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    Holocaust Film Review Schindler’s List (1993) Cast: Liam Nesson‚ Ben Kingsley‚ Ralph Fiennes‚ and Caroline Goodall Director: Steven Spielberg Synopsis: Shortly after the outbreak of World War II when the German army beat the Poland army. Polish Jews were being relocated from areas of Krakow to a concentration camp in‚ Paszów. However‚ a man named Oskar Schindler played by Liam Nesson was a greedy businessman; he wanted manufacture goods to the German military. Not knowing how to run a business

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    Creative Thinking

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    Much of the thinking done in formal education emphasizes the skills of analysis--teaching students how to understand claims‚ follow or create a logical argument‚ figure out the answer‚ eliminate the incorrect paths and focus on the correct one. However‚ there is another kind of thinking‚ one that focuses on exploring ideas‚ generating possibilities‚ looking for many right answers rather than just one. Both of these kinds of thinking are vital to a successful working life‚ yet the latter one tends

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    However‚ motivation can be used for completing great things for oneself or can lead to harmful situations. Through the use of approach‚ avoid‚ and attack motivation‚ King Claudius can be seen using aspects of Steven Stosny’s Motivation theory throughout William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Steven Stosny’s Motivation theory consists of three major types of motivation: approach‚ avoid‚ and attack. Approach motivation occurs when somebody wants to get more of something that interests them by learning

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    grabs your attention. I believe horror movies are to play off natural fearsome. King likes to dare your nightmares. Most of Mr. King’s movies come from childhood fear or things he has experienced himself. And other things are just his imagination. Steven King’s movies are an element of fantasy and supernatural. His fantasy work can relate to all of us. The unknown is scary-But knowing maybe scarier going down in a dark noisy basement the thick fog you can’t see but you must keep going.

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    Reflections and applications: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Steven Covey) This classic best seller for management‚ organisations and personal development encapsulates Steven Covey’s research on 200 years of success literature since his doctoral program. It is perhaps the most influential book for managers and organizations to learn the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People‚ as the title suggest. It begins with the concept that people perceive the world differently‚ and we form

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    "The Warrior Ethos" By Steven Pressfield The book "The Warrior Ethos" written by Steven Pressfield is about what it means to be a warrior‚ in the present time‚ and also in ancient times. In the book it gives many examples such as the ancient Spartans as well as modern day war fighters such as the Marines. It also discusses the differences and similarities as to what the warrior ethos actually means to the individual‚ as well as to the unit. The author breaks the book into three parts‚ academies

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    Schindler’s List‚ is a 1993 American film‚ directed and coproduce by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian‚ based off the book; Schindler’s Ark. The movie focuses on a greedy German businessman‚ Oskar Schindler during the events of WWII. Building a company from scratch‚ hiring Jews to help make a profit‚ but due to the events of the war‚ he becomes a humanitarian and his factory slowly develops into a refuge for them. This is a historical movie based on the true story of Oskar Schindler

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    Human Being A Machine

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    History‚ A Theory‚ A Flood) describes as “Extraordinary world of abstraction”. Alan than began his long journey of thinking and discovering and started questioning: Is there a quick automatic way to proof or disproof a mathematical proposition: that questioning led Alan to ideas of a Machine‚ a machine that could think‚ respond and do anything‚ but that was the most impractical machine and never was meant to be built‚ but the idea was very simple‚ it only needed three steps. Number one: Piece of tape

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    Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach‚ using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic. The term lateral thinking was coined by Edward de Bono in the book New Think: The Use of Lateral Thinking published in 1967. Lateral thinking‚ is the ability to think creatively‚ or "outside the box" as it is sometimes referred to in business‚ to use your inspiration and imagination

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    INDIVIDUAL PAPER 1: Applying the Machine Metaphor Metaphors are often used in order to analyse organisations and theories of management by helping us to see and understand in a distinctive yet partial way (Morgan‚ 2006). The use of metaphors allows us to understand something by comparing it to an experience to which we are familiar. Akin & Palmer (2000 p 69) further explain the effectiveness of metaphors saying they “are integral to our language. It is through metaphors that we communicate.”

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