Different Versions of the Birth of Dionysus

Various Versions of the Birth of Dionysus In Greek folklore, there are frequently unique and clashing renditions of legendary occasions. The tale of the introduction of Dionysus is the same, and Dionysus muddles matters by having various names. Here are two adaptations of the introduction of Dionysus and one of the related birth of Zagreus: From a joining among Persephone and Zeus in snake structure sprang the horned god Zagreus. Desirous Hera convinced the Titans to assault the newborn child god as he investigated a mirror. In addition to the fact that they tore him to pieces, however the Titans ate him everything except his heart which Athena protected. From this organ, the remainder of the god was revived. Semele is impregnated by drinking a readiness produced using the core of Dionysus who had been destroyed by the Titans. [Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 167]Most recognizable is the tale of Semeles impregnation by Zeus however inability to live long enough to bring forth the youngster. To spare the hatchling, Zeus sewed him inside himself and conceived an offspring through his leg when the time came.(ll. 940-942) And Semele, girl of Cadmus was gotten together with him in adoration and exposed him a marvelous child, blissful Dionysus, a human lady an undying child. What's more, presently the two of them are divine beings. H esiod, Theogony (trans. Evelyn-White) Homeric Hymn1 to Dionysus ((LACUNA))(ll. 1-9) For some state, at Dracanum; and a few, on blustery Icarus; and a few, in Naxos, O Heaven-conceived, Insewn; and others by the profound eddying waterway Alpheus that pregnant Semele uncovered you to Zeus the thunder-darling. What's more, others yet, ruler, state you were conceived in Thebes; however all these falsehood. The Father of men and divine beings gave you birth remote from men and furtively from white-furnished Hera. There is a sure Nysa, a mountain generally high and luxuriously developed with woods, far away in Phoenice, close to the surges of Aegyptus.((LACUNA))(ll. 10-12) ...and men will lay up for her numerous contributions in her holy places. What's more, as these things are three, so will humans ever forfeit ideal hecatombs to you at your dining experiences every three years.(ll. 13-16) The Son of Cronos talked and gestured with his dim foreheads. Also, the heavenly bolts of the lord streamed forward from his undying head, and he made incredible Ol ympus reel. So spake savvy Zeus and appointed it with a nod.(ll. 17-21) Be great, O Insewn, Inspirer of furious ladies! we artists sing of you as we start and as we end a strain, and none overlooking you may bring heavenly melody to mind. Thus, goodbye, Dionysus, Insewn, with your mom Semele whom men call Thyone.Source: The Homeric Hymns I. To Dionysus [3.4.3] But Zeus adored Semele and had relations with her obscure to Hera. Presently Zeus had consented to accomplish for her whatever she asked, and beguiled by Hera she asked that he would go to her as he came when he was charming Hera. Unfit to can't, Zeus went to her marriage chamber in a chariot, with lightning and thunderings, and propelled a jolt. Be that as it may, Semele lapsed of trepidation, and Zeus, grabbing the 6th month unsuccessful kid from the fire, sewed it in his thigh. On the demise of Semele, different little girls of Cadmus spread a report that Semele had slept with a human man, and had dishonestly blamed Zeus and that along these lines she had been impacted by thunder. Be that as it may, at the best possible time, Zeus fixed the fastens and brought forth Dionysus, and depended him to Hermes. What's more, he passed on him to Ino and Athamas, and convinced them to raise him as a young lady.- Apollodorus 3.4.3

Thank Goodness!

