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Achieving Academic Excellence The pursuit of a higher education has never been high on my priority list. Armed with barely an eighth grade education and tremendous ambition, I was able to achieve professional success in the absence of a college education. My heroes have always been men who have achieved great success with out an education; Henry Ford, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and Richard Branson. With the recent downturn in the economy and I found my self seeking employment I realized that not only was I was mis...

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Japan's Westernization Although the 1890s saw a reaction against the onslaught of Western influence, naturalists argued in favor of the best that was Japanese, but they did so in a thoroughly Western frame of reference and could identify little of exclusive value aside from the physical beauties of Japan, especially Mt. Fuji. Thus, Japan came to be under western influence.Due in part to the western influence, Japan has received many effects, both good and bad. In the same way that various cultural in...

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Horse

War Horse Movie Analysis During the first World War, Britain lost approximately 887,000 men, nearly 2% of its population as a whole. To this day, World War 1 remains Britain’s costliest conflict. Given the enormous carnage of the war, any serious artistic treatment of World War 1 has to take the basic truths of war into consideration. Such is the case with director Steven Spielberg’s film War Horse, adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Marpurgo. War Horse is a film that follows a horse named Joe...


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Motivation

When the Going Get's Tough When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This saying originally said by Joseph P. Kennedy, father of former president John F. Kennedy, and made famous by the Billy Ocean song, is very motivational to people all over the world. Its tricky play on words and its motivational tone make it a very interesting quote to look at in depth and to explain exactly what it means. Throughout this essay you will learn what this saying means, what being tough is, and the true meaning of ...

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Employee

Supporting Practice in Managing Employee Relations The aim/objectives of this assignment are to explore employee relations in detail, including the psychological contract, differences between fair and unfair dismissals, redundancy, and the direct link to my organisation. Pershing is a medium sized financial services company, who has seen strong growth over the last two years during the economic downturn.Internal and external factors that impact on the employment relationshipWhen an employee starts a new company, there ...

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Traditional Dress

The Perfect Wedding This will be the wedding of dreams.  It is designed to be the perfect combinations of two worlds, the one where the relationship began and where the marriage will begin. For the couple who want to combine the best of both worlds it is important to find the perfect marriage of traditions as well as of the couple.            The purpose of this wedding style is to combine the two cultures that are important to the weddin...

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Mental Health

Ida Jean Orlando Nursing Theory Ida Jean Orlando, an American of Italian descent was born in 1926. She received her nursing diploma from New York Medical College, Lower Fifth Opportunity Hospital, School of Nursing, her BS in nursing from St. John’s University, Brooklyn, NY, and her MA in psychological health nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Orlando was a Partner Teacher at Yale School of Nursing where she was Director of the Graduate Program in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing.W...

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Tale of Two Cities Character Analysis The sacrifice of one’s own life for the person they love is by far the ultimate sacrifice any human being can make. In A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, Sydney Carton, a despondent and inebriate man, did exactly that. Through his sacrifice, he became the most memorable and dynamic character in this book. Sydney Carton was an unmotivated alcoholic who transformed his wasted and useless life by performing a selfless act of heroism. “I am a disappointed drudge. I care for ...

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Crime

Just Deserts The concept of “just deserts” can be most effectively described in the writings of Andrew Von Hirsch. Basically those who commit crime deserve to be punished and by punishing them it may prevent further crimes from being committed (Siegel, 2012). There have been many different positions on this theory of just deserts. Some argue against while others strongly defend the effectiveness of this theory. We will look at both sides of the argument and review the pros and cons of each. The ma...


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Business

Double Jeopardy :(Consumer Behaviour) The theory of Double Jeopardy is described as a behavioural phenomenon which relates to the size structure of a market (Bandyopadhyay, Gupta & Dube 2005). This indicates that in any given time a smaller brand typically has fewer buyers compared to those of a larger brand as larger brands often have a higher percentage of penetration and market share (Ehrenberg, Goodhardt & Barwise 1990). A brand with more market share indicates that consumers purchase these brands more frequen...

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Museum

The Louvre museum The Louvre museum is one of the most well known museums in the world. It is one of Paris’s many tourist attractions and contains about 300,000 works of art divided into seven sections. Founded in 1793, the Louvre is the most visited museum in the world with nearly 6 million visitors each year. Recently I have given the task for creating a computerized information center for the visitors of the museum to display information of the most popular works of art and their location. Th...

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Conflict

Conflict Between Science and Religion Conflict is a state of open, often prolonged fighting. Over the ages, conflict between science and religion has developed. Science and religion are commonly perceived as a mutually exclusive contradiction. Both methods and aims of science and religion seem to be different. While science is concerned with materials, religion is linked to spirituality. Science and religion have different aspects in life but also have their own importance and values to people. To choose between the two m...

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America

American Home Products Corp Case Analysis IntroductionAmerican Home Product (AHP) was founded in 1926 with the merging of several small home product companies. As the company expanded in the 1930’s, it acquired companies in different businesses. After World War II, the company had four lines of businesses: prescription drugs, packaged (over-the-counter) drugs, food products, and housewares and household products. Although the name “American Home Product” has never appeared on its products, the firm produces many well-k...

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Time

Summary of Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin Plot SummaryThe little tramp operates in a futuristic factory tightening bolts that pass by on a conveyor belt. One day he has a worried breakdown from the stress of his task and wreaks havoc in the plant before being carted off. Recovered from this episode, he is wrongfully imprisoned as the leader of a riot. After having an enjoyable prison stay, he is released however discovers life on the outdoors hard. He tries to get thrown back in jail by answering for an orphaned gamine...

