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    The ethics of social work are values that we as a nation should live‚ sleep‚ eat‚ and breathe by. An important value in my life is self-determination. This value is present in my life because I always strive to make my own decisions and choices. Along with my own self-determination‚ even though family and friends continuingly ask for my advice‚ I encourage them to ultimately make their own decisions. This value will help me in my professional work because as a social worker‚ they encourage their

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    Although the nature of Othello is considered somewhat debateable throughout the play he behaves in a nature that shows Shakespeare’s presentation of him being arrogant‚ self obsessed and lacking in self knowledge and emotional self knowledge. This is due to the stereotype of his race at the time and his flaws as a tragic hero. At first he appears to be noble and respectable as he speaks in prose and pears to be reasonable. Thereafter however is behaviour deteriorates as does the nature of his speech

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    IN OTHELLO JENNIFER PUTNAM This paper was written for Dr. Brevik’s English 1102 class. Shakespeare is prominent in his use of recurring themes throughout his works‚ particularly those of love‚ death‚ and betrayal. All these themes are present in Othello. Most paramount‚ however‚ is jealousy. Jealousy runs the characters’ lives in Othello from the beginning of the play‚ when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and to the end of the play‚ when Othello is

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    SELF-MANAGED WORK TEAMS Class: Human Resource Management November 29th‚ 2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION___________________________________________________________1 SELF-MANAGED WORK TEAMS DICIPLINES_________________________________2 LEADING A SELF-MANAGED WORK TEAMS_________________________________5 THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL TEAMS AND SELF-MANAGED WORK TEAMS____________________________________________________________6 SUCCESS FACTORS OF SELF-MANAGED WORK TEAMS______________________8

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    The Jealousy of Othello and the Motives of Iago in William Shakespeare’s Othello The Orthodox interpretation of Shakespeare’s Othello is built on two assumptions; that Othello is not a jealous man and that Iago has no motives. Although there are many examples of these opinions within the play‚ I believe there is much more evidence which contradict these two statements‚ which allow me to conclude that Othello is in fact a jealous man and that Iago does have motives. As the play progresses the

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    “Critically examine the effectiveness of self-directed work teams” Self-managed work teams can be defined as a small number of employees with paired skills‚ talents and knowledge and are all attached to a particular goal and approach‚ and for which they are themselves personally accountable. Self-governing work teams usually engage workers within a particular field‚ or employees who are working on a common product or process. Self-managed work team normally can be of any range between 12 to 15workers

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    through his downfall and his acceptance of it‚ the human hero is uplifted‚ becoming greater than even his goals ever intended him to go. He “strays-but towards a star” as the quote says‚ meaning that he is pulled down only to be brought up again through his newfound knowledge and understanding of his human condition. Because he has been a tremendous part of our history‚ the human hero has been portrayed in different legends and myths‚ the greatest of which are the myth of the tragic Oedipus and the

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    The French Revolution of 1789 and the February and October Revolutions of 1917 were not only the result of the revolutionaries but also the outcome of the blunders committed by the governments that stood before the revolutions. Military defeats in the Seven Years War‚ Russo-Japanese War and World War I caused a decline in public support and patriotism for the old regimes. The trust and leadership of the leaders of the soon to be overthrown French and Russian regimes were questioned by the public

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    1. Is Oedipus a strong ruler/leader? Oedipus displays confidence and he is a strong ruler. Not necessarily a great leader because his own hubris takes him down later on. The people of Thebes were worried about the plague and Oedipus had a plan to mitigate the issues. His intelligence is shown when he solves the Sphinx’s riddle in a short amount of time. 2. Is Oedipus the “worst of men” as he calls himself? He asks “was I not born evil? Am I not utterly unclean? is he evil? Unclean? Oedipus

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    they thought they were. In the play Oedipus the King written by Sophocles this is exactly what happens. Oedipus is seen as the most tragic character because‚ in the beginning of the play he sees himself as a great‚ and intelligent man‚ although by the end of the play‚ Oedipus realizes his ignorance. In the beginning of the play‚ Oedipus solves the riddle and defeats the Sphinx‚ which causes Oedipus views himself as one of a kind. After the Sphinx defeat‚ Oedipus is speaking to the Priest and describes

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