...Jerry Rice Jerry Rice widely considered being the greatest wide receiver in the history of the National Football League. In college, he earned All-America honors and set 18 Division I-AA records. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Rice in the first round in 1985, it was the start of a 20 year career. Jerry Lee Rice, born on October 13, 1962 raised in Starkville, Mississippi had a hard childhood; As a young boy, Jerry saw a lot of poor events in his life, but very little of luxury that later became a part of his life. His father, a brick mason built a home for his large family. When money was short, rice helped his father carry bricks and mix mortar. It was grueling work, but Rice later came to be grateful for it. “It taught me the meaning of hard work,” he said. When money was rational, Jerry started to involve his life around sports. In high school, Rice played every position, from quarterback to tackle. The coach started to see that Jerry can play at college level; from there, Jerry made a promise to a Crawford coach, Archie Cooley, to take a recruiting trip. A graceful, speedy, and nearly unstoppable wide receiver was born. Rice helped put Mississippi State on the map; he caught more than 100 passes in each of his last two seasons. As a senior, he had 28 touchdown receptions. Rice was so good that since he was 18 years old, he has been doubled teamed on the field. After leading Mississippi State to a 24-6-1 record, Jerry was going down the...
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...Society written by Jerry Hannan (performed by Eddie Vedder) The song society is a melancholic song representing Chris Mccandles (Alex Supertramp) journey through his rediscovered life. The song focuses on materialism shaping your identity. The songs theme is strengthen by the fact that the song only is performed by Eddie Vedders humming voice and the strumming guitar. The ebb and flow of Vedder’s voice, paired with the decrescendos and crescendos of the wave-like guitar, reflected the tug of the wild on Alex’s life. The strumming guitar is similar to the cadenced pounding of the ocean, with its tides and undertows; its wild, mysterious grandeur. Chris flees society to find a peaceful place were he's not judged by his belongings, but by his personality. I think he was frustrated by the problems of the world and the greed of humans, as Eddie Vedder murmurs in the opening lines of Society, with the beautiful play on words, “we have agreed, with which we have a greed.” All humans have an instinctive greed, the desire for more; this is universal. How we control and channel this greed shapes our principles. The song has an interesting form. Building up through the verses leading to the catchy chorus. The verses all has four lines, but the chorus starts with two lines leading to four lines ending up with eight lines in the last chorus. As you'll notice the chorus is the only place in the song where's backing vocal humming society. I think it's represent some of Chris's thought...
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...There are thousands of schools in America, but with the same society. Jerry Spinilli created Stargirl to represent what happens in schools currently. The book is basically about a girl named "Stargirl" attending a school named Mica Area High School. Throughout Stargirl, the reader will notice how Stargirl did not conform because she was not going to give up her identity. In the beginning of the book Stargirl, a character named Stargirl showed odd behavior and madcap things such as playing a ukulele in the lunchroom. She never conformed into Mica Area High School (MAHS) because she was very queer in the student's eyes. Everyone wondered why Stargirl was so way-out and they thought she was a hoax. But the truth is, is that Stargirl enjoys...
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...Jerry Maguire – Film Critique Teri Reed ENG225: Introduction to Film Instructor Daniel Burrello February 9, 2015 Jerry Maguire – Film Critique It takes several people to make a movie, from the Actors to the Directors, Writers and Producers, and to the Production Company, all of which are equally important to making a movie successful. There is a mixture of technical skills, while building strong relationships with trust, and following the personal vision of the director who serves as a master facilitator in editing and on the set. All of these people help the director to form the story in the film. A countless amount of time is put into a film’s analysis which observes the filmmaking techniques, in turn helps the audience to understand the style of the film. A film's style is a dependable on the cinematic methods that include the mise en scène, cinematography, editing, sound, and overall structure (Goodykoontz & Jacobs 2014). Filmmaker’s styles have advanced so much over many years in Hollywood, and they have incorporated many elements of all sorts of technical effects while developing distinctive approaches to making a movie. Director Cameron Crowe offers an inspiring thematic trio in the movie Jerry Maguire, it is filled with drama, comedy, and romance as it relates to a genre film. Cameron Crowe did his homework before he began to develop the character Jerry Maguire. He talked to a businessmen and interviewed him for about a year in order to develop the script...
