‘Antony and Cleopatra’ & Shakespeare Essay

As is often true of the study of history in general, the people who dominate Shakespeare’s historical plays are those in positions of power and authority. This is simply because such people will be the ones to effect history in the most significant way. In ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ we see several different leadership figures, who show all of the range of burdens, strains and qualities that those in positions of power can have (such as Antony himself, Cleopatra, Caesar, Lepidus and Pompey). In terms of leadership, Classical Renaissance ideas can be very helpful when trying to approach Antony and Cleopatra for the first time. The traditional idea of heroism and leadership was summed up in the quality known as ‘virtus’, which describes the characteristics of a virile nature, military strength, and old ideas of chivalry and honour. Renaissance artists such as Machiavelli in ‘The Prince’, modified this to emphasise calm ruthlessness and intellectual power. As we shall see, these two opposing views of what a leader should be (the traditional and renaissance ideals) are reflected in the struggle between Antony and Caesar. Antony, representing the old ‘virus’ values, is defeated and replaced by Caesar, representing the Machiavellian hero. Thus I shall begin with these two characters, whose conflict is vitally central to the play. Antony is represented as an old-fashioned hero, whose moral blemishes are excused because of his heroic nature. Maecenas tells us that his â€Å"taints and honours waged equal with him† (Act 5, scene 1). These taints become apparent in the first act when we discover that Antony in fact has a wife (Fulvia), even though we have just watched the obvious love affair that he is having with Cleopatra. When he returns to Rome (having heard of the death of his wife), he soon marries Caesar’s sister thus betraying Cleopatra. However, we do also see that Antony has an obvious preoccupation with honour, reputation and ancestry. His past military glory is very important to him, and it is for these ideas of honour and ancestry that he eventually will return away from Egypt and back to war. These are all characteristics of the traditional hero, whose titanic anger would have won him favour in the eyes of the Shakespearean audience, but perhaps not as much, in a modern audience. This is because he is more likely to be seen in modern times as an impulsive reckless leader who leads with his heart and not his head. In Act 3 scene 10, Antony’s declaration that he will fight by sea has the ring of bluster and bravado, and is an emotional response to Caesar’s challenge. His decision alarms even the most humble soldier who pleads: â€Å"O noble emperor, do not fight by sea/Trust not to rotten planks† Sweeping, flamboyant gestures, such as his challenge to single combat and his declarations of the love he feels for Cleopatra (which he sees as liberating and life enhancing – â€Å"The nobleness of life is to do thus† Act 1 scene1) provide a stark contrast to the behaviour of Caesar. Another element that is central to Antony as a leader, is the constant conflict between duty and desire. This conflict results in a felling of guilt, a sense that he has neglected his duty to his people. It is only in the final stages that we see these emotions expressed. In Act 3, after Antony’s defeat in battle, for the first time we see an Antony full of self-disgust, confusion and an overall sense of failure. The responsibility that he feels for his men, and the fact that his actions determine the fate of all of them, obviously makes defeat even worse. In some instances however, Antony’s honest acknowledgement of his faults increases our respect for him, as when he admits that â€Å"poisoned hours† (Act 1, scene 2) caused him to forget himself and lose his sense of duty. Another aspect to the burden that all leaders must face is that of being replaced. The endless cycle of the old being overthrown by the young, is one of the hardest things a leader has to face, partly due to its inevitability. In Act 3 scene 11, Antony addresses an imaginary listener, and takes comfort in recalling the military success he achieved at Philip, whilst the inexperienced Caesar relied on his officers to fight for him and wore his sword as an ornament, â€Å"like a dancer†. Though Antony does have negative aspects to his character, he has a warmth, human passion and engaging personality that is totally lacking in Octavius Caesar. He is in general represented in an unflattering light. He is shown to be an unemotional, strict character who is quick to turn on Antony when he steps out of line. This seems all the more heartless when we realise that Antony was a close and dear friend to Octavius’s father, Julius Caesar. However at the same time he is shown as the successful strategist and ruler. This pehaps is meant to demonstate the idea that a truly great leader cannot be an overly emotionally figure. He represents Roman efficiency and Duty to the state, whose interests must be held before all others, and achieved by whatever means necessary. This manipulative nature is shown through his reconciliation with Antony. Caesar needs Antony’s military skill in the war against Pompey, and can see that the Roman people, who do not love Caesar (â€Å"Caesar gets money where/ he loses hearts† Act2 Scene1), will follow the heroic Antony into battle. The marriage that he orchestrates between his sister and Antony shows