...Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager and attended lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. In 1974, Jobs got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari, where he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs persuaded Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection, which became Apple trademarks. Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style won him millions of fans. Jobs guided Apple to be a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Finding Nemo’. Jobs’ advice for success is: “You’ve got to...
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...Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private lives? The question of unfair treatment of famous people by the media is one that cannot be easily answered without a close examination of all that is involved. Fame is a state of being well known either by one’s personality or a result of one’s accomplishments and cannot happen without the media. The media makes people famous. The world is now in an information age that is totally driven by the media. You view events happening around the world via satellite TV in the comfort of your living room; you get the latest gist and gossip on smart phones connected to the ubiquitous internet that is proliferated with social media like Facebook and Twitter; propagation of gossips has not been easier! Success, being synonymous with fame is something people naturally love to identify with. The most intricate affairs of successful people thus become goldmine of information for people who have made them role models. They believe they can also achieve success by patterning their lives after their models. Likewise, famous entertainers like the late Michael Jackson also are idolized especially by young people. The ‘wannabes’ of these entertainers will do whatever it takes to get information about what things make their favourite acts tick. On the other hand, the unhealthy secrets of the private lives of famous people make good sources of scandal...
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...lifetime, she was the first female magistrate and was part of the Canadian equal rights activists. In 1929 she was able to gain a ruling stating that women were legal people and could serve as part of the Congress and as a judge( Cruxton, J. Bradley). During the years of 1900-1906 she began writing about social issues under a fake name of Janey Canunk( Pettinger, Tejvan). Four years later she became the first women to work for the Edmonton Hospital Board. The next thirty years for Emily’s life would be the hardest years of her life, but would finally give women the voice and the rights they deserved. In the year of 1916, Alberta had passed the Dawer Act, which gave women the right to inherit 33% of their husband’s property( Pettinger, Tejvan). Her next mission was to give women the right to vote, this was later accomplished in 1919. During the years that women struggled to become a legal person, she created a group known as the Famous Five, the women involved were Nellie McClung, Louis McKinney, Henrietta Edwards and Irene Parhy, this was case was referred to as the persons case. After being declined by the Supreme Court that women were people, Emily moved to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain which was the highest court appeal. In 1929 on October 18th, women were considered people under the BNA and were able to serve in the senate(Pettinger, Tejvan). In 1933 Emily Murphy had passed away leaving behind her husband Arthur Murphy and her four children...
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...Following the Band: Review of the Film Almost Famous Almost famous, written and directed by Cameron Crowe , is an endearing coming of age film that follows the adventures and experiences William Miller, of a teenage writer played by Patrick Fugit, as he follows an up and coming rock and roll band (Stillwater) in order to write a cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine in the early 1970's. William Miller is a bright-eyed and intelligent young high school student with a passion for both writing and rock music. Confined by an overly concerned and strict mother who has a irrational dislike for rock and roll music, William is desperate to break away and create a life for himself. William is determined it find an outlet and eventually lands a job writing album reviews for a local newspaper. Lester Bangs, an editor of Cream (a low-budget rock and roll magazine) played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, stumbles across William's album reviews and enjoys his work. Lester ends up getting ahold of William and offers him a job reporting on a Black Sabbath Concert. William excitedly accepts the offer, but is unable to gain access to the hugely popular Black Sabbath after the concert. Fortunately for William the members of the opening band, Stillwater, are very willing to be interviewed and provide him with enough material to write a solid report. William's piece on Stillwater catches the eye of an editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, Ben Fong-Torres ( played by Terry Chen ), who was so impressed by...
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...Over the past few decades, the salaries of many famous athletes like soccer players and entertainers like actors have increased. Moreover, there has been much discussion in regards to earning million of dollars every year. Some individuals are of the opinion that there is no problem to earn high wages, whereas others have a completely different viewpoint. From my personal point of view earning huge salaries has several advantages than disadvantages. In the following discussion I will illustrate why these famous people deserve such a high salaries. One of the advantages has to do with the fact that these kinds of salaries will encourage the famous athletes and entertainers help people such as homeless. When they have high income, they will...
