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    I have watched‚ I like The Voice US best‚ which is an American reality singing competition broadcast on NBC. The Voice was first on air in 2011‚ as a spring TV program‚ but the first time I watched this show was on April‚ 2012 thanks to my friend’s recommendation. Well‚ there are 4 main reason explaining why I like watching The Voice. Firstly‚ The voice is a singing competition that unlike any others‚ because it puts the vocal ability first. It is easy to see that 4 coaches have the backs to

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    influence others) Energetic (high activity level) Persistent Self-confident Tolerant of stress Willing to assume responsibility Clever (intelligent) Conceptually skilled Creative Diplomatic and tactful Fluent in speaking Knowledgeable about group task Organised (administrative ability) Persuasive Socially skilled   McCall and Lombardo (1983) researched both success and failure identified four primary traits by which leaders could succeed or ’derail’: Emotional stability and composure:

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    in that it is not answered by the writer‚ because its answer is obvious or obviously desired‚ and usually just a yes or no. It is used for effect‚ emphasis‚ or provocation‚ or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand. * But how can we expect to enjoy the scenery when the scenery consists entirely of garish billboards? * . . . For if we lose the ability to perceive our faults‚ what is the good of living on? --Marcus Aurelius * Is justice then to be considered merely

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    GROUP COUNSELING Closing A Session Book; Group Techniques – Third Edition > Gerald Corey‚ Marine Schneider Corey‚ Patrick Callanan‚ J. Michael Russell. Chapter 7. Techniques for the Final stage: pg. 164. Ending a Session! Introduction: In an effective functioning group‚ the members are striving to carry what they are learning in a session into their everyday lives. They do this by formulating plans to practice between sessions‚ by making a commitment to do homework assignments and by

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    visible‚ it is still there. Firstly‚ it led to increase in nationalism‚ even though United States didn’t win the war. It was the first war that the USA had fought without any foreign help. It led to manifest destiny‚ which increased the size of the US by ⅓. Sometimes this war is even called America’s Second War for Independence. Before this war‚ most nations thought that Great Britain would soon reconquer United States‚ but this war showed that it is not that easy‚ even for the world’s most powerful

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    shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally‚ she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? 3.3 judge how the business and cultural environments shape the behaviour of a selected organisation This builds to answer; Judge how Lloyds TSB has been behaviour has been affected by political‚ economic‚ social‚ technical‚ legal‚ and environmental pressures. Industrial concentration Over the last 100 years

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    Maddox engaged back on the enemy Boats sinking 2 of the boats‚ but the 3rd got away. As a result of the attack‚ the USS Maddox was accompanied by USS Turner Joy. On Aug. 4 the two ships reported radar information on two enemy boats heading towards them‚ this caused President Johnson to order an immediate aerial assault on the North Vietnamese coast. The Second Event was called “My Lai Massacre”‚ at the time American forces were under General William Westmoreland who was confident that the U.S would

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    Appearance versus reality Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real‚ and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgement. By evaluating the way the play shows that appearances are deceptive and the consequences of each pretence it is apparent that Shakespeare is conveying the message that all humans must make a decision whether to choose the world of appearance or

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    instrument of the gods was equally important to both cultures. Moses was picked to be the savior of Jews by God. He was to be the one who would free the Jews and take them across the desert to a safe haven. He spoke directly with God‚ via the burning bush and various angels and‚ was given specific instructions on what to do and how to do it leading the Jews out of Egypt. Similarly‚ Athena visited Odysseus frequently under Zeus’ consent and different disguises. She freed Odysseus from the obsessive

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    Communication 303 Cultural Understanding There was a time when Islam was nothing more to Americans than a far away religion in an exotic land. Today most citizens in America do not have a clear understanding of what Islam religions is about. The “Muslims in America” episode of 30 Days is about a story of a Christian Caucasian male‚ named David Stacy‚ who agreed to live with a Muslim family that were born in America. Once the question was asked to a few American citizens that were being interviewed

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