That Vision Thing: Do We Need It? Michael E. Raynor T H E CEO OF IBM‚ LOUIS V. Gerstner‚ Jr.‚ was widely quoted in the press when‚ faced with the challenge of turning around the beleaguered computer maker‚ he said‚ ’the last thing IBM needs right now is a vision ’. 1 For a good many critics‚ Gerstner ’s comment was greeted with a heartfelt ’it ’s about t i m e ’ - - t h a t is‚ it is about time that a senior executive had the courage to speak up and put all that rhetoric about visions and
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Do I really need the Union? Jonathan Thomas August 17‚ 2013 We all believe in being treated fairly on are jobs‚ but does your job treat you fair. Do they pay you what you deserve? Why do we need union? I am going to explain to you what the union is. I am going to talk about the benefits of having a union job and a non-union job. I am going to explain to you what collective bargaining is. We all know that to survive in life we are going to have to work. Most of our parents told us right
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According to the definition a Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. Here in the United States‚ we have the pleasure of experiencing this type of government and are able to participate in voting. A vote is a formal expression of an individual’s choice in voting‚ for or against some motion‚ for or against some ballot question‚ for a certain candidate‚ a selection of candidates‚ or a political party
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Do we actually need government? Is it possible to live without laws or rulers? Because man needs a moral limits‚ government is absolutely necessary. A government is a body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In the broadest sense‚ government means to manage or supervise‚ whether over an area of land‚ a set of people‚ or a collection of assets. The primary duty of a government is to reward the people who do good things and punish the wrongdoers. There are
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We all worry at times. Occasionally for good reason. But worrying can get way out of hand. Worrying and anxiety are intimately related. Anxiety can manifest in many ways‚ including persistent‚ excessive worrying. For example‚ in Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation) about events such as school or work performance has been present more days than not for a period of at least six months. By definition‚ this continual worrying is difficult to control and
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the sun. Also‚ Mars has been called Earth’s sister because the relative similarities between them. Earth’s human population is growing day after day‚ and the cities are expanding very fast. Also‚ more sources are being consumed by humans‚ so it is really necessary for humans to attempt to colonize Mars. One reason is that when our sun bloats up into a red giant‚ it will expand to consume Earth’s orbit. The expansion of the sun will boil all the water on Earth. Earth will not be able to sustain
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I have to recognized that we- human beings – can’t act as the dictates of reason and conscience in “our fear of being lonely or ostracized‚ or facing other unpleasant consequences”‚ but it does not mean that we do not have the option. It does not mean that we always are forced to choose obedience if may not like the choices we face. I believe that we can still make something different‚ otherwise we always have the option of being disobedient‚ as long as we are willing to face the consequences of
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Technology is a ubiquitous part of children’s lives. It is transparent. Most homes have connected computers or Internet-enabled devices. As prices of technology drop computers and other digital devices may replace television as we know it. When pioneering educational technology advocate Jan Hawkins wrote an essay for Edutopia in 1997‚ "The World at Your Fingertips: Education Technology Opens Doors" about how technology brings the tools of empowerment into the hands and minds of those who use them
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Where will I ever need algebra? Where do you need square roots? When will I ever use the Pythagorean Theorem? Will algebra even be ’relevant ’ in the future? These are a few of the many questions that one asks when they have to take an algebra course. This is a required subject in most colleges to further ones education. The first year of algebra is a prerequisite for all higher-level math: geometry‚ algebra II‚ trigonometry‚ and calculus. It is quite true‚ while many people get by without an education
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Our society needs censorship because things have gotten out of control. If the government fails to exercise control over what people have access to‚ God’s children will completely fall apart. In the book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury’s character‚ Baetty‚ tries to tell the people that the books they are reading are bad for them. He feels like censorship is needed in that society. Censorship can help keep children under control and sometimes cause children and parents also to think about what they
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