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or circling the whole lot two or three times before finding an open parking spot. “It’s going to be a hot one today!” Ethan remarks as he gets out of his car. I feel the rays of the sun warming my face as I get out of the air conditioned vehicle. “Yes it is.” I type. “We probably won’t get in as long of a work out today as I thought.” Ethan says. “We can.” I type. “We will just have to break it up into smaller circuits and make sure we cool down and hydrate in between.” “Let’s just see how we…

On some weekends, I worked with my father at his part time job. He worked at this plaza for its owner, and sometimes he required assistance, so I decided to willingly work with him at the plaza. When I was there, I would help my father clean and renovate the plaza. For instance, if he was demolishing or taking down something, I would usually pick up the rubble and take it to the odorous trash. If he needed to fix a water leak in one of the suites, I would help him find the source of the leak and…

A “no” always means no and “yes” always means yes in place of sexual activity between two individuals. Different grounds need to be covered and taken into consideration when examining these situations as there are multiple circumstances that are associated with it. “No” and a “yes” can have many interpretations depending on the situation at that particular time, most are based on assumptions which result in a criminal act of rape. When dealing with sexual activity a “no” should always mean a…

“Yes” or “no” questions seem easy to answer since there are only two choices. However, when we think deeply about these questions, it turns out that this kind of questions are the most difficult to answer. There are ways of knowing for which people use to give responses to these questions. Emotion is strong feelings such as joy, anger, happiness and sadness. Faith is having complete belief in something without ifs and buts. Imagination is having new ideas that are not present currently. These…

1. Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to provide a succinct overview of the grammatical and phonological properties of Jordanian Arabic, expanding on the topics discussed within paper 2. More specifically, through the use of data collected in four separate interviews with a bilingual Arabic native speaker, this paper will make hypotheses pertaining to the underlying syntax affecting the language’s construction and the phonological parameters present. 2. Syntax, continued: In paper 2,…

The goal of all negotiations is to get in a position more beneficial than before the negotiation took place, for all parties involved. The authors of Getting to the Yes, Roger Fisher and William Ury, give directions on how to embark on a negotiation with the four parts of principled negotiation which are separate the people from the problem, focus on interests, not positions, generate options for mutual gain, and insist on using objective criteria. The authors created these four parts of…

trade in your old books for new books. That store is long gone, but a new similar concept store has taken over my life. Anytime I’m looking for a particular book, 2nd & Charles is my first stop. A particular book I’ve been looking for is The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes and after months of searching I finally found the book. I was not disappointed, by this captivating book. If anything, I was inspired. For anyone still living in a cave, Shonda Rhimes is a brilliant writer…

Dear King George III, So, i'm not really sure how to start this letter but i'm thinking we need to talk. I have been thinking about us lately…. And i'm not happy with this relationship we have going on. I mean things used to be so great, it was like we we're meant for each other. I thought we would be together forever, but then things changed. A relationship should be give and take on both sides, but lately it's only been give in take on one side, my side, and then just take on the other…

Negotiation is a simple way to process in making business deals, managing working relationships with others and resolving conflicts. I am glad I took this class to learn how to become a better negotiator when negotiating with people because it had benefited me in my daily life. From the beginning of the semester to now I had improved my skills in negotiating with people and learn how to negotiate with people in different cultures. Through out the semester I had learned how to prepare a…

After watching The Yes Men Are Revolting, in which notorious political and environmental activists take the stage to expose large corporations and individuals for their greed, the students of Pitzer College were fortunate enough to host the duo and their producer, Laura Nix. Expecting a hilarious exposition and look into the elaborate schemes and motivations behind Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos, I found myself disappointed by their presence. Although their movie produced a large emotional and…