...IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING In the summer of 2004, in the occasion of Olympic Games in Athens, Adidas, world famous brand in the field of sport clothing has made one of the most inspiring campaigns I have ever seen. With claim “Impossible is nothing” they have placed focus on the values they wanted their products to transmit and represent. This international company adapted itself to a trend that, in an occasion such as Olympic Games are, inevitably, sees in competition not only the athletes but also the brand they wear; it is a battle led through campaigns in various mass media. Focus of my analysis is placed on three TV commercials, videos each of which lasts 30 seconds. I find it necessary to describe them before proceeding with my analysis in order to provide a better insight in the material I will discuss and to present the way I saw and understood this campaign. Each of the videos has famous athletes as its protagonists and they are all made in the way that with digital trickery present day athletes are matched with champions from the past. First of them is Olympic champion Haile Geberlassie. In the video we find this Ethiopian athlete preparing himself for a surreal, 10 000 meters long race. He is surrounded with his clones, all dressed slightly different but all in Adidas. In the background we hear his voice talking in first person saying that despite all medals won and the records broken it is necessary and possible to always improve yourself and beat yourself one more...
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...Home Archive Ask Random Rss Theme Dashboard health-heaven 65 healthy people You can call me Cami / 22 (My mom loves to call me Cami, even though my real name is totally different :) But I like it and decided to use it on my blog ) The greatest wealth is health. Welcome to my health blog! All you need for healthy weight loss. :) If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask. COPYRIGHT The opinions expressed on health-heaven, are my own. Unless otherwise stated, I do not claim ownership of any of the images used on the blog. If you own rights to any of the images posted and do not wish to see them published on health-heaven, please contact us and we will remove them. Following PHOTOSET (Source: food-gifs, via letsbthin) ▲ food ▲ 07.25.12 ▲ 2599 NOTES ▲ Reblog PHOTO ▲ smoothie recipe ▲ 07.25.12 ▲ 133 NOTES ▲ Reblog ask “H K L !” -collinesjaune K: Favourite TV show. Pretty Little Liars, CSI, The Mentalist, Bones, Criminal Minds, Psych, Dexter, Monk, Sherlock Holmes, Castle, Revenge, The Big Bang Theory, Masterchef Australia & The Next Food Network Star H: Favourite book. I just answered that question, but hey I can have more than one favorite book :D 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami High Fidelity - Nick Hornby The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger The Beautiful and Damned - F Scott Fitzgerald A clockwork orange - Anthony Burgess The Virgin Suicides - Jefferey Eugenides Sherlock Holmes This Side of...
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...IMPOSSIBLE By: Shontelle I remember years ago Someone told me I should take Caution When it comes to love I did, I did------- And you were strong and I was not My illusion, my mistake I was careless, I forgot I did And now when all is done There is nothing to say You have gone and so effortlessly You have won You can go ahead tell them Tell them all I know now Shout it from the roof tops Write it on the sky line All we had is gone now Tell them I was happy And my heart is broken All my scars are open Tell them what I hoped would be Impossible, impossible Impossible, impossible Falling out of love is hard Falling for betrayal is worst Broken trust and broken hearts I know, I know-------- Thinking all you need is there Building faith on love and words Empty promises will wear I know, I know-------- And now when all is gone There is nothing to say And if you're done with embarrassing me On your own you can go ahead tell them Tell them all I know now Shout it from the roof tops Write it on the sky line All we had is gone now Tell them I was happy And my heart is broken All my scars are open Tell them what I hoped would be Impossible, impossible Impossible, impossible Impossible, impossible Impossible, impossible! Ooh impossible (yeah yeah) I remember years ago Someone told me I should take Caution when it comes to love I did Tell them all I know now Shout it from the roof tops Write it on the...