that he is a figure who is only able to gain loyalty through his manipulation of others. We must still recognise, however, that Caesar has all the qualities necessary to be a good leader. Indeed he seems not to feel any of the psychological burdens that come with leadership. He seems to be sufficiently focused on the success of Rome, to think that any burdens he does feel must be tolerated out of a sense of duty, but also to satisfy his ambition. He sees Antony as having become a â€Å"strumpet’s fool†, and his pursuit of pleasure being an intolerable burden placed on the triumvirate. As well as the contrast between Antony and Caesar, we also see several stark contrasts between Cleopatra and Caesar. She represents indulgence, extravagance and pleasure, whilst Caesar (as said before) represents duty and self-control. Cleopatra’s royalty and power is emphasised by her own self-preservation, bolstered by her followers and maidservants. We are constantly reminded of her position, through what is said and the general grandeur that surrounds her. Antony calls her â€Å"your royalty† (Act1 scene 3), and Cleopatra reminds the helpless messenger in Act 3: â€Å"Remember/If e’er thou look’st on majesty† She is a traditional Queen, believing that she rules by a divine right, and owes nothing to her people. As a result she is much more likely not to suffer from the guilt and duty to her people that both Antony and Caesar show. Caesar is a democratically elected leader, is meant to represent the people, and thus the sense of having a duty toward them is much stronger. Like Antony, Cleopatra is ruled by passion. She is capable at points in the play of inspiring intense admiration, whilst at others, of showing a common humanity. Indeed this is demonstrated perfectly in Enobarbus’ speech in act 2 scene 2, which describes both sides to her personality.

Argument of Love Essay

Precious Howard-Torregano September 20, 2010 English 112 â€Å"Young Love Becomes True Love† Have you heard the term ‘’high school sweethearts? ’’ Well, just in case you have not, it is the significant other that you spent most of your high school career with. By staying with this person through good and bad times, and inspiring them to do better you are guaranteed the relationship will remain strong. On the other hand, people feel you should grow and experience the world in order to learn and understand the complexity of love. But how can we learn about something or someone without any experience?It takes being around someone on a regular basis to know and see how he/she handles different situations. This helps you know if this is someone who compliments you. So, why not give yourself time to experience the questions and answers you would ask if you would have met later in life. When people meet at an older age, they do not know anything about their partner’s character. Both people in the relationship are experienced and ready to settle down, usually before having time to figure out each other. On the other hand, when a couple starts out young you can catch the flaws as they grow.You can get used to the changes, leave them, or work it out. You are able to be together and become friends before lovers. You will know where the person came from, where they seem to be going, and what has already been accomplished. This is better than meeting a random person and trying to learn them quickly, â€Å"because life is too short. † Our parents are often loving, however, they have the meanest way of expressing it. They seem to always try to save you from the heartache and trouble they know you will encounter because â€Å"they have been there done that. They have lived and experienced life so they know more than we could imagine. This only made them stronger because â€Å"you learn from your mistakes right? † So why i s it so bad for us to experience and learn from our own mistakes? They expect us teenagers to watch how their relationships went, and do what they did or the opposite. They would even tell you to look at your friend and how she/he started young and has a child. But everyone does not end up with the same outcome. I am not saying the first person you find at sixteen will be your lifetime partner.However, just because you are in love at sixteen does not mean the relationship will not last or the love is not true. Let us say you meet a person in the eighth grade and you have a crush on that person from the start. Whether it is their style, charm, or the fact he/she can answer many questions the teacher asks that attracted you to this person, you may also notice their flaws or disagree with them on many occasions. By being around your crush day by day, some days you may like them a lot, and some days you will not care for him/her at all.This is the beginning of what I feel is true love. When you see a person’s true character but still look past their imperfections just to be with them shows how much you care for that person. The older generation may call this naive or say we do not know any better. Now you are in high school and in a relationship with your crush. You begin to go on dates to the movies, skating, or just sitting on your sofa at home, it is not anything major but it is still spending time. When things start going great, one or maybe both of you start cheating. This is when your feelings are put to the test.You may break up, make up, and/or do it all over again. This process is the beginning to the perfect ending. Adults may call us teenagers stupid, but what we call