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...Tieguanyin Tea simplified Chinese: 铁观音 (tiěguānyīn) traditional Chinese: 鐵觀音 Jyutping: tit3 gwun1 yam1 Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thih-koan-im; literally "Iron Guanyin or Iron Avalokiteśvara" or 'Tikuanyin' / 'Tit Koon Yum' Tieguanyin, Guanyin, Guanshiyin, are the names of the Chinese Goddess for over 20 centuries. Since then, Japan name Guanyin as Kannon, in Korea as Guam-eum. For about 200 years to 300 years, Chinese Buddhism Guanyin also influenced the south Asia nations and the south Asia people re-named Guanyin to bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, Mahāyāna Buddhism. The name of the Chinese tea is translated in English as "Iron Guanyin", and sometimes as "Iron Goddess of Mercy." These two names are accurate. The deity has long been given a female identity in Chinese folk culture, although the original Chinese name carries no suggestion of the male-or-female-nature. A more accurate translation of the reference to the deity should be (the One) Observing the Voice of the People.Other spellings and names include "Ti Kuan Yin," "Tit Kwun Yum," "Ti Kwan Yin," "Iron Buddha," "Iron Goddess Oolong," and "Tea of the Iron Bodhisattva." It is also known in the abbreviated form as "TGY." Tieguanyin is a premium variety of Chinese oolong tea originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province. Tieguanyin produced in different areas of Anxi have different gastronomic characteristics. Production has since extended to many regions even outside of China, including Mucha in Nantou, Taiwan. Weight...
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...lyricsWhen I was a young boy, My father took me into the city To see a marching band. He said, "Son when you grow up, would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?" He said "Will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non-believers, the plans that they have made?" "Because one day I'll leave you, A phantom to lead you in the summer, To join The Black Parade." When I was a young boy, My father took me into the city To see a marching band. He said, "Son when you grow up, would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?" Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me. And other times I feel like I should go. And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets. And when you're gone we want you all to know. We'll carry on, We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And in my heart I can't contain it The anthem won't explain it. A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams Your misery and hate will kill us all. So paint it black and take it back Let's shout it loud and clear Defiant to the end we hear the call To carry on We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And though you're broken and defeated Your weary widow marches On and on we carry through the fears Ooh oh ohhhh Disappointed faces of your peers Ooh oh ohhhh Take a look at me cause I...
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...Another Move to China? The impact of international assignments on the expatriate families The MacDougall Family When it comes to jobs across countries, moving from place to place, financial status and other common factors that help to affect a decision, family and the way you raise your children does affect your decisions. Both Lisa and Lachlan hold a valuable resource that majority of multi-national firms wish employees had, family mobility. The ability to get up and move from country to country without really hesitating on the decision. The MacDougall family knew that once they finished a project, they were on to the next. They never really planned to “permanently” stay in one location. Both Lisa and Lachlan are also very educated people, having experiences from all over the world. They have traveled to places like Chicago, Philadelphia, and Sydney. They also have many connections that they have built moving from place to place. Lisa, however, for a good portion of their marriage was just a what in America is called “stay-at-home” mom knew that she could not be that way her whole life. She went and got her education and thus started to provide for her family as well. Reflecting on her dual-career trailing spouse journey, she made the correct choices because she first help raised their children. Once they got to a certain age, she began to pursue her own goals. Her career was also able to move from place to place because she was doing research. Instead of waiting so long...
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...VERSE: G D When I was a young boy, Em D My father took me into the Am C D (Dsus4 optional) city to see a marching band. G D He said, "Son when you grow up, Em D Am C D would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?" G D He said "Will you defeat them, Em D Am C D your demons, and all the non believers, the plans that they have made?" G D Because one day I'll leave you, Em D A phantom to lead you in the Am C D summer, to join the black parade." INSTRUMENTAL: (G,D,Em,D,Am,C,D) PLAY 1ST VERSE AGAIN VERSE 2: STRUM FAST G D Em D Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me. Am C D (Dsus4) And other times I feel like I should go. ...
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...anywhere without people knowing who I am, everybody wants to be like me, well this is what it feels like being famous, yea you might get rich and being on T.V but most of the time you will get annoyed or creeped out. The child who gets hit in the head with a ball, the child who makes a funny face, gets really famous. Being popular often means taking a fewer risk. The lives of celebrities and the outrageous characters on television, movies, professional sports and sensational talk, all these things are promising to fill up the emptiness in our own lives. Celebrity Culture is harmful because popularity gets in the way of good and famous people shouldn’t be cared about as much as they are....
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...Celebrities Today’s view on being a celebrity is more or less seen from two different angles. Some of us would say, that famous people have many advantages; they have the money, the loving and supporting fans, they experience special treatment and life just seems like ¨nothing but a party’’. However, being a well-known person can also come along with many disadvantages like: having no privacy, being constantly judged, disturbance by the paparazzi, attracting dangerous types of people and so on. But why do some people still seek to be famous at all costs? And has celebrity-status become the new normal? These are some of the questions Donna Rockwell raises with her article called ‘’Mindfulness in Everyday Life -- So You Want to Be Famous? What You Need to Know About Celebrity’’’, in which she gives the readers an interpretation of what she finds useful knowledge, before you suddenly decide to reach for fame. Our society has never existed of so many ‘’wannabe’’ celebrities, than it does now. You don’t have to have any specific talent to get recognition and attention from a bigger audience, and as Rockwell persuades in her article: ‘’Celebrity has been watered down considerably since those innocent days, when being called a celebrity really meant something’’ (P.1, l.7). We are witnesses to a culture that breads mass productions of willingly fame seekers, who cant be compared to legends like ‘’ Picasso, Princess Grace, Sidney Poitier, Frank Sinatra…’’(P.1, l.9). Donna Rockwell...