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...April 9, 2012 Visionary and Enduring Companies Jerry Porras’ video about leadership and vision was thought provoking. The last few years of my college education; I’ve learned that there are many different philosophies, theories and leadership models or styles that you should follow to be a great leader. So I thought that this was another motivational speech that would rally your thoughts and give you the drive or foresight to be the best leader. Instead he made me think and I answered the simple basic questions he posed. When Porras talked about leadership, he asked simple questions, as a leader where do you see yourself or the world in the future, and how does it affect the way you lead? Porras’ co-wrote a book called “Built to Last” which studied the fundamental differences about visionary companies and how they differ from other companies. A visionary company is a company that had or has a significant impact on the world. It is also a company that is widely admired by its peers and that it has a long track record of success. It also has multiple generations of leaders, product growth and a successful industry cycle. An enduring company is defined as a company that is thriving and doing well for at least a period of ten years. Porras talked about companies who in the beginning where small, then grew to medium and continued to grow. These companies had to endure the pain of ups and downs and turbulent times but in the long run they remained...
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...I have previously finished reading the book titled “ Stargirl ” written by: Jerry Spinelli. It is a fascinating tale in which different characters embrace their differences in a world where that is considered a nightmare. The protagonist in this specific story has quite a peculiar name, her name is in fact Stargirl. She is the new girl in school, and many of her classmates are critizing her because she is strange. For this character, I think it would be extremely necessary to cast Raffey Cassidy to play this role. I was very lucky to have witnessed her work in past, and how she embraces her differences in each of her work. So because of that I think she would really relate to the main character, which ultimately is why I would cast her. The second character, whom of which I would also consider as another potential protagonist, is named: Leo Borlock....
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...of Rock and Roll Jerry Lee Lewis No matter what source is used when searching the name Jerry Lee Lewis, the same descriptive words will appear: energetic, confident, fiery, egocentric, one-of-a-kind, and so on. All these can be found in both allmusic.com and Oxford Music Online, which had very similar material on this legendary rock-and-roller that made playing the piano hip and cool. Although the two sites wrote about the same subject, Mr. Lewis, the two biographies were entirely different in the ways the facts were illustrated. The first major distinction between the two sources was the difference in length and detail. Allmusic.com had a more formal, detailed, and lengthy biography that appeared to be intended for people in search of in depth information about the life of Jerry Lee Lewis from his childhood all up to the present. This site did not only focus on the main points in Jerry’s music career, but also gave great insight on his family life while growing up in the south. The feature that I enjoyed most about the allmusic.com biography was description it had on the process Jerry Lee had to go through to sign with a record company. The site did a good job of illustrating the difficulties he had to overcome to reach the top of the music industry. In contrast, Oxford Music Online was less formal and seemed to be intended more for finding quick facts about the artist. Still very detailed, this biography focused more on the later years of Jerry and his personal life...
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...Natasha Wilson Feed your confidence Ben and Jerry started out with a small idea that grew into so much more. They began to realize how much the business world was changing them and didn’t want to turn into the kind of business that they always seen as a negative condensation. They wanted to make a change, so they did by making the first decision to give a percentage of their profit to charitable foundations and giving the highest percentage of a public company at the time. Ben and Jerry then wanted to do more so they decided to make a change with their products. Purchasing brownies from Greyston was their way of doing something better in the world and giving back. Now Ben & Jerrys works with a lot of other organizations that help give back to their communities. They now believe that the more giving and caring they are the more profitable they are. Greyston Story Greyston is a bakery in New York that bakes with the richest ingredients and crafting everything from scratch. Branny the owner of Greyston wanted to make a difference with this bakery and give back to the community. Barrny gives back by helping the homeless rate in his community, he takes the profits of company and provides housing and jobs for the unemployed. He is working through social problems by the world of business. Greyston also has a construction company that repairs vacant home which gives more people of the community jobs. Barrny encourages them every family to make the change. He thinks...
