Review: Little Mix - DNA: The Deluxe Edition (Album)

1. Wings 2. DNA 3. Change Your Life 4. Always Be Together 5. Stereo Soldier 6. Pretend It's OK 7. Turn Your Face 8. We Are Who We Are 9. How Ya Doin'? 10. Red Planet - Little Mix feat. T 11. Going Nowhere 12. Madhouse 13. Love Drunk 14. Make You Believe 15. Case Closed 16. DNA (Unplugged) Little...

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Recommends: Locked Out of Heaven Mashup Sam Tsui & Megan Nicole (prod. Kurt Schneider)

A great mashup by Sam Tsui & Megan Nicole produced by Kurt Schneider - totally worth a listen/ watch! - Esjae&nbs...

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Recommends: Ahmir - War (Debut Single)

A great track both lyrically and vocally, worth a listen for R&B fans. - Es...

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Poem: Deadbeat Dad

He gives you a beating Telling you it's the best thing For you to be black and blue His word's aren't true But you stay because your afraid Not of the life you could have instead But of the one you have led Trying to get the courage to leave The one who has made you grieve Over the love you thought you had For this deadbeat dad It's driving you mad It's time that you left Before you make a u turn This...

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Business Notes: Management - Characteristics of Good Management

What is management? Management is the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, or other institution. It can also be described as the or manner of managing: handling, direction or control. Where does the word 'manage' come from? The word manage comes from the Italian word maneggiare and also from the Latin manu agere which means 'to lead by the hand', this in turn has...

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Recommends: Kendrick Lamar - ADHD (Freestyle) Neimo Brown (Youtube Video)

I stumbled across this video today whilst searching YouTube and thought it was definitely worth being the first post in my new 'Recommendations' section. The video is from an upcoming London-based UK talent, Neimo Brown, who is rapping to Kendrick Lamar's 'ADHD'. Definitely worth a watch if you are into rap. - Esjae&nbs...

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Business Notes: Management - Self Awareness

What is self awareness: Being aware of people Knowing we exist as an individual Recognising other people's beliefs Being aware of your own individuality Self awareness is having a balanced and honest view of your own personality, and often and ability to interact with others frankly and confidently. As well as being aware of your own individuality. It's a recognition of: Our personality Our...

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Business Notes: Management - 6 Management Skills

There are six management skills, these are: Leading People - a leader knows where they want to go. A manager knows how to get there. It is unusual to find both in one person. Managing Change - Change is constant & people don't like change Meeting Customer Needs - This is arguably one of the most important skills as the customer pays for the product/ serviceso it is important to satisfy them Managing...

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Business Notes: International Awareness & Ethics - Culture

What is culture? It was said by Kramsch in 1996 that culture is the attitudes and beliefs, ways of thinking, behaving and remembering shared by members of that community. There are three primary ways of describing culture - these are: Anthropological culture which is the ways that people of a certain group behave/live among themselves High culture which includes the art, music, theatre,...

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Business Notes: Presentation Tips

Throughout your life you will have to write and present presentations therefore you need to be able to ensure you do this successfully. A well prepared presentation will succeed! Key issues when it comes to presentations are: Preparation Rehearsal Visual Aids Prepare Before you begin you work it is important that you: Know what you want to say Understand and focus upon the key points that...

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Business Notes: International Awareness & Ethics - History of English

Why English? English is a cultural foundation, we don't realise how lucky we are to have guardianship of the English language. It is argued that the English language is so dominant as a result of the English empire during which we owned 3/4 of the earth. As a result of so many people speaking English, it helps and hinders our international relations. For instance over 80% of the Dutch speak fluent...

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Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Writing A CV (2)

When writing your CV it is important that you DON'T: Do it in a rush Leave gaps in employment Lie Include irrelevant personal details (eg. marital status) Simply write a list of duties under work experience Use large or flashy font It is important to stress that there is no single way to write a CV this is because it is your own document  so it can be structured and presented as you wish...

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Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Writing A Good CV

A CV is very important there for a good CV is vital. This is because your first impression is vital. There is not point having a good interview style if your application won't get you there. When writing a new application, preparation is key. This is because each application needs to be targeted towards the role and company for which you are applying for. To target your application...

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Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Employability

Global businesses are increasingly seeking graduates who have a global awareness and have studied or worked overseas as part of their learning. For UK graduates this means many/most are missing out due as they are less likely than international students to do this. We currently live in: Knowledge based economies Competitive global markets Therefore it is important to 'be a sponge' and take everything...

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Business Notes: Work Based Learning, Bill Gates Words of Wisdom

Bill Gates - Words of Wisdom 1. Life's not fair - Get used to it! 2. The world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself 3. You will not make $60000 a year right out of university, you won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. 4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you have a boss 5. Flipping...

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Animal Antics & Aspects of Love Anthologies

I have been included in two anthologies, Animal Antics 2012 edited by Jenni Bannister and Aspects of Love A Collection of Poetry edited by Donna Samworth. You can view a thumbnail of the images below or alternatively click on the images to view them at a larger size. The poems that were included...

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November Update 2012

Sorry to all of the regular readers of this blog. You will have noticed that there hasn't been any new content or posts for a while, this is due to me moving to university and settling into my new house and having a lot of assignments to do straight away. I have now sorted myself out so that I will have more time to dedicate to this blog and getting more content on here. I am currently in the process...

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