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	Poppies Shop poppy information and news: A-Z Poppies informational resource
		The poppy has become a nationally known and recognized symbol of sacrifice and is worn to honor the men and women who served and died for their country in all wars.
		Poppy oil, derived from the seeds, is employed in cooking and illumination and in paints, varnishes, and soaps.
		Oval poppies are hard to find (click here for picture) but the most interesting poppy for flower arrangements next to the clossis (an extremely large poppy, see click here for a picture of it).
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	Canned Platypus » Blog Archive » Fake Poppy Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In that parable, the “poppies” did not have their heads cut off merely because they had grown but because they had overreached or overstated their success.
		In both cases the problem is not that the poppies are tall.
		Tall poppies are fine, but imitation poppies are not.
	pl.atyp.us /wordpress/?p=547 (586 words)

	"The Waterbury Connecticut Republican American Newspaper" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		At the risk of allowing the Tall Poppy Syndrome in which she was immersed to fester and adversely affect her basketball career, Erin Phillips left Australia for the United States in May determined to overcome the malady by dedicating herself to her WNBA experience.
		While it appeared to be a risky remedy at the time, the 21-year-old point guard received word last week that her Tall Poppy Syndrome is in remission.
		Summerton fell prey to a bit of Tall Poppy Syndrome, as well, although she wasn't quite as shocked to make the team as Phillips was.
	www.rep-am.com /story.php?id=11156 (582 words)

	ARL Page Five - Tall Poppies / HPHS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		People are described as "tall poppies" if they do something that seemingly puts them above their "mates." This can be applied in various contexts from politics to sports but always speaks to egalitarianism that is part of the Australian character.
		At a teacher conference that I attended in Melbourne, one primary teacher used the metaphor of the tall poppy as part of her presentation, describing the isolation that the tall poppy syndrome forced on her.
		Her presentation reminded us that the tall poppy is the one that gets mowed down.
	www.dist113.org /hphs/action/page5.htm (624 words)

	The Age Blogs: The Daily Truth
		The second is a peculiarly Australian notion that pops up whenever it seems someone's copping a bit of the criticism around here: that national epidemic known as "tall poppy syndrome", of which the stars are the victims, the journalists the carriers and the public mere brainless cells happy to be infected.
		All I've ever seen of this "tall poppy" business is someone scoring fame one way or another, then, by either a failure to repeat the original brilliance or through outward displays of their own self-importance, the person is rightly called on it, by both the media and the public at large.
		Tall poppy syndrome implies that this is the kind of joint where you have to scratch and bite and claw your way through a ruthless negative bearpit of public scrutiny and rigorous criticism, and yet have a look at who makes it to the top.
	blogs.theage.com.au /thedailytruth/archives/2006/08/language_to_be.html (3054 words)

	cre8d journal » Blog Archive » Tall Poppy Syndrome
		We soon learned that if we wanted to get along, we would have to go along (a paramount need of children) and that any display of individuality or leadership was going to be met with a discriminating rebuff, scoffing, ridicule or withdrawal.
		The term came from the phrase: “it is the tall poppy that is the first to be cut” but I’ve also heard that shorter poppies will strangle taller ones in a field in order to get more sunlight.
		I have been dealing with this “Tall Poppy Syndrome” all of my life, in fact my mother especially disowned myself when at the age of 18 help build her a brand new home and then a year later buy her a brand new car.
	www.cre8d-design.com /journal/2004/07/31/tall-poppy-syndrome (425 words)

	Tall Poppy ~ Are You A Legend In Your Own Mind?
		Tall Poppy is a deploringly distrustful force that (not unsimilar to a dangling meat cleaver), is poised ready to chop down any identity that may get "
		Tall Poppy shows up in our community via the media, on the radio or television, in our clubs, throughout the work place and even within our families.
		Taking on a Leadership role means moving beyond the Tall Poppy issue, and insulating ourselves from the potential influences of those who will invariably wish to bring us down.
	www.splash.net.au /articles/legend.html (742 words)

	Tall poppy syndrome in China: Sun Mingming is not a blockhead
		Tall poppy syndrome in China: Sun Mingming is not a blockhead
		Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, June 3, 2005 03:11 PM Australians often say that their society suffers from 'tall poppy syndrome'; in other words, success is treated as something that should be cut down to size rather than admired or emulated.
		When he was 12 years old, some seniors said that Yao Ming was 'totally unfit for playing basketball'; now he is the most successful giant of the NBA.
	www.danwei.org /newspapers/tall_poppy_syndrome_in_china_s.php (260 words)

	Avoiding the typical barriers to effective KM
		The final syndrome which impacts the supply of knowledge and outward flow of ideas is a sister syndrome to It’s on the Web syndrome and is almost as dangerous when it takes hold.
		Tall Poppy syndrome: Where people are reluctant to share because they fear being “cut down to size” by their peers.
		Tall Poppy: where people are reluctant to share because they fear being “cut down to size” by their peers.
	www.melcrum.com /articles/barriers_to_km.shtml (2473 words)

