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How to Persuade People Who Don’t Want to Be Persuaded
Based on an article by Nathaniel Claiborne If you want to persuade people, there are several steps you need to take if you hope to succeed. According to the fine folks at Freaknomics, these are some good general practices. Understand How Hard Persuasion Will Be Especially if you are having a discussion with people who […]
An Open Letter to the World’s Missionaries
Dear Missionaries, I’d like to say that, generally, I like you guys. I invite you guys into my house because I like to talk to you, I like to talk about theology and I even like talking about the Bible. And honestly, every time you stop me on the street or corner me at a […]
Theories of Punishment
Governments have several theories to support the use of punishment to maintain order in society. Theories of punishment can be divided into two general philosophies: utilitarian and retributive. The utilitarian theory of punishment seeks to punish offenders to discourage, or “deter,” future wrongdoing. The retributive theory seeks to punish offenders because they deserve to be […]
French And Raven on Power
French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power Understanding Where Power Comes From in the Workplace By James Manktelow What’s the source of your power? Leadership and power are closely linked. People tend to follow those who are powerful. And because others follow, the person with power leads. But leaders have power for different reasons. Some […]
Wine Tasting
I’ve been sitting on this story for almost a year. When I made my first draft, I envisioned it as an examination of fear. In other words, an adventure story wrapped in pretentious sweaters. I kept trying and trying to make this sort of article coherent and I failed. I’m pretty sure I failed because […]
Forms of Power
French and Raven’s Five Forms of Power Understanding Where Power Comes From in the Workplace By James Manktelow What’s the source of your power? Leadership and power are closely linked. People tend to follow those who are powerful. And because others follow, the person with power leads. But leaders have power for different reasons. Some […]
안전성
어린이를 보호해야 합니다. 안전한 놀이공간이 없으면 어린이들이 상처나 멍 생길 수 있습니다. 어린이는 매우 안전한 환경이 없으면 실패를 경험할 수 있습니다. 불은 위험하고 연기가 나오기 때문에 어린이들은 불놀이를 하거나 기계를 만지면 안됩니다. 이는 어린이의 눈을 아프게 하고 기침을 유발합니다. 작동하는 기계 또한 위생상태가 좋지 못하고 위험하기 때문에 어린이들의 안전을 위협하고 있습니다. 허나 어린이들 거절을 나타내면 […]
Safety
It’s important to protect children. If we don’t give them safe places to play, they might get cuts or get bruises. If we don’t give children a safe environment, they might experience failure and be sad. We should never, ever let children play with fire or touch machines. Fire is dangerous and it makes smoke, […]
Cruelty and Clemency
Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared Niccolo Machiavelli COMING now to the other qualities mentioned above, I say that every prince ought to desire to be considered clement and not cruel. Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency. Cesare Borgia was considered cruel; […]
Asking for Help – Please Share and Help Me Find My Sister
Help this guy find his lost sister.
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