member, John Lennon had been shot dead. I was sad and thought about the image of John Lennon who had been portrayed as a peaceful, non violent person who tried to deliver this philosophy of love for life and people through his songs. I wondered who could murder such a seemingly gentle and kind person. Sensing that I might cry, I refocused my attention on the tasks at hand and proceeded to class.
School ended in December, but graduation ceremonies were scheduled for February. Diplomas were mailed to students in January. On opening and viewing my diploma, I noticed immediately that business was spelled incorrectly. Annoyed, I telephoned a fellow student with the news of this error. The student stated that this student’s diploma would be returned for a corrected one and asked me if I would be doing the same and also asked about us, attending the graduation ceremony. Replying that my contemplation was to keep the blundered document, I stated that I would not be attending the ceremony. The completion of university studies with a 3.1 cumulative grade point average, earned a BBA (bachelor of business administration) degree.
Retrospective: Some people have no scruples in inflicting harm on others to gratify themselves. Products are marketed to the public somewhat differently today. Instead of focusing on one market niche, many supposed attributes of a product are promoted. Perhaps this tactic leads to the confusing of people and removes competition from the market place. Or perhaps people are now required to know something about everything (a Jack of all trades and a master of none). There are at least several explanations for the apparent corruption discussed in the case of the two student reports, used by professional marketers. Perhaps, these almost exact reports presented by students in the classroom, and then seen in outside media was just an odd coincidence. Or, maybe invasions of personal privacy in the homes of students where reports were discussed with family members and stolen through eavesdropping, occurred. Or perhaps there was a “student spy” in the classroom, relaying information to businesses promoting products. Another possibility is that student’s ideas are being provided to outside businesses, by the college or university. If that is the case, then the student should at least receive credit for his or her idea(s) to include on a resume when seeking a job. If one in an authority position touts good values, such as in the corporate executive’s use of an economy car, then others may become thrifty with their budgeting. Diversions and distractions on school campuses that have possibly lead to fires and other emergencies could be reduced through the assignment of students to individual rooms, where the student is held accountable for their room of assignment.
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Time can be automatically and precisely set via a satellite transmission to clocks (including household clocks) containing the receptor for a global positioning system on January 6.
A heat wave in the United States kills about seventeen hundred people from June 23 to September 6.
The longest tunnel in the world, the St Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland on September 5.
An earthquake in Algeria kills more than three thousand five hundred people on October 10.