...Geoff Powell 4/30/14 Org. Behavior Apprentice Synthesis I. The first principal learning I took from the Apprentice series is having a balance of a manager to take charge and lead while knowing when to pull back and let your employees do the tasks they are assigned to do. Throughout the series there are many examples of project managers who did poorly in this area. In episode 1 Erika on team Protégé tried to huddle her team and create a game plan but never made a decision and moved on to the next task at hand. An incident that occurred vice versa was during episode 2 when Sam was the project manager and was too harsh on making decisions and micromanaging his teammates who felt that his leadership was inconsistent. Lastly in the last episode, Kwame showed a leadership style of being more laid back which led Omarosa to make pivotal mistakes, while Bill was so frenzied during his gold tournament that those under him felt like they were micromanaged at times because he had to make sure that every task was completed and done the right way. II. The next principal learning I took from the show was that when managing a team or group and you have people who wonder off and become problems, it is your job to real them back in and motivate them at the task at hand. In the beginning of class you said managing someone is manipulation. Although this is an intense way to describe it, in this case, it is the only word appropriate. In episode 2, Jason was the project manager for Versacorp...
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...The Apprentice Recap | Bio –Silk Vs. Chi | Marketing Extra Credit | | [Type the author name] | [Pick the date] | | The Apprentice is an American broadcast television show that was created by Millionaire Donald Trump. Donald takes people and places them in business situations, and let them become the ultimate the decision maker and the company, and take control to make executive moves in a business. In the series Donald take past contestants that were fired from previous seasons and set up an all-star cast for them to become Donald Trumps, Apprentice. The Task for this particular episode the contestant is creating interactive experiences inside glass trucks to promote Farouk hair products. Farouk is a line of hair and skin care products under the BioSilk, SunGlitz and Cationic Hydration Interlink (CHI) brands to over 106 countries worldwide. These products were invented by Farouk Shami, who is a Palestinian-American businessman. Each team was to promote different product from Farouk hairline product such as Bio- Silk and Chi. The teams also had to involve the social media website Facebook, and by that means every like their product receive on Facebook Mr. Shami would donate an dollar up to thirty-thousand dollars, and twenty for the task winner. The task manager of each team would collect the winning funds for their charity for a total of one-hundred thousand dollars. Chi promoters were named Team A, who consist of C. Jordan, D. Rodman, Lil’Jon, and...
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...Name: Alan Sugar Born: 24/03/1947 (Age: 66) From: Hackney, London Famous for: He's the man who loves to say "You're Fired!" on his hit television show, The Apprentice. Relationship status: Sir Al is married to his wife Ann. Twelve years younger than his three older siblings, Alan Sugar was the child of low-income, working-class Jews and raised in Upper Clapton Road - England. By the age of 12, he was rising at 6am every day to boil beetroots for a local ‘greengrocer’. Four years later, Sir Alan's earnings, after school and at weekends, were far better than his father, Nathan, who worked in a tailoring sweatshop. Leaving school at the age of 16, Sugar proceeded to obtain a post in which he worked briefly for the civil service as a statistician in the Ministry of Education. He also started selling car aerials and electrical goods out of a van he had bought from his £50 savings. In 1968, aged 21, he set up his own business, selling electrical products from intercoms to retractable car antennas and called it Amstrad, referring to (Alan Michael Sugar Trading). The company began as a general importer/exporter and wholesaler, but soon specialized in consumer electronics. By 1970, the first manufacturing venture was underway. He achieved lower production prices by using injection moulding plastics for hi-fi turntable covers, severely undercutting competitors who used vacuum-forming processes. Manufacturing capacity was soon expanded to include the production of audio amplifiers...
