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  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    In an ever changing world that is fast paced and sometimes almost impossible to keep up with, one could only imagine definitions of words or how people interpret them change. Depending on where you are from, how you were raised, how you interpret things and just your environment in general, sometimes words have different meanings to different people. Public relations are an example that is ever changing and is able to be defined in more

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Mike
  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    I had always believed that public relations meant going out into the public for some organization and creating that "warm and fuzzy feeling" for consumers, persuading them to purchase products. However, after further research and contemplation, I find my personal definition to be extremely vague. The American Heritage Dictionary (n.d.) defines public relations as "the methods and activities employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public." A basic definition provided by Management

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • Philosophy of Nursing

    Philosophy of Nursing

    Growing up I was your typical all American girl with big dreams a huge imagination. I used to want to be a princess and live in a castle and eat cookies all day. Then I wanted to be a ballerina and travel all through the world dancing for kings and queens. As I got a little older I wanted to be a fairy and wave my magic wand all day. When I reached middle school

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Tasha
  • James Thurber’s Philosophy on Marriage

    James Thurber’s Philosophy on Marriage

    James Thurber, a distinguished writer, writes a piece on how to maintain a successful marriage. It offers advice to both men and women to make everything work out. In a humorous way he sets up rules for each gender by stereotyping a traditional man and traditional woman. His assumption of an everyday woman is that she's always organized, clean, but very antsy and his assumption of an everyday man is messy, unorganized, and fresh. His

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Public Relations Defined

    Public Relations Defined

    Public Relations Defined James Hay University of Phoenix Public Relations MKT 438 Michelle Thyfault, Facilitator 12/1/06 Public relations, what is it? Almost since the beginning of time itself, public relations appear to have been used frequently while still maintaining a air of remaining anonymous and vague. Several individuals have attempted to describe this function commonly associated with business but not two can agree on the specifics behind this powerful corporate tool. Back in 1923, a

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Monika
  • What Is Gandhian Philosophy?

    What Is Gandhian Philosophy?

    What is Gandhian philosophy? It is the religious and social ideas adopted and developed by Gandhi, first during his period in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, and later of course in India. The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi's thought are truth and nonviolence. For Gandhi, truth is the relative truth of truthfulness in word and deed, and the absolute truth - the Ultimate Reality. This ultimate truth is God (as God is also Truth)

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Bred
  • Philosophy on Equal Rights

    Philosophy on Equal Rights

    Throughout history, one of the most disputed topics has consistently been equal rights within society. Social equality is defined as a social state of affairs in which different individuals have the same status in a certain respect. These extend to voting rights, freedom of speech and assembly, property rights and the access to education, health care and other social securities. I will present and defend the idea that for each individual within a society to

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Steve
  • Philosophy

    Philosophy

    Phil Interpreting Plato Alfred North Whitehead once remarked that all of philosophy is but a footnote to Plato. This proves true in the case of St. Augustine's Confessions, where he specifies Plato's good as God by personalizing the forms, Eros, sin, and recollection. Specifically, Augustine's idea of "original sin," forgetfulness and recollection follow the philosophy of Plato, bringing them into the "God realm," rather leaving them in a figurative sense open for interpretation. In the

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Andrew
  • My Philosophy

    My Philosophy

    As a future educator in Family and Consumer Sciences my passion is to fulfill The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) mission, which is to bring people together to improve the lives of individuals, families and communities. I plan doing this by teaching students how to apply basic Family and Consumer Sciences principles to their daily lives through interactive lesson plans, discussion and modeling. Education provides people with the understanding and basis of

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Victor
  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations Public relations (PR) has many different definitions. PR can have a different meaning to every individual person and every organization. For some people, it focuses on advertising while others may feel it is marketing and for others the concept revolves around business relationships. PR is a vital communications tool between an organization and its public. Every organization may have a different perception of what PR actually means or entails. Cuclis Public Relations

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Coaching Philosophy

    Coaching Philosophy

    As a new and inexperienced coach, you have a lot to prepare yourself for in your first season. Of course, you are excited and eager about your first head coaching position. You most likely have planned what you are going to do and believe that you are ready. But are you truly ready? Do you even know what it means to be ready? Have you thought about the why's and how's of everything you will

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: regina
  • Defining Marketing

    Defining Marketing

    The first things that cross people minds when introduced to marketing are the advertising and selling functions of marketing. But that is just the popular belief. Marketing has a lot more functions in a company’s existence than to introduce and sell a new product. The American Marketing Association offers the following formal definition: Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, communicating and delivering value to customers and for managing customer

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Max
  • Analysis of Aberdeen Philosophies Applicable at Green River

    Analysis of Aberdeen Philosophies Applicable at Green River

    ANALYSIS OF ABERDEEN PHILOSOPHIES APPLICABLE AT GREEN RIVER Presented to Frank Barone Mgt. Professor College of Business Ohio University By Jared Black Russ Colello Justin Cook Patrick Daugherty Jessica McCoy October 14, 2002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purposes of the Report The purposes of this report are (1) to give a general overview of the organizational structure of the Green River plant and also (2) give an overview of the Aberdeen plant. We will also, (3) compare

