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    Business Etiquette and Manners Liberty University Business Ethics 472 02/10/2013 From the beginning of development we were taught the basics of manners. Table mannersmanners with elders‚ manners when visiting with friend’s families‚ and even manners when talking on the phone. It is how we based the foundation of our everyday moods and ethical standards. How we were looked at as children were our manners in public. The elder community would make

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    In the Elizabethan era women were portrayed as less than equals to men. Male seemed to be the dominate gender and women were to be seen-not-heard. They existed within a patriarchal society. As a feminist himself‚ Shakespeare shows through his plays how women are ill treated and powerless; yet possess more intelligence than the male characters. This is why Shakespeare creates overwhelming female characters; which is evident in Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew"‚ where the lead female character

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    Superstition in Elizabethan Period Superstition is a strange belief to the supernatural and against the reason. In the Elizabethan period in England‚ there were some superstition in which they though. Superstition came from the fear and the ignorance mixed with sometimes some casualty. According to Joseph Hall‚ superstition was mainly for warning. It was describe as superstition but it was a variety of what happens to them‚ and they thought it was a sin by God. Although he condemn superstition

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    Essay #2: Tartuffe’s Extreme Manners and Modes Moliere’s “Tartuffe” highlights modes and manners of various characters throughout the comedy. A character that shows a high extreme between his manners and modes is‚ Tartuffe. Tartuffe has many schemes and sneaky plans to destroy the domestic happiness of Orgon‚ the protagonists if the play. Tartuffe did and said many things in devious ways and was only able to trap Orgon and Madame Pernelle‚ Orgon’s mother‚ into his illusion. Though he did get away

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    In the Knight’s Tale‚ courtly love is a major element for the coherence of the story. In courtly love‚ the knight utilizes fundamental chivalric rules‚ but also has inner feelings that cannot be directly revealed‚ when dealing with the lady with whom he is infatuated; this is evident with Arcite and Palamon. However‚ the “Miller’s Tale” perverts the concept of courtly love. Instead we are shown the forthright and graphic sexual tendencies among non-aristocrats‚ in which courtly behavior is mocked.

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    Art of Courtly Love dominated the ideals of love‚ while The Knights Code of Chivalry was the predominant way of thinking of warriors. Many of Chaucer’s tales deal with these two sets of thinking‚ thus different characters deal with them in different ways. Chaucer’s characters are not a product of the times‚ as they disprove stereotypes and have no need to follow guidelines set by The Knights Code of Chivalry and The Art of Courtly Love. The differences of the perception of The Art of Courtly Love

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    BUSINESS ETIQUETTE AND MANNERS Each time one makes contact with ones employees‚ employers or customers one leaves a certain impression of oneself and the company‚ service or product one represents and first impressions always do make an impact on achieving business objectives. Therefore it is very important for one to leave the right perception on people by learning how to properly conduct oneself in a business environment. Business etiquette is how one does what one does in the business world

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    During the Elizabethan era‚ women were often mistreated and believed to be inferior to men. Clearly‚ being dominated by all males was the practice of the day. Shakespeare‚ a distinguished English poet‚ playwright and actor‚ believed that women should have more power and obtain the ability to choose whom they wish to marry. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ he provides a dramatic depiction of his viewpoint through the tragic heroine‚ Juliet Capulet. During the Elizabethan period‚ women had a very

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    chatter in the background? Impolite behavior is threatening our way of life and is detrimental to our future and happiness. Showing your consideration for others might result in good manners being reflected from others to you. It would not hurt to show others proper edict‚ would it? Apparently‚ having bad manners are threatening our way of civilized life‚ so experts say. I believe them‚ being rude and barbaric is going to take our advanced state and regress it back to when we were once cavemen

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    Crime and Punishment During the Elizabethan Era crime was a major problem‚ and the main contributor was the issue with poverty. Due to the fact that there were no social services‚ many people had to steal money or food just to stay alive. Elizabethans liked a calm way of life‚ and to maintain that meant that everyone had to behave themselves‚ be satisfied‚ and stay in their proper place. If there was anyone who disturbed the peace‚ they would be considered a threat to society‚ and they were to be

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