...Morgan Freeman Actor, director, and narrator Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is still alive today. Even though he loved acting, he joined the air force after high school to become a fighter pilot. Instead, he was put into being a Tracking Radar Repairmen in the Air Force who rose to the rank of Airman 1st Class. Freeman later realized that wasn't what he wanted. "I joined the Air Force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it." Freeman graduating high school in 1955 he turned down a partial drama scholarship at Jackson State University and joined the U.S. Air Force. He finally started training to be a fighter pilot (after being a Tracking Radar Repairmen) but, as soon as he sat in the cockpit he said he had a “distinct feeling he was in the nose of a bomb”. He later realized that he didn't want to be shooting down other people. In 1959, Freeman left the air force and moved to Hollywood to pursue his chances of being an actor. Morgan Freeman was in the U.S Air Force for 3 years, 2 months, and 10 days. Freeman, now one of the most famous narrators/ actors of today. He did not fulfill his dream of being a fighter pilot, but he has lived a full life now. Although, he turned down his scholarship he still made it to be a great narrator/...
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...Freeman vs. Friedman In their theories of how a business should operate, R. Edward Freeman and Milton Friedman hold virtually opposite beliefs as to what businesses’ responsibilities should be. In favor of the Stakeholder theory, Freeman believes that any person or organization that has a “stake” in the business should also play a role of participation in the business’s actions and decisions. In the other corner of the ring stands Milton Friedman, who holds the belief that said business is only responsible for those that actually own stock in the business – the owners, or stockholders. A strong believer in his reconceptualized Stakeholder Theory of the Modern Corporation, R. Edward Freeman believes the key to success in business is several stakeholders working together in a sort of interconnected “corporate system”. Freeman begins his argument by raising a simple question: For whose benefit and at whose expense should the firm be managed? To answer this question, Freeman attempts to explain why managerial capitalism no longer works. He notes, “The basic idea of managerial capitalism is that in return for controlling the firm, management vigorously pursues the interest of the stockholders” (Freeman, 38). Freeman begins to attack this idea of managerial capitalism with several arguments pertaining to why this form of capitalism no longer can work. He argues that corporations act with limited liability for their actions and remain seemingly immortal since the existence...
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...Student ID: 1080563 Module: Debates and Controversies Assessment: Is the Issue of ‘Truth’ Important in Evaluating the Mead-Freeman controversy? Give Reasons for Your Answer. Class Teacher: Benedetta Rossi and Max Bolt Word Count: 3000 Paper ID: Is the Issue of ‘Truth’ Important in Evaluating the Mead-Freeman controversy? Give Reasons for Your Answer. ‘All that man can do for humanity is to further the truth, whether it be sweet or bitter’ (Boas, Cited in Heimans, F, 1987, [14:03]). Freeman says that although their conclusions differed he hoped there would be no bad feelings, Mead replied; ‘Anyway, what matters is the work’ (Freeman, Cited in Heimans, F, 1987, [16:30]) Mead’s findings are correct and insightful. Although Freeman suggests, with evidence of a letter from Holmes, that Holmes’ findings in fact contradicted Mead’s work and that he himself had recognised this but been forced to lighten his criticism of her work to save the discipline. Holmes argues he said this in the letter as he was angry with Mead for a poor review she published on one of his books (Freeman and Holmes, Cited in Heimans, F, 1987, [27:30]). If Mead’s findings and suggestions about Samoans promiscuous lives were correct then why were there no recorded pregnancies out of wedlock? Mead herself highlighted the Samoans fertility (O’Meara, Cited in Heimans, F, 1987, [35:05]). Mead in fact set herself up to hear what she wanted. She was an American talking to the missionaries and government...
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...Morgan Freeman – detective William Somerset: It doesn’t hurt that the film features some magnificent acting. I think, Morgan Freeman has been casted for the movie, because he’s a phenomenal actor. He’s a very convincing actor, who gives his roles a perfect touch. He seems so real in action. Morgan Freeman is likely the best performer working today, and I don’t think he’s ever been better than here as veteran detective Somerset. Freeman is a very versatile actor and he embodies the range of emotions felt by Somerset vividly. The detective is a complex character and Freeman manages to display these impressions quietly and subtly but with beautiful precision. Freeman exhibits the unreliable tones of the role and makes the character come to life. In Seven he appears as the veteran. He knows what he’s doing, and supposed to do in the movie, to make it good. In the beginning he gets David Mills on the neck, which is trying hard to make a good job to impress William. I think, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt compliment each other well, and they have many similarities and differences. For example the age, the play, the way they are interpreting their roles and so on. Brad Pitt – detective David Mills: I think, Brad Pitt has been casted for the movie, because he’s the perfect contrast to Morgan Freeman and also a very good actor. They are absolute opposites, young and older, black and white, spontaneous and thoughtful. Kevin Spacey – John Doe: I’ve read that Kevin Spacey was cast two days before...
