The Small Assassin

Naming is a constant in our lives. Names can apply to people, places, things, physical objects and hypothetical ideas. We use names to identify, but what is the connection between the name and what the name represents? In her essay, “In History,” Jamaica Kincaid discusses the importance of naming and the impact of multiple narratives. The first half of Kincaid’s essay focuses on Columbus’ journey to the “New World.” Kincaid tells of sailors’ stories of far away treasures while discussing…

Louis Sachar Louis Sachar is a very successful American author that has written multiple award-winning books. He was born in East Meadow, New York on March 20, 1954 and is now 64 years old. He writes children books as well as young adult books, one of his most popular being Holes, which has won the U.S. National Book Award as well as the Newbery Medal. Now located in Austin, Texas with his wife Carla and daughter named Sherre, Sachar continues to write as well as play cards. Sachar understands…

Pursuing a nursing career My full name is Lyubov Mogilenko although, most people just call me Luba. I was born on November 19,1987, which means this year I will be turning 30 years old. I was born in Kiev, Ukraine and came to the United States at the age of 9. I am very grateful that my family could become United States citizens and pursue a life here. Both of my parents were hard workers working low paying jobs that required long hours to provide everything for my sister and me.…

In The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy, the love laws intervene with the family’s social life because the characters cross their social boundaries for love which breaks these laws that are set up by the caste system in India. The Kochamma family lives in Ayemenem where the caste system is dictated. Each member of the Kochamma family, Ammu, Estha, Rahel, Chacko, Baby Kochamma, Mammachi, and Pappachi, have a downfall due to the caste system, the Love Laws. The Love Laws are rules…

Hey this is my podcast commentary on a book the god of small things especifically focusing on a page 298 and the character baby kochamma If i had to choose a character from this novel that I hate the most, it would probably be Baby Kochamma. In the novel She acts very selfis as well as shelf-centered. We would probably consider her as the antagonist of this novel. Who is she? Her real name is Navomi Ipe Kochamma is basically a title of honor for a woman Lives with the rest of the family…

Telecommunication is a term developed from the Greek Romans. It’s the ability for someone to work with the help of transportable computers, high-speed telecommunication relations, and movable devices, in an off site location different from our normal office work. It has developed gradually in recent business setting and it initially expanded more in the late 20th century. Telecommuting is by no mean a brand-new concept. In reality, the history of telecommuting is a fairly rich term. The terms…

William White Technology and Public Administration Professor Yueping Zheng August 11, 2015 Is Telework right for federal government employees? Telework has been a major topic of discussion over the last decade. “Teleworking, sometimes called telecommuting or flexiplace, is an innovative business solution that enables employees to do productive work away from the traditional office” (U.S. General Services Administration 2015). There are many pros and cons to teleworking. Some pros are that…

Working in an office also has a number of disadvantages, aside from its benefits, which caused the trend of doing work at home to bloom. These drawbacks reduced the number of employees patronizing jobs done in an office environment. To start with, working in an office consumes more of individual’s personal time. As stated by Manuron (retrieved 2015), even though making more money is beneficial to a family financially, a family is likely to suffer in other ways because of an individual’s absence…

Remote access is the one which helps us to get access to a computer or network form a remote distance. In many organizations branch offices, telecommuters, and people who are traveling may need access to the corporation’s network. Home clients gain admittance to the internet through remote access to an Internet Service provider(ISP). Dial-up association through work area, scratch pad, or handled PC modem over general phone lines is a typical technique for remote access. Remote access is…

This presentation fits into our class because it talks about why people at work are not as productive as they should be. This is important because many bosses assume that many of their workers are wasting time online and on social media such as Facebook and Twitter when in actuality, the biggest productivity killers are meetings and managers (M&Ms). In addition, it is also important because so many companies waste money on building offices when many people do not even prefer working at an office…