Tuesday, April 27, 2010

My Resume

Edmond Dushku
7400 Windsor Woods Dr. #B2  Canton, MI 48187  734 404-5474
edushku@hfcc.edu

Summary

Work well in a high pressure environment.
Self-starting, goal-oriented strategist whose confidence, perseverance and vision promote success.
Quickly learn procedures and methods.
Over 8 years experience in a factory setting.
Organized and efficient.
Enjoy working with people.
Efficient and courteous.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Experience

Westland Control Systems, Inc. Westland, MI
Panel Technician 6/1/08 to 6/21/08
 Followed Blueprints to wire electrical panels.
 Read Blueprints and sketches.
 Successfully used hand tools to install wiring.


Key Plastics Plymouth, MI
Plastic Molding and Casting Machine Operator Feb 2000 to January 2008

 Trimmed flashing from product.
 Trained new employees
 Successfully handled plastic car parts
 Examined molded product for surface defects, such as dents, bubbles, thin areas and cracks.
 Observed meters and gauges to verify specified temperatures, pressures and press-cycle times.
 Responded to written and verbal requests.
 Stacked molded parts in boxes and on conveyor for subsequent processing and left parts in mold to cool.

Self Employed Electrician Korca Albania
Electrician Feb 1990 to Sept 1999

 Measured, cut and bent wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
 Prepared sketches and followed blueprints to determine the location of wiring and equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
 Directed and trained workers to install, maintain and repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures.
 Planned layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.
 Tested electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters and oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.
 Repaired and replaced wiring, equipment and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.
 Worked from ladders, scaffolds and roofs to install, maintain and repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures.
 Performed physically demanding tasks, such as digging trenches to lay conduit and moving and lifting heavy objects.
 Used a variety of tools and equipment such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools and testing equipment including oscilloscopes, ammeters and test lamps.
 Provided preliminary sketches and cost estimates for materials and services.
 Assembled, installed, tested and maintained electrical and electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.
 Connected wires to circuit breakers, transformers and other components.

Industrial Refrigerating Albania
Maintenance Electrician 1976 to 1996

 Installed power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment
• Connected power supply wires to machines and equipment and connected cables and wires between machines and equipment.
 Diagnosed malfunctioning apparatuses, such as transformers, motors and lighting fixtures, using test equipment.

Education

Demir Progri (Industrial Vocational School) Albania
High School Diploma (Vocational Electrician, Mechanic) 1972-1976

The Electrician School, Professional Career Development Institute Atlanta, Georgia
Professional Electrician Program 2005
 Maintained a <3.7> grade point average.
 Financed 100% of trade school through full-time work in a factory.

Languages:

Albanian 100% Fluent


References:
Upon Request

Saturday, April 24, 2010

The author and his wife decided that “no lies” would be their “one firm parental rule.”

What do you think are some other good parental rules?
The other good parental rules are better to establish in respect to” the white lie.” I think the white lies are important when it comes to children. For example, believing in Santa Claus I think makes childhood more exciting. Maybe we should all believe in magic once in a while. Another example on important white lies is that not telling a child of the child meaning of death, when a grandparent passes a way, a child should not be told of the scary thing, such as burial of grandparent. Not exciting anymore, instead the child should be told a happier thing, such as going to heaven or being with God or even that one day we will all see them again. This is the better way of telling the truth to a child.

Friday, April 23, 2010

What is a Random Acts of Kindness Definition from a Source?

Random acts of kindness are gestures that are completed for a stranger or acquaintance with the expectation that nothing will be received in return. Random acts of kindness should not make either individual feel uncomfortable. Random acts of kindness comprise several features which are:

The National Communication Association states:
Perception: For example, while shopping at a mall you notice that another shopper drops her glove. You quickly pick up the glove and hand it to her saying, “Is this your glove?” You have stopped what you were doing and approached the other shopper. In this instance, based on your perceptions, you believe that this stranger would be appreciative of your random act of kindness.
Eye-contact: For example, direct eye gaze when thanking a stranger for holding an elevator door can show sincere appreciation. Proxemics: For example, a random act of kindness that I’ve noticed at restaurants is strangers giving up their seats or moving over on a bench when waiting to be seated.Facial expressions: When we smile or use other facial expressions to ease potential awkwardness in the interaction, and then, the other person receptives your random act of kindness. Verbal communication: When holding a door for a stranger there is an expectation that the other person will respond with an implied “Thank You!” so we have noticed that the person does not say “thank you.” Reciprocal Interactions: When someone on a cold winter morning decide to scrap the ice off her/his neighbor’s car in the parking lot of their apartment building before she /he scraped the snow off her/his car. The same thing the other neighbor does. After come out, the neighbor starts scraping snow of the first one’s car. The many instances, random acts of kindness illustrate the reciprocal nature of our interactions. This material is elicited from the National Communication Association.

We have encountered in daily life Random acts of Kindness from the strangers everywhere. For example, a year ago, I had a car accident. After it happened, two strangers, who were a man and a woman without knowing who I was, got closer to me and asked, “How do you feel byddy?”, I answered, “I'm fine, thank you!”, and they said again, “Don’t be concerned, everything should be okay, it was somebodyelses’s fault, not yours.” Finally, I assumed they witnessed what happened and stayed until the police arrived to the accident place to testify who really caused the car accident.

I certainly believe the researches because of, they have treated giving examples,which are drawn from daily life. A nother hand, they enable all of us to understand that, random act of kindness should be viewed as meaningful interactions,even though, they may be impromptu and brief. Moreover we all are involved in such moments, when we often act like tha with other persons, who make us perceive that he/she need help and would be receptive to a random act of kindness.

