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Level Of Incompetence Peter Principle Employee
600 words"The Peter Principle" was first introduced by Lawrence Peter in a book titled "The Peter Principle." This book describes the downfalls of bureaucratic organizations. The book states that in a hierarchically structured business, people tend to be promoted up to their level of incompetence. This principle is based on the fact that in bureaucratic organizations new employees usually start in the lower ranks, but when they prove to be competent in the job that they were assigned, they get promoted t...
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King Hussein Holy Land
1,171 wordsFor decades, the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded in further dividing the opposition to their occupation of Palestine, with the inevitable weaknesses that implies. And yet, paradoxically, with the latest "peace treaties", between themselves and Jordan, and with the Palestinians of Yasser Arafat's Palestine National Autho...
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Army Was Composed March To The Sea Sherman
755 wordsWilliam Tecumseh Sherman was born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. He received his education at the United States Military Academy and then eventually became a Union General in the U. S. civil war. Sherman declared his resignation from the army in 1853 and became a banking firm in San Francisco. He became the president of the Military college in Louisiana (currently LSU) from 1859 - 1861. Sherman offered his services at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 and was placed in command of a volun...
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Secretary Of War Confederate Troops
1,133 wordsOn May 8, 1861, William Tecumseh Sherman wrote to the Secretary of War, offering his services not for three months, but for three years. He did not want to become a political general and on June 20, 1861 accepted the grade of Colonel in the Thirteenth Regular Infantry. He assumed command of a brigade in the First Division of McDowell's army under the command of Brigadier-General Daniel Tyler. His brigade, stationed at a stone bridge during the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), was routed by d...
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Ireland Catholic And Protestant Fears In The 1930s
1,091 words... requirement that a Protestant majority be created in Northern Ireland was a major determinant in drawing the boundary for the Partition of Ireland. The remaining three counties of Ulster were not included in Northern Ireland due to the fact that the higher percentage of Catholics in these counties posed a threat to Protestant control of the country. Only those counties of Ulster province that had a Protestant population of at least 30 per cent were included in the Unionist enclave of Norther...
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Make Him Feel Secular Form
747 wordsWhat is Machiavelli's view of human nature? While reading The Prince, I have come to a conclusion that Machiavelli demonstrates a view of governing a state that is so different from that of humanists of his time thought. The humanists of Machiavelli's time believed that an individual had a lot to offer to the well being of the state and should be able to help in whatever way necessary. Humanists also believed that an individual grew to maturity through participation in the state and understandin...
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Powell Was One Gilpin And His Contemporaries West
1,137 wordsThe West -" home on the range where the deer and the antelope play; where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the sky is not cloudy all day. " The romantic idea of the land west of the hundredth meridian has often inspired songs and poetry, like this one, about idyllic conditions in this dry "paradise. " Often these ideas did not prove to be completely accurate, and a very few people attempted to present the facts to the public to dispel the romantic ideas of an effortless existence in these...
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World War Ii U S Army
1,266 wordsGeneral Douglas MacArthur was born on Jan. 26, 1880 at Little Rock Barracks, Arkansas. He died April 5, 1964 in Washington, D. C. He was the general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War. MacArthur was the third son of Arthur MacArthur, Jr. , later the army's senior ranking officer, and Mary Hardy MacArthur, an ambitious woman ...
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Anglo Saxon Christian Religion
879 wordsDuring the Anglo-Saxon period there were many kings. Three of the more notable kings were Offa of Mercia, Alfred of Wessex, and Aethelbert of Kent. Offa also known as "King of the English" reigned in Mercia from 757 to 796. Offa had a more powerful kingdom than others such as Lindsey, the Hwicce, and Sussex. Offa had control over all of the kingdoms mentioned even the kingdoms of Kent and East Anglia. King Offa had gotten his position as king after a civil war. He was able to succesful extend hi...
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Qin Dynasty Lands Expanded China
900 wordsChinas Political and Cultural Unity The Chinese culture is very ancient and well recognized throughout the world. The development of such a distinct and prestigious civilization has made China the role model for other countries around the world. Around 1750 B. C the first Chinese dynasty, Shang, began to develop. During this time the beginnings of walled towns, productive agricultural system and a system of writing are recognized. Each region of China had its own language, writing system and cul...
