Monday, April 6, 2015

How to ruin an association

How to Ruin an Association

Once upon a time, the Midtown Chapter was one of the most active chapters in the association. It was a smooth-running, efficient organization that enjoyed great prestige in the community.

Then one day, things began to change. One of the members said to himself, “No one will miss me. I have so many other things to do, I think I’ll drop out of the chapter’s activities.”

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http://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/Academic_Resources/Reading/Instructional%20Texts/How%20to%20Ruin%20an%20Association.pdf

2 comments:

  1. Anyone have the last sentence figured out?

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    1. As time went on, many more of the chapter members lost interest, and pretty soon the chapter was being run by only a few members, and it looked like this:

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