...Taylor Lenzi English 1550 November 18, 2013 Final Essay Compare/Contrast Final Essay “The Decision” will always and forever be one of Cleveland’s darkest times for a city who has not had much to cheer about in past times. The entire city thought LeBron James would lift the city up, but in the end he was held accountable for many broken hearts. On the other hand, a writer by the name of Tom Bissell once put himself in a dark time as well relying on large quantities of cocaine and an unhealthy obsession with video games. With LeBron James in Wright Thompson’s “Believeland” and the cocaine and video games in Tom Bissell’s “Video Games: The Addiction” creating an unwanted atmosphere, they show how quickly changing one single variable can cause such a strong negative effect on a human being’s or even a whole city’s dream. In Thompson’s “Believeland” the proud city attempts to get over the “the person who left and remember what it used to be with him here” (Par. 1). Yes, the fans call “the person who left” LeBron James. Tom Bissell was once a writer who wrote several books and journalism pieces. In his “Video Games: The Addiction” he finds himself needing a new Xbox everywhere he moved and becoming addicted and having trouble finding cocaine until he found an anonymous Russian dealer to supply him. One contrast in both of these are the form and structure are different in each article and how they inform the reader. “Believeland” is told from the point of view of one...
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...novel, The Great Gatsby, in a meaningful way to increase understanding. C. Length – 1.25 instructional weeks (six 50-minute sessions) D. Goals – Students will understand that American literature contains unique and specific elements by reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Also, students will recognize themes in Fitzgerald’s work by examining modern pop cultural products (multimedia samples, newspaper articles, music videos, etc.). 2. Lesson Plans 1-5 Lesson Plan #1 Title: The American Novel Time: 50-minute session Standards: Georgia Performance Standards: ELA11LSV1 (indicators a-h)—Actively participates in whole group verbal interactions. ELA11LSV2 (b)—Analyzes techniques used in media messages for a particular audience and evaluates effectiveness. Objectives: 1. After watching an introductory presentation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (TGG), students will be able to identify the characteristics of the American novel with 100% accuracy. 2. After viewing You Tube video and working in small groups to complete an anticipation guide, students will understand the concept socialite with 100% accuracy. Materials • PowerPoint presentation containing background and introduction of TGG • Link to Sean Combs and Ashton Kutcher’s All-White Party: http://youtu.be/Nh9X0dhKcUs •...
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...Imagine being back in the Great Depression and being accused of something that did not happen and being found guilty. This is what happened to Tom Robinson in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Harper Lee used real life stories as a guide to help her write her novel correctly and accurately. The novel is tied to a few stories such as, Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the issues of racism in that time period. One of the first connections to America’s history of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird is the Jim Crow laws. To begin, Jim Crow was a racist system that promoted inequality between the races. A bountiful number of people believed the laws were necessary to keep black people in their place. In addition, they used the Jim Crow...
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...IMBA article: http://irps.ucsd.edu/assets/001/503691.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/KathrynWatts/toms-shoes-28792436 https://www.behance.net/gallery/2855131/TOMS-Shoes-Media-Plan-Campaign On April 10th thousands of people around the world ditched their footwear for TOMS Shoes annual “One Day Without Shoes;” a campaign aimed at showing the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. It is heavily rooted in social media – supporters share experiences by Tweeting the #withoutshoes hashtag. AOL, a Simply Measured customer, partnered with TOMS to build online momentum leading up to 4/10. For us data geeks, AOL’s use of social media analytics was particularly interesting – both as a rally call for consumers and a as way to message results internally and externally. Looking at the data from these efforts serves as great case study for measuring and communicating social media analytics. Using Social Media Metrics as a Rally Call AOL created excitement around a social media metric – reach – asking consumers to help distribute the #withoutshoes messages to over 1,000,000 people before April 10th. By reporting reach each day of the campaign, AOL set a collective goal and communicated the impact to participants. At Simply Measured, we tend to think about social media programs like a megaphone. You put content in and when things work well, your messages get amplified. In this instance, AOL aligned their campaign goals around this amplification in a way that compelled consumers...
