavery must be destroyed at all costs. This is surprising as Douglass will talk about these issues in great detail. (Gates)
Comment about the incidents related to slavery in that book.
The incidents related to slavery are illustrating how the slave master and society have a sense of indifference. This is because they do not care about what happens to slaves and will let various abuses occur. Moreover, they feel that these individuals are nothing more than their own personal property. (Gates)
As such, slave masters have the right to do what they please. This is despite the fact that they are supposed to be Christians who care about…… [Read More]
Narrative of Customer Service ExperienceWords: 3251 Length: 12 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 51206672
This is one company that encourages the customer service representatives to develop relationships with the customers so that they can ask for individuals when and if they need to call back. I enjoyed this aspect of the job because everywhere I had worked before, we had a contact with the customers and the chances were extremely slim that we would ever hear from or speak to that customer again. There were many customers I enjoyed talking to and wished I could handle their future needs.
A learned through my experience that customer service can make or break a company. Several of the things my experience has taught me include:
set yourself above your existing competition (Customer, 1992).
A make it difficult for new competition to get a foothold in your market (Customer, 1992)."
Observations and Reflections
When I first began my career in customer service I believed it was a means to an end. I wanted to have a job that would pay my bills and work with the public without having to have face-to-face contact with the customers. I found that in customer service positions in the field of telecommunications.
A began as a young green employee with little…… [Read More]
Personal Theory as a TherapistWords: 2660 Length: 8 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 18302286
From the basis of psychoanalysis and existential therapy, I will then listen for any problems relating to attitudes that can be driven by repressed emotions. I will use dialogue in order to gain an understanding of how the clients see their problems, and what they think is needed to help.
In the dialogue session, I will provide the client with my own insight on how I believe the best progress will be made in future therapy, and also on how long I estimate such therapy to take. I will however emphasize that I will not terminate therapy if the clients feel in any way that they will not benefit from such termination. Dialogue and collaboration means that I should be able to modify my approach according to input from my clients. If a client for example disagrees with an approach I am using, we will discuss various options of changing this and come to an agreement on a new approach to use. Such an approach will then form the focus of future therapy sessions.
In order to maintain focus on the problems at hand and therapeutic techniques to handle these, it is important to continuously monitor the client's view of…… [Read More]
Personal Perspectives Create Distinctive Views Challenges LifeWords: 977 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 20733263
personal perspectives create distinctive views challenges life" Wilfred Owen subject studied, His poems "Mental Cases" "Dulce Decorum est" assigned poems essay written. A speech 5 minutes duration.
Speech: The poetry of Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen is considered one of the greatest of the British 'war poets,' a group of writers who became esteemed for their often cynical views of World War I. Owen's life history as a writer is particularly extraordinary given that he wrote almost all of his poems in "slightly over a year, from August 1917 to September 1918. In November 1918 he was killed in action at the age of twenty-five, one week before the Armistice" (Wilfred Owen, 2013).
Perhaps Owen's most famous poem "Dulce et Decorum est" was directly inspired by an event he witnessed as a soldier. The cool, matter-of-fact poem describes Owen helplessly watching the death of a fellow soldier choking on poison gas. The Latin title, which is explained fully at the end of the poem, references the classical education so many of the young men who fought in the war had obtained before actually participating in combat. Unlike the sanitized and beautiful vision of Roman combat portrayed in antique literature, the reality…… [Read More]
validity, and for school administrators Goldstein's points should be discussed and debated. Goldstein suggests that without violating students' privacy rights, instructors / teachers nationwide need to be far more alert to weirdness, aggressiveness, "creepiness," Nazi-related hatefulness, "Fierce racism" and homophobia.
Students that have obsessive video game habits -- with a daily dose of violent games like "Grand Theft Auto" -- are potentially antisocial individuals that need to be watched (Whiteman, 2013). There is ample evidence in the literature that impressionable young men and boys that play the most violent video games are living in a violent world of their own (Jaslow, 2013). Those working towards the prevention of homicidal violence in Germany's schools have employed anti-bullying programs and the "Leaking Project," which mirrors what Goldstein proposals; this should be studied by American school leaders (Leuschner, 2011). Also, those troubled students, known to be suffering from depression -- such as the shooter at Virginia Tech -- should be identified and helped whenever possible (Harwood, 2011).
