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    Inadequate Means

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    Inadequate “means” to execute desired “ways” creates risk in achieving the desired “ends”. Successful planners ensure a balance of ends‚ ways and means to avoid or mitigate risk. (CPH‚ 53) When policy makers fail to understand the limits of the military element of national power and apply the military as a “means” to achieve an end beyond the capability of the military it creates risk. The ultimate purpose of the U.S. military is to fight wars. (JP-1‚ I-13) However‚ the military is employed across

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    Nicomachean Ethics Book III‚ Chapters 6­9      In Chapter  6  of  Book  III  of Nicomachean  Ethics‚ Aristotle teaches of  how  fear  is  not  something  that  can  be  easily  described.  He  talks  about  what  fear  means  in  terms  of  courage.  To  be  courageous  does  not  necessarily  mean  to  be  fearless.  Aristotle  goes  on  to  explain  that  having  fear‚  in  some  instances‚  can  be  “noble”.  A  very  interesting  note  that  he  adds  is  that “For  no one  is  better at  enduring frightening things

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    The Golden Age of Broadway “Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” These iconic song lyrics are from the chart-topping musical Oklahoma!. This musical introduced‚ the now idolized‚ Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (Brockett pg. 462). Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical‚ in hopes of making it on Broadway. Instead‚ they wrote a musical that started the next era to sweep through Broadway. The Golden Age of Broadway was the beginning of what will later be one of the

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    Personal Ethics - The Golden Rule & Six Pillars of Character University of Phoenix IT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CMGT/530 April 11‚ 2010 Abstract The “Golden Rule” is truly worth more than gold. It applies to everything‚ everybody‚ and every relationship that has ever existed. This highly emphasized “rule” is somehow stated in every religion and belief system of both early and modern civilization. In Judaism‚ “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”; Christianity‚ “Whatever you wish that men

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    As I began reading Hawthorne’s “The Three Golden Apples”‚ I found it interesting that the main character’s name is not revealed until almost at the middle of the story. To me this is important to mention because this story is about Hercules and I have never been a fan of Hercules. As a matter of fact‚ every time anyone would discuss Hercules and his story‚ I always avoided being around. I almost felt that Hawthorne tricked me into becoming interested in the story and

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    in‚ like you belong‚without a sense of belonging our wellbeing can be seriously affected In the book The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick‚ the main theme is belonging as it follows a boy’s journey to find a place where he feels he belongs. Inthe movie mean girls ‚ the main themes are belonging and changeas it shows the development of Cady Herron as she goes from ‘home schooled jungle freak’ to ‘cold hard shiny plastic’ to ‘actual human being’ and how she belongs to the groups of friends she makes

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    ------------------------------------------------- Golden Quadrilateral From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Golden Quadrilateral | Highway map of India with the Golden Quadrilateral highlighted in solid blue colour | Route information | Maintained by NHAI | Length: | 5‚846 km (3‚633 mi) | Delhi – Kolkata | Length: | 1‚453 km (903 mi) | Major junctions: | NH 2 | Delhi – Mumbai | Length: | 1‚419 km (882 mi) | Major junctions: | NH 8‚ NH 79A‚ NH 79‚ NH 76 | Mumbai – Chennai

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    Means of Transportation

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    In todays world‚ Everyone uses some form of transportation. Whether it be a luxury jet or a bicycle‚ These means of transportation out do anything the people in the past could have even dreamed of. Some of these ways of transportation are good and some are not so good. Generally‚ our new ways of transportation opened up so many opportunities in our lives that we are blinded by the bad things that come along with it. For the most part‚ our advanced ways of transportation are positive. Cars and buses

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    Mean Girls

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    Mean Girls‚ a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters‚ with the screenplay written by Tina Fey‚ describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have on girls. The two main characters in this movie‚ Cady Heron and Regina George‚ may have a world of differences between them‚ but they are also very much alike. They are alike in the way they deal with situations‚ but unalike in the way they handle the consequences of those actions. Throughout the movie‚

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    The Grimm’s Brothers made the female and male protagonists of the Fairy Tales different. Especially in "Mother Holle" and "The Golden Bird"‚ where both genders are physically different‚ but both end up getting all the wealth in the end. In "Mother Holle" there are two step sisters‚ one was beautiful and hardworking while the other was unattractive and lazy. In "The Golden Bird‚" there are three brothers‚ the two oldest were handsome and witty while the youngest wasn’t the brightest but good natured

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