...Analysis of “How to Be Good” In the excerpt from the novel How to be Good, the author, Nick Hornby introduces a story that illustrates an issue of homelessness in an upper middle class neighborhood. The narrator, Katie Carr, finds herself in a situation where she is dealing with her husband, David, and his friend’s, GoodNews, mission to change their neighborhood by decreasing the number of homeless youth. Their solution to this neighborhood problem is to use spare rooms in the neighborhood’s houses as temporary shelter until youth are more established on their own. They gather all of their neighbors at the party and introduce this problem and their solution to obtain everyone’s opinion. As a result of this gathering, David and GoodNews illustrate their “goodness” to their community by encouraging people to become part of the solution. Even though the other side of their solution is presented to the audiene, five people feel that they have an obligation to change the lives of these homeless children. Katie Carr is facing a dilemma because she truly believes that she is a good person since she has become a doctor to help others. In addition, she considers herself to be a good mother and a wife. However, she opposes the idea of hosting and aiding homeless youth from her neighborhood in her house because she strongly believes that she doesn’t have to share her house with the homeless youth since that would limit her family and herself. Katie supports the fact that everyone has...
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...ASIGNMENT REPORT How to be a good manager Student Sunny 05/01/2013 I’ve known that good managers’ attributes that are useful are that they are always on top of what happens in the office. They make sure that the whole office runs efficiently by keeping an organized office. It is very important to be organized and to love what you do in order to make sure that the office is taken care of to the best of their ability. That is a reason why I’m interested in how to be a good manager. Firstly, a manager needs thirty skills to be successed: Communication, Listening skills, commitment for a truth, empathy, persuasion, leadership, focus, division of work, obstacle removal, heat absorption, uncertainty removal, project management, and administrative and Financial Skills. Communication, listening skills, and commitment for a truth are the most significant for a manager. Now, I would like to focus on communication first. There’s a lot of communication when you’re a manager. You have to communicate with each of your employees. You have to communicate “sideways” with your co-workers and customers. And you have to communicate upwards with your own manager or executive. You need some substance in the communication, of course — you need to have something worthy of being communicated. But substance isn’t enough — if you know what you’re doing and can’t properly communicate it to anyone else, then you’ll never be a good manager. Secondly is listening skills. This is a part of communication...
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...A very good morning to our teachers, parents, guardians and students. It gives me great pleasure to join you here today for our Open Day in this year. On this glorious morning, I, XXX the founder of Brainy Montessori , I am going to give a talk on “What Does It Take To Be A Good Parent?”. In my speech, I am going to share with you some characteristics of a good parent. According to Oxford Dictionary, parent define as a person who is a father or mother or a person who has a child. Parent also define as to be or act as a mother or father to someone. Another definition of parent is an animal or plant that produces a young animal or plant and also define as something out of which another thing has developed. Good in other hand define in Oxford Dictionary as having the required qualities, of a high standard, possessing or displaying moral virtue, and also that which is morally right. Therefore for me, good parent is someone refer to father or mother who loves their children unconditionally, communicates openly with their children, is involved in their children lives as much as they can be, someone who is there for them when they need someone, some one who teaches good morals and values, someone who shows them right from wrong, strict but not too strict. Parenting is a lifelong journey. As parents, we have an important responsibility. Every parent wants to be a good parent and role model for our children. But to be a good parent is not easy. It is a journey of trial and error...
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...a group of people to achieve a common goal”. Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and values, [3] charisma, and intelligence, among others. Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups. People who have worked on developing strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional and personal lives. Interpersonal skills are not just important in the workplace, our personal and social lives can also benefit from better interpersonal skills. People with good interpersonal skills are usually perceived as optimistic, calm, confident and charismatic - qualities that are often endearing or appealing to others. Through awareness of how you interact with others and with practice you can improve your interpersonal skills. Skills You Need aims to help you learn and develop your interpersonal skills by providing an extensive library of quality content. We hope that you find our content useful and rewarding. Interpersonal skills may be quintessential to the making of these leaders. A leader, by dint of his interpersonal skills captivates the mind of his followers who are inspired to follow him to the end. 3.1 Problem...
