...fully God and fully man in one person, and will be so forever." Reading in the Allison text about all of the challenges to this belief was both inspiring and troubling. Inspiring because each heretical line of thought was defeated. Troubling because the challenges kept coming, and they still do today. I would point out to the person questioning the deity of Christ how the great thinkers of each time eventually came back to the original premise for Christ's deity. From Docetism in the early church to the challenge by John Hicks in his book "The Myth of the Incarnate" in the modern period, a scholarly review of the scriptures show the deficiencies in every challenge.I would also point out how many of the challengers slightly altered truth and without a thorough study of the Bible, it would be easy to be deceived. A great evaluation of the evidence given in scripture for the deity of Christ was done by Bowman and Komoszewski. I really enjoyed the book "Putting Jesus In His Place" and will use it as a tool to defend the deity of Christ. The presentation of the HANDS narrative gave a uncomplicated, yet effective defense of Jesus' deity. I would share the following: Jesus does share HONORS due only God. Jesus shares ATTRIBUTES of God. Jesus shares the NAMES that are used of God. Jesus shares in DEEDS that only God can do. Jesus shares the SEAT of God (Jesus sits on God's throne)....
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...Challenge and Breakthrough When I was first given this book to read, I was excited to learn whatever I could from it. To find the messages God had for me to build my relationship with him. I didn’t even get through the first chapter when the challenge started. My mind began to wander and my attention was definitely not held. The simplicity of the book, I found completely monotonous and repetitive. I had heard this message many times before from my own pastor during service. I knew the power of my words…. Or so I thought. I tried for months to read, becoming more and more frustrated, never getting beyond the first chapter. I became angry and tense at the thought of having to read it. I even contemplated throwing the book away and just walking away from the school aspect of developing my relationship with God, to let my understanding and knowledge come from sermons and reading “better, more exciting” books and articles. I prayed about why I couldn’t do this little thing. After all, I made it through nursing school and furthering of my career by reading and comprehending books far more intent than this skinny 10 chapter book. Talking about my frustrations with another student about my reading comprehension, it came to my understanding that my OWN WORDS were blocking my reading, holding me in bondage. Realizing this, my prayers took on a new more positive direction. I began to speak Gods Word over the situation. John 16:23 “Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my...
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...Book Review (Individual Dynamics & Leadership) Start Something That Matters “You can earn money, achieve personal fulfilment, and make a positive impact all at the same time” * Blake Mycoskie Team Members (Group 9): Honey Garg Rahul Bhardwaj Abheevrato Roy Gaurav Jaggani Viraj Kadwadkar Kanad Chatterjee Contents 1. Introduction and summary of the book……………………...1 2. Statement of Objectives of the Study………………………...1 3. Method of Study……………………………………………….1 4. Chapter wise summary and critical analysis………………...2 5. Theoretical framework………………………………………..5 6. Relating theory to practical aspects…………………………7 7. Learning and conclusion………………………………………9 8. References………………………………………………………9 Introduction and summary of the book Start Something That Matters is an inspirational auto-biography of Blake Mycoskie, the founder of the shoe company TOMS. The book revolves around the life of Blake, his inspirations, his philosophies on life and the setting up of his various entrepreneurial start-ups, particularly TOMS. In 2006, while on a vacation in Argentina he came across a shoe called the Alpargata and thought it would sell well in the United States. On the same trip, he met an American woman who was running a shoe drive, to deliver shoes to poor Argentine children. He thought of starting a for-profit business to help provide shoes for these children. He came up with a solution that guaranteed...
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...Theory Critique: Cloud and Townsend Sue Miller Liberty University Concise Summary of Theory Henry Cloud and John Townsed’s book, Boundaries in marriage (1999), builds off of other works that the authors have penned together on the topic of creating Godly boundaries in relationships. The authors premise their work on the belief that clearly delineated boundaries are essential both for the health of the individual establishing the boundaries and the health of the relationship that the boundary has been established in. Boundaries are described as a “personal property line” that “promote love by protecting individuals” (Cloud & Townsend, 1999, p.10). Some people struggle with establishing boundaries particularly people with poor developmental histories and people who have grown up in households where loose boundaries esxisted. Often times establishing boundaries is difficult for Christians who have a sense of sacrificing their own personal needs and desires for the needs and desires of others. Cloud and Townsend maintain that boundaries are Godly and that they are a critical component necessary for an indivual to establish their identity and self-worth. People with no boundaries are vulnerable to being taken advantage of and that is not God’s desire. Cloud and Townsend demonstrate that boundaries can be utilized to assist with spiritual growth, personal growth and are critical components involved in healing relationships. Boundaries can be physical boundaries...