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Ancient Rome Secular Form
1,200 wordsAlthough many of the same ideas are contained in both The Prince and the Discourses, these two works differ significantly in emphasis because they discuss two different types of political systems. The Prince, is one of the first examinations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. In The Prince, Machiavelli was concerned with a principality, a state in which one ruler or a small elite governs a mass of subjects who have no active political life. Machiavelli add...
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Martin Luther King Separatism Between Blacks
1,095 wordsMartin Luther King and Malcolm X two men vying for the same outcome but each at opposite sides of the spectrum. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class family where education was stressed. On the other hand, Malcolm X came from an underprivileged home. He was a self-taught man who received little schooling and rose to greatness on his own intelligence and determination. Martin Luther King was born into a family whose name in Atlanta was well established. Despite segregation, Martin Luther ...
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Martin Luther King Black Muslim Movement
1,123 words... rival, " (Internet, Malcolm X anniversary). He even believed at one time that whites were agents of the devil. As a result, "Malcolm X recommended a separatist and nationalist strategy for black survival, " (pg. 57, Malcolm X: The man and his times) He believed that only through violence would conditions change. He saw no evidence that white society had any moral conscience and promoted the role of the angry black against racist America. King's philosophies presented a sharp contrast to thos...
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Che Guevara Ernesto Guevara
1,464 wordsChe Guevara was the Argentine born Marxist guerrilla who helped oust the corrupt Cuban government and set up a communist system 90 miles from the US. Che under the leadership of Fidel Castro helped lead a small guerrilla band of soldiers to take over the country. After the old government was out Che helped Castro decide communism as the way to go for Cuba. He helped Castro try to quickly industrialize the country, set up social reforms to try, and make Cuba a better place for its citizens. Che s...
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Malik El Shabazz Martin Luther King
1,002 wordsThey were black men who had a dream, but never lived to see it fulfilled. One was a man who spoke out to all humanity, but the world was not yet ready for his peaceful words, " I have a dream, a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of it's creed that all men are created equal. " (Martin Luther King). The other, a man who spoke of a violent revolution, which would bring about radical change for the black race. " Anything you can think of that you want to chang...
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Equal Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action Programs
1,274 words... study involving sexual harassment a sixteen year old girl Ms Krohn reported that she was indecently assaulted and sexually harassed by her Co-worker Mr Stafford. In particular, Ms Krohn said that on one occasion Mr Stafford led her out of sight of the other Co-workers, grabbed her, kissed her on the mouth and placed his hand inside her clothing, touching her genital area and breasts. Ms Krohn left the employer at lunchtime that day, and was taken by a friends mother to the local police stati...
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Mind And Body Gi Bill
1,076 wordsSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience how joining the Army can benefit them. Introduction: Who in here would like to go to school for free? Who would like to get paid for going to school? Does anyone know what I am talking about? Thats right I am talking about the US Army. How many of you have ever been handed a brochure for the Army only to think to yourself " Yeah Right" and then throw it away? Well that happened to me and I have been in the US Army for almost seven years now. During this ...
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44 B C Han Dynasty
1,492 wordsThe ancient civilization of Rome was far superior to ancient China in many ways, government and leadership being the two most important ways. Romes government was more detailed and left no room for error. It was well thought out and the structure was very defined all though out Roman history, while the Chinese government changed every time a new ruler came to power. Rome also produced better leaders like Caesar and Augustus. Chinas government lacked the essential parts needed to make a great gov...
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Roman Empire Public Office
1,342 wordsIntroduction Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus (b. 10 BC, d. 54 A. D. ; emperor, 41 - 54 A. D. ) was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudius dynasty. His reign represents a turning point in the history of the Principate for a number of reasons, not the least for the manner of his accession and the implications it carried for the nature of the office. During his reign he promoted administrators who did not belong to the senatorial or equestrian classes, and was later vilified by authors who did. ...
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League Of Nations United States Of America
642 wordsShould The United States Of America Have Should The United States Of America Have Joined The League Of Nations As Americans survived the aftermath of the Great War, they were faced with yet another puzzle whether to join the League of Nations or not. The League of Nations was largely the brainchild of US President Woodrow Wilson, and the narrow-minded Republicans who shot it down were acting solely in their self-interest. The United States of America should have joined the League of Nations, for...
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