the landlord’s permission” (Corrick 101). Serfs had no say in what they could and couldn’t do or how their life went because they were born into the family‚ and it was their destiny. “Serfs had to work as menial labor while peasants could live free doing their own chosen business” (ask about this). Peasants chose what they got to do in life and decided their own destiny‚ but on the other hand serfs lived their whole life stuck doing what their lord asked of him. Even though peasants were free and got
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“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe tells the tale of two men‚ Montresor and Fortunato. It is told from the perspective of Montresor‚ a two-faced expert in wine. The story starts with our narrator informing us of his plan for revenge against Fortunato‚ the man who wronged him. He studied his opponent‚ learned his ways and found his weak spots‚ such as his expertise in wine. The story may start there‚ but it doesn’t truly begin until one evening during carnival season. Montresor goes
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understood and objectives are met. Leaders have to conceptualize what is in the future and value flexibility‚ innovation‚ and adaptation whilst managers develop strategies‚ and plans that will result to the realization of a leader’s vision‚ managers value stability‚ order and efficiency. Managers are risk averse and value short term goals. In some companies the leader and the manager are one person this is a challenge as the person needs to know what role to play and when to play it hence leadership and management
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Best friends are meant to stay together and support each other no matter what‚ even if it seems nearly impossible. In Friedrich by Hans Peter Richter‚ the narrator and Friedrich struggles to maintain their friendship as Hitler and the Nazis get stronger. Even though Friedrich is Jewish and the narrator is not‚ they were inseparable in the beginning. They went to school together‚ played together and even lived in the same apartment building. Unfortunately‚ as the Nazi’s get more powerful‚ the farther
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worst way possible. He had to learn how no one would except him for what he was. Also he did not have to right to be put on this planet he was created and then Victor left him and did nothing to prepare him for
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the nation by “surprise” although the type of surprise for each was different as there was some knowledge acquired by American intelligence prior to the events that hinted at the possibility of an attack. Mark Lowenthal (2015) makes the distinction between strategic and tactical surprise‚ arguing that strategic surprise occurs when a nation is unaware of a potential attack directed towards them by another party and is therefore insufficiently capable of immediate response. Tactical surprise is when
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trials were a tragic event in Salem because people were being accused with barely any proof. When I visited Plymouth Plantation‚ I saw how the colonists lived and their homes/lifestyle. I think this was a great way to enhance the understanding that what about the life of a
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You’ve probably noticed the insane and abundant amount of sexual assault charges that have been dealt out to today’s popular celebrities. Now‚ this isn’t the first time that a ton of accusations has happened. Arthur Miller wrote a play back in the 50s during the time of McCarthyism called the crucible. His play was to show that a ton of people were being accused of communism just like they were for witchcraft in Salem. So now the pattern continues but in a whole different way. Yes‚ these things differ
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The populist and progressives got a lot of attention among the Americans because of its success in implementing various reforms in the government. The businesses and political power became advanced over the years for the American citizens. However‚ the disadvantage of these groups was that their reforms did not consider the needs of the minorities and the African Americans. During this era marginalization and discrimination remained to be the leading cause of failure among the efforts made by the
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Confucianism‚ a key idea to the Ancient Chinese culture‚ had a very rigid and hierarchical reputation. While this is a very dominant idea within the Chinese way of thought‚ it had a rival‚ Taoism. The Taoist idea was that one should live in harmony with nature‚ and by high school‚ we should all know this definition and be very familiar with it. However‚ one has to ask themselves: Why did Taoism originate in the first place? Confucianism and its ideals stood for a rigid hierarchical behavior
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