February 25, 2009
27 North College St.
Athens, OH 45701
To whom it may concern:
I learned about the position of process engineer from TRS Staffing Solutions, which informed me that a global manufacturing company in Greensboro is actively seeking to hire quality individuals with background in plant design, capital cost, and economic analysis.
I am currently a junior chemical engineering major with knowledge in physics, mathematics, and general chemistry. I will be receiving my bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering next June of 2010 from Ohio University. I am confident that my combination of practical experience that I have gained during my previous jobs and my educational experience has prepared me for making a significant contribution to the company. My practical experience in the workplace has increased my communication skills and leadership roles while consistently being punctual and efficient on a day-to-day basis. Having been employed while attending classes at the university has given me the time management skills that have advanced my expertise in the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
My educational experience in various courses such as Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics has allowed me to excel in unit operations, process design, and kinetic interpretations of reactions. It has also further developed my knowledge of computer simulation with Microsoft Excel as well as MatLab in order to solve problems more quickly and proficiently. Outside of class, I am a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, which has widened my understanding of the field as well as given me the chance to interact with my fellow chemical engineers more closely.
I would be an excellent candidate for the process engineer position at your company. I am a diligent worker and enjoy being challenged and am capable of doing so. I would like to arrange a convenient time when we may meet to further discuss my background in relation to your needs. I will be contacting the office if I have not heard from you by March 15 to inquire a potential meeting date and time. Thank you for your consideration of me for the position available. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Brittney Gaborko
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
B Film Noir and Detour
The B film noir was characterized in the reader as the films produced between 1941 and 1953. The directors had a very low budget with which a film was to be made from. Because of the little amount of money they had to spend on the production of the film, montages became important for the directors. A montage was a clip from another forgotten film that was then taken by the production company and turned into a new scene for the B film.
The lighting sequences became a matter of being able to shoot the film at certain times and for only certain lengths of time. The entire film was to be between fifty-five and seventy five minutes long. This was not only due to the fact that they had a small budget; the audience did not have much time to watch the film either. However, the small budget did play a role in the development of the plot. The producer would compensate complicated plots and sometimes
even realism for the low budget.
When the television and Technicolor era began, film noir was slowly fading away. By 1949 there was over one million television receivers in the United States and by 1953 there were thirty-two million. Because of the high contrast lighting of film noirs and the low contrast range of television receivers, it was difficult to attract an audience.
B films were characterized differently from A film due to the lack of color on screen. An A film was differentiated by color, production value, 3D, wide screens, and epic themes. The A film was more appealing to watch which meant that film noir, for the most part, went out of style.
After watching most of Detour I would say that for the most part it resembles any other film noir that we have seen. I thought that the scene in the rain when Al gets out of the car to put the top on was unrealistic. He walks over to the side door, opens it up, Charles falls out, and is dead? I do not get it. How did he die? Al then takes Charles’ clothes, money, and suitcase so that he can get all the way to Los Angeles to see his beloved Sue. Sue is the damsel in distress in the film and Vera is the femme fatale. Although it seems like Vera is trying to keep Al out of trouble, when the relationship of her and Charles are considered, it can be said that she was his downfall.
Questions:
1. Did Charles really just die from falling out of the car?
2. Does Sue really love Al?
The lighting sequences became a matter of being able to shoot the film at certain times and for only certain lengths of time. The entire film was to be between fifty-five and seventy five minutes long. This was not only due to the fact that they had a small budget; the audience did not have much time to watch the film either. However, the small budget did play a role in the development of the plot. The producer would compensate complicated plots and sometimes
even realism for the low budget.
When the television and Technicolor era began, film noir was slowly fading away. By 1949 there was over one million television receivers in the United States and by 1953 there were thirty-two million. Because of the high contrast lighting of film noirs and the low contrast range of television receivers, it was difficult to attract an audience.
B films were characterized differently from A film due to the lack of color on screen. An A film was differentiated by color, production value, 3D, wide screens, and epic themes. The A film was more appealing to watch which meant that film noir, for the most part, went out of style.
After watching most of Detour I would say that for the most part it resembles any other film noir that we have seen. I thought that the scene in the rain when Al gets out of the car to put the top on was unrealistic. He walks over to the side door, opens it up, Charles falls out, and is dead? I do not get it. How did he die? Al then takes Charles’ clothes, money, and suitcase so that he can get all the way to Los Angeles to see his beloved Sue. Sue is the damsel in distress in the film and Vera is the femme fatale. Although it seems like Vera is trying to keep Al out of trouble, when the relationship of her and Charles are considered, it can be said that she was his downfall.
Questions:
1. Did Charles really just die from falling out of the car?
2. Does Sue really love Al?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Death by death: "The Dilemma of the Dead Lady"
The Dilemma of the Dead Lady written by Cornell Woolrich, was one of the more interesting pulps that we have read although I do not actually think the story follows the stereotype of a pulp. Straight from the beginning Babe Sherman made it clear that he was not in it for the girl. All he wanted from her was her money and her pearls. After carelessly murdering his lady friend, whom I believe remained nameless, the story evolves into a suspenseful drama as Sherman attempts to rid himself of the body.
