...Tim Livolsi PHI-144 March 21, 2014 Nietzsche’s Superman In one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most popular pieces of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, he illustrates what would turn out to be one of his most notable philosophical ideals – that of the overman. The term “overman” refers to Nietzsche’s perception of a person who has prevailed over himself and human nature. Essentially, an overman is an individual who has surpassed the constraints of the human condition and achieved a point of freedom – limitless and allowing for creativity. This condition can be viewed as the status of a person in his entirety, an individual unfettered by the pressures and societal requirements of civilization and other people. Furthermore, the overman wills his own destiny, creates his own values, and dances with the game of life to the tune of his own spirit. In Thus Spoke Zarathustra¸ Nietzsche writes of three spiritual metamorphoses that must be undergone for the individual to reach the state of the overman. These transformations are somewhat narrow in nature, and thus can be seen as a type of guide to becoming the overman, or liberating one’s spirit. In this paper, I will interpret the three stages in the metamorphosis to becoming the overman, and provide an evaluation of how the concept of an overman can apply to us specifically. The first metamorphosis described by Zarathustra – Nietzsche’s mouthpiece – is that of the camel. He asks: What is difficult? asks the spirit that would bear much...
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...Daybreak and The Gay Science Nietzsche, in both Daybreak and The Gay Science, seems to be interested in the examination of society. Society is a very vague notion; in an attempt to define, or at least reduce the area of examination, I will make the claim Nietzsche is particularly interested in the evolution of morals, customs and cultures, and the “purpose” of advancing and preserving the human race. Even more specifically, Nietzsche is examining the way in which the evolution of these different concepts has unintentionally affected the progression of the human race as a whole. Nietzsche accuses religion, Christianity in particular, of creating a sense of pride in suffering. “Cruelty is one of the oldest festive joys of mankind. Consequently it is imagined that the gods to are refreshed and in festive mood when they are offered the spectacle of cruelty – and thus there creeps into the world the idea that voluntary suffering, self-chosen torture, is meaningful and valuable.”[1] The story of Job from the Bible is a great example of how religion has helped to ingrain this notion in the human experience. This idea that suffering, and voluntary suffering at that, is a necessary part of the moral human experience is sick. Nietzsche goes onto state that once this sort of notion or custom, any custom for that matter, is accepted and followed by members of a society it tends to be passed on to the next generation; this new generation typically accepts the custom without questioning...
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...Falling Water Falling water was a structure designed by Frank lloyd Wright for his client Edgar Kaufmann jr. The project took 3 years to build and was completed in 1939. Originally a weekend home, but now it is a national landmark and is remembered for being Wright's greatest achievement. The house is built on a waterfall in Bear Run, Pennsylvania. It has a daring and dramatic shape which looks over a waterfall. The house was built using only re-enforced concrete, sand stone, glass, and steel and used masonry bricks for the outer walls. Wright used clever techniques to conceal the structural elements. One example is the use of structural steel in window mullions to support the upper terrace, and the use of reinforced concrete by concealing beams within the concrete slabs of the terrace. The cantilevers used to support its upper level terrace and 4 corbels piers hidden beneath the concrete give off the illusion that it is freely standing over a 30 foot waterfall....
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...International Business & Economics Research Journal – August 2009 Volume 8, Number 8 The Franchising Decision: The Perspective Of The Franchisee In The Hospitality Industry Ramon Diaz-Bernardo, Instituto de Empresa Business School, Spain ABSTRACT Franchising is a major trend in the hotel industry. Despite the fact that almost two-thirds of branded hotels in the U.S. are franchised, there is a lack of empirical research on franchising in the hospitality industry. In this article, I reviewed one of the most relevant lines of research in franchising literature, usually referred as creating franchising systems, and we have concentrated on analyzing the reasons and motivations to use franchising from franchisee perspective within the hospitality industry. The paper identifies the main reasons for choosing franchising for franchisees, explores what are the most valued characteristics of franchising, and gives some guidelines on how to make the franchising offer more appealing to potential franchisees in the hotel industry. Keywords: Franchising, Hotels, Franchisor, Franchisee INTRODUCTION A franchise system is a collaboration agreement between two independent business partners, the franchisor and the franchisee, whereby the franchisor allows the franchisee the right to use his brand name, products and services, and specific know-how in exchange for direct or indirect payments to the franchisor by the franchisee. In other words, the franchise system consists of multiple...