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Confucian Philosophy and Corporate Responsibility

    Confucian Philosophy and Corporate Responsibility

    Freedom devoid of responsibility would result in the collapse of the social network. It would cause strife among individuals, between individuals and society, and essentially would lead to the sacrifice of the future in order to fulfill short-term desires. Coming under much scrutiny for allegedly doing just this is today's dominant institution, a legal establishment with pervasive influence on contemporary life: the modern corporate enterprise. We live in a world plagued with human exploitation and

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Mike
  • Nahua Philosophy

    Nahua Philosophy

    William C Boyd 3/5/05 World Philosophies Nauha Philosophy It has been the goal of any society to try and begin to understand the nature of existence and the connection with an ultimate that humans feel. This searching is often human nature and leads different cultures around the world to describe the human problematic in many different ways. For the Nauha, a native Mexican tribe, the surface of the earth (tlalticpac) is slippery and narrow like

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Philosophy of Music Education

    Philosophy of Music Education

    Philosophy of Music Education Music is a basic part of everyday life. What makes music unique is its ability to create an emotional response in a person. A music education program should develop the aesthetic experience of every student to its highest potential. Aesthetics is the study of the relationship of art to the human senses. Intelligence exists in several areas, which includes music. The concept of aesthetics allows us to see into ourselves, which

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Philosophy 101

    Philosophy 101

    A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Victor
  • What Is Philosophy

    What Is Philosophy

    What is philosophy? There is a philosophy for anything. Philosophy is our human nature, aiming at knowledge. Finding the philosophy for an activity means thinking of the questions we need, and breaking it down, giving us many ways to go. When the question is more important than the answer, we find ourselves in a philosophical discussion. Philosophy is understanding and questioning knowledge. Our machine of a functioning western society is based off of beliefs and

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Philosophy of Science - Evolution and Creation

    Philosophy of Science - Evolution and Creation

    Philosophy of Science: Evolution and Creation When talking about evolution and creation theories, there are people on both sides of the spectrum that will go crazy for or against one side. Ever since the theory of evolution was created, there have been arguments for or against it. In this paper, I will try to define both evolution and creation theories, and explain my stand on them towards the end. The first theory that was thought

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Philosophy

    Philosophy

    Philosophy Since the beginning of time, man has always managed to find a way to communicate. Cave men used the walls of their homes to draw pictures to express language. Early Egyptians used hieroglyphics in scrolls and on walls of their tombs. Even Sequoyah came up with an alphabet for the Cherokee tribe to use. With the exception of the telephone, modern day man's main means of communication is written expression. Office memos, e-mails, letters,

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Four Seasons Goes to Paris: 53 Properties, 24 Countries, 1 Philosophy

    Four Seasons Goes to Paris: 53 Properties, 24 Countries, 1 Philosophy

    Four Seasons Goes to Paris: “53 Properties, 24 Countries, 1 Philosophy” GROUP#2 November 27, 2005 Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts (FSH) always prided itself on being the choice for a luxury hotel experience. Since its inception date in 1960, FSH expanded its renowned services to include the current number of 67 hotels in 30 different countries with continued expansion in progress. FSH attributed its success to its organizational culture, which did, and continues to embody,

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Janna
  • Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations

    Defining Public Relations There are many different definitions for public relations but my definition is: A way of communicating to the public primarily directed at gaining the public trust or understanding. Public relations normally deal with issues rather than products or services. Public Relations involve communicating both ways between an organization and the public. It requires that one analyze and understand the attitudes and behavior of the public. Only then can an organization undertake

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Defining Moments of the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages

    Defining Moments of the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages

    The Early Middle Ages, though highly debatable, is thought to have started sometime after the Roman Empire’s collapse (Rosenwein, 2007). The Merovingian monarchy was the next ruling power; through their military conquests they gained territory. The Merovingians divided their territory into three separate kingdoms, and the ruling families sometimes ruled in unison, but more often than not fought among one another for sole leadership. This territory became much of the European continent that later kingdoms

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Anna
  • My Philosophy of Teaching

    My Philosophy of Teaching

    MY PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING Education is a lifelong process with no true beginning or end. Education includes experience, environment, socialization and communication. Education feeds natural curiosity and enhances creativity. These thoughts begin my philosophy of education. John Dewey believed that "all genuine education comes through experience." I agree that education does not begin and end in a classroom. The extent of education we receive is the sum of experience we allow ourselves to be exposed

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant's Philosophy

    The Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant's Philosophy

    The Categorical Imperative Of Immanuel Kant's Philosophy What would you do if you saw a little old lady with a cane walking slowly across a busy street without remembering to look both ways? Most people would answer that they would run out into the street to save her. However, why would these people do this? The rescuer may have not had any relation whatsoever to the little old lady, yet they still decide to risk

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Monika

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