decision-making by developing the "plus/minus/interesting" tool. It is a valuable improvement to the weighing pros and cons technique that has been used for centuries. The pros and cons technique is basically a two column list of reasons for ("pros") and against ("cons") a particular decision. The idea is that once you have listed all the pros and cons you make the decision with the most pros. PMI is similar to a pro-con list‚ except that it adds the "interesting" element. PMI is a technique that helps
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Tide and The Interesting Narrative Of Olaudah Equiano are tales of sociological hardships combined with a life bound to the sea. The ocean plays a significant role in the text offering disempowerment to some whilst empowering others. In The Interesting Narrative the slave trade was in full swing and a capitalist attitude heavily dominates the text‚ whilst in The Hungry Tide capitalism plays a smaller role and the humanitarian backdrop of the story is a more central theme. In this essay I will draw
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him joy‚ but it also creates inner turmoil. These three attributes--bravery‚ ambition‚ and self-doubt--struggle for mastery of Macbeth throughout the play. This complexity adds another dimension to the character of Macbeth‚ making him much more interesting. Before he kills Duncan‚ Macbeth is plagued by worry and almost aborts the crime. It takes Lady Macbeth’s steely sense of purpose to push him into the deed. After the murder‚ however‚ her powerful personality begins to disintegrate‚ leaving Macbeth
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with the conventional style of writing poetry and created her own‚ containing ‘imperfect’ rhymes‚ irregular lines and stanzas‚ no proper punctuation‚ and capital letters (with no clear reason for the last thing). What makes Dickinson’s poetry so interesting? I would like to focus on her personality‚ themes of poems and interpret few of her poems to try to answer this question. Emily Dickinson was brought up in New England by a strict father. She spent her whole life alone‚ she rarely went out or received
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An interesting character in “Yellow Brick Road” by Witi Ihimaera is Matiu‚ a young boy who cares for his family and is very eager to meet with the future. Matiu helps to deliver the idea of going somewhere foreign with great enthusiasm in this story‚ unlike the character Hema from “Big Brother‚ Little Sister.” Hema is also an interesting character as he is protects and cares for the people in his family‚ and instead of purposely harming them when they betray him‚ Hema runs away. Hema and Matiu are
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ships were destroyed and 16 were damaged. 3000 Americans lost their lives 68 of which were civilians. On the Japanese side of the war was 29 aircraft‚ five midget submarines‚ and 130 service personnel all of which were killed in the line of duty. Interesting facts: Pearl Harbor is approximately 20 acres or 15 football fields wide. Every day the USS arizona leaks 9 quarts of fuel and people of hawaii say that the Arizona is still bleeding. There were 24 U.S. battleships in Pearl Harbor that morning.
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Name: _________________________ Date:__________________ I AM THE CHEESE Final Exam—Open Book 172 points! Matching Section Directions: Match the character to their most likely characteristic or motive that represents them the most. None of the characteristics may be used more than once. 3 points each! 1. Amy Hertz A. Thief 2. Adam Farmer B. Wise guy 3. Brint 4. Junior Varney 5. Mr. Grey 6. Dr. Dupont 7. Whipper 8. Silver 9. Arthur Hanes
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Acceptation Of Holy Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) Existence In Hindu’s Holy Books Acceptation Of Holy Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) Existence In Hinu’s Holy Books Pundit Vedaprakash Upadhyay‚ a Hindu professor‚ in his stunning book claims that the description of the" Avatar" found in the Holy books of the Hindu religion‚ matches the Holy Prophet Mohammed(PUBH). Recently in India‚ a fact-revealing book has been published. The Book has been the topic of discussion and gossip all over the country.The author
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Olaudah Equiano‚ The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equino Written by: Olaudah Equiano (1789) What were Equiano’s impression of the white men on the ship and their treatment of the slaves? How does this treatment reflect the slave traders’ concerns? The ship Equiano ended up on was a gruesome terrifying slave and cargo ship. Equiano describes the white men that were on the ship and how the slaves were treated. He goes into detail as to why he felt the way he did and about
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How to Match the Color of Your Manicure with the Color of Your Pedicure It is summer and we choose clothes and shoes that will keep us cool in the hot days. That is why this is the season when people show most flesh. And that is when you put on our sandals and show our beautiful toes to the world. Well‚ if women do not pay special attention to their manicure in the winter‚ they should do it in the summer. And when you have nail polish both on your nails and toenails‚ it is a bit hard to match the nail
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