townspeople have been through this many times before and at this point know what to do. Mr. Summers does not need to instruct the villagers about what happens next. “Although the villagers had forgotten about the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones(7). The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready. Now that the drawing has concluded the winner receives their “prize”. The townspeople have forgotten or lost mostly every part of the original…
head out into the dim light outside and open my sliver Mustang car door and begin the drive to work at Howdy Honda as a porter. As the Morning continues, I arrive at work and head into the main shop and open the heavy door and head to the cashier’s office and get on the computer clock-in and begin my job. I head out the cashier’s door and walk to the service drive where I await for the heard of cars to pull up on the three lane drive. The heard customers show up at seven o clock and begin…
This story took place in the 70s in the small town of Anderson, South Carolina. The qualities of the facilities in the movie were common during this time period. The football field, basketball court, locker rooms, storage area, bleachers, and offices appeared to be a good quality for a high school in the south. In the movie, fans came to the football and basketball games to show their support with filling bleachers to capacity. The community was really supportive of the local high school…
In the book “Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life”, Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy Mouldon go on an adventure to open a box his father had left for him to open for his thirteenth birthday. Jeremy and Lizzy spend most of the summer looking for the keys that go to the box. But, they have to do community service for breaking into the office looking for the keys. During their community service, they meet some very interesting people along the way, and ask them what they think the meaning of…
1. As an individual, a. From the list of standards organizations selected from Box 14-1 (pp. 216-217) Provide 3 important bullet points about i. National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST): • A non-regulatory, federal research agency of the United States Department of commerce. • A standards measurement laboratory that fosters innovation(technology), standards and measurements to strengthen and improve the U.S economy and quality of life of the people. • One of the nation's oldest…
The constitution has many challenges. One of the main focuses is limiting how long members can serve in office. Author Scott Bomboy writes in his article “Why Term Limits for Congress Face a Challenging Constitutional Path” an accurate description of Republicans and Democrats and their views on Congress members. He uses statistics and the Constitution to explain the issues of term limits. Bomboy includes the statistics “September 2023 Pew Research Center survey, 87 percent of respondents…
between the ages of 35 and 54 and often with children. Given its high percentage of executives and white-collar professionals, there's a decided business bent to this segment: Movers & Shakers rank first for owning a small business and having a home office. (Copyright © 2016 The Nielsen Company. Confidential and Proprietary). Home Sweet Home: Widely scattered across the nation's suburbs, the residents of Home Sweet…
1. Goals/Objectives for the negotiation My main objective is to maximize to overall profit for POP Productions, this should be at least $300,000 because I have a potential deal with The Grand Palace Theater that is worth that amount. I will be able to maximize the profit for POP if I’m able to successfully negotiate different components. The first one is how are we sharing the profits, I need to get at least 30% of the profits but my goal is to get at least 40-45%. The second negotiation point…
The Comcast Corporation is an extremely successful global company with the main objective of creating value and opportunity for their customers through all of its companies. The variety of offerings Comcast has allows for them to target all types of customers, be it residential, commercial or advertising. The Comcast Corporation has aims for success through its two main businesses which are Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the corporation’s most well-known entity. Comcast Cable…
invasion! Somebody broke into the office and caused much commotion. At First, the way the person violently broke in, everyone thought it was the green police. Everyone just stood there in horror, waiting for the police to come drag them away. Little Anne was so scared, she literally fainted. At that point, there was nothing anyone could do, besides wait… And if there weren't too many of them, maybe try to…