...Its a sport that is not the most talked about but a sport where hard work beats talent. In this article Kimmelman explains how women have improved themselves over the years and how that change has affected the sport of tennis. Venus and Serena ultimately set the high expectation point for any female athlete playing tennis. They are the michael jordan of basketball, the babe ruth of baseball. They are the ones that many people emphasize. These 2 girls prepared themselves with vigorous training and practice to become where they are at today.Such as lifting doing speed drills and agility. Now many young tennis players are doing the same so one day they could be the one who everyone looks up to. To be the best you have to do what others don’t they say. This means preparing yourself and your body for doing beyond and extra of what is expected. It comes down to how bad you want it. In today's women tennis women have never hit harder not only because of improved equipment, cause of the improvement of training and preparation for the game. “For example Venus and Serena who are both athletically fit have defined the game around power.” I a personally agree with this statement. These two woman are phenomenal. They are both tall with great reach serena standing at 5’9 and venus at 6’1. On top of that they hit the the ball harder than any women in tennis and maybe even some men. They have been measured up to hitting the ball to 110 mph. Thats pretty fast especially for a female athlete...
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...Little Girl to a Tennis Superstar Everyone has heard about Serena Williams but not many people know about her early life and how she became who she is today. Serena is thirty-four years old, and started tennis at a very young age. She was raised in a big family in a poor and rough city. Serena has won numerous tournaments and games throughout her life. She enjoys a lot of interesting hobbies outside of her tennis life. She has a sister Venus that is one year older than her who is also a big tennis star. Serena’s Early Life Serena began her tennis training at a very young age. Her father started teaching her tennis from videos and books at the age of three. Serena was born in Saginaw, Michigan but when she was three her family moved to Compton,...
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...(Holt). The ads always use familiar faces to promote their products. The public is more likely to spend money to something they believe that they are trustworthy. An example of this ad is from Sports Illustrated magazine September 1999 issue featuring tennis stars and sisters Venus and Serena Williams. Famous for their colorful beaded braids and on-court success, these athletes have paired up off court with a milk mustache to encourage both young and adults especially those who lead active lifestyles to drink milk and get all the health benefits from it. The ethical appeal in this ad is very noticeable from the moment you look at it. “The ‘Got Milk?’ campaign is one of the most recognized and respected advertising campaigns, having earned a place in advertising history,” says milkdelivers.org. The ‘Got Milk?’ campaign ad has increased the production and consumption of milk products in California. A company that is known for its success has been around for years and still going means that their credibility is unquestionable. This may be one of the reasons why people take notice of their products and assume that what it says must be true. The campaign adds ethos by choosing Venus and Serena Williams who are one of the many ‘Got Milk?’ celebrity endorsers, has chosen because they are ideal role models in their line of sport and everybody knows how good they are as they rocketed tennis balls across the court at speeds that defy physics to be...
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...How to read an academic article These notes are intended to help you develop your approach to the way that you read an academic article for study purposes, ie as part of your studies for your degree. The notes should be used alongside the example article discussed, Flamholtz, E. (1983) "Accounting, Budgeting and Control Systems in their Organizational Context: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives", in Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 8, no 2/3, pp.153-169 (17 pages). This is available on the Web at http://www.mgtsystems.com/media/1476.pdf You should download and print out a copy - it is not really appropriate to attempt to read from a computer screen as you will need to move quickly through the article whilst also following the discussion here. Many students find difficulty in reading academic articles such as the one by Flamholtz. They tend to complain that: "it's too difficult" "I lose track of what the author is saying" "I get so far (1 or 2 pages) then find I can't make any sense of it" "I find I have to keep going back over stuff I've just read because I can't see what the author is saying" "After a couple of pages I lose interest" One major reason for such problems is that students attempt to read the article in the wrong way. They try to read it as if it were a short story, or novel or newspaper report (eg on a soccer match, or about the latest troubles of some celebrity or other). That is, they start at the beginning and try to read through...
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...1. What were the key steps in the early stages of Maria’s career development? The early stages of Sharapova’s career development began with her parents, and their willingness to support and push Sharapova in Tennis at an early age. Her parents moved to the United States when Maria was eight to seek ‘world-class coaching’. In the U.S Sharapova attended a top tennis academy and was able to hone her skill to where she started getting noticed as a tennis prodigy. She put her first mark in tennis as a thirteen year old when she won The Girls 16-and-under Eddie Herr Championship. 2. From the case how does the Business of Sports impact players’ careers (outside their sports activities)? Establishing a brand is key in any athletes career, in the case of Maria Sharapova she had ‘team sharapova’ that helped her build her brand. Like in Sharapova’s talent and winning are at the forefront of it all, without it it is impossible to build a power brand. Maria had all the talent in the world and winning the 2004 Wimbledon she exploded as tennis superstar on the court but also off the court as Max Eisenbud said “my phone did not stop ringing”. An athlete takes that winning image and sales it to corporations as the perfect person to the face of their brand. Athletes apart from their winning on the court, they have endorsements, licensing deals and merchandising the players earn huge amounts of money in the business of sports. Every endorsement is carefully chosen to fit and...
