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    council." Chronological History of United States Foreign Relations 1776 to January 20‚ 1981. 1985. History Study Center. Web. 10 June 2014. General MacArthur President Truman revived General Douglas MacArthur of his duties on April 11‚ 1951 and replaced him with Lieutenant General Matthew B. Ridgeway. Douglas MacArthur showed unwillingness to follow rules; Truman didn’t want to fire him‚ but said if he didn’t then who would he be himself violating the constitution. "PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN FIRES

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    The General Douglas MacArthur Landing Memoria * An additional popular and first-rate tourist destination in Leyte that several travelers like to see is General Douglas MacArthur Landing Memorial. * Situated at Red Beach in Palo‚ the memorial functions statues depicting the historical and victorious return with the American Liberation Forces led by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur‚ which happened in 1944. * Folks can effortlessly see the statues within the province for these figures have

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    more and explore that discoveries are made. The film cleverly portrays Frank Hurley’s curiosity for capturing the Antarctic as seen in the initial viewing sequence as Hurley ventures out to capture the first exploration of the Antarctic with Sir Douglas Mawson. The film states that Hurley was “bowled over by the potential of photography” when he went to take images. This draws upon Hurley’s origins as a self-made and self-educated man who took on initiative to pursue photography out of curiosity

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    a company to produce reusable climbing hardware. After a mythical trip with Douglas Tompkins to find the last wild place in the planet‚ Chouinard started Patagonia and Tompkins The North Face. • Patagonia • Listed as one of the Firms of Endearment‚ certified B-Corporation • Founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973. As a climber‚ he already had a company to produce reusable climbing hardware. After a mythical trip with Douglas Tompkins to find the last wild place in the planet‚ Chouinard started Patagonia

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    Regarded by many as one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers‚ John Curtin assumed office just six weeks before the bombing of Pearl Harbor and led Australia through the darkest hours of World War II. No prime minister has had a more profound effect on Australia and no man has given more in the service of his office. Curtin was born in the Victorian mining town of Creswick on January 8‚ 1885. His parents were Irish immigrants. His father worked first as a policeman‚ then as a publican‚ and the

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    The Japanese began their attack on the Philippines on the same day as the Pearl Harbor attack. The soldiers stationed in the Philippines were badly outnumbered and were being overrun on the Bataan peninsula. President Roosevelt commanded General Douglas MacArthur to flee. As General MacArthur was leaving‚ he made his famous vow saying: “I shall return.” Although General MacArthur fled‚ the GIs were left to fend for themselves. Without their general‚ they couldn’t last long. The American and Filipino

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    Theory X and Theory Y In his 1960 book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ Douglas McGregor proposed two theories by which to view employee motivation. He avoided descriptive labels and simply called the theories Theory X and Theory Y. Both of these theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production‚ including people‚ for the economic benefit of the firm. Beyond this point‚ the two theories of management diverge. Theory X Theory X assumes that the average

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    John Mackey‚ Cofounder and Co-CEO of Whole Market‚ Believes in "Conscious Capitalism" (pp. 29 & 30) What role‚ if any‚ does McGregor’s Theory Y play at Whole Foods? Explain. Mackey clearly took notes on McGregor’s theories on how and why people are the way they are at work. He took more to the Theory Y side: the moral and loyal view of people at work. Mackey feels that he and the company are viewed and based on the more heroic side of things‚ meaning that he aims to not only provide to the world

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    The Dynamic Use of Symbolism in Shampoo Planet Douglas Coupland has been called the voice of Generation X by his critics because of his writing techniques‚ which deal mainly with youthful ideals. Most of his works involve young characters searching for truth and answers for their self-involved questions. Despite many of his novels having a dim outlook‚ he incorporates humor and optimism into them‚ which creates a balance between wittiness and mockery. In Shampoo Planet Tyler Johnson‚ the narrator

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    Comparison and Contrast on Theory XY and Z Douglas McGregor suggested that there are two different ways in which we can look at workers attitudes toward work. Each of these views‚ which McGregor called Theory X and Theory Y‚ has implications for management. Theory X (’authoritarian management’ style) -People do not really like to work and will avoid it if at all possible so they must be coerced‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get them to work. -The average worker avoids

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