...experiences there. The letter that Columbus sent to the king and queen described his first voyage to the New World in 1492 and de las Casas writes about the things he experienced as he journeyed along Columbus’s later trip in 1502. It seems as if in the Columbus letter, Columbus was somewhat scouting out the area noting the land, resources available, and characteristics of the native peoples in order to decide what his people can gain from the land. On the later voyage in 1502 with de las Casas, it seems as if the Spaniards used Columbus’s first encounter with the native people and voyage experiences to, using the knowledge gained, exploit the land and people for the personal gain of the Spaniards. The purpose of the letter Columbus sent to the king and queen was to determine the resources available in the New World that they could take for the betterment of Spain. Columbus describes the Indies as many beautiful, fertile islands and points out where the resources are. He assures the king and queen that based on the timid nature of the indigenous people, it would not be hard to conquer and exploit the land for their own gain. Throughout the letter Columbus seems to see the natives as a lesser species. He views the indigenous people as just another resource he “discovered” in the New World. In contrast, de las Casas sees the native peoples as actual people. Columbus recounts the how timid the indigenous people are as well as the ease of reclaiming the resources of the New World when...
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...In today’s society, many people have come to accept the fact that women can do everything that man can do. It is now acceptable for women to be “manly” without losing their womanhood. The question is: if the image about women only being feminine has changed, how come men are still pressured to only be masculine? Are “macho” men the only “real” men? Does it take a strong jaw-line, defined and muscular abs, and a beer in one hand to be considered a “true” man? Today’s world has summed up men to be just that… In order to be considered real men, they can’t wear the color pink, drink diet soda, do housework, drink fruity-flavored alcoholic drinks, or be anything less than a sports-loving, scotch-drinking, gym-going, and woman-loving guy. In an ad about the new Dr. Pepper soda, “Dr. Pepper Ten”, the slogan that Dr. Pepper used was “IT’S NOT FOR WOMEN” in big, bold letters. This message implies that the drink is meant to be only for men. Underneath the slogan, the ad reads “A lady-free zone of rugged, macho, hair-on-your-chest awesomeness that’s definitely not for women.” In this ad, not only is Dr. Pepper discriminating women, but it is also raising the question that if a guy is not “rugged, macho”, and has “hair on his chest” then, could he not drink that soda? Would he fall in the same category as the women who can’t drink it, therefore not be considered a man? Dr. Pepper made it clear that this drink was for men even though the description of the “ideal man” that they would like...
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...The persians had a very large empire that was ruled by cyrus. In 522 bc Darius the great succeeds cyrus, even though they were not related whatsoever. Later, Darius killed Cyrus’s son, Bardiya. To avoid having repercussions for committing homicide, he claimed that Bardiya was just an impostor pretending to be Bardiya, and therefore protecting the civilization. His goal making the empire great again in his mind and to make the empire bigger. Darius looks for places to conquer. Darius decided to turn to the greeks to conquer them, but unfortunately for him, Greece is made up of city states, or Polises, that makes it more difficult to conquer. Darius decides to team up with the Knossians. When the persians invaded Athens, the athenians remembered how strong the persian cavalry was and hoped that the...
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...We have seen in a number a Hollywood movies that how ambitious aliens come and bring about destruction of the earth. They are shown to possess ultra modern technology that humans cannot match, but still humans somehow manage to save earth from their wrong intentions of conquering earth or destroying earth. But, that is only the happy ending in a movie. The main idea behind is that we have created the notion of some extra-terrestrial life who is mean and wants to destroy earth for his/her desires. We are always afraid of such beings as they are portrayed to have intent to conquer earth. Are they really a threat to earth? Or, is it the humans themselves who are the enemy of the earth. I will present the arguments from both the sides and let the audience decide. What can possibly be the motive of aliens to venture towards earth and their assumed intentions to conquer earth? Like humans it might be their appetite for natural resources, they would know only too well that a civilization of our size would have used a substantial portion of our own resources, leaving them with very little to fight us for. On Earth, proven reserves of natural gas total 130 billion tons. Titan, one of the moons of Jupiter has on its surface many dozens of lakes filled not with water or even water in the form of ice, but of liquid methane and ethane, each of which individually having at least as much energy as our own proven reserves. The Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system, is rich in iron...
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...Week Three: Decision Making Details Objectives 3.1 Describe tools and/or techniques used in decision making. 3.2 Examine decision-making models and influences. 3.3 Apply a decision-making technique to a situation. Readings Read Ch. 14 of Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and Your Life. Read Ch. 1–3 of Smart Things to Know About Decision Making. Read Ch. 4, 12–26 of Decide & Conquer: Make Winning Decisions and Take Control of Your Life. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participate in class discussion. Respond to weekly discussion questions. W3 8 2% Participation Discussion Questions Nongraded Activities and Preparation Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario For Weeks Three through Five, you will work individually using the Decisions in Paradise Business Scenario located on your student website as the basis for these three assignments. In this scenario, you will play the role of Nik, and your current employer is the organization represented by Alex, Nik, and Chris. You will also use the mission of your current organization to assist you in decision making in discussing this business scenario. There are three phases to this assignment which will be cumulative, meaning that each part will build upon the next. You will use this paper and feedback from your instructor as input to improve your Week Four and Week Five assignments. The three deliverables for this project are: Week Three: Decisions in Paradise Paper, Part I Week Four:...
