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- 1111: Animal Dreams
- ... in this aspect.This is the beginning of Codi's development of insecurities. In addition, Doc Homero's aloofness with the town people develops Codi's own feelings of inacceptance. To explain, Doc Homero has personal feelings of being an outsider in Grace and he displaces these feelings onto his daughters. This is exemplified in the way Hallie describes Doc Homero's self-sufficiency, "Being like no one else, being alone ... feelings. She is for Codi a safe haven she can escape to when problems become overwhelming or perplexing. Hallie is defined as stability in this facet. Hallie offers a blanket of protection from Codi's personal insecurities. Codi's dependence on Hallie as a haven from her feelings is evident in Codi's reaction to her old, high school friend,Emelina's recollection of Codi's childhood protests of killing chickens ... Hallie's move to Nicaragua as an example of Hallie's keen sense of direction and her own lack of one. Codi doesn't see any future direction for herself, "I had no mission beyond personal survival; it was nothing like Hallie's going to Nicaragua"(page 107). Codi's lack of direction also stems from her dominant feelings of being an outsider. Codi has never felt accepted by any ...
- 1112: Organizational Skills
- ... powerful drug manufacturers (Drug Store News, 8/30/99). Future Industry Performance The prospects for continued industry growth are strong due to a number of factors. These include: „h An increased interest in health and personal care „h An aging population and longer life span „h A high number of popular drugs coming off of patent protection to the generic drug and over-the-counter market „h An increasing use of ... Poors Monthly Investment Review). There are a number of strategies contributing to the success in the competitive drugstore market. Differentiation and service are strategies critical to the success of independent drugstores. Many independent stores emphasize personal service and counseling provided by a familiar pharmacist. They also strive to provide a product range that reflects the preferences of the demographics in their location. Being small allows the flexibility to needed to rapidly ... of point-of-sale systems, merchandise and accounting software, and sophisticated systems, which predict precise inventory levels needed at any given time, all reduce operating costs. This technology allows pharmacists to provide more time for personal service with customers (Drug Store News, 4/24/2000). Drugstore design has changed to provide greater convenience and accessibility. The aging of the population has caused storeowners to design stores with easy access, and ...
- 1113: Working With Colleagues And Cu
- ... so the customer has an enjoyable time. Providing appropriate service to the customer is needed because the customer might be allergic to some foods such as MSG, wheat, food colourings or dairy products. Good service personal have these attributes effective verbal and non-verbal communication, sensitivity to special needs and anticipation of unexpressed needs, offering courteous service, advice and information, promoting establishment and its products, and promoting the local area and ... solution and implement it, then check the customer is happy and re-thank them for bring the problem to your attention. Last off all record the situation in your establishments logbooks. Interpersonal Skills involve immaculate personal presentation, outstanding communication skills, initiative in social interactions and good teamwork skills. These skills can be honed through team and individual sports, public speaking, acting and debating. The three main points to personal presentation are personal hygiene, grooming and uniform care. Personal hygiene and grooming include washing hands after activities such at handling raw meat and poultry, rubbing your nose, touching hair and especially after going to ...
- 1114: Computer Viruses
- ... are distinctly different with respect to the techniques they use and their host system requirements. This distinction is due to the disjoint sets of host systems they attack. Viruses have been almost exclusively restricted to personal computers, while worms have attacked only multi-user systems. A careful examination of the histories of viruses and worms can highlight the differences and similarities between these classes of malicious code. The characteristics shown by ... the differences between the environments in which they are found. Viruses and worms have very different functional requirements; currently no class of systems simultaneously meets the needs of both. A review of the development of personal computers and multi-tasking workstations will show that the gap in functionality between these classes of systems is narrowing rapidly. In the future, a single system may meet all of the requirements necessary to support ... large percentage of the computers sold to the public at that time. As a result, many people fell prey to the Elk Cloner and virus’s similar in nature. People suffered losses in data from personal documents to financial business data with little or no protection or recourse. Viruses have "evolved" over the years due to efforts by their authors to make the code more difficult to detect, disassemble, and ...
