...so your reader or listener can see how you get from one conclusion to the next. Or you can appeal to authority. Here you may want to find experts or facts to support your argument—think about Tiger Woods endorsing golf clubs. (Of course, do we also trust Tiger to advise us on buying watches? Not so clear.) Or you can appeal to emotion. Emotional appeals can be extremely powerful, especially when you are able to relate your argument to your readers' values or needs. Most good arguments make use of all three appeals in some way. But how do you actually construct an argument? First things first: the thesis. The thesis is probably the single most important sentence in the entire paper, because it's what every other element of the paper is working to support. It's the anchor, providing a point for both the reader and you, the writer, to come back to. This puts a lot of pressure on you to choose a good thesis statement, but...
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...Narrative Report on the Job Training General de Jesus College Department of Business and Administration San Isidro, Nueva Ecija Narrative Report on the Job Training Introduction: Our school, General de Jesus College let us students to engage and experience the things happening in the actual world of Business through our On-The-Job-Training(Internship) in banks, auditing firms, and other business establishments related. We have given 250 hours to undergo and pursue this training that will help us to acquire knowledge and skills that will serve as a tool to face the challenges of life in the future. It will set our mind of what does a real world of accounting is all about. Others think that accounting matters only on numbers or quantitative information; however, it also matters or related in decision making and business operations. It also somewhat related to the development of our skills in communication, leadership and management. Thus, experience is vital to one’s improvement and preparing students to their career is the best way to set them on success. To hold this On-The-Job-Training( Charis A. Pillarina, an Business administration) has chosen (Rural Bank of Jaen) as a training ground in promoting professionalism. Goals/Objectives of the On-The-Job-Training: On the Job Training is one method by which students ar exposed with different work situation designed to give students an opportunity to experience and a chance to apply the theories...
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...POLITICS, THEOLOGY AND HISTORY RAYMOND PLANT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Politics, Theology and History is a major new book by a prominent academic and an active politician. It ranges widely across the disciplines of theology, political theory and philosophy and poses acute questions about the basic moral foundations of liberal societies. Lord Plant focuses on the role that religious belief can and ought to play in argument about public policy in a pluralistic society. He examines the potential political implications of Christian belief and the ways in which it may be deployed in political debate. The book is a contribution to the modern debate about the moral pluralism of western liberal societies, discussing the place of religious belief in the formation of policy and asking what sorts of issues in modern society might be the legitimate objects of a Christian social and political concern. Raymond Plant has written an important study of the relationship between religion and politics which will be of value to students, academics, politicians, church professionals, policy makers and all concerned with the moral fabric of contemporary life. r ay m on d pl an t is Professor of European Political Thought at the University of Southampton and a Member of the House of Lords. He was a Home affairs spokesperson for the Labour Party from 1992 to 1996, and Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford, from 1994 to 2000. Lord Plant's main publications are Social and Moral Theory in Casework...
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...their own personal identity from being forcefully trafficked into the sex industry. Research Settings Trafficked persons are moved by deception or coercion, for the purposes of exploitation (Mcsherry & Kneebone, 2008). The trafficking of young Korean women into Japan was for sexual exploitation, and is a result of Japan’s policies to colonize the Korean peninsula. Young women were either kidnapped or enticed to Japan by false promises of employment in Japan (Lee & Crowe, 2015). Against the backdrop of a patriarchal society in both Japan and Korea, where the sexual culture condoned sexual freedom for men while women's sexuality was rigidly constrained by standards of modesty and chastity (Soh, 1996), comfort women confront even more obstacles in their daily lives due to their identity. Colonialism serves to represent global inequality and is sustained by unequal power relations between two states (Lee & Crowe, 2015). This raises the issue of racial and ethnic oppression, which is entangled with gender-based violence through acts of sexual violence towards comfort women. This is so as systematic rape of women or sexual slavery is a powerful means to destroy the national identity of the Koreans, humiliate the colonized, as well as to destroy the procreative capability and integrity of the Korean community. Sexual slavery through the form of Korean comfort women is thus an intersection of gender, ethnic, nationality and class violence (Kimura, 2009). The most common method used...