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...Facts - Both Dulen and Freeman were hired by Darco transportation to transfer goods to San Francisco and Freeman was killed when their tractor-trailer was hit by a train. - The signal arms malfunctioned and came up before the oncoming train reached the intersection, the first truck passed however Dulen's was hit and the signal arms did not lower until it was on the tracks. - An investigation took place and Dulen had minimal harm while the investigator found that Freeman and Dulen where in an intimate relationship. - at first it was claimed that Dulen and Freeman were having sex however later it was found that there was not enough room for two people to fit in the driver seat. Procedural history - Dulen sought workers compensation and after various courts ruled in favor of Dulen, Darco appealed to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Issue - Is Darco liable for the injuries occurred to Dulen and Freeman after the malfunction of the signal arms under workers compensation regardless of the sex allegations? Rule - Under workers compensation (1) injury must have occurred in the course of (2) and arise out of the workers employment. The injured part had to be injured while performing its job. Application - It was clear that both Dulen and Freeman were injured because the signal arms at the railroad malfunctioned. It is also clear that the injury occurred "in the course of" because it happened while they were performing their job of transporting goods. Now assuming that...
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...In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Accounting Principles Board, and Financial Accounting Standards Board), public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients, incapable of or unwilling to police themselves, and at times participants in cover-ups of client affairs. Senator Metcalf even went so far as to suggest nationalizing the industry in light of these activities. Just prior to the Metcalf report, Daniel Potter began working as a staff accountant for Baker Greenleaf, one of the Big Eight accounting firms. In preparation for his CPA examination, Dan had rigorously studied the code of ethics of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and had thoroughly familiarized himself with his profession's guidelines for morality. He was aware of ethical situations which might pose practical problems, such as maintaining independence from the client or bearing the responsibility for reporting a client's unlawful or unreasonably misleading activities and he knew the channels through which a CPA was expected to resolve unethical business policies. Dan had taken the guidelines very seriously; they were not only an integral part of the auditing exam, they also expressed to him the fundamental dignity every independent...
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...Assignment 2 Tracy Barger CRJ100- Introduction to Criminal Justice Professor Jason Douglas Strayer University August 20, 2015 Discuss one real life criminal case, taken from current events, identify the court that took jurisdiction. Explain why the court that took the case was the appropriate one for the particular circumstances. One of the fundamental questions of law is if a given court has the jurisdiction to preside over any given case. The jurisdictional question can be broken down into three components: whether there is over the person, whether there is jurisdiction over the subject matter, and whether there is jurisdiction to render the particular judgment sought. There are also different courts that have jurisdiction depending on the case. State courts have general jurisdictions, meaning that they can hear any controversy except those prohibited by their specific state laws. Federal courts have limited jurisdiction , meaning that they only exercise powers granted to them by the Constitution and Federal Laws. The criminal case I chose for this assignment is the case of James “ Whitey “ Bulger a crime syndicate head With a larger than life history that includes bank robbery, and being a gun supplier for the Irish Republican Army the one time F.B.I informant and head of Boston's Winter Hill Gang...
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...and narrator, Morgan Freeman. Freeman is not only a strong minded individual, he is also a very inspirational man as well. He makes sure to give the best advice possible as stated by Djimon Hounsou when he was unsure about his work, Morgan Freeman said to him, “Some days you feel very connected and on point with every aspect of your character. Other days, it's just non-existent. But that’s part of the character and part of you. Don’t stress about it. Stay with the moment.” (Entertainment Weekly 1). Honsou has let that zen like advice guide him through a wide range of films, and the Academy Awards also gave him an Oscar nomination. Hounsou's inspiration of filmmaking developed after his talk with Morgan Freeman. Morgan Freeman assured him that, yes, some days can be harder than others. He stated that it is vital not to let anything or anyone get in the way for it can mess up how far you have already become so, just keep moving forward and never look back (Entertainment Weekly). Morgan Freeman continues to inspire people in numerous ways, from little to big things it all counts and it all matters, his little bit of guidance helped someone come a long way. Not to mention, Morgan Freeman was also referred to by the Times Magazine as one of the most influential people on the internet (Dan 1), which is very impressive being how many people are really on the internet. Morgan Freeman has unique and bold personality which got him to where he is today. If Morgan Freeman would've given up...
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...“A New England Nun” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, “A Pair of Silk Stockings” by Kate Chopin, and “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce. One prevalent example of an attempt at moral purification by an American literature author is “A New England Nun” written by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. In this short story, Freeman denounces the societal ideal of the 1900’s that a woman is...
