
2●:What is the best way to impress a prospective employer when you go for an interview for a job? As I see it, the best thing is to demonstrate that you have done your homework and know all about the firm. You should make every endeavor, for example, to show that you know something about the structure of the company, including the different lines of business it is involved in. Be enthusiastic, let the interviewer know that you are not frightened by new challenges, but are willing to take a crack at anything. Try to look at the situation from the stand point of the person offering opportunity of employment. What sort of qualities is he likely to be looking for? Enthusiasm, certainly. So don’t leave your application waiting until just before the deadline. Apply early. Another thing that can make a difference is to follow UD your interview with a letter expressing your enthusiasm to join the company.
3●:You see that young man swimming out at sea? He’s trying to swim out the beacon and back. He must be insane to have committed himself to such a thing, the current is far too strong. I met him on the beach before he set out. I don’t mind telling you that I was taken aback when he told me what he was going to do. I am a swimmer myself, but I wouldn’t attempt it. And he didn’t look in good condition at all. Far from it. He may have had a good constitution once, but he had clearly let himself go all to pieces. However, it seems like he had no choice. He told me that he had gone broke, not a penny left, and that old Burton would only find him a vacancy in his him if he did the swim. That was another surprise. Burton seems such a mild mannered man, kind to everybody. Perhaps he thought the young man would not have the courage, that he would funk it. Then, again, perhaps Burton knew he was sending the young man to his death, but was too cold-blood to care. It only goes to show how deceptive
4●:Is America on the decline? Or do we see in America a new civilization, one that will not follow historical precedent, but will continue to grow and develop? It may be that in America we see for the first time a completely new civilization that does not follow the path of earlier empires. This new society is forging a fresh way of looking at the world, a new mentality. Its essential characteristic is a refusal to be discouraged, a willingness to try again and rather than just accepting one’ destiny. It is a society based on pluralism, on the mixing of immigrants from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The resulting combination of cultures gives America its unique vitality.
5●:Hello. Welcome to our new car. I am your onboard computer-assisted driving system. It is my job to alert you to any hazards that may occur on the highway. From the moment you start up the car, I’ll be there to help you. When you want to relax, I can take control of the steering in your place, guiding you from one lane to another. If a car in front of your sloes down suddenly, I’ll decrease your speed. If you get stuck in a traffic jam, the experience will no longer be so monotonous. Just sit back, relax, and let me eliminate the worry. When you want to convert back from automatic control to manual control, that’s easy. Just press the right button mounted on the steering column.
6●:Can you switch off from the cares of life and relax? Many people today cannot. They feel instead that they are obliged to be on the go all the time. The pace of life seems to grow ever faster. As a result, feelings of stress are common as people struggle to cope with what they see as a shortage of time. Such widespread feelings are in part caused by the large quantity of information that comes pouring in on us. No longer is it possible, as it was in the past, for a handful of people to master the whole range of human knowledge. Instead, any individual can only command a fraction of the total knowledge available. It may be argued that it is futile to even attempt to do so.
7●:Peggy Noonan uses her weekly column to reflect on her week. These span a range of events, from the unusual to the everyday. Casual remarks from friends find their way in. such as feeling like paper coming out of a fax machine. Her morning stroll gets a mention, as do the joggers and hikers she shares it with. Her television viewing creeps in, too, and she let’s her imagination run free about whether Colin Powell may have seen the same film she did.
