Are you a leader? Look behind and see if anyone is following. He who this he is leading and no one is following is only taking a walk -from Stories for the Heart: 110 Stories to Encourage Your Soul Leaders are great role models in society. People strive to do and be their best when they are with a leader in their life. So whether its your soccer coach‚ mom‚ dad‚ or a well known celebrity‚ a good leader is someone who is effective. But what is an effective leader? In my opinion‚ an effective
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In the book‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ Winston dreams portrayed a lot of his real life experience. Everything that happened to him in his subconscious most likely happened in the near future. Winston dreams told the readers what was going to happen before it even happened. For Instance‚ when he had a dream that he saw Julia in the Golden Country. Then‚ later on in the book Julia gave him directions to the golden country. The insight that is given is kind of like The Giver by Lois Lowry. In the giver
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Good characteristics of being a good leader consist of being merciful and cruel when you need to be. As a leader‚ you shouldn’t be merciful all the time because this will lead to your people trying commit crimes against each other. Also‚ if you are too cruel to your people‚ your people will try and rebel against you. Also‚ your people won’t like you or respect you‚ if you balanced between cruelty and being merciful. Then your people would respect you and not commit any crimes. Napoleon fulfills some
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‘How effective are backbench MPs?’ 40 marks Backbench MPs are critical for UK democracy. They allow for high standard scrutiny of the government which holds them accountable for their actions to the people. They help in representing the electorate. However there are some circumstances in which backbench MPs have little control‚ for example an elective dictatorship or because of the UK party system which is enforced by party whips. Firstly back bench MPs are a good way of promoting
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Codes JEL : 1 Was the Great War a Watershed ? The economics of World War One in France Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Matisse) and DELTA (joint research unit CNRS-EHESS-ENS) This paper has been prepared for a book edited by M. Harrisson and S. Broadberry on The Economics of World War One‚ forthcoming at Cambridge University Press. Abstract This paper presents a broad‚ quantitatively documented‚ overview of the French economy during World War One‚ trying to
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According to Machiavelli‚ a successful leader consists of five crucial characteristics. First of all‚ in order to be a great leader you should be loved and feared at the same time. However‚ being feared could be better because that way people would less likely revolt against the leader‚ but not to the point to be hated. On the other hand‚ a great leader should be supported by its people. Most importantly‚ a powerful leader should pretend to be virtuous and kind. By saying that‚ we can compare that
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Winston Smith’s Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984‚ Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong‚ the whole population lived in fear‚ which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing " thoughtcrime" were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either "vaporized" or sent
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To be a great leader‚ one must be honorable and persistent. A leader is someone who has done something great and tremendous for his country. In the early years of the Roman Empire‚ most leaders were of great military rank and nobility. Julius Caesar was a great military figure with high nobility during his rule and in fact was a great leader for the country of Rome. The people of Rome adored Julius Caesar. During the return of Caesar‚ the people of Rome gathered in the streets and celebrated the
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First of all‚ to be a leader‚ is to have the ability to influence others to accomplish a goal‚ or an objective. How are leaders expected to behave? Do they have to be perfect? Of course not‚ but they should stand out from the crowd. All leaders are different‚ so naturally they do not behave exactly the same way. It may be true that some people are borne with natural talents .However‚ without practice‚ without drive and without experience‚ there can be no true development in leadership. It is important
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Norman English 2H‚ Period 1 4 November‚ 2014 In an excerpt of The Prince‚ Machiavelli states that “It is unnecessary for a [leader] to have all the good qualities‚ [he] ha[s] enumerated‚ but it is very necessary to appear to have them” (Machiavelli). There are many leaders who only appear to have the qualities needed to govern and command a crowd of people. Leaders need to appear religious‚ merciful but cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her
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