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...------------------------------------------------- During the first year, I was reckless as I had always been. After getting home from work with Tom, I’ll write him those shitty poems each and every day without falter. Licking those goddamn post stamps made my tongue itchy, sending those cards with my saliva. Heh, I know that it’ll be disgust him, being the freak that he is. The second year was the same. Reckless. But, I got a little in to it too much that I didn’t even notice my crappy apartment burning, not until I noticed that only the collar of my bartender suit was left. Kasuka was nice enough to buy me a new one, better too, and a frickin’ new set of bartender clothes, as my old ones were burned to ashes. I calmed down the third year, very proud of getting past the boundaries of literature. Three years of writing those shitty poems aren’t for nothing, y’know. On the fourth year, Celty found out about it. And, she encouraged me to send it to a magazine; Even telling me that I can change my name just so I agree to it. She apparently had Kasuka into it too. I eventually gave up and sent one. A week after, Tom told me he read the poem I sent to magazine and asked me why I don’t just be a professional poet; telling me that I didn’t need to worry about him and should just think about being one. I nodded and answered a, “I’ll think about it. Thanks, Tom-san.” After contemplating on it for a year, and being encouraged by Celty and Kasuka, I decided to...
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...ASSIGNMENT # 1 FOR BUSINESS 508 PRESENTED BY ALTHEA LAYNE April 22, 2012 INSTRUCTOR: GEORGE REELEY “ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP “ Research 2 leadership entrepreneurs to determine their entrepreneur approaches one in each of the following categories: 1. Profit oriented. 2. Social responsibility oriented Anita Roddick founder of “ The Body Shop “ developed and markets natural cosmetic products in addition to developing and selling natural cosmetics, she advocates community trade, human rights and animal protection ( 1943 – 2007 ). She used phrases such as (Be daring, be first, be different and be good because you can or no one will notice. Ms. Roddick built a billion dollar empire and she stated that “One more business has the ability to do well “and anyone that would hear her out she proved her point. In 1976 she founded her novel company “The Body Shop “. Another quote that she used was to “Take your business personally “. As a leader she mentioned that business has a traditionally addressed the profits and kept in mind that which is to say impersonally we can no longer afford this. The business entrepreneur in Anita Roddick, thought more than anything that today’s generation, business people are in a position to lead in making the world a better place. She further mentioned that we must take more responsibility which is to say take it personally. Another quote of hers is “Business is not beyond morality “. Business is no longer...
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...The Human Touch Performance Appraisal II Tr a i n i n g L e a d e r ’s G u i d e Coastal Training Technologies Corp 500 Studio Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452 ©2000 Coastal Training Technologies Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Coastal Training Technologies Corp. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter. It is sold with the understanding that Coastal Training Technologies Corp. is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Table of Contents The Human Touch Performance Appraisal II Preparation Materials Introduction....................................................................................................................8 Training Session Checklist...............................................................................................9 Trainer’s Instructions for Using the Book The Human Touch Performance Appraisal.........................................................10 Tips for Transferred Learning ........................................................................................11 Possible Session Agendas ........
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...Abagnale Jr. (played by Leonardo Dicaprio) began his “brilliant three year run as a master of deception” (Hollywood.com). In this three year stint, he also forges over a million dollars of fake checks across the country, creates several aliases for himself, and manages to become the youngest person on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. Carl Hanratty, an FBI Bank Fraud Agent (played by Tom Hanks) engages with Abagnale Jr. in what Starpulse.com calls a “a highly enjoyable cat-and–mouse escapade.” After Frank Abagnale Jr. was eventually caught, Carl Hanratty realized that Abagnale’s check-savviness could be a benefit to his department in the FBI. He later went on to have a successful career as an FBI Agent in Check Fraud, instead of facing a timely prison sentence. The movie flows well due to a plethora of acting skills, well-written dialogue, and an entertaining back and forth battle that Abagnale Jr. encounters with Hanratty and also within himself. “Catch Me’s acting shines,” Hollywood.com raves. The movie contains a respectable and veteran class of Hollywood talent with Leonardo Dicaprio, Christopher Walken, and Tom Hanks leading the way. The intriguing mixtures of the actors’ personalities go very well together. Leonardo Dicaprio’s portrayal of Frank Abagnale Jr. is said to be “all at once charismatic, childish, vulnerable, and deadly intelligent” (Hollywood.com). His character’s main influence in all of his escapades is that of his father Frank...
