Victory of a team depends on its captain As contradictory I can add “A bad captain can make a great team look ordinary”. Despite the idea of leadership being accepted as a vital part of life‚ business and sport research on the subject is very subjective. There are many definitions. : Influence. Leaders influence the behaviour of other people. Groups. Leadership is examined in group (or team) settings. Goals. The leader coordinates movement towards a group goal or goals. The first and
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have argued that civil liberty worldwide is sacrosanct‚ closer examinations reveals that such a conclusion depends on the fundamental structure of the organizations responsible for the enforcement of such commitments. The world liberty is many a time used as a cliché. But do we truly know its definition? Do we truly feel civilly liberalized? More importantly‚ is it freely given to us or do we receive it at a price? Liberty is described as exemption from oppression through imposed authoritative restrictions
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Odysseus did not seem to worry about death too much. This should be evident through all the battles he fought in and how he fearlessly leapt right into very dangerous scenarios. By the time Odysseus reached Ogygia he had lost his ships and all his companions had been killed (Homer 435-436)‚ so he was clearly good at escaping death. Once Kalypso‚ the goddess who lived on the island‚ fell in love with him‚ Odysseus seemed to completely lose hope. For seven years he was miserable‚ but he “still longed
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WHY DO WE LAUGH OR CRY? (For Discussion Only‚ Not For Publication and Not for Quotation) To be read before the UP Labyrinth on January 19‚ 2005‚ during the Philosophy Week As Heidegger expressed it‚ and sometimes also attributable to Gabriel Marcel‚ man has been “cast” or “thrown” into the world without his knowledge‚ will‚ or consent‚ and is removed from it again without his will or consent. Between these two events man has to go through much suffering. In order to explain the mysteries
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DO WE REALLY NEED PRISONS The simple meaning prison is a place for the confinement of persons in law detention‚ espicially people who are convicted of crimes according to The American Heritage of the English Language (2000). The history of prison almost as old as history itself. At first‚ prison were not used as a punishment but as a place where people who were sentenced to capital or corporal punishment were kept for a short period of time. But as the time passed‚ it turned into a legal punishment
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The pupils’ academic achievement is considered to depend on many factors in particular money spent on schooling‚ the number of children in a class‚ time spent on a subject and teaching methods. But which of these factors plays a bigger role? Let’s take a closer look at them. To begin with‚ we often hear that money spent on education has a huge impact on academic achievement of pupils and governments in many countries are encouraged to finance education. And it is right because without a proper
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Political Science 201 Final Essay David Goodson Why do we need government? We need government to provide for defense‚ to help the distribute money‚ resources‚ and trade with other countries to promote the general welfare‚ and the purpose of a government is to provide for the safety and protection of American citizens. Let’s start with the Preamble to the United States Constitution to provide the purpose of government. We the People of the United States‚ in Order to form a more perfect Union‚ establish
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Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing
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to living in a compassionate way. If we practice it‚ we teach ourselves to become more aware of not only our own experiences but to also be sensitive to the circumstances of others while continuing to observe any suffering that is currently present. It is only then where we can see past the suffering to begin a healing process. Responding to other beings in a compassionate manner means acknowledging that the general human condition can be a bit of a mess. We must take notice of our judgmental thoughts
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