Symphony‚ discusses the power in music and the power in the position of conductor October 7‚ 2003 BOB EDWARDS‚ host: Voters in California today decide who will be governor of the most populous state in the nation. There may be a shift in power from a Democrat to a Republican; maybe not. This month‚ NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg explores the idea of power--what it is‚ how it’s used and what happens when it’s gone. Today‚ her first conversation taps into power and music. SUSAN STAMBERG
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Leadership is an essential quality in anyone‚ especially in those we choose to lead us. Like the leaders in The Lord of the Flies‚ our own world leaders try to do what they think is best for their people‚ sometimes in the wrong way. The leadership qualities in our leaders today reflect the qualities in the characters of the book; Jack shares aspects of Hitler’s leading strategies. A good leader must have certain qualities that will help them lead. These might include empathy‚ so the leader
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HISTORIAN AND HIS FACTS In the first chapter of "The Historian and his Facts‚" Edward Carr laid out the question of what defines history and the role of facts in writing history. Carr laid out the opposition viewpoint that facts speak for themselves and that it lay out directly how history should be written. Carr compares the writings of Acton and Sir George Clark. Acton‚ who wrote in the later Victorian age‚ wrote with a sense of awe and admiration towards history‚ while Sir George Clark seemed
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William Gaddis said‚ “Power doesn’t corrupt people‚ people corrupt power.” In the novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ we see power become corrupt by men‚ or in this case‚ young children. When a plane full of young British boys crashes on an island‚ the plane not only leaves a scar‚ but the plane leaves innocent‚ vulnerable young boys alone to survive on their own. The young boys had nobody to go to for comfort‚ to the boys it was a utopia‚ that is until their mind took over. David Cuschieri
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Good leadership is when a leader takes action and knows right from wrong. A good leader is someone who can lead the group and know how to protect the group from dangers. An example of good leadership in “Lord of the Flies” by William Golden would be Ralph. The reason I chose Ralph for good leadership is because when the plane crashed onto the uninhabited island causing the scar‚ Ralph began searching for other kids trying to form a group to survive and get rescued from the island. There are also
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The British Empire at the turn of the 19th Century was a diverse array of culture that many English subjects‚ both abroad and home in the metropole‚ consumed. Through such ways as culture and religion‚ the British were able to grow and maintain the empire by using popular culture to reinforce the idea that the “Western” individual was superior to anyone from the Orient. While many modern historians write about the atrocities the British made on the peoples of the empire‚ the British were able to
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described as someone who guides‚ leads or is in command of others. In many adventure and mystery books there is a leader. There are many different types of leaders‚ but either way‚ they have special qualities that make them important to the novel. In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of young school boys get stranded on an island. It is required of them to choose a leader that will be head of the boys and keep things in line so that they can all survive long enough to be rescued. The boys
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The classic novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding revolves around a group of young boys from England that are isolated on an island after their plane crashed. With the pilot dead and no adults around it is up to the older ones to take charge. This Nobel Prize winning novel features four distinct characters; Piggy‚ Ralph‚ Jack and Simon. It is up to these boys to make all the difference on the island. In order for the boys to survive on the island while waiting for the adults to rescue them
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The foreign policy failures of British governments in the years 1951 to 1964 were due to a lack of realism about Britain’s position in the world: Over the period 1951 – 1964 the British government faced many foreign policy failures. These include; decolonization of Britain’s empire. Downfall of the EFTA which was originally set up as Britain was unable to join the EEC. Also the catastrophic Suez crisis which left Britain in great humiliation. Many historians would argue that these foreign policy
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LEADERSHIP – STYLES AND POWER Cdr M G N Siddiquey‚(c)‚psc‚BN(retd) Leadership is a matter of intelligence‚ trustworthiness‚ humaneness‚ courage‚ and discipline . . . Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive discipline and sternness in command result in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together‚ each appropriate to its function
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