...I have decided to study Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live With” to write my visual analysis. In this essay I will be looking at the historical significance this artwork had on the civil rights movement throughout America in the early sixties up until this point. Norman Rockwell was born on the 3rd of February 1848 in New York City becoming a professional painter and illustrator at the mere age of 18. Producing this in1964 with oil paints on canvas and it became an iconic piece of the civil rights movement. 55 years ago on November 15 1960 at the age of 6, Ruby Bridges was 1 of 6 other black African American children to attend an all white school, children left due to ruby attending. When entering the school members of the general public, mothers and fathers shouted racist chants and abusive threats at the little girl....
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... | |John C Johnston | |8/7/2012 | | I hope this time capsule finds you doing well and enjoying the Earth. That would mean that we figured some things out and managed to | |preserve this beautiful planet for your use. I would like to share what my day to day life is like in the year 2012. | I hope this time capsule finds you doing well and enjoying the Earth. That would mean that we figured some things out and managed to preserve this beautiful planet for your use Your Final Project for this course will be a virtual time capsule. A time capsule is a grouping of items for future discovery. For our purposes, we will imagine that our time capsule will be buried at the end of the course and opened 100 years later. The goal of our capsule is to provide an overview of what you believe future generations should remember about the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The project can be composed in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. It can include multimedia if you wish. It should include the following eight...
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...they are taught to believe at an early age. In America we are continually told about the American Dream which is the portrait of the perfect family in a Norman Rockwell painting, the perfect job, the house with the white picket fence and no problems where everybody looks happy and acts as if they are happy; this would be a stereotype of what happiness looks like. Is this true happiness? Not really for very few of us ever achieve all of these things and I am 48 years old and if I waited to be happy until I had these things I never would be happy. Happiness is a state of mind of little things that make us happy with our lives each and every day. For some of us like myself it is just waking up in the morning and thanking god that I have another day to see this beautiful world we live in and the chance to spend another day on this earth clean and sober. This is a perfect example of the American culture, which is more self- determination, looking out for our wellbeing, getting to know ourselves and reaching for our own goals, and positive self-esteem and confidence. In recent years American children have now been encouraged to show their emotions and take pride in their accomplishments. We see this in our everyday lives especially when it comes to sports, and school. We are so caught up in our own lives that sometimes it takes a tragic catastrophe for us to come together as a nation, and even then many of us will talk about it but we don’t do anything to help those that have been affected...
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...Ruby Bridges was one of the first African American children to attend an all-white school after the Brown vs. Board of Education court case ruled unanimously that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy vs. Ferguson, deciding that the segregation law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Bridges' family moved to New Orleans to improve their economic circumstances and she attended kindergarten at an African American school. Her entire class was tested to determine if they could attend a formerly white school that was a part of the school system's plan to integrate schools. Ruby was one of six African American children who passed the test in her class and were invited to enroll in one of the two all-white schools. Although her parents were divided about the dangerous decision to enroll her into a white school they wanted to give their...
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...Kristine Alpurado Professor Melodia English 100: College Writing 02/15/2016 Homework #1 “Looking for Work” p. 22 Engaging the Text, q. 1-5 1. The narrator is so attracted to the family life depicted on TV because they live a perfect life and that is exactly what he wants. One thing he feels that is wrong with his life is his family’s appearance. He believes if they improved their looks they would be accepted by others such as white people. This has little impact on his family because they realize life is not perfect and they are not in control of certain things. The family realizes they do not have to change in order to be liked by others as long as they have each other to love. 2. At first, the narrator goes looking for work because he wants to be wealthy. He believed that being wealthy would take away all his family’s problems. At the end of the story, the narrator starts to accept the fact that he cannot change the way his family is. The meaning of work has changed because he realizes he wants to work for the right reasons not just because he feels obligated to fix his family. 3. Soto’s family life was not perfect, but he lived in a stable household with people he loved. Soto’s thinking was wrong because he wanted more in life however, he failed to realize that he was lucky and fortunate enough to have the people he loves most close to him. For example, he wanted his brother and sister to wear shoes at dinner as if it were going to change things. Changing their...
