secures his children’s future by leaving a good reputation. He only has one name in his lifetime‚ so he chose to die to keep it instead of lie and tear his reputation down for himself and his future kin. Your name is legacy‚ and is more important than life itself. Although life is important‚ when compared to your name‚ it’s value changes. John Proctor made the best decision he could‚ a person’s name is more important than life itself because a good reputation is important in many aspects in life. Some
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The power of love causes individuals to react in many different ways. In the Lais of Marie de France‚ each story of love produces a different outcome. For a story’s relationship‚ whether it involves lovers‚ siblings‚ or parents and children‚ there is one similarity hidden beneath the facades that make up each story; love. The characters involved make drastic changes to their lives in order for their relationship to survive. Throughout many of the tales‚ the protagonists succumb to the pain of
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Managing Risks to reputation – From theory to practice Risks to reputation are not anymore part of the emerging risks; in fact‚ they have been on the risk management radar for over a decade now. However‚ the last year of this first decade of the 21st century seems to have seen a burst of incidents all over the economic spectrum that tainted the reputation of even well established companies. BP suffered their third blow of the decade with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ Toyota product
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After studying for several years at Ingolstadt and gaining a reputation as a brilliant science student‚ Dr. Frankenstein would start experimenting with reanimation‚ which is what many would consider the beginning of the end for Victor. The wretch is created after many raids of morgues and cemeteries and several failed attempts at reanimating dead tissue. Victor’s obsession with granting life to the lifeless will lead to his downfall‚ with his endless pursuit for immortality leading to him creating
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thought to my self‚ no biggie. As Ms. Foster walked around the class to answer questions we might have concerning our transcripts. All the while I tried my best to keep optimistic about what she might have to say about them. My situation couldn’t be bad‚ or could it? She came by my desk and I asked if everything was on track‚ but the expression on her face was unclear and uncertain. She pointed at my freshmen grades and said‚ “These are not passing grades for college.” I felt an instant cold rush go
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Percussionists have a specific reputation in the music world. They’re loud. They’re immature. All they do is bang on stuff. For some percussionists‚ this generalization is spot on. These people call themselves "drummers"‚ and in doing this‚ they limit their musical capabilities to three instruments: the snare drum‚ bass drum‚ and drum set. As kids advance through school‚ the drummers get weeded out. The parts become more difficult‚ more practice time is expected‚ and the instrument variety expands
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I read the novel “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket. This is the unhappy tale of the Baudelaire orphans. The three children Violet ‚ Klause‚ and Sunny are all very bright and charming . Unfortunately their lives are filled with misery and despair ‚ disaster always lurking around the corner. Snickets style of writing is very unique ‚ he uses an interesting and extensive vocabulary. This paper hopefully summarizes the twist and turns of the Baudelaire’s dreary lives. The story starts when the
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much creativity around‚ how do we know if something was someone else’s idea? How about someone else’s own words? Because the world has been here for so long‚ so have certain words‚ phrases‚ and ideas. In the article “Let’s Think Outside the Box of Bad Clichés‚” Gregory Pence presents frustration with all the clichés and expressions he encounters grading essays in his job as a college professor. His concern is that clichés are an obstacle to clear thinking and writing. In the same way‚ people are
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Executive Summary Organisational factors or ‘bad barrels’ are said to have instigated many occurrences of corporate corruption and deviant behaviour (Wharton 2002‚ p 2)‚ involving large numbers of active or passive participants; these are ‘rarely the result of a few bad apples’ (Murphy 2007‚ p 7). The AWB case is a clear example of corporate culture and other systemic failures influencing and defining an organisation’s decision making and its ethical posture. This report addresses the underlying
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The television was a device that was thought to bring families closer. However‚ in recent years the idea can be debunked as an old wives tale. In Marie Winn’s book the Plug-In Drug she addresses how television/electronics have actually driven families apart. This topic is specifically covered in her chapter “Family Life”. Winn makes observations which open our eyes to what electronics can actually do to families. Electronics have perverted the idea of family and how they interact with one another
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