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- 911: The Problems of Conflict
- ... seven “magic rules for ruining any discussion” that we all have probably used at one time or the other. They are bringing the matter up when at least one of you is angry, being as personal as possible when setting forth the problem, concentrating on getting what you want, instead of listening thinking only of what you will say next, Correcting anything your partner says about you, mentioning anything from the ... pain or death. Even though this type of discourse is uncommon it does have value and needs to be nourished because it perhaps is the only honest basis for hope. The situation that I am writing deals with the divorce of my parents. My name is Kangelia and I am a 13-year old, first born of college-educated parents. My parents’ marriage was in great distress, and separation was eminent ... seven “magic rules for ruining any discussion” that we all have probably used at one time or the other. They are bringing the matter up when at least one of you is angry, being as personal as possible when setting forth the problem, concentrating on getting what you want, instead of listening thinking only of what you will say next, Correcting anything your partner says about you, mentioning anything from ...
- 912: Calamitatum Of The Individual
- ... a movement towards individual thinking. He traveled a lonely path of individuality, and when his ideas were suppressed, he found different ways to express his individuality. The beginning of his life was marked by extreme personal freedom. As his journey through life continued, he found himself compounded with innumerable restrictions. The role of monk could not change Abelard, and his individuality brought him even greater misfortune. He may forewarn others against ... child in his family his life was intended for a military career, but as he tells us, he abandoned Mars for Minerva, denouncing the popular and glorious profession of arms for that of learning. In writing this he shows his clever and distinct way of thinking by referring to dialectic, the art of examining options or ideas logically, as a weapon of war. "I chose the weapons of dialectic to all ... career. He tells us in graphic language the tale of how he fell in love with Heloise, niece of Canon Fulbert. In the midst of his exploits he met Heloise, and in the first time writing about her in The Story of My Calamities he describes her individuality. "...in the extent of her learning she stood supreme. A gift for letters is so rare in women that it added greatly ...
- 913: Andrea del Sarto: A Statement Worthy of Examination
- ... enough, yet contain deeper, more specific meaning. First of course, the pessimistic mood of the statement must be identified. For to understand the implications of the quote, the pessimism needs to be understood. Browning is writing from the point of view of del Sarto, a severely depressed painter, yet comments like these come from the mind of Browning. How is Browning to know del Sarto’s particular beliefs? In fact, Browning ... move mountains. Hardy and Byron wrote about this idea in their art. Shelley wrote extensively about those few who have the resources to make change and do good, yet choose to wield the power for personal gain. Shelley’s “England in 1819” is a poem filled with animosity and hatred towards one of those people. King George III is wasting away on his deathbed and Shelley is celebrating all the while ... wrote this poem to the two prevalent opposing political figures of the day. Viscount Sidmouth and Viscount Castlereagh are Shelley’s arch rivals. They represent the wealthy minority who are oppressing the penniless majority for personal gain. Shelley attacks these two figures with such beautiful fervor! In each of the first three stanzas Shelley uses his exquisite abundance of similes to describe their philandering ways. These two men are obviously ...
- 914: William Butler Yeats
- ... was to create Art for his own people - the Irish. But in so doing, he experienced considerable frustration and disillusionment. The tension between this ideal, and the reality is the basis of much of his writing. One central theme of his earlier poetry is the contrast between the aims he, and others, such as Lady Gregory, had for their movement, and the reality. He had hoped to provide an alternative to ... exist, but nonetheless he holds on to him as an inspiration to protect himself against the reality. The reality is depicted in a litany of powerful, clever men, who misuse their abilities for their own personal ends - which are chiefly, the acquisition and maintenance of power. Their goal is public acclaim, cynically acquired through a popularity based on the Catch cries of the clown or jokes aimed at the commonest ear ... though it drank the wind And took a mess of shadows for its meat. And age has touched him too, removing his pretty plumage and making him a kind of old scarecrow . So, the first, personal and subjective section of the poem introduces the themes of youth and age, of the discipline and effort encountered in early childhood, of religion - (the nun),of philosophy, of love and passion, and the ...
