...MGT320 Leadership Book Paper Book Review of The Way of the SEAL Think like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed By Mark Divine With Allyson Edelhertz Machate In this book, Retired Navy Commander, Mark Divine, presents leadership from a military standpoint. He breaks down his training from the Navy Seal training school into 8 basic principles. Each principle is supported with exercises, meditations, and focusing techniques that will prepare your mind for the challenges in any situation. His personal influences of the martial arts are littered throughout the text. These eight principles are part of one’s “integral training” which encompasses the five human capacities, or to use the author’s term, “five mountains”. These five capacities are interwoven throughout the exercises needed to adapt the author’s eight principles. They are: 1. Physical 2. Mental 3. Emotional 4. Intuitional 5. Spiritual Principle One His first principle is to “Establish Your Set Point”. This is the “inner sense” of every person – i.e. what makes us different. To do this we must exercise the emotional and mental capacities we all have by accessing four key elements. First, “Make a Stand” by defining our own beliefs by answering the question “what do we stand for?”. Second, we must “Find Your Purpose”. This will answer “why we are here”. The third element is “What’s Your “Why”? Why we do things have either an intrinsic or extrinsic motivation...
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...Should the global super powers lead an effective way in developing renewable energy? Global super powers rely heavily on energy, so therefore they should develop and fund renewable energy sources. Small countries have a smaller need. They do not have as much capital, so they rely on the global superpowers. Renewable energy is the cleanest way to keep earth clean and free of pollution. Global powers have the resource to advance renewable energy quickly. They have professional people, machinery, technology, money know-how, etc. to make things happen. Different countries in different parts of the world use different kinds of renewable energy. Countries can share with other countries what they’ve learned. This is an effective way to increase renewable energy. The population of the world will greatly benefit from renewable energy. People will be healthier and pollution will be greatly decreased. There will be an ongoing supply of power for every facet of life. Renewable energy must be developed because nonrenewable energy is becoming expensive and environmentally damaging to retrieve. Renewable resources are constantly replenished and will never run out. A clean energy revolution is taking place among global super powers. This generates hundreds of billions in economic activity, and is expected to continue to grow rapidly in the coming years. This...
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...1. There are many ways in which human activities may lead to an imbalance in biochemical cycling: Something that the natural environment is unfamiliar which can harm the chemical imbalance. One of the many negative impacts caused by eutrophication and increased algal growth; is a decrease in the oxygen available, known as anoxia. These anoxic conditions have the ability to harm fishes and other aquatic animals. However, it is true that algae produce oxygen, but that is possible when an enough amount of light is available. Eutrophication reduces the clarification in water and visible light underwater. When there isn’t enough visible light for algae they stop the production of oxygen and begin the consumption of oxygen. 2. Opportunistic species...
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...gained greater power through the First World War During the war the government built up the armed forces to strength of four million officers and men. Of those added to the armed forces after the U.S. declaration of war. Men alone, however, did not make an army. They required barracks and training facilities, transportation, food, clothing, and health care. They had to be equipped with modern arms and great stocks of ammunition. I believe that this strengthened the Federal Government because of the fact that they had such a big army due to the amount of conscription during the war, people would be afraid to go against the government in case the army would get involved, therefore giving the government more power over the people. Another way in which the Federal Government increased its power was through The Espionage Act, June 1917 and The Sedation Act, May 1918. The Espionage Act made it illegal to encourage disloyalty or obstruct military recruitment and could be punished by a big fine or imprisonment of up to 20 years. The first target of the Espionage Act was anti-war labour organisers against conscription. The Sedation act made it illegal to verbally attack the constitution, or the war effort, and one could be arrested for trying to discourage people from buying war bonds. These 2 acts greatly increased the power of government but by doing so it reduced the amount of personal freedom the people had. The government increased their power by censoring all printed materials...
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...from Living Drama (2001), states ‘Drama is an art form which is directly concerned with living, with the way we lead our lives. Through drama we explore the way the humans being think, feel and communicate, learning to understand others and ourselves much more fully.’ I agree with this statement and believe that theatre is directly concerned with the way people live their lives. Through drama, we explore many aspects of our lives and learn to understand ourselves and others in differing perspectives. Various theatre styles reflect and address the contextual issues of their times, thus providing evidence to my thesis. Theatre is involved in many aspects of our lives, whether we are aware of it or not. It is present in politics, in religion, in the way we participate in the rituals of daily life. It was in Ancient Greece that the first theatre originated – drama had its roots in religious ritual and celebration, particularly in the worship of Dionysus, the god of festivity. Festivals were serious religious occasions in Ancient Greek times. Tragedies were the main types of plays performed during these festivals – these plays always told the stories of Greek heroes and gods, and showed how good and evil were always in conflict. Citizens of Ancient Greece valued the teachings and values Ancient Greek theatre presented to them, and it affected what they believed in and the way they lived their lives. As the Ancient Greek plays idolised the gods, people were highly religious and...
