...Gordon Parks implemented great detail in his essay "Flavio's Home." Descriptive essay's should provide a vivid expierence, they should employ all human senses by bringing a subject to life, allowing the reader to become one with the writer. Gordon Parks insured his descriptions in the essay painted this extremely real image in our head. As he told the story of Flavio's tough life he lived, he touched greatly on all senses to where I felt like I was there watching Flavio, the twelve year old boy, live his life. When Gordon described Catacumba, the area in Brazil in which Flavio and his family were living, I could feel the excrutating heat that they endured daily. Gordon explained the shack as he entered the door, in which I felt I was there;...
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...something that means something to you or something you enjoy, like or care about. Even in our textbook it stats those words, more or less. NASCAR is something I have cared, enjoyed, liked, and even loved ever since the age of 18. I am an avid collector of my drivers (Jeff Gordon) memorabilia. Ranging from clothing to die cast all the way to unopened cereal boxes. From February to November, I am sitting on my couch on Sundays, unless it’s a Saturday night race, watching faithfully. There has been a lot of controversy swirling around NASCAR since last month. I remember just as if it happened yesterday. On August 10th, my girlfriend and I woke up that Sunday morning just as usual and I came in to my living room to turn on the television to get ready to start the day. We sat here watched our TV shows like always waiting for the pre-race show and when it finally came on the air that’s when we heard the news; “Tony Stewart, 3 Time NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHAMPION kills fellow sprint driver Kevin Ward Jr.” Tony Stewart enjoys racing. It’s in his blood, as for all the other drivers running around the track every Sunday. The night before the Sprint Cup race he was participating in a smaller event at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in the state of New York. During the race, Stewart and Ward Jr. brought out the caution flag due to Stewart pushing Ward Jr.’s car out of the racing groove. Ward Jr.’s car bobbled did a 180 degree turn and came to a halt at the top of the track. As soon as his car began...
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...The Caped Crusader, the Worldʼs Greatest Detective, the Dark Knight, defender of the innocent, crusader for justice, and defender of Gotham City. Now that sounds like a real superhero and someone to look up to. Playboy, Spare Parts Man, alcoholic; does that sound like someone youʼd call a hero? Batman and Iron Man are very different kinds of heroes, but the men behind the masks seem to be very similar on the surface. While Batman has a very strict moral code and refrains from killing anyone when he can, Iron Man has no qualms about killing. Both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are billionaires, both seem to be good with the ladies, and both are extremely intelligent. Neither have any real “super-powers,” but both used their intellect to make themselves into heroes. Bruce Wayne outside of his suit could hold his own in a fight with his martial arts background. Tony Stark, on the other hand, seems to have no desire to better himself in hand-to-hand combat. As a child, Bruce witnessed his parents being murdered and swore to keep the city safe. While being held hostage by a group of terrorists, Tony makes the Iron Man suit purely to save himself. After these life changing experiences, both take to the vigilante life but for different reasons: Bruce to protect citizens so that no one else would have to feel the pain he felt, and Tony for the recognition and fame. Letʼs talk about motivation. Batman began because a little boy was left devastated and traumatized. Bruce Wayne was orphaned as...
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...BATMAN AND PHILOSOPHY THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL Edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp @ WILEY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. To the memory of Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Copyright © 2008 by john Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by john Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New jerney Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a reaieval system, or transmit ted in any fonn or by any means. electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scan ning, or otherwise, except as pennitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written pennission of the Publisher, Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvern, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) sion should be addressed to the Pennissions Department,john Wiley & Sons,Inc., III or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for pennis River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.comlgo/pennissions. Limit ofLiabilirylDisclaimer ofWarranry:While the publisher and the author have used their best efforts in preparing this book., they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this hook and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty...
