...Magic Johnson & HIV Caesar Lozano Human Sexuality Mrs. Polites December 3, 2012 What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, a retro virus that causes AIDS. Statistics indicate there are more than one million people living with HIV in the United States. HIV was discovered in June 1981. Since then approximately 1.7 million in the United States are estimated to have been infected with the virus. Every 9.5 minutes someone in the United States is being infected with HIV. How does HIV work? In order to survive, HIV must enter a healthy human cell and uses the cell’s machinery to make copies of itself. HIV attaches to the cell and uses a special chemical as a key to enter. Once inside, HIV uses a chemical called reverse transcriptase to disguise itself. Wearing this disguise, HIV is ready to sneak into the cell’s control center. Then HIV uses another chemical called integrase to gain access to cell’s control center. HIV then adds its own information into the cell’s machinery and starts making copies of itself. Another chemical, called protease, cuts out and puts together the new copies of the virus. Once the new virus leaves the cell, they are ready to find and attack more cells. Anyone is capable of contracting the virus. One person who stands out with the virus is Earvin Johnson but you may know him by another name, Magic Johnson. Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for the Los...
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...and fans around the world call the NBA the greatest show on earth. No other league around the world brings what the NBA’s game has brought every season to its spectators. The greatest plays, games, dunks, players, and great passion for basketball, are reasons why the fans keep watching. Fans of other sports associations such as the Federation of International Basketball Association may not notice any changes at all, but the NBA’s style of playing has changed dramatically through the years. NBA basketball has usually kept its popularity with great stylish plays by the players in the league. The changes occurred when players such as Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson changed the game during the 1980′s to a guard domination style (in the past the center position had the ball for a longer period of time). Magic and Bird excited the crowds with their new style of play on the court. Their style of play influenced the rest of the league so that the league was forced to change. Jack McCallum had an interesting point of view about Larry and...
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...“A well-rounded education is simply too vital to our students’ success to let the teaching of the arts and humanities erode.” -Secretary Duncan When thinking about the arts, including that of performing arts and music, we tend to glide over the subjects, and term it as a good “hobby,” and not something that can shape and mold a person into someone the community can benefit off of. Many have found these arts to be therapeutic, and a good way to escape from the temptations of doing wrong. In turn, the community itself has had an advantage. The streets are clear from loitering, theft, vandalism etc, and now are looking at a better community in which the individuals, who make up part of it, are actively trying to improve the community and not to harm it. The individual themselves, has become more aware of themselves and of those around them. They have become more appreciative of the arts, and understand different subjects better than individuals who have not been exposed to the arts. Art as it is now is still as beautiful as it was back in the renaissance time period. The only thing that has changed is the importance of it. It is also the first thing one may think of when referring to the “arts.” Although there are many different forms of art, the visual drawing is just as important as the different branches. Art has the ability through different Medias, but as murals especially to tell someone who is not familiar...
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...Anecdotal evidence such as “he and Georgia fought often, especially when his excessive drinking brought on more financial hardship. They divorced when Larry was sixteen.” (Davis 51) draws on the idea that Bird did not have a happy family. This story emphasizes the rough upbringing that Bird received and generates sympathy for Bird. Likewise, when Davis narrates “As Johnson walked toward him, Bird took one look at him and kept right on walking. Magic was stunned-and really, really pissed.” (Davis 198) he reveals Magic Johnson’s need to impress and please all. By using a story to show a rare break in Magic’s personality, Davis allows the reader to connect to the character on a personal level, to see a side of Magic that is not perfect, and to relate to his struggles. Thus, anecdotes are used to introduce Magic and Bird, not as characters, but as people. The emotional appeal to both characters is immediately felt; no longer are these just mere words on a page; these “characters” are real people, and the reader is placed into story, as if these events were happening right around him or...
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...Baseball Magic - In the article "Baseball Magic" by George Gmelch, it talks about how players and their rituals they perform before a game. The whole idea is to show how two different cultures, American Baseball and the Trobriand Islanders both have the same idea same idea. That idea being that if you change,your way of doing something it ultimately ruin you. Keeping things the same will keep your luck the same. The article talks about rituals, how Dennis Grossini, a Detroit Tiger pitcher, would do everything the same on game day. Dennis would wake up at the same time, eat lunch at the same time, in fact he would eat the same lunch. All this was to win the game, he think that if he lives every day the same way he did the day he won. That the outcome will always be the same. Some may think that this is just stupid, but in reality it may work. By touching your hat or shirt, it relines your hand to where it was when you threw the strike. A ritual for me that in high school before we went on stage to do a play we would all have to jump up and hit the sign above the backstage door. The article also talks about taboo, to where players cannot say a certain word or it will break the luck of another player. The one mentioned in the book is when people say "no-hitter" around the pitcher, it there for makes him throw horrible from then on. In theater people say "break a leg" instead of good luck. Taboo for me is every time I slam on breaks or almost get in a wreck. I say the words...
