Dear Quote Investigator: I attended a graduation ceremony last year and was genuinely impressed by a quotation used in the keynote address: What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. The speaker credited Ralph Waldo Emerson and that sounded plausible to me‚ but when I searched on the internet to find a specific reference I was surprised to discover substantial disagreement. Some websites do attribute the words to Emerson‚ but other websites
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WHAT MAKES OD‚ OD? * Dr. David W. Jamieson Organization development (OD) is more than 50 years old. In response to prevailing organizational values-in-operation that were partially a function of the times‚ OD offered a more holistic view of people and organizations‚ with an emphasis on humanistic and democratic values‚ and the belief that this different perspective was not only better for people‚ but also for organization performance. Prior to World War II‚ organizations typically operated
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What Makes A Just Society? Throughout history‚ people have been trying to create an improved‚ fair‚ and equal system of justice‚ not only to better society in which one lives‚ but to also find a sense of meaning in what responsibilities people should hold within their civilizations in order to create this just way of living. As early as the Old Testament within the Bible‚ we see examples of how the Hebrews formed their own justice. This can be seen in the in text of the Ten Commandments
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Girly Tambeagbor Per 3 09/06/14 1 What would the world be like if we were not able to express our thoughts and feelings? Communication is not the key‚ Language is. Language is key to Communication‚ Success and Peace. The phrase “Communication is key” has been going around our world for some time now. I disagree with that phrase‚ because‚ although Communication is a very powerful tool‚ it is nothing without Language. Language is the key‚ It is the key to Communication. It allows you to
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What is your teaching philosophy? Teachers have an enormous impact on a student’s development‚ especially during elementary school years where there is one primary teacher for the entire year. As a teacher I will be passionate about keeping up on different teaching strategies and using those strategies in my classroom. Some strategies I will use in my classroom are allowing students to actively explore‚ inquire‚ discover‚ and experiment. I feel these different strategies are crucial to a students
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characteristics of humanity‚ and all humans’ universal inability to continually adhere to a universally agreed form of ethics‚ our species has no other option but to proclaim that further experimentation at this time in the science of human cloning is immoral. Before it can be addressed whether or not the benefits would outweigh the consequences‚ it must first be established what those prominent consequences are and since it is not possible to determine precisely what the benefits would be‚ the benefits
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I scratched my eyelids as I wait for my water to boil. I made my coffee and grabbed coins for breakfast. Outside my boarding house‚ eateries line up like a welcoming buffet feast on a festival. I entered the one where I usually eat. Actually‚ in my two months of stay here‚ I never thought of ordering a meal from other canteen. Sooner or later‚ I wouldn’t be surprised if they call me “suki”(patron). I pointed at one of the dishes and ordered one cup of rice. I took my meal to a table and started eating
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demonstrating the complexities of morality and challenging the idea that good is separate of evil. By critiquing the moral judgments of Rorschach‚ the standardizations of good and evil will be deconstructed‚ proving that the differences between what makes a hero or villain cannot be identified. Whether an action is “morally correct”‚ or whether the ends justify the means‚ rests with individual interpretation. In order to achieve justice‚ Rorschach follows moral absolutism‚ punishing those who he
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What makes me tick ? The question “What makes me tick?”‚ seemed a simple one at first‚ as we were just told to write about our hobbies and passions which I found illogical as this was meant to be a creative task. After some deeper thought and deliberation the idea hurtled toward me! It sent me into an uncontrollable spin‚ head first‚ down an endless well of alien self reflection. I have never pondered about the question of what makes me tick. I had to contemplate me‚ down to my core and all its
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Running head: WHAT IS HUMAN SERVICES? What is Human Services? Candice K. Holt BSHS/302 University of Phoenix August 24‚ 2009 The Goal of Human Services Human Services is the practice of assisting needy and less fortunate individuals with meeting their basic needs in life. “The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services‚ but also by seeking to improve accessibility‚ accountability‚ and coordination
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