The Expectations

Author : Alexander Tilney
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316450391

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The Expectations by Alexander Tilney Pdf

"The Expectations announces a dazzling new voice in American fiction." --Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach St. James is an exclusive New England boarding school known for grooming generations of leaders. Ben Weeks is a true insider -- his ancestors helped found St. James, his older brother taught him all the slang, and he's just won a national championship in squash. But after fourteen long years of waiting, Ben arrives at school only to find that the reality of St. James doesn't quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time, his new roommate, Ahmed Al-Khaled, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik, can't navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long, each of them must face losing it forever. The Expectations is at once a finely drawn portrait of American privilege and a subtle exploration of class, race, and tradition. Above all, it is a tender, sharp, and evocative debut about the pain and treachery of adolescence, and the difficulty--wherever one finds oneself--of truly belonging.

Author : Gregory Mellema
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 9042017422

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The Expectations of Morality by Gregory Mellema Pdf

Moral expectation is a concept with which all of us are well acquainted. Already as children we learn that certain courses of action are expected of us. We are expected to perform certain actions, and we are expected to refrain from other actions. Furthermore, we learn that something is morally wrong with the failure to do what we are morally expected to do. A central theme of this book is that moral expectation should not be confused with moral obligation. While we are morally expected to do everything we are obligated to do, a person can be morally expected to do some things that he or she is not morally obligated to do. Although moral expectation is a familiar notion, it has not been the object of investigation in its own right. In the early chapters Mellema attempts to provide a philosophical account of this familiar notion, distinguish it from other types of expectations, and show how it is possible to form false moral expectations. Subsequent chapters explore the role of moral expectation in agreements between people, analyze ways that people avoid moral expectation, illustrate how groups can have moral expectations, and view moral expectation in the context of our relationship with divine beings. The final chapter provides insight into how moral expectation operates in people's professional lives.

Author : Richard Price
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1769
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017417973

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Observations on the Expectations of Lives, the increase of mankind, the influence of great towns on population, and particularly the state of London, with respect to healthfulness and number of inhabitants ... In a letter ... to Benjamin Franklin by Richard Price Pdf

Author : Gregory F. Mellema
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401201810

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The Expectations of Morality by Gregory F. Mellema Pdf

Moral expectation is a concept with which all of us are well acquainted. Already as children we learn that certain courses of action are expected of us. We are expected to perform certain actions, and we are expected to refrain from other actions. Furthermore, we learn that something is morally wrong with the failure to do what we are morally expected to do. A central theme of this book is that moral expectation should not be confused with moral obligation. While we are morally expected to do everything we are obligated to do, a person can be morally expected to do some things that he or she is not morally obligated to do. Although moral expectation is a familiar notion, it has not been the object of investigation in its own right. In the early chapters Mellema attempts to provide a philosophical account of this familiar notion, distinguish it from other types of expectations, and show how it is possible to form false moral expectations. Subsequent chapters explore the role of moral expectation in agreements between people, analyze ways that people avoid moral expectation, illustrate how groups can have moral expectations, and view moral expectation in the context of our relationship with divine beings. The final chapter provides insight into how moral expectation operates in people’s professional lives.

Author : Dale Eisler,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0889771944

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False Expectations by Dale Eisler,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

"Myth has played an important and ongoing role in the development of Saskatchewan's political economy. First, during the time of the National Policy, Saskatchewan was portrayed to immigrants as a promised land. This period served as the psychological and economic foundation for the provice. When belief in Saskatchewan as a promised land was shattered by the Great Depression and Dirty Thirties, the myth was reconstituted through the inspiration of the social gospel. It was then politically reinvigorated in the meaning of medicare and has been expressed in recent decades through the competing visions for economic development. Through all these eras, no matter what the tides of politics, there remained one constant--the singular, collective idea that Saskatchewan was a special place with unrealized potential. The challenge for the public dialogue of Saskatchewan, as the province enters its second century, is to not replay the mistakes of the past. Saskatchewan people must recognize the role that myth has played, and must continue to play, in the life of the province. But, at the same time, they must differentiate it from reality by understanding the power of myth as a force for progress and its potential to create false expectations."--pub. desc.

Author : S. A. Ozga
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351521086

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Expectations in Economic Theory by S. A. Ozga Pdf

This book deals with economic theory, not methodology. It does employ certain methodological resolutions. These resolutions and the limitations they impose on the nature and the scope of the analysis are reviewed. The first resolution concerns what kind of a theory is to be discussed. The word theory may mean many things; it may mean a hypothesis put forward as an explanation of something, an idea, or a notion. In a normative sense it may mean a recommendation, a rule, or principle to be followed. In science it usually means a system of hypotheses to be accepted as an explanation of certain facts, a set of general laws, and principles. It is also used to distinguish the general principles and methods of a subject from the practice of it.The theory with which this volume is concerned is that of science. In very general terms it may be defined as a system of hypotheses, one following from another, which permits the reader to derive from known facts and predictions of other facts. If the knowledge of the fact which we predict is important for us, in the sense that it permits us to achieve better the objectives we pursue, the theory may have a practical value. This book is therefore not only a contribution to the analysis of expectations but also an introduction to a number of selected topics in economic theory.

