...Following the Band: Review of the Film Almost Famous Almost famous, written and directed by Cameron Crowe , is an endearing coming of age film that follows the adventures and experiences William Miller, of a teenage writer played by Patrick Fugit, as he follows an up and coming rock and roll band (Stillwater) in order to write a cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine in the early 1970's. William Miller is a bright-eyed and intelligent young high school student with a passion for both writing and rock music. Confined by an overly concerned and strict mother who has a irrational dislike for rock and roll music, William is desperate to break away and create a life for himself. William is determined it find an outlet and eventually lands a job writing album reviews for a local newspaper. Lester Bangs, an editor of Cream (a low-budget rock and roll magazine) played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, stumbles across William's album reviews and enjoys his work. Lester ends up getting ahold of William and offers him a job reporting on a Black Sabbath Concert. William excitedly accepts the offer, but is unable to gain access to the hugely popular Black Sabbath after the concert. Fortunately for William the members of the opening band, Stillwater, are very willing to be interviewed and provide him with enough material to write a solid report. William's piece on Stillwater catches the eye of an editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, Ben Fong-Torres ( played by Terry Chen ), who was so impressed by...
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...Congress and as a judge( Cruxton, J. Bradley). During the years of 1900-1906 she began writing about social issues under a fake name of Janey Canunk( Pettinger, Tejvan). Four years later she became the first women to work for the Edmonton Hospital Board. The next thirty years for Emily’s life would be the hardest years of her life, but would finally give women the voice and the rights they deserved. In the year of 1916, Alberta had passed the Dawer Act, which gave women the right to inherit 33% of their husband’s property( Pettinger, Tejvan). Her next mission was to give women the right to vote, this was later accomplished in 1919. During the years that women struggled to become a legal person, she created a group known as the Famous Five, the women involved were Nellie McClung, Louis McKinney, Henrietta Edwards and Irene Parhy, this was case was referred to as the persons case. After being declined by the Supreme Court that women were people, Emily moved to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain which was the highest court appeal. In 1929 on October 18th, women were considered people under the BNA and were able to serve in the senate(Pettinger, Tejvan). In 1933 Emily Murphy had passed away leaving behind her husband Arthur Murphy and her four children. Even though she never became a member of the Senate, she was able to accomplish many other great things that gave women the voice and the extra push to help them be what they...
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...People are always debating whether famous people should have a private life or not. I believe that famous people deserve a private life to enjoy without any interference. For one it’s their right to have a private life, it causes them to almost lose their jobs due to aggression, and it’s unfair that because their famous that they can’t do regular things as individuals. The paparazzi and their trespassing of the private lives of famous people is the beginning of their aggression to them. Celebrities like Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, and Rihanna have always been against violation of their private lives making them have an extreme hatred of them. For example, Justin Bieber has a profound hatred against the paparazzi, and has made violent threats and was even accused of hitting one with his Ferrari. Also, the paparazzi have made people like Chris Brown and Rihanna go to the point of doing things like throw the finger and yell profanity in public. Always intruding into the secret lives of celebrities is only making them violent and aggressive against the paparazzi. One thing we can’t forget is that celebrities are regular individuals and have a personal lives as well. Everyone has the “right to life, liberty and security of person” and just because it will make you money doesn’t mean you should go ask a famous or infamous person personal things. People like Jennifer Lopez don’t want to be asked if they “tied the knot” with someone like Marc Anthony. Even you as a person wouldn’t...
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...Have you ever seen the back of the 5 dollor bill? Today, I’m going to tell you about a famous Canadian who was the first Canadian to walk in space. His name is Chris Hadfield. He is the main character of 5 dollor bill. First of all, let me tell you a little about his origin. He was born on August 29, 1959 in Sarnia, Ontario. and he was raised on a corn farm in southern Ontario. I chose Chris Hadfield because he is one of the Canadians I respect most of all. To me he is a symbol of courage, challenge and enthusiasm. As I explain more, you will see the reasons. Let’s talk now about Hadfield before he became famous. He had an astronaut dream at nine age when he saw "the Apollo 11 Moon landing" on television. After he graduated at Royal Military College, he learned to fly various types of aircraft in the military. Eventually, he became a military test pilot from 1989 to 1992. How Chris Hadfield became the most famous astronaut on earth? Now, I’m going to talk about three of Chris Hadfield’s accomplishments. Hadfield’s main accomplishment was being astronaut. In 1992, his dream of becoming an astronaut came true when he was selected from 5,330 applicants. Then, he was accepted into the Canadian astronaut program by the Canadian Space Agency. He first flew in space in November 1995 as a mission specialist, and he is the first Canadian astronaut to take over as Commander on the ISS in March 2013. The initials ISS stand for the International Space Station. Hadfield has spent...
