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 (For Discussion Only‚ Not For Publication and Not for Quotation) To be read before the UP Labyrinth on January 19‚ 2005‚ during the Philosophy Week As Heidegger expressed it‚ and sometimes also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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That Vision Thing: Do We Need It? Michael E. Raynor T H E CEO OF IBM‚ LOUIS V. Gerstner‚ Jr.‚ was widely quoted in the press when‚ faced with the challenge of turning around the beleaguered computer maker‚ he said‚ ’the last thing IBM needs right now is a vision ’. 1 For a good many critics‚ Gerstner ’s comment was greeted with a heartfelt ’it ’s about t i m e ’ - - t h a t is‚ it is about time that a senior executive had the courage to speak up and put all that rhetoric about visions and
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Why do we have organizations? Organization implies that a group of individuals come together working‚ supporting a common goal. Everyone has a role and understands their responsibility in obtaining‚ achieving the goal. Why do we have organizations? Organizations are the foundation of our being. They give us structure on how to function in our day to day activities and help in achieving the completion of a common goal. They define our role & the importance of our talent/skill to succeed
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Do we really need manager in organisation? In today’s traditional organisation it is definitely you will come across a Manager title regardless which field or industry you are in. and generally like the most managers‚ their job description is to “manage” and taking on greater responsibility‚ ensure that day to day business is running in efficient manner as well as tasks is completed when obstacle comes in way. Often in some large organisation‚ you may find that managers may not be as capable as
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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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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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the American people. With the need for more soldiers for the war came more need for factory production and government funding. Also a need for much less consumption by the American civilians was crucial. Propaganda was a technique that is known as a type of transfer. The propagandist wants to transfer the importance‚ power‚ or approval of something that we respect and accept to something else that they want us to endorse. Posters and speeches were the easiest and most successful way to get the word
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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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Do We Define Our Lives‚ or Do Our Lives Define Us Kristen Hurst Over the last decade or so people have begun to make a shift into accepting a new way of looking at the world that we live in – the belief that is making this impact is that you create your own life and‚ in some respects‚ you are in charge of your own destiny. This system of beliefs became known as the “New Age Movement”‚ however it’s really not all that new. The “law of attraction”‚ as it’s also known‚ has been around perhaps nearly
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