...Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American Transcendentalist poet, philosopher and essayist during the 19th century (www.biography.com). One of his most famous quotes was, “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow" (Emerson). To me, this has been a quote used many times throughout my life. Things in my life have relayed this message to me in many different ways such as trying new foods, playing new sports, and wearing different clothing. Growing up, my mom has encouraged me to try different foods that I’m not used to. When I was little, she would say, “Eat your greens!” Of course I would never listen, but when I got older, I started eating them more. This sparked new curiosities that led me to trying...
Words: 502 - Pages: 3
...Native American Relocation Native American culture and its role in American history have always been a fascinating subject. There have been reading assignments on Native American’s removal and resistance, Black Hawk and his rebellion, and Emerson’s letter to President Van Buren. These pieces gave us a brief overview of America’s goals at the time, the action they took to achieve these goals, the Native Americans’ reaction, and the opinions held by the American people. These readings only scratched the surface of Native Americans and the role they have played in American History. The main cause of the interaction between Americans and the Native Americans was an increase in demand for land by Americans. As they pushed west and south, the frequency of interactions with Native Americans increased and so did hostility. I am aware that land demand issues were normally approached at first with peaceful negations. The American government would meet with the tribes and develop a treaty that resulted in less land for the Native Americans and more land for Americans. This would satisfy the Americans for a period of time but demand for land would just continue to increase. At this point Indians would either get restless and rebellions would ensue or Americans would violate the treaties and make moves on the Native’s land. In either situation the superior force of the American troops would result in them defeating the Indians. The Indians would then be forced to comply with American demands...
Words: 2235 - Pages: 9
...Awakening)Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalism)Henry David Thoreau (Civil Disobedience)George Ripley (Transcendentalism)Dorthea Dix (Insane)Eugene Deb’s (Workers Rights)Samuel Gompers (Workers Rights)Charles Loring Brace (Reform)Henry Lloyd (Economic Reform)Carry Moore Nation (Temperance)Frances Elizabeth Willard (Temperance)Amelia Bloomer (Temperance) | Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Women’s Rights)Lucretia Mott (Women’s Rights)Sarah & Angelina Grimke (Women’s Rights)Elizabeth Blackwell (Women’s Rights)Margaret Fuller (Women’s Rights) David Walker (Abolitionist)Frederick Douglas (Abolitionist)Nat Turner (Abolitionist)John Brown (Abolitionist)Harriet B. Stowe (Abolitionist)James Forten (Abolitionist)William Lloyd Garrison (Abolitionist) | Objective – Create a unique presentation to act-out in front of your classmates, and sell them on the movement that is of great importance to you! Step One: Choose a partner or work independently. Step Two: Choose a topic. Step Three: Research topic and use two sources. Cite both sources. Step Four: Write or type a one to two page paper that summarizes your research and discusses the overall impact of your topic. (Every student needs to complete this independently) Include a work cited providing citations for both sources used. Step Five: You will “act-out” or record a presentation and present in class. Both must include a visual aid as a prop. The visual aid must be relevant and purposeful. Your presentation and paper must include...
Words: 483 - Pages: 2
...“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing…” I strongly believe in every word Ralph Waldo Emerson said in this famous quote. For realizing my ambition I have done my bachelors in the exploitation of oil and gas fields in my undergraduate program with a significant exposure on renewable and sustainable energies. To accomplish my ambition at every stage I planned well and worked hard. Schooling infused in me a keen sense of analytical reasoning and scientific temperament. My ceaseless efforts and strong will power earned me a Distinction at intermediate level with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as majors. I am most proud that I have obtained my Bachelor’s degree through 4 years of dedicated academic...
Words: 768 - Pages: 4
...Style 1. In-text citation In-text citation should include the information for the reader to find the full entry in the list of Works Cited at the end of the paper. a. If the author’s name is mentioned in the text, only the page number is given in parentheses at the end of the citation b. If the author’s name is not mentioned in the text, then both the last name of the author and the page number should be given in parentheses. c. REMEMBER to shift the punctuation mark if there is one, such as a period, a comma, to the place after the parenthesis. For example: 1. Stuart Hall says,”Identity is formed at the unstable point where the ‘unspeakable’ storied of subjectivity meet the narratives of history, of a culture”(135) . 2. Some scholars believe that “Identity is formed at the unstable point where the ‘unspeakable’ storied of subjectivity meet the narratives of history, of a culture”(Hall 135). If you have cited two or more works by the same author in your paper, a shortened title, which is enough to indicate which of the author’s work is cited, should be given in parentheses before the page nnumber. The items in parentheses should be divided by a comma. For example: 1. Joseph Gibaldi points out,“Nearly all research builds on previous research. Researchers commonly begin a project by studying past work in the area and deriving relevant informaton and ideas from their predecessors. This processs is largely...
