Personal Responsibility Essay: Thesis Statement and Informal Outline

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EN 101 How I Met my Husband In 2006, I was a civilian contractor for the 54th Signal Battalion stationed in Kuwait. I had already been there for almost two years. My job with the Battalion was the Human Resources Administrator for the S-1 section. I worked closely with other units below us, as well as the Brigade, which was our higher headquarters, to ensure that all paperwork for the entire Battalion was in order. My best friend and co-worker was a man named Moe Glover. One typical day in the office, the phone began to ring. I saw that Moe was asleep at his computer, so I answered the phone. “Hello, 54th Signal Battalion, this is Miss. Penn”, I answered. “Hello, this is Private Haller, I am coming to Kuwait next month as a part of the 54th Signal Battalion, and I would like more information on what you do there”, came a male voice from the other end of the line. The day had already been a long one and I did not have the patience to talk to another Private. I yelled across the room, “Moe, wake up and talk to this Private for me.” Moe picked up the phone and answered Private Haller’s questions. A month had pasted, and I had forgotten all about the phone call from Private Haller. One day, I was running errands in the Brigade building across the street. SSG Miles, my S-1 counterpart at Brigade level, caught me in the hall and asked me to come into her office to review some paperwork. As I walked into the office, I saw a young Private sitting in the corner of the room staring at me. I swiftly glanced at his nametape. His name was Private Haller. I was mortified because this was the same Private that I had been exceptionally rude to on the phone only one month before. I quickly made up an excuse to leave the building and run back to my office across the street. “Moe, what am I going to do?” I exclaimed. “I just saw Private Haller in the

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