On the self-assessment inventory‚ I scored between 76 and 88 out of 100 on each key competency except for the Change and Across Cultures competencies. My scores were within the numerical range for 68% of managerial professionals that completed this self-evaluation. For the most part‚ I see myself as very good on a number of the skills such as balancing my personal and work life‚ embracing uniqueness‚ supporting the goals of a team‚ and making ethical business decisions. For the Across Cultures
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10 most beautiful tree tunnels in the world. Trees‚ The longest-living organisms on Earth‚ beautify and protect our environment by providing color‚ shelter‚ and shade. They renew our air supply by soaking up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.10. Cherry Blossom Tunnel‚ GermanyPhoto — LinkEach spring‚ a peaceful street‚ located in the German city of Bonn‚ transforms into an enchanting cherry blossom tunnel. Photographer Marcel Bednarz captured this stunning sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom
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Truth and Beauty Essay Ann Patchett’s Truth and Beauty can most simply be summed up as the life of Lucy Grealy and her lasting impact on people. Patchett writes from a colloquial sidelines point of view meaning Grealy is depicted as a type person who is like an unyielding force. She was a force that gained momentum as it swept up more followers and Patchett became subject to this overpowering presence that Lucy effused. Patchett uses letters from Grealy to explore a part of this invisible attraction
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As Alice ventures out on her journey in Wonderland and comes into contact with these different creatures‚ she quickly realizes that politeness and good behavior is not responded to in a positive way. In spite of Alice’s attempts to be amiable and pleasant‚ the creatures of Wonderland continue to be rude to her‚ as well as to each other. Although Alice learns of Wonderland’s eccentricities shortly after falling into the rabbit hole‚ her first real experience of impudent behavior occurs when she
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The Loss of the Creature: Photography and Sovereignty Control. Power. Self-agency. Walker Percy tackles these concepts and more in his article The Loss of the Creature. Percy presents his argument using phrases including “a loss of sovereignty”‚ “symbolic complex”‚ and “packaging”. Many advocates of Percy’s argue that photography can only result in a further loss of sovereignty using Percy’s arguments; however‚ there are times this isn’t the case. Nature photography does not always result in a loss
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The Beauty “In November” By: Emilie Parsonage Have you ever seen something that at first glance may look like nothing‚ but when you dig deeper and deeper into it‚ you are able to see the true beauty shining through? In the poem‚ In November by Archibald Lampman‚ the true beauty of a burned forest is masked by broken ground and charred trees and bush. At first glance‚ there appears to be nothing remaining but wreckage. However‚ through the use of personification‚ visual and kinesthetic imagery
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by Gene Luen Yang and Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin both share in common the storyline where the main protagonist experiences and is plunged into a new environment‚ however in different ways‚ a graphic novel‚ and a novel. In Jin Wang’s case‚ he moved into a new town and school in which there were no longer Chinese-American kids for him to easily socialise with‚ and Jin needed to adapt to the American way of living to fit in. Or did he? While in Mao’s last Dancer‚ Li Cunxin‚ the author himself‚ was
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First of all‚ the differences between the natural beauty and cosmetic beauty is the cost. The first aspect is the cost of products. For natural beauty‚ we do not need any cost to be beautiful as we are concern of what we have since we were born. For hair care‚ we only spend a small amount of money to trim and wash our hair. On the other hand‚ cosmetic beauty would need an amount of money. We know that to become more attractive‚ we have to put on makeup to make ourselves look better. However‚ we know
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Dancers putting all of their body weight on the tips of their toes effortlessly and yet people still believe that it is not a sport. Actual dance has been around since about 6000 B.C. It wasn’t brought into America on the mayflower; it has originated from each individual culture‚ from New York to Africa to Russia. People say that dance is just twirling and jumping on the stage however‚ Dance is‚ and should be considered a physically demanding sport. Dancing meets all the criteria needed to be considered
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Mao’s Last Dancer 1. Identify your text and author Non-fiction text‚ autobiography: Mao’s Last Dancer written by Li Cunxin 2. What is this text about? Summarise the story or the premise of the text. The text is about a young‚ peasant boy called Li Cunxin who lives in a poor village in north-east China. The text is set around the rule of the communist party led by Chairman Mao. One day‚ Li is visited by Madame Mao’s cultural delegates at his school. They are searching for young children to be guards
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