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...syndrome. Tourette syndrome was discovered more than a hundred years ago, in 1885, by Gilles de la Tourette while he was a physician at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, France. Tourette syndrome (also called, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. These tics characteristically wax and wane, can be suppressed temporarily, and are preceded by a premonitory urge. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics. (Mashpedia.com) Tourette syndrome (TS) is easily misunderstood and as a society we scrutinize these people for having bad behaviors or parents for not being able to control their children. Tourette’s can impact a person/family’s life socially and emotionally because of the misconceptions of Tourette’s. With the first symptoms of TS appearing in early childhood, they become more apparent closer to adolescences and TS can be a chronic lifelong condition with no cure, with progressing symptoms appearing in their early teens. Tics show signs of improving by mid-teens to early adulthood for the majority of individuals with TS, and for the lucky few who can actually become symptom free. The risk factors and cause of TS is unknown, though genetic studies have shown that TS is an inherited dominant gene with a fifty percent...
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...normal part of aging, although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s. * Alzheimer's worsens over time. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer's, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Those with Alzheimer's live an average of eight years after their symptoms become noticeable to others, but survival can range from four to 20 years, depending on age and other health conditions. * Alzheimer's has no current cure, but treatments for symptoms are available and research continues. Although current Alzheimer's treatments cannot stop Alzheimer's from progressing, they can temporarily slow the worsening of dementia symptoms and improve quality of life for those with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. Today, there is a...
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...Resources for Teaching Prepared by Lynette Ledoux Copyright © 2007 by Bedford/St. Martin’s All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. 2 1 f e 0 9 d c 8 7 b a For information, write: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116 (617-399-4000) ISBN-10: 0–312–44705–1 ISBN-13: 978–0–312–44705–2 Instructors who have adopted Rereading America, Seventh Edition, as a textbook for a course are authorized to duplicate portions of this manual for their students. Preface This isn’t really a teacher’s manual, not, at least, in the sense of a catechism of questions and correct answers and interpretations. Because the questions provided after each selection in Rereading America are meant to stimulate dialogue and debate — to generate rather than terminate discourse — they rarely lend themselves to a single appropriate response. So, while we’ll try to clarify what we had in mind when framing a few of the knottier questions, we won’t be offering you a list of “right” answers. Instead, regard this manual as your personal support group. Since the publication of the first edition, we’ve had the chance to learn from the experiences of hundreds of instructors nationwide, and we’d like to use this manual as a forum where we can share some of their concerns, suggestions, experiments, and hints. We’ll begin with a roundtable on issues you’ll probably want to address before you meet your class. In the first section of this manual, we’ll discuss approaches to...
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...song, or a painting by Braque and a Saturday Evening Post cover. All four are on the order of culture, and ostensibly, parts of the same culture and products of the same society. Here, however, their connection seems to end. A poem by Eliot and a poem by Eddie Guest - what perspective of culture is large enough to enable us to situate them in an enlightening relation to each other? Does the fact that a disparity such as this within the frame of a single cultural tradition, which is and has been taken for granted - does this fact indicate that the disparity is a part of the natural order of things? Or is it something entirely new, and particular to our age? The answer involves more than an investigation in aesthetics. It appears to me that it is necessary to examine more closely and with more originality than hitherto the relationship between aesthetic experience as met by the specific—not the generalized—individual, and the social and historical contexts in which that experience takes place. What is brought to light will answer, in addition to the question posed above, other and perhaps more important questions. I. A society, as it becomes less and less able, in the course of its development, to justify the inevitability of its particular forms, breaks up the accepted notions upon which artists and writers must depend in large part for communication with their audiences. It becomes difficult to assume anything. All the verities involved by religion, authority, tradition, style,...
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...world around. Many of these are part of our everyday life and if not then we see them every day in our comings and goings. Two of these world-wide brands that many of us know are also extremely similar in both product as well as marketing strategy. Those two brands are The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. On May 8, 1886, a pharmacist named Dr. John Pemberton carried a jug of Coca-Cola syrup to Jacobs’ Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta, where it was mixed with carbonated water and sold for five cents a glass. (Our Heritage, 2012) Three years later in the summer of 1898 a young pharmacist named Caleb Bradham began experimenting with combinations of spices, juices and syrups, trying to create a refreshing new drink to serve to his customers. His success came in the form of the beverage now known around the world as Pepsi-Cola. (Pepsi Legacy, 2005) And from that day forward the rivalry between Coca-Cola and Pepsi would become legendary. These two beverage companies are competing for the top spot in a massive global market. The cola and carbonated beverage industry reaches to nearly every corner of the planet, and the vast majority of the market share belongs to the two giants Coke and Pepsi. With such a huge market and enormous revenue potential in an industry such as this, it is no wonder that the Coke versus Pepsi competition is so fierce. So how does either of these companies create an advantage over the other? We will compare and contrast the business and marketing strategies of these...