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...Topic: The Psychology of Batman. General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience on the psychology behind The Dark Knight comic book series. Central idea: Today, I will be sharing with you the psychology behind Batman. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: Batman is a character we all know and have grown up to know in our lives. Credibility material: I have read many of the Batman comic book series and seen many documentaries and movies on the Dark Knight himself and have always been interested in the masked vigilante. Preview of speech: Today, I am going to go over just the basics of Batman, starting off with his beginnings, the villains he faces, and then bringing us to the psychology behind the characters themselves. (Link: First, let’s start with what we all know, the origin of Batman.) BODY 1. Bruce Wayne’s story has been retold many times since 1932 but one thing always remains the same, how his parents died. a. One night when the Wayne’s were on a family outing that ended in tragedy. Walking home, his family accidentally entered what was known as Crime Alley and were mugged. i. During the mugging, the mugger shot both of Bruce’s parents right before his eyes. ii. After this event Bruce was taken into custody by his families butler, Alfred Pennyworth. b. After this young Bruce swore to avenge his parents later on taking on the persona of the Dark Knight himself. (Link: So that is how he became Batman,...
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...Wall Street It seems ironic that this film was set in the early 1980’s which was the same time that I was working for a privately owned Fortune 500 company. I gained a lot of experience with this company by learning how to handle different situations that would arise, but mostly how to work with a diversity of personalities. Both Fox and Gekko quoted “it’s another dog with fleas” and that reminded me of my feelings during this tenure of employment which was ‘it’s a dog eat dog world.” Our firm had a group of headhunters that would scour the colleges to bring new talent into the company. Every year we would receive a group of sales trainees and they would work in various departments learning the business from the bottom up. We were privileged to host these young men (there was never a female trainee at that time) for a period of six weeks. Many would start the program ready to tackle the world. They were aware of the fact that “if you do good, you get perks.” These perks could include that “corner office with a view” or a prime sales territory. Any advantage the trainees could achieve over one another worked to the benefit. It was apparent that there was indeed “trench warfare out there.” As I would work with these young men, who were often the same age as myself, I could sense an undertone of greed. Hey had but one goal, and that was to succeed in the company. There were two young men that really caught my attention and I feel helped to mold me into the manager...
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...Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is one of the world's largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers, based on revenue.[4] It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Intel Corporation, founded on July 18, 1968, is a portmanteau of Integrated Electronics (the fact that "intel" is the term for intelligence information also made the name appropriate). Intel also makes motherboardchipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing. Founded by semiconductor pioneersRobert Noyce and Gordon Moore and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove, Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability. Though Intel was originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, its "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it a household name, along with its Pentium processors. Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became its primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering...
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...Introduction Intel Corporation started by the two physicists Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore in 1968, was earlier known as NM Electronics extracted from the initials of the sir names of the two founders. Later, keeping in mind the business description of the company, which was manufacturing Integrated Electronics the founders, revamped it to Intel. Intel is now a giant name in the industry, which deals with enormous customers running the PC market such as Dell and Hewlett Packard. Intel’s road to success is ferocious around the spectrum given its fast paced disruptive innovation technique that has helped it to back off the competition. Intel is the largest semiconductor manufacturer as of 2005 around the globe, supplies 80% of the CPU’s used in PCs, servers and workstations which accumulate almost 90% of the company’s profits. With competitors like AMD whose fabrication plants were spread around the globe, further it relied on the third party for foundry arrangements in the United Sates unlike Intel who had its Assembly Testing Lines abroad due to which it had to bear high freight costs too. Furthermore, the AT plants used less capital intensive and advanced technology than one used in production of chips. Intel was expanding its wafer by 100mm more that is from 200mm to a 300mm wafer to improve efficiency and allow more chips per wafer. This required the company to increase labor, as wafer manufacturing was a semi-labor intensive. And it needed the labor that was highly skilled...
