Candide is that of optimistic vs. pessimistic views of the world. The optimistic viewpoint of world is related to the Christianity which Voltaire critiques throughout the whole story. Voltaire satirizes religion by means of a series of corrupt‚ hypocritical religious leaders but he does not condemn the everyday religious believer. Candide grew up being taught by Pangloss that this is the best world and that things happen for a reason. This Pangloss’ viewpoint‚ which is optimistic view of world that
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ethnocentric and eurocentrism. These are examples of Theoritical Bias. Individualistic is a term used by psychologists to describe alot of western cultures where a culture emphasises the importance of an indivudal wheras collectivist cultures (who are more specifically eastern societies) emphasise the importance of the group. Evaluate this as being too oversimplistic and ignoring individual and culturral differences. Ethnocentric bias occurs when the views of one’s culture are used in order to make
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NEGATIVE BUSINESS MESSAGES Writing Tasks A negative message is one that conveys unpleasant‚ disappointing or unfavourable information for the receiver. It should resolve the business issue but retain/maintain customer goodwill. You could choose the direct or the indirect plan for writing the negative business message. Saying ‘no’ is more serious in some cultures than in others. You require to use cultural sensitivity. Message delivery mode – negative messages of high importance are usually delivered
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refusal. It implies that the applicant is better off avoiding a program in which he or she might fail. It explains the company’s policy as logical rather than arbitrary. It offers no apology for the decision because no one is at fault. It avoids negative personal expressions (such as "You do not meet our requirements") Continue with a Clear Statement of the Bad News Second‚ use a conditional (if or when) statement to imply that the audience could have received‚ or might someday receive‚ a favorable
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Writing Negative Messages LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you will be able to 1 2 3 4 Apply the three-step writing process to negative messages Explain the differences between the direct and the indirect approaches to negative messages‚ including when it’s appropriate to use each one Identify the risks of using the indirect approach‚ and explain how to avoid such problems Adapt negative messages for internal and external audiences 5 6 7 Explain the importance of maintaining
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Lee‚ is one of those books where the title gives nothing away‚ and is not understood until you have read the story. This book‚ first published in 1960‚ is in fact neither an optimistic‚ nor pessimistic novel. However‚ it shows detailed examples of each‚ shown in different parts of the storyline. One of the first optimistic points that can be found in this novel is found in Scout and Jem’s father‚ Atticus Finch. There are many times throughout the novel in which Atticus represents the good in the
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Analysis of Issues One can draw a line between the current situation described in the case and the period of 1997-2001. Two economic meltdowns‚ 1997 Asian financial crisis and 2008-2012 global recession‚ are at the background as the executive chairman of Shanghai Tang Raphael Le Manse has to make decision regarding a creative director position. During the both times‚ Le Masne longed for a change in a creative aspect of Shanghai Tang. In 2001 he was in search for a totally creative direction
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subjected to reason. Application of the scientific method was one way to determine which traditions needed to be discarded to ensure that human societies and nature progressed. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why Enlightenment thinkers were optimistic about the potential for human development by examining the concepts of reason‚ progress through education‚ and the natural human spirit. Ability of future generations to reason in every
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Voice of Democracy Why I am Optimistic About our Nation’s Furure Savannah Rippy To be optimistic about something means to be hopeful and confident about it. The word optimistic can be applied to several things. Such as; a person‚ an idea‚ and to me‚ our Nation’s future. When someone is optimistic about something‚ the person‚ idea‚ or thing usually means something to them‚ and America’s future means something to me. It means a great deal to me because I live in a place where I have the freedom
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and loving person who never fails to smile everyday. I tend to remain happy most of the time and believe smile is one of the greatest gift given to us. When we give a smile‚ it might blossom the rest of the day of another person. Moreover‚ I am an optimistic person who likes to work hard and always believes if we work hard enough‚ nothing is impossible to achieve. I like to be confident and think of myself as a quick learner. Without confidence‚ achieving our goals‚ targets is very difficult. I am a
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