...Louis Zamperini was born to Italian immigrants on January 26, 1917 in Olean, New York. From a high school track star becoming an Olympic athlete and meeting Adolf Hitler, to being taken as a prisoner of war in World War II, Louis Zamperini lived a strenuous life but remained unbroken. Even when Zamperini was young, he had a full life. He was a high school track star at Torrence High School in Torrence, California. Biograhy.com notes that Zamperini set a high school record at Torrence in 1934, “his time of 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds.” No one beat the record for a full twenty years. Zamperini continued to improve his running. In 1936, he went to New York City for the Olympic trials for the 5,000 meter race. While there, he raced against Don Lash, the world record holder in the event. After a hard fight at the trials in New York, Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He trained for only...
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...it weren’t for certain people. One of these people was Louis Zamperini. Without him we may be in a worse place. It all began in 1943 when an Air Army Corps plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. After being marooned on a raft for 47 days, a Japanese War Ship came and abducted them. They tortured them for 2 years until WW2 ended. Only two of the original eleven crewmates made it back home. Louis Zamperini grew up in Torrance, California, which is not one of the best place in the world. His bad surroundings shaped his personality and thoughts. (Leopold, CNN) He was born January 1917 to Italian parents Anthony and Louise in Olean, New York. He had 3 siblings, 2 younger sisters Sylvia and Virginia, and an older brother Pete. He moved to California in his preteen years, so about 10 or 11. Being grown in a nasty part of California he had to be competitive to survive and wary. This caused him to have the new kid clique, gets bullied a lot, and has no friends. As result his father taught him how to box as a form...
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...decisions that shape our lives. The life of Louis Zamperini was interjected by an event more difficult than most of us will ever experience. He faced internal and external conflicts and fought for a resolution. This is the story of Louis and his incredible Journey. Louis found a passion when he discovered running. He ran everywhere and seemed to have forgotten how to walk. Louis broke records and became fast enough to compete in the Olympics in Germany. In 1942, Louis joined the army where he joined a bomb unit in the Pacific Ocean. One fateful day, their plane crashed. Louis and his two crewmates were stranded on a lifeboat for forty-seven days. During this forty-seven days, Louis faced numerous...
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...Carson Musser Hillenbrand 1 M(r)s. Newton Pre-Ap English pd5 8/12/17 The multiple lives of Louis Zamperini Imagine crashing into the ocean, floating on a raft for 47 days while you drift towards enemy territory, finding land only to be seized by the Japanese navy, be brutally beaten across many different Japanese Prisoner of War camps, and in the end, forgive your abusers for all they did without ever getting an apology in return. Few can say they’ve done this except for Louis Zamperini, a world war two hero. A hero is someone who can forgive all people even some who don’t have morals. Louis Silvie “Louie” Zamperini was born January 26, 1917 and grew up in Torrance, California where he was a troublemaker as a child and often ended up in holding...
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...Shover 5-15-18 WW II Writing class: WW II One of the toughest guys in Word War Two was Louis Zamperini. Louis was a man that could not be broken. He was born on January 26, 1917, in Olean, New York, US. Anthony Zamperini and Louise Dossi were his parents. Before him his parents had a son named Pete and after Louis they had two daughters, Virginia and Sylvia. They were raised in a very strict Catholic home. One day Zamperini was taught how to box in self-defense by his father. Very quickly he claimed that he began "beating the tar out of every one of them." He also said "but I was so good at it that I started relishing the idea of getting even. I was sort of addicted to it." That began to get him in trouble. Later in life he decided to join the track team to help keep him out of trouble. It worked very well and he had become very good at...
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...certainly true of Louis Zamperini. Zamperini would have, if not for the war, become a career athlete. Instead, he became one of the most outstanding and inspirational stories of resilience in American history. Louis Zamperini’s persistence shines throughout his entire life; from his childhood throughout the rest of his life. As a teenager and young man, Louis’ persistence and fearlessness was channeled from delinquency to competitive track. As a preteen and teenager, Louis spends most of his time running from the law, and is absolutely ungovernable. He’s fast, smart, and fearless, and although he often gets caught and his family has to pay recompense for all of the damage he caused. In high school, Louis’ older brother Pete convinces the rebellious teen to channel all of that energy into track, at which...
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...Louis Zamperini was always a troublesome kid. From beating other kids up to stealing items from neighbors, there was always something he was doing wrong. And because of that, he was put into sports where he discovered running and hated it, but loved the attention. Pete became his trainer until Louis went pro. Eventually, Louis lived and breathed running. He even made it to the 1936 Olympics. After the Olympics,Louis joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, which is ironic because as a boy he wanted nothing to do with flying.He was a bombardier and flew many missions. However, on one such mission, the bomber he flew in was shot down. Him and two others were stranded in the middle of the ocean for 47 days, in this time one man died. They were surrounded by sharks and lived on raw fish and occasionally bird....