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...There is a lot that goes into being the president, it definitely is not an easy job. Being the president you are trying to lead a whole country (along with influencing the world) to a better future. That is extremely difficult to do because you can’t please everyone it is impossible. The president is in charge of a lot of roles like running the executive branch that one being the big one. He wages the wars that congress declares, which is a heavy thing to bare. He nominates judges and negotiates treaties. In order to be president you have to be at least 35 years old which seems like a good age to be and you also have to be a natural born citizen. But there’s more to being president then just age and where you are born. He is the Diplomat...
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...8. Know when to be at the back and when to be at the front. 9. Provide a positive example for others to follow. 10. Influence people in a positive way. 11. Use inclusive language (we not me). 12. Admit you don’t know everything. 13. Keep a bit of mystery back. 14. Let your humanity show. 15. Communicate across generations. 16. Align your verbal and non-verbal messages. 17. Listen to others without wanting to control them or put them right. 18. Keep your promises. 19. Speak from your heart. 20. Be an expert in at least one important area. 21. Be honest with yourself and others. 22. Have the courage to do unpopular things. 23. Be good at more than one style of leading. 24. Distinguish public personality and private character. 25. Care more deeply than is good. 26. Serve. 27. Write down the priorities for others. 28. Empower people every second of the day. 29. Trust them to come alive when you’re not around. 30. Work on your thinking skills. 31. Create a climate of candor. 32. Banish the “but” from feedback. 33. Get fit and stay fit. 34. Be like a bee spreading pollen around the team. 35. Get results. 36. Don’t lose sight of your organization’s core values. 37. Always make the first move with others. 38. Create more leaders. 39. Have a unified...
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...it”. - “By himself?”. - “Yes”. ʘ Aletheia left the room with that conversation on her mind. She was not convinced. She thought about this for a few days. In order to digest her thoughts she went for a walk through the island. Alone she thought. Aloud she though and she began to share her thoughts with whatever crossed her way: leaves, trees, stones, ants, crickets, etc. Had God created the world by himself? ʘ After long discussions with stones, trees, the river and frogs of the island, Aletheia went back to her grandma saying: “It is a lie. God did not make the world”. The old lady was surprised: “And why do you think so, Aletheia?”. - “Because God does not exist”, answered the girl. - “No?". - “No”. - “May I ask you how you figured that out?”. - “I looked all...
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...1. Pengenalan Wacana berasal daripada retorik klasik, yang merupakan teknik atau seni pujukan secara lisan, atau seni berbicara. Istilah wacana dipelopori dan dipopularkan oleh Zellig Harris (1952) di Amerika Syarikat. Di Malaysia, perhatian kepada wacana dirintis pada pertengahan 1960-an oleh Yunus Maris, dan mendapat perhatian yang semakin besar bermula pada tahun 1980-an. 2. Pengertian Wacana = Unit bahasa yang melebihi batas ayat, sama ada ayat, sejumlah ayat, ceraian, bab, buku, siri buku, dan sebagainya yang menampakkan kesatuan dan hubungan antara buah fikiran dan perkembangan fikiran (akliah). = Satuan bahasa yang terlengkap, tertinggi dan terbesar dalam hierarki gramatikal (susunan tatabahasa), seperti dalam bentuk karangan yang utuh, paragraf, ayat atau perkataan yang mengemukakan amanat yang lengkap; tidak hanya terbatas kepada satuan kalimat (ayat), tetapi melibatkan satuan-satuan yang lebih besar. Kesimpulan: Wacana merupakan unit bahasa yang lebih tinggi atau besar daripada ayat, atau bentuk yang lebih daripada satu ayat, yang memperlihatkan kesatuan, hubungan, perkaitan atau pertalian maklumat secara berurutan, sama ada dikemukakan secara lisan atau bertulis. 3. Fungsi Wacana Penggunaan bahasa dalam konteks atau situasi yang sebenar. Mewujudkan hubungan dan perkembangan fikiran yang berurutan dan lengkap; menjadikan sesuatu pengucapan atau penulisan itu utuh. Memudahkan pemahaman,...
