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    it is important that we as educated American voters as well as critical thinkers take a step back and analyze the things that we are hearing. It is true that one of the main dangers threatening the actual knowledge of an American voter is the media. The media is a wonderful tool. However‚ it also holds power to which no one else can compare. This we know. However‚ There is another danger to be mindful of as critical thinkers. That danger is the speech of the candidates. Often times we get swept up

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    Learning From Famous Leaders – Written Assignment Presented to the Faculty of Eastern University In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Bachelor of Arts in Management of Information Systems Ethical Character of Leadership OM 440 Instructor Sharon McGee Leadership is a concept that has many characteristics associated with it‚ but may be best understood by how effective an individual or group is at leading others to accomplish a goal. This paper will look at some leadership

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    1. Famous People: 2. "Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." a. H. G. Wells (1866-1946) 3. "Glory is fleeting‚ but obscurity is forever." b. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) 4. "Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." c. Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956) 5. "Don’t be so humble - you are not that great." d. Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat 6. "His ignorance is encyclopedic" e. Abba

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    The Moderns&The Ancients An Exploration of the distinction of the modern thinkers and ancients Machiavelli‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke‚ distinguished themselves from the ideas and philosophies of the ancients by their own exploration of the individualist‚ the responsibilities of the state and government and the nature of the two. But what really distinguished these modern thinkers from those of the ancients‚ is their ability to take the teachings of the ancients and evolve it with the society that

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    John Locke‚ an Influential Enlightenment Thinker People wonder who was the most influential enlightenment thinker. But in my opinion‚ the most influential thinker was John Locke‚ because he was a champion of individual and inalienable human rights‚ he came up with the concepts of natural rights that are very common today‚ and his ideas were accepted as the foundations of both the United States of America and English governments. John Locke’s works lie at the foundations of modern philosophical empiricism

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    Roger Sperry‚ a Nobel Prize winner‚ initiated the study of the relationship between the brain’s right and left hemispheres. Sperry found that the left half of the brain tends to function by processing information in an analytical‚ rational‚ logical‚ sequential way. The right half of the brain tends to function by recognizing relationships‚ integrating and synthesizing information‚ and arriving at intuitive insights. In other words‚ the left side of your brain deals with a problem or situation

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    them through debate and argument. The critical thinker considers conflicting points of view before coming to a conclusion. Strong critical thinkers realize the world is uncertain and for many problems there is not necessarily a clear solution. They are also aware of the limits of their own knowledge and understanding‚ and are willing to allow their ideas and assumptions to be put to the test. There are many attributes that critical thinkers must possess. Reflection‚ debate and open mindedness

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    Famous Local and Foreign Entrepreneurs Edgar Sia II Down south in Iloilo city‚ he was once an obscure‚ down-to-earth businessman eking out a living. He’s nicknamed "Injap‚" the combined first syllables of his parents’ ethnic origins – father is “intsik” (Chinese)‚ while mother is Japanese‚ both entrepreneurs. Instead of pursuing a business degree in college as desired by his parents‚ Sia took a course in architecture in college‚ but only to drop out later. Yes‚ he’s a school dropout

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    Many people claim that we‚ the human race‚ are the ones responsible for many of our problems. Some people had very valid predictions. One prediction was made two hundred years ago by Thomas Malthus. An anti-utopian thinker‚ Malthus attributed many growing social problems to the population of the Earth. He directly stated that growth in our population would exceed our food supply. I agree with his views one hundred percent. We are the ones who are killing ourselves. The birth rate of the world is

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