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...1930’s Culture – Lab Activity Famous movies FYI Snow White – first full length animated film Gone With The Wind – first Technicolor film – 1400 girls auditioned for Scarlet O’Hara, and Vivian Leigh won the role The Wizard of Oz – Judy Garland Mickey Mouse; King Kong Go to YouTube.com. a) Search for Hindenburg. Watch the 1:12 video of this disaster. What happened? The world’s largest aircraft burned up in flames. b) Search for Shirley Temple The Good Ship Lollipop. Watch a minute. Why was she among the most beloved child stars of all time? (Later a U.S. ambassador.) She among the most beloved child stars of all time because she helped the adults forget the trouble they were going through. c) Search for Swing Time Rogers and Astaire. Fred Astaire is still considered to be one of the greatest dancers of all time. Why do you think some people hold his ability in such high regard (what was special about it)? I think some people hold his ability in such high regard because his dance was different from what people were used to . d) Search for Gone With The Wind trailer. What main things was this 4 hour classic film about? It was about a love story. e) Search for Billie Holiday “One for my baby (and one more for the road)”. What were some vocal qualities that she possessed that you think made her so popular? Some vocal qualities that she possessed that I think made her so popular was her ability to relax people with...
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...There are many messages authors try to send the readers when they write books, but at the end of the day, people receive different messages from the masterpiece. Author Francis Scott Fitzgerald wrote a book in 1925 which was The Great Gatsby. “Even if Scott Fitzgerald is, as someone suggested years ago, essentially a one-book author, only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby.”(Barbarese) Although he is arguably a one-book author, this story about a Jay Gatsby has a story to tell. This piece is about a wealthy young man named Jay Gatsby, who has everything anyone would dream of, besides the love of his life. Making money through bootlegging and making illegal sales of alcohol, but soon finds it hard to believe that money can not really buy happiness. The book contains many conflicts between Jay Gatsby and himself, Jay Gatsby against society, and even Jay Gatsby and the love of his life’s husband. The wealthy This novel is filled with all the themes of love, revenge, money can’t buy happiness, the “American Dream”, and many more. There are so many themes to pick from, the audience has their individual ideas on which them Scott Fitzgerald is trying to send. The truth is he isn’t sending you any themes, how you interpret the novel is all on your own making of the story. Scott Fitzgerald has many themes all mixed up within his novel. The reader's pick up certain themes depending on what they are going through in their...
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...triumph of the band Aerosmith, ‘Legendary Child’. “Legends, icons, idols, these are the words used to describe those rare bands that have been adored for a lifetime and immortalized as distinct creators of rock and roll’ (Aceshow.com). This is the story of Aerosmith. Aerosmith was formed in Boston Massachusetts, in 1971, and still are performing today. Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys of Boston, and America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” (Hypetrak.com). Aerosmith style is rooted in blues-based hard rock, and overtime Aerosmith has changed their style to incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, rhythm and blues into their style. Before the band Aerosmith was formed, guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton were together in another band called the Jam Band;...
