John Puls Skolnick ENC 1101 5/4/2013 Modern Communities The values and characteristics of a healthy community have remained largely unchanged over the years; however‚ with the invention of online communities they have become significantly more impersonal. Accepting people for who they are and showing empathy towards others are indispensable values of a community. The values of a traditional community as outlined in Azar Nafisi’s essay “I believe in empathy” and Sarah Adams’s essay “Be cool
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Transactions Nowadays‚ the advancement of technology is more evident. Most people depend on technology for their everyday life. Just imagine how the ancient sending messages using domesticated pigeons in the 11th would not want to use the modern technology if it speeds up everything? The internet has then proved that technology had changed the culture of the people. It had effects on the fields of education‚ communication‚ and even business. The computer and internet are one of
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Introduction Path-Goal Theory This is one of many types of modern approaches to leadership. It is where leaders try to motivate their followers in order to achieve agreed goals. In order for followers to achieve the set goals‚ leaders must be able to motivate followers and help build their confidence towards reaching the goals. It is heavily focused on employee satisfaction and their input towards their job which‚ in turn‚ will motivate them to achieve more. This is a perfect example to show that
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California State University‚ Dominguez Hills Essay 3 Examining characteristics of postmodern fiction depicted within Italo Calvino’s novel If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Casey Robertson (202306117) crobertson25@toromail.csudh.edu HUX 581: Key Periods and Movements‚ Philosophy: Philosophy and Postmodernism 07 27 2012 When discussing the genre of postmodern literature‚ Italian author Italo Calvino’s 1979 novel titled If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler is definitely a work worthy of
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Santiuste Ms. Engelken US History I Honors May 13‚ 2011 The First Modern War While reading history‚ we typically see that wars were typically fought with soldiers in close- order formations with a musket that would be fired in unison on command. Everything changed after the American Civil War‚ a conflict to determine the fate of slaves in the Union‚ erupted. Today many historians consider the Civil War as the first modern war because it depended on: heavy industry‚ fast communication and transportation
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Revolutionizing the World of Warfare Through deserts of Afghanistan to the foothills of China‚ one simple invention revolutionized planet Earth. Over 1‚000 years ago the Cchinese invented an explosive chemical that would one day change the world. Gunpowder first began as three main chemicals: charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate. All three chemicals‚ charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate‚ would create make a chemical reaction that could have the potential to cause a massive devastation. The
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Between the weather conditions‚ warfare technology‚ and health and hygiene of the time‚ fighting in the Napoleonic Wars was a nightmare. A war that psychologically and physically changed the soldiers and their families’ lives going forward. The five quotes that best illustrate Napoleonic warfare are: • “So‚ as soon as day broke—we marched against the city. ... Everyone fired and struck at the enemy in wild madness
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The main method of warfare for both wars was trench warfare. Trenches that were dug on both sides would extend for miles and the troops would shelter while firing at the opposing army. With both sides using the same tactics new technology was invented to create an inconvenience for rival armies. Another used warfare method was submarine warfare. Submarine warfare was a major part in both wars‚ but especially in WWI. German submarine warfare was saw to have been ruling the seas with
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Modern History Assessment Task Number 1 Germany 1918-1939 Assess the role of the following groups in the social and cultural life in the Nazi State 1933-1939. Consider the impact of Nazism on these groups and any forms of resistance that may have occurred. (c) Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth was founded originally in 1926 as a male youth movement of the NSDAP‚ but eventuated into a compulsory society for all Aryan Germans with a parallel girl’s organisation the Deutscher Maadek (BMD). It aimed
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Year 12 Modern History Assessment Task Outcomes assessed by this task: H1.1 describe the role of key features‚ issues‚ individuals‚ groups and events of selected twentieth century studies H1.2 analyse and evaluate the role of key features‚ issues‚ individuals‚ groups and events of selected twentieth-century studies H3.1 ask relevant historical questions H3.2 locate‚ select and organize relevant information from different types of sources H3.4 explain and evaluate differing perspectives and
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