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...shuffling cards, they’ve come to play Magic: The Gathering at a Friday Night Magic tournament. Magic: The Gathering is beloved by many, and is arguably the best game to ever exist. With itself being much like poker and chess combined, Magic does indeed take “a minute to learn, a lifetime to master.” One of Magic’s greatest characteristics is its variety, with play ranging from casual gamers at the kitchen...
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...Telling the truth about Damned Lies and Statistics The author made clear that most of the American people are not-so-math-literate. When a regular American is shown eye catching graphs and percentages they would believe it, without even knowing the consistency of the statistics. It wouldn’t be improbable to believe without any developed mathematical skills that a regular American is unable to estimate or even tell, the stability of any given statistics. Joel Best is saying that the society is gullible and has lack of judgment when it comes to statistics and he’s not to prove the incapability of the education system. In this article, the author, Joel Best is talks about how society is continuously fed by hyperboles and how they only pay attention to the numbers and not the context. For example, the statement "Brand X is 84% fat-free" sounds good until you realize that this means the food product is 16% fat by weight. Also, "fastest growing" could mean that there used to be one customer and then there were five more, making a five-hundred percent increase. The media runs on the society’s credulity using statistics to bolster their weak arguments. For example, in advertisements saying a product is the fastest growing, but specifically compared to what or when. Isn’t it that numbers are supposed to represent ”objective scientific data” which we can’t deny because it has been studied by experienced experts. But some people like dirty business mans who would lie and would want...
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...Chadron State College Disney Theme Park Guest Services: MyMagic+ Discussion The Disney theme parks have utilized a method of customizing guest experiences utilizing a state-of-the art technology called MyMagic+. For guests, it allows them to purchase a Magic Band to enhance their experience at Walt Disney World, and also provides convenience for those guests by enabling them to link their room key, payment methods and other needs or desires to their band, reducing the amount of items that the guest would need to carry with them during their time in the park. It also cuts back on the time needed to enjoy those experiences by streamlining the guests’ visit. For the park, it enables staff to monitor the activities of the guests, as well as accessing those specific desires stated by the guest so that the staff can cater to those needs more fully and efficiently. Other things stored by the bands include personal information, so that a guests’ visit can be further enhanced. For example, staff can be notified of a guests’ birthday so they can have characters at the park approach the birthday boy or girl to wish them a joyous day. Business and Industry The Walt Disney Company is known around the world for entertainment and magic. The company began with Walter Elias Disney and his brother, Roy, as simple animators who took a mouse called Mortimer and turned him into an icon named Mickey. The company today has holdings in many different ventures, including television, radio, movies...
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...not attracted the flocks of mainland Chinese tourists that Disney and the Hong Kong government had anticipated. “This place is very foreign to me,” said 50 year-old Yuan Xiaozhi, an interior decorator from the southern city of Foshan, who was visiting the park for the first time with his wife 5. Consequently, being aware of the importance of adopting local customs, Hong Kong Disneyland launched its first integrated marketing campaign with Chinese cultural elements. In details, for the Chinese New Year of 2008, a new collection of red Chinese costumes was designed for Mickey and Minnie, visitors were also greeted by the Chinese gods of wealth, blessing, health and longevity, who handed out Chinese traditional chocolate gold coins. the fading magic of Disney in Hong kong, the company had been laying off workers and putting expansion plans on hold. Nevertheless, according to Brooks Barnes6, “as recently as 2008, the park was losing roughly $200 million a year”, even with localization efforts7. Fortunately, with the soaring attendance by mainland Chinese visitors, Hong Kong Disneyland is making a profit for 1 Professor Ali Farhoomand is a professor at the University of...
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...Losing Magic in the Middle Kingdom Brandusa Borza Chiara Iacaponi Alfred Mense Sandor Olti Ramona Pavel Giulia Sgambati Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................3 PROBLEM STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................................3 ALTERNATIVES .......................................................................................................................................................3 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. ALTERNATIVE PIXAR: BUILDING NEW ZONE WITH IMPORTING IDEAS FROM DISNEY GLOBAL..................................... 4 ALTERNATIVE THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: BUILDING BRAND NEW THEME ON A GLOBAL LEVEL ......................... 4 ALTERNATIVE HOME OF MULAN: CREATING A BRAND NEW THEME TARGETING SPECIFICALLY THE LOCALS ................ 4 4. 5. 6. 7. CSR INITIATIVES ....................................................................................................................................................5 GENERAL OPERATIONAL UPGRADE ............................................................................................................5 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................................6 APPENDIX .........
