Exploring Optimism In this paper hopefulness and optimism will be compared and contrasted and a review under what circumstances might optimism is harmful. Then the paper will explore defensive pessimism and under what circumstances might this be beneficial. So how is hopefulness and optimism related? Both terms are positive. Both terms are wonderful motivators. Hope is a dream and optimism makes the dream come true. Hopefulness is the emotion or feeling that keeps a person going and striving for
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Using the ‘Exploring the Americas’ exhibit discuss both the ways in which the colonization of the Americas were depicted and the reasons for such depictions. After slowly trotting through security and languidly ascending a massive marble staircase in the Library of Congress‚ one can find themselves at the entrance of the Exploring the Early Americas exhibit. At the top of the stairs a banner titling the exhibit‚ and most likely a mass of tourists pandering in and out of the entrance‚ signals
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Microsoft Corporation Case Analysis 03/27/04 Microsoft is the leading and the largest Software Company in the world. Found by William Gates and Paul Allen in 1975 Microsoft has grown and become a multibillion company in only ten years. It all started with a great vision – “a computer on every desk and every home” - that seemed almost impossible at the time. Now Microsoft has over 44‚000 employees in 60 countries‚ net income of $3.45 billion and revenue of 11.36 billion. Company dramatic growth
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy The case at hand is primarily to discuss the financial reporting strategy adopted by Microsoft Inc. for the period 1996-1999 and the subsequent litigation that arose out of the accounting practice followed by Microsoft. Microsoft’s primary operations has been developing and manufacturing of the software products. As a company‚ it has shown a very stable growth in terms of revenues and profits‚ thus enabling better than industry share price increase over
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The business model of Microsoft is on a very different spectrum than that of Red Hat. Microsoft’s business model seems to focus strongly on revenue. When reading about Microsoft’s model there were a few words that jumped out. They include hidden‚ pure profit and rejuvenating. Redhat seems to have a different focus with words that jump out such as volunteer‚ open and available‚ as well as best in the world. The companies also have some similarities such as their desire to make revenue and keep
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Extr0version: This trait includes characteristics such as excitability‚ sociability‚ talkativeness‚ assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressiveness. Agreeableness: This personality dimension includes attributes such as trust‚ altruism‚ kindness‚ affection‚ and other prosocial behaviors. Conscientiousness: Common features of this dimension include high levels of thoughtfulness‚ with good impulse control and goal-directed behaviors. Those high in conscientiousness tend to be organized
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P IntroductionThere has been a spill of concentrated sulphuric acid at the chemical plant where I work at as the Safety Engineer. In this report‚ I will explain what Sulfuric Acid is‚ the health risks and hazards associated with it‚ the safety precautions that should be taken and how the spill should be handled. Sulfuric Acid‚ H2SO4‚ also commonly known as battery acid or vitriol‚ is one of the top products in the chemical industry‚ with 40 million tons produced annually in the U.S. It is a colourless
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Paperless office The idealized office in which paper is absent because all information is stored and transferred electronically. With the ever-expanding application of computers into business areas as diverse as accounting‚ desktop publishing‚ billing‚ mail‚ and scheduling‚ it seemed in the early 80s that the real paperless office was just around the corner. Ironically‚ just the opposite has transpired. The ease with which computers enable people to print all sorts of documents has created a flood
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Office administration is now a combination of information technology‚ human resource management‚ office resource management‚ written communication‚ verbal communication‚ research and budgeting. All areas of modern business and government require experts who can implement and manage office administration systems. Efficiency can only be achieved if the people working with technology and new administration systems are trained specialists ... anyone for coffee? As a trained office professional
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included in the story‚ “At the Office by W.M. Akers” the main character is at his mom’s office alone‚ while his mom finishes her work. As his mom is gone‚ he hears a noise claiming it to be a ‘monster’‚ so he investigates. As included in the second story‚ “Alone in the Universe” the main character and their friends go on a camping trip‚ when they are ready to go to sleep they see a plane that looks like a UFO and they all believe in aliens now. In‚ “At the Office by W.M. Akers” ‚ the author used
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