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...Batman’s unorthodox, vigilante ways have flooded the streets of Gotham. Thus, there has been ongoing debates on whether or not he is right or wrong. Batman has recently been discussed as an “aberrant psychotic force” (Miller 1.41.7), as well as a ruthless vigilante, that could be tampering with the foundations of our democracy. It has also been said that a whole new generation, might be at risk of being tainted and influenced negatively based on Batman’s actions of crime fighting. Consequently, Batman’s vigilante ways need to be hindered, to prevent a negative influential impact on Gotham’s society. Any mentally stable individual can conclude a respectable perspective of the Batman. The motives and methods that he uses can easily be identified as deranged. An “aberrant psychotic force” (Miller 1.41.7) might simply be the most straightforward way to describe the vigilante menace. People then approach the question “What instances would consider him unstable?” There are many circumstances that show the Batman’s indecent behavior, but let’s take a prime example of his enjoyment for inducing fear onto others. The vigilante has been seen not long ago on Gotham Towers’ roof top demonstrating his “negotiating” tactics. Alongside the Batman was a member of the mutant gang, tied up to the edge of the building. Where suddenly the gang member was pushed off, leaving him swaying from the highest point in the city (MIller68). These tactics used, cannot be seen as normal, because it is...
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...Drivers, start your engines! NASCAR is defined by speed, adrenaline, and heart pumping action as cars zoom around the track at speeds up to 220 miles per hour. It is apparent why over six million people tune in to these races across the country. Although most of the glory goes to the winning driver, the entire crew is what makes these victories possible. As an intern for a company that works for NASCAR I have seen many different leadership skills and techniques that are applied throughout the industry. As a company and industry it has been able to grow and develop using these skills. Transformational leadership is the motivation, morale, and performance of followers through a variety of techniques. The best way to achieve transformational leadership in NASCAR is teamwork. Teamwork is essential in a business with so many varying elements; a driver needs a pit crew, vehicle engineers, a crew chief, and many other behind-the-scenes team members. But it takes much more than just the crew members for a racing team to be successful. The key to high performance in this industry is finding a racing team that has positive norms, cohesion, and innovation. One way to develop a high performance team is to look at the business as an open system. This means that the entire industry of NASCAR can only sustain itself by interacting with its environments and each team should view itself this way as well. NASCAR crews must be aware that their environment is constantly affecting the...
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...Abbott Laboratories Problem Quanisha Duckworth Bus405: Principles of Investment Instructor: Mark Stricklett December 1, 2014 27. What is the sustainable growth rate and required return for Abbott Laboratories? Using these values, calculate the 2010 share price of Abbott Laboratories Industries stock according to the constant dividend growth model. Values: Beta = .60 Risk free rate = 3.13% Market risk premium = 7% Dividend declared per share = $1.60 2009 EPS = $3.65 2009 ROE = 28.00% Beta b = 1 – ($1.60 / $3.65) = .5616 Growth g = 28% × .5616 = 15.73% Risk adj. discount rate k = 3.13% + 0.60(7%) = 7.33% Present Value of divided stream P0 = $1.60(1 + .1573)2 / (.0733 – .1573) = ($25.52) I am really not capable of using the dividend growth model for my calculation since the required returned of $25.52 is lesser than the growth rate of 15.73. So, I squared the growth rate since the 2009 dividend is being used to see what the 2010 price of stock. 28. Using the P/E, P/CF, and P/S ratios, estimates the 2010 share price for Abbott Laboratories. Use the average stock price each year to calculate the price ratios. Average P/E CF P/S 5 yr avg. price ratio $17.08 $12.24 2.912 Current value per share $3.65 ...
