I consider myself an existentialist. There are two basic approaches to this philosophy: either one rejoices in the freedom of the idea that a higher power is not imposing rules and purpose onto our existence, or, one sinks beneath the burden of responsibility that this bequeaths. Existentialists like Sartre, who can only see the bleak and meaningless aspects of living, have missed the opportunity that this philosophy gives to structure and guide their lives based on their own inner moral principles
I was born in Russian Far East, at a controversial Sakhalin island. The island belong to the chain of islands of the east cost of Russia that is contested by Japan as their own. Around 1950, USSR was colonizing second half of Sakhalin island, as a result, a lot of young people was sent over or came over to build out the island’s economy. My parents were among those settlers. With musical and railroad engineering background, they end up serving in police force and military intelligence division -
Each one of the 7 billion humans on planet Earth has a hero. Humanity as we know it needs heroes because of myriad reasons, whether to solve problems or help people through times of need. Much more than a man in a cape with larger-than-life physical strength, anyone can be a hero if they have the right characteristics. Regardless of the duty a hero provides, he or she will hold common qualities that they must stand by. The three common qualities that make up a hero throughout all of history and into
Addiction is becoming a very relative topic in society today. With improvements of new technology and the innovations of new ideas, addiction can go beyond the norm of just substances. As the youth of America are exposed to social media accounts, television series, and celebrities, the concern of addiction in their later life becomes more of a threat. Many aspects of addiction has to be understood in order to be the most proactive, like the definition, types of addiction, the causes, the affects
The year we took the trip, I was doing my second stint as a “starving pilot.” My gross income was $10,558. I drove a Geo Tracker my Dad gave me. Unfortunately, the air conditioning didn’t work which was truly a problem as I was living in Phoenix, Arizona and could not afford to get it fixed. During that phase of my life, I wasn't at all handy; if I had been, I probably could have repaired it in two or three hours for less than $50. Eating boxed pasta and rice meals on a regular basis satisfied
services marketing integrating customer focus across the firmChapter 01 Introduction to Services Multiple Choice Questions 1. (p. 4) In the simplest terms, _____ are deeds, processes and performances. A. Attributes B. Experiences C. Services D. Goods E. Benefits Difficulty: Easy 2. (p. 4) The maintenance contract offered by Sears on its Kenmore refrigerators, dishwashers and microwaves is an example of a(n) _______. A. Service B. Experience C. Attribute D. Good E. Benefit Difficulty:
lightning, water, volcanic eruptions, choking, or falling objects. A hazard is any condition or situation that makes it more likely that a peril will occur. Hazards include: * physical hazards, like ice on the sidewalks, smoking, or skydiving; * moral hazards (most of which are avoidable), like dishonesty (such as burning down the warehouse when your company goes bankrupt to collect insurance money or buying insurance on someone with yourself as beneficiary and then killing them);
When asked, most people could probably say what the scariest moment of their life was. Maybe it was the time they went skydiving, or maybe it was when they were almost hit by a car, but mine is when I had to drive in Sioux Falls for the first time. That seems silly, right? Driving isn’t scary. Maybe driving in itself isn’t scary, but driving in Sioux Falls definitely is. Sioux Falls is a ginormous city. The city is always bustling with cars and people trying to get to work, or an appointment, or
Both girls graduated from Harvard College and moved to Boston five years after. The girls have been friends since kindergarten and decided to get a house together. With enough savings, the girls managed to get a house after college. Amber was a skydiving instructor who earned forty thousand dollars a year. Misty was a high school social studies teacher who earned fifty thousand dollars a year. Both girls pursued their careers and had enough to get a house within a five year time period. Moving to
the precise ratio of lawn to perennials in the front yards to the scrollwork on the Victorian porches to the exact relationship of column, capital and entablature on the facades of every Colonial Revival, had been stipulated – had in fact been spelled out in the gorgeous and obsessively detailed “Pattern Book” that governs every facet of architectural and even horticultural life at Celebration. I knew all that, yet now I felt it too, and how it felt was packaged, less than real, somewhat more like