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...Andrew William Beaumont 9/19/13 Eng. 105-WP #1 Altitude Isn’t Just Height Mountain bike company Altitude is trying to sell Bike magazine readers and all other persons who enjoy mountain biking “The All-New 2013 Rocky Mountain Altitude”. Altitude proposes this bike is “Designed to go anywhere.” and, “It can do dominate and conquer the backcountry”. Is this bike worthy of the glory that is acclaimed by Altitude and Bike magazine? Altitude’s new bike is described as if it is designed to be able to endure the great Rocky Mountains of Colorado. This bike is portrayed to dominate and conquer the backcountry. Altitude claims “it can do dominate and conquer the backcountry”. But it may or may not be able to do more than what is claimed. It may only be able to do what it says in their ad in Bikes magazine. It would be in Altitude’s best interest to go into more detail about the opportunities this bike can provide users to experience. Altitude does not inform the reader if this bike is for beginners who would like to learn the fundamentals, or for persons who are more experienced in mountain biking. If this bike is for more or less experienced riders. Altitude would benefit from labeling what type of rider this product is designed for. This seems to be an expensive product, because there is not a price listed and or labeled on this page. A reader would not know how expensive or inexpensive this product is. Knowing the price is essential in any situation where there is the potential...
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...like Mahatma Gandhi hold on a policy through thick and thin, bearing terrible disappointments, enduring suffering and yet displaying unfailing perseverance? To say that he is of strong will is to give half the reason. The other half is this; that he had a mighty motive. Motive power enables each man to wait patiently so long as he kept his eyes on the distant goal. A strong- willed individual has been defined as one who works tenaciously for a remote good, while the weak-willed individual is continually turned aside by some momentary desire. The intensity with which remote good is pursued decides for every man how much wills he has. If the ambition is to represent a constituency, and become an M.P., or to obtain better conditions in the sick society, or the more personal aim of securing a high degree or diploma, the attractive glory is the chief factor in developing the resolve to conquer. Motivation is the fire that fuels ambition. It creates courage, and steels the...
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...project would not have materialized. Finally, thanks to our beloved friend that always stick together and also work hard to produce a good report with all effort and responsibility. The guidance and support received from my friends who contributed and who are contributing to this project, was vital for the success of this project. We would also like to thank to our family because of the support that they give us from the beginning until the completion of this project. SYNOPSIS Once upon a time, a baby was born named as Snow White in a kingdom. Her mother died after delivered her. Then, the king looks after her until he realizes that some of things that he cannot teach Snow White that why she must need a mother. The king decides to married a new queen. One day, the king goes into the jungle and he never appeared again. The queen preserves Snow white. When Snow White age...
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...Amor Vincit Omnia means ‘’Love conquers all’’. It is a philosophy of life that entails that every human being one day will be conquered by the term love. An important message of the philosophy is that, no matter what happens, love will overcome all obstacles. Carl grew up around his father, who represented the idea, which is that life is transparent and predictable and therefore Carl adapted his father’s perception of life. However, in the short story ‘’the order of things’’ by Judy Troy from 2007, the main character Carl gets to experience the philosophy ‘’love conquers all’’ first hand and his life is changed for good. The narrative is focusing on Carl and his relationship with Lily. Carl has throughout his entire life lived by his father’s idea of life: ‘’Never take chances […] always be prepared of what’s next’’ (p 2. Ll. 54 – 55). Carl is a regular person with a decent job as reverend at the local church; he is decently married and has a daughter. Carl is a pastor which means that he has dedicated his live to preaching the word of god. Carl starts having an affair with a woman named Lily. This is a little ironic because as a pastor you should be able to live by the word of god. Yet, he is breaking one of the Ten Commandments which is ‘’you shall not commit adultery ’’. However, the reason they got together in the first place, was because they reminded so much of each other ‘’they were each in their early forties, married to teachers; they had recently lost a sibling to...
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...John Steinbeck was a famous man whom made great additions to literature. Writing classics such as “Of Mice and Men,” “Once There Was a War,” and others. All of his stories were quick to talk about human nature of some sort. Then in 1962 when he received the Nobel Prize, he openly expressed his opinion on what a writer should be making its readers feel. Mankind can either win or lose the battle internally as well as externally. Humans can conquer anything when we rule out fear, even though from time to time many all get lonely needing something to remind us of our homes. Steinbeck’s ideas were that a writer should be able to show the reality of life; to show that life is a war for every single person. In every single story mentioned from Steinbeck, he has shown that the real war is internal. Internal of course being inside of us, he showed that fear and any sort of emotion can make something so much harder to decide the next step. In that book the only person who seemed to understand the internal stirring was Slim. Who clearly said “You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.” Also, the understanding was very clear in the movie as well. As the men rode to look for Lennie, Slim looked at George and they both nodded at each other in a very knowing manner. George was trying to figure out how to protect Lennie while retaining the safety of the others around him. In Of Mice and Men at the very end of the book George had to make a serious decision that would affect him for the rest of...
