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  • Leading Change; Good Sport

    Leading Change; Good Sport

    Leading Change Good Sport is a sporting goods company looking to increase revenue and expand its market value through various business initiatives. As the company changes and evolves, the members of the organization face several challenges. Throughout this paper, we will examine the organizational structure, organizational culture, and how these concepts are related. We will also determine if the structure and culture of Good Sport are compatible. Next, we are challenged with identifying power structures

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • United States Presidents: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

    United States Presidents: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

    United States Presidents: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly President James Polk once said, “With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses.” And it is definitely true that the being the most powerful man on earth cannot be an easy task. Forty- three men have taken on the challenge of filling these shoes and to be forever considered for their accomplishments. In this line of powerful men, some are

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Jon
  • How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society? On earth, technology has and will always be used to sculpt and create our modern society. Without technology, our lives wouldn’t be just the usual walk in the park. Technology is a huge contributor to the well being of human kind. Just try to imagine how hard it would be to make it through the day without the simplest of technologies. We have grown so used to the luxuries

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Was Expansion Good for America?

    Was Expansion Good for America?

    Was Expansion Good For America? In this essay I will explain how expansion was in fact good for America. This is a matter of opinion, with very strong opposing arguments. I will provide the information to show both sides of the arguments. In this essay 3 topics will be discussed. These are Manifest Destiny, Foreign expansion, and the Industrial Revolution. In the United States Magazine and Democratic Review, John O’ Sullivan published an article

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    Essay Length: 693 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Jack
  • Good Sports

    Good Sports

    Running head: LEADING CHANGE Leading Change Robyn Hood University of Phoenix Transformational Leadership MBA 520 Linda K. Begley Feb 07, 2007 Abstract This paper addresses the organizational concepts of organizational structure, organizational culture, power structures, and organizational politics. It begins with a scenario of Learning Team Bravo and then applies the concepts in the analysis of the organization called Good Sports. The paper ends by noting that the aforementioned concepts are applicable without regard to

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    Essay Length: 1,633 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Project Management: It Is Good for Business

    Project Management: It Is Good for Business

    Project Management: It is good for business In today's business it is in the best interest of companies to have project managers. Common sense isn't always usually accomplished. For anyone who's ever worked on a project in a technical setting knows this. Indeed, much of working with others consists of solving unexpected problems and learning from mistakes along the way. Knowing this and having the proper tools a project manager will be able to manage

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Modernism in the Great Gatsby

    Modernism in the Great Gatsby

    INTRODUCTION What is real? In a modernist point of view the world shouldn’t be called reality. But if the world isn’t reality what is it then? What is reality in modernism? Modernism is a rejection of realism, which believed that science will save the world and where notion of science and social determinism is idealized. In modernism, science explains everything, which took away all the power of God, He became useless. In a way, life

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.

    Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.

    Death has been one of the most common topics for poetry throughout literary history. Dylan Thomas, an early twentieth century poet, also tackled this difficult idea with his poem, “Do not go gentle into that good night.” By utilizing contrast and comparisions, this villanelle serves as an exploration and attempted explanation both for the reader and Thomas. “Do not go gentle into that good night” is arranged in the villanelle format; consisting of nineteen lines

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    Essay Length: 968 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Flannery O'Connor

    A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Flannery O'Connor

    A Good Man Is Hard to Find - Flannery O’Connor A woman who views herself as God and a man who views himself as Jesus Christ. This man didn’t go as far as to say he’s bigger than Jesus as a legendary Beatle once did; he however stated the following “Jesus thown everything off balance. It was the same case with Him as with me…” As the above briefly demonstrates, O’Connor’s “A good man is

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: July
  • War -- What Is It Good For?

    War -- What Is It Good For?

    Is war really ever justified? All different kinds of people, in all different corners of the world have different opinions on this controversial issue. Many people think that war is never justified, many think that war is always justified, and there are some people who think that it completely depends on the situation of the battle. This situation is not a new one, it has not become easier to understand over time, and will never

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Bred
  • Compare/contrast: "a Good Man Is Hard to Find" with "hills like White Elephants"

    Compare/contrast: "a Good Man Is Hard to Find" with "hills like White Elephants"

    Compare/Contrast: “Good Man” with “Hills” Currently, a plethora of outstanding stories have been written. What makes a story, though? The answer is the elements that the author includes into his or her writing, such as symbolism and imagery. “Hills like White Elephants,” written by Ernest Hemingway, and “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” written by Flannery O’Connor, are just two examples of admirable work. Each writer incorporated plenty of elements to improve the

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Jon
  • Why Is Knowledge "good?"

    Why Is Knowledge "good?"

