Imagine pulling into the parking lot of Walmart. Its a really busy day and the lot is almost full, but wait you see a spot, so you go racing over to get it before someone else can. Start to pull in but you cant because someone was to lazy to put the shopping cart up. So now i have to get out of my car to move the cart. I cant stand for shopping carts to be left in the parking lot.
I believe that there is an implied contract here between McDougal and Krunch. “This type of contract differs from an express contract in that the conduct of the parties, rather than their words, creates and defines at least some of the terms of the contract (Miller & Jentz, 2008, pg. 156).” McDougal’s gesture to Krunch was the conduct that initiates this agreement. The fact that McDougal comes into the store every day and purchases candy every day makes him a regular customer. McDougal’s gesture to Krunch indicates that he was leaving the store with this item and Krunch did not stop him.
Of course, this doesn’t go for every single person, but on the whole the people are very polite and kind towards you. In London if you are a few pounds short when buying a few things at the supermarket, the person behind you will give you the remaining you owe just to stop you feeling humiliated. In Arlington, multiple times I will be humming a song minding my own business in Wal-Mart when a random man will come up to me and ask me what song I am singing. People in both towns are so open and helpful, making the society a happier and nicer place to live. Overall, London & Arlington have many more differences than similarities, but the towns are on different sides of the world where there are different customs and different views of what standard life is.
Most of these people receive benefits by claiming they are in between housing right now, or give the Department of Human Service paychecks for weeks where they might have only worked a few hours. I have noticed that the students with a Bridge Card feel they earned bragging rights and are proud instead of embarrassed. If you have been to the checkout lately at the grocery store, majority of college age students have the cart packed with all sorts of unhealthy goodies. Swiping like a debit card makes it easy to let others not authorized to use their food benefit card. This leads to exchanging benefits for cash or other items in return for the use of the card.
| Cancún | Daniela Caballero | | | 5th Semester | | Cancun has some of Mexico’s most beautiful beaches, Mayan temples and ruins in Mexico. Cancun’s Mayan areas have an interesting but sad past. It has a little something for the whole family. Adults can relax by the pretty pool or the gorgeous beach while having delicious drink, the kids can play at the mini water park next to the pool or just hang out at the kids club which is fun free babysitting. Teens can hang out at the pool or beach and at night hang out at the club for 17 years old and younger.
In southern California, if you walk into a mall you will see different crowds of people at different shops. At the Topanga Mall, there is great discrimination as you walk through; in the newer part of the mall you will see people who are higher class and Caucasian; while it seems in the older part people are looking for deals. Also if you walk into stores like Hollister Co. and Abercrombie and Fitch you will see a majority of Caucasian people working there resulting in the type of people who shop in those stores also being mostly Caucasian. When people look for a job, they expect the selection process to be fair and just. When companies use unfair processes and discriminate according to looks, it hurts the potential employees and the retailer; if someone doesn’t fit a “look”, it doesn’t mean that they are not qualified for the job.
Open Ended Noise We all listen to music on a regular basis. It has become part of our culture today. When we walk into a clothing store you can hear the new hip tunes blast along the loud speakers. When we call a business they will often play music when they put you on hold. Even when we are watching television there is always music behind the scenes that is captivating our emotions.
Discovery A few years ago I was able to go to New York City. Bright lights, crowds of people, and dirty streets, all make it a wild and crazy town. The toy store, FAO Schwartz, is like a bright shiny, colorful paradise for kids. Walking through the store for the first time, most people are in shock and awe by all the different kinds of toys with sizes that range from large, small, and gigantic. When shopping there, one can’t help but notice the price tags and think that most people couldn’t afford to buy Christmas toys there.
People got news faster and easier. Even refrigerators were made so people didn’t have to put food in containers with ice. There were also machines made to wash clothing. Women didn’t have to work all day anymore because the machines helped them. Now, they are marching in parades for their right to vote.
February 11th, 2011 Put the Pedal to the Medal On a snowy afternoon after the school bells rand my friends and I ventured out into the parking lot. It is always a zoo out there; cars starting up in every direction and students talking in all corners. Making our way to the car is not the issue, getting out of the parking lot without being in an accident, on the other hand, is awfully irritating. There are constantly other students trying to maneuver their vehicle out of the lot in a rush to leave school. Once we actually got out of the White Bear South Campus parking lot we took a new road where not many others were headed thinking to ourselves that there would be much less traffic.