A diva‚ in the classical music world‚ is a hugely talented woman with great vocal competence. She has a larger-than-life public persona and the ability to convey the emotional nuances of the music to her audience (Moohan‚ 2008‚ p. 163). Both Madonna and Maria Callas have definite ‘diva’ qualities. It could be argued that their contrasting genres of music - pop and opera respectively‚ dictate different reasons for them being labelled divas. Both Maria Callas and Madonna have personalities that
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Reputation: An exploration of the fear of losing reputation within the Salem Society. Good afternoon‚ today I will be presenting my IOP. I have chosen to base it upon Arthur Millers’ novel ‘The Crucible’‚ which references back to the Salem Witch trials in 1692. There are many themes in Arthur Miller’s ’The Crucible’‚ like intolerance‚ empowerment‚ honor‚ hysteria and paranoia‚ legal affairs‚ such as accusations and confessions as well as several references to McCarthyism. However the theme
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You Can’t Control your Reputation! Epictetus‚ a slave turned philosopher‚ was interested in the idea of inner peace from a young age. After being freed‚ he wrote a book detailing the journey to inner happiness‚ “The Manual”. In this text‚ he states that the only things that you can control are the things within your mind. In order to reach inner peace‚ you must accept that some things are out of your control and you cannot change. The only thing you can do is respond to what others do unto you
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brand (Ingham‚ 2003)‚ a brand is not only an actual product‚ but also the unique property of a specific owner. Brands are increasingly considered to be the primary capital in many businesses (Ourusoff‚ 1993‚ p. 81). The phenomenon of brand and brand reputation became the centre of interest of both academic and business experts. The main issues are how a company can build‚ nurture and use a brand in order to obtain and sustain the competitive advantage in the marketplace. With an increase in global competition
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing” (Abraham Lincoln). In this quotation‚ Abraham Lincoln compares a tree and its shadow to a person’s character and reputation. Abraham Lincoln explains that a person’s reputation can change‚ just like a tree’s shadow‚ but the tree itself is constant and true to its nature. Similarly‚ in William Shakespeare’s play‚ King Henry IV‚ Part 1‚ Falstaff presents himself as a responsible
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by Arthur Miller has a theme about reputation and respect. In the small town of Salem reputation is very important‚ especially important to the leaders of the town. They want to keep a good name‚ and the people also want to be good citizens. When people have a good reputation others give you more respect. When you have a good reputation in a small town‚ it’s easier to get a fair hearing. However‚ when people started getting accused of witchcraft their reputation was destroyed. This made people more
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change your reputation? In this story‚ our beloved Kit had to make a choice such as this. Kit should not have saved Hannah for three reasons: it hurts her reputation‚ it could lead to Kit’s death‚ and Hannah was very odd. The first reason that Kit should not have saved Hannah is that it hurts her reputation. If she helped Hannah escape‚ she would be put on trial for witchcraft. This could result in her being brutally banished from Wethersfield‚ Connecticut. This would make her reputation worse than
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obsession of Star Wars. But at the end of his junior year‚ he pulls a prank on the school grounds - he spray-paints the school building with obscene words‚ and he is caught‚ making him become popular with much of the student body and giving him a reputation for being reckless. When naked pictures of Bethany Milbury‚ a popular girl and Tyler’s crush‚ are released after a party‚ Tyler is the main suspect‚ though he is innocent‚ which causes many of Tyler’s problems in this book. Tyler
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’Think Different ’: The Ad Campaign that Restored Apple ’s Reputation I. INTRO Good afternoon everybody and welcome to our presentation today. My name is…‚ I am a member of group 4‚ class A18‚ Foreign Trade University‚ it’s my honor to be here today. First‚ to begin‚ I’d like to introduce my group for a little bit. We are group 4‚ a team that is created by 5 extraodinary members. Now‚ it’s my pleasure to introduce Mr/Ms…blah blah… Now back to our presentation‚ as you know‚ at present‚ Apple
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A Reputation-Based Trust Model for Peer-to-Peer eCommerce Communities Li Xiong College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lxiong@cc.gatech.edu Ling Liu College of Computing Georgia Institute of Technology lingliu@cc.gatech.edu Abstract Peer-to-Peer eCommerce communities are commonly perceived as an environment offering both opportunities and threats. One way to minimize threats in such an open community is to use community-based reputations to help evaluating the trustworthiness and
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