Thank Goodness! (the tagline is my favorite line from Wicked, hahaha how philosophical it is LOL) So hello from the other side of a terrible week of midterms! Although Im technically only taking 4 classes this term, I had midterms in three of them (Spanish 4, Biology Lab, and Organic Chemistry thats 21F.704, 7.02, and 5.12 for all ye eager beavers) this week. Although the Spanish and Bio went fine, Im pretty sure that the Orgo exam was a colossal disaster (despite me only sleeping around 4 hours in the last 40 hours because of studying for the test). Sigh. Any hints on how to do well in Orgo? Its supposed to be the most basic of all my classes that Im taking this semester (7.05 biochemistry technically requires 5.12 as a prereq but Im doing them concurrently. Ironically, Im getting a far better grade in 7.05 than 5.12) but Im seriously struggling in orgo. Argh! begins long rant on organic chemistry (I dont know if you guys remember when you first learned Calculus. For me, when I first took Calc BC in sophomore year, Calc was just a huge nightmare, since there were so many tricks with integration and differentiation that you had to learn, and there were so many things that didnt make sense to my young and undisciplined mind. I dont know if it was the fact that the idea of calculus seemed so novel to me or whether our calc teacher purposely selected the most difficult problems that he could find (seriously, he was so mean through his preparation, I almost did the actual AP test blindfolded (ok not literal), finished in half the time allotted, and passed it with flying colors) but I remember staring at pages of worked examples but just seeing a huge blob of numbers and variables melting into each other. Larson, Anton, 1000 Worked Problems in Calculus quickly became my best friends through long sleepless nights. Now, its funny, because I almost feel the same way with Orgo. Just like Calculus, I feel its almost like learning a new language in the sense that you have to really re-examine the way that you think about chemistry and no longer depend on the memorization or the erroneous reasoning that may have carried you through in the past. I would spend hours studying McMurry thinking Ive understood all the reasoning and the mechanisms but then turn to a pset or some solved examples and feeling completely lost again. Meh. In retrospect, I picked up many calc problems that I struggled with in the past when I was sorting my high school papers out last year, and now, they seem like childs play. Perhaps Larson had done his magic in my head, but I feel like some parts of calculus had ingrained themselves so deeply in my mind that they could never be removed. I can only hope its the same for orgo?) finishes long rant on organic chemistry Spring Break is coming up, and tonight Ill be leaving with five of my peers to The Hague, Netherlands, where well be representing MIT (well, and the nation of Belize) at WorldMUN. Should be quite exciting and a welcome break away from campus (although, on the bright side Boston is getting a lot warmer recently! hehe). Well, this post is more of a celebratory note after a week of hideous preparation for exams (after I press the save button, Im going to go snooze until 1 PM =p). So its pretty devoid of meaningful content, hahaha. Although I do want to share with you a JDrama that I just finished watching that has connections with MIT! The drama is called QED, Shoumei Shuuryou in Japanese, and it actually only just finished airing in Japan like 2 weeks ago, so its really recent! (actually, it started airing when I was spending IAP in Japan). Well, you guys know what QED is in English, and Shoumei Shuuryou is basically just the equivalent of that in Japanese. The drama profiles this prodigy guy (Touma So) who graduated from youve guessed it MIT when he was only 15. (as the valedictorian of Course 18 to boot what makes me more curious is that MIT doesnt append honors to degrees, so can one know that he graduated first? =p). For some reason (to be discussed in the drama), he decided to leave off continuing at MIT for grad school and enroll himself in a regular Japanese high school. At the school, he is befriended by Kana, the energetic and oft-flamboyant female protagonist, whose brash actions lead the duo into one adventure after another. The drama is laid out like most detective dramas, with one episode consisting of one mystery, and usually Touma solving the crime very suavely 10 minutes before the end. His signature is presenting his argument and analysis of the mystery with the letters Q. E. D. which contributes to the title of the drama. So the whole drama has very little to do with MIT as a whole after Touma was introduced as a MIT grad in Episode 1, but I find it kind of amusing how that drama inadvertently also reveals many stereotypes and conceptions towards MIT (or prestigious universities as a whole in the US) in the Japanese society. For example, MIT was often uttered with an air of awe in the drama, and we often see Touma writing mathematical proofs on the blackboard with speed and elegance (actually I feel this math stereotype towards MIT is very emphasized in Asia. my host family in Japan was pretty surprised in the beginning when I told them that I was studying biology at MIT, since they thought that only math, physics, and computer science existed at MIT). I also thought it was pretty interesting how the directors chose MIT (or rather, the original author of the manga, since this drama is adapted from a manga series) to be Toumas alma mater, when he could have as easily chosen Harvard or Princeton, for e xample. This just goes to show that the letters M. I. T. are forever connected with scientific excellence no matter where you are in the world. ;) Anyways, theres a few more pics that attest Toumas suaveness bestowed upon him by MIT. MIT students often point out their teachers mistakes, yknow? =p So these photos are stolen from a MIT grad students blog (thanks and sorry for the hotlinkage! =p) and she goes into an admirably deep analysis of the mathematical proof presented in the first episode, should you be interested in pursuing the subject further. =p So this is later on in the drama recognize that building in the background? (and the admittedly poor Photoshop skills? =p) The drama itself is comprised of ten 45-minute episodes, and is fairly enjoyable throughout (I must warn you, however, that the drama veers into severe fantasy plots towards the end of the series, and that was kind of irritating given the more scientific feel of Episodes 1 and 2). (ps. Its also kind of interesting after you see how often Touma consumes yakisoba pan in the series. Along with his dramatic Q.E.D flourishes, this is another thing to look for =p. pps. I also really love yakisoba pan, and thats why I brought it up, hahaha. Try some if you go to Japan! Theyre usually really, really cheap like around 100 or 200 yen.) Have a wonderful wonderful spring break!