    Many people believe knowledge is neutral. Its goodness or badness is determined by the way it is used. The "neutral" view of knowledge, however, does not emphasize the important fact that the more we know the more likely we are to act and do good. In other words, knowledge can be used for both good and evil; however, if we employ the tools of statistics or probability we will easily show that knowledge is overwhelmingly

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Good and the Evil of the Internet

    The Good and the Evil of the Internet

    The onset of computers on the general population has given a boost to the Economy in the world's market. People who weren't much aware of the world became drawn to computers, which in turn brought about the Internet, connecting the world all over. The Internet has played a major role in the lives of people all over the world. Now, it is not limited to just important organizations or governments. Everyone who owns a computer

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Modernism

    Modernism

    Modernism Modernism is a period which is both progressive and optimistic.The Modern period starts with the Renaissance for historians.It’s stem �’Modern’’,comes from the Latin which means �’current’’.It is a cultural movement which involves changes in art,architecture,music and literature: �’… the vast majority of attempts to offer alternative modes of representation in literature,music,painting,film and architecturefrom the middle of the 19th century to the middle of 20th century have been termed modernist’’(Childs 6) It is a period

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Yan
  • Where Have All the Good ones Gone?

    Where Have All the Good ones Gone?

    Honesty. Respect. Integrity. Motivation. Dedication. Patriotism. The preceding words represent qualities many of today’s American students lack. Many US citizens question the reason behind this decline of morality within the educational system. Parents blame the teachers; teachers claim the students are unable to be taught and parents aren’t attempting to assist teachers in their quest to disperse their knowledge. As for the students, they just don’t care. Who exactly is to blame? Students? Teachers?

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: July
  • Marketing and White Goods Industry

    Marketing and White Goods Industry

    Marketing Assignment One Discuss how the Macro-environment can affect an organisations marketing approach. Use examples of companies who produce white goods to illustrate your points. The Macro-environment, factors outside of a firms control, have a major affect on a firms marketing approach and as a cause, these factors outside the firms control are harder to monitor, some of the factors are unpredictable and restricting. To over come this firm sets its marketing approach, also known

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Ma’s Inherent Goodness

    Ma’s Inherent Goodness

    Man's Inherent Goodness By Sarah Is man inherently evil? It is one of those controversial questions that cause the great thinkers of our world to engage in hot-tempered disputes and quarrels. The side that is often favored by the religious-minded and the optimists, the view that man is inherently good, is the stance that I will be defending in this narrative. After all, is not man the creature that laughs at himself? Although there are

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Western films are the major defining genre of the American film industry, a eulogy to the early days of the expansive American frontier. They are one of the oldest, most enduring and flexible genres and one of the most characteristically American genres in their mythic origins - they focus on the West - in North America. Western films have also been called the horse opera, the oater (quickly-made,

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Human Nature: Good or Evil?

    Human Nature: Good or Evil?

    Human Nature: Good or Evil? Many things can be said about the gallons of blood, miles of entrails and seemingly endless array of bones, muscles and other fascinating odds and ends that we call our human bodies. For instance, as you break down the body into different categories each part can be examined endlessly. Such can be said about a very intricate part of the body. This is the most important part and without it

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Jon
  • Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America

    Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America

    Mrs.Nelson Kevin Larios period 3 Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America Currently, drugs remain high on the lists of concerns of Americans and are considered one of the major problems facing our country today. We see stories on the news about people being killed on the street every day over drugs. To many people drugs are only an inner-city problem, but in reality they affect all of us - users and non-users. I believe

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    Submitted: January 27, 2010 By: Vika
  • Good Versus Evil

    Good Versus Evil

    In the chapter titled Rebellion (or his book title), Feodor Dostoevski’s character, Ivan Karamazov, demonstrates that his angry and resentful attitude is the by-product of his very choosing. The fundamental principal of our own humanity is God’s acknowledgment of our expression of free will. Found between the boundaries of man’s ownership of worldly acts and thoughts, which can lead him to an eternity of joy or damnation, is that critical choice of what attitude

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    Submitted: January 28, 2010 By: Bred
  • Godot: Modernity

    Godot: Modernity

    The age of modernity is normally characterized by the development of innovative transportation, technology, and communication in the early 1900s, but it is better defined as the transformation of literature from revolving around the “American dream” to exploring the depths of human nature and existence. This change, however, did not evoke an alteration to the expectations that an audience brings to a literary work. People who read novels and plays have a desire to be

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Era of Good Feelings

    Era of Good Feelings

    A great surge in national pride characterized the period from 1812 to 1824 known as the “Era of Good Feelings”. In the years before the war of 1812, social and economic differences between the North and the South led to sectionalism. The South was an agrarian society while the North developed an industrial society. The surge in national pride developed for many reasons. Military pride resulted from the defeat of the British at the Battle

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Janna
  • Good Parenting

    Good Parenting

    Good Parent What defines a Good Parent? By definition it is someone who gives birth to offspring. However, there is so much more. Parenting consists of many elements such as Love, Attention, Support, Guidance, and Discipline. Love is the most important and most powerful emotion; consisting of both heart and mind. Emotion is a state being, often accompanied by physical reaction. A deep affection for a child must exist. Affection is part of the love.

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: July
  • Modern Day Tricksters

    Modern Day Tricksters

    Dane Armstrong February 6, 2008 En 209-018 Modern Day Tricksters Since as far back as time was recorded there have been tales of people and mythological creatures playing "tricks" on others. These include stories of Manabozho and Wakdjunkaga, but today many of these tricksters are seen as characters in cartoons and movies. Some of the most famous are Bugs Bunny, The Mask, Ace Ventura, Wile E. Coyote, and Captain Jack Sparrow. Bugs Bunny is the

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Mike