...Famous for his “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech that he gave in 1775, Patrick Henry had a huge impact on the Revolutionary War in many different ways, but his most known call to action was his outstanding and mesmerizing speech. Henry played huge role in America’s resistance to the English. Being the Governor of Virginia, he contributed a great amount in the making of the war. In fact, Henry played such a leadership role in preparation for the fighting, that historians today refer to him as the “Sword of the War.” Even as a young man, Henry was known to stand up against the English’s policies due to his protesting against the Stamp Act. However, this was only the beginning of his resistance to the French for this rebellion would in time lead up to his incredible leadership in promoting the Revolutionary War and the life changing speech that he gave. Using nothing but his words, Henry motivated the colonists to fight by explaining his thoughts without being disrespectful and showing them what would happen if they were to hold back. Henry’s speech was one of the greatest deciding factors that led the colonies into war, and, for this reason, it is still one of the most important speeches that has ever been given. What was so important that pushed Henry to give his speech? When Henry gave his speech in the third Virginia convention, his number one goal was to cause the other men, who were the ones in charge of the thirteen colonies, to agree with his beliefs in that...
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...Legendary Advertisers William Bernbach "I warn you against believing that advertising is a science." said William Bernbach, who is one of the legends in the field of advertising. He was worn in August 1911, New York. Ho got a degree from New York University in English. His career started with a job running Schenley Distillers mailroom. Al though it was during the time of depression, Bernbach managed to get to the advertising department after writing an ad for one of the company’s products ("The advertising century," n.d.). Bernbach moved on to several advertising agencies till he had met Ned Doyle and Mac Dane and found DDB. At DDB, Bernbach focused on creating ads for businesses. Dane and Doyle, experts in business, combined their efforts with Bernbach's creativity to push DDb to be the 11th biggest advertising agency in America in 1976. Bernbach passed away in October 1982, only a few years after setting DDB ("The advertising century," n.d.). Bernbach had received many awards during his reputable career. He was nominated into "The Copywriters Hall of Fame" in 1964 and selected as "Man of the Year Advertising Award" in 1963, 1965 and 1966. He got recognized as "The Top Advertising Agency President" in 1967. Among his many successful most famous ad campaigns are Volkswagen's "Think small" and Levy's Bakery's "Real Jewish Rye" ("Ad man of," n.d.). George Lois George Lois was born 1931 in New York City to parents of Greek origins. Lois went to High School of Music and...
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...An insert from the introduction of every episode in the series, which expresses what Hercules did throughout his journey.“Hercules possessed the strength the world has never seen. A strength surpassed only by the power of his heart. He journeyed the earth battled the wicked minions of his stepmother, Hera, the all powerful queen of the gods. But wherever there was evil, wherever an innocent would suffer, there would be Hercules.” Hercules from the television series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” has shown to be a witty, smart, selfless man with the willpower of a football player. He has no prejudices, he tries to help anybody, and believes in having a fair government with a justice system that allows people to defend themselves in the court...
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...Beauty and the Beast – Gary Trousdale & Kirkland Wise, 1991 “Follow Me” Literacy Focus: Myths, legends, fables, traditional tales Years 3 – 6 Literacy Plan: Myths, legends, fables, traditional tales Thinking Film Primary 3 weeks Clip context Belle has found her father who went missing after returning from market through the stormy forest at night. He is being kept prisoner in the Beast’s castle. Belle offers to take her father’s place in the Beast’s prison – and despite her father’s protests, the Beast accepts the exchange. On-going: The Thinking Film Working Wall: We recommend that space is provided for a ‘Thinking Film’ Working Wall / display where children can add words, images and thoughts. This will help visual learners to consolidate the Literacy themes covered in this unit. Week by week outline Prior Learning: Identify the elements of a myth, legend, fable or traditional tale. Week 1: Deconstruct the clip to identify the ‘traditional tale’ elements. Week 2: Write descriptive paragraphs based on the film clip. Week 3: Develop own mythical character. Storyboard own traditional tale NB: The ‘MUST, SHOULD, COULD’ CATEGORIES REFER TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE ACTIVITY (e.g. MUST = easy; SHOULD = medium; COULD = hard) |Objectives |Whole class activities |Differentiated independent or group activities |Plenary / focused questions |Success Criteria...
