Persuasive, paragraph stuff deleted itself

Cody Goslar
Block 4
5-15-08
Suicide.
Suicide is a very touchy topic in which many teens face or even have thoughts of such. Just by putting this as my topic for many I will not have to have a catch statement at the beginning of this paper. Many people will say that it is dumb, stupid or idiotic even. Some adults even choose to act as if it doesn’t exist; I myself am actually very anti-suicide. This is where my thesis statement comes in Suicide. Is it worth it or not? Most people who wish to commit suicide often argue that it is the only open option that is worth taking into consideration; they will say that in one point of the Japanese history that it was considered an immensely noble thing to do. In fact, the samurai a quite noble group of warriors in the Japanese culture considered this the most honorable way to die, rather than succumbing to the enemy after a defeat they were taught not to surrender and if possible the only way to die with full dignity and honor was through saibyku, which is the Japanese art of suicide by withdrawing ones sword through themselves and cutting from below the stomach across to the other side of the stomach and then pull their blade upwards through their heart. As for some, as this writer has declared, they find suicide pointless, not dumb, stupid or any number of other adjectives that mean ill minded or simply unintelligent, it is found suicide pointless for the fact that you are ending ones own life which is a dictionary definition of such, but in ending ones life you miss out on the true joys that life has to offer to you or one person, especially so when it is done by a minor or adolescence as it to commonly is, because as previously stated they simply cannot find another way to end their life problems, but as many who have survived these attempts on ones self have found there is so much more to life than we see when we are troubled, there are so many answers to every problem in life and much more sensible ways out at that. Some are driven to commit this act because of harassment, as for that I find that the best way to avoid harassment is to either not show that you are bothered, which is the median of three often suggested answers, the other two being tell an adult which most adolescence will not even consider because that tends to bring the harassment on even greater if you do not bring it to the correct superior. The other of the options that have been often thought of or referred to a possible suicide attempter if you will is Harass back. Which is highly regarded as a horrible option to give to such a person but as the writer of this report finds it if you are contemplating suicide then how bad could it be to harass the harasser in return, most likely from personal experiences I have found that this is often times a better option but as was said before is greatly frowned upon but alas the most sensible option is the second tell a superior and inform him or her what is happening why you believe it is happening bring some sort of proof of the incidents and have them see to it that you are no longer harassed. It is found that suicide victims or those suspected of suicidal thoughts should be comforted immediately and not given advice but listened too. Although it is important that you try to seek help for this individual it is also important that you keep their thoughts and feelings in mind. If you know of someone who is considered a potential victim it is recommended that you instantly seek help though a hotline or a yellow ribbon campaign in your area. As for those of you who are potential victims and are reading this, remember. There is always someone around who cares about you deeply if not you parents, a spouse, a friend, an acquaintance and let us not rule out those of which you have not began to think of, because suicide does not just hurt you. It hurts everyone.

Personal statement

Ever since I was a child my family had played many, many card games and had taught me not only how to play but little tricks on how to shuffle and deal and I naturally caught on and loved the games it started with go fish and old maid as I got older became golf and solitaire eventually became games like poker and other casino classics like black gammon so I not only know games of cards but I understand turntables. As a bigger guy I find I may actually bring down the amount of wise guys in the area if that plays any factor at all.

But only recently has it became clear to me that I wish to work in a casino itself and become a full time employee because of my love of the game and skill that may factor into the job, but as was mentioned before I have never had any actual experience in a casino itself other than May 1st. My 18th birthday in which the first thing my family and I did to celebrate was go to the casino and play slot machines and card tables, it was a blast and I found some interesting people there which is why I would like to have such a job to meet such amusing people night after night would be amazing.

Being a fun loving guy and loving the games themselves and excelling at them through not only skill and luck I wish to be able to participate in the lights and games every night just to get a glimpse of the other side, being a card dealer I am speaking of course if nothing else I would like to also apply for the security position open and indicated on your flyer. But its not all about fun and games I can be serious when it comes down to it and this is why I would like you to seriously consider me as the next employee of the beautifully run casino chain your offer.

Resume

Cody Goslar,
2391 257th st.
507-530-8610
cgoslar@hotmail.com


Objective: To better understand the working environment and full time job of a casino employee
Education: Attended a small town school of Lynd Elementary until I reached the 9th grade and switched over to Marshall Senior high and while here I intend to graduate at the age of 18 and year of 2008

Activities and skills:
Activities include basketball 3-8th grades, Lynd school band, Lynd school choir, and High school intramurals Dodge ball and bowling, Marshall theater on many occasions including One act, both staring in plays and working behind the scenes

Work experience:

Cadbury Schweppes
Shopko
Burger king Whopper feeds- volunteer
Subway – volunteer job
Marshall Bowl
Cancer walks in the area

critical thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Critically thinking is looking into the consciences of what you do in the future in depth, while critically thinking you must take into consideration on what your future plans are and why they are important to you. For example why does one get a job? we get a job to get money why do we get money? We get money to pay for necessities in life as well as the few commodities and luxuries in life. with the necessities we need shelter, shelter can be provided with a house, houses cost money because of the amount of wood and raw resources let alone the amount of work that is put into it and so you not only need money to pay for resources but also for the amount of human labor, next you need water. Water is used to keep the human body hydrated and give energy to the body and blood cells throughout the whole structure this leads us to the next needed resource and that would be food. Food is used for energy and the and in the body itself for minerals. Minerals such as iron and zinc and potassium all of which are important in keeping the structure the structure is just that an outer body in which protects its inner contents with the ability to move. Movement requires energy that comes from food and it also needs warmth. Warmth can be accomplished through insulation. Insulation comes from the food itself as well as what we need to accomplish controlled temperature. All of this little rant was a thought process called critical thinking its not defined by any words because if you ask someone what critical thinking is, they will respond its thinking critically or so my questioning has lead to that conclusion so the only definition I could think of was to show you a thought process of critically thinking and I’m sure its only worth a two out of ten but I had to write something otherwise I get a zero. That is how critical thinking is used in my life, to solve problems that aren’t solved by common sense.

Thinking quote three what it means to me

The manifestatation of the wind of thought is not knowledge; = thought doesnt have to be made up of knowledge and does not have to make sense sometimes but there is always thought in your mind of one thing or another. It is the ability to tell right from wrong. beautiful from ugly = its basic concepts that you have to deal with each day and think up with out even trying most times. And this, at the rare moments when the stakes are on the table may indeed prevent catastrophes, atleast for the self. = When things get tough in an argument or a tiff with a girl/boy friend thinking is used to prevent saying things that will ruin the relationship or get you beat up and sometimes it can save yourself sometimes even if it doesnt have the abilities to save others

cover letter

704 Brian Street
Marshall, MN 56258
May, 1, 08

Senior Irwin
National Poker society CEO
Marshall, MN 56258

Dear Senior Irwin:

Enclosed inside of this letter is my personal resume, in which i hope you will respond possitively for I am responding to the Flyer proclaiming that you were i need of more card dealers. I haver always felt that i had a luck with the cards and was alwasy interested by all of the aspects of a casino in general, I sadly have no experience other than acctually playing blackjack, texas hold em' and other card games of this genre. I am good with people and know how to keep my cool under what may be found as an odd situation also I enjoy interacting with large sums of people at once and know a few ways to shuffle the cards