cheating is talking on the phone, texting, or smiling at the opposite sex. Adults tend to think that sexual encounters with other people are the only type of cheating. When we find ways to work out our insecurities with our partner shows the dedication and potential our relationship has. No matter how people look at other people relationship problems we will all have to deal with the same things.Whether it is learning how to cope with a flirt in high school or trying to save a marriage with a cheater later on in life. Starting off young give you more time to figure your problems out so when it is time to get married you have truly been through it all with your lifetime partner. Once people reach about thirty-five they have had a few relationships that ended up bad, so they become close minded to people’s personalities. However, they still feel the need to settle down. They expect someone to be a certain way and if they are not what they think they should be then etting to know that person is over. Now a year has passed, they have met someone, dated, had sex, and met each other’s family. While overlooking the city sipping wine and smoking cigarettes, you have finally talked about the past, present, and future. â€Å"Oh NOW you are in love? † You were fed dreams in the sunset while washing it down with Alize so it just has to be true. Six years after being married, you are divorced with a five year old and high blood pressure. Your done with men/women but you still want love deep down inside.The one you fell in love with that night as the sun went down turned out to get overly angry when he would mix his Alize with Patron behind your back. Or it could be the other way around; she was a freak in the bed but also with Ned, Fred, and your best friend Simon. In reality, it is better to try and find your true love while you are still young. The first person that breaks your heart may or may not be the person you should spend the rest of your life with. But when you are young it is much easier to start all over again rather than waiting until â€Å"the time is right. Maybe that time would be twenty or thirty years from your first heartbreak. Then it will be like you are forced to settle for the first person that comes back into your life. On top of meeting someone new during middle age, you would have to catch up and learn more and more about a person which you should have experienced together. When you grow with a person you are able to see the whole process. You are there to encourage him/her to do right. You can help the person grow while they are doing the same for you. If you both stick around through the toughest times then that is real love.If you leave and they do the most to get you back it is love. Being shown that they will not let you go no matter what should be enough to show you how genuine ones love is for you. You do not have the time to experience and find these things out when you are thirty-five because the time is limited. If you are able to figure those things out as an adult then you are truly blessed. Parents should be more open minded towards their children teenage love because one day they could be introducing him/her as their son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

Enrico Fermi - Biography of the Physicist

Enrico Fermi was a physicist whose important discoveries about the atom led to the splitting of the atom (atomic bombs) and the harnessing of its heat into an energy source (nuclear energy). Dates: September 29, 1901 -- November 29, 1954 Also Known As: Architect of the Nuclear Age Enrico Fermi Discovers His Passion Enrico Fermi was born in Rome at the very beginning of the 20th century. At the time, no one could have imagined the impact his scientific discoveries would have on the world. Interestingly, Fermi didnt get interested in physics until after his brother died unexpectedly during a minor surgery. Fermi was only 14 and the loss of his brother devastated him. Looking for an escape from reality, Fermi happened upon two physics books from 1840 and read them from cover to cover, fixing some of the mathematical errors as he read. He claims he didnt realize at the time that the books were written in Latin. His passion was born. By the time he was just 17, Fermis scientific ideas and concepts were so advanced he was able to head directly to graduate school. After four years studying at the University of Pisa, he was awarded his doctorate in physics in 1922. Experimenting With Atoms For the next several years, Fermi worked with some of the greatest physicists in Europe, including Max Born and Paul Ehrenfest, while also teaching at the University of Florence and then at the University of Rome. At the University of Rome, Fermi conducted experiments that progressed atomic science. After James Chadwick discovered the third part of atoms, neutrons, in 1932, scientists worked diligently to discover more about the interior of atoms. Before Fermi began his experiments, other scientists had already used helium nuclei as projectiles to disrupt an atoms nucleus. However, since the helium nuclei were positively charged, they could not be successfully used on the heavier elements. In 1934, Fermi came up with the idea to use neutrons, which have no charge, as projectiles. Fermi would shoot a neutron like an arrow into an atoms nucleus. Many of these nuclei absorbed the extra neutron during this process, creating isotopes for every element. Quite a discovery in and of itself; however, Fermi made another interesting discovery. Slowing Down the Neutron Though it doesnt seem to make sense, Fermi found that by slowing down the neutron, it often had a larger impact on the nucleus.  