Darren's 340 Blog

  Short Story Without Dialogue In a world ruled by Mua, the goddess of light, Lasel knew nothing about magic and trained hard every day to become a knight like his childhood friend Dause. Along with Grey, an apprentice priest, the three were inseparable childhood friends who grew up in an orphanage. One day, Dause was dispatched along with other knights to Felidora Forest in order to address the rumors that the Demon Army had returned once again. 100 years ago, King Lyle of Porvelia took up the Holy Sword sent by Mua to combat the demons and destroyed the Demon Lord. However, King Lyle and the Demon Lord both disappeared, leaving the Holy Sword as the only sign that the battle ever occurred. Lasel was worried for Dause and Grey did her best to comfort him. After a week, Lasel made up his mind and announced that he would go into Felidora Forest to help Dause. Grey insisted that she go with him, especially because she had protective light magic granted by Mua. Lasel really didn’t wan...

  Growing a Farmer by Kurt Timmermeister Kurt Timmermeister focuses his book on talking about how we should add a perspective on the food we eat: where our food comes from, what goes into producing it, and how it was traditionally prepared. I really liked how he divided his book up into chapters like bees, cows, butchering, etc. He talks about his experiences with each of those aspects of his farm life and uses vivid examples to describe all the events, both good and bad. I was very pleased that he took the time to reflect on everything he was doing, but always eagerly moving ahead to reach his goals. This made him much easier to connect to, even though his life is completely different from mine. He always has interesting insights and life lessons, even when talking about seemingly simple agriculture. I was amazed at how little he knew about farming and yet, he made everything happen. He identifies all his problems one at a time and works to solve them. A part I really liked was t...

  Growing a Farmer by Kurt Timmermeister Kurt Timmermeister starts off his book by talking about how we should add a perspective on the food we eat: where our food comes from, what goes into producing it, and how it was traditionally prepared. He also says that he would be thrilled if readers of his book quit their day jobs and moved out of the city and built small farms. This introduction made me particularly interested in reading more about how he would persuade readers into becoming farmers. Two of the main aspects of his personality I noticed immediately were his entrepreneurship and self-initiative. He opened his own restaurant at twenty-four years old. He then used his money to pursue his vision of the American dream: owning property. He bought a farm because of his visions of it becoming great in the future. It was initially extremely decrepit and rundown but he managed to make it work even without any support from his family. Timmermeister even ends up moving his restauran...

  TO:           Clark Hansen, CEO, Anima Mundi Development Partners FROM:           Darren Wong, Research & Development DATE:           September 30, 2020 SUBJECT: Recommendation to Invest in Ben & Jerry’s As a Research and Development Analyst for Anima Mundi Development Partners(AMDP), it is my job to recommend a business that is committed to green policies and social responsibility to invest in. After much research and consideration, I recommend Ben & Jerry’s as the ideal company to invest in. I will detail how Ben & Jerry’s satisfies our rigorous standards and explain why we should invest. In this memo, you will find the following: Our standards for investment The background, financials, and values of Ben & Jerry’s Critical appraisals of Ben & Jerry’s from industry sources My recommendation for why we should invest in Ben & Jerry’s AMDP Standards Triple B...