As a conclusion, random act of kindness emphasizes the opinion that even though a gesture may be brief and viewed as meaningless, these gestures are known because strangers and acquaintances openly care about the well-being of the others around them.

Monday, April 19, 2010

My favorite meal

Salmon can be grilled,baked or broiled.
In fact, I'm not distinguishable by preparing meal because, in my family I never forced to do it. However, my favorite meal is salmon baked in the oven, which is prepared in various ways. The simple way is the best for me.
How it is prepared. Before we start to prepare the salmon to be ready to cook, we have to preheat the oven in proper temperature closer to 350 grade F. This is right no to overcook salmon. We also get a baking sheet and aluminium foil to cook the fish, this will help us for clean up later. Then, since the salmon is cut into appropriate portions, I add, whatever flawer to the salmon portions, a little lemon, olive oil and salt as it needed. After, I put baking sheet with the salmon into the oven. Finally, I bake the salmon about 10-12 minute, it depends on the thickness of portions,so it is ready to eat.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Capital Punishment or Death Penalty

The opinions about death penalty are pro and con. At first glance, both for and against it bring out the facts which are conclusive, therefore I see myself almost in the middle position or closer to the capital punishment. However, I agree with the capital punishment when: the first, it is related to the question of deterrence, the second, to the serial killers, and finally, when the defendant’s crime is proved by the DNA test.
The three reasons are very important to declare the defendant guilty. I agree with this. Then I will try to explain below.
The first, I rely, based on deathpenaltyinfo.org information, Ernest Van Den Hog, a professor of Jurisprudence who has studied the question of deterrence, closely wrote: “ Even though statistics are not conclusive, and perhaps cannot be, capital punishment is likely to deter more than other punishment because of people fear death more than anything else”. Whatever people fear most is likely to deter most. Vicious criminal must be killed to prevent murdering again, so death penalty helps to prevent future crimes.
Second, according to the Google’s evidences, the serial killer’s case who shocked the nation, whose name is Dennis Rader. He was president of the church council at Christ Lutheran and Boy scout Leader. Rader admitted killing 10 people in Wichita area between 1974-1991. Serial killer knowing as B.T.K.- the self coined nickname that stands for” Bind, Torture, Kill.” Disturbed media and police with cryptic messages.
Finally, D.N.A. test is critical proof that the defendant has committed the crime. D.N.A. testing is useful when used, many states refuse to use this test for the accused that are in jail. This fact I like to illustrate due to an evidence based on deathpenaltyinfo.org.
Using DNA enable Justice to put in jail as called B.T.K. The Wichita Attorney Nola Foulston spent almost 20 years chasing the serial killer who called himself BTK. When DNA testing became available they took that from Rader’s daughter who had been in the hospital. The hospital gave to investigators a sample of the daughter’s DNA, so within 24 hours they proof it was match. That’s all police needed to pick up Dennis Rader.
In contrast, a former Texas district attorney from San Antonio, recently called for D.N.A. testing in the case of Hank Skinner, who is scheduled for execution on March 24. Texas has refused so far, even the state has blocked DNA testing of key pieces of evidence, including a knife that might be the murder weapon and a man’s windbreaker found next to the victim’s body, which had blood, sweat and hair on it. Skinner’s attorney failed to investigate another potential suspect, a man who was a relative of the victim and wore a windbreaker like the one found at the murder scene. Former Texas attorney stated, “ Since 1973, 139 people in 26 states have been released from death row based on evidence of their innocence. Many of these people were freed because of DNA evidence. But it works only if we use it… It is case like Skinner’s that ended my support of the death penalty. Any system driven by the decisions of human beings will produce mistakes.”
As conclusion DNA testing is crucial to sentence a criminal with death penalty, and persuade all people that support the death penalty. Whereas, the last evidence indicate that’s why there are various individuals opposed enforcing the death penalty.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Child Rearing
The psychologists have argued that there are many different variations of parenting styles. A parenting style is a way to describe how a parent rears their children. There are three child rearing styles.
Authoritarian parents, Permissive parents, and Authoritative parents.
The Authoritarians parents on the way that they rear their children indicate that their children are not allowed to think freely or make decision on their own, but they are supposed to have problems with thinking of themselves. Permissive parent lets the children having control. All the rules are indulgent, as result the children don’t recognize the rules that they have broken, they know that no matter what they are doing-right or wrong- important is they will not be punished.
Authoritative style is my prefer choice. Authoritative rearing style, generally exercise a pronounced control when it’s necessary, while they explain why they act like that, and encourage children to be free, and how they think about any issue. For example, a child who spreads his own toys on floor may be told not to do this because “Someone could trip on them and get hurt and the toys might be damaged. They feel assertive reinforcing this style of rearing in their children. They respect the children’s interests, opinions and teach them to be responsible, also rewarding them. For example, they give choices to them : for toddler the choice may be “red shirts or strip shirts”, while older child the choice might be “ apple, orange or banana.”
Authoritative parents interweave control with encouragement and love. This makes children to be self-reliant, want their parents are expected the children to perform and carry out their duties in family. For example, “ who will mop or who will carry out the trash.”Also, authoritative parents know when the children are meeting expectations and when it causes on their parent’s displeasure which risks to pursue some others goals. For example, the children seem openly, reasonable, self-reliant, self –controlled, exploratory, and content.
However, psychologists that are deal with studies have raised some difficulty issues, which apparently depends between child and parent’s temperament. It is not much easier to choice the child rearing, unless it is suitable to the child’s temperament. For example, a easy children is likely to possess an authoritative attitude from their parents. This is very significant based on our experience.