Using Free SAT Prep To Help Students With College Admissions

Using Free SAT Prep To Help Students With College Admissions by: Lauren Everitt on January 09, 2016 | 0 Comments Comments 477 Views January 9, 2016Rena Pacheco-TheardWhile many high school students spend months studying for the SATs, Rena Pacheco-Theard prepped for hers in a single evening. A friend gave me her SAT book the night before because she was done with it. I assumed it was like every other test in school, she recalls.Luckily, she tests well, and her scores were high enough to get into her top choice school. But as anyone whos applied to college knows, SAT scores are just one piece of an increasingly complex application process that often involves the whole family. Parents splash out thousands of dollars for test prep and admissions consultants, and even siblings can get roped into reading admissions essays.Pacheco-Theard, 30, didnt have those advantages. Growing up in the middle of five children in Coeur  dAlene, ID, shes a first generation college student. While her parents were loving and supportive, they couldnt tell me what the SAT was or where to apply. Even the cost of applying to schools was prohibitively expensive, she recalls.She didnt do a road trip of prospective colleges her senior year or attend admitted students weekends. In fact, she applied to her first choice school, Georgetown University, only after striking up a conversation with a stranger in a mall. The woman recommended the schools international relations program.Now, Pacheco-Theard is on her second masters degree, an MBA (16) at MITs Sloan School of Management. But she acknowledges that her path could have turned out very differently. The way things worked out for me, they dont work out for most students, she says. Which is exactly why shes set out to level the admissions playing field with her startup, Prepify.FREE TEST PREP FOR EVERYONEPrepify offers free adaptive SAT prep to students anywhere in the world. The startup has partnered with Bell Curves test prep for the co ntent and is in the process of designing a personalized curriculum that responds to each students progress through the lessons.But in the age of Big Data-meets-education, Prepifys unique value proposition likely isnt adaptive learning, rather its the startups commitment to the warm handoff. Pacheco-Theard plans to connect students to college recruiters, who can help arrange financial aid and assist with admissions questions. This personalized link could prove critical for those who otherwise cant afford customized advice.In August 2015, Prepify launched a pilot version in five community groups: American Youthworks,  Breakthrough Austin, HYPE Los Angeles, the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, and Noble Impact. Students within each group create accounts and receive free SAT prep, while providing valuable feedback to Pacheco-Theard and her team. If all goes as planned, Prepify will launch nationally and internationally by early spring. The startup, which was among the winners of 2015 MIT IDEAS Global Challenge, also plans to add ACT prep by the end of the year and build mobile apps for iPhone and Android to increase engagement.Longterm, Pacheco-Theard plans to broaden Prepify into a one-stop shop for college prep: A site where any student, regardless of family income or high school resources, can access information on scholarships, financial aid, test prep, the admissions process, and research schools.AN AFTER-SCHOOL SOCCER PROGRAM PLANTS THE STARTUP SEED  The idea for Prepify started well before Pacheco-Theard ever set foot on Sloans campus. While working as a research assistant with ONE, an international advocacy organization, she co-founded City Football Club, a non-profit that pairs a free soccer program with academic mentorship. As the academic director, Pacheco-Theard tutored students after school, contacted admissions offices on their behalf, and helped them through the FASFA process. Many of the students in the program thought college was something tha t other people did, she recalls. The organizations efforts paid off. One student scored a full ride to Ohio Wesleyan. Others were accepted to Carleton College, Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and Whittier College. It really changed their trajectories, Pacheco-Theard says.She soon found her work with the soccer students more rewarding than her 9-to-5 job. I just didnt feel like I was making a huge impact from an air-conditioned office in D.C., Pacheco-Theard recalls. That lack of direct access to the client was missing.She opted to pursue a masters degree in public affairs in social and economic policy at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School. Post graduation, she joined Deloitte as a senior consultant and helped state agencies implement new programs in child support and health and human services. Still, she sensed something was missing from her work and academic history. I had never beefed up the business side of my resume, she says. I didnt have that ele ment that said I understand the business sector and what drives the economy so I could understand where stakeholders were coming from.   Page 1 of 212 »

