Concentrated Knowledge™ for the Busy Executive • www.summary.com Vol. 28‚ No. 5 (3 parts)‚ Part 2‚ May 2006 • Order # 28-12 Secrets to Success‚ One Relationship at a Time NEVER EAT ALONE THE SUMMARY IN BRIEF By Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz CONTENTS The Mind-Set Pages 2‚ 3 The Skill Set Pages 3‚ 4 Turning Connections Into Compatriots Page 5 Trading Up and Giving Back Pages 6‚ 7‚ 8 How to Get Recognition Page 6 Build It and They Will Come Page 7 Recommended
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”Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” We live in a world where the internet and social media plays a big role. There are constantly becoming less and less physical contact‚ and fewer face-to -face relations. This is demonstrated by the fact that we keep in touch with each other over Facebook‚ shopping takes place over the internet‚ we keep up with our economy whit online banking and meet friends and lovers over online dating sites. In late modern society‚ we are always available. But are we
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The Debt Ceiling: Why it Hurts America In 1917‚ the United States Congress applied the concept of a "debt ceiling". Prior to 1917‚ Congress had to directly authorize the amount of each borrowing. The debt ceiling was put in place to provide more flexibility to finance the US involvement in World War I. After the application of the debt ceiling‚ the United States Treasury could borrow any amount needed as long as it keeps the total at or below the authorized ceiling. I believe a debt ceiling is
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Guise of Human Nature Since the origin of man‚ innate tendencies of society have been malevolent in nature. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the mask of civilization is removed‚ and the genuine disposition of society is revealed. Initially‚ the boys who are marooned on the island are indoctrinated with the propriety of advanced society. Slowly‚ however‚ this mask is removed‚ and the boys revert to their primitive instincts in order to survive. Though the veil of civility attempts
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Lord of the Flies has more than one “theme‚” or meaning‚ but the overall and most important one is that the conditions of life within society are closely related to the moral integrity of its individual members. In Golding’s own words: “The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.”
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The Innate Evil that Exists in All Humans After his participation in World War II‚ William Golding‚ author of Lord of the Flies gained a further refined view on human nature. This sudden realization fueled his need to advise humanity on their powerful and inherent wicked nature. Golding Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Simon while a reflection of Golding himself emphasize the truth that savagery exists in every individual and only when that truth is acknowledged will it be controlled. Although Golding was known
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Summary: The book‚ To Know a Fly by Vincent G. Dethier‚ is about a scientist who fell in love with the fly. Professor Dethier isn’t like most scientists who are idolized for their accomplishments and rejected for the lack of ability to communicate with society. He was known for being an outstanding researcher‚ and he also had the wonderful gift of communication. The fact that he was fascinated by the knowledge that could be obtained from such a simple species‚ such as the fly‚ also made him popular with
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8 December 2014 Sexism According to Ira Horowitz in Sexism Hurts Us All‚ sexism is a pattern of behavior perpetuated by society through gender conditioning which equally dehumanizes both men and women. He contends that women are socialized to occupy the role of victim of the oppression and that men are socialized to occupy the role of perpetrator of the oppression. Neither role is freely chosen‚ and because both are learned‚ they can be unlearned. This seems to suggest that women are more on the
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Author: Ahris Fuadatis Sholihah Life Is Never Flat You must know a sentence of “Life is never flat” because it is familiar around us. Besides‚ you can realize that many things making your life up and down by knowing this sentence. It means that your life must be any problem although a thing making your life being wave. However‚ if there is nothing making your life being wave or colorful‚ your life is flat and there is no impression. Additionally‚ it is not only flat but also no color in your
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Tsetse Fly 1. The tsetse fly poses many dangers to the environment and to animals. This fly has been responsible for conveying a disease called African trypoanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Sleeping sickness can be fatal‚ and in areas of interest it is responsible for 40‚000 deaths per year- just in humans. Considering that there are 23 different species of tsetse flies‚ this could pose a problem. 2. Traditionally‚ scientists would trap the flies using electric blue cloth (this would attract
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