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...Narrative Report on the Job Training Introduction: Our school, General de Jesus College let us students to engage and experience the things happening in the actual world of Business through our On-The-Job-Training(Internship) in banks, auditing firms, and other business establishments related. We have given 250 hours to undergo and pursue this training that will help us to acquire knowledge and skills that will serve as a tool to face the challenges of life in the future. It will set our mind of what does a real world of accounting is all about. Others think that accounting matters only on numbers or quantitative information; however, it also matters or related in decision making and business operations. It also somewhat related to the development of our skills in communication, leadership and management. Thus, experience is vital to one’s improvement and preparing students to their career is the best way to set them on success. To hold this On-The-Job-Training( Charis A. Pillarina, an Business administration) has chosen (Rural Bank of Jaen) as a training ground in promoting professionalism. Goals/Objectives of the On-The-Job-Training: On the Job Training is one method by which students ar exposed with different work situation designed to give students an opportunity to experience and a chance to apply the theories and computation that they have learned from the school. It also helps the students to acquire relevant knowledge and...
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...part of Switzerland, he studied at the School of Applied Arts for Photography in Zurich and he attended a photographic apprenticeship. From 1979 Bisang has been working as a freelance photographer in Zurich, Milan and Munich. He currently works between Milan, New York, Zurich and Paris for specific clients. He has been collaborating with significant international magazines including L’Officiel and Madame Figaro. He has photographed many celebrities including Monica Bellucci. He has exhibited his work in several museums and art galleries including the Kaune, Posnik, Spohr gallery for contemporary photography. Jaime Ibarra Jaime Ibarra is an American musician, composer, graphic designer and professional photographer. He has traveled to many places all over the world. His major influence, in terms of his photographic style, has been the images he gained from his journeys and his own lifestyle. He is also known for his editorials and commercial work which is very distinguishable. He has active and important collaborations with a significant clientele including Photography Masterclass Magazine and the MTV. Carsten Witte Carsten Witte is a photographer based in Hamburg, Germany. He studied at the Bielefeld School of Photography and then he worked as an assistant for established photographers until 1989 when he started working as a freelancer, building his own professional career as a photographer. His work is an anthem to the feminine beauty and he is exploring notions of sexuality and...
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...21st Century Leadership Skills - Defined January 14, 2008 by Jeff Brunson A 21st Century Leader understands that if you want engaged employees, you must develop the individual. It is this understanding that leads the 21st Century Leader to a focus on self. Not a selfish focus - but a focus on self for the benefit of others. The Brunson Level II Coaching Program and the Brunson Leadership Development Program for Groups focus on the following key skills for Leadership effectiveness and organizational impact: 7 Skills for Leadership Confidence Personal/Professional Growth Management Skills Personal study and professional application is a must for you as a Leader in the 21st Century. How well you self assess and act on that assessment determines the quality of the goals you set and the effectiveness of your action plans. The impact you deliver is dependent upon how you integrate Leadership behaviors and implement on your strategies. Communication and Connection Skills How skillful a Leader communicates is a major factor of credibility. You must consistently communicate well one-on-one and in group settings. As Leaders, it is imperative that our communication is consistent and credible. We must be able to consistently create safety for dialogue and confidently confront issues. You approach performance management and succession management as key areas for consistent communication. Messaging Skills You are the message. Your Brand is the succinct version of that message. It...
