QUEEN Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died at her home in Scotland aged 96 yesterday. Elizabeth’s eldest son Charles, 73, automatically becomes king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. His wife, Camilla becomes Queen Consort.
Queen Elizabeth II, who was also the world’s oldest and longest-serving head of state, came to the throne following the death of her father, King George VI on February 6, 1952, when she was just 25 years old.
She was crowned
in June the following year. Elizabeth became monarch at a time when Britain
still retained much of it old empire. It was still emerging from the ravages of
World War II, with food rationing still in force and class and privilege still dominant
in society. “She has managed to modernize and evolve the monarchy like no
other.” Her grandson Prince William, who is now heir to the throne, said in 2012
documentary.
Her long reign
meant she repeatedly broke records for British rulers. When she surpassed the
more than 63 years her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria spent on the throne;
her marriage to Prince Phillip lasted 73 years, until his death in April 2021. She
never gave a media interview and critics said she came across as distant and
aloof. Her death marks an end of era.
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The master
players seek power itself, knowing that power can be used to obtain money, sex,
security or fame. None of these alone constitutes power; but power can produce
them all. We tend to or easily forget that the world is still competitive.
Common fallacies we come to learn as we live in this modern-day world. We all better or worse at some things. You want to
highlight the dimensions on which you are doing the best. And certainly, be
vigilant as situations change. Don’t expect fairness or gratitude. And
organizations for the most part don’t exhibit gratitude. You can see this in
the venture capital community. Where people have made for other people billions
of dollars but how often do you see these organizations express gratitude
towards the people who have made the organization billions.
When you begin to recognize Power, you too can start to play Power games within your own smaller circles. And with practice it gives you an added advantage even at your place of work.
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As you and I both know, there is all kinds of different “work” – take for example, sex work. The human preoccupation with sex is nothing new – but the internet has made it so much easier to explore and exploit every shade of desire. The Online Porn Industry makes billions of dollars in profit every year, but the big winners are Corporate Players, not the women and men performing the sex acts. Stephen Sackur interviewed Mia Khalifa on BBC – HARDtalk, on the 9th of September 2019, under the theme “Porn is Not Reality.” She was a porn actress, garnering worldwide notoriety when she appeared in a sex video wearing the Islamic hijab. After years of threats and insecurity, she spoke out. Link Here: [https://youtu.be/i2qplvJ6SLs]. What does her story tell us about the Porn Industry and 21st Power Century Culture?
And if you thought the Porn Industry was a multimillion-dollar Industry, check the stats again after the hit of the global pandemic – Covid 19; When the whole world was forced to stay and work from home, with very few exceptions to go out.
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