Review on short trip to Paris.
Review on short trip to Paris. After an hour and a half flight from Dublin - Beauvais, we took the Coach from Beauvais to the heart of Paris. This cost 20£ return for an hour trip which seemed fair enough, this being part of an agreement with Michael O'Learys, Ryanair to bring his Passengers to Paris from the airport. We arrived at the hotel (High tech montmartre 3***) around 2:00pm and were taken to our rooms via the porter, I'm gonna be very critical of this hotel, as soon as we entered our room the stench out of our toilet was disgusting and it was to remain there for the duration of our stay, I found the staff friendly enough. The selection of breakfast was basic and it probably justified its 3*** rating. The Area, which we stayed in, was very close to Place de Clichy, which is a red light district, I dare not stay out later than 9 o clock in fear of any illegal activity in the area. Place de Clichy was not a rough area but it wasn't a classy place either, nothing like the L'arc de Triomphe, where I found it very clean and friendly looking, but there was always that chance that pick pockets were lurking around. Monday afternoon we took a trip to the Eiffel tower, where I must say that it was well worth the visit. We went to the very top and the views were simply exquisite you could see from miles and miles away, the tower was huge and judging by previous pictures I
Gone to Soon.
Gone to Soon I can't think, I can't speak, I'm numb inside, there is no beginning or end just this intolerable anger, and never-ending pain! I can't take this any more, if he doesn't stop; I'm going to have to hit him. There will be no question in the matter of what will happen to me, but just that one instant when nothing will matter anymore, because I will have got even. However, what he will do to me will be unimaginable! I'm 15, and have been picked on every year that I have been here at Saddlebunch Grammar School. Everyday I wake up and just imagine the unbearable torture he is going to put me through for another unliveable day. My parents don't know, there not at home long enough to see me, or the bruises he gives me. Once he had a metal bar that wrapped around his fingers, and when he punched me in the jaw, that was more than I could handle. I felt a crack, heard a large crunching sound and, black. I woke up in the nurse's office. Apparently, he had brought me in saying that I had walked into a lamppost, and he had found me unconscious on the floor. The nurse knew this was a lie, but there was nothing she could do about it. He blamed me for letting my jaw break; I was put in the bin and left in the middle of the playground with sellotape holding the lid shut. They timed it so that when everyone went to class they would leave me out there. I could be there for hours
America's Obsession
Lauren Minchella AP English Language Mrs. Provost November 8, 2006 Barbie: America's Obsession When you picture the perfect body, what image do you get in your mind? Skinny, big-boobed, tiny waist, nice butt...Barbie. If she were to be enlarged to human size, she'd have a 39-inch bust, a 19-inch waist, and a 33-inch buttocks. She'd be over 7 feet tall and weigh an impressive 115 pounds. She's perfect! She has no body hair whatsoever, long, beautiful blonde hair, bright blue eyes, plump lips, long legs, and tiny feet. Since the 1950's, Barbie has been a symbol for females everywhere. She has become more than the doll that Ruth Handler once envisioned as a simple plaything for her daughter, Barbara (the doll's namesake.) Over the years, Barbie has had over 75 careers; she has been everything from a registered nurse to a figure skater to a rock star. Barbie from the beginning represented what the American teenager should be. The advertisements presented Barbie as a living teenager that most young girls would want to imitate. Barbie started off with a sideways glance, heavy makeup and numerous different hair colors, and eventually evolved into the blonde bombshell we all know today. Soon Ken, Barbie's "main squeeze" was introduced, later Midge, Barbie's best friend, then Skipper, Barbie's little sister. And many other different members of the Barbie family started to pop up.
admin in business
Introduction This coursework is for Unit 20, which is also called Administrative Operations (or Admin Ops) for the Business AVCE course. In this coursework, I have to show I' am capable of showing a variety of administrative skills for a project of my own choice. I have chosen to base my project on the Old Bailey. In order to carry out my administrative skills, I had to carry out an activity such as, setting up and participating in an away day trip to an organisation for at least six people, in which I' am the key administrator. I also have to show knowledge and understanding of the roles of administrators in organisations. In this coursework I' am required to work in a group of people that have specific roles in the group and plan and organize (or administer) our own event for AVCE Business Studies Year 2, unit 20 - Admin Ops. Our event has to be well planned and multi-layered, as this will allow each individual in the group to act out their role. My group is built up of 6 people. They are, Rachel, Chris, Sophie, Asif, Ashraf and me. We have all worked together in Unit 1 (Business At Work) and have all obtained experience of producing information. Examples are in, Unit 3, 4 and 10 (Marketing, HR and Customer Service). We all set each other positions or roles in the group in order to get our event started up. Below are my group's roles/positions. * Rachel - Boss *
Life In the Day of
Life in the Day Of Finally as Sarah Michelle Gellar is about to take the last piece of her clothing off, "BEN GET UP NOW" "BUT IT'S ONLY BLOODY WELL FIVE TO SEVEN" "GET UP YOU'LL BE LATE" "FINE JUST GIVE ME 5 MINUTE MORE SLEEP." Eventually I did get up due to the fact that I couldn't get back to sleep. No thanks to the bleeding witch I mean. So I slowly climbed down from my chamber which I call me bed. It takes me a while to get down because my bed is about six foot high quite literally. Then I have the most enjoyable task of looking around the house for all the different pieces of my uniform, which my mother couldn't be bothered to put away. Well I suppose that will have to do for the start of my English work because I only had to write the beginning of it, "BEN AREN'T YOU OUT OF THE HOUSE YET", "NO MOTHER!" "WELL BLOODYWELL HURRY UP AND GET OUT, NOW!" "FINE I WILL." "OH AND BY THE WAY CAN I HAVE SOME EXTRA MONEY" "GET OUT NOW" As usual I had to run because I am always late. I am meant to be there for quarter to eight but ninety nine times out of a hundred I am there for ten too. "Hi Ben", Says Thomas in a ridiculous American accent, "Hello Thomas", I said in a normal Geordie type of accent. Peacock did not say anything because he was to busy listening to his Walkman as usual he was listening to Blink182 so there won't be much conversation coming
ONE NIGHT OF HOMELESSNESS
