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    possible vernacular definitions or registered in a dictionary of what is modern‚ what makes modernism and what led us to modernity. It is wide known that whatever allow us to call something modern is still part of a ongoing process nowadays‚ so in order to try to define it we must take it into account. Modernism – noun 1. modern character‚ tendencies‚ or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern. 2. a modern usage or characteristic. 3. a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement

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    The Diné bahane’ can be called a human-centered myth because of the human-centric attributes of all of the “peoples” in this story‚ and because of the conflicts that arise throughout the explanation of these five worlds. For example‚ in the first world there were “bee people” and “wasp people”‚ these bees and wasps‚ although they were “mist people” and not how we think of bees and wasps today‚ were still called “people” in the story. Men‚ animals and insects were all formed from the mist people

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    filling their own bank accounts” (p. 4). These people act both humbly and heroically‚ but they are not superhuman or unbelievable. According to Avolio (2005)‚ one of the truths held by many people about leadership is that leaders are born to lead and made by some mysterious confluence of events. Most of what leaders have that enables them to lead is learned. Therefore‚ Avolio (2005) points out that leadership is not a mysterious activity and‚ thus‚ the ability to perform complex tasks is widely distributed

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    Modern Technologies How did I ever survive living in an archaic world without modern technology? I remember the days of physically moving your body up from the couch over to the TV to change the channel. A time when there were few television networks‚ all of which were local by the way‚ would sign off by airing a taped recording of the American flag proudly waving while the Star Spangled Banner played in the background. Today‚ I absolutely could not imagine living without modern technologies

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    evaluate the statement to whether entrepreneurs are born or made. The Business Dictionary (2014) defines an entrepreneur as “Someone who exercises initiative by organizing a venture to take benefit of an opportunity and‚ as the decision maker‚ decides what‚ how‚ and how much of a good or service will be produced.” There is a debate as to whether or not there is such a thing as an ‘entrepreneur gene’ or are entrepreneurs taught and made through experience. Richard Baister (2007) states that “being

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    Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss. Introduction An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business by taking on financial risks in hope to make a profit. The word entrepreneur stems from the French word entreprendré which means ’to undertake ’. A couple of examples are Lord Alan Sugar and Bill Gates. Lord Sugar is an entrepreneur worth £800 million. He started by selling car aerials out of a van‚ he then set up his company‚ Amstrad which sold affordable hi-fi turntable covers

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    A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and the Client-Centred Therapy via a Case Study Carl Jung once said‚ “It is the client who knows what hurts‚ where to go to‚ which problems are crucial and what experiences that have been deeply buried”. Those words implements that only a client would understand what he or she has gone through and sometimes‚ the need to talk to someone about their feelings happens to arise‚ whether it is in a form of seeking a direction or just enabling

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    his family moved to the vibrant city of Port Huron‚ Michigan‚ which ultimately exceeded the commercial excellence of both Milan and Odessa which were the two places Edison had lived. One of the many inventions established by Edison was the tin foil phonograph. When Edison was working on his invention he noticed that the tape of the machine sprang off a noise resembling spoken words when worked at a high speed. The machine had 2 needles in it one was used for recordings and the other for playbacks

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    “The Flying Car”: An Invention That Will “Revolutionize the World!” The flying car is both a mysterious and futuristic invention. When I first hear the words‚ “flying car” I think of the magical world of “Harry Potter”‚ or even the classic “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” which starred in 1968. The flying car has been dreamt by millions‚ for years and years; but not one person has been able to combine the great features of today’s modern plane and automobile and combine them into one. The first automobile

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    The Invention of Wings Characters Sarah Grimke- she is an abrupt young girl who loves to read and write and is very smart. She loved to read and write so much that she had taught her waiting maid Hetty how to read and write which was against the law. She was punished and was banished from her father’s book collection. Hetty then also was whipped. Hetty Grimke- a young slave girl who has bright yellowish eyes like her mother. She has always been a very bold girl. Also was later taught how to read

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