John Wooden said “Your reputation is who people think you are‚ your character is who you really are.” So‚ what would it look like for us to have great character in 2012 and stop working on our reputation? Who really cares what people think? I learned this lesson several years ago. I ran into a person who worked endlessly on their reputation but had terrible character. When their character was revealed (which happens in intimacy) they were a complete let down. The truth is‚ they wouldn’t have been
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* Topic sentence: * In my results from the Ethical Lens Inventory; my personal preferred lens is Relationship and Reputation Lens. My blind spot is overconfidence in process or unrealistic role expectations. In the results it states that I occasionally trust the process a great deal‚ because I trust that a consistent process result in a just outcome for all. I believe that my strengths are my behavior‚ tools for analyzing problems and gift. My ethical behavior is fair and living out role
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wife and that Wilson was “crazy enough to kill me if I hadn’t told him who owned the car… what if I did tell him? That fellow had it coming to him” (Fitzgerald 178). Tom Buchanan is the type of person that will do anything to save his own life or reputation. It is at this point that Nick is realizing how corrupt Tom is. The worst part of Tom’s accusation is that he didn’t see it as a way to help his friend‚ Wilson‚ he saw it as an opportunity to help himself. He didn’t feel guilty about it‚ was even
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I.S.25 Emily Tan 722 September 27‚ 2014 “Circumstances are beyond the control of man‚ but his conduct is in his own power‚” a quote by Benjamin Disraeli‚ is a statement about life and its tribulations. Situations cannot be predicted nor reined in by mankind
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passions make up a great part of who you are. Now‚ during the Pagan age‚ accomplishments‚ dignity‚ and their lord and empire‚ where the aspects they centralized on. Let’s dive into Beowulf‚ Old English poem composed of over 3‚000 lines. Impression and reputation seem to be a priority .. In lines 194-195 “When he heard about Grendel‚ Hygelac’s thane was on home ground‚ over in Geatland”‚ notice how the Geat warrior’s name is omitted. This is a fair illustration of the influence the kingdom had over the warriors
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Reputation in The Crucible The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller uncovers the value of reputation to each character as accusations of witchcraft arise in the small town of Salem. The play shows characters going to lengths to preserve their good reputation‚ no matter the consequences. This theme of reputation is shown in the play through the characters of Reverend Parris‚ John Proctor‚ and even the court. Reverend Parris is exceedingly selfish and is shown to value his reputation above all several
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Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Trust sometimes helps people strengthen themselves to be able to go through tough times in life. John Greene proves so in his book‚ The Fault in Our Stars. Hazel and Augustus are able to build a strong relationship. The author uses characterization in order to build trust between the two characters. Since Hazel was able to put her faith in Augustus‚ her character became stronger and started to have more confidence in herself. Augustus‚ a philosophical teenager
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BMW: AN EXERCISE IN ALIGNING IDENTITY‚ BRAND AND REPUTATION* BMW‚ the German car manufacturer‚ has been strategically focused on premium segments in the international car market. With its BMW‚ Mini and Rolls-Royce brands‚ the company has become one of the leading premium car companies in the world. BMW’s strong identity and marketing campaigns are often credited as the building blocks of the company’s continuing success. There are four values that define the BMW identity inside the organization
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When I was younger I was an unemotional kid who for whatever reason people were intimidated by me. This has managed to follow me throughout my life although I have been slowly losing the reputation as a cold fish as I move to different schools. When I went from Elementary school to Junior High a lot of that reputation was lost because I was no longer a part of the popular kids‚ but no matter if I wasn’t trying to put out that vibe‚ it always resurfaced and is apparently just a part of my personality
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pertaining to the phenomenon of “online reputation management” (ORM)‚ we have selected to address is if teens with parents with low education levels will or will not participate in more reputation damaging online behavior than teens with parents with high education levels. There is growing research in this area‚ seeing that we now live “in the modern digital age where seemingly everything and everyone is online” (“Why your‚” 2010). Also in “Why your reputation needs an online detox” (2010)‚ the article
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