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...MGM365-1501A-04: The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 850–1,100 words There are many examples of how the actions of a company have negatively affected consumers. Product recalls, bans, and warning labels have helped to protect consumers and companies are focusing more today on social responsibility. Examine why has there been such a relatively high number of these incidences and what companies can do to protect consumers. Assignment Guidelines: * What legal and ethical responsibilities do companies have to their customers? * Cite and discuss in detail two cases in which a company endangered customers because of the manufacture or design of their products. How did the company address the issue? * What consequences did the companies in the cited cases face and were these consequences warranted? Why or why not? Compose your findings in a Word document (850–1,100 words), and be sure to cite your sources. Abstract There has been an increase in the number of product recalls, bans, and warning labels in recent years, which could be attributed to increased consumer awareness or better product testing. Consumers expect businesses to operate in both an ethical and legal manner. Businesses that are found to be operating outside of legal parameters will be subject to fines and other penalties enforceable under the Consumer Product Safety Act. W3 Individual Project In recent years, there has been...
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...10 Most Legendary Characters in World of Warcraft Whether you love it or hate it, you have to admit that there are very few games out there with as much epic lore content as World of Warcraft. As we fans have grown to love the game over the last decade the question arises: Who is the World of Warcraft best hero? This list is a compilation of some of the most epic and legendary heros (or villans) in the Warcraft universe. They selection criteria involved the way that they changed the world, how epic their deeds are, and finally there is a cool factor as well. Here we go! World of Warcraft best hero top 10 list: 10. Illidan Stormrage The night elf demon hunter was supposed to aid Malfurion and Tyrande in the defense of the world tree, but...
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...Vincent, “Bo” Jackson was a phenomenal athlete that excels in almost every sport imaginable, Football, Baseball, and Basketball. You name it Bo plays it, He trampled enemies and gave to the poor. He took his pride to heart but was also as humble as a priest. He loved his mother and his gifts that he claims were straight from God’s personal hand. In this paper I will show you three ways “Bo” Jackson was an epic hero or even Legendary Hero, He was capable of deeds of great strength and courage. He was a great warrior and finally he was extremely humble at heart. Bo Jackson was a man of great deeds and courage as he took down men as a big as mountains without the help of prescription drugs or even lifting weights. For him great deeds were small but meaningful, when he was just a kid he showed great strength and power as he had more special talents than all the other neighborhood kids. He wanted to be good at everything he tried and would accept nothing but greatness just as a boy. As a child he stuttered and when the kids would make fun of him it would just light the fire within him and he would show them all what he could do, if it was throwing rocks through windows...
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...Darah Holmes ENG 100-B14 Mr.Cortese September 21, 2015 SWA 3 (Dowd) “Our Own Warrior Princess” essay was written by Maureen Dowd. In this essay Jennifer has just had surgery and her Aunt is telling the audience about what she had to go through, such as the pain she injured after her surgery. Even though her uncle has already passed, she is the one that is afraid to go through the surgery and is also telling the story. This story is to communicate with those who are in need of people to donate from. This story was attended to those who are unsure or afraid of having surgery or donating anything needed. There were a lot of details the author used in this short essay. She reffered to Jennifer’s strength to Xena Warrior Princess. She also mentioned how people were afraid to mention that they were donors on their identification cards. The details in this story were very effective because it happens in our every day lives. In this story “Our Own WarriorPrincess”, the bigger picture is knowing that it is okay to be afraid to go and have surgery. But more importantly, it is okay to go out and save a life. Maureen Dowd transitioned this story into donating when she mentioned, “There was a complicated operation for the two side by side, that lasted from 7:30 a to 10 pm”(Dowd 255).This tells you that there were to people side by side getting ready for surgery and a transplant. In this story, the author reinforces her argument by letting you know that it is very...
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...Paul Revere was a devoted patriot and eminent and legendary folk hero. He is famous for bravely rushing through the city streets on horseback warning the Lexington Minutemen and the citizens of Middlesex, that the “redcoats” or the British soldiers were coming. If it were not for Paul and his audacious and gallant actions, the British soldiers would have ambushed the citizens of Middlesex, his life would never be the same again, as well as history and life nowadays would be entirely different. Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston Massachusetts. Paul was a child of immigrants as his father, Apollos Rivoire was a French artisan who came to America at age 13, and his mother, Deborah Hitchborn, was from New England. Paul...
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...The Signature Work of a Legendary American Poet Robert Frost, an American poet born in San Francisco, California, was widely regarded for his genuine representations of country life and his knowledge of American everyday speech. Furthermore, in his poetry he utilizes this idyllic imagery and colloquial language to illustrate social themes. A key example of the use of this strategy within Frost’s body of work is his signature poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” In the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is about a man who on a dark evening stops his sleigh to watch the snow falling in the woods. He is concerned that he is on someone else’s property but enjoying the moment of peace in the woods, he then realizes that he knows the owner who lives in town and can continue enjoying the magnificent time of being in this silence. He knows that he is on someone else’s property and the rules are being broken here. This brings to light the larger issue of individuals and groups not following rules or laws design to protect them merely because they believe no one is looking. His horse is confused as to why they are stopping in the middle of the woods on one of the darkest days as the man is enjoying the frozen lake and snow. The horse seems to symbolize the human conscience and the drive to do the right thing for the good of society even in tough circumstances. The horse’s role in snapping the man back into reality could represent are necessity...
