There are conflicting accounts of who first noted the phrase. According to Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations‚ it is attributable to William Ewart Gladstone‚ but such attribution was not verifiable.[1] Alternatively‚ it may be attributed to William Penn‚ although not in its current form. The idea expressed by the phrase can already be found in the Pirkei Avot 5:8‚ a section of the Mishnah (1st century BCE – 2nd century CE): "Our Rabbis taught: ...The sword comes into the world‚ because
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Huck and Jim’s relationship is present throughout the novel. It is first seen when Jim risks being seen as a runaway slave when he goes to Jackson Island searching for Huck. This tells us that Jim cares about Huck and is risking his own life for him. Huck promises to help Jim escape the south and become a free man. Even though Huck is raised with racist views on the black part of society he is still willing to help Jim head towards freedom. Their relationship is based on friendship‚ but as time passes
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Italian phrases‚ words‚ mottos‚ and quotes in heraldry‚ art‚ and popular use (with translations) A buon intenditor poche parole – Few words (are sufficient) for the good listener A chi fa male‚ mai mancano scuse – Who does evil‚ is never short of excuse A nemico che fugge‚ fa un ponte d’oro – Make a golden bridge for a fleeing foe A poco a poco – By little and little A prima vista – At first sight A vostro comodo – At your leisure‚ at your convenience Ad ogni santo vien sua festa –
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leaders who by their influence are able to cause followers to accomplish outstanding feats. Frequently such leaders represent a break with the established order and through their leadership major social changes are accomplished. The Effects of Charismatic Leadership Many writers agree that the effects of charismatic leadership are more emotional than calculative in that the follower is inspired to enthusiastically give unquestioned loyalty‚ commitment and devotion to the leader and to the cause that
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My Leadership Philosophy I base my Leadership Philosophy on the principals that I have learned over the past 28 years of service through the study of both strong and weak leaders. It is my belief that following these principals is the most profitable and rewarding way to lead my life and to positively impact the lives of those around me. I have been fortunate in my career to have good leaders around me to help with my leadership skills. Their guidance and knowledge has built me into the leader I
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millions of students. The first composed version stated “ I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands‚ one nation indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all" (Robinson). The most current addition of the Pledge adds the phrase “under God‚” implying “monotheism and control... God who interferes with events on earth guiding the U.S. in the direction that he wishes.” Requiring and promoting the Pledge with this new addition of words erupted criticism and legal disputes in
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Useful phrases for analysing texts In general: “bedient sich adäquater Mittel der LESERLEITUNG” = Vor-‚ Quer- und Rückverweise‚ e.g.: In the following‚ I’m going to … [= tell your readers what you are about to do] As I said before / in the beginning … (etc.) I will enlarge upon this later / in the next paragraph … (etc.) Concluding one can say / In brief / To put it in a nutshell / From all this follows that … (etc.) Make it easy for readers of your text to follow your argumentation! Task 1:
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My leadership philosophy and its impact on us as a team. As a senior leader in an organization that stresses leading by example and team building‚ I believe it is vital to assume a leadership philosophy that enables its continued success and growth. To accomplish this task I have learnt to fully adopt the best leadership styles already perfected by others‚ build on others I come across and embrace the Army Values. I believe that highly motivated‚ critical forward thinking personnel with creative
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portrayed the different types of love between men and women showed by the two main relationships in the story. We have the relationship between Katherine and Petruchio and the relationship between Lucentio and Bianca. The structure for each of the two relationships were built on two different nature of love. Based on how the story ends‚ we could agree that Shakespeare did the right thing by trying to show us that the relationship built solely based on lies and deceptions would not last long‚ but a long-lasting
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Marriage and Courtship Marriage is when a man and a woman are religiously committed to each other. In ancient Greek culture‚ this reflected on the relationship of the King and Queen‚ and Odysseus and Penelope‚ but they weren’t quite similar. The King and Queen had a closer relationship‚ while Odysseus and Penelope were always separated. Odysseus and Penelope’s marriage was nothing like the King and Queens. Odysseus wasn’t really faithful while trying to get back to his wife. For example‚ the
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