...ALPHA - BETA Pre-Negotiation Report Alpha Group 1. What research will you need to do to prepare for this negotiation? Discuss how this research is important to the outcome of your negotiation. There is an old saying in china, “Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred Battles without defeat” and this can be applied for the negotiation. To fully understand the situation and interest for both sides, we need to do research as followings. 1) Background information about both companies Since the scenario and relevant material is made up, we cannot find more realistic information online or from other resources. What we need to do is to read the case has been give carefully and extracting all available information from it. 2) The industry information in both countries Besides the information of two companies, we need more data about the whole industry in the nation of each company. These figures give us more details about what is the position of each company and the role played among their competitors in their country. This provides us a better understanding of the positioning and vision for both sides. 3) The preference of representatives in both teams Before the negotiation, our team members have spare lots of time sit together talk about and change our opinions. During this time, we have already known each other’s characters and have dividing the work responsibilities and allocate them to each person. That is the first part called self-exploration...
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...Truth, in the dictionary, is defined as “a statement proven to be, or accepted as true; a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle.” This definition alone lends to the idea of there being an absolute truth. Absolut truth is something that is proven and indisputable. Just because it’s proven to be true, however, doesn’t mean that people have to accept it. In Ibsen’s play An Enemy of the People, we see how the method of telling the truth, not the truth itself, can be ignored and twisted based on what one wants to believe. The method for telling the truth in An Enemy of the People is Dr. Stockmann. He has scientific proof that the baths are polluted and causing people to become sick. This is the truth, but we see how people such as the mayor and Hovstad are able to slander the doctor in order to hide the truth. That is the key point. The truth remained the truth throughout the entire play. The actions of the mayor and the other main characters prove that they accepted Dr. Stockmann’s findings as true. They, however, chose to ignore the truth for their own benefit. This leads to the question of: is the truth evaded when it becomes inconvenient? The answer is absolutely yes. While the truth may be absolute, it can be evaded rather easily. A common reason to evade the truth is for self-interest as seen in An Enemy of the People. Hovstad, Billings, and Aslasken were quick to accept the truth when it best suited their plans, but as soon as their business was threatened...
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...philosophy, in Europe, Scholasticism was prevalent. It says, “God lights up the truth, and people who don’t know cannot get the truth” ( ). He denied this idea and indicated that, with reason, we can find a certain spot where everyone can receive common truth. This idea was groundbreaking at the time. Human being can speculate the world with reason and can grasp its comprehends picture. Unless we misuse reason, we can achieve the same goal. In other words, there is world universality. However, the problem is where we should put the start point of speculation, where to put principle. If each person has each start point, of course goal should be different from on another. Before Descartes, Scholarcism, which tell grasping the truth with strong belief, was prevalent. However, Descartes denied this completely. Overcoming the difference of religions and cultures, and finding the common understanding with reason was the goal of Descartes. Descartes said, “To use reason correctly, we have to follow the “method”. So let’s check out each method. First, the purpose of study is to lead people’s mind to the solid truth. Descartes said, “ Seeking the universality is not to get Schlorsicm knowledge, but to make our life better.” Second, study the thing we can absolutely understand with reason. He said this because, if we work on the thing that we are not sure whether it is true or false, we are going to lose our knowledge rather than getting it. Of course, researchers...
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...way that he describes, the question is not asked, what do you see, its always what do you think. The processes of thinking things through leads you to the arguments he presents for the immortality of the soul. Socrates never tells me what to think he only presents ideas and allows the conversation for my own thinking to develop. The process of reading this is in line with the way of life for a philosopher who is seeking truth. Even in his last moments, Socrates is taking time to discuss these ideas with his colleagues. If this is what he is doing before he dies, this is another way he shows me that this is the proper way to live. The body can’t exist without soul but the soul can exist without the soul. The body needs its opposite since it is mortal. But the soul being immortal does not need body to reach beyond itself. This is why Socrates views death in a positive light. He seeks lives in the soul which is done through understanding and the intellect and this is the life of a philosopher. opposites. In the generation of the idea of the opposites you need the idea of "after having been" for the opposition to be understood. Things have an opportunity to come to being because of their opposite. For example, if something becomes larger it only became larger because it was once smaller. So the concepts of large and small exist together in order for the other to come into being. There is a circle that exists where between the things that are opposite exists the states of "coming...