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...UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI M.Com I ( I SEMESTER ) SUBJECT MARKETING MANAGEMENT A PROJECT ON “Marketing Strategy Of Coca Cola” ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 – 2014 BY Farhad Kazi ROLL NO : 34 PROJECT GUIDE PROF. Sameer Tungare MALINI KISHOR SANGHVI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS JUHU, MUMBAI. DECLARATION I Mr Farhad Kazi, Student of Malini Kishor Sanghvi College of Commerce & Economics Studying in M.Com (Part I) Semester I , hereby declare that I have completed the project on “Marketing Strategy of Coca Cola” of “MARKETING MANAGEMENT” in the academic year 2013-2014. The information submitted herein is true and original to the best of my knowledge. Date of Submission Signature of Student (Mr. Farhad Kazi ) CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr.Farhad Kazi of M.Com (Part I– SEMESTER I) of Malini Kishor Sanghvi College of Commerce and Economics has successfully completed the project on on “Marketing Strategy of Coca Cola” of “MARKETING MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT” for the academic year 2013-2014. The information submitted is true and original to the best of my knowledge. ...
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...BASIC INFORMATIONS Company Profile Name of the Organization: Hindustan Coca – Cola Beverages Private Limited Year of Establishment: October 1993 Form of Business: Private Limited Nature of Business: Leading Producer & marketer of soft drinks in India Address of Corporate Office: Coca – Cola India Enkay Towers, Udyog Vihar V, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122106. Tel.: (0124) 2234 8041/8571. Plant Address (Gujarat): Village: Goblej, Dist.: Kheda, Gujarat – 387440. Name of the President: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta Telephone: 02694 84386 / 87 / 77585 Website: http://www.coca-colaindia.com History Birth of a Refreshing Idea John Styth Pemberton first introduced the refreshing taste of Coca – Cola in Atlanta, Georgia. It was of 1886 when the pharmacist concocted a caramel – colored syrup in a three – legged brass kettle in his backyard. He first “distributed” the new product by carrying Coca – Cola in a jug down the street to Jacobs Pharmacy. For five cents, consumers could enjoy a glass of Coca – Cola at the soda fountain. Whether by design or accident, carbonated water was proclaimed “Delicious & Refreshing” Dr. Pemberton’s partner & bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson suggested the name & panned “Coca – Cola” in the unique flowing script that is famous worldwide today. Mr. Robinson thought ‘the two C’s would look well in advertising. In 1886 sales of...
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...4 Main Idea • • • • • What is a main idea? What is a topic? How do you recognize the difference between general and specific ideas? What is a stated main idea? What is an unstated main idea? Everyday Reading Skills: Selecting a Book Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. 118 CHAPTER 4 Main Idea What Is a Main Idea? The main idea of a passage is the core of the material, the particular point the author is trying to convey. The main idea of a passage can be stated in one sentence that condenses specific ideas or details in the passage into a general, allinclusive statement of the author’s message. In classroom discussions, all of the following words are sometimes used to help students understand the meaning of the main idea. thesis main point central focus gist controlling idea central thought Whether you read a single paragraph, a chapter, or an entire book, many experts agree that your most important single task is to understand the main idea of what you read. Topic Main Idea Major Detail Major Detail Major Detail Minor Detail Minor Detail Minor Detail Minor Detail Minor Detail Recognize General and Specific Words The first step in determining the main idea of a selection is to look at the specific ideas presented in the sentences and try to decide on a general topic or subject under which you can group these ideas. Before tackling sentences, begin with words. Pretend that the sentence ideas in a selection have been reduced...
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...M A G A Z I N E FA L L 2 0 0 2 Volume 20 Number 2 SPANNING THE GLOBE Duke Leads the Way in International Law Teaching and Scholarship inside plus Duke admits smaller, exceptionally well-qualified class Duke’s Global Capital Markets Center to launch new Directors’ Education Institute from the dean Dear Alumni and Friends, It is not possible, these days, for a top law school to be anything other than an international one. At Duke Law, we no longer think of “international” as a separate category. Virtually everything we do has some international dimension, whether it concerns international treaties and protocols, commercial transactions across national borders, international child custody disputes, criminal behavior that violates international human rights law, international sports competitions, global environmental regulation, international terrorism, or any number of other topics. And, of course, there is little that we do at Duke that does not involve scholars and students from other countries, who are entirely integrated with U.S. scholars and students. Students enrolled in our joint JD/LLM program in international and comparative law receive an in-depth education in both the public and private aspects of international and comparative law, enriched by the ubiquitous presence of foreign students; likewise, the foreign lawyers who enroll in our one-year LLM program in American law enroll in the same courses, attend the same conferences...
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