organisation. This is further evidence by the concept of the employee chain (Boxall & Purcell‚ 2011) and the positive relationship between people management and the implicit objective of maximizing shareholder value. A ‘best practice’ model of HRM promotes a idealistic model of people management that promotes mutuality between a firm and it’s employees but‚ such an optimistic model assumes universal applicability (Purcell‚ 1999)‚ whereas a ‘best fit’ model argues that HRM is actually more
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Guide to Music History Part 1 – Introduction Whether you need to brush up on your knowledge of musical styles for your grade six music theory exam (or higher)‚ or are just keen to learn more about our rich heritage of “classical” music‚ I hope this new series of articles about the history of classical music will offer you something of interest. Here’s a quick introduction to the new series! Each article will take a brief look at one of the main eras that “classical” music is divided into. I’m using
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insight review articles Optical microcavities Kerry J. Vahala California Institute of Technology‚ Mail Stop 128-95‚ Pasadena‚ California 91125‚ USA (e-mail: vahala@caltech.edu) Optical microcavities confine light to small volumes by resonant recirculation. Devices based on optical microcavities are already indispensable for a wide range of applications and studies. For example‚ microcavities made of active III–V semiconductor materials control laser emission spectra to enable long-distance
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The Rise of the Roman Empire started around 133-30 BCE. During this time‚ there were three triumvirs‚ Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. When Crassus died in Parthia‚ in 52 BCE‚ the Senate appointed Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned
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Hale O’Herren In “Old School” the narrator stays hidden behind his manufactured identity so he can fit in with the other boys at his school. Through a process of self-discovery he realizes he has been fake with his peers and as a result unable to make true‚ meaningful connections with them. After a battle of identification with author alliance‚ he finds the characteristics in Hemingway’s novels most valuable; truth and honesty are the sources of good writing. The narrator was unable to see Hemingway
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Timeless Qualities As human beings‚ we have traits that are looked up to‚ no matter what time period‚ or culture. The qualities that make a hero may change a bit‚ but being willing to sacrifice yourself‚ having courage‚ and being able to overcome an immense challenge are traits that make a hero regardless of culture or time period. Bravery and courage are thought to be admirable traits to human beings‚ which is why they are hero traits. One hero that possesses this quality is Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh
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and 19 BC‚ that tells the legendary story of Aeneas‚ a Trojan who travelled to Italy‚ where he became the ancestor of the Romans under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed”. (The longman anthology of world literature: Compact edition‚ 2008). “The hero Aeneas was already known to Greco-Roman legend and myth‚ having been a character in the Iliad‚ composed in the 8th century BC. Virgil took the disconnected tales of Aeneas ’ wanderings‚ his vague association with the
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Caesar’s extraordinary achievements (conquests of Britain‚ Egypt‚ Caucasus‚ North Africa and more) Caesar’s deeds imitated and surpassed by Octavian Augustus: Intergenerational competition in Roman aristocratic families Roman “myth-making:” Caesar‚ Aeneas‚ Romulus Rome’s imperial mission‚ divine mandate Dynastic politcs: legitimizing Augustus as Divi Filius (son of a god) Caesar recognizes his “son’s” (Augustus) deeds to be superior to his own Augustus‚ however‚ refuses to be set above his “father”
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Aeneas and Jones were both extremely dedicated to their goals. Aeneas continued to lead his people forward and toward their destinies despite many setbacks‚ such as the attack from the Trojan horse and the death of his wife. Jones was committed to finding The Ark despite the competitors and snakes‚ which he feared greatly‚ in his way. Though‚ despite this similar dedication‚ the two men had drastically different outlooks on their lots in life. Aeneas was reluctant to continue
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skills had been honed and where I could dominate. I could never have this power in my “real” life. I strongly believe this is the same reason that so many other teens play these games. Mark Purcell analyzes the theory of escaping reality in his online article titled “The Popularity of Violence in Video Games.” Purcell writes that maybe these games are becoming so popular because “most of us do not live violent lives. Most of us have never been a soldier‚ detective‚ or a knight.” This is absolutely why
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