...“If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right” (Ford quotes). This quote expresses how one should always keep a positive mindset because the outcome of a situation depends solely upon on ones mindset. It can also help people establish a certain type of attitude one should keep when going through obstacles in life. Anglo-Saxon hero, Beowulf, and modern day hero, Nelson Mandela can be characterized as archetypal heroes from the characteristics that define them. Ancient hero Beowulf along with present day hero Nelson Mandela similarly have comparable quests during their time. Both heros during their quests experience great struggle and obstacles which they had to overcome in order to achieve their goals. Beowulf’s quest dealt with him having to defeat the monster, “Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell” (Raffel 44). The Anglo-Saxon hero may not have used weapons on his quest but he did use his Geats to his full advantage. In his epic quest to slay the monster, Beowulf realizes he cannot be successful alone and that he will need the aide of his loyal Geats. When faced with adversity he always had his men at his side. By succeeding in defeating the monster, Beowulf would have freed people of their nightmare. They showed their gratitude by holding ,“...a banquet in [his] honor, [and toasting to his] victories..."(Raffel 49). Like Beowulf, Nelson Mandela had a difficult quest to fulfill as well, “Mandela's main...
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...| ------------------------------------------------- Top of FormQuotation Search by keyword or author: Bottom of Form | * Home * Weblog * Quotes of the Day * Motivational * Author Index * Subject Index * Search * Random Quotes * Word of the Day * Book Reviews * Forums * Links * Your Page * Contribute Quotes * Articles * Mailing Lists * Use our Quotes * About this Site * FAQ * Advertise Here * Contact UsRead books online at our other site: The Literature Page | Quotations by Author Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) British politician [more author details] | | Showing quotations 1 to 30 of 51 total | Next Page -> | - We have 2 book reviews related to Sir Winston Churchill.A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston ChurchillA love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril. Sir Winston ChurchillAll great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Sir Winston ChurchillAlthough prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed. Sir Winston ChurchillAn appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. Sir Winston ChurchillBroadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all. Sir Winston Churchill- More quotations on: [Language] Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there...
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...the business was expanded with record stores named Virgin Records. The Virgin brand grew during the 1980s and 90s and Branson ventured into a airlines and called it the Virgin Atlantic Airways and also started a Virgin record label in America. In 2005 Branson started Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, where the intention was to eventually reach orbital trips around the globe as well as going to the moon. Well as of Today the Virgin brand has over 200 different businesses, which is great. Sir Branson has differnet leadership models. He is differnet from others in so many ways. Sir Richard Branson is determined a very determined man with many leadership traits. Branson wants to do the right things. He make statements to the mangement team “Above all, you want to create something you are proud of” Branson states that has always been my philosophy of business, I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive, then I believe you are better off doing nothing”. Branson is a man of business...
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...Final Courtney D. Bramlett Spring 2015 Belhaven University – Chattanooga, Tennessee Leading Productive Teams; MSL 630 June 9, 2015 Work Experiment As I reflect on these 6 weeks, and how God kept me, I am so excited about the Women’s Conference. It will be August the 28th and 29th. I know it will help, and inspire young ladies like myself to get through adversities and grow in the process. “Survive and Thrive Women’s Conference will be a success. I do not care if only one person comes or 2,000 women come. I will give God the glory. He gave me this opportunity to reach out to women, and I know it is my purpose in life to encourage, exhort and inspire them. Putting fear behind me to do what I was called to do is something I learned from this experiment. I have always felt that I could not be an asset to people because what I have done in my past. Forgiving myself and living a fearless life because God has forgiven me, is the motto I live by. This conference will be my coming out party. I am a new creature in Christ. My heart has been transformed thanks to God. I desire to tell my testimony to everyone who I encounter. Especially, to the women I meet. They do not have to relive their past over and over again. They can forgive themselves, and give their life over to Christ. I am an example and witness of that. I have also learned about knowing how to get an effective team together. I need an effective team for the success of the conference. Understanding...
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...Quotes: "You are all very talented, but will face multiple dilemmas in life. At every dilemma, you will have two options - you can follow your mind or follow your heart. Always follow your heart because mind is divisive, political and trained while the heart is relational and pure" - Prof. Sunil Maheshwari in the last SHRM lecture. When ambition exceeds performance, the gap is called "Frustration" when the performance exceeds ambition, the overlap is called "Success" "You can live life two ways. You can be a warrior who strives for victory at every step..makes compromises....and wins in the end. Or you can be defeated occasionally...do not make any compromises..and live your life with your head held high and without any regrets. The former is what you have been doing since 9th standard. Time to try the latter?" "To be kind is more important than to be right. Often people need a patient heart that listens, not a brilliant mind that speaks." "We don't need more money, we don't need greater success or fame, we don't need the perfect body or even the perfect mate. Right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness." Every heart has a pain. Only the way of expression is different. Fools hide in eyes While Brilliant hide in their smile. A seed while growing makes no sound. A falling tree makes huge noise. Destruction shouts. Creation is always quiet. Be quiet, and achieve more.... At the time...
