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The paper discusses three key criteria in determining who is the Greatest Canadian; humanitarian dedication, motivational skills and leadership qualities. The paper describes Stephen Lewis' fight against the humanitarian issues of poverty, starvation and HIV/AIDS in Africa. The paper asserts that Stephen Lewis' leadership, humanitarian aid and passion have exemplified what it means to be the Greatest Canadian.

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"Since the confederation of Canada in 1867, there have been many important individuals that have played roles in shaping the identity of our nation. During the middle of the 20th century, this trend is clearly illustrated by the international achievements of Stephen Lewis, who has headed the attack on several major social crises. Lewis, a tenacious and tactical public speaker has taken the lead on international aid among Canadians, inspiring the world to do more to prevent catastrophes such as poverty and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. His leadership heading the Stephen Lewis Foundation, his humanitarian dedication in the United Nations, and his charismatic demeanor has sparked public awareness on global atrocities and has landed him as one of the Greatest Canadians."

Tags:Africa, HIV/AIDS, starvation, poverty, morals, dedication, charisma

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In the history of human civilization, no one has attained greater popularity in the realm of conquest of great human civilizations in the world than Alexander the Great. This great leader, general and conqueror of early Western and Eastern civilizations in the world is renowned for his extraordinary ability to conquer and administer numerous cities and kingdoms. He is also regarded as the Great Emperor of human civilization during his time because of his ability to lead his military troops and maintain order and stability in his land despite various revolts and antagonism about his conquests, leadership abilities and decisions as a ruler. This paper presents a general biography of the life of Alexander the Great as the great leader of human civilization. However, the focus of this paper shows Alexander the Great not only as the conqueror of Western and Eastern kingdoms, but also as an individual dedicated to the cultivation of Hellenistic Civilization, which was the prevailing culture and society in his kingdoms during his time of reign.

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"Aside from his title as King of Macedonia, he was also given the title of being the Emperor of Persia, and the son of Amon-Ra, the Sun god of the Egyptian mythology. Although he acquired numerous titles under these different cultures, Alexander the Great remained faithful to the cultivation of the Hellenistic Civilization that started during the reign of his father, King Phillip II. During his reign, Alexander the Great contributed significantly to the Hellenistic Civilization through the cultivation of Greek culture, society, and politics. In Greek politics, the conquests that Alexander conducted, his method of conquering kingdoms and vast lands, as well as his leadership skills, had been the model of what politics is like during the Hellenistic civilization. The conceptualization and emergence of the great and central city of Alexandria is a perfect example of the society and culture that Alexander the Great cultivated during his reign as Emperor of these conquered kingdoms."

Tags:Phillip, II, Macedonian, Pharos

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The paper highlights the positive themes of dedication, loyalty, kinship, strength and bravery in "Beowulf". The paper also notes the dragon as a symbol of death, chaos and evil, but points out that evil exists in the world in every century. The paper emphasizes an appreciation for this medieval culture that demonstrated incredible faith and perseverance in the face of all kinds of evil and danger.

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"One tradition that "Beowulf" reveals about the medieval community is the importance of loyalty. The hero cannot be a very good hero if he is not loyal to his people. Loyalty is introduced early in the story when Hrothgar announces that Beowulf will be handsomely rewarded for his loyalty and heroism in the form of a "rich treasure" (Beowulf 385). Here we see the importance of loyalty in that it is recognized by others and it is worth compensation. Loyalty functions in two ways in this scene. In one manner, Hrothgar rewards Beowulf's loyalty with treasures. In another manner, Beowulf is only doing what he feels he must do by honoring the warrior's code. The code demonstrates the importance of kinship in society because Beowulf is helping Hrothgar because Hrothgar's father owed Beowulf's father. Beowulf's appearance and deed are "to follow up an old friendship" (376). Here we see how loyalty is extremely important because it reaches beyond generations. Beowulf did not know Hrothgar but it did not matter in this instance. A debt needed to be paid and Beowulf honored this tradition."

Tags:honor, loyalty, heroism, faith, danger, dragon, evil

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This paper consists of a letter to parents about a web site devoted to autistic learning activities, as well as a 2-page explanation of how the web site can help in structuring the child's learning.

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"Children with autism need a way to connect with the outside world and technology is an excellent medium for that connectivity because it offers them a variety of options. Unlike many other avenues technology is controllable and programmable and easily tailored to the individual user's preferences and level of ability. These are vital attributes for autistic children. Those that are distressed by too much noise and chatter or too much visual stimulation can use technology such as a computer program or an interactive white board and ..."

Tags:letter, web site, Internet, online, technology, autistic, school, teacher, learning

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This paper looks at what we understand through a filter of culture, religion, politics, and ultimately, ethics. The writer of this paper shows our moral understanding of the world and its function is generated from the existing structures of philosophical thought about who we are and how we are to become part of our society. It follows with our roles, within society are seemingly a reflection of our sense of self and morality. The writer shows that how we are perceived by others is based, in great part, upon how we carry out those roles. Therefore, the structure of ethical behavior is constructed from community expectations and our desire to either meet or rebel against these expectations. The writer cites examples of literary characters that offer us the picture of the ideal depictions of the paragons of ethics (or corruption) who, while cartoonist in their absolutism, serve a very significant point. It concludes with that point being to focus our attention upon something very narrow and finite for so long that we can hopefully experience a sense of enlightenment about it.

