A. G. Gardiner - On Saying Please Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946)‚ a British journalist and author‚ is highly regarded in the literary arena. From 1915 he contributed to The Star under the pseudonym (pen name) Alpha of the Plough. The story behind the choosing of the name is interesting. At the time‚ The Star had several anonymous essayists whose pseudonyms were the names of stars. Invited to choose the name of a star as a pseudonym he chose the name of the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation
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Rudeness is becoming one of the major challenges in the modern society. Incivility is behavior that creates an atmosphere of hostility and contempt. It has endured in both small and very large businesses. It exists from the line of sales management‚ manufacturing companies‚ service businesses and in specialized businesses (Hutton 26). Workplace incivility is a form of organizational nonconformity‚ characterized by low-intensity behaviors that abuse respectful workplaces customs‚ appearing unclear
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symbolism to explore the themes of truism and misconception. He uses this to comment on how the abuse of power is carried out by people who are seemingly civilised. Wright used both non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to draw comparisons between the seeming civility and the actions of Briony and Paul Marshall. Various mis-en-scène elements‚ such as the characters’ appearances and speaking style‚ are effectively used to highlight their high social standards. Meanwhile the camera shots and lighting reveal their
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Mononucleosis has many names you might have heard it also called the “kissing disease‚” also called Epstein - Barr virus or just mono. It’s most seen among teenagers and young adults‚ especially college students. The CDC (2014) states “at least 25% of teenagers and young adults who get infected with Epstein - Barr virus will develop infectious mononucleosis. Infectious mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein - Barr virus which is a member of the herpesvirus family and is one of the most common viruses
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Night’s Sleep source‚ Lawrence Epstein and Steven Mardon are listed as the authors. 2. What kind of qualifications does the author have to speak on the subject? Lawrence Epstein is an instructor in Medicine‚ he is a Harvard Medical School Associate Physician. Lawrence Epstein is also an instructor in the division of sleep and circadian disorders at Harvard; making him more than qualified to write on the subject. Steven Mardon is an associate that worked with Lawrence Epstein at Harvard. 3. If there is
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certain rules they needed to abide by like they had to treat others involved with respect and civility. They also relied strictly on truth and not on the fact that they need to win no matter what the consequences to the nation are. This seems to be one of the biggest problems that the American politics has today. The US House of Representatives has it’s own set of rules that ensure that there is civility. The Congress has a set of rules that ensure that the disagreements in Congress are purely philosophical
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17 On Saying Please The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of ’Please’. The complainant entering the lift‚ said‚ ’Top’. The lift-man demanded ’Top-please’ and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction‚ but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This‚ of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence
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contains Title IX which was intended to ensure that there was no inequalities based on what sex you are (Epstein). The area that this has had the most notorious impact is sports. Title IX has amplified opportunities for women to participate in college sports programs with a minimal impact on men ’s sports programs. Title IX progressed from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Epstein). Title VII is for employment. It states that employers cannot discriminate on the basis of race‚ religion
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Oklahoma! Response Paper The musical being watched and analysed is Oklahoma! It is a 1999 Broadway musical directed by Sir Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Susan Stroman starring Hugh Jackman‚ Josefina Gabrielle and Shular Hensley amongst others. Oklahoma! is originally the result of collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ with the former composing the music and the latter writing the screenplay. It is touted as a landmark American musical‚ and the 1999 production is a marker
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According to Kazhdan and Epstein‚ “the crystallization of the nuclear family that had taken place by the ninth century drastically changed the social role of women.” That means women began to be more active in governing issues in the Empire. “The empresses Eirene and Theodora” began
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