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...Serena Williams A famous conditioning player that I love along with just about everyone else in America is Serena Williams. Serena Williams was born in Saginaw Michigan in 1981. She found that her passion for tennis and started training rigorously at the age of 3. Which is quite an early start at doing what you love to do. They would practice t a court not too far from their home every day for two hours. Their father had moved them to Compton to show them the high rates of violence and gang activity in the city. Basically to show them this is where you will be living if you are not successful in school and encourage them to become educated. By 1991 Serena had won 46 matches and lost 3 on the United States tennis association. She had ranked first in the 10-and-uncer division. Her father realized they need to be coached from a more professional player. He then moved his family to Florida and then became her manager. In 1995, Serena she became a pro player. Two years later she was 99 on the world rankings. The following year, she graduated high school and was offered a 12 million shoe deal with Puma. In 1999 she got her first major win when she won the U.S. open title. Both her and her Sister Venus were noted for having a unique different style of playing tennis and notably changed the look of the sport as well. In 2002, she won the French Open, U.S. Open, and Wimbledon. She had beat her sister in each tournament. In 2003, she got her first Australian Open, making her one...
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...United States is our first African American President. Decades ago, everyone would doubt that this day would come. African American’s have persevered through time and have fought for their rights in a society that has never accepted them. As different as some may perceive President Obama and his family, the only difference that remains constant, is the color of their skin. They’re not so different at all from anyone else. After years of fight and struggle, our society is conforming into a more acceptable race. If each and every person could share just a fraction of the desire President Obama lives with, imagine what the world may be like someday? Another example of people that have persevered through an even harder time is Venus & Serena Williams. Today, they are the world’s most famous sibling duo in sports. Twenty years ago Tennis was a dominant white sport that had little acceptance toward women and even fewer towards blacks. Throughout the years, there were only a handful of blacks that were considered champions but their fame was short...
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...take action after action after action. They never quit taking action. Even when they are faced with failure or obstacles, they keep looking for ways to move forward and succeed. People who don't succeed are often not action-orientated. They complain, moan, whine, and vent, but they don't actually get past their words and start doing things that can help them achieve the goals that they have set out. To become a champion at anything, you need to 'do'. You need to get out there and do things that can help you move forward. You need to practice and strengthen your skills. You also need to learn and grow, but knowledge and mental growth are useless unless you do something with them. Action is what results in the real accomplishments. 5. Focus Serena Williams is a tennis champion, and she is known for her laser focus and presence. She has said that she doesn't let distractions get in her way, including distractions from other people, other successes currently happening, and potential achievements. She stays focused on the moment and gives her all into what she is doing during it. This ability to focus on the moment is a characteristic of champions all over the world. They have big visions for themselves and a lot going on in their life, but in order to successfully tackle what they are doing, they need to be present and focused, and they have the skill of being present and focused. Richard Branson is also known to be present and focused. He wakes up, makes a daily list...
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...Richard Sherman: The Rejected Embodiment of the American Dream If I work hard enough, I can do anything. If I put my mind to it, I can make all the money in the world. If I give it my all, I can get everything that I want and more. This rhetoric is what our great country is built upon: The American Dream. No matter who you are and where you come from, with determination and persistence, you can fulfill your wildest dreams. This concept represents several key American values: racial equality, capitalism, and an emphasis on merit over social status. Although the American community preaches equality for all, its racially-fueled disapproval of Richard Sherman’s “outburst” is a microcosm of Americans’ selective application of the American Dream, the tendency to view those who come from underprivileged neighborhoods as inherently and genetically unequipped with the cognitive tools required for academic and professional success. On January 19th, 2014, the day of the NFL NFC Championshp, the stakes could not have been greater; Richard Sherman was just thirty seconds away from his first Super Bowl. Sherman’s Seattle Seahawks led the San Francisco 49ers 23-17, leaving the 49ers with a final opportunity to win the game. The 49ers ran a play for Michael Crabtree, whom Sherman was guarding, who was making his way into the end zone. Sherman, the NFL’s best cornerback, leaped with Crabtree and tipped the pass towards a teammate in a historic play that ended the 49ers season and, in turn...
