Status Quo

“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” This inspiring quote was said by Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of our incomparable nation. To me, this quote signifies and represents all that the Posse Foundation stands for and all I aspire to be. This is why I believe I should be a Posse Scholar. From a young age, I was always

We've all seen those movies of those lazy individuals we call millennials. These people are often depicted as dependent individuals that are either living with their parents or renting some shady apartment. That's the question has been proposed whether or not are they justified in doing so. It is obviously easy to say that they have a right to do so, but can it be considered rational in the days we live in. Are their benefits from withholding to buying a house. And maybe even this could be the redefining

The spirals twist and turn ever so in the direction of a clock. She runs bolded and determined, but with bundles of nerves. Her hair red as the burning fire being blown back by the air drafts, but not strong enough to cease her from moving on forward. The rhythmic beat of the music grows louder and louder like the sound of a roaring, red fire ready to initiate the path destined to take. The lyrics speak of the thoughts as she runs helplessly to help her loved one as soon as possible. The sounds continue

Managing Performance with Change Theory Like many companies today, JBL Enterprises (herein referred to as “JBL”) is struggling with a decline in productivity due to a lack of employee motivation. Despite staffing and processes remaining stable, JBL has experienced a significant decline in productivity in recent years. In order to understand the issues at hand, this situation can be looked at via Change Theory (Lewin, 1947). This theory utilizes a three step process of Unfreeze-Change-Freeze (Colorado

will support the idea of Voltaire by providing sufficient and concrete evidences. It is reasonable that people might suffer the possibility of oppression from the authority, when the ideas of the former contrasts to the latter who tend to retain its status. The challenger is dangerous in the way that the power of authorities, at most time, overwhelm them; the characteristic of opposing ideas invites the oppression by authority. It is possible to receive potential danger from the authority, while some

Matt Ouyang Mr. Barry English 11 Section 2 22 March 2024. Defense of the Status Quo: Bram Stoker’s Dracula The quote “And, to our bitter grief, with a smile and in silence, he died, a gallant gentleman”(Stoker 7) is the romanticized death of Quincey Morris, surrounded by friends and supporters. Yet this idealized passing after the climactic battle in Dracula misleads the reader into assuming that all in society is well. The novel takes place in the Victorian Era, a society centered on logic and

Most individuals are subject to a cognitive bias known as the Status-Quo Bias. In other words, individuals by default would rather stick to their current set of conditions rather than seek change. This is especially true when the change sought is not meant to correct a bad situation, but merely to improve a decent one. In this case, Texas is not currently enough of a hellhole that individuals would actively seek change. Even though polls show that Texans are not keen on secession, these polls only

Out of the 11 Cogniative Biases, the 4 that have impacted my life the most through experiences are Priming Theory, Contrast Principle, Status Quo Bias, and the Loss-Aversion Bias. The Priming Theory nearly effects everything we do, whether it's listening to music, or watching TV. We are Primed everyday, and one of the most common ways is through watching the news. During the last election, it's safe to say even when you're not watching the news daily, we still heard new stories every day about

Status Quo and Goals As an International trade corporation, we buy goods in foreign countries and sell it to other countries for a price difference and so to gain profit. The cost of purchasing goods in foreign countries are the majority part of our cost. The cost of purchasing goods in a foreign would fluctuate as the exchange rate of that country fluctuate. Most of times, one country’s exchange rate can be very volatile in the short term. Sometimes it is beneficial to our profit but sometimes it

We live in a world where modern states are the status quo. For the most part, no one questions who owns and rules a certain territory or population. This is because an all controlling and omnipresent “state” controls populations and sub-populations of people. This can be related to religious sects, hierarchies within communities, commonalities such as school and ethnicity, but most importantly – our allegiance to a country. January 2, 1997 at eleven twenty am, in a St. Louis hospital room, my first