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    going to be‚ not where it has been. —Wayne Gretzky Key Terms and ConCepTs ➤➤ SWOT➤analysis ➤➤ Threats ➤➤ Weaknesses ➤➤ Force➤field➤analysis ➤➤ Opportunities ➤➤ Strengths Excerpted from Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare by Jeffrey P. Harrison (Health Administration Press‚ 2010). 91 92 Essentials of Strategic Planning in Healthcare I n Tr o d u C T I o n Healthcare organizations must continually make adjustments to maintain optimal function (Christiansen 2002). A number of different

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    Coppola’s The Conversation‚ Gene Hackman and John Cazale take center stage in a film about a paranoid surveillance expert who has a change of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered. While this was a great movie in my opinion‚ It was definitely a movie that brought together a cast full of newer actors that would go on to become even bigger names in Hollywood. One of these rising stars in particular was a young Harrison Ford. Ford was born July 13‚ 1942‚ in Chicago

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    critiquing the government that a sound will go off in his ear piece‚ happening a little too often for comfort. Even though “Harrison Bergeron” seems like a bare essentials story with little description or scene setup‚ there are a few symbols present in the story that are significant. Two symbols that the significant to the text are the rings in George’s ear and the act of Harrison Bergeron and the ballerina floating in the air and kissing the ceiling. The ringing in George’s ear from his government-assigned

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    story “Harrison Bergeron” a couple named George and Hazel have a son named Harrison bergeron who is 14‚ and was taken away from his parents by the government. Harrison then went on to a television station and declared himself as emperor. Then he took off his handicaps and a girl to walk up to him and declare herself as empress. Then Harrison ordered the musician to play music and him and his empress danced. But then the Handicapper general came in and shot both of them. In the story “Harrison Bergeron”

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    I can’t believe I really thought you were different‚ different than all the guys out there. Everyone kept warning me: he’s a player‚ don’t fall for him. But I was too blinded by all the sweet things you told me‚ the way you always know what to say to me to make me melt. I kept telling myself you weren’t that person when you were with me. I actually thought you cared about me. But you know what‚ I finally opened my eyes and saw the truth I didn’t want to see. You’re just the same‚ you’re not that

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    Francisca Oganya Mrs. Pound English II Pre-AP R2 7 October 2014 Bergeron is a threat in “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ story “Harrison Bergeron” everyone is programed to be equal. Rules are so meticulous‚ that is mandatory to follow the rules which all regard to an averagely equal life. In a dystopian society like that the protagonist‚ 14 year old Harrison Bergeron is a threat to his society. This is primarily a result of his natural superior characteristics that

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    "I am the emperor cried Harrison. Did you hear me!? Everybody must do what i say at once!" (pg.3) With this quote in mind‚ what does it mean to the character of Harrison Bergeron? A lot of people think that Harrison is the hero of the people‚ but others see him as a threat to society. But is Harrison really the hero? This is evidence will show you. The first piece of evidence is that he is rebelling against something big that spans he entire country‚ maybe even more. This could possibly start another

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    absence of necessity‚ coercion‚ or constraint in choice or action.” Throughout time heroes have been icons of freedom and justice. In Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”‚ he depicts equality as not only idiotic‚ but also unjust. In a nation without freedom‚ one man rose up and stood up to the restraints and handicaps of an unjust society. That man was Harrison Bergeron. Kurt Vonnegut presents an extremely equalized society that exaggerates the principles to equality. He is ridiculing America and other

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    4/17/2015 The Ridiculous Harrison Bergeron The short story “Harrison Bergeron‚” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ is a story about a dystopian‚ futuristic society in which every citizen is made “equal” to everyone else. In the story‚ the author seems to be telling a tale of the horrors of socialism and putting everyone on the same level‚ but the author is giving a humorous portrayal of socialist society to show that fears of socialism are ridiculous. In order to examine the themes in “Harrison Bergeron”‚ and to discern

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    Why Is Harrison Rebelled

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    was cloudy‚ and nobody liked it because it was gloomy and dark. The H-G men had taken Harrison away from his family. The reason Harrison rebelled was because of his character‚ his values‚ and to express himself. Harrison’s character is revealed when he charged into the TV studio‚ ripping off his handicaps and freeing the musicians of their handicaps. He wanted them to play to the best of their ability‚ “Harrison plucked the mental handicap from her ear‚

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