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    playwright terms “Willy’s imaginings”‚ a technique taken from expressionist theatre‚ to stylishly take place. Willy’s exhaustion is made apparent in his entrance as he sets down his “burden”‚ two business cases. Through making clear the atmosphere of failure and fatigue‚ Miller’s dilapidated hero is an entirely pathetic character. As Linda mothers him and makes excuses for his early return from the road‚ Biff and Happy are introduced‚ as is the key conflict of the play: the relationship between Biff and

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    Why change initiatives still fail? In his essay ‘Making change last: How to get beyond change fatigue’‚ Author Eric Beauden provides some reasons for the failure of change initiatives taking real world examples. In focus groups and one-on-one discussions with directors and middle managers‚ he was surprised to know that traditional reasons like unclear communications‚ half-hearted executive support or insufficient resources had nothing to do with change fails in organisations. He observed that

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    trials and tribulations standing in our way. Only through perseverance can we conquer those obstacles that stand in our way. Perseverance‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary is: “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties‚ failure‚ or opposition.”(1) No matter ones culture or where on the globe a person lives‚ perseverance is always the instinctual force that tells the subconscious to never quit. Perseverance through strength can be seen in our countries early foundation.

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    Bill Cosby once said‚ "I don’t know what the key to success is‚ but I know that the key to failure is trying to please everyone." Arthur Miller created a character who in many ways was directly related to the statement of that exact quote. Willy Loman was his name‚ selling was his game. All his life‚ Willy tried to achieve the "American Dream." Therefore‚ Willy had to do things in an American way and think like a capitalist. Willy was a hard worker‚ yet it seemed as though nothing ever went right

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    How to Have a Successful Life 1. You must believe in yourself in enough to know you can succeed at anything you put your mind too. Don’t listen to anyone who puts your dreams down or says you can’t succeed at what you’re after. You already know you can and you will. 2. Success just doesn’t come to you‚ you have to go out and take it by the horn. Keep yourself motivated and focused on the prize that lies ahead at the end of the road. You will eventually reach your goal with a mindset like

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    if any. Stop wasting time‚ daydreaming about the future. Avoid thinking over things you have no control over. Ultimately‚ it is what you do in the present is what matters. Failure is the father of success – No one succeeds all the time. Many successful individuals and organizations have their share of small and big failures. Instead of giving up‚ they learn from the mistakes they committed and persist trying. You are what you think – Negative thoughts weaken you. but positive thoughts energize

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    knows because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished as much as he has planned. Therefore Willy’s downfall is his own doing which is brought about by his unrealistic dreams‚ his pride‚ his incorrect career choice and his failure to manage problems. At a young age willy observed an eighty year old salesman‚ who made a lot of money. He took orders from no one‚ instead people took his orders. When the late salesman‚ Dave Singleman passed‚ all the people he ever knew came including

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    Salutatory Address

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    To our distinguished guests‚ our indefatigable Director Dr. Liwayway G. Sanvictores‚ our ever-supportive Administrative Officer Dr. Reynaldo D. Faustino‚ our dynamic school administrators and faculty members‚ Members of the Board of Trustees‚ parents‚ donors‚ fellow graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ good afternoon. “The tassel’s worth the hassle!” Yes‚ we waited for three years‚ nine months and twenty-nine days for this day to come. Now‚ my fellow graduates‚ today is the day of our rejoicing

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    What is really meant by success? We are different individuals with different views and ideas about a certain matter. And every time we are asked about our dream in life‚ we often say that we want to be successful in life. The question is what is meant by success? When can we say that you are already successful? Our professor (Ma’am Jimenez) asked this during our last class prior to our examination in her class. We had offcourse our own definitions and indicators of success. Well‚ some of my

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    Dr. Vivone English 3R‚ Period 8 June 6‚ 2012 Death of a Salesman In the play “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller‚ the main character Willy Loman was a man with high hopes and dreams for his children as well as himself. However‚ these dreams caused him many problems throughout his life that in the end drove him to his death. Willy never seemed to have much direction in his life. He never became that big salesman that he had considered himself to be. Many people including Biff believed that

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