He found that the speed at which the neutron was most impacted differed for every element. For these two discoveries about atoms, Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1938. Fermi Emigrates The timing was just right for the Nobel Prize. Antisemitism was strengthening within Italy at this time and though Fermi was not Jewish, his wife was. Fermi accepted the Nobel Prize in Stockholm and then immediately emigrated to the United States. He arrived in the U.S. in 1939 and began working at Columbia University in New York City as a professor of physics. Nuclear Chain Reactions Fermi continued his research at Columbia University. Though Fermi had unknowingly split a nucleus during his earlier experiments, credit for splitting an atom (fission) was given to Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann in 1939. Fermi, however, quickly realized that if you split an atoms nucleus, that atoms neutrons could be used as projectiles to split another atoms nuclei, causing a nuclear chain reaction. Each time a nucleus was split, an enormous amount of energy was released. Fermis discovery of the nuclear chain reaction and then his discovery of a way to control this reaction led to both the construction of atomic bombs and of nuclear power. The Manhattan Project During World War II, Fermi worked diligently on the Manhattan Project to create an atomic bomb. After the war, however, he believed the human toll from these bombs was too large. In 1946, Fermi worked as a professor at the University of Chicagos Institute of Nuclear Studies. In 1949, Fermi argued against the development of a hydrogen bomb. It was built anyway. On November 29, 1954, Enrico Fermi succumbed to stomach cancer at the age of 53.

Using Drones to Fight Terrorism Essay - 653 Words

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Articles Of Confederation And The Writing Of The Us...

Articles of Confederation and the Writing of the US Constitution Brandon Robison Robib567@yahoo.com United States History Devry University Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation; this was the first constitution for the United States, on November, 1777. However, approval of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March, 1781. The Articles created a loose fellowship of sovereign states and a poor central government, leaving most of the power with the states governments. A need for a better Federal government became a stronger focus, thus led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The current United States Constitution replaced the Articles on March 4, 1789. United States Constitution,†¦show more content†¦By the time the Constitution was put into place, America had a very well understanding and expertise in self-government. Long before independence was declared, the colonies were already functioning as governmental groups that were controlled by the people. After the Revolution had begun between January 1, 1776, and April 20, 1777, most of the thirteen states had their own constitutions already in place. Majority of the states had a governor elected by the state. The legislature itself was elected by popular vote. Every state but Pennsylvania had a bicameral legislature. I feel like looking back it now the articles of confederation was a draft of what would become of the constitution. There many different points made as far as levying taxes, the articles stated that congress could request the states to pay taxes and the constitution said: Congress has the right to levy taxes on individuals. The articles of confederation had no system of federal courts while the constitution created a court system to deal with issues between citizens and states. There were also differences in the regulations of trade confederation stated no provision to regulate interstate trade while the constitution stated that congress has the right to regulate trade between the states. There were also differences in the in the way voting was done to amend articles,

HRM in Context of Canning Foods Limited-Free-Samples-Myassignment

Question: Discuss about the Human Resource Management in context of Canning Foods Limited. Answer: Introduction Human resource management is a management process of the human resources involves in maximizing the performance of the employees. However, a proper human resource management enhances the selection process by recruiting the skilled employees and make the balance between the requirements and the organizational practice. HRM is associated with the strategic management during the workforce that maximizes the working efficiency of the employees as well as the organization. Job design includes job enlargement that refers to the enhancement of the job task in order to cope up with challenges (Brewster Hegewisch, 2017). On the other hand job rotation allows the employee movement with various tasks and job enrichment motivates the employees by satisfying them through their work. However, such job designs are the vital areas of HRM. This study deals with the different aspects of HRM practices. As for example, technological perspectives, diversity in the employment practice, working nature and HRM planning will be described in this section in the context of Cannings Foods Limited, which is a well known retail sector of Trinidad and Tobago. Background