Julian Barnes

Tuesday 10th February 2004 Business Studies - Portfolio In this portfolio I am going to investigate two contrasting businesses and I will be collecting information from each of them such as: ØTheir main activities, aims and objectives and ownership. ØHow they are organised. ØHow they communicate internally and externally. ØTheir external influences. The two businesses I have decided to investigate are Richer Sounds and the Tanning Shop. Richer Sounds Activities: Richer Sounds main activities

In times of uncontrollability, there is evidence to suggest that individuals tend to invoke superstious beliefs. Anecdotal evidence has also suggested that highly superstitious people believe that they have a level of control over situations where they objectively have none. For example, some people have lucky charms that they believe allow for a greater sense of perceived control of external factors. Locus of control has often been used to explain the relationship of perceived control and superstious

Research psychologists developed scales of the construct to have a better understanding of the human behavior. Scales such as the James’ internal-external locus of control scale, Reid-Ware’s three-factor internal-external scale, multidimensional multiattributional causality scale, the Nowicki-Duke scale(Jerry), Rotter’s internal-external locus of control scale, and Levenson’s IPC Scale were widely used in research, with the latter the most commonly used measure (Halpert). Rotter developed the internal-external

Portrayal of Attila As we know, being a leader requires being influential or being a charisma, whether its in a positive or a negative way. Though, scrolling through the pages of history, we sometimes see the portrayal of leading figures that have been depicted differently in numerous descriptions. When it comes to one of the most dreading military leaders throughout history, Attila, who unified and ruled over the the barbaric nomadic called the Huns. Many accounts depicted such leader in different

Andrew B. Lewis asserts in his book, The Shadows of Youth, that Julian Bond is one of the many significant figures of the civil rights movement. Throughout his time being an activist he had to overcome several hardships. Furthermore, he was involved in controversial events as an activist but always stayed true to his very own opinions. Between the 1950’s to present day, he made many accomplishments for young blacks in society, making him both an admirable and a key figure in the civil rights movement

sparked his interest. This new-found passion was art. After discovering this new passion, he turned all his focus onto his art. Jean moved to Paris to attend the academy of Julian, an art school centered on sculpture and painting. Julian was the first of many art schools he would attend throughout his life. After attending Julian, he began a partnership that would last a life time. Jean and Sophie became head collaborators on their new art creations. Together they created abstract multimedia works

Listening is one of the most important processes in any sphere of life, such as business, education and relationships. Listening is more than just hearing voices and noise, listening means concentrating, giving attention to someone talking, be open minded, attending in the discussion (Schilling, par.3), and understanding what the person is actually interpreting, using body expression and words (Giang, par.1). These skills are required for success and a good life. They give the solution of conflicts

Caesar decided to rule as king without the title, as monarchy was prohibited (Hunt et. Al., 2013, p. 163). Although some think he was a failure in his time as dictator, Caesar was successful because he conquered an enormous amount of land, created the Julian calendar, and ruled his people victoriously. One of Julius Caesar’s biggest accomplishments during his reign was the tremendous amount of land he conquered, and how he expanded the Roman empire. His biggest conquering was the acquiring of Gaul.

There are many ways to define resilience. Michael Neenan describes it as “the ability, in the face of difficulty, to retain flexible cognitive, behavioural and emotional responses” (2009). Similarly, the American Psychological Association offers this definition: “Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors” (Comas-Diaz

The Hebrew calendar is Lunar and the Gregorian is solar. The Hebrew’s august is Av and in the Gregorian calendar it’s August ,and they both start with ‘A’ they are both calendars. Gregorian calendar and the Hebrew calendar both have similar days from 29 days to 31 days in a month. IDENTIFY the main features of ONE of the following calendars: Chinese Islamic Aztec Mayan Hint : Time spans, Cycles, Symbols, Festivals, Patterns etc. and their accuracy and importance. The Chinese calendar is used