What Lies Beneath The Meaning Beneath the Surface of...

In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 over two thousand crew and passengers were awoken to the ghastly scraping of ice upon the Titanic’s hull. As the dying ship slowly descended beneath the waves and into the deep cold waters of the North Atlantic, the culprit of this gruesome scene was apparent. This was the work of the gigantic mountain of ice protruding from the dark waters. But ultimately what caused the destruction of the â€Å"Unsinkable Ship† and took the lives of fifteen hundred innocent souls was not the formidable ice face that arose from the freezing waters, but instead the unseen structure twice its size that lurked beneath the surface. Ernest Hemingway does the same thing to his readers that the iceberg did to the titanic. In Hemingway’s writing it is undeniably what lies beneath the surface, what remains unsaid, that truly shakes the reader to their core. Like other American writers, such as Mark Twain and Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemmingway w orked as a journalist before beginning his career in literature. As a rule, journalists are directed to report just the facts without extra information or â€Å"fluff.† This minimalist writing style stuck with Hemmingway throughout his work, and became the basis of his â€Å"Iceberg theory† or â€Å"Theory of Omission.† Hemmingway first wrote of his new theory in his personal diary, later released posthumously. Speaking on the end of his story â€Å"Out of season† he said: I omitted the real end of Out of Season which was that theShow MoreRelatedThe Deep Significance of Setting in â€Å"The End of Something,† by Ernest Hemingway1361 Words   |  5 Pagesstory, â€Å"The End of Something,† Ernest Hemingway uses the setting to signify important elements of the story and to uncover unresolved dilemmas. Just as many writers do, Hemingway uses the setting to establish values within a work of literature. By using the setting to represent points that are buried within the story, Hemingway displays his Iceberg Theory in which he writes his short story by omitting or hinting at the main points. Hemingway believes that the true meaning of the story should not be evidentRead MoreANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagesï » ¿TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS The purpose of Text Interpretation and Analysis is a literary and linguistic commentary in which the reader explains what the text reveals under close examination. Any literary work is unique. It is created by the author in accordance with his vision and is permeated with his idea of the world. The reader’s interpretation is also highly individual and depends to a great extent on his knowledge and personal experience. That’s why one cannot lay down a fixed â€Å"model†

P4 Explain strategies used in health and social care...

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Monte Alban - Capital City of the Zapotec Civilization

