Personal Narrative Analysis

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I got to the store and it was a slow day due to many of our customers on vacation this time of year. I talked to my assistant managers about management responsibility to get a better idea for my paper. The month is over on Saturday and we will need to make up an additional $7,000 to make team share for the month that is our store bonus. I had a sale a woman came into the store who bought a purse that we took down from the display due to transfers, and was able to save the sale by offering her the same purse, but in a different size. Luckily, transfers were not complete for this group of handbags and I was able to trade out her purse. I then went over my monthly goal, and focused on what I could sell because my month goal was raised from last …show more content…
The issue for today was a man came in with a water buffalo wallet he had gotten last month from our store, and the wallet had been damaged from wear and tear. He had his original receipt, and I asked if he would like merchandise credit but he said that his other money clip wallet that is also Coach was also coming apart. I offered him a receipt card holder to put his cards in but he transferred his wallet items into the money clip wallet that was old. He was upset that the items he had were coming apart. I refunded his wallet as a damage item, and gave him his money back on his card. With men’s wallets we have issues with the binding or the edge stain that glues the leather on wallets and is very thick. After wear and tear and sitting on these wallets, many come apart or have stitching issues. Our return policy states that unused merchandise may be returned, however I feel that our store returns items that have not been taken care of, even though our merchandise is expensive it is not indestructible The man’s wallet had a whole in the bottom of the billfold area, and I gladly returned it. Our store has a lot of returns, and

Personal Narrative Analysis

I realized, as I stood at the counter of the only open coffee shop that early in the morning, that my exchange program was not going to be an easy task. "A duhnit, please" The waitress stared at me with a puzzled look. "A what?" "A duhnit." I pointed my finger. She inquired in an awkward tone, "A donut?" In Canada, the only option of having to learn and speak in English threw me off course. As my peers grew with knowledge, my learning remained stagnant. I couldn't comprehend the lectures from my…

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sneakers, smashed. The undeniable force of gravity pulls them down as they try to counter it. There is something uniform about all of them; they gulp for air, yet don’t receive any. The matted hair is streaked with sweat. Emotions running high - is a personal record possible? After watching the boys crest the top of the pain cave, only to be met by another hill. This grassy hill has no affectionate name. I can tell you from experience it is a unfortunate sight to sore legs. As the runners fly by, the…

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A month later, I received rejection emails from the universities that I have applied; time and time again, my depression worsened every time I saw “We regret that we are unable to offer you admission.” I thought that my life was over and did not go as planned. I felt so embarrassed like the time in first grade I accidentally urinated myself in front of everyone in my classroom. I wanted to hide inside a huge cave to avoid contact with anybody, especially my family. Every time I told my mom that I…

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The world of living with constant moving is the life that I grew up in. At a very young age, I moved to and lived in China and Taiwan and then in Utah, Nevada and California. My academic life was marked by transfer after transfer to different schools - four elementary, three middle, and two high schools. Each time it was hard to make new friends, but at the same time I developed great coping skills. And learned to appreciate social and cultural differences in various international as well as local…

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Growing up I never thought of past I found myself living moment to moment and just experiencing everything life had to offer. It’s actually quite ironic that I have learned to live this way because in my family everyone is constantly looking back at the better days. My family was social in a way that I was isolated for the most part. Being a third generation latin america caused a langues barrier for me and the other member of my family the barrier grew much larger with the fact that many values…

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Today around 3:25, Mr. Brewster’s sub called me and asked if I would come and get Luis. She said that he was not listening to either her or Mrs. Konkoleski. When we got back to my room he was quiet and did not communicate. I left him alone and set the timer. When the timer went off, I asked him if he was ready to talk or work on his homework. He did state, “No” but once I was getting ready to walk away he started talking. He let me know that he wanted some food. I told him that he first has to start…

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Since July of 2014, I have been an Independent, maintaining a full-time position while in school. During the summer of 2014 my father, and primary provider, passed away. As my mother and he were not married, she did not receive any financial inheritance from his estate and as a result, my family and I were left without a car or a permanent place to call home. I used the resources in my community to find temporary housing, a full-time job, and food assistance. For the duration of my senior year,…

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I'm happy with the way semester one concluded. My exam results were the highest they have ever been and I worked harder than I have in past years around exam season. I did have a few bumps in the road with managing swim, homework, and other activities as well as some troubles with friend groups changing. Although I lost some of my friends, I believe that I came out with more supportive people around me! In English, I got extremely high grades on my papers and my CRJ presentation, which I got stressed…

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It was a couple weeks before I turned 14 I was really excited about getting my driver's license. It was 1 week before I was going to go in and take my test. I was studying really hard. I was going with my mom to the place I studied the whole way there I kept asking my mom what if I fail this test. In response my mom said “don’t worry you will do fine just do your best”. When we finally got there I got super nervous I didn’t want to fail the test. I Studied for a little bit longer before I went into…

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My journey begins with the combined stories originating from my mother, aunt Patricia then my recollections with possible application of some theories development stages as a child, an adolescent and as a young adult. My first tear was shed in Mexico, but my first steps were taken on U.S. soil and I became a United States citizen at the age of 14. I am a divorced mother of four children, ages 19, 17, 10 and 9 years old. I am also an Army Veteran, that proudly served my country for four years.…

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