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...The Hong Kong Polytechnic University MGT682 Independent Studies Corruption in China: Effects on Economic Development and Remedial Policies Thomas Wu 02715615G August 6, 2003 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University MGT 682 Independent Studies Corruption and Bribery in China Thomas Wu 02715615G August 6, 2003 Table of Content RESEARCH PROPOSAL TOPIC.........................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................3 OBJECTIVES AND HYPOT HESIS.......................................................................................................4 NATURE OF RESEARCH.....................................................................................................................5 RIVAL THEORIES.................................................................................................................................5 “GREASE-THE-WHEELS” THEORY .........................................................................................................5 MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIUMS ......................................................................................................................7 LOGIC MODEL......................................................................................................................................8 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY..............................
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...Introduction to Information Technology - Organizational Systems Wal-Mart is one of the largest retailers in the world based out of the United States with locations in other countries as well. Running an organization the size of Wal-Mart is a humongous task that requires reliance on heavy duty IT systems. Some of the biggest IT systems Wal-Mart uses include a Transaction Processing System, Management Information System, and Decision Support System. Its Transaction Processing System makes all routine daily tasks automated using raw data as its input. It then summarizes, records, and synchronizes this data. It uses a universal product code to ensure accurate pricing, improve efficiency, reduce shrinkage, and enhance communication amongst different channels. The TPS uses a satellite system and electronic scanning of UPC (uniform product code) at the POS or point of scanning (Fishman, 2006). The Management Information System or MIS uses data collected from the TPS by creating performance and evaluation reports used by middle management. These are usually used to explain, and assess information collected for financial purposes and evaluations. The other major IT system Wal-Mart uses is a DSS or a Decision Support System which is used primarily by executive management. Ever since Wal-Mart started using DSS, its profits and customer satisfaction ratings rose dramatically. Its DSS is also commonly known as a data warehouse, a digital hub where its entire customer related information...
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...grade in order to attract personal that provide a better overall service to the company and will have substantially more long term benefits to the firm. It could have also been the case that Parkleigh wants to have a team of people that are slightly older, with a more stable environment and living, that they think aligns better with their business, and these type of employees would see a better basic salary as a better benefit than sales commission, this way of compensation definitely helps attract that type of person. Kaufmann may well be interested more in sales volume rather than service more so and not really too interested in providing the best care for employees, rather just that they sell as much as possible. 2. For the reasons mentioned above, Kaufmann would still be paying a lower hourly rate than Parkleigh, for things related to career opportunity, location, customer service, employee type, and location. Employees would still consider Kaufmann a suitable place to work as people may well...
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...J.D. Greening Nietzche Seminar Prof. Hawley 1/21/2015 Philosophy Exegesis Essay “Thus the man who is responsive to artistic stimuli reacts to the reality of dreams as does the philosopher to the reality of existence; he observes closely, and enjoys his observation; for it is out of those images that he interprets life, out of these processes that he trains himself for life” (The Birth of Tragedy, 15) ADDIN EN.CITE <EndNote><Cite><Author>F. Nietzsche</Author><Year>2008</Year><DisplayText>(Nietzsche)</DisplayText><record><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author>F. Nietzsche</author></authors></contributors><titles/><title>The Birth of Tragedy</title><periodical/><dates><year>2008</year><pub-dates/></dates></record></Cite></EndNote>(Nietzsche). This passage was extracted from one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s works, particularly the one entitled, the Birth of Tragedy. In order to have a clearer understanding of the Nietzsche meant when he mentioned these exact words in his work, it would be important to be familiarized with the context in which he said it. Part of that includes knowing what the work in which the phrase was a part of was all about. The Birth of Tragedy is a highly philosophical work that is divided into a total of twenty six chapters which includes the...
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...achieving it in school Condemn The Condemners The article “Packed courtroom hears closing arguments in Calgary murder trial,” (Kaufmann, 2015) is about a man named Nicola Rasberry who was charged with second degree murder in connection to the death of Craig Kelloway. “The two guys were together when a violent incident broke out one night, resulting in Rasberry stabbing Kelloway 37 times and his chest cavity, lungs, ribs, intestine, and diaphragm” (Kaufmann, 2015). “Judges are still confused as to why it he was stabbed so many times and why it resulted in killing one of his best friends”. (Kaufmann, 2015) Condemn the condemners is an “Accusation that is put back onto the person that the offender has hurt; the victim” (Dumas, September 24). The offender in the crime believes that “If I don’t do it to them, then something will be done to me” (Dumas Septmber 24). The idea is that the offender believed that the crime had to be done before it was too late and it backfired on them and they were in the victim position. The connection between the article and the concept is that, Rasperry believed that he had to do this for self-defense because of what his friend was saying to him when the argument broke out. It is stated by Rasperry in the article “He threatened to have sex with him and then rape his wife, who was sleeping upstairs in the home” (Kaufmann, 2015) This quote tells us outsiders raspberry mentally believed that some sort of crime was going to happen either way so it was...
