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Conflict is something we have all experienced on more than one occasion. It can trigger strong emotions and can lead to hurt feelings, distress, and anxiety. It can also manifest into personal dislike. Teamwork can evaporate, focus can be lost, and in a workplace environment, this can be disastrous. However, when conflict is dealt with correctly, it can create vastly improved outcomes for all concerned. In this program, your managers and staff can...
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It is well established that gender is a significant factor in perception and communication that impacts interpersonal relationships. We also know that conflict is inevitable in human interactions. This presentation reviews how conflict-management styles differ for women and men in professional settings. It also offers suggestions for positive responses given those gender differences. Understanding these differences and incorporating the suggested...
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Since the end of World War II, over fifty countries around the world have been racked with violence of epidemic proportions: civil wars, armed foreign interventions, terrorist actions, and ethnic conflict. Organized by country, this book offers key statistical data, discusses the historical origins of the tensions, characterizes the parties involved, and examines possible outcomes.--From publisher description.
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This program traces the dramatic and circuitous life journey of physicist turned novelist and literary critic Ernesto Sabato. His early Communist affiliation, his research in the Universidad Nacional de la Plata and at the Curie Laboratory in Paris, and his eventual abandonment of science on anti-totalitarian grounds are all set against the backdrops of war, revolution, and cultural upheaval. With keen insight into the subtlety and variety of Sabato's...
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Sixteen-year-olds Palani and Karthik want to become "ladyboys." They're bullied in school and beaten by their families. Their parents would like to see them grow up as normal boys, but they're falling into the world of the Aravanis dance troupe. Loved as dance performers but hated as homosexuals, they symbolize the inner conflicts of India's gender culture today. "I felt like a girl when I was seven years old," says Karthik. "Now I find there are...
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In ancient Greece, Delphi held a central position between Attica, governed from Athens, and the Peloponnese, ruled by Sparta. Using the ruins at Delphi as a lens, this program views the continuous struggle for power that characterized the Greek city-states through accounts of the "big dig" carried out between 1892 and 1902 and recent archaeological studies conducted by researchers at the French School of Athens. Home to the Pythic games, elaborate...
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The 2nd edition of Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict provides timely and useful information about antagonism and reconciliation in all contexts of public and personal life. Building on the highly-regarded 1st edition (1999), and publishing at a time of seemingly inexorably increasing conflict and violent behaviour the world over, the Encyclopedia is an essential reference for students and scholars working in the field of peace and conflict...
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"Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict provides factual background information on the historical, religious, cultural, and archaeological issues that this rivalry over territory has sparked through a list of acronyms and abbreviations; an introductory essay; a chronology; a bibliography; and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant people, places, and events, including various wars and negotiations. This book offers...
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Resolving conflict is one of the most important - yet elusive - skills people need. Conflict occurs in all types of situations and can have an enormous effect on productivity and morale. This program teaches six practical techniques you can implement immediately to help you achieve effective results. Topics include looking inwards, identifying other's style, using communication skills, using reflective questions, using positive reinforcement, and...
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"This breathtaking overview of World War II documents the savage global fighting that began with Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland and ended dramatically over he skies of Japan in 1945. Incredible, actual footage from the European, North African and Pacific theatres of war dramatically shows how the Allies defeated the evil axis of power."
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This atlas of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict maps the processes and mechanisms behind the modification of the country during the last 100 years both on a policy level and in its physical implementation on the ground. Alongside providing an indispensable reference book on the specificities of the conflict, the atlas also provides lessons on a broader front, particularly in connection with disputes over former colonial territories and natural resources....
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Last year's Spring Fling at Jefferson High School was a total disaster-and this year's student committee doesn't want it to happen again! But can the group put aside the past and work together constructively to create a successful dance? This video uses scenario analysis to model four key conflict resolution strategies: taking the person out of the problem; focusing on issues, not egos; being objective; and creating win-win solutions. Show your students...
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This program examines the conduct of the war, from Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, to the defeatist attitude of Spanish commander Admiral Cerveras, to Cuban General Gomez and his decision to side with the Americans. Actual footage taken at the battles of Las Guasimas, El Caney, and San Juan Hill supports excellent historical commentary, including photos, sketches, and firsthand accounts of the war by publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst. The...
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