...My Time Capsule Paula Perry Kaplan University My Time Capsule If you are reading this letter, then I know you have uncovered my time capsule. I know the times have certainly changed from my era to yours. It is my pleasure to tell you a few things about my society and give you an example of what life was like in the year 2013/2014 for me. My daily routines would start like this: I would wake up at 7am to start my routines. This includes cleaning my house, taking my two dogs outside, eating and doing my school work. While doing my school work I would listen to love songs from the 80’s to relax and concentrate (Perry, 2014). At present, I am enrolled into Kaplan University online pursuing my Bachelors in Psychology. During my day, I have to read my books and post to the discussion boards and comment to two classmates’ posts with minimum 250 words. I also have to attend one seminar a week for one hour online with my classmates and the Professor. During the ten week course we have three essays due, so I am constantly working on them early. Once my school work is over, however, I spend my time surfing the internet such as, Facebook, Yahoo mail, and playing games online. On the weekends I am more active with working out and walking, and spending time with my family. I believe to have a positive balance in my life is by staying in shape (Perry, 2014). In 2013/2014, in our society we judge people by the way they look, I have heard people say if you are fat...
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...Name Professor Title Date Paparazzi and Privacy Creeping cautiously through the tall grass in the jungle, she breathes with anxiety and apprehension. With this size and repute, she could stay full for a very long time; the family included. As she waits for the prey to show up its head, she steadies her head up ready for the big catch. A catch, perhaps worth a fortune, at least it will sustain her for some time. Seconds later, it becomes a perfect catch. The paparazzo has got what he wanted, that image, a photo worth thousands of dollars, or even more. Menacingly rude and pushy, these photojournalists earn their living through stealing images of celebrities. They hound and stalk a celebrity for the main purpose of taking their pictures and selling them to the mainstream media for a hefty sum. Just like the lioness hunts, so does the paparazzi. They behave in a similar way in all aspects: from identification of the target, up to the end of the game (death of the prey or photo of the celebrity). In short, they make their living by aggressively pursuing a celebrity for the aim of obtaining candid photographs for sale. The paparazzi are a jigger in the toe. Paparazzi do not care what the celebrities do when taking their photos, in fact, they rejoice when they get a photograph of celebrity in an anomalous circumstance. They plant spies in every joint in cities so that they can get information on their whereabouts.In most cases, waiters and security...
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...After finishing the uplifting and encouraging novel by Kevin and Hannah Salwen, it changed my outlook on not only the book but also the message its trying get across. Seeing one family give up so much to help communities of the less fortunate was inspiring to say the least. The authors made this book effective for me personally in countless ways. They let the theme grow during the course of the non-fiction narrative so the readers felt as though they had learned from what they read without it being " pushed down their throats" or preached so to speak. The rewards and consequences of the family's decisions being explained during the story helped me to realize that doing the right thing isn't always an easy and short process, and many times it'd be much easier to sit back and shove the problem under your mattress. The Salwens learned the same thing and in the end impacted innumerable lives, starting a chain reaction along the...
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...Stephanie Alexander Professor Brendan Praniewicz English 205 17 Aug. 2013 Everybody Say, “Yeah” Imagine the typical day of a young person in the 21st Century. She gets in her car and immediately turns on her favorite pop radio station on the way to work. Her friends from college invite her to a party after her shift ends, and she invites a few friends as well. In the car on the way to the party, while chit chatting over upbeat background music, one of them exclaims, “Oh! I love this song!” One of them turns the volume up and they all sing together to the catchy tune and the easy words of “Young, Wild, and Free” by Wiz Khalifah, “Roll one. Smoke one. When you live like this you’re supposed to party…” This line in the song is extremely easy to learn because it has been repeated several times in less than three minutes, and is set to the sound of a catchy tune. Perhaps pop music has been designed to fit into this modern lifestyle, where one is always on the go, and wants to stay active and energetic. Who has time to really listen to what the song is saying if it has rhythm and is easy to sing along to? Without listening, we tune out the important form of expression that is musical lyrics, and this drop in emphasis encourages a lack of investment in song composition. American Pop music’s language is digressing to the point where it is more offensive, repetitive, and shallower than ever. Offensive language in modern pop music is becoming more normal. The modern American...
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...Question. The thing being assumed is that it is difficult for the person to reach a decision. 4. People who lack humility have no sense of beauty because everyone who has a sense of beauty also has humility. Circular argument. The conclusion says nothing different than the premise. 5. Butane is combustible. Therefore, it burns. Circular argument. “Combustible” means “burns”. 6. Honey, this postcard just arrived, and it says we have won a free airline trip. All we have to do is call the toll-free number to claim it. If we call the number, we can go to Paris in June! Suppressed Evidence. There are a lot of conditions in this kind of an ad – it’s not what it seems like at first. 7. Alex, I heard your testimony in court earlier today. Tell me, why did you lie on the witness stand? Complex Question. The thing assumed is that the person did lie on the witness stand. 8. During the fifty years that Mr. Jones worked, he contributed...