My life Red, short, curly hair and freckles. She's approaching. She sees me, smiles, nothing. She's gone. Tall, black hair and long sideburns. He looks at me with a disgusted expression, as though I was some dirt, a waste of air, all that hatred in one look. I feel awful. He crosses the street and I see him walk a hundred metres and then cross the street again to go back to the pavement where he first was. All that trouble just to avoid passing next to me. It is hard to take in even though I should be used to it by now. I can't sit here all day, feeling sorry for myself. I have to go for a walk because my feet are frozen and I feel as though I will get frostbite on my toes if I just stay here and do nothing. I wonder in the empty streets of Paris, with my plastic bag containing all my precious possessions, looking for some kind of cover for the cold night to come. I have to be quick before the garbage men come and clear all those treasures away from the streets. People throw away very valuable things just on the pretext that there is a hole in it without realizing that if they gave it to poor people, they would be pleased to have it. What a waste! How old do you think I am? 20? 45? 60? Well bad guess! I am 17 years old. I have been on the streets for a year and a half. I have tried to get some social help but I don't speak much French and they can't be bothered to take
Origins of Money and of Banking
Origins of Money and of Banking By: Muhammed Ali, XI A The origins of money in its various forms, and of banking, are discussed in the book, The History of Money, by Glyn Davies, on which this report is based. What is Money? At first sight the answer to this question seems obvious; the man or woman in the street would agree on coins and banknotes, but would they accept them from any country? What about cheques? They would probably be less willing to accept them than their own country's coins and notes but bank money (i.e. anything for which you can write a cheque) actually accounts for by far the greatest proportion by value of the total supply of money. What about I.O.U.s (I owe you), credit cards and gold? The gold standard belongs to history but even today in many rich people in different parts of the world would rather keep some of their wealth in the form of gold than in official, inflation-prone currencies. The attractiveness of gold, from an aesthetic point of view, and its resistance to corrosion are two of the properties which led to its use for monetary transactions for thousands of years. In complete contrast, a form of money with virtually no tangible properties whatsoever - electronic money - seems set to gain rapidly in popularity. All sorts of things have been used as money at different times in different places. The alphabetical list below, taken from page
Tipping etiquette.
Christina West 615-885-4841 Dr. Annette McCreedy Essay #3 1/03/03 As the economy rises and falls, and families get smaller, eating out is more of a familiarity. When it comes to dining out, the main problem that many Americans face is the lack of knowledge in tipping etiquette. Most people do not take classes on how to tip and the few that do are given set information that does not apply to all situations. Another familiar dilemma is who to tip in the restaurant industry. Remembering that a lot of times, the waiter or waitress is the only one providing full attention to the table and is the one who makes less than minimum wage, at an astounding $2.13 per hour. Considering this, by the time taxes are taken out of a server's paycheck, his or her hourly wage plummets to almost or below nothing. When customers decide not to tip or to remain at the table for hours, the server actually loses money because he or she claims a percent of his or her sales, not a percent of the tips. The standards of tipping have not changed much in the past few years, but some may still be asking, what exactly is a good tip? Emily Post, an etiquette guru, expresses that "The normal tipping amount is ten to fifteen percent of the dining check, and that amount is rising to twenty percent for excellent service" (34). But who wants to carry around a calculator or take the time to figure out
Can hard determinism be defended?
Philosophy Essay Can hard determinism be defended against the strongest objections raised against it? Explain and defend your answer. By Terence Landman 605L2621 In this academic essay there will be a clear and defined description of both hard determinism and its eventual nemesis indeterminism. Based on these definitions there will be a personal attempt at denying hard determinism. This will be accomplished through the introduction of David Hume and his radical philosophy on causality and the relation this may have on hard determinism, as well as the various possibilities it may distinguish. Furthermore the Causal Principle will also be introduced and slandered in its incapability to provide a concrete defense for hard determinism and its potential in proposing a solution through indeterminism. All these factors will ultimately point to the possibility in which when A happens B is likely to happen but not essentially determined in happening. This will give rise to the possibility of a random event occurring and therefore the demise of hard determinism. Determinism is the doctrine that man's choices, decisions, and actions are decided by antecedent causes, inherited or environmental, acting upon his character: opposed to free will. (Funk & Wagnalls, 349) Hard Determinism is the belief that everything is determined, the most aggressive stance within determinism, leaving
Something, which I am interested in, is building plastic model kits.
Personal Essay Something, which I am interested in, is building plastic model kits. These models are made from manufacturers such as air fix etc. These models come in parts that are ready to be put together with glue and painted. These models come in different difficulties, the different difficulties are numbered one to four. One for the absolute beginner working to four which is for the more advanced modeling, just now I am working on models of difficulty level three. These models come in all different types e.g. Boats, rockets, cars and planes. I started to model when I was about five, my father helped me at this point, and I started making planes of difficulty one. By the time I was about seven I had made about five planes, these were all world war two fighter planes. From when I was about seven I did not build anymore models until I was about twelve at this point I started to go a bit different and build things like boats and other things. I started modeling big when I moved in to third year in secondary school. The first thing I built was a simple submarine, which was only a difficult level one. This only took about a week to build. Then I moved onto a boat, which was about a difficult level two. This because I had not modeled in a few years was a bit challenging to start with and took me about a month to complete. This boat was the 1:20 scale Smit Rotedamn, This is an