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.../And nodding by the fire”. (Yeats~When You Are Old) This goes to show that Yeats can picture Gonne and himself growing old together and watch each other go through the process of life, and also shows she inspired this poem. It seems to be obvious that Gonne does not feel the same way about Yeats. As you start to read Yeats, you will begin to realize that:...
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...Jackie Robinson, Why Him? The story of Jackie Robinson has become one of America's most iconic and inspiring stories. Since 1947, American history has portrayed Jackie Robinson as a hero, and he has been idolized as a role model to the African American baseball community. It is an unarguable fact that he was the first to tear down the color barriers within professional baseball. The topic of Robinson’s role in integration has long been a point of discussion amongst baseball historians. Researchers have accumulated thousands of accredited documents and interviews with friends and team mates such as short stop, Pee Wee Reese, and team owner, Branch Rickey. However, few journalists have asked why Robinson was selected and what was Branch Rickey’s motivation? While Robinson was the first Negro player to break into the ranks of professional baseball, it can be argued that he was not the first to attempt the undertaking. In actuality, Jackie possibly was not even the first player the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization considered for the job. The Warner Brothers film, 42, The Jackie Robinson Story (2013), highlights the accomplishments of Jackie and rightfully so, as he was an amazing man. The story actually starts prior to 1947 and ends years later in 1959, three years after his retirement in 1956. Early in his career at Ohio Wesleyan University, where Branch Rickey played and coached baseball, an incident occurred with one of his young black players, Charlie Thomas, which...
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...How a Publicity Biitz Created The iVIyth of Subliminal Advertising By Stuart Rogers I n September 1957, I began what to me was a serious study of contemporary applied psychology at Hofstra C'ollege in Hempstead, Long Island. At exactly the same time, in nearby New York City, an unemployed market researcher named James M. Vicary made a startling announcement based on research in high-speed photography later popularized by Eastman Kodak Company. The Tachistoscope Some time before, a device had been developed that could emit a flash of white light at a speed of I/60,000th ol a second. It was called the tachistoscope. The light pulse of the tachistoscope was so fast that it was imperceptible to human consciousness—what I was learning as a psychology student to call "subliminal." because it was below ("sub") the threshold ("limen") of human perception. The work done for Kodak involved a tachistoscope providing illumination in a pitch-dark studio for a large-lens camera with an open aperture. In one series of experiments, the flash of the tachistoscope was triggered electronically by the sound of a rifle shot, and the image of a bullet in flight was frozen on color film. Perhaps you have seen samples of these remarkable photographs hanging on the walls of your local camera store. Retainers and Consulting Fees Armed with the scientific sound of "tachistoscope,** Vicary invented a sparkling new pseudoscience, and proceeded to contact the CEOs, marketing directors, and advertising...
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...and done each group had one goal. As coaches the goal is to develop these young men into better hockey players and adults and the players came up with one goal and that was to become National Champions. Hard work, dedication, and commitment to each other is what these boys did from the month of August through April. Some people ask, what does it take to become National Champions? Having been part of a special group of hockey players this past season, this is what I can tell you. It takes 20 guys, 2 goalies, 6 defenseman, and 12 forwards. The 2012-2013 Affton Americans Midget Major CSDHL team was something special, it wasn’t a superstar that carried this team or a hot goalie in a playoff run, it was 20 guys that all contributed one way or another at different times. This was a...
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...turned into statistics about the number of boat arrivals. We have forgotten the devastating circumstances from which asylum seekers come. Afghanistan has been in a state of war for many decades, a war that has left little evidence of justice, humanity and peace for its people. Even now, villages are frequently attacked and there is continuous persecution of minorities. The Afghan Hazaras are not safe in Afghanistan, and are not even safe in neighbouring countries like Pakistan. These are people whose only choice is to seek refuge and security in any way possible. For my family and me, we could not wait for someone to come and rescue us because we could have been dead by then. Coming by boat was the only choice we had. Even though we knew we were at risk of drowning in the daunting waters of the Pacific, we preferred taking that risk over brutal killing at the hands of the Taliban. It hurts me to hear politicians claim that the best way to minimise boat arrivals is via offshore processing. The Malaysia solution is nothing short of Australia trying to escape from its obligations under the UN Convention on Refugees. Refugees are a global issue and under the convention, Australia must share its responsibility with other countries that are signatories to the convention, and accept that there has been little done to achieve rights for...
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...1.2. Differentiate between leadership and management. According to the extract how can leaders become more effective? Discuss. Leadership and management are two terms which have been used hand in hand and sometimes are often used interchangeably to describe positions in which one may direct a group of people. The might sound similar but they have different meaning and are one of the most researched topics in business management today. Today’s groups, organizations, and teams need both effective leaders and effective managers to run a successful operation. While some obvious similarities (i.e. they both involve influencing constituents or employees; authority and power are generally given with both positions) can be found between leadership and management, there are also some striking differences (i.e. management is often more task-oriented; leadership is often considered more inspirational and visionary). Management refers to roles which typically involve the supervision of employees. The depth or reality of a manager’s responsibility may differ depending on his position, for example a human resources manager has to ensure that his subordinates arrange and carry out recruitment to occupy vacant company positions, while a finance manager has to organize the collection of commercial trends and aid decision making of the higher-ups based on analyses. The manager is responsible for creating and executing plans based on organization’s goals set by the superiors and to measure...
