SPARK ARKNOTES W W W. S PA R K N O T E S . C O M Great Expectations Charles Dickens EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Justin Kestler EXECUTIVE EDITOR Ben Florman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Tammy Hepps SERIES EDITORS Boomie Aglietti, Justin Kestler PRODUCTION Christian Lorentzen WRITERS Brian Phillips, Wendy Cheng EDITORS Ben Florman, Jennifer Burns Copyright ©2002 by SparkNotes llc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic
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Life is a constant exercise in self-improvement. And while some of that focus lands squarely on becoming more educated or rising in the ranks of the workplace, sometimes we forget to improve how we treat ourselves and those around us. In the rush to achieve, the idea of being “better” becomes lost to ambition and selfishness. The journey to improving your soul and your compassion toward yourself and others begins here. Often times we go about our days, interracting wih dozens if not hundreds of
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social media sharing and usage has become the social normality (Dijck, 2013). Expectant and new parents are encouraged by society to share photographs, video recordings and detailed information regarding their children (Papacharissi, 2011). According to self-report questionnaire findings, on a daily basis mothers tend to access and browse online social networking sites for an average of 111 minutes longer than fathers (Statista, 2017). Additionally, statistically mothers are spending a majority of their
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portray a person who is sensible in decision-making that benefit individuals as well as support equality in a community. I value self-government and equality of the people. I appreciate harmony within any group setting. My decisions are led by rationality and prudence. Your blind spot My blind spot is Satisfied with too little good or Unrealistic Role Expectations. I believe the result it describes a person who is not reliable and puts his or her needs before others, and fails to understand
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that together, they will inspire a high level of creativity in classrooms across Zambia. Civic Education is a key aspect of the school curriculum and one that prepares pupils for a productive and fulfulling life. The resource pack addresses issues of great concern to children and young people as they grow up in our society. A particular focus is gender and issues of inequality in Zambia. Many of the stories, photographs and activities enable boys and girls to reflect on the influences on their lives
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Generation Me: Has the Self-Esteem Movement Resulted in Unrealistic Expectations for Success? Jean M. Twenge argues that those born after 1970 “are more confident, assertive, entitled – and more miserable than ever before” (Twenge, 2006). Is this true? How did this happen? And why does it matter? Everyone was born into a generation. Some people accept it, while others prefer not to be branded into stereotypes. But regardless of whether you have warmed up to the label, the generation that
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Ambition, Altruism, Affiliation and Anxiety in the workplace: A review of generational differences in work attitudes. Madeleine Fogarty Melbourne University Abstract Popular books and articles claim that there are significant differences between the generations in attitudes to work. However, there are relatively few empirical studies that support this claim. This review examines the reasons for the dearth of empirical work, reports on the US and Australasian findings published in the past
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Children of Immigrants A familiar story of the American narrative and a great theme in psychology of second generation is that the children of immigrants believe that they are the main reason for immigration of their parents who in most cases stake their hopes for future on the success of their children. Perceiving the sacrifices that are made by parents, seemingly on their behalf, not any amount of guilt toward their parents touches the children and drives their motivation to obtain a dynamic which
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Self-Assessment on Goleman’s Leadership styles and EQ model MBA XXXX – Leadership Effectiveness By XXXXXXXXXXX Self-Evaluation on the Goleman Leadership styles: One of the key qualities of a leader is the ability to adapt to adverse and challenging situations. During the initial phase of the project that I was leading, many employees new to the organization were added to my team. I had to show authority and create a sense of vision and purpose that would tie up well with the tasks that they
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Children of Immigrants A familiar story of the American narrative and a great theme in psychology of second generation is that the children of immigrants believe that they are the main reason for immigration of their parents who in most cases stake their hopes for future on the success of their children. Perceiving the sacrifices that are made by parents, seemingly on their behalf, not any amount of guilt toward their parents touches the children and drives their motivation to obtain a dynamic which
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