Monte Albà ¡n is the name of the ruins of an ancient capital city, located in a strange place: on the summit and shoulders of a very high, very steep hill in the middle of the semiarid valley of Oaxaca, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. One of the most well-studied archaeological sites in the Americas, Monte Alban was the capital of the Zapotec culture from 500 B.C.E. to 700 C.E., reaching a peak population of over 16,500 between 300–500 C.E. The Zapotecs were maize farmers, and made distinctive pottery vessels; they traded with other civilizations in Mesoamerica including Teotihuacan and the Mixtec culture, and perhaps the classic period Maya civilization. They had a market system, for the distribution of goods into the cities, and like many Mesoamerican civilizations, built ball courts for playing ritual games with rubber balls. Chronology 900–1300 C.E. (Epiclassic/Early Postclassic, Monte Albà ¡n IV), Monte Alban collapses about 900 C.E., Oaxaca Valley with a more dispersed settlement500–900 C.E. (Late Classic, Monte Albà ¡n IIIB), slow decline of Monte Alban, as it and other cities are established as independent city-states, the influx of Mixtec groups into the valley250–500 C.E. (Early Classic period, Monte Albà ¡n IIIA), Golden Age of Monte Alban, architecture in the main plaza formalized; Oaxaca barrio established at Teotihuacan150 B.C.E.–250 C.E. (Terminal Formative, Monte Albà ¡n II), unrest in the valley, rise of the Zapotec state with the center at Monte Albà ¡n, city covered about 416 hectares (1,027 acres), with a population of 14,500500–150 B.C.E. (Late Formative, Monte Alban I), Oaxaca valley integrated as a single political entity, city increased to 442 ha (1,092 ac), and population of 17,000, well beyond its ability to feed itself500 B.C.E. (Middle Formative), Mont e Alban founded by paramount rulers from San Jose Mogote and others in the Etla Valley, site covers about 324 ha (800 ac), population of about 5,000 people The earliest city associated with the Zapotec culture was San Josà © Mogotà ©, in the Etla arm of the Oaxaca Valley and founded about 1600-1400 B.C.E. Archaeological evidence suggests that conflicts arose in San Josà © Mogotà © and other communities in the Etla valley, and that city was abandoned about 500 B.C.E., at the same time that Monte Albà ¡n was founded. Founding Monte Alban The Zapotecs built their new capital city in a strange place, probably partly as a defensive move resulting from unrest in the valley. The location in the valley of Oaxaca is on the top of a tall mountain far above and in the middle of three populous valley arms. Monte Alban was far from the nearest water, 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away and 400 meters (1,300 feet) above, as well as any agricultural fields that would have supported it. Chances are that Monte Albans residential population was not permanently located here.   A city located so far away from the major population it serves is called a disembedded capital, and Monte Albà ¡n is one of the very few disembedded capitals known in the ancient world. The reason the founders of San Jose moved their city to the top of the hill may have included defense, but perhaps also a bit of public relations—its structures can be seen in many places from the valley arms. Rise and Fall Monte Albans golden age corresponds with the Maya Classic Period, when the city grew,  and maintained trade and political relationships with many regional and coastal territories. Expansionist trade relationships included Teotihuacan, where people born in the Oaxaca valley took up residence in a neighborhood, one of several ethnic barrios in that city. Zapotec cultural influences have been noted in Early Classic Puebla sites east of modern-day Mexico City and as far as the gulf coast state of Veracruz, although direct evidence for Oaxacan people living in those locations has not as yet been identified. The power centralization at Monte Alban decreased during the Classic period when an influx of Mixtec populations arrived. Several regional centers such as Lambityeco, Jalieza, Mitla, and Dainzà º-Macuilxà ³chitl rose to become independent city-states by the Late Classic/Early Postclassic periods. None of these matched Monte Albans size at its height. Monumental Architecture at Monte Alban The site of Monte Albà ¡n has several memorable extant architectural features, including pyramids, thousands of agricultural terraces, and long deep stone staircases. Also still to be seen today are Los Danzantes, over 300 stone slabs carved between 350–200 B.C.E., featuring life-sized figures which appear to be portraits of slain war captives. Building J, interpreted by some scholars as an astronomical observatory, is a very odd structure indeed, with no right angles on the exterior building—its shape may have been intended to represent an arrow point—and a maze of narrow tunnels in the interior. Monte Albà ¡ns Excavators and Visitors Excavations at Monte Albà ¡n have been conducted by Mexican archaeologists Jorge Acosta, Alfonso Caso, and Ignacio Bernal, supplemented by surveys of the Valley of Oaxaca by US archaeologists Kent Flannery, Richard Blanton, Stephen Kowalewski, Gary Feinman, Laura Finsten, and Linda Nicholas. Recent studies include bioarchaeological analysis of skeletal materials, as well as an emphasis on the collapse of Monte Alban and the Late Classic reorganization of the Oaxaca Valley into independent city-states. Today the site awes visitors, with its enormous rectangular plaza with pyramid platforms on the east and west sides. Massive pyramid structures mark the north and south sides of the plaza, and the mysterious Building J lies near its center. Monte Alban was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987.   Sources Cucina A, Edgar H, and Ragsdale C. 2017. Oaxaca and its neighbors in Prehispanic times: Population movements from the perspective of dental morphological traits. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 13:751-758.ï » ¿Faulseit RK. 2012. State collapse and household resilience in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico. Latin American Antiquity 23(4):401-425.Feinman G, and Nicholas LM. 2015. After Monte Alban in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca: A reassessment. In: Faulseit RK, editor. Beyond Collapse: Archaeological Perspectives on Resilience, Revitalization, and Transformation in Complex Societies. Carbondale: Southern Illinios University Press. p 43-69.Higelin Ponce de Leà ³n R, and Hepp GD. 2017. Talking with the dead from southern Mexico: Tracing bioarchaeological foundations and new perspectives in Oaxaca. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 13:697-702.Redmond EM, and Spencer CS. 2012. Chiefdoms at the threshold: The competitive origins of the primary state. Journal of Anthropologi cal Archaeology 31(1):22-37.

