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    selves and something that caught my attention is how Oedipus does not start this story as a prideful man but someone who wanted to help others. A great example of Oedipus’s act of hubris is when he tries to deny his fate and this is when the oracle of Delphi tells Oedipus that he will marry his mother and kill his father. He tried to avoid this by leaving to Corinth and traveling to Thebes. When he was heading that way he kills an old man and later marries the queen of Thebes. The citizens of Thebes beg

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    1. Define and explain the significance of the term ‘derived demand’ as it applies to Strategic Human Resources Planning. (5 marks) The indirect demand for something that has value based on other goods that can be derived or made from it: such as raw materials or other inputs to a process of production. Derived demand for a material is driven by changes in demand for the end product whose creation or production requires that material. [1] Strategic Human Resource planning is the process of anticipating

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    tragedy written by the Greek playwright Sophocles. This play is the second work in a trilogy of plays that deal with the Greek hero Oedipus‚ who was the mythical king of Thebes. This play revolves around an oracle that Oedipus is given on his way to Delphi in his search for his true parents. This oracle said that he is going to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Oedipus‚ in an attempt to avoid this prophecy‚ leaves his home of Corinth so that he does not fulfill this prophecy. In doing so‚ he

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    The Deadly Power of Medusa This book tells about Perseus’s voyage to capture the head of Medusa. It all started when King Acrisius went to see the oracle of Delphi and learned that his daughter‚ Danae‚ would have a son who would someday kill him. The king locked Dana in a bronze chamber to keep her from having any offspring. However‚ the god Zues came to see her and then their son‚ Perseus‚ was born. The king placed them (Danae and Perseus) in a chest and cast them off to sea. They ended up landing

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    they have lied to children 3. Socrates is being charged with corrupting the young and spaking badly about The Gods. 4. Socrates’ ironic point about Evenus is that they’re proud and conceited. 5. Socrates’ experience with the oracle at Delphi consists of the oracle telling Socrates there is no wiser man then he is. 6. After hearing the oracle‚ Socrates plans to find a wiser man than himself to Show to the oracle. 7. The ironies of Socrates search

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    Questions on Project Management Fundamentals 1. Which of the following is not a project? a. Running an election campaign for a political candidate. b. Building a bridge over a river. c. Pilot aircraft for a United flight. d. Writing a book on Project Management. 2. Which of the following is not correct about initial phase of a project? e. The cost associated at the beginning of the project is highest. f. Stakeholders have maximum influence during

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    While it once might have seemed impossible that the sea ice in the Arctic would ever cease to exist‚ today the trends in melting sea ice are conclusive‚ and the leading cause of polar bears being at risk. In the past thirty years‚ mean world surface temperatures have increased 0.2°C per decade. However‚ in some parts of the Arctic‚ temperatures have increased ten times the rate (Hansen et al‚ 2006). Since the late 1970s there have been major reductions in summer sea ice extent‚ decreases in the extent

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    Market Research Manual Market Research is gathering data‚ recording data and analysing research. I am going to explain the different types of market research including primary‚ secondary‚ quantitative and qualitative research. Primary research also known as field research involves the collection of data that does not already exist‚ so this means you are collecting data of your own‚ not someone else’s. Primary Research includes: - Observation – This is observing/ watching something‚ which could

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    Socrates: The Dichotomy between Aristophanes and Plato’s Depictions Ignorance: the condition of being uninformed or uneducated; this basic definition is crucial to understanding one of the most controversial figures in ancient Athenian society: the philosopher Socrates. The man’s entire life was devoted to proving the fact that no one actually knew what they thought they did; that everyone lived in ignorance. This viewpoint earned Socrates many enemies‚ so many that even a renowned playwright

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    definition of a tragic hero a. Revealing his father’s name b. Lapse in judgment c. Turning point for audience IV. Founding and prevention of fate a. Delphi b. Tragic hero from birth

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