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...Unbroken, directed and produced by Angelina Jolie, is the true story of Louis Zamperini and his fight for survival over the Pacific. Unbroken received a pg-13 rating for war violence, sequences of brutality, and brief language. Some of the writers included Laura Hillenbrand, the author of the book, Ethan and Joel Coen, Richard LaGravanese William Nicholson. Unbroken was officially released December 25, 2014. Unbroken is a phenomenal work of production because of its experienced director and producers, hand-picked cast and smooth graphics. Unbroken is the story of Olympian track runner and WWII B-24 bombardier Louis Zamperini. After his plane goes down over the Pacific, he, the pilot and tail gunner survive shark attacks, starvation,...
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...continious developpement result is that Louis Vuitton is now present in 54 countries, 360 shops all around the world, and 11000 employees. The brand opens around 12 hops per year, so we can qualify the leather trader as a really successful brand. Quality : The Quality Chart of Louis Vuitton is one of the most strict of the world. All the products which does not fit exactly with the Chart are destroyed within the workshop. This process guaranties a blameless quality for every products. In this way, they reinforce their image of perfection. Manufacturing : In order to preserve a high quality and a perfect brand image, Louis Vuitton has choosen 3 countries to establish its workshops : France, Spain, and Italy. The reson of this choice is that these countries benefit from an excellent leather quality. Moreover, they are not far from the headquarters which are located in Paris. Having its workshops in European Union contributes to convey an impression of trust. Reptuation : According to “Le Monde Economie 2011” , students from business schools rank LVMH as “the company number one” they wanted to work for. Once more, we can see that they enjoy a noble brand image. Human Resources : Nowadays, more and more companies are relocating in order to benefit from cheaper manufacturing costs. However, LVMH remains responsible. First, the brand does not employ children. Plus, the management policy is an example of open-minding. When you enter a Louis Vuitton boutique, the surroundings...
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...1. What has made Louis Vuitton’s business model successful in the Japanese luxury market? ლუის ვიტონის არჩეული ბიზნეს მოდელი მართლაც წარმატებული აღმოჩნდა იაპონურ ლაქშერი ბაზარზე, რომელზეც 2004 წლის მონაცემებით მთელი ფუფუნების საგნების 55% მოდიოდა. ეს ბრენდი გამოირჩეოდა იმითაც რომ მისი მოგების მარჟა შეადგენდა 45% - ს, როდესაც ანალოგიურ ბაზარზე 25% იყო ნორმა. რით იყო ეს გამოწვეული? თავდაპირველად დავიწყოთ ამ ბრენდის პროდუქტის განხილვით. Louis Vuitton- ის ჩანთები იკერებოდა საფრანგეთში, სადაც წარმოება გაცილებით ძვირი ჯდებოდა, მაგრამ სამაგიეროდ ბაზარზე მისი პოზიციონირება ხდებოდა როგორც ნამდვილი ფრანგული საქონლის. რაც შეეხება მის ხარისხს, აქცენტი უფრო დეტალებზე კეთდებოდა, მის მოსახერხებლობზე. შეუძლებელია იმის თქმა, რომ მისი მაღალი ფასი კონკურენტებთან შედარებით უშუალოდ შესამჩნევი ხარისხით იყო გამოწვეული. შედეგად ლუის ვიტონის ჩანთები იყო ძვირი, თუმცა ეს ფასი იყო სრულიად გამართლებული და მომგებიანი. ამ ჩანთებში გადახდილი ფული მომხმარებლისთვის იყო გამართლებული. ის ხდებოდა ახალი სოციალური ფენის ნაწილი და იღებდა საზოგადოებაში სტატუსს. ასევე მან წარმატებით მოახერხა დაპირისპირებოდა მის გაყალბებულ ვერსიებს. შემდეგ, გაამართლა შეზღუდულმა გამოცემებმა. ბრენდი ყურადღებას უთმობდა ადგილობრივ მომხმარებელს და ადგილობრივ ბაზარს, რაც საკმაოდ დადებითი იყო აზიური კულტურისთვის. კომპანია შეიტანა სიახლე იაპონიის ლაქშერი ბაზარზე, როდესაც „shop-in shop“ დანერგა. მართალია მისი მაღაზიები ყოველთვის წარმატებული იყო და გაყიდვების აღმატებოდა დაგეგმილს...