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...Russian in the part of movie we watched in class, “Here is America, he can do anything he want.” The freedom not only exists in human rights, but also exists in human willings, such as moving into place that people would like to live, choosing jobs that people would like to enjoy, and so on. Then, the author put emphasis on Americans’ personalities in workplace. First one, nothing is impossible. Americans think they can do anything. Afterwards, the author mentioned the second personality of Americans in the workplace, just a matter of effort. In my opinion, the second one is the base of the first one; in other words, Americans believe in themselves, failure is from a lack of effort. They can do anything by hard working. For instance, professor Ross mentioned an example of “nothing is impossible”--in several years ago, Boston Celtics won the champion in NBA, when they were celebrating, KG yelled, “ Nothing is impossible! Nothing is impossible.” It expressed that they trained hardly, and tried their best to win every single game. By the way, I think it was a kind of advertisement, because “Nothing is impossible” is slogan of Adidas, and Adidas was sponsor of KG. Next, the author said that Americans are driven people. Americans very much admire what they call “passion” in their employees. Having passion means being excited and enthusiastic about what you do, but it means something more; people with passion are never satisfied and never give up. (p 27) I want to talk about the...
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...Is proof for the existence of God's necessary? Monica Carter PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Zummuna Davis October 3, 2012 When you ask a human how the universe evolved some will say that man created the universe. Next question, how can man create something in outerspace? Now the room is silent, why is that? How can you answer a question that cannot be answered. So why do you need proof that God exist, what will that prove, that people are actually worshipping God, instead of a what people say is an inanimate object. In the beginning God created the heaven and earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (Genesis 1:1-2). There are many traditional proofs for the existence of God, and we will look at three, the argument from design, the ontological argument and the cosmological argument. There are many ways that the universe might have been, it might have had different arrangement of planets and stars; it might have begun with a bigger or smaller big bang; the vast majority of these universes would not have existence of life. We are fortunate indeed to have a universe that does. The argument of design, picture looking at a rectangular skyscraper and examined the structure within it, you might think that this intricate structure was not the outcome of mere chance, but had been designed. Now look at the universe, is it possible that such...
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...ADIDAS Adidas’s strategic vision is to be the “global leader in the sporting goods industry with brands which are built to a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle (Adidas Group, 2014). Within this strategic vision we see Adidas’s value propositions, including passion, performance, integrity and diversity (Adidas Group 2014). Alongside with their value propositions, Adidas are highly customer focused and are continually improving the quality and design of their footwear. They do this so they can provide consumers with the highest level, allowing athletes to perform at their fullest potential (Adidas Group, 2014). Adidas’s four value propositions, which can be found on their website, is what drives their business vision. They are continually innovating and designing to enhance athletes performance. The firm believes they are the design leaders who help athletes achieve peak level performance with every product, in this case footwear, which they provide to the market (Adidas Group,2014). Integrity; Adidas believes in being honest, open, ethical and fair in order for consumers to create trust, with their footwear products. Diversity; Adidas encourage healthy discussions and allow for different opinions as they understand that every person is different in their own way. These value propositions are how the company is so successful. Adidas are Nike’s top competitor and follows closely behind Nike in world rankings (Sam, 2013). They continue to achieve profitable margins...
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...3rd State of the Nation Address President Aquino delivered his third annual report to the nation, telling his “bosses” the people that significant changes have been achieved “because in unity nothing is impossible.” In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), delivered in Filipino and which lasted for about one-and-a-half hours, the President also assured the people that the fight against corruption would ensure fair justice and prove that “there are no poor where there are no corrupt in government.” He said the people should not just “forgive and forget” as he recited a list of gains achieved by his administration because of proper allocation of resources. Aquino, who won on a platform of people power and volunteerism in 2010, also took the opportunity to rouse the people from apathy and make them participate more actively in improving their lives. “I stand before you today as the face of a government that knows you as its boss and draws its strength from you. I am only here to narrate the changes that you yourselves have made possible,” he said. “I repeat: what was once thought impossible is now possible. I stand before you today and tell you: This is not my SONA. You made this happen. This is the SONA of the Filipino nation,” he said. The President had been saying he is bent on making growth inclusive – meaning to make every Filipino feel the effects of economic developments brought about by better governance. His campaign two years ago was anchored on this platform...