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...attended the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, earning a Bachelor of Arts. He enrolled in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas and then traveled alone to Madrid, Spain, where he continued his studies at the Universidad Central de Madrid, earning the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. He attended the University of Paris and earned a second doctorate at the University of Heidelberg. Rizal was a polyglot conversant in at least ten languages. Reaction to the movie: rizal’s life This film has power. I did not feel this 3-hours-movie long. Director Diaz-Abaya described Rizal not only from outside but from his inner side. The plot was very complicated, but still not difficult to follow. Since I first knew of Rizal in a book of Asian history, I have had a question. Why is Rizal the National Hero, not Aginard, nor Bonifacio? Rizal did little except writing two novels. Why? Watching the movie, I thought I had an answer. Historically, his books and his death triggered the revolution activities. But true reason is, I suppose, that Rizal had a universal view on humanity and freedom. I was impressed by the following two lines: 1) In a Madrid pub, he says “Unless we first learn self-respect, we will not be respected by any other peoples.” 2) After having death...
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...“The Social Contract” Jean-Jacque Rousseau Book 1 Summary & My own thoughts: Chapter 5: We must always go back to a first agreement Rousseau believes that a despotic ruler may rule half of the world people, but as soon as he dies his empire would shortly collapse because his interests was simply his sole private interest, therefor there is no unity. The ruler does not try win the people’s heart, he rules by inflicting fear among the mass, fear of typically one individual, himself. By dominating with fear he isolates himself from the mass, upon that he does not care about public’s interest, therefor when his reign is over his empire will dissolve into a heap of ashes. It is the prior agreement that makes the minority obligated to the majority’s vote. Chapter 6: The social compact Rousseau concluded that the social compact boils down to ‘Each of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will, and, in our corporate capacity, we receive each member as an indivisible part of the whole.’ This is the first time in this work that Rousseau comes up with the phrase ‘the general will’. Chapter 7: The sovereign Each individual when making a contract with himself would acquire two commitments: (a) as a member of the state he has a commitment to the sovereign, and (b) as a member of the sovereign. An individual would have a particular will that contradicts with the general will and might think he/she is not obliged to...
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...Joseph Conrad himself was a sea man. He went to sea and later joined an English merchant ship, becoming master mariner. Later on, in 1894 he began his career as a novelist. He is famous for his “Heart of Darkness”. “Typhoon” is possibly based upon one of his own experiences as a sea man. One of the most highlighting parts of this novella is the use of nautical language. Conrad is really the master of English language. Short Summary The story is about a ship facing the extreme weather along with its victims. Nan Shan is a ship that is carrying the captain his mates and some China men who are going back to their homeland carrying their wages in wooden chests. The story somehow describes how Captain sails the Siamese steamer into a typhoon. Language is very powerful. Conrad has used sea imageries in it. Many of the time the ship is titled as “she”. This shows that the ship has been personified as a human being. There is also biblical reference of Noah’s ark. The encounter with the storm in this story is related to the Noah’s facing of the storm. Title The title of the story is symbolic in nature. The whole story revolves around the Characters 1. Captain Mac Whirr * Captain Mac Whirr is a man utterly without imagination. He is infuriatingly a literal-minded person. He has a well idea about typhoons, cyclones and sea storms, but had no personal experience of any of them; his defect of imagination renders him incapable of comprehending anything so violent, and so...