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...Gitte Michelle Hansen 2b, Engelsk grammatik 1. At the party he wore a black dinner jacket to match his wife’s long silk dress Rettelse: “to wear” er et ureglmæssigt verbum og skal bøjes “to wear, he wore” 2. Never had they seen deadlier accuracy than from the experienced deer hunter. Rettelse: deadlier er 2. grad af deadly, og “more” er også 2. grads markør, derfor skal der ikke være begge og ”more” skal fjernes 3. John always seemed to be the unlucky chap who was forced to do the dishes. Rettelse: “whom” er et forholdord, i denne sætning skal man bruge ”who” som er et henførende stedord. 4. Wally does not see their problem – all he sees is an opportunity for himself to be noticed. Rettelse: “to do” I 3 person I ental, ikke flertal, derfor skal der ikke stå “s” 5. She had wanted to complain about the service, but she decided that it was not worth it after all. Rettelse: skal være kort tillægsform af “to want” da sætningen er førdatid (wanting er lang tillægsform) 6. to my irritation [] the record store i had platted to visit was closed. Rettelse: forkert ordstilling, ”was” skal være efter grundled 7. The father felt confident that, with his new business, his son was nicely set up Rettelse: forkert ordklasse. Nice er et adverbium so beskriver et navneord, her skal der bruges adjektiv da det på engelsk ofte slutter på –ly og beskriver udsagnsord (i dette tilfælde ”set up”) Was suspended: passivt hjælpeudsagnsord i datid. Was...
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...Real name: Terry McGinnis Marital Status: Single Known Relatives: Mary (mother), Matt (brother), Warren (father, deceased), Bruce Wayne (genetic donor) Group Affiliation: None Base Of Operations: Gotham City Height: 5’10” Weight: 160 lbs Eyes: Blue Hair: Black Powers and Abilities Batman often uses his Batsuit’s full capability in battle, using its Jumping and Gliding abilities to enhance his already powerful Martial Arts ability. He often seems a little too fond of his explosive Batarang, which could prove dangerous in the wrong situations. However, the constant gaze of Bruce Wayne helps to settle Terry’s more destructive tendencies… History Terry was an average seventeen-year-old in the mid-twenty-first century. He was a rather rebellious young man, most likely due to his less than ideal home life. One fateful night, Terry stormed out of his father’s house after a vicious argument. He quickly found himself surrounded by a biker gang called the Jokerz. The thugs chased Terry across most of Gotham, straight to the outskirts of Gotham City. The chase came to an end at the gates of Wayne Manor. Terry was in dire straits, but the arrival of Bruce Wayne (he fought pretty dang well for an 80-year-old) turned the tide. After the Jokerz were defeated, Bruce collapsed to the ground due to chest pains. Terry helped Bruce back to the manor, where he accidentally stumbled on the Batcave. Bruce Wayne was Batman ! Bruce kicked Terry out of his home, and Terry returned to his, only...
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...human resource management department. It was part of a little-known but deliberate philosophy at Intel to grow and groom its own CEOs and leaders. In an era of corporate headhunters, celebrity CEOs, and management by “creative destruction,” succession at Intel, one of America’s most profitable manufacturers, is a rare model of discipline. The company plans orderly regime changes years in advance, without enervating gossip, infighting, or drama over the identity of the new boss. Otellini was scheduled to become the fifth homegrown CEO to run the company since its launch in 1968, which suggests that there’s an “Intel inside” aspect to its management formulas as well as its high-performance chips. The first two leaders, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, weren’t just founders but legends in their industry. The third was Grove— one of Intel’s original employees and considered one of the best executives of the 20th century. Former CEO Barrett, a renowned manufacturing guru, taught materials science at Stanford before joining Intel in 1974. The long lead times are a hallmark of Intel CEO transitions, mainly because the company’s board of directors insists on them. “We discuss executive changes 10...
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...REVIEW ON THE DARK KNIGHT RISES The Dark Knight Rises(New York , July 16, 2012) is a superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan. It is the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008).The film introduces two main characters to Nolan's series: Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) and Bane (Tom Hardy). It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Making of The Dark Night Rises seems very excellent, because it is focused on nice editing style, camera focusing, attractive environment & technology. I enjoy every scene and it attracts me a lot. In this movie director hasn’t give any extra power to the hero. He uses his technological power to attain his mission. Christian Bale can perform his shooting excellently. He played the role of Batman perfectly. It mainly entertains me by its main theme & script writing. I find many...
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