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...How to Make a Good First Impression I. Introduction A. Have you ever met someone and walked away with "freak" or "loser" in mind? B. Most of us would like to believe that we don’t judge others. While this may be somewhat true, we often make assumptions about an individual based on the first impression. C. Creating a great greeting, observing how you are dressed, and Being aware of your body language are tips for how to make a good first impression D. There are several tips on how to make a great first impression in any situation. II. Body A. Create a great greeting. 1. This takes a little research in cultural competency and knowing who you will be greeting. You want to make sure your smile, words, and handshake are all appropriate. 2. In some cultures bowing may be more appropriate than handshakes, while in other cultures the degree of an appropriate smile varies. Create the perfect greeting for your particular situation. B. Observe how you are dressed. 1. This does not simply include your clothes, but also accessories. People tend to make a lot of assumptions based on your physical presentation. 2. People may say that looks aren’t everything, but would you really trust a psychologist in their pajamas and sporting bedhead? C. Be aware of your body language. 1. Your body language includes facial expressions, your posture, the way you shake hands. Body language is a vital part of making good first impressions. 2. I often show a lot of my feelings and...
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...common currently. Many students live with other classmates in one dormitory on campus; some workers share the room with other people in big city because of the high rent fee; the others who living with someone else would feel safety and take care of each other. So, for these people, it is very important to find a nice person to live together. I would choose a good roommate who has some good characters such as integrity, keep everything clean and good at communication. First of all, the person must be honest and straightforward. Before the person becomes your roommate, you don’t know what he or she really is. So honest must be the key character for consideration. An honest man would never cheat you, annoy your life or even threat you safety. If a person, for instance, is dishonest, he or she may steal your stuff or money, or bring bad friends into your room. Such bad things will effect your peaceful life even make you feel danger. However, how can we recognize whether a person integrity or not. For me, I would like to review it into three different backgrounds. The first one is the family background. The person who grew up in a good family would not do such immoral things to other people. The second aspect is the education level. If the person gets well education, he or she must have many abilities which include the basic one-honest. The last one is related with the job and social backgrounds. I prefer to choose a roommate who will be introduced from my colleagues or friends. Because...
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...HOW TO BECOME A GOOD PRESENTER Useful Tips and Notes of Encouragement for First-Time Presenters If you are presenting for the first time and are concerned about your language proficiency, it is easy to become overly-worried about your presentation. Although it is natural (and good!) to have some measure of anxiety, you must not allow it to cripple your presentation. An excellent, must-visit site during your preparation is: http://tls.utsc.utoronto.ca/instruction/presentation/default.htm. In addition, here is some friendly advice for the 3 stages involved in a presentation: 1. Preparation Stage 2. Presentation Stage 3. Post-presentation Stage Preparation Stage 1. Research your topic well (as you would when writing an essay) so that you can speak authoritatively and persuasively. If reading texts are a challenge to you, you can use a very versatile, user-friendly interactive software (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) that has been installed in the Academic Learning Commons Lab (B221). Using your cursor, you can just point your cursor at a word that you don’t understand, hit the Control key and the meaning of the word and its uses will automatically pop up on the screen for you. (NOTE: In order to use this software effectively, you need to open your document using Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer). 2. Organize your points in the most effective order that is appropriate for the topic that you are presenting. This...
