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Proposed leadership model for developing workplace leader qualifications

For eras there have been people and leaders have discussed what the qualifications that make a great leader are. Leadership travels all the way back to the period of the ancient Greeks.

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Neo-Aristotelian analysis of Jane Fonda's feminist rhetoric

In September 2005, Jane Fonda gave the keynote speech, entitled "The New Feminism: Reuniting the Head, the Heart & the Body," at Women & Power, a three-day conference hosted by the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, an organization oriented towards "focusing on health and wellness, spiritual…

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Plato and Aristotle's conceptions of justice and virtue

The most capacious account of Plato's established philosophical views has been published in "The Republic" as a comprehensive handling of the most basic values for the behavior of human life.

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Marx and Engels' contributions to sociological theory and methodology

Karl Marx was one of those who finished classic political economy theory and who left his influence in the development of economical thought. But his ideas were not limited by the margins of economical problems; they correlated with philosophical, sociological and political questions of that time.

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Bilingual education programs for English language learners

The terminology "Bilingual education" has precise and broad connotation relating to children who are not familiar with English.

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Defoe's Roxana as a tragic figure of social aspiration

"Roxana" stands unique among Daniel Defoe's work in that it ends a tragedy. The work is a lot more than that, however. "Roxana" dispenses with the formalities associated with many texts and paints sex as a commodity from the very get-go.

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Elton Mayo and Kurt Lewin's foundations of participative management

Today's international world of business is too complex and competitive for an authoritative approach to management. In order to succeed, companies need the support and expertise of its employees. Businesses are being redesigned to be flatter, so decisions are made by people close to the action.

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Career development at TIAA-CREF: fifteen years as customer service specialist

Concrete Experience. In 1991, I accepted a position as a customer service specialist with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Associated, College Retirement Equity Funds (TIAA-CREF) in New York, New York which I still maintain today.

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The magic bullet theory and its limitations in mass communication

"Agenda setting scholars corroborate the fact that our dependence on the media for news and information has shaped and reinforced our perceptions of the world around us.

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Propaganda, resistance, and human nature in Steinbeck's The Moon is Down

John Steinbeck's 1942 novel The Moon is Down can be interpreted as a propaganda piece, aimed at emboldening and comforting the conquered peoples of Europe during the Second World War.

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