Dear Miranda, I am missing you dearly. This place is scary, life is tough and is basically just a routine now. But regardless of how I feel on the inside, I have to put up a strong front and serve our country. I am stationed in Grozny, Russia until the war is over. It's different here from living in the U.K. I am doing this for you and Nathan. I cannot wait to be back! I cannot wait to see the smiles on your faces, and the warm hugs I will receive when I come home. I feel homesick, just like my comrades, we all share this very feeling. Whenever we can, we talk about our families and sing songs that remind us of home. This place is worse than I imagined. Although it's what many would expect, it's much worse when you experience it. My feet are sore and I am starving. The trenches are wet and cold. I think I'm starting to get trench foot, my feet are disgusting. I think by the time I come home I may have to get my foot amputated. The conditions in the trenches are terrible; I cannot even begin to describe them to you. The trenches are dug in clay and sand. The water from the rain is unable to flow through and soak into the ground, causing floods and huge puddles where we are supposed to stand all day and all night. It gets so bad that some men would rather sleep out on the field, outside of the trenches at night, then attempt to sleep in wet clothing in the flooded trenches. We spent weeks in the trenches without showering because the war was growing increasingly difficult…
would like to believe that people always do the right thing and not based on what society thinks. Everyone has wanted one thing but ended up doing another simply because it was not the normal thing to do in our society. Here are three characters in three stories that try to make the right choices to the best of their abilities. So does their environment reflect on what…
Best Buy is known for being one of the leading providers of technology products in the United States, who also claim that they offer products at an unbeatable price. The company has gone through many regulatory and economic changes over the past couple of years that directly affect the company. In July of 2014, one of the central regulatory changes Best Buy faced was when CEO, Hubert Joly, demanded Congress to force online merchants to collect sales tax from customers. In the article “Best Buy…
what you don’t know is who is your best friend and who is just a friend, acquaintance even. Every person you know could walk up to you and start a conversation with you. Having a large group of friends is great because you always have someone to talk to. But there is always that one friend who is a bit more special that the rest of them. This is your best friend, the one who can call at 4 am in the morning, the one who always knows what’s on your mind. You need to be able to know who is that…
pure defensive position that involves lots of lateral movement, quick bursts of sprinting, diving and doing everything it takes to keep the ball from touching the ground. This type of training is a bit like my resistance training, as it is all hard work without a true need of execution. It requires a lot of mental focus to do this type of training because I don’t enjoy it, it’s hard and I’m not very good at the exercises we do. However, just like I said earlier, this is what I need to work on to…
INTRODUCTION Best Buy is a specialty retailer focusing on consumer electronics with over 1,100 stores in the United States representing a 19% market share. The organization’s mission was to make technology deliver on its promises to customers by helping them realize the benefits of technology that could enrich their lives in a variety of ways through connectivity. Being a publicly traded organization, their top objectives were sustained growth and earnings. In an effort to sustain growth,…
Hotel; I was responsible for ensuring junior staff where completing cleaning procedures effectively, whilst liaising with suppliers and ordering food and beverage stock for the upcoming period. My strongest attribute is my willingness to learn and upskill so that I can enhance my capabilities and performance. I am currently working towards obtaining a Certificate III in Business Administration to refine my administrative skillset. I regularly partake in online webinars and teleconferences…
Betrayal, is a word typically associated with the feelings or thoughts that you or someone might feel crossed, hurt or used. That was how I felt the day my best friend had told me she was pregnant, I felt off balance as if the simple thought of her even having a child was inconceivable. It made me sick and angry, that her life was thrown away so easily just because her boyfriend failed to use proper protection. My acceptance over the truth eventually broadened along with my best friend’s belly…
We may even experience an outfall due to an argument or betrayal. In rare cases, unforgiveable actions thrash the line of friendship. Depending on the situation, every individual acts differently. Burdened by low self esteem and eternal struggles, various individuals act irrationally and behave in an inappropriate, impulsive manner. In a recent life-changing experience, one of my former friend’s mental obstacles clouded her judgment and shattered the bond we and another friend shared…
of our name into Nigerian!” yelled my best friend, Taylor. “Akeira, your name is ‘Ah-kee-ki-doh,’” “Haha, cookie dough, that’s funny. Akeira your name is ‘kurabiye hamuru’ in my language,” said my other friend, Zahra. Taylor repeated her translation and Zahra admitted to believing she said cookie dough, we all like the name and for a while my name was “Cookie Dough,” but of course we shortened it to just Cookie. A new school and new friends led to my world being forever changed. Prior to…