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...at Berkley. Finally he led Research Partnership for New York schools, giving them solutions to improve the public school system. Josipa Roska is the associate professor and director at the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. She also is the professor of sociology at the University of Virgin. Both of these authors have high degrees in higher education, and have qualified backgrounds. Their goal in this essay is to target teachers and professionals. The main points of this essay are to give these professionals tool to make education at a higher standard. Although the use of logos is clear there is an underlining essence of pathos, and a lack of pathos. The article starts with talking about how special graduation is, and how important receiving a college degree really can be. Nevertheless it also says that the difficulty of schooling has significantly decreased in recent years. School is more about fun now then about work. Surveys have shown that “Almost 9 out of 10 reported overall they were satisfied with the college experience” (291). This study is showing that more students are having fun in college than actually receiving an education. The article goes on to say that another study was done to follow around students for all four years of college. During this time they had a lot of free time, and minimum coursework. They also noticed that little to no effort was...
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...Revlon. Salazar previously worked in SMG from 2001-2003 handling Gokongwei-URC accounts. Salazar will be tasked with business growth for the Samsung brand, to increase digital spend and to leverage on best practices done by the agency’s regional offices in other markets. “With Oliver's strategic media planning/buying expertise on Digital grounded by his above-the-line know-how, we are confident that he will continue to push the Samsung account towards an innovative and integrated approach to the entire marketing mix,” said Mojica. Salazar has worked with media agencies in the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam over the course of his 15-year media experience. In the last 2 years, he built and helmed Mediacom Interaction, the digital advertising group that handles P&G, Bayer, JFC, and Revlon in the Philippines. "I thought I would be having a hard time feeling my way through the first few days, but upon seeing the familiar faces, it feels like I didn't leave at all. I am looking forward to the exciting times ahead, as Starcom MediaVest Group gears up for even greater and bigger things. It feels good to be back," said Salazar. Source: Starcom MediaVest Group The Role of a Business Manager Greg Glebe is the founder and CEO of Pedestal Source. Greg started his company in the basement of his parent’s home, where he spent hours on hours building wood projects. He now has 30 years of hands-on experience with design, engineering and construction of furniture, widgets, manufacturing...
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...How to Write a Good Report Bhaskaran Raman, Apr 2004 This short document describes how to write a good report. This is based on common mistakes I have observed over a period of time. While most of the following apply in general, they have been written with BTech/MTech/PhD students in mind. The comments below apply for course projects, other semester projects, technical reports, theses (BTech/MTech/PhD). That is, technical writing in general. While a google search on the topic may churn out many hits, the following is tailored for IIT (Kanpur) students in particular. I will first mention some general guidelines, then the structure of the report. Towards the end, I will also describe how to refine your writing, and how to give feedback on others' writing. Based on these, I will recommend a possible strategy for producing high-quality reports which have high potential for being published. General Guidelines These are some general things you should know before you start writing. I will try to answer the questions of the purpose of report writing, and the overall approach as well. Purpose of a report: writing to be read A key thing to keep in mind right through your report writing process is that a report is written to be read, by someone else. This is the central goal of report-writing. A report which is written for the sake of being written has very little value. Before you start writing your report, you need to have in mind the intended audience. In the narrowest...
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...How to Live the Good Life, and How should a Person Go about doing So? [Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] Author Note [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Abstract The topic of my research photo essay is “how to live the good life, and how should a person go about doing so?”. My main goal in doing this topic was to illustrate a guide to enjoying life and point out specific activities that one could accomplish after reading this essay. From laughter to a experiencing events with friends, to writing out a bucket list of things and activities to accomplish before life is over. These tips and suggestions should give you a better idea of what you can get out of life, if the good life is what you are looking for. Keywords: [Click here to add keywords.] How to Live the Good Life, and How should a Person Go about doing So? What comes to mind when you think of living the good life, late nights with old friends, discussing all the places you have visited, having a good laugh, smiling, looking back at some of the fails that you have experienced, and how you over came them. All of these are just a handful of examples of what living the good life is all about. As you read on, there will be more detailed examples of how to live the good life, and how one would go about it doing so. Friendship Friendship is important to the good life because having friends is a fulfilling in itself. One...
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