After watching, Period Piece, one thing is clear, if you're 15 or 80 it seems like you never forget what it was like when you first started your period. There is also another common theme between the array of women in the film, the inadequateness in which they were prepared for such a momentous occasion. My story is no different than many of the women featured in the film. I was one of the last of my friends to get their period and consequently, I was able to piece information together from…
In Pieces of Why by K. L. Going, Tia, a teenage singer, uncovers the secrets of her childhood. Tia lives in a small apartment with her mother; ever since Tia’s youth, her father has been in prison for a robbery. Tia and her mother never speak about what happened during her childhood. Tia’s way of surmounting tension (caused by her home), is to sing. She is involved in the Rainbow choir, a mixed group of young teenagers who practice singing together in an unnamed church. One day during Tia’s…
Lincoln Electric’s Organizational Culture The Lincoln Electric Company (hereinafter referred to as, “Lincoln”) is a multinational corporation with operations in 19 countries, over ten-thousand employees, and a reported US$2.5 billion in 2015 net sales. Founded by John C. Lincoln in 1895, today the company is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio (USA) and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of welding equipment (Lincoln, 2016a; Lincoln, 2016b). Lincoln’s organizational culture has been the…
A Piece of Cake,” by Cupcake Brown. The author relates her own experiences starting at the very young age of eleven years old when she finds her biological mother dead on the floor. From this point things spiral out of control for Cupcake, which included prostitution…
Andrew, Yes lad, I was wearing a heavier belt than I was last week. You have taken this belt many times before, but of course your backside is very sore and tender now, so the licks will have come really keen. If we are to get rid of your rebellious nature, you have to feel the belt keener each day, which means that it has to be laid on harder each day to achieve this. As I am a fair man, you will be pleased to know that comparing today vs previous days, I didn't increment as much how hard I…