Soft power without hard power is no power. In the early 1990s‚ Joseph Nye’s book Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature Of American Power ignited a huge discussion among society of the need to transition from America’s traditional use of hard power to something more benign which he termed soft power. Before looking at the two branches of power‚ we first define power as the ability to do something or act in a certain way. As Nye had pointed out‚ nations can wield power in two forms‚ soft and hard power
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’And the glory of the lord is a piece of music written by George Friedrich ‘Handel’. This piece has been performed in many orchestras and is known worldwide. The century in which ’and the glory of the lord’ was written in‚ was the 17th century. This piece of music is a chorus number from the Messiah. The music for the Messiah was completed in 24 days. The vocal work in the Messiah is ‘oratorio’. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestras and choirs. Operas is in a musical theatre
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References: Alptekin‚ C. (1996). Target-language Culture in EFL materials. In T. Hedge‚ & N. Whitney (Eds.)‚ Power‚ pedagogy and practice (pp. 53-61). Oxford: Oxford University Press Alptekin‚ C. (2002). Towards intercultural communicative competence. ELT Journal‚ 56(1)‚ 57-64 Bennett‚ M. J. (1993). How not to be a fluent fool: Understanding the cultural dimension
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SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power: 1. Standard language
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awe-aspiring. This is what mere words at its best can accomplish when trying to capture the essence of the painting‚ The Glory of the Light Within‚ by the renowned artist‚ Dale Terbush. This specific masterpiece is representative of Terbush’s art and reveals much about his outlook towards nature. Viewers are presented with a breathtaking scenery and a natural beauty depicted in all its glory in this panoramic view (the painting is 4x5 feet). Indeed‚ because the well-defined foreground‚ distinct middle ground
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known globally using strong marketing methods and this has greatly aided their financial goals. As a global organisation they have a number of stakeholders‚ each of these can be categorised into the amount of power and interest they have‚ using stakeholder mapping. This model is called the Power/Interest matrix (shown below) and indicates the type of relationships held or should be held between stakeholders and the organisation. INSERT
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Knowledge is power. This is true‚ whether the power which knowledge gives be used for good or for evil. By his medical knowledge‚ the doctor can cure disease and save his patient’s life. But the blackmailer‚ by his knowledge of some guilty secret‚ can bleed his victim white under the threat of disclosure. In general‚ the man who knows has an advantage over the man who does not know. In this way the educated classes have always been able to rule over the ignorant. During the middle Ages in Europe
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. Since I did not come across any self-sacrificing leaders in my experience‚ from our class movies I can think of Colonel Dax from the movie Paths of Glory as the most suitable character that fits perfect for the self-sacrificing behavior. In the movie General Mireau orders Colonel; Dax to take on a suicidal mission capturing Anthill. Colonel Dax knows that many soldiers’ lives are at risk in this operation‚ So he expresses his concerns .Mireau is a self-benefiting leader who is greedy for getting
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Praise and Worship is Powerful Praise and worship is powerful‚ and oh so wonderful! The power in praise and worship goes beyond what you could imagine! Praise and worship is one of the keys to coming to know Jesus better. Yet some don’t understand praise and worship or the true purpose of it. So i thought i would take the time to explain what praise and worship really is and the power behind praise and worship when done right. There can not be true worship without praise‚ praise produces worship
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Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory explores different evangelical communities across the United States in hopes to discover both the varying and underlying themes of evangelicalism. Viewers can see first-hand how different communities practice the same central religion. This documentary is important work‚ by looking at all the different sides of one religion‚ it is much easier to understand the religion as a whole. Randall Balmer‚ host of the documentary and former conservative Christian himself‚ focused
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