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    In the book The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson introduce the readers an innovative idea of “one minute management” through an allegory of an anonymous man in search for an effective manager for his management “secrets” (Blanchard & Johnson 26). Throughout the anonymous man’s journey, he learns many lessons, which Blanchard and Johnson have summarized into the following three essential “secrets”. First, Blanchard and Johnson advocate “One Minute Goal Setting

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    recurrent problem for decades. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest  brings to light mental illness in the early sixties where psychological medicine was improving and the practice of  psychology was becoming more prominent and referred to by doctors. Author Ken Kesey was born in 1935 in La Junta, Colorado and was raised in Springfield, Oregon and passed away in Eugene, Oregon in 2001. Kesey was an American novelist whose initial job was testing drugs for the government like LSD, mescaline, and various others

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    The role of motherhood is iconic; with expectations of nurturance and altruistic acts of love which are difficult to live up to. Charged with giving selflessly and expected to love to the point of abandoning their own needs; mothers are simultaneously expected to expertly navigate the process of initially having an intense, all encompassing relationship with their offspring to gradually letting go and encouraging their child’s independent development. While error is expected and surmountable; maternal

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    someone’s actions. For example, witnessing a powerless person getting help, the witness learns the importance of aiding people, which is one's ability to think for oneself and others; thus, it is true power. In fact, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, the use of hands shows one’s ability to think and act for oneself and others as Chief Bromden can put his thoughts, and thus his resistance, into action that ultimately liberates himself from being trapped in the confined society. It is evident

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     Robochef is a robot that can cook all kinds of meals by itself by just selecting the meal from its tablet and putting the meal ingredients in its stomach box.  The company launching the product is KENWOOD Corporation, which is a Japanese organization that plans, creates and advertises a scope of car electronics, house appliances, and audio devices. The brand identity is the triangle values which are symbolized in the core part of the company’s logo shaped like a red triangle. The three edges

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    Arthur Ashe “’He trusted me…. With my father, my reputation was solid,’” said Arthur Ashe, when he was falsely accused of destroying a cabin during a tennis competition in 1960 (Lazo 38-40). As an African American at the time, Ashe constantly faces discrimination and limited opportunities. However, despite having a more challenging childhood than his tennis playing peers, Arthur Ashe risen to become an admirable athlete and achieved his American Dream. Naturally, like many other colored children

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    often by way of advocacy, actions, and campaigns, strive for social change (J. Poole, personal communication, September 13, 2017). Coach Carter is a sports drama based on a real life experience of a former Richmond High alumni and basketball coach, Ken Carter, who became known in 1999 for benching his entire basketball team, undefeated until that point for poor academic standing. It is though this film, but

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    by way of advocacy, actions, and campaigns, and striving for social change (J. Poole, personal communication, September 13, 2017). Coach Carter is a sports drama based on a real life experience of a former Richmond High alumni and basketball coach, Ken Carter, who became known in 1999 for benching his undefeated basketball team, due to poor academic standing (Watch Coach Carter, n.d.). It is through this film I will illustrate my understanding of structuralism, with a special focus on the “lockout”

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    under McMurphy’s inspiration in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey Knowledge exists in various forms, for instance, a person can gain knowledge simply by watching someone’s actions. For example, witnessing a powerless person getting help, the witness learns the importance of aiding people, which is one's ability to think for oneself and others; thus, it is the true power. In fact, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, the use of hands shows one’s ability to think and act for oneself

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    The 1960s Hippie movement was a major point in the American history. In the 1960s a certain class of young people associated their lifestyles with the ideas of freedom, peace, and love. Hippies acted against white upper middle class lifestyle because they thought it was based on the wrong ideology. Hippies were against consumerism and American suburban life of the late 1950s and early 1960s was embodied in itself the idea of consumerism. Hippies, on the other hand, felt better about communal life

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