The Wayside

“Dr. King wants the same thing I want -- freedom!” (Malcolm X). In the 1960’s the civil rights movement was huge for America. African Americans were fighting for their rights in every way they possibly could. Views were divided and there were multiple approaches people were taking to achieve the same goal: ending racial segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had the biggest reputation and influence during the civil rights movement, but these two men had both philosophical and…

Iago is described as “a puppeteer of the psyche, he pulls the strings of those who should know better with a battery of verbal weapons” (edsitement.neh.gov). Said to be the most cunning and persuasive villain of any Shakespeare composition, Iago, the antagonist of Othello, verbally manipulates the characters of the show to benefit himself in an almost seamless manner with his convincing rhetoric. Like a puppeteer and his marionettes, Iago deploys rhetorical devices and strategies that include…

From the time periods of 1450-1750 and 1750-1900, China endured several political, economic, and social changes that had positive and negative effects. The fight against the resurgence of Western Mongols made the outward expansion of China a necessary move to defend the borders, as well as give the Chinese a sense of purpose as a nation, that they would then begin to identify themselves as Chinese. Politically, many elements of the Chinese government stayed the same, as the ruling dynasty was…

Applying the Five Frames In his book, Heraclitean Fire: Journeying on the Path of Leadership, Dr. Michael Carey (1999) introduces us to the theory of the five frames for effective leadership. Organizational life is filled with an abundance of unique challenges and conflict. The Five Frames model serves as a valuable tool for leadership by revealing the alternate perspectives of organization members. According to Carey (1999) “These five frames – rational, human, systems, political, and cultural…

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according to Dictionary.com libery is defined as “the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one 's way of life, behavior, or political views.” Somewhere along the way we let our liberties go by the wayside and there’s a good chance we’ll never get them…

This book was truly a fascinating read. It gave me some perspectives that I have never really thought about before. I believe the author is trying to tell us in the writing, that it is okay to do business and to strive to achieve in life. It is not a sin to better yourself or to hope that one day your children will be better off than you yourself. The message that I receive load and clear was that if what we do comes from a good heart and the desire to Glorify God then are actions are good.…

The Canadian Film, from its Origins to the Present Day, has a Unique Relationship to Canadian Landscape Ehsan Rahmanian Professor Stephen Broomer Dec 07 2015 The Canadian Film, from its Origins to the Present Day, has a Unique Relationship to Canadian Landscape 1 Filmmaking has been an effective type of social, cultural and artistic expression, and an exceedingly beneficial business undertaking from its earliest days. From a practical point of view, filmmaking is a business including…

economic theories that each candidate seems to uphold. For example, Bernie Sanders is a widely-known candidate who advocates for socialism, a theory based on equality of opportunity. He has brought back a theory most politicians have thrown to the wayside, and it has even been considered a ‘dead’ theory. The voting population is looking at these seemingly new political ideas, and reevaluating the capitalist political systems that have been maintained throughout the nation for years. This is seen…

ur country has the possibility to change in a bigger way than we ever imagined possible and we have the hands to mold it into the shape we desire, what does that mean for the economy and our everyday lives? In Rev Robert Sirico’s book Defending the Free Market we get an inside look at how money and social conduct between right and wrong are all interconnected. Sircio, reveals the real grit of the situation we have found ourselves in as a country and questions our personal liberties and there…