Words: 2000 - Pages: 8
...Employment-At-Will Doctrine Tonia M. Igo Strayer University LEG500 Professor Renee Berry February 10, 2015 Employment-At-Will Doctrine 2 “See only that thou work; and thou canst not escape the reward” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Introduction While many Americans agree that satisfactory job performance should be rewarded with job security, amongst other benefits, the United States is the only major industrial power that maintains a general employment-at-will doctrine. As written, this doctrine is a legal ruling which gives employers broad discretion to fire employees “for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all”, (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012). Likewise, an employee can quit a job at any time without legal consequences. However, it is my opinion that this doctrine provides little legal protection for at will employees; it rather serves to empower the employer because it also allows the employer to change its policies or terms of employment without notice or explanation. For instance, an employer can adjust wages, benefits, or reduce paid time off leaving at will employees at risk for sudden dismissal, modified work schedule, and unannounced decreases in pay and/or benefits. Late in the 19th century, employment at will came under heavy fire in the United States resulting in revision of state legislation to implement exceptions to the rule. Guidelines relating to employment at will are still developing in many states. The common exceptions are: (1) breach of contract by the employer...
Words: 2056 - Pages: 9
...The constitution can be defined as the supreme law of the United States of America,that establishes rules and distinctive powers of the federal Government. Keith Whittington on his report,How to read the constitution, precisely defines the constitution as “an act of communication, of instruction, from the supreme lawmaker within the American constitutional system to government officials. It conveys their intentions as to what power government officials would have, how that power would be organized, to what legitimate purposes that power could be used, and what limitations there would be on that power”(Whittington,2006). On looking at the constitution written by our founding fathers,it clearly begins by explaining why it was established and the underlying reason of protecting and upholding the fundamental values and interests of the American people.It starts by declaring “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America”(The constitution,1787). In article one, it talks of the representation of all the states and rotational election of senators(which I think is important in a democratic government) as well as the making of the necessary laws empowering the government in its execution of...
Words: 2742 - Pages: 11
...Law and the Humanities Online Dr. Hugo Walter Spring 2014 Email: HGW@BerkeleyCollege.edu HUM360 Online 4 Credit Hours Office Hours: Online every day, seven days a week (Sunday through Saturday). Please always feel free to email me with any questions. I will also designate an hour each week when I will be available on Blackboard IM to answer your questions. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines the treatment of legal themes in literature, music, film and other visual arts as part of a broader consideration of the relationship between the humanities and the law. Students will explore the ways that the humanities utilize different perspectives and aesthetic styles in the discussion of such legal themes as morality, justice, equality and authority. COURSE GOALS At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to: Articulate the contribution made by law and the humanities as a field of study. Articulate the ways that imaginative portrayals of law often convey concerns about the process and practice of law with greater persuasive force than factual texts. Identify recurring themes that are investigated in law and the humanities, such as the difference between legal and moral codes, the role of custom in establishing legal norms, the role of punishment, the imperfect functioning of the legal process, unfairness in the criminal justice system, bias against minorities and the poor. Understand the...
Words: 3295 - Pages: 14
...December 2013 Acknowledgements This extended essay would not have been made possible without the help of Mr. Edward Jay M. Quinto, who was our guide and inspiration in the making of this paper; the researchers family and friends, who have supported the researchers in their time of need; Mr. Sherwin Magon, who provided us with invaluable information regarding the Transition; the Directory of Open Access Journals, who gave the researchers references to complete the research paper; and the almighty father, who gave the researchers strength to battle through the tough times the researchers encountered during the process of creating this research paper “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson D.N.C.F J.C.M.F A.R.O.G Abstract Today, Transportation has become one of our daily needs. With the introduction of Terrafugia’s flying car: the Transition, this necessity would become less of a problem in our day-to-day lives. This research aimed to discover the problems, prospects and possibilities that the Transition will bring. The researchers used a qualitative method of research using library research. The researchers also Interviewed Engr. Sherwin Magon to have a broader understanding on the concept of flying cars. the Transition is a light sport aircraft approved by the National...
Words: 3828 - Pages: 16
...The Purdue OWL: Citation Chart Category General Approach MLA The Modern Language Association (MLA) provides a method for source documentation that is used in most humanities courses. The humanities place emphasis on authorship, so most MLA citation involves recording the author’s name in the physical text. The author’s name is also the first to appear in the “Works Cited” page at the end of an essay. The most recent MLA formatting can be found in the seventh edition of the MLA manual. APA The American Psychological Association (APA) provides a method for source documentation that is used in most social sciences courses. The social sciences place emphasis on the date a work was created, so most APA citation involves recording the date of a particular work in the physical text. The date is usually placed immediately after the author’s name in the “References” page at the end...
