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A New Renaissance
Berry, Peter (1995). Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, 12. Story behind the Passage Today, I went through some of my old study folders on the computer. I wanted to take a look at the syllabi, particularly the ones in political theory. Somehow, I seem to have reached a stage where I am…
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Re Framing People
Scheufele, Bertram (2003). Frames — Framing — Framing-Effekte: Theoretische und methodische Grundlegung des Framing-Ansatzes sowie empirische Befunde zur Nachrichtenproduktion, 13. Story behind the Passage The book above was one of the major resources I used for writing my PhD. I first learned about framing theory in Communication Studies. It is one of these “common-sense” theories which we all tacitly…
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Oh Jerusalem
Alpert, Herb. Jerusalem. Story behind the Passage Just turn on the news and you will see the reason why a writer has to write about Israel today — and probably for a long time to come. My Learnings Bombs flickering in the air, People in the shelter. Explosions and fire everywhere. Oh, Jerusalem. There were times of…
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Siddhartha Too Early
Hesse, Hermann (1999/1922). Siddhartha, 61. Story behind the Passage On some days, it is really strange to be living among human beings who worry about money, clothes, and status. Well, this is strange every day but on some days, you become particularly aware of it. And on these days, I always ask myself if it…
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Carrots No Sticks
Ryan, Richard M., and Edward L. Deci (2000). Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation, Social Development, and Well-Being. American Psychologist 55.1: 69. Story behind the Passage In a meeting today, someone mentioned that reading also is an issue of culture. Yes, in this case, I am truly talking about the simple activity of reading….
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World Book Day What You Mean To Me
Funke, Cornelia, translated by Anthea Bell (2005). Inkheart, 14. Story behind the Passage By mere chance, I discovered last week that today would be World Book Day. I do not know what that means to you. For me, it does not mean a lot, actually. That is because every day is World Book Day for…
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No Yes No
Breitman, Patt, and Connie Hatch (2000). Sag einfach Nein und fühl Dich gut, 38. Story behind the Passage I have been talking a lot about corporate careers with people lately because I have been reflecting on what the value really is. For a long time, I really rejected corporates because I could not stand the way…
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Book Of The Week Profit From The Positive
Greenberg, Margaret, and Senia Maymin (2013). profit from the positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity. Story behind the Book Choice On some Sundays, I just know that I cannot make it through an entire novel or biography. This is when I choose non-fiction, particularly management and leadership literature. I still read the entire book — which…
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Book Of The Week State Building Governance And World Order In The 21St Century
Fukuyama, Francis (2004). State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. Story behind the Book Choice Today’s book choice is related to a research idea. It is not even an idea anymore, it is a plan now. I have not read Fukuyama that much — or not at all, actually. But today was the right time. The…
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Cultivating The Soil
Crèvecoeur, John de (2009/1782). Letters from an American Farmer, 45. Story behind the Passage I just finished mowing 600 square meters of wilderness. It was the first time that I mowed this year and it was definitely too late. But now I did it and I feel happy. I feel happy in the way that you…