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...Harvard UWS Referencing Style Guide Overview Referencing Intellectual honesty and plagiarism About the Harvard UWS style In-text citation: Referencing sources within the text Reference list Electronic items Referencing secondary sources Different works of the same author and same year Books, book chapters and brochures Single author Two or three authors Four to six authors Corporate author / authoring body Edited book Chapter or article in book Other materials Acts of Parliament (includes bills) Australian Bureau of Statistics Brochure Government report Legal authorities (cases) Microfiche / microfilm document Patent/ Trademark (electronic database) Podcast (from the Internet) Government report (online) Image on the Internet Lecture (unpublished) / personal communication E-book Seven or more authors No author (incl. dictionary or encyclopaedia) Chapter or article in an edited book Standard Study guide Thesis / dissertation Tutorial / lecture handout Video recording, television program or audio recording Video or audio (from the Internet) Web page / document on the Internet Journal articles, newspaper articles and conference papers Journal article (print version) Journal article (full-text from electronic database) Newspaper article (available in print) ...
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...Discrimination and Racism in Country Lovers and the Welcome Table Donna Robertson ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Lyndsey Lefebvre November 18, 2012 Discrimination and Racism in Country Lovers and the Welcome Table Racial discrimination has affected black people in the United States and Africa for many years. Although racial discrimination is against the law in both countries many people believe that racism still exists and there is significant evidence to support many racial discrimination claims. While many racist people has believe throughout time that their behavior is appropriate; two short stories which are Country Lovers and The Welcome Table illustrate these behaviors and allow the reader to interpret, understand and feel the suffering of two black women caused by painful racism. Both stories enlighten the reader on how one ethnicity believe that they are superior to the other and proves that racism is practiced through ignorance and hatred. This essay will compare and contrast the racial theme of the short stories “Country Lovers” written by Nadine Gordimer and “The Welcome Table” written by Alice Walker. Both of these short stories share the same theme, which is centered on racism, but the theme is not limited to racism it also includes love, hardship, rejection, and death. Both stories share racial tension between two ethnic groups, as well as pain suffered as a result of racism. Both of these literary pieces give the reader awareness...
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...ARRIAN EXERCISE ------------------------------------------------- Key: ------------------------------------------------- [E] = quote from Epictetus ------------------------------------------------- [S]= quote from Seneca ------------------------------------------------- [MA] =quote from Marcus Aurelius 1. Introduction –God, Oneself and the Three Topoi Know this, prokoptôn: God is the Soul, Creator and Sustainer of the Cosmos. Indeed one‘s mind (logos) is a fragment of God’s mind (the Divine Logos). One must go whither God wishes, whether or not one wants to. This is the Divine law of nature. However, to willingly go where God wills one is virtuous. A virtuous life is a life that accords with the nature of God and with one’s own nature. A truly happy life is a virtuous life. To live well, in all its myriad forms, and to secure eudaimonia ('happiness' or 'a flourishing life') is to be virtuous. Only through mastering one’s opinions, judgements, intentions and desires, can one be fully virtuous. The Three Topoi are three areas of study that help one in training to become good and noble, befitting all human beings, namely: “That concerning desires and aversions, so that he may never fail to get what he desires nor fall into what he would avoid (this corresponds with Stoic physics).” [E] “That concerning the impulse to act and not to act, and, in general, appropriate behaviour; so that he may act in an orderly manner and after due consideration, and not carelessly...
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...The Shoe-Horn Sonata John Misto, play, Published by Currency Press in 1996, it deals with events that occurred during World War 2 in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. A broad audience, particularly an Australian audience. Quote ‘I do not have the power to build a memorial so I wrote a play instead.’ (John Misto) The shoe horn sonata by John Misto is a play that deals with the brutality of World War 2 by locking at the stories of two financial characters, Bridie and Sheila. When he wrote the play, Misto was concerned that the pain and suffering that many women endured at the hands of their Japanese captors after the fall of Singapore had been forgotten. Both army nurses and civilians were the victims of terrible mistreatment and cruelty during the war, yet their stories were not widely known, nor had successive Australian governments acknowledged them. The play serves as a tribute to those victims of the atrocities of war, and looks at the effects such horrendous experiences can have on those who experience them. Structurally, act 1 contains scenes 1 to 8, with act 2 comprising scenes 9 – 14. The action of the play takes place in two locales – the first a television studio. The second a motel room where the central characters are staying. Act 1 the play is set in the present day and begins a army nurse, is being interviewed for a documentary program about her experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. Misto cleverly uses interviews and discussions between Bridie and...
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