Moreover, a strategy that has potential to reduce school massacres is to pass legislation that makes it more difficult for boys and young men to obtain weapons. No alert person would suggest that by making assault…… [Read More]
Psychology Narrative
It is the intention of this paper to explore the methods utilized which resulted in the transformation of not only the behavior of a teenage boy but also in the transformation of his very life. Many methods have been utilized in attempting to modify behavioral-patterns in problem children and teens.
This paper will look at the changes in a young man whose name is Reuben, the elements that contributed to those changes and the viewpoint of Reuben as he tells us the story of his new outlook and life view.
This is a story told by Ruben about his life. It is a candid look at the manifestations of anger, frustration, rebellion against authority, and it is a story that gives voice to the possibilities of transformation or change within an individual. Further Ruben will reveals the conditions, or change of conditions in the environment that is conducive to the culmination or the birth of the thought that change is possible.
Ruben will further reveal the very elemental yet obtuse thoughts that may take root in the mind of a young individual in modern society and all that is entailed within that society. Finally, Ruben will reveal the…… [Read More]
Personal Recovery Journey Recovery forWords: 2346 Length: 6 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 47875360
But getting back to my supporter, because there is no chance that we will ever become close friends (she lives quite a distance from me), I feel I can open up to her and never fear her being critical of me. She recommends that I read the first-person stories from others who are recovering from various emotional and mental health problems. So, I have followed her suggestion.
An article in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal tells the story of Yin Fan, who fell into a "deep depression" and "did not understand what was happening to me" (Fan, 2007). She eventually found out she had a bipolar condition, but meantime she gave thoughts to suicide. She thought about "…jumping of tall buildings or walking out into the ocean and letting the water carry me away" (Fan, 313). I have not had such thoughts but I do understand how a person suffering such extreme anxiety could get into that frame of mind. I love Fan's poetry, which she wrote while in recovery: "Why haven't I learned yet / to listen to the voice of my heart? / Why do I only hear the falling rain? / the rain tells me / to go…… [Read More]
Narrative Structure Common to Short Stories ofWords: 1213 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 95377444
narrative structure common to short stories of the past cannot be found in modern examples of the literary form, and that in short "nothing happens" in modern short stories. When one examines the modern short story on its own terms, however, exploring the text for what it contains and extracting meaning and action from the words on the page (and the words not on the page), rather than trying to read modern short stories according to the frameworks and preconceptions of the past, it becomes clear that this stance simply doesn't hold water. While it might be true that a direct narrative structure is less present in modern short stories than in examples from the past, it is far from true that nothing happens in the modern short story. An examination of two canonized and gripping short stories, William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Andre Dubus' "Killings," reveal that though narrative structure might have faded in important, character, setting, and even narrative distance can create very compelling "happenings."
Plot in the Modern Short Story
The "happenings" of a short story can generally be equated with the story's plot, and while this plot consists of the narrative events in a…… [Read More]
Narrative Which Describes Your Personal Understanding ofWords: 892 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 38489442
narrative which describes your personal understanding of how race functions in contemporary society.
I understand that "race" is largely a human social construct that has little factual basis. With the benefit of the various modern DNA sciences, we know today that the external features that typically denote race are completely unreliable because they do not accurately correspond to our lineage. I would define "race" as a meaningless distinction that has evolved into one of the primary factors that many people use to distinguish groups of people they consider "different" from themselves.