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... 11 (3 parts) Part 1, November 2003 • Order # 25-26 FILE: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ® Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth THE INNOVATOR’S SOLUTION THE SUMMARY IN BRIEF Roughly one company in every ten is able to sustain the kind of growth that translates into an above-average increase in shareholder returns over more than a few years. Once a company’s core business has matured, the pursuit of new platforms for growth entails daunting risk — to put it simply, most companies just don’t know how to grow, and pursuing growth the wrong way can be worse than no growth at all. In The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton Christensen showed how companies that focus on high-end products for profitable customers can be blindsided by “disruptive” innovations from new competitors — innovations that target low-end customers seeking cheaper products. In The Innovator’s Solution, Christensen and co-author Michael Raynor show established companies how to create disruptions rather than being destroyed by them — how to turn innovative ideas into new disruptive products that will lead to long-term profitable growth. By Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor CONTENTS How Can We Beat Our Most Powerful Competitors? Pages 2, 3 What Products Will Customers Want To Buy? Pages 3, 4 What You’ll Learn In This Summary ✓ How you can beat your most powerful competitors. It all starts with disruption — if you learn the elements of disruption and practice its theories, no competitor...
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...and conditions, such as salary, leave entitlements and start date, however this discussion will look at the actual interview, between submission of the application and the job offer itself. Fells (2012, p. 8) described negotiation as like DNA, with the two parties being the strands and elements that give it support being reciprocity, trust, power, information exchange, ethics and outcome. This discussion will focus on the element of power and how it applies to job interviews. In particular the way that power is perceived by the interviewee, such that it is seen to be mainly with the interviewer. However, the balance of power shifts during the interview, a factor which can used by the interviewee to improve future negotiations. Power Power is the capacity to influence others (McShane et al. 2013, p. 318). McShane et al. (2013, p. 318) note that power is not “the act of changing someone’s attitudes or behaviour; it is only the potential to do so”. It is also about the perception of dependence, not necessarily the ability to influence another party itself. Therefore it is possible to have power and not realise it or create a perception of power based on a false premise. Fells (2012,...
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...Thing(ness) 1. Read this (this thing 1 cm. below) P. J. O’Rourke, the political satirist, reviews in this issue a new book about Starbucks. He told us, in an e-mail exchange, how he brews his own reviews: “I read something I’m reviewing the same way I read other things except more so. That is, I already keep a commonplace book (a file folder, really) for quotations, ideas, information, etc. If I’m going to write a review I mark the work for myself, but besides underlining what interests me I also underline what — as far as I can tell — interested the author. By the time I’m done I have an outline for the review. All I have to do is figure out a smart-aleck lead sentence and a wiseacre ending.”[1] 2. Then read the “How to write a Book Review” article on the very next page. Yes, it is a bit long but the information is really quite good. 3. Over the week go to www.salon.com or to http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books read at least five reviews and then divide them into good and bad reviews. Think about the specific qualities that define the better ones. The article from step two of this process will be helpful at this point. At the end of the day a good book review sees an interesting pattern or spins your understanding of the book in a new and delightful way…and importantly is enjoyable to read (as a writer you need to have fun savaging the book, exploring it, dwelling on it, falling in love with it, etc.). Finally remember that your job is to convince a reader of the...
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...expand the product offering (similar to the US range); realize new Marketplace activities (Amazon's platform for additional business sectors); introduce Amazon in additional European markets. In considering one or more of the above options, the company was also faced with the task of determining the level of centralization for its activities. Depending on the specific construction of the network, there would be potential to bundle tasks which were being performed individually in each of the existing markets. The key would be to find the balance between utilizing synergies for efficiency and keeping sufficient flexibility in each country in order to tailor to market specifics. Amazon's development in the U.S. as a model Speed, simplicity, and enjoyment for the customer were the initial drivers for Amazon in the US in 1995, and upon its rapid success it soon claimed to be the "Earth's Biggest Bookstore". Inventories were kept at low levels, as the company depended on wholesalers to carry stock and supply...
