ON SAYING PLEASE About the author Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946)‚ a British journalist and author‚ is highly regarded in the literary arena. From 1915 he contributed to The Star under the pseudonym (pen name) Alpha of the Plough. At the time‚ The Star had several anonymous essayists whose pseudonyms were the names of stars. Invited to choose the name of a star as a pseudonym he chose the name of the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation ‘the Plough’. His essays are uniformly elegant
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traditional media such as books and newspapers are not just less popular but are considered by some to be outdated. Personally‚ I disagree with this point of view. The principal reason why some people take this view is fairly clear in the case of newspapers. It is generally much easier and quicker to discover what is happening in the world from the internet or the television than from a newspaper. If you use Google or another search engine or simply switch on the television‚ you can instantly get the
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Introduction: The issue I have chosen to analyse is the use of self-enhancing drugs such as steroids‚ in all areas of sport. Drugs are an issue in every sport as they give the person taking the drug an advantage over the other players. It also affects their health. It also influences teenagers to take drugs as they believe that is a good thing to do. Analysis: Drugs have a very bad impact on society as people believe it is ok to take drugs because someone from their favourite football team took drugs
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5 Reasons Why Competition Is Good For Your Business Innovation Competition leads to innovation. If you’re the only player in your field‚ it can be difficult to improve. And if you’re working in a crowded market‚ you won’t succeed by doing what everyone else does. Healthy competition encourages change which will distinguish your company from others. Education Seeing what your competitors do well can teach you about your business. Their practices will provide you with valuable insight into the state
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the same mistakes in the future. We are able to learn about war by the images that are presented to us. We take news and history books about war to create this image of how we see it. War can be looked at in the sense of very heroic and glorified while also be presented with the truth with the terrible events of what has happened and the loss of lives. With war we tend to not think of it affecting a part of science. War also plays a part in laws. We would not be having war if disagreements between
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Q) Why firms should manage Financial Risks? INTRODUCTION: The etymology of the word “RISK” can be traced to the Latin word “RESCUM” meaning danger at sea or that which cuts. Managing business in a highly volatile environment is like navigating a ship on stormy seas. The modern business is confronted with many risk‚ some of which are basic eg.‚ loss of property due to natural calamities‚ civil unrests etc.‚ and some are strategic risks. Strategic risks may manifest themselves in several
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Why do psychologists use animal in the research? There are a lot of people who do not agree with testing on animals. Sometimes the benefits might not even outweigh the costs. However‚ in reality the actual benefits of using animals for research are gaining new knowledge that we do not already obtain‚ developing new drugs and treatments for illnesses not cured yet‚ and developing new technologies. By using animals in research there is so much more knowledge out there to be gained. However‚ there is
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goes inside them‚ the FDA has no idea what companies are putting in electronic cigarettes or if it is even safe for users to be ingesting. These are newer devices and right now there is no information on how they will impact users in the future like if it could potentially cause cancer or other problems. There is also a major concern that electronic cigarettes are being used more and more by those under the age of 18‚ which is concerning many doctors and other healthcare professional. They are concerned
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general public; the term life support calls up the image of a ventilator. However‚ there are many types of life support -one of them is organ transplanting. As with any other type of life support‚ organ transplantation comes with its share of problems. Today‚ science has made improvement in the field of transplantation to the point that most transplant operations are considered low risked operations. The success rate is high for kidney‚ liver‚ cornea and even heart and lung transplants. However‚
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written declarations are Executive Orders (EO)‚ Presidential Proclamations are oral directives. Article II gives inherent powers allowing the exercising of powers to the President. Congress does have an innate ability to regulate the President’s use of written directives in a structured and limited manner. There is no available language within Article II of the U.S. Constitution; however‚ it does state‚ “[t]he executive power shall be vested in a President….”
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