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...Although there are many historical figures Chris Kyle is one of the most legendary historical figures that have ever existed. Chris Kyle saved more lives than anyone could ever now. Though Chris Kyle’s life was taken from him, if I could go back to the day he died, then I would give him some advice. My first piece of advice is, I would tell Chris that he should be careful with whom his acquaintances are. If Chris is careful about who he hangs out with then he won’t have to worry about getting hurt. Chris died because of someone he thought was his friend, but his so called friend revolted against Chris and it cost both Chris and his other friend their life. If Chris was more cautious about his acquaintances than he and his friend might be...
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...The Renaissance, which start in the 14th century of Italy. The Renaissacnce is the idea of focus in art, literature and science, is a new born for education after the dark ages. At this time, people practice the study of Humanism and spread the thoughts of the importance of education. Starting in Italy and spread to Spain in the 15th century later on. During this time, many great ruler existed. Queen Isabella I, or Isabella of Castile, she was one of the legendary Queen in Spain, not only because she was the Queen of Spain but also her knowledge and wisdom. Queen Isabella I was born on April 22, 1451in the town of Madrigal de las Altas Torres and died on November 26,1504 in the castle of La Mota. She is often referred as “La Catolica” (the catholic), a title given to her by the Spanish pope, Alexander VI. This is a title that the Spanish king and Queen still retain. She was the daughter of John II, the king of Castile and his second wife, Isabella of Portual. Her path to became the Queen wasn't like she fight for it but was given to her, her father died when she was three years old, at that time she already have two...
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...Legendary Beard Fact: Kenny Rogers’ facial hair is every bit as iconic as the country singer, having morphed from brown and bushy to silver and sleek over his extensive career. Kenny Rogers started life in Houston, Texas, on August 21, 1938. He was raised in a poor neighborhood by his father, who worked in a shipyard, and his mother, who was employed in a hospital. He went on to become the first member of his family to graduate from high school. Young Kenny was interested in music from an early age. When still in his teens he joined a doo wop group, who called themselves “The Scholars”. He recorded his first single for a Houston record label at the age of nineteen, and from there his career took off. Rogers was interested in many type of...
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...in the early 1970’s, Aerosmith music rival, the “hard rocking British groups like the rolling stones the Yard Birds, the Who, Cream, and Led Zeppelin” (The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), matching these groups with their power intensity and notoriety. Aerosmith was America’s band then and still continues to be now. In this paper we will discover, how Aerosmith came to be, including the lead singer Steven Tyler’s many accomplishments for the band Aerosmith, the names of songs written by Steven Taylor, not to mention all the awards that both Steven Tyler, and Aerosmith collectively managed to win over their many years in the music industry, Lastly we will talk about the one composition that best depicts the triumph of the band Aerosmith, ‘Legendary Child’. “Legends, icons, idols, these are the words used to describe those rare bands that have been adored for a lifetime and immortalized as distinct creators of rock and roll’ (Aceshow.com). This is the story of Aerosmith. Aerosmith was formed in Boston Massachusetts, in 1971, and still are performing today. Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys of Boston, and America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” (Hypetrak.com). Aerosmith style is rooted in blues-based hard rock, and overtime Aerosmith has changed their style to incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, rhythm and blues into their style. Before the band Aerosmith was formed, guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton were together in another...
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...In the 1920's, the depression had been the most "uneven distribution of wealth". (Fleet, 10/17) Roosevelt has been lengendarywith the New Ideal. Roosevelt is a template for the presidents post to him. From his presidency, there has been a historian who believed "Roosevelt myth". Roosevelt has been proven to be legendary due to 4 reasons in Folsomsarticle, historians, statistics, spirits, and his morality. Folsoms questionable article has provided four main points why Roosevelt been so effective. The first reason has been affiliated with historians, like Commager and Morris. We can not blame Roosevelt for any suffering due to pre-presidencies. "The Mellon tax policy," Schlesinger says, "placing its emphasis on relief for millionaires rather than for consumers, made the maldistribution of income and oversaving even worse." (Folsom, Pg. 6) This is shown that previous presidents had brought debt and suffering to others that are not rich and for those who are rich are scared to go poor. "The character of the Republican ascendancy of the twenties had been pervasively negative; the character of the New Deal was overwhelmingly positive." (Folsom, Pg. 6) In other words, histyorians have expressed that...
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