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...live and who we are as women. It is so easy to get caught up in the lies of this world; including the lies about who God is and also about who we are. When we listen to these lies instead of listening to God, it often leads to feelings of uncertainty and insignificance. In the book, Marvelously Made, by Monica Rose Brennan, she brings misconceptions such as: relationships, acceptance and pleasing people, body image, education and intelligence, occupation, money, religious works, hobbies and interests, the past, attention of others, and sickness and pain to light based on what the Bible says of who we are in Him as well as what His expectations of us are. She also gives the truth about each one of these misconceptions based on scripture and what God says about these misconceptions. This book is a full of scriptural and personal insight into unveiling each woman’s identity and purpose according to God's Word. God wants us to be secure in our knowledge of which we are as women, as Christians, and as daughters of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ. In the first section of this book, Monica Rose Brennan talks about what our true identity is in Christ and how we need to remove our masks and stop being fake and be real with people. Psalms 139 sheds light on what our identity in Christ is and tells us that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” She breaks down Psalms 139 into 4 unchanging truths about who we are in Christ. The first unchanging truth is that God...
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...HOW TO DISCERN TRUTH IN THE MIDST OF CULTURAL DISSONANCE & DELUSION Dr. Paul R. Shockley © 30 July 2011 www.prshockley.org One of my overriding rules of conduct, namely, maxims, in my life is to pursue moral and intellectual excellence in my daily life, believing that the “good life” is dynamically related to knowing and practicing that which is true.1 Truth is to shape my character and conduct whereby both desires (inward conformity) and duty (outward obligation) are harmonized into a way of life that not only expresses virtue, but also enables one to both fully live life, free from the entanglements of poor choices, and to discover what others often fail to see. In fact, the ordinary details of life become extraordinary as one looks for truth. Thus, seekers of truth relish not in only in anticipation of a potential future, but also in the present experience as he or she examines, engages, and interacts with expressions, manifestations, and consequences of truth. Naturally, one may ask how I am defining “truth.” Simply put, my definition of truth is that which corresponds to reality, identifies things as they are actually are, can never fail, diminish, change, or be extinguished must be able to be expressed in logical propositions (logical), and is sourced in the God of the Bible who is the Author of all truth. I take it that the truth of a judgment consists in the identity of its content with a fact; it is a “true-truth.” So, when I look at the Grand Canyon, I’m not seeing a...
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...dictionary and to try to prove to the person that makes such a claim that words exist. It is clear that He is, as we examined last month, suppressing a truth that is evident to all. He is a fool. He instead needs to be shown how foolish and contradictory such a claim is. It is self-refuting. You cannot claim that words do not exist without using them. This is what we must show this person to show them how ridiculous a statement this is. What do we say when someone says they do not believe in God? Do we respond in the same way? Not usually. Usually we respond by trying to give a list of evidences to the truth that God exists, when the Bible says that they already know that God exists. Instead, we should be responding with the same attitude that we would respond with if someone said they didn't believe in words. Just as the person who is suppressing the truth about the existence of words, so to is the one who claims that God does not exist. Remember what God says in Romans 1 (which we looked at last week)? Everyone is without excuse for rejecting the God they know exists. They are foolish for doing so. You cannot even make the argument that God does not exists unless God DOES exist, let alone prove it. This subject will be what we study today. I have titled this sermon, "Proof that God Exists." The proof that I will show this evening is not like the arguments that we would commonly hear people use to prove God exists, such as the Cosmological Argument, The Design Argument, etc...
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...the way it once was when they need to be seeking redemption. We are not innocent but we are redeemed. Therapy reaches into deep places where someone is not growing. As a Christian counselor you have to work with your client’s growth process. Two ways to do this are to apply grace and truth to the sessions and to be able to look at the clients problems in a non-judgmental way. A Christian counselor has to be able to apply both grace and truth in their sessions. “Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another” (Ephesians 4:25). Christian counseling can be very painful for the client because they have to admit things they do not want to, confronts things they do not want to and take responsibility for things someone could only dream of. But, by being truthful with grace the pain can help the client to overcome their faults and problems and begin to heal and grow closer to Christ. “These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace” (Zech. 8:16). A good counselor who someone tells their problems to needs to be able to support their client and bear the truth. Confrontation is good if given in moderation. A counselor has to confront their client on large and small issues in order for the client to grow and become a mature follower of Christ. Being truthful reflects on God’s character and we identify with Christ (Jn. 14:6)...
