Dave has two creases in his forehead. He often shows his smile amidst a plaque, award, or family member. More often than not, Dave can be found sporting a perfectly dry cleaned collared shirt or a sport cap. Dave walked out of Saint Anthony’s Medical Center 2007 with his newly acquainted friend Dawn. Both spouses of alcoholics, they became a support system for one another. Each week he wore a similar outfit. Dress pants and a collared shirt with a retractable ID card attached to his belt that read “Dave Wakeman, Ameren UE.” Every Tuesday night he would quietly enter room 2012 of the Hyland Center as his two teenage children entered room 2009. He, and his two kids, Ryan and Rachel, would enter into two separate cars. Ryan had a beaten …show more content…
His dream in life was to become a car mechanic like his father. Dave was raised knowing cars, and he went on as an oil and gas man at the local gas station. In his late teens Dave moved out of the house and went on to work at the rock quarry. His life took off in the year of 1982 when he accepted a truck maintenance and repair job at Ameren UE. It is obvious to everyone around him that Dave is by far the hardest worker they know. His determination, consistency, and diligence opened the eyes of his superiors. Dave received an offer he could not refuse. On the Ameren dime, Dave would attend Electrical Engineering school at Washington University. For seven years straight, Dave woke up on time, just as he always had, and attended his strenuous engineering courses. Every hour of the day he spent in class or in the library studying. At night, when most students would go home and spend time with friends or sleep, Dave began the second part of his day at Ameren. In the evenings, he spent time changing tires, oil, and repairing the trucks. Finally, he would end his day studying until he fell asleep, only to wake up the next day and restart the cycle. Dave currently begins his day in his house almost an hour from the city. Clean from the inside out, it is furnished with brand new hardwood flooring, an eighty-inch flat screen, pool table, and microfiber couches. Dawn and Dave wake up and get ready for the day in their dual sink bathroom with mirrors
To tackle the housing affordability, first of all, it is crucial to lift the supply of housing as it will release the pressure on the housing price. Nevertheless, the supply of housing is inelastic as it requires an adequate fund, time, approval from the Government. Besides, the housing system is heavily dependent on the private sector. Thus, the Government should provide initiatives for housing providers to shift the supply of houses in the market. Australia would follow the policies from other countries to tackle the housing affordability. However, it has to fit in the Australian context. These policies might work well in other places but it does not mean that it will be applicable in Australia. The Singapore Government has a public
Chicago’s budget crisis has been one of the most unfortunate events of the decade. As a former student of Chicago Public Schools, myself and other students wanted the best for our education, but CPS school teachers and faculty are given the bad news that the City Council thinks we demand too much. Resulting in the Chicago Teachers Union strike of 2012, budget cuts, and many other events impacting things within the schools, it is no longer new to students, who also encounter what goes on outside, such as political news or neighborhood violence. Those in schools feel that it has been the place to be and to feel secure. Now that I have recently graduated, I have encountered a similar want for the best for my education through my college. As
Bonnie Green, Chief Estimator, agreed that in a normal year only slight delays might develop due to a shortage of labor. However, she pointed out that for such a large project, the company would have to use unionized employees and that the construction industry labor agreements with New York City were to expire on October 30, 2004. Past experience and current construction activity in the surrounding area indicated that any union tradesman would support a strike against the city. Since this is a public project, she estimates that there is a 50% chance that they would strike this project to gain the attention of the national media.
Writing has many tools and devices that can be used to influence the purpose and meaning of the a piece of work. In the two pieces of work, "Private License Plate Scanners Amassing Vast Databases Open to Highest Bidders-which is written in a way that it is anti-license plate tracking- and "Who Has the Right to Track You?'-which is written to be for license plate tracking- many different tools and devices are used by the authors. These pieces of work describe the benefits and drawbacks of collecting data and tracking fellow citizens, but use different forms of pathos, ethos, and logos to portray what they are trying to say. Also, both articles state how many are opposed to this tracking, arguing that it is against the First Amendment,
The arguments I choose to assess for truth and validity will be three statements taken from the Application's list 12.2 (a -y) at the end of Ch. 12, “The Art of Thinking” publication. I will start with the statement (j) the premise that "power must be evil because it can corrupt people." Checking the argument for any hidden premises and ensuring it is stated fully and in a clear concise way is the first step. This argument seems to pass the first hurdle, however after checking for errors affecting truth, the argument has flaws. Beginning with, the part of the argument that says power corrupts people is not true
Hunter Ansich grew up being the fourth child of six, with three older sisters and two younger sisters. He was privileged to grow up with a mechanical shop with a wide arrangement of equipment. As young boy he started by being in charge of mowing the lawn and weed whacking. Now, Hunter changes the oil and tires on all the cars and trucks we own. He also fixes dirt bikes, quads/ATVs/four wheelers, boats, and truck engines. Whenever there is something wrong with a vehicle, Hunter is the person that tries to fix the problem. Since Hunter is such a hands on learner, this is why his sisters’ and I wanted him to get into and attend technical school. We are so glad that Hunter has the opportunity to attend technical school this is where he will succeed
He would wander out of his regular classes and find himself in the auto body shop. His father donated a car to the school so students would be able to learn how to take it apart and put it back together. He would take his old-school muscle car to the shop when it needed fixing. When asked why he never followed his dreams of becoming a mechanic, his reply was “it was more schooling, and I didn’t have the drive to do more of it.” Consenquently as he got older and had a full-time job, and needed a more reliable vehicle to transport him around, he stopped working on
Some people know what they want to do with their lives at an early age. Then there are others that their calling in not quite clear to them. David is one of the ones that had to travel several paths in order to find what he truly wanted what to do with his life. Through some trials and errors, David has built on his life’s experiences of entering into the workforce as a young adult, serving in the Navy, and marrying his soulmate to finally lead him the way to pursue what he wants to be in life.
If shown on the maps, how did the area change from the historic map to the modern map in terms of: The places since 1810 to 2017 have changed drastically. I like looking at the maps to really see where my ancestors lived. As I went through the maps you could see the counties change over the years and add more as the population grew. My relatives lived in Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States in the 1810’s and through the 1850’s. This area is around Pittsburg, as you would see it today.
George bends over and looks down his wooden pool cue. He pulls the cue back and forth aiming at the center of the cue ball, with a perfect triangle of marble pool balls behind it. He pulls the cue back further, leans on his back foot and pushes the white cue ball as hard as he cam into the balls. The balls ricochet with a crisp crack, they meaninglessly bounce around the table without purpose.