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...watching. There was so much pressure to perform. Jerry McCain, American born with Irish descent, was hands down the best wide receiver in the world. He was playing in his second super bowl with the San Francisco 49ers. Last time was an embarrassment for McCain. The final score was 68-14, a devastating loss for the 49ers. But this time, there’s hope. It’s the last chance for San Francisco to score. They were losing 44-40 just barely behind. A touchdown was all they needed to win them the game. McCain gets a great pass. There were just two defenders to beat. Jerry makes it past the first one, but then he loses his balance. As he finally gets his head up, he notices the next defender, fiercely sprinting towards him. But then, the collision. The defender’s shoulder into McCain's head. There was a gasp from the crowd, his head jolted backwards as the rest of his limp body hurled forward. He landed right on his neck, but by then he was already out cold by the time he hit the ground. The other players desperately waved for the medical staff to get on the field. They immediately brought him to the hospital, this would definitely be his last ever football game, and possible his last day ever. While his frightened family sat outside the operating room, doctors did everything in their ability to save Jerry’s life. After an agonizing three hour wait, Maggie and Betty, Jerry's daughter and wife finally saw the doctor exit the operating room. “Jerry is in very critical condition. His brain is...
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...statement? Ben & Jerry were able to fulfill their mission statement with the finest quality all-natural ice cream, profitable business and by improving the community. Ben & Jerry stated, they would make and distribute the finest quality all natural ice cream with a wide variety of innovative flavors, which they fulfilled. They created interesting names such as Chubby Hubby, Chunky Monkey and Phish Food with flavors to match. With the great flavors and names produced a profitable business, which was one of the points in their mission statement. When Ben & Jerry decided to start issuing shares exclusively to the Vermont residents, it was both a financial decision as well as a social decision. It allowed the Vermont residents to become successful on the profits of a business right in their own back yard. The shares were sold at a reasonable price to allow for the purchase. In order to offer greater liquidity and capital, the traditional way of selling shares took place as well as being listed on the NASDAQ. Ben & Jerry were also innovative on how they reduced expenses as well as benefit a local business. When they moved to their new plant in Waterbury CT, there was a limit to the amount of liquid waste, therefore incur more expenses. They made a deal with a local pig farmer to feed his pigs the milky water, which the pigs enjoyed as well as loan the local farmer money to purchase 200 more pigs. This decision was beneficial to the farmer as well as Ben & Jerry, which connects their...
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...Section 1: Introduction Process Consultation (PC) is the creation of a relationship that allows the client to perceive, understand, and act on the process events that occur within an organization in order to improve the situation as defined by the client (Cummings & Worley, pg. 253). In the case involving Ben and Jerry’s a consultant was brought in to work with the founders, board of directors, managers, and employees in order to undertake organizational development and also to bring the people, functions, aspirations, and directions together (Cummings & Worley, pg. 306). Schein proposes ten principles to guide process consultant’s actions: • Always try to be helpful • Always stay in touch with the current reality • Access your ignorance • Everything you do is an intervention • The client owns the problem and the solution • Go with the flow • Timing is crucial • Be constructively opportunistic with confrontive interventions • Everything is information; errors will always occur and are the prime source for learning • When in doubt, share the problem (Cummings & Worley, pg. 254). As the consultant in this case dove into the workings of Ben & Jerry’s these principles were apparent throughout the case. After spending time with the board, and interviewing key managers and staff at Ben & Jerry’s, the consultant concluded that the company had much strength and also some concerns. It was decided that while the leadership was seen as the company’s greatest strength,...
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...information contained within this website, assess Ben & Jerry's record on meeting social responsibility goals? How does this company meet its discretionary responsibilities? Give examples of social responsibility actions taken by Ben & Jerry's, and outline them in a brief synopsis. Do you think that more businesses should adopt their strategy? Why, or why not? Please include the name of the person or question to which you are replying in the subject line. For example, "Tom's response to Susan's comment." Reply Quote Bottom of Form Message Unread Mark as Unread Message Not Flagged Set Flag 5 days ago Avery Coleman Email Author Avery's response to the Unit III Discussion Board COLLAPSE Top of Form Parent Post Ben & Jerry use Archie Carroll’s theory on business regarding being socially responsible. The company has an excellent record on being socially responsible. The company has several organizations and programs they contribute and donate to. The company meets its discretionary responsibilities by supporting same sex marriages, the growing peace-building movement, and supporting holding elected leaders more accountable to the people. They also support fair trade. This ensures small farmers in developing countries can compete and thrive in the global economy ("Ben & Jerry's", 2014). Ben & Jerry’s is also social responsible. They support mandatory genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling legislation. GMOs are organisms that have been created...