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...was seventeen she qualified to play doubles at Wimbledon with her partner, Karen Hantze who came to England just to compete with her. They won the Wimbledon doubles game and became the youngest women's doubles in forever. But in the early 1960 winning the Wimbledon doubles will not be enough to start a career in tennis. During that time, there was no career for women's tennis. Tennis was an beginner sport, they only made a couple of hundred dollars just for showing up at a tournament. So Billie returned home and got into Los Angeles State College, where she fell in love with Larry King. Billie Jean and Larry King got married in 1965, and Billie Jean King put her husband Larry to law school by playing tennis, which she still did with accomplishment, she was victorious in all the extensive 77 tournaments. In 1968, the major championships were opened up for professionals and also beginners. But the prize money for the women were greatly differing to what man's got awarded. Women’s might earn a ratio of 1:10 of what men would compose when they played tennis. In 1970 Billie Jean King and a group of women tennis players, refused to play an important tournament where the prize money was eight to one in favor of the men. Instead of the aid of Gladys Heldman, the founder of World Tennis magazine, they made a competing tournament in Houston, $5000 in prize money. The powers in the tennis world threatened to suspend the defecting players. When Heldman solicited $2500 more prize money from...
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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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...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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...Dorner vs. LAPD (If you have trouble accessing site, the document is viewable at the end of the manifesto) From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281 I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days. You are saying to yourself that this is completely out of character of the man you knew who always wore a smile wherever he was seen. I know I will be villified by the LAPD and the media. Unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name. The department has not changed since the Rampart and Rodney King days. It has gotten worse. The consent decree should never have been lifted. The only thing that has evolved from the consent decree is those officers involved in the Rampart scandal and Rodney King incidents have since promoted to supervisor, commanders, and command staff, and executive positions. The question is, what would you do to clear your name? Name; A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. Name Synonyms; reputation, title, appellation, denomination, repute. A name is more than just a noun, verb, or adjective. It’s your life, your legacy, your journey, sacrifices, and everything you’ve...
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...L I V I N G O U R VA L U E S Corporate Social Responsibility Fiscal 2003 Annual Report STA R BU C K S M I S S I O N S TATEMENT AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES To establish Starbucks as the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world while maintaining our uncompromising principles as we grow. The following six Guiding Principles will help us measure the appropriateness of our decisions: • Provide a great work environment and treat each other with respect and dignity. • Embrace diversity as an essential component in the way we do business. • Apply the highest standards of excellence to the purchasing, roasting and fresh delivery of our coffee. • Develop enthusiastically satisfied customers all of the time. • Contribute positively to our communities and our environment. • Recognize that profitability is essential to our future success. What It Means to Live Our Values at Starbucks We are very proud to present you with Starbucks third annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, this year titled “Living Our Values.” Throughout our Report, we explain the measures we take to align our decisions and actions with Starbucks Mission Statement and Guiding Principles. The topics presented here relate to our definition of corporate social responsibility. They are subjects we also believe to be important to our partners (employees), customers, shareholders, suppliers, communities, and others. As information was gathered for each topic, we stepped back and asked ourselves if we are...
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...MEDIEVAL WEAPONS Other Titles in ABC-CLIO’s WEAPONS AND WARFARE SERIES Aircraft Carriers, Paul E. Fontenoy Ancient Weapons, James T. Chambers Artillery, Jeff Kinard Ballistic Missiles, Kev Darling Battleships, Stanley Sandler Cruisers and Battle Cruisers, Eric W. Osborne Destroyers, Eric W. Osborne Helicopters, Stanley S. McGowen Machine Guns, James H. Willbanks Military Aircraft in the Jet Age, Justin D. Murphy Military Aircraft, 1919–1945, Justin D. Murphy Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918, Justin D. Murphy Pistols, Jeff Kinard Rifles, David Westwood Submarines, Paul E. Fontenoy Tanks, Spencer C. Tucker MEDIEVAL WEAPONS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEIR IMPACT Kelly DeVries Robert D. Smith Santa Barbara, California • Denver, Colorado • Oxford, England Copyright 2007 by ABC-CLIO, Inc. 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, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data DeVries, Kelly, 1956– Medieval weapons : an illustrated history of their impact / Kelly DeVries and Robert D. Smith. p. cm. — (Weapons and warfare series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 1-85109-526-8 (hard copy : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-85109-531-4...
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