of the Company Cannings Foods Ltd. is a popular retail organization of Tobago and Trinidad having many branches in the world wide. Dairy products and the soft drink are the main products of such organization and they have a good HRM system in their organization. The mission of such organization is to provide good quality food product in the market that possesses high standard in the international market. Therefore, to provide satisfaction to the stakeholders through their service is another aspect of their HRM. There are 300 staffs in the management team and 200 staffs in the non-management team in such organization ("Cannings Foods Limited", 2017). However, Job enrichment is their current system in order to satisfy the internal stakeholders by motivating them in their work. Hence, job enrichment will motivate the employees in this organization by enhancing their responsibilities. This can be done by offering them higher ranking in their performance that will maximize their performance level. As ar gued by Dean Lee et al., (2017), job enrichment often causes discrimination between the employees through the favoritism. This may affect the entire team performance of Canings Food Ltd. Technological aspects Routine and non-routine task The routine tasks of the Canning Food Ltd. are to check the production result, marketing and communication process, managing the partnership and recruitment process. However, such tasks are carried out by such organization on daily basis and weekly basis. As commented by Van Wingerden, Derks, Bakker, (2017), routine and non-routine tasks are associated with the business growth of an organization. Cleaning process like cleaning in the manufacturing area as for example boiler cleaning is an important non-routine task of Cannings Foods. Therefore, monitoring the safety process of the workplace is another non-routine task of such organization. Organic vs mechanistic structure Organic structure is more flexible organizational structure and it focuses on the open communication and contribution in the task. This structure is easy to change and able to maintain the management and the employees in an organization. According to Rothenberg, Hull Tang, (2017), in the mechanistic structure, the employees work separately and poor interaction occurs between the managers and the employees. However, in the context of Cannings Food organic structure will be effective for their organization to maximize the relationship with employees while mechanistic structure may hamper the value sharing process and the decision-making process of HRM. On the other hand, uses of WhatsApp, skype calls are effective in the business sectors as it makes the proper interaction between the employees and management if they are not able to present physically. Working nature Issues in the leadership style, change management, and time investment affect the hierarchy level (Oke, 2016). In this context, the director is able to reach to every employee and distributes more tasks to the employees. Despite this the hierarchy of the organization is affected may be due to the poor management style and the lack of proper time investment. Hence, for this reason, the employees fail to solve their issue regarding work as they are not able to get proper time and guidance. As a result, they feel uncomfortable in the working environment (Kavanagh Johnson, 2016). According to the given scenario, due to the rapid changes in the technology, the need for the assistant manager in the context of Cannings Foods Ltd has gone. Hence, the director of such organization will be able to make a direct connection with their clients by using the advanced technology that is beneficial for such organization and it will enhance the relationship between the clients and the organization. As argued by Marchington et al., (2016), technological advancement has both positive and negative impact on the organizational performance. As for example, the person below the assistant managers fails to get promotion as an assistant manager as he has no formal training qualification, which is required to access the electronic system. Hence, it can be said that changes in the technology are associated with the advantages and the disadvantages that hamper the organizational performance in the context of Cannings Foods Ltd. However, this electronic system save the operation and l abor cost of such organization however, it creates issues for the employees in getting promotion due to lack of technical qualification. This may cause employee turnover in this organization. Employment practice and the diversity Top down approach and the bottom up approach are the two processes of benchmarking in the international country. In the top down approach benchmarking is done by the central management agency by introducing the competitive pressure. However, in the bottom up approach, the individual organization develops their own bench marking process. Performance indicators are used in the benchmarking process where the actual performance of the organization is compared with the result of benchmarking (Oke, 2016). The impact of Hofstede's culture dimension theory in Cannings Foods Ltd. Hofstede's culture dimension theory is used to understand the employees value within an organization as it focuses on the cross cultural communication process (Murphy, 2016). Power distance index, individualism-collectivism power distance, uncertainty-avoidance are the four major cultural dimensions. Such cultural