	Deaf Tall Poppy Syndrome
		Tall Poppy Syndrome is a term that is used to describe people who have the potential to be successful but can be put down by a small community.
		From an early age, striving to do better than one’s peers is liable to be met with disapproval and "Tall Poppies" are ruthlessly cut down to size.
		Being Deaf, if you are unable to follow a "hearing conversation", Deaf people often perceive this being the fact, hearing people don’t have the same problems putting up with Tall Poppy Syndrome among their community and the "hearing" community being a large one.
	www.reach.ca /shared_future/eng/raisin.htm (2497 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Business
		Erin has encountered the "tall poppy syndrome." When I ask Australian businesspeople about cultural differences visitors might observe, this is the example they most frequently report.
		Tall poppies refer to high status people who might be challenged or "chopped down." In Erin's case, she was challenged about how she had obtained her status.
		Australians are much less inclined to put down tall poppies if they are seen as deserving their high status.
	starbulletin.com /2001/12/23/business/brislin.html (486 words)

	Robert Tracinski
		I don't know whether this Tall Poppy Syndrome, as it is called, is really typical of Australian culture -- but it is a widespread trend in American culture, and Martha Stewart is one of its favorite targets.
		But for those who suffer from Tall Poppy Syndrome, other people's achievements are an affront, an intolerable reminder of their own shortcomings.
		The Martha Stewart "scandal" is a case study in the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /0702/tracinski062702.asp (865 words)

	Cox & Forkum: 'Tall Poppies'
		This cartoon was inspired by Robert Tranciski's first editorial on Martha Stewart: Martha and the Tall Poppies.
		There is a notorious saying in Australia: "You have to cut down the tall poppies." In other words, anyone who dares to poke his head above the crowd must be attacked, denigrated, and brought down to the common level.
		I don't know whether this "Tall Poppy Syndrome," as it is called, is really typical of Australian culture, but it is a widespread trend in American culture -- and Martha Stewart has long been one of its favorite targets.
	www.coxandforkum.com /archives/000379.html (674 words)

	The Ayn Rand Institute: Martha and the Tall Poppies
		For those who suffer from Tall Poppy Syndrome, other people's achievements are an affront, an intolerable reminder of their own shortcomings.
		I don't know whether this "Tall Poppy Syndrome," as it is called, is really typical of Australian culture, but it is a widespread trend in American culture--and Martha Stewart has long been one of its favorite targets.
		The Martha Stewart prosecution is a case study in the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
	www.aynrand.org /site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7928&news_iv_ctrl=1021 (903 words)

	angstrom images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tall poppy syndrome, as deep set Australian as BBQ male/female segregation.
		The flower stands tall at dawn looking up for the sky; but like the infamous baby harp seal you get a feeling this photo was taken moments before secateurs cut it down.
		Sure, there are plenty of recipients who through their continued portrayal of conceit and arrogance seem to be plain asking to be punished for their success, but as a whole I believe it comes more from our jealousy and criticalness.
	www.angstrom.com.au /index.php?showimage=6 (206 words)

	The Intellectual Activist
		I've been told that there is an Australian saying: "You have to cut down the tall poppies." In other words, anyone who dares to poke his head above the crowd must be attacked, denigrated, and brought down to the common level.
		I don't know whether this Tall Poppy Syndrome, as it is called, is really typical of Australian culture—but it is a widespread trend in American culture, and Martha Stewart is one of its favorite targets.
		The Marth Stewart "scandal" is a case study in the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
	www.intellectualactivist.com /php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=242&PHPSESSID=73ac092507e5e281693c6987b289b8fc (735 words)

	HINCH.net - The Official Derryn Hinch Website
		One of the most common clichés in Australia is that we suffer from the Tall Poppy Syndrome.
		Tall Poppies are in the news today because of an article in the (Melbourne) Herald Sun under the headline: “Looking for bad in those who are good.
		His answer: Martha is hated because she is a Tall Poppy.
	www.hinch.net /says_archive04/Jan04/14-1-04.htm (359 words)

	James packer a tall poppy: Qantas chair - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Qantas chairman Margaret Jackson claims board member James Packer is a victim of the "tall poppy" syndrome.
		The son of Australia's richest man Kerry Packer was confirmed as a member of the Qantas board at the Qantas annual general meeting in Brisbane.
		"James is a very tall poppy and unfortunately in Australia we seem to have a habit of attacking our tall poppies," she told journalists.
	www.smh.com.au - !http: //www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/21/1098316787443.html (245 words)