Author : Sarah Hutten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1098365445

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Unmet Expectations: Facing Unmet Expectations in the Pursuit of Children, and Learning how to Better Prepare Those Ready to Walk this Jour by Sarah Hutten Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Jolien Geerlings
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Today the Future is Made - Chuukese Adolescentsand their Expectations and Ambitions for the Future by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Pitagorsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1934441899

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Managing Expectations by George Pitagorsky Pdf

Author : Alexander Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192545558

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A Theory of Legitimate Expectations for Public Administration by Alexander Brown Pdf

It is an unfortunate but unavoidable feature of even well-ordered democratic societies that governmental administrative agencies often create legitimate expectations (procedural or substantive) on the part of non-governmental agents (individual citizens, groups, businesses, organizations, institutions, and instrumentalities) but find themselves unable to fulfil those expectations for reasons of justice, the public interest, severe financial constraints, and sometimes harsh political realities. How governmental administrative agencies, operating on behalf of society, handle the creation and frustration of legitimate expectations implicates a whole host of values that we have reason to care about, including under non-ideal conditions-not least justice, fairness, autonomy, the rule of law, responsible uses of power, credible commitments, reliance interests, security of expectations, stability, democracy, parliamentary supremacy, and legitimate authority. This book develops a new theory of legitimate expectations for public administration drawing on normative arguments from political and legal theory. Brown begins by offering a new account of the legitimacy of legitimate expectations. He argues that it is the very responsibility of governmental administrative agencies for creating expectations that ought to ground legitimacy, as opposed to the justice or the legitimate authority of those agencies and expectations. He also clarifies some of the main ways in which agencies can be responsible for creating expectations. Moreover, he argues that governmental administrative agencies should be held liable for losses they directly cause by creating and then frustrating legitimate expectations on the part of non-governmental agents and, if liable, have an obligation to make adequate compensation payments in respect of those losses.

Author : Michael Carter,Rodney Maddock
Publisher : Springer
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1984-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349176441

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Rational Expectations by Michael Carter,Rodney Maddock Pdf

Author : Naomi Karten
Publisher : Addison-Wesley
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780133488661

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Managing Expectations by Naomi Karten Pdf

This is the digital version of the printed book (Copyright © 1994). People have expectations. Your clients, for example. Sometimes their expectations of you seem unreasonable. But sometimes your expectations of them seem just as unreasonable (in their eyes). The problem is that these mismatched expectations can lead to misunderstandings, frayed nerves, and ruffled feathers. More seriously, they often lead to flawed systems, failed projects, and a drain on resources. Managing Expectations shows how to identify expectations and suggests ways to gain more control of them. In today's turbulent business world, understanding and meeting your customers' expectations is indeed a challenge, and it's not hard to understand why: Expectations affect a range of interactions, including service responsiveness, service capability, product functionality, and project success. Expectations are difficult to control and impossible to turn off. However, by learning to identify and influence what your customers expect, you can dramatically improve the quality, impact, and effectiveness of your services. Contents include sections on communication skills, information gathering, policies and practices, building win-win relationships, as well as a concluding chapter on how to formulate an action plan. A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Expectations Guard Against Conflicting Messages Use Jargon with Care Identify Communication Preferences Listen Persuasively Help Customers Describe Their Needs Become an Information-Gathering Skeptic Understand Your Customers' Context Try the Solution On for Size Clarify Perceptions Set Uncertainty-Managing Service Standards When Appropriate, Just Say Whoa Build Win-Win Relationships Formulate an Action Plan

Author : Jason Foster
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781771991995

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Defying Expectations by Jason Foster Pdf

In October 2005, Jason Foster, then a staff member of the Alberta Federation of Labour, was walking a picket line outside Lakeside Packers in Brooks, Alberta with the members of local 401. It was a first contract strike. And although the employees of the meat-packing plant—many of whom were immigrants and refugees—had chosen an unlikely partner in the United Food and Commercial Workers local, the newly formed alliance allowed the workers to stand their ground for a three-week strike that ended in the defeat of the notoriously anti-union company, Tyson Foods. It was but one example of a wide range of industries and occupations that local 401 organized over the last twenty years. In this study of UFCW 401, Foster investigates a union that has had remarkable success organizing a group of workers that North American unions often struggle to reach: immigrants, women, and youth. By examining not only the actions and behaviour of the local’s leadership and its members but also the narrative that accompanied the renewal of the union, Foster shows that both were essential components to legitimizing the leadership’s exercise of power and its unconventional organizing forces.

Author : Caroline Garnet McGraw
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781506464107

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You Don't Owe Anyone by Caroline Garnet McGraw Pdf

You Don't Owe Anyone is for perfectionists, workaholics, people pleasers, and strivers who feel stuck in the try-hard cycle. Sharing her experiences as a life coach and recovering perfectionist, Caroline Garnet McGraw shows us how we can free ourselves from the weight of expectations and encourages us to move our lives forward without apology. Inspired by the author's viral essay "You Don't Owe Anyone an Interaction," this book invites us to make surprising choices that can help us get unstuck. Rather than offering more ways to effect change through sheer effort, these personal stories serve as a compassionate witness, a reflection of our own perfectionistic tendencies. They also are a wakeup call jolting us out of our martyr mentality and inspiring us to move in new, positive directions. Through simple, accessible coaching practices, You Don't Owe Anyone shows us what it looks like to refuse to over-function in the old ways. It invites us to make the same surprising choices that have helped McGraw and her clients move past perfectionism, empowering us to quiet our fears and heal our hearts.

Author : Stuart Everly-Wilson
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925923599

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Low Expectations by Stuart Everly-Wilson Pdf

Meet Australian literature’s new anti-hero in this blackly humorous debut novel for fans of Boy Swallows Universe and Jasper Jones