Thoughts on Leadership In Plato’s “The Philosopher King‚” an excerpt from The Republic‚ he finely draws out the kind of person he envisions would render the ability to guide his people to a flawless order. His is fearless and distinctly specifies the characteristics this leader should possess. Leadership is a challenging role to precisely define and I have found that I am yet to be able to do it. In past class discussions we have discussed as a whole what common traits we typically believe a leader
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THOUGHTS ON ISRAEL There is perhaps no other country in the world with a history as chaotic and violent as Israel’s. After all it happens to be the only country in the world which was drawn into a full-scale war a day after it came into existence. And the fact that it was attacked not by 1 but by 4 countries‚namely Egypt‚Jordan‚Syria and Iraq makes its existence all the more impressive. This country generally elicits highly polarized opinions. People either support it wholeheartedly or they hate
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Quotes All I wanted to to was to stand up on the soil of a land where rockets did not land on my house in the middle of the night and hold my arms wide and say‚ ‘Here I am. My name is Najaf Mazari. Do you have a use for me in this country?’ p. 2 What a country I
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Young people´s work ethic – then and now There is no doubt that good work ethics are essential to become a good employee. If you do not have good work ethics‚ then all the skills you bring to your job are of no importance. Anyway‚ is there a difference between young people´s work ethic then and now? On the outset‚ it must be considered that nowadays young people want an office with a secretary where they really do not have to do a thing. They do not want to have an exhausting job where they have
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Lindley Russell March 9‚ 2014 Atkins A Penny for Thought The great debate of the penny is an intriguing and quite controversial one. While some may feel the penny is worthless and not needed‚ others argue passionately that the penny is worthy of great praise and deserves to be kept around. It is not only a great American tradition with great sentiment but it is also functional and extremely convenient. Along with unequivocal opinions‚ statistics are also available to prove how practical and
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Whistle man written by Brian Ridden‚ is an entertaining book for teens that reflects the Australian identity in several ways. This is because it recaps real events‚ through the eyes of an ordinary orphan named Garret Clancy. Garrett does this by revealing how the characters‚ setting and plot during the 1870’s in Australia‚ represents the Australian identity. In this fabulous book‚ Ned is shown as a hero due to Garrett‚ though it doesn’t give enough evidence about the other side of him. Firstly
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With every inauguration we fortify the seedling of our country: the decrepit two century old constitution. All standing before me‚ we are American even though some were not born upon American soil‚ but rather united in the belief we chose to hold in an archive written centuries ago by the brilliant authors that came before us. Although these words may be documented‚ they alone are worthless. It is our job in government to execute these proposed duties- "by the people‚ for the people." Since 1789
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the lasting contributions of Samuel Johnson but had only ever been able to wright one sentence. The night before the paper was due for his English teacher he gave up and went to sleep. That night he had a very graphic and disturbing dream about a fox. In his dream he was still sitting at his desk trying to write his paper. He looks over at the door and a fox face peers. The fox stands about five or six feet of the ground on two legs and is as large as a human. However‚ one of the more disturbing
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In the 16th century‚ a lot of people were accused of witchcraft because of uncontrollable and exaggerated emotion based on their fear of witches. People have used accusations excessively‚ especially when it is a big problem with people. People jump to conclusions and start to believe that they are seeing things they don’t believe which brings hysteria. Hysteria can ruin people’s lives and change people’s view on others when people falsely accuse one another. When people are accused of being witches
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ENG 111 Journal Entry #4 Thoughts on Armstrong Essay While reading Karen Armstrong’s essay depicting her opinion of religion‚ I found myself agreeing with her more than I usually do any other written art. The facts were brilliantly organized and centered around one main focus: the need for one to be “right” above another. As a member of a strong Southern Baptist congregation‚ I’ve found myself questioning the ideas that have been preached to me my entire life. These questions aren’t to discount
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