My Last Post

This is my last blog post of the year. I may continue next year or may not. For this post, I would like to highlights the best parts of my English 1080 experience.

My favourite component of John’s course was the blogging activities. I thoroughly enjoyed writing every single blog entry. It allowed me to get creative, and it was always fun taking a break from the usual essay writing. I also enjoyed the blog posts because they allowed me to take on a different persona. I felt as if I were a famous writer publishing under a pen name.   In case you are not aware I am not the real Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, sorry for any misunderstandings.  

Taking this course has left me with a new view on literature. John’s way of teaching rejuvenated my interest in English. I learned that stories can have several different meanings. Prior to my enrollment in the course, I had always believed that every piece of literature would hold only one meaning but now my opinion has changed. I have learned that literature can be interpreted in an infinite number of ways. An example of this would be Homer’s “The Odyssey”. Although this piece is over 1000 years old, people still continue to find new interpretations for it.     

Finally, I would like to mention my favourite poem from the course. This poem is my favourite because it left me in a state of uncertainty. When we read the poem "My Papa's Waltz" the majority of the class believed it was about an abusive father but I did not believe that. I believed the poem was about a father and son having fun around the house. It was only when John mentioned that the message of the poem is interpreted differently by people based on their own experience with their father that I began to question my interpretation of literature. I began to think that maybe some of the messages I took away from stories and poems in the past may have been dictated by my personal experiences in life…or maybe not.

Thank for readings all my blog posts this year. I enjoyed having you here and I hope you enjoyed visiting.   

  

How to manage a convenient store

Managing a convenient store can be hard work. It requires patience and investment but at the end of the day it all pays off. Having a well maintained convenient store ensures maximum customer satisfaction and leads to increase in customers and profits. In this guide I will take you through the many steps which will allow you to maintain your convenient store to ensure maximum safety, income, and customer satisfaction.

Selling the right products

In order for a business to attract customers it must sell products which meet the customers’ needs. No customer wishes buy product which are expired. So, you must keep your products up to date and expired products must be thrown out in order to avoid any law suits. This will ensure maximum customer satisfaction and allow you to save money. Customers also wish for a variety of products. Do not just sell one product or minimize the amount of products you have. Always keep a variety so you attract customers of all choices.

Keeping the store secure

A convenient is the heart and soul of the community and because of this it will likely be targeted by robbers. In order to ensure that the profit made by the store stays in the store you must install a security system. The security system must be able to alert the authorities of any danger. Most security systems adopted by modern convenient stores are a firearm. These firearms range from shotguns to pistols to bazookas. Although this widely used method is very cheap and reliable there are also other ways in which you can assure maximum security for your store. If you are not licensed to carry a firearm you may wish to hire a security guard to protect the store from robbers. Another method to prevent store robbery is to set up an alarm system which will alert police in case of a robbery. This method is silent but the police response may not be quick enough and the robber may escape.

Keeping the store in tip top shape

The best way to attract more customers to your convenient store is to keep it neat and tidy. Make sure all items are organized well so that customers can find them easily. Recent studies have shown that customers like their stores to be hygienic so keeping your aisles, floors, and restrooms clean this will appeal to the customers and keep them coming back to your store.

Visually appealing to the customer

Customers are attracted to places which they find visually appealing. Try to paint your convenient store to make it look more visually appealing to the customer. Put up bright signs to attract the customers’ attention. Hire a mascot for your store to get more children appeal. Send out flyers in the weekly newspaper to attract customers to your store. Pick a busy and easily accessible location so customers feel convenient to go there.

Offering good customer service

Customers respond well to kind gesture.  Always greet the customer with a smile on your face and try to be nice to the customer and remember the number one rule of customer service; the customer is always right. If the customer says something is on sale do not argue with the customer instead check for yourself and show them that the item is not on sale. If the customer demands a refund kindly tell them of your return policy and offer them a refund if applicable. Maintain a smile throughout your dealings with the customer and end your dealings by always saying “thank you” & “come again”.

Remember these tips for when you open your own convenient store and I guarantee you soon you too will the owner of a successful convenient store such as the Kwik-E-Mart. 

Meme Week

3 Quotes

“War. War never changes” – Narrator from Fallout series

Since the beginning of time humans have been waging wars on one another. The reason behind all wars has always been resources and/or territory. The Romans and Spaniards formed some of the most powerful empires in history through their wars to gather wealth and territory. Hitler was able to use war to bring Germany out of the greatest depression in history of mankind. Even in our modern times wars are waged in the name of justice but the true intentions are later revealed to be resources such as petroleum and even sometimes to control a certain territory. This is my favorite quote because it conveys the truth about war. War has always been the same since the start of time and always will be the same.

 “Ideas don’t determine who’s right. Power determines who’s right. And I have the power. So I’m right” 

– Jonathan Irons

The world has always been ruled by the powerful, the 1%. People with wealth and power have always been on top controlling those under them. They have been the ones who have decided what is right and what is wrong; they have decided how society should be run only because they are more powerful than everyone else. It is not the talented and intellectual people who guide society but rather kings and queens whose families are rich and powerful. This quote is one of my favorite because it is very realistic. Even to this day our communities and countries are not ruled by the public, it is ruled by those who hold power. 

“History is written by the victors.” – Winston Churchill

Through human history there have been countless wars which produced both winners and losers; good guys and bad guys. It is often those win are considered the good guys and those who lose are the bad guys. The bad guys would be used as examples for future generations and be condemned till the end of time. This is not the true reality; in reality there is no true good guy or bad guy everyone is driven by their own motives and those who agree with a group’s ideology side with them. The reality of a bad guy is only imposed by the winners or victors of wars to further establish their power. I chose this quote because it applied to humans in the past and continues to do so in the present. When the Russian revolution occurred and communism started to take hold of Russia the past was no longer the past and it was changed by the victors of the revolution.