dimension allows the business organizations to understand the different cultures, which is important to understand the choice of customers. As for example, Trinidad gives priority to the customers that can be done by following the Hofstad's culture. This dimension theory will enable the Cannings Foods Ltd to make diversification among the customers by providing value to their choice through offering them quality products. However, Trinidad tries to make the contingency plan for Venezuelans refugee by using the advanced technology. Hence, the factors of dimension theory are fulfilled in this section. Changing power of balance According to the scenario, the managers are not well paid according to the calls that they have to attain in their work. However, the trade union is associated with the benefits of the employees within an organization. However, trade union acts as the representative for the employees in the context of the legal matter, compensation, and working related issue. Such trade union involves in maintaining the employee right in the working sectors (Murphy Barrath, 2016). In the case of Cannings Foods Ltd. the managers are facing issue related to their compensation, hence, the trade union can be helpful in this situation. However, the trade union can arrange the conference with the management team in order to solve such issue. The trade union has the power to provide protection to the employees in such organization. Proper salary structure according to the work is the moral right of the employees. Hence, in this case, the managers are not well paid according to the work hence; this issue ca n be solved by the trade union as they are the representative of the employees to express their issues in the hierarchy domain. The trade union can organize the meeting regarding such issue, which bring the concentration of the hierarchy regarding such issue. However, the trade union is a media between the hierarchy and the employees to lead any issue to the authority of the organization in order to develop proper solution regarding such issue (Pencavel, 2016). HR Planning: The major problem faced by the HR would be certain loss of tenured employee, to replace company's asset it takes time and would take a lot of resources to put the eligible man for the job, which can be done in two manners that would be either promotion from the existing employee or hiring new candidate for the job role. Promoting someone within the organization boosts the morality of the existing employee and they see the potential growth in the company and would be willing to work hard for the same. However, hiring the right candidate could be tiring and also costly and it will take much time for the candidate to get accustomed to the new environment. This can hamper the production and can also be a bitter experience for the existing employee. To easily avoid the similar situation it is necessary to give chance to the existing employee and to provide special training that is suitable for the role to make him ready for the new profile (Sotgiu Gielens 2015). Say for someone who is only training the new and old recruit in the organization, they would have an elaborate knowledge about the process and can be effective in the case of quality as well as auditing to remunerate the existing situation of the employee. Goal Setting and Strategic Planning Goal setting of the organization is necessary as it determines the important aspect of the organization that is its future prospect in the market. Once the goal is set it is now to the HR to implement the desired changes in the organization to benefit from the market. Strategic planning needs a disciplined effort. Successful strategic plan sets focus, priorities, resource, and energy, strengthens operations, it also ensures that employees and stakeholders are working toward common goals. Prior technological advancement in the organization it was seen that the organization was taking a huge hit in term of excessive man power and stagnant productivity, as well as man power, has its own set of drawbacks. To cut cost effectively it is important to use technology say for example previously it was human labor to check every trial and error and it could be ineffective at times but now use of bar codes and bar code reader have enabled to track each product individually and it doesn't even ta ke time to arrange and calculate the price. However, it has also been the major reason for the downsizing and is taking a huge toll in the aspect of employment. Use of new technology has given the organization to downsize and lose the cost but it has seen the rise in productivity per capita and also seen the rise in profitability. The new technology has given the organization the versatility to be flexible and also help them to expand and will keep each prospect in mind. This technology advancement has helped the HR to forecast, manage, prepare and implement new plans (Salar Salar, 2014). SWOT Analysis Strength: The strength of the company would be the retail demand of packaged food industry that is cheap and it will flourish with due course of time and will see the rise in demand in near future. The other strength will be financial backing and access to the bank loan. It will provide versatility to the consumer to shop (Nagendra Deshpande, 2014). Weakness: The huge competition in the market has seen the sharing of the profit pie and geographic location will play a major hunchback for the organization. Weak brand image can result in