Empire: But Dad‚ don’t you see? Classical studies: 91397: Demonstrate understanding of significant ideology in the classical world. Son: “Alexander was very intelligent and kingly in applying the policy of fusion between the Macedonians and the Persians to form one great empire.” Father: “The Policy of Fusion? To me that was the main issuing that caused problems to his empire and ultimately ended his successful reign with his army.” Son: “Father‚ I disagree on what you are saying. The policy
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TRY A LOT OF STUFF AND KEEP WHAT WORKS Hello This is me Khizer Farooq and I will be presenting the Chapter 7 i.e. Try a lot of stuff and keep what works from the book Built to Last. Written by James Collins & Jerry Porras. I will be talking about some of the visionary companies who made their best moves not by detailed strategic planning but by opportunistic experimentation and accident. Visionary companies tried a lot of stuff and kept what worked and got rid of what did not work. Examples
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Randy Olsen is a scientist turned film maker. He lived in the academic realm for years and saw scientist‚ who spent years researching to come up with real solutions to real world problems‚ fail over and over again to communicate their ideas to a mass audience. After spending over a decade preforming detailed scientific research he packed up his microscopes and flew to shipped off the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to study film and become a better communicator. In his
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Kozachok Zoriana “We reporting it‚ no matter truth it or not” John Pilger’s documentary movie you can’t see because of war he showed in it. It is not a new report about war cruel or lies in mass-media‚ it is a scream in a silent society about extent of our information blindness. It is a movie you can’t see‚ you don’t want to see‚ but you must see. “The war you don’t see” shows us a huge difference between what we expect from mass-media and what we really get. And we always get a lie. How big and
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In the book You Don’t Know Me‚ John is brutally beaten by his mom’s boyfriend‚ Stan. Stan does this in secret to John’s mother‚ but does she actually know that this goes on? While some may believe that John’s mother did know that this goes on‚ the truth is that she does not know about this at all. Stan was very good at keeping him beating John a secret‚ whenever Stan beat John‚ it is never in front or near John’s mother. John’s mother was always away from home and she also had to visit her aunt
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What They Don’t Tell You “Acts of violence or neglect perpetrated against animals are considered animal cruelty‚” according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Recently‚ there has been a lack of attention toward animal20abuse and very little study has been made into the relationship between domestic violence and pet cruelty. Animals for store bought meat and dairy products bought go though harsh labor‚ abuse‚ and unfit lives. This cruelty has been overlooked
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the keyboard until I had adjusted the brightness‚ and refocused onto the task at hand. Three days prior I had completed try-outs for my soccer team and today the results would be posted at 6. My alarm clock lay precariously next to my bed reading 5:45. After four attempts and misspellings‚ my quivering hands managed to find the tryouts results sheet. I checked the better team first‚ because why not be optimistic‚ and saw the names of my friends; Abby‚ Isabell‚ Jill‚ Theresa. But not mine. I must have
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The book "You Don’t Know Me" is not your average book. It has many twists and turns in it. It has to do with a teenager who finds himself in a lot of crazy situations. The main characters are John‚ Gloria‚ Violet Hayes‚ Mr. Steenwilly‚ the man who is not John’s father (that’s what John calls him)‚ and his mother (she is not names either). You Don’t Know Me is about John and his confusing life. If you don’t read it‚ you should since it’s an amazing book. John is a fourteen year old boy who lives
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Violence in "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" "Our tears were the only thing we could control. So not crying felt like we had won something" (Sherman 175). To experience such a traumatic and painful series of events within ones a lifespan leaves the survivor emotionally detach. Sherman Alexie’s memoir‚ "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" gives readers a glimpse into Native American life from Sherman personal perspective. In Sherman Alexie memoir through these tragic moments readers can see
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When we hear about the word succeed ‚ all of us just remember rough and hard road we have to pass‚ but is that really enough rough to pass? Human kind in their problems and difficulties divide in two groups‚ the one who always put the blame on everythings except themselves and they call themselves unlucky‚ and the ones who always put the blame on themselves and clarify that if they start something they have just 2 choices death or succeed. All the people are alive for their wishes they define it
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