Michael Foucaults Discipline And Punishment Book Analysis

Power, as we learn from the 20th century social theorist Michael Foucault, is knowledge. Wielded as a tool for those whom seek to change the social order power forever switches hands, and belongs to no man for too long completely without consequence. In reference, to Foucault’s Discipline and Punishment: The Birth of the Prison reading while power is knowledge it is kept or maintained through punishment. During the 18th century, corporal punishment was often brutally employed to keep order for those in power. An excerpt from the reading states, â€Å"†¦each drew out a knife from his pocket and cut the body at the thigh instead of severing the legs at the joints; the four horses gave a tug and carried off the two thighs after them, namely, that†¦show more content†¦Gangs as I’ve stated previously were created to combat oppressive higher powers, in modern society while the methods have changed the reasoning has not. Repeatedly placed in systems geared towar d reformation as a result of continuous deviant behavior, once inside prisoners have found a new purpose while locked away. No longer are they paying attention to reformation methods they now are able to congregate with those of a similar mindset, and form new effective methods to combat the evolving higher powers. Turning the system true purpose into a self or group serving opportunity, and the power which was once oppressive becomes empowering. Social theorist Patricia Collins, in Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, in fact states power can be understood not just as oppression but also as empowerment. (insert citation p.237) While her research is geared towards understanding, and the empowerment of black women Collins makes an excellent point about power inequities among groups. She states, â€Å"power inequities among groups must be addressed before an alternative epistemology†¦. can be utilized.† (insert citation 237) While built upon the oppressive nature of the United States on those whom identity within a minority group, gangs have flourished with certain parts of the US. However, where they have prospered they have also failed with the induction of new members older recruits are bitterly retiredShow MoreRelatedMichael Foucault s Discipline And Punish : The Birth Of The Prison Essay2061 Words   |  9 PagesMichael Foucault’s chapter Panopticism from hi s book Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, analyzes how power has advanced through the use of surveillance. The chapter explores how surveillance first evolved when the King was the overall dictator and enforcer. The King held all the power; he decided which rules must be followed and the consequences or punishments that were applicable when these rules were disregarded. The idea of observation and surveillance first evolved when the plagueRead MoreThe Casey Anthony Case Essay2176 Words   |  9 Pagesrepresents this. The discussion of the complexities of the case and its connotations will incorporate Stuart Hall’s Representation and the Media, Robert Hariman’s Performing the Laws, What is Ideology by Terry Eagleton, The Body of the Condemned by Michael Foucault, and a number of news articles, which will reveal disparate ideas of representation in the media, and the role of the performers of the law and their effect on the understanding of the case. To begin, I will provide a summary of what happenedRead MoreEssay on Understanding Change15189 Words   |  61 Pagesspectator view of knowledge 1.7 Summary Study questions Exercises Further reading References 4 6 6 7 8 13 16 18 20 22 24 24 25 28 28 29 30 33 35 35 36 36 4 UNDERSTANDING CHANGE 1.1 Introduction This chapter lays the framework for this book by arguing that organizational change is developed within models and frameworks that inform our understanding of the subject. In this chapter we will learn that knowledge and practice of organizational change are influenced by assumptions derived fromRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages. Organization Theory Challenges and Perspectives John McAuley, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson . This book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breadth and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work