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    Could You Tell Us A Bit About Yourself? I studied chemical engineering in Belgium. It was a five-year study. After five years I realized I was technically very good. One of my topics in my dissertation was to build a kind of power plant. A small one. I built it and it was up and running very smoothly‚ but later on‚ it proved that it would be a disaster to make it commercially available. Because the cost of production would be too high and it would bring zero profit. Then I realized that although

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    To what extent does Angelou achieve self-actualisation in I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings? “Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom‚ innocence with understanding‚ and lack of purpose with self-actualization…” – Bo Bennett I Know Why The Caged

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    1. What do you think Aristotle would say about this situation? Aristotle says‚ “a virtue is a habit‚ but not a mindless one. You act virtuously with the intent to do the right thing” (pg. 55) Aristotle would say that Ted’s behavior is probably stemming from something he learnt from a role model or society. He also describes virtue as a habit‚ Ted is probably used to behaving in this manner‚ because it has become a habit for him. Aristotle also says that virtue is not a mindless one‚ so although Ted’s

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    Have you ever wondered why people do what they do or think what they think? That is because they probably have different beliefs and values. I try to demonstrate respect‚ integrity‚ and engagement in my everyday life. I believe respect is a very important value to have. If a person doesn’t show respect to people they will not respect that person back. I have shown respect by whenever I borrow a pencil I always make sure to give it back to them and give them a genuine thank you. Whenever someone

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    twenty-first century has brought about an explosion of information and ideas: as some would call it‚ the “digital renaissance.” With this comes the notion of mankind’s relationship to the machines that are making this new renaissance possible. Is the rise of technology improving how we think‚ or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing

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    - Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey - Assignment #5 Question: Why do you think Lego’s outsourcing “failed”? (What factors explain the short-lived outsourcing relationship between Lego and Flextronics?) To answer this question‚ I want to state the fact that short-lived relationship between Lego and Flextronics was not a total failure. And to begin with‚ I want to list some of things that Lego learned through this outsourcing. From this list‚ we can also see why their relationship was short-lived

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    A. what does Adler state about the truth? We clearly are in a period where many insist all things are relative. This is not a 2-3 sentence answer. You are expected to use critical thinking that analyzes and synthesizes Adler’s discussion. Demonstrate that you understand Adler’s arguments and can interpret‚ critically‚ the various premises that he uses. Use the topic heading in your discussion of: Is there truth? (300 words or less). After reading Alders How to think about truth I learned truth can

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    - Part Two In my creative piece‚ I used Lassel’s technique of depicting photographic moments to convey what home means to me. Just the topic of the southern lifestyles comes as a sensitive yet powerful subject for me. In my essay I decided to thoroughly develop strong mental pictures of the place I was raised and explain what it is that makes that friendly community of Lake Travis‚ Texas so special to me. Pinpointing the things that jog my memory of what it’s like to be from the welcoming town

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    Assignment on: The bog bodies and what they tell us about the past What they tell us… clothing- fabrics‚ fashion etc. hairstyles.… physical diseases – what was around and how they treated it. Also height and physical things. Punishment and ritual killing.. how and why . day top day things… food‚ tools invented etc. In Europe and Britian‚ in areas of boggy‚ marshy soil‚ several well-preserved bodies have been found. They were prevented from decaying by the airless conditions of the bog. Due

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    1) If I overvalue results‚ a task done correctly will not be as high a priority as it was if I gave adequate attention. By overpraising such tasks‚ the group may believe that the person in charge may be using sarcasm. When a task is not done well‚ a harsh criticism may seem more condescending then it actually is. 2) In the beginning‚ I valued relationships more because I wanted to feel accepted by others and make friends. As I have progressed‚ I have become more focused on results. At this moment

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