1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world in the post-war era? What distinctive competence did they build? What distinctive incompetencies? Philips became the leading consumer electronics in the world in the post-war period by a strong investment in research and development of their independent national organizations‚ and good communication between the organizations. Philips has continued this tradition with fourteen
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In the first three chapters of Expert Political Judgment: How good is it? How can we know?‚ the author‚ Philip E. Tetlock‚ attempts to determine what type of political judgment is good‚ and establish the difficulties in such assessments (Tetlock‚ 2005‚ p. 2‚ 19). Tetlock uses chapter one‚ “Quantifying the Unquantifiable‚” to ascertain that it is challenging to evaluate the judgments that experts make when methods that are used to determine the performance of experts fail to focus on how experts think
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aren’t ready for the power and responsibility that adults have. In the story “Conversion Of The Jews” the author Philip Roth uses characterization to explain how Ozzie Freedman and Rahbi Binder cooperate inside of the temple classroom as Ozzie pushes for his ideas to be heard. In the middle of the story‚ Ross uses conflict to show the differences and arguments between the Rahbi and Ozzie. Philip Roth incorporates symbolism towards the end of the story as he points out the
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2 ZOOM Diego Velázquez and Pablo Picasso were two of Spain’s incredible artists. However‚ their artwork was drastically different. Picasso was a cubism artist. He createdhis art with lots of shapes‚ specifically cubes. Velázquez was King Philip IV of Spain’s official painter. He painted realistic portraits for the royal family to capture historical events. In 1656‚ Velázquez painted‚ Las meninas‚ which translates to‚ Lady in waiting. The main focus of Las meninas is the princess‚ however
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Being punished as a young child‚ life seemed harsh and uneasy. The way parents would yell at you‚ tell you what to do‚ what not to do‚ and they always seemed to have gotten in the way of doing what us children wanted to do. It was all done for a reason however. The "cruelty" our parents showed us was out of love. They just want to use their experience to help guide our lives to success. With their guidance we are given opportunities to change some of the things we do for the better. Parents
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In 1971‚ psychologist Phillip Zimbardo set out to create an experiment that looked at the impact of becoming a prisoner or a prison guard. The experiment was to test human behavior when one’s role had been altered into authoritative one. Still powerful after all these years the experiment was the most powerful and popular experiment of all time (O’Toole‚ K). Researches set up a mock prison in the basement of Stanford University building. There were the 24 students out of 70 volunteers chosen to
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Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors‚ and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot The more that you read‚ the more things you will know. The more that you learn‚ the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss We shouldn’t teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. B. F. Skinner Today a reader‚ tomorrow a leader. Margaret Fuller Reading takes us away from home‚ but more important‚ it finds homes
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Dealing with religious themes and beliefs‚ as the Christian ones in Northern Lights by Philip Pullman‚ which is the first book of the trilogy His Dark Materials‚ is always a delicate matter. Based on the freedom of opinion‚ every author has a right to express his feelings and thoughts in a book‚ how controversial they might be. However‚ the Christian Church and a lot of its supporters‚ especially the Catholic ones‚ feel offended and affronted by the trilogy and Pullman’s turning the Christian myth
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Death in Larkin and Abse Death pervades The Whitsun Weddings and in Ambulances is reflected on in terms of the significance of our response to seeing an ambulance stop. Passers-by view them as ‘confessionals’‚ secretive‚ mysterious places where we confront our deepest nature. They are impersonal and unpredictable‚ resting ‘at any kerb’ and reminding us of our mortality because ‘All streets in time are visited’. The contrast of the mundane reality of a visit to the shops with the ‘wild white
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advanced communications. These writings can influence scientist to create technology to bring technological advances to life.The book “Second Variety” by Philip K. Dick‚ was written in 1953 during the cold war. This was a period of time where technology developed the most and anything could affect the development of technology. In the book Philip mentioned of the country the US living on the moon because the United States’ land on Earth was destroyed by nukes from Russia. This book was written in
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