usually resulting in a victor and a loser. Hence‚ to say that it is not important to win is to dismiss the original purpose of a competition. However‚ I believe that while winning is significant‚ it is not always the most important part of a competition. Thus I agree with the statement. Someone once said that a competitive world offers two possibilities; you can lose‚ or if you want to win‚ you can change. The will to win is but the motivation a person needs to instill discipline in themselves and make
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“How to Win Friends and Influence People” Dale Carnegie‚ the renowned 18th-century author notes that human beings are creatures of emotions rather than logic. According to Carnegie‚ even though we tend to assume that we are rational beings most of our decisions are influenced by our emotions. Success in most aspects of life is therefore dependent on our ability to balance the emotional and logical appeal. A 2006 study by Accenture agrees with Carnegie by concluding that emotional intelligence (EQ)
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defending a black man‚ does not think that they can win the trial because there was no way you were going to get an all white jury to not convict a black man. Atticus even told his two kids‚ Jem and Scout that there was no way they would win the trial but there was no reason they couldn’t try to win. “‘Atticus‚ are we going to win it?’ ‘No‚ honey.’ ‘then why-’ ‘simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win‚’ (p.76)”. In the end‚ Tom Robinson (the black
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It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose‚ It’s How you Play the Game St. Louis University‚ School for Professional Studies English 190-LO Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric & Research July 8‚ 2013 It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose‚ It’s How You Play the Game Most people here on this beautiful planet aspire to be successful. There are many different measures of that success. To some it may be money‚ to others fame or recognition. For some folks it may be the simple
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Malala Yousafzai Should Not Win the Nobel Peace Prize Malala Yousafzai is a girl from Pakistan who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize because she called for female education. She should not win the Nobel Peace Prize because she did not make the world more peaceful and the other nominee‚ OPCW‚ is more suitable for the prize. First‚ Malala Yousafzai ’s actions did not make the world more peaceful. Young girls in Pakistan are still fearful when they attend school (Maza 2013). Malala was attacked
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The era just after the Roman republic became healthy and organized‚ is characterized by the need of clarification of dominance between two supreme powers. These powers were the Romans and the Carthaginians. Rome and Carthage according to Morey (1901) became the two great powers in the Mediterranean area by 265 B.C.‚ each for different reasons. They did not want to share the power and thus the conflict was inevitable. The years that followed were a power contest until the strongest conquered all.
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This paper centers on the reasons why the US fail to win the Vietnam war. There are many reasons. Firstly‚ the US couldn’t expand the scale of the war. As for the US，it might lose if not expand the scale‚ but it must lose if it expanded. The biggest enemy of the US is the Soviet union‚ and the most important place it should protect is the Europe. If the US expand the scale of the war in Vietnam‚ pitting a large number of troops to the place where is far from the Europe‚ complaining with Chinese
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‘The Conservatives’ inability to economically modernise Britain was the main reason why Labour won the 1964 election.’ Assess the validity of this statement (45) The 1964 election changed the British political landscape forever as a thirteen-year Conservative dominance crumbled at the hands of Harold Wilson and his youthful Labour Party. Historians‚ such as Rowe‚ postulate that there are a plethora of reasons to why Labour won the 1964 election‚ most prominently because of the Conservatives’ inability
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Many historians have argued whether who was victorious in the War of 1812. Some claim Britain won‚ America lost and vice versa. In the Treaty of Ghent‚ ante bellum or the return to status quo meant Britain had won‚ but ultimately America was successful and gained long lasting benefits. Knowing the causes of the war and the events that went on can help give a clearer view on how America was the ultimate victor. A great deal of pressing‚ or impressment‚ went on between the British and American Navy
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Following his success at Vézelay‚ Bernard embarked on a preaching tour across Burgundy‚ Lorraine‚ Flanders‚ and Germany. At each stop‚ he attracted large crowds and continued to inspire fervor for the Crusade. Even Emperor Conrad‚ who had initially refused to participate‚ relented after a stern Christmas rebuke from Bernard and agreed to join the Crusade by October. Bernard’s unwavering commitment and powerful preaching played a significant role in rallying support for the Crusade across Europe.
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