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...There are many ways in which cultural deprivation may lead to educational under-achievement in working-class pupils. The term ‘Culture’ refers to all the norms, values, beliefs, skills and knowledge that a society or group regards as important. This culture is transmitted to the next generation through socialisation. According to cultural deprivation theories, some working class parents fail to transmit the appropriate norms, values, attitudes, knowledge and skills – that is the ‘right’ culture needed for educational success. Cultural deprivation theorists see three factors as responsible for working-class under-achievement. One factor being the lack of intellectual stimulation. Working class families are less likely to give their children educational toys and activities that will stimulate their thinking and reasoning skills, and less likely to read them. This effects their intellectual development so that when they begin school they are at a disadvantage compared with middle-class children. Another factor responsible for working-class under-achievement is the restricted speech code. Bernstein (1975) distinguishes between elaborated and restricted speech codes. He says that the working class use the restricted code. The restricted speech code is less analytic and more descriptive, has a limited vocabulary and is formed of simple sentences or even just gestures. The middle class however, use the elaborated code. This is more analytic, with a wide range of vocabulary and complex...
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...There are many ways in which cultural deprivation may lead to educational under-achievement working-class pupils. The term ‘Culture’ refers to all the norms, values, beliefs, skills and knowledge that a society or group regards as important. This culture is transmitted to the next generation through socialisation. According to cultural deprivation theory, some working class parents fail to transmit the appropriate norms, values, attitudes, knowledge and skills – that is the ‘right’ culture needed for educational success. Cultural deprivation theorists see three factors as responsible for working-class under-achievement. One such factor being the lack of intellectual stimulation. Working class families are less likely to give their children educational toys and activities that will stimulate their thinking and reasoning skills, and less likely to read them. This effects their intellectual development so that when they begin school they are at a disadvantage compared with middle-class children. Another factor responsible for working-class under-achievement is the restricted speech code. Bernstein (1975) distinguishes between elaborated and restricted speech codes. He says that the working class use the restricted code. The restricted speech code is less analytic and more descriptive, has a limited vocabulary and is formed of simple sentences or even just gestures. The middle class however, use the elaborated code. This is more analytic, with a wide range of vocabulary and complex...
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...Cultural deprivation is the theory that many working-class and black children are inadequately socialised and therefore lack the 'right' culture needed for educational success e.g. their families do not instil the value of deferred gratification. Cultural deprivation is an outside school/home background factor that could affect the achievement of working class pupils as if their family do not place a high standard on education, the pupil may imitate this causing their grades to lower. The attitudes and values that working class pupils usually hold vary from that of middle class, one being fatalism. Barry Sugarman suggested that the idea of believing in fate and that ''whatever will be, will be" could lead to underachievement as working class pupils with this view think that nothing they can do will stop what is already planned for them. Middle-class values usually emphasises that you can change your position through your own efforts. Sugarman also believed in the idea of present-time orientation. This is where someone sees the present as more important than the future and therefore does not set long-term goals or plans. This view is also usually held by working class people in contrast to middle-class culture that has a future-time orientation that sees planning for the future as important as the present. Douglas suggested that immediate gratification is also a large contributing factor to the under achievement of working class pupils. It's basis is that working class people...
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...may start school without the developed intellectual skills needed to progress. Douglas (1964) found that working-class pupils scored lower on ability tests than middle-class pupils. He argues that this is because working-class parents are less likely to support the intellectual development of the child. In support, Bernstein and Young (1967) had similar conclusions. They found that the way mothers think about and choose toys influences on the child’s intellectual development. Middle-class mothers are more likely to choose toys that encourage thinking and reasoning skills to prepare children for school. Bernstein (1957) distinguishes between two types of speech code: restricted, where it has limited vocabulary and is based on short, grammatically incorrect sentences, typically used by the middle class; and elaborated, which has a wider vocabulary and has longer, more complex sentences, typically used by the middle-classes. The elaborated code is the language used by teachers, textbooks, and exams which puts the middle class-pupils at a disadvantage. It is taken as the ‘correct’ way to speak and write and, in Bernstein’s view, it is a more effective tool for the essential skills in education. Working-class pupils, who lack the elaborated code, are likely to feel excluded from school and to be less successful. Bernstein (1975) Unlike most other cultural deprivation theorists, Bernstein recognises that both the school and home influences a child’s achievement. He...