	TKI - Tall Poppies: A Look at Leadership: Unit Plan [Social Studies Online]
		Set up a Tall Poppies Learning Centre in your classroom, with space for resources including a daily newspaper (to follow current leadership issues during the unit), books, Internet access, and wall space to develop a Tall Poppies display during the unit.
		Use the Tall Poppies chart you have developed during the unit as a guide, and either let each student decide which leader they will research, or allocate a leader.
		As a class, decide on criteria for judging an overall winner of the Tall Poppy awards.
	www.tki.org.nz /r/socialscience/curriculum/SSOL/tall_poppies/index_e.php (1149 words)

	talula: Comment on Al Gore's energy bill
		but we are aloud to disagree, its not tall poppy syndrome, or 'denial', its just not beleiving every word he says, or more mildly, beleoving there is other evidence out there that paints a different view.
		The presenters on the show mentioned had not seen Gore's movie, nor did they appear to know all that much about his message, but they were delighted to see a tall poppy cut down.
		Tall Poppy Syndrome doesn't really have a positive side to it in the same way that healthy skepticism does - sure, it may be enjoyable to laugh at how the mighty have fallen (or used lots of electricity), but it's not a habit that I personally want to develop or promote.
	www.stonesoup.co.nz /cgi-bin/blog/spamlite_comments.cgi?entry_id=7331 (2073 words)

	Real Estate Blog - If You Are Too Different, You'll be Pecked to Death by the Other Turkeys
		Tall Poppy Syndrome An Australian term that is very similar in meaning.
		That syndrome was carried forth over the years to include anyone who is rich, famous or acting superior.
		The Tall poppy syndrome is alive and well here in the U.S. we just don't call it that.
	activerain.com /blogsview/35461/If-You-Are-Too (1220 words)

	Message Forum: Re: tall poppies
		> > > I'd like to thank dingdong for the concept of "the tall poppy syndrome." It's named after the saying "it is the tall poppy that is the first to be cut." This phrase may only be endemic to Australianspeak, I think.
		Maybe part of the syndrome is believing your own country is the only one that's lame enough to have such a syndrome.
		Re: tall poppies - Brunnen-G - Tue, 3/20/2001, 02:54:27
	www.rinkworks.com /rinkforum/view.cgi?post=33153 (155 words)

	Photo5
		This article has purely been written for the editors sake to highlight the effort, dedication, goodwill and belief put into the clubs, members and croquet in general by the members of the State Squad and State Team.
		As it is usually the case in life, Tall Poppy Syndrome or the like seems to rear its ugly head at the wrong time.
		When we come to think of it, it shouldn't occur at all, particularly, and most particularly, when the unfortunate target are ones who seemingly do not deserve the harsh treatment that has been dished out to them.
	www.croquetinwa.fanspace.com /photo5.html (698 words)

	Open Reading Frame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dr Shellie went to a workshop on Impostor Syndrome, which is "a behavior pattern in which high-achieving individuals (particularly women and academics!) have a hard time believing in their own success and intelligence".
		That might be cultural though, as I grew up in Australia where it's much more common (to the point of pathology, see also Tall Poppy Syndrome).
		I first became aware of Imposter Syndrome in my early twenties, when I suffered from it much more acutely than I do today, though it still haunts me.
	www.sennoma.net /main/archives/2006/05/impostor_syndrome.php (669 words)

	Tall poppy syndrome - Topic Powered by eve community
		Rife suggests abundancy as in numbers, syndrome is singular, I suppose we could be suffering from abundant syndromes...
		I think there's a parallel to tall poppy syndrome here in the U.S. among some fls, who belittle other fls who have achieved success, accusing them of trying to "act white," of being "Uncle Toms" or selling out to "the Man" in some way.
		To judge by their myths and legends, Tall Poppy Syndrome was alve and well in the ancient world.
	wordcraft.infopop.cc /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6351024471/m/2211068914?r=3201078914 (792 words)

	Tall-Poppy Syndrome - February 23, 2005 - The New York Sun
		The gist of it is that a striving achiever - a "tall poppy" - is fair game for his mates to cut down.
		Indeed, so admiring are we of accomplishment that we elevate our tall poppies to heights even taller than what they actually achieve.
		Winemakers of exceptional ability who might otherwise strike out on their own, taking the risk of establishing their own (high-end) brand names are likely more reluctant to do so.
	www.nysun.com /article/9605 (378 words)

	Ernie Schenck Calls This Advertising?: The Tall Poppy Syndrome.
		As a follow up to the Starbucks post, I have to say that I'd never heard of the "tall poppy problem" as one commenter described the reason for why we love to ridicule Starbucks.
		Rather than answering the messenger, Tarquinius went into his garden, took a stick, and symbolically swept it across his garden, thus cutting off the heads of the tallest poppies that were growing there.
		That was always a puzzler for me. But maybe that's where the Tall Poppy comes in.
	eschenck.typepad.com /ernie_schenck_calls_this_/2006/10/the_tall_poppy_.html (1124 words)

	Reader's Comments: Aussies' mean-spirited nature - NEWS.com.au
		My opinion is that the tall poppy syndrome is diminishing in Australia, this is not a good thing at all.
		Tall poppy syndrome is not ugly it one of the best things about Australia, the opposite is far worse.
		Tall poppy syndrome has got to be one of Australia's worst traits as a population.
	www.news.com.au /comments/0,23600,20813419-5007146,00.html (9789 words)

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