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    Harvard Concept

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    Harvard Concept (Fisher and Urgy) "Getting to Yes" (also called the Harvard concept) describes a method called principled negotiation to reach an agreement whose success is judged by three criteria: 1. It should produce a wise agreement if agreement is possible. 2. It should be efficient. 3. It should improve or at least not damage the relationship between the parties. The authors argue that their method can be used in virtually any negotiation. Issues are decided upon by their merits

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    Concepts of Leadership

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    Concepts of Leadership | | Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. Program directors and managers can use this resource to inspire staff to higher levels of teamwork. This article defines concepts of leadership in terms of what a leader must be‚ know‚ and do. Reprinted with permission from Donald Clark. | Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and

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    Hero or Zero?

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    Norman Mailer once said‚ “For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself‚” to be a hero means adequately confront forces and obstacles greater than yourself. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth is not a hero because he does not overcome forces that are greater than him. The three witches foresee Macbeth’s future as Thane of Cawdor and king. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor‚ he also becomes ruthless and ambitious

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    Byronic Hero

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    Byronic Hero – Romantic Hero – Tragic Hero – Anti-Hero During the Romantic Era‚ a hybrid of the Romantic Hero evolved out of the writings of Lord Byron and the combination tragic hero/romantic hero/anti hero characterization of many of the protagonists in Gothic Novels. Frankenstein is considered one of the Gothic Novels that developed out the the Romantic Era. The “heroes” in Frankenstein could fit into the Byronic Hero category or be classified as Romantic‚ Tragic‚ or Anti Heroes. Lady Caroline

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    The Concept of Kairos

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    In the midst of the ordinary time (kronos)‚ extraordinary time (kairos) happens. A cultural word morphed by Christianity Introduction In a scene from Dead Poets Society‚ Professor John Keating challenges his boarding school English class. They sheepishly stand in front of the trophy case peering inquisitively into the photographs of alumna. The professor speaks with a deliberate tone about the boys in the faded black and white photographs: They’re not that different from you‚ are they

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    Batman Hero

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    Archetypal Heroes Batman Bruce Wayne‚ also known as Batman The World’s Greatest Detective or The Dark Knight‚ is best described as an archetypal hero. Batman‚ the common favorite of comic book nerds‚ depicts many of the characteristics of an archetypal hero. Unusual circumstances of birth; sometimes in danger or born into royalty: Bruce Wayne was born to Thomas and Martha Wayne‚ Thomas being the owner and founder of Wayne Enterprises. Thus Bruce was born into a rather large sum of money. When

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    Concept of Motivation

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    Concept Of Motivation The reason I am in college is to get a degree in business administration. I want to enhance my knowledge to run my company. I have the motivation to be successful. Nothing can hold me down or back from‚ where I would like to be in five years from now. Motivation is the concept of‚ setting your mind to what you believe that you can achieve. Anyone has the ability to do what he or she want to achieve as long as there motivated to work hard to get where their wanting to be.

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    The Concept of the Polis

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    Catherine Ashley December 15th‚ 2012 Mr. Jones Western Civ Honors The concept of the polis is to identify the Greek city-state and show the Greeks citizenship to their city-state. Polis is where our word "politics" came from. The polis would be across between our word "government" and "culture" since the Greeks held that which we call culture is formed‚ shaped or controlled by the activities of the citizens of the polis. The polis was a type of force as well as alliance‚ thanks to it’s

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    Qualities of a Hero

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    What does qualities of a hero mean? Its simple qualities of a hero are what make a hero to become a special person for someone out there in the world. Stockton’s “The Griffin & The Minor Canon” & Stone’s “Where I Find My Heroes” provide what are the qualities of a hero. Also does Mariah Carey’s “Hero” and Bulfinch’s “The Quest of the golden fleece”. The qualities of a great hero are bravery‚ courage‚ & strongness. An excellent hero needs bravery to accomplish things they want to succeed

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    Odysseus A Hero

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    The Odyssey Hero Paper We all know who a hero is‚ right? The person who saves the day and is willing to risk their life and does nothing but good in the world. The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who encounters many mythical creatures on his way home to Ithaca‚ and those creatures try to stop and kill Odysseus from getting home. He then lands on Calypso’s island where she keeps him captive for 7 years until Hermes orders Calypso to let him go. When Odysseus finally gets home‚ he and his son

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