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    Learned Optimism

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    Through the clinical research of Dr. Martin Seligman‚ the concept of learned optimism was developed. Seligman explained that everyone may experience some momentary feelings of helplessness when encountering failing experiences. Seligman provides a systematic method to learned optimism that consists of recognizing and then disputing pessimistic thoughts. This method is referred to as the ABCDE model. ABCDE are the first letters of the steps that teachers of optimism can take in helping others develop

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    the support of the Romans‚ and he made his 17 year old daughter‚ Cleopatra‚ his co-ruler‚ but in 51 BC the king died and in his will it said that Cleopatra would have to share the throne with her older brother‚ Ptolemy XIII. When Ptolemy XIII heard about this arrangement he became upset and he and his advisors refused to acknowledge it. This caused fighting to break out and Cleopatra was forced to leave the royal palace. Cleopatra soon regained her throne‚ with the help of Caesar‚ but Ptolemy XIII

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    Financial Terminology is very important for MBA aspirants.As future managers you are expected to know the meanings of terms related to finance‚ accounts‚ economics‚ etc. irrespective of the stream of education you belong to. These definitions could really help you in your interviews. |WORD |MEANING | |A group shares |Stocks having very high liquidity.

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    throughout our lives‚ the one skill that I learned is a very common one‚ driving. At some point in our lives we have learned to develop this skill. It’s one of the most involved things to do‚ yet the simplest to do without thinking about. Of course you’re thinking‚ driving‚ no problem I could do it in my sleep. But have you ever thought about‚ how do I know how to drive? I know I haven’t. But now as I think about it‚ I have been developing this skill since I was young. It’s a little thing called learning

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    blinding‚ that when you are in love you are as blind as a bat. In the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare‚ the character Hamlet is having a rough time coping with the fact that his uncle‚ Claudius‚ killed his father and is now married to his mother‚ Gertrude‚ as the new king. This situation reveals to the audience what ultimately brings hamlet to his demise and also the flaw he has as a person‚ which is the love he has towards his deceased father. The love Hamlet‚ the character‚ has for his father

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    Technology has changed the face of warfare. Today‚ technological advancement has enlarged the battle space‚ increased the lethality of weapons and enabled greater precision. In other words‚ technological advancement has sold this idea that war can be won with minimal casualties and collateral damage. As a result‚ in place of human beings‚ we are starting to see an increased use of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)‚ drones and robots in today’s wars. This phenomenon is picking up pace today to the extent

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    Introduction Foundations Basics Language of economics Fundamental problem facing mankind “Our resources are limited (scarce)‚ but our wants (aspirations to good life ‚ ambitions ‚ needs‚ dreams) are unlimited.” SCARCITY = Budget Constraint Proof Resources Limited * Time: 24 hours day * Time is money * 20 hours in bed (leisure) * Safe drinkable water = Less than 1% of total water * $2000 apt/studio‚ cook own food * $2000000 a month * Mansion

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    If I were to ask you‚ “ What has changed in our country between the 1800’s to today”‚ what would you say? Two changes stick out to me. The first is gender. How men and women behave and are treated in society has changed drastically. The second change is mental illness. Back then people who had mental illnesses and disorders were considered mentally insane or inhuman. It took many years for our society to realize that how we approached these issues were wrong and needed to be reevaluated

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    be traced back hundreds of years ago. Yet a relatively newer form of entertainment (and information) has impacted those long-established industries in as little as a few years: the internet. Recorded music‚ technically speaking‚ can be traced back to April 9th‚ 1860 with “Au Clair de la Lune” by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville . Though music existed long before this date‚ it marks the first time music was successfully recorded. “Movies” (rather‚ plays) as well were a long-enjoyed form of entertainment

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    I Love You - Pushkin

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    I Loved You” - Pushkin One of the most favorite subjects of Pushkin was love. “Love and friendship are popular subjects of the authors‚ and the reason that makes him happy and sad. The color of his poems‚ especially in love poem‚ is the beauty of humanity”‚ said Belinxki. One of the most famous poems of Pushkin is I Loved You. When he lived in Petersburg‚ Pushkin usually met people in love with art in the President of the academy of art’s house‚ and the most important reason was to meet daughter

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