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TO:                   Clark Hansen, CEO FROM:              David Ju, Research and Development SUBJECT:      Investment Proposal- JUST Water DATE:              July 9, 2021 I've completed your research request and propose that our company invests in JUST Water. Below is a brief summary of our company's standards and how JUST Water satisfies them.  AMDP Standards                                                                                                                         ...

With the Lakers being out, I hope that the Milwaukee Bucks will win the playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks is alright. I enjoy Giannis' playstyle and think he's a great person. The main reason I want them to win is that I don't want the other teams to win. I am most concerned about the Clippers winning because it'll likely affect my safety. I was in Los Angeles when the Lakers won, and the whole city treated COVID as if it didn't exist. People were outside parading together, ignoring the social distancing guidelines. With the contagious delta variant on the rise, I hope the Clippers will lose so that there will be no celebratory event.  I also don't want the Hawks to win because of Trae Young's playstyle. His foul-drawing playstyle truly hurts me. He is a fantastic player, but I don't understand why he has to resort to such tactics. Yes, it might allow him to score more points but has he considered the pain he has brought upon the countless NBA fans. Every si...

I thought Kal Penn's story is particularly interesting. I enjoyed his mentality of trying to make the impossible possible, such as traveling to another school early in the morning to take another honors course because his school wouldn't let him. It was quite amusing when I thought about him as a former White House Staff and the contrast with his character in the Harold and Kumar series. Also, I found the quote by Julian, Joaquin Castro's brother, the most memorable. He talks about how the American dream isn't a spring or a marathon but a relay, and how the fruits of the previous generation's labor will be passed down for the upcoming generation to build upon. The way he phrases it makes the American dream seem a lot more accomplishable.  I also do appreciate the fact that America is relatively more progressive compared to many parts of the world. They are always people willing to fight for the rights of the minority and for what is right. You can be whatever you wa...

GGEZ           Applying Important Concepts to Improve Your League of Legend Skills                                              The pandemic hits and you're stuck at home. Everything's closed and you're bored out of your mind. You can't hang out with friends because of social distancing. You hop online to see what's fun. You notice all your friends playing League of Legends, a massively popular game with 27 million players active each day (Claypool). You join your friends and play for a couple hours. It's lit.  You discover that the game has a ranking system. You try out the placement games and end up in Iron tier. Is that good? You don't know. You ask your friends and all they do is snicker. In the next couple of weeks, you grind countless games, but your rank doesn't improve. Doesn't practice make perfect? Only if you...

After hearing the brief synopsis of each book in class, I knew I was going to choose American Like Me: Reflection on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera. I thought I would be only able to relate to the stories of Asian Americans, but I was wrong. There were a lot of similarities between immigrants regardless of their nationalities. Not only did they make sacrifices such as giving up promising careers in their home country, but they also had to confront the rampant racism. My parents also gave up careers in the tech industry when immigrating to the United States, and they faced racism quite occasionally, particularly when they attended church; people would make nasty comments and stare at them when they showed up. Eventually, my parents and many other members in the Asian community decided to rent a house to have their own church service. These stories only made me appreciate and respect them more.  I thought this book was a relatively easy read because the stories were short a...