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    Question 2a The three elements of motivation are direction, intensity and persistence (Robbins, S., & Judge, T, 2017). Intensity is how hard the person tries to achieve the goal Favourable job-performance outcome will only be achieved if the effort is funnelled to the right direction that benefits the organization. Persistence is how long can the person continue their effort. In the case study, it is evident that the teams were given a direction of motivation which is the target to be met…

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    be able to cause change. He claims that everyone is biased against his kind and that he does not have the opportunity to make a difference. However, it is clear that with persistence, determination, and bravery, anyone can change the world. The world cannot change if no one is there to change it. Nevertheless, through persistence, anyone can make a difference. Beals was persistent in going to the same school with whites. On the first day, she “walked up the...stairs, through the double doors…

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    Salvador Dali Influences

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    Salvador Dali an artist born in Spain, is the one who created the famous painting known as The Persistence of Memory in 1931. He has overcome many obstacles at a young age, such as the loss of his mother when he was just 16 years old and that he and his father were never close. He later enrolls in an Arts Academy at Madrid, Dali dressed differently than others and had many eccentricity ideas that were both influenced by different famous artists at that time. Such as Metaphysics and Cubism, where…

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    In Gibbard’s article, he only gives a criteria for persistence for Goliath/Lump1 in which Lump1 has more “power” of persistence, let’s call it. By this I mean, we only discuss scenarios in which Goliath could be destroyed and Lump1 remain, which gives the impression that Lump1 has is a stronger identifier than Goliath. Both the Kripkean counter…

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    Practicum has taught me that identity can be quite fluid, questioned, but is ultimately my own beliefs and no one else’s. Our first reading, Personal Identity by Eric T. Olson, discussed persistence and its impact on one’s identity. This was a concept that I had never thought of before, as the “persistence question” asks what it takes for a person to persist from one time to another, to…

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    College Success

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    a rigorous course load, working many hours throughout the week, all the while maintaining a healthy social life. In order to be successful in college, one must show enthusiasm to stay focused, determination to accomplish challenging tasks, and persistence to become a better scholar. Pursuing a college degree for four years may seem like a long, winding road filled with many challenges. That is why it is very important to remain enthusiastic while at college. First, one must find a career path…

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    Archbishop Oscar Romero

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    (TS) The Archbishop Oscar Romero, of El Salvador, clearly represented persistence throughout his life, which played a significant role in raising awareness of the persecution and censorship in his country and people are facing. (PS) During many of his homilies, Romero often drew attention to the maltreatment and unfairness of his country's people, pleading that justice be brought to all. (SS)Romero would often say during his sermons,“[y]ou cannot find God on those paths of torture and outrage.…

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    The overall theme of love is displayed in resentment and flawed character in Sonnet 130 while Sonnet 30 discusses the passion and persistence that leads to eventual love. The tones also allude to the theme of love but clearly differ in the unpleasant message derived throughout Sonnet 130 while Sonnet 30 directs the reader to passion, desire and persistence. Finally, the situation in each sonet are similar in the fact that they both involve the speakers feeling towards woman , but differ through…

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    Technical Education Association (ACTEA). In addition honesty, persistence and caring will be the foundation of my ethical platform. Comparison The Code of Ethics for all three school districts and the professional organization basic foundations are similar. Each emphasizes guidelines to professional behavior. They all address proper conduct…

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    Perseverance Definition

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    Before perseverance can be described as a virtue, the idea of a virtue must be defined. Virtues deal with what is good and what is bad. A virtuous person follows society’s standards for what is good. This person exhibits behavior according to what is morally correct. And since virtuous people do virtuous actions it can be deduced that a virtue is a pattern of behavior that reflects moral character. A virtue must be aimed at something good. In order for perseverance to be a virtue it must be…

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