Racism is evident to me on a daily basis in the sense that I continually observe social interactions dictated substantially by race-based associations and expectations instead of by objective elements of those interactions. To me, racism encompasses much more than negative conscious beliefs and attitudes about other people; it includes the so-called "positive" elements of racial heritage, such as cultural celebrations and social affiliations. In my opinion, it is nonsensical to simultaneously teach that (1) racism is wrong because race doesn't matter and (2) ones racial or cultural heritage is something to consciously identify with and embrace as an important part of our psychosocial identity. Racism is wrong because…… [Read More]
Personal Insights Into What ExtentWords: 2100 Length: 6 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 70617625
"Our human bodies have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years through their relationships to the physical environment." (Wangyal-Rinpoche, 1980)
There is clear evidence that the basic principles of shamanism are pretty much universal phenomenon and studies of shamanic practices over many diverse and disparate cultures show that even with no interaction with one another, the methods and beliefs are the same. In other words, cultures throughout the world access the spirit world and with no physical way of communicating with one another, these indigenous cultures have some how cultivated the shamanistic journeys in surprisingly similar ways. These include:
soul retrieval power animal retrieval extraction spiritual healing psycopomp or the act of escorting dead spirits to other worlds
One would think that non-native cultures would never follow these beliefs. Ironically, many of the beliefs have all ready been incorporated into the modern world including technology, science and medicine. For example, shamanism discovered that the ability of a person who has suffered a state of amnesia or other 'soul splitting' event is the body's way of allowing time to heal from brain trauma induced by accidents or other physical abuses. "There is a doorway within our minds that usually remains hidden…… [Read More]
Narrative of Life and EducationWords: 632 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 16287020
Jerome Bruner makes in his book Making Stories: Law, Literature, Life. When I read this for the first time, it seemed a little strange to me. I am certainly not aware of almost constantly using stories as I go through my routine every day. But as the book went on, it became clear to me that this is true. Life itself is almost constructed as a story. From this understanding, it is possible to apply Bruner's ideas to education in order to make the process and meaningful and intriguing one for students.
One of the first points Bruner makes is that we seldom think critically about the way in which we make stories out of reality:
"In any case, whatever the source of our odd reticence, we rarely inquire as to the shape reality is give when we dress it up as a story. Common sense stoutly holds that the sotyr form is a transparent window on reality, not a cookie cutter imposing state on it." (Bruner, 2002, p. 6).
When thinking about education, this idea gives me a sense of how important narrative can be in the educational process. By dressing up the realities of subject matter as a…… [Read More]
Personal Vision of Leadership CouldWords: 867 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 85559610
And finally, in the case of a general manager overseeing a team of technical workers or workers that have more knowledge of the project than him or herself, delegation might be best.
The different combinations of leadership strategies will depend on the type of the organization in question; the relationship of managers to employees; and the objectives of the leadership. In general, I would prefer to be part of a company that emphasized more participatory and delegative approaches. This no doubt comes from the values I was brought up with: I want to work hard and to do a good job, but I like to feel as if I have a hand in orchestrating the success of the enterprise of which I am a part. I believe I have something valuable to contribute to the organization and to me a job is never 'just a job.' Leadership is most effective when people love their work and feel genuinely motivated to complete it. However, I acknowledge that my preferred methods of leadership are not universally appropriate. Motivated workers that are unsure of how their tasks fit into the larger organization or who are unsure of their duties because organizational changes may…… [Read More]
individual's professional career path is unique and characteristic of that person's various experiences. I believe I've used my personal successes and occasional failures to reveal my own specific traits that can serve the common good while ultimately reaching my own individual potential. The purpose of this essay is to describe my experiences in order to express my sincere desire to be accepted to your graduate program as I strive to reach new levels of accomplishment and understanding.
Attaining a Master's of Science Degree in psychology from your institution is a key goal of my professional development. Professional therapy is a career field in which I believe I would excel. As a former medical sales representative for 10 successful and arduous years, I have learned what is needed in order to grow as a person. Maintaining discipline and adhering to demanding schedules while balancing delicate customer relationships within the serious and important medical field, as seen in my day-to-day experiences, have prepared me for a new and more academic orientated career. Having success in the professional world has provided me with some transferable skills that cannot be gained without hard work, determination and a vision to succeed.
Psychology and the therapeutic…… [Read More]
Personal Teacher Classroom ManagementWords: 1139 Length: 4 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 35164313
Classroom Management
My classroom management theory is based on a constructivist approach to learning, which implies that there is a mutual responsibility between the learner and the instructor to move forward with the learning experience. My current position is in the First Grade, which at times can make this somewhat challenging. In many ways, First Grade is a segue into a "real" school atmosphere: longer day, more academics, less play, stricter expectations, social growth, challenging social and academic environment and more. Often, the first few months of First Grade are transitions into expected behaviors and a more regimented school day, so classroom management can be challenging at times. Overall, I have been using placement of students (moving desks, etc.), challenging paced lessons and a reward system for good behavior, excellence in teamwork, assignments, etc. By in large, this has been quite effective for this level of student, most of whom respect adult authority and look to the teacher for leadership and modeling of behaviors.
