Mega Millions

“Check the Powerball number. If we hit the jackpot, we’ll fly to Vietnam immediately.” These words were said as she handed her eldest daughter a lottery ticket and her cellphone. Every time, just before checking to see if she has won the jackpot, she repeats this sentence like a mantra. She misses her home, the place that has made her who she is today. When asked, “What would you do if you won the lottery”, most people would say they would buy a new car, a mansion, or even a yacht. Loan Phan, in this case, wishes to visit the country she left over twenty years ago. She passes on her experiences and life lessons she has learned from that change onto those around her. Loan Phan, my mother, demonstrates that people should live with kindness, courage, and confidence. Her bravery and strong heart is what fuels her determination to be the best version of herself without forgetting her origins Loan Phan deserves tribute because of her admirable characteristics, because of her noteworthy accomplishments, and because of her impactful influence on others. Loan Phan deserves tribute because of her admirable characteristics. She is a person that is calm. Always dealing with difficult situations with a cool and collected temper. She is deliberate with her actions. As an answer to an interview, she described herself with one word: calm. Those around her, such as her husband and eldest daughter, also agreed, saying that she is “good-tempered, patient, and caring”. As a strong…

to clear and for our lawyers and accountants to figure out a financial plan so that the money did not potentially ruin our lives. With our new found riches we realized that we can nearly afford whatever we wanted and how much of whatever we wanted. It was almost as if we were experiencing culture shock, a culture where we were no longer poor and no longer had to fight just to pay bills at the end of the month. A culture that will definitely take some getting used to. Stage 6 After all was said…

The creation of Dharavi in India began in 1882 created by the many rural poor migrating to its location. The immigrants are known as the heart and soul of Dharavi. The residents originated from multiple locations across Asia, most from Mumbai which is the mega city that surrounds it. This precisely explains how Dharavi is known for housing such a vast amount of culture and diversity. Among its estimated 500,000 inhabitants, 33% are Muslim, 6% are Christian, and 60% are Hindu. With so many people…

Also, the owners of Purinex would keep complete control of the company and it estimated to be valued at 25 million. This is regarded as the highest evaluation between the angle round and venture capital round. If the deal was failed to happen, the company should force itself into a down round, and makes the valuation for the company decline to 8 million or 5 million. This option should be accepted if the deal is…

8Eighty six of the ninety respondents chose the local currency as the preferred currency of transaction with plastic trading companies. On the other hand, the preferable Incoterm with plastic trading company was DPP-Delivered Duty Paid, which was singled out by an impressive eighty one percent of the respondents. The other nine percent identified Cost, Insurance and Freight. The import port of choice was Port Kelang, which was selected by 60% of the respondents. Other ports, Penang, Pasir Gudang…

13th, 2000, in the Los Angeles Times, Scour Inc. declared bankruptcy in 2000 due to numerous lawsuits around the notion of copyright infringement (Huffstutter). However, this did not stop Travis Kalanick from innovating new ideas. In 2001, with the same engineering team from Scour, Travis Kalanick launched a new organization called Red Swoosh. This organization was extremely similar to that of Scour, as it was another peer-to-peer file sharing organization. The largest difference between Scour…

how he had killed a US soldier and that would make him happy" (Prasow) Again Khadr had killed someone and was happy. He got really mad at a guard and killed him, then was happy about it. Therefore some kids are fine with what they are doing and do not care. Lastly, the commanders are rude and harsh to the kids. This is a lose lose situation because they are either killing people or they are dead. “They kill to stay alive and those who try to escape are killed.” (Child2) This quote is…

Imagine, children under the age of eighteen stripped from their beds, family, and their life. Tortured, and forced to do tasks that kill them. Trained to fight, then run into battle in the front line. Killing people around them without thinking, burning villages that people once called home. This is happening all over the world, right now, and is violating a major human rights issue. Over the last ten years, two million children have been killed in conflict. Having their precious lives cut…

potential story of Standard Chartered. Cutting workforce Standard Chartered recently announced to further reduce its workforce by 2000 in total 4000, and close up to around a 100 branches in Asia. In the second half of 2014, 22 branches have been closed. In total this move would cut around 5% of its total workforce. Furthermore, Standard Chartered will close it’s equity business line (started in 2008) which yields around a 100 million a year, however non profitable. This should save up to a 100…

you know that there are 827.7 million people worldwide living in urban slam? By 2020, it is estimated the world slum population will reach almost 1 billion. This is very shocking to me. B. Audience Relevance: Today I will discuss about an organization that is changing millions of lives by giving the opportunity of owning an affordable and simple houses to those who are struggling. This organization is Habitat for Humanity. C. Speaker Credibility: Over the past years, I had a chance to volunteer…