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...Randa Shafik COLL148 Professor Bell Course Project Proposal My Personal Plan for Success is Based on the Fundamentals of my Role Model, Donald Trump Donald Trump is not only a successful businessman, but is also a role model to most people who aspire to be the best at what they do. As I move forward with my education I look up to him as guide for how I would want to run not only a business, but also any event or occasion that comes up. I choose Mr. Trump not only because he a successful businessman, but he is also a candidate for the 2016 presidential elections taking place now. I look up to Mr. Trump because he is one of the richest businessmen in the world and even though a lot of people do not like him, he still manages to succeed with or without the support of others. I do not always agree with everything he has to say but I respect him because of his lack of political correctness. Some characteristics I love about Mr. Trump are his willing to learn from his mistakes, his “can do it” attitude he doesn’t take no lightly, and his ability to work under pressure. Questions I would love to ask Mr. Donald Trump is how much he makes a week? What are some investments does he have? What is his net worth in a year? What is the biggest threat in your company? And why are you running for president this year of all years? When it comes to Mr. Trump some people call him cut throat with the way he speaks to people, and though I might not agree on all of the comments...
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... Early History: Robert Frank was born on November 9, 1924 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is best known for his documentary photography book The Americans however he has released additional books and documentary films as well. Robert Frank was raised into a wealthy Jewish family, his father of German decent and a photographer as well, and a Swiss mother coming from money. In an interview that Frank gave to the NY Times, he stated, ‘‘My father married my mother because of money. It became the most important thing in order for them to feel good. If my father had a good day, dinner would end and my father would take out his wallet and give my mother 100 Swiss francs." (DAWIDOFF) At the time of his upbringing, the beginnings of WWII were also in play where by Frank states remembering the speeches of Adolf Hitler via the radio in his youth. Frank later studied as an apprentice under a commercial photographer by the name of Herman Segesser. It was then that Frank had thoughts of exploring elsewhere to shoot photography. Although safe in Switzerland, growing up during the Holocaust years and the oppression that he witnessed took it's effect of Frank, this of which pushed him into traveling to America to pursue broader interests in photography. Coming to America: In 1947, Frank immigrated to America to explore photography in new ways and other outlets than he had done before. Upon arriving, Frank landed a short stint as a fashion photographer at Harper's...
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...Adnan Jaafar Kate Goschen English 90 5 June 2015 How International Students Deal with Culture Shock The population of international students in foreign countries continues to surge in recent years with students coming from a range of nationalities. For instance, according to the Institute of International Education, “Over 723,270 international students intended [sic] U.S. Colleges, universities and institutes in the 2010 – 2011 school year” (Foreign Students). The number of foreign students in the United States has been increasing gradually over the past few years. “Numerous universities specifically take measures to attract international students for financial reasons as well as a measure to enrich the college environment and add diversity to the students’ population” (Hser 37). However, many international students have been facing many challenges and problems to adapt themselves to the new foods, activities, cultures, customs and languages in the foreign country. The process of adapting, understanding and recognizing these changes is called culture shock. The deep understanding of the meaning of culture shock, the stages of culture shock and the solutions to overcome culture shock can reduce the rate of culture shock problems. The phrase “culture shock” denotes the anxiety that can be experienced when people move from a familiar culture to a different culture. It can affect anyone who travels to a foreign country at any time, perhaps especially international students...
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...their current market positions. Kodak Eastman Kodak was started in 1888 when the first Kodak camera introduced and was available for sale to the public. The company was started by George Eastman in Rochester, NY, when Eastman was in his mid-twenties. George Eastman grew up poor and was a high school dropout, but that did not stop him from making money and supporting his widowed mother and two sisters by the time he was 14 years old (History of, 2013). When Eastman was 24 years old, he had planned a trip to Santo Domingo, and had an idea to record the trip. Eastman purchased a large, heavy camera that was as big as a microwave (History of, 2013). Eastman never made the trip to Santo Domingo, but he did become obsessed with photography, and how he could make it simpler to understand. Before Eastman Kodak was formed, George Eastman had started a company, making dry photographic plates, which later lead to the idea of a convenient, simple to use camera that would become known as the Kodak. After the Kodak camera was introduced in 1888, the young company quickly grew. Eastman was big on advertising in newspapers, and periodicals, and he even made up his own phrase for the company, “You press the button, we do the rest” (History of, 2013). By 1897, Eastman Kodak was being advertised all over the world and would eventually become a major corporation. In 2012, Eastman Kodak filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy,...