Classroom Management Theory
Based on research, experience and conversations with colleagues, I believe that the most effective classroom is one in which there are a combination of activities and philosophical models. The classroom should enhance student…… [Read More]
personal theories about change and therapy as part of developing a personal therapeutic approach and process. The exploration begins with examining personal beliefs regarding health, normalcy, and change. The author also includes a discussion about the theoretical foundations influencing personal style of therapy. A description of a personal therapy process and culturally responsive therapy is also included in the article. The final section provides a theory of therapy diagram based on cognitive behavioral therapy.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael White and David Epston have played a crucial part in explaining family therapy for nearly two decades through contributing to the emergence of numerous concepts in textbooks and handbooks of family therapy (Ramey et. al., 2009, p.262). One of the concepts in family therapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is used to treat people with several problems including mental health issues. The use of such theoretical approaches is based on the fact that people have several interacting narratives that contribute to the development of sense of self. As a result, the issues that people bring to therapy are not limited within the clients themselves but are affected and shaped by cultural discourses regarding identity and power (Madigan, 2011). This article explores personal…… [Read More]
Frederick Douglass the Narrative ofWords: 2760 Length: 8 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 94878231
"To degrade and stamp out the liberties of a race" signified the "studied purpose" of linking social and civil equality. Douglass concluded that if the Civil Rights Law attempted to promote social equality, so did "the laws and customs of every civilized country in the world," including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Sermon on the Mount, the Golden Rule, and the Apostles' Creed. He warned his fellow Americans that if the vile spirit of caste as exemplified in the ignoble Supreme Court decision of 1883 persisted there would be a "black Ireland in America" (Gregory, 1971) .
Evidence of the Republican party's betrayal of blacks encompassed its failure to enforce the letter and spirit of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. It likewise included its failure to pass: an Election Reform Bill (during President Hayes's administration) to eliminate election abuses in the South; the Lodge Force Bill (during President Benjamin Harrison's administration) to compel the president to send troops to the South if necessary to protect citizens' lives and rights; and the Blair Educational Bill (again during Harrison's administration) to subsidize a basic education for all American children. Due to these and like disappointments, Douglass became…… [Read More]
Regional Narrative Ideas &Bull aWords: 2119 Length: 7 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 47164461
After she got cleaned up and put down her bag, they went out to eat at a diner. Lexi wanted to order the beef that tasted of home, but Grandma and Pop-Pop said that would be too much for a little girl and ordered her chicken fingers instead. "Every kid likes chicken fingers," they said. Lexi hated chicken, and she also hated the Jell-O that came with her kid's meal. Her grandparents ordered from a menu called 'Early Bird Special.'
Lexi found riding around in the car after the long plane ride from Texas really boring, but she didn't say anything. That was Lexi's usual technique, to say nothing. Her dad called her the strong and silent type.
"What do you do all day in the middle of nowhere?" said her grandmother. Lexi imagined herself on a map labeled 'nowhere.' She knew what her grandmother meant, and kind of felt hurt. "It's not nowhere, it's where my mom and dad and horse is," she said.
Cowgirls don't sleep, they always keep one eye open, Lexi thought. She'd hardly spent but one or two days away from the ranch, but she would be brave, because she was a cowgirl, that's what…… [Read More]
Visual Depiction of 5 Personal Impact GroupsWords: 621 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 54457175
visual depiction of 5 personal impact groups to which you belong.
My five impact groups.
This has its own culture, history, language (e.g. AAVE) and way of looking at the world. It supports me in difficulties and provides with a social support group that is easily recognizable in any state and all over the world. Our color binds us together. It has impacted the way I grew up, and accordingly my experiences and therefore the way I perceive the world as well as what I like to read, watch, study, and think about. It has certainly too influenced the way that I feel on race and racism and also the way that I feel towards other minority groups and to people who are 'outsiders', scapegoats of society, or oppressed by so-called more powerful, influential others. It drives my desire for justice. This is important for a social worker, and therefore my background -- aqnd empathy for others -- is contributive to my career.
