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    Work Environment Paper Good communication skills are imperative for organizations to carry out in an attempt to maintain outstanding performance from employees and management. Every workplace is unique in terms of their diversity profile therefore, is it vital for organization to create and execute creative communication methodologies that will enable organizations to develop a community rather than just your average run of the mill work environment. For example, active listening, collective goal

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    Cultures are different all across the world, and it’s important to be able to learn about and understand other cultures to help us shape our anthropological insights. With the help of the CBL project and my partner Paul, I was able to interview Victor. The interview process started off awkwardly as there was a setup error and we didn’t quite know where to start. Victor is a man originally from El Salvador that was now residing in St. Peter Minnesota. The interviews took place at the St. Peter community

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    Military strategy forever had been battles of attrition, men throwing themselves at each other until a winner was determined, this form of battle was replaced in Europe during the 16th and 17th century. The change in military strategy took place mostly in Europe, and the countries at the forefront of this were the Swedish empire and the Netherlands. The Swedes and Dutch changed many military strategies and practices which were in place for thousands of years and changed the standard for militaries

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    *The character chosen in this letter is one of the sergeant majors fighting alongside the King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of House Vasa. In this letter, the Swedish soldier documented the battle fought by their forces, the Protestants, against the Catholic League of the Germans led by General Tilly. The soldier sent his letter to his father who will spread the news to the rest of the Swedish people about their victorious battle. I, Sergeant Major John Forbes, am sending this letter to you my honored

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    become a part the French nation and its military. As such, King Charles VIII became the leader of the most powerful state in Europe by advancing the nation-state instead of city-states. Nearly one and a half centuries later, Swedish King Gustavus II Adolphus would further advance the French artillery techniques and make modern modifications to the formation and maneuver of his troops during the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631 against Count Johann Tilly, an Imperial commander. Tilly formed his forces

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    The Origins of the Thirty Years' War. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the editors of The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 749-770. Hollings, J. F. (2007). The Life of Gustavus Adolphus: Surnamed The Great, King of Sweden. Harvard: Harvard University. Mayor, H. A. (1940). The Art Bulletin. College Art Association, 106. Polisensky, J. V. (1954). The Thirty Years' War. The Past and Present Society, Oxford University Press , VI, 31-43. Spitz, L. W. (1956). Particularism and Peace Augsburg:

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    General. Mosby was the son of the last recorded personal secretary of President Andrew Jackson. His father Gustavus Adolphus Parsons packed up his home, his wife, six daughters and Mosby when he was thirteen and headed west. They made their way to Missouri and eventually settled in Jefferson City, Missouri by 1837. (Michelle Brooks, March 2009) As a young man Mosby attended St. Charles College in St. Charles, Missouri. He became very interested in law and studied law at the firm of James W. Morrow

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    They came, they saw, and the conquered (some what). Last weekend, February 17th, the Westminster College Speech and debate team braved the cold wind and snow and traveled to Bloomsburg University to compete in the State championship tournament for Forensics. Six participants, Emily Gellatly, Matthew Causer, Christian Na, Julie Yesko, Jackson Gastmeyer, and Bailey Dunks traveled to the tournament and competed in a variety of events that included, persuasive public speaking, after dinner speaking,

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    Hall and Minnesota Valley Sommarfest. He is also an exceptional teacher, providing workshops, master classes, and clinics to further advance his students knowledge of playing the piano. Schools such as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Gustavus Adolphus College, and St. Joseph’s School of Music have had the honor of calling Dr. Carlson their piano instructor. I attended his recent piano recital on Friday, February 24th, 2017 at the Carl O. Thompson Recital

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    psychologist, was present. Also from MSU was Courtney Gear, a grad student in the IO psychology program, who also happened to be a speaker in class a few weeks prior. To continue with psychologist from the academia field, Kayla De Lorme from Gustavus Adolphus College was present to give her input from experience in neuropsychology and research opportunities she has been a part of. The finally panelist was a clinical psychologist, Tom Kelly, who practices with the Leo Hoffman Center in St. Peter, the St

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