The family was very important in renaissance Florence as it constituted the primary unit of association. Within renaissance Italy there can be seen to be three distinct ideas as to what constituted a family‚ the nuclear or immediate family‚ the extended family including aunts‚ cousins‚ grandparent and the bloodline or linage which included all ancestors who shared the family name. The Florentine concept of the family or famigilia was‚ as theorized by Goldthwaite‚ the nuclear unit‚ not the extended
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With "Ode to a Nightingale‚" the speaker in the poem begins with an in-depth exploration of the mortality of human life. In this ode‚ the briefness of life and the tragedy of old age is set against the eternal continuation of the smooth music of the nightingale. Hearing the song of the bird‚ the speaker longs to run away from his usual life in the human world and join the magical nightingale. His first thought is to reach the bird’s state through alcohol consumption‚ but as the poem goes on he
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Leonardo Rubio English 12 Period 6 1/2/11 Sweeney Among the Nightingales This essay is written as a reader response to the poem written by T. S. Eliot‚ Sweeney Among the Nightingales. Unlike many other poems of his time‚ T. S. Eliot’s intention was to portray man as vulgar or mundane and having a pessimistic or cynical attitude. T. S. Eliot may have had a different view of life and people than other poets. He may not have viewed man as heroic or romantic‚ but more crude and reprehensible. It
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One night‚ a nightingale came to the tree and sang in such a beautiful‚ melodious voice‚ that it left the frog and all the other creatures dumbstruck. The whole bog applauded and cheered her on. The frog was immediately threatened by her. So the next night‚ the frog approached the nightingale and told her that he was the owner of the tree and well renowned for his splendid voice. He convinced her that she needed training to succeed‚ and offered her his guidance. The nightingale‚ impressed by his
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INTRODUCTION RECYCLING OF RESOURCES : Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials‚ reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials‚ reduce energy usage‚ reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal‚ and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third
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Florence’s Purpose “Survival of the fittest... The common guppy lives. ... That’s the way it is and that’s the way it’s going to be.” Florence Wechek is a like common guppie. She never expected the world to take care of her‚ and she does not despair in a troubled time‚ but continues to work steadily and continually. She knows how to get along with what she has because she is just an average person with everyday responsibilities. This quote shows her purpose by saying that we need these kind of people
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power.” – Abraham Lincoln. In the Army‚ we are taught essential values to keep in mind and to live out. The Army Core Values consist of seven terms that make up a soldier: Loyalty‚ Duty‚ Respect‚ Self Service‚ Honor‚ Integrity‚ and Personal Courage. These seven Army Core values are in every soldier of the United States Army including one of the most widely known U.S. leaders‚ Abraham Lincoln. In relations to the Seven Army Core Values‚ Abraham Lincoln expressed great integrity. All his life‚ there
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Florence Nightingale‚ according to Alligood and Tomey (2010)‚ is considered to be “the founder of modern nursing‚” (pg.71). Nightingale came from a well-educated‚ Victorian family. She was educated by her father as well as some other tutors in subjects such as mathematics‚ languages‚ religion‚ and philosophy. This made her much more educated then other young women of her time. Eventually‚ Nightingale decided that she should become more useful in her life and felt a calling to nursing practice.
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On July 22‚ 1905 Florence Kelley revealed to the public about the amount of work that children‚ ages sixteen and under are doing in factories. Her concerned outlook on the situation lets the women at the convention of the National American Women Suffrage Association know that she feels this is a matter that should be taken care of. She attempts to open the eyes of the people to let them see that the time that children are spending working in factories isn’t time well spent‚ and that action should
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ORGANISATIONAL CORE VALUES An organisational value is “a belief that a specific mode of conduct is preferable to an opposite or contrary mode of conduct” according to Rokeach (1973‚ The Nature Of Human Values). We can think of them as representing frameworks for the way we do things. Some organisations think of their values as their “guiding beacon” directing the process of organisational development and growth. Others describe them as the components of their philosophy. They do relate to how organisations
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