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Solution Trying to fix all the issues regarding performance appraisals is a difficult task. All of the proposed systems profess to be able to fix some of the problems, but none seems to cover them all. Therefore, the best solution is not the one that fixes all of the issues, but rather the one that addresses as many as possible, while also enhancing the workplace and performance. By these standards the most efficacious solution would be constant feedback and coaching, which improves morale and

Beauty is an obtuse concept, due to subjectivity. It is a subject that has no clear maximum or minimum. “Why is this” is the question that haunts us when we embark on deep intellectual conversation. Well, Plato’s cliché line “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” always rings true in our minds. Cliché’s only reach this status due to the fact they have some sort of intrinsic truth to them and Plato’s line is no exception. However, more must be added to the concept of beauty in order for us to categorize

In Anne Sexton’s poem “The Abortion”, she uses literary devices to reflect her heart wrenching decision of whether or not to abort one of her children, which reflects the style of confessional poetry because she is sharing her personal feelings and experiences. Anne Sexton was a famous poet of confessional poetry, where the poets write about their private experiences with feelings about death, trauma, and depression in their lives. Anne Sexton wrote from the point of view of an upper middle class

Barbara Ehrenreich’s, “Serving in Florida” and Lars Eighner, “On Dumpster Diving” are both essays that share common similarities, but one similarity, in particular, is the overall focus on sharing the story of the homeless or poor American in American society today. From an outside view, working as a hotel maid, or as a server at a restaurant might not seem so difficult, but without any prior knowledge, anyone might think these stressful, labor-intensive, back-breaking jobs pay well, or at least

"Lift not the painted veil", an 1818 sonnet by the British Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, depicts a person who lifts the veil that covers the world, in order to find love. This act, however, plunges him into a state of disorientation and forlornness, because it does not lead him to discover truth or love. Therefore, the sonnet's first line is admonitory and even forbids us to lift the veil. By focussing on the connotatively contrasting use of metaphors, this essay aims at demonstrating how Percy

For a city girl, nature has a negative connotation. Nature sound like venomous bugs and plants that invoke laceration all wrapped up in a runny nose and red eyes due to allergies. City girls are not fond of the outdoors- I should know because I am one. I would choose a Quad Grande non-fat extra hot caramel macchiato upside down with a cake pop over camping any day. Although I may not enjoy it, I’ve lived in Alabama for six years now and that’s just not how Alabamians live their lives. This is a Southern

Ars Poetica A poem can be “wordless” (7) by writing a poem with words that each have a meaning and purpose, in addition that delivers an experience to the reader. Furthermore, a poem can be “motionless in time” (15) by writing a poem which meaning and structure will remain timeless and will not age. This poet’s philosophy of poetry is that one’s work should remain timeless, and be read in the future without becoming out of style. By stating that a poem should not “mean” (23) and “true” (18), the

Marge Piercy's poem "To Be of Use" expresses an opposing connotation about the idea of work. Most people believe the words "hard work" carry a negative connotation. What these words imply is not something that is generally received with enthusiasm but is often accepted either by force or obligation. The poem’s central theme is that satisfaction and self-fulfillment can be attained by using one's skills to serve a specific function in life, for it is the opinion of the speaker that an unproductive

On February 15th, 2014, I took a trip to the drinking fountain at the University of California, San Diego that was assigned by Professor B for my second writing assignment. The drinking fountain is made out of granite that has been polished. It is situated on a cement pathway across from Yogurt World and the iconic Triton statue, which is next to the Price Center. The drinking fountain is in front of the Student Services Center building and next to the fountain, close to several outdoor seats and

“In the twentieth century, advertising evolved into a form of persuasive social discourse intended primarily to influence how we perceive the buying and consumption of goods,” (Danesi 179). Does sex sell? American Apparel’s advertisements use sexual images to sell their products, it is a strategy that has caused much controversy because it is the woman being put in the advertisement in a suggestive way to model American Apparel’s clothing. From having American Apparel female employers exposing