The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the European Union? What are the implications of the European Union on military and economic affairs? The European Union is a system that was created to help form a unity‚ and strengthen European states. After two ruinous world wars and the extension of Soviet power‚ many people recognized the need for some form of European unity(Perry‚ Berg‚ Krukones pg. 458).The European Union was originally formed from the European Coal and Steel Community. The community
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Do not ask what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country "We have to labor‚ and to work‚ and work hard‚ to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for the world‚ for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom‚ so is prosperity now‚ and so also is disaster in this One World that can no longer be split into isolated fragments." A true patriot
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another by purposeful conversation in an understanding atmosphere. It seeks to establish a helping relationship in which the one counseled can express their thoughts and feelings in such a way as to clarify their own situation‚ come to terms with some new experience‚ see their difficulty more objectively‚ and so face their problem with less anxiety and tension. Counselling attempts to correct performance through face-to-face communication and problem solving. Counselling is one of three important tools
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The Internet as a Learning Tool: Planning Perspectives (the Singapore Experience) Jeremy Tan <jeremy@ncb.gov.sg> National Computer Board‚ Singapore Sam Wong <wpm@moe.ac.sg> Ministry of Education‚ Singapore Background In 1991‚ Singapore came online through her first Internet service provider (ISP)‚ Technet Unit. This unit was part of the National University of Singapore‚ with funding by the National Science and Technology Board (NSTB). Internet access was then limited to R&D
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Introduction Playwriting had been varied in colors in the reign of William Shakespeare‚ but his plays had had different descriptions than the other playwrights of his age‚ and had differed distinctly from what they had written. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays involving the ethics of human beings and their attributes such as love and generosity on the one hand‚ jealousy‚ ambition‚ betrayal and treachery‚ which crowned with tragedies
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In President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address‚ he provided what is quite possibly one of his most famous quotes: "My fellow Americans‚ ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what can you do for your country." This was followed up by‚ "My fellow citizens of the world‚ ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Exactly 44 years after Kennedy’s Inaugural address‚ it might be worthwhile to revisit the implications of this statement. Can
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What components contributed to your educational experience? I am not the best person when it comes to solving major problems do to different things that have occurred in my school career. At high school I was a lazy kid I wouldn’t really try hard on anything. I would look at the teacher when they would talk but not pay attention this would come to bite me later on since I wasn’t prepared for exams. School wasn’t for me because I couldn’t care less for it‚ I mean it just felt like too much for
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What connections did you find between issues in the work and your own culture(s) and experience? Family and Extended Family Greek Culture: - Dominant figure - The Father – Very important - Open family – Always big dinners‚ people come around unannounced - Feeling secure/safe in the culture - Very open‚ leave your doors open at night - Traditions – Very important (Christmas‚ easter etc.)‚ Family always has to be together - Same Household/ area – Same house through the generations‚ passed
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of letters of credit? http://www.answers.com/Q/Advantages_and_disadvantages_of_Letter_of_Credit Letter of Credit Advantages for both Importers and Exporters For the Exporter/Seller: Upon presentation of the specified documents (in strict conformance) the Buyer/Exporter is guaranteed payment (the exception is if the Issuing Bank folds) Eliminates risk of the buyer canceling the order and therefore reduces production risk Makes it easier for the Buyer/Exporter
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