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...Often, he was seen as either a medical angel or a medical monster. He had always been curious as to what part of the brain caused mental illnesses such as; depression, schizophrenia, etc. So, in order to become the first American neuroscientist, Freeman studied the works of Swiss psychiatrist Gottlieb Burckhardt, who was the first to perform an attempt at human psychosurgery. Then, on November 12, 1935, a new psychosurgery procedure was performed in Portugal under the direction of the neurologist and physician Egas Moniz His new "leucotomy" procedure, intended to treat mental illness, took small coring's of the patient's frontal lobes. Moniz became a mentor and idol for Freeman who modified the procedure renaming it the "lobotomy". Instead of taking coring's from the frontal lobes, Freeman's procedure severed the connection between the frontal lobes and the thalamus. Because Freeman lost his license to perform surgery himself after his last patient died on the operating table, he enlisted neurosurgeon James Watts as a research partner. Together, Freeman and Watts performed as many as 3,439 lobotomies in four decades, 2,500 of which used his ice pick method. In 1967, Freeman performed his last lobotomy before being banned from operating. After he performed the third lobotomy on a longtime patient of his, she developed a brain hemorrhage and passed...
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...Middle East. Many join these extremists due to political, economical, cultural, or military Issues coupled with the groups’ ideology of the “global Salafi jihad”(freeman 41). There is no clear solution to Al-Qaeda, but many of the responses to the terrorist group are primarily military actions including the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with a plan made for the modern age; cyber planning. Up until 2002 not much was know about the origins of Al-Qaeda when in March of that year the Bosnian authorities seized many documents of Osama Bin Laden’s first initial meeting taking place in his own home located in Peshawar (Bergen and Cruickshank 3). These documents studied by Peter Bergen of the National Security Studies Program and Paul Cruickshank from the Center on Law and...
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...who either want to have fun, or for people who wants to escape their problem for a day. Some people may argue that alcohol may not be the best thing for your physical or mental well-being and that can be true, but moderate alcohol consumption may also have some substantial health benefits. It should be noted that alcohol consumption and its benefits vary based on an individual's body makeup and type. “7 Health Benefits of Drinking Alcohol” by Sabrina Bachai and "12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking" by David Freeman both discuss drinking alcohol; however, the 12 health risk of chronic heavy drinking is more persuasive. According to Sabrina Bachai articles the 7 Health Benefits of Drinking The School of Public Health at Harvard University have found that moderate drinking of alcohol raises a good level of cholesterol and higher HDL levels which are associated with a greater protection of against heart disease. Average drinking of alcohol has also been linked with beneficial changes ranging from better sensitivity to insulin improvements in factors that influence blood clotting which is associated with heart attacks or strokes. “Drinking occasionally could add few years to your life. A study by the Catholic University of Campobasso...
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...When these seizures start, they are sudden and without warning. (Freeman, Pillas and Vining) They can last from 10 seconds to 20 seconds, but they usually never go past 20 seconds. (Devinsk) When the seizure ends, the patient does not know what happed. Generally they continue doing what they were doing before they had a seizure. Absence start in children at the age of 4 through 14. 7 out of 10 kids will not continue to have absence seizures after the age of 18. (Sirven and Shafer) Children that have absence seizures, development normally but, generally have learning and behavioral...
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...Cobain began having relations. After Love became pregnant, a few months after their engagement, the two got married in Hawaii. Two years later while Nirvana was touring their third album, Cobain attempted suicide by overdosing on pills. After his near death experience and continued use of drugs, Cobain’s friends felt that an intervention was needed. This caused Cobain to eventually enter a rehabilitation facility only to have no effect. Cobain ran away two days after being admitted and killed himself, leaving behind a suicide note addressed to his imaginary, childhood friend. Although, Cobain was never diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or MDD, he showed very obvious symptoms (Kurt Cobain and his battle with Mental Illness, 2014). Cobain’s cousin, Bev Cobain, stated that Cobain was diagnosed at a young age with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Bipolar Disorder or manic-depression (Kurt Cobain and his battle with Mental Illness, 2014). Cobain abused substances, such as alcohol and heroine (Freeman, 2007). After Cobain’s father remarried, Cobain began experimenting with drugs in his mid-teens (Kurt Donald Cobain, 2014). Due to Cobain’s drug...
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...Frank Darabont and was released the 14 October 1994 in the USA. It has Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd Redding (also called Red) in the leading roles. Morgan Freeman is known for his slow, deep and peaceful voice, and have been the narrator in many other series and movies, and that is why he of cause also are the narrator in this movie. The character Red tells what there happens in the movie in the time it's happens, so you not only get to see what there happens, but also hear it and what Red is thinking about it. The director and screen writer have been good to show the different persons from all their sides, so you really get the feeling of that you know the persons, and know what there will happened, but yet he still surplices you the one time after another. And specially giving Morgan Freeman space to show his full potential, that he also do. Witch also are the reasons that it have been nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Morgan Freeman for best actor in a leading role, and best writing and screenplay by Frank Darabont. This movie have giving many meracebles quotes, but there are three there stand a little out: (Andy Dufresne: [in letter to Red]) "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." (Andy Dufresne:) "Get busy living, or get busy dying." (Red:) "Same old shit, different day" These quotes are someone that almost any person there have seen the movie can remember, and are still used today...
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