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...basins and water resources can often lead to conflicts; the types of activities can vary from transport and industry to agriculture and recreation. Because of these conflicts government initiates and planning controls have been emplaced to try and reduce them. The conflicts can occur between different activities or sometimes within the same activity for example a river may be wildlife conservation but a water sport company may want to use it for re-creational use such as water skiing. However human activities can also lead to development on floodplains which increasing the risk of flooding. The Colorado River has many different stakeholders including: farmers, environmentalists and government agencies therefore this creates many conflicts over land use. Because of these conflicts measures have been taken to prevent floods, generate electricity and provide water for homes and agriculture; however evidence shows that these measures have been inefficient, costly and environmentally damaging and has created more problems. Many environmentalists are arguing that people are using the lakes for recreational purposes, which is threatening lakeshore areas whereas the government agencies are under pressure about changing the water allocations, as groundwater wouldn’t be able to get through limiting supplies to Mexico. However Mexico are using more than their allocation of water, this can cause conflict between US and Mexico and can possibly lead to making other issues more strict. To...
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...critical needs such as in hospitals, airports and military undertakings. Batteries come in different size and shapes in adapting different types of devices being used, but mainly consists of two elements to direct electric current: an electrolyte and a heavy metal. There are four major types of batteries that are being used widely: dry cell battery, mercury battery, lead storage battery and lithium-ion battery. The sole purpose of batteries definitely abundantly contributes to mankind, providing conveniences to the usage of daily appliances. However, the abuse of the use of batteries and negligence of the proper way of disposing has become a critical issue that everyone should be aware of. The contents in batteries such as mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium and nickel are hazardous to human health when batteries are erroneously disposed of. Contamination of the environment may also be severe due to the release of the hazardous contents in the batteries. No doubt that the blame is on the actions of mankind. People choose to ignore the proper way of disposal of the wastes that no longer useful to them. The direct and fastest way of getting rid of them is to dump into the dustbin, which eventually ends up in the landfill. As the flow of living has become more hectic, convenience of actions has prioritized the living standard of most people, thus neglecting the environmental issue that may arise. The lack of awareness on the harmful effect that the disposed batteries may bring is also...
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...that shape an individual’s mind to have a concern on body shape which then in turn can lead to eating disorders (Module 2:2015). Different factors include their family, friends or societal influences that cause individuals to have these views. Eating disorders can be viewed as this because many people who develop an eating disorder often times are influenced by more than one thing; it is not usually and individual cause to their eating disorder. An example can be seen in women. There are many different factors that affect women to develop an eating disorder, such as the influence of the media, attempting to please everyone, the many tasks women have to complete to ensure...
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...the novel “The Great Gatsby” the reader is to see how the characters Tom and Daisy are careless. Both of the characters are careless in the same way in regard to their money, their marriage, and how they treat others. Both their carelessness leads to very important parts of this novel. Tom’s carelessness lead Daisy to fall back in love with Gatsby and leads to Gatsby’s death. Daisy carelessness also leads to the Death of Gatsby’s death. There are many instances that throughout this novel that proves Daisy was indeed careless. The first way I believe Daisy is careless is the way she spends her money. She does not have a worry in the world and will often spend money on expensive things no matter the coat she just want to impress people. The second reason I believe Daisy is careless is her marriage. She cheats on Tom with Gatsby but she does not feel sorry for her actions at all. The third reason Daisy is...
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...International BHE314 Module 4 Case: Environmental Health and Safety Lead is a naturally occurring metal found in the earth's crust. Lead can be found everywhere, because of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, mining, and manufacturing. Lead is a soft, heavy, toxic metal. Lead is found in many products we use every day, it is even found in toys. It is also in the paint in many houses and in some dirt and dust. Lead Poisoning means having lead in the body in an amount that can cause serious health and development problems. It is much more dangerous for children than adults because it affects kids’ developing brains and nervous systems. The younger the child, the more harm lead can cause. Lead can cause serious health effects: kidney problems, anemia, hearing loss, development delay and growth problems. The only way to know for sure if you have lead poisoning is to have blood test. People who are most at risk of harmful effects from lead in their body include (Risk Factor, 2010): Babies and children under 6 years of age. Infants and young children are more likely to be exposed to lead than are older children. They may chew paint chips, and their hands may be contaminated with lead dust. Young children also absorb lead more easily and sustain more harm from it than do adults and older children. Children living in older homes. Although the use of lead-based paints has been banned since the 1970s, older homes and buildings often retain remnants...
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...for Drama that same year (Emanuel Levy). Mamet adapted his play into a screenplay for the 1992 movie release. Mamet is also credited with writing the screenplays for such notable movies as “Hoffa”, “The Untouchables”, “About Last Night”, and most recently “Hannibal.”(IMDB) Mamet, however, did not direct “Glengarry Glenn Ross” even though he had previous directing experience on a movie named “House of Games” (Levy). “Glengarry Glen Ross” was instead directed by James Foley, a director responsible for directing such films as “Who’s That Girl” and “The Chamber”(IMDB). There have been several movies made over the past few fifteen years such as “Ocean’s Eleven” and “A Few Good Men” that present such an impressive ensemble of actors that the lead actor and the role actors are hard to define due to the heavyweight names associated with these movies. “Glengarry Glenn Ross” can be associated with these movies due to the collection of well-known actors starring in this movie. Beginning with such A-listers as Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and Alec Baldwin,...
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