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"Several dialogues depict Socrates in the act of exposing others' ignorance by showing his interlocutors to be unable to produce definitions of basic moral concepts, which they would apparently need to make the judgments that they express prior to their conversations with Socrates. Again, the Euthyphro provides one such example. Euthyphro intends to prosecute his own father for impiety but is then shown through Socratic examination not to be able to produce a cogent account of what piety is. Socrates performs an amazing job of explaining everything in life while claiming no personal credit for having discovered anything. He is only a student."

Tags:Butler, Euthyphro, Plato, The Apology, Behaviors

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This paper analyzes the topic of the examined or unexamined life. The paper discusses the various opinions on what Socrates meant by saying, "The unexamined life is not worth living". Many do not believe it is ethical to question life or ethics, while others feel life is not lived until life is questioned.

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"One of Socrates teaching is on piety or moral duty. Socrates refuted the answer of Euthyphro (an over-confident young man) on this topic. "Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods" (Kemerling 2). This was a difficult question that Euthypho tried to argue in many different ways. "If right actions are pious only because the gods love them, then moral rightness is entirely arbitrary, depending only on the whims of the gods. If, on the other hand, the gods love right actions only because they are already right, then there must be some non-divine source of values, which we might come to know independently of their love" (Kemerling 2). Should life and ethics be examined and decided by each individual person?"

Tags:morality, euthyphro, plato, sophists, piety

Abstract
This paper examines the business benefits of virtual private networks and compares them to expense of dedicated circuits. It describes the technical application and its solutions for connectivity. The paper states that the purpose of the virtual private network is also to create "trust relationships" through the use of a low cost public network without sacrificing the security of the organization

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"The Internet application that I would encourage the organization to implement would be a virtual private network. This will provide the organization with the opportunity to save huge amounts of money because the application uses inexpensive public networks to create a private network. VPN's allow an organization to make use of the low cost of public networks as an alternative to purchasing costly dedicated circuits. Another opportunity that this application will provide is a secure way for remote offices and headquarters to be connected and to share information. In addition this application is very user accessible and allows employees access to the network from their homes' or other remote sites."

Tags:connectivity, dedicated, circuits, networks, cost, public

Abstract
The company examined is Legacy Home Builders Ltd. in Halifax, a dedicated company with many years of experience and dedicated to generating the ideal home for its customers. Each staff member possesses a broad range of knowledge in the construction industry and also possesses a keen interest in the most current methods of construction. The company was set up to start business immediately and to create hoes that would satisfy the needs of the customers. This is an analysis of the business model for the company and of the way that model has been turned into an ongoing operation, to see how well it achieved the goal it set for itself.

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Executive Summary The company examined is Legacy Home Builders Ltd. in Halifax, a dedicated company with many years of experience and dedicated to generating the ideal home for its customers. Each staff member possesses a broad range of knowledge in the construction industry and also possesses a keen interest in the most current methods of construction. The company was set up to start business immediately and to create hoes that would satisfy the needs of the customers. This is an analysis of the business model for the company and of the way that model has been turned into an ongoing operation, to see how well it achieved the goal it set for itself. It is

Tags:legacy, home, builders

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"Long-term Goal: The student (John) will display appropriate on-task behaviour during dedicated work periods. Short-term Objective: The student will be able to work independently at an assigned task for a 30 minute period. Daily Objective: The student will read an assigned poem, and write a brief summary. Introduce lesson, and describe the basic elements of poem (e.g., rhyme scheme, sounds, and multiple meanings of words). The student (John) has shown vocabulary knowledge and reading ability significantly below that of his Grade level. Using a poem will therefore be not threatening - due to the limited size of a poem in comparison with a short story or novel - but yet challenging to vocabulary and reading ability given the complexity of poetry. "

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Track 2 12 Teaching Plans Case 1 - Teaching Plan 1 Behaviour Long-term Goal: The student (John) will display appropriate on-task behaviour during dedicated work periods. Short-term Objective: The student will be able to work independently at an assigned task for a 30 minute period. Daily Objective: The student will read an assigned poem, and write a brief summary.

Tags:plans, teaching, goals

Abstract
A look at the complex nature of human motivation. The author discusses the requirements for successful motivation: dedication, hard work and discipline and provides some useful steps to achieve motivation.

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"Have you ever been caught in the situation of having a paper due in one week, but for some reason you just cannot get yourself to start working on it at the computer? It's not like you don't want to pass that course, it's just that you're not motivated into doing it. Motivation is something that is necessary in order to accomplish a desired goal. It is what makes a person get up and go. The Webster's New Explorer Dictionary defines motivation as the "forces acting either on or within a person to initiate behavior." Motivation is what makes people do what they do. Unfortunately, motivation is not easy to come by. ?Since the dawn of time teachers have realized how difficult it is to motivate all children to learn. One can motivate all children to learn some of the time, or one can motivate some children to learn all of the time, but one cannot motivate all children to learn all of the time.? (Sidorkin, Alexander)"

Tags:dedication, discipline, hard, work, desire