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...discovering the core of who we are. Through each chapter you are lead by scripture to grasp truths that will ultimately draw you closer to Christ. The content of this book exposes things that we as women struggle with and why our relationship with our Creator can be hindered. Marvelously made enables us to take off our mask in order to open our eyes to the freedom in Christ. Pointing out that our identity lies in Christ. Through Him we find purpose and in Him we are set free. The book begins by assessing what realness is and what it means to be real. In doing this we take a step back and look at who we are and who God is. As we assess ourselves we often find that we escape our struggles by masking our true self. Monica states that “the interesting thing about God is that He is always aware when we are hiding from Him and wearing a mask(pg 26)” Thankfully even in our attempt to cover up our real self God sees who we really are and still loves us the same. In him we will find all that we need. In Christ we discover who we are. As we persue Jesus we find out things we never knew about ourselves. According to Monica “we need to grasp on to these unchanging truths God has perfect knowledge of you, God is always present, God uniquely and purposefully created you, and you are always on God’s mind(pg49).” Each of these unchanging truths give us a Godly confidence. In which we can be firm in the foundation that Christ has laid. In discovering who we are we also come to a crossroads...
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...much popular notice.” (Page 3-4) • This statement really jumped out at me because it is so true. We as a nation have found ourselves just accepting to everything and anything that happens in our society we should just conform to and be okay with. I disagree with that because we should be teaching our youth the one and only truth. That Jesus died for us and that the only way to God the father is through him. 2. “In studying the Bible as a young man, I found intimations of the idea that forms of media favor particular kinds of content and therefore are capable of taking command of a culture.” (Page 9) • This quote really speaks to youth culture and even every in person in all walks of life. The Bible talks about certain things to stay away from and not let your mind conform to. Therefore as a youth pastor we should strive to teach our kids to stay close to the word and follow after Jesus and his guidance on our lives. Chapter 2 1. “Besides, we do not measure a culture by its output of undisguised trivialities but by what it claims as a significant.” (Page 16) • In today’s society we will judge our culture on what is most significant or what is most “liked”. As a youth ministry leader we have to strive to show our students that we don’t have to be a part of culture to be significant. Yes we can be culturally relevant but we do not want to conform to culture. 2. “The irony here is that this is what intellectuals...
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...what you have to understand: this is not your typical finance course that just deals with money. Over the years, I have learned that I can tell you everything you need to do with money, but I can’t make you take action. Clearly, something must be preventing you from doing the things you know you should do. The goal of this course is both to teach you what to do with money and to help you remove those obstacles. Money is the currency of life. It is a physical manifestation of who you are. You are the one who goes out and earns a paycheck. You are the one who decides to take that paycheck and spend it, save it, or invest it. If you don’t have all the money you want in your life right now, then I am going to ask you to go within to discover why you are doing without. So, then the question becomes, Who are you and what must you do to bring the money you need and want into your life? And that is what makes this course di erent from any other personal finance course that has ever been o ered. It deals with the who—meaning you—and not just the what of money. v A Note from Suze I hope that in general you feel powerful and in control of your life. But do you really feel powerful and in control when it comes to your money? If you are like most people, you do not. As we grow, we claim our power in one way or another: We take on jobs, start families, and strive to live up to our commitments and responsibilities. Yet few of us were raised to claim our financial power. The only way to...
