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we always knew how much she cared. This coach always told us exactly what to change, not just that we needed to do better, and she knew exactly how to keep the game fun. As a coach she was also incredibly motivational, especially during pre-game huddles, and during time-outs. Even when we did lose a game, or even just a set, we knew that she was going to show her unwavering support for us, and do her very best to help us keep our heads high, and work extra hard to win the next game. I hope that…

In Patrick Suskind’s 1985 novel Perfume: the story of a murderer¸ Grenouille is the central character around which all the events in the story circulate. Throughout the novel, Grenouille is shown as being reclusive, tough and persistent in pursuit of goals and aspirations, even when these goals are simply surviving. Near the beginning of the novel, Suskind uses a metaphor comparing Grenouille to a tick to help the development of Grenouille’s character in a way that makes him appear repulsive…

1) Lecture: This is a traditional training method and is economical as a large number of employees can be trained at a time. Lecturers are unidirectional because the trainer is the primary communicator who conveys the information to the group, while the group’s role is to listen. When the purpose is informational, this method is preferred. This is suitable for large audiences where participation is not wanted. Content and timing of the lecture can be planned in detail well in advance. But, it…

Puck Luck It was a boring rainy day outside of the Rogers Arena on March 31st, but on the inside, it was anything else. As over 20 thousand fans were overwhelmed with excitement for my team playing in game seven of the finals for the 2031 Stanley Cup World Championship. However sadly my coach had chosen my goalie partner Braden Holtby to play in the game over me, but for some reason, I was still very nervous about our game against the Russian Rockets. Me and the rest of my team did team warm up…

Prologue 2015 -- Villa Forenza Senior Apartments Las Vegas, Nevada When the EMTs found ‘Crazy Ava’ and placed her on the stretcher, her eyes were dazed and unresponsive. Almost as if, she had been frozen that way for hours without any discernible awareness of the outside world. Early this morning, her usual sour expression was replaced with something agonized. Her mouth, draped half-open and her breath, once again, smelling like dog shit. But, clearly in an unresponsive stupor that…

“Many Blacks resisted…indignities… and, far too often, they paid for their bravery with their lives” (Pilgrim). The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, utilized many historical events in order to provide life to the narration. There are accounts relating to the Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and racial dilemmas of the Great Depression Era. To start, one connection between the novel and American history is the Jim Crow laws. To illustrate, these were a set of rules that limited the…

As I look back eight weeks ago when I first started this class, I had great expectations of this course since it was concentrating in Small Business Management. This is a topic that I 'm especially interested because my goal is to start my own business in a nearby future. My expectations were exceeded there were several topics that has broaden my knowledge and understanding. There were several areas that I found most helpful, and I was able to learn the most. The first topic was Supply Chain…

Running head: Technology and Cyber-security Technology and Cyber-security 7 Technology and Cyber-security Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction Cyber security has become a serious trade-off, a tag of war technical war between the defender and the attack. The vast changes in technology affect both; defenders are using technology to fend off attackers, and attackers employing the same technology to get away with the defenders? scope of defection. In the present…

For the Love of the Game The Sikeston High School soccer team is a community within itself. Soccer is a way for the boys to make memories, have fun, and learn valuable aspects of everyday life. There is an indescribable connection between the coaches, players, and parents. The soccer boys volunteer all their time and effort into being the best team possible. The coaches volunteer their time to help prepare the boys for their games and the parents volunteer their time to make a strong support…

A fifty year old man huddles in an old pickup truck, his ankles are wrapped in old socks and rags that can be seen scattered throughout the truck. There is a half used role of duct tape that he uses to attach a pen to his gnarled hand while he writes. Words and incoherent sentences are scrawled across pages and pages of a yellow legal pad. All of the letters that he writes are directed to the NFL about problems that they have ignored, pushed aside out of greed for money. A light flickers in the…