What makes a leader or manager exceptional and why are there so few of them? “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) From ancient times‚ when people just started living in groups and organizing communities‚ they have been choosing a man who would take responsibility to lead them. In other words‚ they needed someone who would coordinate their lives and work‚ so they would survive not only as individuals
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One of the most fundamentally true statements ever uttered is “the unexamined life is not worth living”. This statement was professed by the one and only Socrates while he argued for his life during his final trial. This statement was recorded in his pupil‚ Plato’s‚ text entitled The Apology. In our modern lives we have endless distractions; in our modern lives we have constant stimulation‚ and in our modern lives we have a need to constantly seek cultural approval -over all else. These never ceasing
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The most noticeable comparison between Jesus Christ and Socrates was that the charges against them. They were both seen as an “evil” influence to the townspeople because of their different ways to see life and for their beliefs on religion. Jesus was considered a heretic because he preached monotheism in a polytheistic world. He called himself the messiah‚ a divine being and the son of God and the Jews saw that as a major offence. The Roman Government did not like that Jesus questioned the oppressiveness
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Plato’s The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates’ speech‚ however‚ is by no means an "apology" in our modern understanding of the word. The name of the dialogue derives from the Greek "apologia‚" which translates as a defense‚ or a speech made in defense. Thus‚ in The Apology‚ Socrates attempts to defend himself and his conduct--certainly
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Why Discriminate Against People with AIDS? AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. In the early 1980’s people began to think that only gay males could carried the deadly virus. The New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Department released a controversial HIV/AIDS public service announcement ad targeting gay men about having HIV/AIDS. Why just target gay men‚ they are not the only people that can catch the disease. Studies show that many people around the world including
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or not they are “Pro-Life” or “Pro-Choice”. I’m going to discuss why it is wrong to be all out Pro-Choice. In my opinion I believe in some situations it is okay to be Pro-Choice and sometime’s that may be your only option. Although‚ through my research I found a lot of information which made me have to side with the Pro Life side and be against abortion. From reading an article on how students have a Silent Day too fight against abortion I have learned a whole lot. In the article students were
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about to list reasons of why he chose to go to college. The seven lines state that if he didn’t go to college‚ his father said he would break his son’s jaw. The audience is not expecting that the narrator’s only reason to go to college is because he doesn’t want his father to break his jaw. Most people usually have several reasons to go to college‚ whilst the narrator has only one which is a very different reason from others. The speaker’s father most likely means what he has said. Parents want their
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Here’s what I think‚ I think that Friar Lawrence was in charge of the death of Romeo and Juliet. Here are my reasons why I think Friar Lawrence was in charge of Romeo and Juliet‚my first reason He knew about Romeo and Juliet liking each other‚ He secretly married Romeo And Juliet without their parents knowing about it first. And he also thought them getting married would end the family feud but it didn’t end the family feud it just got more crazier from their. My second reason‚ After Friar Lawrence
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Summary of “Why Crush Them?” by Lawrence Lessig As the technological age has approached and developed the definition of creativity has broadly expanded. The editing and reordering of a song or movie is the art of which we call remixing. Lawrence Lessig recognizes remixing as an accessible‚ forbidden art in his essay “Why Crush Them?” Unfortunately laws‚ such as copyright laws‚ infringe on the creators thought and ability to publicly make their name with this form of art. Remixing‚ as an art
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Aristotle on education – why does he think it is important? Why does he think the curriculum should be roughly as he says? “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) The hardest mountains to climb in life are the mountains we create. A humans ability to reason can be both the making and breaking of any man‚ woman‚ child and community. We learn to train our ability to reason through education‚ habits‚ and life experience
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