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...Everyday, millions of people either go to a gossip website, or pick up a copy of a People magazine to catch up on what their favorite celebrity is wearing, doing, and saying. For some reason we all just need to know what kind of scandals these people are involved in and what their babies look like. Why is it that we are so obsessed with gossip? The entertainment media industry is booming and shows no sign of ever slowing down. We look up to these people and want to follow the same trends that they start, but the same things they buy and eat at the same places they eat. According to society, celebrities live perfect lives, they’re rich and famous and looking at their lives is an escape from our “mediocre” lives that apparently aren’t good enough for us. Our society is shaped by the changes that the entertainment world inflicts on all of us. Entertainment media is everywhere. We see it on our televisions, hear it on our radios and read it in the magazines. We love to look at the lives of the rich and famous. Television shows like “The Fabulous Life of…” which shows all the extravagant things that the fabulously rich can do with their money. Vacations to exotic islands, fifteen-hundred dollar pairs of shoes, and diamonds galore, all things that normal class citizens can only dream of having, are displayed on this show. These kinds of shows make all of us wish we had more. You may find yourself saying your life isn’t good enough and that if you had more money you would...
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...the secret, as they heard it. I was always astonished, not only by how much the story had changed, but by how excited the participants were to tell it. My grandmother used to say, “Be careful what you say, because once the words are out, you can’t take them back.” Although she was nobody famous, she had a firm grasp on the impact words could have on a person’s life. When I think of a drug, I think of something that changes a person, either physically, mentally, or both. Think about how you feel when you hear, or read something about another person. Your reaction is based on many things. Suppose you are a person, with little means, who struggles every day. One day you hear that someone who is not only famous, but wealthy has lost all their money. You don’t even know this person, but those words have somehow made you feel better. It is almost like vindication, for all the times you have had to struggle. Those words have changed you mentally. Would you have felt the same way, if the person was your neighbor? There is a cost to fame and words can not only give it, but also take it away. Every day movie stars and politicians have things written about them. Those stories help people to formulate an opinion about...
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...run for political office. The purpose for this paper is to show how celebrities influence the 21st Century and go way beyond what is expected. A few examples of celebrities involved in politics are Arnold Swarchenegger a major actor in the movie industry that ran for governor of the state of California. Which raises the question did he use his fame and popularity to gain the office or was he qualified for the position. Another famous actress is Angolina Jolie; involved with the United Nations as a goodwill ambassador recently she reached the island of Haiti. She was given a tour of the city and then held a press conference where she said “Every day, the UN, governments, NGOs [non-governmental organizations] and local organizations are providing more people with protection, food, water, shelter and health care, yet the needs are still enormous and the displacement could last a decade,” {text:bibliography-mark} . The question here is do governments believe that by putting famous people in places where help is needed help will be given by the people who follow that celebrity. Major cause of this phenomenon in which celebrities have come to gain such power is the Internet. Various researchers in recent years in diverse disciplines ranging from sociology and geography to cultural studies have increasingly pointed out the increasing impact of the global Internet (Hodgson, 2003) and the convergence of culture and the global market place in what is being called ‘‘late capitalism’’...
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...elect a new president or a prime minister. It opens curtains on every private peculiarity about the candidate: with whom he meets and what he eats. Sometimes the information is becoming ridiculous. Do we need such a close look to someone’s private life? Most of the information is just riveting but not useful. But peeping Tom journalism becomes more and more demanded. Famous people deserve privacy and respect. First of all, we should admire what they do, not who they are. Of course we are interested to know what they do, whom they meet and what they eat around the clock but we should not invade their family or private life through the media. Secondly, the children and family of famous people should not be affected. Some stars have to hire security for their children or spouses because of media attention. Scrutiny may be the price celebs pay for fame. There are several cases in the history when people lost the privacy and got anguish being hounded by media. For example, Richard Jewell a security guard in Olympic Park in the US was at first hailed as a hero for discovering the bomb and helping to clear people from the area. Then news accounts in the Atlanta Journal named him as a suspect. And his life totally changed. Because he was convicted in the court of public opinion. He couldn’t find a job and meet his friends, he was under scrutiny around the clock being a prisoner in his home. Although, generally speaking, the media should not interfere in people’s private lives, there...
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