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...How Did Gangnam Style Go Viral? The Gangnam Viral Marketing Style Playbook 518 209 Digg6 Reddit34 StumbleUpon2 Click here to download a Word Document version of this report Andy here, having a look at the story behind Gangnam Style and trying to understand not only how it went viral, but identifying the key strategies behind making content spread virally via the web. I think we are the first to put our head above the parapet and come out with a comprehensive review of the Gangnam Style viral timeline, and make a number of assumptions on how this became such a big phenomenon. Being the first to do something is always cool, but it also carries the risk that you get things spectacularly wrong, so, with that in mind, apologies if there are a few inaccuracies and please point them out to be rectified or corrected. I am going to be really honest; I started looking at the story behind the video because I truly felt something was being gamed behind the scenes for it to be getting such mainstream pick up, over such a short period of time. I no longer think this was the case. I believe it was simply a well thought out, well planned and well executed campaign, driven by the record label behind Psy (the star of Gangnam Style), YG Entertainment. Before we look at the actual timeline of events that drove the campaign to such high views we need to look a bit more at the backstory and the planning of the campaign. In February 2012 YG Entertainment, through various media...
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...Being able to monitor what your children watch and listen to are easier than ever. There are parental locks on cable and satellite networks and censored music that can be purchased, but teens getting their hands on what they want and hiding it, has also gotten easier than ever. This is why parents need to be the number one role model in the lives of teenagers and young adults. Listening to music and watching TV may be a huge impact on how we behave in our everyday life, but how we want people to perceive us will eventually take hold, and control our actions. If a parent allows a child to grow up thinking that Britney Spears is a good role model, they may turn out differently than a child who grows up thinking of their mother or father as a strong role model. Miley Cyrus is one of many artists out there who grew up...
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...assumed is that it is difficult for the person to reach a decision. 4. People who lack humility have no sense of beauty because everyone who has a sense of beauty also has humility. Circular argument. The conclusion says nothing different than the premise. 5. Butane is combustible. Therefore, it burns. Circular argument. “Combustible” means “burns”. 6. Honey, this postcard just arrived, and it says we have won a free airline trip. All we have to do is call the toll-free number to claim it. If we call the number, we can go to Paris in June! Suppressed Evidence. There are a lot of conditions in this kind of an ad – it’s not what it seems like at first. 7. Alex, I heard your testimony in court earlier today. Tell me, why did you lie on the witness stand? Complex Question. The thing assumed is that the person did lie on the witness stand. 8....
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...MM522: Marketing Management Professor: Dr. James Frazee Keller Graduate School of Management: Winter 2008 Session Effectiveness of a Marketing Ad Introduction: There is not doubt that the name Trump calls the public’s attention; hence, I chose the ad for Ivanka Trump’s jewelry collection. Trump is already an established brand name; thus, it is easily marketable. However, Ivanka especially, has had immense achievements. I am greatly impressed to see how ambitious and entrepreneurial this young woman is. Despite having been born into wealth, as the daughter of real estate mogul Donald Trump, she is nothing like other young celebrities, i.e., Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie and/or Britney Spears. She is the heiress to an empire, composed not only of real estate properties worldwide, but also casinos, television series, and mainly her father’s assets and entire net worth. This young woman clearly does not need to work. Ivanka could very well dedicate her time to create celebrity gossip, be a party girl, and have her picture taken. Indeed, money is certainly not an obstacle for her. Background: Although some could argue that Ivanka has had it easy, as her father’s empire was given to her, this is far from the truth. Ivanka Trump graduated from the Wharton School of Finance. As one of most prestigious universities in the nation, at Wharton only outstanding candidates are considered for admission. Furthermore, she graduated with honors, excelling...
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...Marilyn Monroe was more than a 1950’s sex goddess, her apparent vulnerability and innocence in combination with her sexuality has endeared her to make it to number 91 on the top most influential women ever. Unlike any other woman she had her insecurities about her physical appearance, which unfortunately led to her death. Whether she knew it or not Marilyn Monroe was a very influential actress, fashionista during her life and even more today almost 48 years after her death. “There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights." –Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Mortensen on June 1, 1926 to Gladys Baker. “Norma” was separated from her mom because of her psychological condition and spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages. In 1937 she moved in with a family friend who took custody of her, unfortunately in 1942 she was forced to make the decision to be married at 16 or go back into the orphanage because of the family friends’ financial situation. She made the decision to get married to Jimmy Dougherty whom she remained married to for 4 years but then divorced him because she wanted to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an actor. Also in 1946 she dyed her hair that unforgettable platinum blonde and changed her name legally to Marilyn Monroe. "I'm going to be a great movie star someday”, is a quote that she...
