No-Win Situations1 Alfie Kohn 1.I learned my first game at a birthday party. You remember it: X players scramble for X-minus-one chairs each time the music stops. In every round‚ a child is eliminated until‚ at the end‚ only one is left triumphantly seated while everyone else is standing on the sidelines‚ excluded from play‚ unhappy…losers. 2.This is how we learn to have a good time in America. Competition 3.Several years ago‚ I wrote a book called No Contest‚ which‚ based on the findings of several
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Review‚ 2001‚ Volume 12 Issue 2‚ pp 50-58 Does It Matter What Managers Do? Colin Hales After half a century of research‚ we now have a fair idea of what managers do. This differs both from the “heroic selfimage” idealisation and from the sanitised “management science” idealisation. Despite IT and all the talk of empowerment‚ management as a profession in its own right is‚ if anything‚ becoming more‚ not less‚ widespread. What managers do therefore matters simply because so many people are doing “management”
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Does Gender Matter?” Ben Barres‚ author of the article “Does Gender Matter?”‚ gives us a different perspective on the issue of gender discrimination. The article takes a look at gender discrimination especially in fields related to the sciences. Ben Barres gives us a unique perspective on the issue because of his background; he is a female-to-male transgender and gives us a well put together argument about the ongoing issue with prejudice in the workplace. Ben Barres uses
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said‚ “My New Year’s Resolution is to eat healthier.” The easiest part for Brandon will be to remember to stop eating fast food less. As easy as some of these goals seem the hardest part for all of these people is to follow through. Anyone one who has ever made and broken a new year’s resolution can appreciate the difficulty of changing your behavior. Helpful strategies are to write down your goals‚ prepare a plan of action‚ and make a list of motivating statements. When taking a direct action
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Introduction Does China matter? When Gerald Segal‚ Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London‚ asked that question on Foreign Affairs in 1999‚ he argued that China‚ “a middle power”‚ only matters because of a “theatrical illusion of power” perpetuated by the West. Therefore‚ it does not matter if China does not matter. Now 15 years later‚ the answer to that question is still affirmative‚ yet the explanation has become complicated. Of course China matters. It is
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Kevin Ortiz Ms. Meredith AP Literature and Composition 11/18/11 Does Khaled Hosseini ’s Writing Matter? Salman Rushdie is perhaps the most prolific foreign writer of modern times. As such‚ one can consider him a major voice in the criteria for what makes for a good expatriated writer. In his 1992 collection of essays‚ Imaginary Homelands‚ Rushdie sets forth multiple essential qualities the expatriated writer must possess. The most important three of these qualities are the ability to
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In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ we are introduced to two men on a boat going on a hunting trip. We quickly learn Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ is arrogant and doesn’t care for anyone but himself. Rainsford falls off the boat and ends up on Ship Trap Island. It doesn’t take Rainsford long to meet the man that has inhabited the island already. His name is General Zaroff‚ the antagonist‚ a “big game hunter”. When the two first meet we get the impression is that Zaroff
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Does family matter? Yes family always matters. It is necessary to have some sort of family structure in order to have a stable foundation. This need for stability and structure is how the family survives and the children find safety. In the movies The Godfather and Scarface we will discover how the two differ when it comes to family and family business. These two patriarchs have different views on family and how the family is involved in the business. In this discovery one struggles to gain and
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Every good story has a strong villainous character‚ in the Game of Thrones series George Martin has developed many characters that are cringe worthy; though the one that tops the list is Joffrey Baratheon. The general audience as well as the majority of characters in Game of Thrones despise him. However‚ some might ask‚ “Was there a person in history that was as bloodthirsty as Joffrey Baratheon?” To which I can say yes‚ in fact I believe Martin has based Joffrey’s character on Edward of Lancaster
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Why does making history matters? Is it important to consider the way a person shapes the world? Leaving something behind after death is surely of importance. People were put on earth for a reason‚ and if they don’t do something about their purpose‚ their lives may not have any meaning at all. The world is full of aspects that can develop into successful things. I can say that my life does have a meaning‚ and I believe‚ after my death‚ the world will receive something from me. People should shape
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