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American Identity
Number of Words: 924 / Number of Pages: 4
... hand of oppression, and those who had compromised their lives for a bright future. Patriotism and unity represent two main variables in the equation for a national identity. Forged by the sweat and blood of our forefathers and having endured eras of irreconcilable differences as well as anti-authoritarianism, these two values still remain vibrant in American culture.
The Declaration of Independence clearly puts forth this notion, stating that "[w]hen in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands" (Jefferson 369) incorporating the idea that all people ...
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Prop. 16
Number of Words: 867 / Number of Pages: 4
... seniors
coming out of high school met the requirment of Prop. 16. This is very low and
it shows the students that they need to try alot harder to pass Prop. 16 to play
the sport they love so much. And sence they have to try harder to get at least
a 2.000 GPA, a 86 on their ACT, and a 1010 on the SAT to pass Prop. 16 they will
then hopefully become smarter and go to college to play sports. And a lets take
a event from real life, lets say that a interlectually challenged four star
football player; lets call him Ricky. Ricky does bad all the way up to high
school where he finds out about alittle t ...
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Of Castles And Kings (chess)
Number of Words: 1928 / Number of Pages: 8
... four categories of the Indian army: The elephants, the cavalry, the chariots and the infantry. He also used the King and his chief counselor. Sissa made the rules so that you have to use strategy and skill in order to win. The King was very pleased with this new game. It reduced luck and chance to a small role. He ordered that it be played in every temple as training in the art of war.
Chaturanga spread Eastward to China, and on the way over there, it was transformed into Siang K’I, which is Chinese Chess. Chinese Chess is played on the points, rather than the squares. Chinese Chess travele ...
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The History And Contributions
Number of Words: 533 / Number of Pages: 2
... of pyramids by measuring the height of the pyramid’s shadow only at a specific time of the day. While most of his theorems were proven, some that were not pertained to a ship’s distance from shore and the bisector of a circle. His discoveries led to the formation of many other theorems by later Greeks such as Pythagoras and Plato. These two men (next to Thales) contributed the most to Greek geometry. Pythagoras discovered and proved many different theorems and ideas that contributed greatly to the development of geometry. Some of Pythagoras’s proven discoveries included:
- All of ...
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Fate 2
Number of Words: 401 / Number of Pages: 2
... time was over. Whatever came out of this battle, was meant to be and there was nothing that was going to change it.
Fate is related to the Pagan religion. Paganism was the religion that was most often used during the time of Beowulf. It is referred to every time fate is mentioned, because they didn’t believe in one God and thought that fate had control over them.
Fate was also used as saying the outcome of something that had already come about. For example, on line 46, Hrothgar mourns over the fate of his companions, “Hrothgar, their lord, sat joyless in Herot, a mighty prince mourn ...
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Crown Casino
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... Nevertheless this excessive regulation reduces the perception of corruption which can be used to market Crown as a reputable operator in the world stage.
Its current strategy of focusing on the Asian market is an inefficient management of resources. Crown should focus on the growing local market, which would stabilise the balancesheet, as the focus should be on maintaining a high volume of local gamblers as opposed to a small number of high rollers. The current volatile earning figures for Crown are caused due its reliance on Asian junket gamblers. In the current business environment buyer powe ...
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Leadership Theories
Number of Words: 1694 / Number of Pages: 7
... role structure of the group or organization itself, and is accepted by all as correct and without dispute, such as in the case of the armed forces or the police force. Referent power, on the other hand, involves those being influenced, identifying with the leader, ie. rock or film personalities using their image to enter the political arena.
Most leaders make use of a combination of these six types of power, depending on the leadership style used. Authoritarian leaders, for example, use a mixture of legitimate, coercive and reward powers, to dictate the policies, plans and activities of a group. I ...
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Misconceive’o By John Leo
Number of Words: 749 / Number of Pages: 3
... comparisons. To the rest of the audience, those who had a hand in making the movie, he makes a plea not to redevelop these characters in future films.
Mr. Leo uses several analogies and examples in his presentation, and they are all tied to his thesis. He points out some images that strikingly resemble stereotypes that are commonly found in society today. He uses movie characters from Star Wars, such as Watto to support his claim.
Mr. Leo finds that “Watto, the fat, greedy junk dealer with wings, is a conventional, crooked Middle Eastern merchant.” He goes on with other character references as e ...
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The Uncertainty Of Perception
Number of Words: 1090 / Number of Pages: 4
... (by means of vision) of the universe. The technical definition of the other key term, belief, is "a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing." In context, I will use the typical philosopher's definition and define belief as "the unthinking acceptance of an idea or system of ideas." Philosophically, belief is "blind" and is described as "the process of making a commitment to an idea in order to make that idea work for you." In a selfish sense, it is the process of making ideas true. Transitionally, the quotation can be interpreted as "Our finite percep ...
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Sex, Lies And Conversation Why
Number of Words: 661 / Number of Pages: 3
... men, however, do not share this expectation with their wives. Given this, the author suggested this is one of the main reasons for the escalating divorce rate in America.
She goes on by comparing the difference in behavior between boys and girls and how they only interact with their own gender. Girls tend to talk much amongst each other, often trading secrets and gossiping. For girls, oral communication is the basis of their relationships. Boys, on the other, hand tend to communicate more physically than orally, by playing sports and doing other things with each other. So conversations between boy ...
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