The Failed Dream “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” These are the words of the American forefather‚ Benjamin Franklin. His thoughts reflect the theme that runs through each word‚ idea and aspect of The Great Gatsby‚ a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby highlights the flaws of the coveted American dream and how it can never be achieved. Fitzgerald illustrated the different areas of this principle in various
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Political Science 083S Investigation of Failed States & Democratic Intervention Failed states have been an issue in human society for many years. Today there are a total of 177 failed states‚ which is an all-time high. (Haken) Failed states are not only a terrible situation for the country itself‚ but for its neighboring countries as well. Some situations are worse than others‚ but for the most part they all share several factors that classify them as failed states. These factors include a severe
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How the Media Failed Women in 2013 If you pick up a newspaper‚ magazine‚ or‚ if you’re feeling especially brave‚ turn on a TV then you will be blasted by millions of ads with heavily photo shopped and over sexualized women. The successes of women in 2013 were countless yet we don’t talk about or celebrate them. Instead we revert back to sexist advertising‚ over sexualizing women in popular culture‚ shaming women over their sex lives‚ underrepresenting female protagonists in film and television‚
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How To Achieve Success A very good morning to our English teacher ‚ Miss Joanne and fellow students . I am very honoured to be given the opportunity to give a speech on "How to Achieve Success". What is success ? What do success mean to you ? Does it mean getting straight As in your exam ? Does it mean getting many golds medal in the sport activities ? In my opinion ‚ a successful student is able to achieve a balance in all aspects in life . This include intellectual ‚ physical
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The Vision Failed Question 1: If I were to consult with the HTE board of director soon after Harold started making changes‚ I would advise them‚ regarding the transformational perspective‚ to follow carefully how Harold is implementing these. In fact‚ to benefit from those changes and achieve Harold’s goal‚ the board of director should encourage him to adopt a transformational leadership. First of all‚ to be such a leader‚ Harold would have to be an example in the company. As a leader‚ he
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they are able to call themself successful. This brings to mind‚ however‚ the question of how to measure success in life? In an excerpt from The Norton Anthology of American Literature‚ Booker T. Washington wrote of how he began life as the son of a slave. Nevertheless‚ through hard work and a will to succeed‚ Washington became one of the most revered leaders of the African-American community. I believe success should be measured by the ability of an individual to overcome obstacles as demonstrated
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Failed Amendments The Amendments were proposed in 1789. There were 17 articles of amendment but they were reduced to 12 and others were rejected. Today‚ there are 27 amendments in the constitution. Most people know the first 10‚ which are known as The Bill of Rights. Through the years‚ the amendments have been tried to be changed or improved by the government. Some amendments are accepted and some are still pending. The failed amendments are either rejected by the congress or didn’t get enough
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Ms. Hardgrove Financial Accounting 5 November 2013 Xerox’s Accounting Scandal Xerox Corporation is a multinational American document management corporation which sells and produces a wide variety of color and black-and-white printers‚ multifunction systems‚ photo copiers‚ scanners‚ fax‚ digital production printing presses‚ and related consulting services and supplies. Overall any type of printing equipment‚ more specifically office equipment. It is currently headquartered in Norwalk‚ Connecticut
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Poorly Structured Team Throughout the article “How a Liver Unit Failed” by Alan Zarembo and Charles Ornstein‚ there are many examples that prove the members of UCI Medical Center transplant floor‚ lacked the characteristics necessary to be a successful high-performance team. The first characteristic of a high-performance team is to have a clear and elevating goals. Goals have to be clear especially because individuals do not want to be a part of anything that is not going to be important to them
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Xerox Case Study Analysis The challenge facing Xerox and its management is complex‚ challenging and probably not unique. The company had been dependent on its highly trained sales force to turn a profit on their existing products and had not focused on new product opportunities until the development of its "Book In Time" product. This revolutionary product presented some new opportunities for the company. One of the significant advantages this product yielded was its costs. The Book-in-Time
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