Words: 4982 - Pages: 20
...Systems Department London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom Preamble It is common for speakers at computer security conferences to tell audiences that 'they should do' this, and 'should do' that. The word 'should' is regularly thrown about as some jumbled-up mixture of efficiency and ethics, without any justification of the imperative. This paper will concentrate on the ethical issues, and so it will quickly dispose of 'efficiency,' leaving detailed argument for another time. Then, taking the devil's advocate position, it will focus on demolishing the certainty behind the ethical obligation, by questioning the role of ethics in society in general, but specifically in computer security. Indeed this paper will claim that an unsuspected morality and ritual lies behind many real-world security choices and much so-called 'objective' academic analysis. Furthermore, it will propose that such moralistic positions are highly problematic, and that all recommendations phrased in terms of virtue rather than pragmatism be treated as highly suspect. This polemical paper formed the basis of a keynote address given at the 5th Computer Security Conference, held in Las Vegas on the 20th-21st April 2006. 4 Angell, JISSec adfh The quest for efficiency, where any form of redundancy is viewed as 'inefficiency to be eliminated,' is a perverse and decadent view. It was anticipated by Northcote Parkinson (1986), when he warned that "perfection...
Words: 6215 - Pages: 25
...Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (/ˈniːtʃə/[2] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːt͡sʃə]; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philologist, philosopher,cultural critic, poet and composer. He wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. Nietzsche's key ideas include the Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy, perspectivism, the Will to Power, the "death of God", the Übermensch and eternal recurrence. One of the key tenets of his philosophy is the concept of "life-affirmation," which embraces the realities of the world in which we live over the idea of a world beyond. It further champions the creative powers of the individual to strive beyond social, cultural, and moral contexts.[3]Nietzsche's attitude towards religion and morality was marked with atheism, psychologism and historism; he considered them to be human creations loaded with the error of confusing cause and effect.[4] His radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth has been the focus of extensive commentary, and his influence remains substantial, particularly in the continental philosophical schools of existentialism, postmodernism, and post-structuralism. His ideas of individual overcoming and transcendence beyond structure and context have had a profound impact on late-twentieth and early-twenty-first century thinkers, who have used these concepts as points of departure in the development of their philosophies...
Words: 3395 - Pages: 14
...Information Systems Department London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom Preamble It is common for speakers at computer security conferences to tell audiences that 'they should do' this, and 'should do' that. The word 'should' is regularly thrown about as some jumbled-up mixture of efficiency and ethics, without any justification of the imperative. This paper will concentrate on the ethical issues, and so it will quickly dispose of 'efficiency,' leaving detailed argument for another time. Then, taking the devil's advocate position, it will focus on demolishing the certainty behind the ethical obligation, by questioning the role of ethics in society in general, but specifically in computer security. Indeed this paper will claim that an unsuspected morality and ritual lies behind many real-world security choices and much so-called 'objective' academic analysis. Furthermore, it will propose that such moralistic positions are highly problematic, and that all recommendations phrased in terms of virtue rather than pragmatism be treated as highly suspect. This polemical paper formed the basis of a keynote address given at the 5th Computer Security Conference, held in Las Vegas on the 20th-21st April 2006. 4 Angell, JISSec adfh The quest for efficiency, where any form of redundancy is viewed as 'inefficiency to be eliminated,' is a perverse and decadent view. It was anticipated by Northcote Parkinson (1986), when he warned that "perfection in planning...
Words: 6215 - Pages: 25
...also posses different other qualities for better management of followers and lead the organization to its targeted goal. “The influential ability of a leader to effect the behavior of his followers to indirectly follow particular path as pre-defined by the leader” (Barnard, 1948) “Leadership can be defined as the mutual relationship between a leader and followers, strengthened with a special purpose for a real change” (Rost, 1991). Management in general terms means to manage a particular task. The understanding of different techniques to handle the tasks properly, and its application so that the best output can be received can be termed as management. Basically, this term can be used in every sector i.e. business, health, education, research etc. Moreover, the...
Words: 4352 - Pages: 18
...CHAPTER NO:1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 WHAT’S A MISSION STATEMENT? Imagine if you were the captain of your own ship. You wouldn’t let the ship sail just anywhere. You would have a direction and a destination to sail to. Either you’re sailing to a predetermined port of call, or your ship is in port, getting ready to sail to another destination. It’s the same with our lives. A mission statement clarifies what you want out of life. It gives you a clear sense of direction. You know where you need to focus your attention to create the desired outcome. As Zig Ziglar has said, “You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific.” A mission statement is only a paragraph long, but it has specific, measurable outcomes and a deadline for accomplishing that outcome. It’s truly the best way to start your journey to success. Mission statement A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization, its reason for existing. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making. It provides "the framework or context within which the company's strategies are formulated." Definition: A written declaration of an organization's core purpose and focus that normally remains unchanged over time. Properly crafted mission statements (1) serve as filters to separate what is important from what is not, (2) clearly state which markets will be served and how, and...
Words: 6018 - Pages: 25
