Walter Benjamin‚ Jewish philosopher and cultural critic‚ once said‚ “History is created by the victors.” Assuming that this belief is true‚ the question becomes what then happens to the losers? Carlo Ginzburg presents a similar notion in his book “The Cheese and the Worms.” Rather‚ his notion is “history is created by the literate.” Historically‚ the population who could read and write was limited to the well-to-do upper class. This proves to be a problem for historians who seek to know more about
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ePubWU Institutional Repository Stacey R. Fitzsimmons and Christof Miska and Günter Stahl Multicultural employees: Global business’ untapped resource Article (Accepted for Publication) (Refereed) Original Citation: Fitzsimmons‚ Stacey R. and Miska‚ Christof and Stahl‚ Günter (2011) Multicultural employees: Global business’ untapped resource. Organizational Dynamics‚ 40 (3). pp. 199-206. ISSN 00902616 This version is available at: http://epub.wu.ac.at/3615/ Available in ePubWU : August 2012 ePubWU
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of others. William Carlos Williams worked hard throughout his career to reach his goal of perfecting his own simple and modern style of poetry‚ along with the help of some friends. William lived in the era of modernism and was considered to be an imagist poet. Williams strived to write poetry that focused on modern people and everyday situations in the simplest of words. But how did the events and people in his lifetime influence the way Williams wrote poetry? William Carlos Williams poetry was
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Chapter 9 Monte Carlo methods 183 184 CHAPTER 9. MONTE CARLO METHODS Monte Carlo means using random numbers in scientific computing. More precisely‚ it means using random numbers as a tool to compute something that is not random. For example1 ‚ let X be a random variable and write its expected value as A = E[X]. If we can generate X1 ‚ . . . ‚ Xn ‚ n independent random variables with the same distribution‚ then we can make the approximation A ≈ An = 1 n n Xk . k=1
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understanding. By beginning with that line it only opens the readers mind to the narrator’s thoughts of uncertainty making it easier for us as readers to understand. As a reader I enjoyed the story because it was simple and to the point‚ unlike William Carlos Williams “The Red Wheelbarrow” or Edger Allan Poe’s stories. There isn’t particularly a metaphorical meaning to it‚ and it can be read over and over again and I can still feel the same simplistic beauty I did the first time. I believe the rhyming
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It is critical to address the importance of leadership in organizational settings. Robert J. Shiver‚ the CEO of Aerway Holdings‚ Inc. stated that “the ability to motivate and guide people toward a goal is the essence of leadership.” The text defines leadership as the “ability to influence‚ motivate‚ and enable others to contribute to the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members”. (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2004) Effective leader’s posses the traits and skills that can transform
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Carlos Gonzales’ reputation precedes him – he is known as a tough negotiator. Carlos is the new purchasing manager for a large automobile company and has scheduled a negotiation meeting with an important‚ though financially distressed‚ supplier. The goal of the meeting is to negotiate the terms for a large contract. The supplier has had a close business relationship with the automobile company for many years; Carlos has called the supplier to meet him at his home. After the guests have been waiting
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Application of Monte Carlo Simulation in Capital Budgeting | | |by Prit‚ Aug 2‚ 2008 | |The usefulness of Monte carlo Simulation in Capital Budgeting and the processes involved in Monte Carlo Simulation. It also | |highlights the advantages in some situation compared to other deterministic models where uncertainty is the norm. | |[pic]
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Jay and Leigh Carlos own and operate East Hampshire Homes‚ a small chain of homes for the mentally unstable (Borden‚ & Cooper‚ 2006). In this case‚ they are suddenly confronted by an inspector from OSHA who understands government regulations to require East Hampshire to put into practice a hepatitis vaccination program that does not appear to be required by law. Jay Carlos consults with state department bureaucrats‚ his attorney‚ and colleagues in the industry and must determine the best strategy
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In the story “The Use of Force” by William Carlos‚ the doctor’s decision to force the examination of the child was the right decision and it was justified. From beginning there distrust of the doctor by the family this was expressed in the book as “I could see that they were all very nervous‚ eyeing me up and down distrustfully. Most children hate going to doctor. There are many children who will accept going to the doctor‚ and are okay as long as there is no pain during the visit. The child
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