- 915: Jack London 2
- ... exploring every canyon, glen and hill top. And he threw himself into farming - scientific agriculture - as one of the few justifiable, basic, and idealistic ways of making a living. A significant portion of his later writing; Burning Daylight (1910), Valley of the Moon (1913), Little Lady of the Big House (1916), had to do with the simple pleasures of country life, the satisfaction of making a living directly and honestly from ... 000 (in pre-World War I dollars), and the project was nearly complete. On August 22 final cleanup got underway and plans were laid for moving the Londons' specially designed, custom-built furniture and other personal belongings into the mansion. That night, at 2 a. m., word came that the house was burning. By the time the Londons arrived on the scene the house was ablaze in every corner, the roof ... however, came from his ranch activities and from his ever more ambitious plans for expanding the ranch and increasing its productivity. These plans kept him perpetually in debt and under intense pressure to keep on writing as fast as he could, even though it might mean sacrificing quality in favor of quantity. His doctors urged him to ease up, to change his work habits and his diet, to stop all ...
- 916: The Hypocrisy of the Media
- ... crimes for which juveniles as young as fourteen can be tried and imprisoned as adults in Texas provides strong journalistic justification for confronting any drug use in Bush’s past. He uses James Madison’s writing in the Federalist Papers to support his position, specifically, “one of the Constitution’s safeguards against oppressive measures is that Congress can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and ... press, one could conclude that this is an attempt to legitimize sensationalism. It could be argued that the hypocrisy rests with the media and not with Bush. If democracy truly requires an intimate knowledge of personal life then why is media prying into personal life such a new event? Wouldn’t our democracy be more effective if citizens were to seek more knowledge and better understanding of public issues and the political process and how candidates relate to ...
- 917: John Locke 2
- ... In 1666, Locke accidentally met with Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st of Shaftesbury, and from then on, this lifelong relationship and association helped to change the course of Locke s career. Cooper made Locke his personal secretary and confidential advisor, and also let him hold a number of governmental posts while his patron was in office. In 1675, Locke became very ill and was forced to leave his employment and reside for four years in France, where he began his writing. After four years, Locke then returned again to England into Shaftesbury where he once again joined Cooper s service. Four years later, Cooper was forced to flee to Holland, where Locke, shortly after, followed him ... 1700. Locke spent peaceful old age in the country household at Oates, of his friends Sir Francis and Lady Masham. He spent the last couple of years revising the Essay, replying to his critics, and writing a number of other works on economic,philosophical, and religious topics. Locke died in Oates on October 28, 1704. Locke s Two Treatises of Government (1690) was a well-known and respected document. In ...
- 918: Training
- ... I couldn't really just choose one question to do my paper on so I decided to do it on all of Chapter 7 which covers training. Some of the things that I will be writing about will be 1) what are some characteristics of a good trainer? 2) Why would a manager need to train a new employee who already has experience? 3) What is wrong with evaluating trainee performance ... what they are doing in this particular field. Just because someone has some experience doesn't mean that they necessarily know everything there is to know about every job in the place. I have some personal experience with this particular subject. I started out as a busboy at Pedro's in Wisconsin Dells and did this job for three years. Then this past summer I was promoted to a supervisory position ... fastest and most flexible way of training someone. In my opinion this is the best of the three training methods, because this one allows the trainer and the trainee to get on more of a personal level during the training. While in group training there is often to many people for the trainees to get really acquainted with the trainer. And in learner controlled you don't even get to ...
- 919: Charles Dickens
- ... born to the name of Charles John Huffman Dickens. Charles Dickens' family was not well to do, and was a lower-middle class family with eight children, Charles being the second. He had a painful personal life from growing up all the way until his later years, which was mostly due to the fact of being poor. Dickens, however, brought himself financial success in his later years. Charles Dickens wrote all ... English households. After many writings, and ten children, in 1854, Catherin and Charles Dickens separated, and Charles continued to write novels and stories. On June 9, 1870, he died of a stroke half way through writing The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens wrote a total of 20 novels, and many other nonfiction books, his first being Sketches by Boz. His second (The Pickcick Papers) brought him great fame. Oliver Twist was another monthly writing (1837-1839). He then made Nicholas Nickleby which was about schools and teachers who taught nothing and treated students poorly. All of these books were great successes, until he then made The Old Curiosity ...
- 920: 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed
- ... 1984, Winston is always being watched by the telescreens and therefore has no freedom whatsoever. He takes advantage of the few minutes of freedom he gets now and then when the telescreens are off by writing in his diary. He knows the consequences if he was caught writing in this diary, so if he does write in it, he “ [begins] writing in sheer panic, only imperfectly aware of what he was setting down” (pg 10). This quote shows the fear that Winston feels and he knows that he cannot be caught writing in his diary. ...
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