The conflict in Canada between the people who speak French and those who speak English can trace its roots to Colonial times. Since Canada was originally a French colony, the majority of the people originally spoke French. In 1760, during the French Indian War, England gained control of Canada. This led to a large number of English speaking...
Where are the Heroes? As we read Homers epic tale of war, death, and enthralling characters, we find great warriors each on a different pathway. Looking closer at three of these characters, Akhilleus, Agamemnon, and Hektor, we find that each of these warriors displays many heroic qualities and deeds, yet none ever achieves becoming a tru...
Police in Austria have went to a cellar where a man had supposedly held his daughter captive for 24 years, during that time he may have fathered seven children by her. The basement area had a very narrow hallway and several rooms, said Franz Polzer, . 'Authorities accessed the area after the father told them how to unlock a hidden door using a co...
Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi Aesthetics: In the Western world, aesthetics is considered the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts of value and beauty as they relate to the arts. Philosophers from Plato until the present time have had rigid ideas about what artists should create and what people should like, but in today's worl...
I want to use this opportunity to discuss two things, both near and dear to my heart; The United States Marine Corps and Management. Throughout this paper I want to focus on how I think civilians can learn to be better managers by using what that corps has established over it's illustrious 223 years as the 'Best Management-Training Program in...