Culture of discipline is a phrase used by Jim Collins (Good to Great) in his study of great companies. All of the great companies, those that far outperform others, have a culture of discipline. This does not mean that they spend their time disciplining people. When you have a culture of discipline you rarely need to discipline people. A culture of discipline is not about punishing people, but it is about control. It is about self-control. Disciplined thinking leads to...
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I have always had a desire to constantly bring out positive changes in my life and others. I believe that qualities like helping others to excel in their life, educating others, and never giving up were always inherent in me, because of my upbringing. My parents inspired me at different stages of my life. Another person who inspired me greatly is Ratan Naval Tata, former chairman of ‘Tata Sons, who is not only a top Indian industrialist but also a...
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How many times in my own experience has this chilling killing feeling of loneliness come to strangle me as well? I can't get away from it no matter what I do. Sundays, or long evenings, can be the loneliest times since everyone is busy with something else. How could I not feel angry, miserable, and forlorn, since options for socialization are limited by a physical disability? Even if someone is not hindered by a disability, he may find himself in...
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Many of the characters in Of Mice and Men appear to be “lonely” to an extent, although, the theme of loneliness is extremely noticeable in Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife. These three characters all can be related together because they are all similar in that they are the same type of lonely, a physical lonely. Objective loneliness refers to the physical state of being alone or socially isolated. Subjective loneliness, on the other hand, refers to the feeling of being...
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Summary In this autobiography, we meet Jade Snow and her Chinese American family, the Wongs. This book starts with Jade in her earliest years as the narrative simply walks us through the Wong family’s whirling world around her. Throughout this book, little Jade grows, and with her grows a more complex and complicated narrative as Jade grows more complex and complicated herself. Jade was born into a traditional Chinese family that continued to follow homeland traditions despite being born in...
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Life is filled with adversity, lost dreams, and suffering. Thus, making life challenging and onerous. Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and Langston Hughes’s poems both use the themes of broken dreams, poverty, and determination to show the struggle that African Americans faced during the 1950s. The authors may have similar themes but their works explain them differently. A dream is valuable, but also fragile. The authors Langston Hughes and Lorraine Hansberry use the American Dream as a theme...
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There is no denying Rock n Roll had some major impacts on Australian culture and society, without it society would not be the same today. Rock n Roll was first introduced into Australian society after World War II. Many soldiers had come across African American music during the war and brought it back to Australia. Rock' n Roll is defined as a type of dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. A blend...
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As a result of the increased popularity of social media, the younger generation faces constant peer pressure. When I scroll through social media, I see many models, what my friends are doing, advertisements, and so much more. It encourages me to try to look like those models and do what my friends are doing just to feel accepted. Social media influences our appearance, our outlook on ourselves, and even our actions. We can be influenced to follow friends and do...
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Maus I and 11 is a publication by Art Spiegelman that illustrates how his elderly father Vladek Spiegelman survived the holocaust via a comical representation of the holocaust. This comic has been crafted as a masterly art that is filled with truth and is emotionally captivating. It has essentially, portrayed the actual families that were lucky enough to survive the atrocities of the holocaust. The portrayal of the atrocities via the lens of animals essentially has enabled the world to...
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In America, one out of every six women have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime (Tjaden, 2000). Young women are especially at risk and 499 known gymnasts’ athletes can account for this. Recently, Michigan doctor Larry Nassar was charged with multiple accounts of sexual assaults against female gymnasts. (Howley, 2018). Larry Nassar was a sports doctor who specialized in female gymnastics, working with many gymnasts ranging from amateur to Olympic-level athletes. His actions toward female athletes carried on for decades...
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The benefits that Hidden Figures presents in terms of portraying gender is that at the end of the film they accepted that women can do the same some a male can. By watching this film people will learn that racial bias and typical stereotypes still are happening in our society today. This film was a great way of showing gender performances and so many other aspects of our lives, are governed by social norms. The second wave is a period...
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The question is would you ever hide the truth from a friend, relative, or relationship? Would you sacrifice your happiness for the truth? Or would you sacrifice the truth for happiness? If you had the option to create a world based on lies for the benefit of peace and happiness, would you? Aldous Huxley created a world of his own, that highlights the constant battle between truth and happiness, titled Brave New World. He emphasizes his opinion that one cannot...
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28 May 2020 In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Scout Finch and Nick Carraway respond similarly in adverse situations and because of their naivety, they both try to find positivity in every situation. Scout Finch is an innocent naive child, and as she is talking to her older brother Jem, she is faced with racism and notices major divisions between people of different classes. This adversity causes Scout to wonder why people...
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What you see before you is a book. A small battered thing, but a book, nonetheless. A novel maybe? A biography? A play? Likely not something the average person would pick up to enjoy in their leisure time. Yet, this flimsy little object, like countless others, holds the capability of shaping our entire world, altering the way we see, act, and understand the society in which we live. Well, this book, play, is Julius Caesar and it is a prime...
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Introduction Do soldiers owe a legally enforceable duty of care (DOC) on the battlefield? This question was raised in Re Civilian Casualty Court Martial (‘Re Civilian’), where two members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) were charged with involuntary manslaughter by criminal negligence and dangerous conduct with negligence for the deaths of five civilians during a night-time raid in Afghanistan. These charges were laid under the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) (‘Crimes Act’) and the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth)...