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...Gilgamesh is tested by Utnapishtim, a god. He challenges Gilgamesh to stay awake for one whole week to prove his worthiness of immortality. As soon as the challenge starts, he falls into a deep sleep, riding his chances of eternal life. Now, Gilgamesh starts to face reality and learns that he will never be immortal. "Abandon your house and build a boat instead. Seek life instead of riches, save yourself" (The Epic of Gilgamesh pg. 23). He decides to put his quest behind him and focus on the rest of his life as a strong and powerful...
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...Electronic Arts, and that’s just to name a few, who have already expanded into other platforms such as iPad, iPhone apps, Virtual Reality, etc., while Activision has yet to fully take the dive. In the interactive entertainment industry, the consumers are volatile. It just takes one title to turn a competitor’s title into an obsolete game. Opportunities Activision has a plethora of opportunities to explore. As mentioned earlier, their corporation has yet to fully conquer other markets. While they did recently purchase King Digital giving them a huge piece of the mobile gaming market, they have yet to diversify their portfolio in the category. Virtual reality has been deemed the future of interactive entertainment, and Activision has yet to release any information of whether they will pursue this field, but if they do, they have the resources to dominate that market. Having over $7 billion in cash assets gives them a lot of room to decide on how to expand. They have the opportunity to expand into new markets, as well as conquer international entertainment markets, in which they have only a few titles released to. The online gaming market has been rapidly increasing the past few years. “The global media and entertainment market has consistently been on the rise. The entire worldwide market is projected to grow from an estimated 1.72 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015 to 2.2 trillion U.S. dollars by 2021. Gaming is an integral and ever-developing segment of this market” (Statista, 2017). Its...
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...Chief yells, “ ‘You’re always…winning things!’ ” (269). The men are uncertain if McMurphy is a selfish gambler or a helpful friend. He contrasts the protagonist, Chris McCandless, from Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, because Chris has opposing feelings about money: “ ‘…He didn’t seem interested in the money so much as the fact that he was good at making it. It was like a game, and the money was a way of keeping score’ ” (120-121). Unlike Chris, McMurphy enjoys gambling and finds money valuable. Nonetheless, this occurrence with Chief is a turning point for McMurphy because he realizes that the men deeply rely on him and he cannot lose their trust. He is not a traitor and adopts a new attitude as he finishes the mission he started. He decides to follow his superego, defined by McLeod, and tries to help the whole ward. The superego includes moral standards and civilized behavior, and Randle suppresses the urges of his former lifestyle to face the reality of the whole ward fighting against Nurse Ratched. The men need him and he needs to help them defeat Nurse Ratched. His determination and...
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...It's a constant battle. A battle that she feels she is slowly losing and then suddenly she conquers it...but only for a while...till she falls weak again. Her childhood only made her cold, bitter and angry. A happy kid to the outside world but only she can feel that bitterness drilling a hole right through her middle. It's difficult; to keep smiling, to laugh, to make people laugh, to keep people happy even when you don't feel happy yourself. There's an empty void inside her and she needs to fill it in. So she seeks love from everyone around her. She needs approval, she needs company, she feels so dependant...so stupid. This insecurity is killing her. She wants to shred her body. She wants to stab herself. She wants to stand in the middle of the road and have a gigantic truck crush her 18 year old body into tiny fragments...so tiny that no one will ever be able to recognize her. No, she is not depressed. She is happy. Happy to be here. Happy to have friends she loves more than anything in this world. Happy to have a boyfriend who makes her feel safe and oh-so-secure. But there are times she breaks down into a big pile of nothingness. She looks into the mirror, stares long and hard and she sees it. The talentless ugly person that looks back at her makes her feel worthless. Makes her feel like a waste of space. Nothing under the sun will ever make her believe that she has looks. Nothing anyone will ever say will make her believe in herself. She is hollow inside. She is bland....
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...The Importance of Sun Tzu’s Art of War Justin James History 305 Dana Chandler November 11, 2011 According to the definition found in Webster, war is a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Throughout the ages there have been countless numbers of wars that have taken place for many different reasons in our world as we know it, whether it be to be for a political reason or to conquer neighboring lands. Along with wars comes philosophers and strategist that attempt to study all of their opponents moves and motives to ultimately gain the upper hand on their opponent. Possibly the most successful strategist known in history was a man that was known best by the name Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu authored what is known today as the greatest military strategic guide known in history which is used as guides to not only be successful in the military but also the corporate world as well as every day life. Many generals have used these strategic guides in order to be victorious in their conquests. However there also have been many generals that have failed to use these strategies correctly or did not use them altogether and ended up paying the ultimate price for refusal of doing so. The most notable general to do so was the Confederate’s general General Robert E Lee. During the battle of Gettysburg if Lee would have followed only a fraction of the rules and guid lines...
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