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...1. Describe how Dr. Gotmann with colleagues arrive to predictions of what leads to successful/unsuccessful marriages. * Dr. Gotmann with his colleagues invited couples to their Love Lab where the couples were tested while being observed and analyzed. * First, they separately complete some questionnaires about their marriage. (questions about their financial problems, kids.) * After that, couples together with a researcher completed an oral history Interview. ( they were sharing the story of how they met) * The next step was the conflict discussion. (the heart rates, facial expressions, emotions were monitored) * The back stage was analyzing the results. * Dr. Gotmann met the couples and talked about the findings. 2. What Dr. Gotmann and his colleagues claim to be able to predict? By analyzing the video tapes recorded of the couples, the researchers are able to predict the relationship stability. 3. Describe the “master” and “disaster” of relationships (in details). Listen for the patterns of distructive communication (4 hourses of apocalypse) the “disaster” use that you’ve also read about. Master- the couples who are together, didn’t divorce and are pretty happy. They are very gentile with one another even during an argument, take responsibility for even a small part of a problem. Disaster- couples who broke apart or stay together but are unhappy. Are pointing their finger at their partner, are critical, are diagnosing their partner’s...
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...USA Tourism can serve as a vehicle for sustainable community development by contributing to equity and social justice. This happens as tourists learn about marginal groups through educational tourism, engage in development projects with host-area residents, undertake pilgrimages that bring greater meaning and cohesiveness to an ethnic identity, or encounter stories that transform their view of social injustice and spur further action to reduce inequities. Tourism planning can produce a sense of reconciliation when it brings historically divided groups together. An example is found in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, where a group of white and African American residents are collaborating to develop tourism projects designed around a narrative of reconciliation, while they use the process of tourism planning to work towards racial reconciliation within their community. This case illustrates strategies tourism planners employ and challenges they face when they envision tourism as more than merely a means of economic growth. Keywords: heritage tourism; Mississippi Delta; racial reconciliation; social justice; sustainable community development The advantages of tourism to rural communities are generally painted as economic: developing a tourism industry brings in ‘‘fresh’’ dollars, provides jobs and offers opportunities for local entrepreneurship (National Agricultural Library, 2008; World Travel & Tourism...
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...audience, that disagrees with him, this way they know that he understands the subject, but still disagrees with it. The writer then uses “technology of the alphabet” instead of alphabet because he is using “technology” as a way to link the alphabet and the internet. This signals that the following sentences will not just be about the alphabet, but also the internet. It is true, words do limit how we think and feel, something as simple as words cannot express complex feelings and thoughts. “The words in books didn’t just strengthen people’s ability to think abstractly; they enriched people’s experience of the physical world, the world outside the book...As our ancestors imbued their minds with the discipline to follow a line of argument or narrative through a succession of printed pages, they became more contemplative, reflective, and imaginative.” 75 The speaker uses detailed language to support his ideas. Without the “in books” it could've been left broad as almost anything has words, same goes for “physical world”. The word “world” can mean different things to different people, he needed to be more specific to get his message across better. Instead of just saying that they're ancestors were simply reading, the speaker used something more descriptive, and used imagery. With the use of imagery, it compliments the next sentence when it says, “become more contemplative, reflective, and imaginative.” It supports his argument, by using the result of the last sentence throughout the passage...
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...pregnant” (Rossi, 2012). Researchers found that moms often thought they couldn’t get pregnant the first time they had sex or at a specific time of the month. With the amount of glorified pregnancies and sexual content in the media today we really need to take time to analyze this conflict. (Parents Magazine) II. Orienting Material I would like to talk to you today about the conflict of teen pregnancy. I will provide you with background information on the teen pregnancy along with what is currently happening with the conflict. By analyzing the desired out comes and communication strategies of the opposing sides we can take the steps towards resolving these conflicts. Credibility My credibly on the topic comes from my research and personal experience. I was drawn to this topic because I had a lot of friends in high school that dealt with conflicts surrounding teen pregnancies and abortions. Transition: I would like to begin by clarifying the conflict of teen pregnancy. I. What is this conflict about? A. The U.S. teen birth rate is notably higher than rates in other industrialized countries. However, in actuality, from 1995 to 2005 the pregnancy rate, birth rate and abortion...