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...GETTTO KNOW YOU! HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR BEST QUALITIES? Helpful, friendly, Enthusiasm HOW WOULD SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORST QUALITIES? Bossy, compulsive WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? HOW DID IT INFLUENCE YOU? Born and bred in Singapore. Singapore is a multiracial country, she allow me to learn a lot of different culture of other races and the languages. TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND/OR PEOPLE IMPORTANT TO YOU In my family there is total of 5 members. Father, mother, two sisters and I. we love to travel around to many different parts of the world. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? IF SO, WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT ARE THEIR NAMES? No. DESCRIBE YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT OR EXPERIENCE This just happen not long ago, it happens during my Taiwan trip with my whole family. I trip over a small chair while I was happily eating my ex-large chicken chop and the whole chicken chop landed on my face. WHAT WAS THE LAST UNUSUAL, EXCITING OR SPONTANEOUS OUTING YOU INSTIGATED? The flight to shanghai was having a 70% offer. I flew there the next day with my friends DESCRIBE SOMETHING YOU WOULD DO IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULDN’T GET CAUGHT Be a spy WHAT ARE YOU LIKE IN A ROOM FULL OF STRANGERS? I will start looking at them, and see what they are doing. If they give me an eye to eye contract I will talk to them. WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE INTIMIDATE YOU AND WHY? I do not have any...
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...cannot prove it by examining the concept of God. Aquinas proves the existence of God in five ways. In “ Summa Theologiae” written by Thomas Aquinas, in his third article he accepts that something necessarily exists which is god. The third way is found to be the most complex out of the five ways. Aquinas states that everything can fit into a “need-not-exist” category, so if everything belongs or fits into this category then is it true, that at one time nothing did exist? Or on the other hand, would have it been impossible for anything to exist, and even now would nothing exist....
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...Ex Nihilo.” In Latin, “ex nihilo” literally means “out of nothing.” It often appears along with the concept of creation, as in “creatio ex nihilo”, meaning “creation out of nothing.” It contrasts with the phrase “creatio ex materia” (creation out of some pre-existent, eternal matter) and with “creatio ex deo” (creation out of God.) Christians all believe that the world is created ex deo, however, whether the universe was created “ex nihilo” or from already present material is still a topic of discussion today among Christians and people of other beliefs alike. There is evidence in the bible supporting both creatio ex nihilo and ex materia. Despite the simplicity of defining the concept of “nothingness” (a pronoun denoting the absence of anything), it is still difficult to understand nothingness as a concept. It is very hard to describe something, without saying it is something. Therefore, even saying that a certain thing is nothing is technically describing it as something, which gets confusing after a while. For example: Blue is a colour, as are yellow and red. All three of these colours make up every colour tone we see. Theoretically, there was an absence of colour, what would be in its place, white or black? It is very difficult to imagine this, as all our life we have been able to distinguish what we have seen because of their colour(s). Even when we try to imagine a world without colours, it becomes impossible not to end up labelling the absence of colour either “blackness”...
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...relationship with the other helps you fulfill your being a person. That is really true if you will live it. Another philosopher, St. Thomas Aquinas says what is real is being “that which exists” wherein his essence and existence is a participation or came from the Pure Act/ God who acted his act of existence. On the other hand, Heidegger makes a turn of these Western views of metaphysics. Heidegger claims that what is real is that the nothing which makes being possible and reality is the unfolding and keeping of Being. Thus, for Heidegger reality is whole and dynamic. This is compared to Buddhistic view of reality. Buddhism believes that reality is interdependently arising which is impermanent and no separation. Moreover, Derrida adds something. He believes that meaning is impossible for no matter how you process to signify the meaning of something, you could not really get the meaning of that something. So, what one can do is just to let this process of signification and one will observe that meaning is impossible. However, these views of philosophers though different have something in common in terms of the foundation of their views. I observe that all of them refer first to what they experience or perceive before rationalizing and cultivating these perceptions. Even Parmenides...
