provider. Subsequently the role of the second “great provider” was fulfilled by the mother‚ who according to Bernard was the known “gather‚ planter‚ and general factotum” (Bernard 1981:43). As depicted by the following chart‚ it is overwhelmingly evident that the woman’s role as the “good provider” superseded that of her counterpart. Although these figures are rather impressive‚ Bernard will eventually explore the concept that when trading was on the rise‚ the female contribution‚ in that sense
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Chapter one in the book “The Achievement Habit‚" by Bernard Roth‚ explains how nothing is what we think it is. Bernard Roth is a professor of engineering at Stanford University. He has been teaching there for over 50 years. He wrote this book to teach us how to get a better handle on our perceptions‚ emotions‚ and behavior. I agree with Roth’s statement of “nothing is what we think it is.” Bernard Roth is a very knowledgeable writer. He starts off chapter one by saying life has no meaning. This set
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The major symptom is the experience differences between Mr. Abel and Dr. Bernard. Mr. Abel is based on his detailed knowledge of business‚ his past experiences about problem solving and his paternalistic actions in managing the company whereas Dr. Bernard is mostly based on his educational knowledge‚ intellectual reflection and cooperation between the employees. Moreover‚ the age difference between Mr. Abel and Dr. Bernhard is very significant. Mr. Abel has no real educational background;
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The Old Man - A deaf man who likes to drink at the café late into the night. The old man likes the shadows of the leaves on the well-lit café terrace. Rumor has it that he tried to hang himself‚ he was once married‚ he has a lot of money‚ and his niece takes care of him. He often gets drunk at the café and leaves without paying. The old man is a regular in the café‚ and though he sometimes forgets to pay‚ he’s generally a good customer. We mostly learn about the old man from the conversation of
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Chapter 38: The Eisenhower Era‚ 1952-1960 | The Advent of EisenhowerAmerican people found themselves in the 1950s dug into the Cold War abroad and dangerously divided at home over the explosive issues of communist subversion and civil rightsDemocratic prospects in the president election of 1952 were blighted by the military deadlock in Korea‚ Truman’s clash with MacArthur‚ war-bred inflation‚ and whiffs of scandalDemocrats nominated Adlai E. Stevenson (governor of Illinois) while the Republicans
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CHAPTER 1 1. Why is the first sentence strange? What does it set up? I think the first sentence is strange because the author describes a building of 34 stories asonly 34 stores‚ and as a "squat grey building". This sets up that everything in this time period is larger and more advanced‚ and that people’s perceptions of "normal" have grown with the building sizes to think that a 34 story building is small and quaint. 2. What is the meaning of the World State’s motto "COMMUNITY‚ IDENTITY‚ STABILITY"
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Stoppard‚ Bernard Nightingale is a scholar who craves fame and recognition in academia and he consequently creates a theory that Lord Byron killed Ezra Chater in a duel. In the excerpt‚ Bernard believes he has stumbled upon proof of this theory and pursues it despite Hannah Jarvis’ objections. In order to characterize Bernard as a fame-hungry scholar‚ Stoppard uses stage directions and dialogue between characters to portray his character. Stoppard inserts a variety of stage directions with Bernard to help
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extent where it is not even whispered in a conservative atmosphere. On the other hand‚ younger generations exploit the N-word so frequently in various expressions that it has taken on a new life beyond its origins of insult. Nonetheless‚ Dr. Emily Bernard‚ a black American professor‚ wanted to leave a lasting impression on her students as she expressed in her article “Teaching the N-Word.” Was teaching the N-word to her all-white lectures viewed as admirable or arrogant in regard to her initial purpose
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The main characters‚ Bernard and Robert‚ portray an unrealistic story in which Bernard gets engaged with three women and yet does not marry any of them. In the time the three women spend with Robert‚ an old friend of Bernard‚ two of the women‚ Gretchen and Gloria‚ end up really liking him‚ and one of them‚ Gretchen‚ decides to get engaged to Robert. The play is mainly about how Bernard loses all his fiancés and Robert makes the decision to adapt to the lifestyle that Bernard had. The play flies the
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The Bernard Madoff’s Fraud How Madoff Executed the Fraud Madoff’s scheme to defraud his clients at Bernard Lawrence Madoff Investment Securities began as early as 1980 and lasted until its exposure in 2008. Bernard carried out this scheme by soliciting billions of dollars under false pretenses‚ failing to invest investors’ funds as promised‚ and misappropriating and converting investors’ funds to benefit Madoff‚ himself‚ and others without the knowledge or authority of the investors. To execute
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