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...incentive is the driver of sales rather than the fact that high customer service and friendly staff being the driver of sales, particularly when selling to the high end consumers. They may choose to have the sales staff keep the dressing rooms tidy and the clothes neatly placed. The appearance of displayed items has a favorable impression with patrons of the store which would increase store sales. Parkleigh’s employees may be offered the discount simply because he may think that if employees feel an ownership, the merchandise would be easier to sell to other customers. Because an employee is employed by store does not mean an employee can afford the products. Their products are more upscale and so a discount would make them more affordable. Kaufmann is more of a middle class store, thus more structure would be needed. The employees may be share holders or own the products being sold so a discount is not necessary. Since there are just as many middle income stores available, Kaufman may have created the sales incentive to attempt to push the products and not be as concerned about...
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...930785908 Professor Settle GOVT 201 8 November 2013 War and Public Opinion The presentation of the news is a great responsibility. Reporters generally hold themselves and each other to a high standard of fair and balanced reporting. Often times whether intentional or not, reporters personal opinions will cause them to frame their information in favor of one political party or the other. Political spin can be especially powerful during times of war, when the nation’s passions are running high and the lives of our country’s young men and women are on the line. The justification to invade Iraq was based on flimsy intelligence provided by the Bush administration. Leading up to the invasion, news reporters working with this same flimsy information, presented the American people with the Bush administrations justifications for war. In this paper I will show how the way in which an argument is framed can sway public opinion. My topic will specifically examine how the justification for the Iraq war was framed by the Bush administration. In order to do so, I will explain how a majority of American people get their news. I will also cite examples where the framing was so effective that people would have trouble coming to terms with the fact that they were misled, even after being presented with factual evidence. Before we get into the specific questions about the war, we need to cover how and why we get information from the media. So how do Americans get their news information? According...
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...maintain the uniformity of the franchise format. Adaptation was restricted to peripheral format components. No changes were made to the core format components. Most franchisors recognise that their franchisees are an important source of new innovation. However, implementation of franchisee ideas across the system is found in only a minority of cases. Key words: franchising, geography, adaptation, standardisation Please direct correspondence about this paper to Colin Mason 1. Introduction Business format franchising operates on the principle of ‘cloning’ a standardised tried and tested business format based around a trade name or trademark product or service, in different locations (Julian and Castrogiovanni, 1995; Kaufmann and Rangan, 1990; Stanworth et al, 1996). Although there are several definitions of franchising, Curran and Stanworth’s...
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...Business, HR and Staffing Strategy shaping the Recruitment and Selection Process Student Name Institution Instructor Date Organizations are combinations of financial physical and human resources. Human resources refer to the skill, knowledge, and ability of individuals, and their inspiration to apply them on the job (Fitz-enz, 2000). The workforce of an organization is the human resource team acquired, deployed, and retained in the pursuit of organizational results such as market share profitability and customer satisfaction (Bowen, Ledford & Nathan, 1991). Staffing is the organizational role used to construct the organization’s workforce through staffing strategy, human resource recruitment and planning, selection, and retention. An organization’s greatest asset is the staff hence having the right recruitment and selection process is vital in ensuring that the newly acquired or incoming employee becomes effective or valuable in the shortest time possible. The success of an organization relies on having a definite number of employees with precise abilities and skills. Pizza hut being part of these organizations adopted a strategic staffing plan to ensure that it remains as much effective, profitable and responsible as possible. Pizza hut has formulated a strategy with an expression of its overall mission or purpose, and established broad objectives and goals which will guide it towards the fulfillment of its mission. Underlying these goals are certain...
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...other belief spurious at best. In the face of the possibility that something is deliberately setting out to deceive him, he is left only with the knowledge that he is a thinking thing. From there, we get into the third meditation, wherein Descartes considers the possibility of the existence of God, and what precisely that would entail. (Beyssade) Descartes starts by pointing out that in order for any effect to occur, its cause must be in possession of the effect itself or at least an equal amount of ‘reality’. From this he concludes that “It follows from this both that something cannot arise from nothing, and also that what is more perfect – that is, contains in itself more reality – cannot arise from what is less perfect.” (Baird and Kaufmann 32) His example here is that a rock...
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...malnutrition. Children aged less than 18 are the main victims of the food irregularities. The data collected in this paper includes the communities of America and according to statistics there are around 16 million children in America who live in food insecurity in recent times. The problem is rarely a concern for adults because they are more aware of their nutrition choices and adult body is developed and not requires a continued supply of nutrients which is the case with children. Children under the age of 5 years are at the greatest risk of developing malnutrition. There are food secure and food insecure states defined based on the findings of the Community health services for children suffering from malnutrition (Schaible U. E., & Kaufmann, 2010). There are prospects of emergency food assistance and there are children who depend on them for their nutrition which remain inadequate. The problem of malnutrition has affected children world over but this...
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