Volunteer with substance abuse
I have seen my people of my race in less privileged backgrounds than mine who are pressured into drugs and crime. Some have also become alcoholics due to the stress. Many of…… [Read More]
Theoretical Orientation My Personal Orientation Lies inWords: 2905 Length: 9 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 84104702
Theoretical Orientation
My personal orientation lies in Gestalt (Fritz Perls), Person Centered (Carl Rogers) and Reality Therapy (William Glasser) psychotherapy.
What do you see as the time frame of counseling? Are you more oriented to the past, present, or future?
I am oriented to present; however, I believe that many problems can come from the past. Therefore, the past must be discussed at some point.
To take this a step further, do you believe counseling is intended to work on current issues and feelings or to help people with issues and feelings from the past? Or, do you believe that people need to focus on their future feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
I believe people should focus on their current issues first. However, every individual are different. Therefore, therapy should be aim at individuals' need.
What is your view of people? Do you believe people are essentially good, bad, or neutral? I believe people can be essentially good
Do you believe clients are good people with issues to work out? Generally yes.
Conversely, are your clients bad people with an inherent defect that requires counseling? Are people somewhere in between, such as good people that do bad things?
Clients are…… [Read More]
My Motivation Towards Becoming a PA Personal StatementWords: 680 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 42255672
Physician Assistant Program Narrative
Personal Statement: My Motivation towards Becoming a PA
We all have dreams and aspirations. As a young child, my dream was to become a chef. When asked why I wanted to become a chef, my answer was always consistent; "I wanted to delight people by preparing them delicious dishes." As I grew up, I became more informed and my view of the world became clearer -- and it was then that I realized that deep inside, I wanted to end up in a profession that impacted positively on the lives of others. A profession that brought delight to those I interacted with. Then, something happened that completely convinced me that I would most comfortably serve in any of the helping professions. A couple of months after my 10th birthday, my younger brother got bitten by a dog in his face -- right below his left eye. I vividly remember seeing a lot of blood oozing from his face. I also clearly remember, like it was just the other day, racing him to the ER (in the company of my parents) and watching as health professionals attended to him. To cut the long story short, I was…… [Read More]
Family Narrative Every Family Has a StoryWords: 1848 Length: 7 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 16266819
Family Narrative
Every family has a story. Or rather every family has a number of different stories. This does not mean that there are not important overlaps and consistencies among the stories that different family members tell. Both what is the same (or nearly the same) from one family member to the next and what is different is important to attend to as one tries to make sense of the story of one's family. It is important to understand where the schisms are: Are there emotional and narrative fault-lines between generations? Between genders? Between matrilineal and patrilineal sectors? Between those that immigrated to the United States and those that were born here? And, just as important, where are the alliances? Between mothers and daughters? Between those who are the most or least educated? Between those who share a religion?
In this paper I create a family narrative for my own family, examining the stories that we tell about ourselves and what that over-arching story tells about who we are. In doing the research I discovered some facts that I did not know and many opinions that I did not know that different members of my family held. I also discovered…… [Read More]
Discovery Narrative
Analysis of William Bradford's and Samuel de Champlain's Narratives of the life of native American-Indians in the Americas in the 17th century
Early accounts of native life in North America were well-documented with through the experiences of navigators representing European countries, particularly Spain, England, and Portugal in the 17th century. This period was identified as the "Age of Discovery," for new civilizations were found, which provided opportunities for these voyagers to take advantage of a new-found territory to make use of its natural resources and expand its political territory and powers in the process.
Famous works of early narratives of discoveries of new land territories in the North American region were from William Bradford and Samuel de Champlain, voyagers who had been sent by England and France, respectively, to explore the prospects of a new politico-economic territory in the geographic area now known as North America. Narrated in the context of 17th century socio-political thought, Bradford and de Champlain provided insightful information about the nature of the native inhabitants of the region, not to mention the Europeans' perspective and interpretation of their experiences with the natives.
In this paper, focus is given on the narrative styles of both…… [Read More]
Internship Narrative I Have Had the PleasureWords: 581 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 67802629
Internship Narrative:
I have had the pleasure to work undergo a counseling internship at Catholic Charities, a mental health counseling agency. The internship has been quite helpful in my process to become a counselor through the educational, challenging, and rewarding practicum experience I obtained from the agency. During this period, I was assigned some tasks that were relatively new in my learning experience and provided significant challenges at first. However, the process ended up being one of the most beneficial learning experiences I have had because of its rewarding nature. As a result, the entire counseling internship at the mental health agency has been an avenue and opportunity for learning and growth in my journey to become a counselor.
