Book of Daniel

Motivation 3.0 is a term used by author, Daniel Pink in his book Drive. It is the notion of intrinsic motivation. Doing something because it is interesting or simply just for the enjoyment of it. He also talks about something called Type I behavior which is the characteristics of people who are more intrinsically motivated. They are more autonomous generally giving them the ability to have greater self-esteem and lead much happier, healthier, stress-free lives. Type I behavior is needed in…

some of the Jews captive to Babylon. One of the captive was a teenager by the name of Daniel. The name Daniel means, “God my judge”. Daniel was a prophet and apocalyptic of God, living during the time of 605BC – 530BC; this was also the same time as Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah. As you read and study Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah you will find that some of the prophecies and actions are the same. The book of Daniel displays a…

Although rewards are an effective way to get your children to do what you want them to do, it can backfire and your children might become dependent on rewards, and if you stop giving rewards, they will not do what you want them to do. In Daniel H. Pink’s book Drive, he analyzes how motivation 2.0, incentives doing good in something and punishments for not doing your job as expected, does not often work. Individuals who follow motivation…

Queen Esther in the Book of Esther is an example of displaying this type of power. Because she was in good favor with her husband, Ahasuerus, who was the King of Persia, she was able to protect the Jews from a pogrom against them directed by the king’s royal chief advisor…

The book of Esther opens up between the fourth and third century B.C in Susa, the capital city of the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire stretched from India to Nubia and was filled with many people. King Ahasuerus was ruler: at the time and after hosting a one hundred and eighty-day wine feast for the nobles he decided to have a second one for the city and its inhabitants. There was wine was in abundance and the guest were having a great time but Queen Vashti refused to parade her beauty…

Daniel Hawk talks of how and what Saul is as king and in how he is a figurative sacrifice for the country Israel for all of the times that they had turned away from God during the rule of the judges. When the people cry out for a king God sees this as a direct rejection of His rule. Samuel recounts to the people of their sins and transgressions and that God will make them pay, however, later Samuel assures them that God will not abandon them. Hawk talks of Saul and how his life/rule play out in…

Rowland dissects the theology and apocalyptic hermeneutics of famous theologians, Thomas Muentzer and Gerrard Winstanley, so that political discourse does not make facile Biblical interpretation. The apocalyptic language of Daniel is of significant scholarly interest, especially in regards to the biblical metanarrative, but Rowland advocate for a rebalance in Danielic exegesis. Rowland poignantly comments that the scriptures are not for appropriation, political or otherwise; of this he critiques…

after class, or simply not wanting to take on other responsibilities I may have. I would sometimes think to myself, “How am I suppose to take on all of these things while trying to balance out all of my other responsibilies? ” With the help of Daniel H. Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” and “The Need for Achievement” by Douglas A. Bernstein; I can achieve mastery, the desire to get better and better at something that matters (Pink 109). As a result, Pink lists…

advances of our modern history. A printing press was obviously used as a faster alternative to make copies of important documents. To us the thought of painstakingly writing out every page of a book seems absolutely unnecessary and a pain. Before the printing press there were scribes that would copy each page of book neatly. Johannes Gutenberg a German craftsman using a measly grape press revolutionized the world during the 1450’s by inventing the printing press. The convenience of the printing…

Reading the chapters for three books, Modern Archives Read, Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives, and Providing referees services for Archives and Manuscripts talked about the same things in a different book. Before I summarized the chapter from the three books. I’d First would like to tell you the definition of the words archives. Pugh states that the word Archives mean the record of organizations in which was created or accumulated in the course of daily activities, and save by the…