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- 8981: Aristotle- Thoughts And Philosophies
- ... what lies beyond the physical. In 322 BC, in Chalcis, Euboea, Greece, Aristotle found out what happens after the physical body ceases to function. His student and friend Theophrastus took over his position in the world and continued the legacy of the Lyceum. Although Aristotleianism began its descent in the 3rd century BC, Aristotle is anything but forgotten. His work is still study today and many scientists and psychologists use these beliefs as bases for their own thought. A man schooled in just about every subject, Aristotle s memory was not lost in the ancient world. He lives on in our own thoughts, and of course, in every library. Bibliography 1. Aristotle, Jonathan Barnes, Oxford University press 1982 2. Aristotle, Sir David Ross, Jarrolds and Sons LTD 1966(reprint) 3. De Anima, Aristotle translated by William of Moerbeke and St Thomas Aquinas, Kenelm Foster, O.P., M.A., Silvester Humphries O.P., M.A New haven and London Yale University press 1965 (reprint)
- 8982: Offensive And Defensive Strategies
- ... chocolate. Failure of the product will spell doom for the company. Despite these pitfalls, the concentration strategy has nevertheless borne fruit for organizations like Holiday Inns. Considered one of the largest hotel chains in the world with 1800inns, Holiday Inns have achieved unparalleled success by focusing on the hospitality industry. Concentric diversification Put plainly concentric diversification is said to be when a firm originally concentrating on one specific product, service, or product line decides to add related products or services to its already existing retinue. These new products or services are added internally (i.e. it can be a management decision) or may be acquired through acquisitions. A good example is Cadbury. Though initially focusing on biscuits, the company today has an ... is the heavy vehicles and industrial equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, who have branched out into the production of boots and accessories. Merger or acquisition A merger involves combining the operations of two companies to form a new and unified organization. Acquisitions on the other hand is the taking over of another firm but allowing the acquired firm to function as a independent division or subsidiary of the acquiring firm. The main ...
- 8983: Discourse On The Origin Of Inequality: Savage vs Civil Men
- ... have avoided nearly all of them by preserving the simple, regular and solitary lifestyle prescribed to us by nature (22). What he is basically saying is that if savage man stayed the same then the world would be carefree and free of all diseases. It also shows us that medicine is bad because we created the illnesses that we use medicine to cure. So again Rousseau believes that if civil man ... about property they could call their own but it also encouraged fighting among the couples. On the same note, he also states,
they thereby made it apparent that the division of lands has produced a new kind of right; namely, the right of property
(53). These huts or lodgings brought together man and women and they started to love one another in a way they never did before; this was a ... to civil we would all probably be living in caves or huts made of tree branches and mud and we would not be happy. Civil man brought about many necessary changes and these made the world a better place to live in. All of these changes were for the best and without them man would probably not exist right now.
- 8984: Fahrenheit 451
- ... a war is taking place. Oddly enough the city has its own problems. The protagonist , Guy Montag, goes against society and steals books to read at home, meets a friend to help him in his brave stand against society but gets discovered, then barely escapes his punishment to join a group of people who attempt to preserve knowledge through memorization. At the beginning of the novel Guy Montag is described as a "minstrel man" (4). He is a fireman who "never questioned the pleasure of watching pages consumed by flames." (Back cover). He is a brave individual who decides to rebel against society. Montag meets a crazy and imaginative seventeen-year old girl named Clarisse McClellan. She tells him of a time when firemen used to put out fires instead of ... the history of the profession."(53). Montag disagrees with him and meets an old retired English Professor named Faber who helps him understand the books. "The things you're looking for, Montag, are in the world, but the only way an average chap will ever see ninety-nine per cent of them is in a book."(80). In doing this he gets wiser and learns more about famous poets and ...
