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This short story takes place in a café. It is a night and the café is empty, except an old, deaf man and two waiters, talking about him. The young waiter wants him to leave the café so he could go home, but the old one is more understanding. When the old man „asks“ for another brandy, the young says that they are closing. When he is gone, the waiters resume their discussion. The young wants to hurry home to his wife, whereas the old waiter is one „of those who like to stay late in the café“. The…

At times we find ourselves in situations we could never envision being in, I know For me this was at no time more of the case than when I deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. To better illustrate, I found myself in a platoon amongst a variety of individuals from varying places in America with an array of backgrounds. I personally was just a year removed from living at home with my parents when I enlisted into the Army to work with communications. Perhaps I was delusional, thinking war would not be a…

Coda of Freshman Year I’m eighteen days away from being twenty, and I believe I’ve made many accomplishments at such a young age. I’ve graduated high school, became a U.S Army soldier, bought my parents a car, gave my mother legal documentation in the United States after twenty-one years in this country, and continuing my education to become a professional in the future. It has never been easy but I was able to push through all the obstacles put in my way to accomplish every goal I’ve set for…

1) In my opinion I think that older waiter is so slow and unwilling to go to bed because the fact that he suffers from insomnia. I believe that he is (based on what's seen or what seems obvious) holding/hiding/giving shelter to some form of guilt of something that affected him in his earlier years. Weather her he did something, either something bad happened to him andscarred him. This Nada refrain shows the old waiter has had some (having to do with human existence) terribly unfair treatment…

next few years I did just that and it got me nowhere. After being kicked out of my house with nowhere to go, I passed by a recruiting station and walked in. All of the Army recruiters were more than happy to take me in after I told them my story. Staff Sergeant Kyle Rachtkovec took me under his wing and showed me everything I needed to do to be the best soldier I could be. That filled me with determination to make my family…

week’s article review, the class was asked to read an article written by Lambert and Paoline discussing the mentality of correctional staff while performing their job duties. The article was published in 2008.Understanding the critical role that staff play in any type of institution, but more so in a correctional setting, studies have concentrated on attitudes of their staff that focus on job stress, job satisfaction, and commitment. Specifically, Paoline and Lambert wanted to determine if…

After sleeping like a literal bear in hibernation, I wake up with the sun rise that peeks through the windows of my room. Groaning, I slide out of bed and walk sloppily to my bathroom to get ready for the day. I wash my face, brush my hair and leave it down even if I'm training. I just like the feeling of the wind through my thick strands, cooling me from the heat underneath my skin. After this, I slip into the skin-tight training uniform designed especially to be like a second skin and light…

The small group of eight eager and young Soldiers stepped out of their vans, not knowing exactly what to expect. They had taken one of the biggest steps in their careers, putting them as the first line of defense in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The sky was mostly clear on this warm, sunny September morning in the Midwest United States, with a few light fluffy clouds listing lazily by. Each of them had a different vision of the future as they nervously waited for their new…

help mandate and operate the daily routine in the court. One position that I found interesting was the probation staff role. My career goal is to be a Probation officer working in the Juvenile Delinquent deparment were I will collaborate with the courts to found an alternative to creating effective resources and programs for the youth. But in Newark Municipal Court, the probation staff worker’s duties are to push offender in the community court program and to enroll the offenders in the CAPS…

Why waste time/money on staff training if you don’t know what, if anything, your staff are learning? Investing time and effort in training employees (or volunteers/partners) and then never verifying how much they actually learned is short-sighted, penny-wise and pound foolish (a.k.a stupid). Certainly, everyone takes it for granted that certifications have a test associated with them. First Aid, Lifeguarding, WMIS, CPA and driver’s licenses all require testing to confirm that a minimum level…