the “Buru Quartet” however the references taken shall be based solely on the first book of the quartet “This Earth of Mankind”. Pramodeya says that the idea for Minke the male protagonist of the quartet was based mostly on “Willem Wertheim” a Dutch scholar‚ this seems mostly ironic as one of the main antagonists in the novel happens to be the Dutch government and it is against Dutch colonialism that Minke stands up but as Toer says “He brought out the characters who had been erased from our history
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In totality‚ we can define health as the complete state of physical‚ emotional‚ and social well-being of a person‚ but usually we understand it as the absence of illnesses and diseases. Now‚ why say that health is more important than wealth? We first need to understand the importance of each in our lives and realize that with health we can achieve wealth but without health‚ wealth will be useless. All individuals strive to be healthy and strong that is why we try to exercise as much
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study of‚ and gives criteria for the evaluation of human behaviour. Since then‚ ethics has become one of the major topics in Western philosophy when debating social and individual values‚ their relationship and their hierarchy in society. Today‚ the meaning of ‘ethics’ is more or less equivalent to that of ‘morals’‚ which comes from the Latin word ‘mos‚ moris’ and also means custom or behaviour‚ but on a more personal level. Moralists‚ such as Nietzsche‚ Santayana and Russell‚ claim that ethical
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The Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Culture Natasha Grant Walden University The Role of Leadership in Shaping Organizational Culture An organization ’s culture plays a significant role in its ability to execute strategic plans. A leader that treats culture as a core business strategy and intentionally focus on creating a thriving culture that aligns people to the mission‚ vision and values create a substantial competitive advantage. A leader is a person that possesses high
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said to him‚ "But‚ Professor Faraday‚ even if the effect you explained is obtained‚ what is the use of it?” "Madam"‚ replied Faraday‚ "will you tell me the use of a new-born child?" The new-born child has grown to be a full-grown giant; for it is now one of the greatest natural forces that man has tamed to his own service. The ways in which men have learnt to use this great force are so many those only a few can be touched upon here. The first result of Faraday’s discovery was the electric telegraph
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the worst sinners against him. He thinks he does the right good things but has to find out that almost everything he did out of meaning well by the people he considered as the good ones at the time he did it were the wrong moves. When Lear realizes that his moves seem to have been wrong he tells Kent and the Fool during a storm that he is "a man / More sinned against than sinning"‚ knowing that he also made mistakes‚ not only the others. But is King Lear really more of a victim than a guilty one?
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danger. The black community as a whole have suffered far more casualties than police have when it comes to protests. They have constant weights on their shoulder; they are always having constant reminders of what their ancestors have been through and what they’re going through now. On the off chance‚ the police are in danger‚ it’s not during a peaceful protest. The police force is not in danger during protests because the black community has more to deal with constant fear‚ always looking over their
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Self Harm By: DeAna Period 5/6 “With all the talk about it‚ cutting can almost seem like the latest fad. But cutting is a serious problem.” Self-Harming and cutting is not a very common behavior‚ some people see it as a fad. People who self-harm might not know how to manage their problems. Injuring themselves on purpose‚ or making scratches or cuts on your body enough to break skin and make it bleed‚ are all ways of self-mutilation and self-harm. Although self-cutting may be some ones
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lives easier‚ more efficient some dare say‚ from the mastery of flight to the creation of the remote control. Technology has innovated our lives and brought us up in a society that’s entirely dependent on automation and instant gratification. We have become subordinate to technology and have been conditioned to be reliant on our own creation. Technology has made our generation lazy and dependent. Technology has integrated itself into every second of our lives. We are products of technology. Our brains
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of needs tends to be treated as classical within the field of organisational behaviour‚ being referred to as a ‘classic among classics’ (Matteson‚ Ivancevich‚ 1989; Wilson‚ 1999). However I aim to prove that motivation theory is a much broader topic than the principles of Maslow with the use of two content theories; ‘two-factor theory’ and ‘Theory X & Theory Y’‚ as well as process theories; Expectancy Theory and Equity Theory. To further prove my point I will use Marx’s theory and Taylor’s scientific
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