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...coalitions begin to form. Storming stage is a period of high emotionality and tension among the group members. The narrative clearly suggests the tension Mike is having with his team members. Christine did not understand that during this process you inevitably will have disagreement while you are coming together in defined roles. This knowledge would have allowed for more empathy within the process. If we examine her behavior within the text, we see that her concern was only with the outcome. This actually neglects the most important parts of the process. II. Problem Identification The primary problem of the group and Christine is that they did not move through the forming stage properly before jumping into the storming stage. The secondary problem flows with the first problem which creates no direction for the team members and minimizes their ability to accomplish the task at hand. If Christine had a clear understanding of the stages of group development I strongly think she would have relied on the Foundations of Team Performance to provide her with the necessary tools to be an effective leader. In the beginning, Christine should have made sure that she spent more time getting to know the team members. She did not do enough questioning or getting to know what each team member actually wanted to achieve collectively and individually. She seemed more concerned with her personal grades and accomplishments, which she has always been. This is fine if you are not in a group environment...
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...arguments usually question or celebrate the transgressive potentials of the book (Giroux; Mendieta), or address issues of masculinity brought into the fore by their literary and cinematic representations emergent in the same decade (Tuss; Friday). However, few, if any, have addressed the literary aspirations of the text and its author. Although none of the approaches to the thematic concerns of Fight Club are unjustified, in the argument that follows I will suggest that conclusions drawn and critical judgments passed have been hasty, and not only failed to take into account the formal aspects of story-telling, but that the narrative features of Palahniuk’s text have largely went unexplored, and constitute a blind spot of the reception. Critics condemning or acclaiming the novel, and, indeed, many a cultic reader of Palahniuk ignored Fight Club as a literary narrative, and have inadvertently been repeating the catchphrases of the text, either reinforcing or trying to undermine what they have understood as their meaning. I see the significance of Palahniuk’s fiction and the literary event of Fight Club’s publication in somewhat different terms. Palahniuk’s emphasis and continued insistence on minimalism suggest that his fiction is properly understood as belonging to a literary tradition whose evaluation remains troubled and, for a large part, unsettled. Nevertheless,...
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...STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND WORK Mike Hayler University of Brighton, UK Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education examines the professional life and work of teacher educators. In adopting an autoethnographic and life-history approach, Mike Hayler develops a theoretically informed discussion of how the professional identity of teacher educators is both formed and represented by narratives of experience. The book draws upon analytic autoethnography and life-history methods to explore the ways in which teacher educators construct and develop their conceptions and practice by engaging with memory through narrative, in order to negotiate some of the ambivalences and uncertainties of their work. The author’s own story of learning, embedded within the text, was shared with other teacher-educators, who following interviews wrote self-narratives around themes which emerged from discussion. The focus for analysis develops from how professional identity and pedagogy are influenced by changing perceptions and self-narratives of life and work experiences, and how this may influence professional culture, content and practice in this area. Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND WORK The book includes an evaluation of how using this approach has allowed the author to investigate both the subject and method of the research with implications for ...
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...TERM PAPER ON Theory of Leadership Style Submitted To Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Submitted by Session: 2005-2006 Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong 07 June, 2011 University of Chittagong Letter of submission Date: 07 June, 2011 Mr. Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong. Subject: Prayer for obliging the ‘TERM PAPER’. Sir, With due respect, beg to focus your kind attention with the following fact that as biased requirement of the BBA Programmed. I had studied many feature, journal, research material, reports, and professional papers to collect the information regarding Theories of Leadership. And I have tried my best to build and maintain follower ship by earning the respect of those they lead. I hope that you will accept my TERM PAPER considering its distinctiveness. Yours truly, ………………… Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Acknowledgement At first I want to give thanks to the Almighty Allah who is our creator and has given us life to live on the earth. That’s why, I like to pray to Him and want His blessings to lead our life properly. The Term paper could not have been prepared without the generous contribution...
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