Lessons from Esso’s Gas Plant Explosion at Longford In September 1998 Esso Australia’s gas plant at Longford in Victoria suffered a major fire. Two men were killed and the state’s gas supply was severed for two weeks‚ causing chaos in Victorian industry and considerable hardship in homes which were dependent on gas. What happened was that a warm liquid system (known as the “lean oil” system) failed‚ allowing a metal heat exchanger to become intensely cold and therefore brittle. When operators
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Invictus: Lessons about Leadership The movie Invictus provides a plethora of lessons about good leadership. First‚ the movie teaches us about how a good leader leads by example. This is because he/she know how important it is to people look up to them. An example set by the leader helps to drive people ahead when they see that what they are being told to do is in fact possible. The second lesson that the movie teaches about leadership is that a leader does not delve in to the self-serving act
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A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” The essays‚ “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” by N. Scott Momaday and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction‚” by Larry McMurtry‚ both seek to understand the values and traditions of an old way of life that has been lost to the trials and tribulations of time. By reaching back into history through their
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Difference between my Grandmother and Mother During my child hood‚ I had to go live with my grandmother who I consider as my mom. I use to wonder what it will be like if I go stay with my mother. My grandma always told me her rules are not the same as my mom and I am going to wish I had stayed home with her. I thought to myself what will be the difference between them is. Until one day‚ I decided to go live with my mother to experience the differences. I found out that my grandmother is totally difference
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LESSONS FROM GEESE By Milton Olson* 1. As each bird flaps its wings‚ it creates “uplift” for the following bird. By flying in a “V” formation‚ the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. 2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation‚ it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone
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“A Visit to Grandmother” Analysis In the short story “A Visit to Grandmother”‚ William Melvin Kelley writes about a man who brings his son to his mother’s house for an unexpected visit in an attempt to resolve his childhood traumas. Despite those conflicts‚ the main character‚ Charles‚ progresses as a human being due to his leaving home. One example of conflict that Charles faced as a child is his older brother‚ GL‚ getting all the love and attention from his mother. But not him he thought his mom
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Lesson from NUMMI The first and foremost change in NUMMI as a learning organization was in management philosophy. In the old Fremont plant‚ the management never trusted the workers and in fighting mode with the union. Union functioned to get the most compensation with the least work‚ while management functioned to get the most production with the least compensation. Workers had no sense of ownership‚ they did not see total picture‚ their performance was low. NUMMI started with belief that workers
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A Lesson from the Amish? This essay takes a different view on how our children should be taught basic literacy skills‚ and it starts with having a greater connection with your family. Basic learning skills must start at a very young age when the child’s brain is most capable retaining information. The father of the household will start by reading a children s Disney story to his six year old son. Though the boy is not able at this young age to read or write‚ he is actively participating and gaining
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My grandmother’s house - Kamala Das About Kamala Das: Kamala Das is one of the best poets in contemporary Indo-Anglian literature. Kamala Das‚ born in Kerala in 1934‚ is a bilingual writer. She writes in Malayalam‚ her mother tongue‚ under the pseudonym Madhavikkutty. Her poetry is an exploration of the geography of her own mind‚ and the lyric is an instance of such self-exploration. Through images of repulsion and horror‚ she brings out the emotional emptiness and sterility of her married
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will one day destroy Carthage‚ her favorite city. Juno recruits Aeolus‚ King of the Winds‚ to send a gigantic storm. Though Neptune’s intervention saves the Trojans‚ they are blown off course all the way to Africa‚ near Carthage. Juno conspires to have Aeneas fall in love with Carthage’s queen‚ Dido‚ figuring that if he does‚ he will not leave Carthage. Venus makes her own plan‚ & sends Cupid to ensure that Dido falls in love with Aeneas & that Aeneas never reciprocates the feelings. Dido lavishes
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