Catholic Charities is one of the largest mental health agencies in the country with a long standing history. As a private organization, this agency works to support individuals, families, and communities with mental health problems in order to promote holistic growth and development. My selection for the internship was relatively a difficult process since I had to undergo two interviews within a week. This was followed by an orientation process where I attended a staff meeting for all counselors in the…… [Read More]
Internship Narrative Review With the Supervisor theWords: 1210 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 57964682
Internship Narrative
Review with the supervisor the required activities. My supervisor and I discussed how I completed all the relevant activities for the months of August and September and reviewed any issues.
Meet weekly with your supervisor for supervision. My supervisor and I set a weekly schedule for meetings with the understanding that if I need to, I can reach out and speak to her even outside of our appointment time, which I have done.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation: at this time, I currently completing this activity.
Supervisor orients student to the agency: I attended a staff meeting where all relevant introductions were made and all backgrounds of team members were explained, with everyone making me feel like an important and relevant part of the team.
Observe agency counselors to identify the characteristics of effective counselors and The characteristics of less effective counselors: I was able to engage in many anger management groups along with counseling sessions, which was completely enlightening through the counseling sessions, offering me a valuable learning experience.
6. Participate in staffing: I discussed all of these experiences with my supervisor while engaging in monthly staff meetings while 34 team members talk about immediate and long-term needs.…… [Read More]
Timeline and Narrative of Gang Activity 1800Words: 3226 Length: 12 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 41880117
Timeline and Narrative of Gang Activity: 1800 -- 2000
Throughout history, humans have banded together for mutual protection and to pursue their mutual interests in ways that would not be possible individually. The historical record has shown that humans that succeeded in achieving this level of mutual protection survived while their counterparts perished, and the same processes continue today. When these collaborative efforts are used for criminal enterprises, though, they become gangs. Indeed, Ali Baba and his Forty Thieves and Robin Hood of Loxley and His Merry Men were gangs by any definition, just as Jesse James and the Younger Brothers in the 19th century American West and the gangsters that emerged during Prohibition. To gain some new insights into how gangs evolved over time and what factors contributed to this process, this paper provides a timeline of gang activity from 1800 to the present day, followed by an analysis of these trends. A summary of the research and important findings concerning gang activity during this 200-year period is provided in the conclusion.
Review and Analysis
Part 1: Background and Overview
What is a "gang," anyway? The term "gang" is certainly not modern, but rather dates back to Chaucer's writings…… [Read More]
Frederick Douglas Narrative of the Life ofWords: 941 Length: 3 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 36905666
Frederick Douglas
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave recounts the horrible conditions that led to Douglass's contempt for slavery. Douglass suffered poverty, brutality, separation from family, and civil injustice all for what he believed to be for the financial benefit of white slave owners. Fear and educational and religious controls were instruments used to keep slaves in their place. But, with his strength and determination, Douglas would rebel against and overcome these controls. And, in the end, Douglass would find the accumulation of material wealth used to justify the atrocities of slavery was an illusion.
As a child, Douglas was underfed and forced to eat cornmeal must from a trough as though he was a pig. The only clothing the slave children had were two linen shirts per year which hung to their knees. When these failed them, the children were forced to go naked. In winter, the children had to huddle in the kitchen to keep warm because they had no beds or blankets. Slave master Thomas Auld starved his slaves, and they had to steal food from neighboring farms to survive. In sharp contrast, slave owner Colonel Lloyd kept ten to fifteen house servants…… [Read More]
Macpherson 2006 it Is Personal Attributes andWords: 639 Length: 2 Pages Document Type: Essay Paper #: 84603329
MacPherson (2006), it is "personal attributes and qualities," rather than specific competencies and skills, "that separate top performers from the pack." Specifically, managers mention self-motivation, solid interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, innovativeness, and flexibility as the hallmarks of success in any given career (MacPherson, 2006). These are the very five competencies and skills that are necessary in accounting, my chosen profession. Of course, an aspiring accountant must acquire the specific competencies and skills that make it possible to do the daily work of number crunching. College education, degree, and certification are the preliminary groundwork for being an accountant, followed by as much hands-on experience as possible in accounting firms. After that, though, a professional must exhibit personal attributes and qualities that separate a successful from an unsuccessful accountant. The first of those qualities is self-motivation. The work of an accountant is largely independent work. Although we may need to work within a team, the bulk of our job requires a great degree of independence and self-motivation. This is especially true for accountants with their own private practice, who might need to market their services to clients. In addition to self-motivation, an accountant must communicate effectively. An accountant could never survive without…… [Read More]


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Yahoo!XTRA launches tomorrow, nothing new for customers
Telecom NZ's XTRA and content and service partner Yahoo! is launching their new portal tomorrow under the somewhat awkward name Yahoo!XTRA.