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...First Impressions Axia College of University of Phoenix XCOM 200 Julie Harris November 3, 2013 First Impressions Summary My immediate responses to the slides were primarily positive, with the exception of slides six and eleven. Some of those immediate responses were because of familiarity with issues or occurrences, or similar experiences. For some my initial response was on target. The positive images were things that made me smile, I recognized, or the assumptions I made were accurate. The negative responses were to slides that made me uncomfortable or sad as soon as I saw them. For example, the black and white photo I immediately thought of Martin Luther King, especially because of all the clergy representation, and I instantly put it all together. I was happy to see I was correct. On the negative side, pictures that I first saw which made me smile, such as the children who looked to be celebrating and playing, felt like a big letdown, when I read the information and found they were in reality, demonstrating, and I was sad about that. My perception changed on a few when I read the information, some of...
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...NSTP DIGITAL PORTFOLIO This project is a compilation of all your achievements and accomplishments in NSTP (first and second semester). This is a required GROUP PROJECT and equivalent to your FINALS. You will get a grade of INC once you haven’t submitted this requirement. Please be guided by the following components your output: Cover page of the CD/DVD portfolio (around half inch size-1 inch formal shot picture of each member with full name indicated below-just make sure it will fit the CD/DVD). Print the picture in a bond paper. Include only the members who participated in making the portfolio and place your group name and NSTP section below the pictures. Example: Folder 1: Group Profile (5 points) Accomplish this form Group Name: NSTP Section: 2 x 2 formal shot picture | Name | Email Address | Mobile Number | | | | | 2. Leaders Narrative – rate the members according to their participation in all group activities (1 – lowest; 10 – highest). Give a short description on how she/he became part of your NSTP experience (1-2 sentences only). Save the file in word, make sure to put a password (Save As, look for tools, select general options, password to open.) Send the password through MESSAGES in eLEAP to your facilitator. 3. Members Narrative – rate your leader according to his role in the group (1 – lowest; 10 – highest). The documentation officer will collate all data and get the average rating...
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...statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE and change the underlined word or phrase to make the statement correct. 1. Photography is referred to as a form of an individual's artistic expression. 2. In portraiture, the life-size photos are hanged in the living rooms which became status symbols. 3. Photographs are used more than text to sell in film making. 4. Cartes de visite are the first forms of photographs in the Philippines. 5. Photographs are used as an effective communication tool to promote religious messages in propaganda. 6. Christmas cards are one of the first forms of photos used as postcards. 7. Photo studios sprouted in places like Sta. Cruz, Binondo and Quiapo in Manila during the 1900s. 8. Photo shoot is a field which shows a visualized history though photos captured in actual events. 9. Augusto Fuster is the first Filipino painter who used photographs to compose pictures as paintings. 10. Billboards and print advertisements use text more than photographs to sell. PART A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. 1. Which of the following is the function of photography in which it is used as an effective communication tool to promote political messages? a. Advertisement b. Portraiture c. Propaganda d. Research and Documentation 2. Which of the following is the function of photography in which it is used to promote the beauty of the country through photos of colorful festival celebrations, tourist spots...
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...ON-CAMERA FLASH Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography Neil van Niekerk Amherst Media ® PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS View the companion blog to this book at: http://on-cameraflash-vanniekerk.blogspot.com/ Check out Amherst Media’s other blogs at: http://portrait-photographer.blogspot.com/ http://weddingphotographer-amherstmedia.blogspot.com/ Copyright © 2009 by Neil van Niekerk. All rights reserved. All photographs by the author unless otherwise noted. Published by: Amherst Media, Inc. P.O. Box 586 Buffalo, N.Y. 14226 Fax: 716-874-4508 www.AmherstMedia.com Publisher: Craig Alesse Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt Editorial Assistance from: John S. Loder, Carey Ann Maines, Charles Schweizer ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-258-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008942244 Printed in Korea. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher. Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book. Table of Contents FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 by David A. Williams INTRODUCTION Why Manual Exposure Mode? . . . . . . ...
