Essays Tagged: "Ryan"

Communcation style

a friend, acquaintance , as well as completing one myself. The friend that I chose was my room mateRyan Seslow. . Ryan and I have been friends since highschool so he knows me very well. The person th ... although i scored high in this category myself I was surprised that my score was lower than that of Ryan and Leslie. Impression leaving can be explianed as 'a person who repeatedly turns a clever phra ...

(4 pages) 323 0 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Casino

I was outside the movie theater waiting for my usually late friend Ryan to meet me there. I noticed two guys and a girl in the parking lot drinking beer. They seemed p ... beer. They seemed pretty drunk but I thought nothing of it as they walked into the theater. Finally Ryan arrived and we decided to see 'Casino' a story about the mob in Las Vegas.After the movie we wa ... decided to see 'Casino' a story about the mob in Las Vegas.After the movie we walked out and sat on Ryan's car to have a cigarette while we imitated the gangsters from the movie. I noticed one of the ...

(4 pages) 56 0 4.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Comparing, Saving Private Ryan vs Band of brothers

d show how these two films have similarity to each other. The chosen films are call "Saving Private Ryan" and Band of Brothers. Both films are about World War II and the last 100 years has been a time ... and the senseless slaughter of millions of lives both on and off the fields of battleSaving Private RyanStorySaving Private Ryan tells the story of a United States Army captain, during World War II, i ...

(4 pages) 79 1 2.7 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Life as I know it

ed. All I received was an inaudible grunt when I told them I was leaving. My friend of eight years, Ryan, was waiting outside for me. He's Hispanic, about 5'10 built averagely with black hair. I loade ... business" would happen. The four people sitting around on the floor must have been regulars because Ryan paid no heed to them. Ryan just walked passed them into a backroom. I followed him in, he told ...

(3 pages) 89 4 4.4 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Fictional Story Written On Giver

ad questioned parts of our community wondering why they had to be that way. Noticing my best friend Ryan still looking at me I remembered the customary response. "I apologize for making you wait," I s ... e career I was assigned, but had no idea what I wanted.Waking up from my daydreaming fast enough so Ryan didn't notice I followed him on my bike. "Where should we spend our volunteer hours" Ryan asked ...

(3 pages) 24 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Trapped: An Analysis of "Bowling Night" by Michael Ryan

ue, his father screams viciously at him. "You choked" (234). In "Bowling Night," the author Michael Ryan, describes a significant moment between his father and him that altered his life. By analyzing ... y about the different levels of the family system, the readers can better comprehend the actions of Ryan's father. Scarf's essay, "The Beavers Scale of Family Health and Competence," creates five leve ...

(4 pages) 10 0 3.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Information Report On "THE OC" - Film and Television Studies

n series, yet also with many similar aspects and character types that the viewers are familiar with.Ryan is a troubled teenager from the wrong side of the tracks in Chino, Los Angeles who is thrown ou ... tic attitude.Sandy is the “ideal dad” who is the head of the Cohen household. He welcomed Ryan into their lives and gave him a chance when no one else would because he too was from a similar ...

(11 pages) 23 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Life Within the Hourglass

The sun was just starting to break through the clouds, shinning its golden glowing rays through Ryan’s window. Ryan was in a deep sleep, dreaming of all the parties he was going to go to duri ... of home made blueberry pancakes and was woken up from his slumber by his mother’s voice. “Ryan your pancakes are waiting for you!” Ryan smiled, every Saturday morning he was woken up by ...

(9 pages) 34 1 4.7 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Motivation

rowth, that is, intrinsic rewards(Charles etal,1995). According to the cognitive evaluation theory, Ryan(1980) states that(cited in Sdorow, 1994), athletes who feel that particular rewards will demons ...

(1 pages) 36 0 3.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Should students be rewarded for learning

n rather than working with them to constructively develop a positive attitude (Deci, Koestner & Ryan, 1999; Kohn, 1993). By offering students incentives i.e. external rewards, for doing tasks that ... , their willingness or motivation to perform that task may actually decrease (Deci, Koestner, & Ryan, 1999). On the other hand Chance (1993) argues that when teachers reinforce at a high rate stud ...

(11 pages) 69 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Saving Private Ryan

he same day, so they started trying not to let brothers on the same platoon. Well some family named Ryan had had 3 of their sons killed already so the army said that they would get the last brother ou ... e last brother out. So they got Tom Hanks to round up a group and their mission was to save private Ryan.So they went off and they were walking through this city and this guy was telling them to take ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Untitled

Saving Private Ryan This movie is about World War 2. It starts out on D-Day where their storming the beach. When th ... he same day, so they started trying not to let brothers on the same platoon. Well some family named Ryan had had 3 of their sons killed already so the army said that they would get the last brother ou ... e last brother out. So they got Tom Hanks to round up a group and their mission was to save private Ryan.So they went off and they were walking through this city and this guy was telling them to take ...

(3 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Drugs

Ms.Sikorski Period 2 " I'm bored," said Ryan. "Me too,"said his friend Jon. "Ryan, should we go biking?" "Yeah, we sho ... Jon. "Ryan, should we go biking?" "Yeah, we should." "OK let's go!" Ryan had lived his whole life in a rough neighborhood.He hasn't gotten into drugs or dealing them ye ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

What a Wonderful Night

drunken fun. As I look at my four friends and myself I can remember why we all look the way we do. Ryan trying to get in the picture, Joanna with a smile of innocence and kindness, jeff with a look o ... leather Donald Trump looking type of chair. About two hours after the two of us arrived my fiancee ryan and my friends laura and Joanna came to the hotel.Ryan is a beautiful man. He is built like a b ...

(5 pages) 1776 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Saving Private Ryan-"A Glimpse of War"

Nathan BehrmannHistory 102Movie ReviewA Glimpse of WarFor my Movie review I choose Saving Private Ryan. This movie gives a truthful and sometimes shocking look into the life of soldiers during WWII ... effort. This movie brilliantly displays the trials, horrors, and brotherhood of war.Saving Private Ryan is both moving and informative. The movies portrayal of the after effects of war on the human p ...

(3 pages) 20 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Motivation Concept Analysis

ow one individual gets another to do something which is not caused by intrinsic motives (Deci & Ryan, 1985). So what really motivates an employee? Is it just money, or does motivation consist of a ... ts in a decrease of productivity, and then the future is not so bright.ReferencesDeci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. "Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior". New York: Plenum, 1985. ...

(4 pages) 171 0 5.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Motivation Concepts

ow one individual gets another to do something which is not caused by intrinsic motives (Deci & Ryan, 1985).Motivation in the workplace is one of the most important factors in driving financial su ... rease of productivity, and this creates a future that is not so bright.ReferencesDeci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. "Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in humanbehavior". New York: Plenum, 1985.O ...

(5 pages) 159 0 3.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Movie Review, Up in the Air (2009)

the middle of "somewhere". He spends more time in transition, at airports and hotels; than at home. Ryan likes the 322 days of the year he spends travelling, with only, what he describes as "43 misera ... omatically means someone is about to get fired.Natalie Keener, an ambitious new colegue, arrives at Ryan's company, after recently graduating at a business school. Natalie has an idea that people coul ...

(5 pages) 118 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis