One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich Is A Story About A Man, Ivan De

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a story about a man, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, who is in a Russian Siberian prison/labor camp for expression of anti-Stalinistic ideas. The story describes the events of a single day in this man's life and his struggle to survive. I feel that the main theme of this book is survival. However, Ivan shows the reader that survival on your own isn't always possible. You can only provide so much for yourself on your own. People must work as a team, helping one another, in order to get things accomplished, overcome challenges, and survive. Shukhov withstands the conditions of the camp while it would be easy to give in to despair (Des Pres 49). When he arrived in the camp, Ivan realized that it would be hard to survive the environment. Little food was given and the prisoners only received what they needed to stay alive. They were treated as though they weren't human. Cognizant that it would be necessary to work with others in order to survive, Ivan spends some of his time daily doing things to help others. Through the good deeds that Ivan accomplishes, he earns the respect of the other prisoners and is sometimes rewarded with extra food. He does simple things like laying out other prisoner's shoes for them or bringing some of them their food at a meal. One time, Ivan waits in line to get Tsezar his parcel. Tsezar is a rich prisoner who works little or not at all and talks about the luxuries outside of the prison. When Ivan returns, he asks Tsezar if he can bring dinner to him. Tsezar instead allows Ivan to have his dinner. Shukhov helps Tsezar out an awful lot, and he is rewarded almost each and every time with a piece of food or something from Tsezar's parcel. Every little bit helped. Everyone does what he can to benefit the 104th squad (Ivan's squad, led by Tiurin) as a whole. One time, Ivan notices that the cook had made a mistake, and gave the squad the wrong number of rations. When he informs the cook of this error, the squad's rations were corrected and Ivan received some extra food. Also, an effort was made by Tiurin to prevent the squad from working in the so-called Socialist Way of Life settlement in which the 104th would have to work outside in the freezing cold, rather than in the less frigid temperature that they were already used to at the construction site. When the group went out to work, they all put in their best effort. Because it is cold at the building they are working, Ivan and Kilgas (both masons) find a piece of roofing felt and use it as insulation to help keep the 104th warm. The harder that they work, the more food they receive. They also stay warm if they work at a steady pace. Through these characters and their situations, he (Solzhenits yn) demonstrates to the reader that sometimes working for the good of the group achieves a more positive result than working for the good of oneself. (Character responses and situations in...) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich shows that it is necessary to rely upon others to help yourself. Through our own efforts, we provide what is in our immediate need. But we aren't all geniuses. We can't possibly do everything on our own. Sometimes we need more than ourselves alone can provide. This is when we must look towards the people around us for support. Ivan lived at time in a country which provided for its citizens only if they gave their part back to it. Only those in the highest echelons of the government would receive the best care, food, and other supplies. Those that made any offense against the country, or did not do their part, were shipped of to Siberia, to a camp similar to Ivan's. Once at the camp, learning to work together with others was their best chance at survival. Ivan's ability to work with others, and provide for himself at the same time, changed the harsh life that was before him into something that wasn't that bad. He was actually

My Google Dream Job

My Google Dream Job Free Online Research Papers After looking through numerous newspaper ads and online listings, I decided to start looking for jobs that I wanted rather than those that I was â€Å"just† qualified for, which were mostly entry level crap labor jobs. So, after a while I came the Google employment site: (www.google .com) where I found a listing for an associate webmaster at the Mountain View, CA location. This position would involve developing and maintaining a lot of the daily web content and dealing with various web related issues and requests throughout multiple departments within Google. The requirements for this position include a Bachelor’s of Arts or a Bachelor’s of Science or equivalent experience; I must have extensive knowledge of html and css as well as the functions of Adobe Photoshop. I will also need to have strong scripting and database skills along with regular dealings with programming languages such as Perl/CGI, Mysql, and JavaScript. The benefits and perks of working for a company like Google are seemingly infinite, including things that as far as I am concerned, are basically unheard of. Like for example, there are onsite oil change services, drycleaning, daycare, hair stylist, physicians and dentist, a full time massage therapy office, and one of my personal favorites, the open kitchen with free fresh made to order meals for lunch and dinner. Some of the other perks that really caught my eye were the company movie days, ski trips, sauna rooms, billiard rooms, and world class workout facilities and swimming pool. The more common benefits include 12 paid holidays, 15 vacation days for the first year, 20 days for the second, and 25 days for the third. There are numerous insurance packages to choose from depending on your specific circumstances, they offer vision plans as well as life insurance plans. Google offers a flex spending plan to help with dependent care and personal transportation costs. The 401k plan is matched 100% with many investment and stock options. All of these things that I have mentioned are only a fraction of the perks and fringe benefits that Google offers. There have been many times that I have been job searching and I see the ads that promise the most exciting work environments and the absolute best benefit packages. I read them and find out that for the most part they are just plain ordinary, which is very disappointing. Google is obviously the real thing as far as these options are concerned, in fact they actually state on their site that the goal of offering all of this is to strip away everything that gets in the way of their employees doing their jobs and fulfilling their own personal life goals. In a way, it seems to me that Google’s employees are treated almost as if they were customers. Aside from all of the fringe and practical benefits, there are a lot of reasons why I would want work for Google. First off unlike most places of employment where employees are expected to just clock in and do what they are told and clock out Google actually encourages their employees to have a real voice in what decisions are made concerning their area of expertise and other areas of the company’s best interest such as who might be hired in their department or scheduling and. I also think that being a part of a company that is such a huge part of so many people’s everyday activities whether it be one person on the other side of the planet just looking for sports history statistics or a business man checking out stocks and investment information for his job, would be very satisfying. After discovering all of this, I think that an honest effort in college will give me a good start on working towards obtaining employment with Google. In college, I will not only be able to learn and experience the functions of web publishing, but more importantly, I will become familiar with working in group situations with sorts of diverse individuals. Learning to communicate and develop personal and business relationships is a key part of working for a company like Google. I definitely believe that, after it is all said and done, I will be a perfect candidate for this job. I consider my self to be energetic and very positive when it comes to my work, whatever I might be doing. I also am interested in having a career where I can bet on everyday being exciting and different. When I am finished with school and have gained some work experience in this field, I will definitely be pursuing employment with Google. Research Papers on My Google Dream JobTwilight of the UAWAnalysis of Ebay Expanding into AsiaThe Project Managment Office SystemThe Effects of Illegal ImmigrationNever Been Kicked Out of a Place This NicePersonal Experience with Teen PregnancyMarketing of Lifeboy Soap A Unilever ProductThe Masque of the Red Death Room meaningsOpen Architechture a white paperUnreasonable Searches and Seizures