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...Ever heard of Pasteurization? It was a method created by Louis Pasteur to stop milk and wine from carrying disease. Louis Pasteur is a French chemist and microbiologist from the 19th century. He had many influences in both the causing and prevention of many diseases. Now let’s take a look in detail at the many accomplishments of this biologist. Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, on December 27th 1822. Louis Pasteur comes from a poor family of tanners, not a likely place for such a person to sprout from. He was an average student early on in his life and was also very good at painting and drawing. In 1840 the young Louis acquired his Bachelor of Arts degree and two years later in 1842, his bachelor’s in science, at the École Normale Supérieure. In 1848 he shortly worked as a professor of physics, and a year later became a professor of chemistry at the University of Strasbourg. At this university he met and later married Marie Laurent, whom he had 5 children with. Sadly of his five children only two of them lived all the way to adulthood, the others killed by a disease called typhoid. This is actually the reason that Pasteur decided to try to find cures for the multiple diseases that had killed his children. Pasteur has had many impacts on biology, such as pasteurization and certain cures for diseases and vaccines. Focusing on pasteurization, he was faced with a problem nobody could seem to answer. Why did some wine go bad and why didn’t...
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...Louis Vuitton Malletier , or the history that we are also a favorite as ' Louis Vuitton ' , but there are many girls who like to short the LV (LV) bags , Louis . Vuitton is a brand that was established at the year of 1854 when France by Louis Vuitton malware Lake Fortier present bags brand Louis Vuitton is a brand that can be considered a giant . most people around the world know . LV logo is just tremendous value it. This product brands that are available . Packaging bag , clothing , handbags , clothes , shoes, watches and jewelry. By all bags of Louis . Vuitton has potential inspiration that "Art of Travel" , which is the core of the design and concept of the design handbags , Louis Vuitton , all leaves and designers , the current of Louis . Vuitton 's Marc Jacobs , which is the design of his people , it is the favorite of the celebrities . Around the world. Bag Louis . Thailand women 's values , rather than just a bag . Believe that in a number of various bags brand bags Louis is one of the most popular women purse Thailand . Most women want to have the most possession . But with the price of the bag has a very high price to make a purchase using the card , it will not be easy , but if I do not pay for quality and a long history of the brand. Thailand had to accept that women are not less patience to collect money in order to have a pocket or purse LV logo Louis Vuitton...
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...Freedom. He had played over 20,000 performances worldwide over the span of his 50-year career. He took his first piano lesson around age seven or eight and he didn't retain the lessons that long. He was more favored to play baseball as a youngster . Duke went on a vacation in Asbury Park and he heard a pianist named Harvey Brooks playing. Duke sought Harvey out in Philadelphia where Harvey showed Duke some ...Expand to read entire bio >pianistic tricks and shortcuts. Duke later recounted that, "When I got home I had a real yearning to play. I hadn’t been able to get off the ground before, but after hearing him I said to myself, ‘Man you’re going to have to do it.’” Thus the music career of Duke Ellington was born. Oliver “Doc” Perry and Louis Brown,...
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...Malcolm X Life Span and Development ABSTRACT Malcolm X who was born Malcolm Little was a well known activists that had many different events that occurred in life which influenced his morals, personality and his emotional and physical development. Malcolm had both parents until his father was killed and mother was admitted to a psychiatric ward (Malcolm, 2012). After being sent to an orphanage and dropping out of school he was out on his own Malcolm turned to the streets and got into some trouble. After being incarcerated, Malcolm joined the nation of Islam becoming a spokesperson that had many followers (Lee, 1992). He was fighting for the right of equality for African Americans. Due to the departure from one of his teachers Elijah Muhammad Malcolm then began to go his own way and founded a more peaceful way of settling the racist acts. While giving his last speech Malcolm X was assassinated by three men (Malcolm, 2012). Malcolm X changes in life helped him to grow into the person he became to be. Malcolm X Life Span and Development Malcolm Little who is publicly known as Malcolm X was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born to the parents of Louise and Earl Little. He was one of eight siblings (Malcolm, 2012). Malcolm is famous for being an activist and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam. Malcolm dropped his name “Little” that was considered a slave name and inherited X (Malcolm, 2012). Malcolm went...
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...perfection. Jazz without trumpets would be equivalent to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich without peanut butter because it just would not be the same. So what makes the trumpet so special? The trumpet is by far the loudest and sharpest sounding horn in the band. The interesting shaped horn amplifies sound with the bends on pipes within it. This makes playing trumpet natural for leaders, and to become successful with it if they are good too. In 1894, early trumpet pioneer Buddy Bolden became the first known jazzman simply because he was a trumpeter. From then on other musicians followed this trend and the trumpet reigned king ever since. King Oliver was a very influential band to bring out the best of what the trumpet could offer. Musician Louis Armstrong began his ride to fame with this group in 1922. Armstrong's playing technique was honed by constant practice, which extended the range, tone and capabilities of the trumpet. Armstrong also almost single-handedly created the role of the jazz soloist, taking what was essentially a collective folk music and turning it into an art form with tremendous possibilities for individual expression. Another trumpet unit that should be noted as jazz greats is Duke Ellington’s trumpet section. Such musicians as Bubba Miley, Cootie Williams, and then the most well know of all is the “El Gato” as Duke would call him. El Gato or the cat in Spanish real name was Cat Anderson who helped make signature the trumpet feature in Duke’s...
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