The part of the story that I found most intriguing was the fact that it had been mentioned that Sherman had already put himself through so many things in his life that he no longer had a conscience. However, I would say that it was his conscience that was his downfall. Without a conscience he would not have been so caught up in the fact that he thought his shipmate was a detective. He thought too deep into things. I believe this is one way that Woolrich created suspense in the story. He continuously made Sherman think up things about Fowler that were obviously illegitimate. From these false accusations, Sherman did things rather sneaky and creepy because he did not want to get caught with the woman’s body by Fowler.
Another way Woolrich created suspense in the story was by not including too many characters. This, for me, left a big sense of question. It was unclear who, how, or when Sherman was eventually going to get caught. I still think, based on the genre, that it was inevitable that he would, but it was questionable as to the specifics. The only characters that were truly mentioned were Fowler and Sherman.
As I said before, the idea that Sherman was so worried about Fowler and what his next move would be, created suspense. The following quote from the story was one that officially made me believe that Fowler was a detective and had some idea about what was going on: “You Mr. Sherman, 42-A? Sorry we’re booked solid; you’ll have to stay in there” (pg.415). Anyone with a guilty conscience and fear of being caught would take that statement to mean that he/she was in trouble.
I was fooled until the very end of Fowler’s true identity. I thought it was unfortunate that Sherman found out Fowler’s identity after he had practically thrown him off the ship for no reason. Because this is a pulp, the criminal always gets punished no matter what. There had to be some sort of glitch in Sherman’s plan. In this case, it was Fowler. Sherman was so worried about Fowler discovering the woman’s body that he practically put the handcuffs on himself.
Questions:
1. Do you suspect Fowler actually knew about the woman's body in Sherman's trunk?
2. Was there anything in the story that hinted to the fact that Fowler was a fake?
The part of the story that I found most intriguing was the fact that it had been mentioned that Sherman had already put himself through so many things in his life that he no longer had a conscience. However, I would say that it was his conscience that was his downfall. Without a conscience he would not have been so caught up in the fact that he thought his shipmate was a detective. He thought too deep into things. I believe this is one way that Woolrich created suspense in the story. He continuously made Sherman think up things about Fowler that were obviously illegitimate. From these false accusations, Sherman did things rather sneaky and creepy because he did not want to get caught with the woman’s body by Fowler.
Another way Woolrich created suspense in the story was by not including too many characters. This, for me, left a big sense of question. It was unclear who, how, or when Sherman was eventually going to get caught. I still think, based on the genre, that it was inevitable that he would, but it was questionable as to the specifics. The only characters that were truly mentioned were Fowler and Sherman.
As I said before, the idea that Sherman was so worried about Fowler and what his next move would be, created suspense. The following quote from the story was one that officially made me believe that Fowler was a detective and had some idea about what was going on: “You Mr. Sherman, 42-A? Sorry we’re booked solid; you’ll have to stay in there” (pg.415). Anyone with a guilty conscience and fear of being caught would take that statement to mean that he/she was in trouble.
I was fooled until the very end of Fowler’s true identity. I thought it was unfortunate that Sherman found out Fowler’s identity after he had practically thrown him off the ship for no reason. Because this is a pulp, the criminal always gets punished no matter what. There had to be some sort of glitch in Sherman’s plan. In this case, it was Fowler. Sherman was so worried about Fowler discovering the woman’s body that he practically put the handcuffs on himself.
Questions:
1. Do you suspect Fowler actually knew about the woman's body in Sherman's trunk?
2. Was there anything in the story that hinted to the fact that Fowler was a fake?
Sunday, February 1, 2009
The Girl With the Silver Eyes
The Girl With the Silver Eyes by Dashiell Hammett was another example of the typical hard-boiled story. I found this plot to be less interesting than previous ones that we have read. This story had less mystery and far less interesting characters. I feel that the mystery wasn’t even really a mystery. The detective seemed to know everything about Jeanne Delano before the reader even did. He knew about her previous involvement in the crime scene and the murders that arouse from it.
It was interesting to me that Hammett referred to Jeanne various times as “the girl with the silver eyes.” This is at first how the detective recognized her at the White Shack even though she had altered her outer appearance she was still distinguishable by her eyes. This dark, silver-gray color that identifies her, puts her in the light of a criminal. Each time she made a move, Hammett was sure to describe her eyes in that moment as remaining silver as they had always been. Regardless of what she did to disguise herself, it didn’t matter. Her eyes were enough. This could mean that it is impossible to escape from your past once again; a common theme that is found in most hard-boiled stories.
I took the “silver eyes” to mean snake like. “A slimy reptile whose highest thought had been a skinful a dope had gone grimly to death that she might get away-“(page 976). This quotes supports my opinion of her snake like motives. Jeanne, formerly known as Elvira, did everything in her power to slither away from situations in which she felt she could do so with her beauty. I also took her to have the personality of a snake when the detective describes the way that she had whispered in his ear at the end of the story.
I feel as though this short story is found in the third section of this collection of stories, The Dames, because it is clearly about Jeanne and her ulterior motives rather than a male character and his antics in crime. I never once thought of her to be innocent like the damsel in distress; she was always more of the femme fatale to me even though some of the other male characters alluded to the fact that they thought she may have been helpless. This story veered away from the other stories we have read solely due to the fact that the main criminal was Jeanne, yet nobody knew it but the detective.
Questions:
1. Would Jeanne be considered as a femme fatale?
2. Is there another meaning to “silver eyes”?
3. What exactly do you think Jeanne said to the detective before she was finally put away?
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