DESCRIPTION: The Augsburg Confession is the founding manifesto of Protestantism. In 1530‚ hoping to unify the princes and cities of his German territories in the face of a threat from Turkish armies in eastern Austria‚ Emperor Charles V called a meeting‚ or Diet‚ in Augsburg [Germany]. He hoped that these leaders of the Lutheran revolt would issue a statement clarifying their beliefs‚ and that this might lead to a resolution of the controversy. At Augsburg‚ Philip Melanchthon‚ a close friend of Martin
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LITERATURE TIMELINE Date | Literary Period | Authors/Works | 800-400 BC | This period was dominated by Homer and other Greek tragedians | The Iliad and The Odyssey by HomerOedipus the King by SophoclesMedea by Euripedes | 250 BC - AD 150 | Writers of the Roman Empire are most noted in this time period | Famous authors from this period: Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid | 450-1066 | Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period | Beowulf The rise of haiku poetry Tale of Genji by Japanese writer Murasaki
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1. Executive Summary This report analyses meeting dynamics and suggests practices to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of corporate meetings. The findings are based on a sociogram produced by observing a simulated meeting. Conclusions are drawn using communications theories. Findings suggest meeting dynamics are largely influenced by group members’ individual characteristics and the management of the meeting. The turn taking method‚ leadership style and encouragement of member participation
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The One Minute Manager written by Dr. Kenneth Blanchard and Dr. Spencer Johnson is a handbook‚ a management guide that revels in its simplicity. The One Minute Manager is not only the title of the book but also the character whose management style is put under close scrutiny. The One Minute Manager is more of a Zen-master than an office manager‚ dishing out seemingly cryptic management maxim after another. The One Minute Manager is a proverbial wiseman cut in the mold of Mahatma Gandhi‚ Obi-wan-Kenobi
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Humanities Time Line The following is a selective listing of some major figures and works of the Humanities (right column) and their relation to important events in History (Center Column) c = approximately First Column: Century Second Column: Events in History Third Column: Humanities Giants (write your entries here) Before the Common Era (BCE) = Before Christ (BC) c. BC 15‚000 - 10‚000 Old Stone Age Cave art at Lascaux and Altamira c. BC 7000 Native Americans may have migrated from northern
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1856: Mathew Brady created what’s known as the first modern advertisement which was placed an ad in the New York Herald paper offering to produce "photographs‚ ambrotypes and daguerreotypes." 1880: George Eastman‚ age 24‚ sets up Eastman Dry Plate Company in Rochester‚ New York. First half-tone photograph appears in a daily newspaper‚ the New York Graphic. 1888: First Kodak camera‚ containing a 20-foot roll of paper‚ enough for 100 2.5-inch diameter circular pictures. 1889: Improved Kodak camera
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Virtual Meeting Scenario Virtual Meeting Scenario In the past‚ a meeting for many global companies and organizations with largely distributed partakers was challenging. For example‚ previously if a company called a meeting and attendees were in different locations‚ the business would either fly those in attendance to a central location‚ or hold conference calls. Today companies take advantage of technology by holding virtual meetings. According to Educause Learning Initiative “A virtual meeting
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Does the thought of writing and delivering a speech terrify you? Most people share your fear. But why remain scared of public speaking when the solution to this age old problem is so simple? Follow these simple speaking tips and you’ll be ready to present a decent speech next week. First‚ take a deep breath and relax your mind. Your challenge is to speak to an audience about a topic that you know something about. In other words‚ you will be sharing your knowledge in a conversational manner with
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1901 First successful flying model propelled by an internal combustion engine Samuel Pierpont Langley builds a gasoline-powered version of his tandem-winged "Aerodromes." the first successful flying model to be propelled by an internal combustion engine. As early as 1896 he launches steam-propelled models with wingspans of up to 15 feet on flights of more than half a mile. 1903 First sustained flight with a powered‚ controlled airplane Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton‚ Ohio‚ complete
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saints and new Pastor Rev. Dr. Robert Walker‚ 59‚ said to themselves at the 156th Camp Meeting Services at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church-Magothy. “When we all get together and get on one accord and point our minds in the same direction which is kingdom building and saving souls‚” said 2nd Captain Ernest Osborne Jr. of Mt. Zion UMC Magothy Singing Praying Band 31. “It’s a beautiful thing.” Camp meeting is a 7-day long revival. It typically starts on the last Sunday in August and goes to
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