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...Hotel Room Booking Database Evaluation I have created a booking system for the hotel which allows the user of the database, notably the hotel staff, to input all information in regards to a hotel booking, including room information and customer registration information. This is instead of the paperbased method of booking in, which the hotel uses at current. I have created the booking database as, after consideration, the hotel decided it would be a more uptodate method of booking in and after they had several issues with loss of data whilst using the paperbased method. Although it still may be the case that data is occasionally/accidentally lost while using the booking database, this is much more less likely to happen as back up copies can be made of the data, which were not made when using the paperbased method as this would be too time consuming for the hotel. I have created a database with four main parts, which are: Customer, Booking, Booking/Room and Room tables which each have a connected form. To use the Hotel Room Booking Database, the user should load the database file from the shortcut on the desktop. Then, a splash screen will be displayed this will be the first thing that the user sees when the database file is loaded. After this, the user should click anywhere on the splash screen to display the message box “Hit the OK button to progress to the login screen”. The user then clicks OK, and then OK on the following message box “You will ...
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...Financial Regulatory Reform ECO 238 12/07/2009 “Over the past two years, we have faced the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. The financial system failed to perform its function as a reducer and distributor of risk. Instead, it magnified risks, precipitating an economic contraction that has hurt families and businesses around the world.” (Geithner & Summers) While the current crisis had many causes, it is clear that the government could have done more to prevent many of the problems from growing out of control and threatening the stability of our financial system. Gaps and weaknesses in the management and regulation of financial firms presented challenges to our government’s ability to monitor, prevent, or address risks as they built up in the system, which caused the enormous bailouts or the massive financial collapses of financial institutions. The previous approaches to bank holding company regulation focused on protecting the subsidiary bank, not on the comprehensive regulation of the whole firm. In June, the President, proposed a new financial regulatory plan for the financial system. The new reform, as mentioned by the President, would protect consumers, impose new restraints on financial institutions and guard against the dismal practices that caused the market crisis. The new reform would generally be adopted by regulators since it mostly affects them. Timothy Geithner who is the secretary of the Treasury and Lawrence Summers who is...
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...used to design Medium Voltage (MV) motors. This encompasses the critical considerations made for medium voltage switchgear commonly found in generation power plants and safe class facilities such as nuclear plant. The primary focus is on power system facilities that are intolerable to any form of power interruptions. Such facilities in areas of utility, industrial, commercial, and residential applications require power systems that have the capacity to provide safe and reliable energy for the utilization of equipment. Since the other earlier designs specifications of MV motor starter already exist, this paper essentially emphasizes the advantages in designing 4160V MV motors starters into MV switchgears with protective relays, switch and circuit breaker control circuits, and solid-state power. Discussions made include the advantages of integrating MV starters in the 4160V switchgear, with regard to fault clearance, maintenance, down time, and operations. The paper summary includes recommendations of the best practices necessary for safe reliable system, and control circuits maintenance to guarantee that protective equipment operates as intended. Medium Voltage Motor Starter Power system utilities in industrial plants, commercial and residential establishments are all subject to occasional power outages. Common causes of power system failures that cause outages range from; line...
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...DATE: 17th Jan’2015 Marketing And Consumer Behaviour “Compaq Computer : Focus Groups” Dilema : Whether to Launch New Note book Group-2 Aditya Singh 14MBAGES003 Anuj Kumar Jain 14MBAGES006 Ashish Bhargawa 14MBAGES008 Deepak Sharma 14MBAGES012 Pankaj Naithani 14MBAGES018 Ramesh Kumar Koul 14MBAGES024 1.) Summary of the case * Compaq Computer is in business of designing and selling notebooks. * Consumer division market share is only 3% compared to market leader share of 60%. * Company expertise is in commercial division so company is less focussed on retailer’s relationship. * Company is launching a new product ‘Shark’ for consumer division in late summer 1996. * With expertise of engineers and manufacturer, new product has to be optimized features viz. size, weight, battery life, CD-ROM facility, screen, modem availability and floppy drive etc. | | * December 1995, Greg Memo, leader of the consumer notebook design team, had ordered a set of focus groups as part of his efforts to design. * Focus group participants reviewed seven different products, based on four different form factors. * Mid – December 1995, Company has placed an order for 40000 notebooks to manufacturer. * Greg is reviewing the report of Focus Group & rating of machines to check the survey response with respect to the features planned on model code Shark. | 2.) Objective of decision maker Compaq computer Corporation’s Consumer Division’s...
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