- 8985: John Grisham
- John Grisham became a world famous writer with his book The Firm. Although he never wanted to be a writer, he has now written over nine books, many of them best- sellers (Arnold 29). Examining his writing will show why ... class in tax law, Grisham transferred out and into criminal defense law. In 1981 he graduated from law school with a J.D. degree (Current 221). John Grisham wasted no time going right into his new business of a lawyer. After finishing college Grisham set up a private practice in Southaven (Ferranti 42). Almost as soon as he opened his practice, Grisham disliked his chosen field. After accepting, and winning, his ... Grisham went on to write nine more novels in his nine years of being a writer, with five of them becoming movies. Forbes magazine ranked John Grisham as one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world. In 1996 alone he earned $43 million. A Grisham novel will usually have a total sell of well over two million in hardcover with an additional three or four million in paperback (Arnold 29). ...
- 8986: Dealing With Difficult People
- ... ok and I went on with my work. Later in the evening when my work was just about complete I was ringing up a customer and this lady stormed up to the register with an New World Order wrestling shirt. The shirt was from the Children's Department and I work in the Men's Department clear on the other side of the store. I asked her if she needed any help ... shouldn't have to put up with people like that. That lady was rude to cut in line to argue about some clothes. I was talking to her how there were stores all over the world selling wrestling shirts. The griping customer saw that I was busy so she came to interrupt my work. I just forgot about what happened and went back to doing my work. Gripers today are ...
- 8987: AIDS/HIV
- ... known as AIDS, is caused by the incurable HIV virus. AIDS is a deadly disease that deteriorates the immune system. There are two groups of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), HIV-1 that occurs throughout the world and HIV-2 that mainly occurs in Africa. The HIV virus enters the white blood cells and takes over the reproductive system of that cell and uses the system to reproduce itself. The white blood cell dies and the new HIV cells infect other white blood cells and repeat the process. The Person with the disease will eventually die because the white blood cell dies off tottally. If you have become infected with the AIDS ... disease by using good precautions such as using condoms made of latex rubber. People have to remember, that the most reliable person in charge of preventing you from getting AIDS, is yourself! In 1990, the World Health Organization brought to attention that 203,599 cases of AIDS were reported worldwide by the end of 1989, and estimated the actual number of cases to have been 600,000.
- 8988: Destruction (holocaust)
- ... unions. Business, marriage, real estate and other legal obligations between Jew and non-Jew could be legally broken whenever the non-Jewish partner wished to do so. In late 1939, Hilter invaded Poland, beginning the World War II. In 1939, laws came about that pressured Jewish people. Not to own a business or have their children attend public schools. On September 1, 1939, Hilter took the first step toward his dream ... kin, of close friends. Without such sharing, a person loses its way. The comparatively small proportion of survivors made their way for the most part to Israel or to the United States. Whether the victims new lives in any way a commentary on their past experiences is a job-like question, that your new generation can address to each other. Learning about the Holocaust should make you realize what a struggle it was for Jews and their families.
- 8989: Game Over!
- ... on August 12, three quarters into one of the most intriguing seasons in a long time. A season on the verge of breaking many long standing records. As the strike began, the people of the world looked with sadness, as well as disgust towards players and owners. Officially, the strike is the players verses the owners, but at a closer look, it is much more complicated. Within the owners meetings, there ... income with the small market teams. The plan would only be set forth if players agreed to a salary cap, which is where they are now. The large market teams such as Los Angeles, both New York teams, and both Chicago teams, are disregarding the smaller teams problems. They do not believe revenue should be shared among teams. They say it's a business. Revenue sharing would break the business. The ... occurred on the afternoon of Sept. 14 when Small Market owner Bud Selig of Milwaukee Brewers announced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season along with the post season. After an 89 year world series run, we can only say two words to describe the fall classic: Game Over. While owners are arguing the future of baseball and players do not want to break a nail on their ...
- 8990: Pride In The Crucible
- ... same time he does not want to die for such an absurd reason. John Hale represents the voice or authority and reasoning. He appears to be strong and assured himself that there was a whole world of witches around him at any given time. He believes in the churches power to be the ultimate law in the situation at hand. This is his source of pride. He sees himself as the person come to save the lives in the New World. As the case progresses though he starts to doubt himself and realizes that he had caused many deaths. His pride is swiftly destroyed and he asks the men and women to confess to saves ...
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