Discrete actions are clearly defiend events that have a definite beginning and, in most cases, a definite conclsusion. See Ornelas v. Department of Justice, EEOC Appeal no. 01995301 (September 26, 2002). Examples include terminations, non-selections, failures to promote, transfer denials, suspensions, leave restrictions, officials reprimands, etc.
The Chateau Marmont in Hollywood has a similar connection to a celebrity death that it will never be able to shake -- and perhaps doesn't want to. In 1982, Saturday Night Live's John Belushi died of a drug overdose there at the age of 33.
But too often, he remembers the day Dale Earnhardt died. Ten years has done little to help Marlin accept how all the pieces came together in a fraction of a second to lead to the death of one of racing's most beloved drivers in 2001.