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...Famous Thinkers Paper PHL/458 September 17, 2012 Prof. John Muench Famous Thinkers Paper The world has had numerous famous thinkers that have inflicted change upon society through their views. Martin Luther King Jr. and Cornel West are two examples of famous thinkers that has through years of trials and tribulations, had their personal journeys turn into societal change. This paper will chronicle their personal journeys and how their contributions changed the way society acts today. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. He was raised in an environment where African-Americans were singled out and isolated in the southern part of the United States. He enrolled and graduated from a public school at the age of fifteen and earned his diploma in Sociology from Morehouse College in 1948. He later enrolled at a graduate school in Boston where he met his wife, Coretta Scott, who understood Martin’s purpose in the African-American society. Martin continued the legacy of his father and grandfather and joined the Ebenezer Baptist church, serving as co-pastor alongside his father. In this little Baptist church is where Martin Luther King Jr. began to instill has beliefs and values amongst the African-American society. As an African-American minister and belligerent leader, people looked up to him as he fought for the rights of the African-American society. Cornel West was born on June2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended Harvard and received his graduate degree from...
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...Famous Thinkers All famous thinkers have a few things in common that make them achieve the level of greatness they acquire through life. Creative ideas are the foundation of the creative process (Goodman and Fritchie, 2011). Many of these ideas revolve around finding a solution to a problem, or changing the way people think about approaching issues. The two famous thinkers this paper will examine—Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), and Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) each used the creative process to change the way people viewed the issues of the day. They each made specific contributions to society during difficult social times. The subject of this paper will examine the specific problems or ideas both of these famous thinkers sought to solve, and the solutions they came up with for implementation. The ideas and solutions met with interference from people opposing the change, and many of the solutions were is a constant state of refinement, but their individual solutions all met the test of logic, enabling them to overcome the difficulties and opposition to resolutions. The thinking of these two men went a long way in changing the way people thought, and shaped the outcome of their individual issues for the better. Russell for analytical philosophy based in realism, and King in defeating the injustice of segregation and inequality. Both men looked at the problem in different ways to find different perspectives that no one else had visited. They both were able to visualize...
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...Famous Amos, a name that has been around for numerous years; still maintain that quality and the relationship a business owner builds with its vendors, consumer’s, employees and other people make the difference to company product sales. I remember growing up with Famous Amos and during that time and now, “quality is everything” when it comes to business (Newsweek, n. d.). Therefore, marketers can ensure quality throughout the process of the marketing mix by identifying the best strategy or strategies that will allow them to satisfy the needs and wants of consumers. Marketers must develop a marketing strategy with clear objectives that will allow the company to “create a unique blend of the right product, sold at the right price, in the right place, using the most suitable methods of promotion” (BCS, n. d., para. 12). According to a business case study on Alidi, organizations can focus on “like products” of high quality, offer low prices compared to the competition without compromising quality, expand, use a combination of above and below –the-line promotions that focus on those liked brands with “liked brands and swap & save” type promotions (BCS, n. d., para. 6).. Performing methods of this nature can help improve awareness, interest, and desire to get customers to purchase the product. Plus, marketers can utilize different pricing strategies such as strategic, competitive, and market penetration (BCS, n. d.). Different pricing strategies help the company remain competitive...