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...discovers that a group of fathers are secretly organizing to have him dismissed as head coach of the football team. Grant was devastated by his circumstances. He didn’t lose hope he trained his players and he teach them the words of GOD. Before them going to the game they all kneel down and pray, also after the game. Grant also teaches them that with GOD, nothing is impossible. Because of those changes they always win the game. Then the championship is come they all discouraged to win that game because their opponent was the giants they all like a giants, tall and big, but their couch did all things to have a positive thinking he always say to them that “with GOD, nothing is impossible”. As the game start first they are losing the ball but they are recovering. At the end they win the game and as the Shiloh Eagles win also Grant Taylor was win too because they have a baby! Now we can prove it that believing with GOD theirs a miracle happen. Lesson Learned/Value: The lesson on the story is never give up to everything remember that God is always there for us don’t lose hope just trust Him because with God, nothing is impossible. God all know what we’re going to happen in our life, God holds our life. Also in the story it shows how to have an effective communication to others and being a good leader to your team. Relation to Module 4, 5, 6: In Module 4 it is about to the family in the society. I can relate the family of Grant Taylor a dyadic nuclear family and nuclear...
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...The Cosmological Argument The cosmological argument is reasonable proof for the existence of God, with involving components of reasons including the fact that whatever begins to exist has a cause, no thing has placed itself in motion, and that everything that exists is either contingent or necessary. The Cosmological Argument involves many sub-arguments that help validate it and prove that it is correct. One of these arguments is entitled the ‘Kalam Cosmological Argument’. This argument is used to prove that there was a beginning in time, by saying that an infinite number of days has no end, but today is the current end in history right now. If there were an infinite number of days, it would be impossible for today to have occurred. This involves the...
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...Everything will be OKAY. In the end, If it’s not OKAY, It’s not the end. Everything will be OKAY. In the end, If it’s not OKAY, It’s not the end. Tetap percayalah!! Dari setiap USAHA. Tidak aka nada yang SIA-SIA. Semua akan menjadi indah PADA WAKTUNYA Tetap percayalah!! Dari setiap USAHA. Tidak aka nada yang SIA-SIA. Semua akan menjadi indah PADA WAKTUNYA Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you CAN.. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you CAN.. I may not be there yet, But I’m closer than I was yesterday I may not be there yet, But I’m closer than I was yesterday Success doesn't happen overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don't look back. Success doesn't happen overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and don't look back. I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, But I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, But I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. Kegagalan bukan bererti terjatuh tapi menolak untuk bangkit.. Kegagalan bukan bererti terjatuh tapi menolak untuk bangkit.. If you don’t go after what u want, You’ll never have it. If u don’t ask, The answer is always no. If u don’t step forward, u’r always in the same place If you don’t go after what u want, You’ll never have it. If u don’t ask, The answer is always no. If u don’t...
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...Aquinas’ Five Ways: Proofs for the Existence of God The first way: The way of MOTION It is certain, and evident to our sense, that in the world some things are in motion. Now whatever is moved is moved by another, for nothing can be moved except it is in potentiality to that towards which it is moved; whereas a thing moves inasmuch as it is in act. For motion is nothing else than the reduction of something from potentiality to actuality. But nothing can be moved from a state of potentiality to actuality, except by something in a state of actuality... it is therefore impossible that in the same respect and in the same way a thing should be both mover and moved i.e. that it should move itself (Aquinas). The second way: The way of CAUSATION The second way is from the nature of efficient cause. In the world of sensible things we find there is an order of efficient causes. There is no case known (neither is it, indeed possible) in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself; for so it would be prior to itself, which is impossible. Now in efficient causes it is not possible to go on to infinity, because in all efficient causes following in order, the first is the cause of the intermediate cause, whether the intermediate cause be several, or one only. Now to take away the cause is to take away the effect. Therefore, if there be no first cause among efficient causes, there will be no ultimate, or intermediate, cause. But if in efficient causes it is possible...
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