According to the teaser site, "good things happen when Xtra meets Yahoo!" and customers will get the best of Yahoo! in the form of:
- Messenger
- Search
As is true with the current XtraMSN portal, the new Yahoo!XTRA portal will also provide local content in the form of:
- News
- Sport
- Entertainment
In other words, nothing new for customers. All of the Yahoo! services, bar Music, can be used by New Zealanders today, and local news, sport and entertainment is of course already offered by XtraMSN (and many other content providers).
It is obvious that the partnership is not about new direct revenue streams from Xtra customers. At least not initially, as almost all of Yahoo!'s services are free and already available in NZ. This is all about online advertising. Yahoo! gets direct access to kiwi eyeballs, and eyeballs equals revenue. Xtra in return, will undoubtedly get a share of this advertising revenue stream.


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The royalty review and climate change panels currently underway in Alberta have the potential to radically alter the role that the oil sands play in Alberta's economy. The royalty review is designed to assess what my constitute a "fair share" of the oil wealth. Albertans collectively own these resources and it is fair to inquire whether we are collectively getting the best return, much the same way individuals will continually evaluate their investment portfolios. Alternatively, the climate change panel is designed to find the best ways to address the costs of the extraction and use of these resources so that we don't place those increasingly costly burdens on future generations. However, there has, up to this point, been minimal discussion about significantly altering Alberta's sources of revenues.
Over the past decade, Alberta has relied on resource revenue for 20-40% of its total revenue. This is problematic, but not just for the reasons that have typically been put forth. When discussing the problem of over reliance on resource revenue, the central argument has been that such revenue streams are not reliable due to the volatility of the price of oil. This volatility makes it extremely difficult for governments and government departments to be fiscally responsible from year to year as they typically increase spending or implement tax cuts during the prosperous times, while slashing spending in the lean years. This exacerbates the already volatile budgets, creates inefficiencies within the public service, and does a disservice to tax payers. Jim Prentice was right that we needed to get government off the "oil revenue rollercoaster".
All of this is well and good, but there is another compelling reason why Premier Notley should transition the Alberta government away from dependence on resource revenue: democratic accountability. The basic logic of democratic governance is that elected officials make governance decisions, implement policies to enact those decisions, and are held accountable by the citizens that elect and pay for those decisions through elections. This process establishes accountability linkages between elected officials and the electorate. However, if oil revenue supplants tax revenues collected from citizens the result is that the accountability linkages are no longer between citizens and elected officials, but between the oil industry and elected officials. Elected officials implement policies that keep the industry happy and thus their revenue stream secure, rather than implement policies for the good of its citizens. When Jim Prentice presented his budget earlier this year that proposed various tax increase across the board except for corporate taxes, and when you see that the Progressive Conservatives donor list is largely composed of corporations rather than citizens, you understand to whom the PCs were accountable. Such a situation is undoubtedly an erosion of our democratic institutions.