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...Famous Thinkers Paper PHL/458 4/30/2014 Peg Wander Famous Thinkers Paper Behind every great movement there are great thinkers! In the late 1970’s to early 1980’s Bill Gates and one of his partners founded a computer company called Microsoft. With the innovation of Gates and co-founder Allen this company came be the biggest computer software company in the market. Despite almost losing their company because of violating the country’s monopoly laws their contribution to society was unmatched. Introducing these new operating systems to the public made it much easier for people in their everyday lives to do work on computers and no longer have to use typewriters; also they made it easier to be able to copy documents without having to use a mimeograph or carbon paper by using the MS- DOS system according to (Microsoft.com). Coming from a family of entrepreneurs and school teachers is what I believe sparked Gates creativity, in his personal environment he was surrounded by a lot of great minds which also could have contributed to his creativity. The problems and issues Gates and Allen innovative ideas set out to solve was to make life easier with using new computer systems to help work faster and get things done more efficiently, also with these new systems came new technology. The solution to these problems would be these new microcomputers these would help the public to do a wider array of things that they weren’t able to do on previous devices. The plan according to (Microsoft...
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...5 Famous Local Chefs a. Annie Carmona-Lim - popularly known as Chef Annie or Chocolate Queen, is a pastry chef, entrepreneur, and television host in the Philippines. - In 1995, Lim established Castle of Baking and Confectionery Arts, a culinary school housed in a castle-like edifice in Quezon City, Philippines. She also opened Chocolate Lovers Incorporated, a retailer and wholesaler of baking and confectionery supplies. - Lim has hosted Sweet Sense, a cooking show, and Creative Life, a magazine show focusing on cooking, gardening, and interior design. Both shows have been aired in ABC-5 Television Network. b. Eugenio R. Gonzalez - popularly known as Chef Gene, is a Filipino Chef, Restauranteur, Educator, Management Consultant, and Author. - He is the founder and president of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies. - In 1981, at age 23, he opened Cafe Ysabel Restaurant in San Juan City, Philippines. He is currently the Head Instructor to the Professional and Recreational Chef Courses of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies. c. Heny Sison - popularly known as Chef Heny, is a pastry chef, cake decorator, and television host in the Philippines. - Sison started working as an economic researcher and financial analyst. She enrolled in culinary classes to cultivate her interest in baking and cake decorating. She eventually resigned and started a business making birthday and wedding cakes as well as teaching baking and cake decorating. - In 1985, Sison opened...
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...Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager and attended lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. In 1974, Jobs got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to backpack around India and then returned to Atari, where he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs persuaded Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface to be commercially successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional perfection, which became Apple trademarks. Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate leader whose management style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style won him millions of fans. Jobs guided Apple to be a major player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed considerable success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning movies such as ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Finding Nemo’. Jobs’ advice for success is: “You’ve got to...
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...Famous Thinkers Paper Peter Singer Peter Singer was born on July 6th 1946 in Australia. His family escaped Austria during the World War II from Nazis. Most of his relatives died in Nazi camps because they were Jews. Singer is considered to be one of the most influencing living thinkers however he was also called as the best-known vegetarian, and the most dangerous man in the World. He received death threats because of his beliefs and opinions. As he said in an interview for Policy Innovation, his main aim is to reduce unnecessary suffering in the World (Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Peter Singer, 2011). As Peter Singer stated himself “why I have focused on those issues, because I think, as a utilitarian philosopher rather than an expert in particular issues, I can make a contribution (Ethics Matter: A Conversation with Peter Singer, 2011). Peter Singer is known to be one of the most important supporters of Preference Utilitarianism, which in other words mean: “An action is right if it maximally furthers the interests of those affected by it” (Sloane, 1999, p. 53). Among his most controversial and best-known arguments are linked to the world poverty, animal rights, infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia. As a reason for becoming vegetarian and the notion of argument about animal rights was as Singer states an ordinary lunch with his friend who happened to be vegetarian and he presented to him the issue of factory farming ("Peter Singer '07: Animal Rights", 2011). His...