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...what you have to understand: this is not your typical finance course that just deals with money. Over the years, I have learned that I can tell you everything you need to do with money, but I can’t make you take action. Clearly, something must be preventing you from doing the things you know you should do. The goal of this course is both to teach you what to do with money and to help you remove those obstacles. Money is the currency of life. It is a physical manifestation of who you are. You are the one who goes out and earns a paycheck. You are the one who decides to take that paycheck and spend it, save it, or invest it. If you don’t have all the money you want in your life right now, then I am going to ask you to go within to discover why you are doing without. So, then the question becomes, Who are you and what must you do to bring the money you need and want into your life? And that is what makes this course di erent from any other personal finance course that has ever been o ered. It deals with the who—meaning you—and not just the what of money. v A Note from Suze I hope that in general you feel powerful and in control of your life. But do you really feel powerful and in control when it comes to your money? If you are like most people, you do not. As we grow, we claim our power in one way or another: We take on jobs, start families, and strive to live up to our commitments and responsibilities. Yet few of us were raised to claim our financial power. The only way to...
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..."THINK ON THESE THINGS" (Philippians 4:8) A Critique of Telling Yourself the Truth, by William Backus & Marie Chapian and The Lies We Believe, by Chris Thurman Much current "Christian" counseling is heavily rooted in Freud, promoting archaeological digs into the hidden recesses of one's past and strong encouragement to see oneself as a victim of the sins of others. In contrast to this increasingly popular approach, other Christian authors have opted for the cognitive techniques developed primarily by Albert Ellis, founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).1 Two key examples are Telling Yourself the Truth and The Lies We Believe (abbreviated as TYT and LWB). Both Backus and Thurman give credit to Ellis for his ideas. However, it should be noted at the outset that Ellis is an aggressive atheist who believes that religious faith is grounded in "irrational" ideas and is evidence of mental instability. (See Discernment Publications' critique of Ellis in "Exposing the Roots" series.) At first glance, the cognitive approach may appear consistent with biblical teachings about renewal of the mind. Personal responsibility is a critical emphasis, in opposition to the prevalent "victim" theory that permeates too much modern counseling. However, as we shall explore more fully, there is nevertheless a wide chasm between the REBT of Albert Ellis and scriptural truth. In addition to Albert Ellis, Thurman quotes and credits M. Scott Peck, a popular author who espouses New Age theology...
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...Truth--its definition, its pursuit, its discovery--is central to much of human intellectual activity. One place we look for clues about what is true is in the trends of the community. We may attempt to find it in religion or cultural beliefs, for example, that we have learned from a community that shares these beliefs. We know the earth is round or that war is bad because everyone knows it. Pierce’s statement praises this way of knowing, suggesting that community, whatever that community may be, is a key to the search for truth. This suggestion is tied to the idea of a body of human knowledge, the idea that the human race progresses as each community member adds to the world’s knowledge, relying on what others have concluded is true and then building on it with his or her own new knowledge. Thus, knowledge is a group pursuit, closely tied to community. There are many types of communities. The whole human race may be thought of as a knowledge community. The smaller group of all scientists is often referred to as the scientific community. Even a ToK class is a kind of community. Depending on what truth we seek, we may tie it to the community of the whole world or to a smaller community that reflects a focus on a particular area of knowledge. For example, although a Catholic may tie his or her theological knowledge to the leadings of the Catholic community, he or she probably does not tie them to the theological knowledge of the world community, or even of the western world. Whatever...
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...humans are programmed to tell the truth, everyone has told a lie to stay out of trouble. Lies are justified by the inner conscience or small group before released publicly. People turn to small groups to gain assurance that the lie may sound believable. Growing up there are different levels of not telling the truth. Adolescents believe lies will make God upset. Although lies are deemed to be unclean, truth also has many faces as well. Truth can also make a person feel superior which makes an individual intimidated. Deceit will always prevail in some type of shape, form, or fashion. When two people are communicating and one of the persons are telling the untruth, the conversation continues because neither party wants to speak on what they actually know is the truth. All lies are not bad lies depending on the circumstance. Sometimes people face dilemmas which a lie is told to save a person’s life. What choice do an individual have when the truth will maybe destroy a family’s life when faced with certain evils of the world. All truth is not good truth, while all lies are not bad lies. Lies have circumstances with hidden agendas, whether good or bad. In the story Hidden Places, one of the siblings believed lying was unmoral and never permissible before God. When the soldiers were looking for their sons, the parent refused to tell a lie. Although she told the truth, her remark was overlooked by the solders because they believed her words were foolish. Truth must be discovered and looked...
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