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...Growth Stocks vs. Value Stocks Thomas Anderton MBA 570 Professor Scott Growth stocks generally come from companies of high quality and who are considered successful. Investors expect the earnings of these companies to keep growing above the market average. If an investor were to analyze the companies with growth stock they would notice that these stocks have high price to earnings ratios and high price to book ratios. The price to earnings ratio shows the market price per share divided by the earnings. In order to have a high ratio generally the market price per share is high. Value stocks are the exact opposite of growth stock in terms of their price per earnings ratio and their price to book ratio, which means they generally have low ratios. These companies are generally expected by investors to increase in value when the rest of the market recognizes their potential. According to Bryan Rich of Forbes, “Value stocks are stocks with the lowest P/E, price to book, price to sales and price to cash flow. Other twists on value investing are simply looking at the lowest priced stocks in a major index or stocks with the highest dividend yield in a major index” (Rich, 2016). To some investors, growth stocks may seem to be expensive and at times overhauled, which could cause them to invest in value stocks. Investors may chase value stock because they don’t have as much money to invest as other investors who choose growth stocks. Some investors may choose to invest in growth...
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...miles, and is number one in fuel efficiency; all seemingly great qualities to have in a tire. Looking more closely at the picture accompanying the ad we see a dreary selection of colors bringing life to the stylized cartoon world. A more in-depth examination of the near-road kill reveals a group of semi-anthropomorphic life forms that more closely resemble characters out of a Disney or Harry Potter movie than they do anything in the wild. Perhaps of most interest is the Michelin Man himself, and what exactly he is doing to the automobile to get it to stop in time. Considering the elements here, we can draw a fair conclusion that Michelin is not only advertising a great new set of tires, but voicing their firm support for all things magic and occult. Having been printed in a recent June issue of Sports Illustrated, one is left to wonder the audience of this particular advertisement. The picture has more the look of a Pixar movie poster than anything aimed at selling tires to adults. With a probably larger adult male readership, one could presume that perhaps the target here would be fathers that watch similar cartoons with their children; particularly those that would be emotionally moved by seeing a group of fluffy cartoons run down unexpectedly by a speeding car. The scenery of our cartoon image is painted in dark browns and greens, leaving one with the impression of foul and...
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...their license. All across America young-adults wait until this magic age for this rite of passage to adulthood. The United States should keep the current driving age the same because of the option of newly developed graduated drivers’ programs for teens, the need of valid driving experience, and the statistics of overall accidental death rates in our country. First are the graduated drivers program where teen drivers can become well prepared for real world...
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...My Ethical Observation on Amsterdam’s Marijuana Policy It is my belief that Amsterdam’s policies involving the use of marijuana are ethically permissible. Studies and statistics have shown that the side effects of marijuana are not harmful; in fact a person’s ability to do certain things may actually improve under the influence. Amsterdam has regulations set in place to prevent abuse while still maintaining enjoyment of the product. And it has greatly benefitted their economy, set a trend for other countries to follow, and kept the citizens happy. All of the good outweighs the bad, and no harm is being caused to anyone by letting this activity happen, therefore, I see nothing morally wrong with the legalization of marijuana in Amsterdam. Say you’re at a party, and you have to choose between riding with a drunk driver, and riding with a driver who has smoked marijuana, which would you choose? Well a study of vehicular accidents in 1990-91 showed that while 51.1% of the drivers in the accidents that resulted in fatalities were under the influence of alcohol, only 17.8% of those had used one of all other drugs combined, with marijuana taking a whopping 6.7% of the total deaths. In fact, other studies have shown that when taken in small doses, much like the 5 gram maximum that Amsterdam enforces, it actually improves the driving skills of the person under the influence. Because marijuana produces a state of higher awareness, people driving while high are actually more cautious...
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...Distracted Driving Sometimes in life “sorry” can become a magic word and fix everything, then there are times that saying “sorry” undoes nothing. Will saying “sorry” help when you crash your parent’s car, because you are too busy looking at your phone? What about when you kill someone’s child because you’re too busy talking to your friend and run a stop light? Will you say “sorry” to the kid’s parents and expect everything to be okay? Saying “sorry” cannot begin to fix some things and preventing those from happening by acting responsibly in the first place is the best you can do. I like the introduction technique with the hypothetical questions. However, you now need to transition into your thesis or central claim, and that central claim needs to come here, at the end of the intro paragraph. Ninety percent of car accidents are caused by human error – driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, speeding recklessly, changing lanes without signaling, passing through red lines, and probably most known of all: distracted driving OK, first of all, don’t begin body paragraphs with statistics. Rarely should you do this. Instead, remember that I want your body paragraphs to begins with subclaims. Secondly, where did you get this statistic? This is not a research paper (you’ll be taught proper research in Composition II). For now, we want you to avoid research sources except your interviews. . Distracted Driving is dangerous and can kill you and those people around you.—THIS...
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