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    ideas together with absorbing one’s opinions (Sinclair‚ 2001). ‘We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak’ – to communicate effectively‚ we should put effort into listening to and thus understanding each other (Epictetus). However‚ an effective communication is exactly what is lacking between different generations‚ which is one of the major problems in a workplace. First of all‚ generations do not understand one another well probably due to each’s biases against

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    Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven‚ he dedicated himself to religion‚ although he considered philosophy to be the "true‚ inward" religion‚ one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. He was appointed by Emperor Hadrian to priesthood in 129. The Emperor also supervised his education‚ which

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    Critically discuss Albert Elli’s notion of ‘irrational belief’. Include in your answer a discussion of what constitute a ‘rational belief’ Dr. Albert Ellis‚ a business graduated and psychoanalyst by training‚ became disappointed of psychoanalysis after observing improvements of his clients once they change their approach of thinking about themselves‚ their difficulties and the world. His (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy) theory is based in positive and negative emotions and the cognitive process

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    outside world seem to live inside themselves always thinking that today might be the last. Stoics detach themselves from things of this worlds including objects‚ people‚ and to a certain extent their own lives. In Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and Epictetus’ Discourses they both explain how to properly be a stoic‚ learning to deny their feelings‚ respect themselves and nature‚ and detach themselves from the useless things of this world. One of the main things that the Stoics did was deny their feelings

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    or that perhaps nobody else got a payrise either and maybe you will get one next year (healthy). C might be an increased level of anxiety at work‚ or alternatively normal level/no anxiety as a result of your belief about A. The Stoic philosopher Epictetus wrote ’people are disturbed not by things but by the views they take of them’. This illustrates the cognitive model of emotional disturbance very well. But what exactly are unhealthy or irrational beliefs as opposed to healthy or rational beliefs

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    Anyone who stops learning is old whether at twenty or eighty‚ but anyone who kps learning stays young - Henry ford To start with‚ what is education? Education is the process of learning and acquiring knowledge at school‚ at home and even an acquaintance. Education is the key that allows people to move up in the world‚ seek better jobs and succeed in life. The more educated a man is‚ the more prestige and power that person holds. As the saying goes‚ A well educated population represents a well

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    Capitulo 7 Pag 141 Roma republican institutions‚ designed for a city-state‚ proved incapable of coping with the problems created by the conquest of a world empire. Invincible against foreign enemies‚ the Republic collapsed from within. But after Octavian’s brilliant statesmanship brought order out of chaos‚ Rome entered its golden age under the rule of emperors. For more than two hundred years‚ from 27 B.C.to A.D. 180‚ the Mediterranean world enjoyed unparalleled peace and stability. The Roman

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    Quotations about Teachers and Teaching A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Adams What nobler employment‚ or more valuable to the state‚ than that of the man who instructs the rising generation. Marcus Tullius Cicero The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught‚ as that every child should be given the wish to learn. John Lubbock Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents‚ for these

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    Every relationship has its complications and everyone tries their best to make it work. But if a relationship has to break‚ then nothing in the world can stop it‚ but people try their best to save it. If a relationship was meant to be‚ then people should be lucky to have that person in their life. In relationships‚ people assume that there’s only the romantic type of relationships. However‚ being in a relationship can also mean being in family relationships with some degree on kinship through blood

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