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Behavior

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as Theoretical Orientation From all the different types of Theoretical Orientation that emerged and evolved from the time of existence until this contemporary world, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy interests me more than the others. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is one of the types of Theoretical Orientation from the field of Psychotherapy.            According to Thomas Richards, Director of the Social Anxiety Institute, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy can...

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Ethics

Organizational Behavior: Personality and Values In today’s modern society, personality and values play a critical role in the stability of an organization. Today, diversity is the key to the success of most organizations. However, diversity goes beyond merely race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, and disability. The diversity of personality and the appreciation of the variety of talents and skills of our co-workers will go far in helping us make our lives less stressful. The human resource department and hiring manag...

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Business

Merger and Aquisition A marriage is the coming together of two people to become one, but each of them has their own individuality and in order to make the marriage a success compromises need to be made. This is also true for mergers and acquisitions. When two companies come together both of them have their individual work cultures and identities but in order to work together successfully they have to make some changes. Only then can a merger or an acquisition be successful. This is very simply put. ...

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Planning

Importance Of Financial Planning Money may not be the most important thing in life. Nevertheless, it is still important. Every single revolves around money, from the time we open our eyes till the time we go to bed (and even while we are asleep). If only money grows on trees, then financial planning would not be such a headache, would it? Financial planning is a systematic way of organizing our financial affairs in the most effective and efficient manner in order to achieve our life goals. And success is defin...

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Social Class

Theoretical Paradigms IntroductionTheoretical paradigms allow sociologists to analyze effectively virtually any dimension of society.  It is a set of fundamental assumptions that guides thinking and research.  Two among the three paradigms in sociology that I want to compare and contrast in terms of their strengths and weaknesses of their explanatory value for social inequalities are the Conflict Approach and Functionalism Approach.The Conflict Approach is a theoretical framework ...

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Evolution

Evolution of Power Distance in Russia Several authors such as Hofstede, Shwarz and Trompenaars investigated the characteristics of power distribution in different societies, each with their own accents. Hofstede uses the criteria of power distance. It describes to what extend a countries population accepts that power in organisations and institutions is unquelly divided. In other words ; is the power distribution mainly based on vertical or horizontal relationships? (Nardon & Steers, 2006 ; Robins, Judge & Campbel...

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Film

Troy Film Review Throughout time, men have waged war, some for power, some for splendor, some for honor and some for love. In ancient Greece, the enthusiasm of two of history’s most famous lovers Paris, Prince of Troy and Helen, Queen of Sparta, sparks a war that will devastate a civilization. When Paris takes Helen far from her spouse, King of Menelaus, it is an insult that can not be suffered. Familial pride dictates that an affront to Menelaus is an affront to his sibling. Agamemnon, the eff...

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A Midsummer Nights Dream

The Effect of Magic in MacBeth and Midsummers Night Dream Macbeth is a tragedy where the main character dies, and Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy with a happy ending. Even though theses two plays are so different, they both have a similar power that controls the plot. In both plays, Midsummer Night’s dream and Macbeth, Shakespeare uses magic powers such as witches and fairies to control the plot of the play.In Macbeth, the witches first appear at the opening of the first scene suggesting that they will play a significant role in t...

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Sports

What Is Modern Sport? Throughout the 1970’s, sociologists used the conflict and functionalist theory to lead their assessment of sports in society. Each theory is based upon various presumptions about the facility of social order in society and different conclusions about the significance and effects of sports in civilization. (2) Sociologists utilizing the conflict theory, view society as an ever-changing set of affairs, characterised by intrinsic differences of financial interest.Social order is b...

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Critical Thinking

John Dewey-Role of the Teacher John Dewey An American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was one of the recognized founders of Pragmatism and a leader in progressive movement in U. S. education during the first half of the 20th century. The individual being, its relationship with the organizational or societal dynamics as well as the reason or logic around it is the essence of progressive philosophy of John Dewey.Cooper (1995) in Wells (2006) sta...

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Romeo And Juliet

Themes and Resolution in Romeo and Juliet, Part 8 Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand:This is my daughter’s jointure, for no moreCan I demand.Montague: But I can give thee more;For I will raise her statue in pure gold;This dialogue represents which element of a Shakespearean tragedy?IT IS NOT a catastropheA., C., and D.

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Kate Chopin

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin explores the sense of liberation for social forces that holds the character down and focuses on the feminine gender’s side of such struggle. Caged in a patriarchal society, women have been rightfully fighting for a life worth living. Born in such a society, women are often aware of their right to happiness. In this story, it takes an accident, particularly her husband’s death, for Mrs. Mallard to realize her self-worth. Mrs. Mallard symbolizes women...

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Trade

Silver Trade In the early modern period, silver became the currency of the world. Never before had any good been so zealously sought after or acquired. Not even the grand spice trade routes over Asia could compare with the enormous scale and complexity the discovery of deposits of silver in Spanish America and Japan brought to global commerce. The silver trade initially brought extravagant, even opulent, wealth to Europe, China, Japan, and the traders in these nations, but in the end resulted in o...

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Addiction

Addiction and Malnutrition in the Philippines Like any other third-world country, the Philippines have been struggling in some health issues and one of it is illegal drug use. A lot of Filipinos are addicted to prohibited drugs. However, the Philippine government has dealt with this issue and although there are still some recorded incidents of drug abuse, the number of drug dependents in the Philippines has gradually decreased.One major health issue in the Philippines, is malnutrition. There have been studies conduc...

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Business

Business Lobbying The topic – It is always better to have clarity on the topic as it allows a clear flow of ideas. Lobbying, in fact, are the attempts made by certain corporate groups to influence the direction of legislative policy of a country/state in such a manner so as to bring benefits to them and safeguard their interests. The objective can be achieved by influencing legislators, members of Parliament and create a lobby to bring forth and get the favourable legislations passed. A lobbyist...

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