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...Jerry’s tracks wealth of information of each pint of ice cream and frozen yogurt . If you were to design Ben & Jerry’s data warehouse, what dimensions of information would you include? As you develop your list of dimensions, consider every facet of Ben & Jerry’s business operations, from supply chain management to retail store monitoring. Apabila kami dapat mendesign data warehousing dari Ben and Jerry, adapun data yang akan kami masukkan adalah : Dimensi Proses Pendistribusian * Suhu Udara yang paling sesuai untuk menjaga kualitas es krim Seperti yang kita ketahui, suhu udara sangat mempengaruhi bentuk dan kualitas dari sebuah es krim. Tanpa suhu udara yang baik, kandungan es krim tersebut dapat rusak dan akan mencemari citra Ben and Jerry sendiri. Oleh karena itu, kita perlu mencantumkan ketentuan suhu udara sebagai petunjuk bagi karyawan Ben and Jerry dalam menjaga kualitas es krim selama proses pendistribusian dari Warehouse ke retail – retail. * Kode petunjuk Direksi tujuan masing – masing produk Seperti yang telah kita ketahui, toko retail Ben and Jerry tersebar ke puluhan negara dengan jumlah total sebanyak 50.000 toko retail. Oleh karena itu, kode petunjuk direksi sangatlah dibutuhkan dalam pembagian rute untuk memudahkan proses pendistribusian barang dari warehouse sampai ke retail managemen yang memesan pesanan produk. Dimensi Proses pemasaran * Tanggal...
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...(-) * Рост популярности мороженого в стаканчиках (+) * Концепция социальной ответственности и корпоративной благотворительности чуждо для Японии ( - ) | * Сложная логистика ( - ) * Система Just In Time ( + ) | Факторы | Неопределенность | Воздействие | Сценарное планирование | Политические | Низкая | Слабое | Нет | Экономические | Высокая | Сильное | Да | Культурные | Высокая | Сильное | Да | Технологические | Низкая | Слабое | Нет | 1. Интенсивность конкуренции в отрасли : На рынке мороженого работали по меньшей мере шесть японских производителей, выпускавших, в том числе, мороженое класса суперлюкс. Крупнейшая японская компания по производству замороженных десертов, Marigana Seika,в 1995 году дважды делала Ben and Jerry предложения о сотрудничестве. 2. Новые конкуренты : Большое присутствие американских компании на Японском рынке. 3. Потребители : Японцы любят продукты высокого качества, но нет традиции есть десерты и не признают пищу животного происхождения. 4. Поставщики : При работе с компанией Seven-Eleven компания продавала бы мороженое на прямую, таким образом можно было бы избежать лишних затрат, неизбежных в Японской системе распространения с большим количеством...
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...Ben and Jerry Case 2010 “Ben and Jerry’s social orientation was balanced with product and economic objectives. Its mission statement included all three dimensions and stressed seeking new and creative ways of fulfilling each without compromising others.” This excerpt from the McGraw Hill text highlights much of Ben and Jerry’s mission. Although this illuminates the mission of the company, Ben and Jerry’s encountered many imbalances which made corporate takeover seem appealing to many shareholders. Perhaps the most unique part of Ben and Jerry’s is their 3 pillar mission statement. “Product: to make distribute and sell the finest quality all natural ice cream products made from Vermont dairy products… Economic: to operate on a sound financial basis on profitable growth increasing value to its shareholders and creating career opportunities and financial rewards for our employees…. Social: to operate the company in way that actively recognizes the central role that business plays in the structure of society by initiating innovative ways to improve the quality of life of the broad community”(Pinkerton,p49). Ben and Jerry’s actively strived to achieve all three dimensions. The most obvious being its mission to society. Not only did B&J contribute 7.5% of pre-taxed earnings to social causes, they found creative ways to help the community and environment. One prime example being their pact to give their dairy waste water to nourish a local farmers piglets. B&J exceled...
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