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...FRunning header: FAMOUS THINKER Famous Thinkers Bill Gates and John Davison Rockefeller David J. Canola University of Phoenix March 28, 2011 PHL 458 Professor Russell Warner Famous Thinkers: William Gates and John Davison Rockefeller Over the years there have been many businesses and businessman. Some have prospered and some have lost everything. But only a select few have ever dominated an entire market and form a true monopoly. The government forbids such businesses but people still strive to achieve such stature. The two true powerhouses of the past 300 years in the business world would undoubtedly be William Henry Gates 3rd and John Davison Rockefeller. Both of these two business geniuses have unique stories about their rise to the top and there fall. William Gates III While thinking of computer software, you begin to think of Microsoft. In fact if you use a computer, chances are that you will have some type of program on there that is developed by Microsoft. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chairman, Cofounder, and Owner of 147 billion shares of Microsoft is Bill Gates. William Gates was born on October 28, 1955. His family had a history of being good in business and politics. His father was a prominent lawyer and his grandfather a president of a bank. Bill was a naturally gifted child who excelled in every course. His parents decided to send him to a private school, which had an enormous effect on him, due to the fact he was introduced to computers. It...
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...Famous Thinkers Creative ideas are the foundation of the creative process (Goodman & Fritchie, 2011) and famous thinkers have things that help them to achieve greatness during their lives. When they run across a problem that needs to be resolved, is the time they start coming up with their ideas. They may look at the same problem and have different ways to solve them from other people. In this paper Bertrand Russell who was born in 1872 and died in 1970 along with Martin Luther King Jr. who was born in 1929 and died in 1968 will be examined. They used their own creative process to motivate people into seeing different issues their way. Each of these men made contributions during difficult times. In this paper specific problems and ideas that these men sought to solve, and the plans they put into action to resolve these problems. Their ideas and solutions were met with opposition from people who did not like change. Some of their solutions were constantly improved upon. A part of these solutions were logical solutions, which allowed them to be accepted without much resistance. The way these two men thought had a huge impact on the way other people started to think, this helped to make the outcome of personal issues for the better. Russell dealt with analytical philosophy dealing with realism, and King was for fighting against inequality and the injustice of segregation. Being that they were two different men...
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...Famous Speech I have heard so many speeches in my life, all different kinds. But today I will be analyzing a speech that was in the movie Legally Blond two. This is a comic movie but it comes with a great speech. The protagonist of the movie is Elle Woods. She is a law graduate student. Elle Woods heads to Washington D.C. to join the staff of a congresswoman in order to pass a bill to ban animal testing. And she needs 15 votes in order for this bill to pass. But in order for her to join, she had to give a speech. This speech is called “speak up”. It is intended for both the audience and self. I will be applying Aristotle’s ethos, pathos, and logos of the speaker. To begin with and example of the logo is when, Elle Woods was going to give a speech that she had already rehearsed and she had printed it out in a folder. But as she is about to speak, she puts the folder aside and starts off with an example. She starts by giving her experienced of when she finally got the chance to get an appointment to this famous salon. She said that they use the wrongs chemicals on her and it was not what she expected. The audience was lost because they had no idea what she was talking about. Then she continues by saying that it was not the salons fault. That it was her fault for not saying anything. That is where the audience started to realize that she had a point and that she was transmitting something. To continue, at first she was a little nervous especially when she was up there in the...
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...Famous Thinkers Paper Jesse Alderete PHL/458 October 11, 2011 Lara Calo Samuel Moore Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, had a vision for success in the early inception of discount retail stores. Early in his childhood, Sam learned the value of hard work. He helped his family during the depression by delivering newspapers and helping his mom with a small milk business. Despite being poor, he went on to finish high school and graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Missouri. Sam Walton had a dream to own his own retail store. Not only did he make that dream come true but also before his death in 1992, Wal-Mart reached the “Nations Largest Retailer” status with 1700 retail outlets (Johnson, 2001). Sam Walton contributed to our society by introducing the concept of everyday-low-price strategy, created the largest food retailer in the U.S. and changed the approach of food retailing (Springer, 2010). Information about the thinkers’ contributions to society Sam Walton or Mr. Sam to his employees gave customers what they wanted: low prices and a modicum of service, administered by employees who cared because they shared the company’s ideals as well as its profits (Walton, 1992). He had the foresight to concentrate his initial stores in small towns that everybody else was ignoring. Sam began experiencing with buying direct from the manufacturers in order to cut wholesale costs (Walton, 1992). According to Walton (1992), this meant the store could...
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