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- 1221: Bridging The Gap Between Cross-cultural Communication
- ... understanding proves certainty Often, cultural differences are easily identified and therefore, easy to adapt to; but, others are significantly more difficult. An example of a cultural difference with easy adaptability could be the matter of personal space. Someone whose cultural background has defined their need for limited areas of personal space when working and communicating with others, as opposed to someone who feels the need for a required, yet undefined area of personal space. The person who requires a certain sense of space may find himself/herself always backing up when working with the other person. The lack of personal space may be just as uncomfortable for ...
- 1222: Ray Bradbury
- ... Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. In the fall of 1926 Ray Bradbury's family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Tucson, Arizona, only to return to Waukegan again in May 1927. By 1931 he began writing his own stories on butcher paper. In 1932, after his father was laid off his job as a telephone lineman, the Bradbury family again moved to Tucson and again returned to Waukegan the following year ... magazine, contributing much of the published material himself. Bradbury's first paid publication was "Pendulum" in 1941 to Super Science Stories. In 1942 Bradbury wrote "The Lake," the story in which he discovered his distinctive writing style. By 1943 he had given up his job selling newspapers and began writing full-time, contributing numerous short stories to periodicals. In 1945 his short story "The Big Black and White Game" was selected for Best American Short Stories. In 1947 Bradbury married Marguerite McClure, and that ...
- 1223: Bill Gate's Biography
- Bill Gate's Biography William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation, the leading provider, worldwide, of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1998, and employs more than 27,000 people in 60 countries. Born on October 28, 1955, Gates and his two sisters ... attorney. Their late mother, Mary Gates, was a schoolteacher, University of Washington regent and chairwoman of United Way International. Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside School. There, he began his career in personal computer software, programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed the ... microcomputer -- the MITS Altair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had begun in 1975 with Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Gates' foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to the success ...
- 1224: Computer Mediated Evnvironments
- ... changed dramatically with the rapid diffusion of computer and information technologies throughout businesses and homes. The two most notable changes that have increased potential of linking buyers and sellers are the number of households owning personal computers (over 33% in the U.S.) and the exponential growth of applications of the Internet, most notably the World Wide Web (WWW). With increased penetration of computers, particularly multi-media computers equipped with CD ... these processes which should be useful to marketing decision makers. There are undoubtedly individual differences in how people use CMEs. Researchers should begin to examine these differences which range from very light usage to strong personal relationships with Web pages, discussion groups, etc. Researchers should develop a better understanding of these relationships and integrate them into their of the underlying choice process. This area of research could be linked to the ... in the category to those in the household’s consideration set. Using Peapod or Shopper’s Advantage, it is easier to construct consideration sets by noting for which brand attributes were examined. The use of “personal lists” in Peapod allows consumers to construct and customize shopping lists that only contain products and brands of interest (interestingly, brands which are purchased but not added to the “personal list” can also be ...
- 1225: Benefit Programs In The Airline Industry
- ... another airline. Benefits such as a 401 K - Super Saver, which allows up to an ample 20% tax provision, a stock purchase plan, a credit union which could help one to buy a house, and personal emergency coupled with sick pay, just to name a few. American Airlines also recognizes ten major holidays for which employees do not have to work, yet they still get paid. Most of these are benefits ... longer work. Funds are still paid to the family in order to compensate for the employee s inability to work due to disability. Depending on employment classifications, employees are able to gather time off for personal illness and vacations. Employees celebrate several paid holidays throughout the calendar year, based on their employment classification. Southwest offers its employees a 401-(k) plan. The plan is designed to help employee s plan for ... very much for their employees well being. They offer their employees an assistance plan that helps when employees need it most. The plan provides professional assistance for employees and their families in order to solve personal problems that may arise that would cause their personal lives and job performance to suffer. Southwest Airlines realizes that without its employees the company would cease to work. Southwest offers these benefits to help ...
- 1226: Martin Luther
- ... the "individual conscience". He strongly believed that everyone is a free spokesperson in his relation with God. Luther believed that all the church authorities from the pope down must be overthrown. Luther placed emphasis on personal Bible study. He was the first to bring personal Bible study to the life of the "common people". Because Luther had found the true way of salvation by studying the Bible, he wanted all the people to have the same opportunity. However, the Bible was not written in German, thus the people had to rely on what the Catholic Church thought about its content and doctrine. Thus, Luther's believes of role of the Catholic Church and a personal Bible study increased the urgency for education. Although the education reform had its premises on the ability to be able to read the bible, Luther also believed that education should include law and all ...
- 1227: Emile Durkheim
- ... that make things sacred or nonsacred. Religion is consequently best understood neither as the result of supernatural revelation, nor as an illusion or set of mistaken ideas. However, he recognizes that this may be a personal view held by the member of a religion. His contribution made many people viewed him as an agent of government anti-clericalism, and charged with seeking “a unique and pernicious domination over the minds of ... two consciences: one which is common to our group in its entirety, which, consequently, is not ourselves, but society living and acting within us; the other, on the contrary, represents that in us which is personal and distinct, that which makes us an individual. Solidarity, which comes from likenesses, is at its maximum when the collective conscience completely envelops our whole conscience and coincides in all points with it. But, at ... opposite senses. If we have a lively desire to think and act for ourselves, we cannot be strongly inclined to think and act as others do. If our ideal is to present a singular and personal appearance, we do not want to resemble everybody else. Moreover, now when this solidarity exercises its force, our personality vanishes, as our definition permits us to say, for we are no longer ourselves, but ...
- 1228: Leslie Marmon Silko
- ... It is difficult to pin down one central theme or meaning in Yellow Woman . It is more ambiguous in nature than the other stories I ve discussed in this work. The style in Silko s writing straightforward and similar in style to Biblical writing. It is very insightful, but to the casual reader could appear bland. Her writing is very different from Romantic writing. Romantic writers were very wordy and wrote in long sentences. Silko writes in mostly concise and informative sentences. Silko is similar in nature to post modern writing due ...
- 1229: Octavian Augustus
- ... priest, and Octavian. These three men who would vie for this power: Gauis Pompey, Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus. These three formed the First Triumvirate, or rule of three men, by dominating Rome with their personal armies (Drinkwater & Drummond 1993). When Crassus later died, Caesar defeated Pompey and became Rome's sole leader (Hadas 1969). In 44 B.C.E., the senate declared Caesar dictator for life. But, he was murdered ... citizen(Coppolino 1997). The Senate also gave him the name Augustus, meaning revered one'. The Senate knew that it could not accept Octavian's offer to resign; he controlled a vast army and had tremendous personal wealth not to mention being the man who brought the civil wars to an end. The Senate decided to give Octavian control of the provinces of Gaul, Syria, Spain and Egypt. These areas had large ... his stepson Tiberius and made it clear he would be his successor but could anyone govern as well as Octavian had? Tiberius, although highly experienced and a superb commander of troops, did not have the personal touch of Octavian (Drinkwater & Drummond 1993). Tiberius left Rome and lived on the island of Capri where he maintained his power as emperor, but was the target of many rumors and plots back in ...
- 1230: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... Edwards '). These oral narratives were soon after recorded on paper as early forms of literature became prevalent. Many of the thoughts previously expressed through oral communication only could now be recorded for the future as writing became wide-spread. The era of writing began with Chinese literature more than ",500 years ago, as the Chinese recorded tales on oracle bones (Mair '). The Greeks, however, were the first known civilization to translate their oral history into writing (Henderson '). While the earliest Greek literature was produced by the Indo-Europeans in ",000 B.C., the most essential works began in Ionia with the epics of Homer in the eighth century B.C. ( ...
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