lower footfall, week customer service (Alfes et al., 2013). Opportunity: Both sales force and market research can determine and unfold the opportunity of the retail industry, filling consumer need and wish to gain brand loyalty, small retail outlets to help increase the market share (Nagendra Deshpande, 2014). Threats: Threats can be ranged from a wide spectrum of problems include the decrease in consumer demand, a recession or increase or price wars in the competition. Change in shopping habits can also be a major threat (Hbner, Kuhn Wollenburg, 2016) Conclusion Use of advanced technology in Cannings Food Ltd is an effective approach for the HRM system. However, incorporation of the electronic system in the operation management makes the business operation fast and it also reduces the labor cost within the organization. Therefore, the technological advancement has also the negative impact on the organization and the employees. However, it has been said that the old employees who are eligible to get the promotion are not able to get it due to lack of their technical certificate. On the other hand, use of rapid technology in the organization is a big reason for employee turnover. The employees are not paid well according to their work pressure. That is the big issue of such organization needs the concern of the trade union. Therefore, electrical operation system in the selected organization highlights on the implementation of modern technology in this organization. However, implementation of on job training program and good communication need to be considered in the HRM system of such organization. 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Plato, Mills, And Madison Essays - Epistemology, Platonism

Plato, Mills, And Madison IS OPINION GREATER THAN ORDER? Plato, James Madison, and John Mills are all supporters of the idea that opinion must be discussed in public debate. In my own reason-based thought this idea that through silence ignorance grows louder is my own general understanding. In Platos The Republic he discuses the idea that there is first knowledge at the first degree. In the second degree there is opinion which is neither proven to be true or false. In the last degree is falsehood. He argues that opinion is not pure knowledge and therefore can not be pure truth. Plato goes on to say, But surely when a man is deceived in his own mind we can fairly call his ignorance of the truth true falsehood. For a false statement is merely some kind of representation of a state of mind, an expression consequent on it, and not the original unadulterated falsehood. This is also true for pure knowledge. The truth we believe in our own mind is true to us; its called our opinion. This shows that in order to form pure knowledge we have to voice the truth that is in our minds, which in fact are opinions. In order to learn pure truth we need to test opinions to prove their status. Plato stated, And it will produce its natural effects also in the individual. It renders him inca pable of action because of internal conflicts and division of purpose, and sets him at variance with himself and with all who are just. He said this about men who were at odds with themselves. In reality falsehood causes inner conflict and in order to have inner peace that conflict must be resolved. Therefore, the falsehood in ones own mind must be purged and tested by the means of public debate to solve the inner conflict and set the man at peace. In James Madisons Federalist # 10 is also familiar with Platos writings. Madison said, As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed. As long as the connection subsists between his reason and his self-love, his opinion and his passions will have a reciprocal influence on each other. This idea connects with the thought that in order to find pure knowledge these opinions must be brought to public understanding to be tested and debated for their truthfulness. Madison further states, No man is allowed to be judge in his own cause; because his interest will certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. Also in my opinion, the man will not have inner peace due to his bias. Thus, it is important to have a forum to voice these truths that we hold in our mind so as to have the inner peace we want. John Mill, in his essay Liberty of Thought and Discussion talks of two hypotheses that are important in understanding why the act of public debate is necessary for pure knowledge to be found and have inner peace that is desirous. Mills said, We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. , and While every one well knows himself to be fallible, few think it necessary to take any precautions against their own fallibility, or admit the supposition that any opinion, of which they feel very certain, may be one of the examples of the error to which they acknowledge themselves to be liable. These passages show that Mills understands the depth of necessary idea of public debate to prove or disprove pure knowledge. He knows the human mind has its own truth and to avoid dangerous outcomes putting this truth to the public will certainly take care of creating falsehoods in ones own mind. Thus, putt ing every individual at a higher level and Discovering and retrieving the very most truth from all opinions without burdening the individual with the chance of falsehoods. Mills goes on to say that its cowardice to shrink from ones own opinion because if its your truth that your withholding from yourself