Although Adolf Hitler was responsible for millions of deaths‚ he was named Time Magazine’s man of the year in 1938‚ before he was known as a murderer. Hitler‚ along with many other famous people‚ could have been heroic at times‚ but also cruel and hateful at times. Donald Trump and Abraham Lincoln were popular in both good and bad ways too. Heroes can be seen differently among people‚ which may cause some people to think that they are more of a villain. Donald Trump is viewed as an idol by some
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What Makes a Hero? The characters Roland‚ Aeneas‚ and Gilgamesh are similar in that they possess the principal qualities of an epic hero. What makes an epic hero is an individual who is‚ righteous‚ gallant‚ impressive in war‚ an advocate for his society‚ and has impacted history in some way. In The Song of Roland‚ Roland transpires as a hero as his deeds are motivated by his gallantry and dedication to the ruler. He represents the good in the epic’s theme: good versus evil. The
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Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management strategy that puts awareness of quality at the heart of all organizational processes. This is combined with a strong philosophy of lowering costs by eliminating waste and defects. So TQM can be described as a management system that aims at a continual increase in customer satisfaction while continually lowering real costs. The father of TQM was William Deming‚ an American college professor‚ author‚ and consultant. Deming played a major role in improving
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What is quality? Quality is a measure of how good and satisfying a product is to the consumer. The ISO standard explains quality as "the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs." Meaning that the quality of a product/service is defined in matter of the features it presents to the customer and the rate of satisfaction it is providing to its user/consumer. The quality depends not only on its features it depends on the
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on the third day. This meant that Ariel now belonged to Ursula forever. But‚ King Triton stepped in. “To save his daughter‚ King Triton gave Ursula his great powers and became her prisoner” (Musker & Clements 13). I believe that King Triton is the heroic one in this fairytale because he was willing to give up his powers as king of the sea just to save his daughter that betrayed him in the first place. If anything‚ that is true love and not the blinded love Ariel felt for the prince. Of course‚ the
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Question 1 – Kaizen Philosophy Kaizen: Basic Concepts and key practices Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy based on gradual but ongoing and never-ending day-to-day improvement approach in all aspects of an organization‚ not only productivity. Literally Kaizen translates to English as “good change”‚ the true meaning of the word is continuous improvement implemented through positive step-by-step changes. For proper functioning Kaizen requires active participation from everybody at all levels in an organization:
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ODYSSEUS’ GREEK‚ HEROIC TRAITS “My heart longs to be home‚ my comrades’ hearts as well” (Homer 10.533). After a whole twenty years of being away from home‚ Odysseus with his strong desire to reach his homeland leads his many crew members and himself through the difficulties and obstacles they encounter along the way. Not only does he persevere in this journey‚ he is a strong warrior‚ very athletic‚ and treats his guests well. Odysseus is a legitimate Greek hero. Odysseus is a strong warrior‚ not
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heroes‚ and of multiple gods that represent different aspects of human life (love‚ theater‚ wine‚ etc.). Jacques Sablet’s Helen Saved by Venus from the Wrath of Aeneas‚ painted in 1779 in Switzerland‚ depicts the events of the fall of Troy during the Trojan War. After witnessing the king of Troy‚ Priam‚ die right in front of him‚ Aeneas‚ son of the goddess Venus and King Anchises‚ was struck with painful memories of his own father’s death and was filled with emotions. As he observed the burning
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with a one-paragraph invocation requesting the Muses to inspire him in the telling of his tale. Such an invocation was a convention in classical literature‚ notably in epics‚ from the time of Homer onward. In the invocation‚ Homer alludes to the heroics of Odysseus during the Trojan War. There‚ Odysseus fought valiantly and conceived the idea of presenting the Trojans a gift of a great wooden horse—a gift that resulted in triumph for the Greeks and death and destruction
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In the story of Beowulf the details of a heroic super-hero is portrayed. The Danish people suffered for twelve years but soon it was over. After many years of suffering Beowulf came to save the people. Beowulf came and faced many battles to prove he was the one that would help the people of Denmark. Beowulf went through three special battles‚ the battle with Grendel‚ Grendel’s Mother and the Dragon. All which were very important but the most important battle was the battle with the Dragon. The battle
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