...2, 9/30 Going to a four year college can give you many amazing future opportunities but will rob you of both time and money. To start, though many ,including President Obama himself disagree, the article, “Why College Isn’t (and Shouldn’t Have to Be) for Everyone” by Robert Reich and interview, “Why Kids Shouldn’t Go to College” stress the effects student loan debt can be on students and how there should be an alternative for post high school education. To begin, the interview, “Why Kids Shouldn’t Go to College” by James Altucher explains how debt is affecting the nation. To start, the country has never been in so much debt, “we passed as a country 1.1 trillion in student debt.” This quote is significant because it displays how debt is not only affecting...
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...James is a good kid...he's respectful, smart, and naturally athletic...He just happened to get mixed in with the wrong crowd!! The majority of you run around town acting hard calling each other "niggas" thinking...
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...Paper One Assignment for Film One (F1) ARTH 334 James Jackson February 7, 2015 “The Kid” debuted in 1921 written and directed by Charles Chaplin is great film about a poor man (played by Charles Chaplin) who runs into a situation that tests his morals and character. He finds an abandoned baby orphan on the street and not having the means to support another person he still decides to care for this child (played by Jackie Coogan) and teaches him what he knows about the world. This film perfectly presents a good balance of comedy and drama in a way that makes you sympathize with the main characters and route for their happiness of staying together. Three specific items to concentrate on are its camerawork, editing, and sound. The camerawork (Cinetography) aided in the story telling of this film by using match on action, specifically different scene angles showing different views within same scene and adding continuation to the story. This type of scene change allowed for movement of the subject as it was occurring to various places and continue temporal continuity. I noticed however the camera was always still with limited left and right panning action only. Adding more movement to the camera through tracking shot could have possibly made the scene more fluid in motion avoiding the viewer from orienting themselves at every scene change. It would have been possible for Chaplin to add this technique as it was already available and featured in an Italian film in 1914...
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...ritics, record-label hype and American modern-rock radio, which Yorke compares to "a fridge buzzing". This coincides with the soundtrack of the film, with sounds that weave in and out of snatches of interviews, conversations, and songs. Along with this "radio wave" effect is a series of edits and quickly moving shots with stills, slow tracking shots, time-lapse photography, and colour/black-and-white film and video. The documentary opens with video taken from the back of a subway train, along with the track "Fitter Happier" from OK Computer. This cuts to the band members reading off several dozen radio intros. Interspliced with the promotional material is live footage taken from various venues around the world, including the song "Karma Police" on Late Show with David Letterman. Included in the documentary are various video clips of television appearances, newspaper articles, and other mentions of Radiohead in the media. In a clip from a Sky News programme, presenter Kay Burley comments on the video for the band's song "No Surprises", saying "Music to cut your wrists to. [...] It's the most miserable-sounding tune I've ever heard." While watching the video, the programme's music reviewer quips "You'll probably quite enjoy it because he actually drowns at the end". The making of the video is then shown, where frontman Thom Yorke is lip-synching while trapped in a tank of rising water.[2] The world tour that is the subject of the film has subsequently been admitted as a...
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...audience why SAT or ACT scores should not be used to determine college admission decisions. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: With a show of hands how many of you came into high school with the mindset of making killer grades so you can get into the college of your dreams? With another show of hands, how many of you ended up getting these killer grades? And with a final show of hands how many of your dreams were crushed because of poor SAT and/or ACT scores? b. I think that the use of standardized tests such as, the SAT or ACT, are an unfair way of determining acceptance. Some people are bad test takers and do not usually perform well on these tests. c. I feel that one test should not determine one’s acceptance into college because these students have been working hard for about four consecutive years to meet the requirements to gain admission into a certain university. One test does not show what a student is capable of achieving in college. Transition: Now, let us talk about why standardized testing should not be used to determine admissions. II. Body a. Unfair i. One test does not show one’s full potential or intelligence. ii. i iii. I think the pictures give meaning and life to the album. iv. The album itself is a masterpiece because of the pictures and the beautiful songs. i. The album has a total of fourteen songs. ii. The album includes many artists such as Kid Cudi, Raekwon, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Rick Ross, John Legend...
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...advantage, public relation issues that affected the brand’s identity and image, rise of fast fashion competition and its struggle with its brand position and pricing while the consumers’ preferences are changing. Through examining these various elements, it is clear that Abercrombie and Fitch must take a diverse approach in order to revitalize its brand and maintain profitability. First of all, one of the main internal issues that led to Fitch’s decline was their lack of sustainable competitive advantage. Indeed, A&F views brand image as its most important asset, and their postioning enabled them to set premium prices on their apparel. They lost their audience and brand image these past years ; in fact, the problem is that the « cool » college kids do not perceive A&F as trendy anymore. A better marketing information system is required to change that, evaluating customers tastes and needs evolution. Besides of Fitch’s loss of competitive advantage, public relation disasters highly damaged firm’s image. In 2002, a racist T-shirt that disparaged Asian Americans led to negative...