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...Literacy Test Student survival guide Reading Comprehension and Multiple Choice Questions Reading Comprehension Strategies On the Literacy Test, there are several short reading passages. You will have to read the passages and answer multiple choice and short answer questions based on what you have read. Strategies to help understand a text: Read and re-read: Go through the text slowly and re-read difficult sections. Do not spend too much time on re-reading, but make sure you have read the whole section thoroughly. Highlighting: As you read, use a highlighter or pen to mark key points of information. As you read, ask yourself what the main ideas are and highlight them. Making connections: As you read, connect what you are reading to what you already know or what you have experienced that relates to the text. Contextual clues: Use the ideas around a word (context) to figure out what a unknown word could mean. Multiple Choice Strategies On the Literacy Test, you will have to answer multiple choice questions for reading comprehension and for grammar. Strategies to determine the best answer: Read question carefully and think of the answer before looking at the choices. Look for the key words in the question. Process of elimination - you should be able to narrow it down to two choices. Scanning and re-reading text: Scan (look over) the text for key words from the question and re-read the section that the question is referring to. Scan...
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... Make up one's mind Meaning/Usage: Make a decision Go Dutch Meaning/Usage: Each person paying for themselves. For example, going Dutch on a date is indicating both guy and girl will pay for themselves instead of one buying for the other. Explanation: Why "Dutch" is used in this way is not completely confirmed. One reason is because of Dutch doors that contained two equal parts. Another reason was due to the rivalry between the English and Dutch in the 17th century. "You don't have to pay for me. Let's go dutch today." "I can't believe John didn't pay for me. We ended up going dutchon the whole date." "I actually prefer going dutch because I don't want to feel indebt to anyone." Throw in the towel Meaning/Usage: Give up; quit; surrender Goose bumps Meaning/Usage: The literal tiny bumps you get all over your body when you are experiencing intense emotions. "I was so touched by the movie that I started getting goose bumpsall over my arms." "When she told me...
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...are we supposed to do?"C1audia asks. "For starters, we should extend an open invitation to them," answers Ralph."They may come from a dying planet where millions of their compatriots desperately strug gle for survival.Their sun may be burning out, their water supply exhausted, and their soil poisoned with toxic chemicals. Surely they deserve a second chance on a new planet." "Maybe so," Claudia says in a patronizing tone."And now that you mention it, we probably have a legal obligation to let them in. Our current immigration laws say that we have to admit at least ten thousand applicants annually, from every major nation. If those aliens would just sign the right papers, we'd have to give them permanent resi dency. However, what worries me is, they may have the wrong intentions. After all, didn't they conduct experiments on those people they abducted?" "Yes, but don't we experiment on animals? If the animals don't complain, why should we? Also, medical experimentation often leads to wonderful new cures. I'm certain we have nothing to worry about," says Ralph,...
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...Avoid News Towards a Healthy News Diet By Rolf Dobelli Prologue This article is the antidote to news. It is long, and you probably won’t be able to skim it. Thanks to heavy news consumption, many people have lost the reading habit and struggle to absorb more than four pages straight. This article will show you how to get out of this trap – if you are not already too deeply in it. of what we are designed to handle. This leads to great risk and to inappropriate, outright dangerous behavior. In the past few decades, the fortunate among us have recognized the hazards of living with an overabundance of food (obesity, diabetes) and have started to shift our diets. But most of us do not yet understand that news is to the mind what sugar is to the body. News is easy to digest. The media feeds us small bites of trivial matter, tidbits that don’t really concern our lives and don’t require thinking. That’s why we experience almost no saturation. Unlike reading books and long, deep magazine articles (which requires thinking), we can swallow limitless quantities of news flashes, like bright-colored candies for the mind. Today, we have reached the same point in relation to information overload that we faced 20 years ago in regard to food intake. We are beginning to recognize how toxic news can be and we are learning to take the first steps toward an information diet. This is my attempt to clarify the toxic dangers of news – and to recommend some ways to deal with it. I have now gone without...
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...Introduction Intersect Investments’ business, pricing, and competitive strategies have worked very well for many years. However, September 11, 2001, started chaotic market conditions for the financial services industry. A volatile climate has left many financial firms struggling to keep both their clients’ trust and investor’s credibility. In addition to the above, many factors including strong competition, technology, the economy, and social trends have started to have a significant impact on the financial industry. To succeed, investment companies need to offer a wide gamma of products coupled with expert advice. Therefore, Intersect Investments needs to consider carefully its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as part of its strategic planning process. This paper will analyze benchmarking research made on companies dealing with transformational issues such as Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. Apple Computers and Legion Paper Co. Some of those organizations are global leaders within their respective industry. Therefore, any benchmarking analysis is relevant to the current situation at Intersect Investments. Coca-Cola Synopsis by Bruce McCormack It has become a cliché to state that tough times demand tough measures. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 redefined this cliché for most businesses on Wall Street and throughout the world. One such Wall Street business, Intersect Investment Services, tried boldly to overcome the toughness of the times without...
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