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...The Fine Line Between Art and Truth Photo manipulation has been around for over a century, but the recent focus on Photoshop has caused news photography to be looked at in a new light. As a result, pictures that have been manipulated have been called into question, and therefore have had a significant effect on the credibility of various forms of print media. In this new age of media, where circulation is down and corporations are cutting employees, credibility is a much talked about commodity. Although photo manipulation has a great effect on the credibility of media, it should be considered an art form and given a certain amount of freedom. To accurately understand the argument, the history of pre-Photoshop manipulation opens the paper, followed by modern manipulation and the backlash it has caused, what credibility is, how newspapers are addressing photo manipulation, and how modern manipulation should be handled and the standards that it is held to. Photoshop is a tool that has made the practice of photo manipulation both easy and affordable. But what is photo manipulation? It is simply altering an original image, taking the negative or digital image and changing it in some way. This practice has always been common, as photographers have enhanced lighting or used filters to eliminate a certain color. However, in the context of this paper most of the examples addressed deal with the current, narrower view of photo manipulation. According to the 2006 edition of Merriam...
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...Analyzing Visuals Advertisement: The advertisement shown by the Salvation Army is a depressing and a sad work of art. The first item that catches the viewer’s attention is the window placed in the top left corner. This gives an impression of hope for maybe; poverty would not be a life-sentencing situation to all mankind. Maybe, the families experiencing poverty will have a chance to view the modern world and experience the nature. In contrast to the main idea of hope, there are lines in the room, which may represent the days that they have experienced poverty and no one shall go through the same thing by the looks of their emotionless faces. Artwork: The Three Sphinxes of Bikini, is a beautiful and a dangerous work of art. The first thing that catches my eyes is the enormous explosions by the nuclear bombs in the United States. However, not every explosion look the exact same. The second explosive with the green color shade may represent the trees, a form of nature. The destruction of two hundred Micronesians, have a reason why the nature will be a huge factor. Referring back to nature, we can see the black color from the background that represents the increase in level of radioactivity, which could harm the country by being a major contributor to the world. Photograph: Kevin Carter’s, A Vulture watches a starving child, is a very emotional photograph. The point of view of the vulture symbolizes the dominance over the child who struggles to survive each day. It gives an interpretation...
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...The Art of Photography: Mania of Modern Society or Human Salvation I. The art of photography as mania of modern society A. The art of photography become widespread. B. It looks fashionable when you have a lot of good photos. C. If you have a professional camera, it doesn’t mean that you are professional. II. The art of photography as Human Salvation A. Statistics show that in recent years the percentage of visits to galleries has increased. B. This art has an ability to freeze time in a second. C. Written language changes but not the language of photography. III. The art of photography in modern days A. Trash starts to be considered fine art photography. B. People try to express themselves with the help of the art of photography. C. There are a lot of courses for amateur hobby photographers. Nowadays the art of photography has become widespread among young people. They go to clubs and galleries, fashion shows and marts to take photos, for which they earn money and some become famous. And the idea that the presence of a professional camera makes you a professional photographer put into heads of modern youth. It is difficult to say if this is good or bad for photography as an art form. The modern attitude towards the art of photography has changed the art itself. Now it is a part of mass culture. And this is good because statistics show that in recent days the number of visits to galleries has increased. People thus spend more time touching the beautiful and...
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...A kiss In modern day society and western culture, seeing two people intertwined in a kiss happens on a daily basis without any second thought. It is an action that almost everyone engages in at some point in their life. However, a kiss can have multiple meanings, as shown in the pictures above. A kiss can have many cultural connotations depending on the cultural context and can mean a variety of things including the expression of love, passion, affection, friendship, or good luck. In each of the pictures above, a different emotion is being expressed, but the bottom line remains that a kiss knows no color, no race, no sexual orientation, or class. A kiss is universal. In the first photo, a viewer may notice the black and white couple first, or the fact that the photograph was taken in black and white, but it is obvious that the main focus of this picture is the kiss. The first feelings that may be invoked would be a feeling of love because that’s what a kiss is commonly known for. After reading the caption underneath the photo, the kiss itself takes on an entirely new meaning. This photo was taken in the spring of 1965, in Washington, D.C., of Richard and Mildred Delores Loving, an interracial couple defying the idea of right and wrong as defined by the Racial Integrity Act of 1959 in the Common wealth of Virginia. When you look at the photo, you notice the man is pulling the woman into her as if he wants to protect her from the harm and pain she might endure...
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