- 1115: The Internet Beneficial Or Fat
- The Internet: Beneficial or Lethal Almost everybody today owns a computer, or someone close to them does. Everyone has access to a computer. Of all these personal computers in the world right now, the majority of them are connected to the Internet. There are many different types of sites on the Internet: stores, chat rooms, personal home pages, personal pet pages, news pages, entertainment pages, sports pages, file pages, adult pages, etc. Everything that one could ever ask for is on the Internet, and a lot that one would not ask for. If ...
- 1116: William Faulkner
- ... he would become known as a poet, a short story writer, and finally one of the greatest contemporary novelists of his time. William Faulkner's accomplishments resulted not only from his love and devotion to writing, but also from family, friends, and certain uncontrollable events. William Faulkner's life is an astonishing accomplishment; however, it is crucial to explore his life prior to his fixated writing career (Mack 1794-1798). In 1905, Faulkner entered the first grade at the tender age of eight, and immediately showed signs of talent. He not only drew an explicitly detailed drawing of a locomotive, but he soon became an honor-roll student. Throughout his early education, he would work conscientiously at reading, spelling, writing, and arithmetic. However, he especially enjoyed drawing. When Faulkner got promoted to the third grade, skipping the second grade, he was asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up. ...
- 1117: Software Piracy
- ... the worldwide market is today supplied by developers in the United States, significant development work is occurring in scores of nations around the world. But in both the United States and abroad, unauthorized copying of personal computer software is a serious problem. On average, for every authorized copy of personal computer software in use, at least one unauthorized copy is made. Unauthorized copying is known as software piracy, and in 1994 it cost the software industry in excess of US$15 billion. Piracy is widely ... modems. Cost of Pirated Software To The Industry Piracy cost companies that produce computer software $13.1 billion in lost revenue during 1995. The loss exceeded more than the combined revenues of the 10 largest personal computer software companies. The dollar loss estimates were up from the $12.2 billion in 1994 because of the spreading use of computers worldwide. Microsoft (The Big Loser) MS Windows 95 $179 MS Office ...
- 1118: Nothing
- ... to Faulkner and his brothers, who called her Mammy Callie. She served as the model for Dilsey in The Sound and the Fury. Faulkner was a quiet, dreamy boy. Despite his interest in reading and writing poetry, he dropped out of high school. His only real friend was Estelle Oldham, and he was sure they would marry some day. But Estelle's family wanted her to marry a graduate of the ... and artists, and wrote Soldiers' Pay, his first novel, there. During the 1920s, many American writers went to live in Paris, where they could live cheaply and be part of the exciting experiments there in writing and painting. The American writers Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald lived there. So did James Joyce, the great Irish novelist. Joyce pioneered a new technique of writing called stream-of-consciousness. Instead of describing what a character was thinking, like most novelists, Joyce put the character's actual thought process on paper. Joyce's approach had great influence on Faulkner, who ...
- 1119: Homelessness
- ... active in contributing to this issue. To completely abolish the misfortune of homelessness would take complete unity and dedication from communities around the world. The first step is recognition. Bibliography Works Cited/Annotated Bibliographies Anonymous. Personal Interview. May 8, 2000. This person is a homeless man with a PHD in Chemistry. He lives in Santa Cruz and spends much of his time at the River Street Homeless Shelter. Flanagan, Chris. Food ... Agency County of Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz: HRA, 1993. This is a pamplet produced by the Human Resource Agency in Santa Cruz. It contains information on programs that assist the homeless in northern California. Jim. Personal Interview. May 8, 2000. Jim is a homeless man who words at the River Street Homeless Shelter. He is also a writer of personal experiences. Originally from Chicago, Jim moved to Santa Cruz five years ago. Although he feels that the homeless are mistreated, he is enjoying the time he spends living on the streets of Santa Cruz. ...
- 1120: To Say Or Not To Say Letters A
- To Say or Not to Say: Letters and Letter Writing As Seen in Pride and Prejudice Quite frequently in her novels, Jane Austen uses letter writing between characters to explain past events and the exact nature of people s roles in them. It is these letters that always offer great insight into a character s true nature; which, often times, is ... and Prejudice. Throughout the course of the novel, Mr. Darcy, Mrs. Gardiner, and even Mr. Collins all write letters, and each reveal their personalities and sincere thoughts through them. It is in fact the letter writing that initially contributes, and ultimately results, in the union of hero and heroine at the end of the story. For each enlightens the reader to the truth about confused circumstances as well as hidden ...
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