Folktales at FedEx abound about a delivery person who was given the wrong key to a FedEx drop box. So ingrained was the culture of “next-day delivery guarantee” that the delivery person unbolted the box from its base and took it back to the office where it was pried open. The contents were delivered the next day. It is not important whether this folktale is true or not. What is important is that this story illustrates Fedex’s corporate culture: every employee helps in the achievement of FedEx’s reputation
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Technology existed and studied in the late 1980’s by Albert Einstein‚Alexander Grahambell and other intelligent scientists.Meanwhile‚tradition existed and began centuries ago.Nowadays‚people still practice their own tradition in our daily lives.Therefore‚I disagree with the opinion that state technology are incompatible. First and foremost‚one of the reason i disagree upon the opinion is that most people in the world still have strong beliefs with their own tradition and culture in their hearts
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ENG2133 Bridget Blair 7065784 April 3rd 2013 The Alchemist The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho to express idea on one’s personal calling and meaning in life. There is an archetypal motif of journey in this way. Coelho conveys that realizing one’s personal legend is the most important thing in life. When something is wanted to such an extent‚ all surroundings help you to achieve it but we have to also struggle to reach our goals and make them a reality. The character Santiago allows
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Mythology P1 Archetypal Characters As humans we make mistakes‚ but the real power is learning from our mistakes. Often we can learn from others mistakes that way we don’t have to feel the pain ourselves to understand why we shouldn’t do something or be a certain way. Also we can learn from history and past mistakes that lead them into bad times and disputes. From literature we learn morals and lessons through the characters position. “We live with our archetypes‚ but can we live in them?”
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Giavoni Riley ENG 414 Final Paper Some would say that mythology is gone and a non-functioning part of society. Even some professionals have been documented say that myth is a dying custom and it will soon disappear. Such as the the writer Friedrich Nietzsche who asked‚ “ What does our great historical hunger signify‚ our clutching about us of countless cultures‚ our consuming desire for knowledge‚ if not the loss of myth‚ of a mythic home‚ the mythic womb?” in his book The Birth of Tragedy. On
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Foundation of Mythology Mythology in Academia‚ Society‚ and Cultural Context In society mythology seems to be commonly associated with Greek and Norse myths. According to Dictionary.com online (n.d.)‚ a “myth” is a story of tradition usually depicting a hero or event to explain cultural behaviors‚ events‚ or natural phenomenon. Based on personal experience when the word “myth” is used one usually associated it with made up stories to explain the seasons‚ landscapes‚ or one example is in reference
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| What Is a Riddle? A riddle is a statement‚ question‚ or phrase that has a double meaning. A riddle can also be described as a puzzle to be solved. When someone uses a riddle‚ it can be a thought provoking challenge to figure it out on your own‚ or it can be a funny comment that makes you laugh. Riddles can be great brain busters or conversation starters to get you think. A riddle is as hard or as simple as you and the person you’re telling makes it. The answer can be right in front of your
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Oral Tradition Stories told orally during the Anglo-Saxon time period were carefully crafted‚ containing various literary features to make the stories easier to remember. A few of these literary techniques were the kenning and the caesura. A kenning is a two-word poetic renaming of a person‚ place‚ or thing; much like a metaphor. Scops used kennings often to add a sense of allure to the story and to give themselves a chance to remember the succeeding events in the story. In The Seafarer‚ in
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“Urban Legend” by James M. Henslin is about moral lessons that can be learned from the stories people have passed on throughout the years. James M. Henslin’s essay talks about how there are hidden messages within these stories in which he considers them to be “morality stories” or stories that are intended to teach a lesson. He goes on to talk about how some of the stories share common lessons while each one teaches its own. Some people wouldn’t realize this just by reading the story by itself which
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Urban legends are secondhand stories told as true and are plausible enough to be believed. These stories circulate in society making people question the truth of the matter. One urban legend that poses real questions and a lot of controversy is about the song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” by the world famous band The Beatles. The song is believed to represent the psychedelic drug LSD because the initials of the song have the same letters as the spelling of the drug. It is relatively apparent
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