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Drunk driving is the criminal offense of operating a vehicle with a concentration of alcohol in your blood that exceeds the legal limit. According to the Government of Ontario, “Throughout Canada, the maximum legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for fully licensed drivers is to be under 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood, or 0.08”. Nowadays, drunk driving offenses are addressed much more severely and are eminently deemed in today’s society. The primary cause of death and injuries...
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I get pleasure from reading non-fictional historical books. I believe one of the foremost 'tasks' of books and literature is to point out and therefore there is nothing a lot of necessary than literate books on history and culture. witchery is to boot a major interest of mine as a result of I believe it's completely fascinating, particularly how it interacts with history. starting in the Gregorian calendar month of 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the foremost necessary...
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With Donald Trump becoming the 45th President of the United States in 2016, the elected leader of the free world was now a populist. In recent years, Populism has exploded back into a place of enormous importance on the world stage. Trump joined leaders such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, and Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines as populist leaders in countries of power. French President Emmanuel Macron narrowly beat hard-right populist Marine Le Pen in 2017 but has faced...
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“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.” (Augusto Boa, 1992). The Greek Theater is a theatrical tradition that flourished in ancient Greece between the years 600 and 200 B.C. The idea of acting and singing on a stage was introduced in the festivals where Greeks worshiped Dionysus, the god of wine and grape cultivation, with performances to...
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The purpose of McDonald's is to serve quality food that their customers can love and trust. They sell a variety of fast foods and offer a waiting service to those who want to eat at the restaurant. McDonald's started as a restaurant in San Bernardino, California in the United States it then expanded further nationally then internationally. The main aim of McDonald's as a business is to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment, to be a socially...
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This led me to the realization that community health nursing is something that we, as nursing students, should value highly, as it aids in the provision of high-quality health care to less fortunate communities and allows us to better understand the situation of its citizens and the environment, as well as how community health nursing plays an important part in it. To better understand CHN, it's crucial to understand its focus, which is the community itself. The term 'community' does...
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After being served a decadent plate of smoked turkey, drizzled in gravy, with a side of creamy mashed potatoes, one turns its head to contribute to the family conversation. When turning back to grab another bite, the dog had already gained possession of the plate and began chowing down! The dog gobbles down all the food and without stopping, strolls off to find his next victim. Similarly to the dog's not empathetic response to stealing food, Dahl and Poe use...
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Those of the lower class depend on the kindness of the upper class and how the upper class manages their actions reveals their character. Mr. Knightley is exemplary of chivalry and graciousness by asking Harriet to dance after being snubbed by Mr. Elton. Harriet is without a partner at the ball and when Mr. Elton finds he is to be paired with Harriet he says, “Anything else I should be most happy to do” which goes against his duty of...
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For my essay, I'm going to focus on comparing both of the villains from, The Dark Knight (2008) and The Shining (1980). Both villains are driven crazy by the events of the film but the ways they both handle it create compelling characters. The performance from Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson builds the character and pushes the narrative forward and the composition helps cement them as the centerpieces of any scene. First, I will focus on The Shining(1980), the scene...
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Introduction Individuals travel to great lengths and risk their lives to escape unfair or unjust conditions to seek work or an even better life. This can oftentimes lead to structural violence. In this paper, I argue that the Vietnamese migrants traveling from Vietnam to Europe are being faced with structural violence on their journey as well as when arriving at their destination and are introduced to a whole new world where their superiors use them as a commodity or labor...
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The British created new technology and systems. Using imperialism, they were able to spread their technology and gain new ideas from other countries. As the Industrial Revolution started in Britain, imperialism allowed the principles of the Industrial Revolution to spread to the developing world. It has helped nations modernize their economies, grow new crops, and build new infrastructures. Over time, this process of development tends to create safer societies because it allows people from different cultures and ethnicities to communicate...
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The Industrial Revolution was a significant period in history, it brought new technological, socioeconomic, and cultural ideas to the world. Between the years 1760 to 1830, the Industrial Revolution was primarily limited to Britain, this period is commonly referred to as the first Industrial Revolution. Before the Industrial Revolution Britain was considered an agricultural society and was already a leading economy prospering from trade. Britain was a true “cottage industry” with most work being manufactured in small shops or homes....
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A current event in a newspaper article illustrates a form of racism against an African American athlete. Chuks Aneke, a player of the Milton Keynes Dons professional soccer team, was allegedly the subject of a racist social media post. The post was made after the Dons were beaten in a game by the Tranmere Rovers. A fan from the Rovers created a post that compared Aneke to a monkey based on his skin color and actions on the field. The...
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Janie’s grandmother forces her to marry her first husband Logan Killick because she wants Janie to have a higher social status. She was born into slavery she has experienced a lot of discrimination and pain, and she doesn’t want Janie to have the same experience as her. In Janie’s opinion, she wants to marry for love, but she ends up marrying a wealthy husband who will care for her to please her grandmother. Hurston outlines the value of African-American women...
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Hero. A hero doesn’t always mean outstanding powers to be significant. A hero has many meanings to different people. Some people see superheroes in capes or webs coming out of their wrists. But a hero that should be more recognized are the ones who do small things that stand out from the rest. Saving lives and cities from villains is one thing, but gaining respect and becoming who people admire or look up to should be the real heroes. In...
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