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...a retailer of preppy clothing and accessories including cologne and perfume for young college students. In 2006, Michael S. Jeffries, the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, made public comments that eventually doomed his career and tarnished the brand of this company. In an article in Salon magazine, he stated during the interview that his company does not make or market clothes for unattractive people. These spiteful remarks resurfaced in 2013 and the public backlash went viral. Due to the negative publicity and falling sales, Michael S. Jeffries retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer on December 8, 2014. Prior to his public statements in 2013, anyone could walk in an Abercrombie store and smell the heavy fragrance...
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..."Everyone in the hospital knew Kurt now; he was commonly known as 'Gerda's Lieutenant' Everyone joked about us.", page 223. The two married, moved to America, and had kids of their own. In her own words, many years prior to her moving, she said "Survival is both an exalted privilage and a painful burden." A novel, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith, is much different, and less drastic, than that of All But My Life. Francie Nolan, a young girl growing up in Brooklyn during the coming of the 20th century, has learned to survive through her experiences growing. Francie would develope the knowledge she headed off to college with using more than book smarts. As a girl, she had a wide range of vocabulary, and because she was advanced, Francie had trouble finding friends. Her loneliness marched on until she was 15. Before Francie had learned too many harsh truths, she had excitedly carried her trash in order to trade for pennies, she smiled at the coffee she never drank, she spent on candy, and read as much as she could. Her mother, Katie Rommely Nolan, was known for her looks and hard work, something Francie would come to follow. Francie's...
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...Parents Need More Access Imagine this, a parent calls their child to see how they are doing at college. The child does not answer the call. 10 calls later, the parent panics and calls the college. The college says they cannot inform the parent about anything and sends the parent into extreme fear. The parent assumes the worst and has no idea what has happened to their child, and where the child could be. This example may be extreme, but has been a risk factor that comes with the FERPA law. FERPA, or Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, deprives a parent of knowing about their child. They can not know grades, if they attend class or even where their child is. This is insane and in the article College Kids Have Too Much Privacy, the author,...
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...Bump in the Night: The Vampire Bat Authors Note This essay of a memoir has been submitted on April 7, 2013 Oh my god! This did not just happen to me. I find myself locked outside of my apartment with just my underoos on. I'm around eleven or years old at this time in my life. My mom and I have been in our apartment for about a year or two at this point so know my neighbors petty well by now. I had just moved to Maryland from Savannah, GA a few years ago. I'm slowly adjusting to being a latch key kid because my mother was a corrections officer and worked odd shifts sometime early morning or the midnight shift. I have two older brothers Mike who is the oldest at 7 years older than me and Toby who is 6 years older than me. They are not living with us at this time. My mom has been working these odd shifts for a year or so at this time so I was used to being home alone. There were rules I had to follow to keep myself safe. I'm pretty sure all latch key kids parents made them live by these rules as well. Never open the door from anyone but my mom or my brothers unless given direct instructions from either one of them. Don't give the impression that I might be home alone. Sometimes I would leave the television on or radio in the living room to give the illusion that there is some activity going on inside our apartment. This being home alone at night had become standard operating procedure at this point. There were just a few things that really bothered me when she would...
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...It is a weeping, and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth It is a weeping, and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth When it comes to my sound which is the champion sound Believe! Believe! [Hook (x4):] Lamborghini Mercy Your chick she so thirsty I’m in that two seat Lambo With your girl she tryna jerk me [Verse 1: Big Sean] Drop it to the floor Make that ass shake Woah make the ground move, that’s an ass quake Built a house up on that ass, that’s an ass state Roll my weed on it, that’s an ass tray Say Ye, say Ye, don’t we do this err’ day-day? I work them long nights, long nights to get a pay day Finally got paid, now I need shade and a vacay And niggas still hatin’, so much hate I need an AK Now we out in Paris, yeah I’m Perrierin’ White girls politicin’ that’s that Sarah Palin Gettin’ high, Californicatin’ I give her that D, cause that’s where I was born and raised in t’s prime time, my top back, this pimp game hoe I’m red leather, this cocaine, I’m Rick James hoe I’m bill droppin’, Ms. Pacman is pill poppin’ ass hoe I’m poppin’ too, these blue dolphins need two coffins All she want is some heel money All she need is some bill money He take his time, he counts it out I weighs it up, that’s real money Check the neck, check the wrist Them heads turnin’, that’s exorcist My Audemar like Mardi Gras That’s Swiss time and that’s excellence Two door preference Roof gone George Jefferson That white frost on that pound cake So your Duncan Heinz is...
