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- 1261: Business 2
- Improving personal communications is very important to today in the fast moving world. The communication process is very important, it is estmated that 80 percent of messages get deport For better results replace You statements with I ... up with and you are not giving them eye contact, a dirty facial expression, and uncomfotable gestures. The person will feel that you could careless. When in a work enviroment everyone needs some kind of personal space. When provided personal space people work better and easier and more relaxed. When talking to someone send clear messages try to keep out all the filters. So people won t be misunderstood. Use words carefully, example use ...
- 1262: The World Of Odysseus
- ... Penelope nor in any other relationship between man and mate in the Homeric poems was there the depth and intensity, the quality of feeling. . . ." It was pleasing to read the author's unusual approach for writing this book by first retelling mythical stories from ancient poems and then informing the reader of the poems' purpose. Though the author connected his thoughts and stories ingeniously, the book was quite a tedious task ... not only as a way of preservation, but as a way to educated outsiders of the values of man living in the indicated time period. The author has a similar purpose in his reason for writing the book; his purpose is to educate. The author of this book definitely attempts to justify his historical deductions with what appears to be sound and genuine factual research. After paraphrasing an important aspect of Greek mythology, the author almost always describes the importance of the passage. The author's writing is considerably well-developed in context as well as layout, allowing the reader a sense of trust in the author's authority in knowledge. Whenever the author produces his own opinion on a subject, ...
- 1263: Mark Twain
- By: Anonymous Jones 1 Michael Jones Mrs. Smith American Literature 1.20 Dec. 2, 1999 Mark Twain It is indisputable that, during his many years of writing, Mark Twain established himself as a literary genius. It is also indisputable that the primary reason for his success as an author was his quick wit and sense of humor. During this nation’s time ... Twain never secluded himself or slaved over a piece of work. He enjoyed playing billiards or sitting on his porch, smoking a pipe. He lived with his wife and three daughters, and did most of writing in his billiards room or on his bed. He lived a simple, casual life, which proved to encourage his laidback, humorist attitude. (Whipple, Sally) William Dean Howells once compared Twain’s lifestyle to the other ... the book a classic. (Mark Twain in His Times) This book, more so than others, indirectly poked fun at adults for forgetting their childhood. In the preface of Tom Sawyer, Twain explains his reason for writing it. “Part of my plan has been to pleasantly remind adults of what they were themselves, and how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.” (Ayers, 37) ...
- 1264: “To legalize or Not to Legalize”
- ... argue since drugs are mainly used for enjoyment why is it such a major problem if they are legalized? (Toward a Users’ Drug Rights Policy - pages 386-387) Drugs are also a way to provide personal insight and self-knowledge. They also are a way of teaching new modes of consciousness. One expert says that “Alcohol has been called a teacher of truth, Marijuana has been praised as an instructor on ... should be part of the American Tradition. Many recall back to the constitution and say that there are amendments which say that the government can not control the sale and use of drugs or regulate personal health habits. Personal intoxication is also regulated by the 21st amendment and also by the 14th for personal privacy. There are many angles which people will look at when it comes to drug legalization to see whether ...
- 1265: The Beat Generation
- ... literary work. Ginsberg, who was mainly known for his life-changing poem “Howl,” which was first read at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October 1955, defeated all odds by letting be known and writing about the fact that he was of Jewish heritage and a homosexual. William Burroughs, who also was very much into drugs, wrote such novels such as Junky, and “Naked Lunch, which made Burroughs an underground ... blurted out in vigorous bursts, rarley revised and often sparsely punctuated for lines and lines.” It concentrates on expression of true inner feelings and thoughts, ignores forms and grammar. The focus of this style of writing is to have the writer write for himself, not for the approval of readers. Spontaneous prose was one of the biggest derivatives of jazz and it became a integral classification of Beat literature. Many poems ... to put himself into a state of sub-consciousness, which helped him to write spontaneous prose because since his rational mind was not working because of the drugs, the sub-conscious mind can concentrate on writing only the truth. What all or most drug takers have learned, though, is that what was once started as just for kicks, can turn into addiction. The use of drugs to help write is ...
- 1266: Mark Twain 2
- ... little hope of survival. This was coincidentally the same night as the return of Halley s Comet. The Clemenses were a superstitious family and believed that Halley s Comet was a portent of good fortune. Writing as Mark Twain, Samuel L. Clemens would claim that Florida,Missouri contained 100 people and I increased the population by one percent. It is more than the best man in history ever did for any ... with works both original and copied from other sources. This was acceptable in a society without copyrights. When the Journal gained success, Orion refused to print some of Samuel s works. He, however took his writing elsewhere. He wrote for the Carpet-Bag and the Philadelphia American Courier, berating his old town and the Hannibal natives. He signed each work with the initials S.L.C. Orion left town for awhile ... typesetter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Clemens wrote about the sights of Philadelphia which he copied from a guidebook, but altered the descriptions into a style much more mature than in previous writings. Clemens well-known writing style had a loose rhythm of speech and he wrote as if he were telling an unbelievable story which he expected his listeners and readers to believe. He was a master of the tall ...
- 1267: Etrade
- ... report) Strategies used to gain new accounts The extremely strong gains in new brokerage accounts, transactions and assets represent the success of our strategy to become the branded, global leader and recognized authority in electronic personal financial services. This strategy involves: . *leveraging the powerful brand of E*TRADE to increase new customer accounts and assets held in customer accounts by offering a unique and compelling online experience; *providing the broadest range ... key alliances: America Online. In July 1998, we entered into a two year agreement with AOL, the nation's largest provider of Internet service and content. We are one of four brokers represented in AOL Personal Finance. The agreement was expanded in fiscal 1999 to include the very successful "Get 6 Free Months of AOL" offer and an even broader presence on AOL. United Airlines. We have entered into a co ... have entered into numerous agreements with Microsoft, to be broadly presented on Microsoft Money Central and the Microsoft Brokerage Center. Additionally, we are the exclusive sponsor of Microsoft Money 2000, recently ranked as the #1 Personal Financial Management Software by PC Magazine and CNET. Hilton HHonors. We have entered into a co-marketing agreement with Hilton HHonors, to offer HHonors Bonus points to Hilton HHonors members who open accounts with ...
- 1268: George Brenard Shaw
- ... personality, women fell at his feet. Jenny Patterson, Alice Locket, May Morris, Edith Bland, Eleanor Marx and Annie Besant, each fell in love with him. But Shaw was not interested in marriage, being too busy writing plays. In 1888 The Star Newspaper employed him as a music critic, and he used the pen name "Corno de Bassetto". By this time Shaw was beginning to be noticed throughout London for his writing, providing him with many job opportunities. However between 1873 and 1883 he wrote five novels, all of which were rejected by every publisher in London. Instead he decided to write plays, the first performance of Widower's House appeared in London in 1892 and Arm's and The Man performed in London & New York, in 1894. While he was not writing, Shaw discovered Karl Marx and read his book Das Kapital, during which, grew his interest in history & civilization. After reading Why are the Many Poor?, he joined the Fabian Society on 16th May 1884, ...
- 1269: Philosophy 4
- ... now, are totally different than what we have already learned this semester. He thought of what is called a Social Contract Theory. This theory will be discussed in this paper, especially in the aspects of personal freedom, the role of the intellect, human social and/or spiritual relations, and the nature of the self. How much personal freedom does a person have? Well, Rousseau would say that humans do have personal freedom, but that freedom is hard to keep. He would say that, Humans are born free, and everywhere they are in chains. (notes 11/4/99) To some, this would be hard to grasp ...
- 1270: Bridging The Gap Between Cross
- ... 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 ...
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