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    no easy solutions. They must continue to challenge those types of problems with creative solution so that the company continues to run smoothly. Mootee also goes on to explain that the creativity in a business is much different than other places, such as an artist. However both challenge the mind equally through the need of thinking critically in order to solve a problem.With this in mind it is impossible to say that creativity is on the path to extinction because companies need creativity oh so much in order to survive. While creativity may seem accessible almost everywhere especially in a business, Creativity in a company is not as prominent as one may think. Cecilia Conrad, the vice president for the MacArthur Fellows program at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, explains how creativity is much discouraged in the American society. She explains that many creative thinkers are forced to fight extra hard in order to get the chance to implement their ideas. Rewards for individuals who stick with the script are rewarded much greater than others who stray of the path that come up with new ideas and innovations. Without the push for creativity many business fail to evolve and innovate. Workers of a business have a harder chance of passing ideas through because they are quickly overshadowed by individuals that follow company rules and stay on the path that already works. If creativity is a necessity in a company, then how come is is continuously being less…

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    idea. Technology is advancing everyday in every way imaginable...schools need to educate their students that social networking isn’t just for their social lives. It takes the whole school and faculty to provide these opportunities for students to make the most of these networks and better their learning and development. The second article I found with searching social networking and education was “Digital Media Empowers Kids to create . . . and Critique on Social Networks.” The article…

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    time. Dubois was born on the 23 of February 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Dubois was well-educated, he attended Fisk University and earned his Bachelor 's Degree. Dubois proceeded to receive a Ph. D from Harvard University in 1895. After receiving his degrees Dubois began to write social works on racial topics. " The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study(1899), marking the beginning of his expansive writing career. In the study, he coined the phrase "the talented tenth," a term that…

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    As people, we have the moral right to have the freedom of discrimination and the right to equality. Yet there are people who are being bullied and discriminated everyday. The effects of these actions are usually very harsh ranging from depression, and self harm to death/suicide. Albert Einstein once said “the world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” Though many people see and hear bullying, not many do anything about it. Lady…

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    Just Mercy Summary

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    After the nationwide spike in juvenile crime in the late 1980’s – early 1990’s (when Charlie’s case took place) that lead the states to adopt laws and policies that depraved certain youth of the original juvenile justice system protections, made it easier to move youth from juvenile to adult criminal court, and often placed children with the most severe sentences permitted by law, the McArthur foundation “led many states and courts to view juvenile crime, and juvenile justice, through a…

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    Kara Walker Analysis

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    are meant to invoke emotion, some may make you cry or even laugh. I’m also a contemporary artist who works mainly with traditional art such as sketching, inking and then coloring with markers. My themes vary from piece to piece and usually don’t carry much meaning. But some have been extremely sullen or even joyous. Walker was born in Stockton, California in 1969, and later moved to Atlanta Georgia where she grew up (pbs.org). She was raised by her mother and father who worked as a painter and…

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    Essay On Jail Overcrowding

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    also believes that jails should be used as instruments of justice for violent or serious crimes. Make room for the real and hardend criminals and let the non-violent, petty criminals go so that the jails can contain who they truly need to contain is another idea of Mr. Martin (Martin para. 1-4). Scheidegger, legal director of “Criminal Justice Legal Foundation,” completely disagrees with Mr. Martin. He feels that inmates in county jails are right where they belong, regardless of the…

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