ESSAY TITLE: LEADERS ARE BORN NOT MADE AUTHOR: AYODELE OLATOYE SUMMARY: The essay refutes the viewpoint that leaders are born not made‚ and seeks to establish through valid arguments‚ illustrations and documented evidence that leaders are actually made and not born WORD COUNT: 1920 LEADERS ARE BORN NOT MADE Folklore has lulled us into believing that some people are born leaders while others are not. Regardless of tribe‚ ethnicity or race‚ most people can trace their origins back to a monarchical
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Entrepreneurs are born not made. “You were born to win‚ but to be a winner‚ you must plan to win‚ prepare to win‚ and expect to win.” (Zig ziglar‚ Author and speaker). One may be born with the mental capacity to innovate‚ think big and achieve great success‚ but success requires more than merely great ideas. Successful Entrepreneurs are people who are able to think critically‚ manage problem solving‚ attain people skills and most importantly possess the passion to manifest their dreams
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characteristics and personality traits are more likely to be successful entrepreneurs than others. In his 2010 book Born Entrepreneurs‚ Born Leaders‚ Scott Shane‚ professor of entrepreneurial studies at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University‚ suggests that genes don’t just influence whether a person will start a business; they may even determine how much money a person will earn. In other words‚ some people are born to be alpha wolves‚ and the rest will work in the mailroom. It’s a divisive thought--especially
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“Yeah‚ it’s like they say. Heroes aren’t born‚ they’re made!” Influential in its simplicity‚ this quote from the Dreamworks movie Megamind‚ supposes a truth that has implications for real people. That simple truth is‚ “Are people born to do great things and to change events around them‚ or do the events in a person’s life propel them to interfere in historical events?” This simple‚ yet insightful question can reveal that people are indeed made by the actions of others. Consequently‚ you can look at
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literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree {Davidoff‚ 199}. American literature has been apart of our history since our settlement. Throughout our history‚ America has generated many great authors. These authors write works of literature that educate us‚ entertain us‚ and empower us. Two great authors that America has generated are Walt Whitman and Robert Frost. In researching these two authors‚ a question arose. In what ways do the authors‚ Walt Whitman and Robert Frost
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October 17 & October 24‚ 2012 How is Aspirin Made? This lab is about synthesizing aspirin using a hotplate to heat the reaction. It involved vacuum filtration‚ recrystallization‚ and comparing the properties of aspirin with salicylic aspirin. The first thing we did in this lab was make a hot-water bath by putting a beaker with water on a hot plate. After measuring out 2.1 grams of salicylic acid and 3 ml of acetic anhydride‚ we mixed the two together‚ along with 3 drops of sulfuric acid. We
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Affirmation of Death in Emily Dickinson’s Work “Because I Could Not Stop For Death…” Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest American female poets. Although Emily Dickinson wrote about death in many of her works‚ she often times wrote about it in peculiar ways such as death as being eternal and continuous but also immortality as a state of consciousness can be seen in her poem‚ "Because I could not stop for Death-“. Emily Dickinson’s poem‚ "Because I could not stop for Death-"‚ is a playful
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HOW IS CHOCOLATE MADE? Ever wondered‚ “how is chocolate made?” Let’s pick up with the arrival of the cacao beans at the factory. At the factory‚ the cacao beans are first sifted for foreign objects- you know‚ rocks‚ machetes‚ whatever got left in the bag. The cacao is weighed and sorted by type so that the manufacturer knows exactly what type of cacao is going into the chocolate. Some manufacturers use up to twelve types of cacao in their recipes‚ and they must carefully measure so that the flavor
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with new people around and through others online social network tools Yahoo ect.... Moreover‚ in the spare time‚ I love reading interesting books and going out with friends for fun. However‚ one thing I care all the time is how to improve myself to be more aware of social responsibility. For me‚ these following stories are one of the most memorable thing in my memory. My first story began with a sunny summer with a lot of joy at school. At that time‚ we really hoped to have a trip to Da Nang beach
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BORN NOT MADE There have been an age long debate‚ and humans since beginning of time‚ have tried to come up with an answer to this question – Are Leaders born or are they made?. This question has generated an age long debate‚ which in turn has resulted in various school of thoughts‚ some believe that leaders are born‚ while others think otherwise. My contribution to this lifelong debate will serve as a pointer to my position on this issue. I strongly believe that leaders are born and not made. Who is
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