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...HBR CASE STUDY The Customers’ Revenge Atida Motors’ decades-old complaint policy may be no match for unhappy customers who threaten to take their case to YouTube. by Dan Ariely Daniel Vasconcellos J IM MCINTIRE, vice president of customer service at Atida Motor Company, was just about to shut down for the day when he received an e-mail from his brother. “Go to Hell, Angel!” the subject line shouted. The message linked to a YouTube video. In “A Letter for Bill Watkins, CEO, Angel Airlines,” two stolid executives – “Jeff” and “Jerry” – wearing identical pinstripe suits, took turns narrating the story of their airline nightmare. In one scene, the pair sat chained to their coach seats in a stuffy, tarmac-stranded plane. Sweating women and children in prison garb begged for water from surly flight attendants dressed as guards. In the next, the two men crawled on their knees before a leather-clad gate attendant, crowned with devil horns and holding a long whip. They begged her to finally assign them their “guaranteed” seats HBR’s cases, which are fictional, present common managerial dilemmas and offer concrete solutions from experts. hbr.org 1717 Ariely_REV_LAYOUT.indd 31 | December 2007 | Harvard Business Review 31 11/1/07 7:53:09 PM HBR CASE STUDY | The Customers’ Revenge on an overbooked plane. “Not a chance,” she replied huffily. She snapped her whip dismissively and shouted, “Next in line!” In the final sequence...
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...Do Video Games Benefit Children? Video games are the fastest growing entertainment in the world, becoming more lifelike, complex and common in nature. Today, 91% of children between the ages of 2-17 play video games (NPD Group, 2011). Engaging in video games have several benefits such as, cognitive skills, social skills, motivation skills, and emotional skills. However, research shows that there may be long-term effects as well. The Debate of video games has been going on for roughly 35 years now. The controversy began in 1976 when the arcade game “Death Race” came out (based on the movie Death Race 2000). The game consisted of players running over “gremlins” (what was later found out to be pedestrians) while they yelled and sobbed. In 1992, one of the most controversial games “Mortal Combat” came to our screens with gory graphics such as severed heads, ripping out spines and hearts. It was one of the most popular game of all time. In 2007, “Bioshock” was criticized for allowing players to murder little girls that were turned into mutated monsters to get points. In 2011, “Bulletstorm” was introduced and said to be one of the worst games in the world. There’s an excess amount of profanity and is very gruesome as body parts splat all over the screen (Gross, CNN. 2013). Although there has been negative controversy about these games, research also shows the benefits and adverse effects of games in the same categories, (e.g., shooterames). Several training and research studies...
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...collaboration of art forms. The plot of the film is easy and engaging to follow. The characters are meant to be relatable as we aspirational. Finally the art forms that are incorporated are able to tie the entire film together. This what makes a film artistic. Unfortunately Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run does not make the cut as a successful film due to the fact that it leaves the audience in confusion the characters are underdeveloped, the film is trying too hard to use different art forms that ultimately become a jumbled mess, and the plot doesn’t really make sense if it is just watched from beginning to end. Characters are very important in film, they are what make the movie. Characters t are memorable and enjoyable loathsome and...
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...Assignment: Sexuality at Different Life Stages PSY/265 April 10, 2011 Assignment: Sexuality at Different Life Stages Age, race, and a patient’s background are just three of many criteria that a therapist(s) or psychologist(s) need to address during therapy sessions. All patients will provide some personal information about themselves; this information along with information that therapists have learned while earning their degree is instrumental in helping a patient return to a healthier stage in life that is conducive to the patient's well being. In Anna’s case, successful therapy will give her mother some semblance of peace of mind. All of the therapy in the world, however, will not rid Anna’s father of his worry and nightmares about Anna’s boyfriend. Very few fathers will be at peace when their adolescent daughter(s) are dating a boy. Fathers are of the mind that there is no boy that is good enough for their daughter, nor can the boy be trusted. As the gather of two young girls, the author can attest to that. With that being said, it is time to address Anna’s problem; or is it the problem her parents face. Anna is in love, or like many adolescent girls and boys, believes she is in love with a boy that is three years older than she is. Many, if not all adolescent boys that are older than their girlfriends, attempt to have sexual relations with them and this is due in part to pressure, and due in part to the age difference, boys normally succeed. Pressure can...
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