many different meanings and are used in abstract ways. “An abstract term is like a box with a false bottom; you may put in it what ideas you please‚ and take them out again without being observed (Tocqueville).” The first part of this quote is talking about how words are used to trick people into believing something or to tell a lie (“false bottom”). The word “ideas” in this quote means a phrase or word and the phrase “take them out again without being observed” means that you could contradict yourself
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Ticie and Stella See were mother- and daughter-in-law‚ from different generations and backgrounds‚ but with the same yearning for a place to belong‚ a family to surround themselves with‚ and a way to make their mark on the world. Both women grew up in poverty‚ shuttled around to various relatives‚ never a place to settle down. They were a product of the place and time in which they grew up‚ yet they evolved beyond what should have been shuttered‚ sheltered slums and found beauty in a new culture
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consumers have been renting versus buying a home. Information will help them make the right decision. Buying a house is one of the largest investments that many individuals make. It also needs to be a carefully thought out process making sure that it fits their needs as well as personal reasons. Renting is better when they are looking for short-term versus long-term the money that is spent on renting will double in the years to come if they continue to rent long term. It is some information that
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I found the article‚ “The Power to See Ourselves‚” to be very informative and insightful. I agree with the author‚ Paul Brouwer‚ that self-image‚ self-concept‚ and the development of a manager are all connected. I agree with the Brouwer that all of the things that people do‚ see‚ or hear is influenced by self-concept. I feel that‚ if I see myself as a confident and capable businesswoman‚ I will be much more confident and capable in my actions while in the workplace. On the other hand‚ when I first
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< Academy oi Management Executive‚ 1993 Vol. 7 No. 1 Cultural constraints in management theories Geert Hofstede‚ University of Limburg‚ Maastricht‚ the Netherlands Executive Overview Management as the word is presently used is an American invention. In other parts of fhe world not only fhe pracfices but the entire concepf of management may differ‚ and the theories needed to understand it‚ may deviate considerably from what is considered normal and desirable in fhe USA‚ The reader is invited
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February 4‚ 2011 Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice To be culturally competent physical therapists need to understand their own world view and those of the patient‚ while avoiding stereotyping and misapplication of scientific knowledge (cross‚ et al. 1989). Therapists must take into account eight characteristics that involve the dimensions of diversity: age‚ race‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity‚ mental and physical activity‚ religion and socioeconomic status. But before they
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recalls that the journey of learning to play with two fingers gives him more satisfaction and happiness than the attainment of his desire. It is the pursuit of our desires that keep us alive. Everyday we wake up with a new desire‚ a new hope‚ a new wish in our minds and work our day out to attain it. The desire gives us a reason to live and a reason to strive for. Without desires‚ without their pursuit we will be like zombies‚ we will be lost searching for the reason to stay alive. National Institute
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How do the ‘levels of analysis’ formula help us understand the causes of war? War exists for a number of reasons. States wanting to acquire land‚ countries that require resources from another country and using force in order to get it‚ and religious‚ or holy wars. The causes of war are vast but the roots generally come from individual decisions by leaders‚ internal state intervention‚ or international conflicts. Whatever the reason‚ it is safe to assume that war is a constant; a variable that
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In the story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" Leiningen the main character in the story is described as a positive and negative person feeling toward the ants but is also two of his bad flaws that gets him to work harder to defeat the ants and save his four hundred workers and plantation. This story was published in 1938 by Carl Stephenson who wrote of a plantation owner who has gone though plague‚ drought‚ and famine and now an army of ants’.You can imagine him as some tall‚ muscular man always puffing
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1. Explain Onora O’neil’s argument for preferring Kantian ethics to Utilitarianism. 2. How would Richard Taylor respond to O’neil’s defense of Kantianism? In the following questions‚ Onora O’neil defends Kantian ethics while Richard Taylor agrees more with the Utilitarian ethics view. To fully understand both views and why each author defends their view‚ a brief introduction of each author and who they are is necessary. Onora O’neil is a philosophy professor at Cambridge University
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