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    Philip Zimbardo was born on March 23‚ 1933. He studied and attended both Brooklyn College and Yale University. He majored in three areas: sociology‚ anthropology‚ and psychology. In 1977‚ he developed the Stanford Shyness Clinic. The clinic helped people get over shyness in social environments. Before working at Stanford University he taught at New York University and Columbia University‚ where he also was a professor of psychology. He then began working at Stanford University as a professor. He

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    Philips was founded by Gerard Philips and his father in 1892 in Eindhoven‚ Holland . Then‚ they recruited Anton Philips (Herard ’s brother)‚ an excellent salesman and manager‚ and soon after they became the third largest light-bulb producer in Europe. However from its beginning on it always took care for his workers. As an example in Eindhoven it built company houses‚ bolstered education‚ and paid its employees so well that other local employers complained. When larger electrical product companies

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    Saint Philip Neri

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    Saint Philip Neri was born in Florence‚ Italy‚ in the year 1515. He was the oldest son of Francis Neri and Lucretia Soldi‚ both descendants of Tuscan families. He was kind hearted as a kid and soon became known as Philip the Good - "the good Pippo." As a child‚ he studied philosophy and later he took a comprehensive course in theology. With fourteen companions‚ he created the Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity for looking after pilgrims and convalescents. The members met for Communion

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    From teaching us about nutrition to what words not to say they have helped us grow‚ mature‚ and turn into wonderful young adults. "They fuck you up‚ your mum and dad." (ll.1) the first line of this poem comes off very harsh‚ because it is! Larkin is getting the reader’s attention with the first line. Your mom and dad "fuck you up" by giving you insights on how to better yourself and punishing you for the wrong things you have done. "They may not mean to‚ but they do" (ll.2) Parents don’t

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    Asa Philip Randolph

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    Asa Philip Randolph Family Life Asa Philip Randolph was born on April 15‚ 1889 in Crescent City Florida‚ to James and Elizabeth Randolph.  His father was a traveling minister and his mother was a seamstress.  His parents instilled in him a belief that color is less important than a person’s character and conduct. They also instilled in him the importance of education and hard work.  His father constantly told the Randolph children that they were as able and as competent as any individual

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    Toads and Toads Revisited are poems in Philip Larkin’s collection that describes both the perks and burdens of a work life. Larkin’s view of work in ‘Toads’ is seen as a heavy load whereas in ‘Toads Revisited’‚ it is seen as something that keeps him occupied and helps him though life. ‘Toads Revisited’ was written after Larkin became a firmly established chief librarian of the Hull Library and he had no further to go because he had already reached the top position. His attitude to work had undergone

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    Lines On A young lady’s photograph album At last you yielded up the album‚ which Once open‚ sent me distracted. All your ages Matt and glossy on the thick black pages! Too much confectionery‚ too rich: I choke on such nutritious images. My swivel eye hungers from pose to pose -- In pigtails‚ clutching a reluctant cat; Or furred yourself‚ a sweet girl-graduate; Or lifting a heavy-headed rose Beneath a trellis‚ or in a trilby-hat (Faintly disturbing‚ that‚ in several ways) -- From every

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    Prince Philip‚ Duke of Edinburgh - born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark‚10 June 1921. is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the longest-serving and oldest-ever spouse of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg‚ Prince Philip was born in Greece into the Greek and Danish royal families‚ but his family was exiled from Greece when he was a child. After being educated in France

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    Asa Philip Randolph Although‚ often looked over Asa Philip Randolph achieved extraordinary feats for the plight of the African American during his lifetime. Early involvement in the Socialist Party set the pace for his radical monthly magazine‚ the Messenger. With some experience with labor unions in New York‚ his first immense effort was the organization of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. In 1941 he and two other colleagues suggested the March on Washington‚ to protest racial discrimination

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    Philip Zimbardo’s infamous study: the Stanford Prison Experiment is another positive example of circumstantial determinants overriding personality. The Stanford Prison Experiment is an experiment designed to determine the effect of a medley of situational variables on the behavior of subjects roleplaying prisoners and guards in a simulated prison environment. In his subsequent novel‚ The Lucifer Effect‚ Zimbardo stated that originally‚ the experiment intended to discern “what people bring into a

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