It is not that we should not use any resource revenue, but it must not be of such a quantity that the maintenance of that revenue stream can supplant other competing interests. We need to find sources of revenue that are reliable and maintain proper accountability linkages between our government and its citizens. Assuming Albertan's don't want our social services cut by one third (yes there are some spending cuts that could be made, but not enough to close the gap entirely), we would need to find a source of revenue to fill this gap such as increases to various existing taxes, the introduction of new taxes such as the currently anathema sales tax or a carbon tax. All of these have various trade-offs associated with them. For the sake of argument, and because it is one possible outcome of the climate change panel, let's explore what a carbon tax might look like. When British Columbia introduced its carbon tax they made it revenue neutral meaning there were correlated cuts to income taxes. This is good economic policy: tax the things you don't want (carbon emissions) more and tax the things you do want (income) less. In fact, the BC government cut income taxes more than the carbon tax brought in. In comparison, Alberta has subsidized its low income tax levels with resource revenues. By implementing a carbon tax it could use that revenue to maintain Alberta's already low income taxes while filling the volatile resource revenue gap. The resource revenue could then be saved in the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund for future generations while other revenue could be placed in another savings fund from which the government could draw a steady stream to spend on infrastructure and other capital spending projects to help diversify the economy away from oil and gas. This would have the added benefit, democratically speaking, of re-establishing the accountability linkages with all Albertans and not just a select group.
In discussions after posting this, Andrew Leach rightly pointed out that a carbon tax, especially in Alberta, would still result in a significant amount of money coming from the oil and gas sector and thus keep the Alberta government dependent on that revenue stream. Additionally, a carbon tax would negatively impact the amount of royalty revenue the government would take in.
An alternative to a carbon tax, which would be a clearer example for my argument from a democratic perspective, would be a sales tax. This would completely severe the dependence by the government on money from the oil and gas sector for the purposes of everyday budgetary program spending. To be clear, this post was originally about shifting revenue sources and looking at various options including both carbon and sales taxes. I chose to focus on the carbon tax for two reasons. The first is that the carbon tax is already in the news as a possible outcome of the climate change panel and has received support from the oil industry. The sales tax remains anathema to Albertans and has already been struck down as a possibility by the Notley administration. The second is that, while not as ideal as a sales tax for the democratic argument, the carbon tax has additional benefits (such as reducing GHG emissions) which are socially beneficial. Thus I was taking other benefits into consideration. This weakens the argument about about democratic accountability, but alternatively provides an additional argument for a policy proposal that is a real possibility for Alberta.


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We arrived late in the evening after a long day of travel to a gracious welcome from our personable host, Geoff, As soon as our luggage was stowed in our room, we found ourselves settled on the deck with a bottle of house wine and the most amazing view of the Perth city lights before us. The accomodations were private, beautifully done, sparkling clean and very comfortable. Breakfast with that daylight view of Perth was delightful. Geoff went the extra mile by finding us the best bus schedule to Dunsborough and reserving a taxi for the next morning to get us to the terminal in good time. Just wish we had more time to stay longer!
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Accession Number : ADA294630
Title : Proceedings of the International Conference on Cold Weather Military Operations Held in Burlington, Vermont on 28 February-2 March 1995.
Descriptive Note : Special rept.,
Corporate Author : COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Personal Author(s) : Collins, Nicholas H.
PDF Url : ADA294630
Report Date : 1995
Pagination or Media Count : 288
Abstract : The 1995 International Conference on Cold Weather Military Operations brought together more than 150 scientists, engineers and soldiers from ten countries. There was consensus on the fact that the soldier is the most important ingredient in winter operations. Leadership and training were the two most important things that the soldier needs for success. Equipment must be highly competent and integral to training. New equipment is emerging to address some of the priority issues previously identified, but many issues remain unresolved. The soldiers and the civilians who support the soldier who must be prepared to operate in cold weather must be proactive in identifying issues and creating a greater awareness of the impact of cold weather on military operations. Without a realistic perspective of the impact of cold, equipment, doctrine and training will be lacking and our readiness to operate effectively in winter and cold weather will be compromised. Without awareness the proponency and resources to address even the most important winter issues will go unfulfilled. Simulation offers a new avenue to create the awareness, given that realism can be injected to the developing codes. Cooperation with international allies is an excellent means to gain expertise and leverage resources, especially from those allies who live in the northern most latitudes and mountainous regions of the earth.
Descriptors : *MILITARY OPERATIONS, *COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS, *WINTER, SIMULATION, SYMPOSIA, LEADERSHIP, IMPACT, TRAINING, ARMY PERSONNEL, REGIONS, CODING, MOUNTAINS, RESOURCES, INTERNATIONAL, AWARENESS.
Subject Categories : Meteorology
Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE