...Two Dystopias After reading the iconic novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, and learning about the devastating Holocaust, I have come to a conclusion that there are many similarities between the sick realism of the world and the made up world of a book. A dystopia is a fictional world where people live under a highly controlled, totalitarian system. In both The Giver and in the Holocaust, societies were based off of: rules, sameness, and death. All qualities of a dystopia that make it the highly controlled, totalitarian system that it is. To begin, I will start with the extreme control and rules placed upon all citizens of the community in The Giver, and the millions of Jews during the Holocaust. Over the course of the Holocaust, Hitler...
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...The Giver Setting: Mythical community Characters: The Giver, Jonas (12 year old boy), the father, mother, and sister Lliy (6 or 7 year old girl) Intro As his days of being an 11 year old were going by,Jonas constantly wondered, " What will my assignment be?". His friends at least had an idea of what it probably was, some were good with children, others liked the Old. When they helped out with the children or Old, their names were put in a book, for the Assignment committee to look at. By seeing how many times kids names were in the book, and getting reports from the chaperones, they were able to best fit every kid to their wanted, and best useful assignment. THat is why spending your recreation hours carefully is very important to this community. But still, Jonas didn't have the slightest clue what his assignment would be. Rising Action It was December by now, and the the Ceremony of 12's was coming up. This ceremony is when each child will get their assignment. It is a very big event, one that nobody is allowed to miss. Still wondering what his job could possibly be, Jonas was anxious, yet nervous to hear his news. Now, everyone took their seats, each age group sat with their group. As the head of the Committee read off the names and assignments of the children, Jonas was listening carefully for his number. Climax He was #24, the 24th child born that year. 20, 21, 22, 23, it was Jonas' turn next! He was so excited, until he heard the next number, #25… He had been...
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...THE GIVER Lois Lowry ← Plot Overview → The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same, and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. The children are born to Birthmothers, who never see them, and spend their first year in a Nurturing Center with other babies, or “newchildren,” born that year. When their children are grown, family units dissolve and adults live together with Childless Adults until they are too old to function in the society. Then they spend their last years being cared for in the House of the Old until they are finally “released” from the society. In the community, release is death, but it is never described that way; most people think that after release, flawed newchildren and joyful elderly people are welcomed into the vast expanse of Elsewhere that surrounds the communities. Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society’s codes of behavior are also released, though in their cases it is an occasion of great shame. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as convenient...
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...Israel gave. The tithe was demanded and various other offerings were excepted. With the arrival of Christ some people continue to question how His fulfillment of the law impacts the instructions of the tithe and giving found in the Old Testament. Some will look at the Paul’s teaching to the Corinthians as examples of a new rules for Christian giving. Was it Paul’s goal to abolish the concept of tithing or was he referring to some other form of offering? Using Paul’s instructions to the Corinthians this paper will argue that the New Testament offers new paradigm for giving separate from the Old Testament commandment to tithe. Historical Background Paul writes his second canonical letter to the church at Corinth in response to the report of Titus’ visit. Paul had spent a large portion of his ministry at Corinth, but in recently the relationship between Paul and the church at Corinth had been strained. After his departure from Corinth some problems and conflicts began to arise. In response to this Paul writes his first letter which was non-canonical to the Church at Corinth. During his ministry in Ephesus Paul heard of more difficulty and received a letter from the church in which they sought clarification to his instructions resulting the the letter now known as 1 Corinthians. Paul’s letter resolved some of the issues, however a new threat began to develop. Certain teachers calming to be apostles from Jerusalem started teaching and began to draw people away from...
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...Gathering Blue book report Chase Marsh 9th The book I read over the summer was Gathering Blue. The author of this book is Lois Lowry. I had never read any of her books. when I first saw the title, it did spark my interest. The genre of this book is fiction. I think the title of this book does adequately capture the message of the text because when Kira meets Annabella, she teaches Kira how to make dyes for her knitting. But Kira realizes that there is no way to create the color blue because the community does not know how to create it. I think the title of the book is interesting. Some of the parts of the book that I like was when Annabella dies because this made the book interesting and Jo must learn to persevere through...
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...What a perfect day to meet up with John Gerzema for a conversation about leadership styles. I have come to the Manhattan offices of Young & Rubicam to discuss Gerzema's new book, The Athena Doctrine, which argues that traits classically considered feminine are essential to effective leadership today. By coincidence, the two weeks since I scheduled the appointment have kicked up a dust storm of news about female leaders behaving "like men" and male leaders behaving "like women." Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook exhorted women to power up the career ladder with the same obduracy as men. Marissa Mayer weighed empathy against a full parking lot at Yahoo and chose the latter. Andrew Mason reaped kudos for the candor, humility, and vulnerability expressed in his resignation letter from Groupon. He even made a joke about his weight. You've seen the studies about companies with gender-diverse boards outperforming male bastions, and about women hedge-fund managers trouncing their male counterparts. In 2011, the leadership development firm Zenger Folkman surveyed more than 7,200 business people about leaders in their organizations. Women were rated as better overall leaders than their male counterparts. The more exalted the position, the wider the gap. So, sure, more women leaders would be great. But this is not a story about women leaders. It's a story about good leaders. And our understanding of what good leaders do is being shaped by a number of new studies, the most intriguing of...
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...THE USE OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND DECISION-MAKING IN ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF MUXOL PAINT DEPORT, BENIN CITY) BY DAVID UYIGUE UNAD/ACC5/2007/371 A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING, FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI, NIGERIA. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.sc) DEGREE (HONS.) IN ACCOUNTING FEBRUARY, 2014 CERTIFICATION This is to certify that this project work was written by DAVID UYIGUE of Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ado – Ekiti State, under my supervision. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ DR KEMI OGUNDANA DATE (Project Supervisor) ----------------------------- ------------------------------ DR. OGUNDELE J.F. DATE (Degree Coordinator) DEDICATION This project work is dedicated to God Almighty, through His only begotten son, Jesus Christ for His Faithfulness and mercy. This project is also dedicated to the family of Mrs. Veronica Uyigue for their financial support. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I will like to acknowledge and appreciate Almighty God who saw me through my course of study and granted me the grace to complete this project work. through His only begotten son, Jesus Christ and His Faithfulness and mercy. My profound gratitude goes to my able project supervisor Dr...
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...only to be tormented for hours. Why people commit crimes against people with disabilities and the need to educate people suffering from disabilities and their care givers on their rights and the laws as victims or family member/care givers of said victims. The case of Eric Krochmaluk takes place in New Jersey and according to the article may be the first time a bias-crime law was pragmatic to a case concerning a victim with disabilities/mental retardation “According to their confessions, the group used promises of "meeting a pretty girl" to lure Eric Krochmaluk, who was 23 years of age, to a party on January 30, 1999. Over the next three hours, they stripped him, then forced him to wear women's clothing, kiss his tormentors' feet, and drink urine. They also tied Krochmaluk to a lawn chair, burned him with cigarettes, shaved his head against his wishes, choked him, whipped him, and beat him shower curtain rods, a toilet brush and a string of beads. Finally, they abandoned the young man in a wooded area.” (Reynolds, 2001) There are many theories as to the reasons why people choose to commit crimes against other people one theory is Differential identification theory, going on the premises that people may participate in criminal or deviant behavior because they identify with a real or imaginary person, i.e. Movie and book characters, music lyrics, stories and plots etc., from...
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...The Giver by Lois Lowry 1 It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane. At first, he had been only fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community. 第 1 页 共 102 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 But the aircraft a year ago had been different. It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet. Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen others- adults as well as children- stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event. Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES...
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...UNIT 206 – COMMUNICATE IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1.1. Explain reasons for knowing the purpose of communication The motives for knowing the purpose of communication may be to deliver or ask for information or give directions to others. Communication can be either written or spoken. It can also be to fellow colleagues or people unknown to the organisation. We need to make sure that we are clear when we are portraying the information to the person who is receiving the information. When planning communication, you need to: * Be clear and have accurate information so that the message you are sending is understood. * Always make sure the information that you are sending out does not include slang. * Accept that some customers may have particular needs eg difficulty hearing or a learning disability Evidence 4, Employability Unit shows the purpose of communication differed for recipients. 1.2 Explain reasons for knowing the audience to whom the communication is being presented The reasons for knowing the audience to whom the communication is being presented are: * To check to see if you have applied the correct method of communication. * To ensure that the language that you have used is appropriate. See evidence 4, Employability Unit 1.2. Describe different methods of communication Communication can either be written or oral. The different methods of communication are: ...
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...16: UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC NEEDS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NEEDS I confirm that no part of this coursework, except where clearly quoted and referenced, has been copied from material belonging to any other person e.g. from a book, handout, another student. I am aware that it is a breach of ABI regulations to copy the work of another without clear acknowledgement and that attempting to do so will render me liable to disciplinary proceedings. Submission No: - 1 STUDENT NAME: LUCKY AKAEHOMEN STUDENT ID: 101760 TUTOR: KHALID KARIM Table of Contents PURPOSE OF REPORT 3 INTRODUCTION 3 (AC 1.1, M1) 4 1.1 4 AC 1.2 5 AC 1.3 6 A.C 3.1 9 A.C 3.2 11 A.C 4.1 11 A.C 4.2 11 A.C 4.3 12 REFERENCE 13 PURPOSE OF REPORT The purpose of this report is to show my understanding of the perceptions of health, disability, illness and behaviour. It is also to show how health and social care services and systems supports individuals with specific needs. This report will also show how much I understand the strategies that are necessary in coping with challenging behaviour related with specific needs and finally show the different approaches and intervention strategies that support individuals with specific needs. INTRODUCTION This report will cover a case study about Mr. K Gibbs, who was a 55year old man with severe learning disability and epilepsy. I will discuss the concepts of health, disability and illness in relation to service users in health and social care...
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...CORRUPTION IN UGANDA: CAUSES, IMPACT AND SOLUTIONS, Martin Muhereza, M.A (Ethics and Public Management,MUK), Lecturer, Ethics, MMU Definition In this article, corruption is defined as moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "moral degeneracy followed by intellectual degeneration";(Merriam-Webster, on line un abridged dictionary) It is defined with words such as depravation, depravity, degeneracy, putrefaction immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; Khan (1996) defines corruption as an act which deviates from the formal rules of conduct governing the actions of someone in a position of public authority because of private - regarding - motive such as wealth, power or status [6]. “Corruption is the perversion of integrity or state of affairs through bribery, favour or moral depravity” ... It takes place when at least two parties have interacted to change the structure or processes of society or the behaviour of functionaries in order to produce dishonest, unfaithful or defiled situations” [7]. In other words - corruption is a systematic vice in an individual, society or a nation which reflects favouritism, nepotism, tribalism, sectionalism, undue enrichment, amassing of wealth, abuse of office, power, position and derivation of undue gains and benefits. Daniel Treisman (1997) It is destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; degradation, debasement - changing...
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...May 12, 2013 I. Introduction A. Thesis Statement The Batek are 'the original people of Malaysia' they make their homes in the rainforest, they are a society that forages, they have a different religious style, well-established traditions social organization, and gender defined roles. II. Body paragraph 1 – Topic Sentence The Batek are a foraging tribe that shares everything amongst their village, they have a community built on the kinship way of life. A. Supporting Evidence As stated in the book, Property, Power, and Conflict among the Batek of Malaysia, Sharing food is an absolute obligation to the Batek, not something, the giver has much discretion over – as one hunter said “If I didn't take the meat back to camp, everyone would be angry at me.” Endicott, Kirk (1988) B. Explanation The Batek feel they have a moral duty to share the food that they forage. They feel that not sharing would be a form of stealing from the group. C. So What? So the main mode of survival for the Batek and their society depend on the foraging and sharing way of life. III. Body paragraph 2 – Topic Sentence 2 The communal way of life of the Batek affects their culture, religion, and traditions. A. Supporting...
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...go hand in hand. TOMS Shoes was created in January of 2006 by Blake Mycoskie after an inspirational trip to Argentina gave Mycoskie an idea that was the foundation for both a business, and a charitable cause. That idea is what is now more commonly associated as TOMS motto, “One for One” (http://www.toms.com/our-movement). The TOMS concept is for every pair of shoes purchased from their company, one pair is provided to less fortunate children in locations around the globe. TOMS, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, has tested and excelled at the dual mission business model of being a for-profit company which is centered on giving. Creator and “Chief Shoe Giver”, Blake Mycoskie says of the TOMS company, “Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future. It’s the core of our business . . .” (The Giving Report, TOMS.com, 2010). COMPANY MISSION One For One The idea for TOMS came to Mycoskie after a visit to Argentina in 2006 where he noticed the simplistic usefulness of the common Argentinean shoe, the espadrille. He also took the note of the large number of children without shoes, who, in...
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...Race and Your Community: Knoxville, Tennessee John Smith Date Aixa College ETH 125 The community of Knoxville is extremely small. A larger amount of the Tennessee population consists of several minority groups. Within my location the residency is composed of mostly Blacks and Whites; I have recently found out that the two groups do not have much differences between the two. As there have been identified, there are several differences between these two groups and the Hispanics, Asians, and Filipinos. Traveling through the City of Knoxville, it is easily noticeable and obvious that the Whites and Blacks are obligated to a higher standard of living; the nicer vehicles and larger houses is the proof of this statement. Throughout the city of Knoxville, I have experienced that although there are numerous differences that are easily noticeable between the different races and ethnicities, the unifying of all groups occur when required because of our common ethics and principles. Each group within the community to which I were raised, correlate and empathize in contradictory ways; however, a general respect for another is displayed by all and the thoughtfulness for each person throughout the community’s miscellaneous ways of living are revealed. Within my community, there is a resemblance bearded of me in observations to color as an outcome of me being white and residing within a community in which many of the residents are of the black...
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