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...Abercrombie & Fitch ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CASE STUDY COMPANY PROFILE Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a leading specialty retailer encompassing three concepts Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie, and Hollister Co. The company focuses on providing high-quality merchandise that compliments the casual classic American lifestyle. The merchandise is sold in retail stores throughout the United States and through catalogs. The company also operates an e-commerce website at www.abercrombie.com, a kids website at www.abercrombiekids.com, and publishes a magalog called the A&F Quarterly. Abercrombie & Fitch, which targets ages 18 through college, went public in October 1996 and spun-off from The Limited in May 1998. abercrombie kids (ages 7 - 14) was introduced in 1997. The latest concept, Hollister Co. was introduced in July 2000, and targets 14 - 18 year olds. BUSINESS CHALLENGE For the past two years Abercrombie has entrusted its order management, customer service and fulfillment needs of the direct side of the business to CommercialWare. CommercialWare’s robust CWDirect solution successfully captures a wealth of transactional data from the thousands of orders processed. The real challenge for Abercrombie is to turn this vast amount of transactional data into information that can be used to make better business decisions, and do so in a cost effective manner. Abercrombie was looking to easily answer the fundamental questions that would help them to grow their direct business: What are my best...
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...not go outside, do your homework, and do not call me at work. Besides chasing my sister back into the house when she escaped, we followed the rules and waited until our parents to get home. Merriam-Webster defines a Latchkey child as a school-aged child of working parents who must spend part of the day unsupervised (as at home) —called also latchkey kid Generation X,—born between 1965 and 1980— became a generation that was pushed into adulthood at an early age. It was an era of new technology. We watched the evolution of computers the size of a room become the norm as a desktop appliance. By interacting with computers at an early age, Gen Xers have a greater understanding of its concept. We spent less time with our parents then earlier generations. It was common for Boomer mothers to stay at home and raise their children, while the fathers went off to work. Unlike Boomers, Gen Xers were the first generation to be recognized as latchkey kids. Our generation found ourselves at home taking care of our younger siblings and ourselves while our parents worked. I never considered myself a Latchkey kid. I was like all the other fifth graders with working parents and younger siblings. I babysat all the time when my parents ran to the grocery store, or when they needed a date night. Babysitting was nothing new to me. I knew that my parents needed to work, so that we could have a good life. There have been many studies showing that unsupervised children...
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...Characteristics of At-Risk Students: Latchkey Children Tiffany Tham AED 201 Linda Rosiak Axia College, University of Phoenix June 13, 2010 Children who go home to an empty house without parental supervision are called Latchkey Children. These children are usually left alone until one or both parents arrive home from work. Latchkey children are often told by parents not to open doors for strangers or step outside. A list of emergency contacts is usually left in a place where the children can see in case of an emergency. Parents usually provide a snack for the children to come home to while they wait for their parents’ to come home and make dinner. Some parents even cook dinner the night before so the child can just reheat and eat. I was not a Latchkey child, but many of my friends were. Many of them would walk home to an empty house every day; some of them would have food prepared for them; and some would have to do it themselves. At our age I never realized that my friends would be categorized as at risk students because they went home to no one. The programmed I researched is called the START program. The Start program helps children with anything from homework to tutoring, as well as reading, literacy, math and recreational activities. START also provides extended daycare needs to those students who need them. Each school’s extended program varies but all provides similar activities for students. Start also offers programs through community partners. The START program...
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...Edelweiss pirates What were they? The edelweiss pirates were mainly working class members of gangs. They preferred American culture such as their music opposed to tradition German culture. There were no specific leaders as the youth group were loosely organised. How did they oppose the Nazis? They beat up Hitler youth members, wrote graffiti on the walls and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets. Were they persecuted? Public execution was held for some of the pirates for the killing of a Hitler Youth leader. How successful? Partially as the public execution put many off but opposition still continued. Swing Youth What were they? They were young people who refused to conform to Hitler Youth values or even of its membership. The swing youth were fans of American jazz and swing. They tended to have long hair and listened to foreign radio which was an offence in war times. How did they oppose the Nazis? They listened to and recorded songs from foreign radios. This was considered a huge offence in war time. They also set up swing club which was tolerated until 1940 and it went “underground” after. Were they persecuted? Himmler threatens the ring leader stating those taking part in the swing movement will be sent to concentration camps with beating and harsh labour. How successful? No as swing movement still continued underground. White rose movement What were they? They were a small group of Munich students led by Hans and Sophie Scholl. Their aim was to shame German...
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